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Sunday, 22 May 2016

Game Changing Jewellery

My style is quite diverse and there isn't much fashion-wise that I will categorically say I don't like but one of my favourite styles and trends is minimalism. Isn't there just something about a super chic, clean outfit that makes you feel great? However, I still like to add a bit of personality or a bit of a twist to simple outfits and when it comes to doing just that, jewellery and accessories become essential.

Out of all of the jewellery that I own, rings are one of my most worn pieces. I love stacking them, wearing them as statement pieces or just having a few simple ones on - I think they're one of the most elegant pieces of jewellery you can own. One of my most worn rings of late has to be the above rose gold one from Lola and Grace. It's such a beautiful, eye-catching piece that just looks so luxurious that it really is a game-changer for any outfit. The ring itself is encrusted with Swarovski crystals so I feel like a million dollars when I wear it and that's what jewellery is all about for me - it's about adding a bit of something to your outfit, whether it's a boho vibe or something more high end.

Anyone who reads my outfit posts will know that I barely ever go without a watch on my wrist - I feel so naked without one! Watches are such a classic piece that I think we'd be hard pushed to find someone who doesn't own at least one and the beauty of them is that they never go out of style. I think that if you're going to splash out on one thing for your jewellery box, make it a watch. My Marc Jacobs watch has barely left my wrist since I got for my 21st birthday and it's in just as good condition and looks just as beautiful as the day I got it. All of these watches above are DKNY Watches and I'm absolutely in love with them. They look so high end and because they detailing on them is so well designed, these are sure to catch the eye of anyone who sees your outfit. My favourite is the silver one second from the left; I have a lot of gold watches but have yet to add a completely silver one to my collection so would love one like this to wear as an everyday watch to glam up my more simple outfits. If you haven't guessed by now I have a bit of a thing about rose gold (such a blogger cliche I know!) but I seriously love it and DKNY have so many rose gold and copper watches with some beautiful detailing and mixing of metals.

All of the DKNY watches above are available from Babla's Jewellers, a jewellers that sells a fantastic range of watches and jewellery, boasting brands such as Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss, Diesal, Sekonda and so many more! They have brands for all budgets so whether you're looking to splash the cash or buy a cheaper dupe, there'll be a watch there for you that will really up your outfit game.

Now, my next game changer is a little bit unorthodox but is a piece that will undoubtedly transform an outfit to reflect your style, personality or mood, regardless of whether it's for everyday wear or for a formal occasion. Yup, it's the headpiece. I don't know about anyone else but there's something so ethereal about headpieces; they completely transform the vibe of any outfit and can make the most casual or mundane feel like it's fit for a princess and Rosie Willet Designs has some of the most stunning head pieces I have ever seen. There are so many headpieces around, especially during the summer months, but have you ever seen anything quite as beautiful and as detailed as these pieces? I know I haven't. I don't have my own wedding quite in sight (read: I never really want to get married) but that does not mean that I can't have something like this in my accessories box. Whether you're a wedding guest, a bride or someone who just wants to feel like royalty, there's no reason why you can't wear a headpiece. Each piece is designed by Rosie herself, using only the highest quality materials such as Swarovski crystals and silk, meaning that these designs won't snap as soon as you get them actually on your head like many of mine have done in the past and they are truly classic pieces that will take you through any occasion. Don't they have a little bit of a Great Gatsby feel to them? I'd love to go to a party in an LBD with a simple nude make-up look and one of these woven into bed hair. My favourite piece has got to be from Blossoms collection which boasts pieces inspired by plants and vines, keeping it classic with a bohemian twist. Can you say perfect?

And finally we have this dainty, rose gold (I'm sorry I just love it) necklace from Wolf and Badger, a brand which I have come to love of late due to their commitment to the showcasing of talented jewellery designers. The pieces featured in their stores and online are all designed by different jewellery designers meaning that with each purchase you are supporting independent talents, a concept which I love. Not only do you get high quality jewellery but you know that each design is unique and created with care and passion. This Rose Gold Hamsa Necklace was created by Latelita London, a British brand which combines traditional Eastern influences with modern European jewellery, creating beautiful pieces like this one. As you can see, although the necklace is small and dainty it's still oh-so eye-catching and I know it's going to be one of my most worn necklaces this summer.

So there you have it - my game changing jewellery! What's yours?

Amy x

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  1. those DKNY watches are beautiful!

    rachel // Style Soup

  2. The rose gold necklace is so lovely! So dainty and simple; gorgeous! xo

    Emily |

  3. Love those dkny watches lovely ! I need to get myself a classic watch!

  4. so cute

  5. stunning!!! and those photos are incredible

    This Girl Loves Chic xx

  6. Gorgeous...Those Jewelry Pics are So beautiful.But I really love Tanzanite beacause it's deep blue shade is so beautiful.

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Monday, 23 April 2018

4 Small Ways to Push Yourself Out of Your Comfort Zone

Photography of Woman's Orange LipWe’re all so busy- when you’re trying to work, run a house, maintain a social life and look after a family, it really can feel like a struggle fitting everything in. For this reason, a routine is important. We have a time slot for everything we need to do, and it allows us to know where we need to be and when so that everything runs smoothly.

The only trouble with that is routine can equal ‘rut’ and when you do the same things in life day after day, week after week, life can lose its excitement. There’s not much you can do about your commitments, but there are some simple ways you can spice your life up and make things more interesting. Here are a few ideas!

Try a New Class at the Gym

Just like with our routine in day to day life, we can get into a routine with our exercise habits. We go to the gym and use the same equipment we always do, or turn up to that class we’ve been doing forever. But why not do something a bit different? If you’re already a member of a gym there will be loads of classes on offer, why not pick something you wouldn’t normally go for? Not only will it be a new challenge and allow you to use different muscles, you might meet a new friend or find an activity you really enjoy doing. It’s such a simple thing but perhaps one you’d not considered.

Get That Piercing or Tattoo You’ve Been Wanting

Have you been lusting over a cool new piercing or tattoo? Perhaps you love the way helix earrings look, or maybe you’ve always wanted a sleeve tattoo but not taken the plunge to do it. If not now, then when? If it’s something you’ve given real thought to and know you genuinely want it doing- why not just go for it?
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Set up an Online Dating Profile

Have you been single for a while? Perhaps you’re fed up of third- wheeling with friends or would like some romance and companionship in your life. You might be living in hope that you’ll run into your dream partner in day to day life, but actually, online dating can be very beneficial. You get to chat with people beforehand to see if you get along, and you can rule people out based on your criteria. If you don’t want to date a smoker, for example, filter out those who smoke in your search. If you want someone with the same interests as you, read through some different profiles and contact those you think would be a good match.

Try a New Hairstyle

Have you worn your hair the same way for as long as you can remember? Something as simple as a new style or colour really can give you a boost of self-confidence. Perhaps you could have highlights and a fringe chopped in? Maybe you could go shorter, or the opposite way and have some extensions fitted? Have fun with your appearance and get yourself out of that rut!

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Teach Like Finland, Part 1

While authoring my forthcoming book, I have read many professional books. This is the first in a series of professional book reviews–possible titles for your summer reading. The reviews are in no particular order.

Since 2001, many educators in the U. S., including yours truly, and around the world have wondered why Finnish students continually rank as top scorers on the international PISA exam. I recently read Teach Like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms. This is some of what I learned.

Before I even opened the book, I reflected on the use of the word “joyful” in the subtitle. In my work as a school librarian which included thirteen years at all three instructional levels between 1992 – 2009, I cotaught with classroom teachers in their classrooms as well as in the library, computer labs, and out in the field. I had the pleasure of working in many “joyful” classrooms, libraries, and even one very joyful school!

I agree with Teach Like Finland author Timothy Walker that joy is one of the too-oft missing ingredients in schooling today. Walker organizes his book into the four elements of happiness — belonging, autonomy, master, and mind-set — identified by Rag Raghunathan author of If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Happy? To these Walker adds “well-being.”

There were many other aspects of the Finnish education culture that “spoke to me.” Children start formal schooling at age seven. Elementary schools, in particularly, strive for a holistic, child-focused curriculum that addresses all subjects evenly. All subjects including art and music as well as what U. S. schools consider “core” subjects get equal time. Finnish schools apply the research that has shown art contributes to innovative thinking and music knowledge can help learners grasp mathematical patterns. The holistic model gives children opportunities to cultivate multiple aspects of their personalities and talents.

The average time that Finnish educators spend in actual instruction is also shorter than U. S. teachers per week (18 hours versus 26.5 hours). Finnish students and teachers have 15-minute breaks after every 45-minutes of instructional time. Collaborating with colleagues is one way that educators use that “free” time every day. (See below.)

Walker identified six strategies Finnish educators use to approach their work: seek flow, have a thicker skin, collaborate over coffee, welcome the experts, vacate on vacation, and don’t forget the joy. All of these are well worth considering.

Seek Flow
As a writer and educator, I know and strive for that feeling of flow when my mind and body are totally focused and I do my best work. Walker writes: “Being teachers who seek flow, not superiority, is something that’s not just good for us; it’s also good for our students. Our students are watching us, and if they see that we’re seeking to do our best work, free of comparing ourselves to others, I’m confident that this kind of example will foster a noncompetitive culture in our classrooms… This positive change we want to see—as is so often the case in teaching—starts with us” (Walker 173).

Have a Thicker Skin
Having a “thicker skin” that allows us to give, receive, and respond to constructive criticism is another important strategy. Principal leader and author of The Innovator’s Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity George Couros just last week posted “It’s Okay to Be the ‘Boss’” to his blog. The thicker skin strategy totally aligns with Couros’s idea about providing adults with feedback.

Couros writes: “As long as people know that you are both on the same page (that you want them to be successful), they will accept the feedback. For some, it is harder than others, but when they know it is because you want them to be better, it is a much easier pill to swallow.”

Walker goes on to write about how he uses journaling to work through anxieties and challenges in teaching. He also writes about how noting “gratitudes” can boost happiness and giving thanks can strengthen relationships.

Collaborate Over Coffee
Of course, the aspect of daily life in Finnish schools that jumped off the page at me was educator collaboration. Walker interviewed several Finnish teachers and asked: “What brings you joy as a teacher, and what brings your students joy?”

One of the most popular answers was collaboration! He noted that nearly 50% of the lessons he taught during his time in Finland were cotaught.

“Teachers in my school were not just collaborating in the traditional sense, by planning and teaching lessons together—they were truly laboring together, sharing the burdens of teaching with each other. They were helping each other track down the resources they’d need for an upcoming lesson. They were discussing better ways to support needy students. They were analyzing curriculum together. They were talking about how to improve recess for the kids. They were grading tests together. They were offering tech support to each other. To my surprise, this work often happened in between sips of coffee, during those fifteen-minute breaks throughout the day” (Walker 178-179).

His comment made me think about what I mean when I write about collaborating in the “traditional sense.” I believe coteaching involves all of the aspects that Walker describes, but maybe others, who have not experienced classroom-library coteaching between equal partners, do not perceive the same depth of partnership that I have experienced.

In the course of coplanning and coteaching, classroom teachers and school librarians are analyzing curriculum together. They are sharing resources and providing technology support to one another. They are strategizing how to differentiate to meet the needs of all students. And in the most effective partnerships, they are assessing students’ work together and using assessment to adjust their instruction.

Walker writes: “More than anything, I think collaboration is all about mind-set. If you truly believe that you are a better teacher when you are working in concert with others, then I think you will naturally find small, simple ways of collaborating… Their work together seemed like a by-product of their teaching mind-set” (181).

Bravo! And yes! To a mind-set that believes collaboration is the key to better teaching.

I will reflect on the other three strategies next week: welcome the experts, vacate on vacation, and don’t forget the joy.

Works Cited

Couros, George. “It’s Okay to Be the ‘Boss.’” The Principal of Change blog. 18 May 2017, http://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/7360 Accessed 20 May 2017.

Raghunathan, Rag. If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Happy? New York: Penguin, 2016.

Walker, Timothy D. Teach Like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms. New York: W. W. Norton, 2016.


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Lone Wolf and Cub

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Ogami Itto, the Shogun's official executioner is framed by a rival clan! His wife murdered, and vowing revenge, he flees with his infant son, Diagoro, in tow to become the most feared assassins in the land: Lone Wolf and Cub!

I already shared my thoughts on each film in general discussion, but I've edited my thoughts into slightly more coherent form for this overview the entire original series of movies.

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

Tamisanburo Wakayama certainly doesn't look like the muscular, ruggedly handsome Itto of the comic. He's a bit chubby and looks like he's made of lumps... but playing a badass sword-fighter is more than looks: he really gets the character and is great with the fights (being an actual martial artist helps).

This film, though highly enjoyable, is flawed structurally. It has a frame story about Itto and Diagoro on one of their regular assassination missions interspersed with flashbacks detailing how Itto was betrayed and had his first clash with the Yagyu clan. The problem is the flashback material is much stronger and it ends with 25 minutes or so left in the film, leaving us with the less interesting of the plots for the final third of the film. It would be drastically improved if the flashbacks were placed differently and we got both showdowns (in the flashback and the present) one after another at the end of the movie.

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

Despite lacking the emotional heft of their tragic origin, this sequel is actually superior. The two straightforward plots (Itto and Daigoro on an assassination mission while Yagyu agents pursue them) weave together better, making for a great, driving sequence of escalating showdowns. The emotional core of the film is supplied by an expanded part for Diagoro. We see much more of the bizarre yet touching father/son relationship, and in a scene where his father is injured Diagoro steps up and it's awesome.

It's the most straightforward and accessible of the films.

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

After the utter insanity of movie #2 we're back to a more plot-driven samurai actioneer. We're given some interesting views inside the values of Tokugawa era Japan, specifically the treatment of women. Some of it's disturbing (but in a thought provoking, 'get inside the mindset of the time' kinda way), but the film also meets us halfway with a crowd-pleasing sequence where Ogami Itto steps up to defend a young woman who's about to be sold into prostitution.

... but before you think Lone Wolf and Cub was going austere: the movie saves the madness for the finale, where it goes bonkers.

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

Awesome. We previously alternated between two more dramatic installments (samurai melodrama about honor and such, long buildups to the fights, ect.) and a non-stop action installment (movie #2), but this film manages to indulge both approaches making for a satisfyingly balance. It's the movie that's got everything you want from the franchise.

Nice continuity detail: when Ogami Itto has his shirt off we see the scar from when his back was slashed in the last movie.

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

Many (most? At least that I've seen) samurai films present a worldview that's a bit more modern and humanistic, whether by having heroes we can get behind morally (like Zatoichi or The Seven Samurai) or by explicitly critiquing feudal values (like in Samurai Rebellion and Three Outlaw Samurai), but Lone Wolf and Cub really commits to the values of the time - even when it means having the hero do something we'd find abhorrent. Expect much debate if you watch this one with a friend.

Again, Daigoro gets some of the best stuff. If a modern audience is looking for a moral center in the movie it's this awesome little kid, and like movie #4 it has a nice balance of action and drama.

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

The last in the original movie series, and it's kind of a mess. The addition of a vaguely supernatural threat initially adds a real sense of tension, but it doesn't pay off. Even the fights don't seem as satisfying, though the final battle is okay.

This is as good a time as any to mention that no actor playing Retsudo (the main villain) in the sequels is as good as the actor from the first film. Speaking of actors, a few faces show up several times playing different characters in these films - and to Godzilla fans they'll be awful familiar.

A very satisfying series overall. Movies 2,4 and 5 are my favorites.

I'm also really digging the original comic on which they are based. Dark Horse is currently re-releasing the entire series in omnibus format. The movies are pretty faithful. No surprise, considering the creator of the series wrote or at least co-wrote most of these adaptations.

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by king_ghidorah
I prefer the english dubbed versions : /

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 7:30 pm
by lhb412
^ I'm real interested in seeing at least the initial Americanized 'Shogun Assassin' movie, what with it being edited down from the first two films and containing lots of changes that sound interesting to see... the further ones are just the plain 'International dubs' (ala '70s Godzilla and all those Kung Fu movies), right?

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 8:28 pm
by king_ghidorah
Yeah, the first one is the best by far. Just awesome. I recommend tracking it down as quickly as possible.

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 6:24 am
by mr.negativity
lhb412 wrote:^ I'm real interested in seeing at least the initial Americanized 'Shogun Assassin' movie, what with it being edited down from the first two films and containing lots of changes that sound interesting to see... the further ones are just the plain 'International dubs' (ala '70s Godzilla and all those Kung Fu movies), right?

Bill Hunt wrote:Animego is releasing a new 2-disc Shogun Assassin Blu-ray/DVD Combo on 10/28.
For those who may not know, this is a movie version of the first two Lone Wolf and Cub films edited together.

The Greatest Team in the History of Mass Slaughter!
AnimEigo's first Blu-Ray release! The cult-classic samurai slaughter sensation, reconstructed from HD masters of the original films.

Available as a single Blu-Ray containing the first Shogun Assassin film, or get all 5 films in the Collector's Blu-Ray set!

Remastered in brilliant 1080p.

Exclusive interview with Samuel L. Jackson.

Audio commentary by Film Scholar Ric Meyers and Martial Arts Expert Steve Watson.

New commentary by Producer David Weisman, Illustrator Jim Evans, and Gibran Evans, who provided the epic voice narration of Daigoro!

Also available: Lone Wolf & Cub, the original Japanese films Shogun Assassin was created from. Confused about the difference between LW&C and Shogun Assassin? We explain it here.

Lone Wolf and Cub: Final Conflict

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LONE WOLF & CUB Optioned For U.S. Live-Action Movie

Iconic Manga ‘Wolf and Cub’ Set for Live-Action Remake by SP International (EXCLUSIVE)
Patrick Frater wrote:Iconic Japanese comic book property “Lone Wolf and Cub: Final Conflict” is to be made as a live action, English language movie by producer Steven Paul’s SP International Pictures.

The company acquired remake and sequel rights Koike Kazuo Gekiga Sonjuku, Inc., who produced the motion picture “Kozure Okami: Sono Chisaki Te Ni” in 1993. It plans a remake that will shoot from 2017. The “Lone Wolf and Cub” property first emerged in 1970 as a comic book written by Koike Kazuo and illustrated by Goseki Kojima. Their stories were subsequently adapted as six feature movies starring Tomisaburo Wakayama, four stage plays and a TV series.

“Final Conflict” sees a noble samurai plotted against and framed in an assassination conspiracy the samurai disobeys his Shogun’s orders and becomes an assassin for hire. “I have been a huge fan of the property for many years and can’t tell you how excited I am to have the opportunity to embark on this journey,” Pau said in a statement.

Los Angeles-based Paul has become a major axis between Hollywood and Japan. He previously produced Marvel Comic’s “Ghost Rider 1 & 2” and Namco Bandai’s “Tekken 1 & 2.” He is currently producing a live action adaptation of the manga comic “Ghost In The Shell” starring Scarlett Johansson and Takeshi Kitano. Paramount Pictures distributing the feature film worldwide.

Paul’s “Ghost in the Shell” project has been criticized by some fans for racially inappropriate casting, notably with Johansson playing an originally Asian woman. Paul told Variety that “Final Conflict” will be shot with an essentially Japanese cast. Paul has recently struck production deals in both China and Thailand.

His related SP Releasing is a theatrical distributor releasing up to 10 movies per year and maintains a worldwide home entertainment deal with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. This summer SP Releasing will be theatrically distributing “Running Wild” starring Sharon Stone, and releasing ‘The Dog Lover” with James Remar, Lea Thompson, Jayson Blair, Allison Paige and directed by Alex Ranarivelo.

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by lhb412
So, set in Japan with a primarily Japanese cast but speaking English?

... okay. I could roll with that.

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 11:27 pm
by lhb412
Oh, and apparently Criterion, after knocking it out of the park with Zatoichi and Lady Snowblood, has a Lone Wolf and Cub release in the works.

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Exclusive: Justin Lin talks Lone Wolf And Cub
John Nugent wrote:Director Justin Lin is currently doing the promotional rounds for Star Trek Beyond. But when Empire chatted to him for an upcoming spoiler special podcast, we couldn’t resist asking about another project the filmmaker has bubbling away: a long-mooted adaptation of the acclaimed manga comic Lone Wolf And Cub.

Lin has been attached to the project for some time, and had planned to press ahead with the adaptation, before J.J. Abrams came a-calling. “For the last year and a half I've been on this Star Trek detour,” Lin explained to us, “the greatest detour of my career. But I'm excited because Lone Wolf And Cub is one of many projects that I can't wait to go back and revisit in the next two weeks when we're done with all the press.”

Lin appeared to imply that he plans to have an Asian cast. “Five-to-ten years ago, they would have wanted Keanu Reeves to play the dad... I think the cool thing about it is that filmmaking has gone global. There's many ways to make a movie and I think Hollywood has to evolve.”

First published in 1970 by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima, Lone Wolf And Cub is widely regarded as a classic manga, telling an epic historic tale of shogun assassins. Seven films adapting the series have already been produced in its native Japan, but nothing from Hollywood – until now.

Lin is convinced that “this is the best time to make a movie like Lone Wolf And Cub – and to be able to really embrace the spirit and the essence of what makes it great.”

Until then, the director has to get Star Trek Beyond out the door – that’s due for a July 22 release – and he has plenty of other projects to keep him occupied, including his rumoured return to the Fast & Furious series that made his name. Plenty to keep him – ahem – Linterested.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 6:28 pm
by lhb412
November 8th!

Includes Shogun Assassin!

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New 2K digital restorations of all six films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on the Blu-rays
High-definition presentation of Shogun Assassin, the 1980 English-dubbed reedit of the first two Lone Wolf and Cub films
New interview with Kazuo Koike, writer of the Lone Wolf and Cub manga series and screenwriter on five of the films
Lame d’un père, l’âme d’un sabre, a 2005 documentary about the making of the series
New interview in which Sensei Yoshimitsu Katsuse discusses and demonstrates the real Suio-ryu sword techniques that inspired those in the manga and films
New interview with biographer Kazuma Nozawa about filmmaker Kenji Misumi, director of four of the six Lone Wolf and Cub films
Silent documentary from 1937 about the making of samurai swords, with an optional new ambient score by Ryan Francis
New English subtitle translations
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay and film synopses by Japanese pop culture writer Patrick Macias

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Quentin Tarantino Talks Up His 1970 Project At Lumière Festival
Nancy Tartaglione wrote:Quentin Tarantino took a deep dive into 1970 during a masterclass at the Lumière Festival here in Lyon this evening. The filmmaker said he’s been researching for four years that particular year and how it marked a turning point for American and international cinema. What he’s going to do with the research for now remains unclear. “Am I going to write a book? Maybe. Is it going to be a six-part podcast? Maybe. A feature documentary? Maybe. I’m figuring it out,” he said, calling it a “work in progress” before taking the packed house through what he’s discovered so far. Lyon is the first place he’s publicly testing that out, he said.

In Asian cinema Yu Wang’s Hong Kong action drama The Chinese Boxer “was the first official film that we now think of as a Kung-Fu movie.” In Japan, Baby Cart At The River Styx by Kenji Misumi was “one of the great action movies of all time… Never had an action film been that awash in blood and filmed so beautifully and amazing. The blood in that movie is just a thing of beauty.”

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'Seven' Writer Andrew Kevin Walker Tackling 'Lone Wolf and Cub' for Paramount (Exclusive)
Aaron Couch & Borys Kit wrote:Paramount has landed the adaptation of the seminal manga Lone Wolf and Cub, and now has Andrew Kevin Walker on board to write the script.

Justin Lin, who directed several of the Fast and Furious movies, and his Perfect Storm banner are producing the project along with Marissa McMahon and Kamala Films. Joshua Long is also among the producers. Lin, who has been associated with Cub since around 2012, is also looking to direct the feature.

Lone Wolf and Cub was created by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima, who began publishing the manga series in Japan in 1970. The revenge story was epic in execution (it was close to 9,000 pages by the time it was done), acclaimed for its storytelling and its historical accuracy. It was influential in Japanese pop culture, spawning movies, a television series and even plays. The comics first began publishing in the US in the late 1980s.

The story told of a shogun’s executioner named Itto Ogami, who starts on a path of revenge after his wife and the rest of his house is murdered, leaving only his infant son alive. Itto is joined on this quest by his son, Daigoro, who, as he grows up, is trained to be a fearsome warrior and joins him as a father-son team of assassins for hire as they travel the country and seek vengeance against the clan that killed their family.

The project has been at Paramount on-and-off since 2003 and at one point even had Darren Aronofsky attached to direct.

Walker rose to prominence in 1995 thanks to his script for David Fincher's acclaimed crime thriller Seven, which starred Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman as two detectives hunting down a deranged killer who modeled his kills off of the seven deadly sins.

He went on to pen scripts for 8MM as well as Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow, which starred Johnny Depp in the retelling of the American fable. He also penned 2010's remake of The Wolfman that starred Benicio del Toro and Anthony Hopkins.

Walker's 2016 animated comedy Nerdland, starring Paul Rudd and Patton Oswalt, drew upon his early days in Hollywood trying to make it as a screenwriter.

He is repped by Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Ziffren Brittenham.

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:20 am
by lhb412
^Hmmmmmmmm... well, we'll wait and see. I hope for the best: Lone Wolf and Cub is awesome and it'd be great if it became a big thing with a quality movie.

BTW - Criterion's set is fantastic from what I've watched so far, but I still need to watch Shogun Assassin (after October's horror marathoning is done).

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 2:55 pm
by lhb412
Finishing my Criterion set and something struck me: if they're making a new version of LW&C as a franchise they'll either have to recast Daigoro or try to do it as a trilogy or something and shoot, like, the second and third film back-to-back. Of course, if they really want to put the effort behind it at the beginning they could shoot all three at once LotR style!

The six classic films were all done in like two years time and by the last one Daigoro looks too big for the baby cart!

A trilogy, though, really seems ideal: with the final duel with Retsudo in the final movie.


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Old-growth Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) trees are a significant though minor component of most old-growth redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains, sharing the canopy with redwoods.   Unlike redwood, they succumb readily to such tree-damaging agents as disease, insects, windfall, and wildfire.   In the Santa Cruz Mountains they are very susceptible to a heart rot fungus not found further north and thus seldom live more than 350 years.  Consequently Douglas-firs are the major source of recruitment for large snags and large down logs in redwood-Douglas-fir stands.   They also assume old-growth characteristics at a much earlier age than redwood, at about 175 years.

The softer heartwood of old-growth Douglas-fir is the primary resource used by our three species of cavity-excavating woodpeckers and it typically provides the majority of tree cavities in younger old-growth stands.  These cavities are used by small mammals for denning, bats for roosting, and are required for nesting by 12 species of forest birds.  Thus old-growth Douglas-firs are critically important in sustaining wildlife habitat in our redwood – Douglas-fir forests.

Identifying Characteristics of Old-growth Douglas fir Trees in the Santa Cruz Mountains
not all need be present

  • Outline of the live crown is irregular
  • Tree top is dead, damaged, or broken
  • Epicormic branching* or reiterations** are present
  • Large horizontal branches (>8") are present in the upper half of the tree
  • Cavities, hollows, broken limbs or other "defect" is present
  • Burn scars are present on the trunk
  • Bark is thick, loose, and "punky" to the touch

- prepared by S. Singer, forest biologist, October 2009

*  Multiple very small branches arising from the same point on the trunk.
** A tree-like branch growing from a dormant bud in the trunk or in a large limb.


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What Is The Safest?

Recently we were having a discussion amongst safety professionals (yes, we know – a scary thought) about the safety of different actions in road safety. Is using a hands free device in a cell phone safer than normal cell phone use? Is using a cell phone in any form safer than having a conversation with a passenger? Which lane is the safest to drive in? The discussion revolved around various studies on road safety and was quite academic when one of us suddenly chimed in – it really depends on your definition of “safety”. After a few eye rolls we simply moved on with our conversation as if nothing happened.

However, as Alan Quilley and many others have noted, the definition of safety we use does matter, particularly when we are comparing tasks to determine which is the “safest”. After all, when you’re comparing two objects, you really need objective criteria to compare them to. For example, if you ask which is a larger animal, a giraffe or an elephant, you need some sort of standard of measurement to use to enable reliable comparison. Which standard you use can change the answer. If “larger” means height, then the giraffe wins, whereas if “larger” means weight, then elephants tend to win.

In the same way, when we talk about safety and we compare tasks to determine to determine if one is safer than another, it would be ideal to have some sort of idea of what “safety” is. What is the standard we’re using to measure when something is safe or not? What does “safe” look like, so that we can know which thing (task, object, person, etc.) looks more safe-like?

One answer that people commonly use (often much more than we’d like to admit) is that safety is the absence of accidents. Safety looks like people not getting hurt. This is obviously problematic to many people, but the short answer to why this definition is not good is that we’re defining safety by its absence. But this is not like a scale, where if you have less accidents then you have more safety by default. Logically speaking, just because you have less of one thing, does not mean that you by default have more of its opposite. Less sadness does not necessarily mean more happiness. In the same way, less harm does not automatically mean less safety. Why? Because there’s a potential for harm. If we define safety by the absence of accidents then we are force to say that the drilling platform Deepwater Horizon was safe 5 minutes before the explosion that killed multiple people and caused one of the worst environmental disasters in US history. This is obviously unacceptable.

Perhaps then we can do as many have done and merely say that safety is an acceptable level of potential for harm, or risk. This is the definition used by many industry standards, such as ISO standards. More specifically, these standards define safety as “freedom from unacceptable risk”. This seems like a better definition that allows us to make comparisons. So we can look at two actions, look at the likelihood of harm in each, and ask if that’s acceptable or not. If it’s acceptable, then we can say that it’s “safe” and the one with the lower risk obviously is the safer one. Easy, right?

Not so fast. As one of us pointed out in the safety discussion above, but in a hidden way, it depends on YOUR definition of safety. Here’s the thing – if safety is freedom from unacceptable risk, then who gets to decide what’s “acceptable” risk? For example, what you may accept may be different than what is unacceptable to someone else, and may be trivial risk to someone else. An interesting ethical discussion is who gets to decide acceptable risk in most organizations? The people taking the risks or those removed from the risks?

There’s a further wrinkle that we must consider in this safety definition conundrum – even if we got everyone together in a room and nailed down an exact definition of “acceptable risk” we still would have problems. Why? Because our definition of acceptable risk changes depending on our perspective. What we accept varies depending on where we’re standing. Take an example of a trip hazard. There are literally hundreds of these things in most organizations that people walk over every single day without incident. Let’s say we took one and calculated that the risk of tripping and injuring oneself on the hazard is 1 in 100,000, or 0.0001%. Is that acceptable? Obviously your answers will vary (see the paragraph above), but many would say yes. If you say yes, then you’re saying that, by definition, the situation is “safe”. Therefore you should not need to do anything to eliminate or control the hazard. Sure you can make it “safer” perhaps, but you don’t have infinite resources, so perhaps your time and money are better spent elsewhere.

Now let’s assume that someone trips over that tripping hazard and seriously injures him or herself. Someone tripped over your “safe” tripping hazard and is now in the hospital. Would your response to the tripping hazard change? Nothing except your perspective. You determined it was “safe”, but now someone got hurt. If we’re honest with ourselves we expected that (after all, 1 time in 100,000 is what we calculated), but when someone is in the hospital it seems perverse to say that it is “safe”. So, naturally, you’ll devote resources now to fixing the problem.

Obviously the above example has many interesting discussion points, for example, as Drew Rae and others have pointed out, sometimes calculating risk in thehere and here).

way we did above is nothing more than a fiction we use to tell ourselves that we have more control than we really do. Also, we should point out that we are not saying that someone getting seriously injured is ok or that it’s necessarily a good thing to not fix hazards in the workplace. Finally, we should say that some newer definitions of safety that might have more merit have not been considered in this post, but we have discussed in other blogs (

However, the point we’re trying to make is that the definition of safety is a great example of why safety professionals need to learn to become accustomed to uncertain, complex, and sometimes contradictory, a-rational beliefs. We need to move away from black and white thinking and learn to be accustomed to grey. This doesn’t mean we should accept people being hurt. However, complex problems do not have simple solutions (or else they would not be complex). Pretending that something is simple when it is complex may work in many situations (we do it all the time), but in safety, particularly when it comes to high-risk activities, this strategy tends to fail miserably.

Further, we must admit to ourselves that our definition of safety is fluid. We are human, just like everyone else. We may have a firm, abstract definition we hold onto (e.g. freedom from acceptable risk), but our actionable definition (e.g. what is “acceptable”?) changes, particularly after an accident, but that’s a story for another blog.

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Through her studies of Yoga & wellness, Amber became passionate about making natural wellness more accessible to everyone.
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This organization is really affecting change in LA. Their goal is to make positive environmental changes throughout the entire United States. Their motto is "Thinking Big About Ecological Sustainability" These folks want to do things like get kids back in touch with nature through gardening. I have a great respect for the work they are doing.

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Generators are electrical devices which are used to provide an alternative source of power in the event of power disruptions. When you have a generator, you get to make electricity right from the comfort of your home. Being without electricity is annoying. Sometimes, electricity may get lost for days, or even several hours. When this happens, there are many disadvantages that accompany it these include, food going bad in the fridge, no lighting, no charge in phones and many other disturbances.

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Remake of Dirty Dancing is a go!

Back in the day, there was a different ‘Baby’ – the one immortalized by Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in the iconic film, ‘Dirty Dancing’.

The film made such an impact in the Hollywood movie industry that it is somewhat surprising that it is only now that they have thought of doing a movie remake of it.

Well, better late than never, right?

Last we heard, Lisa Niemi, widow of the late ‘Dirty Dancing’ lead star, Patrick Swayze has given the go signal for the remake of the 1987 hit film that launched the careers of both Swayze and Grey.

Kenny Ortega, the mastermind behind the film’s original choreography and is the predictable choice to direct the remake, said he already got the green light from Niemi as well as the original cast and crew.

‘Us’ magazine quoted him as saying, “Jennifer [Grey] and I have been talking and she’s been so supportive, as has Lisa Swayze and [producer] Eleanor Bernstein, and I couldn’t be more thankful for the outreach that has happened from the cast and crew members from the original movie.”

Ortega gushed, “They’ve all said ‘Go, Ken!”

Rumors have it that Justin Timberlake, Derek Hough and Lea Michele are the top contenders for the lead roles, but Ortega refuses to confirm saying, “I haven’t read anything yet.”

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Using Automator to move files one folder up Weird PDF behaviour in Yosemite Copying files to multiple folders using Applescript Looking for simple iTunes track info visualizer Adding SSD iMac Mid If you are unsure of the application that is using the file " the Terminal command lsof can help you find the name of the process or application that Mac OS Send feedback to Apple asking to fix this bug. Hawkdive Home Downloads Mac Windows Mac Windows Thursday, September 24, 2015 Can't empty the Trash or move a file to the Trash on Mac OS X 2:43:00 AM Apple, Mac, Mac useful reference

Every file and folder in Mac OS X has some permission settings to help define what you or other users can do with the file or folder, for example whether you Press Return. Jan 12, 2013 10:36 AM Helpful (0) Reply options Link to this post by PoeticEmbrace, PoeticEmbrace Mar 25, 2013 3:08 PM in response to Bruce Kieffer Level 1 (0 points) Mar User Functions Username: Password: Lost your password?

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The fiolder in question is actually on an external WD hard drive, thus only show up in trash when I plug it in. Muchly appreciated. Thank you!!

By Lory Gil Monday, Jul 25, 2016 at 7:00 am EDT 4 Comments Why does your Mac say you can't empty the trash because an item is in use when you It still took some time, but it did the magic at least. Apple makes no representations regarding third-party website accuracy or reliability. Can't Empty Trash Mac type 'rm ' in the terminal window and drag the file in question to the terminal window, then hit return.

Is there any way to undo this!? Cannot Delete Because File Is In Use Mac This way you can use empty trash from the GUI and guarantee yourself the disk space back. [ Reply to This | # ] Search Advanced From our Sponsor... Forums iPhone iPad Mac Apps Games Features Reviews Virtual Reality Help & How To Question & Answer Contests Shop now! Otherwise it can take a long time to securely erase all those files. [ Reply to This | # ] Cannot empty trash because item is in use Authored by: alansky

You'll get a confirmation dialog box to complete the deletion. How To Force Empty Trash On Mac Subscribe to the OSXDaily newsletter to get more of our great Apple tips, tricks, and important news delivered to your inbox! Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Warning:Make sure the syntax to empty the trash is correct, the "sudo rm -rf" command will erase anything without warning.

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Home Mac OS X iPhone iPad Tips & Tricks Jailbreak News iOS Force Empty Trash in Mac OS X When File is Locked or In Use Jul 19, 2012 - 50 http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/209031/how-do-i-force-the-trash-to-empty-on-el-captan NONE of them will remove the files. How To Secure Empty Trash First: Try quitting all apps to release the file lock or permissions, then attempt to Secure Empty Trash by holding down the Command key and right-clicking the Trash icon. Operation Cannot Be Completed Because The Item Is In Use Quitting processes likeloginwindow or kernel_taskcould force you off your account, freeze your Mac, or cause a kernel panic.

But I couldn't drag them out of the trash - they just COPIED out and left the originals in the trash. see here How do I use cd and ls? Back up your Mac with Time Machine first, don't skip a backup. Privacy Policy Terms of Use Sales and Refunds Site Map Contact Apple United States (English) Open Menu Close Menu Apple Shopping Bag Apple Mac iPad iPhone Watch TV Music Support Search Force Delete Mac App

  1. Once found, right click on the file and choose "Delete Immediately".
  2. Do so by holding down Command+Option+Shift+Delete.
  3. If see an alert box with a message that says you do not have "sufficient" privilege or permission, see the tips in the "Emptying the Trash" section of this article.
  4. Make sure the syntax is correct with this, the "sudo rm -rf" command will erase anything without warning.
  5. It's actually quicker than doing the cd to your Trash folder in the terminal.

share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Email Link Like + Quote Reply cathy88, Jun 19, 2010 cathy88 macrumors member Joined: Aug 11, 2009 #9 Try restart your mac then empty Type: chflags -R nouchg Type one space (not pictured) after nouchg in the line above, so that it ends in "nouchg ". Reply Wish says: June 26, 2015 at 1:17 pm i tried sudo and chflags and everything you mentioned, it doesn't work, they all give me "No such file or directory" anybody http://skimwp.org/empty-trash/cannot-empty-trash-file-in-use-mac.php I tried to nuke files from my trash folder from an External HDD.

share|improve this answer answered Oct 30 '15 at 19:58 dwightk 2,62651941 1 or just cmd+option delete it –y3sh Dec 7 '15 at 22:17 add a comment| up vote 1 down Cd ~/.trash; Rm -rf * There is still an easy way to remove those mischievous files from your computer when emptying the trash bin doesn't seem to work. Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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I'm the boss of this process! Extend your Windows/ Mac Desktop to an Android Tablet/Phone or to an iPhone/iPad Plugging in a second monitor to extend your computer from one display to two to increase your work Dangerous if you don't change directory to Trash, but if you don't know to do that, you shouldn't be messing about in Terminal in the first place. http://skimwp.org/empty-trash/cannot-empty-trash-because-file-is-in-use-mac.php They should not contain a solidus ("slash", "/") character or any other special ASCII character such as a trademark, quotation mark, or copyright symbol.

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so i woke up the next morning and the first thing i did, terminal x…rm -rf *. I don't understand how to do that. Which, presumably isn't something you want to have to recover from. If the file does, remove the special character or slash from its name, then delete it.

I'm not sure how to proceed. One more thing: if you have a LOT of items in your trash that take up a lot of disk space, it's best to use a regular "empty trash" first and If that doesn't work try the following but I warn, be careful:Copy the following: cd ~/.Trash; rm -rf *This can be copied by highlighting the above terminal command, then click Command+C After the Trash is empty, restore the volume's original name as desired.

rm is extremely dangerous for novice users, you can easily delete anything permanently with it if the syntax is not exactly precise. I've been using unix since the late 70's. Not looking at the trash but using the "Empty Trash" context menu on the Dock prevents most occurrences for me. [ Reply to This | # ] Cannot empty trash because Use Disk Utility to verify and, if necessary, repair your disk.

Repeat the "Repair Disk" and "Repair Disk Permissions" process for any external volumes or drives listed in Disk Utility as well. it actually works (mac osx lion) good luck [ Reply to This | # ] Cannot empty trash because item is in use Authored by: zero216ca on May 23, '13 05:02:19PM


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Should I use ArrayList or List?

This is an article for new Java developers.  New Java developers have a tendency to write methods that take  ArrayList  as a parameter, return it as a type, and use them on the left hand side of assignments.  Doing this violates Java best practices and I’m going to teach you what you should do instead and why.

Your method signature should not have ArrayList as a parameter

Here’s an example of what you shouldn’t do:

The problem is that the input parameter is an ArrayList .  There is no point in using an ArrayList  here.  You should use a List  instead:

This method is better because it is more flexible.  The bad method says, “you must pass me in an ArrayList “.  The good method says, “you can pass in anything that is a List  type”.  Let me elaborate with a specific example:

If you decided that you wanted to call the bad method on a LinkedList  object, you would not be able to pass it in because a LinkedList  is not an ArrayList .  But, you could pass it into the good method.  In fact, you can pass in an ArrayList  and a  LinkedList  because they are both  List s.

If you use the good method, you get the benefit of flexible code with no downside.  So, you should get into the habit of doing this every time.

The only time you would want a method to take an ArrayList  is if you are using a method that exists in  ArrayList  and doesn’t exist in the List  type.  As a specific example, if you had code that called input.trimToSize() , you would need to pass in an ArrayList : The List  class does not have a trimToSize()  method.  So, this wouldn’t even compile:

Your method signature should not return ArrayList

Here’s an example of what you should not do:

Instead, you should do this:

The reason you don’t want to do this is it makes the logic in your method less flexible.  What if you realize later that you want this method to return a LinkedList  instead of an ArrayList ?  What you’ll have to do is change all the places that call this method from this:

To this:

You could have prevented all this work if your method returned a List  from the beginning.  If it did that from the start, your code would call it like this:

That brings us to the next topic…

Your variable assignments should not have ArrayList on the left hand side

Here’s an example of what you should not do:

Instead, you should do this:

One of the reasons you should do this is addressed at the end of the previous section.  If returnAList()  returned an ArrayList  (a bad practice), you wouldn’t be effected if someone fixes it later and decides to return a List  like they should have from the beginning.

It also makes your code subtly easier to read.  If you’re using an ArrayList  instead of a List , I’m going to think you have a very specific reason for doing that and I’m going to wonder what that reason is.  Are you using an ArrayList  specific method somewhere in this code? For example, do you call  trimToSize() somewhere?  If you use a List , I know that’s not the case.

Another reason is that it helps complex tools like your IDE in extracting methods.  Watch what happens if you follow the bad practice:

The  getStrings()  method follows the bad practice we talked about above.  It returns an ArrayList  instead of a List .  It would be better if we could automate our IDE to extract methods in a way that we should be writing them.  If you use a List  on the left hand side of the assignment, it will do just that:

As you can see, the getStrings()  method returns a List  here instead of an ArrayList .

This doesn’t just apply to  ArrayList

I am using an ArrayList  as an example for this article because it is a very common Collection , but this best practice applies to all of the Collection  types.  See this table for more info:

Instead of this Use This
ArrayList List
LinkedList List
Vector List
HashMap Map
TreeMap Map
HashSet Set
SortedSet Set

I hope this article helps you improve your code in the future.  Considering going back to your old code and updating it.  If you follow the best practices laid out in this article, the quality of your code will improve by being more flexible.

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How many calories are in Bauducco Breadsticks Sesame

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Number of Calories: Based on 4 pieces serving

  • Calories: 70
  • Fat: 1.5g
  • Carbs: 11g
  • Protein: 2g

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  • How many calories are in 1 serving?

    70 calories are in 4 pieces - it has about the same amt of calories as 0.83 servings of reduced calorie high fiber soft white roll, 0.61 bun enriched hot dog buns, and 23.89 g of toasted white bead.

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    Compared to foods in its food group, this specific food has a fair degree of carbs. Here, nearly 73 percent of foods in this food group have a greater carbs percentage. In the same way, approximately 62% of all foods in our entire database have a lower carbs/calories percentage. For a healthy person, 11 g is 3.67% of your daily limit. Having a stiff degree of carbs with a carbs/calorie ratio of 62.86%, it has the same amt as roasted potatoes, fudge and polenta.

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  • How much protein are in 1 serving?

    Having a respectable degree of protein with a protein/calorie ratio of 11.43%, it is around the same quantity as salsa, fruit and apple pie. 2 grams is 4% of your daily limit for a healthy person. Compared to foods in the same food group, this item has a moderate amt of protein. Here, within its own food group, this item has less protein than almost 63% of other foods. Similarly, nearly 43 percent of all foods we analyzed have a lower ratio of protein to calories.

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