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A room for thoughts about movies
Guilt-free pleasures and shameless dislikes
Guilt.
Do you feel guilty about something in your life?
I do. There's plenty to choose from. I feel guilty of not being a mother as good as my daughters deserve or a daughter as good as my mother deserves. I'm guilty of not donating as much of my time and money to good causes as I probably should. And more than anything else I'm guilty on wasting my precious life on doing stupid, pointless things leading to nowhere, such as whining over the amount of guilt I feel.
And that's how it comes that I have decided to stop using the phrase "guilty pleasure". I've got enough of guilt as it is in my life without feeling bad and apologizing for my taste of movies.
A movie that gives me pleasure is a movie that I like. Period. No guilt whatsoever.
What is that "guilty" label we're so quick to slap on really about?
Isn't it just a coward attempt to show off to other cinephiles? We're so anxious not to reveal ourselves having a "poor" taste for movie that we need to point out to everyone else that we know that you're not supposed to like the film and that we're not doing it "for real". As long as we excuse ourselves we know we'll get away with it, not risking our reputation as connoisseurs.
I call this bullshit. It really is. As is all obsession with the canon. I think it's even dangerous, hampering our ability to develop a taste of our own and a healthy relationship the art form.
Stop apologizing
And while we're at it, there's one more thing I would like to discuss. As much as we should scrap the guilt when we watch movies we like, I think we need to stop feeling guilty when it turns out that we don't like movies that are considered "masterpieces". So what if a gazillion of film critics through film history have sung the praise of a certain movie? If you don't like it, you don't like it and you have every right to feel that way and be taken seriously as long as you have approached the film with open eyes, giving it a fair chance.
I'm the first one to admit that I've done this myself in the past, apologized for not falling all over for a movie that most critics like. But no more! I want to quit doing that altogether.
If I make a top list, it should include movies that I love, not movies that other people love. If it includes a film that got bad reviews or if it doesn't include a film that is considered a "classic", it doesn't make my list useless and laughable. Actually if you ask me, it's rather the contrary. I get suspicious whenever I see film bloggers making top lists that look as if they've been copied and pasted from the mandatory watching in a film studies course. It makes me wonder if they actually like any of those films at all or if they just have come up with the list they assume will give them the highest amount of approval from peers.
It's about attitude
When I thought about making a post about guilty pleasures, the first image that got into my mind was the one where Meryl Streep is jumping in the bed in Mamma Mia!
It wasn't because I feel any Mamma Mia guilt, because I don't. It' brings me laughter and puts me in a good mood when nothing else can, which makes it to a must-have remedy in my movie medical emergency kit.
I thought of the picture because of the motive. It shows someone who is playful, happy and has let go of all the prestige, just taking pleasure in the moment, ditching all worries over what other people might think about her.
She has the attitude that I also want to have when I watch and write about movies: full of joy, ready to jump at whatever I find pleasure in.
Let's make our plesures guilt-free! Let's not be ashamed about our dislikes!
This post is a part of a blogathon run by the Swedish film blogging network Filmspanarna. The theme was "guilty pleasure".
Here's a list of links to the rest of the participants. Deny Everything is in English, the others are in Swedish (but Google translate is your friend as always.)
Allvarligt talat – Kevin Costner
Deny Everything – The Net
Except fear – Exploitation movies
Fripps filmrevyer – Miscellaneous films
Fiffis filmtajm – Sunes sommar
Flickorna – The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Flmr filmblogg – Weekend at Bernie's
Har du inte sett den? (Podcast)
Jojjenito – Mamma Mia!
Rörliga bilder och tryckta ord – Stargate
Svart Noir – American Reunion
Syndare i Filmparadiset Three Amigos et al
Written by Jessica
Posted in Filmspanarna, Miscellaneous musings
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I have a few guilt-free pleasures, haha, and there are a lot of popular movies I dislike. I love that you like Mamma Mia because Mark Kermode's positive review of that film made me smile. I actually don't think it's that bad, and I enjoyed it too.
Glad to hear you like Mamma Mia too and that you're not ashamed to say it loud and clear! I would love to see you talk a bit about those movies too at some point. Go ahead and show us some new sides of your taste for movies, something we may not know or expect!
Based on the plot of Mama Mia, my older daughter has dubbed the film "Who's My Baby Daddy?"
SJHoneywell
Cute. i hope she liked it!
I run into this in gaming a lot, Honestly though, when I use it it's rarely used to describe something I actually feel guilt for, but as a shorthand for something I enjoy for reasons I shouldn't, or that were very unintended. When I like Superman 64, because it's a terribly coded game, and the glitches and how poorly designed it is can make me laugh. I could say "Superman 64 is a game I enjoy for the wrong reasons" or I can shorten it to be "Superman 64 is a guilty pleasure." Not because guilt is actually associated with it, but you couldn't in good conscience recommend it to anybody for what it is.
The Mario Bros. movie is a guilty pleasure, it has nothing to do with Mario Bros other than the names of a few things, the plot, script, effects are laughable, literally laughable to the point I'll watch it to laugh at it. Could I recommend it? No, because I'm laughing and enjoying how -bad- it really is. Others might not be able to pull schadenfreude like joy from it the way I can.
That's what I think of when I think guilty pleasure anyway, and the way I use it in my writing. Perhaps that's incorrect, it's not because I wish to impress anybody, or because I feel bad for enjoying the thing, but more, one I would be afraid to write about, or recommend because the source of my enjoyment in it is derived from something that shouldn't necessarily be enjoyed. Hopefully that makes sense, and that's my two cents on the topic, over and out!
Holly Dotson (@IncorrectDigit)
It makes sense Holly and thanks for commenting! I return to the question though: you say that you enjoy it "for the wrong reasons" – says who? Who is it that decides what not necessarily should be enjoyed? Let's get out of the Matrix and make our own choices!
Well luckily in gaming there are things that can be rated specifically on a more technical sense, 2+2=4, broken game logic, bugs, and crashes, are bad programming. Because certain ones, certain memories, or some very…interesting, results can happen, it shouldn't be promoted. Brain damage can theoretically cause Savant Syndrome, going around bashing people's heads in, or promoting them to do so is still a bad idea.
I'm certain there are technical aspects in Film that can be rated the same way, though I make no claims to knowing what those could be. The technical approach to games is probably one reason I can appreciate it. The logic of the games so to speak.
Ha great article Jess. I have one big pleasure in film that I am almost proud of, I have gone so far in my guilty side with it that I wear it as a badge now… Fired Up!! Such a silly comedy about cheer leading that I could watch everyday and still laugh throughout.
Have you seen it? It is bad, but I love it!!
Scott Lawlor (@FrontRoomCinema)
Cheers Scott! I've never heard of that. But if you like it you might also like Bring it on! starring Kirsten Dunst. One of my daughters did cheerleading for a while so I've watched it a couple of times and it was fun.
I totally agree with your sentiments here. I don't think anyone needs to apologize or feel guilty for their film tastes. But sometimes it's hard not wondering 'what the heck is wrong with me?' when I see a critically acclaimed masterpiece and don't see anything great about it.
There's nothing wrong wtih you at all and I'm convinced that there are a lot of others out there who feel the same way. They're just struck by this weird guilt and don't dare to say the meaning of their heart.
I think that Mama Mia is a true guilty pleasure for the whole cast in the film. I think that Meryl Streep and Colin Firth and Pierce Brosnan did this just for the pleasure of having fun and do something completely different even though it can be somewhat embarrasing to sing and dance in public like that.
I think we all should embrace guilty pleasures a bit more and not focus so much on the word guilty but the word pleasure. We owe that to our lives, a bit more of Dancing Queen 🙂
Absolutely! I always walk around with it in my iPhone, ready to cheer me up if when life feels just too grey.
Have you watched any of the extra material for Mamma Mia? Watching that really reinforced the impression that the actors enoyed every second of the making of this film.
I haven't seen that but I sure will do it now 🙂
Hmm, I don't know about Brosnan there. He looks uncomfortable even in interviews. 😉
Interesting thoughts. The pressure of positive reviews by film experts are always there. But I really agree, there should be no reason at all to feel guilty about which movies you like, or dislike. It's the same with all elitist hobbies, like art, wine tasting, books, antiques etc.
Yes, I have no idea of where this self-imposed pressure comes from. I think it might be connected to some need to "belong to a group". Like you were supposed to like the artist X, Y or Z at school in order to be considered "cool".
I completely agree. I hate the phrase guilty pleasure. If I like a movie, I like a movie. I don't feel guilty about it.
Dave Enkosky
I don't exactly hate the phrase. Some of the confessions of the other participants in thsi blogathon are pretty amusing and written with a glimpse in the eye. But in the larger picture I think the attitude of apologizing for our taste for movies leads us wrong. We should stand up for our likes and dislikes, no regrets.
Good points, also about the opposite that you shouldn't like a classic movie just because everyone else does. I think I've manage to go beyond that and actually like what I like as well as not liking what I don't like.
Oh, so funny that I wrote about Mamma Mia! 🙂
Hmm, but I see a tendency here, Jesscia. It was the same in "the movie I wished I didn't see"-theme. You manage to not write about a particular movie (eventhough you mention Mamma Mia! here). It's like you're making excuses here. 😉
Hehe, ain't I clever finding a way out without humiliating myself? Honestly I did for a second consider writing about a favorite from the 80s, Can't buy me love. But then I started to rewatch it to refresh my memory and I found that I didn't feel any shame at all. It's hard to write about guilt when you don't feel it, so I decided to go for something different.
A most excellent post.
The same is true in books too of course. I cannot stand the view that "genre" authors are somehow inferior to others. In that context though, I have always assumed that a great deal of the dislike towards an author like Terry Pratchett is they are wildly successfully, especially financially, and perhaps a certain amount of envy comes into play on the part of more "establishment" critics and authors.
I do not know the film situation as well – but thinking about some of the reactions to "Avatar" and "Titanic" I am entirely sure the same dynamic is at play.
This post also got me thinking though of something about being Aspergic. If I have time (if my daughter lets me 🙂 ), I'll try and get that down into words later today.
stnylan
I definitely think there is. Admittedly I'm not completely unsensitive to it either. I think I'm a little bit harsher on a movie that has a mega budget, expecting it to deliver something equivalent to the cost, while my attitude towards a low-budget movie will be more forgiving. I will look to what they made of the resources they had. It's not envy I think, it's rather wanting to take side with the underdog. For good or for bad? I don't know.
Looking forward to see what the post inspired you to!
Posted 🙂
Great article Jessica. I was just talking to a friend yesterday about a few of my "guilty pleasure" films and reading this I've realised I really shouldn't be feeling any sort of guilt by watching and liking them! It's that whole thing of it hurting your "film cred" if you enjoy something that has been critically mauled.
Also, Tree of Life, the critical darling? Did not get it. Just the way it is!
Jaina
Thanks Jania! Never mind the film cred! What's it for, really? Who are we think we're kidding? The one that has the highest cred in my eyes is the one that obviously thinks for him/herself.
Tree of Life: as opposed to many others I loved the cosmic parts, with dios and everything. It was big and gorgeous and tickled my sense of wonder. The other parts… I didn't quite get, especially towards the end with the beach episode. I had no idea of what that was about. Still I gave it a 4/5, thanks to my love for space and beautiful classical music. Don't blame you for not getting it at all though.
A bit surprising that you were the only one to, this decisively, mark your distance to the concept of guilty pleasure. I thought for sure that more of us would travel down that road. But it was very amusing that you and Jojjenito picked the exact same movie 😀
But I don't agree with you on the preassure to like what everybody else likes. Maybe that is true for professional reviewers and their sometimes puzzling inability to call bull shit on new pretentious crap? But on the other hand, I feel that is almost have become more high brow to say that classic movies like Taxi Driver or Citizen Kane are highly overrated than claim that you like them.
Hm. I think it depends on what blogs you read or what forums you dwell in? I think I can sense a lot of anxious efforts to comply to what's considered to be the "correct" views on movies. But maybe I'm overly suspicious.
I love Mamma Mia (and I freely admit that I will happily sing along to any ABBA songs that I know)! Great post!
Cheers Ruth! Those songs really hold up, don't they?
Finally, somebody unafraid to tell it like it should be. I agree wholeheartedly, Jess. I truly do. My top five films I love include Armageddon, Moulin Rouge, Starship Troopers, Twister and Transformers. The fact that two of those are directed by Michael Bay should give you an indication of the despair I feel anytime I read a bad review of them…. Why can't we just be honest with each other and admit we like something without pandering to "the mob"…..
My latest guilty pleasure, for the record, is The Expendables. Man, I love that movie…..
Rodney Twelftree
I'm afraid I haven't seen most of those movies but I'm glad that there is someone like you who has and who doesn't shy away from saying that you loved them. Diversity is a good thing, not only among films but also among film buffs! So here's to you Rodney for having a place in your heart for movies that might have a bit of a shabby reputation. Cheers!
Another great post, Jessica. I agree with almost everything, but this part gives me pause: "I get suspicious whenever I see film bloggers making top lists that look as if they've been copied and pasted from the mandatory watching in a film studies course. It makes me wonder if they actually like any of those films at all or if they just have come up with the list they assume will give them the highest amount of approval from peers."
It's a slippery business to be second-guessing other people's motivations. Films don't get to be canonical because one guy said so and everyone else followed along just to look hip. They get to be canonical by having strong, appealing, insightful, masterful qualities. You don't have to like a so-called "classic" and you don't have to feel guilty about it, either. There are perfectly valid reasons for disliking ANY movie. But don't assume that because you don't like it means that someone who claims to like it is just faking it.
Granted, I'm sure there are a few people out there who are "fudging" their top lists out of some kind of cinephile anxiety to impress their peers (and on the flipside, a few who savagely tear down "classics" just to look edgy and rebellious). But I say innocent until proven guilty.
I, too, quite enjoy CAN'T BUY ME LOVE.
martinteller
I have the feeling that we've talked about this before, haven't we Martin? Anyway, I like your good faith in other people. I feel that I'm the cynical one in this case, having those suspicouns. We're innocent until proved otherwise, aren't we?
Yay for another lover of Can't buy me love! I might get to rewatch it and write about it soon. I feel that I owe it to it. That dance! It's one of my favorites!
The African Ant-Eater Dance!
There's nothing wrong with liking Mamma Mia! except for Pierce Brosnan's singing.
Steven Flores
Hehe, I admit he's not the strongest of singers. But somehow that's a bit of the charm with it. His appearance is so stiff and awkward… and yet he goes along with it, being an inspirational source for everyone who ever has had doubt about his or her singing abilities.
I think in some ways I always used the term "guilty pleasure" as a shorthand. Like a way of saying, yes, I know this movie has flaws, I'm aware, but I still love it. But you're right, Jessica. We shouldn't feel guilt about loving the movies we love. We shouldn't! Elizabethtown is one of my favorite movies ever, eye rolls and sighs when I tell people that be damned!
Go you Nick! Say it loud and clear! The times of guilt and shame are over.
The Net! Weekend at Bernie's! I appreciate those films for what they are, and always have a good time watching them. I can't say the same for films that got modest to heavy critical acclaim like Meek's Cutoff and Chronicle and Prometheus. Oh yeah, and Manhattan and The Graduate are both overrated. And Vertigo didn't hit me emotionally. And don't get me started on Where the Wild Things Are.
Okay, I'm done. I may or may not go back to using phrases like "I'll withhold judgement until I get to see it a second time" or "I understand what it was going for, but I just can't appreciate it at this point in my life." Thanks for the honesty, anyway.
George Watches Things
Was Prometheus critically acclaimed? If anything I'd say it got a bit of a bashing. I liked it though. And I don't feel guilty about it even if there may be peope out there who think I should. 🙂 I also loved Chronicle, it's in my top 10 of this year so far. I'm with you about Vertigo. It didn't capture me the way it has captured many others.
Anyway. Our views on movies may differ or be the same but we're on the same page about stop apologizing for them.
Prometheus got a rather good Rotten Tomatoes score. Also, I was excited for it, and it let me down.
Indeed, and that's all that matters.
Awesome post, Jessica! A great analysis of some dumb attitudes we sometimes have towards cinema. I agree with pretty much everything. Let's just enjoy what we enjoy and be happy. Live and let live. Everyone is a different being with a different personality; we should all like different movies.
fernandorafael
Thanks Fernando! I'm afraid that I'm as guilty as everyone else of worryting and apologizing when I don't like a classic movie that generally is considered a masterpiece. But the first step towards a change is to become aware of it.
Hah, I love Abba and I'm not afraid to admit it. Sure, people look strange at work when I tell them I like Abba but they're the ones missing out on some great music.
carrandas
Say it loud and be proud! Cheers from one Abba fan to another!
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In the city, I most often see miso when I sit down for sushi; every combination meal comes with a complimentary bowl of miso soup. You can also easily find dried miso powders and instant soup sachets, indicating that miso can be a commodity, and a common item in the "international" food section of a grocery store. But miso is more than just a sushi accessory. It has history and life and, when made properly, enormous health benefits. Conveniently enough, you don't have to go all the way to Japan to find miso with these qualities.
Christian Elwell is the founder and co-owner of South River Miso Company in Conway, Massachusetts, a miso company on a mission. It aims to restore people's connection with the food they eat, reinforce the idea that food is our best medicine, and to remind us of the relationship and connection that should exist between humans, our food, the ingredients, the land and our environment. I spoke with Christian for a few hours about the story and inspiration for South River Miso; the following quotes are condensed and edited for clarity.
How would you define Miso?
"A complex living food such as miso does not easily lend itself to definition. Years ago, when miso was first introduced to modern day Americans, it was defined as 'bean paste'. But that is about as dead and unimaginative as can be, and it doesn't tell us anything about the nature of miso. It is even misleading, because most miso is not made from beans alone.
When we're talking about food, we're not talking about something for only the head to digest. We need to eat it, taste it, touch it, see how it settles, and how it affects us. To define it in a word or two would be to limit it and so, I would prefer to describe or characterize miso, rather than define it.
I often talk about miso as a catalyst. Unpasteurized miso is an active food. It actively affects other ingredients with which it is being used, and brings out their flavors, without necessarily bringing attention to itself. You might not know miso is present there in the soup, for example. Yet on its own, it is a very delicious seasoning. Because of its salt content, it can be used in the place of salt as a seasoning.
Miso is made from a combination of cultured grains and beans through a double fermentation process that may take several months or as long as three years in great wooden vats. The resulting substance, a paste with a consistency somewhat like cottage cheese, is called miso.
The fermentation processes, in which mighty enzymes and probiotic micro-organisms are the key players, break down the grains and beans into their elemental forces and release their nutritional benefits and healing properties. The probiotic life that is essential to traditional unpasteurized miso, the complex flavors and nutritional benefits are stabilized and preserved by the presence of salt and delivered directly to the human digestive system, where it helps us to digest and assimilate whatever foods we eat and to ward off harmful influences.
How were you introduced to miso?
"While I was serving in the Peace Corps in Iran, in 1970, my father died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 51. I was 23, and my life changed dramatically. I went to India for a year, where I became quite ill with hepatitis. I thought I was dying. The life force was just gone; I felt extremely weak. I could barely walk and checked into a Christian missionary clinic, where the remedy was bed rest for 3 weeks, eating very simple, bland foods, meaning rice and vegetables, and then once a day, a tablespoon of some fresh green herbal concoction.
It was an amazing revelation for me at the time, that simple bedrest and eating simple plant foods could allow my body to restore itself to health. It was my first experience of food as medicine. With all the education I had received, there was never any knowledge or awareness communicated about the relationship between the quality of the food we eat every day and our health. My father's death and my own illness led me eventually to that understanding.
On my way back home to the Boston area, some friends encouraged me to meet Michio Kushi, who was at that time the leading teacher of the international macrobiotic movement, whose center was based in Boston.
Macrobiotics is a teaching that first came to the west from Japan in the 1960's and the 70's as a spiritual transmission, based on ancient Chinese and Japanese wisdom traditions for achieving balance including the alchemical science of complementary opposites, "yin and yang". An outer expression of that ancient wisdom was the ever changing practical use of food as medicine. Part of the macrobiotic teaching was instruction in the fine art of cooking and other natural healing modalities that empower us to take responsibility for our own health and well-being.
Why were these teachers coming to America?
"Japanese teachers were experiencing the degeneration of their own wisdom traditions in Japan. After World War Two, many American food habits and foods of modern commerce were adopted wholesale, with little discrimination. Many Japanese elders were concerned about the demise of their cultural heritage.
So if Miso is traditionally from Japan, and you are now making it in New England, how would you describe the culture of your product?
"Even though we use Aspergillus spores from Japan to make the cultured grain (called koji), and, even though we use organic ingredients that come from all over, the signature of our product really comes from the traditional process that we follow. Our shop and equipment is simply set up to replicate the main features of the traditional miso making process of pre-industrial Japan. These features include cooking with wood fire, hand processing in small batches, and fermentation in wooden vats. Even in Japan the traditional ways are no longer followed for commercial production.
Another thing about indigenous cultured or fermented foods: they were very much related to the locality in which they were made. For instance, if we're talking cheese, the kind of milk, the type and breed of animal, what pastures those animals were grazing on, what cultures were cultivated in those families and communities of cheese makers. All of those things give an indigenous cultured food product a real local, identity.
Are you striving for a completely locally sourced miso? If so, why?
"One of the tenants of a holistic approach to greater balance and well–being for all is to source food locally. That is a long range goal, which will take some time to realize. For example, presently we use about 35,000 pounds of rice a year in our work with miso. We cannot obtain that rice from New England. Not yet! So that is a logistical issue. Eventually, local rice in significant quantities may be grown in the northeast. Now, already, a farming friend has grown 14,000 pounds of rice last year in New Jersey.
I myself have been growing rice here in Conway for over 30 years on a small scale. Saving the seed year to year, the rice has fully acclimated to our climatic conditions. Personally, I'm not interested in growing acres and acres of rice or soybeans for instance. I'm more interested in developing a close connection with the plant, getting to know its stages and cycles of growth. You can do that most effectively on a very small scale. I grow about 100 pounds of rice a year in a very small paddy. When we make rice miso, we add a few grains of this rice into the mix, as a gesture towards what will be possible in the future.
Our relationship with plants nowadays, especially within the commercial food world and industrial agriculture, is that plants are commodities, whereas the purpose and value of food is to nourish and to heal.In the industrial food system, we've lost our relationship with the plants; by extension we have lost our intimate relationship with the environment as well, and with our common home, the planet Earth, on which we all depend as human beings.
"Miso happens to be in a regal class of fermented foods, because it is made from a combination of grains and beans. Together through lengthy fermentation these combine to create a very high quality source of plant protein in miso. The grain comes from the grass family, and the bean comes from the legume family. These two plant families are responsible for the sustenance of the human race, whether it comes to us directly or indirectly through the animals. Both the grass family and the legume family are at the foundation of human civilization as we know it.
Organic South River Miso can be found at grocery stores as large and accessible as Whole Foods. While we spoke a lot about the negative aspects of food commodification, Christian is happy that his product is available in a large scale grocery store, as it helps make his product more accessible to people who may never have discovered it otherwise.
Peel a fresh organic cucumber and cut it into slices about half to three quarters of an inch thick.
On top of each slice, add a little dollop of chickpea miso (or any other light variety, e.g. Sweet White or Azuki Bean Miso).
Soak some wakame leaves in 2-3 cups of water overnight, cover, and store in the fridge (this can be used throughout the week).
Pour some of the soaking water into a small cooking pot along with some of the soaked wakame; bring to a boil.
Add a clove of garlic, peeled, crushed, or chopped. Optional: add some chopped onion as well.
Add one or two leaves of dandelion greens, parsley, or other fresh greens, washed and finely chopped. Add some peeled and grated ginger as well.
The type and volume of miso to add at this point is up to personal taste. Christian stirred in a "heaping teaspoon" of Garlic Red Pepper Miso that morning, when he made this soup for himself for breakfast.
You should add enough miso so that the soup does not taste bland. On the other hand, you should not add so much miso that the salty taste overpowers all the other ingredients.
You don't need to measure anything. Just do it!


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Antonio: It's been 11 years since the very first iPhone has launched and the iPhone has improved tremendously over that time. However, there are a few things that still bother me, that just sort of don't really make sense.
The cables. Let's start with the cables. The new iPhones come with Lightning charging cables. Now, the weird thing is, only the iPhone and iPad use the Lightning cable. It doesn't work with anything else. Whereas, for example, a USB-C cable, that works with a lot of things. And the other weird thing is, the USB cable doesn't plug into the new MacBook Pros. I have an iPhone and out of the box, I cannot plug it into the new MacBook Pros. To me, this is absolutely nuts. It's mind-boggling.
OK, this is an old one by now. The iPhones do not have a headphone jack. To be fair, not all of the Android phones have headphone jacks. Looking at you, Google, and your Pixel 2s. Say you've got wired headphones, what do you do? Well, you use the dongle, right? OK, so, dongle. You lose a dongle, you gotta buy the dongle again. Say you wanted to charge your phone, while also listening to music. Also, not possible right? Unless you've got Bluetooth headphones, but if you have wired headphones, you can't charge your iPhone and listen to music at the same time. You've gotta buy another type of dongle, some sort of adaptor. And that's just not a great experience, right?
Let's talk about fast charging. Finally, wow! It came with the iPhone, finally. The thing is, though, if you want fast charging with the iPhone, you gotta go out and buy more stuff. You gotta buy a whole new cable, at the very least. And then, you gotta buy a special kind of brick. Extra cost, extra things, more wires, more cables. Meanwhile, the cheapest of cheap Android smartphones come with some kind of fast charging. The Moto G6 for example, $US250 smartphone. It comes included with a fast charging brick. Now, it's not really consumer friendly when you offer a feature but it also involves buying lots of other things for using that feature.
Let's move on to iOS for a little bit and I want to talk about default apps and your choice, basically. What kind of choice you have as an iOS user. Let's take email for example. So, you click the email link and it takes you to Mail, even though you have Gmail and that's your preferred email app. Well, when someone sends you, say, a link to a website, and you tap it, your iPhone will take you to Safari, even if you prefer using Chrome. I feel like I should be able to set whatever app I like for emails or anything.
Something that a lot of Apple people complain about with Android phones is it comes with all this bloatware, all the bloatware, all the apps, and too many apps, and all that stuff. And to a certain extent, that's true on certain phones, absolutely. But, hey, you know what, actually the iPhone has a bunch of apps too, that you can consider bloatware. The Watch app, TV app is there, the Home app – what if you don't have a smart home? I mean there's a lot of bloatware here, right? This is bloatware. Keynote, you know, when are you gonna do a presentation on your phone?
Android is just more efficient with the way you use it. It's just smarter, it's just like a better design. Say I wanna go into the Bluetooth settings, change something, switch to a new device, pair with a new device, I have to go into the Settings app. I've gotta find Bluetooth here, and finally, eventually get to Bluetooth. But with Android, you know, it's a quick swipe down and hard tap on the Bluetooth icon and you're there. It's not hard, I'm not saying this is like some crazy, terribly designed user interface. It's just harder than Android.
There's no such thing as a perfect device. At the end of the day, it just depends on what kind of user you are. But, if you want a little bit more control, if you like to customise more, Android is probably for you. But, if you're perfectly happy on your iPhone then, hey, stick with iPhone.


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Alien Olympics 2044 AD is a futuristic sports video game published by Ocean Software in 1994.

Summary

In this video game, extraterrestrials perform unorthodox Olympic-like events in the year 2044. The player gets to control one of these extraterrestrials; the player can choose up to eight different species. For example, there is a caterpillar-like alien that is very good at shooting events but terrible at racing events.

Lighter gravity allows the athletes to perform better than they would on the planet Earth. The list of possible events include: 100 Qbits Sprint, Laser Leaping, Big Bounce, Laser Skeet, 200 Qbits Splurge, Lunge Leap Splat, Toxophilly, Flob Flop, Sabre Sling, Survival, Alien Hurl, Laser Skeet 2, Jetpack Tag, Lizard Leap, and Wall Jumping.

This game is simply known as Alien Olympics in Europe. The Game Boy version explains the event to the player prior to being allowed to play it. When the game is over, the final score is displayed (at least in the Game Boy version).

Reception

References

1994 video games
DOS games
Game Boy games
Ocean Software games
Olympic video games
Video games about extraterrestrial life
Video games set in the 2040s
Video games developed in the United Kingdom

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Cabinet approved Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road new rail line
The Cabinet has approved the construction of a new rail line connecting Taranga Hill in Andhra Pradesh with Abu Road in Maharashtra. The proposed line will run through the Taranga Hills and benefit commuters travelling between these two states.
This is great news for commuters who have been struggling to get around owing to congestion on existing rail lines. The new line will reduce travel time between these two states by up to half, making it easier for people to get to their respective workplaces.
The Cabinet's approval of the new rail line is a major milestone in its implementation. It now awaits approval from the Union Ministry of Railways before work on the project can commence.
The Cabinet has approved a new rail line connecting Taranga Hill in Ambaji taluka of Ahmedabad district with Abu Road in Gandhinagar district. The 8.5-km long rail line will cost Rs. 4,190 crore and is expected to be completed by 2021.
This new rail line will reduce the travelling time between Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar by up to 50 minutes, making it easier for commuters to commute to their workplaces. The project is expected to provide employment to around 1,000 people and generate Rs. 1,500 crore in economic activity annually.
Background of the Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road Rail Line
The Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road Rail Line is a new rail line that will connect the important cities of Taranga, Ambaji and Abu. The line will have a total length of 148 kilometers and will cost approximately Rs. 10,000 crore to construct. The route will pass through some of the most scenic parts of Maharashtra and Gujarat, connecting these three cities which are currently not connected by any form of transport. The rail line is expected to provide significant economic benefits to all three cities and has the potential to transform them into major hubs in south India.
The Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road Rail Line: What it is and How it Works
The Cabinet approved the Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road new rail line. The new rail line will be a major boost to economic growth in the region and will significantly reduce travel time between the three cities. The new line will run through some of the most scenic parts of Maharashtra and help to connect various parts of the state.
The Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road Rail Line: Who is Behind it?
The Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road Rail Line has been approved by the Indian Cabinet and will be a game changer for the region. The line is expected to greatly improve transportation infrastructure in the area and boost economic growth. The project is being spearheaded by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) with support from the railways.
The line will run from Taranga Hill in Maharashtra to Ambaji in Rajasthan and then on to Abu Road in Gujarat. It is expected to provide much-needed transport links between these three states, which are all located close to each other but have very poor connectivity. The line will also help reduce congestion on existing roads and make it easier for people to commute between these areas.
The cost of the project has not been disclosed yet, but it is estimated to be worth around Rs 40,000 crore. NHAI is currently finalising the tender process, and is hopeful that construction can start soon after that. The line is expected to be operational by 2022-23
The Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road Rail Line: When Will it be Completed?
The Cabinet approved the Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road new rail line project on Thursday. The project is estimated to cost Rs. 10,000 crore and will be completed in five years. The rail line will connect Mumbai with Ahmedabad and will reduce the travel time between the two cities from around eight hours to three. The project is expected to create over 20,000 jobs and increase India's trade deficit by Rs. 40,000 crore.

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OUR HOUSE wins a Nibbie!
Well, this is one plot twist few could have predicted - and definitely not me! OUR HOUSE has only gone and won the 2019 British Book Awards Book of the Year: Crime & Thriller! It was the most exciting evening, exactly the Oscars/Baftas vibe you would imagine, with stars like David Walliams and Ruth Jones in attendance at London's Grosvenor House Hotel. The Crime & Thriller Award was right at the beginning, so once I'd stammered out an acceptance speech and given a red-faced interview backstage, I was free to re-join the Simon & Schuster table for some serious champagne and gin drinking. Hands down, the best evening of my career. Thank you to all who bought, reviewed and recommended OUR HOUSE - there has been a strong word-of-mouth element to its success, which means every individual supporter has helped make this happen for me. I am a very grateful and happy author!
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Name: Scarlet Spider
Alter Ego: Kaine
Other Names: Kaine Parker; Peter Parker
Classification: villain hero
Publisher(s):
First Appearance: Web of Spider-Man (vol. 1) #119 (Dec. 1994): "The Exile Returns, Part 3 of 4: Echoes of Silence"
First Appearance (Additional Details): (MC-2) Spider-Girl (vol. 1) #12 (Sep. 1999): "Duel With Darkdevil!"; (as Scarlet Spider) Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #1 (Mar. 2012): "Life After Death"
Creators: Terry Kavanagh, Steven Butler, Randy Emberlin
Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes
Number of Appearances: 90
Enemy of: Spider-Man
Note: murderer; unstable clone of Peter Parker
Kaine is a clone of Peter Parker. It is not entirely clearly exactly where his existence began, but the most likely place is in Miles Warren's lab, probably in New York City.
This character is in the following 36 stories which have been indexed by this website:
The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #399 (Mar. 1995): "Smoke and Mirrors, Part 2 of 3: Resurrection!"
Astonishing X-Men/Amazing Spider-Man: The Gauntlet Sketchbook (Sep. 2009)
Civil War: Battle Damage Report #1 (Mar. 2007)
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #7 (Dec. 2004): "Venomous: Part Three" (mentioned)
Minimum Carnage: Alpha #1 (Dec. 2012): "Minimum Carnage: Act One" (lead character)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #1 (Mar. 2012): "Life After Death" (lead character)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #2 (Apr. 2012): "After Life" (lead character)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #3 (May 2012): "Scarlet Fury!" (lead character)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #4 (June 2012): "Whoever Finds Me... Will Kill Me!" (lead character)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #5 (July 2012): "Pillar of Fire" (lead character)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #6 (Aug. 2012): "A Mighty Hunter Before the Lord" (lead character)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #7 (Sep. 2012): "The Second Master: Part One" (lead character)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #8 (Oct. 2012): "The Second Master: Part Two" (lead character)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #9 (Nov. 2012): "The Second Master: Part Three" (lead character)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #10 (Dec. 2012): "Minimum Carnage, Part Two: Inner Space" (lead character)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #11 (Jan. 2013): "Minimum Carnage, Part 4: Kill Carnage" (lead character)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #12 (Feb. 2013): "The Man in the Presidential Suite" (lead character)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #12.1 (Feb. 2013): "The Mark" (lead character)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #13 (Mar. 2013): "In the Midst of Wolves, Part 1" (lead character)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #14 (Apr. 2013): "In the Midst of Wolves, Part 2" (lead character)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #15 (May 2013): "In the Midst of Wolves, Part 3" (lead character)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #16 (June 2013): "A Good, Ol' Fashioned Rodeo" (lead character)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #17 (July 2013): "Wrath, Part 1" (lead character)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #18 (Aug. 2013): "Wrath, Part 2" (lead character)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #19 (Sep. 2013): "Wrath, Part 3" (lead character)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #20 (Oct. 2013): "Sibling Rivalry, Part 2" (lead character)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #21 (Oct. 2013): "Into the Grave, Part 1" (lead character)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #22 (Nov. 2013): "Into the Grave, Part 2" (lead character)
Spider-Girl (vol. 1) #12 (Sep. 1999): "Duel With Darkdevil!"
Spider-Man: The Lost Years #1 (Aug. 1995): "Strangers"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #100 (May 2006): "The Origin of the Thunderbolts!"
Thunderbolts Annual '97 (June 1997): "Chapter 8: Showdown at the Vault"
Venom (vol. 2) #7 (Nov. 2011): "Spider-Island: Part Two"
Venom (vol. 2) #26 (Dec. 2012): "Minimum Carnage, Part 3: The Madman & the Microverse"
Venom (vol. 2) #27 (Jan. 2013): "Minimum Carnage, Part 5: Family Bondage"
Web of Spider-Man (vol. 1) #119 (Dec. 1994): "The Exile Returns, Part 3 of 4: Echoes of Silence"
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaine
- http://www.comicvine.com/kaine/29-8667/
- http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/k.htm
- http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/MC2Handbook/kmc2.html
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/kaakak.htm
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The Story of a Candle Tax
Our story begins with one 1986 tax, an "antidumping duty," on Chinese candles. Responding to very low Chinese candle prices, the U.S. decided to protect domestic candle producers. By 2004, the tax was huge. More than 100%. Also, candle makers…
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Chicken feet are back in the news. But the story is about much more. A delicacy in China, chicken feet are a perfect U.S. export. Except for animal feed, there is little demand for them in the U.S. By contrast,…
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Why We Want Higher Face Mask Prices
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In light of the Te'o story, this week I'm inviting readers to share their own whoppers. I'll share one that may not be the biggest lie I've ever told, but is certainly the most mortifying.
When I was a wee young thing of 14, a friend of mine had a huge crush on a boy we knew. (I know: amazing plot twist!) That boy, who I'll call "Tom", was best friends with another boy, call him "Harry", who happened to be dating another friend of mine. We conceived of an absurd plan to get him to ask my friend--um, "Jane"--out. I would call him up and point out that despite their nominal boyfriend-girlfriend status, Harry and my friend . . . er, Mary . . . never actually, y'know, went out. And that we should rectify this by getting them on a double date. With, naturally, Tom and Jane.
Got all that? Now I remember why we needed so much free time in high school. It must have taken hours to have every conversation.
So I paced back and forth in front of the phone for a while, practicing my speech, and then when we decided that I had gotten it absolutely perfect, I finally called up Tom. And like all bad liars, immediately gave into the urge to embellish.
"So I was talking to Anne," I said, naming a girl who both Tom and I were very good friends with, and then launched into my spiel: thwarted romance, jump start, blind date. I hadn't quite gotten to the subject of who the blind date should be when he cut me off.
"That's interesting," he said. "Guess who I've got on the other line?"
You, have already guessed, haven't you, dear reader? I didn't, not until he said "Anne!" Anne, who would undoubtedly have gone along with our scheme, had I only thought to clue her in on it. There was a dreadful silence as he said "Hang on a minute", and switched over to Anne.
i don't remember how the conversation ended and I got off the phone, which is really a pity, because I bet that would have made an even funnier punchline. I do remember that I was absolutely drowning in shame . . . indeed, a fiery red streak is even now burning its way up my neck. This is why no one should be allowed to watch romantic comedies until they have safely reached their majority. They give you some terribly dangerous ideas.
But my early shame was nothing compared to what I felt when I realized that he would naturally assume that I had been working up to proposing myself for his date. I'm frankly a bit surprised that I ever returned to school.
Tom, who was a very, very nice boy, never said a word about it again. And I devoutly hope that he has now forgotten it. But I certainly never will.


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ghd, introduces the new ghd Pink Cherry Blossom limited edition styler (R2 380) which is being launched in selected salons to help support cancer charities worldwide. The limited edition styler features the ghd Gold Classic styler with accents of hot pink and an oriental-inspired floral satin storage case – ideal for keeping cords tidy when travelling and for preventing scratches and damage when at home.
R100 from each ghd Pink Cherry Blossom limited edition styler sold will be donated to the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA), an organisation that encourages all women to invest in their health by learning how to detect women's cancers early. CANSA urges women to focus particularly on breast cancer which affects one in 29 women each year. This will be the seventh year that ghd and CANSA have collaborated and in that time ghd South Africa has contributed R1 338 900 and a worldwide total of £6 million to cancer association charities relevant to each country.
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Tuition rates are based on residency. The legal residence of each Hill College applicant for tuition purposes will be determined by Student Information Services. Documentation may be required.
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Charts do not include optional or course based fees.
High school students taking dual credit classes pay based on separate tuition schedules.
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Q: Adding a tag to a pagination element django When creating a pagination, everything works as it should. Added (?page= page number selection) pagination.
How can I add the pagination page number to its object?
When selecting an object and reloading the page, I need it to be spelled out in the URL (/?page=pagination number).
And the pagination remained on the selected page.
class MovieShow(DetailView):
model = Movie
template_name = 'movies/movie_play.html'
context_object_name = 'movie'

def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
    context = super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
    context['object_list'] = Movie.objects.filter(course__slug=self.kwargs['course_slug'])
    context['title'] = context['movie']

    paginator = Paginator(context['object_list'], 1)
    page = self.request.GET.get('page')
    try:
        context['object_list'] = paginator.page(page)
    except PageNotAnInteger:
        context['object_list'] = paginator.page(1)
    except EmptyPage:
        context['object_list'] = paginator.page(paginator.num_pages)

    return context

This is how I present pagination in the template

    {% if object_list.has_previous %}
         <<
         <
    {% endif %}

       {{ object_list.number }} из {{ object_list.paginator.num_pages }}

    {% if object_list.has_next %}
         >
         >>
    {% endif %}

And so I have a search of the elements inside the pagination, on which I want to hang the pagination page number.
I really hope I asked the question correctly.
I will be glad of any help!

{% for c in object_list %}

[ {{ c.author }} ] {{ c.title }}

{{ c.category }}

{{ course.movie_set.count }}

{% endfor %}

{% include 'pagination.html' %}

A: You just need to add if to the link and specify the page number
{% for c in object_list %}
{% if object_list.number %}

    {% endif %}

[ {{ c.author }} ] {{ c.title }}

{{ c.category }}

{{ course.movie_set.count }}

{% endfor %}

{% include 'pagination.html' %}

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Samsung Electronics today announced the fifth generation of the Galaxy S series, the Galaxy S5, designed for what matters most to people. The new Galaxy S5 offers a refined experience with innovation of essential features for day-to-day use.
The Galaxy S5 combines an advanced camera, the fastest network connectivity, dedicated fitness tools and enhanced device protection features as consumers stay fit and connected in style.
The Galaxy S5 has the world's fastest autofocus speed up to 0.3 seconds and the advanced High Dynamic Range (HDR), so it is possible to reproduce natural light and colour with striking intensity at any time. Also new is a Selective Focus feature which means you can focus on a specific area of an object while simultaneously blurring out the background. With this capability, you no longer need a special lens kit to create a shallow depth of field (DOF) effect.
The Galaxy S5 supports the fifth generation Wi-Fi 802.11ac and 2X2 MiMo, and the largest LTE frequency supporting Category 4. If that wasn't enough, for anyone looking for an even faster connection, the Galaxy S5 also features Download Booster, a Wi-Fi technology designed to boost data speed by bonding Wi-Fi and LTE simultaneously. No matter where you are, you are guaranteed to have the fastest available connection.
The Galaxy S5 blends iconic Samsung design with modern trends to appeal to a range of consumer tastes and interests. The Galaxy S5 features a perforated pattern on the back cover creating a modern glam look. Its new sleek, contoured shape comes in an array of colours, including Charcoal Black, Shimmery White, Electric Blue and Copper Gold, to complement the style of the individual consumer.
The Galaxy S5 is IP67 dust and water resistant. It also offers a Finger Scanner, providing a secure, biometric screen locking feature and a seamless and safe mobile payment experience. The Ultra Power Saving Mode turns the display to black and white, and shuts down all unnecessary features to minimize the battery consumption.


Canada is one of the top destinations for students traveling from around the globe to pursue higher education at world-renowned institutions, colleges, and universities – in fact, it ranks as eighth most popular destination in the world. But it's more than just academic opportunities that makes Canada such a popular location for international students. The country has some of the most welcoming and diverse settings for higher education studies, as well.
With almost 100 institutions spread across the ten provinces within the country, it can be difficult to know where to start. If you don't have a particular school or program in mind from the beginning, maybe the best thing to do is learn about the top student destinations in Canada.
Montréal has been Canada's top city for years and has continued to consistently move up in global ranking, most recently from 8th in 2015 to 7th in the latest list (QS Best Student Cities 2016). Home to the highest ranking University in Canada, McGill University, the city has taken on a highly cosmopolitan nature, largely due to increased immigration taking place from all around the globe. If multiculturalism is important to you, you might consider Montréal. It has the largest comedy festival in the world, Just for Laughs, which is only one of the many cultural events that portray the rich culture found there. Plus, the city is home to 27% international population.
If you're interested in Montréal, you might begin your search with schools like McGill University.
It's no surprise at Toronto comes near the top of this list. Like Montréal, Toronto is consistently ranked as one of the best student cities in the world, and for good reason: it was recognized as the most livable city in the world by Metropolis Magazine. Additionally, when it comes to assuming the title of "cultural capital" of Canada, Toronto is thriving with food scenes, beautiful fashion and art, historical monuments, and a large concentration of people striving toward creativity. Toronto steals the show, outshining its eastern rival, in its larger international business sector, which is significant to international students. The presence of business sectors provides many opportunities for students in search of work opportunities.
If you're interested in Toronto, you might begin your search with schools like University of Toronto or York University.
Heading to the far west coast of Canada, just north of Seattle in the US, Vancouver may not be as well known as the two previous cities, but it still has a lot going for it. The city is seen as one of the best student cities – in fact, in the latest ranking, it is tied in 13th place with Toronto. If you are considering studying in Canada, this city, with its jaw-dropping backdrops, complete with mountains, forest, and ocean, will leave you breathless. These sites aren't just restricted to sightseeing: a variety of popular activities like skiing attract tourists from all over the world. If you like the outdoors, there are a number of fun activities you can engage in, right in the middle of the city. The cultural life of the city is no less inspiring, and there are theaters and music in every neighborhood.
If you're interested in Vancouver, you might begin your search with schools like University of British Columbia or Vancouver Island University.
If you're interested in Ottawa, you might begin your search with schools like Carleton University or Algonquin University.
Rounding out the list, the historical city of Quebec is often considered one of the most picturesque cities in Canada. Of 37 historical sites in the city, perhaps the most impressive is the Chateau Frontenac, which claims its fame as the only preserved city ramparts in the whole of North America. The cultural aspects of the city is not overshadowed by its deep history: from dozens of live music venues to winter carnivals, to thriving art, the city has it everything a student could want. This city is particularly unique, as more people speak French than English here, in contrast to Ottawa, where you can get away in most cases with speaking both.
If you're interested in Quebec, you might begin your search with schools like Université Laval.


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JERUSALEM (JTA) — When Amit Re'em embarked on a 1999 excavation of an abandoned Ottoman prison in the Old City of Jerusalem, he didn't expect anything revolutionary.
The dig was primarily aimed at inspecting the site before it was transformed into an event space for the nearby Tower of David Museum, and Re'em, then just 28, hoped at most to uncover some remains of a Herodian palace, or maybe part of a wall from the second century.
He did find those things — along with much more.
In one 49 meters by 9 meters (160 feet by 30 feet) space, Re'em unearthed an archaeological timeline of Jerusalem dating back 2,700 years. Layers from nearly every era of the city's history lay on top of each other, from the time of the First Temple through the Roman, Crusader and Ottoman periods, and up to Israel's independence in 1948.
Remains from those eras are strewn throughout the Old City, but rarely are they found so close together or so well preserved.
Called the Kishle — Turkish for prison — the site was built as a jail by the Ottoman Turks in the 1800s and used by the British in the 1940s to hold captured Jewish militia members. A map of Greater Israel etched by an imprisoned member of the pre-state Irgun militia is still visible on the wall.
Below the prison lay the foundations of a fortification wall built in the eighth century BCE by the ancient Jewish King Hezekiah, who like later rulers took advantage of the site's strategic high ground. Across the room are remains of another defensive wall built 600 years later by the Hasmoneans, who ruled Jerusalem after the Maccabees revolt.
The room also houses remains of the wall of a massive Herodian palace built near the beginning of the Common Era, as well as basins from the Crusader period that were likely used to dye clothes and tan leather. The current walls of the Old City, built by the Ottomans in the 16th century, sit atop the Herodian wall and later served as the outer wall of the prison.
Re'em also believes the room may have been the site of Jesus' trial by Pontius Pilate. Pilate would have tried Jesus in a prominent location like Herod's palace, Re'em said, noting that the original route of the Via Dolorosa that Jesus followed to his crucifixion passed the spot where the Kishle now stands.
Re'em's findings convinced the Tower of David Museum not to build on the site. But since the dig ended in 2001, the room remained closed due to budget constraints until the museum's new director, Eilat Lieber, opened it to the public last year.
The room has not been changed since 2001 and looks like an active archaeological dig. Lieber hopes to place a glass floor above the remains and to augment them with 3-D imaging that will show what the space looked like in different periods.
Many of Re'em's conclusions about the room are based on dating techniques and inferences from historic sources. The claim that the walls belonged to Herod's palace come in part from the writings of the historian Josephus Flavius. Re'em's belief that the basins were used for cloth dying is derived from an account by Benjamin of Tudela, a medieval Jewish traveler, plus remnants of red dye on the basin walls.
But Re'em added that at a certain point, dating and accuracy become less important than what the site means to visitors looking for a spiritual experience.
"As an archaeologist who works in Jerusalem, it doesn't matter where the real location of Jesus's trial was," he said. "What matters is what people believe.
Segun tomado de, http://www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologist-believes-hes-found-site-of-jesuss-trial-by-pontius-pilate/ el lunes, 6 de abril de 2015.
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Raiders come away with second straight win against Chargers.
It was another tight game between AFC West rivals. The Chargers had a great opportunity to tie the game with under 5 minutes left in the 4th, but Chargers quarter back Philip Rivers made a mistake of throwing an interception just outside the red zone. The Raiders took advantage of the interception and drove down the field to make it a 21-7 game. Chargers would score again with under a minute left to cut the lead to 7, but their onside kick was recovered by the Raiders. The Raiders will now take to the road to play against the AFC South champions Tennessee Titans.
Carson Palmer played the type of game the Raiders werre hoping for. He finished the night with 262 yards, completed 11 of 16 passes, threw 1 touchdown and most importantly he had zero interceptions.
As stated previously, this was a well tightly played game. The one key stat was the Chargers inability to get into the red zone. The Chargers had 303 yards of total offense, compared to the Raiders 293 yards of total offense. Yet, they only managed to get into the red zone two times and throwing the interception just outside the red zone late in the game proved to be a huge mistake that the Raiders capitalized on.
This was the third meeting between the Chargers and Raiders this season and it was also the first game in which the winning team won by more then three points. The Raiders and Chargers split their regular season meetings, in week one the Chargers beat the Raiders at home 34-31, the Raiders returned the favor last week by beating the Chargers at home 30-27.


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What I hate about Halle Berry is there's always drama around her. It's always fighting, automobile accidents, fistfights, boyfriends fighting ex-husbands for the child.
I was in high school. A couple of my friends and I decided we had to be in a class together where we could fool around, and drama was it because we'd do improvs, beating each other up. They left a year later, and I stayed in and got a knack for it, and enjoyed the whole process.
When I auditioned for drama college, they asked me to do my Shakespeare. I couldn't do it. They asked me to do my modern, and I couldn't do it. They asked me if I had a song prepared, and I said 'No,' so I sang 'Happy Birthday.' And I did a reasonable improvisation, a reasonable one, nothing special at all. I don't know how I got in, but I did.
Hans Matheson
Opera is the most complete art form. It includes drama, acting, technology (lighting), art (the sets), dance, and the epitome of the human voices. But mostly, go for the glorious music. The arts are crucial to the life of every community.
Karen DeCrow
I like doing comedy, I like doing drama. Naturally I like to do, I like doing dramas, I like conflict, and when I do a comedy, you know, I've found that, like, romantic comedy is the trickiest one, because often it's neither: it's not romantic and it's not funny. So, like, I like a comedy that's biting. It's biting humor or really quirky humor.
In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment?
I always wanted to act. I guess I've always been a bit of a drama queen.
Samantha Isler
Impossible for me to know whether or not I take myself seriously. The drama of detachment is that we cannot measure its progress. We advance into a desert, and we never know where we are in it.
Serious drama in a significant degree began at Harvard in the 1880s. In 1881, the Cercle Francais initiated the annual French play, and shortly afterwards the German and Spanish clubs added their productions.
J. Anthony Lukas
I didn't go to drama school, so I feel like I did all my growing up on 'Hollyoaks.'
You can't have good comedy without drama in it.
On occasion, a well-constructed drama can do what no reality or news program can do, what Shakespeare does brilliantly, is it can show both sides' opinions.
It's funny, because in drama school, my greatest strength was my range. So my early career was like that: I played all kinds of different characters.
A moment guess'd - then back behind the Fold Immerst of Darkness round the Drama roll'd Which, for the Pastime of Eternity, He doth Himself contrive, enact, behold.
I think 'The Walking Dead' is very interestingly paced. It's slow, almost like an old Western. It's also very stylised - visually, I think it's very pretty. It's more of a psychological drama than anything else.
Tania Raymonde
It's so funny, I've done so many projects where I've been interrogated. I guest starred on almost every hour drama, and I'm always the guy they think is the bad guy but then they find out is not.
I started drama in high school.
Daniel Cudmore
It's hard to do a reality show when there's so much crying and drama.
It's something you dream about, working in Scotland, working in Glasgow, walking down the same streets I used to walk down when I was a drama student, daydreaming about being in an American TV show or doing something that was well known. I guess I sort of pinch myself.
I prefer drama; I think character-driven drama is my favorite kind of stuff to go watch, and I like being challenged by that kind of stuff in that way.
Jacinda Barrett
I was a confused young girl with so much tragedy. Sometimes when you're going through stuff, the last person you're thinking exists is God. I mean, it was my confusion, the anger that was in my heart, all that drama. But thank God I know God now, okay?
Tasha Smith
Acting was a slow-burn thing. I found it was something I really, really liked doing, but it wasn't until my third year at drama school that I actually thought, 'Oh, right, I'm trained for this now; I'd better see if I can do it.'
Natasha Little
Drama is what I did before 'Blossom.'
With the opening of the second decade of the twentieth century it seemed that the stage was set for the last act in an unquestioned evolutionary drama.
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Mix the yoghurt, avocado and coriander in a blender.
Carefully grate the ginger and mix with the lime juice then brush over the salmon.
Grill on a high heat on a non-stick baking tray for 5 minutes or until cooked.
Top the salmon with the avocado cream and serve with a handful of rocket.