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Film Review: Tag-ulan sa Tag-araw
The Plot: "Tag-ulan sa Tag-araw" directed by Celso Ad Castillo started with Nanette (Vilma Santos) meeting Rod (Christopher Deleon) while vacationing in their rest house along the beach. It was clear to both that it was love at first sight but this instant chemistry ended when they discovered they are first cousins. Faith continued to play an important role to their initial attraction as Rod joined Nanette along with her parent to Manila where Rod was permitted by his parent to continue his study. Rod and Nanette at first decided to resist their feeling for each other by dating other people but their love for each other are more intense than what their mind dictates. The two started to have a secret affair culminating to a hot sex when they came back to the rest house when another summer arrives. As expected Nanette gets pregnant and the problem to expose, their taboo affair is ticking. Worst, Nanette's morning sickness was noticeable to her suspicious mother played wonderfully by Lorli Villanueva. When finally Nanette's family found out her condition, she was beaten by her angry father but she remained tight lipped to tell who impregnated her. As Rod tried to remained his calm, Nanette's family locked her to her room until she's ready to talk. Rod climbed to the balcony to speak to her and that's when Nanette's family discovered who is the father. As Rod came down to the balcony, he was cursed by both parents and was beaten by them as Nanette beg for mercy. Rod was hospitalized as his parent came from the province and beg for forgiveness to the angry Julio (Eddie Garcia), Nanette's father. Julio was fuming and throws the couple out the house. He also mentioned that they are planning to abort Nanette's baby. When Rod found out from his parents the planned abortion, he left the hospital and went back to his uncle's house. Very timely, Rod arrives as Nanette together with her family was headed to the abortion clinic. With the help of two security guards, Rod was controlled as his uncle's car passed him and Nanette cried for intervention. Rod followed the car and was almost successful as the car stopped for the traffic lights. But his attempt failed as the car continued its destination. The end.
The Review: The Catholic Church prohibits marriage between first cousins and it is considered a sin. Tag-ulan sa Tag-araw successfully tackles this topic with convincing scenarios and believable characters. Celso Ad Castillo's style remained true to many films in the 60s with canned music and repetitive voice over by its two main characters. One scene you will hear Christopher narrates his feelings and the next scene it was Vilma's turn to speak. Most of this narration or voice over while they are playing in the rain on the streets or on beach. This is the first film by Vilma Santos and Christopher Deleon and it was clear that the two have that chemistry on screen. The film ensemble was quite impressive starting with Eddie Garcia and Lorli Villanueva as Nanette's parents. As Julio, Eddie Garcia was animated at times but his character balances out the mother role of Lorli Villanueva. Joseph Sytanco's role as Nanette brother was minimal and he doesn't have enough lines but his quiet scenes were effective. Johnee Gamboa and Odette Khan's performance as Rod's parents were excellent. The agony on Odette's voice as Johnee, her husband begs for forgiveness on behalf of their son was very believable. The two main characters, Christopher Deleon and Vilma Santos obviously carried the film with surprising maturity. Considering this was their first team-up and both were very young. In 1975, both were still in transitions, from teenybopper stars of the musical era to serious actors. Christopher Deleon's performance was quite impressive as the apologetic Rod, except for some scenes where you can see his nostril moves, he gave a very affecting performance. Vilma Santos equally balance the equation with a touching show of emotions that we seldom see in her early films that are mostly musicals, fantasy or comedies. Three scenes stand out. First was in the bus where she confronted her "Kuya Rod" to not to give-up on their relationship. Second when her parents caught them in the balcony. She begs them to stop beating up her "Kuya Rod." And then finally, the driving to the abortion clinic scene, she cried her heart out begging them to stop and cried for help to her "Kuya Rod," who was running behind and trying very hard to stop the car. Celso Ad Castillo successfully gave us a very moving film.
Even with the very annoying number of voice-over scenes, scenes that you will hear the two main characters talks but you will see them not opening their mouth, the film has so many good qualities that you will forgive these flaws. We probably attributed these flaws to the style of many films in the 60s and 70s. Ricardo David's cinematography was excellent particularly the many scenes on the streets. You can see many spontaneous shots of people that were gawking at Christopher Deleon running like a maniac. David's very intricate camera work inside the car, dinner table and at the living room while Nanette's mother was playing piano adds to the intense mood of the film, this is despite some shot where you can see the shadow of the camera particularly when Christopher left the house because he can't stand to see Nanette being slap repeatedly by her angry father. The film was fast paced, thanks to Augusto Salvador's editing. There are many scenes where the background music matches the mood like the choir/choral-like music at the very end of the film but Ernani Cuenco used so many canned music that sometimes it was very distracting. Like the voice over style used by Castillo, the musical score used in this film was typical of the 60s and 70s. Even the excellent Lino Brocka film, "Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang" used this kind of style. Overall, Tag-ulan sa Tag-araw was a superb film that highlighted the potential on screen chemistry and talents of the screen team of Christopher Deleon and Vilma Santos. For their fans, I would recommend to have a copy of this classic film. – RV (READ MORE).
"…Celso Ad Castillo: I see the movie in my mind even before I start shooting. I'm meticulous. I control everything on the set, even during post-production — from editing and music to sound. My audience knows my style. It's like painting: You discover your style, then you do it. I caught "Tag-ulan sa Tag-araw" with Vilma Santos and Boyet de Leon on Cinema One the other day, and I clearly saw my own style, in terms of sensitivity, shots and drama. – Ronald Mangubat, Inquirer, 06/09/2007
"…The problem of love in Tag-ulan sa Tag-araw stems not from the lovers per se but from their ill fate as cousins. The factors are both socially dictated and morally stringent, situations that they cannot change no matter what they do. Even if they go on living together, they will still be hounded by the truth. Wherever they go, that truth cannot be proven false. Fate did two unpardonable things to them: bring them together and break them up. It is inevitable to question if it was their fault—or if their love was a fault at all, or if it was the society's fault, for imposing the way things should be. The film makes a point of raising doubts on our moral attitudes and obligations, without telling us what is right or wrong but simply showing what happens when the doors of people's minds are closed forever—when refusal to understand ruins happy couples's lives. All desperation peaks in the end. The heartbreaking ten-minute chase stands as a powerful statement on what love can do in the harshest of circumstances. It is a perfectly executed sequence, that aside from showing the extent of possibilities that they are willing to get themselves into just to be together, it also delivers the horror of the couple's misery, of the inability of their love to win –of losing each other forever.
First we see Nanette being dragged down the stairs by her father and brother as she begs for her child not be aborted. Rod, coming from the hospital, arrives and screams for mercy. Not to be moved by their plea, the father drives the car out of the house. Rod runs after it, limping, and chases the car in the middle of the road until he catches up. He hits the car, kicks it, and breaks the window. A lot of bystanders look after them. When he is able to jump into the rear of the car, he struggles to hold onto it, as the father willfully swerves the car to drop him behind. He kisses the window. Nanette struggles against her mother and brother holding her. She tries to touch his face in the window. And he falls—he falls hard on the ground. Getting up, he runs again. Levi Celerio's "'Yan Ba'y Kasalanan" plays in the background. Everything feels so real and timeless, it can only be real and timeless…." – Richard Bolisay, Lilok Pelikula (READ MORE)
"…Ad Castillo's Tag-Ulan sa Tag-Araw (Monsoon Rain in Summer, 1975) is about a young man (Christopher de Leon) who dorms with his uncle and aunt and falls in love with his cousin (played by a waiflike Vilma Santos). Ad Castillo tackles the sensational subject of incest by framing the two lovers' relationship as a kind of innocent affair, taking place in a countryside Eden. It's the kind of hackneyed concept that really shouldn't work; the result ought to be less like D.H. Lawrence and more like Emmanuelle. But Ad Castillo happens to have one of the most prodigiously talented eye in all of Philippine cinema, and the heedlessly lyrical manner in which he shot Tag-Ulan transforms softcore porn into something like art. Every rainfall, every shaft of light, every leafy shadow caught by his largely handheld camera makes you catch your breath; there is lovemaking without nudity, yet Ad Castillo shoots with such throbbing intensity you are nevertheless aroused…" – Noel Vera, Critique After Dark, 06 December 2012 (READ MORE)
Filmography: Tag-ulan sa Tag-araw (1975)
Tag-ulan sa Tag-araw (Celso Ad. Castillo, 1975)
"Kuya Rod…ayokong magsisi ka…nasasaktan ako…basta't mahal kita, mahal na mahal kita, basta't mahal mo ako, hindi tayo dapat magsisi, hindi tayo dapat mahiya!" – Nanette
Basic Information: Directed, story: Celso Ad. Castillo; Screenplay: Mauro Gia Samonte; Cast: Vilma Santos, Christopher De Leon, Eddie Garcia, Lorli Villanueva, Joseph Sytangco, Joonee Gamboa, Odette Khan, Pedro Faustino, Alma Moreno, Rez Cortez, Soxy Topacio, Eva Darren, Edna Diaz, Nympha Bonifacio; Executive producer: Lourdes S. Sevilla; Original Music: Ernani Cuenco; Cinematography: Ricardo M. David; Film Editing: Augusto Salvador; Production Design: Baby Alvarez; Sound: Manuel Daves; Released date: 24 October 1975
Plot Description: First cousins, Rod (Christopher Deleon) and Nanette (Vilma Santos) fell in love. The result was an unwanted pregnancy and a scandal that their family have to endured and ended into a trip to the abortion clinic. RV
A young co-ed (Vilma Santos) falls in love with her first-degree cousin (Christopher De Leon), who stays with her family while studying in Manila. Their forbidden affair, which they keep secret from their family, is revealed when she becomes pregnant. For the scandalized family, abortion is the only solution left, which the two lovers resist. – ABS-CBN (READ MORE)
Film Achievement: The very first film of Christopher Deleon and Vilma Santos, considered as one of the most successful love team Philippine cinema ever produced. As of 2008, Deleon and Santos has twenty-three films under their belt.
Film Review: The film "Tag-ulan sa Tag-araw" directed by Celso Ad Castillo started with Nanette (Vilma Santos) meeting Rod (Christopher Deleon) while vacationing in their rest house along the beach. It was clear to both that it was love at first sight but this instant chemistry ended when they discovered they are first cousins. Faith continued to play an important role to their initial attraction as Rod joined Nanette along with her parent to Manila where Rod was permitted by his parent to continue his study. Rod and Nanette at first decided to resist their feeling for each other by dating other people but their love for each other are more intense than what their mind dictates. The two started to have a secret affair culminating to a hot sex when they came back to the rest house when another summer arrives.
As expected Nanette gets pregnant and the problem to expose, their taboo affair is ticking. Worst, Nanette's morning sickness was noticeable to her suspicious mother played wonderfully by Lorli Villanueva. When finally Nanette's family found out her condition, she was beaten by her angry father but she remained tight lipped to tell who impregnated her. As Rod tried to remained his calm, Nanette's family locked her to her room until she's ready to talk. Rod climbed to the balcony to speak to her and that's when Nanette's family discovered who is the father. As Rod came down to the balcony, he was cursed by both parents and was beaten by them as Nanette beg for mercy. Rod was hospitalized as his parent came from the province and beg for forgiveness to the angry Julio (Eddie Garcia), Nanette's father. Julio was fuming and throws the couple out the house. He also mentioned that they are planning to abort Nanette's baby.
When Rod found out from his parents the planned abortion, he left the hospital and went back to his uncle's house. Very timely, Rod arrives as Nanette together with her family was headed to the abortion clinic. With the help of two security guards, Rod was controlled as his uncle's car passed him and Nanette cried for intervention. Rod followed the car and was almost successful as the car stopped for the traffic lights. But his attempt failed as the car continued its destination. The end.
The Catholic Church prohibits marriage between first cousins and it is considered a sin. Tag-ulan sa Tag-araw successfully tackles this topic with convincing scenarios and believable characters. Celso Ad Castillo's style remained true to many films in the 60s with canned music and repetitive voice over by its two main characters. One scene you will hear Christopher narrates his feelings and the next scene it was Vilma's turn to speak. Most of this narration or voice over while they are playing in the rain on the streets or on beach.
This is the first film by Vilma Santos and Christopher Deleon and it was clear that the two have that chemistry on screen. The film ensemble was quite impressive starting with Eddie Garcia and Lorli Villanueva as Nanette's parents. As Julio, Eddie Garcia was animated at times but his character balances out the mother role of Lorli Villanueva. Joseph Sytanco's role as Nanette brother was minimal and he doesn't have enough lines but his quiet scenes were effective. Johnee Gamboa and Odette Khan's performance as Rod's parents were excellent. The agony on Odette's voice as Johnee, her husband begs for forgiveness on behalf of their son was very believable.
The two main characters, Christopher Deleon and Vilma Santos obviously carried the film with surprising maturity. Considering this was their first team-up and both were very young. In 1975, both were still in transitions, from teenybopper stars of the musical era to serious actors. Christopher Deleon's performance was quite impressive as the apologetic Rod, except for some scenes where you can see his nostril moves, he gave a very affecting performance. Vilma Santos equally balance the equation with a touching show of emotions that we seldom see in her early films that are mostly musicals, fantasy or comedies.
Three scenes stand out. First was in the bus where she confronted her "Kuya Rod" to not to give-up on their relationship. Second when her parents caught them in the balcony. She begs them to stop beating up her "Kuya Rod." And then finally, the driving to the abortion clinic scene, she cried her heart out begging them to stop and cried for help to her "Kuya Rod," who was running behind and trying very hard to stop the car. Celso Ad Castillo successfully gave us a very moving film. Even with the very annoying number of voice-over scenes, scenes that you will hear the two main characters talks but you will see them not opening their mouth, the film has so many good qualities that you will forgive these flaws. We probably attributed these flaws to the style of many films in the 60s and 70s.
Ricardo David's cinematography was excellent particularly the many scenes on the streets. You can see many spontaneous shots of people that were gawking at Christopher Deleon running like a maniac. David's very intricate camera work inside the car, dinner table and at the living room while Nanette's mother was playing piano adds to the intense mood of the film, this is despite some shot where you can see the shadow of the camera particularly when Christopher left the house because he can't stand to see Nanette being slap repeatedly by her angry father.
The film was fast paced, thanks to Augusto Salvador's editing. There are many scenes where the background music matches the mood like the choir/choral-like music at the very end of the film but Ernani Cuenco used so many canned music that sometimes it was very distracting. Like the voice over style used by Castillo, the musical score used in this film was typical of the 60s and 70s. Even the excellent Lino Brocka film, "Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang" used this kind of style. Overall, Tag-ulan sa Tag-araw was a superb film that highlighted the potential on screen chemistry and talents of the screen team of Christopher Deleon and Vilma Santos. For their fans, I would recommend to have a copy of this classic film. Special thanks to Liam Tayag for downloading this film via Youtube. RV
Tag-ulan sa Tag-araw is the first screen team-up of Vilma Santos and Christopher de Leon. That fact alone gives the film a unique importance. This partnership paved the way for a string of memorable films together. They played notable roles, shared celebrated scenes, delivered unforgettable dialogues, and reaped acclaim for their performances. Theirs is the ripest love team in Philippine cinema, transcending cheap romance in exchange of maturity, often appearing as a couple in the hardest of circumstances. In Tag-ulan sa Tag-araw, they play cousins who fall in love with each other, and knowing it is socially unacceptable, they try to fall out of it. It seems awkward for a first team-up, considering its taboo subject, but seeing young Vilma and Boyet weep as they fight for their impossible love story, it only shows that they only get better the harder their roles are.
It is already clear in the beginning that their romance is doomed. Rod and Nanette meet in a beach house owned by her parents, who bring Rod along to stay in their place in Manila to study. It is love at first sight—Rod sees her playing along with her friends in the beach and as she runs to get her dog, they exchange names, glances, and affection. Right that very moment, they are in love. They walk around the place, holding hands, sharing their surprise on how comfortable they already are with each other. There is nothing really malicious about it. We all know that their affection is sincere. They have longed for it—and it came. – Richard Bolisay, Lilok Pelikula (Read More)
Noel insisted that I watch Tag-Ulan Sa Tag-Araw, a Vilma Santos-Christopher de Leon movie from the 70s. Hadn't realized it was written and directed by Celso Ad. Castillo, the demented genius of Philippine cinema. I used to see the movie on TV ages ago, and I've never forgotten the final scene in which Vilma's parents are taking her away, Christopher is chasing the car on foot, and at every stoplight he hurls himself at the car, smashing the windows and bouncing off the hood. It was intense and oddly, not laughable. Nenet (Santos) and Rod (De Leon) are cousins who fall in love at first sight before they learn that they are first cousins. Rod has come to Manila to attend university; he lives in the house of Nenet's parents. The parents are played by Eddie Garcia and Lorli Villanueva, and their hamminess fits the movie perfectly. They're not the villains: there is no villain, the culprit is passion. Rod does the decent thing: he avoids Nenet and tries to move out of the house. But this is first love of the hysterical kind, the passion that drives the young insane, and the actors are so committed to their roles that you believe every cheesy line they utter. Their love overrides all rational thought. In one scene Nenet confronts Rod on the bus—she always calls him "Kuya Rod", reminding everyone of the incest—and in front of all the passengers, declares that she doesn't care if they're cousins, she loves him. Instead of eliciting giggles, the scene is genuinely disturbing. These young lovers are beyond silliness: they are in a delirium. Celso Ad. Castillo is a master at creating and drawing out emotional tension—as Noel pointed out, it's almost like watching a horror movie. The lovers can't abide parental counsel; what they need is an exorcist because they are possessed. There's even a balcony scene, a demented reference to Romeo and Juliet. The copy is gray and brown with age, unrestored, lacks opening and closing credits, and don't even mention subtitles or special features. We're just glad it still exists. Tag-Ulan Sa Tag-Araw is available at video stores; Raymond found his copy on sale for 100 pesos. – Jessica Zafra (READ MORE)
"…Ad Castillo's Tag-Ulan sa Tag-Araw (Monsoon Rain in Summer, 1975) is about a young man (Christopher de Leon) who dorms with his uncle and aunt and falls in love with his cousin (played by a waiflike Vilma Santos). Ad Castillo tackles the sensational subject of incest by framing the two lovers' relationship as a kind of innocent affair, taking place in a countryside Eden. It's the kind of hackneyed concept that really shouldn't work; the result ought to be less like D.H. Lawrence and more like Emmanuelle. But Ad Castillo happens to have one of the most prodigiously talented eye in all of Philippine cinema, and the heedlessly lyrical manner in which he shot Tag-Ulan transforms softcore porn into something like art. Every rainfall, every shaft of light, every leafy shadow caught by his largely handheld camera makes you catch your breath; there is lovemaking without nudity, yet Ad Castillo shoots with such throbbing intensity you are nevertheless aroused…" – – Noel Vera, Critique After Dark, 06 December 2012 (READ MORE)
Forest of the Heart – "…The best way to learn how to write is to keep on reading and writing. That was the advice I got from the late Vicente Rivera Jr., Literary Editor of the Weekly Graphic Magazine in 1965. Evidently concerned that I might be getting discouraged by the avalanche of rejections of my contributions to his section, Vic would write me such notes and attach them to the manuscripts that he sent back. Finally out of school, having permanently aborted my engineering studies, I was then working as a stay-in janitor-messenger in a travel agency in Binondo. That stay-in status gave me whole nights of pounding the typewriter for churning out short story manuscripts so endlessly it must seem that a friend of the agency owner who was doing PR for a brewery company would taunt me with ridicule: "The only good thing you are doing is you are helping the paper industry." I would gape at the remark, quite baffled. And he would blurt out in harsh laughter, saying, "Imagine the tons of bond paper that you consume with what you are doing." "Just you wait, Jimmy Boy. Just you wait." At this point, I am constrained to flash forward. The time was 1970. That guy Jimmy had been waiting at the editorial offices of the Makabayan Publishing Corporation, publisher of the Weekly Nation, one of three leading magazines during the period. He did take time to wait, three, four hours maybe, so as to get an appointment for Luis Nepomuceno, producer of the Nepomuceno Productions of which he was the PRO, with the entertainment editor of the Weekly Nation — named Mauro Gia Samonte. Vic Rivera's advice had borne fruit. I had kept reading and writing until, at long last, in 1965 I had my first-ever short story published in the Weekly Graphic, "Forest of the Heart." That story would, a decade later, form the core of the screenplay of "Tag-Ulan Sa Tag-Araw," the Vilma Santos-Christopher de Leon blockbuster film that I would write for direction by Celso Ad. Castillo. And the performance of the movie would tee me off in a career, both in screenwriting and in film direction, successful enough for Tatay to say he had not waited in vain. He got the pleasure of being included together with Nanay in one of the movies I directed. But didn't I say, "If I were a fish"? I did, indeed. And as a fish, I was gasping for breath when Henry Sy suddenly dealt the Philippine film industry a death blow by banning adult movies in SM theaters, which comprise 80 percent of movie exhibition outlets; and adult movies were what the Philippine cinema was mainly about…" – Mauro Gia Samonte, Manila Times, 11 October 2016 (READ MORE)
Filmography: Ophelia and Paris (1973)
Basic Information: Directed, screenplay: Celia Diaz Laurel; Story: Mars Ravelo; Cast: Victor Laurel, Vilma Santos, Marissa Delgado, German Moreno, Rodolfo Boy Garcia, Mary Walter, Subas Herrero, Jose Villafranca, Joonee Gamboa, Andres Centenera, SOS Daredevils, Celia Diaz Laurel, Ronald Remy; Executive producer: Victor Laurel; Original Music: Ryan Cayabyab
Film Achievement: The first movie of Vilma Santos and Cocoy Laurel, the other films are: Disco Fever and Pinay American Style.
Film Review: "…As an actor, he has an enviable filmography. Among his films are "Pinay, American Style" (1979), "Disco Fever" (1978), "Waikiki: Sa Lupa Ng Ating Mga Pangarap" (1980), "Bawal: Asawa Mo, Asawa Ko" (1974), "Ophelia at Paris" with Vilma Santos, "Oh, Margie, Oh" with Margie Moran, "Impossible Dream," "Till Death Do Us Part" and his last movie, Huwad Na Mananayaw…" – Gypsy Baldovino (READ MORE)
"…Mars Ravelo's Ophelia at Paris: Prinsipe Paris Walang Kaparis (December 10, 1973) ay handog ng VL Productions na tinampukan nina Vi, Victor Laurel, Marissa Delgado, German Moreno, Rodolfo Boy Garcia, Mary Walter, Subas Herrero, Joonee Gamboa, Celia Diaz Laurel at Ronald Remy sa direksiyon ni Celia Diaz Laurel…" – Alfonso Valencia (READ MORE)
Filmography: Burlesk Queen (1977)
"Kung Inutil kayo, Di Inutil kayo. Wala naman tayong magagawa kung yan ang gusto ng Diyos para sa inyo." – Chato
Basic Information: Directed: Celso Ad Castillo; Story: Mauro Gia Samonte, Celso Ad Castillo; Screenplay: Mauro Gia Samonte; Cast: Vilma Santos, Rolly Quizon, Rosemarie Gil, Leopoldo Salcedo, Roldan Aquino, Chito Ponce Enrile, Dexter Doria, Yolanda Luna, Joonee Gamboa; Original Music: George Canseco; Cinematography: Benjamin L. Lobo; Film Editing: Abelardo Hulleza, Joe Mendoza; Production Design: Jose Tamayo Cruz; Sound: Gregorio Ella
Plot Description: To support her paralytic father, Chato (Vilma Santos) works as a utility girl at Inday Theater for a burlesque star Virgie Nite (Rosemary Gil). Chato desperately wants to earn money to help her ailing and paralyzed father. When Virgie gets drunk on the night of her scheduled show, Chato pitches in for her, and she becomes an instant sensation. Enthused by the initial acceptance of the audience, she defies her father's admonitions and presents herself to the manager, thus, becoming the new burlesque queen. The aberrant lifestyle of a burlesque performer leads Chato to a misguided existence. She becomes pregnant and is abandoned by the father of her baby. Desperate for cash, she agrees to appear in a lavish stage show. In front of a screaming male audience, Chato bumps and grinds in a tour de force performance, unaware of the danger to her pregnancy. – wikipilipinas
Film Achievements: Philippines' Official Entry to the 1978 Berlin Film Festival (official citation not verified); Official Entry to the 1978 Festival del film Locarno (Switzerland); 1977 Metro Manila Film Festival: Festival Revenue Top Grosser; Best Actress – Vilma Santos; Best Picture – Ian Films; Best Actor – Rolly Quizon; Best Director – Celso Ad Castillo; Best Supporting Actress – Rosemarie Gil; Best Supporting Actor – Johnee Gamboa; Best Screenplay – Celso Ad Castillo, Mauro Gia Samonte; Best Production Design – Jose Tamayo Cruz; Editing – Abelardo Hulleza, Joe Mendoza; Best Musical Score – George Canseco; 1977 FAMAS: Best Actress Nomination – Vilma Santos; Best Supporting Actress Nomination – Rosemarie Gil; 1977 Gawad Urian: Best Picture Nomination – Ian Films; Best Actress Nomination – Vilma Santos; Best Director Nomination – Celso Ad Castillo; Best Supporting Actress Nomination – Rosemarie Gil; Best Supporting Actor Nomination – Rolly Quizon; Best Screenplay Nomination – Mauro Gia Samonte; Best Music Nomination – George Canseco; Best Sound Nomination – Gregorio Ella
Film Review: "…Celso Ad. Castillo's Burlesk Queen (Burlesque Queen) is most famous for Vilma Santos' noteworthy performance. She plays Chato, daughter of crippled Roque (Leopoldo Salcedo). She works as assistant to Virgie (Rosemarie Gil), current star of the burlesque stage (the film opens with Gil gyrating to the rapid beatings of drums, to the ecstasy of her numerous patrons). Resisting the lofty wishes of her father, Chato succumbs to the lure of the stage and the money it would bring her. It really is a grand performance as Santos was able to deliver the physical requirements of the role with her inate charismatic aura (a skill that earned the actress legions of fans and eventually elected to public office). Santos' Chato is servile to the men around her (her father, Louie the theater manager (played by Joonee Gamboa in the film's other equally terrific performance) and Jessie (Rolly Quizon), her boyfriend) but when she dances onstage, it doesn't come off as merely sensual and titillating. She dances burlesque to make a statement (if there is such a thing), a statement important enough to die for…Burlesk Queen is much more than a gripping commercial melodrama. It is also a scathing commentary on the sarcastic sexual politics that has become the atmosphere of Philippine society: of hardworking women and the good-for-nothing men they serve (in other words, a patriarchal society gone awry). It is also a fervent reminder of the redemptive and equalizing power of art, which is the reason why it will always be a threat to those who hold power. Multi-faceted, committedly acted, and very well-directed, Burlesk Queen, I opine, is an unsung masterpiece…" – Francis "Oggs" Cruz, Lesson from The School Innattention (READ MORE)
"…Simple lamang ang plot. Isang tinedyer si Vilma Santos na alalay ng isang original burlesk queen, si Rosemarie Gil. May tatay na lumpo si Vilma, si Leopoldo Salcedo. Si Rosemarie naman ay may kabit na isang hustler, si Roldan Aquino. Nang iwanan ni Roldan si Rose, nagwala ang huli. Naging lasengga siya at tumangging magsayaw sa tanghalan. Mabibitin ang palatuntunan, kaya't si Vilma na talaga namang may ambisyong magsayaw ang pumalit. Hit naman sa manonood si Vilma. Sa bahay, pilit kinukumbinsi ni Vilma si Pol na payagan na siyang maging full time dancer. Ayaw ni Pol, mas mahalaga sa kanya ang prinsipyo at delikadesa. Sapagkat wala namang ibang pagkakakitaan, si Vilma rin ang nasunod sa bandang huli. Nag-suicide si Pol nang hindi na niya masikmura ang pasiya ng anak. Si Rollie Quizon naman ang binatilyong masama ang tama kay Vilma. Nagtanan sila at nagsama. Pero hindi sanay sa hirap si Rollie. Sa pagpili sa pag-ibig o ginhawa sa buhay, ang huli ang pinahalagahan niya. Nagkataon namang buntis na si Vilma. Sa pag-iisa sa buhay, nagbalik siya sa pagsasayaw. Nagsayaw siya ng nagsayaw hanggang duguin siya sa tanghalan at malaglag ang kanyang dinadala…Kung matino ang kaanyuan ng pelikula, ay ganoon din ang masasabi sa nilalaman. Makatotohanan at masinop ang pagtalakay sa buhay ng isang abang mananayaw. Tinalakay rin dito kung paano siya tinatanggap ng lipunan at inuusig ng mga tagapangalaga raw ng moralidad. Maging ang empresaryo ng tanghalan na ginampanan ni Joonee Gamboa ay may konsiyensiya rin at nagtatanong sa atin kung anong panoorin ang dapat ibigay sa isang ordinaryong Pilipino na hindi kayang pumunta sa mga mamahaling kainan upang manood tulad halimbawa ng Merry Widow at Boys in the Band. Sila, aniya ng mga 'dakilang alagad ng moralidad na nagdidikta at kumu-kontrol sa moralidad ng komunidad', katapat ng munting kasiyahan ng isang Pilipinong hindi 'kaya ang bayad sa mga ekslusibong palabas ng mayayaman.' Samantala'y busy tayo sa paglilibang at sa kanila'y walang pakialam ngunit may handang pintas at pula sa mangahas lumabas sa batas ng moralidad ng lipunan…" – Jun Cruz Reyes, Miyembro, Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino, Manila magazine December 1977 (READ MORE)
"…Furor is really an understatement. "Burlesk" swept the awards in that year's MMFF, resulting in a controversy that led to the wholesale return of trophies. In spite of the scandal, "Burlesk" is still regarded by critics as the "quintessential" Filipino film. "Hinamon ni Brocka si Tinio ng suntukan (Lino Brocka dared Rolando Tinio to a fight)," Celso remembers. "Tinio, who was the head of the jury, heralded "Burlesk as the most beautiful Filipino film" past, present and future." Vi's turnaround: Adding fuel to the fire, "Burlesk" had stunned moviegoers because it unveiled a new "Vilma Santos" from ingénue to wanton woman. Vilma says of "Burlesk" – "It marked a transition in my career. Working with Celso Kid is a privilege. He's a genius." With good humor, Vilma recalls a "quarrel" on the set of "Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak," which she produced in 1978. "It took so long to finish. I lost money on that. But we're still friends." Burlesk and Pagputi brought a lot of honor to me…" – Bayani San Diego Jr. (READ MORE)
"…It was 1977 with an exceptional film, Burlesk Queen, that Castillo got his first critical recognition. Entered in that year's Metro Manil Film Festival, it was adjudged the Best Picture, won forhim a Best Director Award as well as nine other artistic awards. It told a young girl in Manila in the 50's who wanted to become a burlesque dancer. It showed a subdued Castillo. He seemed in this film, to have held back his passion for visual impact to give way to his new mastery of film grammar. His characters cried and whimpered, they did not scream and curse. They delievered dissertations on art, not imprecations of wrath, which had set the pitch of his previous films. The critics fought bitterly over Burlesk Queen. In that festival, he was contending with film makers who enjoyed a high reputation among the country's most avid film critics. Upon winning the award, Castillo instantly became the favorite beating boy of the critics who did not appreciate Burlesk Queen. To prove to them his worth, Castillo did Pagputi ng Uwak, a 50's epic set in his favorite Southern Tagalog locale. It was the most lavish of all his productions and had all the elements of a "great" Filipino film. He exploited the many religious and social rituals typical of the region. The film featured the two most critically acclaimed performers of the time, Bembol Roco, Jr. and Vilma Santos, with the cinematography of Romy Vitug complementing Castillo's visual sense. And it touched on civil unrest to underline the film director's social awareness. Pagputi ng Uwak was a visual fest, an artistic and socially responsive film aimed at the critics. It was also Castillo's first commercial failure after a string of more than 20 minor and major box-office hits…In just a decade, Castillo, with all his audacity and dramatic excesses, has claimed his place as one of the most versatile and genuinely interesting filmmakers in the Philippines today…" – Rosauro de la Cruz (READ MORE)
Restoration – "…Two decades ago, it would have cost P15 million to restore an old movie; but with digital technology, the cost of saving our cinematic gems has become less prohibitive. Leo Katigbak, head of ABS-CBN Film Archives, had always wanted to upgrade the network's library, home to such classics as Peque Gallaga's "Oro, Plata, Mata" and Ishmael Bernal's "Himala." He recalled, "It always boiled down to a question of costs…One film that can never be restored, sadly, is Celso Ad. Castillo's "Burlesk Queen," starring Vilma Santos. "The only remaining copy we have of 'Burlesk Queen' is on video," said Katigbak. We can't restore material that's on video. We have to go back to the negatives or master print…" – Bayani San Diego Jr. (READ MORE)
Devoid of the "pang-FAMAS" – "…The 1977 Urian Awards further established the reputation of the Manunuris as discoverers of new or ignored talents. Word spread around that "you don't have to spend a cent for PR to win in the Urian" after Daria Ramirez (Sino'ng Kapiling, Sino'ng Kasiping) bested formidable co-nominee Vilma Santos (Burlesk Queen) for the best actress plum. The choice of Ramirez was not a popular one either, for her portrayal of a middle-class wife was devoid of the "pang-FAMAS" hysterics usually equated with good acting in Philippine movies…" – The Urian Anthology 1970-79 (READ MORE)
"…On Burlesk Queen. "Yes, I will never forget that seven-minute dance in the movie. I postponed the shoot of the scene five times. I was so afraid. I performed the dance in front of a real burlesk show audience. I remember the controversy about the Metro Manila Film Festival Awards and the squabble between Rolando Tinio and Lino Brocka. They wanted us to return the trophies. I didn't return mine. I deserved it. I worked hard for that trophy…" – Boy Abunda, The Philippine Star, July 31, 2009 (READ MORE)
"…This veritable spiritual co-ownership ostensibly has enriched us all, Asians or Asean. It is no mark of a monarchical hauteur to say, for instance, that the films of Celso Ad Castillo, once dubbed as the Messiah of Filipino movies, are contemporaneous in their being a classic. If all these seem contradictory, Celso can easily point to his filmography to prove that there has always been, and will always be, fire in his filmmaker's eyes. His "Burlesk Queen" and "Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak," for one, are now a classic, conscience-searing sociological film tractatus on structutal violence and institutional injustice that probed into the hearts of little people amidst a third world setting as encapsulated in the microscopic life of a poverty-stricken, young woman. It's Rossellini, you would say? Think again…Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak was sent to Sao Paolo, Brazil for the Latin American Film Festival and represented the Philippines at the Asean Film Conference in 1981…" – Celso Ad Castillo Presents web-site (READ MORE)
"…One of the first Filipino filmmakers to invade foreign film festivals abroad with such output as Burlesk Queen and Alamat ni Julian Makabayan (Berlin Film Festival and World Film Festival in Montreal) and Nympha (Venice Film Festival), among others, Celso The Kid returned to his hometown Siniloan, Laguna where he led a quiet life while working on his autobiography…His 1977 film, Burlesk Queen, won 10 out of the 11 awards of the 1977 Metro Manila Film Festival but the results were contested by Lino Brocka and defended by juror Rolando Tinio (now National Artists for Film and Theater), respectively. He reflected: "I wanted to vindicate myself as a filmmaker in this movie. The media referred to me as a reluctant artist and a filmmaker who has yet to arrive. Not only did the film run away with awards. It was also the top grosser. It broke the myth that quality films don's make money in the box-office and commercial films don't win awards…" – Pablo A. Tariman, The Philippine Star, 28 November 2012 (READ MORE)
"…Rosemarie Gil, like her daughter Cherie, was known for her rich socialite-villain roles, but surprisingly, she was introduced in a religious movie in 1958, in the title role of "Santa Rita de Casia (Patrona ng Imposible)", opposite Lauro Delgado, who portrayed the saint's wayward husband. This movie turned out to be a hit, but in the 60s, she married Eddie Mesa (Eddie Eigenmann, in real life), putting her stardom on hold, while her husband, known as the Philippines' Elvis Presley, enjoyed a flourishing career as a singer and actor. The couple would eventually settle in the U.S., separate and then reconcile. Rosemarie went back to make movies for international release in the 1970s, starting with "Manda" (1970), "Night of the Cobra Woman" (1972), "Master Samurai" (1974), and the remake of "Siete Infantes de Lara" (1973). It was in 1977 that she made her presence felt in the 1977 critically-acclaimed "Burlesk Queen", starring Vilma Santos. For her role as Virgie Nite, Rosemarie earned a Gawad Urian nomination the following year…" – Alex R. Castro, Views from Pangpang, Feb 21 2011 (READ MORE)
"…As for his masterpiece Burlesk Queen (1977)–here's an excerpt of what I wrote about a moment in the film (Chato's deflowering), for Chris Fujiwara's The Little Black Book of Movies: "Celso uses Jessie's smooth back as both veil and metaphor for Chato's nudity, the clothes dropping from overhead hangers as metaphor for her failing inhibitions; what makes the scene erotic and nakedly emotional is Chato's face, glimpsed over Jessie's left shoulder as terror (the widened eyes), greed (the remote expression, as if she were a starving man wolfing down a steak), pain (the startled look of one who has been kicked in the crotch), guilt (the tears) and finally pleasure (the bit lower lip) flit across and mingle in her eyes." Ad Castillo was not a genius; he was more interesting than that. His films were often incoherent, often inconsistent, sometimes because he didn't have the money, sometimes because he told stories that way–apparently narrative was secondary to him, an excuse to flex his prodigious filmmaking muscles. Of his greatest works–which include but are not limited to Ang Alamat ni Julian Makabayan; Pagputi ng Uwak, Pagitim ng Tagak; and Burlesk Queen–his imagery burned incandescent, his filmmaking technique was second to none. If Mike De Leon is Philippine Cinema's mad intellectual, Lino Brocka its fiery social realist, Ishmael Bernal its skeptic-satirist, Mario O'Hara its nightmare scenarist, Celso was its poet laureate–his images were Filipino lyricism incarnate. His passing is an unimaginable loss…" – Noel Vera, Critique After Dark, 06 December 2012 (READ MORE)
Burlesk Queen WINNER of 10 MMFF Awards
1977 Metro Manila Film Festival
Video 48: Vilma Santos As "Burlesk Queen" (1977)
Celso Ad: Burlesk Queen
IMDB: Rolly Quizon
IMDB: Leopoldo Salcedo (1912–1998)
The Kid, uninterrupted
'Burlesk Queen' Onto The Height of Pathos
Desperately seeking 'Burlesk Queen'
A look at the past MMFF controversies
Gov Vi shares difficulty filming 'Burlesk Queen' (Video)


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Another one from a country show. Farmers hereabouts turn these up all the time, ploughing the fields (a neighbor of ours has an impressive personal collection).
The guy identified the approximate age by the style. Forgive me; I don't remember. Most of them are Medieval.
The asymmetrical one upper left wasn't corroded into that shape. It was for a horse with an asymmetrical hoof. So I was told.
Posted: August 28th, 2018 under britain, history, personal.
What kind of sadistic torture device is that in the upper right? Yikes!
Those are the shoes mentioned in the old saying "for want of a nail"!
Ben Franklin's "Big book of Logistics" (fake news).
Rivaled only by his other famous book "Fart Proudly" (real).
You see how the French worked to corrupt our finest minds!


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Q: PowerShell WMI filter on variable This is not the exact scenario of what I'm trying to accomplish but is a good example of where I am stuck.
$Path = "\\192.168.1.1\config"
Get-CimInstance -Namespace ROOT\CIMV2 -ClassName Win32_MappedLogicalDisk -Filter "ProviderName=$Path"

This produces an "Invalid Query" error as it's trying to use \\ in the query
I know I can do this manually by using:
Get-CimInstance -Namespace ROOT\CIMV2 -ClassName Win32_MappedLogicalDisk -Filter "ProviderName='`\\`\\192.168.1.1`\\config'"

This doesn't solve my problem as I need to pass the value from a variable
Any help would be greatly appreciated

A: You can do an inline replace to escape the backslashes:
$Path = "\\192.168.1.1\config"
Get-CimInstance -Namespace ROOT\CIMV2 -ClassName Win32_MappedLogicalDisk -Filter "ProviderName='$($Path -replace '\\','\\')'"

Note: Don't forget to put single quotes around the value part of the filter.
$() is the subexpression operator. Since -replace uses regex, a single \ must also be escaped for the match expression.

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Сильные духом (фильм, 1967) — двухсерийный художественный фильм, снятый в 1967 году режиссёром Виктором Георгиевым по одноименному роману Дмитрия Медведева; производство СССР.
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Close (2022, D: Dhont) S: Dambrine, De Waele, Dequenne, Drucker
Leo and Remi are two thirteen-year-old best friends, whose seemingly unbreakable bond is suddenly, tragically torn apart. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Lukas Dhont's second film is an emotionally transformative and unforgettable portrait of the intersection of friendship and love, identity and independence, and heartbreak and healing.
Release Date Jan 27, 2023
Directed by Lukas Dhont
Written by Lukas Dhont & Angelo Tijssens
and Léa Drucker
Oscar nominee for Best International Film.
Reviews: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/close_2022
TRON: ARES (D: Rønning) S: Jared Leto

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From the New York Times (I'm waiting with bated breath for the New York Times story on the Blair cabinet memo that proves that Bush lied about the war in Iraq, a story to be written of course by Judith Miller):
"At one point last summer, Mr. Franklin had agreed to help the government with the investigation before ending his cooperation when it became evident that prosecutors wanted to charge him with a crime. During that time, he made several telephone calls to possible subjects in the case, including one to Mr. Weissman, according to people who have been officially briefed on the case. The call was surreptitiously monitored and recorded by F.B.I. agents.
In the conversation with Mr. Weissman, Mr. Franklin said he had learned that Iran was seeking to encourage or engage in attacks against Israelis in northern Iraq, people who have been officially briefed on the case said. They said that Mr. Weissman told Mr. Rosen of the conversation and that the two men are believed to have passed the information to an Israeli official who was an intelligence officer. It is not clear whether the information was based on actual information or was fabricated to lure the two Aipac officials into incriminating themselves."
This is pro-Israel spin, recycling the old Jerusalem Post story that all Franklin did was pass on information that was concocted as part of a sting operation by FBI anti-Semites to entrap AIPAC. The last quoted line of the New York Times story is just a paraphrase of the line in the Jerusalem Post ("It is unclear whether the 'classified' information was real or bogus."). The story doesn't make much sense on the face of it. Considering the relationship between Israel and the United States, it is impossible to believe that the United States wouldn't inform Israel that Iranian agents were going to attack Israelis in Kurdistan. If that didn't happen, you can be certain that Douglas Feith would have picked up the hotline in his office connected directly to Sharon's office and passed the information on immediately. The AIPAC dudes were smart enough to have seen right through this. The only good that came out of the entrapment story is that it forced the Israelis to admit they were operating in Kurdistan (another scoop by Seymour Hersh, and a story that was immediately and vociferously denied by Israel).
In the continuing saga of Larry Franklin, we always have to remember that Franklin was caught by accident (he wandered unexpectedly into a lunch meeting between the AIPAC dudes and Naor Gilon, a probable Mossad agent who is leaving his Washington cover posting in the Israeli embassy 'for personal reasons'). Whatever he was doing was discovered when the FBI was monitoring AIPAC for some bigger investigation that had already been going on for some time. As I have stated before, considering the huge power that AIPAC wields with both the Bush Administration and Congress, the FBI must have had extremely high-level permission to conduct this investigation. The FBI would only obtain this permission if its suspicions of AIPAC were held with a great degree of certainty and related to matters of the utmost importance regarding American intelligence and security. To put it in context, the Franklin issue is tiny compared to the greater AIPAC issue, but what Franklin allegedly did was disclose very classified information. From Newsday:
"Intelligence sources said the classification - Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information - was often used to protect information from electronic surveillance where disclosure might tip off a foreign government that its communications were being monitored."
This is an extremely high level of classification (a classification above 'Top Secret'). The Israelis would have wanted it, not for the content of the information (the focus on content is the Israeli spin), but because it would allow them to determine the American spy network in Iran, information they could have sold or traded to the Iranians (just as they traded the information obtained by Pollard to the Soviets). It is difficult to understand why Franklin would risk disclosure of this information to protect a few Israeli spies in Kurdistan, particularly when such disclosure, if caught, might result in a penalty as high as his execution. From the AIPAC point of view, however, this may have just been another part of the ongoing Israeli dissection of the complete American spy networks in the Middle East. If Israel has already traded this information away, or used it in its covert campaign in Iraq to lead to civil war, it would explain why the Americans seem completely to lack intelligence in Iran, and seem to have no effective counterintelligence operations in Iraq. If Franklin did anything wrong, we must not forget that his is a small part of the greater AIPAC espionage story.
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How to start a war
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Mr. Iraq
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Larry Franklin and Mr. X
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they had flowers in their minds
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Ride sharing service is totally free and depends on the rider and driver. If someone does not like to share ride, he can opt out from the apps and enjoy his life. It's fully functional on internet and both biker and rider have to install apps to use this service.
Mr. Akram says" before ride sharing, it took 2 hours to reach my university by bus and the fighting for bus every time beyond description. Now I use Pathao and reach my university with in 30 minutes and the fare is also very relevant. I enjoy Pathao rides and I complete 100 rides recently and also gets gift from Pathao service.
Pathao and Shohoz together are leading the country and moving Bangladesh. Both companies want to spread its service all over Bangladesh. Ride sharing service is now popular only Dhaka and Chittagong.
The world leading ride sharing company Uber is operating its service only in Dhaka. Most of its vehicles are cars.
Sylhet a peaceful city in Bangladesh has similar problem. Pathao and Uber do provide their service in Sylhet but do not get so popularity because the city is too small and peoples have available transports to travel anywhere. Recently Shohoz introduce ride sharing service and get a positive result in their new initiatives. A foreign investor invest huge amount of money in Shohoz Limited for meeting the upcoming competitions in markets. CNG, a three wheel gas vehicle, is the most usable vehicles in Sylhet. The residents of Sylhet city are so unlucky because they do not have any public transport. It is very unfortunate for all.
Bondor Bazar – Amborkhana- Airport Road.
Amborkhana – (Shahjalal University) Sumamganj Road.
Bondor Bazar to central bus terminal.
The peaceful city Sylhet is becoming the next destination for ride sharing service. According to Bangladesh government Sylhet is the Wi-Fi City of Bangladesh.
A huge opportunity available to operate Ride sharing service these areas and generate good revenue as well as do provide welfare service.


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Q: Calcular frete para mais de um produto no carrinho Woocommerce Quando adiciono apenas um produto no carrinho ele mostra as opções de frete que configurei, porém quando tem mais de um produto não tem opção para frete e solicita verificar forma de entrega.
Segue link da loja para simulação:
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Como faço para calcular o frete para vários produtos no mesmo carrinho?

A: Amigo, tente alterar o peso do produto, vi que está usando quilos, troque para gramas.
O produto "Emergência LED 100-240 V – Bivolt( da blumenau)" está com 200 centímetros, realmente é 2 metros?


Added many new French and German translations.
Updated the appearance for all loot drops.
The containers will now indicate rarity.
Also, they look really awesome.
Lowered the Energy Credit costs for tailoring for players, Bridge Officers, and ships.
Character creation will no longer fail when creating a character with a formal name that's 20 characters long.
The D'deridex Defender will no longer spawn… for now.
Increased the timeout for accepting the Dilithium Mining minigame score.
Updated the title for Dimensional Warrior to remove the extraneous underscore.
At Starfleet Academy, the contact can no longer be killed by Feds.
Both Fed and KDF versions are visible to all players at all times.
Improved ship interior Duty Officer contact static assignment button behavior.
They should grey out now only when the assignment has started or is on cooldown.
Added buttons to Duty Officer interface under Department Heads that allow access to your own ship interior non-static assignments.
Note you will still need to go to your ship interior to do static assignments, such as making hypos, assembling consoles or turrets, or to invite friends to use your ship interior non-static assignments.
Cleaned up some text on some of the ship interior Duty Officer contacts.
Increased cooldowns on some sector Duty Officer recruitment assignments.
Reduced effectiveness of Shield Distribution Duty Officer active roster power shield heal by 25%.
Fixed some incorrect commendation experience rewards for "Provide Support" assignments in the DS9 region.
The Borg Invasion of Defera has been updated!
You can now accept the mission directly from Isihl if you hail her from the event or the journal.
Mission explainer on Isihl now tells you that you don't need a mining laser, that we do that for you automatically.
Added a practice minigame to the console by the Dilithium in the airlock.
Added minimum level info to mission, contact, and both event texts.
Added transwarp locations to asteroid mining mission.
Resolved an issue that prevented KDF characters from getting credit for mining some of the Dilithium locations.
The entrance to the mining location will now have only one button to enter.
Updated text to specify that the mission is once per day.
Disabled combat in the airlock of the dilithium mining asteroid area.
The mission should function with the new EV suits.
Tweaked how Jem'hadar ships target in final battle; they are now less likely to target players unless player attacks first.
Made shrouded Jem'hadar in Promenade all Ensign groups, instead of 2 Ensigns and 1 Lieutenant.
Corpses are now properly affected by Zero G.
Added the Azlesa Expanse exploration missions to the list of missions that will complete the KDF daily "We Need Breathing Room."
The Federation and Romulan Empire Defense missions now have a 20 hour cooldown.
This timer starts when the mission is started.
Pets that are following will now fly in formation.
Pets on attack mode will move into a wedge formation in front of the player until an enemy target is found.
Updated text descriptions of the carrier command powers so that they explain about the toggle functionality.
Updated Bird-of-Prey carrier AI so that Birds-of-Prey retreating under cloak will move at maximum throttle.
Borg Cube, Borg Tactical Cube, Vila Battleship, Tethys Dreadnought, and all unique versions of these same critters.
This will reduce their base damage by approximately 10% across the board.
This has a more obvious impact on high-damage abilities, like High Yield Plasma, and should not reflect much of a difference for their standard weaponry since they already possess a 10%-20% variance.
This will keep these critters deadly, while removing many of the "one shot = one kill" abilities that have been reported.
Resolved an issue that caused its Perception Bonus to not be properly applied.
Should now affect the entire team while the Drone is active.
All ranks of this power should now be capable of missing their target, rather than having an artificial 100% accuracy.
The accuracy of this power should now properly inherit the modifiers of the user and target.
Doubled the magnitude of the Crew-based skill boosts.
Separated saucers should not constantly try to move around behind if the owner is rotating in place.
Field Generator Console mods can now be stacked.
As such their effectiveness has been reduced.
Mine and Torpedo Tactical Console mods have been fixed so they only affect Mines or Torpedoes.
They will no longer affect other abilities that happen to do Kinetic damage.
Changed the label of the button to access the department's assignments not say "Speak" but instead "Assignments".
It's now possible to scroll through characters on the Character Select screen using the up and down arrow keys.
Resolved an issue that caused players to not have a team indicator on the mission tracker while in a PvP map.
Bridge Officers should always display the correct class icons in the Choose Your Away Team window.
The Request Reinforcements button will now only display when it's a valid option for the player.
When discarding items with 0 value, the confirmation window will no longer report that the player will receive energy credits.
Resolved an issue that would prevent item comparison tooltips from working correctly in space.
Rapidly clicking on the secondary attack as it exits cooldown will no longer cause the attack to misfire.
Polarize Hull will now display consistent stats in the skill information and power tray tooltip.
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Ming Dynasty, Chenghua 22nd second year - dueling is strictly forbidden. One of those responsible for upholding this law is Tianyi Chen, head chief of the League of Seven Provinces. The Iron Hand Clan, responsible for many hideous crimes must be stopped at all costs, but the Iron Hand is not the only problem for Tienyi Chen. Dongxue Guan, a legendary fighter is taking the law into his own hands and killing those who he thinks deserve to be punished. Who will be the ones to come out on top? Will the Iron Hand be caught? And will Dongzue Guan answer for his crimes?
If you like nonstop action and combat, then this manga is for you. The vast majority of each chapter is invested into fight scenes or pursuits. The art it well detailed, and though there is little direct story (due to the constant action), it still manages to tell intriguing stories.
Usually don't read manhua, but the story and art looked interesting, so I took a chance. I liked it. I don't know much about China, so I got to see something different. Getting used to the names took some time, but it is a very engaging story and I hope more gets added. It kind of just stopped so I want to see what happens next!
Interesting concept so far. Very reminiscent of a lot of old Chinese martial arts movies. The art is also detailed.


Peter and John where called upon to be witnesses for the Lord through the healing of a man who hadn't walked from birth, and the preaching of the Word of God (See Acts 3). You and I today are also called upon to be faithful witnesses as well (Psalm 107:2, Mark 16:15, 1 Peter 3:15). To be a faithful witness like Peter and John, we should remember the following principles.
As Peter relied on the Holy Spirit for power, we should also.
There are some people who are gifted at encouraging others.
consolation". We can learn much from him.
He was blessed with salvation and a sense of being one heart and soul with other believers. This led him to share.


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Q: How to make a sed command to trim whitespace from the end of a string or normalize whitespace in the string? I have some data like the following
"brand": "Some brand name  ", "otherbrand": "Something else ",

"brand":"Some  third way"

although a little bit more unstructured like that, however one structure that is the same is that there are recurring instances of "brand": around, with the following value having inconvenient whitespace.
What I need to do is to normalize whitespace, and to trim it in the value so that
"brand": "Some brand name  "

gets turned in to
"brand": "Some brand name"

and
"brand":"Some  third way"

gets turned in to
"brand":"Some third way"

the size of the file is
I would like to know how to do this with Sed, because I think I am going to have to do this kind of minor fixing in the data here and there, and I would like a way to do it ad hoc with just a line in the terminal.

A: This should work:
sed 's/ *"/"/g;s/  */ /g'

The first part removes any spaces that are trailing within quotes, and the second cuts down any multiple spaces to a single space:
 $ echo "Before:"; cat $TEMP/test.txt; echo "After:";sed 's/ *"/"/g;s/  */ /g' $TEMP/test.txt
Before:
"brand": "Some brand name  ", "otherbrand": "Something else ",
"brand":"Some  third way"
After:
"brand":"Some brand name","otherbrand":"Something else",
"brand":"Some third way"

A: sed ':in
s/^\(\([^"]*"[^"]*"\)*[^"]*"[^"]*\) \{2,\}/\1 /
t in
:edge
s/^\(\([^"]*"[^"]*"\)*[^"]*"[^"]*\) \{1,\}"/\1"/
s/^\(\([^"]*"[^"]*"\)*[^"]*"\) \{1,\}/\1/
t edge
' YourFile

*

*POSIX version so --posix -e for gnu sed

*recursive remove multi space inside quote string (don't touch between, could be done with few modification)

*recursive remove edge space inside quoted string (one for begin and one for ending)


The Whiskeag Trail is a 5-mile biking and hiking trail overseen by Bath Trails connects the Bath Area Family YMCA with KELT's Thorne Head Preserve.
Locations for parking include: Thorne Head Preserve, Sewall Woods Preserve, McMann Fields, and Bath Area Family YMCA. The Bath bus comes near the trail at several spots if you need a ride home.
Please note that hunting is only allowed in Sewall Woods, Whiskeag Creek*, and Thorne Head Preserves and NOT along the entire trail, which passes through land trust and City owned lands.


If you are considering a subcompact SUV for your next vehicle purchase, the 2018 Jeep Compass is an excellent choice. The 2018 Compass is popular among consumers because it offers a contemporary exterior design and numerous interior features. Here are a couple of interior features that you can enjoy in the 2018 Jeep Compass.
One notable interior feature that is offered with the 2018 Compass is the available Multiview Driver Information Digital Cluster Display. This display allows you to customize your settings and graphics to suit your preference, and it provides you with media, navigation, and Selec-Terrain Traction Control information. You can also opt for the available heated front seats and heated steering wheel that is offered with the 2018 Compass.
If you are interested in taking the 2018 Jeep Compass for a test drive, we welcome you to visit us at Bonham Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram.


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Q: PHP Prevent creation of attributes NOT defined in class <?php
//Simple object to keep track of an Article
class ArchiveArticle
{
    public $timestamp;
    public $filename;
    public $slug;
    public $category;
    public $status;
    public $pubdate;
    public $ranking;
    public $newsgate_state;
    public $newsgate_story_id;
    public $newsgate_budget_id;
    public $newsgate_text_id;
    public $newsgate_profile;
    public $taxonomy;
    public $overline;
    public $net_title;
    public $headline;
    public $teasertitle;
    public $teasersummary;
    public $subhead;
    public $summary;
    public $byline_name;
    public $dateline;
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    public $more_infos = array();
    public $shirttail;
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A: To your class add:
public function __get($name) { return NULL; }

public function __set($name, $value) { }

Explanation: those two methods will intercept any access to a non-existant and/or protected/private property, also preventing its creation if it does not exists.
See also http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.magic.php
As per @DCoder suggestion, you could also do:
public function __get($name) {
  throw new Exception("Property $name cannot be read");
}

public function __set($name, $value) {
  throw new Exception("Property $name cannot be set");
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La perdita attesa (in inglese expected loss, EL) è la somma dei valori di tutte le possibili perdite, ciascuna moltiplicata per la probabilità che tale perdita si verifichi..

Su prestiti bancari (case, automobili, carte di credito, prestiti commerciali, ecc.) o più in generale sui crediti la perdita attesa varia nel tempo per diversi motivi. La maggior parte dei prestiti viene rimborsata nel tempo e quindi ha un importo in essere decrescente. Inoltre, i prestiti sono spesso assistiti da garanzie reali il cui valore cambia "diversamente" nel tempo rispetto al valore residuo del prestito.

Tre fattori sono rilevanti nell'analisi della perdita attesa:

Probabilità di default (PD)
 Exposure at Default (EAD)
Loss Given Default (LGD)

Quindi si ricava EL= PD x EAD x LGD.

La perdita attesa non è invariante nel tempo, ma deve essere ricalcolata al mutare delle circostanze. A volte possono aumentare sia la probabilità di insolvenza che la perdita in caso di insolvenza, fornendo due motivi per cui la perdita attesa aumenta.

Ad esempio, in un periodo di 20 anni, solo il 5% di una data classe di proprietari di case non adempie ai propri obblighi. Tuttavia, quando una crisi sistemica colpisce e i valori delle case scendono del 30% per un periodo prolungato, quella stessa classe di mutuatari cambia il proprio comportamento predefinito. Invece di un default del 5%, diciamo un default del 10%, in gran parte dovuto al fatto che la LGD è aumentata in modo catastrofico.

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HomeGenresFound FootageTEMPLE (2017)
October 7, 2017 Bat Found Footage, Genres, HCF Reviews, Horror 0
Directed by: Michael Barrett
Written by: Simon Barrett
Starring: Asahi Uchida, Logan Huffman, Naoto Takenaka
Directed by Michael Barrett
When Japanese police discover a horribly disfigured body at a small village, they must piece together what happened using DSLR camera footage found at the scene and the testimony of the sole survivor who seems less than willing to talk.
With the footage revealing that three American friends descended on an ancient, remote temple in the woods above the village, rumoured to be the site of potential child murders, the police attempt to ascertain the truth of the events that took place that night.
Written by Simon Barrett, he of the Blair Witch remake, The Guest and V/H/S fame, and directed by his brother Michael, horror TEMPLE embraces the found footage genre by adding a dollop of Japanese folklore thrown in for good measure.
Meeting our three main characters through the camera footage, we learn that pretty young woman Kate is travelling to Japan with her best mate Christopher, who'll be translating thanks to his proficiency in the Japanese language, and will meet boyfriend James there. Her goal is to scout out temples and other such monuments as part of her religious studies. Arriving at Japan and meeting up with boyfriend James, we get the feeling of "two's company, three's a crowd" with James scratching his head as to why a handsome young man such as Christopher is joining them on their trip and how has he never made a pass at Kate. Quiet, shy Christopher, who's apparently been suffering from a breakdown in recent times, seems happy to perform translation duties and accompany Kate as a friend but those long glances at his bestie and his night-time recording of her and James shagging in a room goes beyond awkward. Thankfully, we don't have to endure much small talk before they set off to the temple to unearth its secrets.
So what is it about this titular temple that has everyone spooked? Almost as though the plot has been lifted from The Blair Witch Project, the temple was home to a monk who was killed by the locals when their children went missing after playing near there. Talk of a surviving child making his way back down to the village, holding his eyes in his hands, would have anyone re-adjusting their underwear and marching in the opposite direction but these guys don't seem to care. It also doesn't help that translator Chris doesn't even bother to divulge this little snippet of information to his friends. So onwards they go to the mysterious temple, guarded by a shape-shifting mythological creature Kitsune, to have a general toot about with a little help from a young local boy.
The first two thirds of TEMPLE are genuinely interesting with the steady buildup to the temple establishing the tension both of the impending horror and that of the relationship between the three main characters. It's when they finally get to the temple that things go downhill rapidly.
The Blair Witch ripoff of a story I was willing to overlook especially considering the intriguing folklore aspect the film was including. However, using the kitsune god bothered me a little as my knowledge of Kitsune, even though rather limited, was that the nine-tailed rice fox is a friendly creature that can shape shift into a human but is never really malevolent… mischievious sometimes, maybe, but overall quite benevolent. So when the film decided to go down the route of a human form of kitsune running around like some sort of medusa type, CGI deviant, I began to get a little disgruntled. This isn't the only issue. The horror elements that the film slowly built up to were spilled across the final third like a respulsive spray of puke, making hardly any sense and having all what was built up ruined in one fell swoop. To top it off, the film finishes with a "big reveal" that everyone saw coming from the opening third and cuts to credits without actually concluding the story. It's films like these that wind horror fans up because they spend so much time establishing a decent premise only to totally undo it with a rushed mess that is only horrific in its execution, not the story.
Despite a decent performance from V's Logan Huffman as Christopher, TEMPLE is a pointless exercise that had potential but chose to throw it all away.
Simon Barrett
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You're Next (2011): Film Four FrightFest review
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You're Next (2013) (18) Running time: 95 minutes Director: Adam Wingard Writer: Simon Barrett Cast: Sharni Vinson, Joe Swanberg, AJ Bowen, Ti West, Wendy Glenn, Nicholas Tucci, Margaret Laney, Amy Seimetz Reviewed […]
Sundance: Images and synopsis for horrors 'Dead Snow 2', 'Cooties', 'The Guest', 'The Babadook' and 'Killers'
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The Sundance 2014 film festival kicks off next month, and a couple of highly anticipated horror films have been added to the Park City Madness series. Sequel Dead Snow 2: Red vs Dead, […]
The Unfolding (2016)
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THE UNFOLDING (2016) Directed by Eugene McGing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG1J5TZ45X4 Usually writing reviews is a real source of pleasure. If the movie's a good one then it's great fun to tell people why they should see it. And if it's bad then […]


Seven towns of the Quabbin Valley. Parts of Palmer, immediately to the south, also lie within the Swift River Valley.
View from Quabbin Hill Road in Ware, overlooking where the former town of Enfield was submerged.
The Quabbin Valley is a region of Massachusetts in the United States. The region consists of areas drained by the Quabbin Reservoir and accompanying river systems in Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester counties. The area is sometimes known as the Swift River Valley region, a reference to the Swift River, which was dammed to form the reservoir.
At its most restrictive, the Quabbin-Swift River Valley includes the towns immediately bordering the reservoir and lower length of the river. These towns include Belchertown, Hardwick, New Salem, Pelham, Petersham, Shutesbury, Palmer, and Ware.
The name Quabbin has also been adopted by regional partnerships bordering the reservoir but not including the entire valley. For example, the Central Quabbin Area Tourism Association consists of Petersham and Hardwick on the reservoir's eastern side, as well as Barre, Hubbardston, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, and Rutland, further east. The North Quabbin Community Coalition includes Petersham and New Salem bordering the reservoir, and the adjoining towns of Athol, Orange, Erving, Phillipston, Royalston, Warwick and Wendell.
Upon the construction of the Quabbin Reservoir, four additional towns in the valley were officially disincorporated, their area absorbed by surrounding municipalities. These towns are Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, and Prescott.
Many people living in those towns fought unsuccessfully to prevent construction of the reservoir, arguing that it was unfair to move the Swift River Valley inhabitants to provide drinking water for Boston residents, and the movement has become a part of Western Massachusetts folklore.


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Photo Gallery: Richmond Hill MLK Parade
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Black Creek residents express concerns about road flooding
Public works department keeping Bryan canals clean
Pembroke mayor, council sworn in before meeting
Nick Fitzgerald signs with XFL team
Athletic Support: Help! My daughter wants to play football
Prep roundup
Sports Roundup: Cats sweep BHS
Athletic support: Transferring to a smaller school: the good, the bad and the ugly
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Kangeter, Griffith to marry in May
Updated: May 2, 2007, 5:02 a.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kangeter of Claxton are proud to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Victoria Catherine to James William-Arthur Griffith of Warner Robins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Griffith.
The bride-elect is the maternal granddaughter of Billy and Glenda Anderson of Claxton. The paternal grandparents are Ms. Thelma Kangeter of Blitchton and the late Mr. George Kangeter.
Miss Kangeter is a graduate of Armstrong Atlantic State University with a Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree through the Medical College of Georgia at Armstrong Atlantic State University.
The groom-elect is the maternal grandson of M.C. Nelson of Hahira and Latrelle Grantham of Mt. Dora. Paternal grandparents are the late Paul A. Griffith of Colorado Springs and Jean F. Lewis of Oklahoma City.
Mr. Griffith is a graduate of Mercer University with a Bachelor's degree in Christianity. He is currently serving as the Youth Pastor of Rehoboth Missionary Baptist Church.
The wedding is planned for Saturday, May 5, 2007, 2 p.m. at Rehoboth Missionary Baptist Church. No local invitations will be sent. All friends and family are invited to attend.
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Australia's Channel 9 Issues Apology Over Racist Comments About BTS On Its '20 To One' Program
by Jessica Rapir / Jun 20, 2019 04:53 AM EDT
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Australia's Channel 9 issues an apology over racist comments about BTS on its '20 To One' program. Photo by bts_bighit/Twitter
Australia TV network Channel 9 came under fire after one of its shows, 20 To One, aired a segment about BTS that contain what perceived by fans as racists remarks. BTS ARMY demanded an apology from the network as they started the hashtag #Channel9Apologize a worldwide trending topic.
In the 20 To One show that aired on Wednesday, hosts Erin Molan and Nick Cody presented the top 20 global crazes. Many BTS fans tuned in to the show as the teaser for the episode featured the "Boy With Luv" hitmakers.
When the list was revealed, BTS is at No. 18 on the list but it was not the thing that infuriates the ARMY. The fans expressed anger when the show presented the 2019 Billboard Best Duo/Group winner is "the biggest band you've never heard of." The show also called BTS as "the South Korean One Direction" and who spoke at the United Nations about hair products among others.
BTS fan group in Australia immediately shared their views about the segment. Australia BTS expressed disappointed of the show, saying it inaccurately presented BTS and its members, and did not only mock the group's music and advocacy but also its fans.
The hashtag #Channel9Apologise began trending No.1 in Australia and South Korea. International fans of BTS also took to Twitter to express their anger towards the racist and xenophobic description of the group. Watch the clip below.
On Thursday, the network issued an apology for those who have felt offended by the episode of 20 To One. However, it also stressed that the program did not violate any broadcast regulations. The network added that the description was done to "humorously highlight" BTS's global popularity.
"As a light-hearted entertainment program, it is our belief that last night's episode of 20 to One, which highlighted the 'Greatest Global Crazes', did not breach any broadcast regulations, and was intended to humorously highlight the popularity of the group. We apologise to any who may have been offended by last night's episode," a representative of Channel Nine told SBS PopAsia.
Moreover, the BTS Army also trending the hashtag #FireAlexWilliamson which calls for the Australian comedian to be fired after he supported what fans claimed to be racist remarks about the band. Although Williamson was not among the people who spoke about BTS in the segment, fans were furious of his response to the fans' outcry about the segment.
"Shut the f*** up c*** it ain't racist they just don't give a f*** about boy bands who are designed solely to extract $ from the hip pocket of 14yo's. I'll always revel in the genuine talents of South Korean professors such as Cheon Jinwoo. F*** these c****," he tweeted.
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Lloyd Shefsky is Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship, Founder and Co-director of the Center for Family Enterprises and Co-Founder of the Center for Executive Women at the Kellogg School of Management. Professor Shefsky has taught courses, lectured and spoken in China, Japan, Thailand, Canada, Israel and throughout the United States.
He has written professional articles on family business, entrepreneurship, and other related topics, and is the author of Entrepreneurs Are Made Not Born, published by McGraw-Hill and translated into seven languages.
selecting the most appropriate vehicles; and introducing courses, programs and events to educate, and develop relationships among family members. In addition, Professor Shefsky has co-founded several businesses and not-for-profit organizations.
Lloyd is also a coach, consultant and mentor to entrepreneurs. Over the years he has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs, often from their earliest stages through expansions, public offerings, sales of the businesses, and in some cases succession to one or two additional generations of the founders' families.
Shefsky has received honors, including the 1995 Entrepreneur of the Year Award for his support of entrepreneurship from Ernst & Young and Merrill Lynch, the 2002 Civil Rights Award from the Anti-Defamation League, and the 1992 Award of Excellence from the Sports Lawyers Association.
Lloyd founded and is now Of Counsel to the Chicago law firm, Shefsky & Froelich Ltd. He received his JD from The Law School at the University of Chicago and is also a CPA.
Lloyd has a new book coming out this summer from McGraw-Hill: "INVENT, REINVENT, THRIVE: The Keys to Success for Any Start-Up, Entrepreneur or Family Business."


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Story: Frømand, whose real name is Jabiduttiperslikkenberg was hatched by Pildskadden. One day, Pildskadden had a pram and was washing diapers. Shortly after Frømand appeared . Frømand was one of Gavstrikkerne (best translated as "The Cute Rascals") along with Pildskadden and Gøjen, he stayed with Rasmus Klump and his friends for a while but finally met the love of his life and stayed with her to watch circus for the rest of his life .
Background notes: Frømand like Pildskadden and Gøjen usually has no active parts in the stories. The function of Gavstrikkerne mostly resembles Storm P.'s "De tre små mænd og Nummermanden" or the pictures on the walls in George MacManus' strip "Bringing Up Father" adding small pantomime stories within the main story. Contrary to Pildskadden and Gøjen, Frømand did not stay in the series for long.