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1967 in Film: My 10 Favourite Films from the Year I Was Born
Yes faithful readers and true believers, your not-so-humble narrator is turning 47 in less than two weeks. I know, I know, I don't look a day over 46. Anyway, born in the so-called Summer of Love (conceived in the Winter of Our Discontent, as the old joke goes) this seems to be as good a time as any to talk about the films of that long ago year, and give my faithful readers my choices for the ten best films of said year. Actually any time is a good time to concoct a movie list, or any list for that matter - the upcoming birthday celebration just gives it a wee bit more legitimacy. But there is more than mere list wish fulfillment going on here. In truth, this blog post is my contribution to the 1967 in Film Blogathon, a fun new blogging event co-hosted by the fine folks over at Rosebud Cinema and Silver Screenings. Glad to be a small part of the fun. Oh, and as is usually the case, Here are a few films that did not make the list but can serve as runners-up. These films are (in no particular order) Glauber Rocha's Terra em Transe; John Huston's Reflections in a Golden Eye; Melville's Le Samourai; D.A. Pennebaker's Don't Look Back; Richard Brooks' In Cold Blood, Robert Bresson's Mouchette, Luchino Visconti's The Stranger, The Jungle Book, my favourite Disney animated film; the cooler than cool Cool Hand Luke; and Vigot Sjoman's infamous I Am Curious (Yellow). So without further ado, here are my choices for the ten best films of 1967. Let's get to the countdown.
Special Mention: Michael Snow's Wavelength
Experimental filmmaking icon Michael Snow's Wavelength consists of one shot (basically) that lasts for 45 minutes. As time goes on, the camera edges, ever-so-slowly from one end of what appears to be a mostly empty warehouse to a picture hanging on its far wall. Seriously, that is it. Sure, the colour will fluctuate and every once and a while someone will walk into and out of the shot, but basically that is all it is. I saw this film at MoMa a few years back and was oddly riveted to the screen for the entirety of the aforementioned 45 minutes. I could hear people grumble in the background behind me (I of course was front and center) and several get up and leave in what I must assume is frustration, but my eyes stayed glued to that strangely mesmerizing screen. Granted, this is not a film I will likely revisit on many occasions, which is why it does not make the list, but it is still a fascinating experimental work that needs to be made mention of.
10. The Fearless Vampire Killers
This Roman Polanski comedy-thriller's full title, a la Dr. Strangelove, is The Fearless Vampire Killers or: Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in My Neck - how can one go wrong with that. Sardonic, with more than a touch of that classic Polanski humour (and featuring the director's wife Sharon Tate in one of her final roles before that brutal night in the summer of 1969), this film is a multi-layered romp of devilish delights. Starring the elfin director himself in one of the title roles (years before any tabloid headlines would creep their way into his world) this may be one of the un-scariest vampire movies ever made, but still it has a comic sense of dread that is palpable throughout its strangely partially-pantomimed two hours.
9. Wait Until Dark
I first saw this film in a film class I took in my senior year of high school. Dissecting the film piece by piece in class (I had never done such a thing before) one could see the many layers that were going on in Terence Young's superb psychological thriller. Still to this day, when I am watching the film and I see the demented Alan Arkin tormenting the seemingly helpless blind damsel-in-distress Audrey Hepburn, I feel a twinge of fear for the poor girl trapped in the dark, I can feel her terror as this brutal and unknown force terrorizes her, even though I know full well she's going to wind up the victor in the end - and Arkin will get his much-deserved comeuppance.
8. Point Blank
Let's face it, Lee Marvin was the epitome of cool in his day and that assessment is no different in John Boorman's gangster exercise in cool cinema, Point Blank (incidentally the first film to be shot on location on Alcatraz after the prison's 1963 closing). Marvin is tough as nails and love interest Angie Dickinson has never looked better. Throw in Keenan Wynn and a wonderful turn from Carroll O'Conner (the man could do more than Archie Bunker ya know) and Point Blank just gets cooler and cooler and tougher and tougher. How tough was Marvin you ask - so tough that when he and John Vernon were practicing a fight scene, Marvin hit Vernon so hard that Vernon fell to the floor crying. 'nuff said.
7. Two for the Road
The best of Stanley Donan's solo directorial work (Singin' in the Rain, co-directed with Gene Kelly, being the best overall) this quite acerbic non-linear tale of a marriage both coming together and falling apart is a revelation of dark comedy blended with giddy tragedy. Shooting back and forth from present to past to future to past again and back (a trait that could be quite disorienting to a casual moviegoer), this way-ahead-of-its-time motion picture stars Albert Finney and Audrey Hepburn in what may be both actor's best performance. Hepburn, usually more fairy tale-esque in her acting, opens up a whole new side of her ability here and proves to the world (or at least the handful of people who have seen this woefully forgotten film) that yes Virginia, she can act. I must like her. After all, she stars in 20% of this list.
6. Week-end
This was actually the first Godard I had ever seen (yes, even before Breathless) and I was immediately taken in by the Nouvelle Vague auteur's use of colour as well as his way of using the camera to as full effect as possible - and then taking it further. Many consider this to be the director's final film of his so-called early days (I mean if you are going to call it a New Wave, it has to end sometime lest it become an Old Wave again) and thus it is a dividing point between Godard's early ultra-cinematic pieces and his later more essayaic pieces. It is this more visually cinematic earlier period which I like the best and Week-end was a great introduction to it indeed. Brash, bold and without reservations, Week-end is Godard at his visual apex.
5. Belle de Jour
Sexy, stunning and scary as hell. These adjectives can be used to describe either star Catherine Deneuve, the film itself or in a strange kinda way, the entire oeuvre of director Luis Bunuel. The story of a young wife who takes up the art of prostitution one day, Belle de Jour is more than meets the eye. Taking on, as Bunuel is apt to do, the morality of society, pitting the bourgeois against the proletariat but never in the way one would expect a semi-surrealist, anarchist auteur to do, the film has been hailed as both a brilliant masterpiece and panned as a pretentious bore. Why can't it be both in a way? Probably a bit beyond my rather naive grasp when I first saw the film (around eighteen but still quite innocent in mind) it has however grown deeply into my psyche. And then you have Deneuve - ooh la la indeed.
4. Playtime
Ever since seeing M. Hulot's Holiday, Jacques Tati's lovable bumbling M. Hulot has always held a soft spot in my cinematic heart. With each subsequent adventure, Tati places his intrepid hero and alter-ego into an ever-increasing modernist nightmare of dangerous gadgets and disgruntled gadflies.The pinnacle of this almost dystopian comic effect (played out in the most giddy undystopian way of course) is the film Playtime. Hulot, let loose on a modern society way ahead of his own old-fashioned comprehension, is a hoot, as they say, to watch. And the gags - the ones that have come to verily define Tati's hapless alter-ego over the course of half a dozen films - are as sharp-witted as any dialogue anyone would attempt in such a film. And it all comes off as a genius-level screwball comedy of pantomime.
3. The Graduate
A cinematic sign of it's deeply disenfranchised times, Mike Nichols brilliant paean to teenage disillusionment, and the film that made stars out of both Dustin Hoffman and Katharine Ross (one's stardom has held up a bit better), is a deadpan comedic look at the youth in America not only at the quite turbulent time of the film's setting, but I believe the youth of all geneartions that have come after it. Sort of the granddaddy of the Mumblecore generation of today in a way (but don't hold that against it), The Graduate has passed the so-called test of time, and is still loved by the even more disillusioned (and quite a bit more jaded and cynical, and a lot less innocent) youth of the post-9/11 world we live in today. Plus, how can ya beat that soundtrack!?
2. The Young Girls of Rochefort
Granted, strictly speaking, Jacques Demy's Umbrellas of Cherbourg is a more beautiful picture than The Young Girls of Rochefort, but the latter film is definitely a lot more fun. Watching sisters (on screen and off) Catherine Deneuve and Francoise Dorleac sing and dance around the quite Demy-esque colourful small provincial town, is the musical highlight of the year. Campy and visually audacious, and filled to the veritable rim with brilliant and beautiful musical numbers, Demy's film is a Musical lover's dream come to bright, brilliant light. Sure, the film is sometimes maligned, when compared to other films of the fringe new wave auteur, calling it immature and somewhat cheesy, but dammit, that's kinda what I love about the damn thing. That and Gene Kelly as the handsome American in town. Oh, and Mlle Deneuve joins Miss Hepburn as the star of 20% of my countdown. But enough of this, let's get to the number one motion picture.
1. Bonnie and Clyde
One of the first films I ever saw (around sixteen, in a high school film class) that made me think perhaps that this thing called cinema had more to it than what one saw on the shiny surface. Brilliant and subversive (and unbeknownst to my still uneducated cinematic mind at the time, one of the most important films that would end up revolutionize American cinema) there was something about this film that got me all quivery inside. Perhaps it was Faye Dunaway and her sexy, brazen comehitherness. Perhaps it was Warren Beatty and his rebellious anti-hero image. Maybe it was the ultra violence like none I had seen before. Whatever the case, the film has haunted me from the beginning of my relationship with it, as much as it does today. Not only the best film of 1967, but one of the greatest films ever made. So there.
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Enjoyed your countdown!
Great list! There are a couple here that I am yet to see, and now I sure do know what I'll be watching over the next few weeks! Thank you for participating!
Silver Screenings June 20, 2014 at 10:48 PM
Oh dear – I've only seen three movies on this list. I have a lot of movie watching to do!
I was really intrigued by the first film on your list, "Wavelength". That sounds VERY experimental... although people must love that sort of thing because today we have channels that loop a fireplace 24/7.
Thanks for including this Top Ten list in the blogathon – and Happy Pre-Birthday!
Barry Bradford June 20, 2014 at 10:59 PM
Superb list! Playtime is a movie that gets better and better with each viewing!
Kevyn Knox June 21, 2014 at 1:18 AM
Hey everybody, thanx for stopping by. Always glad to hear from everyone out there in cyberworld. Cinema has always been my first love, so I have seen more than the average amount of films...and I love babbling/rambling on about them. So there ya have it. Happy to be part of all the blogathonning fun. Hope you'll come back and visit after the blogathon is over too. Thanx again. See ya 'round the web.
Caftan Woman June 21, 2014 at 1:24 PM
The gals (Audrey and Catherine) rule!
Love your inclusion of "Play Time". The last time I saw it it was in a theatre. What a treat!
Great list! I'm not sure I would ever have been able to cut it down to just 10. I've never actually seen The Young Girls of Rochefort or Umbrellas of Cherbourg (the shame!) so I must check them out. So happy you included Two For the Road - couldn't agree more with your assessment of Audrey's performance!
Kevyn Knox June 21, 2014 at 5:27 PM
Audrey and Catherine DO rule!!
And yes, I did have a hard time narrowing it down to just ten. Cool Hand Luke and In Cold Blood just missed out.
Birgit June 21, 2014 at 6:41 PM
I am behind:) There are some I have not seen and would like to. One of my favourites is "Two for the Road". I found Audrey Hepburn very much a woman and not her usual elfin self. Maybe the loss of her marriage and a nice quiet affair with Albert Finney had something to do with that. I love that shot from "Playtime" and it reminds me of an art piece with a modern man's face. hidden by an apple. Is that George Chakiris in the shot? Bonnie and Clyde was amazing and loved many shots (no pun intended) and scenes even the one with Gene Wilder
Kevyn Knox June 21, 2014 at 10:15 PM
B - Two For the Road really surprised me. First, I did not expect such deepness in a Stanley Donen film. Secondly, even though I have always loved Miss Hepburn, her depth surprised me as well. Oh, and yeah, that is George Chakiris in Young Girls of Rochefort. Thanx for stopping by.
Belle de Jour and The Graduate are two of my favorite films. I think I would also include I Am Curious (Yellow) to make a 1967 top 3. Thanks for giving us another fun list, sweetie.
carygrantwonteatyou.com June 22, 2014 at 7:54 AM
I thoroughly enjoyed this commentary. Two for the Road sounds wonderful, and The Young Girls of Rochefort sounds like the kind of glorious silliness I wouldn't want to miss.
Thanx everyone for stopping by. The commentary is greatly appreciated. Being someone who loves to blather on about the things he loves, it's always great to go on and on about that thing called cinema. Actually, this list on the films of 1967 is just the beginning. I would like to do other years on this here blog as well. Not in any particular order, mind you, but still, to begin gathering up year after year. I will be participating in a 1984-themed blogathon in August, where I will do a list of my favourite films from that year. And there will be more on the way as well. Hope ya'll stick around and check 'em all out - as well as the other things I decide to blather on about. Thanx again for stopping by.
Vulnavia Morbius June 24, 2014 at 7:17 PM
Ah...the Catherine Deneuve problem in microcosm. I've long theorized that if you leave Catherine Deneuve's presence to its own devices in a movie, she'll wreck the film with her inhuman beauty. Nothing can stand before it. There are basically two solutions: first is the Demy solution, which is to submit to her in abject adoration. The other is the Bunuel solution, which is to defile her. I love The Young Girls of Rochefort, but I probably prefer Bunuel's solution and film.
Lê June 30, 2014 at 3:53 PM
What a cool list! I'm glad you mentioned Terra em Transe in the runner-ups.
I wouldn't describe Deneuve as "scary". Not even in Belle de Jour. The film is odd, as every Buñuel piece, but it really deserves to be in the Top 5 of the year.
Don't forget to read my contribution to the blogathon! :)
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The Floretum Garden Club marks 100 years with a donation of public art to the city
Details on the panels of the exposed art encourage several variations on the theme of gardens, plants and their interrelationships with humans.
Approximately 60 citizens, city officials and members of the Floretum Garden Club gathered Monday afternoon at the corner of 6th and Bell in downtown Edmonds on Monday to unveil and dedicate the club's commemorative gift to the city and citizens of Edmonds – a new public art installation , which celebrates gardens and floral beauty.
Entitled "Fleuresscence," the series of three mosaic sculptures is the latest addition to Edmonds' growing public art collection and promises to be enjoyed by generations to come.
Kelly McHenry, chair of the Floretum committee that is coordinating the project, introduces Edmonds Mayor Mike Nelson.
"Today we are donating this artwork to the city of Edmond to celebrate the long and happy relationship the club has had with the city over the past century," said Floretum member Kelly McHenry, who chairs the committee responsible for the installation. "This would not have been possible without the generous assistance and cooperation of the city and the (Edmonds) Arts Commission."
McHenry then introduced Mayor Mike Nelson, who expressed heartfelt thanks on behalf of the city and reiterated that this would not have been possible without the hard work of the city's parks department and crews.
Nelson was followed by Edmonds Arts and Cultural Services Manager Frances Chapin, who specifically thanked McHenry for her active collaboration in making the project happen. "The Floretum Garden Club did a phenomenal job," Chapin said.
As the ribbon falls, the three mosaic sculptures are revealed.
"The impetus for this work is our club's strong desire to give something permanent to the town in recognition and remembrance of Floretum's role in the community over the past century," noted Floretum President Inae Piercy. "After much discussion, we decided that this should be a piece of public art, and today we see it come to fruition."
The final work is the result of a collaboration between mosaic artist Jennifer Koons and metal sculptor Abe Singer, who were selected by Floretum from among five applicants. The $20,000 project was funded by Floretum with a grant from the Hazel Miller Foundation, the Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation and the Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs.
The three mosaic sculptures are designed to be viewed from all sides.
"I have extensive gardens myself," Koons said, "so it's a natural fit for me. I like making garden themed artwork.
"It was a new experience for me to collaborate with Jennifer on this," Singer added. "I do mostly large pieces and specialize in floral subjects. Doing work on a smaller scale like this was something new."
Mosaic artist Jennifer Kuhn explains her work while metal sculptor Abe Singer listens.
A former plumber, Singer first met Kuhns more than a decade ago when he contracted to plumb her new shower.
"I was actually transitioning from plumbing to art at the time," he explained, adding that it was a bit of a fluke that they came back together to work on this project.
Each of the pieces consists of three different 'faces', all representing variations on the theme of gardens, flowers and the complex interrelationship between plants, people and the rest of the living world.
For the Kuhns, working with Floretum, the City of Edmonds and the Edmonds Arts Commission has been a "great dive" into this community.
A closer look at the elements of the artwork reveals their focus on gardens and plants.
"The best part about public art is that there is something for everyone in every piece," she noted. "When you see it, it's a treasure hunt. There's a lot going on in these three parts. I was particularly focused on the relationship of man with nature and in particular on the reciprocal aspects of this relationship.
For example, in the panels focusing on photosynthesis, Koons depicts images of sunlight falling on plants and turning into foliage, and how it passes between them so that "you can't tell where one ends and the other begins." Other panels focus on pollination, water in the garden, gardens at night, and more.
"The location at the corner of 6th and Bell will only add to the year-round audience enjoyment of this work," noted Edmonds Arts Commission Chair Rhonda J. Soikovsky. "I love the interplay of color and light in this area. In summer it will be shaded by overhanging trees, in autumn the leaves will drop and add visual interest, and in winter the lower light and bare branches will create a whole new effect. Every time someone walks past it, they will rediscover it."
— Story and photos by Larry Vogel
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Q: Run looping bash script simultaneously with server? I have a bash script that uses inotifywait to upload any file moved into a directory in an Apache server. In my old set up, Apache would startup on boot; I would manually open a terminal, run the script and then minimize that terminal while it runs/monitors indefinitely.
I would like both apache and the script to start on bootup so that I can turn on my machine, and have the process not require any further input.
I've tried moving the script into /etc/init.d and running
sudo chmod +x myscript.sh
sudo update-rc.d myscript.sh defaults

in order to get it to run on boot.
Now it seems like Apache is not starting on bootup like it used to. I try to navigate to localhost in firefox and the page can't load. After manually starting the server, everything works fine, but now I'm just manually starting the server instead of the script. And if I
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I see instances of the script running.
What is happening? Why does the script running on boot interfere with apache? The only interaction the script has with apache is monitoring a certain directory for creation of a new file. Certainly none of the files are changing on bootup?
I am a noob to this whole process, I have only gotten this far through extensive googling, but I can't find anything about what I should do next. Thanks

A: I believe you are using the pre Ubuntu 6.10 instructions for bootup customization.
You have a couple of options. My suggestion would be to use rc.local.
From The Debian GNU/Linux FAQ:

The rc.local script is executed at the end of each multiuser
  runlevel. In Debian it is configured to do nothing. This provides
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So all you need to do is edit /etc/rc.local to call myscript.sh and you should be set.
Alternatively, you can create an upstart compatible service file and enable it.
The ubuntu bootup howto has some instructions for writing services:
The most current reference for job/service definition is available in the man page for init, available by running man 5 init. There are also some very useful pointers in The Upstart Cookbook.
Here is an example of a simple upstart job config: /etc/init/myservice.conf
# myservice - myservice job file

description "my service description"
author "Me <myself@i.com>"

# Stanzas
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# Stanzas control when and how a process is started and stopped
# See a list of stanzas here: http://upstart.ubuntu.com/wiki/Stanzas#respawn

# When to start the service
start on runlevel [2345]

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# Automatically restart process if crashed
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A: You could try adding the start script command into apache's init.d script. That way it is not only autostarted, but also killed with apache and you would skip the init.d-script specifics.

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Morgan City, Louisiana, in St. Mary Parish on the banks of the Atchafalaya River near the Mississippi Delta, had a population of 14,531 when the census was taken in 1990. A port city where ships from the Gulf of Mexico dock to unload and load cargo for import and export, the town was originally called Tiger Island, for the wildcats that roamed the habitat, when the land, pristine at the time, was first surveyed for development in the early 1800s, during the administration of President James Monroe.
By 1860, the year Abraham Lincoln was elected president, when it was incorporated as a city, the name was changed to Brashear City, after Walter Brashear, a doctor from Kentucky who bought a vast tract of land to grow sugar cane that slave labor cooked in large vats, boiled into molasses and refined into sugar that was a valuable antebellum commodity, used mostly by the rich in places like New York, Philadelphia and Boston, and on the Southern slave plantations.
In 1876, Charles Morgan, who made his wealth as a railroad and steamship tycoon, dredged the Atchafalaya Bay and developed a shipping canal that linked the city to the Gulf of Mexico, making it a key port city for oceangoing vessels. Thus, it became Morgan City.
By the next century, in 1985, there was something foul in the air of Morgan City. It was the smell of coal tar. Another businessman, Jack Kent, would change people's lives in the worst way when he purchased an abandoned rotary lime kiln on the edge of Bayou Boeuf, a waterway on the banks of Tiger Island. Kent converted the old lime kiln to burn hazardous waste, calling his corporation Marine Shale Processors, Inc. (MSP). The company was in the smaller community of Amelia, a few miles away from Morgan City as the crow flies, on the opposite side of Tiger Island.
The old boiler that once heated crushed limestone to make lime was not designed to burn hazardous waste. But MSP quickly became the world's largest hazardous waste incinerator, using coal tar as a fuel for the boiler that belched out thick black clouds of unburned coal tar from the smokestack.
State environmental regulators initially refused to grant the operating permit, expressing concern for the health and safety of people living nearby. Although state regulators with Louisiana's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) reluctantly approved the operating permit, Kent's proposal violated the federal Clean Air Act, as well as the Clean Water Act, and many other U.S. EPA regulations intended to minimize the amount of hazardous pollutants that could be lawfully emitted from smokestacks during the incineration of hazardous waste.
Federal law required owners of hazardous incinerators to invest in technology to clean the air emitted from smokestacks. Legitimate operators of hazardous waste incinerators invested large sums of capital to install expensive air pollution controls to ensure that no release of pollutants would harm the health of people or the environment.
But Jack Kent's facility was cheap and dirty. Kent became filthy rich by undercutting his competitors in the business of hazardous waste disposal. It was greed, pure greed, that motivated the Governor of Louisiana and Jack Kent in the decision that permitted the deadly operation of MSP. It was political corruption that allowed MSP to operate.
Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards, one of the most corrupt governors in that state's history, welcomed the money he received as "campaign contributions" from Jack Kent, who became his largest single campaign contributor. Some of the money funded his political ambition, while much of the money Edwards received from people like Jack Kent, was skimmed for personal enrichment. When DEQ regulators balked at approving Kent's plan to convert the rotary lime kiln to burn coal tar and hazardous waste, he turned to his "friend" the Governor, who was more than willing to accommodate his largest campaign contributor.
Over time, that's the way the American political system evolved. Politicians who got elected to positions of power had a way of rewarding those who contributed to their victory. Political hacks who donated money and time knocking on doors to help elect a candidate for governor were rewarded with patronage, a quid pro quo arrangement, often placing unqualified people in positions of government employment. Those who could afford to give more, the rich and powerful, corporations like MSP and Jack Kent, were allowed by Governor Edwards to have inordinate influence on their decisions in government to the detriment of the health and safety of the people.
The year after MSP was granted the state permit, on July 1, 1986, the local newspaper, Morgan City's Daily Review, ran a story about a five-year old girl named Keisha Lynn Ponville. "Cancer Victim Benefit Slated," said the headline. She had a rare childhood cancer called neuroblastoma, a cancer of the nervous system targeting nerve cells that most often starts in the adrenal glands of the abdomen.
It was not long before a second child, Mindy Kay Fontenot was also diagnosed with neuroblastoma. Mindy was just a toddler when her family noticed a large lump on her back.
After running tests, doctors gave Mindy's mother the grim news that her child had Stage 4 cancer. Stage 4 is the most lethal stage of cancer when a malignant tumor metastasizes and spreads through the bloodstream where new tumors develop away from the primary tumor. The odds of survival are slim, with many cases ending in death.
A tumor begins with a single cancerous cell that mutates and causes rapid cell growth. Early detection of cancer at Stage 1 (a very small tumor) or Stage 2 (a larger tumor) is the most treatable and has the best prognosis of survival.
Helen Solar was friends with Mindy Fontenot's grandmother. After hearing the news about Mindy, Helen rushed to the Morgan City home of her daughter, Billie Jo Price. Helen was still crying when she arrived at her daughter's home.
"Oh my God, Mindy has cancer. I think she's going to die! I have to check Nicole," Helen exclaimed.
Helen took hold of her granddaughter and told her to bend over and touch her toes as she ran her hand up and down the two-year old's back.
Billie Jo, eighteen years old at the time, shouted, "Mom, stop it! what are you doing?"
"I'm feeling Nicole's back for cancer!" Helen explained.
Billie Jo shuddered at the thought of cancer. Though she was skeptical, she agreed to help her mother.
There it was. A lump on Nicole's back.
Helen and Billie Jo immediately arranged for Nicole to see her family doctor. The doctor palpated the tumor and announced it was just fatty tissue. Nothing to be concerned about, he said.
Helen sought a second opinion and scheduled an appointment with Dr. Hector Ruiz. "Oh, Helen, you're a hypochondriac," he said. He concurred with the first doctor that it was a benign fatty tumor.
Helen was still unsatisfied with that answer. She scheduled an appointment with a specialist at Ochsner Foundation in New Orleans. Doctors there ran a CAT scan and found the tumor on the adrenal gland. There was also fluid on Nicole's lungs, which was another red flag of something more serious. A biopsy confirmed that Nicole Price had Stage 3 neuroblastoma, the same rare childhood cancer that Mindy Fontenot had.
As a malignant tumor advances to Stage 3, it invades nearby tissues and lymph nodes with new cancer cells. Survival of Stage 3 cancer requires heroic medical intervention. Chemotherapy can be as lethal as the cancer, as it involves injecting or ingesting chemicals into the bloodstream that help stop cancer cells from dividing and growing. Patients experience hair loss and become sickened by the treatment that kills healthy cells, as well as cancer cells.
Keisha Lynn Ponville died from the disease on March 25, 1988. She was six years old. Her funeral service
was held at St. Joseph the Workers Catholic Church in Morgan City.
Her death was followed a few months later by Mindy Fontenot, who died on Sunday September 25, 1988. Her funeral service was held at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Morgan City, where her grieving family took their last look at the child's angelic face. She was only four years old.
Meanwhile three other children, including Nicole Price, were undergoing treatment for neuroblastoma. All five children were diagnosed with this rare form of cancer within an eighteen-month period after the first massive airborne release of coal tar from MSP.
Nicole Price would have surely suffered the same fate as Mindy Fontenot and Keisha Ponville had Helen Solar accepted what the first two doctors told her. The lump on her back was not a benign fatty tumor; it was cancer. Nicole was undergoing chemotherapy treatment and doctors were hopeful that detecting the cancer at Stage 3 had saved her life.
Nicole's paternal grandmother, Miriam Price, and her maternal grandmother, Helen Solar, began to organize a media campaign calling on state and federal health agencies to investigate Marine Shale Processors as their primary suspect for having killed the children of Morgan City.
Mindy Fontenot (left) and Keisha Ponville (right)
reprinted with permission from the Morgan City Daily Review.
Bill Clutter is a private investigator who started his career in Springfield, Illinois. Clutter got his start as a private investigator by serving the complaint filed by Africans-Americans who alleged that the old commission form of city government, five commissioners elected city- wide, violated the Voting Rights Act in the hometown of Abraham Lincoln. Clutter was elected in 1987 as the first Ward One Alderman in the City of Springfield. Also elected that year to the new aldermanic
government were two African-Americans.
The attorney who filed that lawsuit also initiated the lawsuit against Central Illinois Public Service Company, which led to a landmark Illinois Supreme Court decision in 2002. By the time the case went to trial, seven children had been diagnosed with the rare childhood cancer neuroblastoma in Taylorville, Illinois.
In 2001, Clutter started the Illinois Innocence Project at the University of Illinois at Springfield. His investigation on two death penalty cases contributed to the exoneration of three innocent men who were among the 20 innocent men who were freed from death row in Illinois. The Chicago Tribune credited Clutter, among others, for the abolition of the death penalty in 2011.
After that historic event, Clutter moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where he continues to defend those facing the death penalty. In 2013, he started a national organization of private investigators, Investigating Innocence, a 501 tax-exempt organization, whose members are devoted to freeing the innocent. Those who make a tax- deductible donation of $20 or more will receive a free copy of Coal Tar after its release on Earth Day 2020. For more information visit www.investigatinginnocence.org
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New Jersey gas shortage: Gov. Chris Christie issues Odd-Even gas rationing order similar to 70's crisis
In an effort to protect the state's dwindling fuel reserves, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has issued an order restricting motorists in 12 northern counties to buying gas every other day.
Chris Christie says he wants to ease long lines and extended wait times at gas stations and prevent a fuel shortage in the state hard-hit by Superstorm Sandy. Some gas stations closed because of a lack of electricity or gasoline, causing those open to be overburdened with customers.
Prices at the pump have remained steady despite the shortages, AAA said, averaging just below $4 a gallon in New York City, 2 cents lower than last week. However, on Long Island, where only a third of all stations were working, average gasoline prices jumped 5 cents from a day earlier.
But online, Craigslist users started offering gasoline for as much as $15 a gallon to motorists and homeowners not wishing to brave the lines.
It was also revealed that a third day of gasoline "panic buying" among storm-stricken New York area motorists prompted authorities on Friday to tap strategic oil reserves and waive shipping regulations even as limited deliveries resumed in the battered region.
The U.S. government said it will loan 2 million gallons of diesel from the Northeast emergency heating oil reserve to the military for recovery efforts, and waived rules barring foreign-flagged vessels from carrying fuel between U.S. ports in a bid to boost supplies.
Drivers with license plates ending in an even number will be able to buy gas on even-numbered days, and those with plates ending in an odd number can make gas purchases on odd-numbered days.
A Gov. Chris Christie spokesman tells the Star-Ledger newspaper in Newark that there currently are no restrictions on filling gas containers.
New Jersey Gov Chris Christie has issued an order restricting motorists in 12 northern counties to buying gas every other day
Chris Christie's order comes as President Barack Obama announced buying 22 million gallons of gas to help get residents of some of the areas worst affected by Hurricane Sandy back on the road.
The administration has purchased up to 12 million gallons of unleaded fuel and up to 10 million gallons of diesel fuel that will be distributed in New York and New Jersey to supplement private sector efforts.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that another 28 million gallons of fuel will be delivered over the next few days.
The Department of Defense will also set up mobile fuel stations around the New York metro area to distribute gasoline, offering only 10 gallons per-person but free of charge.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said on Friday that the President had directed the Defense Logistics Agency to handle the purchase of the fuel.
It will be transported by tanker trucks and distributed throughout the two states and other communities impacted by the storm.
FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate said the fuel purchase is part of efforts by governments, private organizations and others to help the region recover from the Superstorm, which left residents queuing at gas stations for a diminishing supply of fuel.
This purchase is in addition to an emergency diesel fuel loan from the Energy Department's Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve.
Large parts of the tri-state area were left without power for five days after the storm struck and fuel shortages have become even more dire, prompting some opportunist convenience store owners to charge as much as $6 a gallon.
Becoming ever more desperate for fuel, residents have been bickering over their place in the queue at gas stations and even brandishing firearms to get what they need.
Along the New Jersey turnpike cars have lined up for miles in the hope of getting fuel, but gas stations in many outer-borough areas are sealed off with yellow tape.
As New York Governor Andrew Cuomo promises that fuel-starved areas will be getting relief and "people will see it quickly", these motorists want gas and they want answers.
Earl Lucas, 72, had seen something like it before – in the Seventies when, he said, there was "a real gas shortage".
He added: "People are angry because the gas is there they just can't get it. Do you know how to get it? Can you use your influence to get some?
"There were five trucks came in here from a Catholic charity and they got straight through and filled up. Some people can get it."
A source from the Coast Guard told DNAInfo that two million barrels of petrol were being unloaded in surrounding ports, and tankers are heading into New York Harbor.
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We're channeling our inner Martha today. Don't you ever just want to be that friend? That neighbor? The one who gives ridiculously tasty homemade treats with ridiculously cute labels? It's easier than you think. And these painterly printable jam labels are going to make you want to get up and make some jam! Or bread! Or at the very least, go to the store, buy some jam, and repackage it into cute mini jars… Your secret's safe with me!
These labels fit perfectly on top of a normal size mason jar lid. And they're the perfect way to show your pals you really love 'em.
There are two versions of the label – a white and black! I'm partial to the white, though it shows up really faint in these photos!
You should probably know something about me and that is the fact that I'm a bit of a jam snob. It has to be homemade. And I'm particular about the texture. My strawberry jam has to have almost no chunks of fruit. The jam used here is a super duper mashed grape with a few strawberries thrown into the mix. Pretty delish, if I do say so myself.
You're sure to be everyone's favorite friend when you pull up (in your car, bus, bike, scooter, or segway) with a jar of jam!
To print out, simply click the link below. Download the design and save it to your computer. Then go to www.avery.com/open to open the file using Avery Design & Print Online. **Because this is an Avery file, it may seem like the file is broken or didn't work, but it will open up if you go to www.avery.com/open to open the file using Avery Design & Print Online. Open everything up and then save and print on Avery Print-To-The-Edge Round Labels (22807)!
super duper duper duper cute! and I love my jam chunky and fruity. The chunkier the better. at least we won't be fighting over jam! I am obsessed with jam. and jelly filled donuts. No wonder we are pals. and charcuterie. (That is hard to spell.) love this lex!
love this! you're right about the white! so cute!
This is great, thank you! Wow, I'd love to try your jam too! Saw your tips on Proper. A cute label is so wonderful and it's nice to know that Avery makes one for canning lids!


I admit, The Expendables wasn't really a movie which I had wanted to see. I mean, gosh, have you seen the cast? It's like Sylvester Stallone has manged to drag up every old man from the deathly hallows of straight-to-DVD-land and put them in this movie. What was he trying to achieve? Maybe a film which would be popular among those crazy kids from the 80's who like old fashioned violence with guys who are a little too old to be even holding a gun? Or maybe a film which would revive some of these old guys failing careers? No, I believe it was more of a film that was advertised as a gnarly actioner with a pretty good cast, so everyone would go and see it. Easy money, when you think about it, because I think Sly forgot to buy a story to go with all the explosions and gunfights.
Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) leads the 'Expendables', a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), martial arts expert Yin Yang (Jet Li), heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar (Terry Crews), demolitionist Toll Road (Randy Couture) and loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen (Dolph Lundgren). When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church (Bruce Willis) to assassinate the merciless dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee head to the remote locale to scout out their opposition. Once there, they meet with local rebel Sandra (Giselle Itie) and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city. When they escape the island and Sandra stays behind, Ross must choose to either walk away and save his own life - or attempt a suicidal rescue mission that might just save his soul.
Fun fact: Bruce Willis' name appears on the poster advertising The Expendables, but he isn't listed as being credited on the films IMDb page, or in the end credits, for that matter. So does that mean a cameo appearance is eligible for 'lead role status' based on the actors popularity? That is just one of the many questions arisen by The Expendables. Another thing I found on the films IMDb page is how many people have message boarded their love for this film. Now, I have nothing against that, or their opinions, but calling this the 'best action film of all time' is a bit of a stab in the dark. There are a lot of action sequences within this film which are nothing but brainless entertainment. But the way they are handled is less than impressive, and in all honesty, quite tiresome. Once the film gets to it's finale, it feels a little 'meh', even though it's undeniably action-packed.
My mother, who was looking forward to this film way more than I was, wasn't overly impressed by this movie either. I think this is down to a particular group of people. 15-50 year old guys, who watch films purely for brainless fun, will probably really dig this movie. Girls might if they enjoy this type of thing. However, on a critical level, this movie doesn't really give me anything new to rave about. Being a fifteen year old girl certainly didn't help it's case either. I guess, if you like action films, and want to see a less graphic version of Rambo, then The Expendables is definitely for you.
THE VERDICT: Old fashioned action sequences and mullets can't save The Expendables from it's brainless story, but enjoyable thrills almost can.


On the sidelines of the World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings in Bali, the Center for Global Development, the International Development Finance Club (IDFC), and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are pleased to co-host an event, The Changing Role of Development Banks with a Public Mandate in the 2030 Agenda.
The session will focus on the United Nations' 2030 Agenda, framed by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and how national and regional development banks can support policy development and financing of these ambitious goals. The Center for Global Development and the IDFC will present their findings on how the twenty-three IDFC development banks are aligning with SDGs and how these banks are evolving to promote sustainable development pathways in the long run. The OECD will discuss the role that emerging economies' development banks can play in mobilizing the private sector to assist in funding the SDGs. The presentations will be followed by a panel discussion and a reception.


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Here's a closer look at Batman's Justice League suit
Ryan Leston
Yahoo Movies UK 23 May 2017
A closer look at Batman's new suit - Credit: Collider
'Justice League' sees Batman in a brand-new suit…
It's no secret that Batman will be taking up arms and forming the Justice League in the upcoming Warner Bros. movie… and we've even seen the Dark Knight himself starring in the recent full trailer.
But now we've got an even closer look at his costume.
And it's pretty awesome.
– Zack Snyder Steps Down From Justice League
– Studio Insiders Say No Major Justice League Reshoots
– Wonder Woman Teases Classic Villain
Thanks to Steve Weintraub over at Collider, we've got a brand new glimpse at Batman's awesome 'Justice League' costume.
And it's the closest look we've got so far.
Batman's cool new Justice League suit – Credit: Collider
The costume itself is currently on display at the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas, giving visitors the chance to get up close with batman's new duds.
And it looks as though he's going for a far more tactical, utilitarian look this time.
Batman's new belt – Credit: Collider
Not to mention those cool Bat-goggles.
"This is the first time we've really seen it up close, and it's not as drastically different as I originally thought," he explains. "The goggles are the big new thing, and presumably they serve some kind of purpose unless Batman is just now super into steampunk, and if so, I will not judge his life decisions. The other major addition to this costume is the prevalence of straps, presumably to keep all of Batman's muscles in place."
A closer look at the Bat-chest – Credit: Collider
So what's with all the new additions to is costume?
Well, as Weintraub points out, the base costume isn't all that different, but the new straps, goggles and belts have been layered over the top of a suit that's pretty similar to his 'Dawn of Justice' costume.
So Batman is into straps now – Credit: Collider
Why does he need these new additions?
Presumably, we'll find out in 'Justice League'… and those goggles definitely remind me of the vision we saw in 'Dawn of Justice' when he's fighting parademons. So perhaps that will come into play.
Either way, it looks pretty cool.
'Justice League' stars Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher.
Zack Snyder directed the movie, based on a script he co-wrote with Chris Terrio.
'Justice League' heads to cinemas on 17 November 2017.
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Patrick Swayze dies at 57
Valerie J. Nelson
"Patrick Swayze, the actor and classically trained dancer whose role in the enduringly popular "Dirty Dancing" made him a movie star, one who struggled with the alienation of fame and against being typecast as a leading man, died Monday. He was 57. "Swayze, who also starred in the blockbuster film "Ghost," died in Los Angeles with his family at his side, his publicist, Annett Wolf, said. "Early last year, Swayze learned he had pancreatic cancer, a diagnosis that came two weeks after production wrapped on the pilot of "The Beast," an A&E series in which he starred as an unorthodox FBI agent." Read on...
"Patrick Swayze dies at 57", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), septembre 2009. Consulté le 29/01/2023. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/patrick-swayze-dies-at-57


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Keli Westgate (left) is challenging incumbent Owen Dickie in the Oyama ward of Lake Country.
ELECTION 2014: Oyama ward pits newcomer against long-time resident
District of Lake Country: Incumbent Owen Dickie is being challenged by newcomer Keli Westgate for Oyama ward councillor
Kevin Parnell
Voters in Oyama will be faced with a unique choice when they have a look at their voting card come election night and the vote comes down to a choice between a 25-year resident of Oyama or a newcomer to the local scene with ties to Gatzke Orchard.
Incumbent Oyama councillor and self-employed home inspector Owen Dickie is being challenged by Keli Westgate, also self-employed and a current resident of Coldstream.
Dickie is coming off his first term as the Oyama representative, while Westgate says she is looking to move to Oyama in the near future.
At candidates forums and in questions from the Lake Country Calendar, both candidates pointed to the new highway and its effects on Oyama, as well as the future plans for Pelmewash Parkway as big issues facing the area.
"The on-going and accumulating effects of the new highway is the most pressing issue," said Dickie. "Insufficient highway signage to identify the Oyama turn off has had a detrimental effect on business and individuals as people now have difficulty finding our community. The second (biggest) issue is waste water/septic. Interior Health has estimated that 50 per cent of the septic systems in Oyama are in some stage of failure."
For her part, Westgate, whose husband works at Gatzke Orchards, pointed to waste management and its connection to health and cleanliness of the area's water as a major issue in Lake Country. Specific to Oyama she, said highway safety and signage with regard to the new and old highway 97 is big issue.
With Westgate not living in Oyama, the issue of where a candidate lives has come up in candidate forums. Westgate said she lives just 10 minutes from the ward and has already formed strong ties to the area.
"Only one person came forward to run in Oyama, so I decided to run," she said. "I think you can be accessible if you don't live there. I live 10 minutes away and my husband works in Oyama. I think it's more important to be available to people and that doesn't always have to be in person. I bring a fresh perspective and have up-to-date ideas that are rooted in solutions."
As for Dickie, who raised three children in Oyama, he says he has been available at all times during his first term as a councillor and believes his roots in Oyama are a benefit.
"I have been proactive trying to see issues and problems before they surface and have worked to mitigate them in advance," he said. "While I believe everyone should have a choice about where they live, I also believe that if you are going to decide where the boat is going, you should have a paddle in the water."
Armed guards, scanners for B.C. legislature
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Just stumbled onto a recent analysis of the current generation, top end iMac (2016) and an equivalent cost (~$4,000) custom built PC, pitched head-to-head in a selection of Lightroom tasks such as photo merges, importing files and on-the-fly thumbnail creation. You can read the full break down here, but the general gist probably shouldn't come as any surprise: the PC won, categorically, across all tests.
To be clear, this was a relatively unscientific, simplistic set of tests that purely focused on the minimum time required to complete a task, but given that time wasted is arguably the greatest commonly felt issue with post processing, I also think it represents a valid and fair test. I would have liked to see basic system usage stats also recorded alongside, however, as it's one thing to argue that the PC is faster, but if it's also unusable whilst performing the task, personally, that would be more irritating. It also doesn't look at multi-threading (another big time saver) or any similar multi-tasking, which I would be intrigued to analyse. I'd still predict that the PC would outperform the iMac on both counts, but I imagine the difference would be less drastic.
I'd also like to see a similar comparison run on more budget friendly models (although I imagine this would fare even worse for the Mac) and on similar laptops, the one category I would assume the Mac(book) to take the prize in. All that said, I'll still argue that Mac's are often a more useable tool for a photographer, simply due to the wealth of software available and build quality, however personally this article just highlights that they remain entirely too expensive an investment for the return.


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Q: I cannot launch the Steam game Snow The Steam game Snow is stuck on "Preparing to launch" for me; reinstalling the game did not fix the issue. I'm new to Ubuntu.

A: Snow The Game, is a Steam Early Access Game, meaning not a finished product. So bugs are to be expected.
Also, the snow - FAQ says there is a problem with multiplayer: "My game freezes when I try to launch a multiplayer session.", and their response is:

"Just wait a few moment and you will eventually be joining the session. We are currently working on a fix to get you in the game instantly." - snow - FAQ

With Alpha games/software there is - usually - nothing we can do, but tell you to update, update, update your software to the latest version!


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Q: Error inserting account_id=2 contact_id=null _id=824 starred=1 - Batch Adding Contacts - Android I'm trying to add contacts to the contact list in a batch. I can do it successfully except when I add the Starred field to the batch list. So the problem must be there.
Here is my ArrayList code for the Starred field.
if(starred == true)
{

    operations.add(ContentProviderOperation.newInsert(ContactsContract.RawContacts.CONTENT_URI)
                .withValueBackReference(RawContacts._ID, 0)
                .withValue(RawContacts.STARRED, "1")
                .build());
}

And later on I do:
final ContentProviderResult[] result = contentResolver.applyBatch(ContactsContract.AUTHORITY, operations);

if(result.length == operations.size())
{
        Log.d(TAG, "Contact added!");
}

Here is the exception generated. I understand the exception but I don't see where that is happening in the ops.add(...) but it is there for sure, I just can't find it.
02-14 00:05:54.675: E/SQLiteDatabase(1508): Error inserting account_id=2 contact_id=null _id=824 starred=1
02-14 00:05:54.675: E/SQLiteDatabase(1508): android.database.sqlite.SQLiteConstraintException: PRIMARY KEY must be unique (code 19)
02-14 00:05:54.675: E/SQLiteDatabase(1508):     at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteConnection.nativeExecuteForLastInsertedRowId(Native Method)
02-14 00:05:54.675: E/SQLiteDatabase(1508):     at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteConnection.executeForLastInsertedRowId(SQLiteConnection.java:782)
02-14 00:05:54.675: E/SQLiteDatabase(1508):     at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteSession.executeForLastInsertedRowId(SQLiteSession.java:788)
02-14 00:05:54.675: E/SQLiteDatabase(1508):     at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteStatement.executeInsert(SQLiteStatement.java:86)
02-14 00:05:54.675: E/SQLiteDatabase(1508):     at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.insertWithOnConflict(SQLiteDatabase.java:1469)
02-14 00:05:54.675: E/SQLiteDatabase(1508):     at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.insert(SQLiteDatabase.java:1339)
02-14 00:05:54.675: E/SQLiteDatabase(1508):     at com.android.providers.contacts.ContactsProvider2.insertRawContact(ContactsProvider2.java:2661)
02-14 00:05:54.675: E/SQLiteDatabase(1508):     at com.android.providers.contacts.ContactsProvider2.insertInTransaction(ContactsProvider2.java:2450)
02-14 00:05:54.675: E/SQLiteDatabase(1508):     at com.android.providers.contacts.AbstractContactsProvider.insert(AbstractContactsProvider.java:136)
02-14 00:05:54.675: E/SQLiteDatabase(1508):     at com.android.providers.contacts.ContactsProvider2.insert(ContactsProvider2.java:2089)
02-14 00:05:54.675: E/SQLiteDatabase(1508):     at android.content.ContentProviderOperation.apply(ContentProviderOperation.java:214)
02-14 00:05:54.675: E/SQLiteDatabase(1508):     at com.android.providers.contacts.AbstractContactsProvider.applyBatch(AbstractContactsProvider.java:237)
02-14 00:05:54.675: E/SQLiteDatabase(1508):     at com.android.providers.contacts.ContactsProvider2.applyBatch(ContactsProvider2.java:2225)
02-14 00:05:54.675: E/SQLiteDatabase(1508):     at android.content.ContentProvider$Transport.applyBatch(ContentProvider.java:260)
02-14 00:05:54.675: E/SQLiteDatabase(1508):     at android.content.ContentProviderNative.onTransact(ContentProviderNative.java:185)
02-14 00:05:54.675: E/SQLiteDatabase(1508):     at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:404)
02-14 00:05:54.675: E/SQLiteDatabase(1508):     at dalvik.system.NativeStart.run(Native Method)
02-14 00:05:54.734: W/ContactsDatabaseHelper(1508): invalidateAllCache: [ContactsDatabaseHelper]
02-14 00:05:54.742: E/DatabaseUtils(1508): Writing exception to parcel
02-14 00:05:54.742: E/DatabaseUtils(1508): android.content.OperationApplicationException: insert failed
02-14 00:05:54.742: E/DatabaseUtils(1508):  at android.content.ContentProviderOperation.apply(ContentProviderOperation.java:216)
02-14 00:05:54.742: E/DatabaseUtils(1508):  at com.android.providers.contacts.AbstractContactsProvider.applyBatch(AbstractContactsProvider.java:237)
02-14 00:05:54.742: E/DatabaseUtils(1508):  at com.android.providers.contacts.ContactsProvider2.applyBatch(ContactsProvider2.java:2225)
02-14 00:05:54.742: E/DatabaseUtils(1508):  at android.content.ContentProvider$Transport.applyBatch(ContentProvider.java:260)
02-14 00:05:54.742: E/DatabaseUtils(1508):  at android.content.ContentProviderNative.onTransact(ContentProviderNative.java:185)
02-14 00:05:54.742: E/DatabaseUtils(1508):  at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:404)
02-14 00:05:54.742: E/DatabaseUtils(1508):  at dalvik.system.NativeStart.run(Native Method)

EDIT:
This is my first insertion to the ArrayList:
operations.add(ContentProviderOperation.newInsert(
                            ContactsContract.RawContacts.CONTENT_URI)
                            .withValue(ContactsContract.RawContacts.ACCOUNT_TYPE, null)
                            .withValue(ContactsContract.RawContacts.ACCOUNT_NAME, null)
                            .build());

A: On the second line of your error log it states PRIMARY KEY must be unique.
What is your primary key here, and are you sure it is indeed unique?

A: Solved my problem.
I must have the starred in the first operation.
Like this:
operations.add(ContentProviderOperation.newInsert(
                            ContactsContract.RawContacts.CONTENT_URI)
                            .withValue(ContactsContract.RawContacts.ACCOUNT_TYPE, null)
                            .withValue(ContactsContract.RawContacts.ACCOUNT_NAME, null)
                            .withValue(RawContacts.STARRED, strStarred)
                            .build());

And remove this:
if(starred == true)
{
    operations.add(ContentProviderOperation.newInsert(ContactsContract.RawContacts.CONTENT_URI)
                .withValueBackReference(RawContacts._ID, 0)
                .withValue(RawContacts.STARRED, "1")
                .build());
}


The Volvo XC90 reinforces its position as one of the most successful SUV models in the premium segment.
An entirely new powertrain featuring a V8 engine, 6-speed automatic transmission and the latest-generation AWD system further broadens the customer base for the Volvo XC90.
The new V8 engine marks a new turning-point in Volvo Cars' history. It is the first V8 the company has produced since it was founded in 1927, and the Volvo XC90 is the first model to be powered by the new engine.
"An SUV in the premium segment needs a V8, especially on the North American market where we sell about 60 percent of all the XC90s we make," explains Hans Wikman, Vice President, Vehicle Line Large Cars.
"A transverse engine is helpful in maintaining the frontal crumple zones in the XC90 and thus not compromise on protective safety," says Hans Wikman. For this reason, extremely compact external dimensions were essential for the new engine. This also explains the choice of just 60 degrees between the two banks of cylinders – as opposed to the more conventional 90 degrees.
The imbalance that is a natural consequence of a 60-degree 'V' configuration between the banks of cylinders is prevented by a counter-rotating balancer shaft.
In order to maintain overall compactness, all the ancillary units such as the alternator are fitted directly onto the engine itself without any space-stealing brackets. The starter motor is fitted above the transmission for the same reason.
The left-hand cylinder bank is offset half a cylinder ahead of the right bank, contradicting normal practice in the automotive world – so the engine can slot neatly into the structural beam network of the XC90 and thus enhance collision safety.
"We've tailored this V8 specifically for the XC90," confirms Hans Wikman.
The result is a V8 that is just 754 mm long and 635 mm wide – the most compact on the market compared to engines of equivalent volume.
As a result of these compact dimensions and the fact that both the block and cylinder head are cast in aluminium, Volvo's new V8 weighs just 190 kg – an important consideration when aiming for low fuel consumption.
The new engine from Volvo is the cleanest petrol V8 on the market today. It meets the American ULEV II (Ultra Low Emission Vehicle, stage II) – which no other petrol V8 has yet managed.
"This is an achievement we're really proud of," says Jörgen Svensson, Chief Programme Engineer.
Four catalytic converters. Two of these are of Close Coupled Catalyst type and fitted to one exhaust manifold each. The other two are installed under the car floor.
The result is extremely low emissions before the catalytic converters are activated – which takes place just 15 to 20 seconds after the engine starts up.
"It is during these 15–20 seconds that the majority of the emissions of environmentally harmful substances take place," explains Jörgen Svensson.
The Volvo XC90 V8 produces 315 horsepower and its torque – the most important characteristic of a V8 engine – is a massive 440 Nm at 3900 r/min. And at the sort of revs at which most driving takes place, around 2000 r/min, no less than 370 Nm of torque is at the driver's disposal.
"We chose to give our new V8 a sporty yet sophisticated appeal, with masses of power in reserve even as the revs rise," explains Jörgen Svensson.
Acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h takes 7.3 seconds and fuel consumption is 13.3 litres/100 km (5-seater). Top speed is limited to 210 km/h (190 km/h in the USA).
"Our new V8 has just the right sort of charismatic off-beat V8 burble, but it is somewhat more muted in the European fashion rather than producing the more traditional meaty American throb. We feel this provides better audio comfort for the car's occupants," comments Jörgen Svensson.
The power from Volvo's V8 engine passes through an entirely new 6-speed automatic transmission dimensioned to handle the high torque. This unit too is of particularly compact dimensions so as not to interfere with the car's overall structure. Sixth gear is a pure overdrive ratio to ensure quiet cruising and low fuel consumption.
"We get simply massive 'take-off' force with this auto transmission," says Jörgen Svensson.
The new 6-speed transmission is of Geartronic type, which means that it can also be shifted manually. There is also a possibility for Lock-up, and slipping Lock-up, on all gears.
The third ingredient in the new Volvo Cars V8 powertrain is the electronic AWD four-wheel drive system, which now features Instant Traction™. This new technology – which Volvo Cars is the first automaker in the world to introduce –improves the scope for quick getaways and provides enhanced traction on slippery surfaces. It has been developed by the Swedish company Haldex.
"A non-return valve allows us to use software to control the base torque that is programmed into the AWD system. When starting off from standstill, 80 Nm of torque is pre-charged in the system since the non-return valve prevents the unit from becoming totally drained of hydraulic fluid.
"This reduces the usual wheelspin of about one-seventh of a turn that the current system permits before the power is delivered to the rear wheels," explains Jörgen Svensson.
Specific V8 exterior design"Masculine without being macho, powerful without being aggressive." That was how Volvo Cars' chief designer at the time, Peter Horbury, characterised the appearance and stance of the Volvo XC90 at its launch in 2002. On the new XC90 V8, a V8 badge appears in the grille and on the tailgate to indicate the power under the hood. But there are also other design details that set the XC90 V8 apart.
Volvo's design department has also took considerable care over the appearance of the engine itself.
The V8 is the first example of a new design language for the engine compartment in Volvo's coming models.
"We want there to be no doubt that this is a V8, and a modern and technically advanced V8 at that. We therefore chose not to hide the engine beneath large covers but instead to enhance the V-configuration and the eight inlet pipes," says Anders Myrberg, head of engine compartment design at Volvo Cars.
On the inlet manifold, Volvo's classic 'iron' symbol can be clearly seen in relief against a background of brushed aluminium and complemented with an elegant V8 emblem.


A warmer world makes for a more combustable world. Over the last 50 years or so, the world has been experiencing more and more wildfires. Wildfires are typically either started accidentally by humans - e.g. cigarettes that are being tossed out the window - or by natural causes like lightning.
These ignition events don't have a major effect on the scale of the fire, but what does affect scale are prevailing climate conditions. And these have become warmer and drier across the globe. The global temperature is increasing and the climate to change. This enhances the likelihood of wildfires.
Why? Because warmer temperatures increase evaporation, which means the atmosphere draws more moisture from soils, making the land drier. Drier conditions and higher temperatures increase not only the likelihood of a wildfire to occur, but also the duration and the severity of the wildfire.
That means when wildfires break out, they expand faster and burn more area as they move in unpredictable ways.
These facts have not gone unnoticed to the global firefighting community including the Netherlands Fire Service. In 2017, the Ministry of Justice and Security started exploring the possibility to address its security challenges with satellite technology. The goal was to built a service based on satellite technology which will support end users with their responsibilities and tasks, including the prevention of wildfires.
VanderSat teamed up with the Institute of Physical Safety. The solution is based on measuring humidity levels of vegetation and soil. The Netherlands fire service will provide a prognosis on the risk of wildfires for a 48-hour period. Based on a very detailed weather independent, near real time view on the water in the vegetation (Vegetation Optical Depth) and the water in the soil (Soil Moisture) firefighters will be able to better respond to wildfires before they happen.


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'Filmworker' Serves as a Love Letter to Stanley Kubrick's Right-Hand Man
Posted on May 20, 2018 by The Ultimate Rabbit
It has been almost 20 years since Stanley Kubrick passed away, but his presence is still deeply felt among cinephiles. Some may say this is because "2001: A Space Odyssey" is being re-released in honor of its 50th anniversary, but it goes much further than that. Kubrick had a singular vision, and stories of his directorial methods, such as getting an actor to do dozens upon dozens of takes of a single scene, remain legendary as only a handful of filmmakers could have gotten away with this. And as the documentary "Room 237" showed, people continue to share their interpretations of "The Shining" and of the meanings they believe certain images in it have. Indeed, Kubrick's films had a large degree of ambiguity in them, and watching them just once is never enough.
But just when you thought you had heard every story about Kubrick, along comes Tony Zierra's documentary "Filmworker" which looks at the life and times of Kubrick's right-hand man, Leon Vitali. As an actor, he worked a lot in British television, but after appearing in Kubrick's film "Barry Lyndon," he dedicated his life to helping the famed director any which way he could. What results is a movie about working with such a meticulous human being, and of the overall effects it had on Vitali to where it is shocking to see he is still above ground.
"Filmworker" starts with a look at Vitali's early life as an actor, and it shows how o often he worked in British television and movies to where he was never ever lacking for a job, a position I and my actor friends get to enjoy at some point in this lifetime. Then he got the role of Lord Bullingdon in "Barry Lyndon," and this introduced the actor to the Kubrick life he was quick to embrace. In a scene where Ryan O'Neal ends up punching Vitali in the back, O'Neal says Kubrick told him, "You're not hitting him hard enough." From there, they did the scene 30 more times, and it served as Vitali's introduction to Kubrick's obsessive nature in getting things just right down to the smallest of details.
It is very easy to see why Vitali became such a die-hard Kubrick fan after he watched "2001" and "A Clockwork Orange." Both films reflected a singular vision no other director could have conjured, and Vitali remarked how "2001" dared to have no dialogue in its first 20 minutes, something which seems unthinkable in this day and age. Following their collaboration on "Barry Lyndon," Kubrick sent him a copy of Stephen King's "The Shining" to see if it would be worth turning into a movie. Once Vitali told Kubrick it was, the director brought him on so he could search for the perfect child actor to play Danny Torrance. From there, he abandoned his acting career and dedicated his life to Kubrick all the way through his last movie, "Eyes Wide Shut."
Vitali ended up doing just about every kind of job for Kubrick including casting director, acting coach, location scout, sound engineer and color corrector to name a few. Upon Kubrick's passing, he became the only person to restore his films. To say he dedicated his life to Kubrick's work would be the understatement of the millennium. We watch as he works tirelessly to get all the details right, and we see the toll it takes on him and his body. He speaks of how he worked two 36-hour shifts on one project and of how he slept on the floor to catch a two-hour nap while fully dressed so that, when he woke up, he could get right back to work.
Watching "Filmworker," I wasn't always sure if I should thank Vitali for all the work he has done or pity him. Some describe him as Igor to Kubrick's Dr. Frankenstein. I prefer to see him as Waylon Smithers to Kubrick's Mr. Burns. This man gave up a thriving acting career to work for the director of "Dr. Strangeglove," and their relationship certainly had a bit of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to it. Vitali shows us the note Kubrick wrote to him in thanks for his work on "Barry Lyndon," and he remarks at how his first handshake with the filmmaker proved to be "very warm." But once they began working on "Full Metal Jacket," Vitali admitted he came to see another side of Kubrick, one which few others got to see up close.
Many like to talk about the Stanley Kubrick they met and of how he was so different compared to all the rumors which were circulating throughout Hollywood about him, but Vitali makes it abundantly clear how he knew Kubrick in a way no one else could. At one point, he even describes Kubrick as the film industry's equivalent to Gordon Ramsey, the chef from "Hell's Kitchen" and a man who is always in serious need of anger management classes. People keep asking Vitali how he handled Kubrick, but he responds to this by saying he never handled him but instead handled himself so that he could exist in Kubrick's world.
Actors like Matthew Modine, Danny Lloyd and the late R. Lee Ermey are interviewed at length here, and they have great stories to share about both Kubrick and Vitali. Lloyd and Ermey credit Vitali for helping them with their performances in a way no one else could, and Modine remarks at how selfless Vitali is when it comes to his work for Kubrick. Modine is just one of several individuals who freely admit they are too selfish to dedicate their lives to Kubrick the way Vitali did. O'Neal goes out of his way to say he "fled" the set of "Barry Lyndon" once his work there was done as he was terrified of being subjected to reshoots.
Indeed, the level of dedication Vitali gives Kubrick is both commendable and scary. You also have to feel for him as he suffers under the heavy hand of Warner Brothers while working to give Kubrick's films the attention they deserved. I remember when the first DVD's of his work came out and how bad they were, and Vitali spent his precious time getting the color just right. Hearing how Kubrick got incensed if the green was off reminded me of Robin Williams in "One Hour Photo" when his character of Sy went off at a repairman for not taking a difference of three points in color all that seriously. If you are passionate enough about something, you will see it through to the very last detail.
As you can imagine, there is a good deal of trivia about Kubrick on display here. Among the most interesting bits come from Ermey who played Gunnery Sargent Hartman in "Full Metal Jacket" as he discusses how he went about getting actors for the movie, and it is eerie to see him describe what the movie did for his career and of how he has led a great life as it was only a few weeks ago he died due to complications from pneumonia. We also get to hear from Tim Colceri who was originally cast as Hartman before being replaced by Ermey. He ended up playing the doorgunner who shoots away at any and every Vietnamese individual regardless of whether or not they are the "enemy." Watching Colceri's face as he reflects on the role he could have had is heartbreaking as his disappointment looks to last a lifetime.
In a lot of ways, "Filmworker" serves as a love letter to Vitali as his work on Kubrick's films is extraordinary, and we should be thankful for what he has done as this documentary shows how no one else could have preserved the iconic director's work the way he has. But beyond that, it also acts as a love letter to those who work tirelessly behind the scenes on film sets as they often do not get the respect they deserve. To many, they simply appear as names on a movie's end credits, and some of those credits move at lightning speed when those movies are shown on the Sundance Channel. But after watching this documentary, we have every reason to thank Vitali for his devotion to Kubrick as, without him, no one could have been able to give "Eyes Wide Shut" the release it deserved. But more importantly, it provides Vitali with the happy ending he has long since earned.
While watching "Filmworker," I was reminded of what Homer Simpson told his family while they watched the end credits for "The Simpsons Movie:"
"A lot of people worked hard on this film, and all they ask is for you to memorize their names!"
This is, of course, completely unrealistic, but when it comes to "Filmworker," I want to believe such a thing could be possible.
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