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25 Essential Stoner Movies Ranked
If your movie nights could take a few more hits, check out our guide to the best stoner movies! These are essential movies to the marijuana experience, ranging from counterculture classics (Up in Smoke, Easy Rider), top-shelf mainstream films (Pineapple Express, Friday), and cult comedies (Grandma's Boy, Super Troopers), all featuring icons like Jeff Spicoli and The Dude. Then we took all the movies and sorted them by Tomatometer, lowest to highest.
If you're seeking a trip guide, something to pair with whatever state you're in, check out the 25 Essential Stoner Movies! (And don't forget the 20 best movies to watch high.)
Grandma's Boy (2006)
Adjusted Score: 17953%
Critics Consensus: A gross-out comedy that's more gross than comedic, Grandma's Boy is lazy and unrewarding.
Synopsis: When he and his roommate can't pay their rent, video game creator Alex (Allen Covert) finds himself homeless and moves... [More]
Starring: Doris Roberts, Allen Covert, Shirley Jones, Shirley Knight
Directed By: Nicholaus Goossen
Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
Critics Consensus: The movie isn't funny, the plot is too thin, and the production values feel more like a TV sitcom than a movie.
Synopsis: Last night, two party-hearty Dudes had an unbelievably sweet time. Too bad, they can't remember a thing, including where they... [More]
Starring: Ashton Kutcher, Seann William Scott, Kristy Swanson, Jennifer Garner
Directed By: Danny Leiner
Soul Plane (2004)
Critics Consensus: A raunchy sendup of Airplane! that never really takes off.
Synopsis: Following a ridiculously awful flight that leads to his pet's death, Nashawn Wade (Kevin Hart) files a lawsuit against the... [More]
Starring: Kevin Hart, Tom Arnold, Method Man, Snoop "Doggy" Dogg
Directed By: Jessy Terrero
How High (2001)
Critics Consensus: How High is a sloppily constructed stoner movie filled with lame, vulgar jokes.
Synopsis: Multi-platinum rap superstars Redman and Method Man star as Jamal and Silas, two regular guys who smoke something magical, ace... [More]
Starring: Method Man, Redman, Obba Babatunde, Mike Epps
Directed By: Jesse Dylan
Half Baked (1998)
Critics Consensus: You'd have to be high to dig Half Baked's half baked production and scattershot sense of humor -- although maybe that was the point of this Dave Chapelle-led joint.
Synopsis: When a member of their crew gets arrested for killing a New York City police horse by feeding it junk... [More]
Starring: Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Diaz, Jim Breuer, Harland Williams
Directed By: Tamra Davis
Super Troopers (2001)
Critics Consensus: A more-miss -than-hit affair, Super Troopers will most likely appeal to those looking for something silly.
Synopsis: Always looking for action, five over-enthusiastic but under-stimulated Vermont State Troopers raise hell on the highway, keeping motorists anxiously looking... [More]
Starring: Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter
Directed By: Jay Chandrasekhar
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: High-school principal Dr. Alfred Carroll (Josef Forte) relates to an audience of parents that marijuana can have devastating effects on... [More]
Starring: Dave O'Brien, Dorothy Short, Lillian Miles, Warren McCollum
Directed By: Louis J. Gasnier
Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams (1981)
Synopsis: Superlative stoners Cheech (Cheech Marin) and Chong (Tommy Chong) realize that one of their pals is developing a strain of... [More]
Starring: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Stacy Keach, Evelyn Guerrero
Directed By: Thomas Chong
Up in Smoke (1978)
Critics Consensus: Oft-quoted but undeniably flawed, Up In Smoke is a seminal piece of stoner cinema thanks to the likability of its two counterculture icons.
Synopsis: An unemployed pot-smoking slacker and amateur drummer, Anthony Stoner (Tommy Chong) ditches his strict parents and hits the road, eventually... [More]
Starring: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Stacy Keach, Edie Adams
Directed By: Lou Adler
We're the Millers (2013)
Critics Consensus: We're the Millers squanders its potential with an uneven, lazily assembled story..
Synopsis: Small-time pot dealer David (Jason Sudeikis) learns the hard way that no good deed goes unpunished; trying to help some... [More]
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Will Poulter, Emma Roberts
Directed By: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Critics Consensus: Visually creative, but also aimless, repetitive, and devoid of character development.
Synopsis: Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) and his attorney Dr. Gonzo (Benicio Del Toro) drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert... [More]
Starring: Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Craig Bierko, Ellen Barkin
Directed By: Terry Gilliam
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (2006)
Critics Consensus: Tenacious D fan will find this movie hilarious; everybody else will see only a low-brow concept movie and a small assembly of jokes stretched past the 100 minute mark.
Synopsis: Musicians JB (Jack Black) and KG (Kyle Gass) begin a friendship that could lead to the formation of the greatest... [More]
Starring: Jack Black, Kyle Gass, JR Reed, Tim Robbins
Directed By: Liam Lynch
Scary Movie (2000)
Critics Consensus: Critics say Scary Movie overloads on crudity and grossness to get its laughs.
Synopsis: Defying the very notion of good taste, Scary Movie out-parodies the pop culture parodies with a no-holds barred assault on... [More]
Starring: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Cheri Oteri, Shannon Elizabeth
Directed By: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Critics Consensus: Fans can expect a good laugh as the cast from Smith's previous films reunite for Jay and Silent Bob's last bow. The loose plotting and crude language may be too much for others though.
Synopsis: When Jay and Silent Bob learn that a "Bluntman and Chronic" movie is being made featuring their comic book counterparts,... [More]
Starring: Ben Affleck, Jeff Anderson, Diedrich Bader, Eliza Dushku
Directed By: Kevin Smith
Smiley Face (2007)
Critics Consensus: Although many of the jokes have been done before, Anna Faris's bright performance and Gregg Araki's sharp direction make Smiley Face more than your average stoner comedy.
Synopsis: Jane (Anna Faris), a struggling but perpetually stoned actress, has a busy day ahead. She has several important tasks on... [More]
Starring: Anna Faris, Danny Masterson, Adam Brody, Jane Lynch
Directed By: Gregg Araki
Critics Consensus: Both funny and scattershot, this loose-knit action/buddy/stoner comedy bridges genres and keeps a steady tempo of low-ball laughs.
Synopsis: Stoner Dale Denton's (Seth Rogen) enjoyment of a rare strain of marijuana may prove fatal when he drops his roach... [More]
Starring: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Gary Cole, Rosie Perez
Directed By: David Gordon Green
Ted (2012)
Critics Consensus: Ted's "romance versus bromance" plot is familiar, but the film's held aloft by the high-concept central premise and a very funny (albeit inconsistent) script.
Synopsis: When John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) was a little boy, he made a wish that Ted (Seth MacFarlane), his beloved teddy... [More]
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane, Joel McHale
Directed By: Seth MacFarlane
Inherent Vice (2014)
Critics Consensus: Inherent Vice may prove frustrating for viewers who demand absolute coherence, but it does justice to its acclaimed source material -- and should satisfy fans of director P.T. Anderson.
Synopsis: In a California beach community, private detective Larry "Doc" Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) tends to work his cases through a smoky... [More]
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
Critics Consensus: The likable leads and subversion of racial stereotypes elevate Harold and Kumar above the typical stoner comedy.
Synopsis: Nerdy accountant Harold (John Cho) and his irrepressible friend, Kumar (Kal Penn), get stoned watching television and find themselves utterly... [More]
Starring: John Cho, Kal Penn, Paula Garcés, Neil Patrick Harris
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Critics Consensus: While Fast Times at Ridgemont High features Sean Penn's legendary performance, the film endures because it accurately captured the small details of school, work, and teenage life.
Synopsis: Stacy Hamilton (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is a pretty, but inexperienced, teen interested in dating. Given advice by her uninhibited friend,... [More]
Starring: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus
Directed By: Amy Heckerling
Friday (1995)
Critics Consensus: What Friday might lack in taut construction or directorial flair, it more than makes up with its vibrant (albeit consistently crass) humor and the charming, energetic performances of its leads.
Synopsis: It's Friday and Craig Jones (Ice Cube) has just gotten fired for stealing cardboard boxes. To make matters worse, rent... [More]
Starring: Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long, Tiny Lister Jr.
Directed By: F. Gary Gray
Critics Consensus: Typically stunning visuals and sharp dialogue from the Coen Brothers, brought to life with strong performances from Goodman and Bridges.
Synopsis: Jeff Bridges plays Jeff Lebowski who insists on being called "the Dude," a laid-back, easygoing burnout who happens to have... [More]
Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi
Directed By: Joel Coen
Critics Consensus: Energetic, self-deprecating performances and enough guffaw-inducing humor make up for the flaws in This Is the End loosely written script.
Synopsis: In Hollywood, actor James Franco is throwing a party with a slew of celebrity pals. Among those in attendance are... [More]
Starring: James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel
Directed By: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Easy Rider (1969)
Critics Consensus: Edgy and seminal, Easy Rider encapsulates the dreams, hopes, and hopelessness of 1960s counterculture.
Synopsis: Wyatt (Peter Fonda) and Billy (Dennis Hopper), two Harley-riding hippies, complete a drug deal in Southern California and decide to... [More]
Starring: Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson, Antonio Mendoza
Directed By: Dennis Hopper
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Critics Consensus: Featuring an excellent ensemble cast, a precise feel for the 1970s, and a killer soundtrack, Dazed and Confused is a funny, affectionate, and clear-eyed look at high school life.
Synopsis: This coming-of-age film follows the mayhem of group of rowdy teenagers in Austin, Texas, celebrating the last day of high... [More]
Starring: Jason London, Wiley Wiggins, Sasha Jenson, Rory Cochrane
Directed By: Richard Linklater
The new Planet of the Apes trilogy closes with this week's War, giving us one more excuse to do another gallery of 24 great apes from the movies. Go bananas!
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, 94%)
What we do today echoes in eternity: This cool ape throws a bone into the air, and Kubrick match cuts it with a man-made satellite separated by millions of years.
Planet of the Apes (1968, 90%)
Between this and 2001, '68 was a vintage year for apes.
Grandma's Boy (2006, 16%)
Drive, monkey, drive! Part of being an adult is knowing when you're too trashed to drive and need to hand over the keys to a responsible primate.
Link (1986, 17%)
Science goes wrong for Elisabeth Shue and Terence Stamp in this British horror flick.
Max Mon Amour (1996, 25%)
Charlotte Rampling and a chimp named Max make for strange bedfellows.
Bedtime for Bonzo (1951, 67%)
Before he was 1980s super President, Ronnie the Regulator was an actor, whose highlight reel includes getting punched by John Cassavettes and playing second banana to Bonzo (as himself).
King Kong (1933, 98%)
The grandaddy of Hollywood apes, the big oaf from Skull Island remains a formidable figure in pop culture at large.
Peter Jackson's acclaimed remake, starring Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, and Jack Black.
Kong: Skull Island (2017, 76%)
Hail to the king! Shot in Vietnam, Skull Island is a vaguely farcical action pic set in the '70s starring Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson.
Godzilla vs King Kong (1963, 33%)
The modern matchup of the scaly King of the Monsters vs our prime primate is years off, so you'll have to stick with the Toho original for now.
Mighty Joe Young (1998, 52%)
King Kong director Ernest B. Schoedsack returned to this familiar topic in 1949; a remake with Charlize Theron came 50 years later.
Project Nim (2011, 98%)
Equal parts hilarious, poignant, and heartbreaking, Project Nim not only tells a compelling story masterfully, but also raises the flag on the darker side of human nature.
Born to Be Wild (2011, 98%)
The human story of Born To Be Wild is captivating and the accompanying nature footage is utterly cute and charming.
The Barefoot Executive (1971, 83%)
In this prescient Disney family film, network television is taken over and dictated by a chimp (with enabling from young Kurt Russell).
Every Which Way But Loose (1978, 31%)
Man with No Name. Dirty Harry. Philo Beddoe. Clint Eastwood took a break from Westerns and fascist justice dispensers for a trucking buddy comedy, where the buddy just happens to be an orangutan.
Gorillas in the Mist (1988, 83%)
Three years after Dian Fossey's still-unsolved murder, Sigourney Weaver portrayed the gorilla conservationist on her journey to Rwanda.
The Jungle Book (2016, 95%)
Christopher Walken voices King Louie in this adaptation of the the Disney/Kipling story.
Escape From the Planet of the Apes (1971, 78%) The rights of apekind shall not be denied, including free access to bubble baths.
Project X (1987, 78%)
Matthew Broderick, Helen Hunt (not pictured) in a post-WarGames sci-fi thriller with a light touch.
Nenette (2010, 85%)
French documentary about a 40-year-old orangutan who likes her daily tea and yogurt.
Congo (1995, 23%)
Adapted from the Michael Crichton novel, a rescue party and some diamond seekers travel deep into the jungle, encountering mostly unfriendly gorillas.
Speed Racer (2008, 39%)
In the Wachowskis' candy-blasted vehicular fantasy, ape sidekick Chim Chim registers low on the odd-o-meter.
The Legend of Tarzan (2016, 35%)
For every great ape-man, there is a great ape named Cheeta, though less so in the most recent adaptation of Tarzan, starring Alexander Skarsgård and Margot Robbie.
Koko: A Talking Gorilla (1978, 100%)
Why a movie? Why a big gorilla? Where do the odd movements come from? What will Koko do next?
In The Boss, a titan of industry is sent to jail for insider trading and, upon release, discovers not all her peers are keen on welcoming her back. The Melissa McCarthy comedy inspires this week's 24 Frames gallery, the best and worst bosses from movie history.
Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: He may be moody and crazy, but there's a boss who's willing to run into collapsing buildings to save some employees.
Bill Lumbergh (Gary Cole) in Office Space: Umm, yeah…you know where this is going…
Marty Baron (Liev Schreiber) in Spotlight: The movie initially paints him as a corporate budget slasher but Baron paves the way for his Boston Globe team to expose sex abuse in the Catholic Church.
Julia Harris (Jennifer Aniston) in Horrible Bosses: Geez, it's right in the title.
Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: Non-discriminatory hiring practices and atomizes obnoxious disruptive children or drowns them in chocolate. With these policies, Wonka should open some movie theaters.
The Jurassic series: Is there something about running a futuristic theme park of resurrected dinosaurs that attracts feckless bosses?
Mr. Cheezle (Kevin Nealon) in Grandma's Boy: Knows where to find the best weed AND Super Mario Maker levels.
Meredith Johnson (Demi Moore) in Disclosure: A computer firm is thrown into disarray when incoming boss Moore comes onto old flame/new employee Michael Douglas and then frames him for sexual harassment.
Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) in Wall Street: But as a boss, Douglas raised hell as Gordon Gekko in Wall Street. Maybe it's you, Mike; you're toxic to the office workplace.
Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Caine) in The Muppet Christmas Carol: The OG horrible boss.
John Milton (Al Pacino) in The Devil's Advocate: Keanu Reeves starts working at a law firm where his boss has more than just power of attorney.
Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) in The Devil Wears Prada: A prickly and demanding boss modeled after real fashionista Anna Wintour.
M in the James Bond series: Someone's gotta approve the expense reports for licenses to kill.
Blake (Alec Baldwin) in Glengarry Glen Ross: Famously threatening his crew that only the two top real estate sellers will have a job at the end of the week.
Jules Ostin (Anne Hathaway) in The Intern: Taking an unretired Robert De Niro under her wing.
Jordan Belfort (Leonardo Dicaprio) in The Wolf of Wall Street: Happy hour is mandatory and awesome.
Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) in The Proposal: Overbearing editor asks her assistant to marry her to avoid deportation, which is A LOT of unpaid overtime.
Ben Bradlee (Jason Robards) in All the President's Men: A predecessor to Marty Baron from Spotlight, Bradlee goaded his reporters into delivering a devastating expose on President Nixon.
Sandra (Ann Dowd) in Compliance: In a prank gone sexual, this fast food boss humiliates her employee at the behest of a mysterious voice on the phone.
MacMillan (Robert Loggia) in Big: The best mentor a kid trapped in a 30-year old man's body improbably working for a toy store could ask for.
Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson) in Schindler's List: A factory owner slowly bankrupts himself to save 600 Jewish workers from extermination during World War II.
Walter Burns (Cary Grant) in His Girl Friday: This editor manipulates his employee (and ex-wife) into ditching her boring fiancee. But it's a screwball comedy and in black and white, so it's all good.
Les Grossman (Tom Cruise) in Tropic Thunder: On the one hand, he's willing to let his movie stars die somewhere in jungle Asia. On the other, he knows never to negotiate with terrorists.
J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons) from the Spider-Man series: Ever find in life that you're a costumed mutoid spider guy crimefighter and your boss just doesn't have your back?
Three new releases welcome in the new year this weekend, but moviegoers are likely to keep spending their cash on holiday holdovers.
Family audiences have the new toon "Happily N'Ever After," teens will be offered the drama "Freedom Writers," and the comedy crowd will have "Code Name: The Cleaner." Also, the sci-fi drama "Children of Men" expands across the country after a powerful debut last weekend in limited release. Early January is usually home to two kinds of films – weak pictures that can't cut it during the competitive holiday season and acclaimed films expanding wider hoping for awards. This frame will see just that with current chart-topper "Night at the Museum" hoping for a third reign in the number one spot.
Kids who have had enough of digital penguins will have a chance to see a new animated film this weekend with Lionsgate's "Happily N'Ever After." The PG-rated film tells the story of Fairy Tale World after Cinderella's wicked stepmother takes charge. Sigourney Weaver, Andy Dick, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and hubby Freddie Prinze Jr. lend their voices. "After" has a funny premise and with "Shrek the Third" still four months away, some audiences may give this one a try for the time being. Last January, "Hoodwinked" posted some strong numbers playing to the same crowd and bowed to $16.9M over four days with a potent $7,051 average. "Happily" does not have the same marketing strength behind it plus it faces more competition. Last weekend, six films with G or PG ratings sold over $10M
worth of tickets over four days and even with heavy declines, there will be lots of choices for family audiences. Looking to attract the biggest opening among the three new films on Friday, "Happily N'Ever After" enters 2,381 theaters and may take in around $7M this weekend.
The British animated import "Happily N'Ever After."
Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank takes the Michelle Pfeiffer route and plays a teacher schooling a group of inner city kids in "Freedom Writers" from Paramount and MTV Films. Directed by writer-turned-director Richard LaGravenese, the PG-13 film also stars "Grey's Anatomy" hunk Patrick Dempsey. Teens and urban youngsters will make up the core audience here as Swank's mature adult following will likely pass on this role. The actress just doesn't have the commercial chops to anchor a film like this on her own and the buzz is not loud enough for this to become the next "Dangerous Minds." Paramount is hoping that its push on MTV will help bring in the young vote, but the pic lacks the bang to make teens want to spend the bucks. Opening in about 1,200 theaters, "Freedom Writers" could debut with around $5M.
Hilary Swank, conjuring Michelle Pfeiffer and Edward James Olmos in "Freedom Writers."
Also expected to put only a small dent into the box office this weekend is the comedy "Code Name: The Cleaner" starring Cedric the Entertainer and Lucy Liu. Pairing black and Asian actors in an action comedy worked wonders for "Rush Hour," but here audiences will likely find the premise forced. Cedric plays a janitor who is duped into becoming an undercover agent and finds himself in the middle of an arms scandal. Both stars are great supporting players but neither has a track record of anchoring big hit films. Interested moviegoers will probably wait for the DVD. Look for the New Line release to also debut in the vicinity of $5M.
"Codename: The Cleaner" isn't expected to clean up at the boxoffice.
Expanding nationwide on Friday into 1,200 locations after a powerful limited bow is Universal's futuristic drama "Children of Men." The Alfonso Cuaron-directed pic about the London of the future where no humans have been born in eighteen years stars Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, and Michael Caine. The R-rated film debuted to $702,982 from only 16 theaters for a sensational four-day average of $43,936. Serious adult moviegoers are the target audience here so the studio's own CIA thriller "The Good Shepherd" will be the primary competitor. Reviews have been strong which will help. For the weekend, "Children of Men" could deliver roughly $7M.
Clive Owen and his golden aura in "Children of Men."
Since the incoming line-up of films is not likely to do too much damage to the box office charts, it should be smooth sailing for "Night at the Museum" which looks to spend its third straight weekend at number one. "Happily N'Ever After" will take away a bit of the family crowd, but overall competition should not be too intense. Coming off of the holiday weekend, the Ben Stiller smash may drop 40% and collect $22M worth of tickets and push its stellar cume to $163M.
Will Smith's Golden Globe-nominated performance in "The Pursuit of Happyness" has kept moviegoers interested for three weeks. The Sony hit may slide 40% as well grossing $11.5M which would give the father-son venture $123M to date. "Dreamgirls" has been generating the best averages around since opening. Paramount could witness a 35% drop to around $9M for the frame and lift its cume to $55M.
LAST YEAR: Horror fans powered the new fright flick "Hostel" to the number one spot over the first weekend of 2006 with a $19.6M debut. The low budget Lionsgate hit went on to scare up $47.3M. Holdovers filled up the rest of the top five. "The Chronicles of Narnia" slipped to second with $15.6M followed by "King Kong" with $12.6M. The comedies "Fun with Dick and Jane" and "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" took up the next spots with $11.9M and $8.4M, respectively. The weekend's two other new releases bombed miserably. Fox's comedy "Grandma's Boy" bowed to just $3M while the actioner "BloodRayne" barely made it into the Top 20 with $1.6M. Final grosses reached $6.1M and $2.4M.
Author: Gitesh Pandya, www.BoxOfficeGuru.com
The news has been confirmed in an official capacity, but according to a handful of movie sites, James Cameron has found a star for his long-awaited "Avatar." And it's not the sort of leading man you're probably expecting…
Joel Moore is (allegedly) the guy, an amusing young actor best known for his work in comedies like "Dodgeball," "Grandma's Boy," and the upcoming horror flick "Hatchet."
Here's the report from Cinescape: " According to a Hollywood North Report source, Joel Moore has been all but officially confirmed as one of the leads in James Cameron's forthcoming science fiction epic, "Avatar."
In the future, Jake, a paraplegic war veteran is brought to another planet, Pandora, which is inhabited by the Na'vi, a humanoid race with their own language and culture. Those from Earth find themselves at odds with each other and the local culture."
The studios have been hiding movies from those pesky scribes all year long, but this time they've outdone themselves. This week, three movies won't be screened before getting tossed into the theaters: Neil LaBute's remake of "The Wicker Man," starring Nicolas Cage; "Crank," another high-octane actioner starring Jason Statham; and Mike Judge's "Idiocracy," a "Futurama"-esque comedy starring Luke Wilson.
What's odd about this batch of unscreened films is that two of them are directed by established helmers. They include the generally blameless Judge, the man behind such beloved creations as "Beavis and Butthead" and "Office Space," and LaBute, whose filmography is a bit darker ("In the Company of Men," "Your Friends and Neighbors") but has never been uninteresting. Even stranger, "Idiocracy" is opening in limited release, but is bypassing the normal release pattern by playing outside of New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area.
No, these aren't the sad movie critics waiting in vain to see "The Wicker Man"….
So we're going to play that increasingly popular party game: Guess the Tomatometer! (If the studios continue to stop screening movies beforehand, GTT may replace the NFL and Nascar as one of the most popular games in America.) But we'll make it easier for you with some super unscientific calculations. The average Tomatometer of the movies not screened for critics is just under 15 percent; Basically, we've taken the average Tomatometer of unscreened films plus the average Tomatometer of the key participants' films divided by two. By factoring in the combined Tomatometers of LaBute, and stars Cage and Ellen Burstyn, we're guessing "The Wicker Man" will wind up around 42 percent. Utilizing Judge's and Wilson's Tomatometers, "Idiocracy" may wind up in the area of 38 percent. And since the directors of "Crank" are relative newcomers, we'll use Statham, Amy Smart, and Dwight Yoakam to guesstimate that "Crank" will end up around 32 percent. Feel free to knock as many points off as you feel is necessary.
…and no, this is not a metaphor for what the studios think those mean ol' critics will do to the opening weekend grosses.
Films Not Screened For Critics In 2006 (Best To Worst Tomatometer Score):
69% — Snakes on a Plane
28% — Silent Hill
27% — Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion
23% — Phat Girlz
16% — Grandma's Boy
15% — Underworld: Evolution
11% — The Benchwarmers
10% — Ultraviolet
10% — When a Stranger Calls
7% — Date Movie
7% — Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
6% — Material Girls
6% — See No Evil
5% — Doogal
5% — BloodRayne
5% — Stay Alive
0% — Zoom
This week at the movies, we've got Oliver Stone paying tribute to the heroes of 9/11 ("World Trade Center," starring Nicolas Cage); two youngsters trying to start a dance dance revolution ("Step Up," starring Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum); a school for young superheroes ("Zoom," starring Tim Allen and Courteney Cox); and an evil website ("Pulse," starring Kristen Bell). What do the critics have to say?
Oliver Stone has never been the subtlest of directors, nor has he shied away from controversy or conspiracy-mongering. So it's something of a surprise to critics that with his latest, "World Trade Center," he has tackled a subject (the 9/11 attacks) rife with talk of dark machinations and created a straightforward, apolitical tale of heroism. Based on a true story, "World Trade Center" stars Nicolas Cage and Michael Pena as a pair of Port Authority police officers who became trapped in the ruins of the World Trade Center while attempting to rescue others. Critics say the narrow human focus is one of the strengths of the film, along with its stunning visuals and an old-fashioned sense of resilience and heroism. At 70 percent on the Tomatometer, "World Trade Center" may be a cut below Paul Greengrass' 9/11 film "United 93" (90 percent), but it's a worthy examination of a day that will live in infamy. It's also Stone's best-reviewed film since "Nixon."
Nicolas Cage as real-life officer John McLoughlin in "World Trade Center"
"Step Up" tells the story of a hip-hop dancer from the wrong side of the tracks (Channing Tatum) and a privileged ballerina (Jenna Dewan) who overcome their differences to make beautiful music together on the dance floor. Sound familiar? It should, if you've seen "Saturday Night Fever," "Save the Last Dance," or "Dirty Dancing." Perhaps the Bee Gees presciently spoke for the critics of "Step Up" when they sang, "You should be dancing," for the scribes say the film is at its best in its electrifying dance sequences, but dramatically flat otherwise. At 21 percent on the Tomatometer, the critics are putting this baby in a corner.
"Step Up": Do fries come with that shake?
The studios apparently believe "Pulse" is pretty lifeless, and that "Zoom" is full of cinematic gloom. What else could explain the fact that the Kristen Bell J-horror remake and the Tim Allen superhero comedy, respectively, were not screened for critics? It's time to bust out those crystal balls and guess those Tomatometers, people.
"Sometimes when we touch/ the horror's just too much"
Also in theaters this week, in limited release: "Half Nelson," starring Ryan Gosling as a troubled inner city teacher, is at a whopping 95 percent on the Tomatometer; the Czech surrealist horror film "Lunacy" is at 80 percent; "House of Sand," a visually remarkable Brazilian epic, is at 80 percent; "Conversations With Other Women," a tale of a romantic reunion starring Helena Bonham Carter and Aaron Eckhart, is at 70 percent; "The Trouble With Men and Women," a low-budget Brit relationship drama, is at 50 percent; "Poster Boy," a drama about the gay son of a senator, is at 43 percent; and "The Ordeal," a dark Belgian horror import, is at 43 percent.
Recent Oliver Stone Movies:
16% — Alexander (2004)
50% — Comandante (2003)
48% — Any Given Sunday (1999)
51% — U-Turn (1997)
74% — Nixon (1995)
Recent Nicolas Cage Movies:
61% — Lord of War (2005)
59% — The Weather Man (2005)
42% — National Treasure (2004)
82% — Matchstick Men (2003)
90% — Adaptation (2002)
After some furious debate over David Germain's discussion of films "not screened for critics," RT takes a look at the Tomatometers and respective B.O. performances of the flicks withheld from critics so far this year.
Films Not Screened For Critics In 2006:
29% — Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion (Feb. 24)
17% — Grandma's Boy (Jan. 6)
16% — Underworld: Evolution (Jan. 20)
10% — When a Stranger Calls (Feb. 3)
9% — Ultraviolet (Mar. 3)
8% — Date Movie (Feb. 17)
7% — BloodRayne (Jan. 6)
6% — Stay Alive (Mar. 24)
5% — Doogal (Feb 24)
4% — Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (Mar. 24)
Average Tomatometer not screened for critics: 11%
As Germain noted, this is becoming a common trend; in 2006, 10 films have already been withheld from those mean old scribes, with "The Benchwarmers" and "Phat Girlz" joining that illustrious list this week. Apparently, the whole of the studio system is terrified that the following exchange will take place within the coveted teen and young adult demographic:
Teen No. 1: "Man, am I ever stoked to be first in line to see ("Date Movie"/ "Underworld: Evolution"/ "The Benchwarmers," etc.)! This film will certainly be off the chain! Oh look, there's my friend!"
Teen No. 2 (running, looking frantic): "Bad news, homie. David Denby, Andrew Sarris, AND Stephanie Zacharek all dissed ("Date Movie"/ "Underworld: Evolution"/ "The Benchwarmers," etc.). They say it's really stupid."
Teen No. 1: "Curses! I'm getting out of the line for this movie, and I shall not be seeing it on its opening weekend. Dear fellow, perchance is 'The Best of Youth' still playing in the local arthouse?"
The phrase "critic-proof" has entered the lexicon for a reason: it perfectly sums up a certain type of move, one that the studios still feel is necessary not to screen.
And what do the critics have to say about these films? Unsurprisingly, the average is an 11 percent on the Tomatometer. Of the twenty worst reviewed wide releases of the year so far, these ten films occupy the top slots. Still, that doesn't mean too much; "Big Momma's House 2" was screened for critics, got a six percent on the Tomatometer, and still made a lot of money. So while the films that aren't screened are by no means cinematic gems, there's an excellent chance they will make lots of money regardless.
When the staff of Rotten Tomatoes is not meticulously analyzing the films of Bergman, Ozu, and Bresson, we've been known to watch (and unironically enjoy) such critically drubbed flicks as "Stealth," "Black Knight," and the collected works of Jean-Claude Van Damme. Some movies aren't "good" per se, but that doesn't mean they don't have potential audiences. Studios should know this better than anyone; they made the movies.
"Not Screened For Press" Trend Growing in 2006
Lions Gate's "Hostel," which was produced for less than 5 million clams, had a pretty spectacular opening weekend at the box office, bringing in an estimated $20.1 million from about 2,200 theaters. "Hostel" drew similar numbers to last year's "White Noise," but had a tougher climb because A) it's rated R, and B) it's not as stupid.
Second and third place went to two multiplex juggernauts: Disney's "The Chronicles of Narnia" tucked an additional $15.4 million into its $247.5 million collection plate, while Universal's "King Kong" stuffed another $12.4 million into its $192.2 million banana patch.
The top five was rounded out by another pair of hang-arounders: Sony's "Fun with Dick and Jane" made about $12.2 million ($81.3 million total) and Fox's "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" raked in another $8.3 million ($66.4 million total).
Debuting (hilariously) in 13th and 19th place, respectively, were Fox's "Grandma's Boy" ($2.9 million from 2,000 theaters) and Romar's "BloodRayne" ($1.2 million from 985 theaters). Expect both to be on DVD in time for tax day.
Next Friday sees the release of three new titles: Disney's basketball drama "Glory Road," Paramount's comedy "Last Holiday," and Fox's romantic action drama "Tristan and Isolde."
For a closer look at the weekend numbers, please do stop on by the Rotten Tomatoes Box Office Page.
This week at the movies, we've got a bunch of madmen ("Hostel"), a notorious lover ("Casanova"), a dhampir ("BloodRayne"), and a dude who lives with his grandma ("Grandma's Boy"). Which of these movies will score with critics?
It's a story that's been told a thousand times: a group of young people stray off the beaten path, only to fall into the clutches of bloodthirsty crazies who inflicts torture upon them with sadistic glee. Heck, it was told a couple weeks ago ("Wolf Creek"). So what? Sometimes it's how you tell it, and the critics say "Hostel" is told very well. Yes, scribes say, Eli Roth's film is grisly, but it's also terrifyingly exciting and makes for some incisive social commentary. At 88 percent on the Tomatometer, this "Hostel" may be worth a stay, if you like this sort of thing.
Giacomo Casanova was the world's greatest lover, a man of endless appetites who led an impossibly colorful life (which was probably embellished in his autobiography, but is a classic nonetheless). So you couldn't go wrong with a movie about the notable rake, right? Right? Well, the critics say this period comedy romp, starring Heath Ledger and Sienna Miller, isn't quite as romping as it should be, and despite noteworthy visuals, the film is frothy without being particularly ribald. Worse, the man whose name is synonymous with cad-dom chooses monogamy! At 41 percent on the Tomatometer, this "Casanova" is getting no love.
The people behind both "BloodRayne" and "Grandma's Boy" must have made a new year's resolution to not screen their films for critics. Here at Rotten Tomatoes, we feel it's admirable to stick to your guns, when so many of us end up breaking our resolutions almost immediately. Unfortunately, the strategy sends a message to the world that perhaps these movies aren't very good.
Recent Heath Ledger Movies
88% — Brokeback Mountain (2005)
67% — Two Hands (2005)
39% — The Brothers Grimm (2005)
53% — Lords of Dogtown (2005)
54% — Ned Kelly (2004)
The four-day estimates for New Year's Weekend (12/30 to 1/2) are in, and it seems that Disney's "The Chronicles of Narnia" has snatched the #1 spot back from "King Kong," if only by the slimmest of margins.
The "Chronicles" pulled in an estimated $32.8 million over the four-day frame, giving it a pretty impressive grand total of $224.8 million. Close in the Narinaical footsteps was the massive primate known as "King Kong," which made about $31.5 million in the same time-frame, giving Peter Jackson's epic adventure tale a total of $174.3 million to date.
Third, fourth, and fifth place went to a trio of late-season comedies: Jim Carrey's "Fun with Dick and Jane" made about $21 miliion ($64.5m total), Steve Martin's "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" did $19.3 million ($55.1m total), and Jennifer Aniston's "Rumor Has It…" settled for $11.6 million ($26.7m total).
The first weekend of 2006 sees the release of some wildly varying little flicks. Uwe Boll's "BloodRayne," Eli Roth's "Hostel," and the stoner comedy "Grandma's Boy" will battle for a piece of the early-January box office pie.
As always, you can check out some more numbers at the Rotten Tomatoes Box Office Page. (And Happy New Year to all!)
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We were very lucky to have the opportunity to collaborate with BBC Sound of 2019 winner, SAM Fender.
Rosie worked closely with Sam on the arrangements for both tracks, making it a really collaborative process.
The tracks, recorded at Air Edel Studios, will feature on his highly anticipated forthcoming debut album, due out this Summer on Polydor.
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So there's this fella with a parrot. Unfortunately, this parrot swears like a sailor, I mean this bird is a pistol. He can swear for five minutes straight without repeating himself. The trouble is, the guy who owns him is a quiet, conservative type, and this bird's foul mouth is driving him crazy.
One day, it gets to be too much, so the guy grabs the bird by the throat, shakes him really hard, and yells, "QUIT IT!" This just makes the bird mad and he swears more than ever.
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This really aggravates the bird and he claws and scratches, so when the guy finally lets him out, the bird cuts loose with a stream of invective that would make a veteran sailor blush.
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At first, the guy just waits, but then he starts to think that the bird may be hurt. After a couple of minutes of silence, he's so worried that he opens up the freezer door to check on the bird.
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Winston Teacher of the Year 2021-2022
Winston Elementary School » News » What's New » Winston Teacher of the Year 2021-2022
Ms. Avery Zachery, Winston Elementary teacher of the 2021-2022
TEACHER OF THE YEAR 2021-2022
MS. AVERY ZACHERY
Ms. Zachery grew up in Winston, GA. and is a product of Douglas County School System, graduating from Douglas County High School. She student taught at Lithia Springs Elementary School and was hired to teach there after graduating from Georgia State University with a Bachelor's in early childhood education. After eight years, she moved to Winston Elementary School (WES) where she attended elementary school as a child. During Ms. Zachery's 10-year career, she has always been willing to perfect her craft of teaching through advancement. She obtained a Master's in reading, language, and literacy and is currently enrolled in an ED.S program in teacher leadership. Throughout her career, Ms. Zachery has earned many endorsements, conducted professional development in mathematics, reading and blended learning, presented at symposiums and served as a mentor to new teachers. She has worked in the 21st Century Grant Program or Title 1 Tutoring for nine years. Ms. Zachery says she "feels blessed to represent Winston Elementary School as the Teacher of the Year."


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Home » Health » COVID-19: NCDC denies claim of officials rejecting people for testing
COVID-19: NCDC denies claim of officials rejecting people for testing
By Joseph Erunke
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has denied reports in the social media that its officials were turning back people seeking to undergo a test for coronavirus test.
This was as the federal government warned people against spreading false rumours in the social media on the disease.
The reported had alleged that the centre was engaging in selective testing of people, describing the alleged trend "dangerous."
"It means a lot of people might have been infected already but for lack of testing they are moving about infecting others," the report had claimed.
Also read: COVID-19 Outbreak: CSO calls on Buhari to declare state of emergency
The NCNC, reacting to it, asked Nigerians not only to disregard the information but also confirm information from it before going public even as it said it had dealt with the issue.
"This has been put out by NCDC, FMOH severally via Twitter, TV/radio interviews, press briefing, websites, guidelines, protocols.
"We cannot respond to every rant on social media," NNDC spoke through the media aide to its DG, Emeka Oguanuo.
Also speaking, Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, warned Nigerians against spreading falsehood on social media.
"Nigerians must not abuse social media and engage in spreading misinformation and rumours.
"The Nigeria Center for Disease Control will continue to provide updates and will initiate measures to curtail the spread," he said.
The minister added:"Discountenance the report. It's mischief clothed in ignorance."
He added:"The NCDC expectedly has some challenges in terms of capacity to cope with the number of incoming calls.
"The lines are being expanded. People should not just go to NCDC and expect to be tested for COVID-19. Samples are usually taken from those that fit into case definition and coming from high burden countries.
" Such people are usually referred and the samples are taken from designated points. The PCR testing machines are limited to 5 centres present in the country but efforts are being made to set up in various parts of the country.
"The reagents are also limited. People need to understand all these limitations," he said.
The said report with the caption, "NCDC and the Federal Government should deny this otherwise we are doomed," written by an anonymous person had read: "To tell you the truth, NCDC can't do anything for you because they are not ready.
"All this PR they are doing they are assuming people will not try that's why. Yesterday 25/03)2020 I and a colleague of mine decided we want to be sure of our status before going into #selfisolation.
"So we went through the following steps We called the toll free line and after all the normal recorded stories, when we chose to speak to an agent they end the call.
"We went to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, they told us they don't do testing there, that the hospital is only an isolation centre. They refer us back to NCDC office in town, told us that's where the testing lab is.
"We drove to NCDC office at Jabi. There are two NCDC offices there in close proximity. The first officer told us they don't do testing but they directed us to the second office saying that's where testing is handled.
" The second office too absolved themselves of that responsibility and directed us to NCDC National Reference Laboratory, Gaduwa.
"We visited the NCDC NRL. On getting there, the security at the gate informed us that a lot of people were there too earlier in the day and were turned away. That they don't do testing for individuals unless your state took your sample and submit to them.
" They refer us to a circular posted at the gate and told us to contact the FCT Epidemiology team lead on COVID-19.
"When I called him I introduced myself by name and then asked him if he's the FCT team lead on this issue. He answered yes. I then asked him how do I go about getting tested.
He asked who are you? Who gave you my number? I told him I'm an Abuja resident and his number is on a circular at the NCDC office. He told us he doesn't know. He said we should go to NCDC. I told him but they referred us to you. He was silent. I then asked him to advise us. He told us to go to "National Health Disease Control" which doesn't exist.
I will send a copy of the circular to this forum.
"Obviously they are doing selective testing which is dangerous.
It means a lot of people might have been infected already but for lack of testing, they are moving about infecting others.
"While the information from the official channels are saying people are not coming forth, the truth is that people are going but are been turned away.
An I know because I was turned away the first hand.
"It also tells you that either the NCDC are lying to us or they are not coordinated at all. How will you explain three branches of the office each denying responsibility and pointing us to the next instead of just explaining to us the laid down procedures by the NCDC."


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Apple Music passes 50 million paid and trial subscriptions combined
Christian Zibreg on May 15, 2018
Apple Music has passed 50 million paid and free trial accounts combined.
The fresh new data point was revealed by none other than CEO Tim Cook during his interview with Bloomberg Television earlier this morning.
The previous milestone was revealed about a month ago when Cupertino's music-streaming service passed 40 million paying accounts and eight million people on a 90-day free trial.
By comparison, Spotify had 75 million paying subscribers as of March 31, 2018 and a combined 170 million listeners if you add up everyone on Spotify's free ad-driven tiers.
While the Cupertino technology giant still has to cover a lot of ground before it will be in a position to overtake Spotify, Apple Music has been growing slowly but surely and is now projected to match or surpass Spotify before year-end.
It would be unfair to Spotify not to mention that Apple Music has the key advantage of being heavily promoted and seamlessly integrated into Apple's ecosystem.
Thanks in part to the strong rise of Apple Music subscriptions, Apple's managed to rake in a whopping $9.1 billion revenue in services revenue last quarter, a 31% year-over-year boost.
Which service is better, Spotify or Apple Music, do you think?
Leave your comment below.
Streaming now accounts for 80% of the US music market vs. just 7% in 2010
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Phnom Penh Post - Government shutters 56 shelters
Government shutters 56 shelters
Kong Meta and Cristina Maza | Publication date 16 February 2017 | 06:27 ICT
Social Affairs Minister Vong Soth speaks at the Ministry's annual meeting yesterday in Phnom Penh. Pha Lina
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Cambodia's government closed 56 shelters last year, the majority of them orphanages, amid a major push to get thousands of children back into homes and out of institutional care after years of criticism, the Ministry of Social Affairs announced yesterday.
The closures, announced at the launch of the ministry's annual report yesterday, represent an eightfold increase from 2015, and 9 percent of the 639 registered shelters operating in the Kingdom last year. Of those, 406 were specifically for accommodating children, the report revealed. The shelters housed 26,187 individuals, nearly two-thirds of whom were underage.
"The ministry is very actively reforming orphanages by strengthening the quality of inspections and reducing the number of children in centres," Minister of Social Affairs Vong Soth said yesterday.
Officials said the closures were prompted by efforts to improve the standards of shelters and reintegrate homeless children back into their families, which experts say better promotes their long-term well-being. An estimated 70 percent of children in Cambodia's orphanages have at least one living parent, and the government has pledged to return 30 percent of orphanage residents back to their families by 2018.
According to Chan Kanha, deputy chief of the ministry's child welfare department, of the 56 centres closed, 20 were closed because the residents had been reintegrated into their families. The other 36 were closed for not meeting the minimum requirements of care.
However, sending children back to their families can have complications of its own.
Mike Nowlin, executive director of the NGO Hagar International, said yesterday that the government will need substantial assistance from the non-profit sector if it's going to ensure the children in Cambodia's centres are sent to safe homes.
"The government has openly acknowledged that they don't have the resources to deal with all of the social care issues the country has now," Nowlin said, noting that some children have been "improperly reintegrated" by some non-governmental actors.
"They are trying to change the predominant care model, and there are so many pieces of that … How do you stop a parent from deciding a kid will be better off in an orphanage?"
Still, Nowlin says there is momentum behind the government's push to find safe homes for homeless kids.
Hagar recently teamed up with the government and about 40 other non-profits to launch an initiative called Family Care First, which aims to improve the quality of social work in the Kingdom. As of 2015, Cambodia's government employed just 14 social workers for the entire country.
"It takes a strong community-based care model to assess a family's needs and make sure the kid is going to be safe and not exploited," Nowlin said, adding that NGOs "are going to help with that".
James Sutherland, of Friends International, which partners with the government on a child protection program, echoed this sentiment, stressing his organisation's commitment to reintegrating children back into their families and "creating protective environments within their communities where children can thrive safely".
"It's very encouraging that clear progress is being made toward ending the exploitation of children who have been unnecessarily institutionalised," Sutherland said.
But despite the NGO's sector's willingness to offer support, the government has its work cut out for it. With some 97 percent of shelters privately run, the government exercises direct control over only 22 state-run institutions.
What's more, a survey published by UNICEF and the ministry in March revealed that about half of the orphanages operating in Cambodia are unregistered.
Prior to the start of the recent reintegration push, only registered operations were being inspected by the government, and it's been difficult to verify what goes on behind the closed doors of private entities, some of which are religiously affiliated.
Speaking yesterday, Soth acknowledged the long road ahead, saying the ministry is "facing our challenges".
But, he said, "We will continue to strengthen child welfare."
A previous version of this story inadvertently implied that the government had "improperly reintegrated" children into their communities. The person quoted was referring to an organisation from the private sphere. The Post regrets any confusion caused by this.
Contact authors: Kong Meta and Cristina Maza
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Government to miss orphan goal
Orphanages to get local oversight
Over 35,000 kids still in care
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Q: Make UITableView movable and selectable I know there is an 'editing' property for UITableView which puts it into an editing mode (cells are movable and/or deletable), but how would make a UITableView both selectable in the normal way, and movable?
So if the user taps and holds, he can move the cell up and down.. but if he just taps, then the cell gets selected.

A: check out something https://github.com/shusta/ReorderingTableViewController
It's open source so you can check the implementation, but the basic idea (i'm assuming from when I've done this, the link above may be slightly different) is

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*Add a long press gesture recognizer to the table view

*When long press is recognized, create a UIView which represents the cell you are dragging, and move cells from underneath it as it is dragged

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Закхей (,  — гідний, чистий) — начальник митарів (збирач податків), багатий чоловік, що удостоївся особливої уваги від Ісуса Христа (). Православна церква зараховує Закхея до лику святих, день його пам'яті відзначається 20 квітня (за юліанським календарем).

Згадка в Біблії

Історія, пов'язана з Закхеєм згадується тільки в Євангелії від Луки. Згідно з Біблією, Закхей — багата людина, начальник митарів, мав невеликий зріст, жив у Єрихоні. Коли Ісус Христос проходив через Єрихон, то Закхей, бажаючи хоч здалека побачити Месію, заліз на сикомор. Христос помітив його і сказав: Закхей поспішно зійшов і прийняв Ісуса з радістю. Глибоко зворушений Закхей дав обіцянку вчетверо віддати всім, кого тільки він коли-небудь образив при зборі мита та податків. У відповідь на людські нарікання Христос в будинку Закхея сказав знаменні слова:

Християнське тлумачення

У світській літературі тлумачення історії Закхея ведеться двома основними шляхами.
 Буквалістське тлумачення,
 Алегоричне тлумачення, Феофілакт Болгарський називає його моральним.
При буквалістському тлумаченні більш детально розбирається життя Закхея, його дії, наприклад, розбирається питання — чому Закхей обіцяв віддати тим кого образив саме вчетверо? Відповідно до закону Мойсеєвого, так має чинити людина, що скоїла крадіжку (Вих.22:1), а Закхей, ймовірно, при зборі податків брав з людей більше, ніж повинен був.Алегоричне тлумачення історії про Закхея є своєрідною спробою наблизити історію про Закхея до життя сучасного християнина. Наприклад:
 Закхей був багатий — також як і всі люди багаті гріхами;
 натовп народу — це суєтні турботи, наші гріхи, пристрасті, мрії, колишні звички;
 Закхей зростом був малий — це значить те, що хоча чоловік і називає себе християнином, але все ж він духовний карлик, і тому не може бачити Христа, будучи пригнічений своїми гріхами;
 Піднятися на дерево — означає почати молитися;
 Після слів Христа Закхей спустився з дерева — це означає покаяння;
 Будинок — це серце; двері, які можуть бути відкриті для Господа, — двері покаяння

Святитель Григорій Богослов закликає: «Будь Закхеєм, який вчора був митарем, а сьогодні став щедрим; все принеси в дар Христового Пришестя, щоб і тобі виявитися великим, добре побачити Христа, хоча ти малий ростом».

У «Тлумачній Біблії під редакцією Лопухіна» примітний акцент, зроблений автором на тому епізоді, де Ісус Христос звертається до ніби незнайомого Закхея по імені. Олександр Лопухін припускає, що Ісус Христос і Закхей або зустрічалися раніше, або Христос почув ім'я митаря з натовпу, здивувала незвичайним становищем Закхея на дереві.

Смоковниця Закхея

За церковним переказом, Закхей згодом став першим єпископом християнської церкви в Кесарії Палестинській.
На місці, де за переказами знаходився сикомор і будинок Закхея, останнім часом розташовано Подвір'я Іоанна Предтечі в Єрихоні Російської духовної місії в Єрусалимі Російської православної церкви. За іншими переказами сикомор розташований на подвір'ї грецького монастиря святого Єлисея.
Вважається, що та сама смоковниця, на яку заліз Закхей збереглася до наших днів. Знамените дерево знаходиться в центральній частині Єрихону. «Смоковниця Закхея» являє собою сикомору (Фікус сикомора — (Ficus sycomorus L.) сімейство Тутові (Moraceae)), має висоту 15 метрів при діаметрі крони в 25 метрів та кола стовбура (на висоті 130 см) в 5,5 метра. На висоті 4 метрів єдиний стовбур з чотирма контрфорсами поділяється на кілька стовбурів. Єдиний стовбур має всередині відкрите конусоподібне дупло природного походження, що свідчить про початок поділу єдиного стовбура на кілька самостійних стовбурів, що властиво представникам роду фікус. Відзначається масове відмирання скелетних і обростають гілок. Наявність дупла і характерне спливання зовнішніх шарів деревини стовбура в його нижній частині свідчить про давність цього дерева.

Ділянка землі з «деревом Закхея» площею 1,1 га була придбана в 1886 році ієромонахом Іоасафом (Плехановим) на гроші російської благодійниці Олени Резніченко. Однак пізніше у батька Іоасафа зіпсувалися відносини з Єрусалимським патріархом, і він був змушений терміново покинути Палестину. Перед від'їздом він подарував ділянку Імператорському православному палестинському товариству. Ділянка була оформлений на голову ІППО великого князя Сергія Олександровича. На ділянці залишився розведений батьком Іоасафом апельсиновий сад і кілька побудованих їм глинобитних будинків. Однак до кінця ця ділянка не була освоєна і поступово прийшла в запустіння. Після 1917 року уваги до цього, як і до інших об'єктів російської нерухомості в Палестині, практично не було. В 1995 році глава ПНА Ясір Арафат своїм указом передав ділянку у власність уряду Росії. 18 січня 2011 року був відкритий новий музейно-парковий комплекс в Єрихоні на ділянці, що належить Російській Федерації.

Згадка історії про Закхея в сучасності
Історія про Закхея фігурувала в неприємному епізоді з фрескою «Входу Господнього в Єрусалим» в Іоанно-Богословському кафедральному соборі міста Рудного. На фресці серед людей, що зустрічають Ісуса можна було виявити людину, схожу на Сергія Кулагіна —казахстанського державного діяча 1952 р.н. Отець Іван, протоієрей Рудненського собору, пояснив, що Кулагіна на фресці можна порівняти з Закхеєм, мабуть маючи на увазі глибоке смирення Закхея.

Протодиякон Андрій Кураєв зауважив, що паралель між Закхеєм і Сергієм Кулагіним вельми смілива, оскільки якщо зіставити Закхея з Кулагіним, то доведеться останнього звинуватити в крадіжці (Закхей обіцяв віддати тим кого образив вчетверо, а вчетверо, відповідно до закону Мойсея (Вих.22:1), віддають саме ті, хто скоїв крадіжку).

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Q: Suppose $\{x_n\}$ is bounded. Prove $\frac{x_n}{n^k} \rightarrow 0$, as $n \rightarrow \infty$, for all $k \in \mathbb{N}$. I've came up with the following proof for the question in the title. I'm looking for suggestions on presentation and on methodology as I'm relatively new to analysis. In particular, my book says a sequence converges to $a$ if and only if for any $\epsilon > 0$ there's a $N \in \mathbb{N}$ such that $n \geq N$ implies $|x_n - a| < \epsilon$. In my proof I weaken this a bit by only taking $n > N$. Is this sort of deviation valid?
Let $\epsilon > 0$. Suppose $\{x_n\}$ is bounded. Then there exists some $C > 0$ with $C \in \mathbb{R}$, where $|x_n| \leq C$ for all $n \in \mathbb{N}$. Set $N = \frac{C}{\epsilon}^{\frac{1}{k}}$ and suppose that $n > N$. It follows that
$$|\frac{x_n}{n^k}| = \frac{|x_n|}{n^k} \leq \frac{C}{n^k} < \frac{C}{(({\frac{C}{\epsilon})^{\frac{1}{k}}})^k} = \epsilon$$ for all $n > N$.

A: Take $M\in \Bbb R^+$ such that $\forall n\in \Bbb N\,(M>|x_n|).$
For $n,k\in \Bbb Z^+$ we have $|\frac {x_n}{n^k}|=$ $\frac {|x_n|}{|n^k|}=$ $\frac {|x_n|}{|n|^k}=$ $ \frac {|x_n|}{n^k}\le\frac {|x_n|}{n}<$ $\frac {M}{n}.$
A direct consequence of the $definition$ of $\Bbb R$ is that for any $x\in \Bbb R$ there exists $m\in \Bbb Z^+$ such that $x<m.$
So,  given $\epsilon>0 ,$ take $ m_{\epsilon}\in \Bbb Z^+$ such that $m_{\epsilon}>\frac {M}{\epsilon}.$ Then $$ \forall n\in \Bbb N\,\left(n\ge m_{\epsilon}\implies\left|\frac {x_n}{n^k}\right|<\frac {M}{n}\le \frac {M}{m_{\epsilon}}<\epsilon\right).$$

A: In the definition of convergence, there are two modifications to know about that can be made without consequence and often reduce the cognitive load of the  definition of limits:

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*One of them, as you noted, is that you can change $\forall n\ge N$ to $\forall n> N$.

*The other is that instead of requiring the strict inequality $|a_n - L| < \epsilon$, mere inequality suffices $|a_n - L| \le \epsilon$.

Clearly in 1., the weak inequality version implies the strong inequality version. The strong inequality version for 1. also implies the weak inequality version by taking $N_\text{weak} = N_\text{strong}+1$.
In 2., the strong clearly implies the weak. The weak inequality in 2. implies the strong by taking $\epsilon_\text{strong} = \epsilon_\text{weak}/2$.

A: If we take $0 \in \mathbb{N}$, then the statement isn't true for all $k \in \mathbb{N}$. It does not work for $k = 0$. For example, the sequence $(1, 1, 1, \cdots)$ is bounded, but doesn't converge to $0$. It is true for all positive integers $k$, however. So let $k$ be a positive integer.
We need to be careful to define $N$ such that it is indeed a natural number. With the definition $N = \left(\frac{C}{\epsilon}\right)^{\frac{1}{k}}$, this is not necessarily the case.
To fix this, we need to find a natural number $N$ which is greater than or equal to $\left(\frac{C}{\epsilon}\right)^{\frac{1}{k}}$, so that we can slightly alter the steps given in the question to get the inequality we desire. A candidate is $ N = \bigg\lceil\left(\frac{C}{\epsilon}\right)^{\frac{1}{k}}\bigg\rceil$. We note that $N \neq 0$, since $C > 0$.
We have $N \geq \left(\frac{C}{\epsilon}\right)^{\frac{1}{k}}$, so $N^k \geq \frac{C}{\epsilon}.$
Following the steps given in the question, for each $n > N$, we have
$$\bigg|\frac{x_n}{n^k}\bigg| = \frac{|x_n|}{n^k} \leq \frac{C}{n^k} < \frac{C}{N^k} \leq C \cdot \frac{\epsilon}{C} = \epsilon.$$ Therefore,
$$\bigg|\frac{x_n}{n^k}\bigg| < \epsilon.$$
This is the inequality that we desire, which is true for any $n > N$, where $N \in \mathbb{N}$.


This past Sunday morning it was just a spot on a map that for some reason I decided to experience first hand. Specifically it's the spot in Groton, Massachusetts where freight trains carrying ice cut from Muscatanipus Pond in Brookline, New Hampshire would have left the Brookline and Pepperell Branch and passed onto the Fitchburg Railroad's Peterborough and Shirley Branch en route to Ayer Junction. At Ayer the trains would head east on the Fitchburg Division main line to the Fresh Pond Ice Company's terminal in Somerville, Ma.
According to the Cambridge Chronicle's 1905 Industrial and Building Edition the company used a dedicated fleet of 75 freight cars, each car capable of carrying approximately 25 tons of ice. Twenty freight cars were loaded each day during the summer months and the train would travel by night to Somerville where the ice blocks would be transloaded from the rail cars so that 50 horse-drawn wagons such as this could then ply the streets of Cambridge and Somerville the following morning.
Squannacook Junction served trains from 1892 until it was discontinued in 1942. However, before it could be discontinued the Boston and Maine Railroad needed to build a bridge across the Nashua River in Pepperell in order to serve the mills on the west side of the river previously accessed via the Brookline and Pepperell Branch. The ice trains had stopped running in the late 1930s. Much of the roadbed between Squannacook Junction and Brookline, NH remains today, although the rails and crossties were removed during World war II.
At any rate, Squannacook Junction not only served to connect train tracks, but also connected some great sounding Native American place names such as Squannacook River, Squannacook Hill, Nashua River, Nissitissit River, Muscatanipus Pond, and Muscatanipus Hill.
So, in honor of the recent good news concerning the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe finally getting approval from the federal government to place some of their land into a trust, I figured paddling up the Squannacook River to the junction might be a good idea on, yet another, beautiful Sunday morning.
Though several trails within the Groton Town Forest were encountered interjecting with the railbed, I found no trace of Squannacook Junction and returned to the river.
In the above photo the still (barely) intact Peterborough and Shirley is running east (right) to west (left) while the Brookline and Pepperell Branch disappears in the woods at center (sans rails and cross-ties).
Though the name has been altered and shortened it should be noted that in Edward E. Parker's 1906 History of Brookline, formerly Raby, Hillsborough County New Hampshire it is explained that Muscatanipus is the original and correct name. Parker states the name means "Great Bear Pond".
In the earlier mentioned Cambridge Chronicle 1905 article the pond and its waters are described thus: "Situated among the rocks and woodlands of the Old Granite State, about sixty-five miles from Boston, is the little town of Brookline, secluded, peaceful, and picturesque. About a mile north of the village, some ninety feet above its level, half hidden by primeval forests and granite hills, lies a lake, the source of the Nissitissit river. The lake, itself fed by two mountain streams and innumerable crystal springs, gets its name from the Indians, who pleased with the clearness and purity of its waters, called it in their language, Muscatanapus - The Great Mirror.....The company has the reputation of cutting the purest ice in the country and this fact is admitted by experts who have analyzed and scientifically examined it. The appearance of the ice-its delicate blue tinge and great transparency indicate the purity it possesses."
Sounds similar to today's advertisements for 'mountain spring' bottled water.
The bridge is located just across Mason Rd from the boat launch.
The Brookline, NH Historical Society's website has some great old photos of the ice trade and the railroad.
...appropriately enough on the last full day of summer.
Both were from the 1940s and about 10 years after the ice house had burned down. The bottles probably were related to Camp Tevya which was built in 1940 on the land where the ice house stood.
The diminutive bottles reminded me of how the term "Half Pint" came to be used in describing folks vertically challenged.
Another term "blockhead" and can best be explained by this.
The Brookline Station is a private residence today and sits just down the road from Muscatanipus Pond.


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The Financials
2 Min. Read Planning By: Tim Berry
Expert opinions may vary, but in general there are some standard analyses that a business plan ought to have, regardless of specifics.
You can find detailed discussions of each of these online in Hurdle: The Book on Business Planning, but let's discuss here what probably ought to be included in a business plan.
1. Cash flow is the most important. Businesses run on cash. No business plan is complete without a cash flow plan.
2. Profit and loss, incorporating sales, cost of sales, operating expenses, and profits. This of course is also a pro forma income statement. In most cases it should show sales less cost of sales as gross margin, and gross margin less operating expenses as profit before interest and taxes (also called gross profit, and contribution to overhead). Normally there is also a projection of interest, taxes, and net profits.
3. Pro-forma balance sheet: Aside from cash and income, there is the balance of assets, liabilities, and capital.
4. Sales forecast: The form may vary to suit the business, but it is hard to imagine a plan without a sales forecast. Some plans forecast in excruciating detail, some summarize, but the forecast should be there. In the simplest of plans, the sales forecast might be a single line in the pro-forma income statement.
5. Personnel plan: Personnel costs are so intimately related to fixed costs that they should often be set aside and discussed. In some simple plans, they too, like the sales forecast, can be just a line or two in the income statement.
6. Business ratios: The numbers are there, when there is pro-forma income, cash, and balance sheet, so the ratios can be calculated. This isn't as necessary for an internal plan as for one for bankers and investors, but some key ratios are almost always a good idea. They should probably include some profitability ratios like gross margin, return on sales, return on assets, and return on investment; plus some liquidity ratios such as debt to equity, current ratio, and working capital. You already know which ratios you like to use, and how to calculate them. A banker will have a similar view.
7. Break-even analysis: Most of the break-even analyses included with business plans have little value, but most bankers and analysts like to see them.
8. Market forecast: Aside from the sales forecast, which is essential, a market forecast is also a good idea. How many potential customers are there? How does market growth stand to impact this business?
To start creating your own financial statements, check out our free template downloads:
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Nailing all of the women playing the part of Disney Princesses at the Magic Kingdom theme park.
Yeah, the wife nagged me into taking our daughter to Disney World to meet all those damn princesses, but at least I had a little Princess-palooza of my own!
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The project extends a first floor two-bedroom victorian 'Ex-Warner' flat, in one of the areas of purpose built flats similar in style around Walthamstow, similar in type to a previous project. A roof extension converts and extends the roof with a dormer across most of the width, to create a double bedroom and spacious shower room in the newly added loft space. Additional spaces were exploited wherever possible to create recesses for storage and to add visual interest, and a rich materials palette was used throughout maximising the most of existing brickwork and timber floors to add warmth and texture to the spaces.
The works also included alterations to the existing first floor to create a better-planned bathroom and kitchen, such as to allow critical adjustment to the bathroom layout to give this a greater feeling of space. The kitchen was relocated to the rear of the flat and ceiling removed, plus rooflight added, to make a dramatic vaulted space with additional light and options to ventilate in summer. The addition and alterations deliver a generously sized 3-bedroom flat for comfortable living but also entertaining, maximising period features while allowing the client to explore their own strong aesthetic sensibilities.


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Senior Yunpeng Zhang stands in front of his portrait of Abraham Lincoln. He won first place for his individual piece.
Art students of all levels recently competed in the Richardson Civic Society Young People's Art Show at the Richardson Public Library on Jan. 21. Students in Mr. Becky Keeton's art classes competed to win first, second or third prizes, or an honorable mention, each with a monetary prize and a ribbon.
Students could enter an individual piece or a portfolio. Each portfolio has a concentration that is seen in each piece.
High schools throughout the Richardson area entered the competition in hopes of winning.
Senior Yunpeng Zhang won first place with his portrait of Abraham Lincoln. This award follows an honorable mention received his freshman year.
Art shows offer the opportunity for students to display pieces they spend many hours trying to perfect.
"Entering a competition is good to show your hard work because sports teams have games, band has competitions and art has shows," Yunpeng Zhang said.
Senior Sara Stahl received honorable mention for her portfolio concentrated on her adoption from Vologda, Russia, as a baby.
Students were able to express their concentrations, or themes, and the deeper meanings behind them in various ways.
The ninth-grade winners include Hoaran Jiang with an honorable mention and Nicole Miller in second place. Hoaran and Nicole won in the individual category.
Jose Luis Perez represented sophomores with second place in the individual category.
The 11th-grade winners were Ashlee Decker with an honorable mention and Siqi Huang in second place, both in the individual category.
Along with Yunpeng in the individual category, senior Caroline Brown received an honorable mention.
The only portfolio winner was Sara, with an honorable mention.
Their artwork will be displayed on the second floor of the Richardson Public Library until Feb. 14.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2017 — A precision airstrike conducted yesterday by manned and unmanned U.S. aircraft against a training camp in Syria's Idlib province killed more than 100 al-Qaida fighters, Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis said today.
In a statement, Davis said the Shaykh Sulayman training camp had been operational since at least 2013.
"The removal of this training camp disrupts training operations and discourages hardline Islamist and Syrian opposition groups from joining or cooperating with al-Qaida on the battlefield," he said.
— Abu Hasan al-Taftanaz, an al-Qaida senior leader, killed Jan. 6.


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