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RoboCop – 2014 (Blu-ray Review)
June 8th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
It's the reboot that seemed an interesting but dangerous venture. The original Paul Verhoven classic is damn near as perfect a movie as you can get. As unnecessary as the reboot sounded, interesting names kept popping into it. At the outset, this was a Darren Aronofsky project, but he exited. Even the eventual director Jose Padilha was kind of an exciting choice. Then the cast of side characters came with friendly names. Robocop himself was an actor that I am a big fan of in The Killing and Snabba Cash's Joel Kinnaman. And apparently, by rule of Brian White, I must review every Joel Kinnaman film that comes across the desks at Why So Blu. So, unfortunately that meant I had to go back to modern Detroit and visit Alex Murphy again in a movie I have dubbed "Fauxbocop". I really wanted this movie to be good, but in the end it struggled to battle being generic. My feelings alone and America aside, the film was a pretty solid global hit with a worldwide take of over $242.5 million in box office.
2014's new model of Robocop is a well-acted affair of action mediocrity that has a few interesting ideas and attempts topical relevance, but is largely pedestrian and ultimately forgettable. It never reaches goofy realms that the previous follow ups to Robocop had, but at least those films had some guts, took chances and attempted to make a mark. This new rendition is a completely safe affair that seems to worry too much about being slick and over explaining how everything in Robocop's world works. Much like Paul Verhoeven's other remade work Total Recall, its another shining example that maybe we should leave his stuff alone (unless he wants to come back to it) as he seems to be the only one that truly understands how to make them work.
Remake-ocop's new take is a commentary about drones, and Robocop is ultimately the tool that will make the public and politicians swing their opinion on them. Alex Murphy…he's a cop who's getting dangerously close to taking down a big crime boss that ultimately will reveal a lot of corruption in the Detroit Police Department. Murphy is taken out via a car bomb. Murphy, by the consent of his wife, becomes the candidate to be the first Robocop.
One of the biggest shames of this film and its greatest strength is that its well cast and well acted. I'm a big fan of Joel Kinnaman and I thought he was fine as Murphy. The greatest joy in this movie comes from watching Earth 1 Batman and Earth 2 Commissioner Gordon square off. Of course I'm talking about Michael Keaton and Gary Oldman. Gary Oldman once again gives a damn fine performance wasted on a poor movie. He and Keaton's commitment to the material at times may have you mistaking this for a solid movie at times. Fear not, you're quickly reminded. Michael K Williams is absolutely wasted here as the gender and race bended partner Lewis, who really need not have even been named Lewis…but I guess that's a wink to the fans.
This new Robocop flips the script and has this one dealing with a man coping with being a machine as opposed to a machine trying to discover what is was like to once be human. So, there's much more involvement and interaction with family post-creation. The problem being, we spend so much time on Robo's training and construction, after taking a bit to get there, that when Robocop appears for the first time there's not a whole lot of time to cover all the ground they're attempting to confront. Every little plot point and storyline for Robocop once he returns to Detroit is ultimately rushed and entirely shallow. When he's first set in place its pretty much a race to the finish. Some stuff and issues show up, but are barely touched upon and onto the next thing as soon as they show their face.
One place that this film could have at least redeemed itself is in the action. But, like a lot of PG-13 movies that come from R-rated inspirations, it was generic and uninteresting. I understand the limitations of PG-13, but this movie should have done its best to push them. It was extremely tame. Robocop now prefers the use of the obviously PG-13 friendly taser gun. There's no creative kills or vicious ones, its all just gun shots and falling down. Nothing to shock you, make you jump or get squeemish. There were some effects with the action that reminded me of the old game Virtua Cop and the violence is pretty much equal in tame-ness with that game (if you remember it). Also in the field of not having balls, the character Jay Baruchel played, all the way to the costuming and the beard, just SCREEEAAAMMMED yuppy coke-head. It seemed perfect to have a scene of that guy loading up on some blow. If this had been an 80s movie, you KNOW that would have been included.
The villains in this new rendition are incredibly lame and boring. I think the movie thinks so too. For as much time as we have to spend on Robo's training and test operations, the film's villain who is responsible for Murphy's assassination attempt is relatively vanilla and an incredibly throw away character. We should be pumped to see Murphy go after him, but we barely know squat about him and the actor brings so much nothing to it (in a film that is rather well performed, he's not terrible, not an incredibly weak link, but the guy's plainness sticks out), its a relatively joyless and uninteresting affair when it comes to ahead. And the result is even more dull and offensive.
Robocop's 2014 make-over wanted to serve a purpose and say something, but ultimately it was just a little table dressing for a kind of boring generic sci-fi aciton film. It's a well acted snoozer that has no balls and plays it far too safe, as exampled by using the original series canon's theme song in spots. I didn't really take issue with any of Robocop's looks or outfits (I kind dig the new visor), but the original costume will always be king. After Total Recall and then Robocop, I think its safe to say when it comes across some execs desk, they should do well to just leave Starship Troopers alone.
Encoding: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 2:40.1
Clarity/Detail: Well, while the movie wasn't my cup of tea, the picture quality is. Its pretty close to reference quality. The Image is crisp, clear and razor sharp. There's a lot of detail and its cool to be able to make out every bit of tech on screen. A very expected, but impressive picture quality nonetheless.
Depth: Being a newer film, the depth is quite good between foreground and background characters. Especially in the training sequences. Also some of the scale of the city is pretty impressive as well.
Black Levels: Black levels are quite distinct and a good presence. There's a lot of balance and variation on the Robocop outfit that is quite impressive. In other areas it helps to define objects without losing detail.
Color Reproduction: There's a variation depending on the setting. In training sequences colors a lot more mute and dingy, but in city sequence they let loose and are striking when applicable. Its not an incredibly colorful film, but when they are there its great.
Flesh Tones: Solid and consistent with plenty of variation from character to character.
Noise/Artifacts: Not one instance.
Audio Format(s): English 5.1 DTS-HD MA, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, Italian 5.1 Dolby Digital, Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital, Hindi 5.1 Dolby Digital, Urdu 5.1 Dolby Digital, Thai 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Cantonese, Indonesian, Korean, Malaysian, Mandarin, Thai, Vietnamese
Dynamics: This audio track definitely compliments the video. Its a loud boisterous track that is action back and will rumble your viewing room. This coupled with the video really gives this movie its best chance for a new viewer and really gives it its all. There's a great balance between score, effects and dialogue that works seemlessly and very natural.
Low Frequency Extension: Guns fire, bombs explode, things come crashing down, this track is KICKING! The subwoofer really enhances the experience of the film.
Surround Sound Presentation: There's plenty going on in moments like the training exercises and action sequences to make this more than the normal back speaker affair. Its an active track creating a great sense of space and environment.
Dialogue Reproduction: Dialogue is crisp, clear and sounds perfectly ideal.
The new Robocop comes with a DVD copy and Digital Copy of the film.
Deleted Scenes (HD, 3:59)
Omnicorp Product Announcement (HD, 3:27) – Ads for Omnicorp stuff including Exo-Skeleton, EM-208, ED-209, XT-908, Cruiser 1, TSR-66, M2 Battle Rifle, RC-2000 V1, RC-2000 V3, Next Generation RoboCop
RoboCop: Engineered For The 21st Century
The Illusion Of Free Will: A New Vision (HD, 7:46) – A focus on the new film versus the old one.
To Serve And Protect: RoboCop's New Weapons (HD, 6:05) – A look at the weapons in the film and Joel Kinnaman's weapon training to prepare for his role.
The RoboCop Suit: Form And Function (HD, 14:54) – A featurette on crafting the new suit and the challenges of wearing it while shooting.
Theatrical Trailer 1 (HD, 2:12)
Sneak Peak – Trailers for MGM 90th Anniversary, RoboCop: The Official Game, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, 3 Days To Kill, Sons Of Anarchy – Season 6, Hannibal – Season 2
Okay, so I found the movie wildly mediocre but this Blu-ray is actually pretty terrific. The presentation of the film is outstanding, and I wouldn't be surprised if those equipped with some great home theater equipment ending up enjoying this movie quite a bit more than theater going audiences did because of it. The video and audio get a great big bravo from here. The extras are pretty solid here as well. My only qualm with the release is the film itself, which ends up just being much too mediocre for my tastes, although I did enjoy it a little bit more this time around. This one is also surprisingly already at a pretty low price for a new release.
Brandon Peters
Brandon is the host, producer, writer and editor of The Brandon Peters Show (thebrandonpetersshow.com) on the Creative Zombie Studios Network. At Why So Blu he is a Writer/Reviewer. Brandon is a lifelong obsessive film nerd. As eager to educate in the world of film as I am to learn. An avid lover of horror, schlock and trash. You can also find older essays on his blog Naptown Nerd (naptownnerd.blogspot.com).
Tags: Abbie Cornish, Gary Oldman, Jackie Earl Haley, Jay Baruchel, Joel Kinnaman, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson.
2 Responses to "RoboCop – 2014 (Blu-ray Review)"
Brian White
Regardless of what you thought of the film this was a very solid and thorough review for a film you didn't care so much for. Great read and work B!
Comment on Jun 8th, 2014	at 12:06 pm
Why So Blu's Staff Picks For 2014's Best Films of the Year… So Far at Why So Blu?
[…] Worst – Robocop – I feel sort of lucky that this is the worst film I've yet to encounter this year (and my second worst by no means belongs on any "Worst list"). I'm positive there has probably been far more foul stuff out there. With two kids nowadays, I just can't see everything to see everything for my "Worst" pick to be fully legitimized. And I'm not rushing to see the "bad ones", so I've taken far more to taking a strong majority's word for it for now and I'll get to some of them later. Robocop wasn't absolutely terrible for me, it was just wildly mediocre, boring and seemed afraid to get fully on board with any new ideas it sort of wanted to steer the Alex Murphy ship with. Not my cup of tea, but I mentioned in my review while I wasn't a fan of it, I'm sure there's a large quantity that will be ok with it and maybe some that will really like it. But, I must thank this movie as it got us a delicious new transfer of the original on Blu-ray! (Review HERE) […]
Comment on Jul 9th, 2014	at 11:45 am
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Validation: The Most Powerful Relationship Skill You Were Never Taught
Episode #2 of the course 10 days to better relationships by Michael S. Sorensen
Hello there, and welcome to Lesson 2.
Today, we're discussing a powerful (yet surprisingly little-known) relationship skill: validation. This powerful tool has had such a significant impact on my relationships (romantic, professional, and otherwise) that I wrote an entire book about it to try to share the wealth with others.
It's Not about the Nail
Have you seen the YouTube video, "It's Not About the Nail"? Hilarious. A man and a woman sit together on a couch while the woman complains about a constant pain in her head. The camera eventually cuts to reveal a giant nail sticking out of her forehead, but when the guy suggests that maybe that's the reason for the pain, she gets frustrated and says, "It's not about the nail! Stop always trying to fix things and just listen!"
What makes this video so funny is the fact that, while ridiculous, we have conversations like that with others all the time.
That's because we as humans have a deep-seated need for connection—regardless of our age, gender, or background. (Yes, men need it just as much as women.) We need to feel heard, understood, and appreciated, even when we already know how to fix a problem we're facing. That feeling comes—in large part—from validation.
Validation is, in essence, the act of helping someone feel heard and understood. It has the power to calm fears and concerns, add a boost to joy and excitement, avoid or quickly resolve arguments, make people much more open to your advice, and much more.
In other words: It's awesome.
How to Validate
Effective validation has two main components:
1. It identifies a specific emotion.
2. It offers justification for feeling that emotion.
For example, let's say you're talking with your significant other at the end of a long day. You can tell something is bothering them, so you ask what's up. "Ugh, I can't stand Kate!" they say. "You know this work event we've been planning? She keeps changing the plans and doesn't seem to listen to—or care at all about—what the rest of us want to do. It's driving me crazy!"
What would you say? While it may be tempting to jump in with advice or assurance, research has shown that choosing to validate is often the best way to help. So, you might say something like:
"Seriously? Ugh, that would drive me crazy!"
Notice how that response 1) identifies a specific emotion (feeling crazy) and 2) offers justification for feeling that emotion (you would feel the same way). By holding off on the advice for a moment and instead showing that you hear and understand where your significant other is coming from, you demonstrate respect and appreciation in a way that will instantly strengthen your connection.
Sound easy? It is. But does it really make that big of a difference? You'd be surprised.
Validating and Invalidating Responses
There are, of course, countless ways to validate. As long as you show the other person that you recognize and accept their emotions, you're validating:
• "Wow, that would be confusing."
• "He really said that? I'd be angry too!"
• "Ah, that is so sad."
• "You have every right to be proud; that was a major accomplishment!"
• "I'm so happy for you! You've worked incredibly hard on this. It must feel amazing."
Invalidating responses are often born out of good intentions, but they do anything but help. An invalidating response is anything that minimizes or dismisses another person's feelings:
• "You'll be fine."
• "It could be worse!"
• "At least it's not [fill in the blank]."
• "Just put a smile on your face and tough it out."
• "Don't worry; things will work out."
• "It's not that big of a deal."
Got it? Try it.
The next time someone shares something with you (an experience, fear, concern, hope, dream, etc.), try validating them. Get into the experience with them, identify the emotion they're feeling, and show that you understand why they're feeling it. You'll be surprised at just how powerful this approach can be.
That does it for today, but I look forward to seeing you tomorrow as we discuss fascinating research related to presence, the lost art of giving your full attention.
I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill behind Extraordinary Relationships by Michael S. Sorensen

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Justia Regulation Tracker Department Of Commerce National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings, 42984 [2017-19430]
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RIN 0648-XF674
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council's Citizen Science Advisory Panel Finance Action Team.
SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a meeting of its Citizen Science Advisory Panel Finance Action
Team via webinar.
DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 12:30 p.m.
The meeting is scheduled to last approximately 90 minutes. Additional
Action Team webinar and plenary webinar dates and times will publish in
a subsequent issue in the Federal Register.
Meeting address: The meetings will be held via webinar and are open
to members of the public. Webinar registration is required and
registration links will be posted to the Citizen Science program page
of the Council's Web site at www.safmc.net.
Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amber Von Harten, Citizen Science
Program Manager, SAFMC; phone: (843) 302-8433 or toll free (866) SAFMC-
10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: amber.vonharten@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council created a Citizen Science Advisory Panel Pool in June 2017. The
Council appointed members of the Citizen Science Advisory Panel Pool to
five Action Teams in the areas of Volunteers, Data Management,
Projects/Topics Management, Finance, and Communication/Outreach/
Education to develop program policies and operations for the Council's
Citizen Science Program.
The Finance Action Team will meet to continue work on developing
recommendations on program policies and operations to be reviewed by
the Council's Citizen Science Committee. Public comment will be
accepted at the beginning of the meeting.
Items to be addressed during these meetings:
1. Discuss work on tasks in the Terms of Reference
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this meeting. Actions will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising
after publication of this notice that require emergency action under
Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's
intent to take final action to address the emergency.
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office
(see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 8, 2017.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.


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Q: Termination of structural induction I can't get Agda's termination checker to accept functions defined using structural induction.
I created the following as the, I think, simplest example exhibiting this problem.
The following definition of size is rejected, even though it always recurses on strictly smaller components.
module Tree where

open import Data.Nat
open import Data.List

data Tree : Set where
  leaf : Tree
  branch : (ts : List Tree) → Tree

size : Tree → ℕ
size leaf = 1
size (branch ts) = suc (sum (map size ts))

Is there a generic solution to this problem? Do I need to create a Recursor for my data type? If yes, how do I do that? (I guess if there's an example of how one would define a Recursor for List A, that would give me enough hints?)

A: There is a trick you can do here: you can manually inline and fuse the definitions of map and sum inside a mutual block. It's pretty anti-modular, but it's the simplest method I'm aware of. Some other total languages (Coq) can sometimes do this automatically.
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In Ubisoft's hotly anticipated new video game Far Cry 5, the world is your incredibly destructive, explosive, and straight-up bonkers oyster. The game, which hits shelves everywhere on March 27, is an open-world, action/adventure first-person shooter that lets you do essentially anything you want. If you visit the game's website, you can see that Far Cry 5's core design philosophy is "Anything can happen. Everything Will." Basically, if you can dream it, you can explode it, which was largely my experience when I played a demo of the game at last year's E3. Set in the fictional world of Hope County, Montana, it's up to you (and a few friends) to help liberate the citizens of Hope County from a fanatical doomsday cult who is ruling over the people with an iron fist. But you won't be going it alone; you'll be able to enlist the aid of elite snipers like Grace Armstrong, canine compatriots like Boomer the dog, and many more.
With so much freedom waiting at our digital fingertips, we couldn't help but wonder how we would fare with some of Far Cry 5's challenges in real life. Before we plunge headlong into the open-world awesomeness of the game, we decided to put our skills to the test in the real world. Nerdist partnered with Ubisoft and 511 Tactical to send Kyle Hill, Erika Ishii, and me to train under the guidance of Army veteran Rick Hogg (War HOGG Tactical) and take our skills to the next level. During our time under Rick's tutelage, we learned how to improve our marskmanship, how to drive like Hollywood stunt performers, how to train a dog for use in high pressure situations, and much more. Just how did we do? Watch the video above and see our explosive results for yourself.
And please remember: do NOT try anything in the video above at home. We did so under the careful supervision of trained professionals.
Far Cry 5 is available on March 27, 2018 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC. Head to FarCry.com in order to learn more and pre-order today!


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Formula One F1 - Turkish Grand Prix - Istanbul Park, Istanbul, Turkey - November 14, 2020 Racing Point's Lance Stroll celebrates after qualifying in pole position Pool via REUTERS/Clive Mason
Lance Stroll Thrilled With Maiden Pole Following a "Rough Ride Since Mugello"
Ayush Manjunath
Lance Stroll, Max Verstappen, and Sergio Perez, it was a very unusual lineup for the post-qualifying press conference ahead of the Turkish Grand Prix race.
Lance Stroll stunned the grid with his career-best qualifying position at P1. Sergio Perez also took his career-best qualifying in third. The Racing Points, Red Bull, and Renault's Daniel Ricciardo managed to push Mercedes out of Top-5 first time since 2013.
In the FIA press conference, he was asked about his emotions. He explained that it is unbelievable. However, he pointed out that the last few months have been tough.
He said, "It's a pretty special moment for me especially after the last couple of months it's been a rough ride for me. Since Mugello really. I haven't scored a point since my podium in Monza."
Read More- Lance Stroll's Shock 1st Career Pole under Threat from FIA Investigation ahead of the Turkish GP
Formula One F1 – Turkish Grand Prix – Istanbul Park, Istanbul, Turkey – November 14, 2020 Racing Point's Lance Stroll during the press conference after qualifying in pole position FIA/Handout via REUTERS
Lance Stroll bounced back at Istanbul
Lance Stroll was lauded by the whole Formula 1 community. Everyone was congratulating the Canadian on the grid and off it after his sensational last lap to out-qualify the whole grid.
Stroll has had some tough weekends. He has missed on a few races due to incidents and intestinal discomfort. The Canadian has managed to bounce back with so much going on, and he pointed out how that this means a lot to him.
It was a surreal day for Lance Stroll. "I'm still not really in the moment right now. I'm a bit lost for words. It was such a crazy session. It's been a crazy day since this morning," said the pole sitter.
The pour down and the resurfaced track provided very challenging conditions for the drivers. It was very slippery throughout the sessions and drivers were struggling to find grip on their tires.
"It's been a rough run, with incidents and COVID. So much has been going on and to bounce back like this and put it on pole position today is very special for me."
The Canadian to go out on his intermediate tires and had one lap to deliver, and so he did. "I felt like I had the confidence in the car and the consistency in my driving to do it, and at the end of the session there I pieced my lap together quite nicely and didn't really make any mistakes," added Stroll.
Lance Stroll acknowledges that to convert this advantage to a win is a huge ask. However, there is a similar weather forecast for the race. In such a situation, it's anybody's guess who will win. Rest assured, it is going to be an exciting race at the Istanbul Park
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This project intends to create a contact lens for ocular drug delivery that resolves key barriers to commercial feasibility. Contact lens drug delivery has been studied for many years, but technical challenges such as constant-rate release and controlled triggering have inhibited progress. Current prototypes release drugs at a decreasing rate, and undesirably begin releasing in storage solution (needed to keep the lens soft/wearable). A successful alternative would quickly replace topical eye drops as the treatment standard for open-angle glaucoma, which affects 2.8M Americans ($5B market) and can eventually lead to blindness. Drops have limited bioavailability (5-10% drug absorption due to burst dosage and ocular drainage) and patient compliance (20- 60% non-compliance due to tedious dosing schedule). We propose to create a silicone hydrogel contact lens with a dual-layer coating on the post-lens surface to give zero order release kinetics and protection against burst dosage failure. Also, zonal loading of drug ingredient (i.e., ring configuration) will allow targeting of specific areas active in disease.
Aim 1 : Novel dual-layer structure on post-lens surface to achieve near zero order drug release - We will synthesize a nanoporous polymer matrix (1st Layer), embed it with model drug (bimatoprost), and imprint it on the post-lens surface. We will cover this drug-loaded layer with a hydrophilic barrier coating (2nd Layer) that provides zero-order delivery, biocompatibility and burst failure protection. Milestones: Constant-rate drug release of bimatoprost over 24-hours. Phase II goal: Extending release time to 7 days, 30 days. Animal model to evaluate release kinetics, toxicity and efficacy.
Aim 2 : Hydrophilic barrier coating (2nd Layer) to control turnovr rate of post-lens tear film - Compared to ocular tear film, PLTF turnover is significantly slower, and thus advantageous to drug residence time. We will modify the post-lens surface to further stabilize the PLTF and maximize drug residence. Milestones: Produce a barrier coating on SiHy lens to reduce contact angle with simulated tear film to <15. Phase II goal: Animal model to compare PLTF turnover rate in animal model.
Aim 3 : Location-specific drug loading and delivery - We will zonally load the bimatoprost into the 1st Layer using a ring configuration with inner diameter 10mm (not residing in the optical pathway) and outer diameter up to 14mm (edge of the contact lens). We hypothesize location specificity to be clinically beneficial in concentrating drug on the ocular components that are active in disease or drug treatment (e.g. trabecular meshwork/Schlemm's canal in glaucoma), and understand this aspect of zonal drug loading on the contact lens to be novel. Milestones: Majority of drug (80%) lands within well-defined area of a model cornea, minimal unwanted outflow. Phase II goal: Animal model to demonstrate efficacy correlation to specific loading locations.
The proposal aims to create a commercially viable contact lens for ocular drug delivery in patients with open angle glaucoma, a disease that affects 2.8 million Americans and eventually leads to blindness. The current treatment standard of topical eye drops has notable limitations such as poor drug absorption (5-10%) and patient compliance (50% or less), while prior R&D attempts of contact lens drug delivery have failed to reach commercialization due to limitations in release duration, release rate and biocompatibility. By solving these issues, our proposed approach should supersede eye drops in drug absorption and compliance, replacing them as the treatment method of choice in the $5 billion glaucoma drug market, and creating a new platform to treat ophthalmic disease, correct vision and perform diagnostic monitoring.


17. The Dirty Laundry Chapter Epilogue.
Desch, Michael C. (Michael Charles), 1960- author.
Book — viii, 351 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Social science's cold war : the behavioral revolution's quixotic effort to construct a "policy science"
Conclusions, responses to objections, and scholarly recommendations.
How professionalization and scholarly "rigor" made social scientists increasingly irrelevant to US national security policy To mobilize America's intellectual resources to meet the security challenges of the post-9/11 world, US Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates observed that "we must again embrace eggheads and ideas." But the gap between national security policymakers and international relations scholars has become a chasm. In Cult of the Irrelevant, Michael Desch traces the history of the relationship between the Beltway and the Ivory Tower from World War I to the present day. Recounting key Golden Age academic strategists such as Thomas Schelling and Walt Rostow, Desch's narrative shows that social science research became most oriented toward practical problem-solving during times of war and that scholars returned to less relevant work during peacetime. Social science disciplines like political science rewarded work that was methodologically sophisticated over scholarship that engaged with the messy realities of national security policy, and academic culture increasingly turned away from the job of solving real-world problems. In the name of scientific objectivity, academics today frequently engage only in basic research that they hope will somehow trickle down to policymakers. Drawing on the lessons of this history as well as a unique survey of current and former national security policymakers, Desch offers concrete recommendations for scholars who want to shape government work. The result is a rich intellectual history and an essential wake-up call to a field that has lost its way.
11. The Institutional Review Board and Conducting Ethical Experiments Institutional Review Boards Ethical Issues in Experiments Protecting Subjects Researcher Issues Pilot Studies Glossary Index.
"This book is a must for learning about the experimental design-from forming a research question to interpreting the results this text covers it all." -Sarah El Sayed, University of Texas at Arlington Designing Experiments for the Social Sciences: How to Plan, Create, and Execute Research Using Experiments is a practical, applied text for courses in experimental design. The text assumes that students have just a basic knowledge of the scientific method, and no statistics background is required. With its focus on how to effectively design experiments, rather than how to analyze them, the book concentrates on the stage where researchers are making decisions about procedural aspects of the experiment before interventions and treatments are given. Renita Coleman walks readers step-by-step on how to plan and execute experiments from the beginning by discussing choosing and collecting a sample, creating the stimuli and questionnaire, doing a manipulation check or pre-test, analyzing the data, and understanding and interpreting the results. Guidelines for deciding which elements are best used in the creation of a particular kind of experiment are also given. This title offers rich pedagogy, ethical considerations, and examples pertinent to all social science disciplines.
2. Scientific Knowledge and Practice3. Social Science as Reconstruction of Social Phenomena4. The Logic and Methodological Rules of Reconstruction5. Design of Research Projects6. Variable-Centred Designs7. Case Designs8. Integrated Designs9. Comparative Designs10. Intervention-Oriented Designs11. The Design ProcessIndex.
This book presents different research designs, their respective purposes and merits as well as their underlying assumptions. Research designs are characterised by a certain combination of knowledge aims and strategies for data production. An adequate design is the key to carrying out a successful research project. Nevertheless, the literature on design is scarce, compared to the literature on methods. This book clarifies the basic distinction between variable-oriented designs and case designs, and proceeds to integrated, comparative and intervention-oriented designs. A step-by-step guide to the design process and the choices to make is also included. The book's clear style makes it an excellent guide for master students and PhD students doing their first research exercises, while it is also useful for more experienced researchers who want to broaden their design repertoire and keep up to recent innovations in the field of research design.
Book — 120 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 17 cm.
Book — ix, 250 pages ; 25 cm.
This volume explores the emotions that are intricately woven into the texture of everyday life and experience. A contribution to the literature on the sociology of emotions, it focuses on the role of emotions as being integral to daily life, broadening our understanding by examining both `core' emotions and those that are often overlooked or omitted from more conventional studies. Bringing together theoretical and empirical studies from scholars across a range of subjects, including sociology, psychology, cultural studies, history, politics and cognitive science, this international collection centres on the `everyday-ness' of emotional experience.
Chapter 22. The Only Way Out Is Through - Stephanie Evergreen Conclusion.
As the only book of its kind, editor Kylie Hutchinson has collected a series of engaging, real-life examples that are both entertaining and informative. Each story offers universal lessons as takeaways, and discussion questions for reflective practice. The book is the perfect companion to anyone working in the evaluation field, and to instructors of program evaluation courses who want to bring the real world into their classroom.
Book — xii, 244 pages ; 22 cm.
9. A reflexive political anthropology of modernity.
Presenting a ground-breaking revitalization of contemporary social theory, this book revisits the rise of the modern world to reopen the dialogue between anthropology and sociology. Using concepts developed by a series of 'maverick' anthropologists who were systematically marginalised as their ideas fell outside the standard academic canon, such as Arnold van Gennep, Marcel Mauss, Paul Radin, Lucien Levy-Bruhl and Gregory Bateson, the authors argue that such concepts are necessary for understanding better the rise and dynamics of the modern world, including the development of the social sciences, in particular sociology and anthropology. Concepts discussed include liminality, imitation, schismogenesis and trickster, which provide an anthropological 'toolkit' for readers to develop innovative understandings of the underlying power mechanisms of globalized modernity. Aimed at graduate students and researchers, the book is clearly structured. Part I introduces the 'maverick' anthropologists, while Part II applies the maverick tool-kit to revisit the history of sociological thought and the question of modernity.
12. How to Preserve Indigenous Languages: Twitter!
21. The Maquiladoras of Mexico: Disaster or Economic Salvation?
There are approximately 200 nations on Earth, and the social sciences are being practiced in each one, yet too little of this global enterprise is known to Western, particularly American, social scientists. Drawing upon five years of experience as Editor-in-Chief of a major international encyclopedia of the social and behavioral sciences, James D. Wright provides social scientists a representative sampling of the work of their international colleagues. The volume includes investigations into a myriad of questions. How have Muslims accommodated to life in Western societies? What were the demographic consequences of World War I? What are the economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits of hosting a cruise ship terminal? Has the situation of Honduran street children improved in the past two decades? What is the state of public health in Africa? Wright shows how social scientists outside the United States have answered all of these questions and many more. From efforts at historical preservation in the People's Republic of China to the sexual abuse of children in New Zealand, and from earthquake research in Japan to network jihadi terrorism, The Global Enterprise includes research that will intrigue anyone interested in what social scientists contribute to our understanding of contemporary social trends and advances, both locally and globally. Key research is underway in social science around the world, and it is far past time that Western social scientists learned of and learned from these findings.
Schwartz, Alex F., 1957- author.
Drawing extensively from real-life cases, Policy Analysis as Problem Solving helps students develop the analytic skills necessary to advise government officials and nonprofit executives on a wide range of policy issues. Unlike other texts, Policy Analysis as Problem Solving employs a pragmatic, heterodox approach to the field. Whereas most texts on policy analysis are anchored in microeconomics, emphasizing economic efficiency, this book takes a broader view, using realistic examples to illustrate the full scope of policy analysis. The book provides succinct but thorough discussions of the key elements of the policy-analytic process, including problem definition, objectives and criteria, development of alternative policy options, and analysis of these alternatives. The text's practical approach and extensive downloadable resources-which include interviews, case studies, and further readings-will be of enormous benefit to both students and instructors of policy analysis.
Book — 172 pages : illustration ; 22 cm.
This book provides thorough guidance on various forms of data generation and analysis, presenting a model for the research process in which detailed data analysis and generalization through the development of concepts are central. Based on an inductive principle, which begins with raw data and moves towards concepts or theories through incremental deductive feedback loops, the `stepwise-deductive induction' approach advanced by the author focuses on the analysis phase in research. Concentrating on creativity, structuring of analytical work, and collaborative development of generic knowledge, it seeks to enable researchers to extend their insight of a subject area without having personally to study all the data generated throughout a project. A constructive alternative to Grounded Theory, the approach advanced here is centred on qualitative research that aims at developing concepts, models, or theories on basis of a gradual paradigm to reduce complexity. As such, it will appeal to scholars and students across the social sciences with interests in methods and the analysis of qualitative data of various kinds.
Book — xv, 317 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
In businesses and organizations, understanding the social reality of individuals, groups, and cultures allows for in-depth understanding and rich analysis of multiple research areas to improve practices. Qualitative research provides important insight into the interactions of the workplace. Qualitative Techniques for Workplace Data Analysis is an essential reference source that discusses the qualitative methods used to analyze workplace data, as well as what measures should be adopted to ensure the credibility and dependability of qualitative findings in the workplace. Featuring research on topics such as collection methods, content analysis, and sampling, this book is ideally designed for academicians, development practitioners, business managers, and analytic professionals seeking coverage on quality measurement techniques in the occupational settings of emerging markets.
Chapter 7: Epilogue: What to Do.
The notion of quality features prominently in contemporary discourse. Numerous ratings, rankings, metrics, auditing, accreditation, benchmarking, smileys, reviews, and international comparisons are all used regularly to capture quality. This book paves the way in exploring the socio-political implications of evaluative statements, with a specific focus on the contribution of the concept of quality to these processes. Drawing on perspectives from the history of ideas, sociology, political science and public management, Dahler-Larsen asks what is the role of quality, and more specifically quality inscriptions, such as measurement? What do they accomplish? And finally, as a consequence of all this, does the term quality make it possible to deal with public issues in a way that lives up to democratic standards? This cross-disciplinary book will be of interest to scholars and students across various fields, including sociology, social epistemology, political science, public policy, and evaluation.
This textbook offers an essential introduction to survey research and quantitative methods. Building on the premise that statistical methods need to be learned in a practical fashion, the book guides students through the various steps of the survey research process and helps to apply those steps toward a real example. In detail, the textbook introduces students to the four pillars of survey research and quantitative analysis: (1) the importance of survey research, (2) preparing a survey, (3) conducting a survey and (4) analyzing a survey. Students are shown how to create their own questionnaire based on some theoretically derived hypotheses to achieve empirical findings for a solid dataset. Lastly, they use said data to test their hypotheses in a bivariate and multivariate realm. The book explains the theory, rationale and mathematical foundations of these tests. In addition, it provides clear instructions on how to conduct the tests in SPSS and Stata. Given the breadth of its coverage, the textbook is suitable for introductory statistics, survey research or quantitative methods classes in the social sciences.
Book — xi, 146 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
This book aims to account for how project learning and adaptation occurs through Developmental Evaluation (DE), especially under conditions of uncertainty, complexity and change. Drawing on enactive cognitive science, the author presents a DE framework designed to augment traditional monitoring and evaluation activities. Discussing this framework in detail, the author also reports upon an extended case project investigating the sustainability of a market town in the UK. The framework aims to support the reader in capturing second-order learning and exploring opportunities for innovative responses to dynamic, uncertain and complex operational conditions. Recommendations are offered for future research, and how the framework might be incorporated into the design and funding of projects deployed to work with wicked problems.
15. Women researching Africa: linking experience to practice-- Max Kelly and Ruth Jackson.
This edited collection explores the lives, consequences and motivations of female researchers in Africa, giving unprecedented insights into how their gender-and sometimes their ethnicity and age-impacted on their research experiences, and how doing research in Africa affected them as women. Each contributor considers her place or position in the research process and provides a vivid portrait of that experience. Drawing on research findings from Nigeria, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Malawi, Uganda and other African countries, the book looks at gender and identity as a female researcher in Africa; relationships with 'others'; and unique methodological challenges for female researchers in Africa. With refreshing candour, each chapter challenges other researchers in Africa (both women and men), to integrate critical reflections of gender and diverse gendered field experiences into their work. Women Researching in Africa will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines including development studies, anthropology, geography, gender studies and international studies.


Veritas, in partnership with the Association of Rural Teachers Unions of Zimbabwe [ARTUZ], filed an urgent application in the Masvingo High Court to prohibit the use of school property for political purposes and the forced attendance of schoolchildren at political rallies. The learned judge granted our application on 26th June but has not yet issued a written judgment giving his reasons for doing so.
In this Election Watch we shall explain the case and its implications.
ARTUZ and its president were the applicants. Our lawyer was Mr D. Coltart of Mtetwa and Nyambirai. The case was brought against ZANU-PF and the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education in his capacity as the Minister responsible for government schools. Other political parties were not cited as we had no evidence that they were misusing school premises and property.
It has long been a feature of elections in this country for politicians from the ruling party ‒ and possibly from other parties as well ‒ to hold rallies at government schools, to commandeer school buses for transporting people to their rallies, and to compel schoolchildren to attend their rallies and provide entertainment there. Teachers have also been compelled to attend rallies, wear party regalia and contribute to party funds.
School vehicles and other school property belong to the government or to school development committees. They cannot legally be used for party political purposes, or for furthering non-educational objectives.
Headmasters and teachers who allow school property to be misused are guilty of misconduct under the First Schedule to the Public Service Regulations, 2000.
Intimidating people to attend rallies is a criminal offence [currently section 45 of the Criminal Law Code, but there were similar provisions in earlier legislation]. It is also prohibited by section 58(2) of the Constitution.
Compelling schoolchildren to attend political rallies amounts to child abuse and is specifically prohibited by section 81(1)(h) of the Constitution.
using school property for political purposes, which covers commandeering buses to ferry people to and from their rallies.
The court also prohibited the Minister and his officials from assisting political parties in any of the above activities, and ordered the Minister to take active measures, including the making of regulations, to prevent political parties from abusing school property, staff and schoolchildren.
If any office-bearer of ZANU-PF engages in an activity prohibited by the court, he or she will be guilty of contempt of court and liable to be punished accordingly. He or she may also be liable to criminal prosecution because, as pointed out earlier, many of the prohibited activities are criminal offences.
Although the court's interdict was directed against ZANU-PF it applies to other parties as well because they have been alerted to the fact that they are not allowed to use school property for political purposes, or to bring schoolchildren to their rallies. If they do they may be subjected to an interdict or, in appropriate cases, to criminal prosecution.
The Minister of Primary and Secondary Education has been put on terms to take measures to stop political misuse of school property and abuse of schoolchildren. These measures should include the making of regulations under the Education Act. If the Minister does not comply with the order, he will be liable to punishment for contempt of court.
It should be noted that the court's order is not restricted to government schools; its wording is wide enough to apply to all schools. Hence political parties should not use the premises or property of any school, or attempt to dragoon its pupils and teachers into attending rallies.
The order is a provisional order, which means that ZANU-PF and the Minister can appear before the judge and try to persuade him not to make it a final, i.e. a permanent, order. Unless and until they do, however, the order remains in force and they are bound to comply with it.


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Q: lof alphabetically sorted Writing a special dictionary, I have inserted some hundred figures.
The normal list of figures does not make much sense in this case as nowbody is really interested in the order of occurrence but in the contents -> what I am looking for is a list of figures alphabetically sorted according to the captions.
Any idea how this can be done?
Thanks

A: Here my workaround I tried successfully:
under linux command sequence:

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*latex latexfilename.tex

*sort -k4 latexfilename.lof > a.lof; mv a.lof latexfilename.lof

*latex latexfilename.tex
--> now uses the externally sorted lof file
--> list of figure looks like as wanted :-)
drawback: running latex now again lists figures in order of occurrence again, therefore the sorting has to be done each time before running latex


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Dr. Jörg Kukies answered questions at the VC Roundtable Düsseldorf
VC-STAMMTISCH 06.09.2021
On August 31, 2021, we welcomed Dr. Jörg Kukies, a top-class guest from Berlin, to our monthly VC Roundtable.
The State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance answered all questions of the moderator Dr. Paul-Josef Patt, Managing Partner eCAPITAL on the topic of the equity fund for technologies of the future ("Future Fund"). We say thank you for this highly exciting Q&A session!
During the VC Roundtable, Dr. Jörg Kukies not only explained how the German Future Fund is structured and which goals it pursues, but also gave interesting insights into topics such as: How is the Future Fund financed and who really benefits from it? How does it relate to the EUR 2 billion coronavirus package measures for start-ups as an extension of the actual Future Fund? What kind of mechanisms will be used to bring the money from the EUR 10 billion Future Fund to startups and VCs? He also stressed how important it is to convince German insurers, pension funds and other institutional investors to invest more in VC. Moreover, Dr. Jörg Kukies remarked that, in his opinion, the concept of venture debt is still underused in Germany, especially in contrast to other nations.
Afterwards, Dr. Jörg Kukies answered direct questions from the audience and explained, for example, why the success story of the Danish model for the Future Fund cannot simply be imitated and to what extent this is related to the German institutional investor landscape. Dr. Jörg Kukies also pointed out that, in anticipation of the Future Fund, the German government has most recently supported the German VC ecosystem in particular via the EUR 2 billion coronavirus package of measures for start-ups, and that the first commitments from the Future Fund now build seamlessly on this. During the Q&A, he also commented on whether there are already plans for a "Future Fund 2.0".
Dr. Jörg Kukies concluded the event with a brief summary of the measures implemented to date to improve the VC culture in Germany and outlined the areas in which he sees even greater potential.
More information on the Future Fund can be found on the website of the Federal Ministry of Finance: https://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/Content/DE/Standardartikel/Themen/Internationales_Finanzmarkt/zukunftsfonds.html.
If you were not able to attend the current VC Roundtable, watch it online now (only in German).
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'The Resident' Season 6 Finale Sneak Peek: Was Betz's Heart Transplant a Success? (VIDEO)
Meredith Jacobs January 17, 10:30 am
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Has Chastain been saved? Things are looking up in TV Insider's exclusive sneak peek of The Resident Season 6 finale, airing January 17 …. until they're not.
In the penultimate episode of the season (series?! Fox has yet to renew the medical drama), Governor Betz (Steven Culp), responsible for slashing the hospital's budget, was brought in as a patient following a helicopter crash. While treating him, the doctors discovered he'd been hiding a couple heart attacks, and long story short, he needed a transplant. Understandably, he didn't want to be at Chastain and they didn't want him there. But he couldn't be transferred.
However, he offered a solution to AJ (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) that would help everyone: He'd save Chastain, restoring the money that's been cut from his discretionary fund, if he was moved to the top of the transplant list. And AJ made that happen. Kit (Jane Leeves) and Bell (Bruce Greenwood) were left hoping that Betz would hold up his end of the deal once a heart became available.
Now, in our sneak peek, Conrad (Matt Czuchry), AJ, and Leela (Anuja Joshi) are checking on Betz following the transplant — and they seem optimistic. "Your new heart is functioning well, governor," AJ tells Betz. But then… Watch the clip above to see things take a turn.
13 TV Couples That Sent Us Swooning in 2022
In the Season 6 finale, "All Hands on Deck," the governor isn't the only medical case keeping the Chastain doctors busy. As teased at the end of the last episode, Bell's granddaughter Sammie is sick. And Conrad is pulled away from Gigi's sixth birthday when Sammie comes in with a 104-degree fever, and Kit must call in a favor for treatment.
The Resident, Season 6 Finale, Tuesday, January 17, 8/7c, Fox
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Enables to add special effects to video, including Brightness, Contrast, Mosaic, Old Film and so on. You can give video clips a high-contrast appearance, an aged or old-fashioned look, a dreamy look, etc.... Create personalized videos with classic editing functions, such as split, merge, crop, clip, add special effects, watermark and add subtitles. Easily import and edit subtitle files in .srt, .sst and .ssa formats.
Create personalized videos with classic editing functions, such as split, merge, crop, clip, add special effects, watermark and add subtitles. Easily import and edit subtitle files in .srt, .sst and .ssa formats.
Adding subtitles to your video is really easy, here's a guide that will teach you how to add subtitles to videos for free and hopefully not make you completely frustrated! To get started, you first need to download a free Pavtube Video Converter and install it.
That was the easiest way to add subtitles to Movie or TV show so that you can understand better the movie or TV show in your preferable language. It is almost the same method for VLC video player. It is almost the same method for VLC video player.


The HPE StoreFabric SN1600Q 32Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters deliver twice the bandwidth of 16 Gb FC HBAs.
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The HPE StoreFabric SN1600Q 32Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters supports for N_Port ID virtualization (NPIV) and industry standards-based Class-specific control (CS_CTL), provides end-to-end quality of service (QoS).
Delivers 32Gbps line rate per physical port, and increases the number of virtual machines (VMs) per each physical HBA Port that can be supported.
The HPE StoreFabric SN1600Q 32Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters allows more data to be moved per watt of power consumed vs. earlier FC generations, improving the power to performance ratio by over 30%.
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The HPE StoreFabric SN1600Q 32Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters includes PCIe 3.0 and increases interconnect performance bandwidth by 2x compared to PCIe 2.0.
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Has your anger ever led to an action you regretted? Maybe you sent a text you didn't feel great about, maybe some words came out of your mouth more harshly than you'd intended, or maybe your anger came out sideways and you spent some time silently fuming and distracted from your everyday life. Since anger can compel you to take action before thinking, it can be useful to have some tools ready for the next time you're feeling peeved.
First, make sure all your basic needs are taken care of-- if you need to eat, eat. Make sure you're hydrated. Take a nap if you're sleep deprived and can make the time, or have some coffee if it's not too late.
Do some exercise, whether it's a walk, run, or something else.
It may take a few of these to help you fully calm down, so take your time. Once you're feeling relatively close to your emotional baseline again, you can focus on problem-solving, having a metaconversation, or finding a longer-term solution that works for you.


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All Grand Erie Schools CLOSED to Students on Tuesday, January 21 Due to Job Action by ETFO and OSSTF
Onondaga-Brant
School Council and Volunteers
On Tuesday September 25, 2018, we have the opportunity to visit Stratford Ontario and experience the play The Music Man. We will be departing OB at 9 a.m. and will be arriving in Stratford about 10:15. The play begins at 2:00 p.m. and students are expected to be at the Festival Theatre at 1:30. This allows for 3 hours for students to explore the historic town in small groups and find something to eat, at their own expense. There is a park with a picnic area for students who wish to bring a lunch from home. (If it is raining heavily, we will be leaving at 11:00 and stopping at the OnRoute for lunch.) The show will be over at 4:45 and busses will be departing at 5:00. We will be arriving back at OB at 7 p.m. Parents will need to arrange transportation home from OB at this time.
Online payment will be available until September 17th.
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Q: InflateException in ViewPager I have implemented a ViewPager with 4 fragments. But for some reason it is throwing an error when I swipe to the 3rd fragment.
The problem is I am getting this error only when I run the code in my emulator(Lollipop) the app runs fine in my device(Kitkat).
The XML file of the fragment is
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        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:id="@+id/editText"
        android:layout_below="@id/learn"
        app:layout_marginTopPercent="5%"
        android:textSize="20sp"
        android:textColor="#ffffff"
        android:textAlignment="center"
        android:text="With our advanced algorithms we predict the questions that could appear in the next test. "/>
    <ImageView
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:id="@+id/imageView3"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:src="@drawable/no_background2"/>
</android.support.percent.PercentRelativeLayout>
</android.support.percent.PercentRelativeLayout>

The other two fragments are also similar the only change is in the text and the image embedded.
The java file of the fragment is
public class EntryPage1 extends Fragment {
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater,ViewGroup container,Bundle savedInstances){

    return inflater.inflate(R.layout.entrypage_1,container,false);
   }
}

The ViewPager adapter is as follows
public class EntryPageHolder1 extends FragmentActivity{
private PagerAdapter mPagerAdapter;
int[] pageColors = new int[]{Color.parseColor("#3367D6"),Color.parseColor("#00BCD4"),Color.parseColor("#F4B400"),Color.TRANSPARENT};

int currentColor = pageColors[0];
ValueAnimator colorAnimation;
View animatedColorView;
ViewPager pager;
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle SavedInstances){
    super.onCreate(SavedInstances);
    super.setContentView(R.layout.activity_entrypage_holder);
    animatedColorView=(View)findViewById(R.id.animated_color_view);
    this.initialisepaging();
    View decorView = getWindow().getDecorView();
    // Hide the status bar.
    int uiOptions = View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN;
    decorView.setSystemUiVisibility(uiOptions);
    // Remember that you should never show the action bar if the
    // status bar is hidden, so hide that too if necessary.
    ActionBar actionBar = getActionBar();
    actionBar.hide();
}
public void initialisepaging(){
    List<Fragment> fragments = new Vector<Fragment>();
    fragments.add(Fragment.instantiate(this, EntryPage2.class.getName()));
    fragments.add(Fragment.instantiate(this, EntryPage3.class.getName()));
    fragments.add(Fragment.instantiate(this, EntryPage1.class.getName()));
    fragments.add(Fragment.instantiate(this, EntryPage4.class.getName()));
    this.mPagerAdapter  = new PagerAdapter(super.getSupportFragmentManager(), fragments);
    pager = (ViewPager)super.findViewById(R.id.viewpager);
    pager.setAdapter(this.mPagerAdapter);
    pager.setPageTransformer(true, new DefaultTransformer());
    animateToColor(pageColors[0]);
    pager.addOnPageChangeListener(new ViewPager.OnPageChangeListener() {
        @Override
        public void onPageScrolled(int position, float positionOffset, int positionOffsetPixels) {
            //animateToColor(pageColors[position]);
        }

        @Override
        public void onPageSelected(int position) {
            //Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"Listener executing",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            animateToColor(pageColors[position]);
        }

        @Override
        public void onPageScrollStateChanged(int state) {
        }
    });
}
public void animateToColor(int colorTo) {
    if (colorAnimation != null) {
        colorAnimation.cancel();
    }
    colorAnimation = ValueAnimator.ofObject(new ArgbEvaluator(), currentColor, colorTo);
    colorAnimation.setDuration(150); // milliseconds
    colorAnimation.addUpdateListener(new ValueAnimator.AnimatorUpdateListener() {

        @Override
        public void onAnimationUpdate(ValueAnimator animator) {
            currentColor = (int) animator.getAnimatedValue();
            animatedColorView.setBackgroundColor(currentColor);
        }

    });
    colorAnimation.start();
}
}

The error log is as follows
     android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #40: Binary XML file line #40: Error inflating class <unknown>
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:539)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:423)
            at com.spintum.preexam.EntryPage1.onCreateView(EntryPage1.java:19)
            at android.support.v4.app.Fragment.performCreateView(Fragment.java:1789)
            at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState(FragmentManager.java:955)
            at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState(FragmentManager.java:1138)
            at android.support.v4.app.BackStackRecord.run(BackStackRecord.java:740)
            at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.execPendingActions(FragmentManager.java:1501)
            at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.executePendingTransactions(FragmentManager.java:490)
            at android.support.v4.app.FragmentPagerAdapter.finishUpdate(FragmentPagerAdapter.java:141)
            at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.populate(ViewPager.java:1105)
            at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.populate(ViewPager.java:951)
            at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager$3.run(ViewPager.java:250)
            at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:858)
            at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:670)
            at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:603)
            at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:844)
            at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:739)
            at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
            at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)
            at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5417)
            at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
            at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:726)
            at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616)
     Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #40: Error inflating class <unknown>
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:645)
            at com.android.internal.policy.PhoneLayoutInflater.onCreateView(PhoneLayoutInflater.java:58)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.onCreateView(LayoutInflater.java:694)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:762)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:704)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:835)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:798)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:838)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:798)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:515)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:423)
            at com.spintum.preexam.EntryPage1.onCreateView(EntryPage1.java:19)
            at android.support.v4.app.Fragment.performCreateView(Fragment.java:1789)
            at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState(FragmentManager.java:955)
            at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState(FragmentManager.java:1138)
            at android.support.v4.app.BackStackRecord.run(BackStackRecord.java:740)
            at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.execPendingActions(FragmentManager.java:1501)
            at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.executePendingTransactions(FragmentManager.java:490)
            at android.support.v4.app.FragmentPagerAdapter.finishUpdate(FragmentPagerAdapter.java:141)
            at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.populate(ViewPager.java:1105)
                at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.populate(ViewPager.java:951)
            at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager$3.run(ViewPager.java:250)
            at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:858)
            at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:670)
            at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:603)
            at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:844)
            at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:739)
            at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
            at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)
            at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5417)
            at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
            at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:726)
            at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616)
     Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
            at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Native Method)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:619)
            at com.android.internal.policy.PhoneLayoutInflater.onCreateView(PhoneLayoutInflater.java:58)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.onCreateView(LayoutInflater.java:694)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:762)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:704)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:835)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:798)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:838)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:798)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:515)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:423)
            at com.spintum.preexam.EntryPage1.onCreateView(EntryPage1.java:19)
            at android.support.v4.app.Fragment.performCreateView(Fragment.java:1789)
            at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState(FragmentManager.java:955)
            at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState(FragmentManager.java:1138)
            at android.support.v4.app.BackStackRecord.run(BackStackRecord.java:740)
            at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.execPendingActions(FragmentManager.java:1501)
            at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.executePendingTransactions(FragmentManager.java:490)
            at android.support.v4.app.FragmentPagerAdapter.finishUpdate(FragmentPagerAdapter.java:141)
            at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.populate(ViewPager.java:1105)
            at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.populate(ViewPager.java:951)
            at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager$3.run(ViewPager.java:250)
            at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:858)
            at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:670)
            at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:603)
            at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:844)
            at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:739)
            at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
            at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)
            at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5417)
            at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
            at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:726)
            at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616)
     Caused by: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Failed to allocate a 33249648 byte allocation with 4194304 free bytes and 20MB until OOM
            at dalvik.system.VMRuntime.newNonMovableArray(Native Method)
            at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.nativeDecodeAsset(Native Method)
            at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeStream(BitmapFactory.java:609)
            at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeResourceStream(BitmapFactory.java:444)
            at android.graphics.drawable.Drawable.createFromResourceStream(Drawable.java:1080)
            at android.content.res.Resources.loadDrawableForCookie(Resources.java:2635)
            at android.content.res.Resources.loadDrawable(Resources.java:2540)
            at android.content.res.TypedArray.getDrawable(TypedArray.java:870)

 at android.widget.ImageView.<init>(ImageView.java:152)
        at android.widget.ImageView.<init>(ImageView.java:140)
        at android.widget.ImageView.<init>(ImageView.java:136)
            at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Native Method)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:619)
            at com.android.internal.policy.PhoneLayoutInflater.onCreateView(PhoneLayoutInflater.java:58)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.onCreateView(LayoutInflater.java:694)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:762)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:704)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:835)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:798)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:838)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:798)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:515)
            at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:423)
            at com.spintum.preexam.EntryPage1.onCreateView(EntryPage1.java:19)
            at android.support.v4.app.Fragment.performCreateView(Fragment.java:1789)
            at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState(FragmentManager.java:955)
            at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState(FragmentManager.java:1138)
            at android.support.v4.app.BackStackRecord.run(BackStackRecord.java:740)
            at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.execPendingActions(FragmentManager.java:1501)
            at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.executePendingTransactions(FragmentManager.java:490)
            at android.support.v4.app.FragmentPagerAdapter.finishUpdate(FragmentPagerAdapter.java:141)
            at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.populate(ViewPager.java:1105)
            at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.populate(ViewPager.java:951)
            at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager$3.run(ViewPager.java:250)
            at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:858)
            at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:670)
            at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:603)
            at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:844)
            at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:739)
            at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
            at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)
            at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5417)
            at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
            at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:726)

            at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616)nter code here

What would be the cause of this error and why does it run correctly on one device and not on another?

A: Try this,
getActivity().getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.entrypage_1,null);


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Just watched Preston Sturges' 1948 film Unfaithfully Yours, about a famous symphony conductor who, believing he has been cuckolded, plots revenge on his wife and her lover. There's so much to say about this brilliant black comedy that I don't know where to begin. For anyone familiar with Sturges' other films as a writer-director (The Lady Eve, Sullivan's Travels and The Palm Beach Story among them), it won't comes as a surprise that this one is full of sharp, witty dialogue. But I was unprepared for how dark some of it was. ("I thought of killing you, my dear," the lead character tells his wife at one point, without losing anything of his elegant bearing, "I cut your throat with a razor. Your head nearly came off".) I also thought it notable how the film manages to continually transcend genre, moving from screwball comedy to a shadowiness characteristic of film noir, with a bit of surrealism and slapstick thrown in. And oh, it's also a frenzied musical that makes splendid use of classical music to reflect mood and comment on the action.
The story has Sir Alfred De Carter (played by Rex Harrison, more than 15 years before his best-known screen performance) coming to believe that his beautiful (and much younger) wife Daphne (Linda Darnell) is cheating on him with his secretary. De Carter has an important concert the same night, and his rage turns it into the performance of a lifetime. But his rapt audience has no idea what's going on inside his head. Over the course of three symphonies, he imagines different ways of dealing with his situation: the first and third scenarios involve murder, while the second (set to a sombre, dignified score) involves a mere parting of ways (which gives him the opportunity to play the wounded yet stoical husband who is still concerned about his wife's financial welfare).
Once the concert is over, he tries to put his ideas into action but real life isn't as obliging as his fantasy world was; things don't unfold quite as conveniently. In the imaginary world, when he writes out a 100,000-dollar cheque for his wife (whom he intends to divorce), he does it with a flourish that turns him into a grandly tragic figure, betraying both his deep hurt and his determination to conceal it. But when he sits down to replicate the gesture in the real world, it turns out his fountain pen is out of ink. In fantasy-land, a gramophone player conveniently transforms his recorded voice into his wife's when he adjusts the dial from 33 rpm to 78 rpm; in the real world, the thing becomes a monster machine that refuses to cooperate despite the words "so simple it operates itself" printed everywhere in the instruction manual.
I enjoyed the shifts in this film's tone. It starts off as a lightweight comedy of manners – and the rapid-fire banter starts to get mildly tiresome after a while – but then the concert begins and we enter the fantasy segment in the film's midsection. Sir Alfred strikes a pose to commence his conducting and there is a remarkably fluid camera movement that begins with a medium shot and draws towards him, taking us right into the depths of his left eye and – literally – into his mind. The next 30 minutes are intense and claustrophobic, but after the concert finishes the film comes out of its reverie and we're headed for something resembling a happy ending.
Throughout these changes of mood, Sturges' dialogue never loses its sting. Much of the pleasure of watching Unfaithfully Yours comes from listening to his rich dialogue, whether it's in the form of lengthy exchanges or brief, tossed-off remarks. ("It sounds like a talking dog!" exclaims Daphne when she picks up the phone and can't make sense of the sounds – her husband gasping and stifling a sneeze – on the other end.) But at a more serious level, I saw it as the story of an artist who appears self-assured, even arrogant and supercilious on the surface, but who turns out to be deeply insecure inside – and who must use his art as a form of catharsis, to help him deal with subconscious fears. On the surface, the "dream segment" of the film is the long symphony sequence containing Sir Alfred's fantasies, but one also gets the impression that he's never more himself than when he loses himself in that world. He's truly alive when he's conducting (Harrison performs these scenes marvelously well), his arms making frenzied movements in the air. Like Walter Mitty he's in control of his interior life - little wonder that reality doesn't quite measure up.
P.S. There was a remake in 1984 with Dudley Moore and Nastassja Kinski – both charismatic actors, but the film wasn't anywhere near as gripping as the original.
P.P.S. Unrelated to anything: my DVD has a nice 12-minute video introduction to the film by Terry Jones, formerly of Monty Python - it was shot in Jones's house and towards the end there's a great impromptu moment where his black cat appears and sidles on to the sofa next to him. Very cosy little scene.
Posted by Jabberwock at 11:06 PM
Labels: fantasy, film noir, films, Hollywood classics
shrikanth 9:50 AM, December 02, 2009
Will check this out.
By the way, what distinguishes Preston Sturges is not just the quality of his screenplays but also his underrated flair for visual comedy. Some of the gags in his best films - most notably The Lady Eve and The Palm Beach Story hold up very well and can be favourably compared with the best work of a Chaplin or a Keaton.
Your review of this film reminds me of Wilder's terribly underrated The Seven Year Itch that I rewatched recently. Even that film features a paranoid husband with a very fertile imagination.
Jabberwock 10:41 AM, December 02, 2009
Need to rewatch The Seven Year Itch myself - watched it once when I was around 12 and in the snobbery of that age I think I saw it more as a "lowbrow" Monroe film than a Billy Wilder film; not sure I even knew who Wilder was, actually, and I probably didn't catch or understand some of the dialogue.
Dead right about Sturges' visual comedy, there's plenty of that in Unfaithfully Yours - the gag with the recalcitrant gramophone player is the equal of anything in Modern Times. There's also a very striking (and startling, if you don't know about it beforehand) scene where a gun goes off. I was completely spooked by it.
Wouldn't advise watching this in a small Youtube box, btw.
Fëanor 2:01 PM, December 02, 2009
I remember years ago there was a quiz question: to connect Semiramide, Der Venusberg, and Francesca da Rimini: the overtures for these orchestral pieces were played in the film. Someone in the audience actually managed to answer it (nope, not me) and won a Cadbury's eclair.
RohitS 2:53 PM, December 02, 2009
Hey, Could you please suggest a website to buy good novels for a 10 yr old. Thanks,
Tipu 1:04 PM, December 03, 2009
I was quite disappointed with UY. I saw it at our local revival house a couple of years back before the DVD had come out (which the good people of the theater had mentioned prominently). I found the movie very heartless, & even misogynistic. Unlike Lady Eve, Hail The Conquering Hero or Miracle Of Morgan's Creek, which also had 'damaged good' heroes, there was very little to like about Harrison's character. I later read about Harrison's behind-the-scene antics in Dr. Dolittle in 'Pictures At A Revolution', & thought he was a lot like the character he plays here in real life.
Jabberwock 1:44 PM, December 03, 2009
Tipu: "heartless" I can agree with to an extent (and it's the most downbeat of Sturges' films despite the obligatory happy ending), but misogynistic? Really? Quite the contrary, I thought the film was a fine study cum send-up of the male animal's sexual jealousy, and Harrison's character being unlikable is part of the point. In this sense, the film even seemed like an anticipation of Vertigo.


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William Alex Montoya
April 4, 1956 - October 23, 2021
Preceded in death by his parents, Julian Montoya and Jenny Montoya; Daughter, Destiny Montoya; Brothers, Fabian Montoya, John Castro and Efrain Rodriguez; Sister, Rachel Camacho. Survived by his son, Julian Montoya; Sisters, Julia Montoya Lopez, Antoinette Martinez and Pauline Vigil, along with numerous grandchildren and extended family and friends. GROWING UP WITH MY BROTHER AL (That's what I called Him) We grew up in a house on Curtis Street. Al was four years older than me, and Fabian was three years younger than me. The three of us used to play outside all day, making mud pies and dirt bombs. We would chase each other around and throw the dirt bombs at one another. I remember we would stay outside all day until the sun started to go down, or until mom told us to get inside. As you probably could tell I was a tomboy. I had to be growing up with those two. The three of us would walk to school every day. We would play fight on our way to school. Al signed up to be part of the safety patrol at school. He liked being a safety guard. Making sure us kids would get to where we needed to be. I remember during the summer our mom and dad would take us to Mestizo Park, Lakeside or the Zoo. We would always do things as a family. When my dad would get home from work, we would have to be ready for dinner. Al loved mom's homemade tortilla they were his favorite. He also enjoyed her tostadas. When Al was older, he liked to take care of mom in the morning, by making her breakfast, Bacon, eggs, and potatoes with coffee. Al liked to listen to music from the 50s and 60s. He liked Elvis Presley, The Beetles, Led Zeppelin, The Doors and Eric Clapton just to name a few. He liked to watch horror movies; he was a big fan of Alfred Hitchcock. Al worked seasonal for the city and county of Denver parks and recreation, maintaining City Park. AI also worked for JC Auto Electric. Rebuilding starters and alternators. In 2006 Al lost his daughter Destiny. It took a toll on his health. Al would call me to bring him tobacco, soda, and sweets. He loved milky way candy bars. I would take him little goodie bags every other weekend. Until his health started to decline. Thank you for being a part of our lives. May you rest in peace Al, you will be missed but not forgotten. Love you Brother!
Preceded in death by his parents, Julian Montoya and Jenny Montoya; Daughter, Destiny Montoya; Brothers, Fabian Montoya, John Castro and Efrain Rodriguez; Sister, Rachel Camacho. Survived by his son, Julian Montoya; Sisters, Julia Montoya Lopez,... View Obituary & Service Information
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Bart and I spent Thanksgiving down in Raleigh (where else?) with family last week. Since his sister is due with her second in January, she won't be able to travel over Christmas, so we decided to all meet there for Thanksgiving/Christmas holiday festivities.
It is absolutely pouring this morning. My drive into work was even more stressful than those I had to do in ice and snow this winter; I had my windshield wipers on full-blast the entire way, and that wasn't overkill. Water was pouring off overpasses, and the curbs in town were rushing rivers of water. Fortunately, I made it to work safely, if a little soggy. I don't have a lot of years of local experience to compare this one to, but it seems that this spring is extraordinarily wet. This isn't the first crazy downpour I've seen since March, and I'm willing to bet it won't be the last.


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Stichopogon canariensis is een vliegensoort uit de familie van de roofvliegen (Asilidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1908 door Becker.

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