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It's a beautiful movie from the Director of "Ultimo tango a Parigi" and "The Last Emperor", and also a most beautiful bottom from Eva.
Again, if you have not seen this movie you really must. There's much more of Eva to see than just these caps. The Dreamers also has wonderful costume and production design, and is an interesting story well directed.
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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail shows James Alex Fields Jr. Fields who was convicted in a deadly car attack on a crowd of counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia is expected to change his plea to federal hate crime charges. An online court docket updated late Tuesday, March 26, 2019, says Fields is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Charlottesville on Wednesday for a change-of-plea hearing. (Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail via AP, File)
FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2017 file photo, people fly into the air as a vehicle is driven into a group of protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. A man convicted in the deadly car attack on a crowd of counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia is expected to change his plea to federal hate crime charges. An online court docket updated late Tuesday, March 26, 2019, says James Alex Fields Jr. is scheduled to appear in federal court Wednesday for a change-of-plea hearing. (Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress via AP, File)
U.S. Attorney Thomas Cullen, left, speaks to the media along with FBI agent James Dwyer, right, after a plea agreement with James Alex Fields who was charged with 30 counts stemming from a car attack during the Unite the Right rally in 2017, in federal court in Charlottesville, Va., Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Immigration is a controversial topic now. Who should or should not be admitted? How should they be vetted? Of course we need clear and humane laws. But in the controversy we may miss a larger issue: what does it mean to be an immigrant? And aren't we all immigrants?
Migration is an ongoing part of creation. The birds in our back yard are migratory birds, moving north and south with the seasons.
Human history is the story of great migrant movements. Streams of human population flowed from Africa north and west and east into Europe and Asia. Our first nations migrated across a land bridge from Asia into North America. Native Americans had to absorb religious refugees and traders from Europe who came here seeking freedom and fortune.
Migrations have brought conflicts but also have been enriching. The respected historian William McNeill writes "that the principal factor promoting historically significant social change is contact with strangers possessing new and unfamiliar skills." Our time is no different, except the contacts and conflicts are now global.
The Bible is full of immigrant stories. Abraham is called to leave home and go to an unknown land. Joseph is sold to slave traders to captivity in Egypt where he became a powerful leader. The people of Israel escape Egypt to settle in the Holy Land. A Moabite woman Ruth marries a Jewish man. When he dies she could have returned home but in famous words she says to her mother-in-law Naomi, "Your people shall be my people." Jews taken in captivity to Babylon, are told by God to seek the peace of the city where they would now live.
And, significantly for us Christians, the parents of Jesus are refugees who take their infant son to Egypt to escape being killed by the paranoid King Herod.
And that is happening here. When I met with student Christian leaders at the Harvard Club most of them were Asian-Americans. One of the largest churches in New York City started with immigrants from Nigeria. Koreans make up one of the largest student groups at Charlotte's own Gordon-Conwell Seminary. One Assembly of God district in the southeast has more churches than many national denominations!
I hope my fellow Christian believers will see immigration not through a lens of fear, but through the eyes of faith: as an opportunity to welcome and serve.
"That's a good name," Jeanie said, "I'm a Graham too." He asked where from and when she said North Carolina he asked if she knew the Rev. Billy Graham.
"What's THE DREAM?" I asked. He explained it is a national scholarship fund for DREAMers, immigrant young people, building the American dream one student at a time.
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Facebook extends bereavement, family sick leaves for employees
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COO. Sheryl Sandberg speaks onstage during The 2017 Makers Conference Day 2 at Terranea Resort on February 7, 2017 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.
Sandberg photo by Emma McIntyre/AFP
MANILA, Philippines – Facebook chief operating officer (COO) Sheryl Sandberg announced on Tuesday, February 7 (February 8, Manila time), that the company will be giving 6 weeks of "paid family leaves" for employees who need to care for an ailing family member.
Adding to that, employees who need to care for a family member with a short-term illness will be given an additional 3 days of paid leaves, and 20 days of bereavement leave, double the previous number.
Sandberg – whose husband died after suffering head trauma caused by falling off a treadmill during a vacation in Mexico in May 2015 – said that the issue was personal.
"This is personal for me. I lost my husband very suddenly. Facebook provided leave and flexibility, and now we're doing more," Huffington Post quoted the Facebook executive who made the announcement at the Makers conference in California.
You can read the full announcement on Sandberg's Facebook post, embedded below:
In late 2015, Facebook made another stride forward by extending paid parental leave to 2 months for both mothers and fathers.
The policy update aimed to give fathers and people in same-sex relationships a chance to bond with their new baby – whether biological or adopted.
Here is the announcement as posted by Lori Matloff Goler, vice president of people at Facebook:
Benefits war
Facebook's leave benefits are considered to be very generous, especially in the US which does not have mandatory paid maternity leaves and sick leaves. With the newly announced leaves, Facebook gets a leg up over other tech companies in Silicon Valley, which is currently embroiled in a benefits war.
The move is also seen as groundbreaking for acknowledging that employees have many different life needs that companies can address. Facebook is in position to blaze a trail not just because of its progressive mindset but also because of a financial standing that is able to accommodate the said privileges. (Read: Facebook earns $3.7-B in last quarter of 2016)
At the conference, Sandberg urged other companies in a similar position to offer similar benefits and called for government mandates that will raise the bar for employee care.
In a Facebook post, Sandberg stressed the need to care for their workforce:
"People should be able both to work and be there for their families. No one should face this trade-off. We need public policies that make it easier for people to care for their children and aging parents and for families to mourn and heal after loss. Making it easier for more Americans to be the workers and family members they want to be will make our economy and country stronger."
PH House Bill 4113
In the Philippines, there is a call for change regarding granting mothers more leave time to spend with their newborn children.
In 2016, a bill seeking to increase the paid maternity leave to 100 days was approved by the House committee on women and gender equality.
House Bill 4113 or the "100-Day Maternity Leave Law" also includes an option for female employees in the government or private sector to seek an additional 30-day leave without pay.
President Rodrigo Duterte also expressed his support for this proposed extension saying, "I agree that you need a longer period of rest for maternity leave. Gusto ko nga isang taon eh (I even want it to last for a year)."
He added that he is only waiting to sign the papers that would extend maternity leaves in the country, which currently allows only 60 to 78 days. Fathers, on the other hand, are allowed up to 7 days of paid paternity leave.
Tell us what other workplace benefits you would like to see updated on X. – with reports from Angelo Gonzales and Nile Villa/Rappler.com


November 8, 2018 8:59 am - Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Market research report 2018 delivers a holistic vision of the global market also analyze the current industry state, demands, and the business strategies implemented by market players.
Global Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station market report provides analysis for the period 2014-2025, wherein the period from 2018 to 2025 is the forecast period and 2017 is base year. The market study reveals that the global electric vehicle (EV) charging station market is expected to grow over a CAGR of 29% during 2018–2025 in terms of value. Government supporting and introducing new initiatives to drive the growth of EV and EV charging station industry is driving the growth of the electric vehicle (EV) charging station market. In addition, the price of fuel is constantly increasing which is urging the people to look for better and other energy efficient alternative. Oil price will increase over the forecast period which will accelerate the market demand for electric vehicles and EVs charging stations. These factors are constantly accelerating the growth of electric vehicle (EV) charging station market.
The market overview section of the report demonstrates market dynamics such as drivers and restraints that talks about the current nature and future scenario of the global elec vehicle (EV) charging station market, key market indicators, and raw material analysis. Further, key market indicators included in the report provide the significant factors which are capable to define the market position of global electric vehicle (EV) charging station market. Furthermore, various analysis methods like Porter's, Pestle are also included in the report to provide an in-depth view of the market scenario.
On the basis of the type of product type, the market is segmented into AC EV charging station, & DC EV charging station. Based on the AC EV charging station, the market is segmented into Level 1 & Level 2. On the basis of DC EV charging station, the market is segmented into CHAmeDO, Combiner charging station, and Others. On the basis of Installation type, the market is segmented into Residential and Commercial. Further, the market is bifurcated, on the basis of Supplier type into Private charging station, and OE charging station. Finally, the report covers the analysis of these segments across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa and Latin America along with the qualitative analysis for market estimates that boosts the growth of the global electric vehicle (EV) charging station market during the forecast period.
The report also highlights the competitive landscape of the global electric vehicle (EV) charging station market that includes the company overview, products & offerings, strategic decisions taken by the company, launch of new products, technology landscape, and financial highlights.
- The demand for global electric vehicle (EV) charging station market is expected to grow at a significant rate, during the forecast period. Increasing initiatives by the government to accelerate the growth of electric vehicle and electric vehicle charging stations along with growing fuel prices which is pushing the consumers to think for a better and energy efficient alternative are noteworthy factors which are expected to positively impact market growth over the next forthcoming years.
- DC EV charging station is the largest segment among the product type. DC EV charging stations take lesser time to charge cars when compared to AC EV charging stations.
- Level 2 is the largest segment in the AC EV charging station segment. The Level 2 charging equipment is highly in demand since it is compatible with all kinds of electric vehicles.
- CHAdeMO is the largest segment in the DC EV charging station segment. CHAdeMO is a kind of fast DC charger which is identical all across the globe and thus the EV owners can take their vehicles to any country in the world and fast charge them.
- Commercial is the significant segment in installation type of the market. Commercial EV charging stations can be installed in various places like taxi stand, government offices, retail stores, etc. Since the plug-in electric vehicles are increasing, there is a growing demand for commercial installations.
- Private charging station is the fastest growing segment in the supplier type market. Growing ties of charging station manufacturers with government regulatory bodies across the globe that offer superior charging ports and connectors is a major factor fueling the private charging station segment of the market.
- Asia Pacific is likely to witness fastest growth during the forecast period. The demand of electric vehicle (EV) charging station in the region will increase at a significant CAGR during the forecast period due to expansion of the electric vehicle industry in the region.
Extensive secondary research was conducted using paid data sources including Bloomberg, Factiva, Capital IQ, OneSource, and Hoovers. Additionally, several publicly-available data sources were used including journals, statistics articles, and industry associations. These data sources were used to gather relevant information to develop an understanding of the global electric vehicle (EV) charging station market. The research was conducted covering the desk research and primary research. Data sources used for primary research included online forums and blogs, CATI/CAWI, CAPI interviews, and video conferences. Additionally, interviews were conducted through connecting with various industry respondents including C-level executives, directors, divisional heads, regional heads, expert consultants, and independent consultants. The primary research was conducted to gain market insights from industry respondents and validate the gathered information through desk research.
The Global Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Market is dominated by a number of players, amongst them, the major players are Schneider Electric SE, General Electric Company, ABB Group, Engie SA, and Eaton Corporation PLC. Companies in this industry are following different strategies to strengthen their market position. The manufacturing companies are expected to increase spending on the development of new and innovative products electric vehicle (EV) charging station. As a result, the companies are likely to collaborate with buyers located in the personal care industry for research & development.


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Herrarnas 10 000 meter
 Martin Vrabel
 Heat — fullföljde inte (→ gick inte vidare)

Herrarnas maraton
 Karel David
 Final — 2"26,12 (→ 55:e plats)

Herrarnas diskuskastning
 Géjza Valent
 Kval – 6346m
 Final – 65,80m (→ 6:e plats)

 Imrich Bugár
 Kval – 61,94m
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Herrarnas spjutkastning
 Jan Železný
 Kval — 85,90m
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 Zdenek Nenadal
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Herrarnas kulstötning
 Remigius Machura
 Kval – 20,16m
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 Roman Hraban — 7781 poäng (→ 20:e plats)
 100 meter — 10,98s
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 Kula — 15,84m
 Höjd — 1,79m
 400 meter — 49,68s
 110m häck — 14,94s
 Diskus — 45,32m
 Stav — 4,90m
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 Veroslav Valenta — 7442 poäng (→ 28:e plats)
 100 meter — 11,51s
 Längd — 7,01m
 Kula — 14,17m
 Höjd — 1,94m
 400 meter — 51,216s
 110m häck — 15,18s
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Herrarnas 20 kilometer gång
 Jozef Pribilinec
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Herrarnas 50 kilometer gång
 Pavol Szikora
 Final — 3:47:04 (→ 10:e plats)

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Damernas maraton
 Ludmila Melicherová
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Damernas diskuskastning
 Zdeňka Šilhavá
 Kval – 66.52m
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 Zdeňka Šilhavá
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 Jana Novotná
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 Second omgången – Förlorade mot Barbara Paulus (Österrike) 4-6 3-6
 Helena Suková
 Första omgången – Bye
 Second omgången – Förlorade mot Il-Soon Kim (Sydkorea) 2-6 6-4 2-6

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 Miloslav Mečíř och Milan Šrejber →  Brons
 Första omgången – Besegrade Shu-Hua Lu och Ke-Qin Ma (Kina) 7-5 6-1 6-4
 Second omgången – Besegrade Vijay Amritraj och Anand Amritraj (Indien) 4-6 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-2
 Kvartsfinal – Besegrade Guy Forget och Henri Leconte (Frankrike) 3-6 4-6 7-5 6-3 9-7
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Trump's Attempt to Obscure the Reality of the Coronavirus Pandemic Is Getting Comical
By John Cassidy
Donald Trump is again the White House's primary spokesperson on the pandemic. The consequences are absurd and alarming.Photograph by Anna Moneymaker-Pool / Getty
It should never be forgotten how much of Donald Trump's career has been based on his ability to obscure and defy reality. In the nineteen-eighties and early nineties, he built a gaming-and-real-estate empire on a mountain of debt, which eventually forced some of his businesses into bankruptcy. By persuading his bank creditors to let him retain some of his prized assets, rather than liquidate them, he converted disaster into opportunity. And, by booking a huge tax loss, which he carried over in subsequent years, he seems to have eliminated most, if not all, of his federal-tax obligations for at least a decade.
Despite scraping through his financial busts with some of his businesses intact, Trump would have all but disappeared from the national scene were it not for a starring role on reality television—a medium that has very little to do with actual reality. After "The Apprentice" became a hit, Trump erased the failures from his résumé and ran for President on the image of a successful businessman—even as it emerged that one of his surviving ventures, Trump University, was a scam.
In 2016, Trump defied yet another reality. His opponent, Hillary Clinton, defeated him in the popular vote by almost three million ballots. But the antiquated Electoral College ushered Trump into the White House, where he continued the assault on fact-based reality that he had launched during his election campaign, repeatedly labelling the media as "fake news" and the "enemy of the people." Three and a half years later, he is still at it.
Read The New Yorker's complete news coverage and analysis of the coronavirus pandemic.
It is a remarkable record of manipulation and effrontery, but the coronavirus doesn't listen to Trump's bluster or read his tweets. On June 3rd, according to a running tally maintained by the Times, the seven-day average for confirmed new cases of COVID-19 was 21,958. On Monday, August 3rd, the seven-day average was 60,202. That's an increase of about a hundred and seventy-five per cent in two months. Since early July, as the virus has spread across the country, the number of deaths from COVID-19 has more than doubled. Even after a welcome decline during the past few days, the weekly average is still more than a thousand a day.
Confronted with these developments, Trump has become even more brazen in promoting an alternative reality. On Monday, he lashed out at Deborah Birx, the response coördinator of the White House's coronavirus task force, tweeting, "So Crazy Nancy Pelosi said horrible things about Dr. Deborah Birx, going after her because she was too positive on the very good job we are doing on combatting the China Virus, including Vaccines & Therapeutics. In order to counter Nancy, Deborah took the bait & hit us. Pathetic!"
The President was referring to an interview that Birx gave to CNN's Dana Bash over the weekend, and if you watch it, you'll see that she didn't "hit" Trump or his Administration at all. To the contrary, Birx defended the White House task force, saying that it had shifted course more than a month ago: after it became clear that the pandemic had entered a new phase, the task force adopted a more granular approach, providing individual municipalities and counties with the support and guidance they needed to address the rising number of cases, she said. She also pointed out that, in some places where they have been introduced, mitigation efforts seem to be having a positive impact. In hard-hit Arizona, Florida, and Texas, and in a half-dozen other states, new-case numbers have declined somewhat in the past two weeks, the Times' interactive guide shows. (Case numbers are still rising in fifteen states and Puerto Rico.)
What was Birx's offense? She openly acknowledged that the virus is spreading, and she warned people in Trump-supporting areas of the dangers that this presents. "I want to be very clear," she said. "What we are seeing today is different from March and April. It is extraordinarily widespread. It's into the rural as [well as] urban areas. And, to everybody who lives in a rural area, you are not immune or protected from this virus." Birx went on to say that people living in rural areas need to socially distance and wear masks—including at home, if they have potentially vulnerable family members. In other words, Birx used her media platform to try to save lives. Asked about his tweet attacking her, at a press conference on Monday afternoon, Trump said that Birx was "a person I have a lot of respect for." But he refused to say whether he agreed with her characterization of the pandemic.
Could there be a clearer demonstration that Trump expects his health advisers to defer to his preferred version of reality, even if adopting such a strategy puts more American lives at risk? Having failed to adhere to this communications policy, Anthony Fauci, the best-known member of the White House task force, hasn't been invited to appear alongside Trump for weeks. Birx is still more visible. But Trump, having restarted his regular coronavirus briefings, is again the Administration's primary spokesperson on the pandemic. The consequences are, by turns, absurd and alarming.
Last week, when he granted a taped interview to Axios's Jonathan Swan, he came prepared with charts, which, he claimed, showed that the United States was doing better than other countries "in numerous categories." Swan, a plainspoken Australian, seemed puzzled. "Oh, you're doing death as a proportion of cases," he said after Trump handed him one of the charts. "I'm talking about death as a proportion of population. That's where the U.S. is really bad. Much worse than South Korea, Germany, et cetera." Trump seemed flummoxed. "You can't do that," he said. "Why can't I do that?" Swan replied. "You have to go by the cases," Trump said.
That was a comedy routine. After HBO aired the interview, on Monday night, it was compared online to "Spinal Tap" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm." The interview also contained darker moments, though, especially when Swan pressed Trump on why he kept insisting that the virus was under control, thereby giving a sense of false security to his supporters. "They don't listen to me or the media or Fauci," Swan said. "They think we're fake news. They want to get their advice from you. And so, when they hear you say, 'Everything's under control. Don't worry about wearing masks'—I mean, many of them are older people, Mr. President."
Trump's face was blank. "Under the circumstances, right now, I think it's under control," he said tightly. Swan repeated that every day a thousand people were dying. "They are dying, that's true," Trump went on. "And it is what it is. But that doesn't mean we aren't doing everything we can. It's under control as much as you can control it. This is a horrible plague that beset us."
Nobody could deny Trump his final point. But a battleground-state survey from CBS News, which was released over the weekend, showed that sixty per cent of North Carolinians think that the Trump Administration could be doing more to contain the pandemic, and that fifty-eight per cent think it is merely letting the virus run its course. In Georgia, another red state, the survey findings were practically identical. For decades, Trump has made his way by concealing the true nature of things. Some realities are too big and pressing for even him to obscure.
More on the Coronavirus
To protect American lives and revive the economy, Donald Trump and Jared Kushner should listen to Anthony Fauci rather than trash him.
We should look to students to conceive of appropriate school-reopening plans. It is not too late to ask what they really want.
A pregnant pediatrician on what children need during the crisis.
Trump is helping tycoons who have donated to his reëlection campaign exploit the pandemic to maximize profits.
Meet the high-finance mogul in charge of our economic recovery.
The coronavirus is likely to reshape architecture. What kinds of space are we willing to live and work in now?
John Cassidy has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1995. He also writes a column about politics, economics, and more for newyorker.com.
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Trump's Dangerously Distorted View of How to Keep America Safe
The President's notion that a miracle coronavirus cure can pave the way to an economic revival that would boost his chances for reëlection puts his constituents at great risk.
By Amy Davidson Sorkin
The G.O.P.'s Latest Coronavirus Stimulus Doesn't Take Into Account Trump's Blundering
During a deadly pandemic, you can't separate the economy from public-health policy.
Chinatown Continues to Handle Fallout from the Coronavirus
New York's Chinatown saw its restaurant industry affected early in the pandemic. Months later, business owners are still figuring out how best to move forward.


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& Other Stories and Toms to launch 'co-lab' footwear and ready-to-wear collection
Toms and & Other Stories are expanding their ongoing partnership with a new footwear and ready-to-wear collection that marks Toms' first venture into clothing.
The Toms, & Other Stories campaign starring Erin Wasson and shot by Nathalie Joos
The California-based brand launched footwear with the H&M-owned label as part of its Co-Lab series, and the new collection, which launches on April 11, expands on their partnership with ready-to-wear styles such as kimonos, vests, jackets and flowing dresses in various lengths.
The new ready-to-wear collection is complimented by four reinterpreted Toms styles, such as the Lexie sandal and the Palmera Chukka lace up booties with moccasin details. To support the new collection, the two brands tapped photographer Nathalie Joos and her long-time friend, model Erin Wasson for the Toms & Other Stories campaign.
"The giving aspect of this co-lab gives it an extra dimension," said Georgine Le Toqueux, designer at & Other Stories. "Inspired by Toms idea that two strangers on either sides of the planet or the street, can enrich each other's lives, we created this collection. The goal was to combine modern shapes and embellishment that feel authentic with beautiful details, putting a lot of love into it."
& Other Stories made California its home in March by opening a design studio in Los Angeles, its third design studio joining locations in Sweden and Paris. The Scandinavian brand also collaborated with artists and designers from California in the past. The first collection designed by the brand's Los Angeles team launched on March 30 at 50 & Other Stories locations.
Toms has also partnered with several designers and brands in recent years, including Prabal Gurung, The Hill-Side, and the Keith Haring Foundation, among others. The footwear brand founded by Blake Mycoskie celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2016 with a special edition shoe and with its annual One Day Without Shoes initiative.
The co-lab will be available at select Toms and & Other Stories locations and online.


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Lack of public gathering spots and inconsistent development standards dominated the attention Thursday of a newly formed committee hoping to spur redevelopment on Hilton Head Island.
Town officials say the regulations formed to slow the town's rapid growth in the 1990s are now obstacles to reinvestment. Meanwhile, property values have been falling, they say.
"We are in a different time," said Tom Crews, chairman of the land management ordinance rewrite committee. "The development pattern of rapid growth that brought us here today is gone."
Members of the committee, the town's Planning Commission and Town Council heard a presentation Thursday by town staff on the history of development and planning on the island during the past 60 years. The meeting kicks off the mission of the rewrite committee, created by Town Council to recommend ways to simplify town regulations and make it easier for businesses and residents to redevelop their properties.


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This traditional style Scandinavian Red Pine Apple Rack was originally devised to store orchard fruit for use through the winter and was kept in a cool garden shed or cellar.
Each of the 6 drawers of the Apple Rack has a slatted bottom to allow air flow.
External dimensions are 58cm across the front, 46cm front to back and it is 80cm high. Internal dimensions of each drawer are 47cm wide x 38cm deep and the front elevation is 8cm.
One of the most common mistakes when storing tomatoes is to put them in a refrigerator. Storing tomatoes in refrigerator does not keep them fresher for longer, the opposite is true. They lose flavour and become mushy. There are far better ways of storing fresh tomatoes in order to keep them tasting fresh and sweet while maintaining their firm texture.
The best place to get your tomatoes is from your own kitchen garden, raised bed or raised planter.
When you growing your own tomatoes prepare them properly for storage.
teaspoons of salt. After leaving them to soak for about twenty minutes remove them one by one and dry carefully with a cloth. Then place them in a bowl, or Apple rack lined with kitchen towel with the tomato stems at the top. If you place the tomato with the stem at the top they will stay fresher longer. The most tender part of the tomato is around the stem, making this the most likely part to be bruised.
If your tomatoes are shop bought you should remove them from their packaging as soon as possible. Leaving them in polythene bags will cause them to rot a lot quicker.


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package gameEngine.view.gameFrame;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;

/**Composite version of GameUpdatable
 * @author lalitamaraj
 *
 */
public class CompositeGameUpdatable implements GameUpdatable
{
    private Collection<GameUpdatable> gameUpdatables;
    public CompositeGameUpdatable(){
        gameUpdatables = new ArrayList<GameUpdatable>();
    }

    public void add(GameUpdatable gameUpdatable){
        gameUpdatables.add(gameUpdatable);
    }

    public void remove(GameUpdatable gameUpdatable){
        gameUpdatables.remove(gameUpdatable);
    }
    @Override
    public void update () {
        for (GameUpdatable updatable : gameUpdatables) {
            updatable.update();
        }

    }

    @Override
    public void endGame () {
        for (GameUpdatable updatable : gameUpdatables) {
            updatable.endGame();
        }

    }

}

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function varargout=sigstar(groups,stats,nosort)
    % sigstar - Add significance stars to bar charts, boxplots, line charts, etc,
    %
    % H = sigstar(groups,stats,nsort)
    %
    % Purpose
    % Add stars and lines highlighting significant differences between pairs of groups.
    % The user specifies the groups and associated p-values. The function handles much of
    % the placement and drawing of the highlighting. Stars are drawn according to:
    %   * represents p<=0.05
    %  ** represents p<=1E-2
    % *** represents p<=1E-3
    %
    %
    % Inputs
    % groups - a cell array defining the pairs of groups to compare. Groups defined
    %          either as pairs of scalars indicating locations along the X axis or as
    %          strings corresponding to X-tick labels. Groups can be a mixture of both
    %          definition types.
    % stats -  a vector of p-values the same length as groups. If empty or missing it's
    %          assumed to be a vector of 0.05s the same length as groups. Nans are treated
    %          as indicating non-significance.
    % nsort -  optional, 0 by default. If 1, then significance markers are plotted in
    %          the order found in groups. If 0, then they're sorted by the length of the
    %          bar.
    %
    % Outputs
    % H - optionally return handles for significance highlights. Each row is a different
    %     highlight bar. The first column is the line. The second column is the text (stars).
    %
    %
    % Examples
    % 1.
    % bar([5,2,1.5])
    % sigstar({[1,2], [1,3]})
    %
    % 2.
    % bar([5,2,1.5])
    % sigstar({[2,3],[1,2], [1,3]},[nan,0.05,0.05])
    %
    % 3.  **DOESN'T WORK IN 2014b**
    % R=randn(30,2);
    % R(:,1)=R(:,1)+3;
    % boxplot(R)
    % set(gca,'XTick',1:2,'XTickLabel',{'A','B'})
    % H=sigstar({{'A','B'}},0.01);
    % ylim([-3,6.5])
    % set(H,'color','r')
    %
    % 4. Note the difference in the order with which we define the groups in the
    %    following two cases.
    % x=[1,2,3,2,1];
    % subplot(1,2,1)
    % bar(x)
    % sigstar({[1,2], [2,3], [4,5]})
    % subplot(1,2,2)
    % bar(x)
    % sigstar({[2,3],[1,2], [4,5]})
    %
    % ALSO SEE: demo_sigstar
    %
    % KNOWN ISSUES:
    % 1. Algorithm for identifying whether significance bar will overlap with
    %    existing plot elements may not work in some cases (see line 277)
    % 2. Bars may not look good on exported graphics with small page sizes.
    %    Simply increasing the width and height of the graph with the
    %    PaperPosition property of the current figure should fix things.
    %
    % Rob Campbell - CSHL 2013

    %Input argument error checking

    %If the user entered just one group pair and forgot to wrap it in a cell array
    %then we'll go easy on them and wrap it here rather then generate an error
    if ~iscell(groups) & length(groups)==2
        groups={groups};
    end

    if nargin<2
        stats=repmat(0.05,1,length(groups));
    end
    if isempty(stats)
        stats=repmat(0.05,1,length(groups));
    end
    if nargin<3
        nosort=0;
    end

    %Check the inputs are of the right sort
    if ~iscell(groups)
        error('groups must be a cell array')
    end

    if ~isvector(stats)
        error('stats must be a vector')
    end

    if length(stats)~=length(groups)
        error('groups and stats must be the same length')
    end

    %Each member of the cell array groups may be one of three things:
    %1. A pair of indices.
    %2. A pair of strings (in cell array) referring to X-Tick labels
    %3. A cell array containing one index and one string
    %
    % For our function to run, we will need to convert all of these into pairs of
    % indices. Here we loop through groups and do this.

    xlocs=nan(length(groups),2); %matrix that will store the indices
    xtl=get(gca,'XTickLabel');

    for ii=1:length(groups)
        grp=groups{ii};

        if isnumeric(grp)
            xlocs(ii,:)=grp; %Just store the indices if they're the right format already

        elseif iscell(grp) %Handle string pairs or string/index pairs

            if isstr(grp{1})
                a=strmatch(grp{1},xtl);
            elseif isnumeric(grp{1})
                a=grp{1};
            end
            if isstr(grp{2})
                b=strmatch(grp{2},xtl);
            elseif isnumeric(grp{2})
                b=grp{2};
            end

            xlocs(ii,:)=[a,b];
        end

        %Ensure that the first column is always smaller number than the second
        xlocs(ii,:)=sort(xlocs(ii,:));

    end

    %If there are any NaNs we have messed up.
    if any(isnan(xlocs(:)))
        error('Some groups were not found')
    end

    %Optionally sort sig bars from shortest to longest so we plot the shorter ones first
    %in the loop below. Usually this will result in the neatest plot. If we waned to
    %optimise the order the sig bars are plotted to produce the neatest plot, then this
    %is where we'd do it. Not really worth the effort, though, as few plots are complicated
    %enough to need this and the user can define the order very easily at the command line.
    if ~nosort
        [~,ind]=sort(xlocs(:,2)-xlocs(:,1),'ascend');
        xlocs=xlocs(ind,:);groups=groups(ind);
        stats=stats(ind);
    end

    %-----------------------------------------------------
    %Add the sig bar lines and asterisks
    holdstate=ishold;
    hold on

    H=ones(length(groups),2); %The handles will be stored here

    y=ylim;
    yd=myRange(y)*0.05; %separate sig bars vertically by 5%

    for ii=1:length(groups)
        thisY=findMinY(xlocs(ii,:))+yd;
        H(ii,:)=makeSignificanceBar(xlocs(ii,:),thisY,stats(ii));
    end
    %-----------------------------------------------------

    %Now we can add the little downward ticks on the ends of each line. We are
    %being extra cautious and leaving this it to the end just in case the y limits
    %of the graph have changed as we add the highlights. The ticks are set as a
    %proportion of the y axis range and we want them all to be the same the same
    %for all bars.
    yd=myRange(ylim)*0.01; %Ticks are 1% of the y axis range
    for ii=1:length(groups)
        y=get(H(ii,1),'YData');
        y(1)=y(1)-yd;
        y(4)=y(4)-yd;
        set(H(ii,1),'YData',y)
    end

    %Be neat and return hold state to whatever it was before we started
    if ~holdstate
        hold off
    elseif holdstate
        hold on
    end

    %Optionally return the handles to the plotted significance bars (first column of H)
    %and asterisks (second column of H).
    if nargout>0
        varargout{1}=H;
    end

end %close sigstar

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%Internal functions

function H=makeSignificanceBar(x,y,p)
    %makeSignificanceBar produces the bar and defines how many asterisks we get for a
    %given p-value

    if p<=1E-3
        stars='***';
    elseif p<=1E-2
        stars='**';
    elseif p<=0.05
        stars='*';
    elseif isnan(p)
        stars='n.s.';
    else
        stars='';
    end

    x=repmat(x,2,1);
    y=repmat(y,4,1);

    H(1)=plot(x(:),y,'-k','LineWidth',1.5,'Tag','sigstar_bar');

    %Increase offset between line and text if we will print "n.s."
    %instead of a star.
    if ~isnan(p)
        offset=0.005;
    else
        offset=0.02;
    end

    starY=mean(y)+myRange(ylim)*offset;
    H(2)=text(mean(x(:)),starY,stars,...
        'HorizontalAlignment','Center',...
        'BackGroundColor','none',...
        'Tag','sigstar_stars');

    Y=ylim;
    if Y(2)<starY
        ylim([Y(1),starY+myRange(Y)*0.05])
    end

end %close makeSignificanceBar

function Y=findMinY(x)
    % The significance bar needs to be plotted a reasonable distance above all the data points
    % found over a particular range of X values. So we need to find these data and calculat the
    % the minimum y value needed to clear all the plotted data present over this given range of
    % x values.
    %
    % This version of the function is a fix from Evan Remington
    oldXLim = get(gca,'XLim');
    oldYLim = get(gca,'YLim');

    axis(gca,'tight')
    set(gca,'xlim',x) %Matlab automatically re-tightens y-axis

    yLim = get(gca,'YLim'); %Now have max y value of all elements within range.
    Y = max(yLim);

    axis(gca,'normal')
    set(gca,'XLim',oldXLim,'YLim',oldYLim)

end %close findMinY

function rng=myRange(x)
    %replacement for stats toolbox range function
    rng = max(x) - min(x);
end %close myRange


Considered one of one of the most frequent electrical wiring questions is regarding how to wire a switch. When applying switches at your house is kind of straightforward, wiring a single might not be that effortless for everyone. An ON-OFF switch is really quite simple to wire. You will find several types of switches, but for this example, let us say you will be putting in a single-pole toggle switch, a really prevalent change (and the easiest).
You'll find a few colours of wires within a typical single-pole toggle switch: black, white, and green. Splice the black wire in two and join them on the terminal screws - one on prime and also the other within the base screw in the change. The white wire serves being a source of uninterrupted electric power and is generally connected to your mild colored terminal screw (e.g., silver). Join the inexperienced wire to your ground screw of your switch.
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Klay Thompson of the Warriors goes up for a basket on the way to a game high 35 point outburst in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals Saturday night. Thompson went 9-14 from three point range in the Warriors 115-86 win.
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER
Facing a win or go home elimination game for the first time since the 2016 Finals, the Warriors rose to the challenge in the second half, and dealt an emphatic beat down on the Houston Rockets 115-86 to force a seventh and deciding game of the NBA Western Conference Finals Monday night in Houston.
The Rockets had the Warriors on the ropes early, jumping out to a 39-22 lead after the first quarter. The 17 point deficit at the end of one established a new low for the Warriors during the Steve Kerr era. But the Warriors started hitting their shots at the same time that their defensive intensity picked up. After seeing their lead cut to five Houston entered the locker room ahead 61-51 at halftime behind 22 points from James Harden and 16 from Eric Gordon.
Steph Curry splits the defense of Houston's Luc Mbah a Moute (12) and Trevor Ariza on the way to 29 points Saturday night in the Warriors 115-86 win in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals.
But it was in the third that Golden State completely flipped the script and salvaged their season by turning the game around. Led by Klay Thompson's 12 points on 4-5 shooting from beyond the three point line, the Warriors outscored the Rockets 33-16 to take a 84-77 lead. It got even worst for Houston in the fourth as the Warriors blitzed them 33-9, giving Golden State a 64-25 scoring advantage in the second half. The 39 point second half scoring differential set a new NBA record for the largest since the introduction of the shot clock.
As the Rockets went cold the Warriors Big Three were turning up the heat. Thompson (35 points on 13-23 shooting and nine three's), Steph Curry (29 on 12-23 with five boards and six assists) and Kevin Durant (23 points to go along with seven rebounds) alone surpassed Houston's entire offensive output for the game, outscoring the Rockets 87-86. "I guess you could say I was born for it. Man, that felt good. We just didn't want to go out like that. We wanted to force Game 7 so badly,'' Thompson said. The 87 points set a new high for the trio in this years playoffs.
Kevin Durant of the Warriors throws down a slam dunk in the third quarter of the Warriors 115-86 win over the Houston Rockets Saturday night. Durant finished with 23 points and 7 rebounds as Golden State forced a seventh game in the NBA's Western Conference Finals Monday in Houston.
Playing their first game without Chris Paul, likely out for the series, the Rockets had 21 turnovers to only 12 for Golden State. The Warriors also won the battle of the boards 47-38 although Houston's Clint Capela led both teams with 15 in under 30 minutes of action. Harden again paced the Rockets with 32 points to go along with seven rebounds and nine assists, but also committed nine turnovers. Capitalizing on Houston's sloppiness, Golden State scored 23 points off those turnovers. Gordon only scored three in the second half after his hot start and settled for 19.
With the Warriors defense holding Houston to 40.3% shooting from the field, Draymond Green was once again Golden State's unsung hero. Green took only three shoots, finishing with just four points, but he posted a team 10 rebounds to go along with nine assists, five blocks and four steals. His defense and energy was a large reason the Rockets only scored 47 points combined in the final three quarters after scoring 39 in the first.
After the game, Kerr was full of praise for Thompson, who prior to Saturday had been having an inconsistent series. "Klay was amazing tonight, not just for 35 points and the nine threes, but his defense. The guy's a machine. He's just so fit physically. He seems to thrive in these situations."
Asked about how the Warriors often seem to flip the switch in the third quarter, Kerr showed his humorous side. "Just incredible halftime adjustments. The coaching staff has was amazing. I think our guys, all season long, they've played great third quarters. I think they tend to get dialed in a little more. Tonight was a pretty good microcosm of our team in many ways. We have these lapses, and then we have these bursts and everything in between."
Draymond Green goes up for a block of a James Harden shot during the Warriors 115-86 Game 6 win over Houston Saturday night. Green finished with 5 blocks on the evening, to go along with 10 rebounds and 9 assists.
So it comes down to this. Another 48 minutes of basketball (at least) to determine if the Warriors are still the best in the West and will advance to the Finals for the fourth straight season. Another 48 minutes of basketball (at least) to determine whether the Rockets league-leading 65 regular season wins signal a changing of the guard in the NBA, or whether Golden State can earn the right to defend it's championship and attempt to win it's third in four years.
With the Warriors now 4-1 record in elimination games under Steve Kerr, the teams return to the Toyota Center in Houston one final time to decide the Western Conference Championship and the right to play in the NBA Finals. Tipoff is at 6pm Pacific time on TNT.
About Daniel Gluskoter
Daniel Gluskoter is the Martinez Tribune's national music and sports editor and a Bay Area photojournalist who's work has been featured in Rolling Stone, Time Magazine and Sports Illustrated. He covered the 2008 Presidential campaign as a correspondent for United Press International and has travelled worldwide covering events ranging from numerous Super Bowls and Olympics to Live Aid and the Grammys.
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EMMA PETERS*
In September of 2011, at the age of 29, Emma Peters broke a bone in her foot, requiring her to wear a plaster cast on her leg. After her doctor finished placing the cast, he gave her a preventative dose of heparin, which she was then to administer daily. Her doctor explained that the medication would help to protect her from the possibility of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a condition which can be triggered by the use of plaster casts.
"Being health conscious, when he told me about DVT, I went to 'Dr. Google' to try and learn about the symptoms of DVT just in case," Emma says.
The plaster cast was removed a week after it was put on, but a couple of days later Emma began feeling advancing cramps in her calf.
"I had read that one of the signs of a DVT was cramps in the calf, so I went straight to the hospital where they did a blood test and an ultrasound, which showed I did have three medium-sized blood clots in my leg where the plaster cast had been," she says.
To treat the clots, Emma's doctors prescribed anti-coagulation injections and then warfarin. During the treatment, she was required to have a blood test every few days to evaluate how it was working. One week after the diagnosis of a DVT she started getting pains in her chest, which led to the discovery that she had very small PE.
"It is important that your INR stays within a specific range during treatment – if it is outside you could either get another DVT or you may suffer from internal hemorrhaging. My blood tests were rarely in the normal range which meant I had to keep adjusting my dose of warfarin," Emma recalls..
Fortunately, after three months of treatment, the blood clots had disappeared. Following her recovery, Emma was advised to get a DNA test for a thrombophilia, which would indicate a genetic predisposition to developing blood clots. As it turned out, Emma did have a thrombophilia that is rather common. This means at the time of her injury, Emma had three risk factors which led to her DVT: genetic thrombophilia, leg in a plaster cast and use of birth control.
"I was taking contraceptive pills, which were linked to developing blood clots, and I didn't know it," Emma says.
Yet, Emma's recovery wasn't fully complete for several more months after the blood clots disappeared. She began experiencing what is known as post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS), a fairly common long-term complication of DVT.
"Every time I went walking or did any exercise with my legs, I would get exactly the same pain in my leg that I felt when I had the DVT," Emma explains. "Obviously this set alarm bells ringing, so, on the advice of my GP I would return to the hospital for blood tests and ultrasounds. This happened about three or four times in the first year following the DVT. Luckily after that, the pain started easing, and I began to be able to do normal activities again."
In retrospect, Emma is glad that her doctors took the preventative measure of injecting her with heparin, but wishes she was also told about the signs and symptoms of a DVT at the time. As a public affairs professional in the health sector, Emma knows the importance of communicating the right message.
"They were pretty sure that because I was receiving prophylactic injections I wouldn't get a DVT, so they didn't warn me of the signs and symptoms in case I was one of the unlucky few who do develop clots despite receiving heparin," she says. "It was only because I educated myself that I recognized the symptoms and could act upon them when they appeared."
Thanks to her own proactive research, Emma was able to ensure that treatment was started before it was too late. And like other DVT survivors, Emma can appreciate the positives of overcoming the disease. After discovering her thrombophilia, her father also got a DNA test before a knee operation and found out he had the same disease. The diagnosis was able to help doctors plan his recovery more effectively.
Emma has shared her story with friends, hoping that her experience will help others become more aware of the risk factors as well as the signs and symptoms of DVT. She makes a point to emphasize that many risk factors are applicable at all ages.
"When I tell people about it, they are often surprised," Emma says. "They think of DVT as a condition that affects older people. The problem with DVT is that it can affect people of all ages, and if you are not aware of the symptoms and don't act on them, it can kill you. There does need to be more awareness about this."
*Emma Peters is a pseudonym for a patient who wished to remain anonymous.


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The different extracts obtained from leaves, fruit, seeds, flower and stem of Calotropis gigantea were screened for its anti microbial and phytochemical activities. Ethanol and distilled water solvents were used for the extractions from these parts. The extract was tested against infectious diseases causing fungal pathogens such as Candida albicans and bacterial pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhimurium, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa using the Agar well diffusion method. The Ethanol extract from the leaves of Calotropis gigantea showed more activity against fungus like Candida albicans zone of diameter 23.35 mm and bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhimurium, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa zone of diameters (in mm) were 22.50, 21.10, 30.08 and 19.70 respectively when compared with the extract obtained from other parts of C. gigantea such as fruit, seeds, flower and stem. In this study, both in bacteria and fungi Ethanol extract obtained from leaves showed a varying degree of inhibition of the growth of tested organism than extracts obtained from other parts of C. gigantea. The results confirmed that maximum presence of Antifungal and Antibacterial activity in the ethanol extract obtained from leaves of C. gigantea against the human pathogenic organisms.
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Hook (1991)
August 11, 2009 filmfreedonia 7 Comments
By Roderick Heath
Hook was a film I never had any time for. Perhaps it's a fitting irony that I'm much younger now than I was when the film came out. There was no way in hell my 12-year-old self wanted to see a Peter Pan movie, not in the season of Terminator 2. Since then, I'd neglected it because it came from the blandest phase of Steven Spielberg's career, that space in between Empire of the Sun (1987) and Schindler's List (1993), also distinguished by two money spinners, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, 1989, and Jurassic Park (1992), and also including the wobbly but fitfully dazzling Always (1989), a period in which the director seemed to have lost his way both in style and substance. The lack of appreciation for Empire of the Sun, still his most unique drama, left the director stuck playing to juvenile crowds that no longer seemed to be his thing.
Hook has its fans, and it surely made money, but it left me with extremely mixed feelings. Spielberg's capacity to paint gorgeous fantasy imagery and sell his films emotionally prods this overproduced, underplotted contraption to dazzle in fits and starts. The hook, so to speak, is actually quite smart— a middle-aged, overworked, distracted man who's completely forgotten that he's the epitome of youth, imagination, and joie de vivre. It also features an early variant on the powerful motif of a boy or man spying on his own family, in which another has taken his place, an image that reappears in A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001) and Catch Me If You Can (2002). But as a tale and a piece of filmmaking, Hook remains conflicted and violently uneven.
Robin Williams, visibly transforming from the appealing comic actor of the 1980s to the smarmy, overexposed star of the 1990s, plays Peter Banning, a flabby, overprotective corporate lawyer whose neuroses include a fear of heights and flying. He's the kind of dad who's so busy he doesn't show up for his son Jack's (Charlie Korsmo) Little League games. Peter, his wife Moira (Caroline Goodall), Jack, and daughter Maggie (Amber Scott) fly to London,to visit Moira's 90-year-old grandmother, Wendy Darling (Maggie Smith, in heavy make-up). Wendy, the "inspiration" for the girl in J. M. Barrie's play Peter Pan, had dedicated her life to helping orphans; Peter, one of her former foundlings, has helped fund a grandiose institution named after her. However, one of his business projects is going south, driving him to yell at his kids and alienate everyone.
When Jack and Maggie disappear from the house, a taunting note, pinned with a sword and signed by Captain Hook (Dustin Hoffman), demands that Peter return to Never-Neverland and face his vengeance. Of course, the police (represented, scarily, by Phil Collins) think it's a prank related to Wendy's famous "literary character," but Wendy tells Peter the truth: he really is Peter Pan. Having visited Wendy (played in flashbacks by Spielberg's goddaughter Gwyneth Paltrow) for decades after their first adventure, he fell in love with Moira, and, when he kissed her, became mortal and forgot all about his past life. Peter anxiously writes Wendy off as batty, but is soon visited in his bedroom by Tinkerbell (Julia Roberts). She literally drags him to Neverland to confront Hook. Once there, Peter proves to be a wretched disappointment for Hook and his kids when he can't even climb a mast to fetch them from the net they're held in. Hook is inclined to kill him offhand, but Tinkerbell convinces the Captain to let her get Peter back into shape for a real confrontation.
There's a lot of room for humour, adventure, and even satire in such a set-up, and, broadly, Hook belongs in a contemporary subgenre with films like The Princess Bride (1987), Shrek (2001), and Ever After (1999) as a smart-mouthed, revisionist twist on fantasy material. And yet it never quite gets over being a concept, a vehicle, a scheme, to become a real movie. There are a number of reasons for its failure to wow, but put a lot of down to a disjointed screenplay by James V. Hart and Malia Scotch Marmo. Hart did a similarly lumpy hack job on another revisionist film of the period, Francis Coppola's terrible Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). The lack of strong dialogue means that the film often has an air of the provisional, such as when Hook's underling Smee (Bob Hoskins) gorges on food and skips around like an actor trying to unfreeze an icy audience waiting for the actual jokes.
Hook is split into three disparate personalities: a cheeky take on a dusty old tale, a heartfelt tribute to the power of the fantastic and the legacy of J. M. Barrie, and an oversized effort to beat the audience into submission with production values and make them buy toys for Christmas. Chiefly it lacks zip. Raiders of the Lost Ark has zip. Hook ambles clumsily along like Long John Silver. Much like his closest literary forebear, Dickens, the fear of loss is partner to Spielberg's sentiment, and this quality gives Hook some emotional imperative. He offers some marvellous moments, most notably when Tinkerbell first kidnaps Peter, carrying him bundled in a blanket across a fairytale London, her pixie dust accidentally raining on a kissing couple and causing them to levitate in front of Big Ben, before heading for the second star on the right, and the night sky splitting open with the rays of a seaborne dawn. It's a sequence that serves as a fair reminder of Spielberg's capacity to wield special effects in service of wonderment. A scene in which Peter falls in the ocean and is saved from drowning by a trio of mermaids who kiss him to push air into his lungs, has a delicately adolescent erotic tone. And the true climax, in which Peter delves into his memories and finally extracts the birth of his son as the moment that allows him to fly again, is suitably joyous. Similarly affecting, if in a different fashion, is the image of Peter, having desperately raced to escape his workplace and make it to Jack's game, arriving at a completely empty stadium. Spielberg utilises the same variety of crane shot here as for the momentous revelations in Close Encounters, but only to offer desolation. The London scenes, and the evocative references to the original tale, fortunately flow with appropriately misty magic.
And yet Spielberg the director is only confident in spurts. The film is curiously cramped, revolving around its two ornate, but tiresomely huge sets—Pirate Cove and the Lost Boys' lair. Perhaps this reflects the project's partial origin in a musical John Williams tried to put together with Leslie Bricusse—a stagy air is ever present. The opening in America lacks the concision of workaday life and domestic crisis that made Close Encounters of the Third Kind work, or the mordantly overdrawn quality of John Patrick Shanley's thematically and visually similar Joe Versus The Volcano (1987). Musically bridging some of the early scenes, Williams slaps on a dreadful piece of pseudo-pop that only encourages plugging one's ears.
Once the film reaches Neverland, the film's split ambitions become more problematic. In what ought to be a land out of time, we get a mob of Lost Boys trying far too hard to be MTV-fit hellions, zipping about in their badass lair that suggests a G-rated Paranoid Park. When Peter falls into their midst, the sheer volume and choppiness of the editing suggest a complete loss of certainty on Spielberg's part as to what film he's making. The Lost Boys go into battle wielding gadgets that are obviously meant to expand the franchising revenue in a climax that's unfairly twee and nonviolent: Lost Boys take out their enemies with jets of raw egg and tomato sauce, and the subtly named Thud Butt (Raushan Hammond), a fat, black Lost Boy, rolls himself up and cannonballs his enemies. Yeesh. The final duel of Hook and Peter sports some startlingly flatfooted fencing.
One of the contradictions of Spielberg's career through the 70s and 80s was that although he surely made many films that kids loved, he was never really a maker of children's films; even E.T. is a fairly rowdy movie in its scares, threats, and generational hostility. Hook reveals just how much he misses going for the throat, making faces melt and staging action scenes of real verve. Perhaps a larger problem is that Peter Pan strikes me as far too thin to play around with in such a fashion. It's not a solidly conceived fantasy world, like Tolkien's Middle-earth. It's nothing more than the figment of a child's imagination, nor is it intended to be, and so trying to enlarge on such a template—making Hook a weirdly existential villain or having Tinkerbell tortured by an unrequited love for Peter—is both amusing and troubling. I start asking stupid questions like, whose ships do these pirates attack? Is Tinkerbell so hard up for other pixies to hang around with?
Perhaps this makes Hook sound worse than it is. In fact, it's entertaining, and works best as a kind of a character study as it describes Peter's journey from man to boy to back again, finding delight at last in watching his family come together. There's such a barrage of throwaway gags, most of them offered by Hook's chorus of dimwit pirates, that some hit home. Some fair performances help enormously, especially from Korsmo and Hoffman as Hook attempts the ultimate revenge on Peter—winning the affection of his son. Hoffman's disarmingly droll Hook is less hammy than expected— a shade more restrained indeed than anyone in Pirates of the Caribbean. Hoffman's Hook sports bad teeth, a pencil moustache, a ratty head of thinning hair concealed by his black wig, and a Terry-Thomas accent. Williams may have been obvious casting at the time, but it's not a choice that's aged well; an actor of greater subtlety might have given the film less noise and more vitality. Goodall, perpetually underused, is luminous in all her scenes, and I actually liked Roberts' Razzie-winning Tinkerbell.
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He's the kind of dad who's so busy he doesn't show up for his son Jack's (Charlie Korsmo) Little League games.
Why does the percentage of these fathers seem so much higher in the movies than in real life?
I think you've just about nailed this movie: when I have seen it, I get the same mixed vibe. It's entertaining, but over-the-top, and I can't stand the lost boys in their, as you aptly put it, "MTV" personas.
However, it is entertaining, largely due to Hoffman and, I submit, Hoskins. But don't tell anyone I said so — they're trashing it over on Facebook even as I speak.
I kind of like it, too. It's entertaining, but the fight sequence is as tedious as described.
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Hook, hook! Where's the Hook? Hook, hook! Where's the Hook?
I freaking LOVE this picture. I watched it on VHS so many damn times that I wore out the tape until it wouldn't play without the VCR tracking just go ballistic on me. Ha! Those were some good times.
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It's an unfair comparison, probably, but I was watching Raiders of the Lost Ark again last night, and noting what a little miracle of a film it is – it tells a story that's actually quite intricate and offers vivid characterizations whilst not slowing for a moment. Hook just doesn't have half as much idea where it's going.
Rick, I took the scenes of Peter's child neglect to be pretty well as much a riff on the mythos of the distracted dad as the rest of it is a riff on Peter Pan. But Hoskins actually brought me a lot pain here – not because I thought he was bad, but because he struck me precisely as I said, like an actor who senses the material is weak and is hamming it up.
DJ: It made me wanna watch The Goonies again. Seriously, like, now.
Adam Zanzie says:
This is a late comment, I know, but as Spielberg's #1 fan I just want to say, bravo! This is the best piece I've read on "Hook" anywhere. The flaws you point out in the film are all, indeed, problematic. That choreography between the pirates and the Lost Boys at the end was pretty awful. (One thing you liked more than I did- Julia Roberts, whom I thought was miscast as Tinkerbell).
Oddly enough, your review made me want to watch "Hook" again. Haven't seen it in years. As you say, it's one of Spielberg's weakest, but nevertheless it's an exceptional entertainment. Good work, Roderick!
Hi Adam.
As a big Spielberg fan myself (certainly, it seems, more than the mob of pseudo-intellectual dittoheads I've been putting up with lately – I mean that with love, guys), I found Hook summed up a lot of the man's great gifts and great weaknesses in an interesting package.
It's interesting that AI seems to be picking up a lot of postmortem kudos lately. I liked it, but I'm not about to declare it one of his best.
oxford_p says:
when i saw this film as a 7-year-old child it was positively magical. i thought it was an incredible, beautiful, wild adventure and even at that age i found it poignant. i watched it over and over and still cried when granny wendy says, "oh, peter, you've become a pirate." i'm 26 now and i recently watched it again. i have to say, i did cringe a little bit at some of the cheesy parts "you are the pan" (haha, oh jesus) and rufio saying "i wish i'd had a father like you" or whatever when he's dying… i mean, yes, spielberg didn't have to go that all-out cheesy, but really, i see this as a kids' movie. and when i watch it, i can't separate it from the joy and wonder it made me feel as a child. maybe it could have been done better, but it was still a great film in my humble opinion, and i can still get enjoyment out of it now even despite some of the cheese.


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There's a bet that shouldn't have been made.
Those watching yesterday's semi-final Olympic hockey game between the United States and Canada were greeted with an interesting wager put up by Command Sign, which is apparently the electronic billboard hanging on the side of the Command Transportation building in Skokie, Illinois. While its usual game is making goofy signs with the aim of going viral, this particular gem has been one of their most successful outings to date.
Given the immense popularity of the recent petition to deport Bieber back to Canada, it should come as no surprise that such a sign has gone viral.
Unfortunately for Team USA, a hockey victory wasn't in the cards, as the United States fell to Canada 1-0. According to the stipulations set forth by the billboard, because electronic billboard bets are always legitimate, the USA has won the rights to continue to harbor Justin Bieber.
All Bieber jokes aside, by virtue of this victory, Canada has advanced to tomorrow's gold medal hockey match against Sweden, who defeated Finland 2-1 in an earlier semi-final match at Bolshoy Ice Dome. A win tomorrow would give Canada their third gold medal in four Olympic games and win, lose, or draw, they are guaranteed their first medal outside of North America in two decades.
In light of their first Sochi defeat, the United States set forth to face Finland earlier this morning for the bronze medal, though the team could not rebound from their initial loss and was swept by Finland 5-0.
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Many hockey fans were expecting a game reminiscent of the wild barn-burner put on in the gold medal match between the United States and Canada's women's hockey teams but were instead witnesses to a ruthless performance with only one lone score which sent Canada to a gold medal match.
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The classical Thai performance art known as khon seems to have originated as a dramatic entertainment for the royal court. It features stylized dance movements, music performed on traditional Thai instruments, and masked dancers who mime to a narrated script that is taken from the Ramakien, the Thai version of the classic Hindu epic Ramayana. I had previously been frustrated in trying to find a way to photograph this visually rich art form, originally performed out-of-doors, as the few indoor venues where it is performed today generally do not allow photography; so we were fortunate to happen upon an outdoor performance at the 11th/12th-century Khmer sanctuary of Prasat Hin Phimai, near Nakhon Ratchasima in southwest Isaan, where I'd gone to photograph the temple itself. As with most such occasions today, this was an abridged version of a drama originally performed over a period of several hours.
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An actor tweaks a mask prior to the performance.
The papier-maché masks are made to cover the entire head of the wearer. Each has its own unique distinguishing traits, including color, to identify the character it represents.These masks represent some of the monkey warriors.
Relaxing before the performance. This was an all-male cast, as were the original khon performances, although women play the female roles in many of today's productions.
The actor who will play Phra Lak, or Lakshmana, Rama's brother, inspecting his headdress
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Kumbhakarna, brother of Ravana, standing at right
Ravana (Tosakan in the Thai version), ruler of the island of Lanka and archenemy of Rama
Ravana and his brother Kumbhakarna
Sahasdecha, an ally of the evil Ravana, is (I think!) the giant in white, seen here with Ravana's younger brother Kumbhakarna.
Kumbhakarna
Sahasadecha
Sahasadecha holds his powerful magic mace. When pointed at an enemy, one end of the mace kills; the other end allows the holder to recover from wounding.
In the Ramakien, Sahasadecha, king of Pangtan, was said to have a thousand faces and many arms as well.
Note the 'horses' that pull Sahasadecha's chariot.
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Ravana arrives on his war chariot.
Ravana and warriors
Sahasadecha on his chariot, accompanied by warriors
Phra Ram, or Rama, the hero after whom the Ramakien/Ramayana is named
Sukreep, monkey ally of Rama (foreground), and Lakshmana, with sword raised
Kumbhakarna arrives, ready for battle.
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Punjab Rolled In with Bandh Against The Verdict Of Supreme Court
Gokul Saravanan (Author) Published Date : Apr 02, 2018 12:38 IST
Punjab Rolled In with Bandh Against The Verdict Of Supreme Court. Image Credit: Twitter/@crpfindia
No Internet facility In Punjab As Protest Erupted across the state
The scheduled communities of Punjab have lifted up a wide protest for opposing the order of Supreme court that minimized the protection of their communities. The Dalit community people of Punjab started their protest on Sunday and hence in an action of preventing violence the state government has suspended the internet services and deployed police forces and Army forces from across the state.
Recently Supreme Court had pronounced a verdict over the protection law of lower class communities. The court had ordered to diluted the Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989.
The court had pronounced the verdict on March 20 and coined the reason for its decision. The court said the dilution is to prevent misusing the prevention of Atrocities Act in a various situation and to prevent innocents from getting jailed under this act. The court had posed no objection to the lower courts in granting anticipatory bails and prevented the automatic arrest under the ACT.
However, the court made its decision under some reasons but the Dalit communities organisations showed up their objection to the order as it will make the loopholes even bigger and it will help some miscreants to utilise it to boost up the violence against the SC/ST community people.
The normal life of the state was affected as the bandh infected the transport facilities and shutdown of shops. As per the source, most of the shops and public markets were kept closed. The CBSE board had postponed the exams that planned on April 2 in the state but exams were conducted as per the schedule in other parts of the country.
The Chief Minister of the state Amarinder Singh had ordered the closure of schools and colleges in the state and postponed the final science practicals of the 10th and 12th class that are commenced on Monday.
Reports claiming that the railway officials had retrieved the rail transports after a small negotiation with the protestors who blocked the movement of a train in Sambalpur of Odisha on early this morning.
Special forces and Army forces have been deployed by the state government to prevent the second phase of solitary protest may turn as violence or communal clash.
According to the reports, many opposition parties of the state and many other political parties of the country have supported the Bharat Bandha and their opposition against the order of the court that diluted the protection of the lower community while media are frequently posting out the crimes that are staged against the lower community people. Leaders like Rahul Gandhi, the main opposition party of the state AAP, DMK and left leaders of the Tamil Nadu also extended their voice against the order of the Supreme Court.
Recent reports suggesting that the bandh organizers had called up a nation wide bandh and started blocking the trains in Uttar Pradesh. Another source confirmed an action of center by siting a spokes person of the cnetral government that the center had filed a petition in the Supreme court to reconsider its verdict.
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Ernst Dröner (* 9. Januar 1879 in Elberfeld; † 15. August 1951 in Lügde) war ein deutscher Politiker (SPD).

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Ernst Dröner wurde als Sohn eines Sattlers geboren. Nach dem Besuch der Volksschule in Elberfeld in den Jahren 1885 bis 1893 erlernte er in Barmen bis 1896 den Beruf des Handlungsgehilfen (kaufmännischer Angestellter). Schon mit jungen Jahren engagierte sich Dröner auf vielfache Weise gewerkschaftlich, genossenschaftlich und politisch in der Arbeiterbewegung:
 Im Jahre 1897 gründete Dröner den Ortsverband Elberfeld-Barmen im Zentralverband der Handlungsgehilfen. Diesen führte er bis 1913 als Vorsitzender. 1911 benannte ihn sein Verband als Beisitzer am Kaufmannsgericht.
 Im Jahre 1899 beteiligte sich Dröner an der Gründung der Konsumgenossenschaft Befreiung in Elberfeld. Zwischen 1904 und 1906 war er Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender des Vereins.
 Eine maßgebliche Rolle spielte Dröner auch in der örtlichen SPD. Von 1898 bis 1901 gehörte er dem Vorstand der SPD in Elberfeld an. Im Jahre 1914 wurde er zum Vorsitzenden der SPD in Elberfeld gewählt.

Beruflich war er von 1900 bis 1901 Buchhalter der Verlagsanstalt der SPD Freie Presse in Elberfeld, in der die gleichnamige Tageszeitung erschien. Nach seinem Militärdienst (von 1901 bis 1903) übernahm er, von 1903 bis 1913, die Geschäftsführung der "Freien Presse".

Zum 1. Oktober 1913 wurde Dröner zum Bezirkssekretär der SPD für den Bezirk Niederrhein mit Sitz in Elberfeld berufen, ein Amt, das er bis 1919 beibehalten sollte. Unterbrochen wurde diese Tätigkeit durch den Kriegsdienst als Gefreiter im Ersten Weltkrieg vom August 1914 bis zum Juli 1917.

Während der Novemberrevolution war er Vorsitzender des Arbeiter- und Soldatenrates Elberfeld. Im Dezember 1918 war er Delegierter des ersten Reichsrätekongresses. Im Januar 1919 wurde Dröner in die Weimarer Nationalversammlung gewählt, in der er bis zum Zusammentritt des ersten Reichstags der Weimarer Republik den Wahlkreis 22 (Düsseldorf 1–5) vertrat.

Von 1919 bis 1933 war Dröner hauptamtlicher Beigeordneter der Stadt Elberfeld beziehungsweise – ab 1929 – der Stadt Wuppertal. Als solcher war er zugleich von 1921 bis 1926 stellvertretendes Mitglied des Preußischen Staatsrates. Zudem war er weiterhin Beisitzer im Rat seiner Heimatgemeinde Elberfeld. Ferner wirkte Dröner als Schriftführer, Kassierer und Vorsitzender der Elberfelder beziehungsweise der Wuppertaler SPD und als Mitglied des Gewerkschaftskartells. Außerdem gehörte er dem Vorstand und dem Aufsichtsrat der 1924 fusionierten Konsumgenossenschaft Vorwärts-Befreiung an.

Zu Beginn der nationalsozialistischen Herrschaft wurde Ernst Dröner aus seinem Amt entlassen. Bis 1944 wurde er mehrfach inhaftiert.

Nach der Befreiung engagierte Dröner sich erneut kommunalpolitisch und war von 1945 bis 1951 Stadtverordneter in Wuppertal.

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