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GUI testing is much more time-consuming and difficult than unit testing and thus often neglected, even in generally test-driven development teams. We take a look at two possible solutions to create GUI tests for SWT and Swing applications that promise to make this task easier.
Why are GUI tests harder to write? GUIs generally need more setup than simply instancing a class, and because the interaction is often asynchronous and often involves a mouse, it is harder to simulate a user's behavior. One approach to GUI testing is to provide an interaction recorder that monitors the tester and creates a script that can then be later replied. There are several problems with this approach: Depending on the recording format, it can be quite hard to change the test after changes in the UI occured; and naturally, test-first development isn't feasible.
The other option is to create the tests programmatically. Here it mostly depends on the framework how comfortable writing tests is. A simple and efficient way to identify UI-elements and facilities to wait for asynchronous operations to finish are crucial.
SWTBot and Marathon are both applications to write GUI tests for Java applications. SWTBot uses Java and is thus potentially usable with JRuby. Marathon even uses JRuby (or alternatively Jython) directly to script the tests.
SWTBot is a testing tool for SWT and Eclipse based applications, and provides an API that simplifies the access to SWT and Eclipse components. The tests can also be run via an Ant task, so you can integrate them with your continuous integration builds. SWTBot is licensed under the Apache 2 license.
InfoQ spoke to Ketan Padegaonkar, SWTBot's developer. Ketan works for ThoughtWorks, so we wondered if there's anything happening with regards to JRuby and DSLs:
This is definitely on the list of things to do for SWTBot. There's just a lot of API that SWTBot is still lacking, and we're working on moving ahead with what we have. Most of SWTBot is built based on the requirements and feedback from the team developing Twist and the SWTBot community. There's been no real demand for JRuby integration so far. I believe this is because there's not too many people programming SWT/Eclipse using JRuby. So JRuby integration has taken a back seat, for now.
SWTBot 2.0 (in beta as of now) is providing a combination of FluentInterface and a really tiny DSL to search widgets. I think this is a good way to move ahead and provides for just about enough syntactic sugar without going the complete JRuby way.
SWTBot also provides a recorder, what's its current state?
The recorder was developed as a proof of concept, and has not been touched much. It lacks support for a lot of controls, and does not record all operations, although it is quite trivial to add support for these. The recorder records code in an intermediate format, similar to an Abstract Syntax Tree. This representation can then be output in a language of your choice, currently it supports Java, but even Ruby is possible.
On another note: Record and playback is not the recommended way to write tests (see TestingGUIApplications and Recording vs. Coding). Primarily because the complete script for a workflow (or all the scripts) need to be recorded again for tiny changes. SWTBot recommends using the PageObject/ScreenObject pattern (or see reusing functional tests).
So what are the plans for the future?
SWTBot has been a learning experience in a lot of ways for everyone involved. SWTBot in its current state is the third rewrite. We made quite a few mistakes in 1.x that have been fixed in 2.0.
We've also moved the Java 1.4 codebase to use the new features that are available with Java 1.5, especially generics. We've also decoupled a few subsystems within SWTBot. This would make SWTBot a lot more extensible in order to support multi page editors, Eclipse rich form editors, and GEF.
There's also a proposal to move SWTBot to eclipse.org. This would enable SWTBot to be accessible to more users, and would benefit everyone.
Some good tips and tricks on testing with SWTBot can also be found in David Green's blog on "Eclipse GUI Testing Is Viable With SWTBot".
Contrary to SWTBot, Marathon can be used to test Swing applications. Marathon comes with its own editor and test runner, it also supports debugging and provides Ant tasks. Marathon is developed by Jalian Systems in Bangalore and licensed under GNU LGPL. We talked to Dakshinamurthy Karra, Marathon's maintainer and main developer.
There exist much more tools to test Swing applications than SWT, so we asked whether there are plans to add support for SWT:
We have plans for releasing a commercial version based on Eclipse. It is delayed due to various reasons. We expect the release to happen in next few months. Our immediate concentration as a team will be on adding Web testing support to Marathon. Depending on the demand, we are open to add support for SWT. Till now we received more requests for Web application support than SWT.
Marathon supports JRuby and Jython, what were the reasons to choose these two languages?
Jython was the language of choice of original developers. We (I) personally like Ruby and hence JRuby support is added. Marathon architecture supports pluggable scripting models. Any language that is supported by JVM (Groovy, Bean shell, Clojure) can be added to it.
Another reason for preferring Ruby is the ability to create DSLs. There were some plans (still nascent) for adding keyword based testing to Marathon.
That said, we will be happy to accept contributions from the community for other language support.
Looking at the screenshots of Marathon, the interface looks similar to Eclipse, is there a relation?
We will be releasing a commercial version (tentatively named MarathonITE - Marathon Integrated Test Environment) based on eclipse platform. Eclipse is our development platform of choice and that is one reason the UI looks similar to eclipse. When we need to find the right way to implement a feature - we usually check how eclipse implements the same.
There are no plans for integrating Marathon (OSS version) into an IDE.
Using JRuby (of Jython) for testing can also be a good opportunity to sneak a dynamic language into a more conservative development environment.
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Swing UI Testing with FEST
Alex Ruiz
A good alternative for testing Swing UIs is FEST (Apache 2.0 license.) It provides a fluent interface that makes setup and creation of GUI tests compact and readable, in plain Java. For example:
private DialogFixture loginDialog;
@BeforeMethod public void setUp() {
loginDialog = new DialogFixture(new LoginDialog());
@Test public void shouldThrowErrorIfPasswordIsMissing() {
.requireMessage("Please enter your password");
Support for a Groovy-based builder (which will make the API even easier to use) is coming soon :)
(Michael Hüttermann (Java Champion and author) will be giving the session "Agile Testing of Java Rich Clients, with Fit, FEST and TestNG" at Devoxx)
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Re: JRuby
Mirko Stocker
What would it take to ship a commercial tool with a GUI and JRuby ?
Shouldn't be too hard to do I guess. If you're interested in making GUIs with JRuby, you might want to take a look at this article describing several approaches or the one about deploying JRuby/Swing applications with Webstart.
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Do you mean a product for general end users? That's what Happy Camper Studios dud with JotBot, built using the Monkeybars JRuby/Swing library.
A good alternative: Swinger and Cucumber
Demetrius Nunes
I maintain a project at GitHub called Swinger, which is basically a library of step definitions for writing Cucumber executable specifications aimed at testing Swing applications. With Swinger, you can write tests like this:
Scenario: Dialog manipulation
Given the frame "SwingSet" is visible
When I click the menu "File/About"
Then I should see the dialog "About Swing!"
Given the dialog "About Swing!" is visible
When I click the button "OK"
Then I should not see the dialog "About Swing!"
The project home is: github.com/demetriusnunes/swinger
There's a short video about it here: blog.demetriusnunes.com/past/2009/6/9/who_said_...
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BEDFORD - Contradicting reports throughout the week that the public did not have to be alarmed, local, state and federal authorities announced today that they are seeking a six-foot tall man in connection with the Saturday night home invasion and assault of a local anesthesiologist and his wife and said the assailant could strike again.
Bedford Police Chief John Bryfonski gave few details on the case, which is being investigated by several local police departments in addition to the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
"All we're prepared to discuss at this point is that Saturday night the doctor and his wife were at home, were confronted and assaulted by an individual who's described as a tall male, six feet or taller, wearing a black ski mask."
Eduardo Quesada remains hospitalized with serious injuries, according to Bryfonski. His wife, Sonia, who also suffered serious injuries in the attack, has been released from the hospital, the chief said.
Police were called to the home where the two reside, at 7 Proclamation Court, at 10 p.m. on Saturday. Sonia Quesada ran to a neighbor's home after the attack and the neighbor dialed 911, according to the chief.
A 2-year-old child in the home was unharmed and was placed in the custody of a relative. Birth records in the 2010 Bedford Town Report indicate the couple had a daughter, Sofia, in 2010.
At a press conference at 11:30 today, the chief called for vigilance on the part of Bedford residents, urging them to keep lights on and to call police in the case of any suspicious activity.
He refused to say whether the couple was targeted or it was a random attack, and he would not say whether anything was taken from their home.
In November 2011, police had made an arrest at that address on a domestic-related assault charge, but charges were dropped and the record has been annulled, the chief has said.
The home is listed online with The Bean Group as being for sale with an asking price of $1.4 million. Its current status at the Bean Group website is "active with contract." The home is one of a handful of luxury houses on the cul-de-sac. Built in 2007, it has 5,913 square feet.
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CIA Director David Petraeus has submitted a letter of resignation toPresident Barack Obama, Director of National Intelligence James Clappersaid on Friday.
CIA Director David Petraeus has submitted a letter of resignation to President Barack Obama, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said on Friday.
"Dave's decision to step down represents the loss of one of our nation's most respected public servants," Clapper said in a statement without giving a reason for the resignation.
White House spokesman Jay Carney did not provide any details but said: "We'll have something from the president on it today."
Petraeus said in a message to the CIA workforce that he was resigning because of an extramarital affair.
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Mowry and Hardrict, also an actor, tied the knot in April 2008 in Santa Barbara.
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2006 Ford Focus ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
Smooth and fun.
The Ford Focus is inexpensive, stylish, practical and fun. We found it more comfortable than some of the other compact cars, with roomy, cushy seats and a nice balance between a soft, smooth ride and responsive handling. It feels more European than Japanese or American in demeanor and a little more refined than, say, the Saturn Ion and Dodge Neon. A choice of body styles and running gear make the Focus appealing for many different types of people.
The sedans are comfortable and move people efficiently. The three-door hatchback is economical and practical yet sporty and fun at the same time. The five-door hatchback makes it easier for rear-seat passengers to join in the merriment. The wagons can carry a ton of cargo. We found the sporty ZX4 ST fun to drive, if a bit noisy. It delivered strong acceleration from its 151-horsepower engine with sharp handling and precise steering from its sports suspension. It ranks among the most enjoyable cars in its class.
The Focus benefited from extensive upgrades inside and out for 2005 so there are relatively few changes for the 2006 models. New options for 2006 include a package that bundles popular safety and convenience features. A new Street Appearance Package adds a unique face, foglamps, lower air deflector, rear bumper and spoiler designed to give the Focus the look of a tuner car.
Buyers of early models had to endure a string of recalls, but those problems appear to have been solved.
The 2006 Ford Focus comes in four body styles: the ZX3, a three-door hatchback; the ZX4, a four-door sedan; the ZX5, a five-door hatchback; and the ZXW, a wagon.
Three engines are offered. All models but the ZX4 ST come with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. They are paired with a five-speed manual transmission or four-speed automatic. The ZX4 ST comes with a 151-horsepower 2.3-liter four-cylinder and five-speed manual.
The ZX3 ($13,465), ZX4 ($14,075), and ZX5 ($14,780) are available in base S trim. The S trim level comes with manual driver's seat-height adjustment, split-folding rear seat, AM/FM/CD, and 15-inch wheels. (The destination charge adds another $545 to all of these manufacturer's suggested retail prices.) Air conditioning is optional ($910).
SE trim for ZX3 ($14,985), ZX4 ($15,590), ZX5 ($16,300), and ZXW ($17,310) adds air conditioning, an overhead console, AM/FM/CD/MP3, dual power mirrors, power windows and locks, and remote keyless entry.
SES trim for ZX3 ($16,095), ZX4 ($16,700), ZX5 ($17,410), and ZXW ($18,420) adds a tilt/telescoping leather-wrapped steering wheel, audio controls mounted on the steering wheel, fog lamps, tachometer, AM/FM/6CD/MP3, and 16-inch alloy wheels.
The high-performance ZX4 ST ($18,220) includes a sport-tuned exhaust; the ST suspension with unique 16-inch alloy wheels; four-wheel disc brakes with traction control; decklid spoiler and lower body moldings; chrome-tipped exhaust; body-color, heated outside mirrors; leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob with contrast stitching; and sporty interior fabrics and instrument panel different from the other versions.
Safety features that come on all Focus models include second-generation front airbags (that shut off the passenger-side airbag if it is unoccupied or occupied by a small child), child safety seat attachments, and child locks on the rear doors. Side-impact airbags ($350) are available for all models, and we strongly recommend getting them. Anti-lock brakes ($400) and traction control ($115) are available for most models. ABS helps the driver maintain steering control in an emergency braking situation; just remember to maintain firm pressure on the brake pedal and look and steer where you want the car to go.
Options include a four-speed automatic transmission ($815), power moonroof ($625), leather upholstery, heated front seats, an alarm system and an Audiophile sound system with Sony speakers and subwoofer.
The Ford Focus was a head-turner when it was first introduced in 2000. Its styling at the time was fresh and innovative. Styling revisions for 2005 gave it a more refined, more grownup appearance, but it continues with same general theme of sweeping arcs and crisp creases that we've grown accustomed to.
Styling revisions to the front of the Focus for '05 were designed to complement the look of the Ford Five Hundred, the company's flagship sedan. Its hood and fenders fall away less sharply than the original to make the car look more substantial and to create a better sight line of the edge of the car for easier parking.
The most noticeable change is the larger grille with the diamond pattern ringed in chrome. Other details include reshaped headlamps with clear lenses and a fascia that incorporates a wide lower air intake, and round fog lamps.
The interior features a traditional look, and is much less cluttered than the original Focus. The instrument panel is symmetrical with the driver and passenger areas divided by two rectangular climate control registers, the hazard switch and a shallow center stack for the audio and climate controls.
On two-tone models, the lower portions of the instrument panel and door trim panels are finished in a lighter shade for a more open feeling. Cloth and leather upholstery are offered. The ZX4 ST has unique woven fabrics or suede seating surfaces surrounded with leather trim.
A standard floor console houses the shifter, two cupholders, the parking brake, and controls for options such as traction control. An overhead console includes a sunglasses holder and a space for a garage door opener. Storage is also provided in the front doors, which feature molded-in bottle holders.
A CD player with MP3 capability is standard on all models. Models with the optional six-disc CD changer feature audio controls on the steering wheel.
Driving Impression
The Ford Focus is notable for its spirited driving dynamics.
The 136-horsepower 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine is the base engine for most of the country. In California, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine, the Focus comes standard with a super-clean, 130-horsepower 2.0-liter four-cylinder.
Fuel economy is good: The base engine earns an EPA rating of 26/35 mpg City/Highway with the five-speed manual, 26/32 with the four-speed automatic. More important, it puts out much lower emissions so it meets California's PZEV (Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle) standards.
The Focus ZX4 ST is fun to drive. Ford borrowed pieces of the suspension from the European-market Focus and the 2004 Focus SVT to make the ZX4 ST more performance oriented than the other models. It borrows the front struts and rear shocks from those models, and they are 50 percent stiffer than the ones on the SE and SES versions. The ZX4 ST comes with unique 16-inch aluminum alloy wheels and Pirelli all-season radials. The package provides sharp handling response, precise steering and generally an enjoyable connection with the road.
We found the higher horsepower engine in the Focus ZX4 ST delivered strong acceleration performance and cruised easily on the highway. The only complaint with the engine was noise. Despite efforts by Ford engineers to quiet the cabin, the ZX4 ST was noisy even when cruising at highway speeds. The 151-horsepower 2.3-liter four-cylinder that goes in the ZX4 ST gets an EPA-rated 23/32 mpg.
The Ford Focus is inexpensive, stylish, practical and fun, and it appears Ford has fixed the quality problems that plagued the 2000 and 2001 models. The Focus boasts an extra-long powertrain warranty of five years or 100,000 miles and the improvements have boosted its quality ratings.
Michelle Krebs filed the original report, with New Car Test Drive editor Mitch McCullough reporting from Los Angeles.
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Ford Focus ZX3 S ($13,465); ZX4 S ($14,075); ZX5 S ($14,780); ZX3 SE ($14,985); ZX4 SE ($15,590); ZX5 SE ($16,300); ZXW SE ($17,310); ZX3 SES ($16,095); ZX4 SES ($16,700); ZX5 SES ($17,410); ZXW SES ($18,420); ZX4 ST ($18,220).
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Ford Focus ZX4 ST ($18,220).The Ford Focus is inexpensive, stylish, practical and fun. It is roomy and has a nice balance between a soft, smooth ride and responsive handling for a compact car. The Focus comes in four body styles: the ZX3, a three-door hatchback; the ZX4, a four-door sedan; the ZX5, a five-door hatchback; and the ZXW, a wagon. All models but the ZX4 ST come with a 136 hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. They are paired with a five-speed manual transmission or four-speed automatic. The ZX4 ST comes with a 151-horsepower 2.3-liter four-cylinder and five-speed manual. Safety features that come on all Focus models include second-generation front airbags, child safety seat attachments, and child locks on the rear doors. The Ford Focus is a carryover from 2005.
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Mystic Seaport is looking for the first captain in more than 90 years for the historic whaling ship, the Charles W. Morgan. The Connecticut maritime museum has been restoring the 172-year-old wooden ship, preparing it to sail across New England next summer.
The Day of New London reports (http://bit.ly/1a5Tnk0 ) that seaport officials said job candidates must be experienced mariners and also be comfortable with the public because of the media attention and crowds the ship will attract during its three-month trip.
"They have to be absolutely qualified to manage this artifact, which has national and international importance," said Dana Hewson, the museum's vice president for Watercraft Preservation and Programs. "They also have to embrace the role of the public nature of this endeavor."
Applicants must have a 500-ton Near Coastal Master license and 10 years of command experience on traditional sailing vessels with extensive knowledge in square-rig sailing. The job could require the captain to work with the media, passengers and governors of the states the ship is visiting.
Qualifications limit the size of the pool of candidates, Hewson said.
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The Morgan's last voyage ended in 1921 and is the world's only surviving wooden whaling ship.
The ship, which was launched by Mystic Seaport in July, will visit ports in Boston, New Bedford, New London, Newport and Provincetown next year. Organizers and scientists say one of its most important destinations will be Stellwagen Bank off Boston, which had been a hunting ground for whales and is now a refuge.
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SUTHERLAND—Three Brady relays have qualified for the state track championships in Omaha this week, pushing the number of Eagles to 14 competitors making the trip to Burke Stadium.
"Getting a couple of relays in as additional qualifiers is fantastic," said coach Rich Britten.
Five Eagle girls earned a spot at state, including the 4x100 relay which broke its own school record during the D-10 district in Sutherland on May 9.
"And the crazy thing is we still haven't gotten all the hand-offs down," Britten said.
Shaylin McClellen, Valerie Most, Autumn Hild and Megan Polt combined for a 51.1-second time to win the event.
McClellen will also compete in the long jump while Most made state in the pole vault and high jump.
Josie Palmer joins the group as the district winner in the high jump, clearing a personal best 5-3.
On the boys side, both the 4x400 and the 4x800 relays had good enough times to get into the state meet as additional qualifiers.
Three of the seven boys who make up the two relays will compete in other events at state as well.
Sawyer Burke will run the 200 and will high jump in addition to the 4x400 relay.
Bryley Roper has four events including both relays, the triple jump and the 400-meter dash while Eric Roe will run the 300-meter hurdles at state along with the 4x400 relay.
Runners on the 4x400 relay are Burke, Roe, Zach Mann and Roper. The 4x800 relay includes Tyrel Grasz, Cole Viter, Troy Lusk and Roper.
"It will be fun," Britten said. "We have a chance to do very well."
Two throwers also qualified for the state meet. Levi Widick was the district champ in the discus while Ryan Porter was second in the shot.
"With this large number of kids, I believe we have could be good enough to be in the mix for some team hardware if we compete at the level we're capable of," Britten said.
Boys high jump and girls long jump and pole vault will kick off the Class D portion of the state championship at 9 a.m. Friday, as well as the 4x800 relay.
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Old joke: Walking down a street, a rabbi is accosted by an anti-Semite who tells him The Jews are to blame for all of our problems. The rabbi replies, Youre absolutely right. Its all the fault of the Jews and the redheads. Puzzled, the anti-Semite asks, Why the redheads? The rabbi responds, Why the Jews?
But for the left, anti-Semitism makes perfect sense almost as much sense as socialized medicine. Except for Islam (with which its increasingly allied), the left has a near-monopoly on organized anti-Semitism.
Last month, that geriatric Jew-hater Jimmy Carter was in Gaza condemning the devastation wrought by Israels military incursion to stop Hamas rocket attacks. The citizens of Gaza are treated more like animals than people, the man who put the ayatollahs in charge of Iran intoned.
At the American International School in Gaza, damaged by Israeli bombs, Carter told citizens of Hamas-istan, I have to hold back the tears when I see the deliberate destruction that has been wrecked against your people. That Hamas deliberately located a missile battery near the school is irrelevant to our pathetic ex-president.
The author of Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid whos become the most prominent Western apologist for the Hitlerites of Hamas (first of all, Hamas has to be accepted by the international community") Carter has never shed a tear for the Israelis killed by Palestinian rocket and mortar attacks from Gaza or those murdered or wounded by Palestinian suicide bombers over the past decade.
Next stop on Jimmys trail of tears the S.S. cemetery in Bitburg, where hell weep for the devastation wrecked against the German people, who were treated like animals by the Allies in World War II.
For Carter, the political is also personal. In a 2006 story in the Jewish Forward, Carter was quoted telling senior aides prior to the 1980 election If I get back in, Im going to (expletive deleted) the Jews.
James von Brunn, another octogenarian anti-Semite, is charged with the murder of a guard at the U.S. Holocaust Museum on June 10.
The left was quick to blame everyone from Rush Limbaugh to FOX News for the crime. But a perusal of the alleged shooters website reveals that he not only hates Jews, but also Christianity (which he considers a Jewish hoax) and capitalism. Von Brunn wrote, Socialism represents the future of the West.
Von Brunn sounds a lot like Obamas former pastor and spiritual mentor the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. In a note he was carrying at the time of his arrest, von Brunn wrote that Obama was created by Jews. Obama does what his Jew owners tell him to do.
At about the same time, Wright complained to a reporter that them Jews had denied him access to his disciple.
Them Jews aint going to let him talk to me . Hes got to do what politicians do. And the Jewish vote, the AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) vote thats controlling him thats talking this craziness on Israel because theyre Zionists, they will not let him talk to somebody who calls a spade what it is. Ethnic cleansing is going on in Gaza (I thought it was apartheid. Maybe its both.) the ethnic cleansing of the Zionists is a sin and a crime against humanity. The Zionists are in good company. As Rev. Michael Pfleger (another Obama bud) put it in a sermon at Wrights church, America is the great sin against God. God damn America! the Rev. Jeremiah responds.
Wright later apologized for his them Jews comment, claiming he meant to say the Zionists not the Jews. Usually, anti-Semites say Zionists when they mean Jews. and not the reverse.
Obama does a full-waist bow to the King of Saudi Arabia, denies the Jewish peoples historic ties to the land of Israel, equates Palestinian suffering to the Holocaust, believes its his mission to fight Islamophobia and has a Middle East-team that could have been assembled by Carter. Sure, Obama is controlled by the Jews the way hes controlled by the National Rifle Association.
Wright isnt the only member of the Democrats blame-the-Jews club. A May poll by two Stanford University professors showed a third of Democratic voters buying into one of the oldest anti-Semitic myths world domination by Jewish bankers
The survey asked respondents if the Jews were responsible for the current financial crisis.
Of self-identified Democrats, 32 percent blame Jews a moderate amount to a great deal for our economic woes, versus 18.4 percent of Republicans. In other words, almost twice as many Democrats as Republicans believe sinister Jews are responsible for the collapse of the financial house of cards constructed by Congressional Democrats on a foundation of sub-prime mortgages.
Ah, the Democrats, so tolerant, so minority friendly except for Jews.
Pat Oliphant agrees with Wright that them Jews are engaged in a genocidal campaign against hapless Palestinians.
Called the most influential editorial cartoonist in the world by the New York Times, in March, Oliphant produced a masterpiece worthy of Der Sturmer, depicting a sword-wielding giant goose-stepping as he wheels a fanged Star of David toward tiny, huddled figures of a woman and child labeled Gaza.
The Magen Dovid is the international symbol of Jewry. (The Nazis forced Jews in occupied Europe to wear it on arm bands.) Oliphants message was unmistakable: Them Jews (the same who are to some degree responsible for the financial crisis, according to almost a third of the Democratic Party) are engaged in apartheid, ethnic-cleansing and genocide in Gaza. When he contemplates the cruelty of it all, Jimmy Carter has to fight to hold back the tears.
Oliphant is a party-line leftist who loathes both America and Christianity. In a 1993 cartoon, he had a frightened elephant labeled GOP being dragged by rodents into a building with an electric Cross that read Religious Right.
Oliphant chose interesting imagery for conservative Christians. Nazi propaganda films often juxtaposed scenes of Jews at prayer with rats swarming out of a sewer. If the left doesnt keep reminding us of how tolerant it is, were apt to forget.
On January 30, armed thugs invaded a Caracas synagogue, occupied the building for three hours, desecrated the Torah scrolls and scrawled graffiti like, We dont want Jews here, and Jews get out.
Before the rise of Hugo Chavez, anti-Semitism was unknown in Venezuela, a nation with a Jewish population of 15,000. Now, its almost a daily occurrence. Abraham Levy Ben Shimol, president of Venezuela's Jewish community, says: You probably hear of many anti-Semitic incidents, but where we live, the anti-Semitism is sanctioned: it comes from the president (Chavez), through the government and into the media.
In his 2005 Christmas Eve speech, Chavez charged: The world has wealth for all, but some minorities, the descendants of the same people that crucified Christ have taken over all the wealth of the world. (Emphasis added.)
When a state prosecutor and Chavez ally was killed in a car-bombing in 2004, the president sent Venezuelan security forces to raid a private Jewish school in Caracas. Agents with sub-machineguns terrorized students, while a weapons search was conducted. You cant be too careful when dealing with adolescent Christ-killers.
Chavez (who calls himself a lifelong Maoist) is enabled by prominent Democrats. A 2006 commentary by Ed Laskey in The American Thinker (Democrats and the Anti-Semitism of Hugo Chavez) notes the Congressional fan club of the Latin Goebbels includes John Conyers, Jr. (D. MI), William Delahunt and Ed Markey (both D-MA).
The Peoples Republic of Bay State is a bastion of Hugo-ism. Former Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III (whose granddad, Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., thought Hitler was misunderstood), current head of the Citizens Energy Corporation, gets cheap oil from Chavez.
This allows Kennedy to play Lord Bountiful to low-income households and build political capital while paying himself a six-figure salary. In return, Kennedy does PR for the Caracas regime. His cheap-oil commercials all note that the heating oil comes from our friends in Venezuela i.e. Chavez.
On January 8, at an anti-Israel demonstration in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, organized by the leftist group ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism), a lady in a hijab shouted at Jewish counter-demonstrators Go back to the oven (in reference to the Holocaust), and You need a big oven, thats what you need.
Instead of condemning hijab-lady, Emmanuel Lopez, ANSWERs Florida coordinator, assured us that the vast majority of demonstrators, do not want to cremate Jews. In an effort to be even-handed, Lopez went on to call the Jews who were told to go back to the oven, barbaric, racist, Zionist terrorists. (Lopez: Zionism in general is a barbaric racist movement that really is the cause of the situation in the entire Middle East.)
The anti-war movement tolerates anti-Semitism, when it isnt openly embracing it.
A Hamas flag flew from the speakers podium at ANSWERs 2002 National March for Palestine, Against War and Racism. Either ANSWER is so clueless that it doesnt know Hamas is virulently anti-Semitic or it doesnt care. (A character on a Hamas kids show, broadcast on Al-Aqsa TV, urges children to Wipe out the Jews.)
Even the Jewish left acknowledges this reality. In 2007, the San Francisco ADL held a conference (Finding Our Voice), described by the Jewish Telegraph Agency as aimed at empowering Jewish progressives to respond to anti-Semitism of the left a project destined to be as successful as Ayatollahs for Fair Elections.
Here are seven reasons for leftist anti-Semitism:
- Jew-hatred has deep historic roots in the movement. Karl Marx, who came from a Jewish family that converted to Christianity, was a raving anti-Semite. What is the Jews foundation in our world? Material necessity, private advantage, Marx wrote. Also: What is the object of the Jews worship? Usury. What is his worldly god? Money. Marxs hatred of Jews went beyond the class struggle. He described Polish Jews as the smarmiest of races, called his opponent, Ferdinand Lassalle, a Jewish Nig--- and disclosed that the Ramsgate section of London was full of Jews and fleas.
- The left is anti-capitalism Accurate or not, theres a longstanding identification of Jews with capitalism going back at least to the Rothschilds. This is bolstered by Jewish success in business and the professions. Judaism and later Christianity, validated private property honestly acquired and material progress. Islam doesnt share this perspective, which is why wealth in the Muslim world is acquired (from oil), not earned. This also explains leftist compatibility with Islam.
- The left is obsessed with equality The left finds the idea of a chosen people (in reality, chosen to advance certain values) wholly repugnant. In Israel, the Jews succeeded where others of the region have failed since ancient times. For the left, this cant be due to unique talents or Gods plan, but exploitation another charge against the Jews from the Romans to the Bolsheviks to the Nazis. On the same basis, the left has decided that American preeminence in the post-war world must be due not to our talents, entrepreneurship or democracy, but to exploitation.
- The left loves conspiracy theories Oliver Stone, Michael Moore, the Kennedy assassination nuts, energy prices set by oil companies, foreign policy run behind the scenes by industrialists the left insists that dark and sinister forces manipulate world events, making them susceptible to the longest-running conspiracy theory of all: the International Jewish Conspiracy, which blames the Jews, for wars, depressions, economic downturns and the common cold. The distance isnt that great between multinational corporations running the world and international Jewry dominating world events.
- The left equates Jews with Israel With all of the tyranny in the world especially in the neighborhood Israel inhabits the left has made the regions one democracy (the only nation to give away territory acquired in wars forced on it), the unique focus of its ire. In 2006-2007, the neo-Marxists who run the UN General Assembly couldnt find time to comment on Darfur, but condemned Israel on 22 separate occasions. There was a time when the left insisted you could be anti-Zionist without being anti-Semitic. Increasingly, neo-Marxists are forced to conclude that because them Jews support Israel (along with most Americans and evangelical Christians) there must be something inherently wrong with members of the tribe. Thus anti-Israel morphs easily to anti-Jew.
- Solidarity with the Muslim world It seems counter-intuitive, but the self-avowed secularists of the left embrace Islamacist theocrats, who find the formers social positions appalling. Muslims fit neatly into the lefts division of humanity into exploited and exploiters, imperialists and subjugated peoples. Israel is seen as an extension of European imperialism, the continuation of centuries of Western domination. In solidarity with their allies in the Moslem world, the left is at the very least willing to tolerate the anti-Semitism of Hamas, Hezbollah, the Palestinian Authority, Syria and Iran (all viewed as revolutionary movements or regimes), but increasingly prone to indulge in the age-old evil itself.
- The left is at war with God From its inception during the French Revolution, the left has seen religion as the primary impediment to the realization of its utopian dreams. Christianity is indicted as the principal support for capitalism, the patriarchal family, misogyny and homophobia. Without Judaism, there would be no Christianity and, by extension, no America, a reality which hasnt escaped leftist totalitarians, from Marx and Lenin to Hitler and Hugo Chavez. Der Fuhrer (who also blamed the Jews for inventing Christianity) believed that if he killed enough Jews, he would ultimately kill the God of Israel.
This article originally appeared on GrassTopsUSA.com and is reproduced here with the author's permission.


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This is the End (US - BD RA)
Jonathan checks out one of two 2013 comedies where the world ends..
This is the End follows six friends trapped in a house after a series of strange and catastrophic events devastate Los Angeles. As the world unravels outside, dwindling supplies and cabin fever threaten to tear apart the friendships inside. Eventually, they are forced to leave the house, facing their fate and the true meaning of redemption. (From Sony's synopsis)
Here is a movie I never thought I would enjoy so much. Even as a fan of Apatow's early films, I was growing a little tired of his cast of comedy actors and their ad lib style. Jonah Hill and James Franco have managed to escape these rolls with more interesting dramatic turns, but most of this cast is known solely for their comedic output. When I saw that they were getting together and starring in a film where they each played themselves, the idea did not sound appealing. Having actors play themselves usually works best as a cameo - like Bill Murray in Zombieland or even Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Backs. The in-jokes get old quick, but This is the End cleverly takes the route of self-deprecation and also gives the actors plenty of things to do other than riff on their true identities.
The movie opens with a big party at James Franco's house, which turns in cameo after cameo. Some exist just to say "Hey look who we know," which grows obnoxious fast. But there are some great bits here. If you've ever thought Michael Cera played too many awkward lovelorn teens, try not to laugh at him playing a cokehead. Jason Segel gets a small scene where he is clearly ripping on his How I Met Your Mother sitcom role. The cameo count may annoy at first, but it makes it all the more funny when the apocalypse strikes and celebrity after celebrity are met with a graphic death or consumed by a giant hole in the earth. Borrowing a little bit from Bill and Ted and Ghostbusters, co-directors Rogen and Goldberg successfully marry their comedic concept with the supernatural. While most of the story sticks to the inside of James Franco's house, there are segments of the outside world filled with convincing big budget effects and awesome looking monsters that would feel right at home on a Slayer album cover. There's people getting impaled and people being set on fire, and it never looks cheap. The filmmakers did not skimp out on the horror side of this genre mash up, and it is much better for it.
Part of the reason the movie succeeds is because it does have a little heart to it. The central story revolves around Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel as long time friends who have grown apart. Watching people bicker in a comedy can be a little grating, but ultimately it helps to ground a movie full of farcical material with something emotionally tangible. It also helps that the movie has a lot of big laughs in it. There's a completely transparent riff on The Exorcist. I know, that movie has been referenced a ton, but this one is unique and had me in stitches. It doesn't make too many nods to other films, but having a horror edge to their usual comedy formula keeps things interesting and exciting. If you are a fan of the cast members, this one is an extremely easy recommendation. If you usually can't stand this lot, I would still recommend a rental. It is among their best comedy work and has enough things going for it aside from the humor to keep you watching.
Sony totes this release as being mastered in 4K, which is no doubt aligned with their campaign for 4K resolution televisions. For the record, "Mastered in 4K" does not mean its a 4K transfer. It was mastered at 4K and has been scaled down to 1080p. This super sampling practice can result in better image quality, and in a perfect world every studio should be doing this for every Blu-ray release. All of that said, this transfer of This is the End looks about like any other modern release from Sony, which isn't a bad thing at all. It was shot on the Red Epic, so expect a really clean picture. Most of the scenes shot indoors are lit by the outside apocalypse, so they are soaked in orange. This doesn't give the look of the movie much range in terms of colors, but it still looks nice. Black levels also feel a little off because of all the orangeness, but it looks the same as I remember it in theaters. It's a very competently filmed movie and its clear that more budget and effort was devoted to it than your average comedy. Detail is strong but feels like it could be better. All in all, the movie has such a stylized look to it that it won't take great advantage of your nice HDTV, but this Blu-ray is a great representation of the theatrical experience I had (twice).
This is the End comes with a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track that is far more active than your average comedy. Right from the start the surround channels are filled with background noise and chatter at an airport. The party at James Franco's house is kept to the front channels by comparison. The LFE channel gets plenty to do with the movies many scenes of chaos and destruction. The action scenes are loud and appropriately rattling, with creaks and shrieks coming from multiple directions. There is some fun directional noise included in the mix. My favorite use of directional sound is the scene where the cast kicks a severed head around, with multiple POV shots from the head's perspective. The outdoor apocalyptic setting has a nice series of sizzling and rumbling effects going on at all times. Dialogue is very clear and easy to make out, and even echoes around the sound space a bit to match up with the giant open space inside James Franco's house. It's a little inconsistent at times but this track goes above and beyond what is expected in the genre.
The first in a very long line of special features is the Audio Commentary track with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. These two have been working together for years and you can tell. They have a great rapport with one another and it is evident that they really had a blast making this movie with all of their friends. There's a lot of talk of the improvising process. They also talk a lot about the comparisons between the real actors and their movie selves. They have a lot of compliments to give. It isn't a very technical commentary track but they do like to point out some of the less obvious effects in the movie. Next up is Directing Your Friends (HD, 06:31), which is a nice segment with interview footage from Rogen and writing/directing partner Evan Goldberg. They talk about what it was like giving orders to their best friends, and how having a rapport with the people they were directing made it easier for them as first time directors. Some of the actors get a turn to talk too. There's also some fun footage of them goofing around on set.
Meta-Apocalypse (HD, 07:44) comes from the same group of interviews and has the actors talking about what it is like to play amplified versions of themselves. There's a good deal more of them goofing around on set and it is really enjoyable if you're a fan of this bunch. Let's Get Technical (HD, 10:44) gives the stunt men, cinematographers, and other technicians a chance to talk. They show how they got the POV shot of a head being kicked around on the floor by putting the camera inside of a giant styrofoam ball. Rogen and Goldberg talk about how they only had horror movies in mind for the look of the movie. They did not want it to look like a comedy. The look inside the stunt process is awesome too. They talk about how difficult it is to work with fire. This is cool stuff.
Party Time (HD, 12:54), as the title suggests, is a look at the movie's big opening party scene. According to Rogen these are how some of the parties he goes to actually turn out (minus, you know, the apocalypse). It's usually a bunch of friends and then some weird celebrities that are sprinkled into the mix. Rogen and Goldberg talk about how funny Michael Cera was and how he actually got slapped full force by Rihanna in their scene. Emma Watson gets to talk about how hard it was for her to wield a heavy axe. It wraps with Paul Rudd and Jason Segel goofing around together. The Cannibal King (HD, 04:25) is a line-o-rama of the scene where Danny McBride is in his cannibal outfit holding Channing Tatum on a leash. There's also some footage of Tatum drinking blood out of a severed leg that didn't make it into the movie, so there's that.
The Making of 'The Making of Pineapple Express 2' (HD, 06:21) covers the scene in the movie where they make a Pineapple Express sequel. It is one of the movie's more delightfully meta bits. The movie already sets up and executes the bit, so there isn't much more insight here, but the cast gets to talk about how much fun they had getting into their old wardrobes. McBride also talks about the inception of Pineapple Express. Next up is Jay & Seth VS. The Apocalypse - The Original Short (HD, 09:59). This is the 2007 short directed by Jason Stone. The color palette is really the only thing that carried into the feature film. It is rough around the edges like most low budget shorts, and it isn't particularly funny, but it is a nice inclusion.
There are 3 separate Line-o-rama (HD, 12:35) segments that can be viewed separately or together. There's one for the sleeping configuration scene, the stranger at the door scene, and a raunchy argument between James Franco and Danny McBride. This is the Gag Reel (HD, 06:16) is your usual gag reel, cut together professionally with some nice music added. At times it feels like more line-o-rama cause nobody is cracking up or breaking character, but there's plenty of contagious laughter here as well. Moving along we have Deleted Scenes (HD, 15:08), which feels like more line-o-rama riffing at times. Most of these are just extended riffing from scenes that are already in the movie. It feels superfluous, but if you can't get enough of this stuff then here is more of it.
This is the Marketing is listed as one feature but is really a bunch of small featurettes, including some really strange marketing videos. If you want to see the cast goofing around in cat outfits you can watch Marketing Outtakes (HD, 06:39). Aziz Haunts Craig (HD, 01:03) is an additional video confessional from Craig Robinson, like the ones featured in the movie. There's a similar James and Danny Confessional (HD, 01:18), Jonah Confessional (HD, 01:17), and a Seth and Jay Confessional (HD, 00:57). One featurette called The Cast (HD, 03:44) plays like a cable special that comes on in between movies. It has some quick interview footage and an introduction to what the movie is. Last of the marketing materials is the Red Band Sizzle Trailer (HD, 01:53) which plays just like The Cast featurette but with more R-rated content.
I was wary of the idea of these actors playing themselves, but This is the End turned out to be great fun. The movie successfully mixes humor and horror to wildly entertaining results. Fans of the cast members are sure to take away more fond memories, but I imagine even non-fans will find it worth seeing at least once. This Blu-ray release has lots of value, boasting quality AV and a ton of hilarious extras.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Jonathan Hogberg
Marcus1138 Contributor Join Date: June 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 910
This flick is an absolute blast, can't wait to get the Blu!
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian
Disc Details
Release Date: 1st October 2013
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French (PAR), Dolby Digital 5.1 English Description Track
Subtitles: English, English SDH, French
Extras: Commentary with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, Directing Your Friends, This is the Marketing, Gag Reel, Deleted Scenes, Line-o-rama, Meta-Apocalypse, Party Time, The Cannibal King, Let's Get Technical, The Making of 'The Making of Pineapple Express 2', Jay & Seth vs. The Apocalypse - The Original Short, Sony Previews, DVD Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen
Cast: James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen
Genre: Comedy and Fantasy
Length: 107 minutes
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New Pizza Hut app for Xbox 360 lets your order delivery from the comfort of your couch
Dedicated gamers now have even less incentive to pry themselves up from the Red Bull-stained couch, thanks to a newly announced Pizza Hut app for the Xbox 360. You read that right: Starting Tuesday, you'll be able to place a delivery order directly from your gaming console.
The entire menu is available through the Xbox Live, so you can order pizza, pasta, drinks, and deserts, all the while swiping through toppings and crust styles with the app's Kinect voice and motion control support. Early adopters can get 15 percent off their first purchase if they order by May 6.
The app links with your PizzaHut.com account to save orders and delivery details to streamline the ordering process for subsequent Halo 4-induced munchies attacks.
Smartphone and tablet delivery apps are a dime a dozen, but this Pizza Hut app is the first to allow you to buy physical goods on your Xbox 360 console, much less delectable physical goods.
Pizza Hut is the world's largest pizza chain, with some 6,300 stores in the U.S. alone. The Xbox 360 app will offer targeted deals for your closest restaurant, and if you're feeling social, you can share your order details on Facebook. (Does anyone actually do that?)
The Pizza Hut app for Xbox has been long in the works, Xbox's Larry Hryb told Polygon. "If you look at our audience, they love pizza. I mean, who doesn't?" he said. "Instead of popping open a computer--maybe lots of people don't have a computer, or don't have one sitting in same room as their console--it allows users another way to place an order."
Pizza Hut enlisted professional Halo player David "Walshy" Walsh to promote the partnership between the restaurant chain and Microsoft. "We gamers have been waiting for something like for a while so I jumped at the chance to be involved," Walshy told Forbes in an interview about the deal.
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McSweeny's Bandwiches
Julia Minamata juliaminamata.com
McSweenys' John Peck devised a list of bandwiches. Here are some examples:
Pink Floyd: Amethyst-rubbed pork, asparagus jelly, moon-dried tomatoes, pumpernickel.
Bruce Springsteen: Cheesesteak, peppers, grilled headband, ketchup, seeded bun.
Rush: Seagrams-marinated grilled flank steak, carbonated pineapple-jalapeño cheese spread, maple-wasabi aioli, hand-milled laser-cut 37-grain flatbread.
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The Game Show Network is looking for teams to compete in the first season of its new show, "The Chase."
Casting directors for the series, which is based on a popular British game show of the same name, are coming to Chicago on May 4. But in order to get a spot at the casting call, hopefuls need to sign up for an audition time at chasecasting.com.
Here's what the network says:
You can run, but you cannot hide, the Beast is always coming after you. In "The Chase," a team of four contestants attempts to amass as much money as possible by answering quick-fire questions in a 60-second round. The money earned will go toward a team bank. Why the urgency? Because the Beast is always lurking, ready to pounce. The Beast--quite simply--is a quiz genius. The job of this intimidating presence is to catch each contestant by answering more questions than his opponents to ensure they are not able to bank their money. It's a role he executes with ruthless efficiency. In the final round, the team collectively plays against the Beast in an epic David vs. Goliath battle for the entire amount that they have banked.
Chicago audition times, all for Saturday, May 4, are 8 a.m., 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. After you fill out the application you will be told when and where the auditions will be in downtown Chicago. If you have any questions, contact Casting Director RJ Larese at email@example.com.
"The Chase" is produced by ITV Studios America. You can watch an episode of the original ITV show in the video above.
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