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The Joy of Sax
This content is produced and presented by our sponsor, McCallum Theatre.
Jeffrey Norman
For McCallum Theatre
There's something soulful about a saxophone solo. When it's good, you can feel it in your toes before it send tingles right up your spine while your head sways almost involuntarily to an irrepressible force.
There are few finer practitioners of the art of the saxophone than Kenny G. If you have never heard his music, you've probably been living under a rock since the 1980s. The artist, who will be appearing at the McCallum Theatre on Monday, April 4th as part of the Fitz's Jazz Café at the McCallum series, is the biggest-selling instrumentalist of the modern era with global sales totaling more than 75 million records.
Born in Seattle, Washington in 1956, Kenneth Bruce Gorelick first came into contact with the saxophone when he heard a performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. He started playing the sax when he was ten years old. His career started in 1973 as a sideman for Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra when he was 17 and still in high school. He signed with Arista Records as a solo artist in 1982. He received success early on, with both G Force and Gravity, his second and third studio albums respectively, achieving platinum status.
His fourth studio album, Duotones (1986) made the saxophonist an international star. Eventually topping five million sales, the silky-smooth jazz album led the way for Kenny G to work with other big-name stars including Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and Natalie Cole. During his long career, he's also performed with Barbra Streisand, Burt Bacharach, Frank Sinatra, and many other luminaries.
"We haven't had Kenny G at Fitz's Jazz Care at the McCallum in several years," said CV 104.3's Jim "Fitz" Fitzgerald. "He always brings a great show with a stellar lineup of musicians. He is one of the pioneers of the smooth jazz movement and is in the Guinness Book of World Records for continuously holding an E flat note on his saxophone for forty-five minutes using a "Circular Breathing" technique."
Over the years, Kenny G has recorded albums that have displayed his appreciation for jazz standards (Classics in the Key of G, 1999), tropical sounds (Paradise, 2002), and Latin beats (Rhythm and Romance, 2008). In 2010 he delivered the R&B–driven album Heart and Soul, with contributions from Robin Thicke and Babyface, and in 2015 he returned to Latin inspirations for Brazilian Nights.
Brazilian Nights, inspired by the music of Stan Getz and the old jazz players, was another labor of love for Kenny G, he told Parade magazine. "I've listened to them all my life, but in the last 5-6 years there's just been this one CD that's been in my player– it's one of the things that Stan Getz did. It wasn't all bossa nova, but it was a lot of bossa nova. I really just liked the style of it. And I liked his CD. With any CD there's things I like and things I don't like, so I always try to make one that I think is going to be perfect. So I thought, okay well, I want to make the definitive bossa nova CD." And Brazilian Nights was born.
"I remember seeing Whitney Houston opening for Kenny G at the Meadowlands Arena in New Jersey back in the 1980s," said Fitzgerald. "That was a night I'll never forget! The McCallum audience is in for a real treat when Kenny G returns to Palm Desert on April 4th to wrap up our 17th year at Fitz's Jazz Café."
Don't miss this icon of Smooth Jazz.
McCallum Theatre presents Kenny G on Monday, April 4, 2016. For tickets, go to www.mccallumtheatre.com or call the Box Office at 760-340-2787.
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It's a lovely summer evening, you're enjoying a post-run drink outside with friends and the mosquitoes are buzzing around you. Ever wondered why you constantly have to fight off mosquitoes and others are not attracting mosquitoes like a magnet?
Well, the answer is actually quite simple. Did you know, that mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide and can smell it from a distance of up to 50 meters? The more carbon dioxide a living being produces, the more attractive it is for mosquitoes (study). The higher the metabolic rate, the more carbon dioxide is exhaled even during rest – apparently three to four times as much compared to non-runners. On top of that, the runner's higher metabolic rate additionally causes the production of lactic acid and an increased surface body temperature. The mosquito's meal is served. That's the simple science behind the love-hate relationship between mosquitoes and runners. Mosquitoes love runners, whereas runners hate mosquitoes!
By the way, pregnant women are also more of a mosquito magnet as they produce up to 21% more carbon dioxide than non-pregnant women according to another study.
So, but how to prevent being bitten from mosquitoes?
As mosquitoes smell, besides the carbon dioxide, the secondary attractants like lactic acid it is recommended to do your post-run stretching or cool down indoors. Be aware, that mosquitoes are especially active during dusk and dawn.
Mosquito repellent sprays, whether on a chemical or natural basis, are unfortunately easily diluted by sweat. So during your run, it doesn't help much, but certainly during the barbecue and bonfire afterwards. There is also mosquito repellent clothing available, but those are mostly long tops and bottoms and probably not the most comfortable during a run on a warm or hot summer day.


An Egyptian court on Thursday ordered the name of ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his wife Suzanne removed from all public facilities and institutions — the latest step in dismantling the legacy of the former leader's 29 years in power.
The ruling will affect hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of subway stations, schools, streets, squares and libraries across the nation that over the years bore the name of the former leader or his wife.
In announcing the ruling, Judge Mohammed Hassan Omar said "people have uncovered Mubarak's journey of corruption that began at a parade stand and ended at Tahrir square."
He was referring to the assassination of Mubarak's predecessor Anwar Sadat in October 1981.
With Mubarak, then vice president, seated next to him, Sadat was shot dead by Muslim radicals while reviewing a military parade. Days later, Mubarak became president after a nationwide referendum in which he was the only candidate.
Tahrir square in central Cairo was the epicenter of the revolt against Mubarak, where masses converged daily for 18 days of protests that eventually toppled the president. Mubarak stepped down on Feb. 11.
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Andrew Cuomo is on a roll. After a deft rebuttal of President Trump last month—America "was never that great"—the New York Governor has now finessed an answer to the problem of outmigration, which has plagued his state and other liberal bastions: cold weather.
While the 190,000 people who left New York in 2017 are no doubt grateful for the Governor's blessing, they might differ on the reason for leaving. Winters can be crushing in New York, but they've got nothing on tax season.
The Tax Foundation this week released its 2019 State Business Climate Tax Index, and you don't need Mr. Cuomo to know which way the wind blows: New York has the third most onerous tax burden, ranking 48th among the 50 states on individual income taxes and 47th on property taxes.
The deflating effect of a New York tax bill continues to take a toll on population growth, which slowed in July 2017 to less than 0.1% year-over-year, according to the Census Bureau, compared to a national average of 0.7%. A 2017 study by the Empire Center for Public Policy found that more than one million people left New York for other states from 2010-2017, the second-largest population decline from migration to other states after Alaska. But Anchorage has a better weather excuse.
Some 56,000 New York residents moved to Pennsylvania on net between 2011 and 2016. Did they move for the Pittsburgh beaches or an income tax rate less than half of New York's? Mr. Cuomo is a big believer in climate change, but he refuses to change the tax and business climate in New York.


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JRE chefs combine extraordinary talent, a deep passion for cuisine, a love of local produce, and a strong sense of tradition. Their cooking expertise paired with the outstanding atmosphere of their restaurants offers a truly incredible experience.
JRE membership is open to young restaurateurs and chefs under the age of 42. However, when members reach the age of 50, they are awarded 'honorary' status and join JRE's 'Table d'Honneur'.
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I'm actually in a good mood. Though writing that makes me worried something bad Will happen. Grrrr I lowered my Prozac by not filling the ten mg. I'm thinking by now the lower dose has kicked in and I feel fine. I'm back to work and it's going fast though now I say that I probably jinxed it. Lol. Tomorrow I see my new psychiatrist. I hope she's good. It's such a crap shoot really. I'm going to write a post for another blog I'm excited to do it. I think I know what I'm going to write about I just need to sit down and write it. I guess that's all for today. Hope you all are having an awesome day.
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// Copyright 2022 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

package org.chromium.chrome.browser.privacy_sandbox;

import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.contains;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;

import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest;

import org.junit.ClassRule;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;

import org.chromium.base.test.util.Batch;
import org.chromium.base.test.util.CommandLineFlags;
import org.chromium.chrome.browser.flags.ChromeSwitches;
import org.chromium.chrome.test.ChromeBrowserTestRule;
import org.chromium.chrome.test.ChromeJUnit4ClassRunner;
import org.chromium.content_public.browser.test.util.TestThreadUtils;

/**
 * Tests for PrivacySandboxBridge.
 */
@RunWith(ChromeJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
@CommandLineFlags.Add({ChromeSwitches.DISABLE_FIRST_RUN_EXPERIENCE,
        "enable-features=PrivacySandboxSettings3:show-sample-data/true"})
@Batch(Batch.PER_CLASS)
public class PrivacySandboxBridgeTest {
    @ClassRule
    public static final ChromeBrowserTestRule sBrowserTestRule = new ChromeBrowserTestRule();

    @Test
    @SmallTest
    public void testToggleSandboxSetting() {
        TestThreadUtils.runOnUiThreadBlocking(() -> {
            PrivacySandboxBridge.setPrivacySandboxEnabled(false);
            assertFalse(PrivacySandboxBridge.isPrivacySandboxEnabled());
            PrivacySandboxBridge.setPrivacySandboxEnabled(true);
            assertTrue(PrivacySandboxBridge.isPrivacySandboxEnabled());
        });
    }

    @Test
    @SmallTest
    public void testNoDialogWhenFreDisabled() {
        // Check that when ChromeSwitches.DISABLE_FIRST_RUN_EXPERIENCE is present, the bridge
        // returns that no dialog is shown. This is important to prevent tests that rely on using
        // that flag to get a blank activity with no dialogs from breaking.
        TestThreadUtils.runOnUiThreadBlocking(
                ()
                        -> assertEquals("Returned dialog type", DialogType.NONE,
                                PrivacySandboxBridge.getRequiredDialogType()));
    }

    @Test
    @SmallTest
    public void testGetCurrentTopics() {
        // Check that this function returns a valid list. We currently can't control from the Java
        // side what they actually return, so just check that it is not null and there is no crash.
        TestThreadUtils.runOnUiThreadBlocking(
                () -> assertNotNull(PrivacySandboxBridge.getCurrentTopTopics()));
    }

    @Test
    @SmallTest
    public void testBlockedTopics() {
        // Check that this function returns a valid list. We currently can't control from the Java
        // side what they actually return, so just check that it is not null and there is no crash.
        TestThreadUtils.runOnUiThreadBlocking(
                () -> assertNotNull(PrivacySandboxBridge.getBlockedTopics()));
    }

    @Test
    @SmallTest
    public void testFakeTopics() {
        Topic topic1 = new Topic(1, 1, "Arts & entertainment");
        Topic topic2 = new Topic(2, 1, "Acting & theater");
        Topic topic3 = new Topic(3, 1, "Comics");
        Topic topic4 = new Topic(4, 1, "Concerts & music festivals");

        TestThreadUtils.runOnUiThreadBlocking(() -> {
            assertThat(PrivacySandboxBridge.getCurrentTopTopics(), contains(topic2, topic1));
            assertThat(PrivacySandboxBridge.getBlockedTopics(), contains(topic3, topic4));
            PrivacySandboxBridge.setTopicAllowed(topic1, false);
            assertThat(PrivacySandboxBridge.getCurrentTopTopics(), contains(topic2));
            assertThat(PrivacySandboxBridge.getBlockedTopics(), contains(topic1, topic3, topic4));
            PrivacySandboxBridge.setTopicAllowed(topic4, true);
            assertThat(PrivacySandboxBridge.getCurrentTopTopics(), contains(topic2, topic4));
            assertThat(PrivacySandboxBridge.getBlockedTopics(), contains(topic1, topic3));
        });
    }
}

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Mark October 12th (yes, 2013) on your calendar as the date for our next Trashion Show and Upcycle Party . . . affectionately coming to be known as the TSUP event! You know how much fun it was last time!
Once again we'll be looking for models, designers and people who like to sew, staple, glue and fold. And we'll need writers, speakers, builders and all sorts of volunteers. We'll also have some opportunities to create costumes/outfits at the Hoffman Center in September and once again Kathleen Ryan will be there for support and great ideas. And Doris Bash (of zipper dress fame) has offered her back room at Creative Fabrics in Wheeler for creating and sewing in September as well. We want to get as organized as possible before summer and then in September, shift into high gear, hence the very early announcement and recruitment for this event.
We hope you will all once again consider being part of this fundraising event for CARTM and fun-raising event for our community.
So, please let me know as soon as you can, if you are planning to be part of the lineup, thanks!


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Autre Ne Veut + LRN GRN Live From Marfa, Texas
Images of Autre Ne Veut and opener LRN GRN from their intimate performance at the Highland Annex here in Marfa on 9 October 2013. Above photo of Autre Ne Veut under the shade structure by Alex Marks. All other photos by Lesley Brown.
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Now Bubba gets to slip that jacket on Spieth's shoulders.
At the final round qualifier inside a cacaphonic King Abdullah International Stadium, Ahmad Ibrahim flashed an early warning when he rounded Atsuto Uchida and stung Japan 'keeper Eiji Kawashima's hands at his near post on the quarter hour.
How many cornerbacks have the Dolphins gone through Cortland Finnegan, Dimitri Patterson, Vontae Davis, Sean Smith, Richard Marshall, Jason Allen, Will Allen without finding a pair they could stick with for a long time.
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More William Tyler and $3.33
William Tyler at the Highland Annex, August 6, 2013 from Ballroom Marfa on Vimeo.
Video from last week's Highland Annex show, courtesy of Alex Marks.
$3.33 at the Highland Annex, August 8, 2013 from Ballroom Marfa on Vimeo.
Scenes from William Tyler + $3.33
Images from the recent William Tyler and $3.33 show at the Highland Annex here in Marfa. All photos by Alex Marks. See the full gallery here.
Guitarist William Tyler on Randy Travis, Cadillac Deserts and the Power of Nostalgia
William Tyler
with $3.33
8pm | August 6, 2013
Highland Annex, Marfa, Texas
Listen to Marfa Public Radio's Talk at Ten radio interview with William Tyler on Tuesday, August 6, at 10 am on KRTS 93.5 FM or via their online stream.
In the early '60s a number of Western musicians began turning on to the mesmerizing sound of Indian ragas. The Beatles and Led Zeppelin are the most widely-known of these dilettantes, while composers like Terry Riley, La Monte Young, Simone Forti and Catherine Christer Hennix went all in, bringing transcendent drone concepts to the West as disciples of the luminous Hindustani singer and teacher Pandit Pran Nath. Likewise, sitarist Ravi Shankar found a new constituency among Western hippies, while Brij Bhushan Kabra started playing traditional ragas on guitar for Indian classical audiences.
We find Henry Flynt — self-described "cognitive nihilist," visual artist and polymathic agent of cultural disruption — in between these two pop and avant-garde camps of early adapters. Flynt had the instinct to blend Hindu and hillbilly aesthetics, flawlessly merging the holy music of India with Western religious music, Southern blues traditions and porchfront finger-picking from Appalachian hollers. The result was the genesis of a new transnational folk music as the hypnotic structures of Indian devotional jams began a 40-year transmutation through guitars, banjos, fiddles, ouds, effects pedals and home-wired electronics by Sandy Bull, Robbie Basho, Peter Walker, John Fahey, Bert Jansch, Daniel Higgs, Jack Rose, Ben Chasny and their cohort.
Nashville-based guitarist William Tyler is a practitioner of such mystical music, and proof that these sounds are still a living, evolving tradition. Tyler's reputation is well-known outside of his own music: his playing can be heard on records from Will Oldham, Lambchop, The Silver Jews and Charlie Louvin. But it's on the albums under his own name where he stakes his claim as a member of the illustrious traditions outlined above.
His 2013 album, Impossible Truth, exists as part of this lineage, but avoids the trap of static revival by adding dimensions to the sound that are all his own. In particular he attributes the album's origin to readings about Southern California, its relationship to apocalypse and ecological disaster as illustrated in Mike Davis' Ecology of Fear, and the self-involved social dynamics of the Laurel Canyon scene explored in Barney Hoskyns' Hotel California. He desribes the resulting LP as his "'70s singer-songwriter record; it just doesn't have any words."
Marfa-based musician Celia Hollander will be opening for Tyler in her $3:33 guise. Hollander makes electronic compositions that range from meditative pieces for keyboard and treated voice to collaged battle raps from underground YouTube MCs. Her music shares a similar openness to aesthetic cross-breeding, a sound born as much from the ominous heavy-lidded hip-hop of Three Six Mafia as the pastoral digital abstractions of Asa Chang & Junray.
We talked with Tyler earlier this month about his impending visit to Marfa, the visual art that inspires his music and the "Randy Travis Rule" for analyzing the unfolding sense of nostalgia in relation to popular music.
Why did you choose to come to Marfa?
I have been fascinated with Marfa for a while. I used to have a record label that focused on reissues called Sebastian Speaks and one of the artists I worked with was Collie Ryan. She is an incredible painter and singer who self-released some albums in the '70s, very astral sounding folk in the Baez/Buffy Sainte-Marie orbit. Collie lives near Terlingua and that got me interested in the region and its history. And then finding out more about the nature of the arts community that resides there and its very remoteness, it all just seemed like an amazing anomaly that I can't wait to visit for the first time.


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Renewal Release Date – Understand when your renewal will be released from the insurance carrier and what your benefits consultant has requested of the carrier. While an extra month of claims can hurt or help your renewal, an extra month on the end of the process is not a luxury the plan calendar typically allows.
Stick to the timeline – Your benefits consulting team should provide you a timeline of when you can expect to receive information, meet to discuss, and when final plan decisions on design and contributions are needed in order to have a smooth open enrollment (i.e.systems set up, meetings conducted, and open enrollment elections to be collected and submitted to the carrier). The closer you can stick to the timeline, the smoother your renewal season will go.
Pre-planned Open Enrollment Communications and Meetings – Your benefits consultant should be able to turn the key on all employee communications right after the organization makes its final renewal decisions. Plan your meeting dates in advance and allow your benefits consulting team to take it from there. They can handle all communications and employee meetings. They can also field questions and do the heavy lifting for you.
Remember that your organization likely spends a large budget number on employee benefits. Retain your talent by helping your employees understand the value of those benefits and their total rewards package by having a well-planned Open Enrollment season!


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Nationaal Park De Hoge Veluwe
Nationaal Park de Hoge Veluwe kent negen rijksmonumenten die vallen onder de plaats Hoenderloo. Zie Lijst van rijksmonumenten op De Hoge Veluwe voor een overzicht.

Zie ook
 Lijst van rijksmonumenten in Apeldoorn (gemeente) voor andere plaatsen in de gemeente Apeldoorn.
 Lijst van rijksmonumenten in Ede (gemeente) voor andere plaatsen in de gemeente Ede.
 Lijst van gemeentelijke monumenten in Hoenderloo

Hoenderloo
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Андрей Иванович Строчко () — советский и белорусский борец  классического (греко-римского) стиля.

Биография

Родился в городе Витебске. Тренировался под руководством заслуженного тренера СССР Владимира Николаевича Изопольского  и заслуженного тренера Республики Беларусь Петра Алексеевича Шашкова. В 1986 году стал победителем молодёжного первенства СССР и бронзовым призёром молодёжного первенства мира. В 1992 стал бронзовым призёром чемпионата СНГ и выиграл первый в истории чемпионат Республики Беларусь по греко-римской борьбе в тяжелом весе. В 1993 году закончил спортивную карьеру.

Спортивные результаты
 Чемпионат СССР по борьбе среди молодёжи 1986 —
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 Чемпионат СНГ по греко-римской борьбе 1992 —

Примечания

Ссылки
 История развития греко-римской борьбы в Республике Беларусь

Борцы СССР
Борцы Белоруссии
Спортсмены Витебска
Борцы супертяжёлого веса


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I'm reading Get to know Vintage Rolex Cellini
2021 March 16Buyer's Guide
Get to know Vintage Rolex Cellini
IN ORO 18 CARATI UNICAMENTE = 18K GOLD ONLY
The case material used for Rolex Cellini is not stainless steel, only precious metals such as gold and platinum.
We use only the finest materials that have been carefully selected, so the sense of quality is not impaired over time.
Another feature of Vintage Rolex Cellini is that it has many simple designs.
The design is so simple that it's clean, so even a model made decades ago isn't old, and it's still nice to have it.
Rolex dress watches and hand-wound watches are rare.
The size of the old men's model is now unisex, so that's also a recommended point.
Rolex Cellini is a watch for adults, isn't it?
History of ROLEX Cellini
The Cellini line started in the late 1920s.
Cellini does not use the Rolex synonym "Oyster Case".
Cellini is basically made of materials such as 18K GOLD / WHITE GOLD and platinum, and the edges and thickness of the case are thin.
As a result of pursuing the conditions and added value required for a dress watch, instead of a highly waterproof case, a movement that pursues thinness in a case that is valuable as a precious metal such as solid gold and platinum, and a simple that does not insist too much It became a design.
That is the characteristic of Cellini.
In Japan, it is called "Cerini", but overseas, it cannot be understood unless you say "Selini". (This is bean information)
The name "Cerini" comes from the 16th century Italian Renaissance engraver Benvenuto Cellini.
This Benvenuto Cellini is famous as a sculptor and painter. He lived in the same age as Michelangelo and was on good terms.
The fact that this Cellini is the only one in the Rolex collection that has the name of a particular person means that this Cellini has a unique standing position.
Also, let's stick to the movement only that contains a hand-wound Rolex movement. (The current model has a self-winding watch.) Only the dress watch has no second hand and only two hands, a minute hand and an hour hand, which are called two hands.
Some designs do not even have an index (scale) that represents time.
This is the ultimate dress watch, isn't it?
The reason for the lack of an index is that it is positioned as a complete accessory so that it will not be received if you care about time at a party.
Let's take a look at the Rolex Cellini model.
ROLEX Cellini 3833 18K WG 1960s
Serial: 302xxxx
Movement: Manual Cal.1600
18K white gold is used for the case.
It's so simple that it's too simple with only a thin bar hand on a white Roman dial, but the upright crown is an accent.
Upright crown logo. It's laborious and costly, but it's a big difference with and without it.
Model: Cellini
Serial:W07 xxxx
The case is made of 18K white gold and has a slightly unusual design called a rectangular case with slightly rounded corners.
It is also very thin due to the hand-wound 2-needle movement.
The dial is very simple with a deep navy dial, a bar index, and a thin bar hand.
The navy color is good, and it's a fashionable one that can be matched to any outfit.
W0 xxxxx
Manual Wind Cal.1602
The case is made of 18K yellow gold and has a very narrow edge design. Therefore, the point is that it is gold but not unpleasant.
It is very thin because it uses the hand-wound 2-needle movement Cal.1602.
The dial is a combination of a white dial and an applied (typesetting) Roman index. The hands are gold as well as the index.
The sharp design and color combination is a little characteristic of the watch in a calm atmosphere.
This Ref.4113 is a watch with a rounded rectangle case made of 18K yellow gold.
It's a little big for Cellini of the same age as 26x34mm, but in the current sense, it's a size that can be used by both men and women.
The case design has a relatively narrow bezel, giving the impression that the dial stands out. The bezel is polished and the sides of the case have a different finish than the hairline.
As for the back cover, the outer circumference is polished and the center is the hairline.
The dial is a sunray-finished silver dial with radial lines. Over time, it has changed to a calm ivory-like color.
The index is a multi-faceted long bar index. The bar hand of the same color is also cut, and it is impressive that it shines brilliantly depending on the angle.
The mounted movement is a hand-wound Cal.1600. It is a highly reliable machine that has been adopted for decades including minor change models.
A simple bar hand, a bar index with a silver dial and a cellini with unnecessary things and colors removed. The silver and black coloring is a timeless, timeless and simple color that you can continue to use.
In addition to being easy to check the original time of the watch, it is called white gold Because it uses precious metals, it has a solid sense of quality, and because it is a hand-wound watch, it is thin. When Rolex dropped the elements of a dress watch, it became such a watch, isn't it?
42xxxxx
31mm (Without Crown)
Although it is a round case, the Cellini 3804 features a rounded curved design over the lugs. It's a design that gives a slightly gentle impression because it is more curved than the normal round type.
The finish of the case is radial and elaborate. The horizontal part has a mirror finish that makes a difference in design and looks three-dimensional when viewed from the side.
The Cellini 3804 introduced here has a unified and refreshing impression with all champagne colors. The luxurious gold x blackletter coloring is one of the color combinations recommended by Albitro.
With this size and design, even those who are hesitant about gold watches can wear it without any resistance. The case diameter is 31mm, so it's okay for women to wear it now.
This slightly fluffy and cute feeling is also interesting only in vintage Cellini.
The Rolex Cellini 3807 is a tonneau-shaped case design that is rare among Cellini. The case size of 26mm x 31mm is an exquisite sense of size that is unlikely.
The arm circumference of the model is about 16.5 cm, but it's not too small and not too big for that arm circumference, isn't it? Above all, this design and size are perfect for beautiful shirts and knit styles.
A classic design WG case with an analog hand-wound movement. It can be said that it is one of the watches unique to vintage Cellini, which is rarely seen in current watches.
Case: 24x27mm (Without Crown)
Material: 18K WG
Among the Rolex Cellini, the Cellini 3603 has a rare case design called a rectangle that is close to a square. As you can see from the photo side by side with the Cartier mast tank LM size, the point is that the size feeling of "24mm x 27mm" is not too big.
The size of a square or rectangle watch is important, isn't it? The arm circumference of the model is about 16.5 cm. At first glance, you get the impression that you are wearing a slightly smaller vintage watch.
The watch was made in the 1960s about 60 years ago, but it is not too old and seems to have a moderate vintage feel. Compared to the round type, the rectangle etc. are models that are hard to arrive.
Movement: Hand-Wound Cal.1600
The Rolex Cellini 3805 features an irregular design that spreads horizontally like a TV screen. Perfect for those who are a little tired of round and rectangular watches and want a slightly different watch that holds the key to dress watches.
Although it is horizontally long, it has a size that does not make you feel uncomfortable even if you wear it, so the watch does not stand out.
Serial: 37xxxxx
Lug: 17mm
The rare model Cellini 3834 in Rolex Cellini. Cartier mast tank The size is 23mm x 30mm, which is the same as the LM size, and since it is Cellini, it is a WG case made of precious metal.
The combination of a rectangle case of this size, a white dial like porcelain, and an index of Roman numerals is quite rare among the variety of Cellini.
Albitro, which has a lot of cellini so far, has only received the Roman index of this Cellini 3834 porcelain dial once. (It may be related to the fact that we are purchasing depending on the condition etc ...)
It's a vintage watch, and with this size, it's a luxury brand of WG case, but the number is very small.
I'm pretty lucky when this comes out next.
Movement: Hand-Wound (Manual) Cal.1600
Case: 22.5x28.5mm
There are several variations of the Rolex Ladies 4014, but I don't see many combinations of this champagne-colored case and dial. If you tighten the color with a black strap as shown in the picture, you can get a sense of elegance and luxury.
The short hand, long hand, and bar index also have a black color, which is a good accent along with the blackletter.
The aged gold case shines astringently, and the color is not glaring, so it is good to wear it easily.
Case: 23 × 30.5mm
Material: 18K YG
Cellini 4103 is characterized by a trapezoidal case when viewed from the side. If you look at the length of the hands of the 4103, you can see that it is shorter than other watches? The arrangement of Roman numeral indexes has also changed, hasn't it?
It's a characteristic arrangement, but when you look at the overall balance, it looks like it's all together. The Cellini 4103 has been purchased by both male and female customers, so it's a balance of size and design that can be used for both men and women.
This watch with a unique dial in the Rolex Cellini 3804. It is a navy gradation dial. Rolex lines other than Cellini also have this gradation dial, but when you wear it in the thin case of WG, it gives a unique atmosphere.
At first glance, did it look like this due to aging? You might think, but Rolex has this gradient dial. There are also colors other than navy.
It looks like a stainless steel case and is actually white gold, and it looks like a normal navy dial and actually has a gradation dial and a slight twist.
ROLEX Cellini 3807 WG Navy Dial
A classically designed WG tonneau case with an integrated rug. "A man is silent and navy." When thinking about coordination, navy and gray are the basic colors, but many people are looking for watches in navy.
I think it's best to have a high-class WG case at hand. If this is the case, YG can be used easily even by those who are a little strict.
The simple hand-wound two-needle movement is hard to break due to its simple structure, and it is also recommended that it can be used for a long time.
ROLEX Cellini 3804 WG Silver Dial
This Cellini has a very distinctive sandblast dial. The same Cellini 3804 is usually a round round case, but this watch has a very different design near the lugs.
It's hard to see this among the strange species. The sandblasted dial has a rough and vintage feel when viewed from a close distance.
For those who want something unusual that is not ordinary Cellini.
ROLEX Cellini 5112 YG Gray Dial 1990s
Serial: E46xxxx
Compared to the 3000s and 4000s, this 5000s is a complete version of the Rolex Cellini, a hand-wound Cellini. Compared to the Cellini 4112, which is the previous generation of the Cellini 5112, the design of the rug when viewed from the side is different.
When it reaches the 5000s, the shape of the rug seems to be slightly rounded (like a teardrop?) design It has become. I feel that the case is also slightly thicker. The big difference is that the movement has been changed from 1601 to 1602, but you won't notice it during normal use.
There are many other models of Rolex Cellini. This time, we have introduced the items that have been handled by Albitro. Did you find a model that you were interested in, including the size and balance when you put it on?
It is often said that Rolex had such a watch, probably because the model itself called Cellini is not very well known. If you bring this charm of Rolex Cellini before the world is aware of it, you may become a true fashionable person.
It is also recommended for those who simply do not want to wear it with people. The value of the Rolex brand, the good design, and the affordable price. Everything is balanced. I think it's a watch that doesn't hurt in terms of asset value.
If you are looking for a dress watch for adults, please consider Cellini as a candidate. Rolex Cellini is Arbitro's favorite item.
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Barbara Honig
Barbara Honig found out about the NAMM Foundation's Museum of Making Music when she joined their New Horizons band - a band that offers learning new instruments and playing in a concert band setting to adults. After playing some percussion in the band, and then switching to the clarinet, Barbara...
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Jerry Bongard has enjoyed playing music since he was a kid. Along the way he has become eloquent in his explanation of the benefits of music making and the passion music can add to your life. Jerry has taken part in the early development of the New Horizon's Band, which rehearses at the NAMM...
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- Is TikTok The New Google?
Blog, Social Media News
Is TikTok The New Google?
Amelia Field on August 2, 2022
Gen Z Is Increasingly Using TikTok As Their New Search Engine For Anything From Recipes To Life Hacks.
In late 2021, TikTok topped Google as the most popular domain. In Q1 2022, TikTok was the most downloaded app worldwide across all categories. It is undeniable that TikTok has had a large impact on audiences and is likely to grow in popularity moving forward.
While the app has been building up its bank of information for the past few years with all kinds of creators sharing their experiences and tips, the app has grown into a hub of knowledge that users will turn to for advice and tips.
Google's Prabhakar Raghavan, a senior vice president in charge of Google Search, said
"In our studies, something like almost 40 percent of young people, when they're looking for a place for lunch they don't go to Google Maps or Search. They go to TikTok or Instagram."
A popular tweet by @ikeko states:
I'm not even joking but TikTok is proving to be a better search engine than Google these days
— KA (@ikeko__) May 30, 2022
Why has TikTok succeeded in gathering attention?
Ease of use: We all know the familiar story: When searching for a recipe you have to plough through Google to find the right one and then when you find the right recipe you have to scroll through a blogger's whole life story to actually find the recipe itself. This whole experience is not very user-friendly. The TikTok story is different. Users are easily able to find videos they are searching for in a visual medium allowing them to follow along easily and in short-form content allowing for ease of access.
Visual Learning: This has become an important factor when creating content recently. Users, especially younger users, have grown up with more visual content through social media and are expecting the same from their search engines which Google often fails to provide. Snappy visuals and fun fonts are a popular creative choice on TikTok and are enjoyed by audiences who can gain a snapshot of users' lives easier.
Favourable Demographic Of Creators: To suggest another example. Young people searching 'What to do in London' on Google, will often land on pages suggesting sites such as the 'London dungeons' or 'Buckingham Palace'. These tourist areas, although popular, are not the fun fresh ideas that younger audiences may be searching for. Conversely, audiences can search on TikTok and be greeted with a number of videos showing a range of newly opened cool experiences available in London. These can include fun exhibitions or pop-ups. This form of content is preferred as it comes from regular people rather than marketing teams aiming to share the experiences through rose-tinted glasses.
Customised videos: TikTok users can follow their favourite creators who post content they find informative. Said creator's content will then appear on the user's 'Following' page whenever the creator posts a new video. This is a lot easier than following a blog where users have to manually search up the page to see if their favourite creators have posted each time.
Short-form video content: This type of content is preferred by younger audiences. Recipes, tips and hack videos are preferred in small consumable mediums by audiences so that they can easily view the video and move on. This rivals the likes of Google where searching is by nature an activity which requires a lot of active thought. Social media have been adopting this short video approach for a while now and it has been paying off with younger audiences.
Creds: Buzzfeed News
How is TikTok encouraging this
Collections: Similar to Pinterest TikTok has introduced Collections where users can sort their favourite videos into relevant categories for ease of use later on.
Comment search: TikTok has recently introduced a new search feature within comment sections which allows shows users suggested search terms based on the content within the video.
TikTok Shop: A new feature that the app has introduced is TikTok Shop where users can click a link directly from a creator's video and be brought to the website where it is being sold.
Although TikTok is very useful for receiving this bitesize information it may not be the greatest source for receiving information about serious issues such as politics. Where google has aimed to offer users a wide range of content from different political opinions TikTok has come under fire for spreading misinformation and as the content in the app is largely from individual users the information is unlikely to be objective. Therefore in this circumstance, it may be better for users to stick to Google.
It will be interesting to see how TikTok will progress in this area and if older audiences will adopt this method of searching. In a world which is increasingly proving that content is money TikTok is leading the way in how we search for information.
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My wallet is going to be ever so lighter thanks to the amazing LK Bennett sale! There are so many great pieces on sale right now, making it the perfect time to update your wardrobe.
From snazzy workwear to gorgeous shoes, you really will be spoilt for choice. Many pieces that I've had my beady eye on are now greatly reduced - patience pays off!
Here are some of my top picks from the LK Bennett sale... be quick!
The Nelly Black Dress: really, this is the only black dress you'll ever need. Perfect for work and as a transitional piece, dress up with a pair of fierce kitten heels and a snazzy jacket.
Cassie Colour Block Point Toe Flat: worn by Theresa May, these funky flats scream 1960s! They look great with black trousers and jeans.
Mariel Printed Leather Bag: add some floral flair to your look with this handy cross body bag- perfect for the summer!
Cora Black Cotton Mix Jacket: worn by Amber Rudd, the Home Secretary, this is a great jacket for summer which will see you through the autumn. It also comes with a thin leather belt for a nipped in look.
Saskia Sloane Dress: and perhaps my favourite piece, the dress worn by Theresa May in her Vogue shoot can be yours! It's perfect in every way.
In a busy week for the Prime Minister, we saw the start of the Brexit negotiations and the State Opening of Parliament.
On Monday, in response to another dreadful terrorist attack, the Prime Minister delivered a statement on the steps of Number 10.
Later in the day, Theresa May welcomed Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to Number 10. May wore a black Amanda Wakeley suit, the Divine flats from Russell & Bromley and the Amanda Wakeley chain necklace and bracelet.
On Wednesday, May attended the State Opening of Parliament and the Queen's Speech. Wearing a trusty navy Escada suit, May accessorised with her favourite pair of leopard print kitten heels from LK Bennett and the Tavira scarf from Megan Ferris.
On Thursday, May addressed the House of Commons regarding the Grenfell Tower fire before heading to the EU Commission in Brussels. May wore a navy dress and matching coat with sky blue panels from Amanda Wakeley and an oversized string of pearls. Excitingly, she debuted a new pair of shoes! A bespoke pair of leopard Kitty heels from Charlotte Olympia, similar in style to the pair she recently wore for Red Nose Day.
On Friday, May attended the second day of talks at the EU Commission, this time wearing a white blazer from Peserico, navy trousers and the Amanda Wakeley chain accessories set. Her shoes were the Divine flats.
On Saturday, May marked Armed Forces Day celebrations in Liverpool. Wearing one of our favourite outfits, a grey tweed skirt suit with waist bow detailing, May wore the sparkly Lo Fi flats from Russell & Bromley and debuted the fiery red Darley clutch with gold chain from Mulberry.
26 letters, 26 fashion focused posts about the Prime Minister. During May and June, Political Style published the Theresa May A-Z, a definitive guide to all things fashion related of our most stylish Prime Minister.
From Amanda Wakeley to zany outfit choices, the posts discussed Theresa May's love of fashion, and how she is using her public position to empower women's wardrobe choices in the workplace.
From researching the content for the posts to reading feedback from readers, it is clear that Theresa May's public facing and fashion forward image is of interest to people across the globe. The Prime Minister's stylish choices provide a window into her personality, and provide us, the information-hungry electorate with a better understanding of the personal woman behind the professional, public image.
Theresa May is a private person, and rarely gives much away about her private life. This makes her wardrobe even more fascinating to track and analyze, and gives bloggers like myself an exciting challenge to interpret!
What have we learned about Theresa May's approach to fashion?
The Prime Minister is loyal to her favourite brands, and turns to them for a stock of staples in her wardrobe. Whether it's Escada for business-focused workwear, or Amanda Wakeley for glamorous evening gowns, May knows what she likes and what works for her.
Similarly, May invests in pieces that will stand the test of time. We've seen her repeat everything from jackets to trousers, shoes to accessories, mixing them up with other items to provide an instant refresh. Many pieces in her wardrobe are what I describe as 'classics with a twist:' a block heel with sparkly, sequinned detail, an oversized pearl necklace or a coat embellished with feathers.
May takes a risk with what she wears, and certainly knows how to dress for an occasion. She'll often echo the event through what she wears, wearing a red hat by Liz Felix Millinery for example to a state visit event for the President of China. Appropriate and spot-on, May dresses appropriately and with a flourish for everything she does.
And importantly, Theresa May is supportive of British designers. We're seeing the Prime Minister increasingly turn to tailor Daniel Blake for many structured workwear pieces, notably the bright blue suit she wore on her return to Downing Street and a military inspired navy coat that is a staple through the winter months. May is also championing young designers who are starting out in their careers- giving a particular nod to Megan Ferris, a printed textiles graduate who produces amazing silk scarves.
Whilst Theresa May has had a tough election, one thing remains clear- her sense of style is as strong and bold as ever.
Catch up with the whole Theresa May A-Z series here.
Theresa May's post election wardrobe: what does it mean?
We're over a week on from the results of the 2017 General Election. With no clear winner and a country unsure of what will come next, it has been for many, an election that we'd like to forget.
For Theresa May, the election was a huge gamble that didn't pay off. Whilst the majority of the discussion and post-election analysis has focused on leadership, strategy and the individuals involved, little has been written about May's post-election wardrobe and what her shift in appearance means.
Before polling day, we saw May embrace bold colours, patterns and prints, a visual sign of her confidence as a leader. Her bright red Amanda Wakeley suit made many appearances, and her shoes were as sparkly as ever. Switch to post 8th June, and May is swathed in tones of navy and white, the primary hues paired down to reflect her personal and public mood.
May's speech outside Downing Street on the 9th June was a bright spot in her post election wardrobe. She was still Prime Minister and the Conservatives were the largest party. To convey this, May displayed her party loyalty and determination as leader by wearing a bright blue skirt and jacket suit from British designer, Daniel Blake. The Orchid jacket and slim tailoring is an updated version of the typical power suit worn by Margaret Thatcher, the bold colour helping May to stand out from the crowd and redefine her power and position moving forward. Compared with May's sunny Amanda Wakeley outfit on her entry to Downing Street in July 2016, May's bright blue outfit is more traditional and eye-catching for perhaps different, confidence boosting reasons. Despite this visual change, May's support for British design remains strong and unwavering.
May returned to Amanda Wakeley for her first day back in the job of government, opting for a black and white printed jacket and trousers for meetings at No 10 and for an appearance at the 1922 Committee. And for her first foreign trip post election to Paris, May wore the Notch military style jacket by Daniel Blake- a clear focus on sharp tailoring and a public demonstration that she was back to business.
Over the past week we have seen May rely on her uniform of well loved pieces. In a time of immense political, social and personal stress, these items provide May with a sense of familiarity and confidence. We saw for example, May wearing a navy Amanda Wakeley dress, baby blue coat and the Balls necklace from Mirta Bijoux for her attendance at the swearing in of all Members of Parliament. Toeing the party line, this outfit is a repeat, and one which provides memories of a happier time when May took the mantle of Prime Minister in July 2016.
Basic in their silhouette and palette, May has embraced the 'back to basics' look over the past seven days, conveying a reassessment of her leadership and her future as Prime Minister. Clothes are not just a frivolous subject, often confined to the style section of newspapers or subject for discussion on blogs like mine. The personal projection image has a profound impact on our public officials, and as we've seen with Theresa May, her image and choice of clothes have changed since the monumental results of the General Election.
Perhaps we are now seeing the real Theresa May through her choice of clothes. A woman of simple things, straight talking, and with a vision for getting the job done. An honest and real human being like us all.
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Q: UploadedFile::getInstanceByName return null I'm learning to play with yii2 and so I'm following a tutorial when I do the vardump the result I get is null but I should get a result like the photo someone knows what I'm doing wrong?
Thank you!
Controller:
public function actionCreate()
    {
        $model = new Video();

        $file = UploadedFile::getInstanceByName('video');

        var_dump($file);
        exit;

        if (Yii::$app->request->isPost && $model->save()) {
            return $this->redirect(['update', 'video_id' => $model->video_id]);
        }

        return $this->render('create', [
            'model' => $model,
        ]);
    }

View:
<?php $form = \yii\bootstrap4\ActiveForm::begin([
            'options' => ['enctype' => 'multipart/form-data']
        ]) ?>

        <?php echo $form->errorSummary($model) ?>

        <button class="btn btn-primary btn-file">
            Select File
            <input type="file" id="videoFile" name="video">
        </button>
        <?php \yii\bootstrap4\ActiveForm::end() ?>

model:
public function save($runValidation = true, $attributeNames = null)
    {
        $isInsert = $this->isNewRecord;
        if ($isInsert) {
            $this->video_id = Yii::$app->security->generateRandomString(8);
            $this->title = $this->video-> name;
            $this->video_name = $this->video->name;
        }
        $saved = parent::save($runValidation, $attributeNames);
        if (!$saved) {
            return false;
        }
        if ($isInsert) {
            $videoPath = Yii::getAlias('@frontend/web/storage/videos/' . $this->video_id . '.mp4');
            if (!is_dir(dirname($videoPath))) {
                FileHelper::createDirectory(dirname($videoPath));
            }
            $this->video->saveAs($videoPath);
        }

        return true;
    }

A: First of all you need to add following line at top:
use yii\web\UploadedFile;

$file = UploadedFile::getInstanceByName('video');

$newFileName = rand() . '.' . $file->extension;

$file->saveAs($uploadPath . '/' . $newFileName)

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Of the many, many archetypes in comics, none feel more essential than "Mano y Mano." Or that's what I call it when two foes (regardless of gender) are locked into eternal combat. Whether that's Batman versus Joker or Spy vs. Spy, this bloody dynamic is always ripe with storytelling potential. Mattson Tomlin (Project Power) and Lee Bermejo (Batman: Damned) continue this tradition in their new book — albeit with a slight twist.
Their three-part prestige miniseries A Vicious Circle follows Shawn Thacker and Ferris, two men who are irrevocably tied together as part of a mission involving the very fate of the world and/or history itself. Their battle, though, has them each "involuntarily [traveling] between vastly different past and future eras…spanning from 22nd century Tokyo to 1950s New Orleans." It's a gorgeous and utterly intense exploration of morality and human nature (with commentary on storytelling itself to boot). And while it plays like a giant genre-leaping action flick (rounded out by Becca Carey's lettering), the story draws you in for an intimate tale of how far two men will go for what they believe to be the truth.
Issue #1 is available this week (December 14) from BOOM! Studios. We caught up with both Tomlin and Bermejo recently via Zoom, where we talked about their collaborative process, the book's visual identity, and referencing history, among other tidbits.
Courtesy of BOOM! Studios.
AIPT: I love the story of A Vicious Circle — two dudes bashing each other across time. What was the genesis? Are we playing with that comics trope of two opposing figures?
Mattson Tomlin: I think that we're playing with the trope and that we know it's a trope and that we know we can play with it. For me, I value character above everything else. And so with a comic book, there's a kind of economy of space where it's OK, let's get in there. And so you meet these two guys, and hopefully you're going to get to know them, but you'll also make certain assumptions about them. And I think that by the time that you get to the end of this story, what you think of one character and what you think of another they might be inverted or they might be completely changed. But we're definitely aware of some of the tropes and playing with them.
AIPT: When we meet Ferris, he's a kind of animalistic fiend. But it also raises questions about who is this guy? What's he about? Why am I making assumptions about him?
MT: I think that the archetypes that we have for a story of hero and villain are very useful, but it's not real life. There are no heroes in real life — with minor exceptions. For me, to tell a good story you start broad and then go more and more specific. In that first issue, Ferris ask , 'Who's the good guy here?' And we're going to understand why he's asking that question.
AIPT: Lee, I've always been a big fan of your work, but I feel like you're at your peak here with A Vicious Circle. What was it like to have to switch up your art as the pair leapt through time?
Lee Bermejo: It was definitely a challenge.
When Mattson fist came to me with the pitch for this high-concept book, I thought, 'Well, this is a comic book — how do we how what comics do best and embrace what makes this medium so fun? Which is something that you can't necessarily do the same way in other mediums. I thought that was a really interesting way to take us clearly through the time jumps in this book, and that's all thanks to the story. The story kind of asked for that, in a way.
But, you know, I need the challenge. I need every project to be something that I haven't necessarily done before. So you know, with Batman: Damned, I'd never colored myself before, and so I colored that book. In this book, the challenge that I kind of wanted to put on myself was that was to switch styles. And there's a lot of style changes.
AIPT: There's tons of swaps.
But I can always tell it's you, and there's a kind of connective thread throughout the art. And yet it feels varied enough to still be interesting.
Was there anything specific you referenced in developing the look?
LB: We always talked about stuff. We know for the beginning of the story, for instance, it would be this kind of black-and-white, Leave It to Beaver kind of thing. But there's still a broad enough plan. In the third book, Mattson said, 'I think it would be cool if you do it in this kind of style. You know what I mean?' And so it's stuff that we've we've definitely discussed, but a lot of it is also me going, 'What do I love? Who are other artists that I love? What's stuff that people have never seen from me before?' So that that was also a big part of it — surprising readers. They're going into this book expecting things…and I want to throw them a curveball, because the story is a curveball the entire way through.
AIPT: Mattson, I guess this next one would be for you. Obviously Shawn and Ferris jump around a lot. But were there any specific reasons for some of the time periods chosen here? Something about a specific time tied to an idea or motif?
MT: I think that a lot of those things will make sense once people can see the whole story. But definitely, just in terms of telling the story from what's in front of you now, starting off in the past, and starting off in this place, as a reader you don't know what's going on. You don't know who these people are, and you don't know that this guy is from the future. And then as he's saying, 'I'm from the future' — and you're going, 'Is that real? What am I reading right?' And for him to then get to a future immediately, and it not skip much of a beat… a lot of it is just the intention of you want to feel like you're in good hands. Because this character, these characters, are a little bit ahead of you for this book — they're in the middle of their story.
And so for me, a lot of it was going, 'OK, I want to be disorienting. I want to be confusing in the way that creates questions.' It makes you lean in and really want to know what's going on and not in a confusing way that makes you go,' I'm getting annoyed. And I'm going to put this thing down.' So a lot of the answers just come down to what's right for the story and for the audience in being brought into this in this time and in this place.
AIPT: I did find myself going back and re-reading stuff not out of annoyance. It makes you want to really figure it out before you really know it all.
Moving on. Lee touched on it briefly, but what was the collaborative process like?
MT: For me in the writing, I have my first page after the title page in the script and there's always a note to Lee that says, 'This how I'm seeing it in my head.' So I have panel breakdowns, I have action breakdowns, and I'll even put hyperlinks with references to period art or something that I've read about, that says, like, 'Mogadishu 1620.' Just 'cause nobody knows what that is off of the top of their brain.
But then I say, 'I'm giving you all this more as inspiration, because you're the one that has to go and stick the landing here.' So don't think of it as a prescription. Don't think of it as 'Do it like this.' That creates a freedom for me to just be able to fully let out what's in my head. And I think it makes a freedom for Lee as well, because so often things really changed from what I've written, and 100% of the time it has been for the better. For me that say, 'This is a collaboration that is just really working because I'm giving him everything I can and then he's taking it but then also bringing himself to the process as well.'
LB: I mean, he's a filmmaker. So he thinks very visually; the scripts are very visual. So I remember, before we even started working on this, he sent me the script from Mother/Android, and I read it and thought, 'Holy s--t.' I felt like I could completely immerse myself in that story and the heartbeat of that story and the characters and just everything. Obviously you see that translated in the film itself as well. It's like he has — I love talking about you like you're not here — he already has that visual sense. So the scripts in that way are super informative, because he he definitely already has has that good grasp of what needs to be seen. I think that makes makes everything that much easier for me.
AIPT: I think that does it for time. Thanks for taking the time out — I have about a bajillion more questions, but perhaps none of them are super relevant until I read the rest of the story.
MT: Then let's plan to do it again.
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The knowledge that my cousin is a creationist has actually made me dislike him. I wonder now if I'm any better than any other prejudiced person — a racist or a sexist or a homophobe — because I pre-judge a group of people based on a single attribute. That's challenging for me. I'm an open minded man, and I dislike prejudice.I think the only way I can justify it to myself is this: We don't choose our sexuality, race or gender, but I honestly do think that the wilful ignorance that allows a person to be Creationist must be a choice — the choice to abandon critical thinking and to ignore the mountains of evidence against your belief. At least, that's how I justify my prejudice to myself — but it still makes me uncomfortable. What do you think?
Last week I wrote a post that explored whether rejecting someone's faith beliefs as idiotic necessarily involves either that you think them an idiot or that you treat them like an idiot. I also wrote a post rejecting the other related idea (that I know Custador is not saying but which readers might be inferring) that all outspoken and philosophically or politically confrontational atheism is intolerant. So I will not dwell on those related questions in what follows but target Custador's question about what constitutes prejudice and whether his antipathy for his newly converted creationist cousin counts as an instance of it.
(1) There's nothing wrong with disliking character flaws and particular failures to be excellent. There is nothing inherently prejudicial or hateful about this in itself. In fact, if we believe in objective value, it's only appropriate. I don't (and shouldn't) like laziness, weakness, stinginess, irritability, meanness, bad cooking, bad artistry, bad athletic performance, or bad thinking. I can go on and on listing attributes which I neither like nor should like if my mind is properly attuned to value.
(2) Each of us has many traits and performs many actions. Some of these traits and actions are desirable, praiseworthy, and/or admirable and others are undesirable, blameworthy, and/or contemptible. We can desire, praise, and admire each other or our actions for those things about ourselves or others (or our actions or others' actions) that are desirable, praiseworthy, and/or admirable. We can avoid, blame, or in contempt those things about us that are undesirable, blameworthy, and/or contemptible. This is not prejudicial, it's just judicious.
(3) Prejudice primarily comes into play when we take traits that are inherently neutral—neither desirable nor undesirable, praiseworthy nor blameworthy, admirable nor contemptible—and we take them as a basis for assuming that they are indications that an individual or a group with those traits are as a class undesirable, contemptible, blameworthy, etc. So, skin color is value neutral and therefore it is prejudice to infer various value judgments about character or other traits or actions based on it.
(4) Prejudice also comes into play when our abilities to form judgments about desirability, admirability, and praiseworthiness are themselves badly formed. This happens when we are trained to evaluate actions, characters, traits, abilities, according to irrational or badly developed criteria. We need good evaluative schema that track genuine value, praising what is genuinely praiseworthy, admiring what is genuinely admirable, and desiring what is genuinely desirable. It is irrational to privilege simple commonality of skin color or national identity in making an abstract consideration of the admirability of someone's swing in baseball or her courage when in danger, etc. We are prejudiced when our evaluative judgments incorporate irrelevant factors when assessing traits, characters, abilities, and actions.
So, I think that disliking someone's weaknesses is rationally defensible and, even, rationally and ethically necessary. I should not like either my own laziness or yours. I should not like my own bad habits of thought and I should not like yours. And I should, rationally, if my emotions are properly aligned with my abstract abilities to form intellectually defensible value judgments, feel aversion and contempt for vice, lack of ability, poor performances, etc.
So, based on all of this, it is perfectly fine (and even preferrably rational) to hold anyone's intellectual errors, intellectual vices, intellectual inabilities in contempt, as undesirable or, in some cases, as positively blameworhthy.
(5) In the kind of prejudice I warned against in point 4, we make mistakes sometimes when we use improper evaluative criteria. One of the ways we can make this mistake is to judge an entire character by only one aspect of it. It is one thing to rationally dislike one character flaw, one deed, one weakness of ability, etc. but it is another thing to overestimate the importance of one flaw, deed, or weakness in the overall value judgment you make of someone's net desirability, admirability, and/or praiseworthiness as a human being. As I have argued before, it is quite possible that someone with contemptible habits of belief can be an overall more admirable and praiseworthy person all things considered than a person with superior habits of belief. And if you are using this one character flaw as a basis to judge someone overall, and against a total picture of their overall set of traits, properly assessed, then you are evaluating them badly.
It is quite possible to hate or dislike or blame or hold in contempt a particular trait and to vehemently oppose this in a stranger, friend, relative, or colleague, while nonetheless balancing this opposition with a fuller blooded picture of their overall character, abilities, and desirability. Sometimes a single bad trait or small set of them can be present in such great strength or a bad action (or small set) can be of such great bad consequence that it might be justifiable to judge them a repulsive, blameworthy, and/or contemptible person on that action or trait alone. And in many cases one might not like a constellation of related vices in someone (so you might not dislike your cousin simply because he has bad habits of belief but because it interconnects with more vices or leads to other bad traits or actions). But, again, we must be cautious not to move to hastily to inferring other bad traits based on one clearly discerned one or based on a few blameworthy actions.
(6) There is a place for us to love each other in a way that shows sympathy for each other's weaknesses without making the mistake of calling what is bad about them a good thing. And, I think that we get along better and more happily if we show some love for people as much as is psychologically possible in spite of many of their flaws, as long as their flaws are not such as to be of great harm to others. I call this volitional love (whereas most call it unconditional love—I just think that "unconditional love" is a conceptually incoherent ideal and a confusing term).
So, in sum, I would say there's nothing wrong with disliking what is bad about people but we should be vigilant in overestimating the contribution of others' particular flaws to their overall characters. The greatest temptation in this regard is to take our own virtues (or what we merely perceive to be our own virtues) and abilities and other likable qualities and over-inflate our estimate of their intrinsic value and then to irrationally harshly judge others by making reference solely or primarily by these strengths of ours (whether real or perceived) and underestimating the value of their alternate virtues and other desirable traits. To make this mistake is to unjustly privilege what is like ourselves over what is different from us but of equal or greater value.
Finally, there are so many complications involved in how we come to beliefs, that I think we should be especially careful in assessing how moral culpably we treat people for their irrationality. While I do think scrupulousness in belief is a fundamentally moral issue (and one of the most important as far as my own judgment indicates to me), I think that the complicating, corrupting influences on us that come both from our faulty cognitive wiring and from our social pressures make many people's vices in this regard beyond their complete control. And so a good deal of sympathy is in order.