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package com.google.devtools.build.lib.vfs;

import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;

import com.google.common.testing.EqualsTester;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.testutil.MoreAsserts;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.vfs.WindowsOsPathPolicy.ShortPathResolver;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.junit.runners.JUnit4;

/** Tests windows-specific parts of {@link Path} */
@RunWith(JUnit4.class)
public class WindowsPathTest extends PathAbstractTest {

  private static final class MockShortPathResolver implements ShortPathResolver {
    // Full path to resolved child mapping.
    private Map<String, String> resolutions = new HashMap<>();

    @Override
    public String resolveShortPath(String path) {
      String[] segments = path.split("[\\\\/]+");
      String result = "";
      for (int i = 0; i < segments.length; ) {
        String segment = segments[i];
        String queryString = (result + segment).toLowerCase();
        segment = resolutions.getOrDefault(queryString, segment);
        result = result + segment;
        ++i;
        if (i != segments.length) {
          result += "/";
        }
      }
      return result;
    }
  }

  @Test
  public void testEqualsAndHashcodeWindows() {
    new EqualsTester()
        .addEqualityGroup(create("/a/b"), create("/A/B"))
        .addEqualityGroup(create("c:/a/b"), create("C:\\A\\B"))
        .addEqualityGroup(create("C:/something/else"))
        .testEquals();
  }

  @Test
  public void testCaseIsPreserved() {
    assertThat(create("C:/a/B").getPathString()).isEqualTo("C:/a/B");
  }

  @Test
  public void testNormalizeWindows() {
    assertThat(create("C:/")).isEqualTo(create("C:/"));
    assertThat(create("c:/")).isEqualTo(create("C:/"));
    assertThat(create("c:\\")).isEqualTo(create("C:/"));
    assertThat(create("c:\\foo\\..\\bar\\")).isEqualTo(create("C:/bar"));
  }

  @Test
  public void testStartsWithWindows() {
    assertThat(create("C:/").startsWith(create("C:/"))).isTrue();
    assertThat(create("C:/foo").startsWith(create("C:/"))).isTrue();
    assertThat(create("C:/foo").startsWith(create("D:/"))).isFalse();

    // Case insensitivity test
    assertThat(create("C:/foo/bar").startsWith(create("C:/FOO"))).isTrue();
  }

  @Test
  public void testGetParentDirectoryWindows() {
    assertThat(create("C:/foo").getParentDirectory()).isEqualTo(create("C:/"));
    assertThat(create("C:/").getParentDirectory()).isNull();
    assertThat(create("/").getParentDirectory()).isNull();
  }

  @Test
  public void testParentOfRootIsRootWindows() {
    assertThat(create("C:/..")).isEqualTo(create("C:/"));
    assertThat(create("C:/../../../../../..")).isEqualTo(create("C:/"));
    assertThat(create("C:/../../../foo")).isEqualTo(create("C:/foo"));
  }

  @Test
  public void testRelativeToWindows() {
    assertThat(create("C:/foo").relativeTo(create("C:/")).getPathString()).isEqualTo("foo");
    // Case insensitivity test
    assertThat(create("C:/foo/bar").relativeTo(create("C:/FOO")).getPathString()).isEqualTo("bar");
    MoreAsserts.assertThrows(
        IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> create("D:/foo").relativeTo(create("C:/")));
  }

  @Test
  public void testResolvesShortenedPaths() {
    MockShortPathResolver shortPathResolver = new MockShortPathResolver();
    WindowsOsPathPolicy osPathPolicy = new WindowsOsPathPolicy(shortPathResolver);
    shortPathResolver.resolutions.put("d:/progra~1", "program files");
    shortPathResolver.resolutions.put("d:/program files/micros~1", "microsoft something");
    shortPathResolver.resolutions.put(
        "d:/program files/microsoft something/foo/~bar~1", "~bar_hello");

    // Assert normal shortpath resolution.
    assertThat(normalize(osPathPolicy, "d:/progra~1/micros~1/foo/~bar~1/baz"))
        .isEqualTo("D:/program files/microsoft something/foo/~bar_hello/baz");
    assertThat(normalize(osPathPolicy, "d:/progra~1/micros~1/foo/will~1.exi/bar"))
        .isEqualTo("D:/program files/microsoft something/foo/will~1.exi/bar");

    assertThat(normalize(osPathPolicy, "d:/progra~1/micros~1"))
        .isEqualTo("D:/program files/microsoft something");

    // Pretend that a path we already failed to resolve once came into existence.
    shortPathResolver.resolutions.put(
        "d:/program files/microsoft something/foo/will~1.exi", "will.exist");

    // Assert that this time we can resolve the previously non-existent path.
    // The path string has an upper-case drive letter because that's how path printing works.
    assertThat(normalize(osPathPolicy, "d:/progra~1/micros~1/foo/will~1.exi/bar"))
        .isEqualTo("D:/program files/microsoft something/foo/will.exist/bar");

    // Check needsToNormalized
    assertThat(osPathPolicy.needsToNormalize("d:/progra~1/micros~1/foo/will~1.exi/bar"))
        .isEqualTo(WindowsOsPathPolicy.NEEDS_SHORT_PATH_NORMALIZATION);
    assertThat(osPathPolicy.needsToNormalize("will~1.exi"))
        .isEqualTo(WindowsOsPathPolicy.NEEDS_SHORT_PATH_NORMALIZATION);
    assertThat(osPathPolicy.needsToNormalize("d:/no-normalization"))
        .isEqualTo(WindowsOsPathPolicy.NORMALIZED); // Sanity check
  }

  private static String normalize(OsPathPolicy osPathPolicy, String str) {
    return osPathPolicy.normalize(str, osPathPolicy.needsToNormalize(str));
  }
}

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Celebrities Help Make The World Better With Christmas Sweaters Nov 16, 2020
Christmas Jumper Day is back! And whilst it may look a little different after a challenging year, Save the Children is hoping that flashing, festive knits will still be sweeping the nation on Friday 11th December, creating much-needed Christmas cheer and a chance to raise money for the world's most vulnerable children in the UK and around the world. More →
Atlantic Records Unveils Benefit Album At Home With The Kids Sep 2, 2020
Atlantic Records is proud to announce the release of the all-star children's music benefit compilation, AT HOME WITH THE KIDS. More →
Hasbro's Iconic PLAY-DOH Brand Launches Cans of Kindness Campaign in Partnership with Save the Children Aug 28, 2020
To mark this back to school season and honor educators, the iconic PLAY-DOH brand from global play and entertainment company Hasbro, Inc is launching Cans of Kindness in partnership with Save the Children – a global initiative to recognize and reward teachers that uplift, inspire and encourage children every day. More →
Atlantic Records Unveils At Home With The Kids Aug 18, 2020
Atlantic Records is proud to announce a very special all-star children's music benefit compilation, AT HOME WITH THE KIDS. More →
Ferrari and Save the Children Join Forces With Maroon 5's Adam Levine and Wife Behati Prinsloo Jul 29, 2020
Continuing its philanthropic partnership with Save the Children, Ferrari will auction one of the earliest of the new Ferrari Roma to be delivered to North America with added star-power from Maroon 5's Adam Levine and his wife, supermodel and philanthropist Behati Prinsloo. More →
Legendary Athletes, Save the Children Team Up to #SAVEWITHSPORTS May 29, 2020
Save the Children has teamed up with some of the world's greatest athletes and sports legends to give kids inspiring ways to stay active while they are home from school and unable to play the sports they love with the launch of #SAVEWITHSPORTS. More →
Duke and Duchess of Sussex Read to Archie for Save The Children's Save With Stories Initiative May 7, 2020
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have marked their son Archie's first birthday today by releasing a short film that shows Meghan reading him one of his favourite books, Duck! Rabbit!, to support Save the Children's Save With Stories initiative, aimed at helping children hardest hit by the Covid-19 crisis both here in the UK and around the world. More →
Stars Launch UK Version of Save With Stories Initiative Apr 22, 2020
Following the huge success of the US campaign led by actors Jennifer Garner and Amy Adams, Save the Children Ambassador Poppy Delevingne has launched the UK version of Save With Stories to help struggling families in the UK and around the world. More →
Coronavirus: Jennifer Garner, Amy Adams' Initiative For Kids Gains Momentum Mar 31, 2020
With nearly 95 percent of America's schools closed due to coronavirus concerns, actors Jennifer Garner and Amy Adams's newly launched #SAVEWITHSTORIES initiative is gaining momentum and helping the country's most vulnerable kids continue to learn and get the nutrition they need while they're home from school. More →
George Harrison's Material World Foundation Donates To Charities During COVID-19 Pandemic Mar 26, 2020
The Material World Foundation, created by George Harrison in 1973, is today donating $500,000 to the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund, Save the Children, and Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) charities, which are providing much needed aid and care during this COVID-19 pandemic. More →
Jennifer Garner & Amy Adams Launch #SAVEWITHSTORIES to Help Kids Learn, Get Nutritious Meals During School Closures Mar 18, 2020
With more than 65 percent of schools closed across America due to the coronavirus outbreak, actors Jennifer Garner and Amy Adams are launching #SAVEWITHSTORIES to benefit Save the Children and Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign to help make sure kids can learn and get the nutrition they need while they're out of school and every day of the year. More →
Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb Named 2020 Outstanding Mother Award Honorees Feb 12, 2020
The National Mother's Day Committee, part of the National Father's Day/Mother's Day Council, announced today that Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb, co-anchors of NBC News' TODAY, have been named 2020 Outstanding Mother Award Honorees. More →
Enrique Iglesias Salutes Fans for Helping Contribute Over $350,000 to Save the Children Oct 28, 2019
GRAMMY Award-winning singer and songwriter Enrique Iglesias with the help of his fans has raised a third of a million dollars for Save the Children. More →
Stars Honored at Save the Children's Centennial Celebration: Once In A Lifetime Oct 9, 2019
Save the Children, the international humanitarian organization, held its "Centennial Celebration: Once in a Lifetime" on Wednesday evening, paying tribute to the organization's 100th anniversary and mission to do whatever it takes for the most vulnerable children in the U.S. and around the world. More →
Sir Mo Farah Named Patron Of Global Malnutrition Initiative Oct 7, 2019
Save the Children has announced Sir Mo Farah as patron of its new Global Malnutrition Initiative. More →
Camila Cabello, Tommy Hilfiger Honored at Save the Children's "The Centennial Gala: Changing the World for Children" Sep 18, 2019
Save the Children, the international humanitarian organization, held part one of two celebrations in recognition of its centennial anniversary, which started earlier in the day with Save the Children Trustee Jennifer Garner lighting up New York's iconic Empire State Building in red to mark Save the Children's 100 years of service of giving children a brighter future. More →
Stars Announced For Save The Children Centennial Events Aug 13, 2019
Save the Children, the international humanitarian organization, announced today that Jennifer Garner will host its "Centennial Celebration: Once in a Lifetime" event on October 2 in Beverly Hills, with a special performance by five-time Grammy Award winner James Taylor. More →
Camila Cabello to be Honored at Save the Children Centennial Celebrations Jun 27, 2019
Save the Children, the international humanitarian organization, today announced that Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Camila Cabello will be honored at "The Centennial Gala: Changing The World for Children" in New York City, while Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company's Robert A. Iger will be honored at the "Centennial Celebration: Once in a Lifetime" in Los Angeles. More →
Jennifer Garner Visits Programs Helping Children Fleeing Extreme Violence and Poverty Jun 19, 2019
As the humanitarian crisis continues to escalate along the U.S. southern border, Save the Children Trustee and actress Jennifer Garner, visited Save the Children's newly opened programs in New Mexico, which are helping migrant children and families once they have been released from U.S. government detention centers. More →
Dakota Fanning Honors Changemaker For Children May 23, 2019
Victoria Beeson, a mom, who spends her days helping other moms and children in her rural community of Alpaugh, Calif., got a surprise acknowledgement of her efforts this past Mother's Day. More →
Jennifer Garner And More to be Celebrated at 2019 Outstanding Mother Awards Mar 19, 2019
Five influential women leaders across the retail, beauty, political and entertainment industries will be honored at the 41st Annual Outstanding Mother Awards, which will be held Thursday, May 9, 2019 at The Pierre Hotel in New York. More →
Camila Cabello Named New Ambassador For Save the Children Nov 28, 2018
Save the Children has announced that chart-topping singer-songwriter Camila Cabello is joining the global humanitarian organization as an Ambassador. More →
Jessie James Decker Partners With eBay to Curate the Ultimate Holiday Toy List Nov 27, 2018
eBay, the world's most dynamic marketplace, and singer and mom of three, Jessie James Decker joins forces to deliver holiday cheer to children in need with Save the Children. More →
Jennifer Garner Hosts 6th Annual Save the Children Illumination Gala Nov 19, 2018
Last week at the 6th Annual Save the Children Illumination Gala, Save the Children, the leading organization investing in childhood, honored award-winning journalist David Muir, anchor of ABC's "World News Tonight;" SB Projects Founder Scooter Braun; and the organization's philanthropic corporate partner Mondelēz International. More →
Camila Cabello Concert In San Juan To Benefit Save The Children Jul 17, 2018
Cuban-American superstar Camila Cabello will make her solo debut on Puerto Rico Tuesday, October 23 at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico, as part of her first headline tour "Never Be The Same" that started in April this year. More →
Penguin Random House Donates Books to Save the Children as Part of Grand Central Reads Jul 5, 2018
Penguin Random House has launched a limited-time charitable-giving opportunity as part of its Grand Central Reads partnership with MTA Metro-North Railroad and Grand Central Terminal, a brand new program that allows commuters and visitors to use their mobile devices to download free Penguin Random House book excerpts. More →
NBC News' Willie Geist To Be Honored As Father Of The Year Jun 4, 2018
The National Father's Day Council has announced that Willie Geist, host of NBC's Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist and co-host of MSNBC's Morning Joe, has been named a 2018 "Father of the Year" Honoree. More →
Chelsea Clinton And Jessica Simpson Honored As Outstanding Mothers May 16, 2018
Over the weekend, The National Mother's Day Committee honored Chelsea Clinton, Jessica Simpson, Jan Singer and Artemis Patrick. More →
Chelsea Clinton And Jessica Simpson To Be Honored At Outstanding Mother Awards Apr 11, 2018
The National Mother's Day Committee announced today that it will honor four exceptional women at the 40th Annual Outstanding Mother Awards. More →
Cristiano Ronaldo Shares Unifying Message to Urge World to Help Rohingya Refugee Children Feb 16, 2018
Cristiano Ronaldo is supporting Save the Children's Rohingya humanitarian response by urging people to help refugee children who have fled the violence in Myanmar's northern Rakhine State and are now living in camps and makeshift settlements in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. More →

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UMaine's big win over New Hampshire on opening night has jumped the Black Bears into 22nd place in the national poll. Meanwhile, senior linebacker Sterling Sheffield has been named the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Co-Defensive Player of the Week.
Maine dominated UNH 35-7 last Thursday night and pollsters took notice. While the Black Bears went from unranked to #22 in the STATS/FCS Poll, the Wildcats dropped from #7 down to #20.
Sheffield was a major factor on defense with two tackles for losses, two sacks and one pass breakup. UNH had just 108 total yards of offense and a -15 trying to run the ball.
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Hike ho, Hike ho,
it's off to the woods we go...
A few years ago a group of nature enthusiasts were roped together by a destiny they couldn't predict. These men promptly set out from the chains of everyday life to the wild outdoors. Today, still bound together, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a similar problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find one of them, maybe you can take a hike with a member of ....The Muddy Boot Clan.
We are not fair weather hikers. We're like the postman except we're not delivering your mail. Unless of course, your mail consists of roadtrips, camping adventures, hikes gone wrong, right, perpendicularly, and enough conversation starters and stories we'll still have fresh material for the great grandkids.
Ben "Captain Stubbing" Jordan
One of the kings of bad movie nights, Ben has a knack for producing off the wall one liner responses in any given situation.
Some amazing accomplishments include hiking 5 miles in 95+ degree heat without a water bottle and unknowingly being led to the edge of a 40 foot drop off at Natural Bridge, AL, and living to threaten to skin me alive and feed me to aliens at a date to be determined later. He also specializes in burnt corn production and disco dancing. And who could forget those cherry cheeks, his hearty laugh bouncing his belly, or his signature greeting: "How ya livin'?"
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Clarence "The Flamethrowing Cartographer" Blalock
Clarence and I met at a meeting of the JSU Writer's club. We've since both been dictators of the organization and have taken a trip to Moscow....Alabama.
His favorite movies include "any burt reynolds film with the 'stache", and the one song he sings too much is Together Forever by Rick Astley. His current interests are the number of cheerios in a box of cereal and how much mayo one can put on a hotdog before it gets out of hand.
M.A. Eco-friendly stuff, Jacksonville State University
B.S. Coloring inside the lines, Jacksonville State University
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Randy "Dr" Kilgore
Mr. Randy is reigning Mad Scientist of Kilgore Laboratories, as well as an excellent puppet master and costume designer.
He's also uncontrollably addicted to shiny objects, especially if those objects are rocks, as well as sewing, and will proudly show off his Jacob's Ladder. Just ask.
B.S. Magnetizing dust bunnies, Jacksonville State University
Randall "Ranimal" Hicks
He didn't eat the egg, or the bird inside, but he'd like you to think he did. I mean, would he be fulfilling his obligations as a wildlife and fisheries science major if he didn't sample the wildlife? He also seems to attract reptiles wherever we wander, though thankfully we haven't had any real close encounters with alligators...yet.
His idea of leisure hikes include 21 mile treks up mountains and boulder fields, fording ice cold creeks, and camping in subfreezing temperatures and severe weather events; it doesn't matter. It's all cool.
M.S. Wizardry, Loiusiana State University
B.S. 100% All Natural Animal Stalking, Mississippi State University
A.A. Leaf Sniffing, Holmes Community College
Matt "The Clark Knight" Clark
How doth I pack for a camping trip? Tie-dye shirt? Check. Footed pajamas? Check there too. He may put the hip in hiking, but we all know that his final words will be "Wikipedia, how I love thee, let me count the links".
A glutton for torture, he enjoys singing various Alabama and Meat Loaf songs while hiking, and occasionally offers up great quotes, such as"Dudes, does anyone else feel like they're carrying Yoda around on their backs".
J.D. Handling the Truth, Mississippi College School of Law
B.A. Keyboard Thumper, Mississippi State University
Justin "Master Kiki, Hiker Galore" McElroy
Not everyone can pull off a hike commando style, complete with detachable pant legs. But then again, not everyone makes scrambled pancakes for breakfast, either.
So far, he's still the only normal one of the bunch, and there's something weird about that.
O.D. Eye see you, Southern School of Optometry
M.A. Learnin' the younguns, Mississippi State University
B.A. Whale Ridin', Mississippi State University
Mike "Mad Cat" Windler
Jam band lovin' Hoosier with a thirst for throwing frisbees 300+ feet. What else do you need to know? Oh, right, he likes to run distances I'd rather do on a bike and canoe down streams blocked by wolf spider infested fallen trees and rapids for the fun of it.
B.S. Disc-ography, Indiana State University
John "E.R." Higginson
If he had a nickname, it'd be Encyclopedia John. Make that Encyclopedia Railroad John. But when he's not chasing trains, he enjoys a good "Hark! What is that light in the west?!" pose and providing camo for his hotdogs.
B.S. Train Racing, Auburn University
Dan "The Seed Whisperer" Hull
Maybe he's the Bob Ross of the hiking kingdom, the world may never know for sure. He offers the world a no frills, no nonsense approach, and the woods listen.
I believe if these rock walls would speak, they would speak to him. Seeds dance the minuet in the palm of his hand.
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Albany Daily News
Billionaire Richard Branson Discusses Meeting Donald Trump In 1990s
Self-made billionaire Richard Branson founded the Virgin Group back in the early 1970s, and has been able to grow his net worth to more than $5 billion. The billionaire is one of the most endearing CEOs out there, and those that have worked for one of his 400 companies generally approve of his leadership. Not everyone is a fan, however, and there's another billionaire that's had a long-standing rivalry with Branson, and that's Donald Trump.
While the two have exchanged jabs since the early 2000s, Branson says that their problems actually go back to the 1990s when they met only once. It was then that one of Trump's businesses had gone bankrupt and invited Branson to a meeting for advice "He invited me to lunch or dinner at his house," Branson said. "I thought we would have an interesting conversation about a whole range of issues, and he just spent the whole lunch talking about five people he rung up to try to get help from…and how these people had refused to help him and how his life's mission was going to be to destroy these people."
Branson didn't specify when the lunch was held, but it's clear that it was during the early to mid part of the 1990s. This led to unease between the two billionaires, and the heat between them rekindled in 2004 when Branson's show, "The Rebel Billionaire", didn't achieve success. This prompted Trump to write a personal letter to Branson.
In the letter, Trump writes that "At least your dismal ratings can now allow you to concentrate on your airline which, I am sure, needs every ounce of your energy. Like television, you should try to get out (of) the airline business too, as soon as possible! Actually, I wonder out loud how you can be anywhere close to a billionaire and be in that business. Perhaps the title of your show, The Rebel Billionaire, is misleading?"
Branson was also asked about that letter when recalling his first meeting with Trump, telling reporters that "I think (Trump) went bankrupt on four different occasions. I'm not sure I would necessarily want to do business with someone that just on and on kept going bankrupt. I don't think he was a particularly successful business person…But look, he's done all right and obviously he's proved us all wrong."
At the time, Trump had responded that "I have watched your show. I wish you came to me and asked my advice – I would have told you not to bother. You have no television persona and, as I found out with others a long time ago, if it's not there there's not a thing in the world you can do about it." Trump also noted that Branson would go "down in flames" like another billionaire, Mark Cuban, supposedly did (according to Trump) after his reality series "The Benefactor" was cancelled.
Asked about the difference between "The Rebel Billionaire" and Trump's reality series "The Apprentice", Branson said "I think that people will find that the two things are completely and utterly different. (Trump had) a very different approach to the way we run our business. I mean, I think Donald is very much the suited man, who, you know, has his boardrooms and I think a sort of fairly 1980s approach to business. I'd like to think that we have a 21st century approach to business. I'm out and about. Never sit behind a desk."
After "The Rebel Billionaire" had been cancelled, Trump was asked about the show and said that he never met or knew Branson, but said "I think he's got zero personality." However, the two had been photographed together in 2002, while Branson has the vivid story of meeting him in the 1990s. Branson decided not to attack hard on Trump, responding by saying "I have enjoyed our time we have spent together and would not denigrate you personally…Perhaps you could re-read what I have said to date and decide whether it's worth us remaining as friends – or alternatively, you adding me to your list of enemies. It's your call."
During Donald Trump's presidency, Branson hasn't been shy about his criticism of Trump. In a blog post that he titled "I want an entrepreneur to become President one day – just not Donald Trump", Branson said "Great entrepreneurs build business with purpose at their heart and always treat people with respect. These are not characteristics I see in Mr. Trump – neither in his previous business dealings, not in his campaign." Needless to say, their vast differences in the way they go about their business will likely make these two life-long rivals, no matter what position they're in.
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BY Will • June 1, 2021
The American Dream (part 1 of 6): Mike Manzoori
Illustration by James Jarvis
Much like the first European seafaring explorers crossing the Atlantic centuries before them, skateboarders have been venturing west for quite some time now. For the past few decades the 'American Dream' was to get to California, skate as hard as you can, get in the US mags, get in the major videos, meet the industry gatekeepers, turn pro and maybe – if the stars aligned – get a signature shoe. This was the formula for success and it stayed like that up until quite recently. To get famous in skateboarding internationally you had to head west, it's just what you did. But those days are behind us, with the proliferation of successful international brands (think Palace, Polar, Pass~Port, Isle, Sour, etc.) combined with the internet and social media irreversibly changing the way we consume skateboarding content, you can realistically stay put in your own country, city or town (wherever that might be) and still become a household name.
For this article we thought it would be interesting to hear from some of the Euro legends (yeah 'legend' is often overused these days, but after reading these guys' stories we think you'll agree it's a deserved title) and what they went through in their times out in Cali climbing the skate career ladder. Some stayed, some left, but the stories of Mike Manzoori, Jesus Fernandez, Benny Fairfax, Geoff Rowley and Chany Jeanguenin really blew us away… Each of their experiences were vastly different, but combined for this article you begin to see what lengths skaters from the old continent would take (and what they put up with) to try and make it. -Will Harmon
Mike Manzoori, 1994. Ph. Wig Worland
Interview by Ben Powell
What were the circumstances around your first trip to the USA?
Mike Manzoori: My first trip to California specifically to skate and hit up my sponsors was in 1993. At that time I was riding for Santa Cruz and being a Euro rider it was the done thing to go out to the States and visit your sponsors, skate what seemed to be the better spots at the time and just to get into the mix.
Was that an expectation from Santa Cruz's point of view?
No, I don't think so. In that instance I think the expectation came more from the team manager in the UK, which was Shane O'Brien at the time. He was pushing really hard for me to move up the ranks back then. He'd set up this kind of trial program whereby this Dutch guy Dirk Winkleman and myself would get paid a little bit of money from Santa Cruz as amateurs. As I remember it the deal was 'whoever does the best this year will get a pro board'. It wasn't something that Dirk or I had asked for or instigated but Shane was just trying to push us to get more recognition I guess. I went out to California for the first time at the end of that year with Shane's words ringing in my ears, 'when you get out there, you need to speak to Jeff Kendall and Bob Denike and find out what's going on with your pro deal' etc. I was so shy that I left it until the last day of the trip to bring it up and when I did they just looked at me like I was crazy, ha ha. I think they said something along the lines of, 'we tried that with Claus Grabke and Søren Aaby, nobody from Europe is getting a pro board.' I felt like such a dumb arse…
Was that trip self-funded?
Yeah I'd saved up for that one myself – it was more of a holiday really as I went out with my girlfriend of the time and we did a bunch of non-skate related things too. Previously I'd been riding for Powell Peralta and I'd left because I felt weird about going on tours with Tony Hawk and Lance Mountain, because I felt as though I didn't deserve to be there, so I joined Santa Cruz because it had been presented more as a mellow, 'you'll just get a few boards with no pressure' situation. Then the next thing I know I've got Shane pushing me to try and chase a pro board, (laughing) – embarrassed myself with that one.
Having said that, because I'd toured with Tony before, I had his number so I called him up during that trip and he said, 'I have a Honda Civic you can drive, come stay at my house in Fallbrook, skate the ramp, etc.' Pretty crazy really… I'm out there in the middle of nowhere on my own skating Tony Hawk's massive vert ramp thinking to myself, 'whatever you do, don't slam.' If I'd hurt myself out there I'd have been dead. It was miles from the nearest hospital and this is long before cell phones. It was terrifying. That was so nice of Tony though, Lance Mountain too – he took me all over the place.
Indy air, Missile Park, San Diego, 1994. Ph. Wig Worland.
By default you ended up chasing the American Dream on that trip then…
I suppose, I was always really hesitant about chasing the pro skater thing because of my personality, but I seemed to always just fall back into it by doing contests and being in the mags. It was great but I honestly never felt like I was super-hungry for the American Dream…
You rode for Powell Peralta during the 'Euro Brigade' era with Curtis McCann, Mark Fowlie, etc. – that seemed like an early attempt to make it possible to 'make it' without having to go to the States – was that how it seemed to you?
That's really interesting given the focus of this article I guess. Back then, 1991/92, Powell were really the only brand who were big enough to reach out to European skaters. They were the only brand trying to set something up in Europe: they had a warehouse, they had distribution, they had smart guys like Frank Messman, (OG vert/freestyle ripper) in charge – they had this whole infrastructure set up in Europe years before anyone else had even thought about it. I got on, I quickly suggested that they put Curtis (McCann) who was better than all of us on, and then within a year they had a full pan-European team going around doing tours, filming sections for the US Powell videos, etc. Really forward-thinking looking at it now…
Were you being paid at that point?
No, we were only amateurs – Nicky Guerrero was the headline pro of Powell's Euro division, he had a pro board and a wage. Aside from him and Claus Grabke/Søren Aaby on Santa Cruz – the notion of European-based pro skaters wasn't really a thing back then.
It was definitely more of a case of you riding for a distributor in your respective country but being told you were on such and such brand, right?
Yeah, it was deliberately vague. But then you had some people like Lucien Hendricks, who was based in the UK in the '80s but had a pro board on Dogtown – at the time I thought Lucien was on properly, who knows? Having worked out in the States for so long now though, I'm fully aware that a lot of brands view their international riders in a different way, not all of them, but some of them are viewed a little bit more like, 'they're the distributor's problem, not ours'.
This is why what Powell were trying to do with the Euro Brigade was so progressive for the era…
Absolutely. They clearly were trying to bridge the gap between the USA and everywhere else. At this point in skate culture there was literally a gap: a media gap where we didn't get to see what the top pros were doing 'til months later and a time gap in terms of seeing new tricks (mainly in photos at that point) months after everyone in the USA had learned them. This is why the rest of the world looked to America for inspiration and perhaps appeared to be copying it because there was this lag in the newest stuff reaching the rest of the world.
Right now you can turn on the tap and be bombarded by a flood of skate content whereas back then it was just a drip from the American tap, which would let out little morsels of information every so often. In order for us to catch up, we had to go to the other end of the tap, to the source where the flow was coming from and that meant going to the States.
Had the older generation of London skaters (Bod Boyle, Steve Douglas, etc.) laid out the importance of going to the States to your generation?
Yeah, the message was clear. There was a visible difference between those British skaters who had been out to the States and those who hadn't. Not just in their treatment by their sponsors but physically in their skating too.
For example when Sean Goff came back from the States after skating Upland, it was obvious to everyone how much his skating had improved – to the point where he was the only UK guy tossing McTwists. It just seemed as though the guys who had been out there were better at skating than those who hadn't because to be honest, they were. Bod and Steve Douglas were just ahead of me in terms of generations and their experience had laid it out like, 'if you go out to California, connect with a good sponsor and go for it then things will happen.' And it did for both of them. That just wasn't happening for skaters still living in Europe at that point.
I suppose even things like the cost of air travel back then made it almost impossible for brands to include European riders.
Absolutely, the costs involved in global tours back then were ridiculous. I remember dudes would come from America to Europe on tour with duffel bags full of product and that was how they'd pay for their time over here. Stickers were like currency – I remember US pros paying for food, accommodation and travel just by selling stickers, ha ha.
Did that first trip alter your perception of the possibilities for you as a sponsored skater?
Definitely, it made me realise that the opportunities were there but that you needed to be in California to take advantage of them: in the early '90s at least. Weirdly, for me personally, I moved out here just as things were beginning to change to a point where Europe was starting to be the place where things were happening. The majority of the industry was still based in California but Europe was where the best skating was happening – whether that was from American skaters travelling there, or from the domestic skate scenes. Everything that I'd come to America for was now available in Europe ten years down the line.
You also moved out around the same time as the Flip team too, right?
Yes, they were doing the same thing as I was at the same point. We all got swept up in the wave of moving out to California to skate, Carl Shipman, Curtis McCann – lots of people. That was an interesting phenomenon of that period in that skaters would go to California and then a few months later when you saw them again they would have progressed so much – like a year or two ahead of the people who hadn't left. We just didn't have access to what was going on over there like we have now, so the only way to tap into it was to go and be surrounded by the people who were literally inventing the future of skateboarding.
The main difference with the Flip guys was that they moved out to California and showed the Americans what was up. That had never happened previously. Before the Flip exodus, Californian skating had never been influenced by outside factors; the Flip guys absolutely changed the game in that respect. Two years before, all the US pros would come to Radlands and be somewhat curious about this weird skinny kid in huge clothes landing every flip trick. At that point they were kind of dissing Tom (Penny) really. Then a year later they're back in Northampton praising Tom, then another year later he's out in California showing them how to skate their spots, ha ha. From 'we don't understand this kid' to 'this is the future' – that had never happened before that point.
All of the Flip guys had that impact, which was amazing for all British skaters back then, like 'Fuck yeah! These are our mates!'
Boardslide, Orange County, 1999. Ph. Wig Worland
You lived between the US and the UK for quite a few years right?
I started going out to California more frequently from '93 onwards. Each time I'd end up staying for longer until ultimately it became clear that I needed to be there full-time. I was in a slightly different situation to a lot of people insofar as when I was riding for ATM (after Santa Cruz), I ended up working on the brand as well as just being a rider. I got on just after Mark Gonzales, Ron Chatman and the entire original team had quit and there was basically nobody doing anything. ATM wanted me out in the States to meet this entirely new team that I'd just joined (Kip Sumpter, Mario Rubalcaba and Jeff King). I got out there and their sister brand New School was working on a video but they had nobody who knew what they were doing. I mentioned that I knew how to switch a Mac on (laughs) and before I knew it, my role at ATM had gone from new rider to brand manager. Straight away I was laying the ads out, making the videos etc., etc. So there was another layer to moving to the USA for me personally, beyond just going out to try and forge a pro career. That has been a recurring theme throughout my life really; I've always ended up in a similar position at all of the brands I've been involved with.
And there's no way these kinds of opportunities would have fallen into your lap if you were still living in the UK, right?
None of it would've happened if I hadn't made the effort to get out to California and meet people.
You filmed at least one full-length part in the UK during that time (Hating Life) and had a load of UK mag coverage before you moved to the States for good.
The Hating Life part was filmed whilst I was back in the UK between visas. By that point I'd been out in America for a good few years but still on temporary visas so I'd still be back and forth. I got involved in the Hating Life video because A4 (the UK distributor for Sole Tech) were working on it and I just so happened to be back living in London with Sharon at that point. I was lucky enough to get a lot of magazine coverage throughout that period too, mainly because I was friends with everyone at Sidewalk and Document. I'd regularly send packages of British magazines and video coverage out to my sponsors in the States back then.
Was it considered to have value?
Yeah, increasingly it was. A decade or so earlier maybe not but by the late '90s, US brands had really begun to see value in the idea of regional riders and domestic coverage for their brands through those skaters. Previously, although brands might've liked to see their Euro riders get coverage in European mags, they still expected people to go out to the US and do it all again for Thrasher or TWS if those people were going to progress as pros.
When did you ultimately move out to the USA on a permanent basis?
Around 1998, that was when I started getting longer-term visas and when I'd got the job at Sole Tech. That was always part of my experience – being a sponsored skater and working for the brands I rode for – so I guess that was my version of the American Dream. My visa applications always included both aspects of what I did but they definitely changed in emphasis from 'pro athlete' to 'filmmaker/artist' over that time. It was always an O1 visa though, that's a visa where there are no academic requirements for acceptance and it's based around you having excelled in a specific field of your own – be that skateboarding, music, art or whatever. Because of that, my visas were always really reliant on the coverage that I'd built up over the years in UK mags and on the letters that people such as yourself and Percy (Dean) wrote for me. So in that respect, the domestic coverage was absolutely central to me making the move out to live in the States permanently.
From what I recall you had a pretty horrific experience sorting out your US residency – am I remembering that correctly?
Yeah, that's right. I only just got my full citizenship last year. I almost fucking broke down crying when it came through: it felt like this huge twenty-year weight had finally been lifted off me. Being born in Iran definitely made that whole process so much more difficult than it could've been for me, especially because everything geopolitically got so much worse between the USA and Iran post-9/11. It's been a weird slow motion trauma. I've felt as though my life has been in somebody else's hands for so long, it's been really punishing at times – just the constant uncertainty that you end up living under. I'm definitely thankful that it's over, finally.
Frontside air over the hip, Blockhead ramp, Bonsall, Californa. 1994. Ph. Pete Thompson
Do you think the opportunities you've had would've come about had you stayed in Europe?
Possibly, but I would've had much less structure and support and the onus would have been on me to do everything myself: being in America definitely expedited the process. Since I moved it's become much more possible to stay in Europe and start amazing brands and have global success without needing to be in California. I guess I was born slightly too early, ha ha.
Looking back on it now – would you change anything?
No, what's the point of that? I can't believe the opportunities that the journey has given me. I was looking at my Check Out in R.a.D recently, from when I was 15 or so and the last question asked what I wanted to do in the future. My answer was, 'I want to skate every ramp there is!': I feel as though I've had a pretty good crack at that to be honest, ha ha. If we're judging success on fulfilling teenage dreams then I haven't done too badly.
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What is your % of positive rating?
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I awoke at 545am, Angela was already awake. We updated our diaries. It was still dark outside and we knew Donny was out there getting ready to go to the Studio ! We went downstairs for breakfast & then returned to our room for odds & ends for the day. We were going on a tour of Los Angeles, travelling along Sunset Blvd ( not pass KTLA !), Mann's Chinese Theatre which was lovely.
out why later on, he was there to pick up Marie, we saw them leave in the car, Jay, Marie & Connie (I think). At least we had seen two Osmonds, so we left pleased but not to sure if Donny was inside or not but we decided he would have left with his brother & sister. We caught a different set of buses home down Santa Monica Blvd. A disco was at 830pm, they played some Osmonds but then the machine packed up ! It was taking ages for it to be fixed so Ang & I decided to go upstairs around 10pm. We heard that Ron, our courier, had phoned the local radio station & they played a dedication. We talked & talked about going to see Donny tomorrow. We feel terrible but we cancelled the excursion to " Magic Mountain " to go and see Donny ! Goodnight everybody !
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Q: trouble plotting reflectance with ggplot I have a dataframe of reflectance data that I have melted to more easily use ggplot, here's the first few rows of the dataframe bronmelt:
   variety  wavelength   reflectance
1 magnolia  wavel.400    1.602868
2 carlos    wavel.450    1.778760
3 scupper   wavel.500    1.352016
4 magnolia  wavel.600    5.969302
5 scupper   wavel.900    1.491008

My problem is that when I call a simple plot:
ggplot(data=bronmelt, aes(x=wavelength, y=reflectance, color = variety)) + geom_point()

to plot the data, I can't get the x axis to be seen as a continuous variable.
How do I create a custom x axis from 400-900 that has tick marks every 20 points?

A: First create a new column with numeric wavelengh values:
bronmelt <- transform(bronmelt,
                      wavelength2 = as.integer(substr(wavelength, 7, 10)))

The plot:
library(ggplot2)
ggplot(data=bronmelt, aes(x=wavelength2, y=reflectance, color = variety)) +
  geom_point() +
  scale_x_continuous(breaks = seq(400, 900, 20))

The last line specifies the axis breaks ranging from 400 to 900 in steps of 20.

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Q: Extrair informações de um vídeo no momento do upload Fazer o upload de um vídeo qualquer é a parte fácil, porém eu gostaria de explorar mais esse momento do upload. Eu gostaria de extrair algumas informações do vídeo no momento do upload. Essas informações seriam o tempo que o vídeo tem e a quantidade de MB dele. E gostaria também que no momento do upload essas informações extraídas preenchessem automaticamente os inputs referentes a essas informações.
O que eu quero na verdade é extrair as informações, seja em php, jquery ou qualquer outro tipo meio viável.
Breve exemplo :

A: Em javascript isso é muito limitado por razões de segurança.
O tamanho sei ser possível através do this.files[0].size e o nome, através de this.files[0].name usado um event handler no jQuery. Depois para formatar para ser perceptível pode usar uma função como esta:
function humanFileSize(bytes, si) {
    var thresh = si ? 1000 : 1024;
    if(bytes < thresh) return bytes + ' B';
    var units = si ? ['kB','MB','GB','TB','PB','EB','ZB','YB'] : ['KiB','MiB','GiB','TiB','PiB','EiB','ZiB','YiB'];
    var u = -1;
    do {
        bytes /= thresh;
        ++u;
    } while(bytes >= thresh);
    return bytes.toFixed(1)+' '+units[u];
};

Exemplo: http://jsfiddle.net/16jv4r89/1/
Em PHP encontrei esta resposta que sugere uma biblioteca externa getID3 que suporta formatos diferentes. Dando uma olhada na página suporta os formatos mais comuns.
Assim no PHP seria:
$getID3 = new getID3;
$file = $getID3->analyze($filename);
echo("Duration: ".$file['playtime_string'].
" / Dimensions: ".$file['video']['resolution_x']." wide by ".$file['video']['resolution_y']." tall".
" / Filesize: ".$file['filesize']." bytes<br />");

A: Pode sempre utilizar print_r($_FILES["upload"]) para sacar as propriedades do ficheiro e depois utilizar o que deseja assim
ex pegar o tamanho que tem
echo $_FILES["upload"]["size"];

ou
$new_var = $_FILES["upload"];
echo $new_var["size"];


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Fostering understanding: JSIS offers new cross-cultural religious literacy program
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The UW's Jackson School of International Studies (JSIS) will be offering a new Cross-Cultural Religious Literacy (CCRL) graduate certificate for any student enrolled in the UW graduate school program. Helping to bridge gaps between interdisciplinary scholars and global practitioners, the CCRL Initiative teaches skill sets where religion and realpolitik overlap.
"[Eighty-four] percent of the world believes in something greater than themselves," Chris Seiple, senior research fellow and president emeritus of the Institute for Global Engagement, said. "You can't ignore that, you have to deal with that, and you can't just say we'll put [religion] in a box over here."
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The Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life estimates that there are 5.8 billion religiously affiliated adults and children around the globe.
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Jim Wellman with Mr. Nguyen Tam Chien, Former Ambassador to the United States and Current President of the Vietnam-USA Society
While in Hanoi, other activities included a meeting with the leadership of the Vietnam-USA Society – the government agency tasked with facilitating collaboration with US universities and NGOs.
Chris Seiple speaking at USSH
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What is the key to defeating religious nationalism? Religious literacy skills, says IPI Senior Fellow Chris Seiple | World Economic Forum
Jackson School Affiliate Instructor and International Policy Institute Senior Fellow in Religion Chris Seiple writes in his article "How faith can overcome religious nationalism" that cross-cultural religious literacy skills are necessary to stand together as faithful patriots worldwide against religious nationalism. Read the full article here!
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Q: Heat conduction across 2 solids with large thermal condcutivity difference I am solving a transient heat condcution problem involving 2 solids using implicit finite difference method.

At the interface, I soppose the finite difference equation at the interface should be
$$ \frac{k_1(T_{i-1}-T_i)}{\Delta x}=\frac{k_2(T_{i}-T_{i+1})}{\Delta x}$$
or
$$\frac{1}{2}(\rho_1Cp_1+\rho_2Cp_2)\frac{T^{n+1}_i-T^n_i}{\Delta t}=k_1\frac{T^{n+1}_{i-1}-T^{n+1}_i}{\Delta x^2}+k_2\frac{T^{n+1}_{i+1}-T^{n+1}_i}{\Delta x^2}$$
The thernmal conducvivities of the 2 solids are 0.5 and 400, and $\rho_1Cp_1$ and $\rho_2Cp_2$ are assumed to be equal. But when I solved the problem using the following code (in Matlab), the result is unexpected. That is, the heat transfer performance of the 2 solids with $k_1=0.5$ and $k_2=400$ is worse than $k_1=k_2=0.5$.
So I am wondering if there is any special criteria need to be applied if the difference between $k_1$ and $k_2$ is huge?

Edit:$\rho$, $Cp$, and $k$ are density, heat capacity, and thermal conductivity, respectively. And subscripts 1,2 stand for the two materials. The second equation above is based on the enery conservation over the control volume $i-\frac{1}{2}\Delta x \backsim i+\frac{1}{2}\Delta x$
$$\rho_1Cp_1\frac{1}{2}A\Delta x\frac{\partial T}{\partial t}+\rho_2Cp_2\frac{1}{2}A\Delta x\frac{\partial T}{\partial t}=(k_1A{\frac{\partial T}{\partial x}})_{x\rightarrow i^-}+(k_2A{\frac{\partial T}{\partial x}})_{x\rightarrow i^+}$$
where the L.H.S. is the energy change rate inside the control volume, the R.H.S. is the heat flux injected into the control volume, and $A$ is the unit area.
clear all
L=1;
d=0.5;%model dimension
dx=d/40;%grid size

GN=d/dx+1;%interface position
N=L/dx+1; %total grid number

rho1=900;
cp1=2000;
k1=0.5;
rho2=900;
cp2=2000;
k2=400;
a1=k1/(rho1*cp1);
a2=k2/(rho2*cp2);%thermomechanical properties

Time=100000; %total time
dt=1;%time step
alpha=dx^2/dt;

T0=273.15+25;%initial temperature
Tb=273.15+100;%boundary temperature
Ntime=round(Time/dt);%time steps
theta=zeros(Ntime,N);%temperature field history
T=T0*ones(1,N);%initial temperature
T(:,1)=Tb;%LHS B.C.
T2=T;
R=1;

for p=1:1:Ntime
    p
theta(p,:)=T;
while (R>10e-5)
  T3=T2;
  for i=2:1:GN-1
      T2(i)=(a1*(T2(i-1)+T2(i+1))+alpha*T(i))/(alpha+2*a1);
  end
  T2(GN)=(k1*T2(GN-1)+k2*T2(GN+1))/(k1+k2);
  for i=GN+1:1:N-1
      T2(i)=(a2*(T2(i-1)+T2(i+1))+alpha*T(i))/(alpha+2*a2);
  end
  T2(N)=(a2*(T2(N-1)+T2(N-1))+alpha*T(N))/(alpha+2*a2);

  R=max(abs(T3-T2)) ;

end
T=T2;
R=1;
end


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May 27, 2016 by MonsterZero NJ in Reviews and tagged Alexandra Shipp, Ben Hardy, Bryan Singer, Evan Peters, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Helman, Michael Fassbender, Newton Thomas Sigel, Nicholas Hoult, Olivia Munn, Oscar Isaac, Sophie Turner, Stan Lee, X-Men, X-Men: Apocalypse
X-MEN: APOCALYPSE (2016)
While X-Men: Apocalypse is not the worst of this series, it may be the dullest. The film opens in ancient Egypt where a powerful being, En Sabah Nur (Oscar Isaac) is about to transfer his consciousness into another body when he is betrayed and buried beneath the ruins of a great pyramid. We then cut to 1983 where he is dug up by a cult of mutant worshipers and set free to resume his plan of…you guessed it…world destruction and domination. Now Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and rebel hero Raven/Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) must somehow stop the first and most powerful mutant with only a group of young students and CIA agent Moira MacTaggert (Rose Byrne) at their sides. Worse still, En Sabah Nur has gathered a strike force of his own, Magneto (Michael Fassbender), Storm (Alexandra Shipp), Angel (Ben Hardy) and Psylocke (Olivia Munn) and only needs one more piece to carry out his apocalyptic plan…Charles Xavier.
As this is the fourth X-Men flick directed by Bryan Singer and written by Simon Kinberg, co-written with Singer, Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris, we see a series in definite need of new creative blood. The story is just another powerful villain looking to annihilate mankind yarn, directed very by-the-numbers by Singer. Gone is the cleverness from his first two flicks, as well as, the energy and the fun. The film plods along for 144 minutes, taking itself way too seriously and we only see a spark of life in the last few moments, when the young members of the team must step up against a god-like being…though a god-like being that never really impresses or exudes much menace. And that is another big problem with this flick, En Sabah Nur…or Apocalypse…is a boring villain. He is never frightening, nor do we ever truly feel the power he is supposed to have. He's just some blue guy who wants to rule the world…yawn. Even his sidekicks, including the usually impressive Magneto, are given little to do, but stand glowering behind him, till the climactic battle and even then only Olivia Munn's Psylocke shows a little promise, despite being as underused as the rest of them. Add to that a detour into William Stryker's (Josh Helman) lair, which serves no purpose other than to give a certain familiar face a cameo and adds at least twenty minutes to an already overlong flick. Remove the sequence entirely and it would have no bearing on the story. Even Stan Lee's usually amusing cameo is dull, though at least we get to meet his real-life wife.
There are some positive points. There is some solid action and the FX are spectacular, even though the whole city destruction thing has been done to death in recent superhero flicks. Evan Peters has another movie stealing scene as Quicksilver and should get his own movie at this point. Mystique's graduation to team leader works well and Lawrence again shines in the role, as does Sophie Turner as a young Jean Grey, who has a bit of a scene stealing moment of her own in the final conflict. One of the few moments to show some life and have impact. Newton Thomas Sigel returns with some crisp cinematography and John Ottoman from X2 and Days Of Future Past again scores the soundtrack…of which also contains some cool 80s tunes.
The film has a big cast and the recent regulars like McAvoy, Fassbender, Hoult, Byrne and Lawrence all perform their roles well and we wish they were given something more challenging to do. Oscar Isaac is sadly underwhelming as En Sabah Nur/Apocalypse. He just doesn't project any power or malice, as the supposedly first and most powerful mutant. It is almost as if he was phoning in the part. Evan Peters is once again amusing as the smart-ass Quicksilver and thankfully he has a bigger role. Sophie Turner is good as young Jean Grey and in her big scene evokes the kind of power Isaac could have used to make his villain memorable. As for the rest of the newbies, Jodi Smit McPhee is fun as Nightcrawler, Tye Sheridan is fine as the new Cyclops, Ben Hardy is given very little to do as Angel, so it is hard to really comment on his performance, Alexandra Shipp shows potential for Storm and Olivia Munn, as mentioned previously, makes an impression as Psylocke, even if she is underused.
What can be said? It's not an outright bad movie like Last Stand, but even that had some fun stuff in it. While this is a better made and written film, it is also a very drab, uninvolving and overlong one. At least Last Stand had the decency to be less than two hours long. Our main bad guy is heaps of dull and his world destroying plot is heaps of been-there-done-that. On a plus note, the FX are as well rendered, the action is well staged and the recast favorites work well enough, with Sophie Turner standing out. There are a few good new characters such as Olivia Munn's villainous Psylocke and another fun sequence with the scene stealing Quicksilver. A ho-hum entry in a series which has too many interesting characters to run out of gas quite yet.
2 and 1/2 sexy but underused Psylocke's.
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