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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
This new version of the saga of CIA analyst Jack Ryan begins as Jack attends the London School of Economics. 9/11 happens. He subsequently enlists in the Marines, sustaining severe injuries when the chopper deploying him to Afghanistan is shot down. While in intense rehab, he grabs the attention of …Harper, a man who works for the CIA and who would like Jack to finish his studies, get a job on Wall Street, and seek out terrorist plots through their financial transactions. Ten years pass. Jack finds anomalies in the accounts of a Russian named Cherevin and thinks he should go to Russia to check out what's going on. He's told not to tell anyone who he is, including his girlfriend Cathy, which makes her doubt him when she catches him in some lies. In Russia, Cherevin assigns someone to assist Jack, but when the two are alone, the man tries to kill Jack instead, so Jack kills him. Obviously, Cherevin is hiding something. Jack goes to meet him and says he'll bring his fiancee along, but when Cathy shows up, Jack has to tell her the truth. Harper says Cathy has to go with Jack when she meets Cherevin. Jack doesn't want her to but Cathy says she's going, so the action begins that leads to the climax. (Read More)
unlikely hero
car bomb
car motorcycle chase
hotel fight
american abroad
boyfriend girlfriend relationship
u.s. marine
ex marine
afghanistan veteran
cia agent
undercover agent
corrupt politician
terrorist plot
female spy
motorcycle riding
helicopter shot down
uh 1 huey helicopter
exploding helicopter
underwater explosion
threatened with a knife
sleeping on a park bench
fake death
eurocopter dauphin
surface to air missile
man using crutches
tunnel chase scene
reboot of series
backhand slap
head held underwater
reference to instagram
college graduate
woman wearing a towel
post cold war
directed by co star
bound with duct tape
hit with a car door
british actor playing american character
reference to napoleon
police van
wall street manhattan new york city
gas grenade
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big ben london
origin of hero
multiple time frames
man slaps a woman
drive by shooting
statue of liberty new york city
armored car
reference to facebook
impersonating a police officer
tracking device
shot multiple times
stabbed in the throat
stealing a car
hypodermic needle
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subtitled scene
character says i love you
premarital sex
character's point of view camera shot
race against time
character repeating someone else's dialogue
no opening credits
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Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
CIA chief Hunley (Baldwin) convinces a Senate committee to disband the IMF (Impossible Mission Force), of which Ethan Hunt (Cruise) is a key member. Hunley argues that the IMF is too reckless. Now on his own, Hunt goes after a shadowy and deadly rogue organization called the Syndicate.
American Assassin (2017)
Twenty three-year-old Mitch lost his parents to a tragic car accident at the age of fourteen, and his girlfriend to a terrorist attack just as they were engaged. Seeking revenge, he is enlisted by CIA Deputy Director Irene Kennedy as a black ops recruit. Kennedy then assigns Cold War veteran Stan Hu…rley to train Mitch. Together they will later on investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets. The discovery of a pattern in the violence leads them to a joint mission with a lethal Turkish agent to stop a mysterious operative intent on starting a world war in the Middle East. (Read More)
The November Man (2014)
Peter Devereaux is a former CIA agent who is asked by the man he worked for to extract a woman who is in Russia and is presently close to a man running for President, who is believed to have committed crimes during the Chechen war. She can give them the name of someone who can prove it. His friend s…ays that she will only come to him. So he goes and she gets the info and tries to get out but the man finds out and tries to stop her. (Read More)
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-fi, Thriller
Bill Pope (Ryan Reynolds) is a CIA agent on a mission in London tracking down a shadowy hacker nicknamed "The Dutchman." When he gets mysteriously ambushed and killed, an experimental procedure is used to transfer his memories into dangerous convict Jericho Stewart (Kevin Costner). When he wakes up …with the CIA agent's memories, his mission is to find The Dutchman and make the deal with him before the hacker launches ICBM's and starts World War III. But complications soon arise and the mission turns personal. (Read More)
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Jason Bourne (2016)
Jason Bourne is again being hunted by the CIA. It begins when Nicky Parson a former CIA operative who helped Bourne, who went under and now works with a man who's a whistle blower and is out to expose the CIA's black ops. Nicky hacks into the CIA and downloads everything on all their Black Ops, incl…uding Treadstone which Bourne was a part of. And Heather Lee, a CIA agent, discovers the hack and brings it to the attention of CIA Director Dewey, the man behind the Black Ops. He orders Parsons be found and, hopefully, Bourne, too. (Read More)
Survivor (2015)
A State Department employee newly posted to the American embassy in London is charged with stopping terrorists from getting into the U.S. That puts her right in the line of fire and she is targeted for death and framed for crimes. Discredited, she is forced to go on the run while she tries to clear …her name and stop a large-scale terrorist attack set for New Year's Eve in Times Square. (Read More)
The Double (2011)
Story kicks off with the mysterious murder of a senator bearing the marks of a Soviet assassin, who was long thought to be dead. To hunt down the killer, a retired CIA operative, who spent his career going toe-to-toe with his Soviet nemesis, is teamed with a young FBI agent.
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
With many people fearing the actions of super heroes, the government decides to push for the Hero Registration Act, a law that limits a hero's actions. This results in a division in The Avengers. Iron Man stands with this Act, claiming that their actions must be kept in check otherwise cities will c…ontinue to be destroyed, but Captain America feels that saving the world is daring enough and that they cannot rely on the government to protect the world. This escalates into an all-out war between Team Iron Man (Iron Man, Black Panther, Vision, Black Widow, War Machine, and Spider-Man) and Team Captain America (Captain America, Bucky Barnes, Falcon, Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye, and Ant Man) while a new villain emerges. (Read More)
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London Has Fallen (2016)
After the British Prime Minister has passed away under mysterious circumstances, all leaders of the Western world must attend his funeral. But what starts out as the most protected event on earth, turns into a deadly plot to kill the world's most powerful leaders and unleash a terrifying vision of t…he future. The President of the United States, his formidable secret service head and a British MI-6 agent who trusts no one are the only people that have any hope of stopping it. (Read More)
Xxx: Return Of Xander Cage (2017)
Extreme athlete turned government operative Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) comes out of self-imposed exile, thought to be long dead, and is set on a collision course with deadly alpha warrior Xiang (Donnie Yen) and his team in a race to recover a sinister and seemingly unstoppable weapon known as Pandora'…s Box. Recruiting an all-new group of thrill-seeking cohorts, Xander finds himself enmeshed in a deadly conspiracy that points to collusion at the highest levels of world governments. (Read More)
Retired CIA agent Frank Moses is in love with Sarah Ross and enjoying their normal life. Out of the blue, Marvin Boggs meets Frank in the supermarket and tells that Wikileaks has released the information that they had participated and know the whereabouts of the Nightshade, a portable nuclear weapon… that was smuggled in pieces and hidden in Russia. Now the top agents in the world are under contract to seek them out to discover where Nightshade is. The trio travels to Paris and teams-up with the Russian Katja to track down the former Russian Agent 'The Frog' to get more information about the operation. They learn that the brilliant inventor Dr. Edward Bailey might know where the weapon is. They discover that Bailey has been interned in an asylum in London by the MI-6 for thirty-two years and the British Victoria joins the team. They rescue Bailey and find that the nuclear device is hidden in the Kremlin. Soon the dangerous South Korean Han joins the group expecting to retrieve the weapon. But dangerous killer Jack Horton is hunting Frank down and will not stop until he recovers the nuclear bomb. (Read More)
Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, for the first time, finds himself on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack - unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons heist. With the Russian underworld in pursuit, and bat…tling a countdown to war, the two McClanes discover that their opposing methods make them unstoppable heroes. (Read More)
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The Fate Of The Furious (2017)
Now that Dom and Letty are on their honeymoon and Brian and Mia have retired from the game-and the rest of the crew has been exonerated-the globetrotting team has found a semblance of a normal life. But when a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of crime he can't seem to escape and a betraya…l of those closest to him, they will face trials that will test them as never before. From the shores of Cuba and the streets of New York City to the icy plains off the arctic Barents Sea, the elite force will crisscross the globe to stop an anarchist from unleashing chaos on the world's stage... and to bring home the man who made them a family. (Read More)
The Take (2016)
Michael Mason, a pick-pocket living in Paris steals a bag with a teddy bear in it. Not realizing the toy contains a timed bomb, he tosses it aside on a busy street. A few seconds later it explodes, killing four people. CCTV footage reveals Masons face and the French police tag him as a terrorist thr…eat. The explosion, although botched, was set up by a select group of the French Interior Ministry as a decoy so they can make a half billion dollar digital transfer from a bank, (closed on French National Day) -hence the title Bastille Day. In a separate CIA investigation the unruly agent Sean Briar, discovers the real story behind Masons "terrorist attack". The two men, on different sides of the law, collaborate to bring the corrupt members of the Ministry down. (Read More)
Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Evelyn Salt is a CIA agent and highly respected by all, including her boss, Ted Winter. Out of the blue, a Russian spy walks into their offices and offers a vital piece of information: the President of Russia will be assassinated during his forthcoming visit to New York City to attend the funeral of… the recently deceased U.S. Vice President. The name of the assassin: Evelyn Salt. Concerned about the safety of her husband, who she cannot contact, she goes on the run. Winter refuses to accept that she is a mole or a double agent but her actions begin to raise doubts. Just who is Evelyn Salt and what is she planning? (Read More)
Action, Comedy, Sci-fi
Small-town stoner Mike Howell ('Jesse Eisenberg' (qv)) spends most of his time getting high and writing a graphic novel about a superhero monkey. What Mike doesn't know is that he was trained by the CIA to be a lethal killing machine. When the agency targets him for termination, his former handler a…ctivates his latent skills, turning the mild-mannered slacker into a deadly weapon. Now, the utterly surprised Mike must use his newfound abilities to save himself and his girlfriend from getting wasted by the failed test subjects that are sent after him by the CIA. (Read More)
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From Paris With Love (2010)
James Reece is an ambitious aide to the U.S. Ambassador in Paris, doing little jobs for the CIA and hoping to get into black ops. On the night he and his girlfriend, Caroline, become engaged, he's told to pick up Charlie Wax at Orly. Charlie is an unorthodox government employee - large, bald and bea…rded, foul-mouthed and eccentric. Charlie immediately takes James on a wild ride of murder and mayhem, through ethnic enclaves. As bodies pile up, the purpose remains opaque to James. Caroline, unhappy that James has been out of touch for a day, tells him to bring Charlie for dinner. Charlie can be charming - where will it lead? Does the chess-playing James have what it takes? (Read More)
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Blackhat (2015)
Nick Hathaway, an extremely talented hacker who has gone astray, finds his way out of a 15 year prison sentence when parts of a computer code he once wrote during his youth appears in a malware that triggered a terrorist attack in a nuclear power plant in China. This opportunity will reunite him wit…h an old friend but will also put him in the middle of a power game between the American and Chinese government as well as an arch villain hacker whose identity he has to find if he wants to keep his freedom and his life. (Read More)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Despite his tarnished reputation after the events of The Dark Knight, in which he took the rap for Dent's crimes, Batman feels compelled to intervene to assist the city and its police force which is struggling to cope with Bane's plans to destroy the city.
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) is one of the best movies like Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
When drug violence worsens on the USA Mexico border, the FBI sends an idealistic agent, Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) on a mission to eradicate a drug cartel responsible for a bomb that had killed members of her team.
Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess, whose destiny was unjustly taken from her, is awakened in our current day bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension.
The Expendables 3 (2014)
Barney (Stallone), Christmas (Statham) and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks (Gibson), who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill... or so he thought. Stonebanks, w…ho eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables -- but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables' most personal battle yet. (Read More)
Spectre (2015)
A cryptic message from the past sends James Bond on a rogue mission to Mexico City and eventually Rome, where he meets Lucia, the beautiful and forbidden widow of an infamous criminal. Bond infiltrates a secret meeting and uncovers the existence of the sinister organisation known as SPECTRE. Meanwhi…le back in London, Max Denbigh, the new head of the Centre of National Security, questions Bond's actions and challenges the relevance of MI6 led by M. Bond covertly enlists Moneypenny and Q to help him seek out Madeleine Swann, the daughter of his old nemesis Mr White, who may hold the clue to untangling the web of SPECTRE. As the daughter of the assassin, she understands Bond in a way most others cannot. As Bond ventures towards the heart of SPECTRE, he learns a chilling connection between himself and the enemy he seeks. (Read More)
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Spartan (2004)
In the US-government's special ops, Scott is a shooter, not a planner, doing the job without regard to quaint or obsolete convention. When a Harvard undergrad goes missing (the daughter of a US leader), it's Scott who applies the pressure, first to her boyfriend, then to a madam whose cathouse is th…e initial stop en route to a white slavery auction in Dubai. The abductors may not know the girl's identity, but once they figure it out, she's doomed. Deadly double crosses force Scott to become a planner. Through it all, earnest TV newscasters read the drivel they're handed. (Read More)
The city of Spokane, Washington is awakened by a North Korean paratrooper invasion. Marine Corps veteran Jed Eckert and his civilian brother, Matt, escape with a group of friends to an isolated cabin in the woods, where they witness the execution of their father at the hands of the ruthless Captain …Cho. The brothers unite with their friends to form a guerrilla resistance group--the Wolverines--to drive the invaders from their home. (Read More)
Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Famous symbologist on a trail of clues tied to the great Dante himself. When Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Sienna Brooks, a doctor he hopes will help him recover his memories. Together, they race across Europe and against the clock to stop a madman from unlea…shing a global virus that would wipe out half of the world's population. (Read More)
The general public is concerned over having Superman on their planet and letting the "Dark Knight" - Batman - pursue the streets of Gotham. While this is happening, a power-phobic Batman tries to attack Superman.,Meanwhile Superman tries to settle on a decision, and Lex Luthor, the criminal mastermi…nd and millionaire, tries to use his own advantages to fight the "Man of Steel". (Read More)
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White House Down (2013)
Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, wit…h the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country. (Read More)
Action, Adventure, Sci-fi, Thriller
G.i. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
The G.I. Joe team is framed for crimes against the country by Zartan, disguised as the President, and Cobra Commander has all the world leaders under his influence, with their advanced warheads headed towards innocent populaces around the world. Outnumbered and outgunned, the surviving team members …form a plan with their original leader, General Joseph Colton, to rescue the President and face off Cobra Commander, his accomplices and the world leaders. (Read More)
Skyfall (2012)
When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Gareth Mallory (Ralph Fiennes), the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. W…ith MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust: Bond. 007 takes to the shadows - aided only by field agent, Eve (Naomie Harris) - following a trail to the mysterious Silva (Javier Bardem), whose lethal and hidden motives have yet to reveal themselves. (Read More)
Die Hard With A Vengeance (1995)
John McClane is now almost a full-blown alcoholic and is suspended from the NYPD. But when a bomb goes off in the Bonwit Teller Department Store the police go insane trying to figure out what's going on. Soon, a man named Simon calls and asks for McClane. Simon tells Inspector Walter Cobb that McCla…ne is going to play a game called "Simon Says". He says that McClane is going to do the tasks he assigns him. If not, he'll set off another bomb. With the help of a Harlem electrician, John McClane must race all over New York trying to figure out the frustrating puzzles that the crafty terrorist gives him. But when a bomb goes off in a subway station right by the Federal Reserve (the biggest gold storage in the world) things start to get heated. (Read More)
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Crime, Drama, History, Thriller, Action
Patriots Day (2016)
On April 15, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts, Police Sgt, Tommy Saunders is pulling security duty on the annual Boston Marathon when the Tsarnaev brothers strike with their homemade bombs in an act of terrorism. In the resulting chaos as the wounded are cared for, Saunders and his comrades join forces wi…th the FBI to get to the bottom of this attack. As the investigation continues, the Tsarnaev brothers realize that the authorities are close to identifying them and attempt to flee the city to continue their fanatical mayhem. To stop them, a police manhunt is performed that would have bloody confrontations and a massive dragnet shutting down the City of Boston to make sure there is no escape from the law. (Read More)
Jack Ryan is back and this time the bad guys are in his own government. When Admiral James Greer becomes sick with cancer, Ryan is appointed acting CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. Almost before he can draw a breath in his new position, one of the president's closest friends and his family are m…urdered in their sleep by what appears to by drug cartels. Ryan is called in to investigate, but unknown to him the CIA has already sent a secret field operative to lead an illegal paramilitary force in Colombia against cartels. Things get even more complicated when his team is set up and he loses an agent in the field and a friend of his wife's, who was the murdered agent's secretary, is murdered that same day. Ryan must then risk not only his career, but his life to expose the truth behind the mystery. (Read More)
In the fourth installment of the Mission Impossible series, Ethan Hunt and a new team race against time to track down Hendricks, a dangerous terrorist who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States. An attempt by the team to stop him at the Kremli…n ends in a disaster, with an explosion causing severe damage to the Kremlin and the IMF being implicated in the bombing, forcing the President to invoke Ghost Protocol, under which the IMF is disavowed, and will be offered no help or backup in any form. Undaunted, Ethan and his team chase Hendricks to Dubai, and from there to Mumbai, but several spectacular action sequences later, they might still be too late to stop a disaster. (Read More)
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential Secret Service Agent Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As our national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced t…o rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster. (Read More)
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Escape Plan (2013)
Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's framed and incarcerated in a master prison he designed himself. He… needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars. (Read More)
It is 1942, America has entered World War II, and sickly but determined Steve Rogers is frustrated at being rejected yet again for military service. Everything changes when Dr. Erskine recruits him for the secret Project Rebirth. Proving his extraordinary courage, wits and conscience, Rogers undergo…es the experiment and his weak body is suddenly enhanced into the maximum human potential. When Dr. Erskine is then immediately assassinated by an agent of Nazi Germany's secret HYDRA research department (headed by Johann Schmidt, a.k.a. the Red Skull), Rogers is left as a unique man who is initially misused as a propaganda mascot; however, when his comrades need him, Rogers goes on a successful adventure that truly makes him Captain America, and his war against Schmidt begins. (Read More)
Action, Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
American Sniper (2014)
Chris Kyle was nothing more than a Texan man who dreamed of becoming a cowboy, but in his thirties he found out that maybe his life needed something different, something where he could express his real talent, something that could help America in its fight against terrorism. So he joined the SEALs i…n order to become a sniper. After marrying, Kyle and the other members of the team are called for their first tour of Iraq. Kyle's struggle isn't with his missions, but about his relationship with the reality of the war and, once returned at home, how he manages to handle it with his urban life, his wife and kids. (Read More)
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Action, Comedy, Crime
Spy (2015)
Susan Cooper is an unassuming, deskbound CIA analyst, and the unsung hero behind the Agency's most dangerous missions. But when her partner falls off the grid and another top agent is compromised, she volunteers to go deep undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent a glo…bal crisis. (Read More)
3 Days To Kill (2014)
Dying of brain cancer, a dangerous international spy is determined to give up his high stakes life to finally build a closer relationship with his estranged wife and daughter, whom he's previously kept at arm's length to keep out of danger; but first, he must complete one last mission - even if it m…eans juggling the two toughest assignments yet: hunt down the world's most ruthless terrorist and look after his teenage daughter for the first time in ten years while his wife is out of town. (Read More)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Set within a year after the events of Batman Begins, Batman, Lieutenant James Gordon, and new district attorney Harvey Dent successfully begin to round up the criminals that plague Gotham City until a mysterious and sadistic criminal mastermind known only as the Joker appears in Gotham, creating a n…ew wave of chaos. Batman's struggle against the Joker becomes deeply personal, forcing him to "confront everything he believes" and improve his technology to stop him. A love triangle develops between Bruce Wayne, Dent and Rachel Dawes. (Read More)
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Hardcore Henry (2015)
Hardcore Henry is an action film told from a first person perspective: You remember nothing. Mainly because you've just been brought back from the dead by your wife (Haley Bennett). She tells you that your name is Henry. Five minutes later, you are being shot at, your wife has been kidnapped, and yo…u should probably go get her back. Who's got her? His name's Akan; he's a powerful warlord with an army of mercenaries, and a plan for world domination. You're also in an unfamiliar city of Moscow, and everyone wants you dead. Everyone except for a mysterious British fellow called Jimmy. He may be on your side, but you aren't sure. If you can survive the insanity, and solve the mystery, you might just discover your purpose and the truth behind your identity. Good luck, Henry. You're likely going to need it... (Read More)
Action, Comedy
Keeping Up With The Joneses (2016)
Action, Mystery, Thriller
The crown jewel of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Agent Lorraine Broughton (Theron) is equal parts spycraft, sensuality and savagery, willing to deploy any of her skills to stay alive on her impossible mission. Sent alone into Berlin to deliver a priceless dossier out of the destabilized… city, she partners with embedded station chief David Percival (James McAvoy) to navigate her way through the deadliest game of spies. (Read More)
The Man From U.n.c.l.e. (2015)
In the 1960s with the Cold War in play, CIA agent Napoleon Solo successfully helps Gaby Teller defect to West Germany despite the intimidating opposition of KGB agent Illya Kuryakin. Later, all three unexpectedly find themselves working together in a joint mission to stop a private criminal organiza…tion from using Gaby's father's scientific expertise to construct their own nuclear bomb. Through clenched teeth and stylish poise, all three must find a way to cooperate for the sake of world peace, even as they each pursue their own agendas. (Read More)
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Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
HITMAN: AGENT 47 centers on an elite assassin who was genetically engineered from conception to be the perfect killing machine, and is known only by the last two digits on the barcode tattooed on the back of his neck. He is the culmination of decades of research and forty-six earlier Agent clones --… endowing him with unprecedented strength, speed, stamina and intelligence. His latest target is a mega-corporation that plans to unlock the secret of Agent 47's past to create an army of killers whose powers surpass even his own. Teaming up with a young woman who may hold the secret to overcoming their powerful and clandestine enemies, 47 confronts stunning revelations about his own origins and squares off in an epic battle with his deadliest foe. (Read More)
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Q: Splitting an Array in C Suppose I have an array and I want to remove elements from certain ranges of indices.
If I know ahead of time the size of the array, the size of every element in the array, and what ranges of indices I want to remove is there any way I can avoid copying over a new array?

A: Hello you could do something like that.
int main(int ac, char **av)
{
    char  *str;
    int   i;

    i = 0;
    str = strdup("Hello World");
    while(str[i])
    {
        if(i == 6) // 6 = W the range of the array you want to remove
        str[i] = '\0';
        i++;
    }
    printf("%s\n", str);
}

The output will be "Hello" instead of "Hello World".

A: If you don't want to use a new array for copying , you can think of doing this in the same array itself , here is what I have :
#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>
int main()
{
  char str[] = "hello world";
  int i , strt , end , j;

  setbuf ( stdout , NULL );

  printf ("enter the start and end points of the range of the array to remove:\n");
  scanf ("%d%d", &strt , &end);
  int len = strlen (str);
  for ( i = end; i >= strt ;i--)
    {
      str[i-1] = str[i];
      for ( j = i+1; j <= len ; j++)
        {
        str[j-1] = str[j];
        }
      len--;
    }

  printf ("%s" , str);
  return 0;
}

While this code is for character arrays, you can also use the algorithm for integer arrays with slight modifications (do it as exercise ).
NOTE:- This method is not very efficient though , as you can see the exponential increase in the complexity , so my advice would be just to use the copying over new array method .

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falling into a state of frenzy
The American Revivalist movement coincided with the heyday of bundling which you may remember from this old post. One of the proponents of this practice was Lavinia Umphreville who advocated the renunciation of normal marriage in favour of more spiritual unions.
"Holy kisses" were regarded as specially praiseworthy and Lavinia's young followers devoted themselves to the pursuit of these holy kisses and more.
The Rev. John H. Noyes saw with alarm the signs of a coming storm. He found that among this group of beautiful women, not a few of the more passionate creatures were falling into a state of frenzy, over which he feared that he could exercise no control. The preacher of holiness felt that in the presence of these seductions he was but a man, and liable to fall so he fled from the dangerous predicament.
This sudden disappearance of the preacher only fanned the fire at Brimfield. Two days after his departure from the town, Mary Lincoln and Maria Brown found their way into the Rev. Simon Lovett's room, awoke him from his sleep, and suffered themselves to be taken in the act.
When they found out that Mary had been banished (cast out, as they said, for the sake of Christ) her friends came flocking to her side ; Maria Brown, Abby Brown, Flavilla Howard and many more who then began to praise the Lord, to sing, and dance, and kiss each other in a frantic way.
It quickly became a custom for fervently religious young ladies to enter the bedroom of a preacher in the middle of the night for bundling and other purposes. The clergy responded enthusiastically and it was only when the three ladies who had initiated the movement overstepped the mark by running naked through the countryside that authority brought the practice to an abrupt end.
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On September 29, 2010 at 8:37 am Alex L. said:
'The clergy responded enthusiastically and it was only when the three ladies who had initiated the movement overstepped the mark by running naked through the countryside that authority brought the practice to an abrupt end.'
Spoil sports, its just girls having fun…
On September 29, 2010 at 12:12 pm nursemyra said:
Well, that's the clergy for you
On September 29, 2010 at 9:59 am Affer said:
Hmmm….can't decide whether to be reincarnated as a vicar or a lesbian……..
I can't see you as a lesbian Affer
On September 29, 2010 at 11:29 am daisyfae said:
i may have to go get my tubes untied, as the name "Flavilla" is spectacular enough to make me want to have one more child. better hurry, though…. eggs dessicating as i sit here and type.
I want to marry someone with the surname of Umphreville
On September 29, 2010 at 10:59 pm dinahmow said:
Wouldn't Deed Poll be easier?
On September 29, 2010 at 1:20 pm renalfailure said:
Public displays of lesbianism as a form of protest… it's much better than the screaming people with signs, that's for sure.
On September 29, 2010 at 9:14 pm nursemyra said:
Perhaps it depends on who's doing the displaying.
On September 29, 2010 at 1:34 pm writerdood said:
I guess they should have kept things under wraps. You'd think they'd know better, but the temptation to run naked through the courtyard must have been just too much for them.
I've run naked through my own courtyard. It's very tiny which is just as well as I'm averse to exercise.
On September 29, 2010 at 3:03 pm sabrina said:
There are many women i'd like to kiss in a frantic way….*sigh*
I dont know why the clergy likes to get all pissy about nakedness…me thinks they're just upset cos they cant do it.
Well, we don't know what goes on in the rectory do we…?
LOL!!! So true…..
On September 29, 2010 at 5:12 pm Daddy Papersurfer said:
Girls just want to have fun ….. and quite right too!
Oh no! Now I'll have that song in my head all day.
On September 29, 2010 at 5:22 pm healingmagichands said:
See what preaching abstinence gets you? All those idiots over here who are telling people it is the only way to stop teenage pregnancy should take a trip to your blog and read about "bundling".
I suppose this sort of falls in line with the old custom of not actually getting married until you had a viable pregnancy going. After all, what is the point of people who are infertile together getting hitched for all eternity if your need is for helpers on the farm? I bet the custom of bundling helped forward the determination of whether or not you were fertile together. . . Oh wait! There was to be no hanky panky. Ha. and again I say, "HAH!"
And triple Hah! for good measure.
Oh, but hanky panky was taken care of with the "Dutch Wife" bolster, wasn't it?
On September 29, 2010 at 6:56 pm zmkc said:
I am assuming "other purposes" is code for "bible study"?
Of course. What else could it be?
On September 29, 2010 at 7:00 pm Ricardo said:
I think this movement needs a revival.
You're well placed to start it off Ricardo.
On September 29, 2010 at 9:27 pm jams o donnell said:
There was lots of bundling at the catholic boys school I went to… That saud a bundle was merely a fight!
On September 29, 2010 at 9:56 pm Thomas said:
I really feel there should be a "kissing for Jesus" revival.
It might make those nutjob Xians a little more pleasant to be around.
On September 29, 2010 at 11:02 pm Artswebshow said:
crazy times. lol
On September 29, 2010 at 11:03 pm Nicole said:
Folks do get a lil nuts when religion is involved. 🙂
On September 30, 2010 at 12:20 am Malach the Merciless said:
Malach has Holy Kisses for everyone!
On September 30, 2010 at 1:46 am robinaltman said:
It's all going through my head in a crazy silent movie.
On September 30, 2010 at 5:15 am queenwilly said:
Oh my, Montgomery deserved some holy kisses, didn't he.
On October 1, 2010 at 7:47 am nursemyra said:
Flip you for him queenie?
On September 30, 2010 at 10:35 am Scott Oglesby said:
I wish someone would start such a movement having to do with kissing bloggers frantically. That's spriritual too.
On September 30, 2010 at 10:21 pm Vodka and Ground Beef said:
I like this idea. Like a modern day "blogger kissing booth" of sorts?
Lavinia Umphreville is my hero. What a name. She was the Joan of Arc of her time.
On October 1, 2010 at 9:56 am Mitzi G Burger said:
Those fervent folk should relocate to outback Oz – so much countryside to run naked through (you'd want to be wearing plenty of sunscreen.)
On October 3, 2010 at 2:47 am Seraphine said:
there is so much wickedness in this world.
thank you for reminding us, nurse myra.
i shall keep a keen eye out for it.
On October 6, 2010 at 8:43 pm Rassles said:
Seriously, the church is just a big homo party.
Which is why I support church.

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Let's cut to the chase here. The service at the Hard Rock Hotel in Tenerife is the best I have ever experienced in Europe. We'll come back to that later, but if great service floats your boat, then you should book a stay.
We went there to celebrate our wedding anniversary, and because we'd previously enjoyed a stay at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas, although the Tenerife version is a 5 star versus 4 stars for it's Vegas cousin.
It's a relatively new hotel, and it's located in Adeje, quite close to the main southern resort of Las Americas, but in a sort of quiet bay with a few shops around it. It's front line to the ocean. The hotel consists of two high rise towers, with several pools and restaurants between them and located inside each. There are mountain view rooms, sea view rooms and 360 degree sea view rooms. We elected for one of the latter, and we were on the 11th Floor of the block nearest the ocean, so the views from our balcony were simply amazing.
Staying with the room for a moment, it was large, very clean and very modern in style – the wash basins are in the room, and there are separate toilet and shower cubicles. The latter had a huge power shower in it which was wonderful. The beds are also very large and comfortable, and there's a simply huge flat screen television fixed to the wall. Dressing gowns and slippers are provided, as are tea and coffee making facilities and in addition to the usual mini fridge, there is a wine fridge with full bottles in it. An iPod /iPhone docking station was by the bed, and you can load music tracks from a vast library to it or the television.
There's a big choice of bars and restaurants – in fact we only ventured out of the hotel once during our time there. Starting with the bars – the main reception bar has live music on at night and there are two pool bars, one in the family pool area and one in an adults only pool area. Both do food, and the latter features a swim up bar. On the roof of our block was "The 16th," a roof bar on the 16th floor – perfect to enjoy a cocktail and watch the sunset. There were DJ's playing chillout music there and if you like smoking a shisha, they are available too.
The final area to mention is The Beach Club, and this is accessed via a bridge and is a simply huge lagoon style swimming pool right on the beach, with it's own bars and restaurants. We had a fabulous lunch there and enjoyed Mojitos at the swim up bar. The Beach Club opens onto a small beach, and again, there's live entertainment there during the day.
Now let's get back to the service. For a start, the people employed at The Hard Rock are not your typical 5 star hotel employees. They are young, many have tattoos and piercings and their uniforms are cool and funky. But wow, do they understand how to give good service. We pulled up at the front of the hotel in our car and a young guy who looked like a member of Green Day welcomed us, grabbed the keys and told us to leave everything to him and go and check in. On reception, we were given some purple Cava to enjoy while we waited, and when we got to the room, our luggage arrived moments later. We didn't see the car again until we checked out, and it was delivered to the front again, having been sprayed with some sort of lovely smelling potion. Everywhere in the hotel, the service was just brilliant – not deferential, but delivered with confidence, interesting chat and with a genuine desire to make our stay memorable. Everyone who served us looked us in the eye, wanted to know a little about us, and had the time to talk and give good advice. This kind of service only comes with having enough staff, training them well and then empowering them to be interesting and to be themselves.
As you can see, I loved the place, and if you've been following us for some time on this website, you'll know we've stayed in some exceptional hotels over the last few years, and The Hard Rock is my favourite so far.
Click here to see the photo album from our stay.


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Will more medical weed be available in N.J. after big court decision?
By Amanda Hoover | NJ Advance Media For NJ.com
EDITOR'S NOTE: NJ Cannabis Insider produces exclusive weekly content and monthly events geared toward those interested in the marijuana and hemp industries. To subscribe, visit njcannabisinsider.biz.
A New Jersey court last week gave new life to businesses denied a shot to get into the medical marijuana marketplace two years ago — as well as the hope that others wanting to sell medical weed will get a more transparent process with an easier way to challenge the state if they are turned down for licenses.
But it's harder to gauge if it might boost the amount of available marijuana, something that must happen not only to satisfy the needs of 97,000 patients, but also to launch sales to an anticipated 1 million customers once recreational weed is launched.
Many have criticized the state's licensing system as too restrictive, resulting in just 12 medical marijuana licenses. And some say more competition and a greater supply could reduce New Jersey's high prices, where an ounce of medical marijuana on average costs between $300 and $500.
So would more medical marijuana licenses translate to more medical marijuana? That's not clear, at least not from this court decision.
"I don't look at it as a big victory for expanding the program," said Eric Reiser, chair of LoFaro & Reiser's Cannabis Law Group. "I think it's a positive decision overall for the industry in New Jersey, because what occurred during the grading process was not fair and it did not make any sense. People who apply for these licenses invest a ton of money in this, and they deserve a fair shot."
With the appellate court declining to require the state Department of Health to re-do its licensing, the decision does not mean the state will soon have six new medical marijuana dispensaries, or that officials even have to review and rescore the applications.
And a second lawsuit put 24 other potential licenses on hold last December, stalling significant expansion of the small marijuana industry as the number of patients grows. The courts have not yet ruled on it.
Add in ongoing efforts in the Legislature to legalize marijuana that will upend the license process entirely and move it to a new commission that will oversee everything marijuana and you've got even more complications.
But the decision could bring clarity to an industry set to evolve amid chaos.
The seven applicants who challenged the 2018 licensing process received overall scores from the health department that fell just below those that won licenses. The companies that lost out contended that the health department's process was arbitrary and lacked transparency, giving them little insight as to why they failed while others skipped ahead.
The court agreed, remanding the decision to the state health department, which could potentially grant licenses to the companies following additional review. The ruling rendered the current scoring process and the awarding of licenses invalid. But it stopped short of revoking licenses or granting new ones, a process that would have created a mess for both existing dispensaries and patients.
"I think the appellate division clearly recognizes one inescapable truth: These applications are so competitive, and the asset you get if you're a winner is so lucrative," said Michael McQueeny, a cannabis attorney with Foley Hoag. "It's more so the court directing the Department of Health and Cannabis Regulatory Commission moving forward to make sure there's a greater process for those who are aggrieved."
That's the biggest takeaway: Applicants going forward will have better recourse to challenge departmental licensing decisions, whether they are made from the state health department or the yet-to-be seated Cannabis Regulatory Commission.
"I think it could have an effect on both," said Jennifer Cabrera, an attorney with Vicenete Sedereberg. "As I read it, the health department needs to have an administrative appeal process. It will probably be similar to what they're going to use in the Cannabis Regulatory Commission."
The health department opened up its largest request for applications in mid-2019, seeking to add as many as 24 new marijuana businesses split between growers, processors and dispensaries. Within months, it ruled out 51 applicants and still had around 150 in the ring.
But several of those rejected learned they had lost out after reviewers could not open PDFs submitted with their applications. Rather than returning to the applicants for clarification, the health department shut them out entirely and declined to start a new review, which could have ended legal action that has dragged on for a year.
Joshua Bauchner, who represented one of the rejected applicants in the 2018 lawsuit, has also led the charge in legal action over the 2019 request for applications.
"The [Department of Health's] entire scoring process has been sharply called into question by the court. The court also noted that it should strive to a more accurate process going forward," said Bauchner.
The decision will also likely inform the Cannabis Regulatory Commission appeals process — when the panel eventually gets running.
Disagreements between the Senate and Assembly have put legalization of recreational weed on hold. The Senate wants to see limits on the number of licenses gone, expanding the industry and preventing issues like the ones that caused these medical marijuana lawsuits, but the Assembly still wants to keep the number of new marijuana growers to 37 in the industry's early days.
Either version of the bill would open up the licensing process compared to past awarding rounds. But many still expect competition to secure licenses, and say the ruling could give rejected applicants a greater ability to dispute issues.
Some see the decision as a blow to the restrictive processes that have left New Jersey with just 12 medical marijuana operators.
"This decision was spot on. Subjective and inconsistent approval has proven to be a failed process for awarding cannabis business licenses," said Scott Rudder, president of the New Jersey CannaBusiness Association. "This process has led to the awarding of only six licenses in three years. I believe this decision will set the stage to get the 2019 stalled process back on track so the state and these local business operators can finally move forward."
Amanda Hoover may be reached at ahoover@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @amandahoovernj.


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J Sleep Res. 2018 Aug;27(4):e12627. doi: 10.1111/jsr.12627. Epub 2017 Oct 19.
Effectiveness and side-effect profile of stimulant therapy as monotherapy and in combination in the central hypersomnias in clinical practice.
Thakrar C1, Patel K1, D'ancona G1, Kent BD1, Nesbitt A1, Selsick H1, Steier J1,2, Rosenzweig I1,3, Williams AJ1, Leschziner GD1,4, Drakatos P1.
Sleep Disorders Centre, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK.
Sleep and Brain Plasticity Centre, Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Effectiveness and side-effect profile data on pharmacotherapy for daytime sleepiness in central hypersomnias are based largely upon randomized controlled trials. Evidence regarding the use of combination therapy is scant. The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness and occurrence of drug-related side effects of these drugs in routine clinical practice. Adult patients diagnosed with a central hypersomnia during a 54-month period at a tertiary sleep disorders centre were identified retrospectively. Side effects were recorded at every follow-up visit. A total of 126 patients, with 3275 patient-months of drug exposure, were categorized into narcolepsy type 1 (n = 70), narcolepsy type 2 (n = 47) and idiopathic hypersomnia (n = 9). Modafinil was the most common drug used as a first-line treatment (93%) and in combination therapy (70%). Thirty-nine per cent of the patients demonstrated a complete, 25% partial and 36% a poor response to treatment. Combination treatment improved daytime sleepiness in 55% of the patients with residual symptoms despite monotherapy. Sixty per cent of patients reported side effects, and 30% reported treatment-limiting side effects. Drugs had similar side-effect incidence (P = 0.363) and their side-effect profile met those reported in the literature. Twenty-seven per cent of the patients received combination treatment and had fewer side effects compared to monotherapy (29.4% versus 60%, respectively, P = 0.001). Monotherapy appears to achieve satisfactory symptom control in most patients with central hypersomnia, but significant side effects are common. Combination therapy appears to be a useful and safe option in patients with refractory symptoms.
© 2017 European Sleep Research Society.
IH; NT1; NT2; pharmacotherapy; therapeutic schemes; treatment outcome
10.1111/jsr.12627


The sixth annual session of the Pacific Northwest Convention-Oregon was held at the Sellwood Community Center on the third Sunday of October and the Saturday before. Chairman Marie Brandis opened the session and introduced Richard DeLong.
The meeting was turned over to Mr. DeLong as he conducted a singing school from 9:45 a.m. to noon. Four young visitors from Massachusetts: Laura Risk, Peter Irvine, Tim Eriksen, and Cath Oss, experienced Sacred Harp singers, each led a song before continuing on their journey to Ashland, Oregon.
The afternoon session was called to order by Marie Brandis leading song on page 82 (t? b?).
The following appointments were made: Finance Committee—Katharine Hough and Mark Anderson; Resolutions—Reed Schibach; Memorial Committee—Karen Willard and Marcia Cutler.
Leaders: David Hough 384; Kate Moore 551; Karen Willard 148; John Kellermann 56b; Katharine Hough 196; Jack Lofton 276; Jean Murphy 47b; John Carson 324; Hugh McGuire 332; Kathy Black 361; Gary Plouff 106; Bruce Rowland 532; James Brock 31t; Anne Huckins 142; Reed Schilbach 312b; Jinx McGuire 28b; Jim Van Horn 178.
The class was called to order by Marie Brandis leading song on page 303. Leaders: Darlene Simpson-Brown 494; Shannon McGuire 117; Kurt Liebezeit 155; Craig Brandis 49b; Suzanne Denker 504; Hugh McGuire 57; Susan Helf 163b; Jack Lofton 362; Karen Willard 171; David Jensen 179; Richard DeLong 387.
Marie Brandis brought the class back with song on page 480. Leaders: Katharine Hough 378b; Jean Murphy 385b; John Carson 143; David Hough 68 (t? b?).
After announcements, the class was dismissed with prayer by David Zawarski.
The convention was brought back into session by Marie Brandis leading songs on pages 34b and 59. The morning prayer was led by David Zawarski.
Richard DeLong led an Introductory Lesson: 39b, 39t, 41, 439, 458, 375, 318, and 542.
Leaders: Susan Helf 47t, 66; Kate Moore 186, 481; Hugh McGuire 123 (t? b?), 119; Katharine Hough 376, 183; Peggy Bruton 38b; Suzanne Denker 147t; Craig Brandis 58, 141; Ken Cofield 268, 29t; Jack Lofton 48t, 380; Jean Murphy 267; John Carson 146, 63; Kathy Vlach 122, 198; David Hough 440, 475.
The memorial lesson was given by Karen Willard and Marcia Cutler. They began by reading the list of sick and shut-in: Agnes Soderberg, Dario Landazuri, Shelbie Kane, Susan Wantland, Myrtle Ann Beasley Ballard, Mary Hurlburt, Tom Ross, Betty Chamberlain, Mary Joe Ross, Janet Partlow, Duane Cavanaugh, and Inez McGuire. Karen Willard led songs on pages 340 and 83t for the sick.
Karen Willard gave remarks regarding those who have passed away since our last convention. Those remembered were: Brenda Allen-Thompson, Dennis Gorgas, and Bruce Marshall—Washington; Audrey Kocarnik and Carol Buehl—Oregon; Jane Stickney Nidorf—California; Barry Sullivan—Colorado; Audrey Stedham—Iowa; Casyle Wiggins—Texas; Haley Armstrong and Barrett Ashley—Alabama; Silas Lee and Eva Reeves—Georgia. Karen Willard led songs on pages 65, 300, 330 (t? b?), and closed the memorial with prayer.
Jack Lofton led song on page 532.
The singing resumed with Marie Brandis leading songs on pages 569 (t? b?) and 515. Leaders: Bruce Rowland 99, 112; Gary Plouff 114, 128; James Brock 84, 344; Anne Huckins 474, 86.
Reports from committees were given.
Resolutions: Thanks to all who worked so hard to organize and host a great convention.
Announcements were taken from the class regarding future singings.
Finance Committee: The Finance Committee reported expenses of the convention had been met as well as a healthy donation to the travel fund.
Leaders: Reed Schilbach 61, 410t; Jinx McGuire 497, 209; Darlene Simpson-Brown 313b, 73b; Shannon McGuire 163t; Will Marcot 294; Mark Johnson 503, 87; Kurt Liebezeit 189; Richard DeLong 278b, 69t; John Kellermann 85, 383.
Marie Brandis reconvened with songs on pages 480 and 568. Leaders: Karen Willard 53, 547; David Hough 73 (t? b?), 201b; Kathy Vlach 358; Katharine Hough 269, 77t; Jack Lofton 454, 49 (t? b?). Marie Brandis led song on page 62 for the closing song. The class was dismissed with prayer by David Zawarski.
Chairman—Marie Brandis; Honorary Co-Chairman—David Hough; Vice Chair—Kate Moore.


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Harvard, Michigan, others officially reply to Trump administration's plan to repeal Obama-era affirmative action standards
The Spokesman Review
According to WSJ and other reports, the Trump administration has set its sights on tearing down precedent set by Obama's Justice and Education Departments. The interdepartmentally-engineered guidelines served as official recommendations for colleges as they navigated the role of race in college admissions.
We reached out to several colleges for comment on the White House's consequential move. Here are their official responses:
Harvard University: University spokeswoman (Assistant Vice President of Communication) Melodie Jackson stated: "Harvard will continue to vigorously defend its right, and that of all colleges and universities, to consider race as one factor among many in college admissions, which has been upheld by the Supreme Court for more than 40 years. Harvard is deeply committed to bringing together a diverse campus community where students from all walks of life have the opportunity to learn with and from each other."
She added: "Harvard's approach to race-conscious admissions has been upheld by the Supreme Court for more than 40 years, first in Justice Powell's opinion in Bakke, again in Grutter, and most recently in Fisher II."
She goes on to explain, "Harvard is committed to excellence, in all its forms, and to expanding opportunity to educate world-changing citizens and citizen leaders. When evaluating applicants from among the large pool of academically qualified students who seek a place in the freshman class, Harvard—like many of the country's colleges and universities— considers the whole person, not just an applicant's grades and test scores. As the Supreme Court has repeatedly recognized, a class that is diverse on multiple dimensions, including on race, transforms the educational experience of students from every background and prepares graduates for an increasingly pluralistic world.
If Harvard stopped taking race into consideration as one factor among many in its admissions process, the result would be a class that fails to achieve the diversity and excellence that Harvard seeks. Harvard has concluded that such a result would severely compromise its ability to achieve the educational benefits that flow from a student body that is diverse across many dimensions, including race.
Harvard devotes tremendous resources to recruitment, and since the 1970s has maintained a dedicated program aimed at the recruitment of racial and ethnic minorities, including Asian Americans."
University of Michigan: Kim Broekhuizen, Associate Director of Public Affairs stated: "We believe the U.S. Supreme Court got it right in 2003 when it affirmed our law school's approach at the time, which allowed consideration of race as one of many factors in the admissions process. We still believe that. But under state law, after Proposition 2, the university is restricted from considering race in admissions decisions."
Brown University: Brian Clark tells us, "We at Brown will do everything in our power to advocate against changes to laws or policies that would undermine our ability to build a diverse community of outstanding students. The courts have held that colleges and universities may act affirmatively to achieve the educational goals at the core of our academic excellence at Brown. Through our race-conscious admission practices, Brown assembles the diverse range of perspectives and experiences essential for a learning and research community that prepares students to thrive in a complex and changing world. We consider each application individually based on many factors. We remain dedicated to building a well-rounded class of students who can succeed as problem solvers and future leaders in an increasingly diverse society."
As the directive turns toward an official legislative proposal, or executive order, we will provide additional comment and context.
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Today, I paid a visit to a new, popular tea spot in the West Hollywood area, Alfred Tea Room. Managed by the same people who run Alfred's Coffee, owners of the famous "But First, Coffee" slogan.
Alfred Tea Room is located on the corner Melrose Ave. and Alfred St. It's virtually a little hole in the wall if not for the eye-catching pink exterior. Meter parking was fairly easy to find on an early Wednesday afternoon on the quiet street, but be careful, parking enforcement literally waits around waiting for someone to slip up and park in the resident parking permit areas. There is no lot so expect to park far and walk, and bring coins for the meter!
Upon walking up, you can already tell it's a trendy spot to be reckoned with. Tween white girls taking brick wall pics with their trendy boba litter the outside (no offense to anyone… I literally do the same… #basic, anyone?). My brother and I were surprised to find that they even had security guards watching the front… like bruh… it's boba…………..
Anyhow, you walk in and the interior is really not much. It's a small room with a cashier station, a few chairs lined up against the wall, and the back area where they're making drinks. I came for the milk tea boba's so I didn't see much in terms of other menu items but it can easily be found on google, if you're interested! What would cost $3 for a QUALITY milk tea boba is $5 for a WATERED DOWN milk tea boba. I got a Matcha milk tea boba for $6.50 with whole milk and it still didn't really taste like much.
I'm not going to say this is the new boba spot, because it's obviously not, but it's a trendy place that serves subpar boba. The milk teas themselves don't really taste like anything and if you have a real hankering for boba, go to your local boba spot and get your money's worth. If you're doing it for the 'gram, and don't care much for quality, you should stop by. They're relatively fast and no one really hangs around to chill, it's more of a 'get your drink and go' kind of place.
There's a small little alley outside of the shop next to a clothing store where a lot of people hang out and take pictures. It's always taking outfit pics in front of strangers, but it's more of a glance then no one cares anymore.
All in all, it's a place that's all hype and in my opinion, isn't worth the money… but then again, I'm a self-proclaimed boba queen and I know quality when I taste it… but if you're in the area and wanna be aesthetic/trendy af, stop by!
Update: I bought a spinach and cheese croissant because I was dying of starvation and it was actually really good!


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			GameOver,
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Neuralink Reportedly Under Investigation for Potential Animal Welfare Violations
The USDA is looking into allegations of rushed testing that's led to unnecessary deaths at the brain implant startup, according to Reuters.
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Pager, Neuralink's 9-year-old macaque, plays "mind Pong" entirely with a brain implant that tracks electrical signals.
Neuralink; Screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET
Neuralink, the brain implant startup co-founded by Elon Musk, is under federal investigation for potential animal welfare violations and complaints from staff that its rushed animal testing is causing unnecessary suffering and death, Reuters reported Monday.
Musk co-founded Neuralink in 2016 with the goal of creating technology that connects people's brains to computers. The neurotech startup has created implantable chips that aim to help people who are blind to see and people who are paralyzed to walk.
The investigation, opened by the US Department of Agriculture's Inspector General Office, focuses on the Animal Welfare Act, which details how researchers should conduct the treatment and testing of animals, according to Reuters.
Musk's goal of accelerating development has caused unnecessary harm to the animals and careless experiments, resulting in an increased number of test animals being killed. There have been repeated or poorly prepared experiments that have caused animals' unnecessary death, the news agency reported.
Neuralink has killed 1,500 animals in total since 2018, Reuters reported. This isn't a precise estimate due to record-keeping inaccuracies made by Neuralink but apparently accounts for more than 280 sheep, pigs and monkeys.
The vast majority of animals killed are likely to be rats and mice, and basic scientific research across the world uses both these animals as lab models for disease. It's estimated that 800,000 animals are "killed" for research purposes each year in the US, while animal shelters annually kill almost 1 million animals, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has also criticized Neuralink's testing practices, saying that the company has been "mutilating" monkeys in the pursuit of a brain-machine interface.
In February, Neuralink responded to those criticisms, detailing its "commitment to animal welfare" in a blog post. The post explained the research it has been conducting on pigs and monkeys and revealed details about its future practices.
The blog post also confirmed that six animals were euthanized at the advice of veterinary staff at UC Davis, a collaborator on the company's animal work. The reasons varied. One animal had a surgical complication related to use of a biological adhesive called BioGlue, another had an issue with the brain chip itself, and four animals were euthanized as a result of brain chip-related infections.
During a "show and tell" update on Nov. 30, Musk said the company would be pushing for human trials of its latest brain chip in the next six months. It will need to gain approval for its medical device from the US Food and Drug Administration to perform such trials.
Neuralink didn't respond to a request for comment.


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