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Born in 1911, and appearing on a Famous Wizard card, she has retired from playing professional Quidditch (FW). Read More Adalbert Waffling • Character Adalbert Waffling was a famous magical theoretician and the author of Magical Theory (PS5, DH2, FW). Albus Dumbledore, which whom he corresponded, credits Waffling with the codification of the "Fundamental Laws of Magic" (DH2, WHH, TBB). Read More Wagga Wagga Werewolf • Character Honest Willy Wagstaff • Character Honest Willy Wagstaff was a street peddler who was accused by the Ministry of selling defective goods in Diagon Alley (DP1). Read More Myron Wagtail • Character Myron Wagtail was the lead singer of the wizarding band The Weird Sisters (FW). Read More Wailing Widow • Character The Wailing Widow is a female ghost from Kent. Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington was pleased to have her come all the way from Kent to attend his 500th Deathday Party on Oct. 31, 1992. Read More Yoshi Wakahisa • Character Yoshi Wakahisa was a Chaser for Japan's National Team at the 2014 Quidditch World Cup. The Japanese team that won their 2014 Quidditch World Cup matches against Poland and Nigeria, but then lost to Bulgaria at the semi-final stage. They won against the United States to secure third… Read More Wakanda • Character Walburga Black • Character Walburga Black was the mother of Sirius and Regulus Black and wife of Orion Black. Walburga was an enthusiastic supporter of pure-blood superiority. Her prejudice against those she considered to be inferior, especially "mudbloods" and "blood traitors", survived her death in the form of a vitriolic portrait hanging in number… Read More Walden Macnair • Character Walden Macnair was a Death Eater and Ministry of Magic employee who sported a black moustache. In the years between the first and second wars against Voldemort, Macnair worked as an executioner of dangerous creatures for the Ministry of Magic (PA16, PA21, GF33). MacNair was… Read More Walter Parkin • Character Walter Parkin is the father of the seven siblings who founded the Wigtown Wanderers Quidditch team in 1422. He comes from Wigtown in Scotland. He would stand on the sidelines of the Quidditch pitch with a wand on one hand and a meat cleaver in the… Read More Wand-shine Elf • Character In the MACUSA Lobby in 1926, a house-elf was shining wands using a feathery contraption (WFT). Read More Karl Wang • Character Karl Wang played Keeper for the Norwegian National Team at the Quidditch World Cup tournament in 2014 (Pm). Although a member of one of the teams predicted to win the 2014 tournament, his team did win against a weak Ivory Coast side in their first match but was… Read More Celestina Warbeck • Character Celestina Warbeck, known as the "Singing Sorceress" (CS3), is, along with the Weird Sisters, one of the two most well-known recording artists in the wizarding world (FW). Read More Irving Warble • Character Irving Warble is a composer and the third husband of Celestina Warbeck (Pm). His wife, a famous popular singer, has been married to Mr Warble since leaving her second husband (after a ten year marriage and one child) (Pm). Read More Mercy Wardwell • Character Mercy Wardwell was a Chaser for the United States National Team at the Quidditch World Cup in 2014. Wardwell was a member of the United States team that participated in the 2014 tournament, along with fellow Chasers Arsenia Gonzales and Quentin Kowalski (Pm). The US team… Read More Moaning Myrtle • Character Moaning Myrtle is a ghost who haunts a toilet in a girls' bathroom on the first or second floor of Hogwarts castle. She is a squat ghost with lank hair, pimples, and thick glasses. She seldom smiles and takes offense at the least excuse, crying rivers of tears and wailing. Read More Warrington • Character Warrington was a Hogwarts student in Slytherin House from 1989-1996. He was a Quidditch team Chaser and member of the Inquisitorial Squad put into place in the school by Professor Dolores Umbridge. Warrington is two years older than Harry Potter. He was described by… Read More Warty Harris • Character Fabius Watkins • Character Fabius Watkins is a Quidditch player. He was a Chaser for the Montrose Magpies and also their Team Captain (c. 1960s-1970s). He was killed in a collision with a helicopter (WoM). Read More Wayne Hopkins • Character Arthur Weasley • Character Arthur Weasley is an easy-going, middle-aged wizard with a passion for Muggles, and whose dearest ambition is to learn how airplanes fly. Arthur fought, along with the rest of his family, in the Battle of Hogwarts in May, 1998. He and Molly have at least twelve grandchildren, and it… Read More Audrey Weasley • Character Audrey Weasley is the wife of Percy Weasley (YL). Read More Charlie Weasley • Character Charlie Weasley is Ron's second oldest brother who works with dragons in Romania. Charlie is an "outdoor type" who has spent his whole adult life working with dragons in Romania (CS4, CS14). The second-oldest son of Arthur andMolly Weasley, Charlie is stocky and very freckly (GF4), and he… Read More Dominique Weasley • Character Dominique Weasley is the middle child of Bill & Fleur Weasley (YL). Read More Weasley family • Character The Weasleys are considered one of the prominent wizarding families, although their lack of money and their sympathy for non-pure-blood wizards and even Muggles makes people like the Malfoys look down on them. They live in The Burrow, a ramshackle house of four or five stories "a little way… Read More Fred Weasley (II) • Character Fred Weasley II was the eldest son of George & Angelina Weasley (YL). … Read More Fred Weasley • Character Fred Weasley is one of the seven children of Arthur and Molly Weasley and twin brother to George Weasley. The twins are co-owners of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, a highly successful joke shop in Diagon Alley. Sadly, Fred was a casualty of the Battle of Hogwarts. The Weasley twins are the… Read More George Weasley • Character George Weasley is one of the seven children of Arthur and Molly Weasley and twin brother to Fred Weasley. The twins are co-owners of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, a highly successful joke shop in Diagon Alley. About the Weasley Twins: Mischief managed! The Weasley twins are the staunch enemies of pretension, authority, and… Read More Ginny Weasley • Character Ginevra Molly Weasley (Ginny) is the youngest child of the Weasley family and the only daughter. Ginny is the youngest child and only daughter of Arthur and Molly Weasley (CS3), and the first girl born to the family in several generations (JKR). Though consistently underestimated by… Read More Louis Weasley • Character Louis Weasley was the youngest child of Bill and Fleur Weasley (YL). Read More Lucy Weasley • Character Lucy Weasley is the youngest daughter of Percy and Audrey Weasley (YL). Read More Molly Weasley (II) • Character MMolly is the eldest child of Percy and Audrey and was possibly named after her grandmother Molly Weasley. Read More Molly Weasley • Character Molly Weasley is a middle-aged witch, wife of Arthur Weasley and mother of seven, who puts her family first in everything she does. Molly is a very capable witch in her own right. She is one of the "old crowd," a group of witches and wizards who are faithful and… Read More Panju Weasley • Character Panju Weasley is the son of Ron Weasley and Padma Patil in an alternate timeline caused by the use of the Experimental Time Turner (CC2.9). Read More Percy Weasley • Character Percy Weasley, an ambitious and rather pompous young man, is unquestionably the black sheep of the Weasley family. He works hard and has always taken great pride in becoming Prefect (PS5) and Head Boy (PA1), earning twelve O.W.L.s (CS4), and… Read More Ron Weasley • Character Ron Weasley is Harry Potter's best friend and the youngest son of Molly and Arthur Weasley. The story of Ron's life is one of being overshadowed by his family and friends, yet it is Ron's heart and humor that have solidified his friendships and given those around him the support they needed… Read More Roxanne Weasley • Character Roxanne is the youngest child of Fred and Angelina. Read More Septimus Weasley • Character Septimus Weasley was the father of Arthur Weasley (unverified by canon, but likely – see below) (BFT). Read More Victoire Weasley • Character Victoire is the daughter of Bill and Fleur Weasley. Read More Bill Weasley • Character William Arthur Weasley (Bill) is the oldest child of the Weasley family and is an adventurous person who works for Gringotts. Bill is married to Fleur Delacour. The oldest son of Arthur and Molly Weasley, Bill is a caring, noble wizard who can't resist a bit of "adventure and glamour" (… Read More Weatherby • Character Weatherby is Barty Crouch Sr's mistaken name for Percy Weasley. Percy's boss at the Ministry, Mr Crouch, calls him this several times, indicating that Percy's hero-worship evidently hadn't made enough impression for Crouch to remember his subordinate's name. The twins then began using the name (GF7). Read More Webster Boot • Character Webster Boot was the younger son of Mr. and Mrs. Boot who was taken care of by Isolt Sayre after his parents were attacked by a Hidebehind in Massachusetts. Webster and his brother Chadwick were taught by Isolt Sayre, and eventually adopted by her and… Read More Webster Boot's wife • Character Webster Boot's wife was a young Scottish witch who worked at the Ministry of Magic (Pm). Read More Helmut Weiss • Character Helmut Weiss was one of MACUSA's original twelve aurors (Pm). Read More Dorcas Wellbeloved • Character Dorcas Wellbeloved was the founder of the Society for Distressed Witches (fw). Read More Wendelin the Weird • Character Wendelin the Weird was a witch living during the Middle Ages who enjoyed being burned at the stake. She allowed herself to be captured by witch-hunting Muggles many times. She used a Flame Freezing Charm to protect herself from the flames (PA1, FW). Appearances Harry Potter… Read More Wendell Wilkins • Character Bridget Wenlock • Character Bridget Wenlock was a famous arithmancer, noted for her groundbreaking theories on the magical properties of the number seven (FW). Wenlock was very protective of her work and used a variety of methods to prevent anyone from seeing her writing, including invisible ink. Unfortunately, Wenlock was also… Read More Willi Wenzel • Character Willi Wenzel was a Chaser for Liechtenstein's National Team at the Quidditch World Cup tournament held in 2014. During the 2014 tournament, Wenzel was celebrated for taking two Bludgers to the head during Liechtenstein's three-day match against Chad while still being able to score a goal from sixty yards away (Pm). It was… Read More Kennilworthy Whisp • Character Kennilworthy Whisp is the author of Quidditch Through the Ages, as well as a number of other Quidditch-related books, including The Wonder of Wigtown Wanderers, He Flew Like a Madman, and Beating the Bludgers. WhizzHard Books published the first edition of his famous book in… Read More Devlin Whitehorn • Character Devlin Whitehorn founded the Nimbus Racing Broom Company in 1967, revolutionising Quidditch with the speed and precision of his racing brooms (FW, QA9). Read More Samson Wiblin • Character Samson Wiblin was the favorite to win the All-England Wizarding Duelling Competition in 1430, but he was defeated by Alberta Toothill and her Blasting Curse (FW). Read More Dempster Wiggleswade • Character Dempster Wiggleswade was an employee of the Ministry of Magic in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and one of a team of experts answering reader questions for the Daily Prophet's problem page (DP3)… Read More Wilhelm Wigworthy • Character Author who wrote Home Life and Social Habbits of British Muggles in 1987. Read More Wilbert Slinkhard • Character Wilbert Slinkhard was the author of Defensive Magical Theory, a dull and heavily theoretical Defence against the Dark Arts textbook that favors more passive responses to dark forces (OP9, OP12, OP15, OP17, OP29). In chapter 15, Slinkhard claimed that counter-jinxes are improperly named, because he believed that "counter-jinx"… Read More Wilda Griffiths • Character Wilda Griffiths was a Chaser for the Puddlemere United Quidditch team during the 1990s. Considered to be an outstanding Chaser, Griffiths was lured away from the Holyhead Harpies by a huge fee, much to the chagrin of their talented but dangerous captain Gwenog Jones. She was also said to… Read More Ignatia Wildsmith • Character Ignatia Wildsmith was the inventor of Floo Powder (FW, Pm, WoM). Read More Wilfred Elphick • Character First wizard to be gored by an African Erumpent (FW). Read More Wilfred the Wistful • Character Wilhelm Fischer • Character Wilhelm Fischer was one of the twelve original Aurors recruited by MACUSA to hunt down Scourers. Read More Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank • Character Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank is an elderly witch with closely cropped gray hair and a very prominent chin who teaches Care of Magical Creatures. Professor Grubbly-Plank was the supply teacher (US: "substitute") who covered for Hagrid when he was indisposed after Christmas break (January 1995, GF24) and again when he was off negotiating… Read More Wilhelmina Tuft • Character Minister for Magic 1948-1959. A "cheery" witch, whose tenure as Minister saw peace and prosperity. She died in office from an allergic reaction to Alihotsy-flavoured fudge. (Pm)… Read More Wilkes • Character Wilkes was a Death Eater during the first war with Voldemort, and was killed around the same time as Death Eater Evan Rosier, according to Sirius Black (GF27). Wilkes was possibly killed during the same fight in which Rosier blew off part of Mad Eye Moody's nose (GF30). Read More Wilkie Twycross • Character Wilkie Twycross is an Apparition Instructor from the Ministry of Magic. An oddly colourless man, Twycross earned some rather unpleasant nicknames during these especially difficult classes, most starting with the letter "D". He is thin and wispy, almost as if a breath of wind could blow him away (HBP18). Read More Monica Wilkins • Character Charity Wilkinson • Character Charity Wilkinson was one of MACUSA's original twelve aurors, and its third president (Pm). Read More William • Character William is a Pukwudgie who was rescued by Isolt from a Hidebehind and served/befriended her as he was paying back a debt. He refused to tell Isolt his real name so Isolt called him William after her father. He taught her about magical creatures in America and was taken aback… Read More William Sayre • Character William Sayre was a Pure-blood Irish wizard directly descended from the famous Animagus Morrigan. He and his wife were murdered by his sister-in-law, Gormlaith Gaunt. William Sayre's wife, Rionach, was also Pure-blood, but the couple wass friendly and helpful to their Muggle neighbors. They lived in a cottage called Ilvermorny… Read More Benjy Williams • Character Benjy Williams played Seeker for Puddlemere United Quidditch team in the 1990s (DP4). His catch of the Snitch, amidst the chaos of the riot that occurred during the grudge match against the Holyhead Harpies, won the game and brought it to a close. He and other… Read More Williamson • Character Williamson is an Auror, who wears scarlet robes and has long hair tied back in a ponytail. He accompanied Cornelius Fudge when the Minister arrived at the Ministry of Magic after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries (OP36). Read More Heliotrope Willis • Character Heliotrope Willis was the spokesperson for the Troll Rights Movement (DP2). Read More Willy Widdershins • Character A ne'er-do-well fellow who set up a series of regurgitating toilets to confound the Muggles. Arthur Weasley spent some time investigating and hushing up the incidents in question (OP7). Willy was caught in the explosion of one of the toilets and was captured. He was quite badly injured and spent… Read More Gilbert Wimple • Character Gilbert Wimple was a member of the Committee on Experimental Charms, a job which at some point resulted in him gaining a pair of horns. He was one of the Ministry officials attending the 1994 Quidditch World Cup final (GF7). Read More Winkus Oddpick • Character Winkus Oddpick was a writer on the Daily Prophet's op-ed page (DP3). Oddpick wrote an editorial entitled "Why can't goblins be more like elves?", which appeared on p.32 of the Daily Prophet after the Chipping Clodbury riot (DP3). Read More Winky • Character Winky, a female house-elf who until recently worked for the Crouch family, has enormous brown eyes and a nose like a tomato (GF8). Her mother and grandmother were also Crouch family house-elves (GF9, GF21). For years, Winky took care of Barty Crouch Jr., who was held in the Crouch residence under the Imperius Curse by his father. Nevertheless, the elder… Read More Winston Churchill • Character Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was Muggle Prime Minister in London during World War II and for another term in the 1950s. He was paralleled in the Wizarding World by Leonard Spencer-Moon, and they shared a good working relationship. Read More Herman Wintringham • Character Herman Wintringham was the lute player the wizarding band the Weird Sisters (FW). Read More Welcome Witch • Character witch who asked Barty Crouch Sr. to get a grip • Character Witch who banished the Bandon Banshee • Character Gilderoy Lockhart claimed credit for defeating the Bandon Banshee (CS6), but she actually was defeated by a witch with a hairy chin (CS16). Read More witch with a hairy chin • Character witch at Inquiries desk At St. Mungo's • Character Witherwings • Character Witherwings was an alias for Buckbeak after he escaped his execution and was an outlaw Hippogriff (HBP3). Read More wizard claiming to have flown to the moon on a Cleansweep 6 • Character The wizard claiming to have flown to the moon on a Cleansweep Six is mentioned in the August or September 1995 issue of The Quibbler that Harry borrows from Luna Lovegood on the Hogwarts Express on their way back to school. According to the article,… Read More wizarding souvenir sellers • Character Wizarding souvenir sellers are saleswizards who appear near the entrance to the Quidditch World Cup stadium with match-related goods to sell the spectators. Just before the start of the 1994 Quidditch World Cup the souvenir sellers apparated into the campground with Ireland and Bulgaria… Read More Wizard in a Purple Porkpie Hat • Character A short wizard wearing a purple porkpie hat attended Bill and Fleur's wedding. During the reception he sat with Hagrid and Charlie singing 'Odo the Hero.' (DH8)… Read More some wizards folk who Apparated without a license • Character wizard with a walrus moustache • Character Shikoba Wolfe • Character Shikoba Wolfe was one of the four great wandmakers in United States in the 1920s. Wolfe was famous for her intricately carved wands with the core of a Thunderbird tailfeather. Her heritage was Choctaw (Pm). Read More Wladyslaw Wolfke • Character Wladyslaw Wolfke played Seeker for the Polish National Team at the Quidditch World Cup tournament in 2014. By the time of Poland's first match at the 2014 tournament against Japan, Wolfke had replaced Bonawentura Wójcik as the team's Seeker. The team lost by 350 points to 140, despite their "spirited… Read More Wood family • Character The known members of Wood family consist of Oliver Wood and his parents. Read More Oliver Wood • Character Oliver Wood is a Gryffindor (1987-1994) and Quidditch team Captain and Keeper 1990-1994 (and possibly earlier). Oliver Wood was the "burly" Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team when Harry arrived at Hogwarts, and possibly the most passionate Quidditch fanatic in the school (PS7), Oliver… Read More Wool Woman • Character An elderly witch who lived at St. Oswald's Home for Old Witches and Wizards (CC1.13). Read More World Cup Mediwizards • Character Wormtail • Character Wormtail was the servant of Voldemort who found him in Albania and helped bring about the Dark Lord's rebirth and return to power. While at Hogwarts, Peter Pettigrew first used the nickname "Wormtail" when, with the help of Sirius Black and James Potter, he learned to become an Animagus (a rat)… Read More Eldred Worple • Character Eldred Worple was the author of Blood Brothers: My Life Amongst the Vampires and a guest at Slughorn's Christmas party with his friend Sanguini. (HBP15)… Read More Momolou Wotorson • Character Momolou Wotorson was a foreign envoy to MACUSA in 1926 (WFT). Read More Bowman Wright • Character Bowman Wright was a Metal Charmer and was born in Godric's Hollow in 1492*. His father was a Muggle and mother a Witch (FW, WoM, DH16). Combining his love of science and sport, Wright invented the Golden Snitch, which immediately replaced the endangered … Read More Josef Wronski • Character Josef Wronski was a talented Quidditch player from Poland who played Seeker for the Grodzisk Goblins. He was known for inventing a dangerous Quidditch move called the Wronski Defensive Feint (QA8). Read More Wyvern of Wye • Character The Wyvern of Wye was a dragon-like beast that was terrorizing the West Country of England, until the brave knight Sir Cadogan rode forth. Unfortunately the creature ate his horse and broke his wand, but Cadogan found a fat gray pony and jumped on it before charging back at the Wyvern. Read More # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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Artificial intelligence is heralded as the solution to many problems, from managing massive amounts of data to curing cancer and keeping us safe.
Like any tool, AI can be used for good as well as evil. Concerns about human vs. machine wars aside, AI poses a threat to our security and privacy if left in the wrong hands. However, we are interested in the aid computers can provide on the side of right: protecting our privacy.
Farewell, Privacy
Privacy has long been traded in exchange for security and convenience. When we fly, we give up a lot of privacy to keep our airports safe. Each time you use your smartphone, you give up privacy for the ease of GPS and the fun of sharing photos. Such uses seem harmless. But as our digital devices become more a part of daily life, it's becoming harder to escape — even when you want to.
For example, even if you don't use social media, your photo is there. People are taking pictures with you in the background as they selfie at a baseball game or snap a pic of their kid doing something funny. The legal system ruled years ago that you don't have an expectation of privacy against these types of photos if you're out in public.
In the past, who cared? Your photobomb might appear in someone's vacation scrapbook or end up in a box with hundreds of other prints later lost to time. But life has changed. Facebook users upload 350 million photos every day. Today your image has the potential to reach millions of eyes. Not only that, but someone could easily track you down using that image and other online information.
Artificial Intelligence and Data Privacy Applications
- Photo Blur
Other forms of AI are always watching and listening, too. Your Samsung Smart TV is keeping track of what you watch. Internet browsers are tracking your searches. (Even incognito won't completely protect your privacy.) When you enter a store, it may have a beacon. Beacons do not steal your data and can't really do much (for now) but broadcast a signal. However, customers who opt in should be aware that stores use these devices to send you push notifications and track your movements throughout the store.
The amount of data about our behavior we send is only increasing. According to Business Insider, fewer than 10,000 households can produce as many as 150 million data points a day due to our IoT devices.
Sometimes the data we share help protect us, such as financial information studied by computers to prevent identity theft and money laundering. Using computers to review this data means humans aren't studying it, which is a win for privacy. But as you can see, there are many situations in which this data might prove useful to those who would use it against us.
There's an irony in using technology to solve the problems it created. This game of whack-a-mole probably has no end. But there is no path backward. Instead, we must work through these challenges as they arise. And we, for one, hope to help hold the hammer.
Learn more about how Imaginovation wants to help your business leverage AI.

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Recensione di Utente Firefox 13586267
Valutata 1 su 5di Utente Firefox 13586267, 3 anni fa
what a crap, why should i use this, why can you just let access the web easily.
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- Valutata 1 su 5di Bobby Wibowo, 5 giorni faHas stopped working since the past few weeks. According to the people at GitHub it's indeed broken and will require fixing. Unfortunately there have been no Git commits ever since, so it might be an abandonware.
- Valutata 1 su 5di lamewater772, 20 giorni faDoesn't work. Still stuck in the endless "Verify you're human" loop. I'm going crazy
- Valutata 1 su 5di Utente Firefox 17863214, 25 giorni faUseless now. hCaptcha dropped support and Cloudflare appears to have done so as well. Any site protected by Cloudflare just goes into an endless loop of "Are you human?". It's a sad state of the usability of the web that such a plugin is needed in the first place.
- Valutata 1 su 5di ethcat, 3 mesi faThis is how human browse the web today. It's not Privacy Pass, it's Human Pass.
- Valutata 1 su 5di Geex, 3 mesi faDoesn't work at all, and also prevents sites from working correctly. Trashcan
- Valutata 1 su 5di nibba111, 10 mesi faOne of those cases where I'd happily give a zero-star rating, but there is no such thing. I guess one star can be given for the intention behind. Some issues:
1. Stores passes in localStorage. Due to this they get cleaned up by automatic cleaning, always if the browser is in permanent private mode (Tor Browser). If you don't use permanent private mode, instead automatically cleaning history on exit, you can put moz-extension://ea706443-32b7-4727-b136-408bf93e5004/ in cleaning exceptions, which is very unintuitive.
My passes getting deleted was a big surprise the first time...
It was even reported in the issue tracker (https://github.com/privacypass/challenge-bypass-extension/issues/205), yet dismissed by the dev. Somehow storing that in localStorage is not a bug.
How would you like uBlock rules cleared on every launch?
2. Can't coin passes in Tor Browser.
3. Buggy if you disabled WASM.
4. No functionality for import/export. But you can do it through debugging extension in a web inspector. I guess this is where localStorage comes useful but it still sucks. See https://pastebin.com/EgruhFQc for functions.
5. If you managed to import passes via own js in Tor Browser, or you switched to Tor in a normal one, it won't fully redeem them. In case of hCaptcha, it mistrusts you after you uselessly redeem a pass or two. In case of Cloudflare, most important sites that I use don't get highlighted by the extension. Websites like ChatGPT, some manga websites and forums, enter an endless loop with rotating thing on a page that uses deceptive language like "checking if your connection is secure", despite obviously not checking out the connection, but me. I haven't yet encountered a cloudflared website I use a lot which supports this.
5.1. No visual indicators that it mistrusts you despite eating a pass. No indicators if it works generally beyond using devtools. No status messages.
6. Only 5 hCaptcha passes for one completion.
7. Given that Privacy Pass as a standard will combat pass hoarding by associating passes with metadata (see the latter part of https://blog.cloudflare.com/privacy-pass-v3/), it's not very obvious why not just ditch tokens entirely and use registration with captchas (a la hCaptcha accessibility) to begin with. It's inevitable that you get rid of anonymity and stuff like that in order to not be frustrated with workarounds like this one. By registering with a captcha provider you might not need to redeem anything anymore, you can build trust in each internet-using biological platform on individual basis.
- Valutata 5 su 5di Utente Firefox 15397935, un anno faLooking at the reviews, it seems YMMV with this add-on. That said, I have noticed a significant drop in captchas for myself.
- Valutata 1 su 5di WildernessFamily, un anno faIt was easy to setup but it does not work. I just trying to sign into Discord and had to use hCaptcha even though I have 5 hcaptcha passes.
HOWEVER, that said, the reviews like from BoycottCF are grossly wrong. CloudFlare is awesome! Oh wait..let me guess, BoycottCF is...wait for it...Google, Hi Google!
- Valutata 1 su 5di tinytankpu, un anno faDoes not work in Firefox. The Cloudflare captcha website always flags Firefox as a bot and won't ever let you complete a captcha to generate the passes.
- Valutata 1 su 5di Chrys, un anno faEveryone should make an account to negatively review this fake solution to a problem cloud flare created. We're almost to worse than a bank but we can go further. I believe in you internet. if you need a hand, outlook is the best way to get a non phone numbered email nowadays.
- Valutata 1 su 5di Utente Firefox 17516387, un anno faконченая хуета, в рот ебала вашу защиту от дудос атак,пидоры


text: Not much to say other than fall colors are fantastic this year. Only unusual aspect of this Autumn is all of the trees turned yellow or orange. Hardly any flaming reds. We took these photos on a very rainy day. We were afraid the foliage would be gone before we had a chance to shoot any images. We had tremendous wind before the rain and are having tremendous wind today. We even had 5 minutes of snow this morning so we're glad we toughed out the rain.


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DermaBest® Novitil®
DermaBest® Novitil® is an advanced skin preparation for use in cases of loss of skin pigmentation, from less severe light spots to complete skin discoloration (achromias). It is also used in processes that require a deeper tan. Vitiligo is a relatively frequent cause of skin depigmentation. Read more
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DermaBest® Novitil® is an advanced skin preparation for topical use. It can be added to any appropriate schedule of light therapy. Once a phototherapeutic schedule is defined, adding Novitil® is straightforward. It can be used in combination with standard options like topical steroids, PUVA, etc. Novitil is a thin, liquid gel.
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Apply the gel twice a day, and rub it gently using the fingertips on the white spots. These areas should then be exposed to direct sunlight (recommended), once a day. Start with 5 minutes of sun exposure for each treatment and increase the exposure by 5 minutes every day until reaching 30 minutes per treatment. For best results regular use is strongly recommended. Only depigmented areas need sunlight exposure. The rest of the body can be covered with clothes or a high sun block cream. Use sunglasses to protect your eyes. Alternatively, when it is not possible to take the sun on a given day, the areas with white spots can be exposed to infrared light, from a distance of 18″ to 20″ (45 to 50 cm), for 20 minutes, after each application. However, this alternative light treatment should always be used in the context of regular sunlight exposure, as described in the preceding paragraph. Regular use of Novitil® may be combined with an artificial source of Ultraviolet (UV) light (instead of sunlight exposure). The benefits are more complete results and shorter duration of treatment. Artificial ultraviolet light should only be used following directions from someone who is appropriately qualified, and has experience regarding its use in cases of depigmentation. UV light B (UVB) and UVA ("tanning beds" or sunlamps) are the main types of artificial UV light. Avoid washing the skin where Novitil® was applied for at least 2 hours. Keep the product in a dry, cool place, out of direct exposure to the light.
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Histograms with Apache Commons Frequency
Last updated: June 26, 2023
1. Overview
In this tutorial, we're going to look at how we can present data on a histogram with the help of Apache Commons Frequency class.
The Frequency class is part of part of the Apache Commons Math library explored in this article.
A histogram is a diagram of connected bars that shows the occurrence of a range of data in a dataset. It differs from a bar chart in that it's used to display the distribution of continuous, quantitative variables while a bar chart is used to display categorical data.
2. Project Dependencies
In this article, we'll be using a Maven project with the following dependencies:
The commons-math3 library contains the Frequency class that we'll be using to determine the occurrence of variables in our dataset. The xchart library is what we'll use to display the histogram in a GUI.
The latest version of commons-math3 and xchart can be found on Maven Central.
3. Calculating the Frequency of Variables
For this tutorial, we'll be using a dataset comprising of the students' age in a particular school. We'll like to see the frequency of different age groups and observe their distribution on a histogram chart.
Let's represent the dataset with a List collection and use it to populate an instance of the Frequency class:
List<Integer> datasetList = Arrays.asList(
36, 25, 38, 46, 55, 68,
72, 55, 36, 38, 67, 45, 22,
48, 91, 46, 52, 61, 58, 55);
Frequency frequency = new Frequency();
datasetList.forEach(d -> frequency.addValue(Double.parseDouble(d.toString())));
Now that we've populated our instance of the Frequency class, we're going to get the count of each age in a bin and sum it up so we can get the total frequency of ages in a particular age group:
.map(d -> Double.parseDouble(d.toString()))
.forEach(observation -> {
long observationFrequency = frequency.getCount(observation);
int upperBoundary = (observation > classWidth)
? Math.multiplyExact( (int) Math.ceil(observation / classWidth), classWidth)
: classWidth;
int lowerBoundary = (upperBoundary > classWidth)
? Math.subtractExact(upperBoundary, classWidth)
: 0;
String bin = lowerBoundary + "-" + upperBoundary;
updateDistributionMap(lowerBoundary, bin, observationFrequency);
From the snippet above, we first determine the frequency of the observation using the getCount() of the Frequency class. The method returns the total number of occurrence of the observation.
Using the current observation, we dynamically determine the group it belongs to by figuring out its upper and lower boundaries relative to the class width – which is 10.
The upper and lower boundaries are concatenated to form a bin, which is stored alongside the observationFrequency in a distributionMap using the updateDistributionMap().
If the bin exists already we update the frequency, else we add it as key and set the frequency of the current observation as its value. Note that we kept track of the processed observations to avoid duplicates.
The Frequency class also have methods for determining the percentage and cumulative percentage of a variable in a dataset.
4. Plotting the Histogram Chart
Now that we've processed our raw dataset into a map of age groups and their respective frequencies we can use the xchart library to display the data in a histogram chart:
CategoryChart chart = new CategoryChartBuilder().width(800).height(600)
.title("Age Distribution")
.xAxisTitle("Age Group")
List yData = new ArrayList();
List xData = Arrays.asList(distributionMap.keySet().toArray());
chart.addSeries("age group", xData, yData);
new SwingWrapper<>(chart).displayChart();
We created an instance of a CategoryChart using the chart builder, then we configured it and populate it with the data for the x and y-axis.
We finally display the chart in a GUI using the SwingWrapper:
From the histogram above, we can see that there are no students with the age of 80 – 90 while students in the age 50 – 60 are predominant. This most likely will be doctoral or post-doctoral students.
We can also say the histogram has a normal distribution.
5. Conclusion
In this article, we've looked at how to harness the power of the Frequency class of Apache commons-math3 library.
There are other interesting classes for statistics, geometry, genetic algorithms and others in the library. Its documentation can be found here.
The complete source code is available over at Github.


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Huff, Dan, Jess, BJ, and even Stapleton (with the return of the Tight Laydown?):
The Poker Beat: October 24, 2010[audio:http://www.pokerroad.com/download/the-poker-beat:86]
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- WPT-Festa al Lago FT, Randall Flowers, and the Jess & BJ Show
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Along with CT Scan, MRI, fluoroscopy and others, X-ray scan has become an essential diagnostic tool. X-ray is a high energy electromagnetic emission that can pass through living tissue. The ray passes will leave an image on special films, called radiograph. X-rays passes through easily through muscle tissues, but less emission can get through bone,…
Along with CT Scan, MRI, fluoroscopy and others, X-ray scan has become an essential diagnostic tool. X-ray is a high energy electromagnetic emission that can pass through living tissue. The ray passes will leave an image on special films, called radiograph. X-rays passes through easily through muscle tissues, but less emission can get through bone, Lighter areas are bone and more dense tissues, like internal organs. Repeated x-ray scans can be quite risky, it can damage our tissue. The X-ray can kick electrons to higher level of energy, making atoms to behave differently. This can alter DNA in your body. Any chromosome instability can cause various problems, including cancer. In general, cancer can happen when cells become overactive. They may grow and multiply very quickly, causing various disruptions inside our body. X-ray is more powerful than free radical activity, because it's potentially more damaging and energetic.
Our body has a natural ability to neutralize free radicals, but x-ray is too powerful for our body to handle. It can alter and kill body cells almost instantly. Once a body cell is altered genetically, it will continue to replicate the genetic error and the result is accumulative. If there's more and more genetic errors in your body, health problems are inevitable. In reality, there's no safe level of radiation. Even background radiation can alter our body continuously. X-ray magnifies the problem significantly. Hundreds of millions x-ray scans are performed each year, contributing to the higher rate of atherosclerosis and cancer. Atherosclerosis isn't only caused by plaque buildup, can also be caused mini tumor nidus, because cells in the arteries misbehave. The extent of the damage caused by x-ray scans is determined by the strength and frequency of the exposure. If possible, patients should get fewer x-ray scans at lower dose. In reality, multiple low dose x-ray scans can be more dangerous than a single high-dose x-ray scan.
Patients should make sure that radiologists and technicians in the hospital always critically control the dose of x-ray scans. With higher x-ray dose, it will be easier to read the radiogram. Adverse effects of repeated x-ray scans are not immediately apparent and this encourages some radiologists to use stronger dose. Although the operator is careful and mindful in what they are doing, you should submit to x-ray scans only when it's necessary. You shouldn't do everything that the doctor says without any question. If the doctor starts prescribing too many x-ray scans, you should question it, because the risk is cumulative.
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In 1980, the French surrealist and ethnographer Michel Leiris (1901-1990) refused to accept the National Grand Prize of Letters, commenting that he did not want to be a topic for the media. In his obituary, The New York Times noted that Leiris compared the process of writing to a bullfight and likened the writer to a matador.
"He admitted that he had an obsessive desire to make literature 'into an act, a drama by which I insist on incurring, positively, a risk - as if this risk were the necessary condition for my self-realization as a man.'"
In a 1975 interview, Leiris spoke about his early career. "The first writer that I knew personally was Max Jacob. He's a man whom I've always considered to be a truly great poet and a great writer, and who," Leiris recalled, "in a tattered, fragmented life full of contradictions had something quite exemplary. He was a poet in the true sense of the word…. It is through him that I came to know the painter André Masson, the one I refer to as my mentor in L'Age d'Homme; and, it is shortly thereafter, following an exhibition of Masson's work, that I made contact with Breton, and that our whole little group of friends became surrealists."
The Graphic Arts Collection recently acquired several early, limited editions by Leiris and the Surrealist circle, including:
Michel Leiris. Miroir de la tauromachie. [Paris]: Éditions G.L.M., 1938]
André Breton. Trajectoire du rêve. [Paris]: Éditions G.L.M., 1938
Michel Leiris. Le point cardinal. Paris: Éditions du sagittaire chez Simon Kra, 1927
Michel Leiris. Tauromachies. Illustrations by André Masson. Paris: Éditions G.L.M., 1937
Robert Guiette. Mort du fantôme: avec un dessin de Fernand Léger. Paris: Éditions G.L.M., impr. G. Lévis Mano, 1937


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Teen accused of leaving newborn in dumpster cited for abuse
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — A teenager accused of abandoning her newborn baby in a building's dumpster in Northern California in scorching heat was cited for child abuse and will be released to her parents after she leaves the hospital, police said Wednesday.
Two people found the boy wrapped in a blanket inside a plastic bag Tuesday afternoon in Stockton, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Sacramento. Officers later found his 15-year-old mother while canvassing the apartment complex, but it's unclear if she lives there, Stockton Police Department spokesman Officer Joseph Silva said.
An apartment complex resident heard cries and notified the manager, who pulled the child from the building's dumpster, Silva said.
The boy, who weighed 6 pounds and 7 ounces (2.9 kilograms) and was 20 inches (51 centimeters) long, still had his umbilical cord and was taken to a hospital, where he was doing well Wednesday, Silva said.
It's unclear how long the child was in the dumpster, when temperatures in the area reached 102 degrees (39 Celsius). The dumpster was under a tree.
The police department received several messages via social media asking how the child could be adopted, Silva said.
"We refer those calls to Child Protective Services," which is caring for the baby boy, Silva said.
Apartment managers told KTXL-TV they spotted the teen mom walking into the complex Tuesday morning and did not recognize her as one of their renters.
No one answered at the unit where she was found. No one living nearby could tell KTXL who lived there.
Detectives are still trying to determine her connection to the building, Silva said.
Silva called the resident and the building manager who found the boy heroes and said they probably prevented the newborn's death.
"If they did not spring into action so quickly, this incident could have become a tragedy," he said.
Resident Troy Cooper told the Stockton Record he was returning home from visiting a friend when he heard what sounded like a kitten and a baby crying at the same. Something told him to investigate, and it was then that he saw something moving inside the dumpster.
Cooper was unable to get into the dumpster so he called on-site manager John Pedebone.
"I tried to listen, and I saw the bag was moving," Pedebone said. "My first thought was that it was probably a dog, but when I listened carefully, I could hear the baby."
Pedebone, who has four children, said that as a father he was left feeling saddened and confused but found comfort in knowing the baby is doing well.
"Hopefully," he said, "everything will be fine."
Pedebone didn't immediately return a message from The Associated Press seeking comment.
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Last week, Year 2 went to Altrincham Leisure Centre to compete in a multi-skills PE event with other local schools.
They worked their way around the Sports Hall, completing activities such as archery and parachute games, with the guidance of some Year 10 girls from Altrincham Girls Grammar School.
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Hope you've all had a good Christmas and are looking forward to New Year. I am. I've a lot of stuff in the pipeline for 2016, and it's been too quiet around here for too long.
One of the great things about the holidays, I find, is that I get chance to catch up on a few of the films I've missed or that I've been meaning to watch again. My pile of as yet unwatched Blu-ray discs (which, I'm ashamed to admit, still includes a few of the gifts I received last Christmas) has substantially increased in size. I'm particularly looking forward to re-watching the final QUATERMASS series from 1979, and to working my way through the entire NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET series in HD.
I'm particularly looking forward to watching the NIGHTMARE films again. Coincidentally, this morning the latest issue of SCREAM MAGAZINE dropped through my letterbox, which includes a fascinating interview with Mark Patton, the star of the second ELM STREET movie. As usual, there's plenty of other stuff in the mag, including a look back at the Hammer cult classic VAMPIRE CIRCUS, and features on Turkish horror, CHILDREN OF THE CORN, and much more. As always, SCREAM comes with the Moody seal of approval.
To get your hands on a copy of SCREAM, visit www.screamhorrormag.com. You can also pick up the magazine from any branch of HMV, Forbidden Planet, or any of the newsagents listed here. SCREAM is also available digitally as iSCREAM. You can also follow SCREAM on Facebook and Twitter @ScreamHorrorMag.


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Film and TV Appearances:
Interview (Film)Screenplay by David Schechter and Steve Buscemi
Based on a film by Theo Van Gogh
Directed by Steve Buscemi
Starring Sienna Miller and Steve Buscemi
Independent Spirit Award Best Screenplay
Sundance Film Festival Official Selection
U.S. and European Theatrical Release
Sony Pictures DVD Release
A political journalist on the skids is assigned to interview a young starlet on the rise. Initially embarrassed by his assignment, he gradually falls under her sway and their evening together turns into a strange game of cat and mouse where the stakes just keep getting higher.
ROLE: Obsequious Maitre D' attending to starlet (Sienna Miller)
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Creating Karma (Film)A film by Jill Wisoff
Fantasy Creatures Productions
Winner Best Feature Comedy, Brilliant Light Fest, LA
Official Selection multiple film festivals
An uptight fashion writer loses her job and is forced to move in with her estranged half sister, a new age healer. Together they work through the karma which has kept them apart.
ROLE: Whacked Out Rabbi delivering eulogy
Runaways Film Project (Film)A Film by Elizabeth Swados
Based on her Tony Nominated Broadway Musical
20th Century Fox
A bohemian composer collects a motley assortment of street kids, many of them runaways, and puts together a musical based on their lives.
ROLE: Lazar (Lead), a teenage punk rocker runaway
Madonna's Bad Girl Video (Music Video)MTV
The wild nightlife of a fashion magazine editor turns out to be her undoing.
ROLE: Madonna's Right Hand Man
Golddigger (Film)L.I.E. Productions
Independent Feature
A caper film set in the world of estate sales.
ROLE: Persian Informer
Law and Order (Television)NBC
"Animal Instinct"
A lab researcher, using rats for his experiments, is murdered.
ROLE: Guest Principal: Dirk Chesney, animal rights activist and murder suspect
Gift of the Magi (Television)Designed and Directed by Julie Taymor
O'Henry's classic Christmas tale.
ROLES: Eccentric Shopkeeper, Loving Husband
Robert DeNiro's Tribeca (Television)Fox Television
Gritty stories from the underside of the Manhattan neighborhood.
ROLE: Homeless Gargler (opposite Steven Lang)
The Street (Television)Syndicated
Urban stories from tough neighborhoods
ROLE: Smarmy Salesman
Nightclub Cantata (Television)Conceived and Composed by Elizabeth Swados
WGBH Public Television, Boston
Boston Emmy Award
Elizabeth Swados' Obie Award winning musicalization of the poetry and prose of assorted great writers
ROLE: Principal Performer (Flying Pastrami Brother, Ventriloquist, etc.)
The Haggadah (Television)Created by Elizabeth Swados and Julie Taymor
WNET Channel 13, Public Television Network Filmed live at The New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theater
Elizabeth Swados and Julie Taymor's retelling of the Ancient Jews Exodus from Egypt.
ROLE: Principal Performer (Narrator, Ancient Rabbi, etc)
The Tony Awards (Television)CBS
Presentation of musical excerpts from Runaways, nominated for five Tony Awards.
ROLE: Principal Performer (Runaway)
Theatre Credits (Partial List):
Runaways (Broadway)Book, Music and Lyrics by Elizabeth Swados
Produced by The New York Shakespeare Festival, Joseph Papp
Directed by Elizabeth Swados
Five Tony Award Nominations
Plymouth Theatre, Broadway
The hopes, fears, challenges, dreams and ways to survive of runaways in the big city. Set to music. Most of the cast were actual street kids.
ROLE: Lazar (Lead), a teenage punk rocker runaway
3Penny Opera (Broadway)Book and Lyrics by Bertolt Brecht
Music by Kurt Weill
Directed by John Dexter
Starring Sting as Mack the Knife
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Broadway
The hard edged musical from pre-Hitler Germany.
ROLE: Sawtooth Bob
Groundhog (Off-Broadway)Book, Music and Lyrics by Elizabeth Swados
Directed by Elizabeth Swados
Manhattan Theatre Club
The true story of a homeless schizophrenic street musician and his love/hate relationship with his younger sister who tries to rescue him from his plight.
ROLE: Groundhog (Title Role)
Nightclub Cantata (Off-Broadway)Composed and Directed by Elizabeth Swados OBIE Award Winner*
Top of The Village Gate
Elizabeth Swados' musicalization of the poetry and prose of assorted great writers
ROLE: Principal Performer/Flying Pastrami Brother, etc.*
* Shared OBIE Award
The Haggadah (Off-Broadway)A Passover Piece by Elizabeth Swados and Julie Taymor
The New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theater
A musical retelling of the Ancient Jews' Exodus from Egypt using live performers and shadow puppets, etc.
ROLE: Principal Performer
Our Country's Good (Regional)By Timberlake Wertenbaker
Directed by Ed Stern
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Prisoners and their keepers, in a penal colony in the newly colonized Australia, discover their common humanity as they mount a play together.
ROLE: Captain Phillips/Wisehammer*
*Best Supporting Actor of the Year Award (St. Louis Post/Dispatch)
Temptation (Off-Broadway/Regional)By Vaclav Havel
Directed by Jiri Ziska
American Premiere
The New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theater Wilma Theatre, Philadelphia
An allegory about the Faustian bargain some citizens of the Eastern Bloc make with their governments.
ROLE: Kotterly
Dispatches (Off-Broadway)Adapted from the book by Michael Herr
Composed and Directed by Elizabeth Swados
The New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theater
Told in the form of a rock concert, the show is a musicalization of the bestselling book about soldiers and war correspondents during the Viet Nam War – the "rock and roll" war.
ROLE: Principal Performer (Journalist/Soldier/Rock Star)
The Balcony (Off-Broadway)By Jean Genet
Directed by Geoffrey Sherman
The Hudson Guild Theater, NYC
Genet's cry against the hypocrisy of both Church and State, set in a brothel during a violent uprising.
ROLE: Roger (Romantic Lead)
Horatio Alger Music Hall (Off-Broadway)Conceived and Directed by Betsey Shevey
The New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theater
A pastiche of the writings of Horatio Alger Jr, a major voice in the American myth of the self-made man.
ROLE: Female Torch Singer
Under Fire (NYC Tour)Written, composed and directed by Elizabeth Swados
The New York Shakepeare Festival Summer Tour
A revue about living in the urban war zone of New York's ghettos.
ROLE: Rover Dose
Goose: Beyond The Nursery (Off- Broadway)Book and Lyrics by Scott Alan Evans
Music by Mark Frawley
Directed by Scott Alan Evans
York Theatre Company, St. Peter's Church, NYC
The trials and tribulations of Yuppie New Yorkers told through the lens of Mother Goose Rhymes.
ROLE: Yuppie Lead
Woyzeck (Regional)By Georg Buchner
Directed by William Driver
Bard Theater, Rhinebeck, NY
A 19th Century tragedy about the ill treatment by those in power of a working class man, driving him to madness and murder.
ROLE: Woyzeck (Title Role)
Tartuffe (Regional)By Moliere
Directed by William Korff
Bucks Rock Theatre, CT
Moliere's classic farce about the hypocrisy of the Church.
ROLE: Tartuffe (Title Role)
Land of the Free, Home of the Brave (Site Specific)By ABIA artists collective
Site specific performance in Deerfield Massachusetts Reconstruction Museum
An outdoor recreation of the war against the white settlers lead by Metacom the great Native American warrior chief.
ROLE: Metacom, The Warrior Chief
Common Sky: Seven Miracles of Summer (Site Specific)Created by Jeanne Fleming
Produced by Miracolo! Miracolo!
Site specific performance on farmland in Rhinebeck, NY
In this bucolic outdoor spectacle, Nijinsky leads the audience through seven miracles of creation.
ROLE: Nijinsky
Robin Hood (US Tour)Produced by Fran and Barry Weissler
U.S. Tour
A comic retelling for young people of the legend of the outlaw who stole from the rich to give to the poor.
ROLE: The Evil Sheriff of Nottingham
Heartfield (Developmental Workshop)Directed by Gabriel Barre
Manhattan Theatre Club
The true story of the pioneer collage artist who used his art to protest Hitler's rise.
ROLE: Heartfield (Title Role)


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World Council of Churches
Video Conference
1-3 June 2020
Doc. No. 09
Happy are those who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times. (Psalm 106:3 NRSV)
The executive committee of the World Council of Churches meeting on 1-3 June 2020 (by electronic means) has coincided with a moment of profound crisis in the United States of America. The murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer touched off widespread demonstrations in the US — and internationally — protesting this killing, the many many other deaths of women and men of colour at the hands of police, and the excessive and racially discriminatory use of force by US law enforcement authorities, expressive of systemic racism. Some of these demonstrations have turned violent, resulting in more deaths and injuries, as well as thousands of arrests.
The executive committee affirms the 29 May 2020 statement issued by the Leadership of the Central Committee in immediate response to the murder of George Floyd, emphasizing that: "This must stop. There must be a conversion (metanoia), reflection, repentance and rejection of all forms of racism and racial discrimination, and a true and genuine acknowledgement of the equal God-given dignity and worth of every human being, regardless of colour or ethnicity."
The deepening of the crisis during these days compels the executive committee to observe that, despite important work undertaken by the WCC to combat racism, including with US member churches and the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA to draw attention to the four hundred year history of racism in the United States, much more needs to be done. With the African Methodist Episcopal Church, we affirm "Broken nations, broken health care and educational systems, political and economic systems ruled by racism, economic inequality, and the widespread practice of white privilege put people of color all over the world 'at risk'. White supremacist business as usual, is no longer acceptable."
The executive committee expresses its support and Christian solidarity with all US churches seeking and pursuing racial justice, proclaiming peace that is inclusive of all, and rejecting the instrumentalization of the outward forms of Christianity without its substance of compassion, service and self-giving love.
The executive committee commends to WCC member churches the many statements of pain, outrage and solidarity published by religious leaders, religious institutions and member churches in the United States.
The executive committee commits itself to continue monitoring developments in this context and to identify means of taking appropriate action, in close cooperation with the member churches and the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, in light of the gravity of this crisis and the urgent need to address its underlying root causes.
Because black lives matter, and because as Rev. Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. said "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
All who do not do what is right are not from God, nor are those who do not love their brothers and sisters. (I John 3:10b, NRSV)


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I first saw this black crayon drawing by Francisco Goya when I was in my twenties. I couldn't stop thinking about this hoary old guy. His composition is stunning, the light and shade around him as compelling as Rembrandt's. Now in my seventies, I'm looking at it more closely. And another element emerges, louder, brighter, and clearer than the rest.
The date: 1828, the last year of Goya's life. He was in his late seventies, infirm, and completely deaf. A survivor of several serious illnesses, he probably felt very much like the old man. I wonder about him too, and what he was real or just a composite. Where was he going? And what was he still learning? We know Goya was concentrating on the new art of lithography at the time.
I identify with Goya's need to learn. He gives me an excuse for exploring techniques and effects available in programs like Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Adobe After Effects. I like to picture him transported to today, sitting at a computer, hacking away at stunning color combinations.
I admire Goya for creating this ghostly visage of old age. But I don't want to be like him. I know how wishes work in shows like "One Step Beyond." There's always a catch. If you want to be like one of the greats, that wish-grantor genie also makes you suffer like them. He was hounded by the imperious Catholic Church and its brutal Inquisition and had to sidestep through courtly politics and thickheaded kings like Carlos III and Ferdinand VII. No thank you. Way too much stress.
I don't envy Goya's life. Who I really want to be is the old man in Aun Aprendo. Looking wryly to the side and continuing to move forward, even while balanced on sticks, he's my latest obsession. In the picture above I've stuck my own face into the drawing. I just learned how to do that today.


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Motorola today announced its latest smartphone, the Moto Z Play Droid, which figures to be an exclusive smartphone for Verizon. With specifications that fall more in the middle of the pack for today's handsets, it's still quite the attractive package.
We received a review unit of the Moto Z Play Droid on Friday and have spent a couple of days getting to know the device. We're not ready to compile a full-on review of the phone just yet, but we do have some first impressions we'd like to share.
Taking the phone out of the box you realize that this iteration of Motorola is unlike anything else in the company's history. Like the Moto Z Droid and Moto Z Force Droid this phone is svelte and sexy. On the surface it exudes premium craftsmanship and begs to be looked at from all angles.
It's almost as if Motorola took the old Cliq XT design from years back and gave it a 2016 reboot. By that we mean it has a modern design with black cues but is also trimmed in a silver finish. It's familiar to us because we knew something similar from 2010, but it's oh so fresh with more solid materials. Dare we say it also looks as if Lenovo/Motorola took more time with details.
The Moto Z Play Droid is a heavy device; it's more dense than we expected it to be. Looking it over, there's so much here that intimidates us. It has been a very long time since Motorola delivered a phone that we were afraid to leave the house with over fear of ruining it. One drop and we're afraid it would be scuffed, scraped, or worse, shattered. We want to show it off so badly but, at the same time, we want to protect with some sort of case. As much as we like to insure ourselves with cases, we enjoy looking at the details on the rear.
It didn't take us long to realize that there's no Verizon branding on the phone. While it's certainly prominent on the box and in the apps, it's not on the surface of the handset. There is a "Droid" branding under the camera, but that's it. Otherwise, it's a simple stylized "M" on the rear and a Moto on the front above the display. We're not sure if this was Motorola's doing or if Verizon loosened its grip a bit, but we'll take it.
Holding and using the Moto Z Play Droid with one hand is comfortable, even with our smaller hands. At 5.5-inches, the display does have a little thicker bezel than some of its competitors, but we've seen worse. The 1080p resolution is crisp and color is quite accurate in our first few days with the phone.
In addition to the phone itself, the box also comes with a wall charger (USB Type-C), a MotoMod protective shell for the rear, and a tool to remove the microSD and Nano-SIM cards. There's also a small booklet but there are no headphones. Speaking of which, a quick glance at the bottom shows us that Motorola did leave the 3.5mm port in this model.
The protective rear shell snaps into place via magnets and fits snugly against the phone. In fact, you'd be forgiven if you thought that it was part of the handset itself. The wood grain design has the same realistic appearance that is found in other, previous Motorola phones built in the Moto Maker tool.
Powering on the phone and checking the app tray we find that there's no mistaking this for anything but a Verizon model. There are nearly one half dozen apps with Verizon branding pre-loaded including VZ Navigator, VZ Protect, My Verizon, Message+, and Cloud. You'll also find a couple of others here, too: Android Pay, Caller Name ID, Amazon Kindle, IMDb, NFL Mobile, and Slacker Radio.
After spending time away from Motorola phones, it was refreshing to be return to the software experience. Specifically, we were happy to find a largely untouched version of Android (6.0.1 Marshmallow) with only minor additions. And when we say additions, it's subtle stuff that really enhances things.
Who doesn't love picking their phone up and seeing the screen wake up? Moreover, we appreciate being able to twist our wrist to launch the camera, double chop to kick on the flashlight, or simply wave their hand over the display to wake it? To us, it's just the right amount of OEM customization.
A couple of days into using the phone and we're totally in love with it. Sure, the Moto Z Play Droid isn't going to best any benchmarks but that matters little to us. We're not pushing our phones to their limits and wager to guess that most of you aren't either. With that said, the Snapdragon 625 processor (2GHz octa-core) and 3GB RAM do the trick so far. We'll keep adding more apps and games to it to see how it fares with more demanding titles; look for that in the full review.
Fingerprint reader
The fingerprint reader was easy to set up and has responded quickly in every situation we've employed it. Whether waking a phone up or authenticating a purchase, we found it to be accurate and fast. We'd love to see Motorola put some sort of reader on the rear where the logo is, but that's a quibble. To us, if you're not pulling double duty with the reader acting as a home button, we say move it around back.
As for speakers, there's only one on the Moto Z Play Droid; it's the same one for taking calls. Listening to music is decent as there's plenty of sound. It could be more rich, but we don't ever find ourselves breaking out a phone to take in a playlist.
Watching videos on YouTube or Netflix was pleasurable, but not overly robust. Again, we're not the type to spend extended periods on our phone watching movies and expecting a theater experience. Throw in some headphones or pair to a speaker and now we're talking.
The 16-megapixel camera features laser autofocus, phase detection autofocus, and an f/2.0 aperture. There's also a dual-LED flash on the back to brighten up your shots. We've not tested the camera in all lighting conditions yet, but thus far we're impressed with the shots. The software is no-frills so there's something to be desired in some aspects. On the other hand, we like that we're not bogged down with too many choices for scenarios. we've yet to kick the tires on the front-facing camera.
Hasselblad MotoMod
As part of our review kit, we also received one of the Hasselblad camera MotoMods to try out. Indeed, you can snap this guy on to the back of the phone as easily as the case and give your Motorola phone a 12-megapixel camera with a 10X optical zoom. Capable of taking RAW images, the camera also boasts a Xenon flash.
As you might expect, the camera can connect with both the Motorola Z Droid and Motorola Z Force Droid, too. Moreover, the other MotoMods launched in the last few weeks can be attached to the Moto Z Play Droid. We've already snapped a number of pictures with the Hasselblad MotoMod and will share those in our full review.
The phone comes with an internal, non-removable 3,510mAh battery. We've found that it lasts us well beyond two full days of use but we're not using it as a daily driver just yet. Additionally, we've yet to load all of our apps and accounts to the handset so we do expect to see it drop. Charging is super fast, for what it's worth, thanks to the TurboPower cable. According to Motorola, spending 15 minutes on the charger will result in 10 hours of power.
We're really enjoying the Moto Z Play Droid so far and look forward to putting it through its paces. Look for a more thorough review in the coming days and weeks!


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Game consoles' sluggish sales demand a price cut
NPD numbers show hardware is hurting; time for the Big Three to cut prices in advance of the holiday season
June adhered to the pattern of the last five years for domestic retail sales of video game hardware and software. NPD reported that once again retail sales of console hardware and software dropped compared to the same month in 2012, with total video game sales (hardware, software, and accessories) down 15 percent. The small crumb of comfort is that sales didn't drop as much as they have in some of the previous months this year, where the results have plunged as much as 44 percent over last year.
Looking more closely at the numbers, the bulk of the reduction came in hardware sales, which is what you would expect with new consoles on the horizon. The odd thing here is that despite continuing sales declines, none of the Big Three have dropped prices on existing consoles. That's the usual circumstance late in a console cycle, when hardware's not moving: Drop the price and find a whole new audience. Apparently, if that's going to happen it will occur closer to the launch of new consoles. For a price change to have any significant impact on holiday sales, it would have to occur by October at the latest. Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo have all signaled that continuing sales of existing current-gen consoles are important. A price cut will certainly boost sales, and it's especially important with new console competition appearing at the low end.
"But will lower hardware pricing really boost sales? Just ask Nintendo"
It would be better for the Big Three to get sales moving sooner, rather than later. Perhaps they are worried about eating into sales of next-gen consoles, but those devices have to sell on their own merits. Yes, cutting prices on current consoles means making less money, but the real profit is in software anyway. When you get $5 or more in profit from each software sale, you can make up for lower hardware margins pretty quickly. But will lower hardware pricing really boost sales? Just ask Nintendo.
Nintendo has certainly worked wonders with the 3DS after a slow start. Sure, the arrival of better software was a big help, but does anyone think the 3DS would be selling well at $249? The price drop was crucial to building momentum and getting more software in development.
Can the same thing happen with the Wii U? It's going to be a more difficult task for several reasons. First, the Wii U has more competition at both lower and higher price points (Xbox 360 and PS3 at the low end, and Xbox One and PS4 at the high end) with vastly larger and more diverse software libraries. Second, since Wii U development is significantly more expensive than 3DS development, it will be harder to rally third-party support. Nintendo will have to supply most of the compelling Wii U software with its own products, which is hard. The company has already admitted development of Wii U titles is taking longer than expected, which is why Pikmin 3 is late, for example.
Read more analysis of the retail sales numbers on the [a] list daily.


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Will Obama Trip Over Traps Set For Tomorrow's Debate?
President Obama is going to go all male-alpha on us tomorrow night in the next debate, in order to make up for his flat and meandering performance in the first debate. This could easily become an unmitigated disaster if he over does it (like crazy Joe did in his dramatic debate debacle). If Obama comes out red hot like Biden, he will more than likely fall into a series of policy and reality traps waiting for him.
These traps include:
(1) The first big trap is the one Biden set for the President on Benghazi. During Biden's debate he made the ridiculous claim the White House and President were ignorant to the facts surrounding the attack that killed 4 people (among them our ambassador) for more than a week. As someone put it, either this is a lie to cover up something worse, or this President is so out of touch he was too lazy to find out the real story. Take your pick – lose or lose. Obama should admit the mistakes and simply promise to move heaven and earth to bring the perps to justice.
But that would go against the strategy of being the alpha-male against Romney. So Obama has little chance of being superior if he has to admit the mistake of blaming a video and a spontaneous protest for what was clearly (from day 1) a planned attack and massacre.
(2) The "Romney only paid 14% in taxes" line. Obama will try to paint Romney as a greedy, tax sheltering, 1% Scrooge. But all Romney needs to do is note that he got away with 14% in taxes by paying something like 45% to charity:
… a new analysis of the GOP candidate's wealth shows that the millionaire was so generous that he kept just 42 percent of his income.
Romney's answer is simple. If I sent that to the government only a fraction would trickle down to those in need, so he prefers to maximize the money that reaches the needy by bypassing the bureaucracy. It will be a pointed reminder to the Libertarian, Tea Party element that still exists in the electorate.
(3) If Obama goes to the 47% meme, he will also leave himself open. Mainly because Romney has walked back his own comment, but more importantly Romney can point out Obama only offers the 47% more government dependence, not economic freedom. Romney can ask which path do they want to go down: food stamps or job opportunities?
Watching Biden, who is much more seasoned debater than Obama, I could see the trap he fell into. The need for drama obliterated his ability to convey a cogent and coherent message. You can either impress with your brilliance or go to the dramatic BS. You can't do both.
Romney just needs to perform well, Obama has to try not to be the Snark-in-Chief and not put the final stake through his own campaign.
BTW, you can see Obama losing ground still in poll after poll. This new swing state poll shows crippling damage to Obama in the states he needs to carry:
Apparently Romney is leading in the swing states with "likely" voters by 4% 50-46%. As I noted in a previous post, this gap of Romney at 50% and Obama at 46% would make almost a given Obama loses these states, and therefore the election. A side note: in these states Romney has tied Obama with women, another clear danger sign for campaign Obama.
If Obama over does it tomorrow night, he will cement these numbers in place and that should end the election (barring a real surprise).


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The original Joe Danger was one of my favorite games of 2010. In fact, I got 100% completion in it after playing pretty much non-stop for a couple of months. I just fell in love with the combo and points system, the level design, and of course the art. Needless to say, when Hello Games announced Joe Danger: The Movie, I was pretty excited.
I finally got to lay my hands on Joe Danger: The Movie at PAX East and I had a blast. I got to play a variety of different worlds on various vehicles. I was really surprised at how many different vehicles are included in the game, especially since the first game never left the motorbike. Each of the vehicles played differently enough that I had a slight readjustment period while still maintaining a sense of familiarity throughout.
Instead of just a simple motorbike, you'll now be riding on mine carts, skis, a jetpack, and more throughout Joe Danger: The Movie. They all have their unique little quirks to get used to. For example, on skiis you can't do a wheelie like you would on many of the other vehicles in order to keep your combo going and get a 100% combo on the level. Instead, you have to rely on using your ground tricks in between jumps to maximize your points.
I did play some of the more traditional levels and felt right at home. I quickly fell back into my old habits of restarting the level as soon as an imperfection in my run arose. I was comboing the entire level without even thinking about it. I had no issues with the systems at play in the original Joe Danger, so to see them largely untouched here made me happy.
Perhaps the most important thing returning from the original is the difficulty. I played some of the later stages of Joe Danger: The Movie and let me tell you: they were TOUGH. I haven't played the original in quite some time so I'm not sure how it compares directly, but there were certainly some very tricky parts and goals to take care of in certain stages.
The goal-oriented gameplay also makes its comeback, with each level giving you a variety of goals to accomplish during your run. You can choose to do them one at a time, but if you accomplish every goal in a single run you earn an extra reward for your hard work. Looks like I have my work cut out for me on this one.
Joe Danger: The Movie seems to be more of what I loved from the original, except with a much greater variety. I only had a hard time controlling the jetpack during my limited time with the game, but I'm pretty confident that the learning curve is just steeper than the rest of the vehicles. When I was done, I left the Hello Games booth with a large smile on my face knowing that the Joe Danger that I've come to know and love will be back and better than ever.


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There is no one quite like you. That's why the pictures you create are different from everyone else's. Comissioned by Essex Flowers on April 10, 2016. Programming by Jeffrey Scudder with design from Suckzoo Han. Special thanks to Justin Berry, Lali Foster, and Artur Matveichenkov. Read about this release on JAS life. Dedicated to Aspen and Sage O'Connor.
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- Added an "Add to Home Screen" icon and favicon.
Patch One April 18th, 2016
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- Removed Google Analytics.
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Texas Motor Speedway is following up its fan-fueled enhancements unveiled last month with another fan friendly initiative with the redesign of www.texasmotorspeedway.com. Beginning today, fans will find a more dynamic, user-friendly website that offers visitors one-stop shopping for all their NASCAR and INDYCAR news.
The site now provides optimum functionality for all internet devices while providing the capability of creating customizable driver pages, a comprehensive page for all the latest news in NASCAR and INDYCAR, a blog providing exclusive content and incorporation of fan images via the social media platform Instagram.
"Our new website is all about the fans and it truly offers everything a fan would want in a website," Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage said. "With all the enhancements, it makes it the only website a fan needs to visit to get everything they want to know about NASCAR and INDYCAR."
The enhanced site allows fans to easily navigate via a smartphone or tablet. This reactive website will be able to detect the type of mobile device utilized by the user and deliver the website to them accordingly.
Fans using a smartphone will be prompted to the mobile lite site which provides a scaled-down version of www.texasmotorspeedway.com that requires low bandwidth usage, making it easier for fans to navigate the site for information during high-traffic race weekends at "The Great American Speedway!" Those navigating on a tablet will have the option of using the full-scale or mobile lite site.
"The new mobile lite site provides an effective tool to keep our fans informed during race weekends," Gossage said. "Finding improved measures to serve our fans is a priority and this new features certainly does that and more."
The website also provides a comprehensive page that features the latest news, videos and photographs with the help of NewsCred. With information being drawn from over 150 news sites and content updates every 15 minutes, Texas Motor Speedway's new website will provide the most up-to-date coverage of NASCAR and INDYCAR.
Customized content utilizing the new "My Favorite Driver" page under the Fan Zone will allow fans to build a page that will provide updated content for their driver of choice. Texas Motor Speedway is encouraging its fans to build a "My Favorite Driver" page prior to Sunday's Daytona 500 for a chance to win VIP tickets and a meet-and-greet session with the 2013 Daytona 500 winner at the House of Blues in Dallas on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Fans featuring a page of the winning driver of the Daytona 500 will be eligible for the chance to win tickets to the exclusive Victory Lane Luncheon with the champion.
Fans also can read the latest entries from Texas Motor Speedway's new blog, "The Monkey Knife Fight," that will provide unique content with special guest bloggers, exclusive videos, behind-the-scenes images, and more.
Other modifications to the website include a "Motorsports 101" page devoted to educating fans about the sport. The page currently includes the latest on NASCAR's new Gen-6 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car and the drivers' perspectives on how the new chassis will impact the on-track action.
Fans will have the ability to post their photos taken via Instagram to www.texasmotorspeedway.com. The website will share fan photos using the hashtag #WildAsphaltCircus.


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The generation gap in "King Lear" by Shakespeare
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One of the underlying themes in Shakespeare's play, King Lear is the concept of the generation gap. This gap is mainly illustrated between the family. The older generation is Lear himself, and the younger generation consists of his daughters Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. In the second plot of the play, Gloucester represents the older generation, and his sons, Edmund and Edgar exemplifies the younger generation. Both younger generations can be divided into two distinct groups. Goneril, Regan and Edmund are the villains in both the plots and Edgar and Cordelia are the loyal, faithful children. This little twist adds to the effect of the generation gap in the play. There are many comparisons that can be made and confrontations that occur between the generations. These events contribute to the themes of authority, power and loyalty, judgment and wisdom. Overall, it emphasizes the general themes of the generation gap.
Symbolism contributes to the themes authority and power in King Lear. These symbols are represented by material things. For example, in [Act 1 scene 1] when Lear is dividing up his land, power and authority to his three daughters, depending on how much they can verbally express their love for him. [Lines 52-53] 'Which of you shall say doth love us most? That we our largest bounty may extend where nature doth with merit challenge.' The land that each daughter received is the extent of their authority and of their power in the Kingdom. For example, the Duke of Burgundy did not wish to marry Cordelia after he found out she was getting nothing from her father. He was marrying her for power and authority.
Goneril's servants show disrespect toward Lear which shows that Lear's authority and power over them has diminished. An example of this is Oswald's attitude towards Lear after his daughter, Goneril told him to show discourtesy towards Lear. [Act 1 scene 4, Lines 75-80] 'O, you, sir, you! Come you hither, sir. Who am I, sir? My Lady's Father. 'My Lady's Father'? My lords knave! You Whoreson dog! You Slave! You Cur!'
Another example of lost authority and power in this act is when Lear's Fool offers Lear his Coxcomb (Jester's Cap) and tells him how foolish he was when he gave up his power to Goneril and Regan.
Lear's 100 Knights symbolize Lear's power in his mind. When Lear is confronted by his daughter Goneril and is told by her that his men are too disruptive and are to be trimmed to half because she feels he does not need them. Lear is angered at Goneril for this because the Knights represents the remainder of his limited power. Regan then tells him in order to stay with her, he had to dismiss all but 25 knights because he did not have need for these men. He realizes his lost of authority and power and leaves to seek shelter in a storm. Lear's knights represent power and authority in his eyes.
Another example of authority and power is Kent being placed in the stocks in the middle of the court yard by Regan and Cornwall. Not only does this symbolize the fact that Lear has no authority or power to them, but shows that they have taken the power of Gloucester because they guests in his castle. The Second Generation strips the First generation of power and increase their own over the first generation.
There seems to be a great disparity in the way the older generation and younger generation views loyalty. Lear's loyalty is in his trusting nature. Being a man of great power and authority, he cannot fathom having someone lie to him. It is this naïve approach that leaves him vulnerable for betrayal. When Lear decided to divide his land to give to his daughters, it symbolized the turning point in which his power was relinquished and true loyalties began to unfold. Gloucester showed true loyalty by aiding Lear in his fight against the evil forces of Goneril and Regan. In [Act 3 scene 3, Lines 17-20] Gloucester, not knowing of Edmund's evil intentions, states about Lear 'If I die for it, as no less is threatened me, the King my old master must be relieved. There are strange things towards, Edmund. Pray you be careful.' Without a moments thought, he was willing to place his own life on the line to assist Lear.
It is apparent that the younger generation is motivated by greed, power and lust. This potentially made them more cunning and ruthless in their actions by exploiting the older generation's vulnerability. Edmund's desire for Edgar's half of the inheritance, shows how benevolent a human being can be. In Edmund's soliloquy in the beginning of[Act 1 scene 2] he planned to betray both his father and half-brother by forging a letter describing Edgar's intentions on Gloucester's inheritance. Upon showing this letter to the gullible Gloucester, he ordered to have a contract out for Edgar's head.
The daughters Goneril and Regan are inspired by their hunger for power and their lust for Edmund. Once Goneril and Regan received their land, they immediately showed no respect to Lear, who gave them the land. In [Act 1 scene 4] Goneril instructs her servant Oswald to show utter disrespect for Lear. Oswald complies and enrages Lear. Soon Lear will find that his two daughters have no loyalties to him.
As it turns out, there is no loyalties within each other. In [Act 5 scene 3] Goneril has poisoned her own sister, in hopes of capturing Edmund's love. However, Edgar and Cordelia are exceptions to this generalization. Their actions are very noble and they show great amounts of integrity. In the beginning of [Act 4 scene 1] Gloucester has decided to end his own life. Edgar, knowing his father's intentions, guides him to a cliff disguised as a beggar named Poor Tom. He tricks Gloucester into thinking that he has survived an impossible jump, which only meant that the higher Gods wanted him to live. On top of that, Edgar kills Oswald in a duel when Oswald was about to murder Gloucester. This shows how loyal Edgar was because his father still wanted him dead. Out of respect and loyalty, he helped save his father's life, twice.
Cordelia shares the same attributes as Edgar possesses in this play. Knowing full well that her father was in trouble; in [Act 4 scene 4] she orders the French troops to find her wandering father, in hopes of helping him regain his power and throne. She states in [Lines 20-29] 'Tis known before. Our preparation stands in expectation of them. O dear father, it is thy business that I go about. Therefore great France, my mourning and importuned tears hath pitied. No blown ambition doth our arms incite, but love, dear love, and our aged father's right. Soon may I hear and see him!' Cordelia is no doubt worried about her father's mental and physical state. Even though she thinks Lear is still upset with her, she goes out of her way in attempts of saving him. This undeniably shows her unconditional love towards him.
Miscommunication is one of the major factors causing the generation gap between the father and children in this play. At the beginning of the play, Lear preferred to listen to the flattery speeches from his daughters for his own judgment of dividing the kingdom. In [Act 1 scene 1, Lines 49-51] Lear states 'Tell me, my daughters, which of you shall we say doth love us most?'
Cordelia did not want no part in that flattering Lear's ego, which made him so angry that he immediately disowned her. He believed that the way the father should treat the daughters was to give her the best way of living. He also thought the daughters should tell the father how much they loved him. However, Cordelia did not act the way Lear preferred. She thought she did not have to tell how much she loved her father, even though she loved him unconditionally.
Gloucester, also misjudged his son Edgar, similarly to the way Lear mistreated Cordelia. He was so naïve that he believed whatever Edmund told him. Edgar would seize him for taking over his assets. Besides, he did not go to question and confirm the letter with Edgar. He just banished him. Edgar was naïve too. He trusted Edmund and did not go to Gloucester and clarify the confusion in Gloucester's mind.
There was no question that Edgar and Cordelia loved their fathers very deeply. There is a similarity between the two in that they always stay beside their fathers when they are in a crisis. In Act 4 scene 1] Edgar was in disguise and hiding; but when he saw Gloucester suffering on the way to Dover, he appeared and led him to Dover. You see this in [Lines 80-81] 'Give me thy arm, poor Tom shall lead thee.'
In [Act 4 scene 4] Cordelia led the French army to aide her father. She was not concerned about the political control in Britain. [Lines 26-29] 'In my mourning and importuned tears hath pitied. No blown ambition doth our arms incite, but love, dear love, and our aged father's right, soon may I hear and see him!' Therefore, the mistreatment from the older generation is because of the generation gap, which is caused by miscommunication.
The combination of these themes illustrates the relationship between Lear and his daughters and Gloucester and his sons. Throughout the play, the gap between the older and younger generation gets larger and larger as each event passes. The differences between them become more evident. Also, the contrast between the 'good' and the 'evil' younger generations emphasizes the relationships between the main protagonists and their offspring. The confrontations between young and old symbolize authority and power, loyalty, judgment and wisdom. They relate directly to the overall rift between the generations.


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