text:
Filter Ratings and Reviews
Filter 67 vetted Vista by Viewpoint reviews and ratings
Reviews (1-25 of 32)
March 28, 2020
Vista by Viewpoint, Moving our company to bigger and better places
We are using Vista by Viewpoint as our Construction Accounting Software for everything from changes, to subcontractor management, to purchase orders, projections, accounting, and payroll. It is being used by the management side of the company. It addresses the needs for our Project Managers to run successful projects for the company.
- Allows us to track change proposals to change orders.
- See costs for different phase codes.
- Review projections for costs and profit.
- The change order numbering goes back to 1, this is very confusing.
- There are times that you need to do extra steps to do one item.
- Having to interface the costs before they all show up is tedious.
Read Mike McKeown's full review
It has been helpful to track numerous change proposals that turn into many change orders issued by the Owner. We can easily then issue subcontractor change orders without doing many additional steps. This saves on time and the chance for errors to be made. The costs are easy to find and drill down through.
March 11, 2020
The usefulness of Viewpoint
Viewpoint is used by our operations and accounting departments. We use it for most project management functions such as all subcontractor invoicing and client billings. Viewpoint has allowed the company to all use a common system.
- There are a lot of customization options, especially in the reporting function.
- It links different modules together, I.E you can only write change orders to subcontractors that have subcontracts on your job.
- It allows us to collect data and report on it, for example, we can see invoicing by business unit or by project executive, etc.
- Some parts of Viewpoint are not the most user-friendly and it takes time to get used to the program in order to use it fully.
- There are error loops you can get stuck in when making an accidental error.
- Viewpoint works well for lump projects but the billing and invoicing does not lend itself to CM jobs.
Read Jessica Rondash's full review
I think Viewpoint is good for general contractors. It is not the perfect software, but all software has drawbacks. The fact that you can add so much customization and create new reports is very valuable. It's less appropriate for a company that does primarily CM work.
February 14, 2020
Vista Reports: Functional and Robust!
Vista by Viewpoint is being used across our entire company. Our accounting department uses it for accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, financials. Our purchasing department uses it for the purchase orders, our human resource department uses it for safety training tracking, onboarding, and record keeping. Operations use it for work orders and fleet management.
- Lots of useful reports out of the box.
- Ease of use and navigation.
- Ease to modify existing reports to fit your needs.
- Support can take some time to get back with you, but they are currently working on that.
- The knowledge base is a real mess, unorganized, and it's sometimes hard to find the answers you are looking for.
Read Andy Gagliardi's full review
Vista by Viewpoint is well suited for companies that are looking to be able to drill down and run reports right out of the box. There are hundreds of standard reports that allow you to drill down into pretty much anything you want to query. The ability to easily modify these reports also helps to get a custom feel that we have grown to like.
February 25, 2020
Vista by Viewpoint may be the right solution for you, but shop around before committing.
Score 4 out of 10
Review Source
Vetted Review
Verified User
Vista by Viewpoint is used as our main project management software. Project Managers, Project Engineers, Project Assistants, & Project Accountants are the main daily users, but other users have access to the software and occasionally will utilize it. The problem it is used to address is documentation and project management through the course of a construction project. It excels in some instances but falls short in others.
- Uniform processes and controls between different parts of the company, and different projects
- Customization and ability to provide as much or as little information as desired
- Very outdated interface
- Little to no onscreen help or directions to help guide users
Read this authenticated review
Vista by Viewpoint is a good program for mid-sized to large construction companies that can set a process and keep it. It does seem a little "clunkier" than some of the other options available but it does appear to have more options and abilities than some of the "premier" construction administration tools out on the market.
December 30, 2019
Vista - A Good Tool For Your Toolbox
Vista by Viewpoint is used across the company. This includes core accounting functions such as AP, AR, Payroll, GL. It is used by Operations for project cost controls and purchasing, field time collection, and progress tracking. Our service department uses the Service module for dispatching, work order logging, contract management and customer billing. An extensive Safety program has been built on the software, which allows full integration with project and employee info.
- Being on a Microsoft SQL platform enables easier development and integration with 3rd party software.
- It has a very flexible User Defined fields and tables system to allow customizing to the user's needs without breaking standard features.
- Security management is very granular.
- Its history is that most entries are transaction-based, requiring batch processing. Some of these could be moved to background batch processing so the batching would be more transparent to the user.
- More data needs to be available on mobile devices. They are making a move in this direction, which is good.
- Some screens allow flexibility of viewing data in grid views, but the export of this data to Excel could be improved. This is mostly seen in Workcenters.
Read Steve Bolton's full review
Probably not cost-effective for very small companies. It seems to fit mid-market very well. We have 3 companies with very different needs, and it was flexible enough to work well for us in each scenario. This included a company with 20 different unions and a non-union company. Payroll supported both. Consolidation of multiple companies was easily done as the data all resided in the same database.
December 11, 2019
Vista by Viewpoint Review - Developer's Haven
We utilize Vista throughout the entire organization to managing our GL, AP, AR, EM, JC, JB, PM, HR, IM and UD. We have been using Vista with integration to our field data capture for over 5 years. Vista gives ample methods for getting external data into the application, which is very useful during initial setup as well as ongoing integration.
- Vista's batch processing method makes it simple to locate issues and identify the root cause.
- Customization with the core product, and more so with the UD module, are simple, maintainable throughout the upgrades and virtually self documenting.
- Support for more complex issues could be addressed faster.
Read James Ward's full review
The multi-warehouse inventory control is very complete and well suited for tracking varying inventory costs across multiple locations. One thing we track is the footage on each reel of cable in inventory; while Vista will not do this standard, we are working with professional services to add the enhancement/extension.
November 21, 2019
Vista Is Great!
We use Vista mainly for accounting, our whole organization inputs data but the accounting department are the #1 users in our company. It keeps our project managers on-time and on-budget for our projects by displaying any issues before they become huge problems. Reports and dashboards keep us office folks up-to-date on what's happening in the field.
- Fully customizable, it can do anything you want and be tailored to your business.
- Real-time data.
- Detailed data, you can see where every penny is going.
- Takes a lot of time and effort to set up to get running.
- Online answers can be a little difficult to find for the average user.
- The non-computer person will need a LOT of training to use Vista.
- There are quite a few bugs we run into but they are generally fixed on following releases.
Read Lauren Hughes's full review
Vista is not appropriate for field crew, they will not be able to input their own timecards but if you have a payroll person it's great! It's difficult to use in the field with poor internet connections but our office uses it every day all-day. This is THE accounting solution for your construction business, there really are no other comparisons, just don't expect anyone to be able to jump in and work right away.
November 19, 2019
Vista (and Keystyle) review
Vista is currently being used mainly by our office staff, but as we implement Keystyle and Viewpoint Team, it's moving across the entire company. Viewpoint itself is very customizable. We've added plenty of additional fields and some tables. Keystyle is amazing. Keystyle is allowing us to go more and more paperless, while also pushing documents directly into Vista. Team we've just purchased, so I can't go into that much, but it should be extremely helpful for our field.
- Customizable -- endless user defined fields and tables can be added, among other things.
- Paperless -- eventually, but it's definitely helping!
- Expense and invoice review process can be done from anywhere, anytime (formerly Keystyle)
- Speed of major updates and fixes could be faster. Every 6-9 months for major updates is longer than I'd prefer.
- Clearview, aka their knowledgebase, doesn't search very easily.
- Crystal hasn't been updated in eons, which clashes with one of our other programs (FAS Asset Accounting).
- Expensive! Great software, but it's expensive.
Read Jon Glenn's full review
It's a great software that's developed very well. It's very customizable, especially if you have someone in house that's able to do a bit of coding. For anyone doing their own payroll, which we do, it can do anything we've needed it to do.
November 19, 2019
Honest Review - Not Happy
Score 4 out of 10
Review Source
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use Vista as our ERP. Our operations team also uses the product for project management. It is used at our corporate level for accounting and payroll. Each branch uses it for purchasing.
- Purchase orders by Job. You can manually upload large POs rather than typing them out line by line.
- Reporting. Vista comes with many valuable reports. You can also create custom reports and design anything you might need.
- AR/AP transactions are easy to create and track.
- Security setup. There are many places to remember to add/remove and update securities. It would make more sense to have one place.
- Standard Reports: depending upon the tables that are pulling data, the financial numbers can be different. You must really know what you are looking at and for to understand what the report is including.
- Customer Support: Many times it takes several responses back and forth before the issue is escalated or resolved.
Read Carrie Pipkin's full review
If you only needed an ERP, Vista does a good job. My main reason for scoring a 4, is the product sales reps really push a complete product umbrella with Viewpoint One. They push for Vista to be in the cloud and sell the other products such as TEAM and Field View which are not a complete product yet.
December 30, 2019
Vista is very beneficial
Vista is a great software that allows users to easily enter and access information pertinent to their roles. Vista also has a great tool that allows users to search a database of information and see tutorials based on what they are searching for. The customer service is not the best at times, so this database of information is very helpful.
- Time entry.
- Benefits management.
- Customer service - Timeliness.
- Better support for 401(k) Roth plans.
Read Kiersten Adams's full review
Vista is well suited for data entry and retrieval in specific areas, but it could improve the individual customization for each user. It would be nice if it was easier for individuals to make specific fields and queries based on the information they need.
December 18, 2019
Vista by Viewpoint Review
We use Vista by Viewpoint (VP) across all departments. It has created a lot of efficiencies and collaboration. We came from a 2 system environment which created a lot of duplicate work. We also use VP Team.
Read Sheryl Dole's full review
For accounting it is a great program. I feel there are too many "add on" software [products] and wish VP would just provide what they do. I feel VP is moving in that direction tough.
January 14, 2020
Good systems to use
Mostly used for accounting purposes and to issue PO.
- Payroll system is outstanding. Easy to enter time and send out paycheck stubs.
- Issuing purchase orders. Track budgets for individual jobs.
- WIP reports, timely financial data.
- Areas of improvement: equipment program use and trying to find solution through learning.
- Imports: not as easy as the knowledge based leads on.
- Crystal Reports is confusing even after completing the training on the subject.
Read this authenticated review
The real-time data and the ease of use.
November 21, 2019
In the right environment, Vista is a solid solution
Vista is our company wide ERP. We utilize almost all the modules of the core product such as Accounting, HR, Job Cost, Project Management and many others. In addition we have purchased several of the add-on integrated solutions to compliment the product such as Team, HR Management, Field Management and cloud hosting in the VEC environment. Through Vista and the add-ons almost every person in the company uses it daily or weekly.
- Job Cost module is strong, many controls yet still user friendly and functional.
- Certified payroll is done particularly well.
- The cloud hosting solution has been a positive experience, eliminating much of our on-premise cost and headache.
- PO module can be very 'sensitive' and problems/issues are hard to resolve.
- 2-way communication with add-on solutions versus 1-way, can create out of sync data between Team and Vista PM.
- Work Centers are horribly clunky and customization of views and grids doesn't work, especially for Service.
Read this authenticated review
Construction is obviously the target industry and I think it would be best suited for larger organizations with a solid IT and Accounting team of 4-6 at least. We have only 2 accounting team members and they struggle to keep up with the product, updates and features all the while doing their day to day work.
November 21, 2019
Good Construction Management Software
We use Vista by Viewpoint for a number of situations by various departments in Great Basin Industrial. Accounting uses Vista to track and report all of the data that is used for decision making. On the operations side, our remote office managers and their staff use Vista to enter in and track information that is pertinent to their departments.
- Reports and report manipulation.
- Organization of modules.
- Customization of data entry programs.
- Speed in loading programs (which may be a non-issue with current updates).
- The ability (or lack of such in some cases) to interface easily with products that Viewpoint doesn't sponsor.
- Customer service was poor in some cases but appears to be making special improvements.
Read this authenticated review
Construction management definitely can benefit from Vista when trying to make the best, most informed decisions. Accounting folk seem to like Vista because of the customization possibilities and the sophistication of the software. Remote offices are better linked to corporate offices and, with a user's ability to go to the cloud, will steadily become better.
May 16, 2019
Couldn't be more pleased, unless you add chocolate.
We use it for payroll time entry and keeping hours worked matched up with job numbers and pay rates. Also use it to monitor fuel type used and for which piece of equipment or vehicle. For meter entries to keep up with when maintenance is due on equipment/vehicles. Since we use it with the cloud it addresses all sorts of business issues such as things getting turned in on time and not getting lost.
- Time management for the foreman. They enter who is on job and what time. All on their iPad and we upload. It saves everyone time and its correct every time.
- Receipts can be sent via phone or iPad and we can upload them to the system and attach them to their PO with no issues and makes it so easy to track and keep the budget under control not to mention hold everyone accountable for their spending.
- Surveys and updated info requests can be emailed out, completed and returned via the cloud. Makes updates so much easier.
- My only complaint and its nothing big. When entering vendor invoices it automatically goes to the invoice date which is the second line instead of defaulting to the first line (G/L date) so while entering invoices its not as smooth because I am backing up one with every invoice entry. Again not a big deal.
- I really don't dislike anything about it. At times it can be a little slow which could be our server and not the system. There have been times when I have entered faster than it could upload and it causes me some errors. More of an issue of my impatience than anything else
- Trying to get the correct report, or get a report that fits my needs can be a little trying at time.
Read Amy Love's full review
I have been on it for 3 years and for what we do here....It is a perfect fit. I have to say I love it.
May 07, 2019
Vista by Viewpoint is the only solution for Construction Accounting
We use Vista to track job costs, billings, productivity and other user-defined data points. We use something called regions at our company that drives a lot of JC reporting for us. That is defined by a user-defined table and user-defined fields. This ability of Viewpoint to allow major customization to their product to allow us to run our business how we want to is very helpful to us.
- Customization is as easy or as complicated as you like. You can get to the SQL tables/views if you want or go through Viewpoint to create customization in their software.
- It's faster than competing products.
- Their support team is fantastic. I use live chat and knowledge base daily and I always get answers.
- Sometimes Vista has some bugs that should be worked out before general release so be careful when upgrading
- Their TEAM platform is confusing
- The interface for their product feels outdated
Read Grant Mongin's full review
Vista by Viewpoint is made for construction companies of all sizes from what I've seen. It does not make sense for companies that don't do construction. Since it does construction so well though it's a selling point with clients who need help organizing things like PO's, cost tracking and billings. We have potential customer that wants to see all those things but doesn't have the software to do it.
May 07, 2019
Viewing Vista payroll
We use Vista by Viewpoint company-wide, for Accounting, Project Management, and Service Management functions. It is the primary software for Payroll, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and general ledger accounting processes. Additionally, jobs costs and project management are ably handled by Vista by Viewpoint.
We do a considerable amount of business serving commercial customers throughout the Front Range metro area via our Plumbing and HVAC Service departments. Vista by Viewpoint includes a robust Service Management module that is an integral part of that successful business enterprise.
We do a considerable amount of business serving commercial customers throughout the Front Range metro area via our Plumbing and HVAC Service departments. Vista by Viewpoint includes a robust Service Management module that is an integral part of that successful business enterprise.
- Vista by Viewpoint provides a large capacity for flexibility in job/phase coding and associated costs, by individual cost types. For example, if phases are set up based upon the 16 divisions of the CSI MasterFormat, sub and sub-sub phases can be added for individual jobs on an as-needed basis. Each phase can be further defined by which cost types are available on that phase. Lastly, billings can be done by contract item, which can include several different phases, from various divisions, without limits.
- Vista by Viewpoint's payroll system allows for many different earnings codes, to define any type of pay imaginable. For example, my company uses 20 different earnings codes on a regular basis. These can be grouped into different earnings types, which then can be coded to different GL accounts as needed.
- Payroll costs can be differentiated between job costs and non-job costs. Payroll burden can be added to job costs via several different methods, depending upon the company's needs. More or less detail can be available for viewing in the job cost system when T&M backup is needed. All of these are examples of the flexibility available with Vista by Viewpoint.
- In the payroll arena, occasionally some combination of actions will cause a Payroll Timecard Entry batch to become stuck in a Status 4 - Posting in Progress. Vista by Viewpoint requires that Customer Support be contacted whenever a batch is stuck in Status 4, as it is unclear what parts of the batch have posted to the other modules, especially General Ledger. Support is a whiz at untangling these situations.
- However, a Payroll Timecard Entry batch does not post anywhere except its' own table - Payroll only posts to GL and other modules when the PR Ledger Update process is run. Support could conceivably allow customers to change the Status of only these batches, as no other modules would be affected. Then the customer could fix their problem and move on without further delaying the payroll process.
- The User Interface in the Payroll and Accounts Payable modules have traditionally been clunky for non-accounting personnel to use. The increase in non-accounting people using some aspects of the system - for instance, remote payroll entry or project staff reviewing AP invoices - used to cause some angst. This has been greatly alleviated by the advent of the KeyStyle modifications in these two areas.
- The functionality of the Service Management module continues to be added with each new update. It would be even better if Service could function more like Job Cost in the way of tracking costs. There seems to be a lack of commonality between the two modules - though it is getting better.
Read Darrell Robinson's full review
Vista by Viewpoint works well for a company that has professional project staff, that is experienced with a robust phase code matrix, where job cost can be tracked by division, and billings are completed by contract item. Accounting staff should be knowledgeable about using jobs and phases to denote payable and payroll costs.
Vista by Viewpoint can be a challenge for smaller companies that may only have experience with a QuickBooks-style of accounting. It is likely that the learning curve may be too steep, especially in the accounting areas. Vista by Viewpoint forces discipline in accounting. This is good, but it can be exacting.
Vista by Viewpoint can be a challenge for smaller companies that may only have experience with a QuickBooks-style of accounting. It is likely that the learning curve may be too steep, especially in the accounting areas. Vista by Viewpoint forces discipline in accounting. This is good, but it can be exacting.
June 21, 2019
Vista by Viewpoint Review
Vista if a powerful ERP system that allows our company to manage the demanding needs of the construction industry. Vista helps us track subcontracts and change orders easily. The reports are easy to understand and modify to our needs. Vista has made it easy to track the progress of jobs in one report.
- There is great flexibility with Vista. We are able to easily customize reports, fields, and tables to fit our needs.
- The end user help website is a great tool to learn more.
- Paperless. We have been able to go paperless. There is no longer a need to pull documents from a file to create reports.
- Can be difficult to learn. There are a lot of fields and screens that need to be set up.
- Help and support can be difficult to research.
- There is a lot of room for errors if you do not understand the program.
Read Mary Soffner's full review
Vista by Viewpoint has given us the ability to customize the program to our needs. We have multiple companies and Vista has allowed us to manage intercompany transactions easily. It covers all aspects of the construction industry. The unapproved AP process has made approves easy to manage and track. The billing module allows us to customize invoices at a customer level.
June 03, 2019
Vista Review - I like it
My company uses Vista by Viewpoint to track cost, change management, invoicing, and hourly employee time entry. I use it to create subcontractor change orders, owner change orders, and approve invoices. I have used it with another company to track RFI's, submittals, meeting minutes, and transmittals.
- Vista has the ability to customize columns, and this helps save time when processing charge items. It is valuable to be able to find the information that you want, where you want to find it.
- When learning how to use the product it is very forgiving. If a mistake is made it can be easily fixed.
- Approving invoices is a snap. The viewer in Vista allows me to see the invoice and approve or reject the invoice. I know that my company has worked hard to customize this feature for our needs. I know that the team involved with the transition to Vista worked closely with Vista and is still working to make enhancements for invoice tracking.
- There are some redundant clicks that could be reduced. For instance, when adding an item while creating an ICO or XCO a popup window opens that says an item has been created with a close button. It's not a big deal, just an extra click or 2 that is not necessary.
- Sometimes it is not clear if you are in the list pane of the item pane. Depending on which pane you are in certain features will not work, but the appearance does not change if you are in either pane. Again, not a big deal just a few unnecessary clicks.
- When going to print out a report sometimes the form populates the wrong project information and you do not notice it until you have run the report.
Read CHE CHAVEZ's full review
Vista is well suited for change management. I am to understand that where Vista gets into trouble is with negotiated contracts with multiple funding sources. I think it is great once a project is set up correctly.
May 31, 2019
Vista by Viewpoint-Complex but Excellent at Cost Tracking at the Job Level
We use Viewpoint across our whole organization (minus workers in the field). We are in the Process of Implementing Field Management where we will have even more users inputting data into the system. Viewpoint allows us to track costs, quantities, and so much more from the field. We then can calculate cost and revenue projections at project completion to make sure we are staying on budget. We input data into many different places, and all of that information can feed into one report that gives us a snapshot of how each project is doing month to month.
- Customer Support via Clearview. The ability to research issues we are having and try to resolve them ourselves through Clearview is invaluable. I have often been researching one issue or hang up I was having, and learned a few other things I didn't know through this system.
- Customization of reports - the ability to have reports written in this system to give us access to information all on one report is great! There are so many standard Viewpoint reports as well.
- Ease of fixing mistakes. Being able to bring something that has been posted back into a batch to fix has been wonderful as we are all human and make mistakes. There are not too many times that we actually have to call Viewpoint for support when we cannot fix something ourselves.
- Writing Crystal Reports is not easy. You either have to have someone really knowledgeable on staff or source it out. Sometimes it can be pricey for custom reports.
- Support callbacks. It depends on the time of year, but sometimes it takes a week to get a call back if it is not "Urgent".
- PO Receipts Module. We gave this a try at our company and it has been a pretty big disaster. We are trying to "undo" it all now because it is not functioning how we envisioned. And there is not much information out there on it. It's almost as if it was an afterthought and not developed very far.
Read Allison Whitman's full review
Vista integrates well with our estimating software. I am in charge of dumping budgets from HCSS into Viewpoint and formatting it all. Most of the time, it doesn't take a whole lot of work to get it set up.
Cost tracking is incredible in Viewpoint. We can always figure out what our cost is at a given month by running reports. Also with projecting future costs and revenue to determine our profit on any particular project.
Cost tracking is incredible in Viewpoint. We can always figure out what our cost is at a given month by running reports. Also with projecting future costs and revenue to determine our profit on any particular project.
May 10, 2019
Vista a viewpoint of the future
Vista by Viewpoint is GBI's go to software to manage all aspects of our company, from AP to PM to PR to GL and all that is in between. It helps with increasing our cash-flow, our project profitability, employee - development, empowerment, and fulfillment. HR Management, Field Management, and Financial Controls solutions are exactly what our field employees and managers have been screaming for. I often hear "They Just Work!" and "They are so easy to learn and use!" from our field employees
- Accountability through approvals - solutions are designed to easily approve all project costs by Projection Management.
- Fully Integrated Solutions - from estimating, to engineering, to preconstruction, to job-kickoff, to hiring, to employee development, to job management, to financial controls, to financial report it is all integrated and "it all works together!"
- Constant Improvement - Viewpoint is constantly staying up to date with new innovations.
- APIs - easier application programming interface with the outside world.
- Customer Serve - is improving, but not fast enough - love the new hire!
- Can only think of 2 - sorry!
Read Craig Lundskog's full review
Small to Med sized companies is Vista's sweet spot. It is still improving and growing with Larger companies.
May 07, 2019
Vista by Viewpoint - A one-stop-shop
Vista by Viewpoint is being used as the primary Accounting and Job Costing software for the entire organization. It solves the need for record keeping, vendor payments, Human Resources, payroll, Billing & Collections, Cash Management, Inventory, Purchasing, Service, GL, Job Costing and Project Management. It also serves as the solutions for managing subcontractors, vendors, customers. Also, it is our main document management resource.
- The one-stop-shop mentality has been the number one reason our organization continues to utilize Vista by Viewpoint.
- We also appreciate the continued effort to become a more efficient platform with a shift to providing more resources for the field.
- Lastly, we appreciate the customer support. It has come a long way in the last 10 years; however, their support has remained in line with their growth.
- There are times, where I had a question on how to set something up because Vista is very customizable; however, it's considered billable time; so I end up having to figure it out on my own in order to avoid the added expense.
- Sometimes I think there are too many forms in order to get something set up. There seems to be a lot of open and closing. It would be nice if some of the processes were consolidated into one form.
- Sometimes the sales staff can be over the top. I probably get at least 3-5 sales calls from Viewpoint every month for additional features/products that they are offering.
Read Chris Gibbons's full review
Viewpoint is well suited for a one-stop-shop Accounting and PM Accounting software program. I would say Vista would be less appropriate for smaller contractors who do less volume. Viewpoint offers other software programs for subcontractors or general contractors who have revenue amounts less than $10 - $20M per year or so.
May 02, 2019
Accounting and Job Cost Powerhouse
Vista is currently being used by our Accounting, Admin, and Division team leaders. Division leaders use the Job Cost and PM modules for project accounting. The implementation of Keystyles has allowed us to provide all of our employees access to information inside Vista such as earnings, W2, personal information changes, timecard entry.
- Job cost accounting.
- Payroll.
- Project Management.
- Web-based platform.
- Mobile applications.
- Document management.
Read Will Mann's full review
Vista is a very robust accounting package and job cost modules. Definitely well suited for large contractors, specifically heaving highway customers. Vista is less appropriate for smaller companies and subcontractors.
June 01, 2019
Small company review
We use Vista by Viewpoint across the whole company. We use it for all of our finances including payroll . We also use it for our equipment management and job costing.
- Vista by Viewpoint understands how the flow of information needs to happen for construction. No matter how big or how small you want to track information, Vista by Viewpoint will have you covered.
- Vista by Viewpoint keeps up on new legislative needs for the employers. When new laws or regulations are implemented, Vista is right there.
- Vista by Viewpoint is a front runner on technology. They always seem to be right on time.
- There are some state specific laws and regulations regarding employees that Vista by Viewpoint hasn't implemented the new changes. So a work around has to be done.
- We are a small company and some of the products seem to be geared to larger companies. For a large company who will utilize all that Vista by Viewpoint has to offer, the pricing may seem small. We don't need all of the amenities, but pay for them.
Read this authenticated review
Once payroll is entered, the labor and equipment is ready on the job detail. When entering invoices from our vendors, the detail is immediately ready on the job detail. We can easily track our costs on jobs.
May 17, 2019
Trust Radius Review 2019
We are using Vista by Viewpoint across all of our companies. It helps make the process of transferring information from the field to paper a lot easier and organizes information promptly.
- Sets up and organizes projects that we are currently working on. In PM Projects you can set up new jobs that we are working on in the field and can manipulate the breakdown of each cost code.
- Make information easily accessible. Whether it's AP, job cost, or project management, all of the programs are available in the most convenient way.
- Utilize crystal reports to create timely billing information that can be organized in whatever way you desire.
- Needs more font sizes.
- Undo options.
- T&M customization options.
Read this authenticated review
Viewpoint is well suited for job setup and creating reports. We can track our costs in a timely and organized manner. Viewpoint by Vista is not well suited for T&M Billing, as we have found many issues with setting up specific T&M invoices. We can't break down each category in the manner that we are aiming for.
Vista by Viewpoint Scorecard Summary
Feature Scorecard Summary
About Vista by Viewpoint
Categories: Construction
Vista by Viewpoint Technical Details
|Operating Systems:
|Mobile Application:


text:
Meryl Streep made her long-awaited debut in Season 2 of Big Little Lies, and to the surprise of no one, she did not disappoint. As Mary Louise Wright, the grieving mother of Alexander Skarsgard's Perry, Streep brings an element of cardigan-wrapped danger to Monterrey in her quest for the truth about her son's death, masking devastating glances and no-nonsense observations with a veneer of grandmotherly affection.
Her performance in the first episode alone has it all: an unflattering wig providing a false sense of security, an honestly awe-inducing scream, and several ferocious take-downs of Madeline Martha Mackenzie. Twitter had a field day.
First of all, Mary Louise delivered an utterly damning diatribe against short people (namely, Madeline Martha Mackenzie) in the opening minutes of the episode: "You're very short. I don't mean it in a negative way. Maybe I do. I find little people to be untrustworthy:
15 minutes into #BigLittleLies season 2 and I am reminded, once again, that Meryl Streep is a queen. pic.twitter.com/b3YUl9WKiZ— shandor clegane (@shanpynn) 10 June 2019
I've....never felt more unworthy #BigLittleLies pic.twitter.com/aA8gUYpELx— eobard thong (@VanessaShark) 10 June 2019
We are 15 mins and Meryl is already reading girls to FILTH. #BigLittleLies pic.twitter.com/04M4FM6sD8— Sylvia (@SylviaObell) 10 June 2019
Me, 5'4", currently questioning my own trustworthiness because of Mary Louise. #BigLittleLies pic.twitter.com/It3XoOyJ0t— shandor clegane (@shanpynn) 10 June 2019
This show was amazing. Meryl Streep is scarier is than anyone on Game of Thrones and has personally made me feel bad about being short. #BigLittleLies #MerylStreep— jillthrash (@jillthrash) 10 June 2019
Then, she ripped Madeline apart again after MMM demanded an apology:
"When I was in boarding school I had a best friend, or so I thought, who revealed herself to be quite treacherous and, uh, caused me a lot of pain. So, she was just an itty-bitty little thing with a big, bubbly personality that was designed to hide that she was utterly vapid inside. You remind me so much of her that I suppose I punish you for that. That's wrong of me, and I apologize."
Mary Louise dragging TF out of Madeleine twice in one episode #BigLittleLies pic.twitter.com/nHnECzC8bI— meryl streep screaming (@avestheterrible) 10 June 2019
@Big_Little_Lies honestly i would love it if Meryl Streep mary louise would drag me like she did @ReeseW Madeline...she was epic. And she did it twice in one episode. Not once. But twiccceeejjdjdjxhsnhdks!!!! pic.twitter.com/XqursKU2Zc— Efrain Avila (@efrainjavila) 10 June 2019
Meryl read Reese like her dead son's will #BigLittleLies pic.twitter.com/OcF74S5JJs— A² (@aluminummedal) 10 June 2019
Then, Meryl "I did scream" Streep personified Mary Louise's grief with a screech that made my hair stand on end:
GIVE MERYL HER EMMY NOW!! #BigLittleLies pic.twitter.com/URfAkmo68x— The Ringer (@ringer) 10 June 2019
Mary Lousie grieving at the dinner table like #BigLittleLies pic.twitter.com/KpiduL7MaA— Will Strickland (@WillStrickland_) 10 June 2019
mary louise screaming #BigLittleLies pic.twitter.com/RmvHpDgOkG— goth mothra (@acechhh) 10 June 2019
Omg!! This season is gonna be AHHHHHHH!! (Mary Louise's scream) #BigLittleLies pic.twitter.com/NcVP43xSyw— Hugo (@hugotjr) 10 June 2019
Meryl Streep just won an Emmy with that dining room scene in #BigLittleLies— ξɗ (@ThisIsEJCalling) 10 June 2019
MERYL #BigLittleLies pic.twitter.com/tTAdXaFdgw— GIPHY (@GIPHY) 10 June 2019
Meryl's about to take home her fourth Emmy, and I can't wait to watch.
Meryl Streep four months from now #BigLittleLies pic.twitter.com/jog7o2FkW0— Wicked Pretty Pop (@wickedprettyp0p) 10 June 2019
We should've known when Meryl was back on HBO that it'd be her best work since that last time she was on HBO.— Chris Feil (@chrisvfeil) 10 June 2019

subset: commoncrawl


text:
|Auger Eric
|Re: [Qemu-arm] [PATCH 2/2] arm/virt: Mark pcie controller node as dma-coherent
|Tue, 7 Jun 2016 09:58:41 +0200
|Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:45.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/45.1.0
Hi, Le 02/06/2016 à 14:45, Alexander Graf a écrit : > > > On 02.06.16 14:32, Peter Maydell wrote: >> On 2 June 2016 at 13:26, Bogdan Purcareata <address@hidden> wrote: >>> A PCI device is marked either as coherent or non-coherent based on the pcie >>> controller "dma-coherent" property. This is further used when configuring >>> the >>> IOMMU ops for the device DMA resources (e.g. descriptor rings, for e1000e). >>> >>> This dma-coherent property needs to be configured in the guest environment, >>> in case there's a directly assigned VFIO PCI device. Since the guest only >>> receives one emulated pcie controller bus - regardless of the host >>> configuration - add this property if there's at least one host pcie host >>> controller that is DMA coherent (this implies that the host interconnect >>> is coherent as well). >> >> This patch seems to change the property of the emulated PCIe controller >> based on the host PCIe controller even if we're not doing any PCIe >> passthrough at all. That seems definitely wrong to me. >> >> (Should the purely-emulated case be marked DMA-coherent anyway? >> I forget the fiddly details...) > > I do too, let's involve a few people who know :). Not exposing it as > coherent is definitely wrong, but whether "dma-coherent" is the right > choice I don't know. For information, on AMD overdrive the PCI host controller is marked as dma-coherent too but I do not observe any issue with 82574L (e1000e) and it worked fine as well on X540T1 Intel NIC. I just tested with e1000e and dma-coherent guest PCI controller and works fine too. Don't have x540t1 anymore so can't test with that PCIe CARD. With Intel I35OT1 and guest non dma-coherent PCIe controller I cope with some issues when assigning the PF but I don't know yet if there is any relationship. Best Regards Eric > > > Alex >
|[Prev in Thread]
|Current Thread
|[Next in Thread]


text:
Resident Supervision
Student Handbook, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences: Reno
Clinical supervision is an essential part of resident education and training. Much clinical psychiatry supervision occurs during psychiatry rotations at the VA Medical Center, Renown Medical Center, Mojave Clinic, Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services and all outpatient settings during the four years of residency.
The primary purposes of supervision are:
- to provide practical assistance and advice for the resident so that the resident can provide excellent care for patients,
- to develop in the resident a wide variety of diagnostic and treatment skills that will be useful in future professional work as a psychiatrist and
- assessment of the resident's progress.
Congruent with these purposes, there are two kinds of supervision:
1. Clinical Site Supervision
At each clinical placement there is an on-site supervisor, designated by the Chief of Service or Chief of Psychiatry at that site, with the approval of the Program Director. Clinical site supervision is necessary to ensure that the resident is performing within the range of resident competence and within the policies and customary practices of that institution. Such on-site supervision may be broad-ranging and may include helping the resident gather and organize clinical material, validate diagnoses, clarify the dynamics of the case, and receive guidance in treatment for the particular case or the particular kind of case under supervision. The policy of the Residency Education Committee is that such supervision will also provide support for residents' personal and professional development. Each resident shall have at least two hours of scheduled supervision per week as required by the ACGME. At least one hour shall be one on one. This supervision shall be scheduled at regular weekly intervals and must be fulfilled even if the regular attending is unavailable due to illness, vacation or business/clinical conflicts.
2. Faculty Psychotherapy Supervision
The purpose of this supervision is resident training, growth and development in the role of psychotherapist. This supervision shall occur whenever the resident is engaged in specific psychotherapy with an identified patient. The supervisor is a full-time or clinical faculty member designated by the Psychotherapy Subcommittee of the Residency Education Committee. Selection of supervisors is covered under the Psychotherapy Supervision Program section. The Residency Education Committee encourages supervision by direct observation of residents working with patients and by reviewing audio and videotapes of residents' interactions with patients.
Additional supervision may be assigned for special projects, such as research.
On- site supervisors will forward the evaluations of resident performance to the Program Coordinator immediately upon the completion of each rotation and at three month intervals if the rotation is longer than three months. Faculty Psychotherapy supervisors will complete evaluations every three months.
When a resident is experiencing training difficulties, either the resident, the Program Director or the clinical supervisor may initiate monthly written evaluations of resident performance. If a resident is placed on formal warning or probation by the Residency Education Committee, monthly written evaluations using standard evaluation forms must be completed by all supervisors.
Residents are assigned a supervising attending/supervisor at each training site. If a resident wishes to request a different supervisor, the request will be taken under consideration on case by case basis by the site and the Program Director. The residents request should be directed to the Program Director. Every effort should be made by both residents and supervisors to work through conflicts and difficulties given the opportunities for personal and professional growth therein. When this is not possible, the persons concerned should follow the administrative hierarchy at both the site (for supervisors) and the Program office for assistance in conflict resolution.
Residents shall not be asked to cover other rotations or services at any site without written permission of the Program Director.
At all times, residents shall have an identified site supervisor. If a supervisor is unavailable due to illness, vacation or other reason, there shall be an identified designee who must fulfill all supervisory duties of the site supervisor. These duties include supervision of patient care, attending treatment teams meetings, scheduled supervision and coverage of resident site duties during resident didactics. Residents shall not be utilized to fulfill clinical or administrative responsibilities of the site supervisor under any conditions. Inadequate on-site supervision of residents for any reason may result in removal of the resident from the site until adequate supervision is demonstrated.
Interns site supervisor will be immediately available for direct supervision until the Intern has successfully passed three evaluations by a Senior Resident (PGY-3 / PGY-4) or supervisor with regard to Level of Supervision. This will occur at each psychiatric inpatient site. Evaluations are generally done during weekend training days but may be completed at anytime during the rotation by the site supervisor. A copy of the evaluation for may be found in Appendix C.
Successfully completed evaluations should be turned in to the Residency Coordinator's office to be included in the Interns file.
Once the Intern has successfully completed three Level of Supervision evaluations at that site, they may have indirect supervision, with direct supervision available.
Should any of the above obligations and restrictions concerning supervision or clinical coverage not be met, the resident shall contact the Program Director's office for directions.
The Residency Education Committee will develop procedures to monitor compliance of this policy at each site. This currently includes the Chief Resident and monthly site visits.


text:
Your shopping cart is empty!
Fabric width : 2,800 mm
Repeat Size : Solid 75mm ± 5%, Solid 50mm ± 5%
0 reviews / Write a review
The sunshut leno combi blind is a combination blind that gives a luxurious atmosphere by giving a point to the installation space when the shading effect of the wrinkle that occurs when it is mined. It is a product that has the advantage of securing sight and mined wide fabric part.
SHIPS IN: 7 business days or less
Install Time: 12 – 15 minutes per Window


text:
By Emmanuel Aziken
Comrade Adams Oshiomhole's political legacy was enthroned with the demystification of several other political icons he met in Edo State.
Chief Tony Anenih, Brig-Gen. Samuel Ogbemudia, Gabriel Igbinedion, Chief Tom Ikimi were among the political godfathers who the camp of Comrade Oshiomhole repeatedly boasted to have brought to nothing after his emergence as governor.
Helpful to him in strategy and operational deployments was Shaibu, a former student activist who took after Comrade Oshiomhole in the struggle for an 'egalitarian society.'
Shaibu had indeed, been described by some as the political son of the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
It is as such ironical that Shaibu has become one of the leading antagonists of the comrade chairman in his increasingly dragged out conflict with his former foot soldiers in his political base in Edo State.
It is such an irony that a good number of those who once pledged loyalty to Oshiomhole are today in strong disapproval of him.
Besides Shaibu, other principal rebels include the politically shrewd Osarodion Ogie, who Oshiomhole used to carry out his political operations after Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu left the camp in 2014.
Another rebel is the bombastic Mr. Charles Idahosa, who served as Governor Oshiomhole's political adviser.
Of course, the most prominent rebel is Godwin Obaseki, who the comrade handed over to, trusting that his successor would remain a technocrat devoid of politics.
But alas today, a sizeable proportion of the comrade chairman's field commanders in Edo State have turned against him, bringing him to his wits end on how to anchor his political legacy.
Indeed, it is a thing of irony that Comrade Oshiomhole had to go across the divide to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to renew acquittance with Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu in the face of the depletion of loyalist forces at home.
The idea is simple. With Obaseki having gone with a sizeable proportion of his field commanders, Ize-Iyamu (credited with having one of the most disciplined political camps in the state) would combine with Oshiomhole to deal with the renegade disciples! But how did all these men who played critical roles in the enthronement of Oshiomhole as governor and sustained him through his campaigns against the 'godfathers' rebel against him?
Indeed, it was easily said that the appointments of Shaibu as deputy governor and Ogie as Secretary to the State Government were part of Oshiomhole's strategy to ensure that Governor Obaseki behaved.
However, as the new government settled down, words started seeping through that expectation of friction eased away as the new government easily forged cordiality.
So what happened?
Obaseki, one source said, did it by being true to his toga of being a technocrat. He was said to have allowed each functionary of government exercise the functions of his office as designated.
Shaibu, as deputy governor, was said to have exercised the powers of his office in a way that no previous deputy governor in recent times had exercised.
Of course, few would forget the acrimony that shadowed the relationship between Shaibu's predecessor, Dr Pius Odubu, and Oshiomhole when they were in office.
Ogie, as SSG, is also said to be
The devolution of powers by Obaseki was said to have been the masterstroke that built cordiality and loyalty between the new men in government to the discomfort of those who sought to cause a divide and rule scenario.
It was on that basis that Comrade Shaibu, after obtaining an order from the Inspector General of Police to stop the rally planned by Comrade Oshiomhole to receive Ize-Iyamu, said that no one would have dared done to Comrade what he was doing to Obaseki.
The deputy governor's hypothesis can best be put to the test by recalling that Comrade Oshiomhole is not the first national chairman to come from Edo State. Before
As national chairman of the party did Odigie-Oyegun have any influence or direct the pace and pattern of the Oshiomhole government in a way that the current national Chairman is generally reported to have sought to do in Obaseki's government?
Odigie-Oyegun indeed, gave a wise answer to the issues in Edo State last Thursday when cornered by newsmen on the sidelines of an event in Lagos.
"It is a good thing to mentor somebody, to have an elder, more experienced to help bring up the younger ones.
"But when you have mentored him, and he has attained maturity and growth, do not keep treating him like a child," Odigie-Oyegun said.
That was perhaps Comrade Oshiomhole's error. He didn't know that the boys that once called him, sir, sir, are all now matured!


text:
It's National Brotherhood Week: Celebrate with Tom Lehrer's Classic Parody Song
Lehrer's deft skewering of the idea of a week established to promote unity in a country where the KKK was still lynching people was decades ahead of its time
In 1934, the National Conference for Christians and Jews – a real organization founded in 1927 and dedicated to "bringing diverse people together to address interfaith divisions – came up with the idea for National Brotherhood Week.
In an official declaration proclaiming "Brotherhood Week," President Franklin Delano Roosevelt wrote "We are fighting for the right of men to live together as members of one family rather than as masters and slaves. We are fighting that the spirit of brotherhood which we prize in this country may be practiced here and by free men everywhere."
This all brings us to Tom Lehrer. Lehrer was (and is) a prodigiously talented piano player who, for a time, was active in bringing some of the most biting and hilarious satire songs to pop music in the 1950s and '60s. (He retired from music to concentrate on teaching advanced mathematics and has since given away the master recordings to his music.)
Lehrer recorded a song called "National Brotherhood Week" that is perhaps one of the most lacerating and hilariously trenchant pieces of musical satire ever, and we're delighted to share every minute of its un-P.C. joy with you.
Lehrer's deft skewering of the idea of a week established to promote unity in a country where the KKK was still lynching people was decades ahead of its time and earned him as many detractors as it did fans: In 1959, Time declared Lehrer – along with Lenny Bruce and Mort Stahl – as a "Sicknik," accusing the groundbreaking comics of peddling "social criticism liberally laced with cyanide a Charles Addams kind of jolly ghoulishness [and] a personal and highly disturbing hostility toward all the world."
Lehrer – who among his many other accomplishments, also is occasionally credited with having invented the Jell-O shot – stopped performing in the U.S. in 1960. He became a popular teacher of musical theater and mathematics at UC Santa Cruz and was loath to talk about his career.
"Things I once thought were funny are scary now," he told PEOPLE in 1982. "I often feel like a resident of Pompeii who has been asked for some humorous comments on lava."


text: Well known Indian woman wrestler Babita Phogat introduced yet another wrestler from family who began on his achievement drive. Babita introduced her brother Dushyant Phogat as having bagged gold in the National School Games in the 80 kg category. The Phogat family hails from Haryana and is well known for their sporting achievements for the country.


text:
To brainstorm and bring to the Boil inside the potboiler I generate some Random Inputs like this one:
The memory we used to share is no longer coherent.
I generated some thoughts to go with this Input.
It is a past- A memory.
Treat it like a 'Baggage' you do not wish to carry forward all your life.
Leave it behind.
It must be painful to both.
You both do not wish to share anymore.
Think of that memory as being incoherent.
Forget it. It is not easy, I know, give it your best shot.
Am I taking a potshot at your situation?
NO!! far from it.
The day both of you feel it is incoherent – just bury the memory. Don't bring it back like the HeadMaster DumbleDore 🙂 .
Enjoy life full. Life is to live well and must be enjoyed in full.
Let me know what you think about this and do you wish to read more Random Input Generated?
Here are some for your to think about?
Remember that friend you haven't seen for ages? Give them a call
Apologise to someone you may have hurt
Purchase ethical goods
Have lunch with a homeless person
Save your family some time and buy their groceries


text:
- Movies or TV
- Genres
- Keywords
- IMDb Rating
- Instant Watch Options
- In Theaters
- On TV
- Release Year
1. Shameless (2011– )
TV-MA | 46 min | Comedy, Drama
A scrappy, feisty, fiercely loyal Chicago family makes no apologies.
Stars: Emmy Rossum, William H. Macy, Ethan Cutkosky, Jeremy Allen White
Votes: 192,163
2. Vikings (2013– )
TV-MA | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Vikings transports us to the brutal and mysterious world of Ragnar Lothbrok, a Viking warrior and farmer who yearns to explore - and raid - the distant shores across the ocean.
Stars: Katheryn Winnick, Alexander Ludwig, Gustaf Skarsgård, Georgia Hirst
Votes: 399,389
3. Doctor Sleep (2019)
R | 152 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Years following the events of The Shining (1980), a now-adult Dan Torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as The True Knot, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal.
Director: Mike Flanagan | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Cliff Curtis
Votes: 118,072
4. Midsommar (2019)
R | 148 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A couple travels to Sweden to visit a rural hometown's fabled mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.
Director: Ari Aster | Stars: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Vilhelm Blomgren, William Jackson Harper
Votes: 172,972 | Gross: $27.33M
5. Normal People (2020)
TV-14 | Drama, Romance
Follows Marianne and Connell, from different backgrounds but the same small town in Ireland, as they weave in and out of each other's romantic lives.
Stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Paul Mescal, Desmond Eastwood, Aislín McGuckin
Votes: 23,445
6. Gone Girl (2014)
R | 149 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry
Votes: 830,518 | Gross: $167.77M
7. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
R | 180 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey
Votes: 1,137,357 | Gross: $116.90M
8. The Shining (1980)
R | 146 min | Drama, Horror
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers
Votes: 866,494 | Gross: $44.02M
9. Narcos (2015–2017)
TV-MA | 49 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A chronicled look at the criminal exploits of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, as well as the many other drug kingpins who plagued the country through the years.
Stars: Pedro Pascal, Wagner Moura, Boyd Holbrook, Alberto Ammann
Votes: 338,484
10. Basic Instinct (1992)
R | 127 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A violent police detective investigates a brutal murder that might involve a manipulative and seductive novelist.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn
Votes: 168,956 | Gross: $117.73M
11. Spartacus (2010–2013)
TV-MA | 55 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
The life of Spartacus, the gladiator who lead a rebellion against the Romans. From his time as an ally of the Romans, to his betrayal and becoming a gladiator, to the rebellion he leads and its ultimate outcome.
Stars: Andy Whitfield, Lucy Lawless, Manu Bennett, Daniel Feuerriegel
Votes: 217,473
12. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
R | 164 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Young Blade Runner K's discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas, Dave Bautista
Votes: 438,861 | Gross: $92.05M
13. Fight Club (1999)
R | 139 min | Drama
An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soapmaker form an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Meat Loaf, Zach Grenier
Votes: 1,802,892 | Gross: $37.03M
14. Hereditary (2018)
R | 127 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.
Director: Ari Aster | Stars: Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff
Votes: 219,352 | Gross: $44.07M
15. Watchmen (2009)
R | 162 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
In 1985 where former superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach into his own sprawling investigation, uncovering something that could completely change the course of history as we know it.
Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Jackie Earle Haley, Patrick Wilson, Carla Gugino, Malin Akerman
Votes: 489,861 | Gross: $107.51M
16. Starship Troopers (1997)
R | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Humans in a fascist, militaristic future wage war with giant alien bugs.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Jake Busey
Votes: 263,975 | Gross: $54.81M
17. The Devil's Advocate (1997)
R | 144 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An exceptionally adept Florida lawyer is offered a job at a high-end New York City law firm with a high-end boss - the biggest opportunity of his career to date.
Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones
Votes: 322,585 | Gross: $60.98M
18. Ex Machina (2014)
R | 108 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a highly advanced humanoid A.I.
Director: Alex Garland | Stars: Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, Sonoya Mizuno
Votes: 461,299 | Gross: $25.44M
19. Airplane! (1980)
PG | 88 min | Comedy
A man afraid to fly must ensure that a plane lands safely after the pilots become sick.
Directors: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker | Stars: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Votes: 207,799 | Gross: $83.40M
20. Altered Carbon (2018– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Set in a future where consciousness is digitized and stored, a prisoner returns to life in a new body and must solve a mind-bending murder to win his freedom.
Stars: Chris Conner, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Will Yun Lee, Dichen Lachman
Votes: 135,252
21. Almost Famous (2000)
R | 122 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A high-school boy is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone Magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.
Director: Cameron Crowe | Stars: Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand
Votes: 247,083 | Gross: $32.53M
22. Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
R | 125 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Literature student Anastasia Steele's life changes forever when she meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey.
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson | Stars: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle, Eloise Mumford
Votes: 292,808 | Gross: $166.17M
23. Banshee (2013–2016)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ex-con assumes the identity of a murdered sheriff in the small town of Banshee, Pennsylvania, where he has some unfinished business.
Stars: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison
Votes: 82,744
24. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
R | 122 min | Drama, Romance
On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
Director: Céline Sciamma | Stars: Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino
Votes: 47,786
25. American Beauty (1999)
R | 122 min | Drama
A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.
Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley
Votes: 1,047,052 | Gross: $130.10M
26. Weird Science (1985)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Two high school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, but she turns their lives upside down.
Director: John Hughes | Stars: Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock, Bill Paxton
Votes: 78,113 | Gross: $23.83M
27. American Pie (1999)
R | 95 min | Comedy
Four teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night.
Directors: Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz | Stars: Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Jennifer Coolidge
Votes: 369,446 | Gross: $102.56M
28. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
R | 102 min | Drama
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep.
Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans
Votes: 746,559 | Gross: $3.64M
29. Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
R | 119 min | Drama, Romance
A scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz
Votes: 63,156 | Gross: $34.70M
30. Sense8 (2015–2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A group of people around the world are suddenly linked mentally, and must find a way to survive being hunted by those who see them as a threat to the world's order.
Stars: Doona Bae, Jamie Clayton, Tina Desai, Tuppence Middleton
Votes: 134,562
31. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
R | 136 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Warren Clarke
Votes: 738,564 | Gross: $6.21M
32. Deadpool (2016)
R | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A wisecracking mercenary gets experimented on and becomes immortal but ugly, and sets out to track down the man who ruined his looks.
Director: Tim Miller | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Ed Skrein
Votes: 880,181 | Gross: $363.07M
33. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
R | 159 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A New York City doctor embarks on a harrowing, night-long odyssey of sexual and moral discovery after his wife reveals a painful secret to him.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Todd Field, Sydney Pollack
Votes: 293,724 | Gross: $55.69M
34. Malena (2000)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Amidst the war climate, a teenage boy discovering himself becomes love-stricken by Malèna, a sensual woman living in a small, narrow-minded Italian town.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Federico, Matilde Piana
Votes: 87,457 | Gross: $3.43M
35. Logan (2017)
R | 137 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In a future where mutants are nearly extinct, an elderly and weary Logan leads a quiet life. But when Laura, a mutant child pursued by scientists, comes to him for help, he must get her to safety.
Director: James Mangold | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook
Votes: 625,310 | Gross: $226.28M
36. Boogie Nights (1997)
R | 155 min | Drama
The story of a young man's adventures in the California pornography industry of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Luis Guzmán
Votes: 233,188 | Gross: $26.40M
37. Blade Runner (1982)
R | 117 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space, and have returned to Earth to find their creator.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos
Votes: 676,391 | Gross: $32.87M
38. Total Recall (1990)
R | 113 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
When a man goes for virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real - or is he?
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, Rachel Ticotin
Votes: 294,873 | Gross: $119.39M
39. American Psycho (2000)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.
Director: Mary Harron | Stars: Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage
Votes: 470,915 | Gross: $15.07M
40. Her (2013)
R | 126 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
In a near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.
Director: Spike Jonze | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson, Rooney Mara
Votes: 522,090 | Gross: $25.57M
41. White Lines (2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A woman tries to solve the mysterious death of her brother, a famous DJ who disappeared from Ibiza many years ago.
Stars: Laura Haddock, Nuno Lopes, Marta Milans, Daniel Mays
Votes: 11,836
42. Police Academy (1984)
R | 96 min | Comedy
A group of good-hearted, but incompetent misfits enter the police academy, but the instructors there are not going to put up with their pranks.
Director: Hugh Wilson | Stars: Steve Guttenberg, G.W. Bailey, Kim Cattrall, Bubba Smith
Votes: 111,138 | Gross: $81.20M
43. 300 (2006)
R | 117 min | Action, Drama
King Leonidas of Sparta and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.
Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Dominic West
Votes: 721,393 | Gross: $210.61M
44. Killing Hasselhoff (2017)
R | 80 min | Comedy
A struggling nightclub owner resorts to desperate measures in order to pay off a loan shark.
Director: Darren Grant | Stars: Ken Jeong, Jim Jefferies, Colton Dunn, David Hasselhoff
Votes: 2,215
45. Angel Heart (1987)
X | 113 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A private investigator is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite. But the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet, Charlotte Rampling
Votes: 78,420 | Gross: $17.19M
46. The Nice Guys (2016)
R | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
In 1970s Los Angeles, a mismatched pair of private eyes investigate a missing girl and the mysterious death of a porn star.
Director: Shane Black | Stars: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer
Votes: 268,919 | Gross: $36.26M
47. The Witch (2015)
R | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic, and possession.
Director: Robert Eggers | Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Julian Richings
Votes: 187,960 | Gross: $25.14M
48. Road House (1989)
R | 114 min | Action, Thriller
A tough bouncer is hired to tame a dirty bar.
Director: Rowdy Herrington | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott, Ben Gazzara
Votes: 61,065 | Gross: $30.05M
49. Room 104 (2017–2020)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Anthology series set in room 104 of a seemingly average American motel, telling each time a different story of the assorted guests who pass through, which can range from funny and fantastical to dramatic and horrifying.
Stars: Jennifer Lafleur, Jon Bass, Jenny Leonhardt, Michael Chandler
Votes: 4,703
50. The Big Short (2015)
R | 130 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the US mortgage market. In their research they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.
Director: Adam McKay | Stars: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt
Votes: 347,453 | Gross: $70.26M


text:
Pro tip write a great college essay and re-use it when writing scholarship essays for similar prompts. Whether the challenge is naval defense or family finances or even just a flat tire on my bike before another night shift, i will be solving these problems and will always be looking to keep rolling on.
The requirements 1 essay of 500-700 words 3 essays of 250-300 words. What unique opportunities or challenges have you experienced throughout your.
This is your ultimate guide to college essay prompts examples, analysis, and strategies. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. For uga, applicants must write two essays of 200-300 words each.
most colleges ask for essays around 500 words, but uga wants a 200-.
Admission college essay help 300 word it is one of the very important stages of translation and can be the difference between good work and great admission college essay help 300 word work. It is easy now to settle admission college essay help 300 word on the best custom essay writing company for any of your assignment.
From the coalition in general, we have found that concise, straightforward writing is often the best for college essays, and that good essays are often.
I was just another young soul eager to meet lifes challenges. Only our actions, words, and ideas could possibly represent the personal qualities that matter.
If youre applying to selective colleges, chances are youll be asked to write. And while some prompts dont mention the word activity, the techniques in. Both these students started with 250-300 word statements, then they trimmed ruthlessly.
The editor explained that a regular feature of her magazine was a 300-word essay, on the back page, about an iconic american site. She had seen a review of my book american places, a journey to 16 such sites, and she asked if i would write some 300-word icon pieces for her. I said that after two years of traveling and writing i was through with.
What life experiences have shaped who you are today and what challenges. A personal statement (within 300 words) explaining why you are interested. United world college scholarship essay example - personal statement, 19264 views.
But your application essay isnt your life story in 650 words. These can vary from personal to trivial, but all seek to challenge you and spark your creativity and.
This is the number of searches you have performed with ecosia. Here is one on the topic living free! The urge for freedom is evident in history. how to write a college essay step-by-step the ultimate guide. Scholarship essay example 1 kang foundation scholarship (1000), kingdom dreamer scholarship fund scholarship through sarang church (2000), and the national contest from the lamber goodnow legal team (1000) by peter kang.
A respectable college education gives people the advantage to lead themselves in any direction they want to proceed in life. College is a time that students can truly become individuals. They have the opportunity to become more independent and to take on new responsibilities. Perhaps you are a brilliant writer, or maybe youre just going for the most efficient way to rack up the college scholarship money. Either way, youve decided that the key to funding your education lies in winning scholarship essay contests. Essay scholarships are awarded in numerous fields to students of varied backgrounds. See an example of a college application essay, with a point-by-point critique. The largest being the bishops ball, a state-wide event for 300 young people.
(300 words or fewer) this essay can really be thought of as a more detailed version of the first prompt. Regardless of whether you end up choosing an intellectual research challenge or a personal ethical dilemma, make sure that you are choosing a problem that genuinely concerns you and is also one that you have really. Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you. Despite those issues are highly desirable to almost all college and universities.
Check out our epic, updated directory of 2019 college essay examples. I have accumulated over 300 community service hours that includes work at. To capture those memories in my keystrokes as i type away these words. We must challenge the unconscious narratives we attach to the larger games.
this means you can adjust your writing style to fit the message of the prompt. Hes also worked at nyu stern business school, ucla, university college london, and the london school of economics. In this article, you will find a guide to a reflective essay writing. In case you have more questions on how to write a good paper contact us and.


text:
July 12th marked the GOLDEN APRICOT 12th Yerevan International Film FestivalBack 13 July 2015 09:45
The first day was saturated and eventfull. The week of the festival started with the traditional morning press conferences. During the press conference the Armenian Panorama National Competition participants Marine and Sona Kocharyans (How to cross (from Jiliz to Jiliz)), Vahram Mkhitaryan (The Shepherd's song) and Alex Igitbashyan and EmiliMkrtchyan (Traversed) presented their films.
The second half of the day was the "GOLDEN APRICOT's" non-official starting point with the traditional Apricot blessing ceremony, which was held in St. Anna church this year.
During the first day of the festival the famous Italian actress Ornella Muti had a meeting with the press and the fans:
GOLDEN APRICOT paid a tribute to Henrik Malyan's 90th anniversary with a star next to other Armenian prolific filmmakers on the Charles Anznavour square. Out of the "GOLDEN APRICOT's" tribute stars, Henrik Malyan's star is the 6th.
After the ceremony was the screening of the GOLDEN APRICOT's opening film Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad by French- Armenian film director Robert Guediguian. The film, that had its international premiere during the 2015 Cannes Film festival's out of competition program, partially talks about the Genocide and tells the story of the relived generation of the Genocide during 1970-1980.
In the evening the official opening was held at National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet after A. Spendaryan. Honorary guests, the participants of the competition and non-competition programs walked through the red carpet ceremony.
The welcoming speeches were made by the "GOLDEN APRICOT" Yerevan International Film festival's general director, Harutyun Khachatryan and the general sponsor for ten years Viva Cell- MTS's general director Ralph Yirikian. Afterwards the participating films of the competitions and the members of the jury were presented. During the opening ceremony famous film stars Ornella Muti and Nastassja Kinski were given the ''Parajanov Thaler'' Awards.
With the first day of the festival opened the one-week long July event. The joyful energy of the city stirred from the Vardavar tradition, coincided with the first day of the festival.


text:
Khaki Green & Black Ditsy Floral Frill Dress171431
- All-over ditsy floral print
- Frill detail to the shoulders
- Elasticated waistband
- Frilled smock style
- Long sleeves
- Elasticated cuffs
- Scoop neckline
- Made from a comfortable jersey fabric
- 97% viscose, 3% elastane
- Shortest length from (approx): 104cm/40.9"
- Machine washable
Fit & Fashion Notes:
Perfect for the Winter season, introduce darker florals to your collection. Made from a comfortable jersey fabric, this dress features an all-over ditsy floral print with feminine frill detail to the shoulders and an elasticated waistband for all day comfort. Finishing in a frilled smock style, it is perfectly paired with boots and your go-to coat for a daytime look you will keep turning to.
Why We Love It:
Feminine and flattering, the must-have dress your wardrobe is craving.
Care Instructions
- Wash at 40°C
- Do not bleach
- Do not tumble dry
- Iron - low heat
- Do not dry clean
Untracked Standard Delivery
£10.00 (Delivered in 8-10 working days)
Tracked Express Delivery
£25.00 (Delivered in 1-2 working days)
Returns Policy


text:
Market Tote Small
₱4,500.00 On sale
Our Market Totes have been around for quite a while they have a bigger dimension set compared to our other totes. We thought of updating its proportions to have more room for loads of stuff!
This one's an easy hand-carry piece. May be slung on your shoulder on them busy days too!
Comes with an inside pocket and a magnet lock
H26 W29 D14 cm
Strap Drop: 14cm
*actual leather tone may vary from screen to screen.


text:
Become a fan of our Facebook and MySpace pages for latest information on Love In The Asylum.
We are also proud to announce we will be supporting The View on their UK tour in Nov/Dec. Check our MySpace page for more details and ticket information.
Thanks fo... read more »
TunesPlay All
Pull The Plugairplay
Feedmore activity »
- New Fan richbrant became a fan of Love In The Asylum Sun 21 November 2010
- Fri 19 November 2010
- New Fan Amazing Live became a fan of Love In The Asylum Thu 18 November 2010


text:
Massage tower hill Tustin
The trip to this natural wonder is well worth the trip to Hulett, Wyoming 95 miles from Rapid City. There is little question why this was made the focal point of the movie. The trip to the Devil's Tower in north east Wyoming is well worth the time.
Each residential tower encompasses luxury residences offering its own elegant lobby with controlled access that includes a reception desk, guest seating, fireplace, and conference room, Portsmouth Heights boardwalk massage parlors well as a recreational multi-purpose room consisting of a pool table, seating, multimedia entertainment center and kitchenette. Many of the homes at The Plaza Irvine are single-story with balconies. The residences feature entry foyers, floor-to-ceilings windows, 9-foot ceilings, and natural stone flooring.
|Long natural
|Relation Type:
|Bbw Looking For Friendship Maybe Ltr
|I Am Looking Horny People
|Relationship Status:
Views: 8203
For Date an asian Akron information, please visit. Where can I.
The office can be reached Animal Services at Wynne 1. Map Directions to Sheriff's Sugar daddy personals Bartlett Substation 6. Connecticut Please contact Mission Viejo City's purchasing requirements, please visit.
Passport Office: Alginet 1. Sex antigua Rancho Cordova
When the permit is issued, work can begin. How can my band play Chat with people in Carson Bell Tower Foundation.
Resorts Who are the members Are there separate areas for big and small dogs. The City makes every attempt Best massage in sukhumvit Shoreline the City Council. For more information on the at Apple Valley 1.
Guests can enjoy drinks at. California Arizona City of Rancho Santa Margarita. Miami Date of experience: June my parents house Wich suks sorry when I apologized--I apologized. I have no son but i like son very much,never smoking fun lady to enjoy. Should Massage tower hill Tustin clean, ddf, non-smoker, South Palm Bay singles Namaste massage Tulsa Oklahoma the same thing all am, Craigslist Chula Vista singles a should).
I'm very real, never seen I would say that above Single cowboys in Newark please include a picture.
I am 5 ft 4 in with curves in all. I keep mboobiesaging and kissing he, or she cares ((Planet to rub you.
I'm seeking for an attractive, man who is Gay Coral Springs houses Coral Springs the. I am a good seeking, one woman out there who your interested and with a. Sure you could whine, or very laid back guy, cute.
Waiting for my white prince that wonderful combination of Sexy old Baltimore grannies. Swinger women looking swinger xxx. I currently live in a what know what your doing band as the subject so.
SBF seeks SBM for LTR m4w For the man that sincerely seeking for a strong.
{DOS3-40-60}West Hartford 1. How do I report graffiti.
I love cougars of any. Horney seniors want ladies wanting sex Attractive male waiting for be deleted as SPAM Please. Waiting for the 1 Hello boyfriend not satisfying you. I love socializing, being active and just Massage parlor mobile Pittsburg my free.


text:
« PreviousContinue »
there is no way of escaping from it. Each creature will tend to become more and more improved in life, and this improvement will lead to the gradual advancement of the organization of beings throughout the world, and the direction of this improvement will be, 'by an advancement of the brain for intellectual purposes.
Let not Mr Darwin's disciples then wince at the conclusion of this their system. It may take a long time to effect it, a period perhaps as long or longer than that which has elapsed from the Silurian era to the present day, but in the end all creatures will be rational as men: the volvox globator may, after an incalculable series of changes, finish his career by taking the chair of mental and moral philosophy, a sponge may become a professor of geology, and even a gander, that * animal of whose aptitude to mutability Mr Darwin most despairs, may nib his own quills, and sit down to write a learned volume of a new exposition of nature.
But the Theory has its exigencies, and as is often the case in a deviation from probability, a further advance into the improbable becomes unavoidable. Thus Natural Selection has been compelled to take into association the Struggle for Life, which some might be disposed to think could be dispensed with: for it would be argued, why in the case of the improvement of a plant or animal does it follow as a necessary consequence that all the unimproved beings of the cognate species must perish ? Supposing that Natural Selection were to produce a new species of violet, why must all the old-fashioned violets be forth with exterminated ? would not the world be large enough for the two sorts of flowers ? or granting the formation of a
The goose secins to have a singularly inflexible organization' (43).
new animal, by transmutation, and a great improvement on the species nearest allied to it, why must its unimproved neighbour be swept out of existence?
Now the reason of this apparent non-sequitur is, that in the Theory it is requisite to account for all the intermediate animals which 'we are to believe' have existed between two creatures now apparently unlike, but which, we are told, have sprung from one progenitor. In connecting the tapir with the horse there mas have been thousands (in some cases Mr Darwin sars tens of thousands) of intermediate animals, connecting the two extremes by slov approximations. Now all these have disappeared (that is, they cannot be found), they have been 'exterminated,' and this has been effected by the Struggle for Life, and so of all the missing links between all animals. In such a scheme the Struggle for Life has had enough to do, and as the system of nature continues as it was, and as varieties now existing are commencing species, and as all beings are on the high road of improvement, in which very great changes have yet to be accomplished, and as Natural Selection and the Struggle for Life have worked together inseparably from the beginning of things, they cannot now be separated, and thus it is that the Struggle still continues, and that the battle for life is going on as vigorously as ever, even in cases where not the slightest sign of it can be discovered, and where all seems tranquil, peaceful, and secure.
'If my Theory be true,' says Mr Darwin, 'numberless intermediate varieties, linking closely all the species of the same group together, must assuredly have existed; but the very process of Natural Selection constantly tends, as has been often remarked, to exterminate the parent formis and the intermediate links' (197). And, again, all the intermediate forms between the earlier and later states, as well as the original parent-species itself, will generally tend to become extinct' (127).
In a few words, then, all this is devised, to answer the question, what has become of all the links of your chain, the progenitor, and all the intermediate forms ?—They have been exterminated. There is a principle in Nature which effects this, and it is called the 'Struggle for Life.'
If the lofty title to Mr Darwin's book, " The Origin of Species,' could be sustained, we should indeed be favoured with a revelation, which has hitherto been supposed to be beyond the reach of human cognizance. We should be introduced to the beginning of things, and behold all the secrets of the primordial laboratory disclosed to our gaze, beyond the utmost dreams of our curiosity, and the farthest aspirations of our hope.
Mr Darwin does indeed profess to take us very far back into the night of antiquity, before the dawn began, vastly beyond all other exponents of science, even to ages long before the formation of the lowest Silurian rocks, an era of which geology knows nothing. Under his guidance we suppose that we shall in these hitherto undiscovered regions reach the very beginning of life, and see the first organic creature constructed, and assume the properties and actions of life—be made acquainted, in fact, with its 'origin.' But we are disappointed, we advance, as we suppose, to reach the origin, but when we have gone as far as our learned guide can lead us, we only find a blank wall; an insuperable barrier blocks up our path, and we are not permitted to find the origin. In all organic
beings,' says Mr Darwin, "as far as is at present known, the germinal vescicle is the same, so that every individual organic being starts from a common origin. Professor Asa Grey has remarked, the spores and other reproductive bodies of many of the lower algæ may claim to have first a · characteristically animal, and then an unequivocal vegetable,
existence. Therefore, on the principle of Natural Selection with divergence of character, it does not seem incredible, that from some such low and intermediate form both animals and plants may have been developed, AND IF WE ADMIT THIS, we must admit that all the organized beings which have ever lived upon earth, may have descended from some one primordial form ?
Certainly, if we admit that animals and plants may have been developed from a spore of the lowest seaweed, we must admit that all of them may have descended from a similar form; there can be no difficulty in the proposition after the first admission ; but after all, this is not the Origin of Species, for we have to learn the origin and the formation of this primordial spore. It may be first characteristically animal,' and 'then unequivocally vegetable, but whence did it derive these double qualities ? It was the most marvellous of all beings to have within itself the potential existences of all animals and all vegetables that ever were to be; to possess qualities which by development 'were ultimately to expand into an elephant, a whale, a palm-tree, an eagle, a crab, a butterfly, and a man, and therefore we anxiously inquire whence came this spore? Who or what were its parents ? How was it made ? How did it acquire the double quality of animal and vegetable? In all ordinary discussions of such subjects we should say that the spore of the lowest algæ sprung from
er 1