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"Shakespeare loves women of colour…" We find out what Dr Farah Karim-Cooper of Shakespeare's Globe has been working on – and learn about Shakespeare's "alternative discourse of beauty"
Photos by Bronwen Sharp
Which play or area of Shakespeare are you working on right now – and what are you getting from it?
"I'm editing a book called Titus Andronicus: The State of Play, published by Arden – it's a collection of essays examining what scholars are saying in 2017 about this important play. I have also just started researching a book about Shakespeare, Death and Spectatorship. I have not got an angle other than my interest in what happens to and within the spectator when they see someone die/killed. Either on stage or in reality."
What have you learned about Shakespeare that would have surprised your younger self?
"I have learned that he loves women of colour… which appeals to a Pakistani-American lady like myself! His dark lady sonnets (I'm oversimplifying) reveal an excitement at alternative beauty, the arguments for darker beauty in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Love's Labour's Lost suggest that he was engaging in what the terrific scholar Kim F. Hall has described as an alternative discourse of beauty – beauty that is brown, black or just not white. P.S. read Hall's classic Things Of Darkness: Economies of Race and Gender in Early Modern England."
Which Shakespeare character most resembles you?
"Um… see my answer to Question 2! But seriously, I am not sure. I think I have a lot of Shrew's Katherina in me – feisty and with very high standards!"
If I ask you to give me a Shakespeare quotation, which is the first one that comes to mind?
"'Meantime we shall express our darker purpose.' – King Lear."
What's your favourite Shakespeare-related fact, myth, story or anecdote?
"I think my favourite Shakespeare-related fact/anecdote/myth is the one about the dismantling of The Theatre in order to move the timbers across the river and build the Globe. There's a lot of myth surrounding that story, which makes little sense given there is a great deal of surviving record about it, but I like how the story has been compressed from a couple of major events – i.e. dismantling one playhouse and building another more glorious – taking place over months to something that happened overnight.
"I love the idea of this fantasy – that one morning, the Globe magically appeared on Bankside and that Shakespeare might have played a part in this. It is a wonderful story, as myth-laden as it is. I think an excellent research project would be to build an oak-framed theatre and see how long it takes to dismantle it! I know Peter McCurdy (of McCurdy & Co who built the Globe and Sam Wanamaker Playhouse) would like to try this!"
You have the power to cast anyone in the world (actor or otherwise) to play any Shakespearean character. Who do you choose – and which role do they play?
"I want to see Adrian Lester play Hamlet. He's one of my favourite Shakespearean actors and Hamlet is my favourite role. It would be unbelievable."
Dr Farah Karim-Cooper is Head of Higher Education and Research, Globe Education.
Read our interview with Farah in Shakespeare Magazine 10
Filed Under: Shakespeare News Tagged With: Adrian Lester, Bankside, Death and Spectatorship, Dr Farah Karim-Cooper, Hamlet, jenny richardson, Kim F. Hall, King Lear, Love's Labour's Lost, McCurdy & Co, Midsummer Night's Dream, Peter McCurdy, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare, Shakespeare Magazine, Shakespeare's Globe, The Theatre, Things Of Darkness: Economies of Race and Gender in Early Modern England, Titus Andronicus: The State of Play, William Shakespeare, women of colour
It's a dream date for lovers of Shakespeare's words – David and Ben Crystal talking about The Oxford Illustrated Shakespeare Dictionary
Salisbury Arts Centre, 31 May 2015.
"Never has there been such a pretty book as this one," declares David Crystal, with a proud and delighted smile at the cover of The Oxford Illustrated Shakespeare Dictionary on the projector screen behind him. He and his son Ben are at Salisbury Arts Centre as part of the Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival, to talk to a packed audience about Shakespeare's world and words.
'Talk' is the wrong word for this event: the father and son team deliver something closer to a comedy double act, bringing their subject alive with jovial camaraderie and unshakeable delight in all things Shakespeare. Ben bounds onto the stage as if taking a curtain call, dressed in jeans with a fob watch on a chain hanging from one pocket. David combines a tweed jacket with the kindly, slightly eccentric manner of Professor Dumbledore, and enunciates words like "in-carn-a-dine" as if they were magic spells.
David Crystal has written or edited over 100 books on language and linguistics, four of which he co-wrote with actor and producer Ben. Published this year, The Oxford Illustrated Shakespeare Dictionary combines David's passion for words with Ben's knowledge of – and love of experimenting with – Shakespeare. The dictionary is aimed at students of Shakespeare of all nationalities and ages from 11 up, and covers the 12 most studied of Shakespeare's plays, according to a poll of school teachers from around the world.
Ben Crystal by Piper Williams
There are approximately one million different words in the complete works of Shakespeare (though none beginning with the letter 'X'). But, David asserts, only around five per cent are significantly different to those we use today. The dictionary guides students through this five per cent, drawing particular attention to 'false friends' like 'rehearse' or 'impress,' which did not mean the same thing for Shakespeare as they do today.
Despite the book's title, David considers it closer to an encyclopaedia than a dictionary. "Words by themselves aren't the whole story," he says. "More important than that is an introduction to Shakespeare's world."
Kate Bellamy's bold illustrations certainly help provide this for the reader – the double page featuring 11 historically accurate illustrations of different kinds of sword is a particular highlight.
The authors hope their style will help students feel comfortable asking questions like 'What is an arras actually like?' or 'Why is Hamlet surprised to find Polonius in Gertrude's closet?' The answer to the latter was news to me – a closet was a small antechamber off the main bedroom, containing very little besides, frequently, a large tapestry (aka arras). In Gertrude's case, the tapestry might have covered a passage to her husband's chamber, so Hamlet would expect to see no one but Claudius in this intimate space.
Ben is passionate about "the idea we're allowed to be rough with Shakespeare, to grab him by the… doublet and hose and, well, shake him about a bit." Shaking things about is exactly what this talk does: the pair intersperse discussions of pedagogy and neologisms with a game of charades, David attempting to mime things like 'soliloquy' and 'Father Chaucer,' and Ben explaining them to the audience.
The Crystals' engaging blend of comedy and academia has the audience laughing and enthusiastically asking questions. As their talk draws to a close Salisbury Arts Centre is buzzing with Shakespeare's words.
Oxford Illustrated Shakespeare Dictionary is in bookshops now. Or order it here.
Ben and David will be exploring Original Pronunciation (including an OP performance of Henry V) at Shakespeare's Globe on 16 and 26 July
Go here to read a full interview with Ben Crystal in Shakespeare Magazine 06.
Filed Under: Shakespeare News Tagged With: arras, Ben Crystal, David Crystal, Gertrude, Hamlet, incarnadine, Kate Bellamy illustration, Lucy Corley, Oxford Illustrated Shakespeare Dictionary, Polonius, Salisbury Arts Centre, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare Magazine, Shakespeare Magazine 06, Shakespeare's Globe, Shakespeare's Words, William Shakespeare
Globe's Read Not Dead presents staged reading of Ben Jonson's Every Man in his Humour at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Since 1995, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre have been presenting productions with less than 12 hours of rehearsal time through their Read not Dead programme. And at 4pm on Sunday 29 June they will be performing Every Man in his Humour in their recently-opened indoor theatre the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
Written by Shakespeare's famous contemporary, friend and rival Ben Jonson, the play was first staged in 1598 by Shakespeare's own company The Lord Chamberlain's Men. And according to the published folio, Shakespeare himself took on the acting role of Old Kno'well.
In Sunday's performance, distinguished Shakespeare authority Professor Stanley Wells will step into Shakespeare's shoes by playing Old Kno'well. Joining him on stage will be a cast of experienced actors from stage and screen, including Blackadder comedy hero Tim McInnerny, along with Alan Cox and David Oakes.
Having received their scripts in the morning, the cast will take to the stage at 4pm to perform Jonson's legendary comedy of misperceptions and deceit. "These are not polished productions, but live experiments," says a spokeswoman from Shakespeare's Globe. "There is a shared spirit of adventure and excitement for actors and audiences."
Go here for tickets and more information.
Every Man in his Humour by Ben Jonson
Sunday 29 June, 4pm
Sam Wanamaker Theatre,
Shakespeare's Globe,
21 New Globe Walk,
Bankside,
London SE1 9DT
Filed Under: Shakespeare News Tagged With: Ben Jonson, Every Man in his Humour, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare, Shakespeare Magazine, Shakespeare's Globe, Stanley Wells, Tim McInnerny
Globe's Read Not Dead revives Nathan Field comedy Amends For Ladies at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Sunday 18 May sees the pioneering Read Not Dead project from Shakespeare's Globe make its debut in the newly opened Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
Amends For Ladies by Nathan Field is a satirical and witty city comedy in which a maid, wife and widow have their virtue questioned by the men who claim to love them.
Bringing the text back to life with Read Not Dead.
The Read Not Dead concept is brilliantly simple. Actors are given a script on a Sunday morning and work with a director to get the play up on its feet – with entrances and exits, token costume, props and music if needed. They present it, script-in-hand, to an audience at 4pm that very same day.
Read Not Dead was launched in 1995 and brings actors, audiences and scholars together to explore and celebrate the plays performed on London stages between 1567-1642. About 400 plays of the period have survived in print – Read Not Dead has staged over 200 of them to date, and all are recorded for archive.
Amends For ladies by Nathan Field
Sunday 18 May, 4pm-7pm
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare's Globe,
21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, London SE1 9DT
For more information on this event and for further upcoming
Read Not Dead presentations, go here.
Filed Under: Shakespeare News Tagged With: Amends For Ladies, Nathan Field, Read Not Dead, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare's Globe
Free talk! Professor Tiffany Stern explores the meaning of Time in the age of Shakespeare
"The two hours' traffic of our stage…"
Shakespearean time traveller Professor Tiffany Stern.
What does Shakespeare mean when the Prologue to Romeo and Juliet announces that the performance will last two hours? Join Professor Tiffany Stern at London's new Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, as she asks how time was understood in an age of sandglasses, sundials and inaccurate clockwork. Considering the sound and the look of the instruments of time, this event will ask about Shakespeare's works ranging from the practical to the editorial and to the analytical.
How long did Shakespeare's plays take to perform? Why are Shakespearean characters associated with ways of measuring time? And what did terms like an hour, a minute, or a second actually convey to a Shakespearean audience?
Tiffany Stern is Professor of Early Modern Drama at the University of Oxford. Her books include Rehearsal from Shakespeare to Sheridan (2000), Making Shakespeare (2004), Shakespeare in Parts (2007) and Documents of Performance in Early Modern England (2009).
The two hours' traffic of our stage: Time for Shakespeare – with Professor Tiffany Stern
Wednesday 21 May, 6pm-7.15pm Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare's Globe, London
The talk is FREE to attend, but please register online here.
Filed Under: Shakespeare News Tagged With: Romeo and Juliet, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Globe, Tiffany Stern, Time


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South Africa Travel Guide South Africa Trips 3..2..1.. Bunjee! L Highest Bungee Jumping Locations In The World
3..2..1.. Bunjee! l Highest bungee jumping locations in the world
By Khyati Thaker @ A Lawyer's Voyage
When I did my first sky dive, I thought nothing could be more adventurous than this but then, I bunjee jumped ☺!
I remember having a casual discussion with my brother about his bunjee jump at South Africa and while we were talking, all I could think in my head was what's like jumping off the tallest bridge in the world? There was only one way to find out. How? By jumping off the bridge by myself!
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Bloukrans Bungy is recognized as the world's highest "commercial bridge" bunjee jump, at 216 meters (709 feet) free fall above Bloukrans River. I booked myself for a bunjee jump with Face Adrenalin. Bloukrans bridge is highest in Africa and bungee jump from "this bridge" ranks highest in the world. It is situated on N2 highway at the Border between Eastern cape and the Western Cape in the Tsitsikamma area of South Africa's beautiful Garden Route
To reach the jump point, one has to walk across the arch span bridge. We were advised to not to look down while we are on the walkway bridge and I so am glad I obeyed!
Source: Face Bridgewalk
Face Adrenalin
The moment I reached the jump point, I was told that I would be the "first" to jump off amongst the group of people. My anxiety level just shot up! To be honest, I wanted to ask him if I could go back! But then, I thought if I do not jump now, I would never be able to do it
The best thing about this place is that the team at Face Adrenalin keeps your spirits high from the time you reach there. They welcome you with broad smiles and lots of positive energies! The loud music that plays in the background while you wait for your turn, definitely make you tap your boots.
What next? My name was shouted. I was secured with full body harness with ankle connection and the team member tied Velcro around my legs. I then moved to the next seat wherein the team member tied my both legs together.
Trying to pretend how unafraid I am ☺
Thereafter, I stood out on the edge of the bridge! At that moment, I asked myself why am I doing this? But now there was no turning back. The adrenaline in my vein had started flowing.
Before I could realise, it was the time for that vital leap of faith! The team members screamed "5..4..3..2..1… Bunjee!!" and I were pushed off the bridge!
Off I go!
Earlier, I assumed that I am not among those who scream during the fall, but hell no! I think I must have screamed the loudest and for all you know, may be my scream would have reached the infinite!
I felt I was flying and all this felt surreal. My body hurled with such a speed towards the ground. The rope stopped the fall just short of the ground and gave the ultimate thrill. Bloukran bunjee uses pendulum bunjee technology so when I jumped, the cord attached pulled me out of free-fall into a smooth pendulum.
Upon hitting the bottom, you grasp the amazing view of mountain and river. An unexpected calmness keyed into my body while I was hanging upside down. At that moment, I spread my hands out and let go of everything without thinking too much. This was the best feeling on Earth.
Best feeling ever!
While I was still enjoying the scenic beauty, my "rescuer" came to buckle me up and take me back to the top.
My "Rescuer"!!
So how does one feel post bunjee jumping adventure?
After my jump, I felt a remarkable sense of accomplishment. Returning back from the same "walkway Bridge" felt like a piece of cakewalk. The confidence that I gained was at a different level altogether and guess what? I "looked down" while walking on the bridge and I wasn't scared this time!
Post your jump, I would recommend you to visit "The Cliffhanger" Pub, adjacent to Bloukrans bridge to tantalize your taste buds. You get to sit, relax and watch live feed of bunjee jumps of other enthusiasts, which are played on the big screen. You basically re-live your bunjee jump while sipping coffee or drinking beer!
I must admit that this is the most terrifying experience but I haven't met a single person who has done bunjee jump and not loved it!
So, do you also fancy a rush, you will never forget? Let us see some of the highest jumps in the world.
Top 5 highest Jumps in the World
1. Macau Tower, China
This is presently the highest bunjee jumps open to public. The jumpers take off from the platform at the top of the AJ Hackett Macau Tower and free fall over 764 feet.
Source: www.easytourchina.com
2. Varzasca Dam- Ticino, Switzerland
Verzasca
This is one of the popular destinations in the world. Actually, 1995 Bond movie sparked an interest of the dam. The jumpers take off the plunge from the dam and free fall over 720 feet. The location also offers night jumps.
Source: https//www.travangelo.co.uk/blog/2017/03/07/thrill-seekers-beware-worlds-biggest-bungee-jumps/
Bloukrans Bridge
3. Bloukrans Bridge South Africa
This is the tallest commercial bridge in the world. The jumpers take off the plunge from the bridge and free fall over 709 feet.
4. EuropabrÜck Bridge, Innsbruck, Austria
This bridge is known for its stunning views of forest, mountains in Europe. The jumpers take off the plunge from the bridge and free fall over more 630 feet.
5. Niouc Bridge, Switzerland
Source: http://gutshof.cc/sites/default/files/imagecache/story-body/bungy-jumping1.jpg
This is the highest suspended bridge in Europe offering stunning views. This is swaying bridge which means that jumpers will swing in different directions. The jumpers take off the plunge from the bridge and free fall over more 623 feet.
Source: http://p2.trrsf.com.br/image/fget/cf/619/464/img.terra.com.br/i/2012/03/10/2260043-7427-rec.jpg
I suppose that it is very difficult to articulate in words and may be there aren't enough adjectives to describe the joy, fear and confidence, I felt after jumping off.
For my fellow adventure junkies out there- Be on the edge, take a leap of faith by bungee jumping and introduce more excitement and adventure into your life!
So, are you ready to jump? Don't forget to smile for the camera!☺
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Flashback Review: April 10th, 2014 Movie – Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker
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At the beginning of 1999, as everyone was talking about the new century/millennium that was fast approaching, a new Batman appeared to give us a glimpse of what the future might bring. When Batman Beyond first debuted, I was curious about it as the initial concept sounded pretty interesting. So I watched the pilot movie and thought it was incredibly well done and couldn't wait to watch the cartoon when it started up on a weekly basis. Now some time after the show started, there were some rumors that started up saying that the 5th Batman movie might possibly be based on this new cartoon. If there is one thing that I will never forgive Batman & Robin for, it is the fact that they deprived us of the chance for a live action version. However, they made up for it by making an animated film involving the Joker and bringing Mark Hamill in to reprise the character. As soon as I first saw the ad for this movie I knew I had to watch it so I bought the DVD as soon as it came out, then upgraded it to Blu-Ray a few years ago. So let's sit back and enjoy today's movie, Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker.
The plot: In the year 2040, a gang of Jokerz (Bonk, Chucko, Ghoul, the Dee Dee twins (Deidre and Delia Dennis), and Woof (who has been spliced with hyena genes)) are stealing some high tech equipment when Batman (Terry McGinnis) shows up to stop them. Batman works on taking them out but gets briefly distracted by the Dee Dees when he sees them cowering in fear only to have one of them hit him with a taser when he turns his back and they both attack him. He manages to get away from them but Woof bites him and as Ghoul goes to help Woof, Bonk, Chucko, and the Dee Dees manage to get away with the equipment. Batman knocks out Woof and Ghoul and gives chase and when he attacks Bonk, he disengages from the device and flies off after him, leaving the other two unable to continue carrying the device. The Dee Dee that is with Bonk tries to attack Batman but ends up falling off the lifter. Batman manages to snag her with a grapple but Bonk attacks him. The other Dee Dee uses her lifter to save her sister as the device crashes to the ground and Chucko grabs the memory board from it before Dee Dee picks him up and they fly away before it explodes. Bonk continues attacking Batman but is struck by a flag pole and hangs onto it. Batman manages to jump from the lifter before it crashes but when he recovers, he sees that the Jokerz have gotten away. Returning to the Batcave, Terry tells Bruce about the Jokerz when he notices the news broadcast talking about Bruce returning to take control of Wayne Enterprises. Terry comments about some disparaging remarks from Jordan Price, who had been in line to run the company before Bruce's return, and Bruce says he will keep him around so long as he is able to work by his rules. Despite Bruce telling him he should get some sleep, Terry heads out to meet his girlfriend Dana at a club but he ends up falling asleep on his feet there. Meanwhile, the Jokerz return to their hideout at an abandoned Jolly Jack candy factory, where Chucko hands the memory card to their new boss, who says it is worthless. As their boss calls them losers, Bonk loses his temper and yells at him, saying he wants out. The boss, revealing himself to be the Joker, pulls out a gun and threatens to shoot Bonk, who quickly apologizes. When Joker pulls the trigger, a flag with the word "Bang" printed on it pops out and Bonk breathes a sigh of relief, until the Joker pulls the trigger again and the flag is propelled into Bonk's chest, killing him. Joker then addresses the other Jokerz and after getting a renewed pledge of devotion to him, has Ghoul find another facility that has the equipment they need. When he picks one, Ghoul worries about the security there but Joker says that it will make things more fun. The next night, Bruce and Terry attend a function welcoming Bruce back to the company when the Joker's laughter is suddenly heard through the speakers just before Woof appears and rushes the stage, avoiding Terry's attack. Security is called in but they are taken out by Chucko and Ghoul, who then proceed to steal the scanner they were after. Bruce manages to knock Woof aside with his cane, then tells Terry to get to work while he tries to leave but the Dee Dees grab him and knock him back onto the stage, just as Joker appears. Bruce reacts in shock at seeing Joker, who tells Bruce that he is the real deal and he should know, inferring that Joker knows Bruce was Batman. Batman shows up but Joker has Woof deal with him and once he hears from Chucko and Ghoul that they are almost done, he calls for a retreat, detonating some explosives and sending some of the guest falling to the ground, forcing Batman to save them and allowing him to get away. As they are leaving, Terry tries to get some information from Bruce on the Joker, who refuses to tell him anything. The next day, Terry goes to see Barbara Gordon, the police commissioner, who refuses to go into details but tells him that the Joker was like nothing he had ever faced before and to let it drop, then dismisses him as she has an appointment coming in to speak with her. Back at the Batcave, Bruce is analyzing the Joker's voice from last night with a previous recording from an old crime and the computer says that they match. Terry returns to the Batcave and asks Bruce why he never talked about the Joker, even though he mentioned all of his other criminals. When Bruce says it can't be the real Joker because he saw him die, Terry asks if he killed him. Bruce doesn't respond and instead, asks Terry to return the Batsuit, saying he had honored his father's killers and gone above and beyond to protect the city but he no longer needs to do that. Terry argues that before becoming Batman he was the type of punk that Bruce wouldn't have wasted a second punch on and this was his way of making amends for his past. When Bruce chastises him, Terry tosses his backpack with the suit inside at his feet and leaves. Later that night, Bruce is working on making some Joker antivenom when Ace hears something and, growling, heads upstairs only to quickly yelp in pain. As Bruce calls out to him, some gas pellets drop down the stairs and Joker appears and confronts Bruce. Meanwhile, Terry heads to a dance club, where Dana is out with some of her friends, and tells her that he no longer has a job so he can focus on her more, which she is happy to hear. Suddenly, the Dee Dees, without their make-up, approach Terry and Dana and separate Terry from Dana, allowing Ghoul to grab her. As Terry tries to find her, the Dee Dees attack him, with Chucko and Woof showing up as well. Dana tries to get away from Ghoul, who ends up shoving her off the raised platform they are on and Terry saves her from getting seriously hurt but she still falls unconscious. As the Jokerz continue trying to attack him, Terry leaves Dana with thier friend Chelsea and tells her to hide, then leads them away before knocking over a giant lava lamp, catching the Jokerz in the rush of falling liquid, then knocks out Chucko when he tries to shoot him. Heading back outside to check on Dana, who is being loaded into an ambulance, Terry tells Chelsea to stay with her, then he gets on his motorcycle and heads to Wayne Manor. As he is driving, Terry calls Bruce and starts to leave a message when he realizes Bruce should have picked up and quickens his pace. When he gets there, he sees the wounded Ace and the entrance to the Batcave broken open and heads down to find the Joker has covered the cave in graffiti. Seeing Bruce lying on the floor, he discovers that he has been infected with the Joker's toxin but Bruce is able to tell Terry about the antivenom and he quickly grabs it and administers it to Bruce. Terry calls Barbara to help tend to Bruce, then forces her to tell him what happened to the Joker. Barbara tells him that their last encounter with the Joker happened after Dick Grayson had left to become Nightwing; leaving Bruce, herself, and Tim Drake, the new Robin, to patrol Gotham. One day, Robin was captured by Joker and Harley Quinn and for three weeks, Batman and Batgirl searched for him with no sign of him. When they received a package from Joker, they head to the old Arkham Asylum grounds and find Joker and Harley there. Batman approaches them, having Batgirl sneak up to a higher vantage point. Batman asks them about Robin but the feign ignorance, then comment about their "Little J", and when Batman heads in the direction the indicated, Harley uses her bazooka to trap him. Joker then explains that they have been doing this game for years and he decided it was time to start a family but Harley didn't want to deal with pregnancy so they simply borrowed one of his kids, then molded him in their own image. Joker then reveals that Tim has been turned into a mirror image of Joker and an enraged Batman breaks free from his bonds and goes after Joker. Batgirl swoops down and knocks Harley back, then tries to talk with Tim to see if he remembers her but Harley attacks her, then tells Tim to get her bazooka. Batgirl renews her attack on Harley, chasing her outside where the building is falling apart. As they argue over what they did to Tim, Tim shows up with the Bazooka and tosses it to Harley, who begins firing at Batgirl but she is able to knock it aside and a stray round causes both of them to fall. Batgirl manages to stop her fall and tries to pull Harley to safety but Harley's costume rips and she ends up falling to the water below. Meanwhile, Batman continues chasing after Joker, who leads him to the theater room and shows him the video of how he tortured and changed Robin, revealing that in the process Robin told him all of his secrets. Batman smashes through the projection room and assaults Joker, and prepares to kill him but stops when he sees Tim watching them. Joker takes advantage of the distraction to slash Batman with his knife before stabbing him in the leg, then knocking him to the ground. Joker then tosses a gun to Tim and tells him to finish off Batman and, laughing maniacally, Tim pulls the trigger, making the flag come out, but as Joker yells at him to finish it, Tim points the gun at Joker before pulling the trigger again, sending the flag into Joker's chest. Tim continues laughing before the laughter turns into sobs of pain and Batgirl rushes in and consoles him. Barbara then says that they buried Joker in Arkham, while there was no sign of Harley, and her father helped them hide the truth from everyone but after Tim was restored to sanity, Bruce forbade him from wearing the Robin costume again and Tim eventually left. He became a communications specialist and is now married and has children, which Barbara feels he deserves after what he went through. Terry decides to question Tim, who tells him that he had nothing to do with the Joker and he was just as surprised as anyone when he returned. Leaving Tim, Batman heads off to investigate Jordan Price, as he would also have reason for wanting Bruce out of the way. On his private yacht, Jordan is surprised to find the Jokerz waiting for him and he asks what they want, as he already gave them the codes they needed to rob Wayne Enterprises, and the Jokerz say that their boss wants them to tie up loose ends. Jordan tries to get away but Woof knocks him down and they handcuff him to a table, then contact the Joker. Joker tells them to get out of there and Batman, who had been recording their conversation, tries to stop them but they slip out and Batman moves to follow but notices the light suddenly shining onto the yacht. Freeing Jordan, he gets off the boat with him and heads to shore, just as a laser beam shoots out of the sky and destroys the yacht. Batman gets caught in the wave that formed from the explosion but is able to rescue Jordan and heads to shore, where he turns Jordan, as well as the audio recording of his working with the Jokerz, over to the police. Returning to the Batcave, Terry chastises himself for not being able to figure out where the Joker is when Bruce comes down to the cave. As they discuss Bruce's reason for not wanting Terry to face off against the Joker, Terry notices that despite all of the cases being smashed, Robin's costume is the only one that was destroyed. Telling Bruce that Tim might be somehow involved this, he shows him all of the equipment that the Jokerz stole and how someone with Tim's knowledge can turn it into a satellite jamming system. Bruce accepts Terry's logic and tells him to suit up and Terry says he needs to bring something with him, staring at Ace. Batman goes to see Tim at his lab but finds it is a hologram, just as the lab is sealed off. Joker appears on the monitor and says that Tim is working for him and explains what he has planned, then invites Batman to try and stop him. Terry manages to get out of the lab and contacts Bruce but Joker interrupts their conversation and uses the satellite to attack the Batmobile, first by firing single shots and then turning the laser into a solid beam of light. As he is laughing at Batman's plight, Joker suddenly gets woozy and cuts off the transmission, and as the satellite stops firing, Batman heads towards Joker's hideout. As he nears the Jolly Jack factory, Chucko shoots the Batmobile down but Batman steers it right at him and takes out the tower he was on, knocking him out. Woof appears ready to fight but Terry sends Ace out to deal with him, leaving him free to deal with Ghoul and the Dee Dees. Batman heads inside to find an unconscious Tim on the floor and when Batman questions him, Tim says he doesn't know anything about the Joker but then suddenly recalls seeing him. Tim seems out of it at first but then tells Terry that he is ok and when Batman asks how he knew his name, Tim says he knows everything about him, then throws a trap at him that incapacitates his suit. Tim then addresses Bruce, as he is watching through the suits video feed, and begins laughing and suddenly transforms into the Joker, shocking Batman and Bruce. Joker explains that he had placed his consciousness onto a microchip and placed it on Tim's body when he was his captive, intended as a back-up plan. At first, he had to limit the time he was able to take control of Tim's body, who would always chalk it up to nightmares about the Joker, but over time he was able to take control at will. He then plans on using the satellite to take out Wayne Manor, as well as Terry's home and the hospital that Dana is in, then taunts Terry and asks if he has any last words for Bruce. Batman says "Yeh, sic 'em", and Ace leaps out from behind Joker and knocks him into some cables. Batman calls Ace to him, who is able to bite the clamp off of his suit, then rushes at the Joker but Joker uses his joy buzzer to stun Ace. Before Joker can finish him off, Batman tackles him and the joy buzzer slips off his hand and short circuits the satellite controls, sending the beam straight towards them. Saying his plan is ruined now, Joker plans on leaving and when Batman tries to stop him, Joker easily pummels him, saying that he knew everything about Batman and Robin in their prime and that Terry was out of his league. Batman asks Bruce for advise but realizing the difference in their styles, Terry starts fighting dirty and then begins mocking Joker, causing him to get enraged. Joker eventually starts throwing explosives at Batman and traps him under a table before starting to choke him but as he taunts Batman, Batman reveals that he had grabbed the joy buzzer and uses it to short out and destroy the microchip, ridding Tim of the Joker once and for all. Able to free himself, Batman helps Tim and Ace out of there just before the laser destroys the factory before shutting down. Some time later, the Dee Dees are released from jail into the custody of their grandmother, who is revealed to be Harley Quinn. Meanwhile, Terry stops by to check in on Tim, who thanks him for what he did and says Bruce couldn't have chosen anyone better to wear the suit. As he is leaving, Terry encounters Bruce, who stops Terry and tells him that he was wrong about what he said earlier; the Batsuit doesn't make him a better person, but rather he makes the Batman a better person. Bruce then heads inside Tim's hospital room to reconcile with his former sidekick while Terry heads out and puts on the Batsuit to patrol the streets of Gotham.
I have to admit that this was a bit darker than I expected but still a fantastic movie to watch. The voice acting was great, with Kevin Conroy and Will Friedle doing great jobs reprising their roles of Bruce and Terry respectively. Mark Hammill was fantastic coming back as the Joker, while Dean Stockwell did a good job as the older Tim Drake. The story was good but surprisingly dark considering it was essentially a kids movie. I liked how they were able to tie in the past events with the future, while the reveal that Harley was the grandmother of the Dee Dees, who were essentially a new generation of Harley, was pretty funny. The initial DVD that I bought had some scenes changed from the uncut version that is on the Blu-Ray, mainly how Joker killed Bonk and Tim killed Joker. The scenes showing Robin being tortured were definitely a little hard to watch and definitely not something that would be suitable for kids. The animation was great and felt like a step up from the animation from the TV show, which was pretty good to begin with. I wouldn't necessarily let young kids watch it but it is definitely worth watching.


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Katie Salidas: New Moon, Review.
Well, I did it! I braved the masses of squealing fangirls (and boys) to enjoy a little over two hours of sparkly vampire goodness.
While I still think the overly "fabulous" vampire thing is completely out in left field, (really, they look like they are getting ready to go to a rave with all that glitter) I do still have to give Mrs. Meyers credit for a unique take on the vamp theme.
Okay, enough about my issues with the Twinkly er, I mean Twilight vampires. I promise not to bring it back up again until the next movie comes out.
I will not comment on any book-to-movie inconsistencies or any of the actual story and continuity issues. The books are all written, published, and wildly loved so I am not going to comment for or against them.
I will say this. With all Hollywood adaptations, things will be cut, things will be added, and things will be skewed. I understand that fitting in a huge tome of a novel into a 2hr movie is a daunting task and the people making the movie want both readers and non readers to enjoy it. Just remember this, don't go see this movie expecting it to be exactly like the book.
So, on to the actual movie.
1) The breakup scene. I really don't think they captured the depth of emotion they could have here. Where were the tears? Where was the desperation? It wasn't there. The actress needed to go deeper and really pull out the feeling of loss because it was meant to be a powerful emotional scene and I felt, it just fell short.
2) Jacob's wig. Seriously? I was so glad when he "cut" his hair. I love long hair on a guy but that wig was horrible.
3) Edwards' open shirt scene. Okay, after spending the entire 2 hours looking at Jacob's tan, muscular, and always on display physique, when Edward ripped open his shirt to reveal himself in all his sparkly goodness (whoops, I said I wasn't going to mention that again, didn't I?) to the people in Italy, I was just dissapointed.
Also, let me just ask. Was it really necessary to have Jacob half-naked through the whole movie? I'm all for eye candy but seriously people! I'm hard pressed to remember a scene where he has his shirt on. LoL.
4) The eyes. Now, I'm an eye person. That's the first thing I notice so I might be a little harsh where this is concerned. In the first movie the eyes were more subtle. Yes, you could see the amber in the good vamps and the red in the bad, but it wasn't so in-your-face. In this version. The eyes stood out so much, it was hard to focus on the faces. I think they could have toned that down just a bit.
5) The paper cut. Could they have been more obvious about it? Who cut's their finger in front of a bunch of vamps and holds it up for everyone to see? Really? Yes, I understand that just a drop of blood will cause them to go into a frenzy. Bella would be well aware of this, so why put it on display? They could have had her cut her finger and tried to hide it and got the same result. Vamps are still going to smell the blood. A visual of her holding her hand behind her back with the blood dripping to the floor would have worked too. Also, for that matter, if a single drop of blood is going to make them go insane, wouldn't they all just go nuts when Edward threw her into the wall? She sliced open her arm really good there.
Ok, I'll stop I am heading into tangent territory now.
Enough complaining. There were some things I thought they did well.
1) The passing of time with Bella's depression was wonderfully done. The 360 circle as the seasons changed was beautiful. It did exactly what it should have, it made the audience feel the utter sadness and withdraw the character was going through.
2) The CGI wolves were very nice looking. I loved how they showed their massive forms and the transitions from human to wolf did not feel jarring at all.
3) They fixed the supernatural speed issue. In the first movie, Edward seemed almost comical when he ran up the tree and through the woods with Bella. I think they must have had a better special effects budget because their movements were more in line with what we are accustom to seeing with supernatural creatures.
4) Seeing a visual representation of Edward, rather than his voice, excellent. This in particular was very well done. In the book it is just a voice, but seeing the character added so much more.
Well, enough of my nit picking for now. I'll finish with this last little blurb.
Given the fact that this was my least favorite of all of the Twilight novels, the movie was entertaining and set the stage for the next movie, which I will be seeing.
Just don't expect me to be one of the screaming fangirls running around asking which team you are on. I can't tell you how many times I was asked that. My answer was a simple, "I love vampires."
So tell me, what did you think of the movie?
I haven't seen the movie yet but probably will soon.
Thank you!!! I agree with you about this book being the worst of the series. Ugh! I hated it! So I am glad to hear you liked the movie. Your review was great.
I'm going next week to see the movie (kid free!) so we can try to miss the mob of screaming fan girls. I'm glad to know the movie was good because the book was my least favorite of the series.
I went last night and agree with your assessment. I enjoyed it and had a good time, but like you, this was my least favorite of the four books, too. I did think that Bella's chemistry with Jacob in the movie was more believable than with Edward, and I'm an Edward person.
I'll be seeing it tomorrow. My daughter is basically forcing me to take her : ), and your post is making me feel at least sort of better.
I haven't seen it yet, but I expected pretty much what you described. Also my least favorite book of the series. I think it was because Edward was abscent for most of it.
My sister is going to see it. I didn't read the book, so I think I'll enjoy the movie as is. Also, I never thought that actress went deep enough, even in the first movie.
Thanks for sharing all this! Oh, I think it's a different studio who made it this time? So that might be why effects are better.
I like Twilight! Love it really, and while some things could have been better it was still great! I think I might have been one of the squeeling girls! lol!
I'm not going to see the movie because I haven't seen the first one (or read the books). I enjoy fantasy, but vampires and werewolves just don't do it for me. I'm glad you liked it, though, and that it's pleasing to those who are big fans. There's nothing more disappointing than a movie that isn't anywhere as good as the books (citing Eragon, Angels and Demons, etc).
I loved Alice's comment, "I'll be back when you put the Dog out", or something to that effect. Haha. Ditto to Book 2 being the worst of the series. I thought the movie was great and better than Twilight. So I'm sure it can only get better for Eclipse and Breaking Dawn.
I love your review - it sounds a lot like mine. Haha! I was nervous to see the film because frankly, Twilight was embarrassing. The most embarrassing thing about this one (other than some of the acting) was the fellow cinema goers that couldn't stop squealing!


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You are faced with a security door designed by Easter Bunny engineers that seem to have acquired most of their security knowledge by watching hacking movies.

The eight-character password for the door is generated one character at a time by finding the MD5 hash of some Door ID (your puzzle input) and an increasing integer index (starting with 0).

A hash indicates the next character in the password if its hexadecimal representation starts with five zeroes. If it does, the sixth character in the hash is the next character of the password.

For example, if the Door ID is abc:

* The first index which produces a hash that starts with five zeroes is 3231929, which we find by hashing abc3231929; the sixth character of the hash, and thus the first character of the password, is 1.
* 5017308 produces the next interesting hash, which starts with 000008f82..., so the second character of the password is 8.
* The third time a hash starts with five zeroes is for abc5278568, discovering the character f.
In this example, after continuing this search a total of eight times, the password is 18f47a30.

Given the actual Door ID, what is the password?

### Part Two

As the door slides open, you are presented with a second door that uses a slightly more inspired security mechanism. Clearly unimpressed by the last version (in what movie is the password decrypted in order?!), the Easter Bunny engineers have worked out a better solution.

Instead of simply filling in the password from left to right, the hash now also indicates the position within the password to fill. You still look for hashes that begin with five zeroes; however, now, the sixth character represents the position (0-7), and the seventh character is the character to put in that position.

A hash result of 000001f means that f is the second character in the password. Use only the first result for each position, and ignore invalid positions.

For example, if the Door ID is abc:

* The first interesting hash is from abc3231929, which produces 0000015...; so, 5 goes in position 1: _5______.
* In the previous method, 5017308 produced an interesting hash; however, it is ignored, because it specifies an invalid position (8).
* The second interesting hash is at index 5357525, which produces 000004e...; so, e goes in position 4: _5__e___.

You almost choke on your popcorn as the final character falls into place, producing the password 05ace8e3.

Given the actual Door ID and this new method, what is the password? Be extra proud of your solution if it uses a cinematic "decrypting" animation.

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EAST HANOVER — East Hanover Police Officers Rob Jordan and Jeff Della Piazza, along with other area law enforcement agencies, had a great time last night talking to all the children and families at Mennen Arena who attended the New Jersey Coalition 4 Education and Positive Choices Law Enforcement Night.
This event the youngsters got to see firsthand how law enforcement officers are positive influences in our community. Law Enforcement Night has been known to further develop these relationships often providing career opportunities for teens who might not have ever considered such a path.
The equipment on display at this event is known to even awe adults. Never will one see such an array of machinery like this at one location. Kids were able to ride the horses provided by the Park Police, ambulances, emergency vehicles of every shape and size, wear riot gear, try on handcuffs and co mingle with the law enforcement community in a fun atmosphere.
The important aspect to remember is that law enforcement is trained to make these kids feel safe and important. Confidence and self-esteem go a long way in helping a child say no to his peers when the time arises.
Parsippany Resident Carol Tiesi, Michele Sylvan, Hanover Township Councilman Thomas Ace Gallagher, Robert Peluso, Ildiko Peluso and Robert Peluso, Jr.


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— Rep. Bill Johnson said he plans to advance legislation co-sponsored with Rep. Doris Matsui that could remove geographic and site restrictions on reimbursement for all Medicare codes. A version of that bill passed as part of the opioid package, but it only waives restrictions for care related to substance use disorder.
Johnson— a member of House Energy and Commerce who's also part of the Congressional Telehealth Caucus—plans to examine broadband coverage next session, he said. He said he was encouraged by FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr's Connected Care pilot program, a nascent concept for a fund that could support remote monitoring programs in rural areas.
— Rep. Anna Eshoo said Washington decision makers should focus on shrinking the gap between telemedicine coverage on Medicare Advantage plans and the original fee-for-service model.
Eshoo, a member of Energy and Commerce's telecommunications subcommittee, also plans to work on increasing broadband connectivity; she introduced a bill this year mandating that broadband conduit pipes should be laid on roads and highways built on federal lands as they're being built.
— Sen. Roger Wicker, a member of the Commerce Committee and its telecommunications subcommittee, also plans to prioritize broadband deployment. Last year he introduced the SPEED Act, which would expedite the permitting for that process, along with Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, though the measure stalled in the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
eHealth Tweet thread of the day: Austin Frakt @afrakt This has never happened to me before. I emailed an author of a paper for background/comment. No reply. I emailed a different author of that paper. Also no reply. Not saying people have to respond, but not doing so is a great way to make sure nobody knows about you/your paper.
This doesn't bother me as "something of a journalist". It bothers me as a researcher who cares about dissemination. It's a case study in how not to do it, again unless your goal is obscurity (which is fine, it just doesn't scale well ... for the community).
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Smartwatches might be part of that ecosystem too; she mused that her husband's cardiac arrest in the Philadelphia airport last year could have been prevented or predicted with a smartwatch passively measuring pulses.
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REPORT: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S PLANS FOR VA PRIVATIZATION: The Trump administration is intent on elevating private sector health options for veterans, Pro Publica's Isaac Arnsdorf reports. In January, Trump's team plans to unveil a proposal that could further push veterans to see private doctors.
BROADBAND LEADERSHIP UPDATES: Wicker, who has said he wants to take over the full Senate Commerce Committee, could decide to put Sen. John Thune in charge of the telecommunications subcommittee, our POLITICO colleague John Hendel reports.
The decision to go with telecom means that Thune — who will step down as chairman of the full Commerce Committee next year after being elected GOP whip — will likely stay involved in debates ranging from 5G wireless to data privacy to rules governing the media marketplace.
One factor driving Thune's telecom interest is the upcoming process to reauthorize satellite TV legislation, which is set to expire at the end of 2019. That process, which typically happens every five years, has been viewed as must-pass legislation, although the broadcast industry is lobbying Congress to let the statute expire.
... Over at the FCC, Chairman Ajit Pai said today he intends to stay on as head of the agency as newly empowered House Democrats pledge rigorous oversight of his leadership, our colleague Margaret Harding McGill reports. In October, ahead of the midterm elections, Pai sidestepped a question about his future when asked what he would do if Democrats won the House.
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Q: How to install Android voip by using jingle with webrtc? I have installed gclient and get jingle code.
I followed this link(https://github.com/lukeweber/webrtc-jingle-client)

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*tools/badit_android.py --->success

*second step mvn install was stoped after this line.was this ending? still have any?
[INFO] /home/liv/VOIP/VOIP-android/android-ndk-r8d-lin/ndk-build [-C, /home/liv/VOIP/VOIP-android/kumar/trunk/android/voice-client-native, NDK_APPLICATION_MK=jni/default_debug.mk, -j, 2, NDK_APP_OUT=/home/liv/VOIP/VOIP-android/kumar/trunk/android/voice-client-native/obj/default_debug, all]

*run this command:
build/android/gdb_apk -p com.tuenti.voice.example -s VoiceClientService -l android/voice-client-native/obj/${build_profile}/local/${app_abi}

got error message:

Debug package com.tuenti.voice.example
  Assume native shared library is under android/voice-client-native/obj//local/
  No com.tuenti.voice.example running?
  Try this: adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW  -n com.tuenti.voice.example/.SomethingActivity (Something might be ContentShell)

*)run try this command got error this error:

Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.VIEW cmp=com.liv.network/.LoginActivity }

really i dont know what will i do for run this project? really this readme file is very difficult to see and run.
what is the procedure for xmpp jingle voip enable for my project.why i do this step? i dont know get the reason.Please help me
send the link for any sample project using jinglelib for voip

A: try this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0NU-E8l_qQ
I am also trying it out, but get stuck after building successfully and then fail to find the 'libs' folder/directory.

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A VERY BRITISH SCANDAL Miniseries Trailers, Images and Poster
"A Very British Scandal" is a historical drama miniseries directed by Anne Sewitsky from a script by Sarah Phelps. The production company Blueprint Pictures also developed the 2018 miniseries "A Very English Scandal" that starred Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw.
The three-episode series tells the true story of the marriage of Margaret Campbell (Claire Foy) and Ian Campbell (Paul Bettany), 11th Duke of Argyll, and the media frenzy surrounding their 1963 divorce case. The cast also includes Julia Davis, Richard McCabe, Sophia Myles, Phoebe Nicholls, Amanda Drew and Jonathan Aris.
"A Very British Scandal" premiered on December 26, 2021 on BBC One in the UK, and on April 22, 2022 via Amazon Prime Video.
Find out more about the miniseries after the jump.
"From the creators of A Very English Scandal, A Very British Scandal focuses on the divorce of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, one of the most notorious, extraordinary and brutal legal cases of the 20th Century. Famed for her charisma, beauty and style, Margaret, Duchess of Argyll (Claire Foy), dominated the front pages when her divorce to the Duke (Paul Bettany) exposed accusations of forgery, theft, violence, drug-taking, bribery, and an explicit Polaroid picture that was to haunt her for the rest of her life."
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The Muslim Village in Crete Every Christian Feared and Avoided
Grantos was a small settlement south of Megali Vrysi in the prefecture of Heraklion on the island of Crete.
Its existence is associated with a lot of stories about its inhabitants who not only changed their faith during the Turkish occupation from Orthodox Christian to Muslim, but also became the most bloodthirsty and dangerous in the region.
The presence of the village is recorded during the Venetian occupation when in 1583 it had 34 inhabitants. During the Turkish occupation it was a purely Turkish village with 35 Muslim inhabitants.
This village had gained a bad reputation because of its inhabitants who are said to have been so cruel that any Christian who happened to pass by there was terrified, hence why the place was called Grantos, which indicates it was a place where bad things happened to you. The Muslims of the village put the Christians to the test and made them regret the time and the moment they found themselves in their way. Therefore, it is speculated that the village was named Grantos.
The Muslim Village in Crete Every Christian Feared...


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Casio Ships 100-Millionth G-SHOCK Shock-Resistant Watch
TOKYO, September 1, 2017 – Casio Computer Co., Ltd., announced today that total worldwide shipments of G-SHOCK watches passed the 100 million unit mark in August this year. Casio began selling G-SHOCK shock-resistant watches in April 1983.
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* FY2018 figure represents units shipped as of end August
Casio is determined to keep moving forward with the G-SHOCK brand, so that customers worldwide can continue to enjoy these outstanding watches. The aim is to ensure that every new G-SHOCK developed exceeds expectations.
From G-SHOCK Concept to Creation (1981 to 1983)
G-SHOCK development began in 1981. It was a time when watches could be easily damaged by shock and were considered to be sensitive instruments requiring careful handling. The concept for G-SHOCK arose when a Casio watch developer accidentally dropped a watch he had received from his parents after passing his high school entrance exam. Sadly, the watch broke. He made up his mind to create a new kind of watch that would not break even if dropped. After over 200 prototypes, a hollow watch case structure was finally devised that supported the core module at certain points. A covering of urethane was also formed around the entire case. This became the DW-5000C, the first G-SHOCK model, which was launched in 1983. The G-SHOCK name was coined from the development concept of a watch that can withstand a strong shock caused by gravity (free fall).
A Hit in the United States (1984 to 1990)
In 1984, a G-SHOCK commercial in the United States showed an ice hockey player hitting a G-SHOCK DW-5200C instead of a puck. People started to wonder if the watch could really be as strong as shown in the commercial, and a popular TV program recreated the scenario to verify the watch's strength. The G-SHOCK still kept accurate time, and G-SHOCK became widely known as a shock-resistant watch. The watch size also suited the wrists of many American men, and it became popular with outdoor enthusiasts, firefighters, police officers, and others, turning it into a popular brand in the United States. Then, with the adoption of innovative liquid crystal graphics for the DW-5900C released in 1990, the brand became especially popular with skateboarders on the US West Coast.
A Hit in Japan (early 1990s)
In the 1990s, the latest American street fashion started to be featured in Japanese magazines, causing the same fashions to take off in Japan, along with a new interest in G-SHOCK. At that time, the DW-5900C was only available outside the country. However, it began to appear in Japanese clothing stores as an imported fashion accessory and gradually became popular with young fashion-forward Japanese. Its popularity grew when some famous musicians and action movie heroes began wearing G-SHOCK. A magazine article graphically chronicling G-SHOCK models drew attention to even earlier models. This further boosted the popularity of G-SHOCK. The total number of watches shipped in Japan grew from about 10,000 in 1990 to about 700,000 by 1995, confirming it as an exceptional hit product. G-SHOCK became the first digital watch to be adopted by youth fashion.
Aiming to increase the diversity of G-SHOCK wearers, Casio expanded the model lineup in the mid-1990s. In 1996, the MRG-1 was released as part of the new MR-G series designed to appeal to adult men as well as youth. The MRG-100 was also released in the same year, featuring both a full metal casing and shock resistance. This marked the start of an initiative to make G-SHOCK a brand that both youth and adults love.
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3 2 1 é o nono single em japonês — vigésimo primeiro no total — da boy band sul-coreana, Shinee. O single foi lançado em 4 de dezembro de 2013 pela Universal Music Japan sob o selo da EMI Records Japan. A canção foi utilizada como trilha sonora para a série japonesa "Tokyo Toy Box".

Antecedentes e lançamento
Em 5 de outubro de 2013, a nova música de Shinee "3 2 1" começou a tocar como música-tema do drama "Tokyo Toy Box". Em 10 de outubro a EMI Records Japan anunciou o nono single do Shinee. A versão curta do vídeo da música foi lançado em 20 de novembro de 2013.

De acordo com o site de classificação de música principal japonês, Oricon Daily Chart, Shinee vendeu 42.216 cópias de seu novo single "3 2 1" em 4 de dezembro, que foi o mesmo dia em que foi lançado. O single ficou em terceiro lugar na tabela.

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Well, I did not take too many pics of this one, raw meat is gross to me, and well, this wasn't the prettiest thing I've ever made. I don't eat much meat of any kind, and am very clueless about preparing it, but my guy is a carnivore. Fish is one meat we can agree on, so here I started. We had 2 frozen tuna steaks, nearly an inch thick!! Difficult to cook through being so thick! Since this wasn't fresh sushi grade, I wasn't comfortable leaving the middle rare, so this recipe is to cook it through, without it becoming dry and tough!!
I thawed the steaks in the fridge overnight, then made up the marinade this morning. So they marinaded in the fridge for about 12 hours, but you could do much less.
Put the steaks in a gallon size ziplock bag.
Shake it around and marinate for 1-12 hours!
Turn your stove on medium/high heat. You want it pretty hot to sear the tuna. Place about 1-2 tbs pure sesame oil in skillet/pan and heat the oil until a flick of water would make it pop and sputter.
Then place the tuna steaks in the pan, moving them around briefly to make sure they don't stick, the dump the marinade and veggies into the pan.
I seared them about 4 minutes on each side, careful not to burn them. IF you use sushi grade tuna, this is where you can stop, with a raw center! But what I did instead, is reduced the heat to low, added about 1/2cup water, covered my pan, and simmered low for about 15minutes. You want to check frequently enough to make sure it is just cooked and not overcooked. The fish will start to flake apart as it becomes cooked and you can peek inside to see how pink it remains.


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// +build linux

package dmsetup

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"os"
	"os/exec"
	"strconv"
	"strings"

	"github.com/pkg/errors"
	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
)

const (
	// DevMapperDir represents devmapper devices location
	DevMapperDir = "/dev/mapper/"
	// SectorSize represents the number of bytes in one sector on devmapper devices
	SectorSize = 512
)

// DeviceInfo represents device info returned by "dmsetup info".
// dmsetup(8) provides more information on each of these fields.
type DeviceInfo struct {
	Name            string
	BlockDeviceName string
	TableLive       bool
	TableInactive   bool
	Suspended       bool
	ReadOnly        bool
	Major           uint32
	Minor           uint32
	OpenCount       uint32 // Open reference count
	TargetCount     uint32 // Number of targets in the live table
	EventNumber     uint32 // Last event sequence number (used by wait)
}

var errTable map[string]unix.Errno

func init() {
	// Precompute map of <text>=<errno> for optimal lookup
	errTable = make(map[string]unix.Errno)
	for errno := unix.EPERM; errno <= unix.EHWPOISON; errno++ {
		errTable[errno.Error()] = errno
	}
}

// CreatePool creates a device with the given name, data and metadata file and block size (see "dmsetup create")
func CreatePool(poolName, dataFile, metaFile string, blockSizeSectors uint32) error {
	thinPool, err := makeThinPoolMapping(dataFile, metaFile, blockSizeSectors)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	_, err = dmsetup("create", poolName, "--table", thinPool)
	return err
}

// ReloadPool reloads existing thin-pool (see "dmsetup reload")
func ReloadPool(deviceName, dataFile, metaFile string, blockSizeSectors uint32) error {
	thinPool, err := makeThinPoolMapping(dataFile, metaFile, blockSizeSectors)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	_, err = dmsetup("reload", deviceName, "--table", thinPool)
	return err
}

const (
	lowWaterMark = 32768                // Picked arbitrary, might need tuning
	skipZeroing  = "skip_block_zeroing" // Skipping zeroing to reduce latency for device creation
)

// makeThinPoolMapping makes thin-pool table entry
func makeThinPoolMapping(dataFile, metaFile string, blockSizeSectors uint32) (string, error) {
	dataDeviceSizeBytes, err := BlockDeviceSize(dataFile)
	if err != nil {
		return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to get block device size: %s", dataFile)
	}

	// Thin-pool mapping target has the following format:
	// start - starting block in virtual device
	// length - length of this segment
	// metadata_dev - the metadata device
	// data_dev - the data device
	// data_block_size - the data block size in sectors
	// low_water_mark - the low water mark, expressed in blocks of size data_block_size
	// feature_args - the number of feature arguments
	// args
	lengthSectors := dataDeviceSizeBytes / SectorSize
	target := fmt.Sprintf("0 %d thin-pool %s %s %d %d 1 %s",
		lengthSectors,
		metaFile,
		dataFile,
		blockSizeSectors,
		lowWaterMark,
		skipZeroing)

	return target, nil
}

// CreateDevice sends "create_thin <deviceID>" message to the given thin-pool
func CreateDevice(poolName string, deviceID uint32) error {
	_, err := dmsetup("message", poolName, "0", fmt.Sprintf("create_thin %d", deviceID))
	return err
}

// ActivateDevice activates the given thin-device using the 'thin' target
func ActivateDevice(poolName string, deviceName string, deviceID uint32, size uint64, external string) error {
	mapping := makeThinMapping(poolName, deviceID, size, external)
	_, err := dmsetup("create", deviceName, "--table", mapping)
	return err
}

// makeThinMapping makes thin target table entry
func makeThinMapping(poolName string, deviceID uint32, sizeBytes uint64, externalOriginDevice string) string {
	lengthSectors := sizeBytes / SectorSize

	// Thin target has the following format:
	// start - starting block in virtual device
	// length - length of this segment
	// pool_dev - the thin-pool device, can be /dev/mapper/pool_name or 253:0
	// dev_id - the internal device id of the device to be activated
	// external_origin_dev - an optional block device outside the pool to be treated as a read-only snapshot origin.
	target := fmt.Sprintf("0 %d thin %s %d %s", lengthSectors, GetFullDevicePath(poolName), deviceID, externalOriginDevice)
	return strings.TrimSpace(target)
}

// SuspendDevice suspends the given device (see "dmsetup suspend")
func SuspendDevice(deviceName string) error {
	_, err := dmsetup("suspend", deviceName)
	return err
}

// ResumeDevice resumes the given device (see "dmsetup resume")
func ResumeDevice(deviceName string) error {
	_, err := dmsetup("resume", deviceName)
	return err
}

// Table returns the current table for the device
func Table(deviceName string) (string, error) {
	return dmsetup("table", deviceName)
}

// CreateSnapshot sends "create_snap" message to the given thin-pool.
// Caller needs to suspend and resume device if it is active.
func CreateSnapshot(poolName string, deviceID uint32, baseDeviceID uint32) error {
	_, err := dmsetup("message", poolName, "0", fmt.Sprintf("create_snap %d %d", deviceID, baseDeviceID))
	return err
}

// DeleteDevice sends "delete <deviceID>" message to the given thin-pool
func DeleteDevice(poolName string, deviceID uint32) error {
	_, err := dmsetup("message", poolName, "0", fmt.Sprintf("delete %d", deviceID))
	return err
}

// RemoveDeviceOpt represents command line arguments for "dmsetup remove" command
type RemoveDeviceOpt string

const (
	// RemoveWithForce flag replaces the table with one that fails all I/O if
	// open device can't be removed
	RemoveWithForce RemoveDeviceOpt = "--force"
	// RemoveWithRetries option will cause the operation to be retried
	// for a few seconds before failing
	RemoveWithRetries RemoveDeviceOpt = "--retry"
	// RemoveDeferred flag will enable deferred removal of open devices,
	// the device will be removed when the last user closes it
	RemoveDeferred RemoveDeviceOpt = "--deferred"
)

// RemoveDevice removes a device (see "dmsetup remove")
func RemoveDevice(deviceName string, opts ...RemoveDeviceOpt) error {
	args := []string{
		"remove",
	}

	for _, opt := range opts {
		args = append(args, string(opt))
	}

	args = append(args, GetFullDevicePath(deviceName))

	_, err := dmsetup(args...)
	if err == unix.ENXIO {
		// Ignore "No such device or address" error because we dmsetup
		// remove with "deferred" option, there is chance for the device
		// having been removed.
		return nil
	}

	return err
}

// Info outputs device information (see "dmsetup info").
// If device name is empty, all device infos will be returned.
func Info(deviceName string) ([]*DeviceInfo, error) {
	output, err := dmsetup(
		"info",
		"--columns",
		"--noheadings",
		"-o",
		"name,blkdevname,attr,major,minor,open,segments,events",
		"--separator",
		" ",
		deviceName)

	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	var (
		lines   = strings.Split(output, "\n")
		devices = make([]*DeviceInfo, len(lines))
	)

	for i, line := range lines {
		var (
			attr = ""
			info = &DeviceInfo{}
		)

		_, err := fmt.Sscan(line,
			&info.Name,
			&info.BlockDeviceName,
			&attr,
			&info.Major,
			&info.Minor,
			&info.OpenCount,
			&info.TargetCount,
			&info.EventNumber)

		if err != nil {
			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse line %q", line)
		}

		// Parse attributes (see "man 8 dmsetup" for details)
		info.Suspended = strings.Contains(attr, "s")
		info.ReadOnly = strings.Contains(attr, "r")
		info.TableLive = strings.Contains(attr, "L")
		info.TableInactive = strings.Contains(attr, "I")

		devices[i] = info
	}

	return devices, nil
}

// Version returns "dmsetup version" output
func Version() (string, error) {
	return dmsetup("version")
}

// DeviceStatus represents devmapper device status information
type DeviceStatus struct {
	RawOutput string
	Offset    int64
	Length    int64
	Target    string
	Params    []string
}

// Status provides status information for devmapper device
func Status(deviceName string) (*DeviceStatus, error) {
	var (
		err    error
		status DeviceStatus
	)

	output, err := dmsetup("status", deviceName)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	status.RawOutput = output

	// Status output format:
	//  Offset (int64)
	//  Length (int64)
	//  Target type (string)
	//  Params (Array of strings)
	const MinParseCount = 4
	parts := strings.Split(output, " ")
	if len(parts) < MinParseCount {
		return nil, errors.Errorf("failed to parse output: %q", output)
	}

	status.Offset, err = strconv.ParseInt(parts[0], 10, 64)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse offset: %q", parts[0])
	}

	status.Length, err = strconv.ParseInt(parts[1], 10, 64)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse length: %q", parts[1])
	}

	status.Target = parts[2]
	status.Params = parts[3:]

	return &status, nil
}

// GetFullDevicePath returns full path for the given device name (like "/dev/mapper/name")
func GetFullDevicePath(deviceName string) string {
	if strings.HasPrefix(deviceName, DevMapperDir) {
		return deviceName
	}

	return DevMapperDir + deviceName
}

// BlockDeviceSize returns size of block device in bytes
func BlockDeviceSize(path string) (int64, error) {
	f, err := os.Open(path)
	if err != nil {
		return 0, err
	}
	defer f.Close()

	size, err := f.Seek(0, io.SeekEnd)
	if err != nil {
		return 0, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to seek on %q", path)
	}
	return size, nil
}

func dmsetup(args ...string) (string, error) {
	data, err := exec.Command("dmsetup", args...).CombinedOutput()
	output := string(data)
	if err != nil {
		// Try find Linux error code otherwise return generic error with dmsetup output
		if errno, ok := tryGetUnixError(output); ok {
			return "", errno
		}

		return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "dmsetup %s\nerror: %s\n", strings.Join(args, " "), output)
	}

	output = strings.TrimSuffix(output, "\n")
	output = strings.TrimSpace(output)

	return output, nil
}

// tryGetUnixError tries to find Linux error code from dmsetup output
func tryGetUnixError(output string) (unix.Errno, bool) {
	// It's useful to have Linux error codes like EBUSY, EPERM, ..., instead of just text.
	// Unfortunately there is no better way than extracting/comparing error text.
	text := parseDmsetupError(output)
	if text == "" {
		return 0, false
	}

	err, ok := errTable[text]
	return err, ok
}

// dmsetup returns error messages in format:
// 	device-mapper: message ioctl on <name> failed: File exists\n
// 	Command failed\n
// parseDmsetupError extracts text between "failed: " and "\n"
func parseDmsetupError(output string) string {
	lines := strings.SplitN(output, "\n", 2)
	if len(lines) < 2 {
		return ""
	}

	line := lines[0]
	// Handle output like "Device /dev/mapper/snapshotter-suite-pool-snap-1 not found"
	if strings.HasSuffix(line, "not found") {
		return unix.ENXIO.Error()
	}

	const failedSubstr = "failed: "
	idx := strings.LastIndex(line, failedSubstr)
	if idx == -1 {
		return ""
	}

	str := line[idx:]

	// Strip "failed: " prefix
	str = strings.TrimPrefix(str, failedSubstr)

	str = strings.ToLower(str)
	return str
}