AppleEvent sandboxing, as of Mojave beta 9, is not in a good shape. The addition of new APIs in beta 7 telegraphed that Apple is still working on it. But it's unclear what changes are still in the pipeline - and whether Apple can make enough progress before Mojave's public release….
Ultimately, I'd like Apple to reconsider its approach when making changes like these to the foundation of macOS: introduce it at WWDC, but put it behind a feature toggle. Leverage the developer community. Enter into a dialogue to learn about unintended effects of the change, missing or bad APIs. Iterate. Make changes where needed. Provide comprehensive documentation well in advance. Then, at WWDC the year after, remove the feature toggle and make the change permanent.
I agree with Schwarz here; Apple's goals with these changes are commendable, but why not provide a year for Apple and software developers to work out the bugs by shipping this feature with the ability to turn it off?
I wrote an AppleScript app last week to help automate how I use podcast editing templates. Even after adding it as an approved app by dragging it into the Accessibility list in the Privacy tab of the Security & Privacy pane in System Preferences 1, it still frequently demands approval at some point in the process of running. This is ridiculous. If these issues can't be fixed by the time Mojave launches, maybe it's worth backing off on them until all parties involved are ready?


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Ebonyi lawmaker canvasses support for political office holders
By Tribune Online On Nov 25, 2019
Umuoghara (Ebonyi) Nov. 24, 2019 (NAN) Mr Friday Nwuhuo, representing Ezza North-East Constituency in the Ebonyi House of Assembly, has appealed to his constituents to continue to support political office holders from the area.
Nwuhuo made the appeal on Sunday at a stakeholders' town hall meeting with his constituents, held at Umuoghara in Ezza North Local Government Area.
He said that such support from the people would encourage their representatives to serve them better.
He further admonished youths of the area to shun all criminal tendencies and engage in profitable ventures.
The lawmaker described the meeting as a fulfilment of his campaign promise to regularly interface with his constituents to build effective synergy and understanding.
Nwuhuo said: "This town hall meeting is necessitated by the promise I made during the campaign that I will regularly meet with you to brief you on our legislative performances and elicit responses from you.
"The initiative is to ensure that we render a periodic account of our stewardship to the people who elected us to represent them.
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"This gathering is to enable us to discuss how best to move the constituency forward through robust and qualitative engagement.
He expressed delight that he had been able to provide quality representation, saying "I am happy that our voices are very active in the house."
Nwuhuo listed his achievements to include the award of scholarship to 15 indigent secondary school students from the area.
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The legislator, who is the Chairman, House Committee on Security, Public Petitions, Justice and Judiciary, said that he headed the public hearing during the passage of the Criminal Justice Law.
In their separate comments, the Traditional Rulers of Umuezokaha and Okposi communities, Christopher Igboke-Ewa, and Anthony Njoku commended the lawmaker for the initiative, which they described as unprecedented in the area.
"This initiative is commendable and the first of its kind in the constituency. You have exhibited a good knowledge of participatory democracy.
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"The meeting will enable the people to hold their lawmaker accountable and effectively engage him," Igboke-Ewa said.
Also, Njoku said that the meeting would help to deepen democracy in the area and bridge the gap between the people and their elected representatives.
Mr Edwin Okah, the Special Assistant to Gov. Dave Umahi on Industrial Cluster, urged the lawmaker not to relent in providing quality representation to the people.
"You have started well, ensure that you work in line with the programme of the state government and ensure that you try your best to make life better for the people," Okah said.
Other speakers also said that many communities in the area were in dire need of water boreholes, electricity, access roads, hospitals and other basic necessities of life.
The meeting was organised with support from the Irish Republican Institute, an international non-governmental organisation, which is committed to deepening democracy in Nigeria.
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Unfortunately I had to skip the review of the fashion week in London for health reasons! Damn winter and damn flu!
In any case I would not have lost the Milan fashion shows for nothing in the world!
Aww, being sick is the worst!


Thank you to Tariel, Karen, Andrew, Bill, Katie, Hannah, Lizzy, and Kh. Maria for helping clean up our building and grounds during our Spring Clean-up Day yesterday.
For those who were not present at our Wednesday evening service this last week, during which we heard the life of St. Mary of Egypt read, you can read it at: http://www.antiochian.org/stmaryofegypt or listen to it at: www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/frederica/st._mary_of_egypt This is a beautiful testimony to the blessings that repentance brings about and to the insurmountable love of God.
On April 7, our teens are meeting for Book Club at 7PM and they are meeting on April 21 at 7PM for Movie Night.
The next monthly Parish Council meeting is April 8 at 7PM.
If you look at our parish website (www.straphaelorthodoxchurch.org) you will see a parish group photo that is 3 1/2 years old. It's time to update! On April 13, Palm Sunday, we will assemble in the nave of the church immediately after liturgy for the picture to be taken.
St. Raphael church members Jeremy Coffin and Olena Bezugla have four kittens that they need to find homes for. These kittens are 7 months old. If interested, please contact Olena at olena.coffin@yahoo.com or 319-512-8491.
Here is our schedule for Holy Week this year. Please try to set aside some extra time during Holy Week to enter into the liturgical commemorations of our Lord's passion, death and resurrection. Printed copies are available at the church.
Teen SOYO is asking the whole parish to donate items by April 27, that will make up the contents of "Restoration Bags" to be used by an organization called Restore Innocence. This group works works with women and girls who have been rescued from trafficking, especially forced prostitution. See www.restoreinnocence.org and www.restoreinnocence/restoration-bags for more information. Items being accepted for donation include: new "yoga" pants, new sweatshirts, new T-shirts, Boy cut style underwear, sports bras, slippers, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, face wash, luffa, lotion, deodorant, chapstick, toothbrush, toothpaste, hair brush, hair ties, blanket, huggable stuffed animal, snacks, chewing gum.
Abdelfattah Abusrour will present a program as Director of the Al Rowwad (Pioneers for Life) Culture and Theatre Society centered at the Aida refugee camp near Bethlehem in occupied Palestine. Created in 1998, Al Rowwad provides a safe and healthy environment for children to creatively cope with the war conditions they are forced to live under. Al Rowwad's mission is to use art, theatre and music as creative alternatives to destructive violence. St. Raphael Church is a co-sponsor of this event.
If you would like to bring an Easter Lily plant or two to beautify the church for Pascha, please bring it on Holy Saturday, April 19. We will gladly accept donated plants.
We must celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord and so, to do so properly, we will truly feast. On Sunday April 20, Holy Pascha, there are two opportunities to share a festive meal with others. First, we will gather at church following the Paschal Liturgy, at about 3AM or so, and break the Lenten fast. Later in the day, after some sleep (?!) and after Agape Vespers at 12:30PM, we will go to the Coralville Rec. Center (1506 8th St.) to share a meal and enjoy each other's company. Please check the bulletin boards for related food sign-up sheets.
With all of the activity in church during Holy Week and Pascha, there are plenty of opportunities to help out around church. Please check the bulletin boards for sign-up sheets that cover the decorating of the funeral bier on Holy Friday, the reading of Psalms through the night after the Holy Friday Lamentations service, bringing dyed red eggs to Pascha, bringing and the reading of the Agape Vespers Gospel in various languages.
All are invited to go to St. George Church (3650 Cottage Grove Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids) to celebrate their patronal feast day with Liturgy at 10AM on Wednesday, April 23.
Make a batch of baked goods for our table at the Iowa City Farmers Market, using a recipe out of our cookbook (Apple Pirozhki, Baklava, Kourambiedes, Best-Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies, or Oatmeal Bars with Browned Butter Frosting).
Work at the Thursday-evening Willow Grove market (a beautiful and fun venue).
Sign-up sheets are now making the rounds at church.
For four Wednesday evenings after Pascha, Fr. Ignatius will be leading a Bible Study on Old Testament "Types" of Christ in which we will discuss how Old Testament figures such as Moses, Joseph, David and others prefigure, foreshadow and point to Jesus Christ in their actions and character. The Bible study will meet following Akathist, beginning at 7:45PM and finishing by 9PM on April 30, May 7, 14, and 21.
If you are a female 25 years old or older, an active member in good standing of a parish in the Antiochian Archdiocese, applying for or registered in an academic or trade program of study, and able to demonstrate financial need, and you are interested in applying for a $500 scholarship, please see Fr. Ignatius. Scholarship deadline in June 1, 2014.
Our lovely church building will be one of five buildings in our neighborhood featured in the Friends of Historic Preservation's Parade of Historic Homes, a fundraiser for their organization.The Parade of Historic Homes is an annual event that features unique historic homes in Iowa City. Participants are invited to enter and explore houses of various styles, all within walking distance of each other.
When: May 11, 1-5pm, Where: College Green neighborhood in Iowa City Admission: $10 per person, 12 years and under free. Purchase tickets at the door. More information to follow.
The Church asks us to abstain from meat (with the exception of fish on March 25 for the Annunciation and April 13 for Palm Sunday) until Great and Holy Pascha, April 20. Shellfish are permitted. The full Lenten fast also includes abstention from dairy, eggs, oil and wine (oil and wine are permitted on the weekends). Fast as you are able with these standards being the goal. Exceptions can be made for those who are very young, very old, ill, pregnant, nursing, or infirm. If you have any questions about fasting, please ask Fr. Ignatius. May our fasting from certain foods help us to find some humility as we struggle to fast from sin.
Please keep our catechumens: Ilya Buchkin, Rachelle Naridze, Tyson Humphrey and Rob Bergenstock in your prayers as they prepare to be sacramentally joined to the Orthodox Church.
On Sunday April 13, the food for coffee hour and the clean-up of the fellowship hall will be provided by the St. Raphael team.
During the week of April 6-12, the nave, narthex, bookstore, stairs, nursery and bathrooms will be cleaned by the St. Nina team.
Let us place in our minds, once and for all, the following conviction: the Psalms were inspired and written down so that Christ could pray them. Praying the Psalms lifts the mind to Sacred Theology at its source: The Word's relationship with the Father. The Psalms disclose the thoughts, desires, and sentiments of the Messiah and Suffering Servant as he communes with his Father.
To pray the Psalms in and with Christ, then, is to know the mystery of Salvation from the inside. No soteriological theories, no speculations; indeed, no outside comments at all. What we have in the Psalms is the "mind of Christ." The Psalms are the Passion, death, and Resurrection of Christ in prayer form.


Inside Fat Cats Coffee & Sandwiches, everything's cute. Custard-yellow walls with periwinkle blue furniture. Retro art and a cat-themed handmade gift shelf. I can't picture the old Farm Crest gas station. Now, a shiny espresso machine and a big coffee/house-baked pastry/sandwich menu greets guests. Prices are below average for quality contents, like High Rise Coffee Roasters beans, Boar's Head meats and cheeses and excellent Delicias Bakery breads. The ciabatta shines on a classic-ingredient Caprese sandwich ($6.50 includes chips), basil bright and balsamic sweet-sharp. For the same price, from a list of eight breads/wraps and more than a dozen each cheeses and toppings, I build my own grilled cheese, on sourdough, with Blanc Gruyere, cucumber, jalapeño, and pork belly (50 cents for additional toppings, $1 upcharge on the piggy), all combining for richness, faint spice and refreshing crispness. Our smooth lavender-vanilla latte and throat-biting blood orange-cayenne mocha are well made. We depart as happy cats.


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A Praia do Cruzeiro é uma pequena praia artificial de rio localizada no bairro do Cruzeiro, distrito de Icoaraci no município de Belém do Pará.

Originalmente foi um balneário construído, através do aterramento do rio Maguary, para os soldados norte-americanos, na década de 40, durante a II Guerra Mundial quando então Belém sediava uma base aliada no que hoje é o Aeroporto Internacional de Belém.

Ligações externas

Geografia de Belém (Pará)
Cruzeiro

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Kimi Schmitz Hey @Oniracom & @oniricrecords & @brendannn get your boy @MarcBmusic UP on the Shorty Award list. #Vote4Marc & tell a #friend 2!!! iDIDnowU!
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Esperanza Spalding released her album http://uristocrat.com/tag/asics-gt-2000/, today and now we have the visuals for one of the standout tracks.
This song speaks to an experience we've all had at one time or another: when for whatever reason, you turn on the radio and a fragment of a song just grabs you, everything in the world seems to stop, and you sit mesmerized and uplifted by the music. That moment of "being touched" from the radio is a testament to the power of song, and it's at that magical moment when an artist – even someone we know nothing about – truly connects with their equally unknown listener.


From a blogger to a PR firm – Matt Martin.
Matt Martin is a positive force within the media who, thanks to the power of social media, has become a stellar voice within the Bravo Network community. In a short time he was able to catapult himself from opinionated blogger to establishing his own PR firm. The 27 year-old loud and proud gay man has no shame (well, most of the time), and isn't afraid to go about getting whatever his heart desires.
With the birth of a public relations firm, along with a radio show on Toginet Radio that has broken records and the celebrity resource for all things positive, www.RHOTofficial.com, it's hard to believe that one of Twitter's favorite personalities is still single (and ready to mingle)!
Your story is very interesting. How did you get your start?
Previously, I worked in management for high-end retail designers, for approximately ten years. I lived everywhere and was on my own since before I graduated high school, so I am a very independent person.
"Real Housewives of Twitter" has grown considerably over the past year. Why do you feel that is?
RHOT was something completely fresh. I started the blog because 95% of what everyone ever reads about entertainers is negative, and I wanted to be a positive force in a stack of negativity. We've obviously expanded, and RHOT is going to cover Bravo, Pop Culture, Food, Fashion, and Beauty. We went from 25k hits a month, to now receiving nearly three million hits.
What was the purpose of opening your own PR firm?
People kept asking me to represent them, and I kept referring them to others. I spoke with my former publicist, who suggested that I open up my own firm, and so I did. Puerto Rican singer, and U.S. crossover artist, Aleshander was my first client, and I am now in the process of negotiating contracts with several other clients. The goal of "Only Matt Martin PR" is to help artists and businesses relate to their public via social media at it's finest.
What are you willing to do and not to do for a client?
Just about anything a client needs, as long as it is legal and morally acceptable.
This may sound silly, but why do you do what you do?
Because I have a voice now, and since people will actually pay attention to what I have to say, and I want to use it in correlation with my work to send out a positive message. If there is something I can assist with or help orchestrate, that is decent paying, sign me up asap!
What have been some of your favorite projects that you have participated in?
More recently, I hosted a fundraiser for the LGBT Center, along with the Alisa Maria Fur showcase during "New York Fashion Week." I also supported the 'LGBT-INI @ BAR-TINI' event and posed for New Jersey Equality. March also marked the second annual 'Twitter Takeover' of the off-Broadway hit, "My Big Gay Italian Wedding," where I had a cameo performance. I love meeting celebrities and personalities, only to find out how down to earth and personable they are. I am able to sit down and have a conversation with them, which at some points seem very surreal (case and point, the GLAAD Awards with Ricky Martin).
What may we expect from Matt Martin and "Only Matt Martin PR" in the future?
www.OnlyMattMartin.com has launched, and it will have a client and project(s) list. I have been asked to host various events and fundraisers, which I have a huge passion for. I am very accessible, social, and I am always available 24 hours a day for my clients.


What was your favorite story in the Mar. 2007 issue? Vote in the poll! Let your voice be heard!
I'm conflicted as to my favorite story from the March, 2007 issue of F&SF.
I'll probably settle on Wolfe's novella "Memorare," but it didn't grab me as much as it has others who've extolled its virtues, I'm afraid. I've mentally divided it into halves. The first "half," which deals with the idea/creation of the asteroid mortuaries I enjoyed quite a bit. The idea is rather novel (and cool), and I liked the way Wolfe worked out the mechanics/details of them. Very nice. It held promise for all sorts of comment on human behavior re death, (i.e. how we want to be remembered and why, etc., etc.) but instead the story went in a different direction and only touched on the sociological/psychological reasons for why it is so crucial for us to be remembered.
What didn't grab me was the other half of the story. I just don't really care that much how a guy deals with the mundane problem of his ex-wife and a new girlfriend. Just doesn't interest me (in a science-fiction sense, that is), and it's no fault of the story; it's just a topic that leaves me cold and holds no interest for me. Of course, if I were a fella who'd _had_ an ex-wife, I probably would have enjoyed this major part of the story a bit more. Notwithstanding Swanwick's theory that Kit and Redd and Kim may be aspects of the same woman; interesting perhaps, but still the working out of a domestic theme that doesn't do much for me on a sfnal level in an otherwise clever SF tale. Again, this is my problem and not the story's. But overall, and probably because of its "weight" (i.e. length and depth), I'd vote this the best piece in the issue.
Because of its optimistic, hopeful, upbeat _theme_, I'd vote for Levine's "Titanium Mike Saves the Day" as my second choice, but a close third (or maybe tied for second place) would be Donald Mead's "A Thing Forbidden."
Nothing wrong with David Gerrold's story; it was just of a slighter nature to my way of determining these things.
Please accept my apologies for responding to the wrong issue, John.
My favorite story from the MARCH, 2007 F&SF is Fred Chappell's novelette "Dance of Shadows." Loved the idea of the shadow artists and how Chappell played with his "shadows." Quite clever. Loved the ornate prose, as well as how the story played out. It gets my number one vote because it is also a self-contained story. If I had any money to bet, I'd place some of it on this story being reprinted in a Year's Best next year.
Matt Hughes' "The Helper and His Hero" Part 2, would have been tied with the Chappell, but it was only part of the story begun in the Feb. issue. It gets my number two vote. Am a big fan of Bandar's exploits, and each story gets better. Likewise, I like the ornate prose (Matt has done a great job emulating Vance in this regard, while still making his tales his own).
I'm going with Devil Bats. A lot of good laughs in that one.
I greatly prefer Hapthorn over Bandar, but A Helper is a very close second.
While my March issue of F & SF is still waiting to be read, I'd like to applaud the outstanding cover art by Cory and Catska Ench--which apparently goes with "The Helper and His Hero".
The issue practically jumped off the Barnes & Noble magazine rack into my hand.
Matthew Hughes' The Helper and His Hero is definitely my favourite story. I'm new to Hughes' stories on the Commons and its depiction of a world of common consciousness is truly intriguing. It's truly amazing to read a story crammed with concepts like the science and training of noonauts and the noosphere, archetypical entities and the Worm and the Sea of Preconsciousness it occupies.
I hope F&SF will publish more serialisations in the future. I see Analag is currently going through a 4-part serialised story. How about it, GVG? A 3-parter perhaps?
I would like to voice a preference against serializations. I'm not fond of Analog's recent focus on serials. A serial now and then is fine, but novels are aplenty in this world. I buy these magazines to read short fiction.
I understand but a novel isn't quite the same. Having to wait a month at a cliffhanger break in the story is umm... delicious. It's interesting to see that a lot of Victorian novels by the literary greats like Dickens, Trollope and George Eliot were serialised in magazines before being collected together as novels.
Both Daniel and Lim make good points re their preferences; mine are somewhere in between.
Back in the 40s especially, but even into parts of the 50s, there wasn't much of a market (if any, again primarily in the 40s) for an SF novel to be published as such. So, many of them were routinely serialized in the magazines. Then maybe a small press publisher would issue the novel in hardcover (and many are collector's items now).
As time went on and the SF novel (published first as such) increased, we saw fewer serializations in the magazines. Then, somewhere in the 80s (I'm guessing, w/o doing the research) only Analog continued to run _any_ serializations of novels.
Running serializations of novels was early-on a matter therefore of the market realities of the time.
I rather like seeing a serialization of a novel in the magazines today. Again, until F&SF began running a few here and there over the past few years, only Analog would run them. _If_ the serialization is run in a _monthly_ magazine, then I have no problem with it. If a serialization is run in a bi-monthly or quarterly magazine, then yes, it is much too long a wait for the reader; his interest will fade.
But--and here is where a different set of market forces come into play with the overall circulation of magazines down from 30 years ago--if Stan (at Analog) or Gordon (at F&SF) can hook a reader with the first part of a novel serialization, and the reader has only a month to get the next fix, then chances are the reader will stick with the magazine for at least the length of the novel (3 or 4 issues). After that length of time and having had a chance to immerse himself in, and hopefully read, the rest of the magazine during the rest of each month's wait, it is hoped the reader will subscribe, and the magazine wins (and so does the reader, because he has had the opportunity to see several issues of a magazine, has found he likes it, and subscribes).
So, I'm _for_ serializations in a monthly magazine, but _against_ them in a magazine with any other publication schedule.
But Daniel still makes a good point from the diehard short story _reader's_ perspective: he reads the magazines for short fiction and expects such magazines to run only short fiction.
The publisher or editor must then do a cost-effective analysis sort of balancing evaluation. How many possible readers might be _gained_ by running the occasional serialization, against the possible number of diehard short fiction readers who might quit reading the magazine altogether because of them?
On the other side of the equation, the possibility of reaching new subbers because they might get hooked on the first part of a serial reaps more rewards for the publisher.
From the publisher's business standpoint, he can only win, for very few--if any--will stop reading a magazine entirely because of the occasional serialization. Plus the fact that the overwhelming majority of those already reading the magazine (either off the rack or via the subscription) like serials.
I'd vote for Fred Chappell's "Dance of Shadows."
Have you read anything similar to what Fred did with his "shadows"? Not the plot, but with his take on the idea? I'm not an expert on this one, so would value your take on this. To me it was very original, inventive, and well thought-out. Just the way he thunk it up and worked out shadow details into the plot/storyline was pretty novel (and relatively underplayed, given its originality).
Magic with Thirteen-Year-Old Boys - Robert Reed for me, here.


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JOKER: A Black Hole Comedy to Ruffle the Masses
The most disturbing moment in Joker for me by far, is the scene that follows the subway murders. Arthur locks himself in a public bathroom, looks at both himself and what he's done in the mirror then starts to… dance. Violence brings Arthur such unspeakable power (perhaps even joy) and the only way he can express that release of emotion is by waltzing with himself like one would in, say, a vaudeville musical. It's a disturbing portrait of nihilism, narcissism, and psychopathy that I couldn't stomach.
Which is to say I admired and reviled Joker, was awestruck by it as often as I was squirming in my seat. I can think of no higher praise for a.) an origin story about the clown prince of crime, and b.) a movie directed by Todd Phillips.
I'm late to this party (though for the record, I'm late to every party) so there's nothing new I can say about Joker that hasn't already been said, pull-quoted, or memed to death. But there's so much to take stock of Joker that at the very least the film merits a conversation no matter where you land on the spectrum.
As far as those who hail the film as a masterpiece and those who think the film will spark real-life violence, I'm somewhere north of neutral. I doubt Library of Congress will select Joker for preservation, nor is Joker any more capable of inciting bad behavior than a movie like Ted.
I think Joker is a case of a great performance, and an alright movie.
Before you furiously type your reply telling me my opinion is wrong, just know that I'm writing this in general praise. That I'm going through the trouble of processing my thoughts surely means I care? (I'm of the belief that it's possible to admire something and still have a complicated opinion. Binary thinking is boring anyhow.) No, I didn't capital-L love Joker, but I still think the film is a ballsy entry in the comic book canon.
I'll say this of director Todd Phillips: he was definitely inspired by his leading man. Phillips shows surprising restraint in Joker by allowing Joaquin Phoenix to do his thing. The very first scene, Phillips pulls a dolly shot and a stark close-up that probes his subject as much as it makes us wary to get any closer. Nothing is said in the first few minutes save for ramblings on the radio and the looming exterior of an oppressive city. The effect is so subtle I had to remind myself this was the guy who directed The Hangover, Old School, and Road Trip.
Instead of throwing Joker into a vat of acid, Phillips says fuck it and throws him into society. Phoenix is immediately and morbidly captivating as the shrunken Arthur Fleck, pulling apart the edges of his mouth to force a smile he otherwise can't show. We know this guy is damaged without needing a forehead tattoo to exaggerate it. Arthur suffers from what appears to be the Pseudobulbar affect – a condition marked by hysterical, inappropriate laughter. Arthur, as a whole, is a walking tear-stain of a human being— though the human part is starting to crumble.
He has ambitions of becoming a superstar comedian like his talk-show idol Murray Franklin. Naturally, Arthur spends some downtime at a comedy club – an attempt to come up with material for his own set, but also a chance to study what's "funny." Because he's clueless on the subject and not a particularly funny guy. Observing one comic, Arthur laughs at everything but the punchline, missing the wave of audience cheer each time. You can never tell if Arthur is laughing to fit in or just crying for help, and that's likely the point.
Phoenix eschews so much substance out of Arthur's post-traumatic mental state. (His master class, however, is in Lynne Ramsay's You Were Never Really Here, but that's a piece for another time.) It's funny to Arthur to point a gun at himself, to imagine blowing his brains out on live television; to willingly commit acts of violence, murder, and retribution. He processes things differently due to profound trauma suffered in his youth that inevitably shapes what he'll become.
These long, lingering looks at Arthur's slow and pitiful decline borders on something, dare I say, artful. It's when Todd Phillips needs to move the plot along or nudge Arthur's transformation that undercuts the grasps at subtlety. Phillips also co-wrote the movie. We're handed essentially 2 hours to witness a Greek tragedy, so it's a bummer that the film sticks tooth and nail to its origin story structure—which functions more like narrative trappings. Arthur feels dangerous moment to moment, but some of the film's emotional beats are rather predictable.
Perhaps it's because there's not much to Arthur at the end of this manic rainbow. His trauma, admittedly, sets up an interesting mirror to Batman's own origin story. Both suffered traumatic childhood events, both adopt masks to set themselves free, but one is celebrated as a hero while the other is reviled as a villain. Of course, we know the answer to the riddle because chaos and violence is the point for the Joker, whereas for Batman violence is a means to achieve order in a chaotic world. But that the grand and complex equation to Arthur is simplified by childhood trauma feels too easy for the Joker's own good, or bad. (Joker is A LOT like the mainstream studio version of You Were Never Really Here.)
The problem is that Phillips leans too heavily on both audience expectation and Arthur's predetermined trajectory. We know he's bound to escalate and commit violence, so he does. Which is why the subway murders – as shocking as they are in that it happens so early on – ultimately rings hollow. There was no buildup to Arthur or what he might be capable of. His circumstances suck but, hey, get in line. Not all of us who were abused as kids go on to flirt with gun violence when we get older. I don't mind that Arthur defends himself from 3 rich douchebags on the train. I do mind that Arthur guns down the last man standing like he's suddenly a cold-blooded murderer.
I could do without the newspaper clippings; I would've killed to see the warning signs of Arthur's psychosis. Did he try to kill animals as a kid? Does he fixate longingly on domestic disputes heard in his apartment building? Does he identify with neglected children? Is he thrilled by changing power dynamics? Where Batman fights criminals in a symbolic attempt to save his parents, would the Joker's act of killing represent some demented satisfaction in murdering his mother's abusive boyfriend each time? The best villains, after all, are the ones who see themselves as heroes. That tragedy is a staple of modern comic book villains, but the never-ending allure of the Joker is how darkly comic that twist can be when you've got the ego and charisma to boot i.e. Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger. (Consider how the origins of Ledger's Joker can't be interpreted by a singular traumatic event, but the possibility of many – whether he's joking or not.)
These questions might oversimplify Arthur, too, but I'd rather go through the messy truths of Arthur's past interacting with his present than to see the plot conveniently mold its way around him. Halfway through the movie, Arthur manages to sneak past a wall of security to confront a would-be father figure; in the scene that follows, Arthur's mother suffers a stroke. Some of the film's sequencing feels more rushed than dramatized, the reveals not at all that revealing, and the two serve to accelerate Arthur's descent down a black hole. Why should the movie force anything when we've got 2 whole hours to witness Arthur's fall and rise? (Humble brag: Lynne Ramsay does this in a crisp 90 minutes.)
Phillips is sometimes so heavy handed that it feels like he's writing with a sledgehammer. Those pesky youth who steal Arthur's sign at the beginning seem to only do so because KIDS THESE DAYS. Or citizens are taking to the streets in the aftermath of the yuppie subway murders because CIVIL UNREST. And because this is Gotham and we're also dealing with the uber-rich Wayne family, the city is divided into nothing more than HAVES and the HAVE NOTS. The film, too, comes weaponized with ham-twisted jokes: Arthur's big coming out moment is set to "Rock and Roll Part 2" by artist and convicted pedophile, Gary Glitter. It's less a clever choice than it is just… so… depraved, which suits the Joker just fine.
The inclusion of the Waynes achieve Phillips' intended themes of violent retribution, while also layering how intertwined Batman and Joker's destinies are. But I almost wanted to forget that Arthur's fate was to become the Joker because what Joaquin Phoenix creates is so intoxicating and original. Philips' direction is arresting when he and cinematographer Larry Sher are in awe of Phoenix's physical strokes with the character. Like when Arthur is in his apartment and lost in a delusion, his protruding ribcage like broken wings, or Arthur miming to himself moments before his intro to a live audience, arms outstretched and twirling like he's in a musical where only he can hear the music. He's far, far away, and that's wholly unsettling when you remember he's got a gun in his jacket.
This isn't me dunking on Todd Phillips as inept because I otherwise am on board with his vision of giving a villain the same treatment we give anyone donning a cape or spandex. Yes, Phillips is deliberately aping Scorsese's King of Comedy and Taxi Driver to such an extent that Scorsese ought to get a royalty check. That Scorsese-alum Robert De Niro is in the film is of course no coincidence. Some of the best comic book films wrap their sensibilities around a parent genre classic i.e. Robert Redford from All the President's Men playing a pivotal role in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, or The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan sneaking in a Heat cameo and visual references galore into his epic city-crime caper. If you're gonna steal from someone, why not steal from the best?
Despite the knee-jerk sound bites during Joker's press tour, this is exciting new territory for Todd Phillips. Following the mainstream success of his rat-pack comedies, his films grew rapidly darker in tone that Joker feels like a natural progression and a bold frontier. (Let's just thank god he's not in Vegas anymore.) Phillips accomplishes enough with Joker that I, as a fevered film dork and comic book fan, was left wanting more— and that's a more promising scenario than the alternative.
I love that Phillips essentially used his studio pitch as a Trojan horse for doing something darker and more audacious than the competition. Joker comes across like an undue gut-check for a genre that will only become more insufferable in the wake of Endgame's $2 billion success, where other studios will be quick throw big budget numbers at any comic book property as we head into the next decade of film. Joker's billion dollar run certainly has everyone's attention too.
Phillips makes a strong case for the increasingly endangered species that is the middle-budget movie: that you don't need carte blanche or an insane effects budget to make a movie worth seeing. Sometimes, you just need the right actor.
*That last line was absolutely a shot at Jared Leto's Joker
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Meet 12 Coventry icons with our new book.
by Aaron Ashmore June 17, 2021
A city author has released the latest in his range of children's books celebrating Coventry's history with 'Meet the Coventry Kids'; a retelling of the stories behind 12 important local figures.
Etch & Pin owner, Aaron Ashmore, 36, said: "Coventry is known worldwide for producing notable individuals from Sir Frank Whittle to James Starley to The Specials and 'Meet the Coventry Kids' shines a spotlight on the fantastic achievements on a handful of these."
One of the Coventry kids featured in the book is comedian and actor, Guz Khan who said: "I could body-swap with Idris Elba, win the sexiest man in the universe award and fly to Mars with Elon Musk to find alien life which fancied me, but that wouldn't come close to being included in this book about my hometown."
The new book launched with a special live-reading with the children of Year 5 at Whittle Academy; a school named after Sir Frank Whittle - one of the twelve people featured in the book.
Lisa Sharratt, Class Teacher at Whittle Academy said: "We were delighted to invite Aaron to the school to read his new book. Our children were enthralled to listen to the book read by the author himself and the visit sparked lots of conversations about the many wonderful people who come from our city."
The new book is the third Etch & Pin Coventry children's book and follows 'Lady Godiva's Birthday Suit'; the story of Lady Godiva's iconic ride through the city and 'Coventry; The Phoenix City' which tells the story of the Coventry Blitz and the destruction and rebuilding of Coventry Cathedral.
Aaron worked with illustrator Jessica Harvey, who lived and worked in the city for over a decade, bringing the Coventry legends to life with hand-drawn imagery.
As with all of their products, Etch & Pin is supporting a local charity and £1 from every book sold will go towards providing books for Positive Youth Foundation who aim to raise the aspirations and life chances of Coventry young people who are facing challenging circumstances.
'Meet the Coventry Kids' can be bought on etchandpin.co.uk/CovKidsBook


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Chairlift — американский синти-поп-дуэт из Бруклина (Нью-Йорк), в состав которого входят Кэролайн Полачек (Caroline Polachek) и Патрик Уимберли (Patrick Wimberly).

История
Группа Chairlift появилась в октябре 2005 года и первоначально представляла собой дуэт Аарона Пфеннинга (Aaron Pfenning) и Кэролайн Полачек, которые намеревались создавать фоновую музыку для домов с привидениями. При участии бас-гитариста Кайла Маккабе (Kyle McCabe) они записали начало мини-альбома Daylight Savings в лос-анджелесской студии New Monkey в апреле 2006 года. В августе того же года Chairlift перебрались в Бруклин и в июне 2007-го подписали контракт с лейблом Kanine Records. Патрик Уимберли присоединился к коллективу в начале 2007 года. Первый полноценный альбом Does You Inspire You вышел в 2008 году. Видеосопровождение к синглу «Evident Utensil» было номинировано в категории «Прорыв» на церемонии MTV Video Music Awards 2009 года. В следующем году Пфеннинг покинул группу, чтобы заняться сольной карьерой. Something, второй студийный альбом дуэта, вышел в 2012 году.

Сотрудничество
Полачек записывала вокал на треках Washed Out «You and I», Flosstradamus «Big Bills», Holy Ghost! «I Know, I Hear» и др. В 2011 году Уимберли продюсировал альбом Relax американской рэп-группы Das Racist.

Дискография

Альбомы
 Daylight Savings EP (2007)
 Does You Inspire You (2008)
 Something (2012)
 Moth (2016)

Синглы
 «Evident Utensil» (2007)
 «Bruises» (2008)
 «Amanaemonesia» (2011)
 «Met Before» (2012)
 «I Belong In Your Arms» (2012)
 «Ch-Ching» (2015)
 «Romeo» (2015)
 «Crying in Public» (2016)
 «Ch-Ching (Redux)» (featuring DRAM and Jimi Tents) [2016]
 «Get Real» (2016)

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Музыкальные коллективы в стиле синти-поп из США
Электронные музыкальные коллективы США
Музыкальные коллективы, появившиеся в 2005 году
Музыкальные коллективы, распавшиеся в 2017 году
Музыкальные коллективы из Бруклина
Инди-поп-группы США
Исполнители Columbia Records


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Background: In 2012, Tororo District had the highest malaria burden in Uganda with community Plasmodium prevalence of 48%. To control malaria in the district, the Ministry of Health introduced universal distribution of long lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) in 2013 and added indoor residual spraying (IRS) in 2014. This study assessed malaria incidence, test positivity rates and outpatient (OPD) attendance due to malaria before and after vector control interventions. Methods: This study was based on analysis of Health Management Information System (HMIS) secondary malaria surveillance data of 2,727,850 patient records in OPD registers of 61 health facilities from 2012 to 2015. The analysis estimated monthly malaria incidence for the entire population and also separately for <5- and ≥5-year-olds before and after introduction of vector control interventions; determined laboratory test positivity rates and annual percentage of malaria cases in OPD. Chi square for trends was used to analyse annual change in malaria incidence and logistic regression for monthly reduction. Results: Following universal LLINs coverage, the annual mean monthly malaria incidence fell from 95 cases in 2013 to 76 cases per 1000 in 2014 with no significant monthly reduction (OR = 0.99, 95% CI 0.96–1.01, P = 0.37). Among children <5 years, the malaria incidence reduced from 130 to 100 cases per 1000 (OR = 0.98, 95% CI 0.97–1.00, P = 0.08) when LLINs were used alone in 2014, but declined to 45 per 1000 in 2015 when IRS was combined with LLINs (OR = 0.94, 95% CI 0.91–0.996, P < 0.0001). Among individuals aged ≥5 years, mean monthly malaria incidence reduced from 59 to 52 cases per 1000 (OR = 0.99, 95% CI 0.97–1.02, P = 0.8) when LLINs were used alone in 2014, but reduced significantly to 25 per 1000 in 2015 (OR = 0.91, 95% CI 0.88–0.94, P < 0.0001). Malaria test positivity rate reduced from 57% in 2013 to 30% (Chi = 15, P < 0.0001) in 2015. Slide positivity rate reduced from 45% in 2013 to 21% in 2015 (P = 0.004) while RDT positivity declined from 69 to 40%. Conclusions: A rapid reduction in malaria incidence was observed in Tororo District following the introduction of IRS in addition to LLINs. There was no significant reduction in malaria incidence following universal distribution of LLINs to communities before introduction of IRS.


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A furigana (振り仮名) é a forma de escrever a pronúncia de uma ou mais palavras no idioma Japonês ao seu lado direito, quando a escrita é vertical, ou ao lado superior, quando a escrita é horizontal. Seu uso mais comum é o de anotar para o leitor como deve ser lido um ideograma kanji, cuja pronúncia pode variar de palavra para palavra, utilizando o silabário hiragana, cuja pronúncia não varia. Há também casos da furigana ser usada como uma ferramenta de escrita por autores, permitindo a eles escrever anotações sobre palavras em vez de suas pronúncias.

A furigana é encontrada principalmente em textos destinados para crianças e adolescentes, porém é utilizada com menor frequência em textos gerais, especialmente em palavras escritas com kanji que normalmente seriam escritas com hiragana, ou em palavras com kanji antigos que não são encontrados no Japonês moderno.

A furigana Japonesa também é chamada de escrita rubi ou texto rubi por ter sido originada da escrita rubi do idioma Chinês, que similarmente serve para anotar a pronúncia dos caracteres hanzi ao seu lado direito ou superior.

Ver também
Língua Japonesa;
Kanji;
Hiragana.

Língua japonesa
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Sistema de termos de escrita japonesa


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Growing Healthy Kids: A School Enrichment Nutrition Education Program to Promote Healthy Behaviors for Children
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The Growing Healthy Kids Program is a school-based nutrition education program that teaches students in Kindergarten through 2nd grade about healthy eating, physical activity, and how their body uses food. Pre- and post-knowledge data is collected from the students to measure changes in nutrition knowledge. In the first 2 years of the program, significant improvements in nutrition knowledge were found in all three grades. Teachers reported that students were more aware of the importance of nutrition and were making healthier meal and/or snack choices at the end of the program.
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Vierregger, A., Hall, J., Sehi, N., Abbott, M., Wobig, K., Albrecht, J. A., Anderson-Knott, M., & Koszewski, W. M. (2015). Growing Healthy Kids: A School Enrichment Nutrition Education Program to Promote Healthy Behaviors for Children. The Journal of Extension, 53(5), Article 21. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/joe/vol53/iss5/21
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Peace Palace Library | Library blog | Universal Declaration of Human Rights 70 years: 1948 – 2018
Universal Declaration of Human Rights 70 years: 1948 – 2018
By E. Cameron On November 22, 2018 · Leave a Comment
On 10 December 2018, it will be seventy years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Thanks to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and States' commitments to its principles, the dignity of millions has been uplifted, untold human suffering prevented and the foundations for a most just world have been laid. To celebrate the 70th Anniversary UN Human Rights is launching a year-long campaign on 10 December.
The Universal Declaration was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10 December 1948. The Universal Declaration was adopted in the aftermath of the horrors and suffering of the Second World War and has been the cornerstone of the development of a global project committed to the protection of human rights, a project which the Preamble to the Universal Declaration declares to be 'the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world'. The Universal Declaration was the first time that countries agreed on a comprehensive statement of inalienable human rights. It declares that human rights are universal – to be enjoyed by all people, no matter who they are or where they live. The Universal Declaration includes civil and political rights, like the right to life, liberty, free speech and privacy. It also includes economic, social and cultural rights, like the right to social security, health and education.
The Universal Declaration is not a treaty, so it does not directly create legal obligations for countries. However, it is an expression of the fundamental values which are shared by all members of the international community. And it has had a profound influence on the development of international human rights law. Some argue that because countries have consistently invoked the Declaration for more than sixty years, it has become binding as a part of customary international law. Further, the Universal Declaration has given rise to a range of other international agreements which are legally binding on the countries that ratify them. These include:
the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and
the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights .
Other binding agreements which expand on the rights contained in the Universal Declaration include:
the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1965;
the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 1979;
the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1984;
the Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989;
the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006.
70th Anniversary and Campaign
According to the UN Human Rights, the 70th anniversary is a chance for the world to celebrate the gift of the Universal Declaration and to highlight and reaffirm the importance of its enduring human rights principles and standards worldwide. The UN Human Rights campaign has three core objectives: to promote, engage and reflect. The aim is to engage a broad base of audiences the world over, to help promote understanding of how the Universal Declaration empowers us all, and encourage further reflection on the ways that each of us can stand up for rights, every day.
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Genugten van, W., The Universalization of Human Rights in Hoogstraten, van, S. New challenges to international law : a view from The Hague, Leiden, Boston, Brill Nijhoff, pp 100-114, 2018.
Brown, G., The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the 21st century: a living document in a changing world : a report, Cambridge, Open Book Publishers, New York, NYU Global Institute for Advanced Study, 2016.
Lindkvist, L., Religious freedom and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press, 2017.
McDougal, M.S. and G. BebrHuman, Rights in the United Nations, in Shelton, D., International protection of human rights, Leiden, Boston, Brill Nijhoff, pp. 589-634, 2017.
Schabas, W.A., The Universal Declaration of Human Rights : the "travaux pre´paratoires", Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Eide, A. and T. Swinehart, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights : a Commentary, Oslo, Scandinavian University Press, 1992.
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Q: Expanded UITableViewCell according to UILabel size I have a UITableView with 4 UILabel's: Title, Body, Author and Date, he looks like this:

What I want to accomplish is, when user click on the cell itself, another label should be added to the cell, the "Body" label and the cell should expand according to this label size.
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- (CGRect )resizeLabelByFontSize:(UILabel *)customCellLabel withMaxHeightSize:(CGFloat )maxHeight
{
    CGSize maximumLabelSize = CGSizeMake(239, maxHeight);

    CGSize expectedLabelSize = [customCellLabel.text sizeWithFont:customCellLabel.font constrainedToSize:maximumLabelSize lineBreakMode:customCellLabel.lineBreakMode];

    //adjust the label the the new height.
    CGRect newFrame = customCellLabel.frame;
    newFrame.size.height = expectedLabelSize.height;

    return newFrame;
}

But how can I change the size of the cell according to the size of the new UILabel?

A: By seeing Images in Question
Here is the method which just create the Dynamic FRAME for UILabel have a look at this
By getting the Height and Width for UIlabel you can calculate the Whole height and could set the Row Height of UITableView.
- (void)setLabeltextWithVerticalAlignTop:(NSString *)theText
{
CGSize labelSize;
// here  labelSize is hard-wired but could use constants to populate the size

labelSize = CGSizeMake(210, 129);//this is just for example
//now create the Size from textString SO that We  could assign this size to the Label.

 CGSize theStringSize = [theText sizeWithFont:lblTitle.font  constrainedToSize:labelSize lineBreakMode:lblTitle.lineBreakMode];
 lblTitle.frame = CGRectMake(lblTitle.frame.origin.x, lblTitle.frame.origin.y, theStringSize.width, theStringSize.height);
 lblTitle.text = theText;

}

Call Above Method For setting the height and Width of description Label you need to pass the text to be shown on that description label.
As you gets the height for that Label, Now On the Basis of this You can Adjust the heigh of Row of TableView.
EDIT:Above Code Just Create the Dynamic Frame For The UILabel
You should take a view of this this is what you looking for....!!!.here you would find a sample code too.
EDIT:As you edited your Question see ,it just the logic which you need to convert it into runnable code here it is.
Use Below Method in Your Code called for each row, and make some calculation inside it.
 - (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
CGFloat rowHeight=0.0;
//here it seems cell have 4 subview added on it.
//so if you could calculate the totla hieht of them.

//so what you really need to do.you just use hieght calculative Method for getting hieght of each of three UILabel
//you need to modify  `setLabeltextWithVerticalAlignTop` method .
rowHeight=   [self setLabeltextWithVerticalAlignTop:@"pass the correspondingText"];// suppose it returns some hieght for FisrtLabel.

//suppoose here you get the 20.0 height here

rowHeight= rowHeight+[self setLabeltextWithVerticalAlignTop:@"pass the correspondingText"];

// suppose it returns some hieght for secondUIlabel.
//suppoose here you get the 40.0 height here

rowHeight=  rowHeight+ [self setLabeltextWithVerticalAlignTop:@"pass the correspondingText"];

 // suppose it returns some hieght for ThirdUIlabel.
// suppoose here you get the 15.0 height here
//here you have totla height you just need to add some gapping floating value for all of three UIlabel.so that the could not overlap like as.

 rowHeight= rowHeight+20.0;

  //now you can return that total height
  return rowHeight;
 }

Note:This is just logic you need to convert it into runnable code.i am sure this can help.
I hope it may help you.

A: Implement the following methods
– (void) tableView:(UITableView*)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath*)indexPath
{
    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];

    // cast cell, add label, expand labels etc

    [tableView reloadRowsAtIndexPaths:@[indexPath] withRowAnimation:UITableViewRowAnimationAutomatic];
}

- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    return [indexPath isEqualTo:[tableView indexPathForSelectedRow]] ? /* expanded height */ : 80 /* normal height */;
}

If you want the row to stay selected even after another row is selected then add a custom BOOL property to your custom cell, e.g. expanded, and use that to determine the height.

A: You can use tableView:didSelectRowAtIndexPath
In that method you can then create your code to unhide the body label, adjust the relative positions of everything else. Calculate the new height of the row and then call the Table View's reloadRowsAtIndexPath: withRowAnimation: method.
Sorry if there's not a lot of detail in that, but hopefully that should get you on the right track.

A: Ok, firstly... To expand you need something like this:
- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath;

Now here is the catch:

*

*You should calculate the size of the UITableViewCell (expanded and non-expanded)

*Doing so when you are actually scrolling might be expensive and will give you a bad experience

My advice:

*

*Calculate both sides, before you have actually conclude to build the UITableView, since you want to have dynamic sizes. If you don't and all cells will have the same size expanded, you can use what lammmert said.

A: NSIndexPath *selectedRow;
 - (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath{
selectedRow = indexPath;
}

 - (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath{
 if(indexPath == selectedRow){
    //return your custom value
}
return 100;

}

I think it will look something like that

A: So, in order to do this, using expended UITableViewCell, i've created 2 different custom cells, at start the table is showing the first cell, when I click on the cell, the table is showing the second one. Its that easy - yeah!
So I have the UIViewController with the UITableView that implements the table delegate methods:
- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    if([self.selectedCellIndexPath isEqual:indexPath])
    {
        return [self expandedCellHeight:indexPath];
    }
    else
    {
        return kRegularCellHeight;
    }
}

-(CGFloat)expandedCellHeight:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    CGSize maxSize = CGSizeMake(303, 200);
    NSString* bodyText  = [[self.data objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey:kForumMessagesBody];
    CGSize fitSize = [bodyText sizeWithFont:[UIFont systemFontOfSize:13] constrainedToSize:maxSize lineBreakMode:UILineBreakModeWordWrap];

    CGFloat height = 384 - 69 + fitSize.height;
    NSLog(@"expandedHeight: %f",height);
    return height;
}

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    // Answer cell
    if ([self.selectedCellIndexPath isEqual:indexPath])
    {
        cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:[ForumCell expandedAnswerReuseIdentifier]];
        if (cell == nil)
        {
            cell = [ForumCell expandedAnswerCell];
        }
        self.expandedCell = cell;

    }
    else
    {
        cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:[ForumCell reqularAnswerReuseIdentifier]];
        if (cell == nil)
        {
            cell = [ForumCell regularAnswerCell];
        }
    }

    cell.labelMedia.text = [self.data objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];

    return cell;
}

I also have custom cell, the class called ForumCell.h and ForumCell.m and it has 2 different XIB files: ForumRegularAnswerCell.xib and ForumExpandedAnswerCell.xib, I have the following code inside ForumCell.h:
+ (NSString*)reqularAnswerReuseIdentifier
{
    return @"RegularAnswerCellReuseIdentifier";
}

+ (NSString*)expandedAnswerReuseIdentifier
{
    return @"ExpandedAnswerCellReuseIdentifier";
}

+ (ForumCell*)regularAnswerCell
{
    NSArray* objs = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:@"ForumRegularAnswerCell" owner:self options:nil];
    ForumCell* result = [objs objectAtIndex:0];

    return result;
}

+ (ForumCell*)expandedAnswerCell
{
    NSArray* objs = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:@"ForumExpandedAnswerCell" owner:self options:nil];
    ForumCell* result = [objs objectAtIndex:0];

    return result;
}

- (id)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)decoder
{
    self = [super initWithCoder:decoder];
    if (self)
    {
        _originalCellHeight = self.frame.size.height;
        _originalLblBodyHeight = self.lblBody.frame.size.height;
    }
    return self;
}

You can also use more than 2 xibs if you'd like its up to you. but this is the basics.
Enjoy!

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The definition of Rule of law by T.
R.S Allan is: "theterm the rule of law seems to be primarily a corpus of basic principle andvalues, which together lend some stability and coherence to the legal order"1.The rule of law breaks down into two theories; the formal and thesubstantive. The formal theory of law is that, law is made by apredetermined procedure which is clear, certain and stable.
No one is alsopunished via the state other than for a breach of the law. Finally, the lawapplies equally to all regardless of their status. The substantive theoryincludes all aspects of formal law, but also believes that the law must upholdhuman rights. It considers a common good, making the law a moral system usedfor justice. In this essay I will analyse both types of these theoriesand how they affect UK courts. A reason why the substantive rule of law may be a bettersource of law in the UK is because it embodies the law with human rights,making a more moral system.
As Joseph Raz states "a non-democratic legal systembased on the denial of human rights" could change to "slavery without violatingthe rule of law"2. Razargues that without the law being moral; too much power is given to the courtsin a formal system. This could lead to law becoming unethical, forexample, allowing slavery, as the formal theory is too limited and doesn'tconsider human rights. The casewhich I can use as evidence to show thedifferences between the Formal and Substantive law is A and others vSecretary of state for the home department, 2004, UKHL 56.
In this case, theappellants were foreign nationals, who were suspected of terrorist activities. They were all certified by the homesecretary, under section 21, of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act(2001). This shows how in a formal system law can be enforced, whilst breachingpeople's human rights. The plaintiffs claimed it was too risky for them to besent home, due to fear that they may be killed, this lead to them beingdetained indefinitely without grounds for a trial. This shows how in a formalsystem the law can be enforced, whilst breaching people's human rights. TheHome Secretary was not acting illegally, in a formal system.
However,is indefinitely imprisoning foreign nationals without proof legal in aSubstantive System? This is backed up by Diceyand his four principles of the rule of law: "a man may with us be punished forthe breach of law, but he can be punished for nothing else"3.This shows that the fundamental purpose of the rule of law has been breacheddue to a formal system, which chose not to protect the human rights of theforeign nationals as they were detained without correct cause. This is a very tricky issue, as you couldargue that it was due to exceptional circumstances.
It was necessary toprotect the people of the state from a potential terrorist attack underlegitimate law.Anargument for the formal theory is that the rule of law should be clear, certainand stable, although the substantive theory agrees with this, it can stillweaken the clarity of the law. This is backed up by Joseph Raz who arguesthat "If therule of law is the rule of the good law then to explain its nature is topropound a complete social philosophy"4 The ruleof law is a political ideal the legal system should not be influenced by humanrights justice or equality.
This shows that if the rule of law is substantiveit will create more than just a supreme power over all men; it will create aphilosophy on how the state should be run. This will reduce the clarityand certainty of the law, as it is an objective concept, not open to beingmoral and having emotions, instead it's a tool used to keep all residents under"basic principle and values, which together lend some stability and coherenceto the legal order"5 statedby T.R.S Allan.
If the law were substantive it would undermine the principlesof formal law which it agrees with, such as certainty and stability, as the lawwould be more open to interpretation. Which would also make lots of currentprecedent irrelevant due to a large moral change in UK's legal system.My final substantive paragraph is based on this quote byJ.Finnis "just because a country has a strong commitment to the rule of lawdoes not mean it cannot be eroded through legislative changes…… as evidence byGermany under Nazi rule"6All of their acts were legal as the rule of law was changed via legislation andpropaganda, this lead to an unethical legal system without human rights.
Theywere using a formal system which was easily influenced and manipulated. If it had been a substantive system, it would have been more difficult to passthe legislation. The rule of law would have been built on morals, makingthe creation of "Concentration camp", as stated in the quote, almost impossiblewith human rights imbedded in the law itself. My final formal point is also based on J.Finnis: "the strengths or weakness of the rule of law vary overtime within any givenstate" This shows that as the law consistently changing, the strengths andweaknesses are always there, but do change overtime. This is shown in the MagnaCarta in 1215. It was the first time that the law was above all people,including the Monarch, in the UK. Prohibitions del Roy (1607) 12 Co Rep 63, in this case there was adispute over land and the King decided to settle it himself, but Sir EdwardCoke LCJ said "the King in his own person cannot adjudge any case"7.
This shows that by having a formal, very objective based law by 1607, the mostpowerful man in the country was also forced to obey. It shows that as theLaw was formal it made it very powerful, as it was easy to enforce and clearfor everyone to understand. J.Finnis was not arguing that substantive isdefiantly a better approach, but in the example of Nazi Germany, it may havehelped prevent the lack of morality. In the current system in the UK, we have ademocratically elected parliament who create the laws which are enforced by thecourts, therefore a formal system of law maybe appropriate, as if members ofparliament try to pass laws which as stated in the quote "persecuted sectionsof its people" they are very unlikely to be voted back into power again. Also, before coming law, a bill is not only approved by the elected House ofCommons, it is then sent on the House of Lords (which is made up of people fromall walks to life), to be checked and challenged. Before finally being approvedand sent to the Monarch for 'Royal Ascent' as one of her royal prerogatives. Evenif all this fails the Monarch has the prerogative power to dissolve the parliamentif she believes they are abusing their power or possibly going against what thepeople in the UK want.
On the other hand, since the royal prerogatives are partof common law they can be restricted or abolished by the government via Statutorylegislation. This is because common law can be altered via newer Statutory legislationas parliament creates the highest form of law in the UK which gives it thepower to restrict or abolish the Monarch and his/her prerogative powers. A rebuttalof this is the royal family generate 500 Million per year in tourism8so are unlikely to be removed due to their economic benefits to the UK peryear.To conclude, I believe that the UK should keep the Formalrule of law system in place, even though this may give more power to thecourts, which it could be argued may lead to a legal system which lacksmorality. I believe that since Parliament creates the law, and they aredemocratically elected, they generally act in the best interests of the people,plus there are checks in place to ensure that they do. The formal theory ensures that the law is clear, certain and stable, ithas been built up over time. The Substantive theory helps to stop thestate from persecuting sections of its people. It makes the stateconsider Human rights and what is moral, but it can reduce the clarity andcertainty of the law.
I believe that in the UK, currently, there is lessneed for a Substantive rule of law, as there is a lot of protection for allsections of its people in place. There are weaknesses, for example, the breachof human rights in A and others v Secretary of state for the home department2004 UKHL 56, but I still believe that a formal clear and objective approach isbetter, since the courts in the UK mostly enforce the law not create it. Question 2In this essayI will weigh up whether the indefinite detainment of Non-UK citizens without atrial in the case of A and Others vSecretary of State for the Home Department 2004 UKHL 56 was justifiedby the courts.
To do this I will consider the circumstances of the case; for example,the indefinite detainment to only non-UK citizens and not the suspectedterrorists who were born in the UK, whether the situation was exceptionalenough to justify the detention of the Appellants. To do this I will back up myarguments by quoting lords and their opinions on the matter.One benefit of the courts being able to "decide whetherrestrictions of human rights of suspected terrorists..
." as stated in thequote, is it allows the courts to protect the public without being forced todefine a "emergency threatening the life of the nation" forcing the law to beobjective and act in the best interest of the nation without pushing its ownpolitical view point. This is backed up by Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead whosays, "Exceptional circumstances must exist before this extreme step can bejustified"9.
I believe that in this case that it was justified; the suspected terrorists refusedto go home, due to the risk of being killed on return. This created an"exceptional circumstance", the Plaintiffs could not be sent home, but as theywere suspected terrorists there was a potential threat to the public, so theydetained under section 21 of the anti-terrorism, Crime and security Act 2001.This was created shortly after 9/11, therefore there was a larger emphasize onnational security, which lead to Non-UK nationals to be detained for anindefinite period without trial. Although this is an extreme step, I wouldargue that we can't just allow suspected terrorists to move freely around theUK just because they cannot be sent home.
This means the courts should beallowed to detain and restrict the human rights of suspected terrorists, in exceptionalcircumstances, where it is not possible to send the Non-UK nationals back totheir country of origin and where there is a risk to the public safety.On the other hand, you could argue that the courts in theUK should not have the right to breach human rights regardless off thesituation, especially without hard evidence or a trial. This is important, asit breaches Dicey's four principles of the ruleof law:" a man may with us be punished for the breach of law, but he can be punishedfor nothing else"10.
A fundamental value has been broken, as no crime was committed or at least noneproven, but the Plaintiffs were still detained. This is backed up by LordJustice Laws (at 146-147) "our conception of the rule of law has beenbecoming increasingly substantive … courts have special reasonability in thefield of human rights" this shows that the courts have a duty to protect humanrights and can only breach them in very rare situations. This is not anexceptional enough situation to warrant the indefinite detain of suspectedterrorists. Otherwise every suspected terrorist could be detainedindefinitely; therefore, we need a better system in place to deal with this. Ialso believe it was unfair as, in section 21, of the anti-terrorism,Crime and security Act 2001, only non-UK citizens could be detained indefinitelywithout trial, which makes the law discriminatory. It could be said thatthe courts acted unjustly, as they enforced a discriminatory law, to breachhuman rights and detain suspects without grounds of trial.
The Appellants wereleft in an awful situation; they could not return home, without risking theirown wellbeing or they trapped in the UK, with no knowledge of when they wouldbe released or even when there would be a trial to prove that they were"innocents". The court should only have been able to detain them if theyhad some evidence linking them to the suspected terrorist attack.To conclude I believe that in case A and Others v Secretary of State for theHome Department 2004 despite the breach of their human rights, it wasjustified. This is because there were very limited options for the secretary ofstate and the courts. They were caught in a situation where they could notsimply send the Plaintiffs back to their home country, as they were in dangerand may have been killed. Due to section 21, of the anti-terrorism, Crime andsecurity Act 2001, they had legislation which allowed them to detain thesuspects indefinitely without trial. Although this is a hard act to justify, Ibelieve the courts should have the power to detain suspects, if they are viewedas a danger to the public. This is an outdated version of the act, housearrests were not an option at the time, so the courts had no choice but toeither detain them indefinitely or release them into the UK.
Under thecircumstances, I believe they did the right thing and that the courts shouldkeep hold of this power. Question3To: Mohammad Asghar AMFrom: William ElkinsDate: August 15, 2017Subject: Wales act 2017 Mr. Asghar, I've attached my views of the Welshact 2017 and the effect of Devolution (the transfer of powers of the governmentto regions of the state) The Wales act 2017 changes the balanceof power between the Welsh assembly and the UK government. It changesWales from a conferred powers model to a reserved power model. It doesthis by amending previous acts, by changing the Government of Wales Act 2006which now gives more powers to Wales via Devolution. It also introduceslegislation which was not in the Wales act 2014, based on St David's dayagreement.
Finally puts greater emphasis on the permanence of the UK,which has been added as a new section to the Government of Wales Act 2006;stating that the welsh assembly "are a permanentpart of the United Kingdom's constitutional arrangements". Due to thispermanence, the bill states that with a two third majority, the Welsh Assemblywill be able to change its name to Parliament, if they wish, making them moreestablished in 2018 when the bill comes into power. Under the Wales Act2017, there has been an increase in legislative control for Wales. It hasbeen allowed control over; Taxes, Roads and Transport, Energy and theEnvironment, Ofcom and Equality.
This has caused controversy, as although morepower has been transferred from Parliament to the Welsh Assembly, there arestill lots of reserved powers. Foreign affairs, for example, and aroundtwo hundred other areas have either been fully reserved to the UK government orat least partially. This has caused a mixed view, as some people believe thatit is a good/acceptable offer, as Wales have never been able to alter tax ratespreviously, without a referendum and they are now able to do so. This is backedup by First Minister Carwyn Jones said, "The Act had some good parts and thatit should be accepted, because a better deal from the UK government wasn'tgoing to be put on the table"11.
On the other hand, some people believe that it is not fair and that they votedfor the Conservatives, who promised more powers. The Assembly groupchair, Dai Lloyd, said: "This is an undemocratic bill which represents asignificant roll-back of powers. Plaid Cymru cannot, in good conscience,support a bill which undermines the democratic will of people in Wales whovoted for more powers in the 2011 referendum."12 I believe that it isa good offer, as I don't think that the Welsh assembly can expect to be givenequal powers to those that the UK Parliament. According to a study in2013-2014, London generated 125 billion in economy taxes compared to Cardiff's10 billion (both approximately taken from a graph)13.This shows that London produces far more tax income, so I believe it isreasonable for the place where the driving force of the economy is situated tohold most power and that this level of devolution offered under the 2017 Walesact is a fair starting point. Best,William ElkinsSwansea University 1 T.
R.SAllan,Law,Liberty and justice: The legal Foundations of BritishConstitutionalism (Oxford:Oxford university press, 1995) 143.2 Raz, J.
The rule of law and its virtue.1977 93 law quarterly reviewp.211,212,222.
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2707 Sir Edward Coke (1572-1616) 12Co Rep 638 Khazan,O. (2017). Is the British Royal Family Worth the Money?. online TheAtlantic. Available at:https://www.theatlantic.
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What are the 8 Major Points of High Quality Dress Shirt Stitching?
How can wearers distinguish high quality dress shirt from the common options and styles available in the market today? There several important points that mark out the attention to detail and fine finishing that are common features on Thailand tailors dress shirts.
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Funko, masters at getting literally every license under the sun, got into the action figure game with ReAction, a line of figures based on the styling of Kenner's failed Alien line (and, by extension, the styling of Kenner's far more successful Star Wars line). There were some gems in that run, but Funko sort of ran it into the ground, so they decided to move forward and ape *another* vintage toyline's style. This time, it was Masters of the Universe. Their first offerings were from the thematically appropriate Mortal Kombat, but, as with everything they do, Funko has decided to extend the style to cover a plethora of other licenses. The line we're focussing on today, Savage World, is an anthology line of sorts, based on several popular slasher franchises. Today, I'll be looking at Leatherface, the slasher from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, viewed through that He-Man-esque lens.
Leatherface is part of the five-figure first series for Savage World, alongside Michael Myers, Freddy Kruger, Jason, and Pinhead. There are enough heavy hitters here that I'm honestly not sure there's a Series 2 in the plans, and quite frankly, that's for the best. Funko's not had the best track record of finishing things (if you don't believe me, ask anyone of my three incomplete Serenity crews), so a one and done is alright by me. Leatherface is 5 1/2 inches tall and he has 6 points of articulation. His sculpt appears to be unique to him (which is actually a bit of a surprise, given the heavy parts reuse of the old Masters figures), and rather nicely sums up the intended aesthetic. His design has, rather expectedly, gone through some notable changes to bring him more in line with that Masters thing. Obviously, he's super buff and cut, and quite squat, in contrast to the more schlubby look of the movies. And to accentuate this new build, he's also ditched his shirt, as you do. Topping all of that off, he's gone full-on Ash Williams, and replaced his right hand with a chainsaw attachment. He's also got the usual furry loincloth piece that most of the Masters had, because he just wouldn't quite look right without it. Admittedly, Leatherface's classic design doesn't seem quite as natural a fit for this style as the others in the set, but ultimately the figure makes it work pretty well. The paint work on Leatherface is overall pretty basic. The application is clean and sharp, and they're are some nice smaller details, like the blood splatter details on his torso. He doesn't have the most eye-catching color-scheme, but that's true to Leatherface. He's packed with a second hand attachment, a mallet, which swaps out with the saw hand. It's not as definitive as the other hand, but it's still fun.
So, yeah, confession? I've never actually seen Texas Chainsaw Massacre all the way through. It's not really my kind of movie. By extension, I have no real attachment to Leatherface. In general, Savage World isn't really for me, and Leatherface is perhaps the least for me of the set. Why do I have him then? Well, he's not actually mine. When All Time got in their cases of this line, this guy's leg had popped off of its socket in the package, so they offered him up to me for review. Yay for me! Even for someone who doesn't have a personal attachment to this figure, he's pretty solid. The whole concept's pretty goofy, but hey, goofy's fun.
If your interested in getting a Leatherface of your own, you can buy this exact figure from All Time's eBay store here, or you can buy a sealed one from the web store here.