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Movie Review – Carrie (Extended Edition) (2013)
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Director : Kimberly Peirce
Principal Cast : Chloe Grace-Moretz, Julianne Moore, Gabriella Wilde, Ansel Elgort, Alex Russell, Portia Doubleday, Judy Greer, Barry Henley.
Synopsis: A girl with telekinetic abilities, bullied by her high-school classmates and victimized as a freak, unleashes upon her tormentors when a cruel prank goes horribly wrong.
What we think : Flaccid remake of the Stephen King novel has style and production value, but no heart. Moretz is miscast, Portia Doubleday's key antagonist character is overdone, and Julianne Moore spends most of her time inside the family home, acting all religiously freaky. The iconic Prom Night sequence is well mounted but lacks any sense of impact due to ineffective character development, and the grab-ya closing sequence tries (unsuccessfully) to outdo Brian DePalma's work in the original film. Something of a waste.
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Growing up as a child of the 80's, Brian DePalma's film version of Stephen King's early literary horror classic, Carrie, remains definitive. Sissy Spacek's creepy, withered portrayal of the bullied schoolgirl who isn't gonna take no shit no mo', coupled with an R-rated, anything-goes tone (who can forget the infamous opening sequence involving a bunch of nude teenage girls in the school shower block?) made Carrie not only memorable, but near perfect as a work of genre film-making. Skip forward to the 2013 remake, and the worry was always going to be whether the story could handle being stripped down to a more mild (read "modern") version, starring Chloe Grace-Moretz (Hitgirl from the Kick-Ass franchise) and Julianne Moore. Kimberly Peirce, who made Boys Don't Cry (which won Hilary Swank an Oscar) and Stop-Loss, signed on to direct what is a fairly effective female empowerment story, about a girl with unique abilities who takes revenge on everyone she percieves as guilty of bullying her. King's scary, chilling novel probably wasn't crying out for another version, although with modern effects and production design, and considering the prevalance of bullying and intimidation in schools these days, could certainly make its mark if done well. So is 2013's Carrie remake worth the effort? Or is it simply another vapid, hollow attempt by Hollywood to capitalize on the glory of an already terrific original?
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Carrie White (Chloe Grace-Moretz) lives in fear. Her mother, Margaret (Julianne Moore), is a religious nutcase who believed her daughter to be either the spawn of, or at least possessed by, the Devil. Carrie's school life is hell, with constant bullying, intimidation and embarrassment a part of her daily routine. A comfort, however, is that Carrie has powerful telekinetic abilities, able to move and manipulate objects with her mind. One day, when Carrie is showering after a PE class, she gets her first period. Not realizing what is happening, thanks largely to her mother refusing to explain that kind of thing "because it's of the devil", Carrie is teased an emotionally abused mercilessly by her classmates, one of whom, Chris (Portia Doubleday) films the incident and uploads it to the internet. One of Carrie's tormentors, Sue Snell (Gabriella Wilde), feels remorse for the situation, and instructs her boyfriend Tommy (Ansel Engort) to ask Carrie to the school prom, as a way of trying to make up for the abuse Carrie suffered. Carrie, initially fearful of yet another prank being played, eventually agrees to attend the prom, however her joy is short lived when a horrible trick is played by the recently suspended Chris and her hoodlum boyfriend Billy (Alex Russell), and she unleashes the full force of her power upon a captive school audience.
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Well, that sucked. 2013's Carrie isn't that great. And that's not even by comparison to the original; the millennial Carrie is a one-trick pony of inelegant "moments" that never go anywhere, characters with development based on nothing, and only the barest sense that anybody behind this film actually got what made the original so impactful. Firstly – casting somebody as attractive as the supposedly unlikeable, unattractive Carrie White is a major misstep, and let's face it, Chloe Grace-Moretz isn't ugly. Moretz lacks the Everygirl quality needed to play Carrie – Sissy Spacek wasn't the most attractive girl in the world, making it at least believable that her Carrie would be marginalized by her school, and yet somebody seemed to think that all you had to do was cast a recognizable face and let them sell it in order to make this movie a hit. Sorry, but Moretz lacks the ability to act bullied with any conviction at all. Rather, she just looks out of place. No amount of scraggly red hair can mask that face. And she also lacks the wounded fragility of Spacek's version, which gave Carrie a truly vulnerable empathy; here, Carrie's just three steps from the catwalk, and Moretz can't make her feel believable. Don't the filmmakers know, you only pick on the fat kids, the handicapped kids, or the disfigured kids. Doh. That's how bullying works.
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It's probably not Moretz's fault entirely, though. The film's tone and internal logic is all over the place. Key antagonist, Chris (played with overarching screechiness by Portia Doubleday) goes from relatively benign Mean Girls-esque Queen Bee to murderous Bonnie Parker-type criminal within the space of an hour; Chris is designed to be the focal point of Carrie's rage, and ours, but the character is badly developed and poorly written. There's no visible motivation for Chris to hate Carrie, other than the script simply demands it. Chris becomes just a cankerous blight on the story, a directionless and vindictive bitch who serves no purpose than simply moving the story along with clunky, ham-fisted laboriousness. Sue Snell, played by Gabriella Wilde, is also underwritten, as one of those who feels guilt for her role in the constant torment of Carrie. Wilde delivers the role as best she can, but there's no real turning point for her character's change of heart, making the transition from bully to friend with no grace whatsoever.
This tightrope is awfully loose, are you sure this is right?
The tone of the film is lacking in focus as well. Julianne Moore's mother character, Margaret, is depicted as a complete psychopath, demented and utterly fervent in her religious beliefs, to the point where I was distracted in wondering just how Carrie even survived her mother into her teenage years. Considering Margaret nearly slaughters Carrie with scissors almost immediately upon birth, one wonders just what stopped her, and how she didn't return to that mindset when Carrie hit tantrum stage at aged three? I guess it merely served the purpose of creating the dynamic needed for Carrie to throw-down with her mom upon learning about the whole sinful "prom" idea. The film shifts from this horror dynamic, into an approximated Young Adult-styled "I have powers!" mode, when Carrie starts exploring and experimenting with her telekinesis; even throughout this, there's never the sense that Carrie feels anything for those powers, or even that she comes to the understanding that she can settle a few scores with it if she so desires – made all the more obvious today because that's the first thing I'd do if I had the gift. Yep, I'm a psycho.
I'll teach YOU to double park, you douchebag!!
Considering how much Carrie puts up with, and what she endures not only during the film but off-screen prior to it, there's little denying the infamous Prom night sequence was going to have to deliver. As much as modern visual effects and higher production values can deliver some terrific gore, death scenes and visceral horror, Carrie skimps on achieving any kind of emotional content as the girl in question unleashes her tidal-wave of pent up rage onto her captive schoolmates. I think it was more Moretz's doe-eyed zombie performance, when she goes on her telekinetic bender, that ruined it for me – the girl looked like a weird, blood-soaked cartoon character with powers, instead of an angry, rage-fueled teenager hell bent on rectifying the wrongs she's been done. Kinda like X-Men's Storm, only white and without a cool costume. The various belligerent characters in the film all meet gruesome deaths, especially Chris, who doesn't even try for redemption when she realizes just how f@cked she is as Carrie stands around murdering people. But none of the comeuppance deaths mean much, since the emotional connection to them is absent, thanks to derivative scripting.
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Carrie is the kind of film where the audience wants to cheer for the central character as she gets her revenge on the bullies. While it's a cathartic experience, revenge, the film can't quite manage to make us care enough about anyone within it – Carrie included – to find any joy or sorrow in the eventual tragic outcome. It's testament to the DePalma's film that this remake works as well as it does, because 2013's Carrie never really becomes its own thing; the shadow of DePalma's version looms large, and Peirce's remake can't escape it. No doubt they tried, and in a DePalma-free universe, no doubt this film would be something of a minor success, but drab characterization and bland, generic horror film tropes do not a great film make. Carrie is spirited in effort, but uneven and enormously disappointing in result.
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The Movie Man	March 12, 2014
Great review! I was really disappointed with this remake… but then again, how could it have possibly reached the same heights as the original?
I've nominated you for The Liebster Award 🙂
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Rodney	March 13, 2014
Thanks for dropping by, man, glad you liked the review. I agree, how could a remake possibly live up to DePalma's original…..?


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Laurie never said 'Play it again, Sam'.
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8. Ancient Chinese artists would never paint pictures of allison.
9. Allison can be found on a Cluedo board between the Library and the Conservatory.
10. Allison can sleep with one eye open!
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We had heard that Beavercreek's Brunings Wine Cellar would be closing it's doors in the near future. A call to the store confirmed that this evening, though an exact date has not been released.
oOwner Mike Yegerlehner announced this morning that this weekend will be the last for the wine store. They'll be hosting their final round of drop in wine tastings tonight from 5-8pm and then Friday 4-8pm and the final one will be Saturday from 2-6pm. Be sure to stop by and raise a glass and toast all the good times they provided over the years and to Mike and the staff's next chapter.
The store is located at 2476 Commons Blvd, just blocks from the Fairfield Commons Mall and they are open Wednesday – Saturday 10am – 8pm.
The 2016 Jungle Jim's International Wine Festival will be a weekend to remember. With 90 wineries pouring over 400 wines, delicious food pairings by country, live music, and great company, it's two extravagant evenings filled with the finest wines from around the world. Taking place at the Oscar Event Center at Jungle Jim's Fairfield on Friday, November 11 and Saturday, November 12, from 7:00 – 10:00pm, Jungle Jim's International Wine Festival will bring the Grand Hall to exuberant, flamboyant life.
You can purchase your tickets online or at the door for this event. Handling charges on tickets increase your outlay to $69.23 for the grand tasting or $133.13 for the Connoisseur. Parking for the event in plentiful and free. Park in the area designated for The Oscar Event Center, which is close to the Holden Drive entrance to Jungle Jim's International Market. You can also access the parking lots by coming in the gorilla entrance (which is the entrance with the digital sign) and turning right. The Oscar Event Center parking is on the right.
An integral, beneficial, and unique piece of the Wine Festival experience is our Buyer's Club program, previously called Purchase Passport. By signing up before the show, you're ready to enjoy the festival in the most in-depth way possible. Buyer's Club members will receive a special, free tasting plate. Once you order your tickets, you'll have access to sign up for Buyer's Club. It's the best possible way to experience the show. Once you sign up, it's as easy as picking up your Buyer's Club card at the festival, tasting from hundreds of wines, and ordering the ones you enjoy most. You tell us which location you usually shop, and we'll make sure your order is ready to pick up the week after the festival.
In order to sign up for Buyer's Club, you must purchase a ticket to the 2016 International Wine Festival. So what are you waiting for? Buy your tickets now!
The evening begins at 6:30 pm with a 4-course experience including an appetizer, soup, entrée, and dessert perfectly paired with wine to delight your senses. Come learn and taste these wines with guidance from a true wine expert and get ideas for your own holiday gatherings. Aullwood's meats will be incorporated into the selections. Tickets are $35 and may be purchased directly from Ray's. A percentage of the proceeds will benefit Aullwood's educational programs for regional children.


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Simple lines give elegance and modernity to this pair of Brogues. The audacity as it is provided by a choice of colours, contrasting to the outer sole. This touch of originality really slap!
This pair is a real knife Switzerland that can go with all kinds of outfits except for perhaps the most chic.But for casual/chic or casual outfits Low Alpha are perfect!
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I would add that the inner lining cowhide leather ensures a very good feeling on the foot even without sock!
This leather is beautiful. Its camel color is modern and has the advantage of very easily associate with all other colors. Noted that the model is also available in black which will be perhaps less simple to associate and to book at the contrasting white/black outfits for more special occasions.
Beaded leather brings elegance to this derby and the panels darker at the level of the laces or on the heel help provide character.


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Every week we cover different techniques of mindfulness and compassion meditation and learn how to apply these practices to daily life. Open to everyone, regardless of belief or experience. Feel free to drop in anytime!
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We were asked to join the entertainment for a 1940s charity evening in Chipperfield, in aid of the Peace Hospice. Positioned outside the club house we greeted guests with the sounds of 1940s big band, where they stopped to pose for photos with the photographer. There was singing from Fiona Harrison, plenty of dancing and a ration book supper!
Check out our Facebook page for more photos from this event.


Richard has been a licensed Davis Programme Facilitator since 2002. Having been a classroom teacher for several years, he originally discovered the Davis methods when looking for a solution for the son of some friends. He is also a Davis Workshop Specialist and has delivered lectures and teaching workshops on the Davis methods in countries as diverse as Iceland, Estonia, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Poland, the United States, India, South Africa, New Zealand and Israel.
His extensive background in education includes time spent teaching in both the adult and mainstream secondary educational sectors. Richard has a keen interest in holistic approaches to health and learning; alongside his dyslexia work, he has run workshops on effective parent/child communication based on the work of Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (How to Talk so Kids Will Listen).
Richard's work with the Davis methods was featured in the Daily Mail on February 1 2005 (see below). He has a particular interest in the Davis Maths Mastery Programme.
Richard runs a centre in Malvern with his wife Margarita Whitehead, who is likewise a Davis Facilitator. Alongside his work delivering Davis Programmes, he is a Dyslexia Specialist Assessor qualified to conduct diagnostic assessments and is Special Educational Needs Coordinator at Malvern College, a flourishing independent secondary boarding school in Worcestershire, UK.


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Amazon Launches New Health Care Pilot For Employees
The Seattle Times reports that "Amazon has launched a pilot program to directly administer health-care services to many of its nearly 54,000 Seattle-area employees and their families."
The story suggests that this represents Amazon's most ambitious health care-related effort, providing "on-demand chat and video consultations with medical professionals," and enabling "users to schedule in-person visits with clinicians at patients' homes or offices."
When people pay for those services, they do so through - natch - Amazon.com.
Some context from the Times story:
"Amazon Care clinicians are employed by Oasis Medical Group, which Amazon describes as 'a medical practice licensed in Washington State.'
"Oasis, which does not have a website and appears to be in Amazon's Prime building on Mercer Street, according to business filings, was founded in April 2018 by Dr. Martin Levine. Amazon hired Levine, a Seattle geriatrician, in January 2018 from health-care startup Iora, a leader in patient-centered care."
Amazon already has made a move into the prescription business with its acquisition of Pillpack, an online pharmacy that provides per-sorted prescriptions to customers. And, it is working with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase on health care initiative the details of which have not been disclosed.
While Amazon Care is limited to the company's Seattle-area employees for the moment, the Times suggests that, if successful, it could be made available to Amazon's more than a half-million employees around the country.
I think most people would agree that the nation's health care business is a) ripe for disruption, and b) more likely to be revolutionized by private companies looking for innovative solutions as opposed to elected officials looking for politically palatable formulas that adhere to their ideologies.
While Amazon's continued investment in yet another segment of our lives certainly could be a matter of some concern, it seems to me that there are few companies as likely to rock the boat in a way that gets us to the dock as effectively and efficiently. And a half million employees would be a pretty good start.

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As Food Cart Hearing Begins, Rumors Sizzle
by Heather Smith March 8, 2010 September 29, 2020
Among the things the street food craze has given San Francisco: Brian Boitano
Julia Pon and Brian Soland, co-founders of Indilicious, and purveyors of Indian tacos and flatbreads, make little air quote gestures when they describe their food cart. It's actually a folding table.
"Our start-up costs were pretty much nothing," says Julia. "We bought two chafing dishes, some sterno…."
"The table we already had," Brian interjects.
Their debut was as simple as checking a food cart Twitter feed. The Lab, an art space in the Mission, put out an invitation for food carts to come to an an art opening. They made some chutney in their kitchen and off they went. "We didn't know anyone before we got there," says Julia. "When we left, we were members of the Google Group."
On 10:30 this morning, in city hall room 250, the city of San Francisco officially begins its debate on how best to harness the city's widely-publicized street food movement and make the permitting process sane. In its favor: It has given talented, spirited, but underfunded cooks the chance to investigate the demand for their wares. It has makes San Francisco seem exciting and hip. It has prompted visits from Brian Boitano. It has given drunk people easily accessible food at times and locations where a licensed seller would fear to tread. In its disfavor, there is this: It's totally in violation of California health code.
In the community of street cart owners, rumors abound that this hearing is a move by the local restaurant community to bar the gate against interlopers. This is not true, according to Kevin Westlye, Executive Director of the Golden Gate Restaurant Association. "I did not specifically approach Bevan Dufty to hold a hearing," says Westlye. "As far as I know, he put this on the table all on his own."
"We are monitoring the situation. Our members are not opposed to the concept. I've had as many members tell me that they're planning their own food carts as I've had phoning in complaints."
Meanwhile, Bevan Dufty reports that he is just trying to stop that thing that happened with the popsicle vendors from happening again. "Fifteen years ago the city was picking on the palateros," says Dufty. "Suddenly we had popsicle salesmen protesting on the steps of city hall. I do not want another wagon train like that to happen again." Dufty says that he called for the hearing not because there is a problem with the city's burgeoning street food entrepreneurs, but because he finds that the current laws regulating street food to be outdated. "How do we decide the balance between what is in the public interest and what is in the merchants' interest?" Dufty says, expansively. " We need to find a balance."
Unfortunately, isn't much that Dufty, or anyone else in the city, can do about the laws that are currently on the books. The State of California passed a set of street food regulations in 2007 that make it extremely difficult for food carts not already grandfathered in to the system to operate on public land – which is a lot of land in San Francisco. Among the rules: each push cart must have a three-basin sink with running water and a foot of drain board on either side. Push carts with grills must also have an air filtration system. "They are state regulations – not local ones," says Rajiv Bhatia, the director of Occupational and Environmental Health at the San Francisco Department of Public Health. "We just implement them."
"The regulations were clearly written with the strong influence of the National Restaurant Association and the California Restaurant Association," says Larry Bain, of Let's Be Frank hotdogs. "They essentially make selling food out of anything smaller than a truck illegal. And a truck is going to cost around $50,000. Used. I'm the luckiest man in the world because I operate my hot dog cart on federal park land. Which is not to say that I still have to deal with these incredibly stringent, insane laws – I can't purchase any supplies at a farmer's market, for example." As a city, San Francisco can only alter California's street food laws in one way: by making them stricter.
But San Francisco has a history of being selective about what laws it feels like following. Marijuana is more or less legal here for those who have prescriptions, simply because the city has decided to be selective in its enforcement of state and federal laws.
The hope – quiet, but fervent, is that now that the city looks to be switching the permit process for food carts on public land from the department of public works to the department of public health, getting a permit will be a simpler matter than it once was, because actual health officials will be in charge of the process, and will perhaps not care so much about sink dimensions if they feel that the spirit of the law is being adhered to.
"In my opinion," says Bain, "the Department of Public Health has a great perspective on how access to local, fresh food ties in the local economy, and to health of the city. They understand that the most dangerous part of the food chain is not what happens in the kitchen – it's what happens on the farm, or in the slaughterhouse. Behaving as though it is otherwise is like putting perfume instead of taking a shower."
And there is, says Bain, such a thing as too little enforcement. "In Los Angeles, they had a history of cracking down on Latino-run street food, but once white people started selling it, there was almost no enforcement. Now you have these traffic jams caused by 17 food trucks descending on Wilshire Boulevard at once, undercutting each other and, ultimately, their own business. And you have egregious exploitation of undocumented workers by owners who rent the trucks to them by the day, for extortionate rates."
This could be prevented in San Francisco, Bain says, by including a commissary in the redevelopment plan for the city's wholesale produce market. Since every mobile food vendor with a permit needs to store their supplies in a refrigerated space and clean their vehicle every evening, a city-run commissary would provide a centralized location to keep an eye on unethical practices – labor-related, food-related or otherwise.
Still, with the way things currently stand. It's hard to beat the financial incentives to stay illegal. Space in commercial kitchens rents out at around $150 an hour in San Francisco, and spots at more affordable spots like La Cocina are highly competitive. Start-up costs for illegal food cart run at a few hundred dollars, including ingredients. Bain estimates that going through the permit process for his first hot dog cart (which was relatively simple, since it was located on private property) cost him about $5,000. The permits for the second one, in Crissey Field, cost him around $10,000. "If I get in trouble," he says,"I have more to lose. I've been in the food business for years. My livelihood is at stake."
The future, says Bhatia, may involve city support for helping people through the permit process, as well as subsidized commercial kitchens and more business incubators like la Cocina, as a way of providing an alternative to illegality."We do want to facilitate the growth of local, independent street food,"Bhatia says." But we also want people to understand the value of regulation. We don't know if more street food is going to pose a greater health risk. What we do know is that if someone gets sick from street food, it will kill the industry."
"If there's a crackdown," says Ben, of the Gumbo Cart. "I'll just go back to graphic design full-time." It's a cold night, and Ben is ladling out paper bowls of gumbo to passersby. He attributes the boom in street food to one thing: The recession – the force that originally drove him and his grandfather's gumbo recipe out onto the city's streets. "People are looking for extra money," he says. And they have a lot of time on their hands."
Ben has yet to meet any health officials during his months of gumbo ladling. Or cops, for that matter. "The police have more important things to think about. Like crime. It's like if a person jaywalks," says Ben, warming up to the issue. "The car driver may get mad and say, "Hey, you aren't following the rules." But it's like 'Hey man, you've got a car."
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Home > Common Eye Conditions > Treating Age Related Macular Degeneration
Treating Age Related Macular Degeneration
By: Heather Marshall - Updated: 23 Dec 2010 | *Discuss
Age-related macular degeneration is a serious eye condition which can lead to blindness. There are two types of age-related macular degeneration and unfortunately neither can be cured. Treatments are available which can limit the damage done to eyesight and prevent any further deterioration to your sight.
It is very important to detect the condition early, so treatments have the best chance of working. As eyesight cannot be fully restored it is very important that the condition is picked up early to prevent blindness. New drugs are being developed so there is now a range of options available.
Dry AMD
This condition is the more common of the two types of AMD and is also the milder form. The AMD Alliance has stated that Dry AMD accounts for 85 to 90% of all AMD cases. The condition develops slowly over a period of time and usually causes only minor loss of eyesight. There is currently no treatment available for this kind of age-related macular degeneration, although stopping smoking, eating a healthy diet with plenty of antioxidants and vitamins will help to minimise the damage. However, there are not any medical treatments to cure dry AMD.
Wet AMD
Wet AMD is very serious and can cause a sudden loss of central vision, the central part of our eyesight. According to the AMD Alliance, wet AMD accounts for around 10 to 15% of all AMD cases. The condition is caused by the growth of blood vessels under the macula part of the eye. These vessels then leak, causing a blister to form on the eye. Scar tissue forms and this affects a person's eyesight so that they cannot see clearly. Wet AMD affects the central part of eyesight.
There are three types of treatment available for people with wet AMD. These are laser photocoagulation (heat laser), photo dynamic therapy and anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) drugs.
This laser treatment is a surgical procedure which uses a hot laser to seal or stop the progression of abnormal blood vessels which cause the AMD. The laser becomes hot when it hits the parts of the retina which need treatment. This stops the leaky vessels from growing and prevents any further damage to eyesight. The laser causes a scar on the retina which creates a blind spot in the person's vision. Eyesight cannot be fully restored by the treatment but it prevents any further loss of sight.
Photo Dynamic Therapy
The brand name for photo dynamic therapy is Visudyne. This is another type of laser surgery. The laser is used with an intravenous light-sensitive drug to slow down and stop the abnormal blood vessels. Unlike laser photocoagulation this treatment does not create a blind spot. The light is shone straight onto the damaged tissue and the drug builds up in the damaged cells, avoiding the healthy cells.
Anti-VEGF drugs
There has been much in the press recently about two anti-VEGF drugs called Macugen and Lucentis. These drugs work by targeting the proteins which trigger the abnormal blood vessels which cause AMD to develop. These drugs are taken by injecting them directly into the eye. This is repeated every four to six weeks. As with other treatments they cannot restore eyesight to the same level as before the AMD developed. But they do minimise the level of sight loss so patients can retain some of their sight.
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This study investigates the effect of eta phase on hot cracking susceptibility of ATI 718Plus (R). Two heat treatment conditions of 950 degrees C/1 h and 950 degrees C/15 h having different amounts of eta phase were tested by longitudinal Varestraint testing method. The heat treatment at 950 degrees C/15 h exhibited the highest amount of cracking. This was related to the higher amount of eta phase precipitation during the long dwell heat treatment which aided to extensive liquation during welding.


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Salmonella as Live Trojan Horse for Vaccine Development and Cancer Gene Therapy
Author(s): Maria Moreno, M. Gabriela Kramer, Lucia Yim, Jose A. Chabalgoity. Depto. Desarollo Biotechnologico,Instituto de Higiene, Avda. A. Navarro 3051, CP 11600, Montevideo,Uruguay., Uruguay
The design of efficient vectors for vaccine development and cancer gene therapy is an area of intensive research. Bacteria-based vectors are being investigated as optimal vehicles for antigen and therapeutic gene delivery to immune and tumour cells. Attenuated Salmonella strains have shown great potential as live vectors with broad applications in human and veterinary medicine. An impressively large, and still growing, number of reports published over the last two decades have demonstrated the effectiveness in animal models of Salmonella-based therapies for the prevention and treatment of infectious and non-infectious diseases, as well as cancer. Further, the recent dramatic expansion in knowledge of genetics, biology and pathogenesis of the bacteria allows more rational design of Salmonella constructs tailored for specific applications. However, only few clinical trials have been conducted so far, and although they have conclusively demonstrated the safety of this system, the results on immunogenicity are less than optimal. Thus, more research particularly in target species is required to bring this system closer to human and veterinary use. In this review we first describe some particularities of the bacteria and its relationship with the host that could be on the basis of its success as vector, and then summarize the different strategies used so far to develop Salmonella-based vaccines for infectious diseases as well as for non-traditional indications such as prion and Alzheimer disease vaccination. Finally, we review the many different approaches that employ Salmonella for the design of new therapies for cancer.
Keywords: Salmonella, pathogenicity, vector, vaccine, infectious diseases, cancer, gene therapy
Title: Salmonella as Live Trojan Horse for Vaccine Development and Cancer Gene Therapy
Author(s):Maria Moreno, M. Gabriela Kramer, Lucia Yim and Jose A. Chabalgoity
Affiliation:Depto. Desarollo Biotechnologico,Instituto de Higiene, Avda. A. Navarro 3051, CP 11600, Montevideo,Uruguay.
Keywords:Salmonella, pathogenicity, vector, vaccine, infectious diseases, cancer, gene therapy
Abstract: The design of efficient vectors for vaccine development and cancer gene therapy is an area of intensive research. Bacteria-based vectors are being investigated as optimal vehicles for antigen and therapeutic gene delivery to immune and tumour cells. Attenuated Salmonella strains have shown great potential as live vectors with broad applications in human and veterinary medicine. An impressively large, and still growing, number of reports published over the last two decades have demonstrated the effectiveness in animal models of Salmonella-based therapies for the prevention and treatment of infectious and non-infectious diseases, as well as cancer. Further, the recent dramatic expansion in knowledge of genetics, biology and pathogenesis of the bacteria allows more rational design of Salmonella constructs tailored for specific applications. However, only few clinical trials have been conducted so far, and although they have conclusively demonstrated the safety of this system, the results on immunogenicity are less than optimal. Thus, more research particularly in target species is required to bring this system closer to human and veterinary use. In this review we first describe some particularities of the bacteria and its relationship with the host that could be on the basis of its success as vector, and then summarize the different strategies used so far to develop Salmonella-based vaccines for infectious diseases as well as for non-traditional indications such as prion and Alzheimer disease vaccination. Finally, we review the many different approaches that employ Salmonella for the design of new therapies for cancer.
Maria Moreno, M. Gabriela Kramer, Lucia Yim and Jose A. Chabalgoity, " Salmonella as Live Trojan Horse for Vaccine Development and Cancer Gene Therapy", Current Gene Therapy (2010) 10: 56. https://doi.org/10.2174/156652310790945566
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Bill served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Premcor Inc. from April, 1998 until April, 2002. Prior to joining Premcor, Bill was President of ARCO Products Company. During his 31-year career at ARCO, Bill was also President of ARCO Transportation Company, and Vice President of Corporate Planning. He served as the Chairman of The Trans-Alaska Pipeline Company Owners Committee from 1992 to 1994. He served on the Board of Directors of Solutia from 2010 to 2012 and Lyondell Petrochemical Company from 1988 to 1993.
Currently, Bill serves on the Board of Directors of Flowserve Corporation in Irving, Texas; Peabody Energy in St. Louis; and Sempra Energy in San Diego, California. He is also an investor and a member of the Board of Directors of Sequoia Sciences, an early stage pharmaceutical drug discovery company in St. Louis.
Bill is a founding member and treasurer of the Saint Louis Arch Angels. He is a member of the Dean's Advisory Council of the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago and the National Council of the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis. He is a Vice Chair of the Board of Opera Theatre of St. Louis and Chair of the Radio Arts Foundation/Saint Louis. He is member of the Board of Character Plus, the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, the St. Louis Science Center and the Missouri History Museum.
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Q: import _tkinter # If this fails your Python may not be configured for Tk error in python 3.8 Currently using Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with python3.8.5.
Its my first time using ubuntu with absolutely no previous knowledge of terminal.SO,would love to have a detailed answer if possible.
Below is terminal output when i try importing tkinter in python3.
>>> import tkinter
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/tkinter/__init__.py", line 36, in <module>
    import _tkinter # If this fails your Python may not be configured for Tk
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_tkinter'
>>>

I have reinstalled python3 and tkinter using sudo apt.But still it shows same error.
When i run the same command in python IDLE it works without any error.
I hope this explains my problem clearly, if any other info. is required pls reply.
I also tried running the command >>>from tkinter import *

A: I faced the same issue on MacOS. I was using a Python virtual environment. This command worked for me:
brew install python-tk

A: CentOS 8 + Python 3.9.5
following are what i have done:

1st:

yum search tkinter
yum install python39-tkinter.x86_64

2nd:

yum install tk-devel

3rd: cd python3.9.5 source folder

make install

it work in my case

A: since I'm still using python 3.9, this code works for me:
brew install python-tk@3.9
if using brew install python-tk brew will install python-tk@3.10 which is key-only

A: I had the same issue. Switched from 3.8 to 3.7 and it worked. I'm using PyCharm CE, which makes it easy to switch between interpreters.

A: Resolved the issue it occurred because the Tkinter was installed for version 3.5 and not for the 3.8 version. For that, I installed the 3.5 version and kept only one version i.e. 3.8, and installed Tkinter again, and it worked!
This is just a workaround to make things work, but the more preferred way is to create a venv and then install the particular versions of python and libraries that are needed.

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"Flyovers ruin planning"
CHENNAI:, February 08, 2012 01:42 IST
American entrepreneur for automobile supression
Mark Gorton
Proper paid-parking facilities, government policies that impose punitive taxes on cars, infrastructure that is not disconnected from the streets and life, bicycle tracks, pedestrian safety and a good transit system… the list is endless.
But if there is one thing that is most crucial to urban planning, it is the right use of land because everything else can be rectified later, said American entrepreneur Mark Gorton, on Tuesday.
Based in New York, Mr. Gorton is also an anti-automobile crusader and an advocate for liveable streets and alternative transportation. He was in the city to spread the message of the various problems an automobile-based transport system presents to the world.
He also highlighted how modern technology, including crowd sourcing, GPS tracking and alerts and a variety of open source applications can help citizens participate in urban planning. Flyovers are a terrible idea, he opined, because they would only encourage more people to travel by car. "People of New York have realised their mistake now. Many flyovers are being pulled down because they ruin the planning of a city," Mr. Gorton said.
Gorton's involvement with urban issues began in 1999, when he founded OpenPlans, a non-profit organisation devoted to the pursuit of smart planning and civic engagement through digital tools. Since then, he has helped launch the New York City Streets Renaissance Campaign, which advocates a dynamic use of public space. Under the programme, the city of New York became open to street closures that had no traffic, with emphasis on promoting cyclists and pedestrian safety. "Space from parking lots was given back to people to reclaim their streets. Generations of Americans have grown up thinking cars are very important. This was just to give them an experience of how life is possible without cars," Mr. Gorton said.
"But there needs to be civic and political will to make such changes. It is about getting people open to policy change and to think that there can be better ways to do things. It is easier to start organising ourselves from neighbourhoods first," he said.
Mr.Gorton believes in a government policy which works towards automobile suppression, including punitive taxes on cars. He also added that traffic undermines the liveability of the city. Many countries have realised this, and limit driving by putting in place stringent parking norms, he said. "Copenhagen reduces its parking space by 2 -3 per cent every year, while in Tokyo you first need proof of parking space before you can buy a car," he added.
Similarly, Singapore has a limited number of slots for automobile licences which are auctioned every year and in Denmark, the sales tax on cars is 270 per cent, he said.
"By adopting the automobile as a transportation model, Chennai is trying to do the physically impossible," Mr. Gorton said, citing how Asian cities such as Bangkok with just 14 and Beijing with just one car per 1,000 people in 1963 now have over 300 cars. "India has the historical advantage of being able to see the damage that automobiles have done to cities in Europe, America and China. It can decide not to commit the same mistake, and choose a world for people over a world for cars," he added.
The lecture was organised by Transparent Chennai, an NGO that seeks to empower citizens by mapping civic problems.
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EFFECTS OF COLONIALISM ON AFRICA
June 4, 2012 Feature Articles, Speech
Programme Director, Comrades, Brothers and Sisters, The effects of colonialism past and present are visible all over Africa. It is not an overstatement when Edem Kodjo, author of AFRICA TOMORROW describes the condition of African as "torn away from his past, propelled into a universe fashioned from outside that suppresses his values, and dumbfounded by a cultural invasion that marginalises him. The African… is today the deformed image of others." On this year's anniversary of Africa Liberation Day, African people all over Africa and wherever they may be on this planet, must reflect deeply on their history as it relates to their present life conditions and to their future. History is a clock that tells a people their historical time of the day. History is the compass that wise people use to locate themselves on the map of the world. A peoples' history tells them who they are. What they have been, where they have been, where they are now, but most importantly, where they still must go. True African History is a powerful weapon against colonial history that has been used for mental enslavement and colonisation of the African people.
Programme Director, Africa is the Mother of Humanity. Africa is the cradle of the first human civilisation. The First Renaissance on this planet was the African Renaissance. Africa was "the first world" economically and technologically NOT the "third world" of paupers robbed of their lands and riches. Our ancestors built the pyramids which even in this 21st century no one can reproduce. Egyptian civilisation was a Black civilisation. The pharaohs were Black people. That is why that great African Egyptologist, Prof. Cheikh Anta Diop has written: "The history of Black Africa will remain suspended in the air and will not be written correctly until African historians dare connect it with the history of Egypt. The African historian, who evades this, is neither modest nor objective or unruffled; he is ignorant, cowardly and neurotic." The Zimbabwe Buildings that Africans built have been attributed to "foreigners" who vanished into thin air and cannot be found! The stubborn historical fact, however, is that these magnificent buildings were designed by Zimbabweans.
The Azanian civilisation which stretched from Eastern Africa to our country is a historical fact. The people of Azania whose country colonialists called "South Africa" through the British imperialist Union of South Africa Act 1909; mined gold and copper in Mapungubwe as early as the 9th century. That was centuries before Jan van Riebeeck arrived in Azania on 6th April 1652. He and the other settlers brought no land here on their ships. Our ancestors fed them and housed them. They knew not the intentions of these pale strangers.
The Rev. J.H. Soga was contemporary of Enoch Sontonga, the composer of Nkosi Sikelela iAfrika. He has made reference to how Africans in what is called South Africa today came to be called "Bantu" instead of their old name Azanians. Soga explained in 1928 that the name Bantu was of modern application. It arose when Dr. Bleek a scholar of Azanian languages used the word "Bantu" as a comprehensive term for all the dialects of the inhabitants who formed a large section of the people of Southern Africa. He had no intention of applying this term to the people themselves. (THE SOUTH EASTERN BANTU pages 2, 6 and 11 WITS UNIVERITY PRESS, KRAUS REPRINT MILLWOOD, NEW YORK 1982).
The history of European colonisation has been not only of land dispossession but of destroying African knowledge. For instance, the "Atlantic" Ocean was called the Ethiopian Sea as late as 1626 and the so-called "Indian" Ocean the Azanian Sea. George Murdock has written that Azanians stimulated trade with the East. (AFRICA AND ITS EOPLES AND THEIR CULTURAL HISTORY PAGES 2O4 AND 2OO6) See also GENERAL HISTORY OF AFRICA BY J.KI ZERBO PAGES 3O4, 3O6 AND 33O Heinemann, California UNESCO 1981).The name Azania, or Azanian civilisation has a long history. (Look at the following literature and history on this name. Old Africa Rediscovered page 95, The Lost Cities Of Africa pages 155-156 by Basil Davidson; Basutoland Records Volume 2, Ethnography of Southern Africa the History Of The World, J.M. Roberts pages 457-458 Pelican Books).Azania like Kush, Mizraim, Egypt, Kemet, Ethiopia means Blackman's country or continent (Izwe labantu abamnyama, lefatshe la batho ba batso).
In 1930 excavations at Mapungubwe in the area of Limpopo River revealed skeletal remains of people that became known as "ancient Azanians." These Africans were also referred to as Kushites or descendants of Kush. Of course, the offspring of colonialists and their neo-colonialist collaborators hate the name Azania because it is not their master's name. In fact, in 1990, Dr. Gert Viljoen who was F.W. de Klerk's Minister of Constitutional Affairs gave reasons why his apartheid colonialist regime would not negotiate with those African revolutionaries who subscribed to the Azanian school of thought.
He said, "We want to change our approach. But we would be negotiating even the name. Many Blacks call it Azania….The name sounds a warning note of a break in history. In our thinking, a complete break in history would be unacceptable. We will have to provide some continuation of the past." Indeed, this has happened. The colonial minority has entrenched 87% of the land for itself. It has given the "moderate leaders" with whom it negotiated the same 13% of land allocated to the 80% African indigenous majority in 1913. By the way, the name Azaniah in the Bible, means "he whom God hears."
Africa Before She Was Colonised
Let me now move on to North East Africa – ancient Egypt, and to other issues about Africa. Africans built the city of Memphis in ancient Egypt in 31OO B.C. Greeks built Athens in 12OO B.C. The Romans built Rome in 1OOO B.C. Africans invented writing. It was Hieroglyphics before 3OOO B.C. and Hieratic alphabet shortly after this. Demotic writing was developed about 6OO B.C., while a Kushite script was used in 3OO B.C. Other African scripts were Merotic, Coptic, Amharic, Sabean, G'eez, Nsibidi of Nigeria and Mende of Mali. There were many others such as the Twi alphabet of the Twi people of Ghana. In November 1999, some scholars at Yale University such as Prof. John Damell speculated about the origin of writing going back to 19OO B.C. These scholars could not dispute that, whatever date was, the location was Africa – Alkebu Lan, "the Mother of Nations."
The well-known archaeologist in Kenya, Dr. L.S.B. Leakey long wrote, "The critics of Africa forget that men of science today are without exception, satisfied that Africa was the place of birth of man himself, and that for thousands of years…Africa was in the forefront of all world progress."
Affirming this fact, Edem Kodjo, the author of AFRICA TOMORROW who is also a great researcher on Africa has written, "It is here in Africa that history began. Far from being a gratuitous assertion, this statement is undeniable scientific fact for which one finds corroboration when one roves the world in search of the remains of the ancient civilisations. According to the present state of research on the origins of the progress of human kind and civilisation, the Mother of Mankind; Africa remains the privileged source of the manifestations of intense human creativity."
Destruction Of Africa By Imperialism
Africa was destroyed by imperialist Europe and is still being destroyed by Europe. Up to the 14th century A.D. Africa was ahead of Europe or on par with Europe militarily. The Romans used spears and we used spears in war. That famous Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar in adoration and admiration of the advanced Africa exclaimed, "ex Africa semper aliquid novi!" (Out of Africa always something new!) Earlier educated Greeks received their education in Africa, to be precise in Mizraim (ancient Egypt). This is corroborated by "the father of European history," Herodotus himself. He is supported by other ancient historians such as Diodorus. Prof. Walter Rodney shows how Europe destroyed Africa. This is in his book HOW EUROPE UNDERDEVELOPED AFRICA. This is a mentally decolonising book every African must read because Africans tend to treat Europe and its satellites as demigods. Indeed, when an African fears a creature like him just because he has a different skin colour, he or she offends God. He or she indulges in idolatry which is the worship of a false god.
Africa has suffered the worst genocide and holocaust at the hands of the architects of slavery and colonialism. What is called "European Renaissance" was the worst darkness for Africa's people. Armed with the technology of the gun and the compass it copied from China, Europe became a menace for Africa against her spears. So-called "civilised" Europe also claiming to be "Christian" came up with the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. There was massive loss of African population and skills. Some historians have estimated that the Gold Coast (today's Ghana) alone lost 5OOO to 6OOO of its people to slavery every year for four hundred years.
Prof. Walter Rodney asks a pertinent question. "What would have been Britain's level of development had millions of her people been put to work as slaves out of their country over a period of four centuries?" As if slavery had not already done enough damage to Africa's people, European leaders met in Germany from December 1884 to February 1885 at the imperialist Berlin Conference. The Belgian King Leopold stated the purpose of the Berlin Conference as "How we should divide among ourselves this magnificent African cake." Africa was thus plunged into another human tragedy. Through the Berlin Treaty of 26 February 1885 the European imperialists sliced Africa into "Portuguese Africa", "British Africa", "German Africa", "Italian Africa," "Spanish Africa", "French Africa" and "Belgian Africa," There was no Africa left for Africans except Ethiopia, encircled by paupers of land dispossessed people who were now the reservoir of cheap native labour for their dispossessors.
Somalia, a tiny African country had the misfortune of becoming "British Somaliland", "Italian Somaliland", and "French Somaliland." Colonial brutality on the colonised Africans knew no bounds. Here are a few examples of atrocities committed against Africans by colonialists. A British philosopher, Betrand Russell wrote about some of these colonial atrocities perpetrated by Belgium in the Congo in the name of "Western Christian Civilisation." Russell wrote, "Each village was ordered by the authorities to collect and bring in a certain amount of rubber – as much as the men could bring in by neglecting all work for their own maintenance. If they failed to bring the required amount, their women were taken away and kept as hostages…in the harems of colonial government employees. If this method failed…troops were sent to the village to spread terror, if necessary by killing some of the men…they were ordered to bring one right hand amputated from an African victim for every cartridge used." (Introduction To African Civilisations John G. Jackson 31O-311)The result of these atrocities according to Sir H.H. Johnston was the reduction of the African population in the Congo from twenty million to nine million people in fifteen years.
The worst genocide also occurred in Namibia in 19O4. Namibia was then a German colony. The Herero people resisted German colonialism. A well armed army under General Lothar von Trotha defeated the Hereros at the Battle of Waterberg. The German colonial aggressors drove these Africans from their land to the desert where there was no water. Seventy percent of the Herero population died of dehydration in that desert. In South Africa the Khoisan people were exterminated by colonialists after being hunted like animals and dispossessed of their land.
Colonialist Barbarians Honoured By Their Imperialist Countries
Colonised Africans were treated not only as sub-humans, they were denied basic rights such as education and the right to land for decent housing, farming, mining and fishing. Colonial functionaries were honoured for barbaric actions and atrocities. The British government honoured its colonial officials such as "Sir Andries Stockkenstrom". He had earlier said, "The question of robbing natives of their land is not whether it is right or wrong to plunder their land, massacre and exterminate the Hottentots, the Kaffirs…the simple question is will it PAY? But if the Bible and the missionary stands in the way of this one thousand per cent profit…If in short, they cannot promote the great work of converting a nation of shop-keepers into a nation of millionaires…gun powder will produce a more efficient gospel for the purpose of our system of civilisation." (R.U. Kenny, Piet Retief, Cape Town and Pretoria: Human & Reason 1976 page 77).
When introducing inferior education for African mental enslavement in South Africa, Hendrik F. Verwoerd that arch implementer of apartheid colonialism said, "There is no place for him (the African) in the European community above the level of certain forms of labour. Until now, he (the African) has been subjected to a school system which drew him away from his community and misled him by showing him the green pastures of the European society where he is not allowed to graze." (APARTHEID: THE STORY OF A DISPOSSESSED PEOPLE Motsoko Pheko page 15O Marram Books London 1984).
Comrades, Slavery and colonialism enriched Europe and reduced Africa to abject poverty. The riches of Africa and her raw materials fuelled the economies of imperialist countries. The British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill bore testimony to this fact when he said: "Our possession of the West Indies gave us the strength, the support, but especially the capital, the wealth, at the time when no other European nations possessed such reserve, which enabled us to come through the great struggles of the Napoleonic Wars. The keen competition of commerce in the 18th and 19th centuries enabled us not only to acquire this appendage of possessions which we have, but also to lay the foundations of that commercial and financial leadership which when the world was young,…enabled us to make our great position in the world." (The Long Road To Humanity by Stanton A. Coblentz page 325 and Introduction To African Civilisations John G. Jackson page 3O6).
It was against this background of genocide in the name of "European civilisation" that Africans in the Diaspora who had been shipped from Africa and enslaved in the West Indies and in the Americas realised that the solution to Africa's people both at home and abroad was Pan Africanism. Pan Africanism is a political philosophy that was conceived in the womb of Africa. Pan Africanism was formally organised in 19OO by Sylvester Henry Williams. It's relevance to Africa's people as a solution to their problems is indisputable. Its effectiveness and prowess were demonstrated at the 5th Pan African Congress in Manchester in 1945. It is Pan Africanism that won present political freedom for Africa and reversed the African tragedy and humiliation that was orchestrated at the Berlin Conference. It is Pan Africanism that brought about the Organisation of African Unity, the African Union and Africa Liberation Day that Africa's people throughout the world are commemorating each year. It is Africa's Pan Africanist spirit that led to assisting African Liberation Movements of Southern Africa against colonialism.
By Dr. Motsoko Pheko
(The article is a speech by the writer on the occasion of Africa Liberation Day commemoration hosted by the Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) held on the 26 May 2012, at the Pimville Community Hall, Soweto)
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ATRAX MORGUE - Close To A Corpse
"Originally released in 2003. On February 24, 2001 Marco Corbelli take part in the performance 'Autopsia dell'opera d'arte vivente come vivisezione del corpo di dio' in the Viareggio art gallery, Studio D'Arte Memoria Indelebile. Together with three other artists he stages an autopsy on a shapeless body, which represents the living work of art. Corbelli actively participates in the pseudo autopsy, as well as sounding the live event. The recording of the sound performance will be released two years later on Slaughter Productions in an extremely limited box set titled Close To A Corpse consisting of three CDr. The first two CDr contain the complete live recording in the Tuscan art gallery. They are improvised synthesizer recordings, an infected and purulent soundtrack, which actually transports you to the mortuary of a corpse and you can smell its stench pervading your senses. The pauses between one burst of sounds and the other are just the introduction to the next nightmare. The third CDr contains ten wonderful unreleased tracks recorded in the studio in September 2002, apart from Basic Procedure Autopsy (recorded and released in 1995), without the use of vocals or other effects: just the faithful 'Sequential Circuits Six-Trak'. Both the live tracks and those recorded in the studio represent the artist's sonic maturity and stand out from the rest of his discography for their eccentricity and the ability to make exceptional use of analog synthesizers, pulsating tones and enveloping frequencies by mixing a shocking atmosphere of hellish manifestation, where cruelty and compulsive disorders are more evident and interesting, showing Corbelli deeper work, pushing himself further into the experience of his concrete "noise" vision. Comes in a double vinyl for studio tracks and double CD for live tracks, fully remastered by Andrea Marutti. Edition of 199." - Urashima.
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Q: Spring Security multiple url ruleset not working together I have an HTTP Spring Security configuration that appears to work when I comment out each individual aspect but it doesn't work when I combine the Spring Security rules together, so I know the problem is not with the regexMatcher or the antMatcher but with the rules applied in combination.
Here is my Spring Security class:
package com.driver.website.config;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.authentication.builders.AuthenticationManagerBuilder;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.method.configuration.EnableGlobalMethodSecurity;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.builders.HttpSecurity;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.builders.WebSecurity;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.EnableWebSecurity;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter;
import org.springframework.security.web.csrf.CsrfTokenRepository;
import org.springframework.security.web.csrf.HttpSessionCsrfTokenRepository;
import org.springframework.security.web.header.writers.StaticHeadersWriter;
import org.springframework.security.web.header.writers.frameoptions.XFrameOptionsHeaderWriter;
import org.springframework.security.web.util.matcher.RequestMatcher;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import java.security.AccessControlContext;

@Configuration
@EnableWebSecurity
@EnableGlobalMethodSecurity(prePostEnabled = true)
public class SecurityConfig extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {

    @Value("${widget.headers.xframeoptions.domains.allowed}")
    private String allowedXFrameOptions;

    @Value("${widget.headers.origins.allowed}")
    private String allowedOrigins;

    @Override
    public void configure(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
        // @formatter:off

        http.exceptionHandling().accessDeniedPage("/login")
                .and()
                .formLogin().loginPage("/login").defaultSuccessUrl("/myaccount", true).permitAll()
                .and()
                .authorizeRequests()
                .antMatchers("/**").permitAll();

        http.regexMatcher("^((?!(/widget|/assistedSearch)).)*$")
                .headers().frameOptions().disable()
                .regexMatcher("^((?!(/widget|/assistedSearch)).)*$")
                .headers()
                .xssProtection()
                .contentTypeOptions()
                .addHeaderWriter(new StaticHeadersWriter("X-FRAME-OPTIONS", "SAMEORIGIN"));

        http.antMatcher("/widget")
            .headers()
            .frameOptions()
            .disable()
            .antMatcher("/widget")
            .headers()
            .addHeaderWriter(new StaticHeadersWriter("X-FRAME-OPTIONS", "ALLOW-FROM " + allowedXFrameOptions));

        http.requestMatchers().antMatchers("/assistedSearch", "/widget")
            .and()
            .headers()
            .addHeaderWriter(new StaticHeadersWriter("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", allowedOrigins))
            .addHeaderWriter(new StaticHeadersWriter("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "GET, POST"))
            .addHeaderWriter(new StaticHeadersWriter("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Content-Type"));

        // @formatter:on
    }
}

The rules should be...

*

*For all urls but not /widget and /assistedSearch we should add the SAMEORIGIN X-Frame-Options header

*For the /widget endpoint we should add the X-Frame-Options: ALLOW-FROM  header

*For the /widget and /assistedSearch endpoints we should add the Access-Control-Allow-Origin, Access-Control-Allow-Methods and Access-Control-Allow-Headers headers

As I mentioned above if I comment out the For all urls ruleset then the other two work in unison, but with the For all urls rule uncommented none of the headers appear.
Does anyone have any ideas why this might be? How do you add multiple rulesets in Spring Security and override existing rulesets with new ones?
I tried
http.antMatcher("/widget")
    .headers()
    .frameOptions()
    .disable()

Which again appears to work on it's own but not in combination.
Thanks in advance!

A: You override your previous matchers, see HttpSecurity.html#antMatcher:

Invoking antMatcher(String) will override previous invocations of mvcMatcher(String)}, requestMatchers(), antMatcher(String), regexMatcher(String), and requestMatcher(RequestMatcher).

and HttpSecurity.html#regexMatcher:

Invoking regexMatcher(String) will override previous invocations of mvcMatcher(String)}, requestMatchers(), antMatcher(String), regexMatcher(String), and requestMatcher(RequestMatcher).

If you want more than one configuration of HttpSecurity, see Spring Security Reference:

We can configure multiple HttpSecurity instances just as we can have multiple <http> blocks. The key is to extend the WebSecurityConfigurationAdapter multiple times. For example, the following is an example of having a different configuration for URL's that start with /api/.
@EnableWebSecurity
public class MultiHttpSecurityConfig {
  @Autowired
  public void configureGlobal(AuthenticationManagerBuilder auth) { 1
      auth
          .inMemoryAuthentication()
              .withUser("user").password("password").roles("USER").and()
              .withUser("admin").password("password").roles("USER", "ADMIN");
  }

  @Configuration
  @Order(1)                                                        2
  public static class ApiWebSecurityConfigurationAdapter extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {
      protected void configure(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
          http
              .antMatcher("/api/**")                               3
              .authorizeRequests()
                  .anyRequest().hasRole("ADMIN")
                  .and()
              .httpBasic();
      }
  }

  @Configuration                                                   4
  public static class FormLoginWebSecurityConfigurerAdapter extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {

      @Override
      protected void configure(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
          http
              .authorizeRequests()
                  .anyRequest().authenticated()
                  .and()
              .formLogin();
      }
  }
}


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Diary of a new life in Africa
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The Stars of the North
April 19, 2015 April 27, 2015 / Vincent
The welcoming Tokoloshe
When it comes to blogging, there are things you can do, and things you cannot. Writing a review on an exhibition that ended a few weeks ago surely falls into the latter category. But as long as it allows me to share a few pics and some interesting facts I learnt in the process, I guess it's finally worth it! So here it is: I decided to pay a visit to the Wits Arts Museum (WAM) during Easter, with no expectations whatsoever and ended up walking through an exhibition called the Stars of North, celebrating sculptures from Limpopo. The WAM is quite an interesting museum per se. Marketed as the "home to the largest and most significant holdings of African arts in southern Africa" according to the Museum's webiste, it is actually a rather small museum, spread over 3 tiny floors, one of which was closed for maintenance during my visit. This led me to reflect on how misunderstood the African Art market might be….
Paul Thavhana – Gods of Lake Fundudzi
But this is another story, and I'm not here to complain: I definitely prefer smaller museums, as long as the quality of the pieces exhibited is good. And damn yes, they were! Sculptures of Johannes Maswanganyi, Paul Thavhana, Noria Mabasa, Nelson Mukhuba, Jackson Hlungwani, Johannes Segogela, and other artists absolutely unknown to me were shown to the visitors, and I greatly enjoyed my (rather quick) walk through the museum. The purpose of the exhibition was to revisit the work of some major artists from the Limpopo province who, after being acclaimed in the 80s for their delicate combination of traditional & contemporary use of materials and techniques – which led them to tour nationally and internationally – fell from grace when they surrendered to the sweet sirens of the art market, and started to produce numerous series of their work.
Johannes Maswanganyi – Mandela
The curator of the museum had taken a rather bold stance by placing at the entrance of the exhibition a Tokoloshe , modeled Azwifarwi Ragimana. Quite an interesting way to greet the visitors, when you know that in the Zulu mythology, the Tokoloshe is a widget-type evil spirit, "called upon by malevolent people to cause trouble for others", whose main duties start from scaring the children away to causing illness and death. Tokoloshes are so common in the African cultures, and so much feared, that they are the reasons why many traditional African beds are built so high (more than 1m high), so that the Tokoloshes cannot reach the nuptial bed while everyone is asleep. When I started to look up for information about the different sculptors, I found out that their stories were quite similar. All of them were country boys, most often shepherds, who had been taught the art of carving wood by their father as a mean to create functional items, such as utensils and headrests. None of them had formal artistic training, but they all were deeply influenced by the Bible stories they had been read profusely and that became one of the major sources of inspiration, together with the daily life of the villages in Limpopo.
Johannes Segogela – Satan's fresh meat market
One of them, Jackson Hlungwani, an eccentric in all senses of the term, had an interesting story. He migrated to Johannesburg in the middle of the 20th century, but soon had to come back to Limpopo when he lost a finger in an industrial accident. One day, when he was about to commit suicide, Christ appeared to him and told him to start his own church, make carvings and use them in his teaching. He did all these three things, and his church, Yesu Galeliya One Aposto in Sayoni Alt and Omega is now very well established in the northern province. He decorated the church with his own figurative sculptures, acted as a spiritual leader, an artist and a healer, and lived happily until the day he died, in 2010, at the age of 87.
Jackson Hlungwani – The Angel Gabriel
So yes, the "Stars of the North" exhibition might be over, but next time you go to Braamfontein, don't hesitate to stop at the WAM: who knows, you might have the pleasant surprise to be greeted by another Tokoloshe yourself!
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Kojima Productions est une société japonaise de développement de jeu vidéo domiciliée à Tokyo. Ancienne filiale de Konami,  Hideo Kojima établit l'entreprise en tant que studio indépendant, le .  Kojima Productions est principalement connu pour avoir développé la série Metal Gear.  La compagnie comprend en son sein le directeur artistique et illustrateur Yoji Shinkawa, le designer américain Kyle Cooper ou encore le compositeur suédois Ludvig Forssell. Elle compte une centaine d'employés en 2017.

Histoire

Filiale de Konami

Fermeture et création d'un studio indépendant
En , des rumeurs entourant le destin du studio et son implication au sein de l'éditeur dans les prochaines années apparaissent; après avoir annoncé une restructuration de ses opérations autour du jeu vidéo consistant notamment en une centralisation des développements, Konami enlève toutes les références au studio au niveau marketing et des moyens de promotions. Une personne travaillant à Konami rapporte par la suite que tout cela serait dû à un conflit opposant le créateur et l'éditeur, que l'équipe de développeurs travaille désormais sous contrat et que Hideo Kojima et d'autres membres majeurs de l'équipe comptent quitter Konami après que le développement de Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain soit bouclé. Tandis qu'une annonce de recrutement en vue du développement de prochains titres de la série Metal Gear apparaît sur le net, Konami et Hideo Kojima lui-même confirmeront que ce dernier assurera jusqu'au bout la complétion du développement du jeu.

C'est peu après la fin du contrat d'Hideo Kojima avec Konami, le , qu'une entreprise reprenant le nom de Kojima Productions est établie en tant que studio indépendant. Un premier partenariat avec Sony est alors dévoilé pour le développement d'un titre sur PlayStation 4. Parallèlement, le site officiel du tout nouveau studio est lancé. On y découvre le slogan suivant : "From Sapiens to Ludens".

Jeux
Bien que Hideo Kojima ait pu produire des jeux chez Konami depuis 1987, sans que son studio ne voit le jour avant 2005, Konami réfère rétroactivement toutes les productions Kojima comme appartenant au studio Kojima Productions.

Les jeux publiés sous le label « Kojima Productions » sont indiqués en caractères gras dans la liste qui suit.

Metal Gear
 1987 : Metal Gear (MSX2)
 1990 : Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (MSX2)
 1998 : Metal Gear Solid (PS)
 1999 :  (PS, PC)
 1999 : Metal Gear Solid : Missions spéciales (PS)
 2000 : Metal Gear Solid: Ghost Babel (GBC)
 2001 : Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2)
 2002 : The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS2)
 2002 : Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (XB, PS2, PC, puis PS3, X360)
 2004 : Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (GCN)
 2004 : Metal Gear Acid (PSP)
 2004 : Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2)
 2005 : Metal Gear Acid 2 (PSP)
 2005 : Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (PS2, puis PS3, X360)
 2006 : Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel (PSP)
 2006 : Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (PSP)
 2007 : Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus (PSP)
 2008 : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
 2008 : Metal Gear Online (PS3, 2008)
 2009 : Metal Gear Solid Touch (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad)
 2010 : Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (PSP, PS3, X360)
 2011 : Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection (PS3, X360, Vita)
 2012 : Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D (3DS)
 2012 : Metal Gear Solid: Social Ops (Mobile)
 2013 : Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (PS3, X360)
 2013 : Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection (PS3)
 2014 : Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PC, PS3, PS4, XOne, X360)
 2015 : Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (PC, PS3, PS4, XOne, X360)

Autres
 1988 - 1996 : Snatcher (PC-88, MSX2, SEGA CD, PC-E)
 1994 - 1996 : Policenauts (PC-98, 3DO, PS, SAT)
 2001 : Zone of the Enders (PS2, puis PS3, X360)
 2003 : Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner (PS2, puis PS3, X360)
 2003 : Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand (GBA)
 2004 : Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django (GBA)
 2005 : Shin Bokura no Taiyō: Gyakushū no Sabata (GBA)
 2007 : Kabushiki Baibai Trainer Kabutore (DS)
 2007 : Lunar Knights (DS)
 2009 : Gaitame Baibai Trainer: Kabutore FX (DS)
 2010 : Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (X360, PS3)
 2012 : Zone of the Enders HD Collection (PS3, X360, PSVita)
 Annulé : Enders Project (nom de code du troisième opus de Zone of the Enders)
 Annulé : Silent Hills (PS4)
 2019 : Death Stranding (PS4, PC)
 TBA : Death Stranding 2 (PS5)

Liens externes

  Ancien site officiel, redirige vers la page Konami sur la série Metal Gear
  Site officiel

Références

Développeur de jeux vidéo
Entreprise de jeux vidéo ayant son siège à Tokyo
Entreprise fondée en 2005

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