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A friend of mine sent me one of the most amazing text messages earlier this week. It started, "Thought I'd give you an update since you inspire me to achieve my goals…" Then she went on to tell me about the awesome achievements she recently accomplished and the new goals that she hopes to achieve.
My first thoughts were of giddiness…aw, she thinks I inspired her!
My second thoughts were of honor…how honored I was that she chose me to share her news with.
My last thoughts were the most important. Pretty darn revolutionary.
You see, the past two months or so (since my 50K in November) I can count the number of times I've ran on one hand. I needed a break from running…really, I needed a break from everything…so I took one. This break lasted quite a long while with many hours spent watching the love tangles between Nathan, Lucas, Peyton, Hailey, and Brooke…snuggled up on my couch with a bottomless cup of coffee in my hand. Let me tell you, the drama from those twenty-something-looking characters at Tree Hill High is really captivating. Needless to say, I started feeling lazy…
…and lumpy.
My body-image slowly started becoming less positive, and before I knew it, I was feeling guilty about my time resting. Although I knew realistically that my body had not physically changed (other than losing some endurance), my mind was starting to tell me otherwise. Crazy pink elephants.
Then I got the text.
I realized that I needed to shut off those crazy thoughts in my head and start going after my goals again! And it's okay that my goals are less fitness-oriented right now, and it's okay that they may be more involved with finding out who Lucas Scott really ends up with in the end. And it's okay that I may not run a marathon this year, especially if that means that I get to start working in the career field that I've been working so hard for.
Just as long as I'm happy.
So, what I'd like to say now is…
Thank you Katrina, for inspiring me to remember to be happy and to stay positive.


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The tragedy in Sandy Hook seems like it happened yesterday, but, it was just a little more than 2 months ago, and the town of Orange has been on top of improving security from the moment it happened.
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DORA is dedicated to preserving the integrity of the marketplace and is committed to promoting a fair and competitive business environment in Colorado. Consumer protection is our mission.
Although the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies was created in 1968, several of the Department's divisions have been protecting Colorado citizens for many decades:
In 1877, state regulation of Colorado banks began one year after statehood was achieved, when the Colorado Legislature first codified the process by which banking associations could be chartered and operated.
In 1883, Colorado began to regulate insurance through the State Auditor's Office. In 1913, the Colorado Department of Insurance, now known as the Division of Insurance, was formed in response to widespread growth in the industry.
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In 1951, Colorado became the third state to establish a civil rights agency, now known as the Colorado Civil Rights Division.
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refresh renew explore…Thursday, December 4th, 2008
Aloha, all. I've been here for a few days now and busy adjusting to the six hour time difference between Hawaii and Massachusetts. Weirdly enough, I find that I am tired and hungry all the time… I suspect that being outside and exploring new places, not having access to snacks all the time is having more impact than I can believe.
This morning I am at Marina's house preparing to get on a plane with Amy to head over to the Big Island and meet James over in Hilo. For the next two days we'll be spending a lot of time driving around the Big Island, through a volcano, and enjoying the serendipity of stopping in random places along the way. Personally, I hope the Hilo Farmer's Market is still available when we get there later – that place is legendary.
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As the Sharks stumbled their way down the stretch last season, Roy Sommer found it hard to fall asleep on the way too many nights. Just as he figured that would be the case last night, but for a different reason.
As the Sharks stumbled their way down the stretch last season, Roy Sommer found it hard to fall asleep on the way too many nights.
Just as he figured that would be the case last night, but for a different reason.
"I'm not going to be able to get to sleep," Sommer said with excitement yesterday after his team's 4-3 shootout victory over the Providence Bruins in Worcester's most exciting game of the season. "When I get home, it's gonna be chicken wings and beer for me."
The Sharks trailed Providence yesterday, 3-1, going into the third period, and were coming off an atrocious 20 minutes in which they had been outscored, 2-0, and outshot, 13-3.
Two power play goals in the third period, one by Bracken Kearns and the other by Brandon Mashinter, guaranteed Worcester of at least one point, then John McCarthy, Jon Matsumoto and finally Mashinter scored in the shootout to put the Maraschino cherry on top of the Sunday sundae.
"Down by two going into the third period, playing the last game of a three-in-three, I don't know how they came back like that. It shows a lot of character."
Worcester is 5-1-1 in its last seven games and has begun to establish itself as a playoff contender, or even a contender for the top spot in the Atlantic Division.
Al Stalock got the win in net, stopping 34 shots. He improved to 6-2-0 for the season and is riding a six-game winning streak.
Yanni Gourde had the other goal for Worcester. Jamie Tardif, Ryan Spooner and Garnet Exelby scored for Providence, which had a 24-11 edge in shots after two periods.
In the third period, the Sharks came out with a lot more life than they had in the first 40 minutes, which wasn't that difficult. Both of their goals were on power plays, both on deflections. Kearns tipped in Matt Tennyson's shot at 6:26 and Mashinter got a blade on Matt Irwin's shot at 11:22.
Kearns, whose six goals lead the Sharks, was asked how the same players wearing the same uniforms could look so bad for 40 minutes, then so good for 25.
"I don't know," he replied with a shrug. "It's weird, but it's hockey. It's usually little things that do it. You have one little thing that you do and you build on that."
Gourde gave Worcester the lead at 11:11 of the first period with his third goal of the season, but just his first in nine games. He was stationed in front of the Bruins net on the forecheck and was in perfect position to retrieve a giveaway by Providence defenseman Steve Bartkowski.
Before goalie Michael Hutchinson had a chance to react, Gourde sizzled a wrist shot inside the right post. The Sharks retained that lead for a while, but not for a long while — about five minutes.
Providence tied it on Tardif's power play goal at 16:05. He finished off a terrific passing play after taking a pass from Spooner, who had it behind the Worcester net. This was strictly a no-chancer for Stalock and, for Tardif the goal was sort of hitting the Green Monster at Fenway with a basketball while standing on the warning track.
At that, a 1-1 tie wasn't an unreasonable result of the first 20 minutes from the Sharks' standpoint, but things got unreasonable quickly. At 1:06 of the second period, Danny Groulx mishandled the puck near the Sharks' blue line and Spooner got control of it.
He zipped in through the right circle and snapped a high, hard backhand under the crossbar. The unassisted goal gave Providence a 2-1 lead. Exelby, not known as a goal scorer, got his second of the season at 6:18. He sent a 40-foot slap shot from just above the left circle just inside the near post.
Then came Worcester's third-period comeback to tie it. The Sharks outplayed the Bruins in OT, but could not connect. They finally won it late in the shootout with Mashinter connecting on the fifth try, then Stalock denying Kyle MacKinnon for the victory.
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Eduardo is an architect and consultant with Daugherty Business Solutions. He recently started blogging. Check out his post on Habbits of Effective Architects. You can also see him give a talk on this post at this month's Chicago Architects Group meeting.
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For some reason, earlier today I recalled a couple of events that have already been edited out of the history of the 21st century. Unfortunately, I do not have archival information about either event, so many people wont believe that they happened. In the end, I found that these items havent been deleted, just ignored and pushed out of the generally available record.
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Butler Co. grad critically hurt in Afghanistan blast
IED detonates as soldier was sweeping road
A Ross High School graduate was critically hurt over the weekend in Afghanistan.
Staff Sgt. Sam Shockley, 25, was clearing roads when he stepped on or triggered an improvised explosive device.
A family friend told WLWT News 5's Karin Johnson that Shockley lost part of both legs and three fingers on his left hand in the blast. His eardrum was also badly damaged.
"He was very good at what he did," said his father, John Shockley. "He had survived two tours in Iraq, but this one I kind of had a bad feeling from the get-go, from when he left Washington."
His fiance, Emely, told the friend that Shockley is awaiting transport to Germany, then to Walter Reed Hospital for treatment.
The fiance said Shockley is in good spirits and is already talking about how he wants to help other people in his situation, according to the friend.
Shockley is based out of Fort Lewis in Washington and lives with Emely in Tacoma, but much of his family still lives in Butler County.


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The Dow was down over 100 points this morning. But the markets came roaring back.
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- At 2:00 PM, the Fed released its Beige Book. And there were no real surprises. "Economic activity expanded at a measured pace in recent weeks, according to reports from contacts in the twelve Federal Reserve Districts," they wrote. They also noted that Hurricane Sandy and fiscal cliff uncertainties were hindering growth.
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- The Grand Palace: spectacular complex of buildings, offering stunning architecture and sacred sites.
- Siam Paragon: third largest shopping mall in Thailand, featuring many luxury brand stores, an aquarium, a cinema, and much more.
- BTS Skytrain: unique elevated rapid transit system, with 35 stations along 2 lines.
- Lumpini Park: a 360 rai (142 acre) green space in Bangkok.
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Opening statements in comedian Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial were delayed for several hours Monday while the judge sorted through allegations raised late Friday that a juror told a woman during jury selection that he thought Cosby was guilty. Cosby's lawyers wanted the juror removed from the case.
After questioning all 12 jurors and six alternates behind closed doors, Judge Steven O'Neill ruled the juror could stay, saying all the panelists told him they stuck to their pledge to remain fair and impartial.
Cosby's lawyers also want jurors to hear about the criminal past of an accuser expected to testify at his sexual assault retrial in suburban Philadelphia.
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Cosby's lawyers said in court documents Monday that Chelan Lasha's 2007 guilty plea for making a false report to Arizona law enforcement is vital to assessing her credibility.
Her lawyer, Gloria Allred, declined comment.
Lasha is one of five additional accusers who are being allowed to testify as part of the prosecution's effort to portray the entertainer formerly known as "America's Dad'' as one of Hollywood's biggest predators.
The former model and aspiring actress says she was immobilized and unable to speak as Cosby assaulted her after giving her a pill he described as an antihistamine in 1986.
She was 17 at the time and he was 48.
Cosby's lawyers have said the accusers' memories are tainted at best.
As Cosby arrived for court Monday morning a topless woman jumped in front of him while chanting "Women's Lives Matter." The protester was taken away in handcuffs.
Cosby's first trial last spring ended with jurors unable to reach a unanimous verdict after five days of tense deliberations on charges that the man who made millions of viewers laugh as wise and understanding Dr. Cliff Huxtable on "The Cosby Show" drugged and molested Andrea Constand at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004.
The 80-year-old comedian, who has said the sexual contact was consensual, faces three counts of aggravated indecent assault, each punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
His retrial is taking place in a radically changed and potentially more hostile environment. The #MeToo movement caught fire four months after the first trial, raising awareness of sexual misconduct as it toppled Harvey Weinstein, Sen. Al Franken, Matt Lauer and other powerful men.
Nearly every potential juror questioned for the case this time knew about #MeToo.
Kristen Houser of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center said that could help prosecutors overcome the skepticism some jurors had last time about Constand's yearlong wait to report her allegations to the police.
"The #MeToo movement is amplifying what experts have been saying for decades: People are ashamed, they're confused, they can't believe somebody they trust would hurt them, and then they worry that others won't believe them," Houser said.
O'Neill said he'd decide his next step based on what the woman tells him.
After limiting the focus of the first trial, O'Neill has been willing to let both sides push the retrial well beyond Constand's allegations.
This time, O'Neill is letting prosecutors have five additional accusers testify — including model Janice Dickinson — as they attempt to show Cosby made a habit of drugging and violating women. The judge allowed just one other accuser to take the stand last time.
"This one will be harder for the defense," Levenson said. This time, Constand "is not alone, and there is strength in numbers."
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Vitamin D influences more than 200 genes. This includes genes related to cancer and autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis.
Vitamin D affects your DNA through the vitamin D receptors (VDRs), which bind to specific locations of the human genome.
Reuters reports:
"Vitamin D deficiency is a well-known risk factor for rickets, and some evidence suggests it may increase susceptibility to autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes, as well as certain cancers and even dementia."
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Reuter's information is actually a bit misleading as other scientists have identified a total of nearly 3,000 genes that are upregulated by vitamin D. The particular study referenced above identified 200 genes affected, but it's not clear if that is in addition to the ones already identified, or if they simply confirmed many of the ones found by others.
One thing's for sure: Vitamin D is one of the major keys for disease prevention and for optimal health.
The Astonishing Power of Vitamin D to Transform Your Health
In recent years vitamin D has emerged as a star of the "vitamin" world. For example, there are currently over 800 studies showing vitamin D's effectiveness against cancer. Optimizing your vitamin D levels can literally cut your risk of several cancers by 50 percent!
Further, middle aged and elderly people with high levels of vitamin D could reduce their chances of developing heart disease or diabetes by 43 percent.
How Does Vitamin D Do What it Does?
Vitamin D is actually a "prohormone," which your body produces from cholesterol. Because it is a prohormone, vitamin D influences your entire body -- receptors that respond to the vitamin have been found in almost every type of human cell, from your brain to your bones.
So what modern science has now realized is that vitamin D does more than just aid in the absorption of calcium and bone formation, it is also involved in multiple repair and maintenance functions, touches thousands of different genes, regulates your immune system, and much, much more.
Just one example of an important gene that vitamin D up-regulates is your ability to fight infections, as well as chronic inflammation. It produces over 200 anti microbial peptides, the most important of which is cathelicidin, a naturally occurring broad-spectrum antibiotic.
This is one of the explanations for why it's so effective against colds and influenza.
In addition, since vitamin D also modulates (balances) your immune response, it can prevent an overreaction in the form of inflammation, which can lead to a variety of autoimmune disorders, such as Crohn's disease for example.
When you consider the fact that you only have about 25,000 genes in your body, and vitamin D has been shown to influence nearly 3,000 of them, the bigger picture of its true impact on your health can be easily understood.
It may, in fact, have literally thousands of health benefits!
However, it's also very clear that unless you have taken specific measures to address it, the odds are overwhelming that you are deficient in this important nutrient.
Are You Vitamin D Deficient?
Vitamin D deficiency is a growing epidemic across the world and is contributing to many chronic debilitating diseases. There are a few reasons for this trend.
First, most people spend far too much time indoors during daytime hours. You may also have also been seriously misled by "expert'" recommendations to avoid all sun exposure, and to slather yourself with sunscreen whenever you do go outside. Please understand that sunscreen will virtually eliminate your body's ability to produce any vitamin D because it blocks the UVB radiation that causes your skin to produce it naturally.
As a result, in the United States the late winter average vitamin D is only about 15-18 ng/ml, which is considered a very serious deficiency state.
In fact, new studies show that about 85 percent of the U.S. population is vitamin D deficient. This is primarily related to the recent appreciation that your levels of vitamin D should be MUCH higher than previously thought.
Consider the following vitamin D facts:
Winter, when sun exposure is at its lowest, is the time of year when you need to be most concerned about the amount of vitamin D you are receiving, as your vitamin D levels can drop by up to 50 percent in the winter.
- Vitamin D deficiency is epidemic in adults of all ages who have increased skin pigmentation, such as those whose ancestors are from Africa, the Middle East, or India, who always wear sun protection, or who limit their outdoor activities.
- African Americans and other dark-skinned people and those living in northern latitudes make significantly less vitamin D than other groups.
- 60 percent of patients with type 2 diabetes have vitamin D deficiency.
- Studies showed very low levels of vitamin D among children, the elderly, and women.
- One nationwide study of women revealed that almost half of the African American women of childbearing age might be vitamin-D deficient.
Of course, if you have the tendency to spend the summer months indoors, out of the sun, or you only go outside with sunscreen on, then you would need to be concerned during the summer months as well.
The Many Health Benefits of Vitamin D
It's absolutely tragic that dermatologists and sunscreen manufacturers have done such a thorough job of deterring people from the sun -- your optimal source for natural vitamin D.
Their widely dispersed message to avoid the sun as much as possible, combined with an overall cultural trend of spending more time indoors during both work and leisure time, has greatly contributed to the widespread vitamin D deficiency seen today -- which in turn is fueling an astonishingly diverse array of common chronic diseases, including:
|Heart disease
|Rheumatoid arthritis
|Diabetes 1 and 2
|Multiple Sclerosis
|Crohn's disease
|Cold & Flu
|Inflammatory Bowel Disease
|Signs of aging
|Eczema & Psoriasis
|Hearing loss
|Muscle pain
|Periodontal disease
|Macular degeneration
|Reduced C-section risk
|Pre eclampsia
|Cystic fibrosis
|Alzheimer's disease
Vitamin D Against Cancer
A study by Dr. William Grant, Ph.D., internationally recognized research scientist and vitamin D expert, found that about 30 percent of cancer deaths -- which amounts to 2 million worldwide and 200,000 in the United States -- could be prevented each year with higher levels of vitamin D.
Other studies showed that you can decrease your risk of cancer by more than half simply by optimizing your vitamin D levels with sun exposure.
Vitamin D has a protective effect against cancer in several ways, including:
- Increasing the self-destruction of mutated cells (which, if allowed to replicate, could lead to cancer)
- Reducing the spread and reproduction of cancer cells
- Causing cells to become differentiated (cancer cells often lack differentiation)
- Reducing the growth of new blood vessels from pre-existing ones, which is a step in the transition of dormant tumors turning cancerous
When is the Best Time to Go Out in the Sun, and for How Long?
The optimal time to be in the sun for vitamin D production is as near to solar noon as possible. That would be between roughly 10:00am and 2:00pm.
During this time you need the shortest exposure time to produce vitamin D because UVB rays are most intense at this time. Plus, when the sun goes down toward the horizon, the UVB is filtered out much more than the dangerous UVA.
When you're out in the sun, be very careful about the length of your exposure. You only need enough exposure to have your skin turn the lightest shade of pink. This may only be a few minutes for some. Exposures any longer than this will not produce any more vitamin D but will accelerate photo aging and increase your risk for non-melanoma skin cancers like basal and squamous cell cancers.
Once you reach this point your body will not make any additional vitamin D and any additional exposure will only cause harm and damage to your skin.
Most people with fair skin will produce the maximum amount of vitamin D in just 10-20 minutes, or, again, when your skin starts turning the lightest shade of pink. Some will need less, others more. The darker your skin, the longer exposure you will need to optimize your vitamin D production. African-Americans need perhaps 20 percent more sun exposure time than whites.
And contrary to popular opinion, your body simply cannot make adequate vitamin D from the sun unless you have more skin area exposed than just your face and hands. In fact, at least 40 percent of your body should be uncovered to optimize your vitamin D production.
Another option is to use a safe tanning bed, again paying attention to not getting burned.
New Way to Protect Against Sunburn
A few months ago I found out that a carotenoid extracted from algae called astaxanthin can be extremely useful in preventing and eliminating sunburn. Interestingly, this is the antioxidant in krill that prevents it from being damaged.
What current research is showing is that if you are on 2 mg of astaxanthin for a month, it becomes very difficult to get sunburned.
Additionally, it also appears to prevent the development of the most common form or blindness, age-related macular degeneration, as well as cataracts, and most likely protects you from EMF when you are flying or being exposed to diagnostic X-rays.
The key though is that it takes weeks to build up in your tissues, so you can't just swallow a few pills prior to your exposure and expect to receive any benefit. Astaxanthin is also fat soluble and needs to be taken with some fat or you simply won't absorb it.
Vitamin D Supplements: How Much Should You Take?
It is wise to consider oral vitamin D3 supplementation during the winter months, or year-round if you haven't time or sufficient access to the sun or a safe tanning bed.
However, the Reuter's article above is years behind the research on their recommended dosage of 1,000 IU's a day
It's true, there are no definitive studies on the optimal daily dose of vitamin D, but based on studies on healthy indigenous peoples, many vitamin D experts now agree that most adults, including pregnant women, require about 5,000 IU of vitamin D daily for optimal health – or 35 IU's of vitamin D per pound of body weight, which is certainly well above the current RDA.
That said, although these recommendations may put you closer to the ballpark of what most people likely need, it is impossible to make a blanket recommendation that will cover everyone's needs.
The ONLY way to determine how much you might need is by testing your blood level of vitamin D.
This is in fact a very important aspect of optimizing your vitamin D levels that you should not skip over.
Because while overdosing on vitamin D from sun exposure is highly unlikely as your body has a built-in "failsafe" feedback loop, which will tend to shut down production when your levels are healthy, it IS possible to overdose when taking supplements.
So you need to be careful when using oral vitamin D therapy and make certain you have your blood levels checked. Many of you may choose to ignore this warning, but I am telling you in no uncertain terms that while vitamin D has enormous potential for improving your health, it has significant potential to worsen it, if you use it improperly.
What Vitamin D Level do You Need to Stay Healthy?
The OPTIMAL value of vitamin D that you're looking for has recently been raised to 50-70 ng/ml, with even higher recommended levels required for more serious disease prevention, as shown in the chart below. The only caution is to use Lab Corp, as tests done at Quest are consistently falsely elevated due to a different assay.
I hope you can see now some of the many benefits of vitamin D, and why it is so critical to make sure you and your family maintain healthy levels at all times.
Please take this opportunity to use one -- or more -- of the options I've suggested for getting your daily dose of vitamin D. Optimal vitamin D, however you get it, can literally make the difference between a lifetime of chronic disease and one of vibrant health and vitality.
Source: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/09/06/vitamin-d-linked-to-cancer-and-autoimmune-disease-genes.aspx


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Spring has arrived (at my house anyway). To prepare, I have been doing a little Spring cleaning. Disclaimer: What you are about to see will (at first) be very annoying (in a good way) and make you feel like you must either:
1. Be incredibly unorganized or
2. Convince you that I have some type of disorder.
I blame everything on Martha Stewart. She started this whole damn thing. I stumbled across her (very affordable) selection of labels at Staples while buying some computer paper. 8,000 chalkboard labels later and every glass jar at Homegoods, I tackled my pantry.
It's so pretty, I have stopped feeding my kids (just kidding). Can you stand it? I thought I was done until I came across a pic of chalkboard painted pantry doors on Pinterest. Of course, I need this. In the photo, the pantry goddess writes grocery lists and menus on her pantry doors. I can't write menus because I don't know what we are having until about 12 minutes before my husband walks through the door, so that's out. I am writing the grocery list on them for now. It works great. I get to the store and can't remember what I wrote so I just buy whatever looks good. My kids have started writing messages to me. Like: Buy candy. Still it's cool.
Speaking of Spring... my house (on the exterior) was starting to look haunted with all of the dead plants, leaves and spiky dead things coming out of my planters so...
Ann reminded me that they might freeze and it isn't really Spring. I'm sure I will bring them in when it's too cold out. In the meantime, I'm in denial and must go so I can address my disorders.
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"What have you been up to?"
"Late Night" host Jimmy Fallon had troubled golfer Tiger Woods on his couch for the first time in a year and a half and, well, wanted to catch up.
The audience laughed and tittered nervously. But all joking aside, Woods' appearance signaled that he's ready to face the spotlight again.
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"That is like a magical thing to happen, your awful pain," joked Fallon. "And we laughed at your pain. I mean, not even making jokes. It kind of wrote itself."
Woods graciously smiled and played the good sport throughout Fallon's good-natured ribbing.
Although Woods has not all that chatty on "Late Night," he did open up to "Good Morning America" about being a newly-single father.
It's work, there's no doubt," the golfer. "It's tough. But it's enjoyable. That's the work I love."
A humbled Woods also admitted: "Family's first. That's the way it was when I was growing up. My mom and dad were always there … and that's what I have with my kids now."
Whether or not the image rehab tour will work for Woods' reputation, of course, remains to be seen
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- From The Editor: Youth Speaks Out
- People in Economics: An American Globalist
- Youth in the Balance: Frustrated and angry, the world's young people are demanding change
- Making the Grade: Revamping what and how young people learn is the best way to help them and their home countries succeed
- Scarred Generation: In advanced economies, the crisis sparked a huge increase in unemployment among younger workers that will take a long time to abate
- Straight Talk: Stolen Dreams: Our ability to set the world economy straight will decide the fate of today's young people
- Voices of Youth: Around the world, young people speak out
- Will the Renminbi Rule?: The chinese currency is on track to become more important globally, but is unlikely to challenge the dollar anytime soon
- Protecting the Whole: Keeping individual financial institutions sound is not enough. A broader macroprudential approach is needed to safeguard the financial system
- Ratings Game: Private credit rating agencies have been thrust into providing a public function because regulators have not come up with an alternative
- Back to Basics: What Is a Bank?: Institutions that match up savers and borrowers help ensure that economies function smoothly
- Empowering Women Is Smart Economics: Closing gender gaps benefits countries as a whole, not just women and girls
- Picture This: Growing Out of Poverty: Poverty in Latin America is at its lowest level in 20 years
- The Global Land Rush: Foreign investors are buying up farmland in developing countries
- Snapshot of Another Monetary Union: Moving forward with reforms should help the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union weather the current economic uncertainties
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The plot of Hammer Studios' 1969 sci-fi flick Moon Zero Two revolves around Captain William H. Kemp (James Olson), intrepid space explorer famous for being the first man on Mars. Disgusted with the abandonment by Earth government of further exploration in favor of chasing the almighty dollar in the form of moon mining and passenger flights, Kemp has quit the military and now makes his living scavenging space trash with his partner, Russian-born Kaminsky (Ori Levy). When his lover and head of Lunar Bureau of Investigation Elizabeth Murphy (Adrienne Corri) threatens to ground him for his own good if he can't come up with money to upgrade his rickety old space ship, Kemp is pulled into the machinations of corporate overlord J. J. Hubbard (Warren Mitchell), who wants to crash-land an asteroid containing 6000 tons of sapphire on the lunar surface without letting the government know, so he can claim it and get even richer. Along the way he meets Earthbabe Clementine Taplin (Catherine Schell), whose brother has mysteriously stopped radioing from his mining claim on the far side of the moon.
It's a decent plot as far as moon-based action flicks go, but the real joy of the movie is in what I like to call its "Visions of Future Past"--that is, the fully-realized world of the future according to what folks thought it might be like circa 1969. With groovy futuristic fashions, endearingly clunky miniature work, a riotously intrusive score, and a surprisingly prescient view of the commercialization of space exploration, Moon Zero Two works for me less as a mystery/thriller than as a beautiful, comic-booky document of the time, through the lens of a possible future.
Come with me as I show you the wonders the future has in store for us:
We start with a Schoolhouse Rock-style cartoon under the main credits (with an AMAZING groovy theme song--see the end of the review to hear it in all its glory), in which a US astronaut and Russian cosmonaut battle over who'll have possession of the Moon:
These credits would seem to presage a Peter Sellers-style zany comedy, but after this it pretty much plays straight with the plot detailed at the top of the review. So instead of recapping that, I prefer to focus on the things that really brought me joy.
1. Future Tech
I always have fun with Future/Past movies, more for what they get wrong than what they get right. For instance, passenger travel to the moon is administered by "Pan-Moon" spaceways, an obvious evolution of Pan-Am airlines. After all, in 1969, you couldn't envision a future where they wouldn't be the preeminent travel brokers, right?
Apparently you also couldn't envision a future without paper-cup coffee machines:
Best of all, Kemp has the latest in remote control technology for use during his scavenging spacewalks: a wrist-based Wii-mote!
2. Future Fashion
By far the best thing about the movie is its vision of hair, clothes, and accessory fashions in the future. In 1969 they were dreaming of a far groovier future than we could ever have hoped to bring into being:
I loved the design of the space-suits here--very comic-book influenced and coloroful.
These play well in a scene where Kemp and Clem find her brother at his mine, the victim of foul play:
Other special effects highlights:
Besides a rousing game of Moonopoly, the residents of Moon Base have for entertainment one of the greatest floor shows in the galaxy:
Moon Zero Two was one of many, many movies lampooned on MST3K, and it's easy to see why it was attractive fodder for the show. It's less concerned with action and suspense than with explaining to the viewer how its self-contained world functions, and the political/commercial concerns that led to its state. While those seem prescient now, they're not terribly exciting. There's lots and lots of slow-motion space-walking, and even a slow-mo barroom brawl. (Threatened by punks, Kemp pulls a fire-alarm lever on the wall to disable artificial gravity! Why they'd need such a lever, I have no clue.) The acting is nothing great, though Adrienne Cory is good as Kemp's lover and superior. Even the Faustian bargain offered by J. J. to Kemp near the end lacks any real punch, as there's never any doubt how things will turn out.
2 Thumbs.
Bonus: the Uber-Groovy Theme Song! Listen and wonder!
Now see if you can get THAT tune out of your brain!
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Moon Zero Two (1969): A Visual Review
Posted by The Vicar of VHS at 7:16 AM
Labels: '60s, 2-3 thumbs, Groovy, Indians Out of Fucking Nowhere, Science Fiction, Visual Reviews
12 comments:
- deadlydolls said...
Love it! But it saddens me that I don't remember this one on MST3K. Those outfits make me happy. Way too very happy.
- March 11, 2010 at 2:33 PM
- The Vicar of VHS said...
Thanks Emily! I haven't seen the MST3K episode either, but there was plenty of space for riffing. Actually I'm kind of glad I saw it sans commentary first--I could enjoy the visuals on my own terms rather than having my reaction affected by snark. :) And the outfits in this flick *are* amazing. I wish monocles would come back in style!
Hey, I just tumbled the connection between Moonopoly, the Monopoly Top Hat/monocle guy, and J. J. Hubbard here--the first time Kemp meets with the corporate overlord, he's actually PLAYING Moonopoly, and beating everyone. So I guess he's the Monopoly guy in the flesh? I don't know...it bears thought!
- March 11, 2010 at 3:42 PM
- JamiSings said...
Maybe disabling gravity helps them oust extremely morbidly obese drunks?
- March 11, 2010 at 3:53 PM
- Mark Hodgson said...
- March 11, 2010 at 5:48 PM
- Samuel Wilson said...
It looks like a classic of obsolete futurism, and I don't see what the robots could add to the obvious hilarity. This was a lovely little photo-essay, Vicar, and it should win this movie some fans before they've even seen it.
- March 11, 2010 at 10:03 PM
- The Vicar of VHS said...
@Jami--I hadn't thought of that, but perhaps you're right! During that brawl the Duke's twin gets to throw someone across the room wire-fu style, so I really can't complain. ;)
@Mark Hodgson--I don't know about the whole soundtrack, but the excellent Cosmobells has for download the 2-volume "Hammer Films Music Collection" (click here for that post) which *does* include that groovy theme song! In fact, it was hearing that song on this collection that made me seek out MOON ZERO TWO in the first place! Check it out, and tell them the Vicar sent you!
@Samuel--I didn't even think about the marked lack of robots in this flick, which just goes to prove your point--there's so much to enjoy, you don't even miss 'em. ;) Thanks for the kind words!
- March 12, 2010 at 8:16 AM
- Prof. Grewbeard said...
this IS a fun film but i've only ever liked James Olson in one movie-The Andromeda Strain. he mostly creeps me out. and why does he get so pissed off at the space girl interrupting his space shower?...
- March 13, 2010 at 3:28 PM
Thanks so much for this! A forgotten Hammer classic and, like you say, so much fun. Just a happy movie. A complete flop at the box-office though - which is why Hammer never tried it again. Available as a Best Buy with When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth - can't get much better than that.
Watching Hammer
- March 14, 2010 at 7:56 PM
- James R said...
I saw this on TV a few months ago and was fascinated by it, particularly by the idea that it was a Hammer production. And you can't not respect a SF film with a villain called Hubbard.
- March 14, 2010 at 9:50 PM
- The Vicar of VHS said...
@prof grewbeard: Olson turns in an odd performance here, part Sam Spade and part Han Solo, but neither very effectively. :P As for his anger at the shower interruption, maybe her Mushroom Outfit startled him. ;)
@Watching Hammer: You're quite welcome! And I love your blog--anyone with a hankering for Hammer should check it out!
@James R: I didn't even think of the Hubbard connection! Good catch. :)
- March 16, 2010 at 9:44 AM
- Unknown said...
I really like this movie!!! Great visuals and costumes - it would make a cool retro-styled tv show!!!
- March 21, 2010 at 3:17 PM
- Unknown said...
I really liked this film, and your review was very humorously entertaining. 😀
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*France: Lyon strengthen squad *Olympique Lyon showed no signs of relinquishing their position as the top side in French women's football. In their first game after the winter break, coach Patrice Lair's charges brushed Toulouse aside 11-1. Both Lotta Schelin and Corine Franco grabbed hat-tricks, with Lara Dickenmann and Ami Otaki each netting twice and Camille Abily also among the goals.
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