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This is a summary of my tests of the RPi HQ Camera and some Canon EF-S lenses.
(all photos made with the HQ camera are untouched and full size, click to view).

The results are not bad, the Canon lenses are usable, easy to change, focus is manually, they enhance the quality. The 6mm RPi is no match to any Canon, the 16mm is not bad at all.

Much has already been written about the new (spring  2020) HQ camera available for the Raspberry Pi.
Now one can argue if this is a HQ camera (12M pixels, no focus facilities), it certainly got the interest of the Pi community, the cameras and lenses seem to sell well.
Not to be positioned as a Pi Camera V2 replacement (much more expensive, larger in dimensions), it can be a quality camera  to do projects with.

Certainly not a photo/video camera replacement (even a phone camera is much easier to wok with, depth of view and focussing is too limited) , but will have its place in vision applications demanding higher quality images under computer control.

Since the camera comes without lens, but has a C or CS lens mount adapter, it is possible to choose a lens, like the two  available form the Pi Foundation.
I have bought both together with the camera, resulting in reasonable images but a pain to focus, let alone to change the focus often. The small one has a reasonable depth of view, and a wide view and lots of cushion distortion and color aberration. The bigger one is better, more a telelens.

The C mount allows more freedom in the choice of lenses, so I thought about checking out my (really high quality) Canon EF lenses.

This requires a C mount to Canon adapter. A metal one is on its way (May 10) from China, a metal one. In the meantime I set my 3D printer to work on 3D printed adapters.
I found two in Thingiverse:

and printed both.

Some remarks about the two designs:

The STL is missing the sizing information as required by the slicer program, as noted in the comments section. The trick to get a correct STL is to upload the STL in Autodesk Fusion and export as STL (with a new name of course!). It then prints fine in the right scale, once rotated and landed lying on its Canon side with supports and a brim. Reduce layer to 0.1.

It fits the Pi camera without adapter. I suppose I should have used a finer print, screwing on was hard, a gap was still present.
The tripod adapter needs to be removed from the camera, otherwise it will not fit.
The stand makes it a very stable setup on a table. I did not yet glue a tripod screw on it.

Prints fine, rotated and landed lying on the Canon side, with a brim. Reduce layer to 0.1.

It fits fine in the Pi camera (without c to cs adapter). The camera’s tripod support can be used, the result is quite unstable with a small table tripod and a real lens, a real tripod works fine, but the Raspberry Pi computer needs to be close and not dangling on the side. A longer camera cable of 50 cm helped a lot.

First impressions.

With each lens a photo of a test chart, printed on my laser printer, on the wall and a plant in the window.
Distance between camera and object for all lenses is 60 cm.

Focussing and capturing photo has to be done manually by looking at the monitor display running this command:

$ raspistill -fw -md 3 -q 90 -k -v -o filename

The – fw switch requires downloading and building Raspbian userland, it gives a numeric indication of the quality of the center part of the screen. Very helpful to get to the best focus.
The -k -v keep the camera image on screen with a prompt until Return key is pressed. Note that the -k in combinationwith other image formats like PNG do not work.

Canon EF-S 18-55 IS
Only way to focus is to adjust the zoom, making it a fixed length. Very high quality.

Canon EF-S 18-135
More a telelens. Same remarks as the EF-S 18-55.

Canon 40 mm (Pancake)
With a 13 mm ring added and about 25 cm distance between camera and object.

EF-S 60 mm Macro
Unable to focus

EF-S- 55-250
Unable to focus

6mm 3MP Lens for HQ Camera
Not easy to focus, extreme sensitive to small movements. Low quality, cushion distortion is high, wide view.

16mm 10MP Lens for HQ Camera
Not easy to focus, extreme sensitive to small movements. Quality is allright. Smaller view of point.


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This is a directory of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona. There are about 1,400 listed sites in the state, and each of its 15 counties has at least eight listings on the National Register. Forty-five of the state's sites are further designated as National Historic Landmarks.

Arizona counties (clickable map)
Contents: NRHP listings by county in Arizona
Apache - Cochise - Coconino - Gila - Graham - Greenlee - La Paz - Maricopa (Phoenix) - Mohave - Navajo - Pima - Pinal - Santa Cruz - Yavapai (Prescott) - Yuma
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted October 30, 2015.[1]

Numbers of listings by county

The following are approximate tallies of current listings in Arizona on the National Register of Historic Places. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008[2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site.[3] There are frequent additions to the listings and occasional delistings, and the counts here are not official. Also, the counts in this table exclude boundary increase and decrease listings which modify the area covered by an existing property or district and which carry a separate National Register reference number.

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County # of Sites
1 Apache 32
2 Cochise 85
3 Coconino 155
4 Gila 52
5 Graham 34
6 Greenlee 10
7 La Paz 10
8.1 Maricopa: Phoenix 201
8.2 Maricopa: Other 177
8.3 Maricopa: Total 378
9 Mohave 70
10 Navajo 55
11 Pima 173
12 Pinal 109
13 Santa Cruz 52
14.1 Yavapai: Prescott 71
14.2 Yavapai: Other 60
14.3 Yavapai: Total 131
15 Yuma 60
(duplicates) (6)[4]
Total: 1,400
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See also

  1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on October 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places.
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
  4. ^ The following sites are listed in multiple counties: Coolidge Dam (Gila and Pinal), El Camino Del Diablo (Pima and Yuma), Fossil Creek Bridge (Gila and Yavapai), Kentucky Camp Historic District (Pima and Santa Cruz), Los Robles Archeological District (Pima and Pinal), Sierra Bonita Ranch (Cochise and Graham)

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We have only just moved to Winchester and so far it has been delightful. However, sampling a first restaurant in a new area can utterly poison your view of the town and leave you questioning why you ever thought of visiting, let alone deciding to live there. Consequently, I’m rather chuffed to report that the seriously good food served at the Bangkok Brasserie has only increased my happiness to be living here by leaps and bounds.

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Making quality Thai food no mean feat – it is a complex cuisine composed from an intricate palate of complimentary but often powerful flavours that, if imperfectly combined, can clash and over-whelm the senses. Whilst a couple of the dishes we tried could have hurt a bit more, the sophisticated harmony of tastes showed Bangkok Brasserie to be well up to the task of composing top tuck of this type.

I’ve said this before but it is so important I’m going to say it again. Don’t drink wine with Thai food, just don’t. Beer is best and Thai Singha beer is the option of choice. There was a wine list proffered, which featured what must be the only time someone has bragged about getting a desultory 83 Parker–points for a wine (the wine being a Thai Shiraz), but just ignore it: get some Singha.

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Our second salad contained a mixture of squid, prawns and mussels. I was pleased there were bugger all mussels as I hate the blighters but Daniel told me they were good specimens. The texture of the prawns told a similar story about them but, alas, the squid was just a hint on the rubbery side. Always a risk with squid, of course, but I’d be happy enough to eat this again (especially if I could talk them into adding a few more chillies in it).

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The roast duck curry was extremely enjoyable. It had plenty of big bits of scrummy duck meat in it, complimented by the richness of the coconut cream-based sauce. It wasn’t amazingly hot, but the chilli character was strong enough, together with the crisp, freshness of the vegetables it contained, to keep it vibrant despite its lovely decadence. I thought putting large lumps of pineapple in a curry might be a bit weird but they fitted with the curry’s taste-profile very well. Definitely a super squirrel-grade curry; I loved it.

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Finally we had a beef jungle curry. We’ve had this at many establishments and we like them when they provoke plenty of sweat. This was nearly hot enough but just lacking the fire required to make it a stirring, passion-charged dish. One again, the beef used was of a high quality and the vegetables pleasingly fresh. Just hotter please!

Something very odd did happen at the restaurant. All of the food contained a heroic amount of ginger, something I have utterly detested all my life. Even at New York’s mortgage-requiring sushi restaurants when the bleeders insisted I ate the foul stuff ‘because I had never had ginger done properly’ it made me gag. Tonight, for the first time in my life, I rather enjoyed the taste of gingery food, very gingery food, so either Bangkok Brasserie are very good at what they do or crapulence has destroyed my taste-buds. I think the former, it was a great meal.

I am more than willing to pay for good times but this meal, tip inclusive, was just a gnat’s protuberance above fifty notes. Considering the pleasure it delivered this is was an extremely reasonable price and encourages me all to return. Return rather soon, I fancy. I suggest you give it a whirl when wending Winchester way.

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Dear Colleagues,

Here is the April issue of NELTA Choutari. We have an interview with Mr. Hemanta Raj Dahal, newly elected President of NELTA. The President has covered a wide area of issues about NELTA focusing on how he will lead the organization forward and address the increasing expectation of its members. Please share your thoughts and reactions to his plans and strategies on how to lead NELTA in more professional ways and how to enhance the practice and scholarship of ELT in Nepal. In addition, Mr. President highlights the significance of the role of NELTA Choutari in promoting NELTA’s professional/academic activities.

In this issue, you will also find ELT articles which address a variety of issues about teaching English in Nepal. Shyam  Pandey’s article Mentoring in Nepalese Context highlights the necessity of mentoring in the context of Nepal. The article is based on the writer’s teaching and learning experience. It stresses that mentoring as one of the best modes of teacher professional development, which is being late to be formally adopted it in Nepal.

Similarly, Suman Laudari’s article Use of Authentic Materials in Language Classrooms: A Fashion or Compulsion? explains what authentic language teaching materials are. It also highlights the importance of using authentic material in the EFL classroom. It concludes that the use of authentic materials should reflect the language change in the classroom which helps teachers and students become aware of such changes.

Ganesh Gnawali’s article Reflective Learning concentrates on the subject of reflective teaching practice which can lead us to better understanding of pedagogy and professional development. It involves one’s own critical thinking and analysis with the goal of improving professional practice. Engaging in reflective practice requires individuals to assume the perspective of an external observer in order to identify the assumptions and feelings underlying their practice and then to speculate about how these assumptions and feelings affects practice.

In his article Outrunning the Unknown, Mr Hemraj Kafle reflects on his professional experiences as a teacher by drawing an analogy between  professional life and a race. Whether you like it or not, there is always the pressure to run faster. You may not know others’ speed but must constantly try to outrun them without tresspassing their trails.

Mabindra’s article The Role of Local Culture and Context in English Language Teaching is based on the assumption that English is fast becoming a global language and it will become more so in the future. We are learning to use English in our communication; so, the local context cannot be disregarded, and also it is important to consider the cultural values. Although the opinions about how or if local context and culture should be used in teaching English are divided,  the use of local context and culture can be done at least in the  earlier stages to facilitate learning of English language. It will also enhance the feeling of ownership of English among learners which can further assist in a more progressive learning to take place.

We  hope you will enjoy this issue of NELTA Choutari April issue and leave your comments. I would like to request all the readers to leave more substantial comments than simply saying ‘Good job’, ‘Wonderful article!’, ‘Yes, I agree with you’, etc. Such comments will be only for the sake of comments. We want increase in readership and sharing among readers. As a teacher, you might have achieved much professional success through learning and training yourself, but it is our responsibility to contribute to the professional development of other teachers as well. Substantial comments can be a good resource for others, now and in the future.

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I have a show you may be interested in. Pls could you drop me an email to nv@nvlondoncalcutta.com and I'll send you over the info. Thanks!

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Porter Five (5) Forces Analysis is a strategic management tool to analyze industry and understand the underlying levers of profitability in an industry. Coventry Group Limited managers can use Porter Five Forces to understand how the five competitive forces influence profitability and develop a strategy for enhancing Coventry Group Limited competitive advantage and long term profitability in Capital Goods industry.

Brief overview of Coventry Group Limited

Coventry Group Limited is one of the leading Australian firms in the Capital Goods sector. Over the years Coventry Group Limited has redefined the ways of doing business in Capital Goods industry. Coventry Group Limited is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and have the stock market ticker " CYG ".

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  • Threat of New Entrants
  • Bargaining Power of Suppliers
  • Bargaining Power of Buyers
  • Threat from Substitute Products
  • Rivalry among the existing players.
Coventry Group Limited Porter Five Forces and Industry Analysis

Porter Five Forces is a holistic strategy framework that took strategic decision away from just analyzing the present competition. Porter Five Forces focuses on - how Coventry Group Limited can build a sustainable competitive advantage in Capital Goods industry. Managers at Coventry Group Limited can not only use Porter Five Forces to develop a strategic position with in Capital Goods industry but also can explore profitable opportunities in whole Capital Goods sector.

Coventry Group Limited Porter Five (5) Forces Analysis for Capital Goods Industry

Threats of New Entrants

New entrants in Capital Goods brings innovation, new ways of doing things and put pressure on Coventry Group Limited through lower pricing strategy, reducing  costs, and providing new value propositions to the customers. Coventry Group Limited has to manage all these challenges and build effective barriers to safeguard its competitive edge.

How Coventry Group Limited can tackle the Threats of New Entrants

  • By innovating new products and services. New products not only brings new customers to the fold but also give old customer a reason to buy Coventry Group Limited ‘s products.
  • By building economies of scale so that it can lower the fixed cost per unit.
  • Building capacities and spending money on research and development. New entrants are less likely to enter a dynamic industry where the established players such as Coventry Group Limited keep defining the standards regularly. It significantly reduces the window of extraordinary profits for the new firms thus discourage new players in the industry.

Bargaining Power of Suppliers

All most all the companies in the Capital Goods industry buy their raw material from numerous suppliers. Suppliers in dominant position can decrease the margins Coventry Group Limited can earn in the market. Powerful suppliers in Capital Goods sector use their negotiating power to extract higher prices from the firms in Capital Goods field. The overall impact of higher supplier bargaining power is that it lowers the overall profitability of Capital Goods.

How Coventry Group Limited can tackle Bargaining Power of the Suppliers

  • By building efficient supply chain with multiple suppliers.
  • By experimenting with product designs using different materials so that if the prices go up of one raw material then company can shift to another.
  • Developing dedicated suppliers whose business depends upon the firm. One of the lessons Coventry Group Limited can learn from Wal-Mart and Nike is how these companies developed third party manufacturers whose business solely depends on them thus creating a scenario where these third party manufacturers have significantly less bargaining power compare to Wal-Mart and Nike.

Bargaining Power of Buyers

Buyers are often a demanding lot. They want to buy the best offerings available by paying the minimum price as possible. This put pressure on Coventry Group Limited profitability in the long run. The smaller and more powerful the customer base is of Coventry Group Limited the higher the bargaining power of the customers and higher their ability to seek increasing discounts and offers.

How Coventry Group Limited can tackle the Bargaining Power of Buyers

  • By building a large base of customers. This will be helpful in two ways. It will reduce the bargaining power of the buyers plus it will provide an opportunity to the firm to streamline its sales and production process.
  • By rapidly innovating new products. Customers often seek discounts and offerings on established products so if Coventry Group Limited keep on coming up with new products then it can limit the bargaining power of buyers.
  • New products will also reduce the defection of existing customers of Coventry Group Limited to its competitors.

Threats of Substitute Products or Services

When a new product or service meets a similar customer needs in different ways, industry profitability suffers. For example services like Dropbox and Google Drive are substitute to storage hardware drives. The threat of a substitute product or service is high if it offers a value proposition that is uniquely different from present offerings of the industry.

How Coventry Group Limited can tackle the Treat of Substitute Products / Services

  • By being service oriented rather than just product oriented.
  • By understanding the core need of the customer rather than what the customer is buying.
  • By increasing the switching cost for the customers.

Rivalry among the Existing Competitors

If the rivalry among the existing players in an industry is intense then it will drive down prices and decrease the overall profitability of the industry. Coventry Group Limited operates in a very competitive Capital Goods industry. This competition does take toll on the overall long term profitability of the organization.

How Coventry Group Limited can tackle Intense Rivalry among the Existing Competitors in Capital Goods industry

  • By building a sustainable differentiation
  • By building scale so that it can compete better
  • Collaborating with competitors to increase the market size rather than just competing for small market.

Implications of Porter Five Forces on Coventry Group Limited

By analyzing all the five competitive forces Coventry Group Limited strategists can gain a complete picture of what impacts the profitability of the organization in Capital Goods industry. They can identify game changing trends early on and can swiftly respond to exploit the emerging opportunity. By understanding the Porter Five Forces in great detail Coventry Group Limited 's managers can shape those forces in their favor.

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Brief overview of Volga Gas Plc

Volga Gas Plc is one of the leading firms in the Oil & Gas. Over the years Volga Gas Plc has redefined the ways of doing business in Oil & Gas. Volga Gas Plc is listed at London Stock Exchange (LSE) and have a market cap $ 60.45 million (USD).

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  • Threat of New Entrants
  • Bargaining Power of Suppliers
  • Bargaining Power of Buyers
  • Threat from Substitute Products
  • Rivalry among the existing players.
Volga Gas Plc Porter Five Forces and Industry Analysis

Porter Five Forces is a holistic strategy framework that took strategic decision away from just analyzing the present competition. Porter Five Forces focuses on - how Volga Gas Plc can build a sustainable competitive advantage in Oil & Gas industry. Managers at Volga Gas Plc can not only use Porter Five Forces to develop a strategic position with in Oil & Gas industry but also can explore profitable opportunities in whole Oil & Gas sector.

Volga Gas Plc Porter Five (5) Forces Analysis for Oil & Gas Industry

Threats of New Entrants

New entrants in Oil & Gas brings innovation, new ways of doing things and put pressure on Volga Gas Plc through lower pricing strategy, reducing  costs, and providing new value propositions to the customers. Volga Gas Plc has to manage all these challenges and build effective barriers to safeguard its competitive edge.

How Volga Gas Plc can tackle the Threats of New Entrants

  • By innovating new products and services. New products not only brings new customers to the fold but also give old customer a reason to buy Volga Gas Plc ‘s products.
  • By building economies of scale so that it can lower the fixed cost per unit.
  • Building capacities and spending money on research and development. New entrants are less likely to enter a dynamic industry where the established players such as Volga Gas Plc keep defining the standards regularly. It significantly reduces the window of extraordinary profits for the new firms thus discourage new players in the industry.

Bargaining Power of Suppliers

All most all the companies in the Oil & Gas industry buy their raw material from numerous suppliers. Suppliers in dominant position can decrease the margins Volga Gas Plc can earn in the market. Powerful suppliers in Oil & Gas sector use their negotiating power to extract higher prices from the firms in Oil & Gas field. The overall impact of higher supplier bargaining power is that it lowers the overall profitability of Oil & Gas.

How Volga Gas Plc can tackle Bargaining Power of the Suppliers

  • By building efficient supply chain with multiple suppliers.
  • By experimenting with product designs using different materials so that if the prices go up of one raw material then company can shift to another.
  • Developing dedicated suppliers whose business depends upon the firm. One of the lessons Volga Gas Plc can learn from Wal-Mart and Nike is how these companies developed third party manufacturers whose business solely depends on them thus creating a scenario where these third party manufacturers have significantly less bargaining power compare to Wal-Mart and Nike.

Bargaining Power of Buyers

Buyers are often a demanding lot. They want to buy the best offerings available by paying the minimum price as possible. This put pressure on Volga Gas Plc profitability in the long run. The smaller and more powerful the customer base is of Volga Gas Plc the higher the bargaining power of the customers and higher their ability to seek increasing discounts and offers.

How Volga Gas Plc can tackle the Bargaining Power of Buyers

  • By building a large base of customers. This will be helpful in two ways. It will reduce the bargaining power of the buyers plus it will provide an opportunity to the firm to streamline its sales and production process.
  • By rapidly innovating new products. Customers often seek discounts and offerings on established products so if Volga Gas Plc keep on coming up with new products then it can limit the bargaining power of buyers.
  • New products will also reduce the defection of existing customers of Volga Gas Plc to its competitors.

Threats of Substitute Products or Services

When a new product or service meets a similar customer needs in different ways, industry profitability suffers. For example services like Dropbox and Google Drive are substitute to storage hardware drives. The threat of a substitute product or service is high if it offers a value proposition that is uniquely different from present offerings of the industry.

How Volga Gas Plc can tackle the Treat of Substitute Products / Services

  • By being service oriented rather than just product oriented.
  • By understanding the core need of the customer rather than what the customer is buying.
  • By increasing the switching cost for the customers.

Rivalry among the Existing Competitors

If the rivalry among the existing players in an industry is intense then it will drive down prices and decrease the overall profitability of the industry. Volga Gas Plc operates in a very competitive Oil & Gas industry. This competition does take toll on the overall long term profitability of the organization.

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Since the last movie, Marcus Burnett is now a police inspector. Mike Lowery is having a midlife crisis. They unite again for another mission. The full cast includes: Will Smith as Detective Mike Lowrey, Alexander Ludwig as Dorn, Vanessa Hudgens as Kelly, Michael Bay as Wedding MC, Martin Lawrence as Detective Marcus Burnett, Joe Pantoliano as Captain Howard, Paola Nunez as Rita, Charles Melton as Rafe, Kate Del castillo as Isabel Aretas, Happy Anderson as Jenkins, Emily Towles as Hot Miami Model, Melissa Kennemore as Major Patel Miami PD, Jennifer Badger as Dr. Julie Weber, Bianca Bethune as Megan Burnett and Dj Khaled as Manny (as Khaled 'DJ Khaled' Khaled).

We hear a cool Salsa Hip Hop track. The visuals are a beautiful night view of the Miami beach coastline. Several cop cars are chasing an assailant. The chased vehicle is in fact driven by undercover cop Mike Lowrey (played by the talented Will Smith) with passenger Detective Marcus Burnett (played by the hilarious Martin Lawrence).

"The vehicle is a lightning fast navy blue Ferrari. They approach a bus and swerve just making it. They then go on the sand at the beach at speed! They drive backwards and then park. They enter a hospital... it was all for Marcus to see his daughters new born baby! hehehe. What a great introduction to this fresh installment of Bad Boys!"

Marcus cries whilst holding the baby hehe. Mike can't bare to see him like this and leaves hehe. We cut to a Mexican womens prison. A woman stabs a guard, she escapes. Outside guards in a car get taken down. Someone sets the car on fire. We then cut to this escaped woman, Isabel, talking to her son (Armando played by Jacob Scipio). Isabel is played by excellently by Kate del Castillo. Kate brings an intensity to the role. This mother explains that she hates Mike Lowery for betraying her now dead ex-husband. She wants the ultimate revenge.

We cut to Mike and Marcus in a celebration at after work drinks for the cops. Marcus wants to retire. We cut to thugs doing a money deal. The deal goes sour because Armando wants to renegotiate. Armando is making his own deals now.

"He stabs the main thug from the other gang and attacks some of his men. Great hand to hand combat with a knife at speed. Armando recruits those left behind 'I need new people'. Another thug then replies 'What's your Dental like?' hahaha. Armando then recruits all of the men left behind. The villain Armando was cleverly created. He is gifted at hand to hand fighting, guns and on a bike. He is an equal match for the Bad Boys and you start anticipating this match up early on"

We cut to a bar. Mike and Marcus are chatting to a girl... "She was perfect for you" says Marcus. Marcus then says he wants to retire. But Mike says "I'm gonna be chasing criminals till I'm 100".

"Outside Marcus and Mike do a foot race for a bet. Mike is winning but then suddenly a bike drives by and shoots Mike three times, the shots land. This scene has a slow motion component and has been expertly choreographed. Wonderful cinematography. This is a Bad Boys film!"

They take Mike to a hospital. Marcus preys to God about Mike. The biker man was Armando and we see him taking off his helmet. Isabel is angry that Armando failed to kill Mike. We cut to Armando killing 3 more targets.

"The cops say it's the same bike man. We cut to Marcus crying and we think Mike is dead hehehe. But then we see that it's just Marcus's daughters wedding. The scene leads you on and then makes you laugh. Clever editing hehehe"

They make a toast. Mike is healthy and recovering.

"Captain Howard (played by the funny Joe Pantoliano) says 'Mike... No!'. He knows what Mike wants. Mike wants in! Captain Howard says that Ammo (a new task force) will investigate. Captain Howard has been in all three Bad Boys movies and his agitated state has always made me laugh! What a great character"
Mike chats to Marcus. He wants revenge for the bullets. "My future is hunting this mutha F*" says Mike. But Marcus doesn't want this. "I need this... Bad Boys... one last time" says Mike. Marcus says "No Mike".

Isabel and Armando chat. Isabel says she wants to make Mike suffer. Armando uploads a video of shooting and it gets hits. We cut to Mike seeing it in the news.

"Rita from Ammo (played by the beautiful Paola Nunez) visits Mike. She cares for Mike. She wants Ammo to take care of case. There is chemistry between the two. I'd like to see more of Paola Nunez, either in more action or straight up drama. She nailed this role"
We cut to Mike in a suit making investigations. He wears the suit very well just as in previous Bad Boys films hehe. He goes to the back of a restaurant and beats up a fat man. "Did you just get pig fat on my suit" says Mike hehe. He gets the info he needs.

We cut to Captain Howard who is nervous because Mike will consult in the case that has been handed over to Ammo. Mike meets ammo. An Ammo worker, Rafe (played well by Charles Melton) taunts Mike and he responds with his own personal jab. "You see that, that's what I like... teamwork" says Captain Howard hehehe.

"Mike and Ammo get into a truck to do surveillance. We cut to Marcus relaxing with burning incense on a reclining seat hahaha. Martin Lawrence has always excelled in awkward funny scenes like this hehehe"
Ammo sends out a drone into a building. Their surveillancing Booker Grazie who sold the bullets to Armando.

"Mike sees that the deal will go sour and hence he runs into the building. The two teams of thugs battle each other with bullets. Great sound design. Visuals of rapid gun fire and Mike jumping for cover everywhere. Bad Boys shoot outs have always been intense and this scene is no exception"
Mike aims and chats to Booker. Booker then gets injured... Mike asks him about the bullets. But Booker then dies. Then a contact/man calls Marcus that a guy on a bike is after him! Captain Howard arrives at the scene and Mike explains what happened. Rafe from Ammo gives more cheek to Mike hehe.

Mike says to Rafe "Just because I f*'d your mother..." hehe. Classic one liner from Mike. Marcus calls Mike and tells his new info. He picks Mike up with his car and little Marcus grandson is inside hehehe. They drop him off at a spa where Teresa (Marcus's wife) is there. They then park the car. Then a dead body drops on top of car! "She knows... she always knows" says Marcus after his wife calls him co-incidently hehehe. Then Mike goes into the building.

"Suddenly Mike and Armando jumps out of window, they land safely. Great instense hand to hand combat. Will Smith hasn't lost a beat in these very physical action scenes. Mike is an equal match for Armando"
Then Armando gets away by foot then bike. Marcus and Mike drive off by car, the car is broken up hehe with it's ceiling caved in hehe. They still manage to drive it. We cut to Captain Howard and Mike chatting. Captain Howard tells a story about a horse and it ends with the words "Where are you going... you have to grab the reigns before your horse runs you off the bridge". As they walk off Armando (on his bike) shoots Captain Howard. We then cut to the Captain Howard's funeral. Marcus and Mike are sad.

Ammo sings the "Bad Boys" song but it doesn't sound that good. Mike and Marcus laugh at them. Then the actual Bad Boys song plays. Rafe gets Mike and Marcus in a dance club.

"The girls of Ammo (Rita and Kelly) looks sexy with skirts. Kelly is played by the gorgeous Vanessa Hudgens. Vanessa has action girl written all over her! Her weapons and evasive skills are top notch. She has a cool look to her through out the movie but she looks stunning in a gown at the nightclub!"
Ammo is all undercover inside. Cool dance/hip-hop music plays in the background. Kelly chats to the thugs and says "freeze" Miami police.

The thugs leave the club and drive off. Mike and Marcus get into a four wheel drive "official police business" and chase the thug on a bike. They shoot at the man's bike and he falls, he is called Zwaylo and is injured badly. Mike gets his phone. They put Zwaylo in the car and ask him questions. They stop the car and Zwaylo escapes. Mike and Marcus get into a double bike. Marcus is in the small seat hehe.

"There are guns inside the bike. 'Who do you think gave you that gun... god.. amen' says Mike to Marcus hahaha. Marcus fires rounds. This is classic Bad Boys! Mike always convinces Marcus to go hard core... even though Marcus is nervous as hell!"
Mike turns around and fires at incoming bikes out the back. Great fast paced action scene. Then they face a helicopter, Armando fires a bazuka from there. Mike separates the mini side bike and they just escape the projectile that goes right through the middle!

Mike runs, jumps and grabs helicopter ladder! Armando fires at Mike. Marcus is on the ground firing a big machine gun. This is an intense scene with great sound and visuals. Mike drops in water. Back at the Ammo headquarters Mike finally finds out that Isabel is causing all these hits/problems. Mike finds out the assailant Armando may be his son. The mother is called "Isabel". Mike then tells Marcus that he had fallen in love with Isabel whilst he was undercover.

"They called Isabel 'LaBruja' which means The Witch. 'Mike... you F*d a witch' says Marcus hehehe. 'Hasta el fuego' was slang that Mike and Isabel made up so because Armando also used this slang he thinks he's probably his father. Mike goes on a plane journey and Marcus follows him. 'Mike.. she's a bruja... she'll make your dick fall off' says Marcus hehehe. Mike says he wants to finishing his son off. 'How'd you F* a witch without a condom!' says Marcus hahaha. Martin Lawrence contributes to the laugh out loud moments in this film!"
The two of them enter a Mexican village. The Ammo Team arrives with weapons.

Mike and Rafe are now friends and do a fist pump hehe. Rita says "Don't die" to Mike. Mike enters the building, a drone is sent for surveillance. Isabel walks down and says "Hola Ricky or Hola Mike". Mike asks "where is he" in reference to her son. Isabel talks spanish and says her son wanted him dead. "This is some real telenovela shit" says Marcus hahaha. Mike asks Isabel why didn't you tell me we had a son. Isabel calls Mike coward and a traitor.

"Isabel's Men from the outside enter the compound. Ammo comes in from the ground in a very innovative scene. Men fire on Marcus, Mike and Ammo. Great brutal gun action scenes. Lots of smoke and powder, it's hard to see (even for the audience). The sound design makes you feel like your there. There is a lot of furniture on this level that Ammo and the Bad Boys use for protection. Marcus has a shot gun and Mike has a machine gun, they both hit their targets and use evasive techniques. What an awesome action scene. Perfectly coreographed"

A helicopter from the outside fires rounds into the building. Mike and Marcus duck and hide. Marcus aims a big shotgun at helicopter and he downs it! The helicopters falls down and explodes. Armando then fights Mike. Isabel cuts Marcus but he wounds her. Mike chokes Armando but then lets him go. Mike says "Hermano and my son" to Armando. Armando kicks him hard. Mike is confused and lets Armando beat him up.

"I'm trying to penetrate his soul with my heart" says Mike to Marcus. "Who are you?" asks Armando to Mike. Mike says "Ask your mother". "Is he my father?" asks Armando to Isabela. She replies "Yes". Isabel shoots her son. Rita from Ammo shoots Isabela. There are explosions and Marcus slips and hangs on a ledge. Armando surprisingly helps him out! He helps Marcus get up on the level. Mike, Marcus and Armando are hurting but they stumble out of the building.

"I can promise you I'm gonna be there" says Mike to Armando who is wounded on the ground. We cut to a celebration at Police headquarters and they toast their new captain Rita. Mike says to Marcus "Thank you". "Your forgetting one thing... we said for life" says Marcus. "So your going away all weekend... you still got those blue pills" says Mike to Marcus about his holiday with his wife hehehe. Mike sings "Bad Boys Bad Boys..." to the baby. Mike visits Armando in prison. We cut to Marcus on the plane "Would you f* a witch without a condom" he says to a passenger. He says "No" hahaha. This is a funny way to end this great action movie.

"In typical Bad Boys fashion, the action scenes in this movie are second to none. Hand to hand combat, bike scenes, gunfire from one team to another, helicopter scenes, bazukas, shot guns, jumping sequences... it's all there"
The chemistry between Will Smith and Martin Lawrence is undeniable and made this series special.
"Martin Lawrence excels in the comedic sequences. Will Smith hasn't lost a beat in physical/intense action scenes. Captain Howard played by Joe Pantoliano is always funny and memorable. The Ammo Team was a great addition. Vanessa Hudgens, Paola Nunez, Charles Melton and Alexander Ludwig all did fantastic. The villains of Isabel (Kate del Castillo) and Armando (Jacob Scipio) were designed well and were an equal match for the Bad Boys"
What a super action film. In fact all three Bad Boys films set a new benchmark for intense and innovative action sequences. The plots of all three films have always had intrique. The side characters have been memorable too. What a fantastic, full on 2hrs 3min.

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  1. But, Jeff–it’s so much EASIER to just jump on a bandwagon and follow a leader! You’re asking people to think, consider and evaluate! 😉

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The ceremony was held at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra. There were fifteen categories that various makeup professionals, makeup brands, makeup training institutions, companies and media houses, beauty retailers and fashion and beauty content creators in the industry were awarded for their contribution and works.

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