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Will the expansion of the Chinese economy result in job losses in the USA? How can a natural...
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Gareth von Kallenbach (980 KP) rated Geostorm (2017) in Movies
Jun 19, 2019
In the new movie “Geostorm” we are given a threat lifted directly from the headlines, the weather. It is revealed that a series of natural disasters ranging from flooding, heat waves, and climate change have left humanity in serious peril. As such the leaders of the world agree on a costly and ambitious plan to save humanity.
The resulting program is called “Dutch Boy” and it is the brainchild of Jake Lawson (Gerard Butler), and his team of international scientists and technicians.
The project is a global satellite system that controls the weather, and when a threat is detected, it is able to stop it in its tracks.
All has gone well for years under the program and humanity is now safe from weather related threats and continues on as usual. Jake has run afoul of the politicians overseeing the project and is removed from it by his brother Max (Jim Sturgess), who is tasked as his replacement.
Years later as the U.S. prepares to hand over control of Duty Boy to the international community, a series of odd things happen from unexplained weather incidents to an accident on the space station overseeing the system.
With the clock ticking before the handoff and Election Year politics playing a factor, Jake is tasked with going to the space station and getting to the bottom of the system issues.
The film cleverly switches gears at this point as it soon becomes clear there is a conspiracy at work that wants the system to fail and when it is learned that this may result in a mega-storm called a Geostorm, Jake and Max must put aside their differences and find out who is turning the salvation of humanity into a weapon of ultimate destruction.
The film has some really good effects and the weather disasters bring out some impressive visuals as do the scenes set in space.
The film does take some serious leaps of logic and science that requires the audience to simply follow along for the good of the story, but the strong cast and winning effects make the film more enjoyable than I expected it to be and I was entertained from start to finish.
http://sknr.net/2017/10/20/geostorm/
Scottish Gold
Neil D. L. Clark, Alison Sheridan and Donal Bateson
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Gold has been an important part of Scottish heritage for millennia and a new mine will shortly open...
A Far Off Place
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日本警報は、地震及び津波を警報するアップケージョンである。この警報は、日本で被害される可能性の自然災害を警報する。我の警報サーバーは、世界中の天気予報サーバーから様々なリアルタイムデーターを集計する。 私達が利用する天気予報サーバーリストは、JMA(日本気象庁)、PTWC(太平洋津波警報センター)とTsunamiReadyです。我の警報サーバーは、上記の天気予報サーバーからリアルタイムデーターを集計し、iOS デバイスに警報データーを送信する。 Japan Alert is the earthquake and tsunami warning application. Notify natural disaster that would harm you in Japan. Notification Server collect a real time data from multiple weather servers around the world. There are great weather servers in our list; JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency), PTWC (Pacific Tsunami Warning Center), and TsunamiReady. The notification server consume real-time data from those servers and send notification to iOS Devices as threshold defined. * 地震発生後10分以内に警報 * 各地の震度に関する情報 * 地震の震度による警報フィルターが付いて震度 0.0-7.0 まで選べる(弱い地震からの警報防止) * 日本の現地時間で世界中からのアクセス * 地震発生後10分以内に津波警報の通知 * 津波到達予想時刻・ 予想される津波の高さのモニタ * 津波による災害の発生が予想される沿岸地域の特定 * 沿岸地域居住者の避難指標 * Less than 10 minutes warning after earthquake has been occurred. * Specify location of the earthquake, with local seismic intensity (how you receive the sensitive of the quake). * Notification filtering by the earthquake’s threshold between 0.0 to 7.0 Rickter (less annoying with often small quakes). * Worldwide access with local time in Japan. * Tsunami advisory indicator less than 10 minutes after earthquake. * Ability to monitor Tsunami’s status, when it will arrive and height. * Identify coastal area where Tsunami will be effect. * Evacuate indicator for near coastal regions resident.
Flood Risk: The Holistic Perspective
Zoran Vojinovic and Jingmin Huang
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According to the International Disaster Database (EM-DAT), over the last seventy years, floods have...
Gareth von Kallenbach (980 KP) rated The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) in Movies
Aug 14, 2019
Andy has a comfortable if not dynamic job managing inventory for a local electronics store as well as a group of co-workers who include Andy in their conversations.
Andy’s life takes an unexpected turn when it is revealed at an after hours poker game that he has never been with a woman in a physical way, making him a 40 year old virgin.
Shocked and amused, Andy’s co-workers make it their personal quest to get Andy fixed up and on with his life. Andy for the most part is not overly enthused as his past failures in dating and heavy petting have all ended in disaster causing him to forgo pursuing sex.
Andy takes this all in stride even when it results in some hilarious and often painful experiences ranging from chest waxing, to drunken woman intent on making Andy their pleasure toy. As the experiences go from one bizarre encounter after another, Andy becomes even more confused, especially when his co-workers continue to offer advice that seems less than practical.
During this time, Andy meets Trish (Catherine Keener), who works at a business across from the shop. Andy is unsure how to handle her openness but when persuaded, he realizes that she may indeed like him, and now it is time to put what he has been told into effect.
Playing it cool, Andy does not call right away, but after even more outrageous situations arise, Andy eventually calls Trish and they go out. Things go very well, that is until Andy is faced with situations he has never encountered and all of his life experiences have prepared him for what is to come next.
Directed by Judd Apatow, The 40 Year Old Virgin, is a comic triumph that is consistently funny throughout. Carell is fantastic as he shows that he is a true comic talent that has arrived after his scene stealing performances in “Bruce Almighty”, and “Anchorman”.
The film is very crude and raunchy, but unlike the recent Deuce Bigalow film, there is a sincerity and charm about the films that puts the debauchery in context. This is not a film that throws gross situations at you for shock value, they are included as a natural part of the story and as part of the characters lives.
While some may balk at this, it is important to remember that in a film that deals with single men and sex, in many ways this film could actually be seen as restrained in how the characters discuss and deal with the topics and situations.
That being said, the film is a true work of genius and should launch Carell as the next great comic actor. His ability to blend physical and subtle comedy is amazing as his ability to portray Andy as a sympathetic and understandable character is truly amazing. Talent such as his only comes along once in a great while and thankfully the 42 year old Carell is finally getting a chance to shine. If you love to laugh and do not mind crude humor, do not miss this film.