Years ago I filed to incorporate a limited liability company. I did nothing with it since, but now find that I am at the juncture in my career when I should feel comfortable with taking on and managing client work beyond the stable income of my employer. This is the natural progression of a remote worker, and while I have no plans of leaving my day job, diversification in this age is absolutely necessary.
Kynda Consulting will focus on serving the White Mountain area, by providing website development and hosting at the local level, and bringing economic development to the region by enabling larger clients to outsource work to rural remote freelancers.
SMB custom website design, hosting, and maintenance promoting local business and nonprofit interests.
This venture will be a new and exciting challenge for myself. It will challenge me to demonstrate that I can ship a client project (I can), but also to learn how to land a sale – a skill that I've yet to develop and terrifies me.
"Kynda Consulting, LLC Venture" by Joseph Hallenbeck is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Joseph Hallenbeck attended the RTIS program at DigiPen Institute of Technology, studied Victorian-era literature at the University of Oxford, and graduated from Augustana University in Sioux Falls, SD with a B.A. in Philosophy and English Literature. He has worked as an interpretive ranger, naturalist, and caver for the National Park Service and now works as a remote software engineer from his cabin in Arizona.


1. How did von Steuben help the Colonial Army during the Revolution?
2. What crucial role did Lafayette play in the Revolution?
1. Briefly describe the actions Robert Townsend, Nathan Hale and Benedict Arnold took as spies during the War.


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The C.C. Sabathia Announcement
One of the most well-liked and well-respected New York team athletes, C.C. Sabathia, announced that, effective immediately, he is checking himself into an alcohol rehabilitation program. He will miss whatever remains of the Yankees' run in the playoffs. In fact, his departure at this time probably fatally weakens the Yankees, because they have no ability to secure a replacement-level pitcher.
Sabbathia is the most high profile player to announce that he is seeking rehabilitation treatment for a substance abuse addiction when his team was still playing during a season or a playoff. The Detroit Tigers superstar Miguel Cabrera went through alcohol rehabilitation a few years ago, but he did so during the off-season.
What is quite remarkable about this story are that Sabathia visited his manager Joe Girardi on Sunday and said simply "I need help," and that Girardi told the media that, at that moment, "I stopped being his manager" and assumed a different role. When I think back to the 1950's, when I first became a sports fan, the notion that a player would confess that he needed help, or that a manager would assume a facilitative role would have been unimaginable.
This announcement is welcome in so many other respects:
It recognizes that an individual who has brought joy and entertainment to others, as well as financial rewards to himself and his teammates, to the Yankees and to New York City through his performance excellence will prioritize his personal and family needs, which is the way it should be.
It reminds us that athletes are flawed human beings. They are no worse and no better as a group than the populations from which they come, other than having some exceptional capabilities that enable them to participate in a highly visible sport and form of entertainment. We should respect and admire athletes for who they are, not what we would like them to be.
This announcement reminds us that being a highly paid, highly visible athlete is very stressful, more than being a business leader or even an elected official. I once told a baseball executive who believed that my CEO job must have been highly stressful that I could not imagine people publicly criticizing me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year around online, on TV, radio and in print, which comes with being a high profile athlete, manager, executive, or franchise owner. Members of the public are more passioniate about their local professional teams and their star athletes than about their employers or even their elected officials.
The announcement also reminds us that professional sports teams have much more complex management and human relations challenges than they acknowledged a generation ago. We only knew about substance abuse problems on sports teams in past decades when players were arrested and charged with crimes. The ordinary substance abuse problems that damaged or destroyed the everyday lives of athletes were barely publicized, even if reporters, teammates and opposing players knew of them.
Finally, the announcement reminds us that not only do athletes have a life outside of their sport, but that the other life will be the one into they will enter at a relatively young age. Professional athletes will leave a career, depending on the sport and their performance in that sport, sometime between the ages of 30 and 40 (although there are outliers who might last beyond age 40). Whatever they do after that will be very different from what they did in their prime earning years as an athlete.
Many athletes are poorly prepared for the basic challenge of a changed identity, a need to establish a new career, and a need to redefine relationships with family and friends. Some have compared it to getting a divorce after being married a long time. Whatever comparison one would choose, it is a disruptive and stressful event in the life of a professional athlete.
Thoughtful professional athletes start thinking planning for this transition well before the day of reckoning, so that the added burden of facing it is layered on top of trying to manage relationships with managers, coaches, teammates, a professional organization, the media and the public. It is not easy under the best of circumstances. It is even worse when an athlete is simultaneously battling an addiction and is confronting the near-term end of a long career, which is the situation in which C.C. Sabathia finds himself.
I commend C.C. Sabathia for taking the step he did and making an emphatic statement that everything he has done and will do in his life outside of his role as a great pitcher at the highest levels of professional baseball is more important.
I hope that his gesture gives others similarly situated the courage to take the same step in their lives. Recently, I read Bill Pennington's great biography of Billy Martin, called Billy Martin: Baseball's Flawed Genius, who was one of the most successful managers of all time, as well as a very good baseball player. However, he had a very clear problem with alcohol addiction, one he appeared never to overcome before his early death in an automobile accident.
Mickey Mantle acknowledged toward the end of his life that he had an alcohol addiction over 42 years, but he never sought help and his career was shorter and less outstanding than it otherwise might have been, and it definitely shortened his life. Because Mantle's father had died at age 39, he believed he would die young, and he chose not to take care of himself, a sad observation he made in the last year of his life, when he died at age 64.
We wish C.C. Sabathia well, but, more importantly, I hope that his public announcement causes others who are on the fence about owning up to serious substance abuse problems to seek the help they need.

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The Drum Broker has released Boom Bap Phonetics 2, a new sample pack featuring 200+ drum sounds and breaks by Greg Savage.
Boom Bap Phonetics 2 is the follow up to the wildly popular Boom Bap Phonetics Drum Kit by Greg Savage and features a slew of dope & original drum samples.
Added Spice: Drum Loops/Fills, (Clean/filtered versions).
Sampler's Dream: Kept it RAW for you to chop and filter.
Over 100 Samples (16-bit): Kicks, Snares, Breaks, Fills, Hi Hats, Bass, Loops.
Compatibility: Logic X, Pro Tools, Cubase, Reason 7, Fl Studio, Digital Performer, All Hardware Samplers: Akai Mpc 3000, 2000Xl, 1000 Maschine.
Recording Chain: Live Drums → Microphones (Multiple Condensers/Dynamics) → Joe Meek Preamp → Mpc 3000/Sp303.
Bonus: Select Stem Files, Multiple recording perspectives (Motown Style).


Proto-Indo-European root meaning "few, little."
It forms all or part of: catchpoll; encyclopedia; filly; foal; few; hypnopedia; impoverish; orthopedic; Paedophryne; paraffin; parvi-; parvovirus; paucity; Paul; pauper; pedagogue; pederasty; pedo-; pedophilia; poco; poltroon; pony; pool (n.2) "game similar to billiards;" poor; poulterer; poultry; poverty; puericulture; puerile; puerility; puerperal; pullet; pullulate; Punch; Punchinello; pupa; pupil (n.1) "student;" pupil (n.2) "center of the eye;" puppet; pusillanimous; putti.
It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit potah "a young animal," putrah "son;" Avestan puthra- "son, child;" Greek pauros "few, little," pais (genitive paidos) "child," polos "foal;" Latin paucus "few, little," paullus "little," parvus "little, small," pauper "poor," puer "child, boy," pullus "young animal;" Oscan puklu "child;" Old English feawe "not many, a small number," fola "young horse;" Old Norse fylja "young female horse;" Old Church Slavonic puta "bird;" Lithuanian putytis "young animal, young bird;" Albanian pele "mare."
Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to cut, strike, stamp."
It forms all or part of: account; amputate; amputation; anapest; berate; compute; count (v.); depute; deputy; dispute; impute; pave; pavement; pit (n.1) "hole, cavity;" putative; rate (v.1) "to scold;" reputation; repute.
It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Latin pavire "to beat, ram, tread down," putare "to prune;" Greek paiein "to strike;" Lithuanian pjauti "to cut," pjūklas "saw."


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On the golf course, smart customary golf wear is expected. In the clubhouse, smart casual clothing is expected, other than on certain occasions when a specified dress code will be advised.
Smart denim jeans may be worn in the clubhouse. Blue denim jeans are not acceptable on the course.
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BTG Celebrates 100 Years
Interviews HEADLINE
To commemorate the occasion of reaching the 100 year-milestone, the company has launched a campaign re-emphasizing the values that have guided and that will continue to guide the company forward — prioritizing innovation and customer-focus.
Mr. Keith Waters, General Manager-Asia Pacific, BTG Group
Paper Mart interviewed Mr. Keith Waters, General Manager-Asia Pacific, BTG Group, as the Company celebrates its 100 years-anniversary, on the major achievements of the Company, the shared vision with the Voith Group, the solutions based on Industry 4.0, the outlook on the Indian paper industry and the future goals of the Company.
Established in Sweden, BTG Group has spent the past century dedicated to its founding principles of quality first, technology and manufacturing innovation, global reach and people development. Through the years, the Company's continued investment in core capabilities and strategic acquisitions have played a major role in strengthening its position in the pulp and paper industry.
To commemorate the occasion of reaching the 100 year-milestone, BTG has launched a campaign re-emphasizing the values that have guided and that will continue to guide the company forward: innovation and customer-focus.
Excerpts from the interview:
Paper Mart: To begin with, what an accomplishment to be around after 100 years! As 2021 marks a century of serving the pulp and paper industry with innovative tools, products and solutions, please describe some of the biggest highlights in BTG's history?
Keith Waters: We are very proud to have reached the milestone of a century serving the pulp and paper industry with innovative solutions.
BTG has its origins in Sweden in 1921, when Torsten Källe, the inventor of a "regulator" to automate the control of temperature and load in a local sulfite mill, launched the Källe Regulator Company. Over the course of the next several decades, the company invented and developed a range of pulp consistency transmitters, steam conditioning valves and specialty pulp and paper analyzers before becoming Eur-Control in the 1960s.
After merging with coater manufacturer AB Inventing in 1985, BTG (Bonnier Technology Group) was formed, and the development of high-performance coating and creping blades soon followed. In 2001, BTG acquired Mütek, with its comprehensive range of inline and laboratory analyzers for the paper industry. In 2016, Capstone Technology, a leading provider of software for process control optimization and decision support analytics across several processing industries was acquired and in 2019, BTG became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Voith Group.
Fast forward to 2021 — BTG is a pulp and paper technology focused company with a unique capability to craft solutions that deliver sustainable gains in our customer's business performance.
PM: Since the Voith Group had acquired the Company around a year and a half ago, we would like you to touch upon – the synergistic relationship of the two companies and the combined vision for further growth in the pulp and paper industry.
KW: Voith Paper and BTG have both been committed to delivering technological innovation to the pulp and paper industry for decades. As a full-line supplier, Voith Paper provides customer-centric solutions from a single source for an efficient and sustainable papermaking process. The BTG portfolio and competencies are highly complementary with those of Voith Paper.
Knowledge and experience are being shared both within our respective technology centres and in the field across to ensure that the combined capability is available to our customers. To ensure focus on our respective areas of expertise, BTG operates as an entity with Voith Paper and our sales and service teams remain engaged in delivery of pulp and paper solutions.
Together, we focus on making the world better with paper.
PM: In 2020, BTG had introduced SMART Monitoring as its first Industry 4.0 solution/service; could you please elaborate on the same and take us through your plans with regard to introducing more solutions with Industry 4.0 as its foundational principle/model?
KW: SMART Monitoring was developed consistent with BTG's guiding principle to deliver innovative, value adding, and customer-focused solutions. With SMART Monitoring, our engineers can be connected to BTG sensors at mill in real time, 24 hours a day/7 day a week, to assist in ensuring optimal performance. This enables teams to intervene faster, ensuring even greater reliability and availability.
The global drive to digitalization is at the centre of BTG's technology development pathway that includes the MACS suite of Advanced Controls and dataPARC, an industry leading data visualization and analytics platform.
SMART Monitoring is a step along that journey and is one of the many advanced digital solutions offered by BTG for the Industry 4.0 enabled paper mill.
PM: What is your viewpoint on the Indian pulp and paper market with respect to – the potential and the opportunities for the Company? What is your current market presence in India and expansion plans?
KW: The Indian pulp and paper market is rapidly expanding with a particular focus on packaging grades and achieving optimal yields from limited fibre resources. BTG has well developed competencies in these process areas, with local resources in place, and we are actively engaged in projects with our valued Indian customers. Our sales and service teams are based in both Gurgaon and Hyderabad, where we also have a service centre.
The Indian pulp and paper industry is an exciting place to be, and we are fully committed as it continues to develop and grow.
Voith Paper and BTG have both been committed to delivering technological innovation to the pulp and paper industry for decades.
PM: Also, the Company had introduced – Pulp 4.0 – an integrated solution to improve overall Fiberline performance, a while ago; could you please talk about the market-acceptance of the same and the advantages with regard to finance (production cost) and efficiency?
KW: Pulp 4.0 is about optimizing pulp quality and cost across the entire fiberline. It combines process measurements with our MACS advanced process control suite and strong domain expertise. MACScook and MACSbleach address digester and bleach plant optimization respectively and there has been significant interest from Indian mills.
The current state operations and savings potential are comprehensively assessed at the outset of a project providing a pathway to a sustainable return on investment. Typically, the savings are in the range USD 2 to USD 10 per ton.
PM: As BTG is now at a very significant juncture in its business journey – having completed 100 years and growing, what are the future goals of the Company? Also, what do you think are the aspects which have helped the Company in growing through the century?
KW: A commitment to quality, service and the delivery of solutions that assist our customers in achieving significant and sustainable gains in business performance has been a common focus for BTG for a century now. This remains central to our strategy as we start our next century.
The paper industry and technological environment of 2021 is very different to that of 1921. We will continue to adapt, developing our consumables, automation technologies, software, and process expertise to deliver high quality, productivity enhancing solutions that reflect a state-of-the-art approach. This is what has made us successful for the last 100 years!
PM: Any concluding thoughts that you wish to add to the interview?'
KW: Reaching the 100 Year milestone would not have been possible without the dedication of our employees over many years. People make the difference. We also thank our valued pulp and paper customers to be a part of this memorable journey and will continue to remain in their business endeavor.
Thank you for the opportunity to share the 100 Year milestone with our friends in the Indian pulp and paper industry.
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Two pairs of Shamma Sandals, my next foray into huaraches. I think the leather topped ones, called Warriors, look particularly swish too.
I'm taking a break from running this week to try and help the stress fracture in my right fibula heal properly but I hope to get out in these next week and give them a good thorough testing.


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Halloween Bark is all the rave this year and it's super easy to make! Plus I love that you can add anything you want, sprinkles, your favorite candy toppings and more! This would be a great treat for your Halloween party or to put in baggies and have your kids pass out at school!


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Q: Parallax.js moves my css-positioned elements I'm starting out experimenting with Parallax.js and having a problem:
I lay out some clouds in the sky, and position their 'top' position using CSS in such a way that they're distributed over the sky (I've also tried this using Javascript and Greensock GSAP, in this case setting their 'y').  However init'ing Parallax.js just wipes their positions clear and sets them all on top of each other.
I've gone through the config variables in Parallax.js and tried changing some, but it doesn't help.'
What am I not understanding?
Also, is it possible to animate Parallax.js positioned elements using GSAP?  That is, have them move across the screen as well as being affected by Parallax.ja?

A: I ran into this problem too, here's an answer for future Google searches.
For some reason parallax.js adds 'position: absolute' to your .layer elements. In the non-jquery version - I just commented out the following on line 289.
// Configure Layer Styles
for (var i = 0, l = this.layers.length; i < l; i++) {
  var layer = this.layers[i];
  if (this.transform3DSupport) this.accelerate(layer);
  // layer.style.position = i ? 'absolute' : 'relative'; // nope
  // layer.style.display = 'block'; // nope
  // layer.style.left = 0; // nope
  // layer.style.top = 0; // nope

A: I ran into this problem myself last week and figured I'd leave an answer for all you googlers out there. Though I don't have the poster's code at hand I have a pretty good guess.

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 .cloud1 {
  background-image: url('...');
  position: absolute;
  top: 300px;
  left: 300px;
 }

The layer element is set to 0,0 by parallax.js as you noted, you need to instead define objects within each layer.

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Tropical Diversity
Genetics and Conservation
Cryptogamic Plants and Fungi
Major Floras
Scottish Biodiversity
Scientific and Technical Services
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RBGE Weather Station
Recording Rare Plants and Lichens
Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
Potatoes, tomatoes and much much more.
The family has over 90 genera and 3,000 species and has a worldwide distribution. The family contains mainy useful species including tomatoes, potatoes, aubergine, chili peppers, and tobacco. Research in the tropical section is focused on delivering up to date taxonomic accounts of several important genera in the family as well as producing a well sampled molecular phylogeny to help understand evolutionalry relationships within this economically important group of plants.
Solanaceae Molecular Systematics
A large densely sampled molecular phylogeny for the whole of Solanaceae has been produced. This work was a collaborative effort with Lynn Bohs, Richard Olmstead, and Sandra Knapp. The phylogeny includes 1,075 of the total c. 2,700 species of Solanaceae, and all except two monotypic genera Darcyanthus and Capsicophysalis for which samples are sparse. As part of the project, we did a complete review of the Solanaceae fossil record, and discovered 50 fossils previously assigned to the family. Some of these fossils show a set of unique characters that can be used to confidently place them in the family phylogeny, and we have used these fossils to time-calibrate the large phylogeny with Bayesian relaxed molecular clock models. Publications from the project are currently in revision.
Solanaceae Taxonomy
Together with Sandy Knapp from the Natural History Museum, London we are building a taxonomic monograph for one of the most poorly understood clades of Solanum, the Morelloid clade. This clade includes c. 68 species often referred to as Black nightshades or the Solanum nigrum complex. The clade was not recognised in any of the sectional delimitations of Solanum, but was discovered as a strongly supported monophyletic clade in phylogenetic analysis by Bohs (2005). The clade includes the previously recognised sections Solanum, Episarcophyllum, Campanulisolanum, Parasolanum, and Chamaesarachidium.
There are currently 550 names for the c. 68 species in the clade, and much work is needed to sort out these names. The labyrinth of names is mainly due to the complex morphological variation found in some of the species. Most of the 68 species are endemic to the tropical Andes, although a set of ten agriculturally important species from the Solanum nigrum complex sensu stricto are native to Africa (Edmonds & Chweya 1997, Manoko 2007).
To aid the morphology-based revision, we are using molecular phylogenetic tools to better understand species diversity and species limits in this complex clade. I have used the three available plastid genomes of Solanum to develop a set of variable chloroplast markers for the clade. We are now building a densely sampled species-level phylogeny for the whole of the Morelloid clade using multiple accessions of each of the species to test species limits. We work in close collaboration with Lynn Bohs and her lab in the University of Utah where phylogenetic and taxonomic work on many of the Solanum clades is being carried out.
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This is the updated and improved version of the UltraAOW Mappack Installer. This always installs latest mappack from our server and keeps you always up-to-date. It is a very useful installer for against slow connections. If you have a slow connection, you can use this installer. Just open installer, it sometimes can't detect or wrong detect your TTFS folder, in this case select correct TTFS folder, and it starts downloading. Please report glitches to our Discord server. You can find our Discord at http://multiplayerforums.com/discord URL.
My first public map on Renegade. Silos, repair facilities and tailguns are capturable. Double base defenses. Defenses, building locations, etc. are balanced as much as I can. Report bugs and glitches in the comment section. My next map will be soon.
Narrow Isles 3VS3 skirmish map for C&C Tiberium Wars with super weapon restriction.
Planetarium is a fast paced and jumppad-heavy capture the flag map set in space, where controlling the middle section is the key to success. It consists of the middle section with two floors and alot of jumppads. Two bases with two floors each. There are also four paths connecting to each base, two between the lower middle floor and two between the upper middle floor. By Glacke.
CTF-Omega13 is a capture the flag level for 6-10 players located on a space station inside a massive rock in outer space. In the middle of the map there is an open section where the space station goes out into space. This section has jump pads going across from base to base with low gravity in the middle, bringing some risk for those choosing to take the "quick and easy way". There is an alternate corridor going across which takes longer but has a Sniper Rifle pickup in the middle and an open area overlooking the entire middle section. The entrance to each base has a choke point coming from the middle and then splitting up into multiple paths all ending up in the flag room, where the flag is waiting on a small platform in the air. By Nickolai Fuglevaag.
A capture the flag map set in a castle in the sky with a great glass wall protecting one side from the other. By Oett.
Killscreen is a CTF level for 6-12 players. It has a large central area built for long-ranged weapons and smaller defense areas for more close combat. By noraneer.
General Map Information This map is not something like DM, DOM or AOW map. Each side has a Core in their base, a huge object with lighting, the enemy has to destroy this Core to win the game. The Core cannot be repaired! Buildings are indestructible. What to do? In the center of the map there is a Center Node. When you repair this Node you capture it and it becomes yours. The enemy Core becomes vulnerable to attacks when this has been done. The Cores are not damageable unless your team owns the Center Node. There are Unreal Tournament 3 female announcements for most of the Node/Core events to let players know what to do. Inside the Barracks and Hand of Nod you can find a Terminal "Pickup Orb". When you press E here you will get the Orb weapon. This weapon can capture the Center Node in 1 shot from close range even if it is already teamed to the enemy. There can be only 1 Orb per team at a time. Most characters don't spawn with Timed C4 (minigunners, engineers and hotwires/technicians excepted) because it would be too easy to kill the Center Node then and too much C4 spam in that area. Use the Orb to insta-capture the Center Node. Havocs and Sakura's have a 2 bullet clip. Snipers have a 3 bullet clip. Gunner has a basic rocket launcher to elimate the inbalance with Rocket Soldiers which are likely to be used to attack the Cores. Rocket Weapons had their range decreased to combat "Base 2 Base Core Attacks". A crate spawns in the middle at the Center Node as well as a Weaponcrate. Much thanks goes out to Mauler, ImperialKaskins and Blazea58 for their content in this map such as the trees, carrier and ramps to the deck. Notes To play this map you require script updates which are not available in TT 4.0 RC1, when the next version of TT 4.0 comes out you will be able to play and host this map on your own server and game. It is now in rotation on the UltraAOW.com NewMaps 4.0 server. Have fun!
C&C Fjords Third Revision Created By: AircraftKiller C&C FjordsTR is the third revision of Fjords. It fixes some issues form the past two map versions such as vehicle bugs, lag spikes/graphics lagging, amongst other small tweaks. It still has lag, but plays far better than its previous conterparts.


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Mank: New Promotional Images
Click to enjoy the images in glorious 5K, full quality, and full screen view:
𝙸𝚗 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝙽𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚗 Netflix 𝙳𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝟺
Author Leonard ZeligPosted on December 3, 2020 December 3, 2020 Categories 2020. MankTags Netflix, Photo, PromotionLeave a comment on Mank: New Promotional Images
The Mank Production Images by Miles Crist
Miles Crist (Instagram)
"Excited to share these images which I have been working on for the past year in support of Mank. Thank you to David Fincher and Ceán Chaffin for the opportunity to witness and photograph the production of this incredibly unique film. Scorsese said that the most personal is the most creative, and as such, Mank is Fincher's best film yet." [1]
"I shot everything digitally, 95% of it on a Leica Q2. I spent a lot of time making everything look like 4×5 – scanning vintage negatives to place around the images, decreasing depth of field/softening the photos by adding Gaussian blur in Photoshop, adding shadow and highlight halation, dodging and burning every image to get the best tonality out of the files while emulating panchromatic film, adding vignetting, and the right amount of grain. I could never have achieved these shots using 4×5, and it was David Fincher's idea to do this all digitally, and in the process make something that looks even better than film."
"The reason I chose the Q2 was for its high resolution, as well as its ability to achieve shallow depth of field on a wide angle lens, which I then augmented even further in post."
"I didn't push the ISO very often, shooting at f1.7 helped. I don't like to go above base (50) on the Q2. For Mindhunter I used the Q, as the Q2 wasn't out yet." [2]
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Author Leonard ZeligPosted on October 23, 2020 October 23, 2020 Categories 2020. MankTags Miles Crist, Photo, Photography, Production, PromotionLeave a comment on The Mank Production Images by Miles Crist
Mank: "The White Wine Came Up with the Fish"
"The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics". By Sydney Ladensohn Stern:
One of his most-repeated wisecracks originated at a dinner party hosted by Arthur Hornblow Jr., a cultured and talented producer so sophisticated that he and Myrna Loy celebrated their divorce with a party at the Mocambo nightclub. The elegant Hornblow was known for lavishing care on his food and wine, but on that occasion, Herman drank so much that he had to bolt from the table to vomit. "Don't worry, Arthur," he airily told his host afterward. "The white wine came up with the fish."
Images by Miles Crist
Additional images by Gisele Schmidt & Gary Oldman, Nikolai Loveikis
Author Leonard ZeligPosted on October 22, 2020 October 23, 2020 Categories 2020. MankTags Miles Crist, Photo, Poster, Production, PromotionLeave a comment on Mank: "The White Wine Came Up with the Fish"
Mank: In Front of and Behind the Scenes
Herman 'Mank' Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman) drunkenly harangues the dinner guests at Hearst Castle
Directed by: David Fincher
Produced by: Ceán Chaffin, Eric Roth, and Douglas Urbanski
Written by: Jack Fincher
Score by: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Costumes by: Trish Summerville
Edited by: Kirk Baxter, ACE
Production Design by: Donald Graham Burt
Photography by: Erik Messerschmidt, ASC
Co-Produced by: Peter Mavromates & William Doyle
Marion Davies (Amanda Seyfried) sits in growing horror as her dinner party is disturbed by Mank
Gary Oldman as Herman J. Mankiewicz
Amanda Seyfried as Marion Davies
Lily Collins as Rita Alexander
Arliss Howard as Louis B. Mayer
Tom Pelphrey as Joe Mankiewicz
Sam Troughton as John Houseman
Ferdinand Kingsley as Irving Thalberg
Tuppence Middleton as Sara Mankiewicz
Tom Burke as Orson Welles
Joseph Cross as Charles Lederer
Jamie McShane as Shelly Metcalf
Toby Leonard Moore as David O. Selznick
Monika Gossmann as Fraulein Freda
and Charles Dance as William Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hearst (Charles Dance) beside MGM's Louis B. Mayer (Arliss Howard)
Gary Oldman as Herman Mankiewicz (Gisele Schmidt/NETFLIX)
Gary Oldman (as Herman Mankiewicz), Sean Persaud (as Mank's colleague Tommy), and Gaffer Danny Gonzalez, before a LED backdrop of the desert (Gisele Schmidt/NETFLIX)
Gary Oldman (as Herman Mankiewicz) shot with the RED Monstro 8K Monochrome by Camera Operator Brian Osmond (Nikolai Loveikis/NETFLIX)
Author Leonard ZeligPosted on October 10, 2020 October 10, 2020 Categories 2020. MankTags Netflix, Photo, Promotion, RED CamerasLeave a comment on Mank: In Front of and Behind the Scenes
Mank: Official Teaser
1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing wit and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish Citizen Kane.
Starring: Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Charles Dance
Cast: Lily Collins, Arliss Howard, Tom Pelphrey, Sam Troughton, Ferdinand Kingsley, Tuppence Middleton, Tom Burke, Joseph Cross, Jamie McShane, Toby Leonard Moore, Monika Gossmann
𝚆𝙴𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚂
(𝚎𝚡𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍)
𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚔? 𝙸𝚝'𝚜 𝙾𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝚆𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚜.

𝙼𝙰𝙽𝙺
(𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚣𝚎𝚍)
𝙾𝚏 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝚒𝚜.
Orson Welles played by Tom Burke
Author Leonard ZeligPosted on October 9, 2020 October 10, 2020 Categories 2020. MankTags Netflix, Photo, Promotion, Trailer, Video1 Comment on Mank: Official Teaser
Empire Magazine: Mank Exclusive Images
Gary Oldman as Mank, with Tom Pelphrey as his younger brother Joseph and a junior aide on an MGM studio soundstage.
Gary Oldman and the director David Fincher working together on set.
As seen in Empire's feature about the making of Mank – which takes David Fincher back to the Golden Age of Hollywood, with a screenplay written by his own late father, Jack Fincher:
Mank: Gary Oldman On Giving A Stripped-Down Performance In David Fincher's Hollywood Tale
Read Nev Pierce's full Mank set visit in the Chadwick Boseman Empire tribute issue, on sale Thursday 1 October, in print and digital (iOS & Android).
𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚘𝚘𝚗
Author Leonard ZeligPosted on September 29, 2020 October 8, 2020 Categories 2020. MankTags Nev Pierce, PhotoLeave a comment on Empire Magazine: Mank Exclusive Images
First Look at David Fincher's "Mank"
1930s Hollywood is re-evaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane for Orson Welles.
𝙼𝙰𝚈𝙴𝚁
𝚆𝚑𝚘 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗?

𝚃𝙷𝙰𝙻𝙱𝙴𝚁𝙶
𝙹𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚊 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚛.
𝙼𝙰𝚁𝙸𝙾𝙽
𝙸 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚜𝚊𝚠 𝟺𝟸𝚗𝚍 𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚝.
(𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚕𝚢𝚗-𝚎𝚜𝚎) 𝙸𝚝 𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚠 𝚖𝚢 𝚠𝚒𝚐.
𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚒𝚛𝚕 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚏
𝙱𝚎𝚍𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚢…
𝙹𝙾𝙴 (𝚅.𝙾.)
𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚍 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚛𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚘'𝚜
𝙶𝚘𝚕𝚍𝚎𝚗 𝙱𝚘𝚢 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚐𝚘 𝚝𝚘𝚎-𝚝𝚘-𝚝𝚘𝚎
𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚎 𝙷𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜𝚝, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞'𝚛𝚎
𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚔𝚒𝚝𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚗.
𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚊 𝚋𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚞𝚢𝚎𝚛
𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚢 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚊
𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚢. 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕
𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚜𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝚒𝚝.
𝚁𝙸𝚃𝙰
(𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚐𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚜)
𝙴𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚍𝚎𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚗
𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚕𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜, 𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚔𝚒𝚎𝚠𝚒𝚌𝚣, 𝚘𝚛 𝚠𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕
𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚞𝚙 𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚍.
𝚆𝙴𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚂 (𝚅.𝙾.)
𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘
𝚑𝚞𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚆𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚕𝚎?
𝙲𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚖𝚎 𝙰𝚑𝚊𝚋.
Author Leonard ZeligPosted on September 6, 2020 September 29, 2020 Categories 2020. MankTags Cinematography, Netflix, Photo, Promotion6 Comments on First Look at David Fincher's "Mank"
Fincher's 'Zodiac': A Suspenseful and Thrilling Combination of Police Procedural and Newspaper Film That Masterfully Chronicles the Progression of Obsession
Zodiac poster by Barret Chapman
Koraljka Suton
If you asked David Fincher about the childhood years he spent in San Anselmo in Marin County during the 1960s, the topic that would undoubtedly pop up would be that of an infamous serial killer who, in the director's eyes, was "the ultimate boogeyman." For it was precisely that time and that general area that saw the rise of the Zodiac, a murderer who frequently wrote letters and sent coded messages to local newspapers, gleefully taking credit for the gruesome killing sprees that would inevitably trigger waves of paranoia across the West Coast. As Fincher recalls: "I remember coming home and saying the highway patrol had been following our school buses for a couple weeks now. And my dad, who worked from home, and who was very dry, not one to soft-pedal things, turned slowly in his chair and said: 'Oh yeah. There's a serial killer who has killed four or five people, who calls himself Zodiac, who's threatened to take a high-powered rifle and shoot out the tires of a school bus, and then shoot the children as they come off the bus.'" Fincher's fascination with the mystery man who wreaked havoc in Northern California during the late 60s and early 70s, claiming to have taken the lives of thirty-seven people (out of which only five were confirmed as being his victims), ultimately resulted in the director gladly accepting to work on Zodiac, a 2007 movie written by James Vanderbilt. The screenwriter had read a 1986 non-fiction book of the same name while he was still in high school, years before pursuing his eventual career. After getting into screenwriting, he had the chance to meet Zodiac author Robert Graysmith, a cartoonist who had been working for one of the newspapers the killer wrote to during the 1960s, and decided to make a screenplay based on the information-packed book. Having creative control over the material was of the utmost importance to Vanderbilt, given the fact that the endings of his previous scripts had been altered. Together with producers from Phoenix Pictures, Vanderbilt bought the rights to both Zodiac and its follow-up, entitled Zodiac Unmasked, after which the Seven director was asked to come on board.
Apart from having a personal attachment to the story of the notorious serial killer who was never brought to justice, what drew Fincher to work on the project was also the fact that the ending of Vanderbilt's script was left unresolved, thereby staying true to real-life events. But Fincher's perfectionism and his wish to depict the open case as accurately as possible led to him asking that the screenplay be rewritten, for the wanted to research the original police reports from scratch. He also decided that he, Vanderbilt and producer Bradley J. Fischer should personally interview the people who were involved in the case so that they could discern for themselves whether the testimonies were to be believed or not. The people they spent months interviewing were family members of suspects, the Zodiac killer's two surviving victims, witnesses, investigators both current and retired, as well as the mayors of Vallejo and San Francisco. As Fincher elaborated: "Even when we did our own interviews, we would talk to two people. One would confirm some aspects of it and another would deny it. Plus, so much time had passed, memories are affected and the different telling of the stories would change perception. So when there was any doubt we always went with the police reports." They also hired a forensic linguistics expert to analyze the killer's letters, with the expert's focus being on how the Zodiac spelled words and structured sentences, as opposed to the emphasis that was put on the Zodiac's handwriting by document examiners in the 1970s.
Film stills by Merrick Morton (Paramount Pictures)
Other in-depth articles on films by David Fincher on Cinephilia & Beyond:
Alien3: "Take all of the responsibility, because you're going to get all of the blame"
Se7en: A Rain-Drenched, Somber, Gut-Wrenching Thriller that Restored David Fincher's Faith in Filmmaking
Downwards Is the Only Way Forwards: Welcome to David Fincher's The Game
'Fight Club': David Fincher's Stylish Exploration of Modern-Day Man's Estrangement and Disillusionment
Fincher's Zodiac As Easily One Of The Best Thrillers Of The Millennium So Far
From Facebook to 'Fuck-You Flip-Flops': How Aaron Sorkin and David Fincher Made 'The Social Network' a Fiery Word-Off
Author Leonard ZeligPosted on January 25, 2020 June 1, 2020 Categories 2007. ZodiacTags A lot of takes, Cinematography, Harris Savides, Interview, Merrick Morton, Nev Pierce, Photo, Production, Profile, Screenwriting, VideoLeave a comment on Fincher's 'Zodiac': A Suspenseful and Thrilling Combination of Police Procedural and Newspaper Film That Masterfully Chronicles the Progression of Obsession
'Fight Club' 20th Anniversary: Holt McCallany on Standing Behind Brad Pitt in 'Iconic' Photo
The "Mindhunter" star portrayed a fight club member in David Fincher's 1999 film.
Holt McCallany currently stars in Netflix's "Mindhunter," but two decades ago, he was an up-and-coming actor who found himself sharing the screen with Brad Pitt in "Fight Club." As the David Fincher film celebrates the 20th anniversary of its premiere at the Venice Film Festival, McCallany reflects on being part of the "iconic photo" from the set, calling it "one of the really memorable moments of my career."
The photo of a bloodied Brad Pitt shirtless in a dingy basement, smoking a cigarette and ready to fight is arguably the most famous image from the film. Surrounding Pitt are other fight club members, including McCallany.
"I love that photo," McCallany told The Wrap. "It's one of the really memorable moments of my career. There aren't too many moments along the way that were more special than 'Fight Club.'"
McCallany was a New York Broadway actor when he landed his role in "Fight Club," the Edward Norton and Pitt-led action flick about two members of an underground group of brawlers. The still was taken by the set photographer Merrick Morton. McCallany said after the "Fight Club" premiere, strangers would approach him on the street, recognizing him due to the photo's use during the film's promotional run.
Read the full profile
Author Leonard ZeligPosted on September 10, 2019 September 10, 2019 Categories 1999. Fight ClubTags Holt McCallany, Merrick Morton, Photo, ProfileLeave a comment on 'Fight Club' 20th Anniversary: Holt McCallany on Standing Behind Brad Pitt in 'Iconic' Photo
Adam Buffery
I've been Mark Zuckerberg—there are times in my life where I've acted that way. There are times in my life where I've been Eduardo Saverin—where I've gone and made a scene and regretted it and where I've been emotional and felt silly and stupid. And there are times when I've felt self-righteous and I've acted out in this other way… Look, what Mark does is no different than directing a movie—it's what I do for a living every day. You grow something, and your job is to grow it well and to make sure it gets enhanced and to take care of it. That's the subject of the movie. And if you have to hurt people's feelings in order to protect that thing, that's what you have to do. It's a responsibility. You want to love every character in the movie. You want to be able to understand them. You want to be able to relate to them. But, as a director, the characters' behaviors are inevitably related to facets of moments in your own life. You look at the work and say, Maybe I do know what that is. I've been the angry young man. I've been Elvis Costello. I know what that's like. The anger is certainly something I felt that I could relate to—the notion of being twenty-one and having a fairly clear notion of what it is you want to do or what it is you want to say and having all these people go, well, we'd love to, we'd love you to try. Show us what it is that you want to do. It's that whole condescending thing of having to ask adults for permission because the perception is that you're too young to do it for yourself. And that's why I understood Mark's frustration. You have a vision of what this thing should be. And everyone wants to tell you, Oh, well, you're young. You'll see soon enough. —David Fincher
The 21st century computer-scribes who work behind the scenes behind the screens, creating culture and beauty with code, got an anti-hero to remember on the silver-screen in 2010 with David Fincher's 8th feature film. From a once-in-a-generation, "holy shit" screenplay by Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network is a movie about a 19-year-old Harvard student creating Facebook while losing the relationships in his life. It is an examination of a social outsider who built one of the biggest "clubs" the world's ever seen, and it's about the new age zooming past the old. It's about ignorance in high places, that awkward moment when powerful hired officials prove they have no concept of what simple features on Facebook are in a hearing on Facebook security. It's about a new language of coding that's sweeping and running the globe, and about treating coding with the respect it deserves. It's about coders being taken as seriously as writers, musicians, filmmakers, film producers, painters, costume-designers, photographers, and all other artists and creators. It's about attaining power even though you're socially anxious or awkward, and about finding that inner drive that helps you accomplish your goals. It's about what happens when you lose your humility in your thirst for greatness, and about the fragility of the line between "passionate" and "ass-hole." The Social Network is simultaneously about a seismic shift in the zeitgeist and your best friend getting your company in trouble for feeding his fraternity chicken a piece of chicken. It's about creating and solidifying one's identity, and everything and anything else that goes with what Fincher once jokingly referred to as "the Citizen Kane of John Hughes movies."
Film stills by Merrick Morton (Sony Pictures)
Author Leonard ZeligPosted on May 29, 2019 June 1, 2020 Categories 2010. The Social Network, David FincherTags Aaron Sorkin, Cinematography, Interview, Jeff Cronenweth, Mark Romanek, Merrick Morton, Nev Pierce, Photo, Production, Profile, Screenwriting, VideoLeave a comment on From Facebook to 'Fuck-You Flip-Flops': How Aaron Sorkin and David Fincher Made 'The Social Network' a Fiery Word-Off


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The Colonel Newsmagazine
LEDYARD HIGH SCHOOL | LEDYARD, CT
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COLONELS CURRENT ISSUES
'Hot Shot' Jacob Tyler Money
by thecolonel306
The thundering roars of over 2,000 voices filled the clamorous gymnasium at Waterford High School. The room was pulsing with energy. At the front of the sea of color and costumes that was the Ledyard student section, stood Jacob Money, dressed as Moses and holding a staff in the air. In what seemed like slow motion, he brought the smooth wooden stick to the floor, and walked up the bleachers as the bodies split before him, creating a path to the top.
This epic moment occurred in March at the LHS Boys' Basketball ECC playoff game versus East Lyme. Jacob Money, one of the Colonel Crew leaders, described the atmosphere simply as "alive." One student describes the Colonel Crew as "a group of students that go around to different athletic activities for the high school and cheer on the Colonels." It is known throughout the school that Jacob Money is at the head of all the costumes and chants of the Colonel Crew. When he was commended on his role in the crew, Money said, "It wouldn't be possible without all the awesome kids at LHS, there's just so much support for one another."
Jacob's school spirit carries into the politics of LHS, as he was elected class president for the senior class this 2017-18 school year.
"I think I'm doing well, but it's not just me, the other officers have helped me so much to help me know what I have to do," Money said on the subject of fitting in. The first fundraising project for the senior class was the balloon and donut booth at the Ledyard Ffair and it raised a whopping $1800.
Jacob Money is also heavily involved in some of the clubs at LHS, including The Key Club and Student Congress. Money fills a unique position for The Key Club. He obtained the position of Lieutenant Governor last year. His duties include overseeing and retrieving reports from all of the Key Clubs in southeastern Connecticut. If that isn't enough, he also helps to represent his class in Student Congress, which is a club that helps plan class events such as Senior Sunrise.
Outside of LHS Money is a family man. He often goes to his younger sister's, Samantha, softball and basketball games and cheers her on. "Yeah sometimes the games can get boring, but it's important to Samantha so I go and support her," Money said.
When people think of Jacob Money, they may think of his leadership for the Colonel Crew, his position as president of his class, or even his participation of clubs at LHS, but what many people don't know about him is that he often helps the community by doing service. He puts in countless hours of service through both National Honor Society and The Key Club but Money has also helped out at numerous blood drives for the American Red Cross. In addition to this, he committed himself to helping out those affected by Hurricane Harvey and Irma by asking for donations from various locations. "I like to help those who can't help themselves," Money said. "It just makes me feel good."
Someday Jacob hopes to be able to help those in need on a national level by becoming President of the United States.
Trevor Hutchins, Staff Writer
Senior Trevor Hutchins is a staff writer for the 2017-2018 Colonel. He is one of the few three sport athletes at LHS and is President of Key Club. Trevor is also an avid Avatar watcher, an amateur guitar player, and can "whip up an irresistible secret sauce in the kitchen."
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Episode 19 - "Bruges Brugge"
April 17, 2019 by Utility Muffin Labs in Crime Film, Food
In this episode, Nate and Rachel take a virtual trip to Bruges, Belgium. First, they sit down and watch the 2008 Black Comedy Crime film, "In Bruges," starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. The film is is set and was filmed in Bruges, Belgium.
Next, they sit down for some Moules Frites at a local Brasserie, Brugge.
Brugge Brasserie is located in the Broadripple neighborhood of Indianapolis at:
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Episode 18 - "Dance With the Black Beauty"
April 05, 2019 by Utility Muffin Labs in Crime Film, Family Movie
Please be aware: the topics we discuss in this episode are of a sexual and violent nature. If you are sensitive to these topics, you may want to skip this episode.
In this episode, we review two incredibly different movies. First, Rachel presents the 1994 Warner Brothers film, Black Beauty.
Black Beauty is a 1994 American film adaptation of Anna Sewell's novel by the same name directed by Caroline Thompson in her directorial debut. The film stars Andrew Knott, Sean Bean and David Thewlis. The film is also treated as an autobiography of the horse Black Beauty as in the original novel, and is narrated by Alan Cumming as the voice of the 'Black Beauty'. This is the fifth feature film adaptation of the 1877 classic novel by Anna Sewell.
Nathan presents the totally unrelated 1997 film, Dance With the Devil:
Perdita Durango, released as Dance with the Devil in the United States, is a 1997 Spanish/Mexican action-crime film directed by Álex de la Iglesia, based on Barry Gifford's novel 59° and Raining: The Story of Perdita Durango. It stars Javier Bardem as Romeo Dolorosa and co-stars Rosie Perez. It was inspired by Magdalena Solís and the Hernandez Brothers sect.
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Episode 16 - "British Baking Empire"
February 19, 2019 by Utility Muffin Labs in Crime Film, Food, Gangster Shows
Hey all! In this episode, Rachel introduces Nathan to "The Great British Bake Off." In turn, Nate brings the HBO crime drama, "Boardwalk Empire," to the table for discussion.
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Episode 07 - "Chain of Command"
October 03, 2018 by Utility Muffin Labs in Sci-Fi, Crime Film
In this episode, Nathan and Rachel discuss two pieces of cult cinema. First, Rachel talks about her experience seeing the 1983 Brian De Palma crime classic, "Scarface."
Scarface is a 1983 American crime film directed by Brian De Palma and written by Oliver Stone, a remake of the 1932 film of the same name. The film tells the story of Cuban refugee Tony Montana (Al Pacino) who arrives in 1980s Miami with nothing and rises to become a powerful drug kingpin.
Then, Nate talks about his experience watching the Sci-Fi Western cult classic, "Firefly."
Firefly is an American space Western drama television series which ran from 2002–2003, created by writer and director Joss Whedon, under his Mutant Enemy Productions label. Whedon served as an executive producer, along with Tim Minear.
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Beware of Darkness est une chanson écrite par George Harrison, parue le  sur son triple album All Things Must Pass. Influencée par la philosophie de l'Association internationale pour la conscience de Krishna, la chanson est une mise en garde contre diverses influences corruptrices : les escrocs (soft shoe shufflers), les politiciens (greedy leaders) et les idoles populaires de peu de substance (falling swingers).

Contexte

Composition

Enregistrement

Personnel
 George Harrison – guitare acoustique, chœurs
 Eric Clapton – guitare solo
 Dave Mason - guitare solo
 Carl Radle – basse
 Bobby Whitlock - piano
 Gary Wright - orgue
 Ringo Starr – batterie

Équipe technique

 George Harrison, Phil Spector – production
 Ken Scott – ingénieur du son
 Phil McDonald – ingénieur du son

Références

Chanson interprétée par George Harrison
Chanson de 1970
Chanson écrite par George Harrison
Chanson produite par Phil Spector
Chanson interprétée par Leon Russell
Chanson de rock
Chanson de folk rock

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Lack of concentartion and focusing – Pills (chemical), Biofeedback treatment, natural products.
Anxiety – Pills (chemical), Psychological treatment, natural products.
Concentration/ optimal concentration – Pills (chemical), psychological treatment, natural products.


SHARPSBURG, Ga. -- Spring is in the air and you know what that means in Coweta County: football. Spring football is right around the corner and with the latest crop of football signees finishing up their last few weeks of high school, many college coaches are already turning their focus to recruiting the best of the class of 2016 recruits.
This past weekend was the unofficial kickoff of the college football recruiting season in the Southeast with some of the biggest names in football scouting and combines in the region.
The weekend started off with the Nike football combine series which began on Saturday at Northview High School, where over two thousand high school athletes from around the Southeast and as far away as Texas competed to demonstrate their skills. This event featured four skills challenges to test the athleticism of each player. 40 yard Dash, 5/10/5 Pro Shuttle, Vertical Jump, and the Kneeling Powerball Throw.


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Bugger This.
Some blogs are interesting. It's about time I did something about it.
The Space Inbetween
I'll make a start: I was thinking about radio. I love radio. Not the content necessarily, I'm not bothered for Clara Amfo or Scott Mills, I'm not bothered for Eddie Mair or Jenni Murray. I'm bothered for the Space Inbetween.
What I mean by that is the white noise, the weak signals, the indiscernible transmission that happens on the dial from one station to another.
There used to be a lot going on in that space, that's where the unseen one way communication happened: beeps, short tunes, numbers, random words and foreign voices reading codes. It's where the rebel djs were, with their illegal broadcasts. There were remote stations on small islands teaching language and culture to assist with travel to the rest of the world. There's also radio stations that are just too far away to make sense, let alone comfortable listening.
I love that space, it's rich, and it's overlooked.
My partner is an artist and I do go to galleries, shows, opening night's and exhibitions. While I'm there I look at the works on display, obviously, but what I look at more is the Space Inbetween, (it's measured more accurately than the works themselves, I promise you). I look at the frame, the mount, the fixings, the construction and assembly techniques. I look at the finish of the walls and the logistics. I look at what joins a sculpture to the ground at least much as the sculpt itself, if not more.
So, it follows that I look closely at the Space Inbetween people, people an their friends, people and their families, people and their work, sometimes more than the people themselves. The white noise, out of tune curiosity and often bizarre transmission of information is there in exactly the same way. The Space Inbetween people is such a rich resource, it's the primary source of constructive education in my daily life. It's warmer than radio, more thought provoking than radio, it's ultimately more frighting than radio but, the tune in/tune out option is still there. So many people forget that they can just turn the knob and focus elsewhere, choose the remote island instead, choose the Lincolnshire Poacher, look at Space Inbetween.
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7ft Swearing Racist Parrot To Rename Flash:
Adobe, the company behind the popular yet pointless software Flash, have commissioned a re branding of its irritation causing program.
"We decided it was time to bring our software and ideas right up to date" said Cleveland Steamer, the company's speaktopeopleperson. "and reflect what many users experience every day, and what better than a large racist swearing parrot? Its genius"
Based on direct user feedback Flash is to be renamed Youblack Mutherfucker!, their entire PDF range will become, simply Welsh! while Shockwave, perhaps the least functional Adobe product, will be offered up as Squaaaaar Lazy Italian Shitpiece!
Its thought that this move could set ripples rippling right through the global software market, where there shouldn't really be any ripples at all.
There is rumour Apple Inc are already considering commissioning a bigotted tramp with tourettes to bring a more honest edge to its broad range of differently sized objects, that all do roughly the same thing.
Raas Bumboclaart, Apples Cheif of Speaks spoke: "Maybe we can look to more of the same in the future when it happens, or the present because that's when things actually happen. No really, things can't 'happen' in the future, or in the past, they can only happen 'now'. Seriously. I think you'll find I'm right"...
APPLE EXCLUSIVE!!
Apple Inc. have let me have a unique and exclusive heads up on their influential programming department: Thought Undpins Reality Design.
"Its surprising how influential our TURD™ is", spoke Raas Bumboclaart, general womble, quite candidly. "most of what we have sold to idiots since Q7 1984.4 has come directly from TURD™ and we're very proud".
In fact, TURD™ has become not only what Apple is but what Apple does. Every time you visit an Apple Store (©), you are surrounded by TURD™ and you just don't realise.
"That's the secret", divulged Jesus Creeper, retirement analyst for Apple, " We've been pushing TURD™ uphill since the mid to late 80s and its still right up there where TURD™ ought to be, which is nice".
This revelation is unique, unprecedented, it amounts to nothing really which belies the arrogant companies current worth.
Next time you think about your Apple product, think about your TURD and where it came from...
Tender Crime
Endearing qualities, such as Rape and paedophilia could soon be outsourced to companies like Serco and G4s, along with fraud and negligence.
Government plans to reduce liability and increase profitability from criminal behaviour took a step closer to reality yesterday when plans to privatise a string of the most heinous crimes were published.
Rape (including gang rape), paedophilia and serial murder will all be offered to the private sector to, "increase competition and provide an improved heinous crime provision to the general public, as afforded by open market competition".
The flagship policy has encountered a mixed reception, with companies like Serco, G4s and AT0S, all already skilled in private sector shafting, hailing it as an" unbelievable gift ". While human rights groups call for " something a bit nicer " instead.
Meanwhile, the unbelievably bribable and easily pocketed Competition and Monopoly quango have made no comment, citing that another thing was happening in the other direction, that wasn't government sponsored...
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I've Lost My Comedian
Rik Mayall died today, I expect you know that already and lots of people are saying that he was the reason that comedy is what it is today. They're right.
When I heard the bad news I cried. Not wailing and bawling cried but, wiping away the tears cried. You see, Rik was my comedian, he was my teacher of funny, he was the man who, with Ade Edmonson, let me know that television can be more than news and boring "grown up" programmes.
The Dangerous Brothers was the first thing that I saw them both in, and boy, was it wild. I'd never seen anarchy before. I'd seen chaos (Harold Lloyd, Laurel & Hardy) but I'd never seen anything so irresponsibly hilarious that I had tears (the spirit raising kind) and something to talk about in the playground the next day.
I watched The Young Ones, I watched Filthy Rich And Catflap, Blackadder, The New Statesman, Bottom. I watched Drop Dead Fred and most recently, Man Down. There is so much I cant remember right now, so many other appearances. I watched them all, I laughed at them all whether serious or not, more and more with each appearance as the memories flooded back from my forgotten archive of memories.
Rik and Ade have been a staple, and the most formative part of my own humour, that has made todays news so hard to deal with. It feels like I've lost a friend, a very funny, honest and close friend. I've lost MY comedian but you can choose your own memory.
Rik Mayall, thank you. You were the best.
Boring a house.
Buying a house should be an eyes wide open roller coaster of an experience, 48-76 hours of adrenaline fuelled white knuckle mayhem, a sleepless bloody cagefight with a signature at the end of it. Its not. Its dog shit. Its a drawn out and costly exercise in keeping good earners earning good money, keeping paper shufflers in paper to shuffle and the phone company in local rate phone calls. At the end if it all, its an anti-climax, "let's just sit down in our new home and think about wallpaper". NO! It should be a "Yes! Get the fuck in! I want a slide, a bar, and a fucking big settee in the shape of my glory and triumph as a successful hunter"! But by the time a collection of the least interesting people in the county have drained you of all enthusiasm and your spare cash, wallpaper is all you have left. If this really is the last post before adulthood, responsibility and maturity, I'd rather it was explosive, rude and made one hell of a mess...
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Ice Cream Van Chimes...
Chimes. You know, the twinky twanky crap noise that prepares parents to be tapped up for a quid or two as a pacifier for heir whining snotty offspring. Maybe you didn't realise, maybe you did; There are laws governing the use of ice cream van music. So next time Tarquin fancies a five quid Magnum Classic from the back of a pikeys van, think about how difficult it is for the vendor. No wonder they have to sell cocaine to make ends meet. And yes. I was surprised too. People get paid to make this stuff up you know...
1: Ice cream van chimes can only be used in hours between 1200 and 1900 (only for the sale of a perishable commodity for human consumption).
2: Ice cream van chimes cannot use words.
3: Ice cream van chimes cannot exceed 80 dB (less in a narrow street)
4: The sound of the chimes can't be distorted.
5: Chimes can't be played for more than 4 seconds.
6: Chimes cannot be played while stationary, only while drawing into a stopping place.
7: Chimes can't be played at more than 3 minute intervals and not more than once in 2 hours in the same street..
8: Chimes cannot be played within sight of another ice cream van.
9: Chimes can't be played within 50 metres of any hospital, school during school hours or a place of worship on a Sunday (or any other day of worship).
10: Chimes cannot be sounded in any way that may give rise to annoyance.
That's just the tip of the iceberg for the poor bugger who failed at school. Take into account food hygiene, insurance, driving licence, the sun never shines in the UK, etc.
Mind you. The whole trade stops a lot of knackered 1980's Ford Transits going to the scrappers....
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This school is very centrally located in the historical town quarter. As Salamanca is housing one of the largest & oldest Universities in the world, you will find a young, multicultural and academic atmosphere. The school prides itself on its communicative & interactive approach, highly experienced native teachers & personalised service. It comprises of free WIFI, Computers & a school library. There is a lot of history to explore in this compact city ….
To arm yourself for the "Spanish as a foreign language Diploma" – examination according to your exam level. 5 lessons per day.
Half board or Full board, private or shared room with your friend. Carefully selected host families, max. commute to school is 15 min. walk.
Room in furnished apartment. Single room, large Single room or Double shared with friend. Community kitchen, bathroom and living room. Shared with Spaniards or other language students. Max. 15 min. walk away from school.
…is located northwest of Madrid, in the Castilla & Leon region that borders with Portugal. With its outstanding traditional architecture & one of Europe's oldest Universities, it deserves the name "Golden city" and is internationally recognised as a UNESCO world heritage site.
Despite of its respectable size, Salamanca has got a very homely feel & intimate ambience, it is very easy to get around in the centre of town without transport. And its surrounding areas with its lakes & mountains give you the opportunity for outdoorsy day trips.
El lunes de agua: A medieval tradition, taking place on Easter Monday on which friends & family spend time together mostly with a picnic on the Tormes river bank.
Convento de San Esteban: Former Gothic – Renaissance cloister made of sandstone with spectacular facade, that houses exhibitions – peaceful grandeur.
La Galatea: Bookshop offering bargains, comic books, antique books and a great selection of Vinyls – this place makes time travels possible.
La Cocina de Toño: Mainly Spanish locals eat here – the delicious 'Pinchos' & great value dishes make a visit more than worth while. Authentic cuisine & atmosphere.
Huerto de Calixto y Melibea: Wonderful enclosed garden right in the centre with panoramic vistas. The perfect oasis for doing your studies outdoors or taking a relaxing break.
Movie nights, welcome party, picnics, city tours, food & wine tasting and excursions to nearby towns and villages.
Courses start Mondays /3 to 8 persons per group / 1 lesson = 50 minutes / course materials included/ no lessons on public holidays / students min. age = 16.


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package net.bytebuddy.test.utility;

import org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers;
import org.hamcrest.Description;
import org.hamcrest.TypeSafeMatcher;

import java.lang.reflect.*;
import java.util.*;

import static net.bytebuddy.utility.ByteBuddyCommons.join;
import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;

public class ObjectPropertyAssertion<T> {

    private static final boolean DEFAULT_BOOLEAN = false, OTHER_BOOLEAN = true;

    private static final byte DEFAULT_BYTE = 1, OTHER_BYTE = 42;

    private static final char DEFAULT_CHAR = 1, OTHER_CHAR = 42;

    private static final short DEFAULT_SHORT = 1, OTHER_SHORT = 42;

    private static final int DEFAULT_INT = 1, OTHER_INT = 42;

    private static final long DEFAULT_LONG = 1, OTHER_LONG = 42;

    private static final float DEFAULT_FLOAT = 1, OTHER_FLOAT = 42;

    private static final double DEFAULT_DOUBLE = 1, OTHER_DOUBLE = 42;

    private static final String DEFAULT_STRING = "foo", OTHER_STRING = "bar";

    private final Class<T> type;

    private final ApplicableRefinement refinement;

    private final ApplicableGenerator generator;

    private final ApplicableCreator creator;

    private final boolean skipSynthetic;

    private final String optionalToStringRegex;

    private final boolean skipToString;

    private final Set<String> ignoredFields;

    private ObjectPropertyAssertion(Class<T> type,
                                    ApplicableGenerator generator,
                                    ApplicableRefinement refinement,
                                    ApplicableCreator creator,
                                    boolean skipSynthetic,
                                    boolean skipToString,
                                    String optionalToStringRegex,
                                    Set<String> ignoredFields) {
        this.type = type;
        this.generator = generator;
        this.refinement = refinement;
        this.creator = creator;
        this.skipSynthetic = skipSynthetic;
        this.skipToString = skipToString;
        this.optionalToStringRegex = optionalToStringRegex;
        this.ignoredFields = ignoredFields;
    }

    public static <S> ObjectPropertyAssertion<S> of(Class<S> type) {
        return new ObjectPropertyAssertion<S>(type,
                new ApplicableGenerator(),
                new ApplicableRefinement(),
                new ApplicableCreator(),
                false,
                false,
                null,
                new HashSet<String>());
    }

    public ObjectPropertyAssertion<T> refine(Refinement<?> refinement) {
        return new ObjectPropertyAssertion<T>(type,
                generator,
                this.refinement.with(refinement),
                creator,
                skipSynthetic,
                skipToString,
                optionalToStringRegex,
                ignoredFields);
    }

    public ObjectPropertyAssertion<T> generate(Generator<?> generator) {
        return new ObjectPropertyAssertion<T>(type,
                this.generator.with(generator),
                refinement,
                creator,
                skipSynthetic,
                skipToString,
                optionalToStringRegex,
                ignoredFields);
    }

    public ObjectPropertyAssertion<T> create(Creator<?> creator) {
        return new ObjectPropertyAssertion<T>(type,
                generator,
                refinement,
                this.creator.with(creator),
                skipSynthetic,
                skipToString,
                optionalToStringRegex,
                ignoredFields);
    }

    public ObjectPropertyAssertion<T> skipSynthetic() {
        return new ObjectPropertyAssertion<T>(type, generator, refinement, creator, true, skipToString, optionalToStringRegex, ignoredFields);
    }

    public ObjectPropertyAssertion<T> skipToString() {
        return new ObjectPropertyAssertion<T>(type, generator, refinement, creator, skipSynthetic, true, optionalToStringRegex, ignoredFields);
    }

    public ObjectPropertyAssertion<T> specificToString(String stringRegex) {
        return new ObjectPropertyAssertion<T>(type, generator, refinement, creator, skipSynthetic, skipToString, stringRegex, ignoredFields);
    }

    public ObjectPropertyAssertion<T> ignoreFields(String... field) {
        Set<String> ignoredFields = new HashSet<String>(this.ignoredFields);
        ignoredFields.addAll(Arrays.asList(field));
        return new ObjectPropertyAssertion<T>(type, generator, refinement, creator, skipSynthetic, skipToString, optionalToStringRegex, ignoredFields);
    }

    public void apply() throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, InstantiationException {
        if (type.isEnum()) {
            for (T instance : type.getEnumConstants()) {
                assertThat(instance.toString(), is(type.getCanonicalName()
                        .substring(type.getPackage().getName().length() + 1) + "." + ((Enum<?>) instance).name()));
            }
            return;
        }
        for (Constructor<?> constructor : type.getDeclaredConstructors()) {
            if (constructor.isSynthetic() && skipSynthetic) {
                continue;
            }
            constructor.setAccessible(true);
            Class<?>[] parameterTypes = constructor.getParameterTypes();
            Object[] actualArguments = new Object[parameterTypes.length];
            Object[] otherArguments = new Object[parameterTypes.length];
            int index = 0;
            for (Class<?> parameterType : parameterTypes) {
                putInstance(parameterType, actualArguments, otherArguments, index++);
            }
            int testIndex = 0;
            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
            T instance = (T) constructor.newInstance(actualArguments);
            assertThat(instance, is(instance));
            assertThat(instance, not(is((Object) null)));
            assertThat(instance, not(is(new Object())));
            Object similarInstance = constructor.newInstance(actualArguments);
            assertThat(instance.hashCode(), is(similarInstance.hashCode()));
            assertThat(instance, is(similarInstance));
            if (skipToString) {
                assertThat(instance.toString(), notNullValue());
            } else if (optionalToStringRegex == null) {
                checkString(instance);
            } else {
                assertThat(instance.toString(), new RegexMatcher(optionalToStringRegex));
            }
            for (Object otherArgument : otherArguments) {
                Object[] compareArguments = new Object[actualArguments.length];
                int argumentIndex = 0;
                for (Object actualArgument : actualArguments) {
                    if (argumentIndex == testIndex) {
                        compareArguments[argumentIndex] = otherArgument;
                    } else {
                        compareArguments[argumentIndex] = actualArgument;
                    }
                    argumentIndex++;
                }
                Object unlikeInstance = constructor.newInstance(compareArguments);
                assertThat(instance.hashCode(), not(is(unlikeInstance)));
                assertThat(instance, not(is(unlikeInstance)));
                testIndex++;
            }
        }
    }

    private void checkString(T instance) {
        assertThat(instance.toString(), CoreMatchers.startsWith(type.getCanonicalName()
                .substring(type.getPackage().getName().length() + 1) + "{"));
        assertThat(instance.toString(), endsWith("}"));
        Class<?> currentType = type;
        do {
            for (Field field : type.getDeclaredFields()) {
                if (!field.isSynthetic() && !Modifier.isStatic(field.getModifiers()) && !ignoredFields.contains(field.getName())) {
                    assertThat(instance.toString(), containsString(field.getName()));
                }
            }
        } while ((currentType = currentType.getSuperclass()) != Object.class);
    }

    public void applyBasic() throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, InstantiationException {
        for (Constructor<?> constructor : type.getDeclaredConstructors()) {
            if (constructor.isSynthetic() && skipSynthetic) {
                continue;
            }
            constructor.setAccessible(true);
            Class<?>[] parameterTypes = constructor.getParameterTypes();
            Object[] actualArguments = new Object[parameterTypes.length];
            Object[] otherArguments = new Object[parameterTypes.length];
            int index = 0;
            for (Class<?> parameterType : parameterTypes) {
                putInstance(parameterType, actualArguments, otherArguments, index++);
            }
            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
            T instance = (T) constructor.newInstance(actualArguments);
            checkString(instance);
            assertThat(instance, is(instance));
            assertThat(instance, not(is((Object) null)));
            assertThat(instance, not(is(new Object())));
            assertThat(instance, not(is(constructor.newInstance(otherArguments))));
        }
    }

    private void putInstance(Class<?> parameterType, Object actualArguments, Object otherArguments, int index) {
        Object actualArgument, otherArgument;
        if (parameterType == boolean.class) {
            actualArgument = DEFAULT_BOOLEAN;
            otherArgument = OTHER_BOOLEAN;
        } else if (parameterType == byte.class) {
            actualArgument = DEFAULT_BYTE;
            otherArgument = OTHER_BYTE;
        } else if (parameterType == char.class) {
            actualArgument = DEFAULT_CHAR;
            otherArgument = OTHER_CHAR;
        } else if (parameterType == short.class) {
            actualArgument = DEFAULT_SHORT;
            otherArgument = OTHER_SHORT;
        } else if (parameterType == int.class) {
            actualArgument = DEFAULT_INT;
            otherArgument = OTHER_INT;
        } else if (parameterType == long.class) {
            actualArgument = DEFAULT_LONG;
            otherArgument = OTHER_LONG;
        } else if (parameterType == float.class) {
            actualArgument = DEFAULT_FLOAT;
            otherArgument = OTHER_FLOAT;
        } else if (parameterType == double.class) {
            actualArgument = DEFAULT_DOUBLE;
            otherArgument = OTHER_DOUBLE;
        } else if (parameterType.isEnum()) {
            Object[] enumConstants = parameterType.getEnumConstants();
            if (enumConstants.length == 1) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Enum with only one constant: " + parameterType);
            }
            actualArgument = enumConstants[0];
            otherArgument = enumConstants[1];
        } else if (parameterType.isArray()) {
            actualArgument = Array.newInstance(parameterType.getComponentType(), 1);
            otherArgument = Array.newInstance(parameterType.getComponentType(), 1);
            putInstance(parameterType.getComponentType(), actualArgument, otherArgument, 0);
        } else {
            actualArgument = creator.replace(parameterType, generator, false);
            refinement.apply(actualArgument);
            otherArgument = creator.replace(parameterType, generator, true);
            refinement.apply(otherArgument);
        }
        Array.set(actualArguments, index, actualArgument);
        Array.set(otherArguments, index, otherArgument);
    }

    public interface Refinement<T> {

        void apply(T mock);
    }

    public interface Generator<T> {

        Class<? extends T> generate();
    }

    public interface Creator<T> {

        T create();
    }

    private static class ApplicableRefinement {

        private final List<Refinement<?>> refinements;

        private ApplicableRefinement() {
            refinements = Collections.emptyList();
        }

        private ApplicableRefinement(List<Refinement<?>> refinements) {
            this.refinements = refinements;
        }

        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        private void apply(Object mock) {
            for (Refinement refinement : refinements) {
                ParameterizedType generic = (ParameterizedType) refinement.getClass().getGenericInterfaces()[0];
                Class<?> restrained = generic.getActualTypeArguments()[0] instanceof ParameterizedType
                        ? (Class<?>) ((ParameterizedType) generic.getActualTypeArguments()[0]).getRawType()
                        : (Class<?>) generic.getActualTypeArguments()[0];
                if (restrained.isInstance(mock)) {
                    refinement.apply(mock);
                }
            }
        }

        private ApplicableRefinement with(Refinement<?> refinement) {
            return new ApplicableRefinement(join(refinements, refinement));
        }
    }

    private static class ApplicableGenerator {

        private final List<Generator<?>> generators;

        private ApplicableGenerator() {
            generators = Collections.emptyList();
        }

        private ApplicableGenerator(List<Generator<?>> generators) {
            this.generators = generators;
        }

        private Object generate(Class<?> type, boolean alternative) {
            for (Generator<?> generator : generators) {
                ParameterizedType generic = (ParameterizedType) generator.getClass().getGenericInterfaces()[0];
                Class<?> restrained = generic.getActualTypeArguments()[0] instanceof ParameterizedType
                        ? (Class<?>) ((ParameterizedType) generic.getActualTypeArguments()[0]).getRawType()
                        : (Class<?>) generic.getActualTypeArguments()[0];
                if (type.isAssignableFrom(restrained)) {
                    type = generator.generate();
                }
            }
            return type == String.class
                    ? alternative ? OTHER_STRING : DEFAULT_STRING
                    : mock(type);
        }

        private ApplicableGenerator with(Generator<?> generator) {
            return new ApplicableGenerator(join(generators, generator));
        }
    }

    private static class ApplicableCreator {

        private final List<Creator<?>> creators;

        private ApplicableCreator() {
            creators = Collections.emptyList();
        }

        private ApplicableCreator(List<Creator<?>> creators) {
            this.creators = creators;
        }

        private Object replace(Class<?> type, ApplicableGenerator generator, boolean alternative) {
            for (Creator<?> creator : creators) {
                ParameterizedType generic = (ParameterizedType) creator.getClass().getGenericInterfaces()[0];
                Class<?> restrained = generic.getActualTypeArguments()[0] instanceof ParameterizedType
                        ? (Class<?>) ((ParameterizedType) generic.getActualTypeArguments()[0]).getRawType()
                        : (Class<?>) generic.getActualTypeArguments()[0];
                if (type.isAssignableFrom(restrained)) {
                    return creator.create();
                }
            }
            return generator.generate(type, alternative);
        }

        private ApplicableCreator with(Creator<?> creator) {
            return new ApplicableCreator(join(creators, creator));
        }
    }

    private static class RegexMatcher extends TypeSafeMatcher<String> {

        private final String regex;

        public RegexMatcher(final String regex) {
            this.regex = regex;
        }

        @Override
        public void describeTo(final Description description) {
            description.appendText("matches regex='" + regex + "'");
        }

        @Override
        public boolean matchesSafely(final String string) {
            return string.matches(regex);
        }
    }
}


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Home/News/NJ cops get nearly $2.5 million payout for alleged dildo harassment
NJ cops get nearly $2.5 million payout for alleged dildo harassment
Photo by Dainis Graveris on Unsplash
By Craig McCarthy / NY Post
That's some dil-dough!
A New Jersey borough will pay out nearly $2.5 million to a handful of cops who were allegedly harassed for more than a decade — with a large dildo, The Post has learned.
The payment settles a lawsuit filed in 2018 by five officers and a part-time employee of the Mountainside Police Department who alleged police brass and municipal officials allowed the "harassing, inappropriate and illegal conduct" by the sex toy — dubbed "Big Blue."
Borough officials approved the $2,450,000 settlement on Sept. 18 to be split among the six employees — officers Christopher Feighner, Richard Latargia, Thomas Norton, Jeffrey Stinner and James Urban and part-timer Amy Colineri — and their attorney.
The group of police employees claims in the suit that at least one of the officers, Stinner, was tortured by the internal affairs officer Andrew Huber with the dildo "on almost a daily basis."
"Huber would [wave] around Big Blue, throw it within the Detective Bureau, and throw it at people walking past the Detective Bureau," the complaint reads.
In one instance, Huber hit a dispatcher in the face with the sex toy, as Officer Thomas Murphy filmed the incident and teased the man, saying, "What's it smell like?" and "I hope it doesn't smell like what I think it smells like," the complaint reads.
The leadership of the small department of fewer than two dozen cops allegedly knew of the dildo debauchery that started in 2007 or 2008, the complaint says.
Police brass even went as far as bringing in an attorney to help explain to cops the issues surrounding their use of the sex toy, according to the complaint.
But the primary dildo-wielder, Huber, scoffed at the training and left the room, according to the complaint.
As part of the settlement, which will be covered by the municipality's insurance, borough officials deny all allegations in the lawsuit.
The lawsuit led to the resignations of Chief Allan Attanasio in August 2018 and Huber. Murphy was suspended without pay after the suit was filed and is no longer listed on the public payroll.
It was unclear what discipline was imposed internally, if any, against the two cops. New Jersey does not allow the release of police disciplinary records to the public.
Neither Huber nor Murphy appears to have gotten their pension, with state records showing no payouts for the pair.
Mountainside Mayor Paul Mirabelli referred to the resolution when asked for comment.
The attorney for the police employees, Charles Sciarra, said in a brief statement, "The matter has been amicably resolved."
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Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
Mr Assange took refuge in the embassy seven years ago to avoid extradition to Sweden over a sexual assault case that has since been dropped.
The Met Police said he was arrested for failing to surrender to the court.
Ecuador's president Lenin Moreno said it withdrew Mr Assange's asylum after his repeated violations to international conventions.
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