#Sam Gittins

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a few of the "Just-A-Snappin" crew (from sam gittins' instagram)

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I just did a binge (re)watch of 'The Smoke' with a baby Taron Egerton and now I really want to write a whump-found-family-redemption-hurt/comfort-fic where Kev basically becomes Asbo's pseudo dad.

(so depressed that there's none for me to read already

What do you mean there's no fics where Kev witnesses or deals with Gog's terrifying psycho-pathological physical and coercive control over Dennis/Asbo?)

This boy did not get enough hugs in this series

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Ideia boa, execução ruim: O uivo (Howl, 2015)

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Await Further Instructions (2018)

Unfortunately, Await Further Instructions was released in 2018 when its message was neither shocking nor revolutionary and certain elements of its horror now have unintended meanings. It means you’ve almost certainly seen a better version of this story elsewhere. Despite this, its effectiveness while it plays is hard to deny.

After distancing himself from his family for three years, Nick (Sam Gittins) agrees to bring his girlfriend Annji (Neerja Naik) over for Christmas dinner. Things do not go well. The couple decide to leave the next morning but find that a barrier now encircles the house. No one can leave, the internet is down and their telephones cannot send or receive calls. Suddenly, a message from the authorities appears on the television. Though father Tony (Grant Masters), mother Beth (Abigail Cruttenden), Nick’s sister Kate (Holly Weston), her husband Scott (Kris Saddler) and Grandad David Bradley) insist on following the TV’s instructions, Nick and Annji are unsure whoever is sending them has good intentions.

Imagine bringing your significant other to meet your family for the first time and having your worst fears confirmed: they’re still narrow-minded, stupid and racially biased. Christmas is ruined. It goes from bad to worse when you realize you can't leave. In this film, it's not a snowstorm keeping everyone inside. It's something else. Stuck in the house with everyone already on edge, resentment and paranoia build and are amplified by the mysterious text that appears on the TV. Now, our protagonists are stuck in a mental asylum. Everyone else is crazy but them. Is the right choice to pretend like they're one of them or try to talk some sense into everyone else? What this movie does right is put you in the shoes of Nick and Annji. The racism Annji faces is obvious but it’s not ham-fisted. It’s a mispronounced name from mom, an assumption from dad or Kate and side comments from Grandad that tell you this is a bad place to be. You don’t like Nick’s family. Even mom, who has a chance of changing her ways, is such a doormat that you resent her even more than Tony, who is trying to be this big man by forcing everyone to follow the TV’s orders. His insistence on being a leader while taking orders from someone who - as far as Nick, Annji and we can tell - has no real authority and no proven good intentions towards the family would be hilarious if it weren’t so frightening. Every time the message on the television changes, “Await Further Instructions” tightens its grip around your throat.

You’ll be scared. You'll sweat. The picture’s message about not following orders blindly is good… but this is also where things get muddled. We never - not for a second - believe whoever is sending messages through the TV is the government. There’s something sinister going on. What that is, I can’t say without giving too much away. Ultimately, the movie is about holding onto your beliefs even when authorities (in this case, the television or the "government" sending messages through the TV) tell you to do something you know is wrong. To some viewers, that might include not vaccinating your children, which is an unfortunate message. As for the TV thing? It’s a little too late for that. For this kind of message to work in the 2010s, it needed to be people’s cell phones giving them the instructions, or QAnon conspiracy-theory loonies feeding bad info. Things get even wobblier when our questions are finally answered. Not all of it holds up. It doesn’t mean it isn’t chilling but this needed another pass through the keyboard. It’s almost as if writer Gavin Williams didn’t know what to do with the ending until it came time to submit it to the studio.

A story's flaws are always amplified when they come in during a movie’s last act and unfortunately, Await Further Instructions drops the ball at the worst time possible. Is it enough to toss away the whole thing? I don’t think so. The tension built up as the family turns on each other, the discomfort Annji and Nick feel, the fear as the trickle of revelations come in are all expertly done. I don’t expect anyone who sees Await Further Instructions to be compelled to watch it more than once or call it a favorite. That’s ok. (November 27, 2020)

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WAR OF THE WORLDS: THE ATTACK (2023) Review of British sci-fi

‘They are here’ War of the Worlds: The Attack is a 2023 British sci-fi horror film about three young friends who track a meteorite that crashes into Earth. They quickly discover that they are at the epicentre of an alien invasion. Directed by Junaid Syed from a screenplay co-written with Tom Jolliffe and loosely based on H.G. Wells’ classic 1898 novel. The Doorbell Productions-Lola’s…

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not gonna lie, I ship them they make a cute couple 😽

Can this man 👇

And this man 👇

Can they both just stop being so 🥵🤤

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Just-a-Snappin’ Crew ft.

David Shields as Everett Blakley, P

Spike White as Charles Via, CP

Elliot Warren as James Douglass, BOM

Anthony Boyle as Harry Crosby, NAV

Alex Boxall as Monroe Thornton, TTE

Sam Gittins as William McClelland, BTG

Louis Sparks as Lester Saunder, WG

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Gallifrey: War Room 2: Manoeuvres is now available to buy!

So excited and nervous for this boxset, so glad it's finally been released!

You can go download it here: https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/gallifrey-war-room-2-manoeuvres-2593

More information about the release under the cut:

The War Room co-ordinates the fight against the Daleks, but there is a battle for control. Rival Cardinals Rasmus and Ollistra manipulate Leela, Veklin and the General, seeking Rassilon's favour. And beyond Gallifrey, Narvin and the Resistance are making their own moves to stop the Time War...

2.1 Collaborators by Katharine Armitage Gallifrey and the Resistance are in a race to secure a vital alliance. But playing politics means secrets, lies and betrayal... and Leela, caught in the middle, must try to rescue honour from chaos.

2.2 Remnants by Georgia Cook A distress call from a Gallifreyan outpost brings the General, Rasmus and Veklin into contact with weapons of the Time War from both sides. Trapped, young Time Lord Cresta fights for her life against a relentless foe.

2.3 Transference by Fio Trethewey When a promising scientist is injured and his new technology stolen, Ollistra sets Leela on the trail. Her hunt takes her outside the Citadel to Lowtown, where a shock awaits. Narvin has returned to Gallifrey. But in trying to help his kin, he risks more than he knows.

2.4 Ambition’s Debt by Katharine Armitage Tensions run high in the War Room as the battle for control intensifies. A world has gone missing, the Daleks are too quiet, and something new lurks in the shadows... A dangerous plan is set in motion with the potential to change everything.

Cast:

Louise Jameson (Leela)

Ken Bones (The General)

Janet Amsden (Clemantia)

Nicholas Briggs (Berserker Dalek / Daleks)

Aaron-Louis Cadogan (Teblin)

Seán Carlsen (Narvin)

Beth Chalmers (Veklin)

James Corrigan (Ferdi)

Sam Gittins (Helico)

Mark Hawkins (Eris)

Chris Jarman (Rasmus)

Pepter Lunkuse (Lenaris)

Faith Omole (Cresta)

Carolyn Pickles (Ollistra)

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Yosemite Sam: Ah think that rabbit's a-gittin' smarter. Elmer: Either that, or we're getting dumber.

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Where on Earth did this come from???

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Commons Vote

On: Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

Ayes: 375 (79.5% Lab, 14.4% LD, 1.9% SNP, 1.6% Ind, 1.1% PC, 0.8% Green, 0.3% Con, 0.3% SDLP, 0.3% APNI) Noes: 9 (55.6% DUP, 11.1% Con, 11.1% RUK, 11.1% UUP, 11.1% TUV) Absent: ~266

Day's business papers: 2024-12-11

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Labour (298 votes)

Abena Oppong-Asare Adam Jogee Adam Thompson Afzal Khan Al Carns Alan Campbell Alan Gemmell Alan Strickland Alex Baker Alex Ballinger Alex Barros-Curtis Alex Mayer Alex McIntyre Alex Norris Alex Sobel Alice Macdonald Alison Hume Alison McGovern Alison Taylor Alistair Strathern Allison Gardner Amanda Hack Amanda Martin Andrew Cooper Andrew Gwynne Andrew Lewin Andrew Pakes Andrew Ranger Andrew Western Andy MacNae Andy McDonald Andy Slaughter Angela Eagle Angela Rayner Anna Dixon Anna McMorrin Anna Turley Antonia Bance Ashley Dalton Baggy Shanker Bambos Charalambous Barry Gardiner Bayo Alaba Becky Gittins Bill Esterson Blair McDougall Brian Leishman Bridget Phillipson Callum Anderson Calvin Bailey Carolyn Harris Cat Eccles Cat Smith Catherine Fookes Catherine West Charlotte Nichols Chi Onwurah Chris Bloore Chris Bryant Chris Curtis Chris Elmore Chris Hinchliff Chris Kane Chris McDonald Chris Murray Chris Vince Chris Webb Christian Wakeford Claire Hazelgrove Claire Hughes Clive Betts Clive Efford Connor Naismith Damien Egan Dan Aldridge Dan Carden Dan Norris Daniel Francis Danny Beales Darren Paffey Dave Robertson David Burton-Sampson David Pinto-Duschinsky David Smith David Taylor David Williams Dawn Butler Deirdre Costigan Douglas Alexander Elaine Stewart Ellie Reeves Elsie Blundell Emily Darlington Emma Hardy Emma Lewell-Buck Emma Reynolds Euan Stainbank Feryal Clark Fleur Anderson Frank McNally Fred Thomas Gareth Snell Gen Kitchen Gerald Jones Gill Furniss Gill German Gordon McKee Graeme Downie Graham Stringer Grahame Morris Gregor Poynton Gurinder Singh Josan Harpreet Uppal Heidi Alexander Helen Hayes Helena Dollimore Henry Tufnell Ian Murray Irene Campbell Jack Abbott Jacob Collier James Asser James Frith James Murray James Naish Janet Daby Jas Athwal Jayne Kirkham Jeevun Sandher Jeff Smith Jen Craft Jenny Riddell-Carpenter Jess Asato Jessica Morden Jessica Toale Jim Dickson Jo Platt Jo Stevens Jo White Jodie Gosling Joe Morris Joe Powell John Grady John Whitby Jon Pearce Jonathan Brash Jonathan Davies Jonathan Hinder Josh MacAlister Josh Newbury Julie Minns Juliet Campbell Kanishka Narayan Karin Smyth Kate Dearden Kate Osamor Kate Osborne Katie White Katrina Murray Keir Mather Kenneth Stevenson Kerry McCarthy Kevin Bonavia Kevin McKenna Kim Johnson Kim Leadbeater Kirith Entwistle Kirsty McNeill Laura Kyrke-Smith Lauren Edwards Lauren Sullivan Laurence Turner Lewis Atkinson Liam Conlon Lilian Greenwood Linsey Farnsworth Lisa Nandy Liz Twist Lizzi Collinge Lola McEvoy Lorraine Beavers Louise Jones Lucy Powell Lucy Rigby Luke Akehurst Luke Charters Luke Myer Luke Pollard Margaret Mullane Marie Tidball Mark Ferguson Mark Sewards Mark Tami Markus Campbell-Savours Martin McCluskey Martin Rhodes Matt Bishop Matt Rodda Matt Turmaine Matthew Patrick Matthew Pennycook Meg Hillier Melanie Onn Melanie Ward Michael Payne Michael Wheeler Michelle Welsh Mike Reader Mike Tapp Mohammad Yasin Nadia Whittome Natalie Fleet Natasha Irons Naushabah Khan Navendu Mishra Naz Shah Neil Coyle Neil Duncan-Jordan Nesil Caliskan Nia Griffith Nicholas Dakin Nick Thomas-Symonds Noah Law Oliver Ryan Olivia Bailey Olivia Blake Pam Cox Pat McFadden Patrick Hurley Paul Foster Paul Waugh Paula Barker Perran Moon Peter Dowd Peter Kyle Peter Prinsley Peter Swallow Preet Kaur Gill Rachael Maskell Rachel Blake Rachel Hopkins Rachel Reeves Rachel Taylor Richard Baker Richard Quigley Rosie Wrighting Rushanara Ali Ruth Cadbury Ruth Jones Sadik Al-Hassan Sally Jameson Sam Carling Sam Rushworth Samantha Dixon Samantha Niblett Sarah Champion Sarah Coombes Sarah Owen Sarah Russell Sarah Smith Satvir Kaur Scott Arthur Sean Woodcock Seema Malhotra Shabana Mahmood Simon Lightwood Sojan Joseph Sonia Kumar Stella Creasy Stephanie Peacock Stephen Doughty Stephen Morgan Steve Race Steve Reed Steve Witherden Steve Yemm Sureena Brackenridge Tahir Ali Taiwo Owatemi Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Terry Jermy Tom Hayes Tom Rutland Tonia Antoniazzi Tony Vaughan Torcuil Crichton Torsten Bell Tracy Gilbert Tristan Osborne Tulip Siddiq Uma Kumaran Vicky Foxcroft Warinder Juss Wes Streeting

Will Stone Yuan Yang Yvette Cooper Zubir Ahmed

Liberal Democrat (54 votes)

Adam Dance Al Pinkerton Alex Brewer Andrew George Anna Sabine Bobby Dean Calum Miller Cameron Thomas Caroline Voaden Charlotte Cane Claire Young Clive Jones Daisy Cooper Danny Chambers David Chadwick Edward Morello Freddie van Mierlo Gideon Amos Helen Maguire Helen Morgan Ian Roome Ian Sollom Jamie Stone Jess Brown-Fuller John Milne Josh Babarinde Joshua Reynolds Layla Moran Lee Dillon Lisa Smart Liz Jarvis Luke Taylor Manuela Perteghella Marie Goldman Martin Wrigley Max Wilkinson Mike Martin Monica Harding Munira Wilson Pippa Heylings Rachel Gilmour Richard Foord Sarah Gibson Sarah Olney Steff Aquarone Steve Darling Tessa Munt Tom Gordon Tom Morrison Victoria Collins Vikki Slade Wera Hobhouse Will Forster Zöe Franklin

Scottish National Party (7 votes)

Brendan O'Hara Chris Law Dave Doogan Graham Leadbitter Kirsty Blackman Seamus Logan Stephen Flynn

Independent (6 votes)

Imran Hussain Iqbal Mohamed Jeremy Corbyn John McDonnell Mike Amesbury Richard Burgon

Plaid Cymru (4 votes)

Ann Davies Ben Lake Liz Saville Roberts Llinos Medi

Green Party (3 votes)

Adrian Ramsay Carla Denyer Ellie Chowns

Conservative (1 vote)

Simon Hoare

Social Democratic & Labour Party (1 vote)

Claire Hanna

Alliance (1 vote)

Sorcha Eastwood

Noes

Democratic Unionist Party (5 votes)

Carla Lockhart Gavin Robinson Gregory Campbell Jim Shannon Sammy Wilson

Conservative (1 vote)

Christopher Chope

Reform UK (1 vote)

Rupert Lowe

Ulster Unionist Party (1 vote)

Robin Swann

Traditional Unionist Voice (1 vote)

Jim Allister

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from sam gittins' instagram (ft. david shields + his "favorite BTS shot of 2021")

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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim | Making of Tapestry Warner Bros. Pictures

Inspired by the concept art for #LOTR: The War of the Rohirrim, see the story of Rohan and the history of Helm's Deep unfold in this behind-the-scenes look that was revealed at New York Comic Con 2024. Get a deeper look here: https://www.lotrthewaroftherohirrim.c... #nycc Peter Jackson presents a groundbreaking journey back to Middle-earth through the eyes of legendary director Kenji Kamiyama. #LOTR: The War of the Rohirrim - only in theaters December 13 New Line Cinema’s original anime feature “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” returns audiences to the epic world brought to life in “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy, based on the revered books by J.R.R. Tolkien. Under the direction of award-winning filmmaker Kenji Kamiyama (the “Blade Runner: Black Lotus” & “Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex” TV series), the talented voice cast led by Brian Cox (“Succession”) as Helm Hammerhand, the mighty King of Rohan; Gaia Wise (“A Walk in the Woods”) as his daughter Héra & Luke Pasqualino (“Snowpiercer”) as Wulf. Miranda Otto, who delivered an unforgettable, award-winning performance in “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy, reprises her role as Éowyn, Shieldmaiden of Rohan, who serves as the tale’s narrator. The voice ensemble also includes Lorraine Ashbourne (Netflix’s “Bridgerton”), Yazdan Qafouri (“I Came By”), Benjamin Wainwright (“World on Fire”), Laurence Ubong Williams (“Gateway”), Shaun Dooley (“The Witcher”), Michael Wildman (“Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw”), Jude Akuwudike (“Beasts of No Nation”), Bilal Hasna (“Sparks”) & Janine Duvitski (“Benidorm”). Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of films, “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg— a mighty fortress that will later come to be known as Helm’s Deep. Finding herself in an increasingly desperate situation, Héra, the daughter of Helm, must summon the will to lead the resistance against a deadly enemy intent on their total destruction. With Kamiyama @the helm, the original feature is being produced by Oscar winner Philippa Boyens, from the screenwriting team behind “The Lord of the Rings” & “The Hobbit” Trilogies, alongside Jason DeMarco & Joseph Chou, who, in addition to their many separate animation projects, collaborated on the “Blade Runner: Black Lotus” series. The executive producers are Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Sam Register, Carolyn Blackwood & Toby Emmerich. The screenplay is by Jeffrey Addiss, Will Matthews & Phoebe Gittins & Arty Papageorgiou, story by Addiss, Matthews & Boyens, based on characters created by J.R.R. Tolkien. The team of creative collaborators returning from “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy also includes Oscar winners Alan Lee & Richard Taylor, along with esteemed Tolkien illustrator John Howe. A New Line Cinema Presentation, a Warner Bros. Animation / Sola Entertainment Production, “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim,” will be distributed theatrically worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, released in cinemas nationwide on December 13, 2024, and internationally beginning 11 December 2024.

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War of the Worlds: The Attack: Directed by Junaid Syed. With Sam Gittins, Leo Staar, Vincent Regan, Alhaji Fofana. The adventures of 3 young astronomers and their fight to survive a deadly Martian Invasion.

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[TILT] Gittins Index

Kako znati da li odabrati novi smjer ili se držati provjerenog? I k tome imati, matematički potkrijepljenu, vjerojatnost da li smo odabrali bolje ili lošije. Gittins index. Gittins index je matematički problem rješavanja teorije redova, čekanja i posluživanja. Neću vas zamarati teškim matematičkim opisima i detaljima. Ako nekoga zanima više u poveznicama može pronaći znanstvene članke i radove o Gittins indeksu. 1979-te godine, John Gittins dobio je zadatak pronaći model optimizacije investicija u nove produkte u tvrtki Unilever. Cilj zadatak je bio izračunati matematičku vjerojatnost odabira između investicije u novi ili postojeći već dokazani lijek. Uvjet je bio da novi lijek mora biti najmanje 90% učinkovit i profitabilan kao postojeći lijek. Nakon mjeseci rada, nastao je Gittins index .

Unilever je koristio ovu matricu za procjenu opravdanosti promjene smjera investicija uspoređujući broj uspjeha i neuspjeha dva različita lijeka. Primjerice, ako je postojeći lijek bio uspješan 9 puta a neuspješan 8 puta, Gittins indeks iznosi 0,56. A novi lijek je bio uspješan 3 puta i neuspješan 3 puta, Gittins indeks iznosi 0,58. Ako ne postoji broj uspjeha i neuspjeha (0:0), Gittins indeks iznosi 0.70. Ukratko bolje bi prošli kada bi išli "na slijepo" tj. bez ikakvih mjerenja nego s postojećim lijekom koji ima indeks 0.56. Gittins indeks i danas se smatra vrlo pouzdanom metodom za potrebe donošenja odluka da li ostati pri trenutačnom rješenju ili promijeniti smjer prema novom rješenju. Zašto Gittins indeks umjesto jednostavne usporedbe dvije brojke? 10 uspjeha i 10 neuspjeha, u postotku, jednak je kao i 3 uspjeha i 3 neuspjeha. Oboje iznosi 50%. Naočigled logično. Međutim, prema teoriji vjerojatnosti koja je poznata pod nazivom Multi-armed bandit, svaki sljedeći odabir je stohastičke prirode te je moguće izračunati vjerojatnost svakog sljedećeg odabira. Gittins indeks je kompleksno za izračunati . Međutim, postoje gotovi kalkulatori za izračun Gittins indeksa . Primjena? U knjizi Algorithms to Live by, autori daju jako puno primjera gdje je moguće primijeniti ovaj matematički problem. Od odabira restorana do odabira ključnih riječi koje je moguće bolje koristiti za on-line oglašavanje. Kao uvod u knjigu priložio sam video "Talks at Google" gdje autori prolaze kroz primjere.

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Bandit Processes and Dynamic Allocation Indices, J. C. Gittins, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series B (Methodological), 1979, https://rss.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.2517-6161.1979.tb01068.x Multi-armed bandit, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-armed_bandit Multi-Armed Bandits and the Gittins Index, Bobby Kleinberg, Cornell University, 2017, https://www.cs.cornell.edu/courses/cs6840/2017sp/lecnotes/6840sp17R_Kleinberg.pdf On the Gittins Index for Multiarmed Bandits, Richard Weber, The Annals of Applied Probability, 1992, https://www.jstor.org/stable/2959678 Practical Calculation of Gittins Indices for Multi-armed Bandits, James Edwards, 2019, https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.05075 Gittins Index, Google Play Store, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.allanlindjensen.gittinsindex&hl=en_AU Read the full article