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April 8, 2010
UCSB left-handed pitcher Mario Hollands, who was an All-American as a freshman, has been receiving plenty of well-deserved attention this season. The junior has been a two-time Big West Pitcher of the Week, has earned two National Pitcher of the Week awards and tied a school record with 16 strikeouts earlier this season.
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By MARK PATTON NEWS-PRESS SENIOR WRITER
April 8, 2010
One bad comebacker last year has led to a better one this baseball season for UCSB junior Mario Hollands.
The Gauchos' lefthander might be pitching somewhere in the Minnesota Twins organization now if not for a ball that that struck one of his own in a very sensitive area during a game at UC Davis exactly a year ago this Saturday.
"At the time, I was on the fence about 50-50 on turning pro," Hollands said.
And then the Aggies' Ryan Scoma smacked the ball that sent Hollands to the hospital, putting his stellar sophomore season on a downward spiral - and bringing him down off that fence.
"No question, it was a big setback for him," UCSB coach Bob Brontsema said. "That's a substantial deal, especially the way it happened. I mean, he never even saw it. So yeah, it made him a little gun-shy.
"But he obviously has turned the page, as far as this year goes. I think it's one of the reasons he decided to come back."
Hollands, the Big West Conference Freshman Pitcher of Year in 2008, was headed for greater things before last year's injury. He had a 4-2 record and an earned-run average of 3.86 while working on a shutout at Davis before Scoma's fourth-inning hit.
"I remember that it was Easter weekend, right after the start of league play," he recalled. "It was a long bus trip back."
It was a long rest of the season, too, with his record and ERA faltering to 6-6 and 4.74.
But Hollands has put the mishap behind him, entering Friday night's Big West opener at Cal Poly with a 2-2 record, 3.00 ERA and 46 strikeouts in 42 innings.
"Well, I wear a cup now - that solves a lot of problems," he said. "On a hard-hit ball back to me, I still have a little flinch. I do that even when I'm not playing, and I see a ball come back to the pitcher.
"But now I wear my cup all the time, which I would recommend for every pitcher of any age. So it's really out of my head now."
The Twins, considering both the injury and Hollands' desire to get a college degree, selected him in only the 24th round of last year's MLB Draft. He said no to all their contract offers.
"I'm going to graduate this year, which was a goal of mine when I first signed my letter to come here a couple of years ago," said Hollands, who is majoring in sociology and minoring in history. "I'd take that degree over any money that would come my way this year, if I'm lucky enough.
"I have to be prepared after baseball is done."
The Twins sweetened the deal following a summer in the elite Cape Cod League in which he went 4-1 with a 2.12 ERA for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox, but Hollands still said no.
"So many guys have left here with offers that weren't as good as Mario received," Brontsema said. "It was an extremely wise decision for him to stay, and he knew that.
"He had some leverage. He's still young. Everything pointed to him coming back. He's taken that next step which I think is going to really pay off for him come draft day."
Hollands, who won't turn 22 until Aug. 26, used the offseason to bulk up his 6-foot-5 frame, and he has the strikeouts to prove it. He tied a school record by whiffing 16 batters on March 12 in an 8-1 win over Northern Illinois.
"His fast ball has picked up velocity," Brontsema said. "Last year, he was 87-to-89 mph. Now he's 90-to-93. You're going to pick up a few more strikeouts in that situation, especially with his ability to throw multiple pitches for strikes.
"You can't sit on anything. You have to start a little quicker with a guy who's throwing harder, and that makes his other stuff better."
But Hollands still adheres to the teachings of "Bull Durham" catcher Crash Davis, who told pitcher Nuke LaLoosh that strikeouts are "boring" and "fascist."
They're also taxing, Hollands said.
"You have to throw more pitches to get them," he said. "I'd rather get all ground balls and no strikeouts because I can last longer."
A week after his Northern Illinois gem, Hollands struck out 13 New Mexico State batters before watching the bullpen blow his big lead in the final three innings of a game that UCSB eventually won 10-9. He didn't second-guess the decision to remove him short of the record, however.
"I'd thrown a lot of pitches by the time I got the 13," he said. "When you're out there, you know when there's been a lot, but you're not counting. At least I'm not."
Hollands already has a lot of fond moments as a Gaucho, including his one-hit, one-walk, 10-strikeout shutout against Loyola Marymount a month before his injury. But his best memory has nothing to do with pitching.
"It was (Brian) Gump's grand slam to beat Cal Poly two years ago," he said. "That was just great, because they're our rival. That's one I'll never forget.
"Graduation will be up there, too, when it comes."
Brontsema has coached several major league pitchers including Barry Zito, Justin Lehr and Virgil Vasquez, and he believes that Hollands can graduate to that level, as well.
"He has all the makings of a star, but it goes beyond his talents," he said. "It's his personality, his sense of humor, his charisma. It lights up the room.
"He's great with youngsters, he's great with older people and his teammates love him. You could put him in any room or any setting and he'd be the guy who stood out."
Hollands doesn't even have bad thoughts about UC Davis' Ryan Scoma.
"It might just have been a blessing in disguise," he said. "I've been able to come back and finish out school and try to help the team win one more year."
Hollands, after all, can put a positive spin on a baseball, and just about anything else that comes his way.
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
By John Zant, Santa Barbara Independent
In his last 15 innings on the mound, Mario Hollands has decorated the scorebooks with a certain symbol. To wit: KKK-KK-KK-K-K-K-KK-KK-KK and K-KKK-KKK-KK-KK-KK.
UCSB's junior left-hander amassed a school-record 16 strikeouts in a complete game against Northern Illinois, an 8-1 Gaucho victory, and he struck out 13 batters in six innings of work last Saturday against New Mexico State. The Gauchos were leading 7-1 when Hollands came out of the latter game. They ended up winning 10-9 after the bullpen almost blew it.
Although the numbers make Hollands look like the second coming of Sandy Koufax, that is not his intention. "I'd rather get groundouts because it saves my arm," he said, "but I'll take the outs whatever way they come." It is telling that his favorite pitcher is Tom Glavine, a 300-game winner who lasted for 22 seasons in the majors. Burnout is not in his game plan. "We have to take care of his arm," said Gaucho pitching coach Tom Myers.
Hollands' next outing will be Friday, March 26, when UCSB begins a three-game series against the visiting University of San Francisco. His starts have brought professional scouts, armed with radar guns, to Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. "His fastball has been hitting 90 to 92 mph," Myers said. "It's deceptive. It's jumping out of the strike zone."
Hollands was chosen in the 24th round of the major league draft by Minnesota last June. He chose not to sign and spent the summer pitching in the Cape Cod League. "There are no easy outs there," he said. "Every team has about five first-rounders."
He entered his junior baseball year with more bulk on his 6′5″ frame. He now puts about 220 pounds of force behind his pitches. "Also, his delivery is more in sync," Myers said. "He's made subtle adjustments that have allowed him to have better command of his fastball. He used to throw hard early and lose it. Now his last pitch is as hard as his first."
After Hollands handcuffed New Mexico State's heavy-hitting lineup, the extent of his mastery became evident. Against 10 subsequent UCSB pitchers, the Aggies racked up 32 runs in 21 innings. The visitors posted a couple dozen runs to win the last two games of the series, 12-7 and 12-5. Head coach Bob Brontsema and Myers have two weeks to whip the pitching staff into shape before the Gauchos slam into the brutal Big West Conference.
The rest of the staff gets no criticism from their ace. Myers describes Hollands, who hails from the Northern California East Bay town of El Cerrito, as "kind of a laid-back guy. He's got no ego. His teammates love him. You get sometimes those No. 1 starters who can't be with their teammates. They ostracize themselves because of their attitude. That's not Mario. Mario's well liked, well respected. He's a complete kid. He's a great kid. He's become a man."
By Aaron Fitt, Baseball America
March 25, 2010
Under The Radar
Mario Hollands, lhp, UC Santa Barbara
Hollands has shown flashes of his significant potential over the last two years, going 13-9, 4.25 with 110 strikeouts and 63 walks in 172 innings, but inconsistent command and underdeveloped secondary stuff caused him to slip to the 24th round as a draft-eligible sophomore last June. But the junior has turned a corner in 2010, going 2-0, 1.93 with 36 strikeouts and 11 walks in 28 innings through his first four starts.
Hollands was utterly dominant two weeks ago against Northern Illinois, tying a school record with 16 strikeouts in a complete game victory, while allowing just one run on five hits and two walks. Then last week against New Mexico State, the nation's highest-scoring team, Hollands struck out 13 over six strong innings, allowing just a run on four hits and three walks. As soon as Hollands left the game, the Aggies rallied for eight runs over the final three innings, but the Gauchos pulled out a 10-9 victory.
"The last two weeks at home he's been 90-93, sitting at 90, and he threw a nine-inning game against Northern Illinois and pitch No. 130 was 91," UCSB pitching coach Tom Myers said. "His slider has been 84-85, there's late life on the ball and it's jumping out of the strike zone. He has a changeup, and he uses it, but because his velocity is up--the one thing he does very, very well is he pitches extremely well in on righthanded hitters. He keeps righthanded hitters very honest. He can put his slider on the back foot, and it's usually an out pitch to lefties.
"Before his big velocity increase, he pitched a lot with his changeup the last couple of years. I foresee that being a great equalizer as we get into Big West competition."
Improved secondary stuff is a big reason for Hollands' early success this year, but he also has worked hard to get stronger and improve his stamina. In the past, Hollands lacked physicality and struggled to hold his velocity. But he is beginning to fill out his 6-foot-5 frame; though he's still listed at 205 pounds, Myers says he now weighs 220. Some mechanical adjustments also helped.
"He's worked hard in the weight room," Myers said. "His experience in the Cape Cod League the past two summers--he didn't flash the same velocity up there, but he showed the ability to pitch. He was pitching anywhere from 85-88, but I think he learned mentality-wise that he was as good as anybody out there when he located his stuff.
"He's come back and ironed out some things in his delivery--he's shortened his arm stroke. Scouts in our area were always concerned because he had a wrap in the back, and the wrap is for the most part no longer there now, and I think it's quickened up his arm. The strength, mentality and minor mechanical adjustments, now you're seeing a kid who's hitting his stride as a college pitcher."


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People don't seem to watch Superstars because you don't get the big names on there each week. But what you do get in place of your John Cenas, HHHs and Undertakers is a group of mid and lower card wrestlers making the most of their limited TV exposure by putting on really fun matches. Over the last few months we've had a really fun feud with Curt Hawkins (yes, that Curt Hawkins!) and Trent Baretta, a short series of great William Regal and Darren Young matches (yes, that Darren Young!) and the rennaisance of Chris Masters and Tyler Reks – two guys I couldn't have cared less for until recently. That's not to mention current Wrestlegasm favourite Zack Ryder (or, as my favourite commentator Scott Stanford calls his team with Primo, Long Island Iced Z and Primo Colada.)
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Jumbo easy peal shrimp was on sale this week at Fairway. What is easy peel? It's shrimp that has been de-veined, but the shell is left on. Why am I happy about this? 60% (or it seems that much) of the flavor ,when cooking shrimp, comes from the shell. Think of it like cooking a chop or a roast on the bone. That said who wants to peel shrimp as they eat their pasta? Not me …
- 1 lb of jumbo or 15/20 count shrimp
- a pint of cherry tomatoes, halved
- about a half of diced hot vinegar cherry pepper
- 1 small carrot diced
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 rib of celery ( a smaller rib with the leaves from the heart ) diced
- 2 cloves of garlic both smashed
- dry white wine about a half a cup
- bay leaf
- parsley chopped
- 1 lb of pasta. Long or short it does not matter. (spend at least $2 on your pasta please)
Serves 4
Shhhhh this is the secret to the best shrimp and pasta ; SHRIMP STOCK
- Separate the shrimp from the shell cut them in half put them in a covered bowl and refrigerate. Put the shells in a small pot say 1 or 2 quarts in size.
- Dice up the celery, parsley stems, carrot, onion and smash a clove of garlic.
- Toss all of this into the pot with the shells and cover it with water.
- Add a bay leaf a pinch of salt and few grinds of pepper.
- Put the pot over low heat and let it simmer for a half hour or so.
- Strain the stock when you are ready to use it, you should have about 2 cups of stock.
- Bring your pasta pot up to a boil.
- In a pan / pot large enough to hold the pound of pasta, sauté the halved cherry tomatoes in olive oil over medium to high heat until they start to break down, then add the chilies and the other clove of garlic, add salt and black pepper –
- Sauté for another minute ( add your pasta to the pot now ) – add the white wine and let reduce until the sauce has tightened or thickened.
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- Once the pasta is out, turn the heat up on the sauce and add a cup of your homemade shrimp stock, bring the sauce to a boil and add the shrimp. cook for about 3 or 4 minutes.
- Take the shrimp out of the sauce and put aside, you don't want them to be overcooked
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- If you feel fancy shmancy you can put splash of brandy in at the last minute as well
- Put the shrimp back, toss the pasta with more parsley and serve.
Taste taste taste…this all about the ingredients you will or should taste each of them, adjust accordingly.
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She was born May 18, 1946, in Hampton, Iowa, to the Rev. Arthur W. Malin and Helen Betty (Jost) Malin.
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Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1989.
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University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 1994.
BS (Pharmacy with honors)
Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1989.
PhD (Biochemistry)
University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 1994.
Description of Research ExpertiseKEYWORDS:
Tumor Microenvironment, Tumor Metabolism, Integrated Stress Response, drug screens, radiosensitizers.
Delineation of mechanisms of resistance to tumor microenvironmental stress, with emphasis on the Unfolded Protein Response in cancer. Development of small molecule agents to target these mechanisms as novel targeted modalities. Development of novel radiosensitizers.
My laboratory is primarily interested in two broad areas:
1. To understand the mechanisms by which components of the microenvironment (e.g. hypoxia, low nutrient availability) interact with cellular survival/apoptotic pathways to produce a more resistant tumor phenotype. Once we understand the regulation and function of these survival pathways, we then design cell-based and assays to screen small molecule libraries for compounds that inhibit these processes and test them alone or in combination with genotoxic agents in several animal tumor models.
2. To increase the therapeutic effectiveness of ionizing radiation (IR) by either employing existing compounds with relatively safe toxicity profiles or employ screening strategies to identify novel and potent radiation sensitizers. We are also interested in developing novel delivery approaches for such compounds, such as biocompatible nanoparticles.
Currently the lab is accepting 2 new rotation students.
Selected PublicationsVerginadis II, Kanade R, Bell B, Koduri S, Ben-Josef E, Koumenis C: A Novel Mouse Model to Study Image-Guided, Radiation-Induced Intestinal Injury and Preclinical Screening of Radioprotectors. Cancer Res 77(4): 908-17, Feb 15 2017.
Xu Z, Bu Y, Chitnis N, Koumenis C, Fuchs SY, Diehl JA: miR-216b regulation of c-Jun mediates GADD153/CHOP-dependent apoptosis. Nat Commun 7: 11422, May 13 2016.
Lehman SL, Cerniglia GJ, Johannes G, Ryeom S, Koumenis C: Translational upregulation of an individual p21Cip1 transcript variant by GCN2 regulates cell proliferation and survival under nutrient stress. PLoS Genet 11(6): e1005212, Jun 2015.
Dey S, Sayers CM, Lehmans S, Cheng Y, Cerniglia G, Tuttle S, Feldman M, Zhang P, Fuchs S, Diehl AJ, Koumenis C: ATF4-dependent induction of heme oxygenase 1 prevents anoikis and promotes metastasis. J Clin Invest 125(7): 2592-608, Jul 1 2015.
Ma XH, Piao SF, Dey S, McAfee Q, Karakousis G, Villanueva J, Hart LS, Levi S, Hu J, Zhang G, Lazova R, Klump V, Pawelek JM, Xu X, Xu W, Schuchter LM, Davies MA, Herlyn M, Winkler J, Koumenis C, Amaravadi RK.: Targeting ER stress-induced autophagy overcomes BRAF inhibitor resistance in melanoma. J Clin Invest 124(3): 1406-17, Mar 2014.
Sayers CM, Papandreou I, Guttmann DM, Maas NL, Diehl JA, Witze ES, Koong AC, Koumenis C: Identification and characterization of a potent activator of p53-independent cellular senescence via a small-molecule screen for modifiers of the integrated stress response. Mol Pharmacol 83(3): 594-604, Mar 2013.
Hart LS, Cunningham JT, Datta T, Dey S, Tameire F, Lehman SL, Qiu B, Zhang H, Cerniglia G, Bi M, Li Y, Gao Y, Liu H, Li C, Maity A, Thomas-Tikhonenko A, Perl AE, Koong A, Fuchs SY, Diehl JA, Mills IG, Ruggero D, Koumenis C: ER stress-mediated autophagy promotes Myc-dependent transformation and tumor growth. J Clin Invest 122(12): 4621-34, Dec 2012.
Marotta D, Karar J, Jenkins WT, Kumanova M, Jenkins KW, Tobias JW, Baldwin D, Hatzigeorgiou A, Alexiou P, Evans SM, Alarcon R, Maity A, Koch C, Koumenis C: In vivo profiling of hypoxic gene expression in gliomas using the hypoxia marker EF5 and laser-capture microdissection. Cancer Res 71(3): 779-89, Feb 2011.
Chitnis NS, Pytel D, Bobrovnikova-Marjon E, Pant D, Zheng H, Maas NL, Frederick B, Kushner JA, Chodosh LA, Koumenis C, Fuchs SY, Diehl JA: miR-211 is a pro-survival micro-RNA that regulates chop expression in a PERK-dependent manner. Mol Cell 48(3): 353-64, Nov 2012.
Ye J, Kumanova M, Hart SL, Sloane K, Zhang H, De Panis DN, Bobrovnikova-Marjon E, Diehl A, Ron D, Koumenis C: The GCN2-ATF4 pathway is critical for tumour cell survival and proliferation in response to nutrient deprivation. EMBOJ 29(12): 2082-96, Jun 2010.
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Apamine, apis, apitherapy, bee sting therapy, bee venom therapy, BVT, formic acid, hyaluronidase, hydrochloric acid, melittin, ortho-phosphoric acid, phospholipase, sulfur, venenum purum.
Apitherapy, also known as bee venom therapy, is the use of beehive products, including honey, pollen,
, royal jelly and bee venom in the treatment of health conditions. Bee venom is considered a rich source of enzymes, peptides and biogenic amines. It is a colorless clear liquid characterized by a sweet taste. Bee venom is soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol and ammonium sulfate. When bee venom comes in contact with air it forms grayish-white crystals.
Report about a Peculiar Connection Between the Beestings and Rheumatism
, published by the physician Phillip Terc, sparked the modern use of bee venom to alleviate physical illnesses in 1888. More recently, Charles Mraz popularized bee venom therapy as a treatment for many autoimmune disorders until his death in 1997.
Depending on the disease that is being treated, bee venom can be used in a cream, liniment, ointment or injection form. Bee venom solutions are also used in Europe and China with electroporesis or ultrasonophoresis.
The most common conditions treated with apitherapy are multiple sclerosis and arthritis, but the condition that has the most scientific evidence supporting the use of apitherapy is post-herpetic neuralgia (herpes zoster pain).
Theory / Evidence
Bee venom is hemorrhagic (causes bleeding) unlike snake venom, which causes blood to clot. Bee venom contains 18 different compounds that all possess pharmaceutical properties. These compounds include, but are not limited to, apamine, melittin, phospholipase, and hyaluronidase. These compounds have the ability to block or inhibit the nervous system, stimulate the heart and stimulate the adrenal glands. The other compounds that comprise bee venom include formic acid, hydrochloric acid, ortho-phosphoric acid, mineral substances and volatile organic acids. Also present are some antibiotics, phospholipase A, as well as two amino acids rich in sulfur methionine and cystine. Sulfur is believed to be the main element in inducing the release of cortisol from the adrenal glands and in protecting the body from infections.
The mechanism by which all the components of bee venom might work together to alleviate symptoms is unknown. Contact with bee venom produces a complex cascade of reactions in the human body. Homeopaths theorize that bee sting therapy stresses the body's immune system, thus getting it to come back stronger.
Available research supporting the efficacy of bee venom therapy is currently very sparse. A 2005 study by Wesselius et al. found that bee sting therapy did not successfully alleviate symptoms of multiple sclerosis. However, the American Apitherapy Society pointed out serious flaws in the design of this trial.
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Liu H, Tong F. Advances in the study of bee venom and its clinical uses. Zhong Yao Cai. 2003 Jun;26(6):456-8.
Wesselius T, Heersema DJ, Mostert JP, et al. A randomized crossover study of bee sting therapy for multiple sclerosis. Neurology. 2005 Dec 13;65(11):1764-8.
Bee venom therapy is practiced by healthcare providers and apitherapists who follow certain treatment protocols. The therapy starts with the determination of whether the patient is allergic to the venom by administering a small amount of venom intradermally. If no allergic reaction develops, the therapy is continued with the administration of one or two injections. The therapy is carried out every other day by gradually increasing the number of bee stings or injections. The length of treatment is determined by the condition that is being treated.
Traditionally, live bees that were stimulated to sting the affected area, trigger points or acupuncture points were used in bee venom therapy. Depending on the disease that is being treated, bee venom can be used in a cream, liniment, ointment or injection form. However, bee venom is thought to be most effective when is comes directly from a live bee during the late spring to early fall season. This season provides the bee with a good pollen source, allowing the bee to provide more potent venom. While venom from a live bee is the most potent source of venom, the injectable form of venom is most commonly used. A qualified health professional typically injects a venom solution prepared from pure bee venom intradermally, just between the skin layers, or subcutaneously, under the skin, to imitate the effect of a bee sting.
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Groundhog Threatens New Jersey Little League
An enormous groundhog terrorized a New Jersey Little League complex, broke out of captivity after being captured and was still at-large on Tuesday. Really.
On Saturday afternoon in Bridgeton, N.J., some kids saw a groundhog on a parking lot near the Bridgeton Little League fields. When the kids tried to get a better look at the groundhog, it chased them across the street into the Little League game.
Umpire Brandon Dennis attempted to scare off the varmint, but the groundhog started chasing him. Bridgeton Little League President T. Carl Hemple attempted to help to no avail.
"Then he started chasing me,'' said Hemple. "Man, was he big. He must have weighed 20 pounds.''
The groundhog chased Hemple into his car, where the Little League official waited for police to save him. An officer eventually corralled the beast with a cage after it broke a restraining loop. After being taken to a local animal hospital for rabies testing, the groundhog broke loose sometime late Saturday night/early Sunday morning. It was still at large as of Tuesday.
The two most amazing things about the groundhog-Little League story: no video was taken of the animal, which tells you how scared everyone really was. Also, at no point did any officer decide to just put the beast down. Maybe it was the presence of the kids, but when a groundhog the size of a school bus is chasing away grown men, couldn't someone argue that it was a matter of self-defense? Those poor kids are going to have groundhog nightmares for the rest of their lives. Hell, so are the adults.


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Embarrassingly, it was only when I initially lived in London in 2007 that the concept of "the high street" really twigged; growing up in Penrith, New South Wales, the fact that our main street happened to be called "High Street" was until that point meaningless. In the UK of course, amongst London's varied boroughs and municipal areas and certainly further afield across the countryside, "the high street" really does mean something to people. In fact, it means a lot. It means so much to heartland British voters that the Cameron Government commissioned celebrity retail consultant Mary Portas to conduct a review of the state of "the high street" and report back, which she duly did in December 2011. Since then, the government has not exactly leapt to implement the recommendations offered up by the so-called "Queen of Shops", but to be fair, it has had some other rather pressing fiscal and political matters on its hands so far in 2012.
The picture painted by Portas, needless to say, is not a rosy one. The charm of the traditional high street, with its local, independent shops and offerings is disappearing, and with it, the whole concept's raison d'être. High streets across Britain are increasingly being peppered with failing or vacant stores, their essential uniqueness incrementally crushed by the omnipresence of large retail companies and supermarkets. If you are going to do your weekly grocery run at the local supermarket, why not go to the local satellite mega-market with its colossal car park, rather than struggle through the car-parking nightmare of a traffic-clogged main street? Better yet, why not do your shopping online and save on petrol and indeed energy? Increasingly in the UK this is proving an attractive option, as major supermarkets Tesco, Sainsbury's and Waitrose and e-businesses like Ocado and Amazon offer lower prices and a bigger range that any local bricks and mortar store can manage; often with free delivery to boot. Thanks to the latter, nobody much is buying music, books or even computer games from their local any more: iconic chains HMV, GAME and Waterstones are all struggling for their corporate lives. A recent Deloitte report suggests that up to an astonishing 40% of shops on the "high street" could close in the next five years.
The local retail experience has in fact been more dramatic and more pronounced than in Britain; in most Australian metropolitan suburbs there is no "high street" to speak of, at least in the British sense of the term. The domination of the grocery sector by Woolworths and Coles and malls in the American style have reduced many of our main streets to depressing wastelands of "$2 shops", chain stores, take-aways and struggling restaurants. The only "pop-up" shops (a London trend spruiked optimistically by Wayne Hennessy in the Guardian) that tend to appear in Australia can be described as such because they tend to disappear from the scene just as quickly as they arrive.
So is the "high street" really worth saving through direct local and state government investment, or is it a concept that, in reality, is past its used-by-date? I am certainly sympathetic to the idea of providing some incentive or subsidy to local, independent businesses trying to make a start in the centre of town, but it also feels a bit like government would be a small fry pushing against the tidal wave of the retail market.
It would be particularly interesting to hear of people's personal experiences with their own local "high street". Is it alive? Has a local mall taken over? Does it really matter if the malls win?


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If you're just getting started on social media, you're in luck. Today, you have more social media options than ever before.
The fact is, for most internet users, social media is the main reason they get online. Chances are that many of those same users are also your clients and potential clients. If your freelancing business is not on social media yet, you're falling behind.
Whether you're new to freelancing and want to set up an online social media presence ASAP, or you're a seasoned freelancing veteran who is just now taking the social media plunge, you're sure to find a platform that appeals to you.
In this post, I'll provide a quick overview of each of the major social media platforms and explain why a freelancer might wish to use each.
Ten Social Media Platforms for Freelancers
Here are some of the most popular social media tools that freelancers use:
- Facebook–Even if you've never been active in social media, it's likely that you've heard of this social media site. That's because as of February 2012 Facebook has over 845 million monthly active users (according to Facebook's own statistics). You may know Facebook as the network to use to contact your out-of-state cousin or long-last high school friend. But did you know that you can also create a Facebook Fan page just for your freelancing business?
- LinkedIn–This social networking site differentiates itself by marketing itself as a professional network site. As such, it's a favorite of corporations and other businesses. For starters, think about it as your online resume, except on steroids. You can list your work experience, links to your work samples, and even invite people to leave references for you. There's more, though. LinkedIn is also home to hundreds of professional discussion groups.
- Twitter–Twitter is quick and fun. If you can encapsulate your freelancing business message in 140 words or less, then you can use Twitter. Currently, the site seems to be a favorite of journalists (citizen and otherwise) who use it to broadcast articles and other information. It's also a favorite among conference organizers since Twitter live blogging an event can generate interest. Others use it as a way to instant message contacts using the DM feature.
- Quora–Do you have a depth of knowledge in a specific field or fields? Quora is a question and answer site, but prides itself on the quality of the answers that Quora users provide. In fact, the answers on Quora are often article-length and can be quite comprehensive. Not only is Quora a forum for showing off your expertise, it can also be used to research topics. Ask a new question of your own, or browse through the answers to existing questions.
- Pinterest–This is an up and coming social media site that has shown fast growth and popularity. Basically, it works like this. Users "pin" images of things that they are interested in to their "bulletin boards" on the site so that other users can view and comment on the images. Some freelancers have experimented with using affiliate links or using the images that they share to draw traffic to their website. If you sell a product or need to drive traffic, it's worth looking into.
- Google+–The search engine giant is branching out. If you hadn't noticed, they've launched a number of business and consumer-oriented products in recent years. Google+ is an important social media platform–both because it is tied to the powerful Google search engine and because it has shown a healthy growth during its first year. Users tend to be less frivolous than those on other sites. Expect to see even more upgrades and attention paid to this social media tool in coming months.
- MySpace–In many ways, this is the granddaddy of all social media sites. MySpace was the first of the "mega" social media sites. It was originally founded in 2003 and was once the most visited social networking site in the world. MySpace still gets millions of visitors each month. This social media tool is known for its active music and entertainment industry communities, but there are other communities as well. Don't discount this one if your prospects are here.
- Tumblr–Tumblr is a microblogging tool. It allows users to create and share original content of various types. As of the time this article was written, Tumblr was getting over 15 billion page views in a single month (per Mashable). Now, that's significant! One thing that Tumblr has going for it from a freelancing perspective is that it's very easy to use. In general, Tumblr users tend to be younger and more visually oriented. If you like to share photos or images, Tumblr might be right for you.
- StumbleUpon–This is one of a number of popular news bookmarking sites. (There are many others including Digg and Reddit.) Like all bookmarking sites, StumbleUpon gives you the opportunity to mark and share content that you like with other users. Users select the interests that they would like to explore and the shares that they see are tailored to this preference. StumbleUpon also allows you to comment on shares and contact other users.
- YouTube–No list of freelancing social media tools is complete without YouTube. This is an extremely popular site where users share videos of all types. Not only that, many videos can be embedded in blog posts and on other sites. You've probably already watched many YouTube videos. For a freelancer seeking to establish their expertise, YouTube can be an invaluable tool. You can create an interesting video that explains a topic of interest to your prospects.
What Do You Think?
Of course, these are just overviews of some of the most popular social media tools that freelancers should consider using. There are many other social media tools available.
If you're a veteran freelancer who has already been using social media for a while, what tool have you found to be the most useful? Share your answers in the comments.


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One night, I came across the websites of some boutique chocolatiers -- companies who make chocolate candy in small batches and have a lot of passion for their product. I love chocolate, and I'm an adventurous eater, so I ended up ordering an assortment of bonbons with unusual flavors. Each one was yummy, but the real standout was a truffle filled with salted caramel fudge and chipotle chile, covered in a layer of popping candy. Eating it was an experience.
Of course, these chocolates are a special treat, but I can definitely appreciate a basic candy bar grabbed in the checkout aisle, too. At the end of a long, stressful day, some people think about unwinding with a glass of wine or a beer, but I think about a nice piece of chocolate. Preferably dark, so I feel like it's at least a little bit good for me.
Of course my affection for chocolate isn't anything special -- not everyone adores it or goes for crazy flavors, but most people at least like it. That's why it might surprise you to read this quote from a 16th century Spanish Jesuit missionary describing chocolate as "loathsome to such as are not acquainted with it, having a scum or froth that is very unpleasant taste" [Source:Authentic Maya]. That's not the chocolate I know and love!
Although chocolate has been eaten since at least 1400 B.C., the way we eat it is a relatively recent invention. Ever taken a bite of unsweetened baking chocolate? Gross. Just try to imagine sipping a hot, frothy drink made of the stuff, maybe with some ground chili peppers for flavor. It's not something I'd look forward to as a treat, but that's how the Mesoamericans were enjoying it.
Europeans later added sugar and milk, but they were still drinking chocolate instead of eating it until the Industrial Revolution. If entrepreneurs hadn't figured out how to process it further to make it easier to eat (and less expensive), chocolate may not be as universal as it is today. Can you imagine? Americans eat up to 12 pounds of chocolate every year, but we aren't the winners by far when it comes to chocolate consumption -- that honor goes to the Swiss, who wolf down 22 pounds a year [source: World Atlas of Chocolate].


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Duncan Drive House Fire on Saturday Morning [AUDIO]
Missoula City Fire department crews were called out to a structure fire early Saturday morning which took over a hour to bring under control.
Assistant Chief Jeff Brandt tells KGVO News that firefighters had to chop several holes in the roof of the structure to gain access to where the fire was burning. He said multiple additions allowed the fire to hide in difficult to reach areas.
Brandt estimates damage from fire, smoke and water to be over $75,000. He said no one was injured in the fire, and that crews were mopping up; at the scene by about 9:30 a.m.
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HDR: The Pros' Hottest Post-Processing Techniques
When it comes to HDR, only three key ingredients are needed: hardware, software, and post-processing technique. Well, it does take a little talent ... but with a shot-in-the-arm from Rafael, those summer photos will take on a whole new life! Here's the poop ... we'll even throw in a whole 2nd bonus article : "Working with Color in Photoshop" along with a downloadable tutorial on Rafael's "Austin Capitol" project! June 22, 2012


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Beijing Main Rivers, 2000
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- Beijing Main Rivers, 2000 is a polygon theme representing major rivers in Beijing Province in China in 2000. It also includes some lake, dam, and reservoir features. This data layer is part of the China 2000 Township Census data set produced by the All China Marketing Research Co. and distributed by the University of Michigan, China Data Center.
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- China and Beijing
- Year
- 2000
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Signals from a specific region of the brain can help scientists predict what music people are tempted to buy and how much money they're willing to spend on it, a new study suggested.
Research slated for publication Friday in the journal Science identified the particular area that becomes active when people hear a song for the very first time. Measuring activity in that area — known as the Nucleus Accumbens — allows scientists to accurately assess the degree to which people are enjoying the sounds they're hearing.
"This is the part of the brain that's responsible for forming expectations over time," lead researcher Valorie Salimpoor said in a telephone interview. "This plays a big role in music because, as music is unfolding, we're forming a lot of expectations."
Salimpoor and her colleagues at the McGill University's Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital conducted their research by creating a mock music store resembling iTunes.
Study participants browsed through 60 songs they had never heard before and were encouraged to use their own money to acquire the ones they wanted. Participants underwent MRI scans as they perused the music selection and specified how much they were willing to spend on each song. Music was available for free, 99 cents, $1.29 or $2.
Salimpoor said the amount of neural activity originating in the nucleus accumbens was a very accurate predictor of how much the subjects were enjoying each individual song and what price they were willing to pay to obtain it.
The pleasure people took from the new material was different from the anticipation of hearing a familiar song, she said, adding reactions to much-loved sounds originate in a related but different part of the brain.
Salimpoor said the study also reinforced exactly how subjective the enjoyment of music truly is.
Researchers noted a direct interplay between the nucleus accumbens and the superior temporal cortex, the part of the brain that's been shaped by all the sounds people have been exposed to throughout their lives, she said.
People develop different notions of how music ought to sound based on the music they've listened to over time, she said, adding everyone's superior temporal cortex evolves differently based on their exposure to different styles.
"The fact that the nucleus accumbens is working so coherently with this area suggests that the predictions we're making while we're listening to new music are really stemming from the sounds we have heard in the past and these rules that we've internalized based on our culture, based on the music we listen to and the genres we prefer," Salimpoor said.
Salimpoor said the research was a further extension of a previous study that suggested the enjoyment of music had connections to some of the basic building blocks of human genetics.
That research found that humans release dopamine in the brain when listening to music and experiencing powerful emotions, a process that strongly resembles what takes place during eating or sex. Such brain activity puts music nearly on par with activity that's biologically necessary for human survival, she said.


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Seventh Street Will Close Monday, 41st Street to Close Tuesday
Starting on Monday, June 24, 2013, at 8:00 a.m., Seventh Street will be closed west of Kiwanis Avenue in Sioux Falls.
Construction crews will be installing a water main through the intersection of Seventh Street and Kiwanis Avenue. Seventh Street will be closed until 5:00 p.m., Monday, June 24, 2013. Detour signs will be placed to direct traffic over to Ninth Street. Access to local businesses will be maintained.
Dakota Contracting Corporation is the prime contractor. All work is to be completed on the project by November 22, 2013.
Beginning on Monday, June 24, 2013, the mill and overlay project will start on Marion Road from Maple Street to 60th Street North. Access from Marion Road will be maintained at all times, but residents may need to access their homes from either 60th Street North or Maple Street which while involve traveling through residential neighborhoods. The project is expected to complete by July 29, 2013, with favorable weather conditions.
At 8:30 a.m., Tuesday morning, June 25, 2013, the outside eastbound lane on 41st Street will be closed between Cathy Avenue and Terry Avenue. Eastbound traffic will use the inside eastbound lane.
Motorists are urged to use caution and reduced speeds while travelling through the work zones.
Engbarth Directional Drilling will be performing utility work. The work is anticipated to be finished by the evening of June 25, 2013.


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This month, I received my foodie pen pal package from Cat. In her note to me, she wrote that the maple syrup she sent me is from her family farm! She lives in Neversink, NY, which, according to Google Maps, is upstate somewhere. Looks like it is about 60 miles away (Northwest-ish) from Poughkeepsie, NY, for those who know upstate NY. Anyway, that was a nice personal touch to this month's box. There was also Organic Fruit Lollipops, an apple pie Lara Bar, a Nature Valley fruit and nut bar, and Bella-Famigia Bruscetta to be spread on the Medford Farms Crackers. I like to have the box of sweets and savory items; I can't wait to try everything! Thanks, Cat!
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Joseph Altuzarra is a fashion designer who shows in New York under the label Altuzarra. Altuzarra was born and raised in Paris, and after graduating high school attended Swarthmore College in Philadelphia, where he completed a B.A. in Art and Art History with a strong focus on fashion and architecture. He interned with Marc Jacobs, and then joined the Proenza Schouler team as freelance designer. In October 2006, Riccardo Tisci recruited Altuzarra as design assistant for Givenchy, where he worked on the ready-to-wear collections, with particular emphasis on tailoring. He showed his first Altuzarra collection for S/S 2009 in September 2008, and his collections have been much-fêted, featured extensively in publications including French, Italian, American and British Vogue, Elle, The New York Times and Womens Wear Daily. The Altuzarra collection is stocked by over thirty retailers worldwide including Barney's, Opening Ceremony, Liberty and Harvey Nichols. In 2009 Altuzarra was nominated for the CFDA Swarovski Womenwear award, and for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.
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Mega Millions Grows for Tuesday's Drawing
The Mega Milions jackpot has grown for Tuesday's drawing to a near-record $586 million.
Friday night was the 22nd drawing in a row not to produce a jackpot winner matching 5 numbers and the Mega Ball. New Jersey Lottery Director Carole Hedinger says tickets are selling at a rate of 7,000-8,000 tickets per minute in anticipation of the drawing
The jackpot has a cash value of $316 million.The odds of winning are 259 million-in-one.
Hedinger says there is a good chance the jackpot, already the second largest in Mega Millions history and the fourth largest in U.S. lottery history could grow before Tuesday night's drawing at 11:00 p.m. Tuesday night.
A ticket sold in Camden County for Friday's number was one of nine worth $1 million each for matching five numbers but not the Mega Ball.
If no one wins Tuesday night the jackpot will grow to $800 million Paula Otto, the Virginia Lottery's executive director and Mega Millions' lead director told CNN.
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During the fall and spring semesters when classes are in session, counselors are typically available to assist university personnel and currently enrolled OC students with mental health related emergencies. Counselors may be contacted through the OC Campus Police at (405) 425-5500, or for students living on campus by contacting your Resident Director. UCS after hours emergency on-call services are limited to assisting university personnel in their work with OC students and assisting currently enrolled OC students.
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of theĀEnsemble of Song and Dance of theĀLeningrad Military District.
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appearances inĀFrance, Spain and Finland. InĀ2003 he was made
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and Ballet where he conducted MozartÆs operas Cosi fan tutte and
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Opera and Ballet Theatre (LeĀnozze di Figaro) and theĀConcert
Chamber Orchestra of theĀStĀPetersburg Conservatoire. FromĀ2007
to 2009 he was Principal Conductor of theĀFull Student Symphony Orchestra
of theĀStĀPetersburg Conservatoire. Has taught opera at theĀvocal
faculty of theĀConservatoire.
From 2007 to theĀpresent he has been Artistic Director and Conductor of
theĀChamber Orchestra of theĀRimsky-Korsakov Music College.
InĀ2011 using this orchestra and theĀcollegeÆs faculty of vocal
studies he established theĀstudent opera theatre-studio Mozarteum
Theatre with which he has staged productions of theĀoperas Dido
and Aeneas by Purcell and LaĀserva padrona by Pergolesi.
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theĀoperas TheĀBrothers Karamazov, DieĀFrau ohne Schatten,
Attila, LeĀnozze diĀFigaro (production by Alexander Petrov) and
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Donna Summer and Chic are both up for induction this year.
Though artists like The Bee Gees, The O'Jays and ABBA, who have been
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Summer is known as the Queen of Disco thanks to her songs like "Love To Love You Baby," "Hot Stuff" and "Last Dance." The singer, who passed away in May, had nineteen #1 Dance hits between '75 and 2008, second only to Madonna.
With records like that to her name, it's surprising that Summer hasn't already been inducted into the Hall. Elton John also questioned this fact in an interview with E! News earlier this year.
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LONDON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that Syrian President Bashar Assad could resolve the crisis surrounding his purported use of chemical weapons by turning "every single bit" of his arsenal over to the international community by the end of the week.
But Kerry, who joined British Foreign Secretary William Hague at a news conference in London, said he didn't expect Assad to do that.
In a strong rebuttal to remarks by Assad, Kerry said there is very compelling evidence that the Syrian regime used chemical weapons against his own people.
In an interview by Charlie Rose, slated to air Monday on CBS "This Morning," Assad argued that the evidence Kerry has disclosed about chemical weapons use amounts to a "big lie" that resembles the case for war in Iraq that then-Secretary of State Colin Powell made to the United Nations over a decade ago.
Asked to respond, Kerry told reporters in London that he would be confident to take evidence that the U.S. intelligence committee has gathered into any courtroom.
"What does he offer?" Kerry asked rhetorically of Assad. "Words that are contradicted by fact."
Kerry arrived in London Sunday afternoon from Paris where he held talks with the foreign ministers of Egypt and Saudi Arabia and members of the Arab League with respect to the new set of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. He was returning to Washington later Monday to continue to lobby Congress to authorize a military strike against Assad's regime.
Kerry also said that the British Parliament's decision against endorsing a military strike in Syria would not damage U.S.-British relations. "Our bond is bigger than one vote — bigger than one moment in history," Kerry said.
Kerry, at another point, referenced the roughly 50 protesters outside the British foreign ministry who were chanting "One, two, three four, we don't want another war!" But he said he thinks it's important for nations to "stand up for humanity."
"This is a humanitarian catastrophe of global proportions," he said.
Kerry said the U.S. realizes that there is no military solution to conflict, but that a political resolution will not be possible if the Assad regime is allowed to continue killing the Syrian people without consequences.
"The evidence is powerful and the question for all of us is what are we going to do? Turn our backs? Have a moment of silence?" Kerry asked.
He said Assad's credibility is in question.
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Hague agreed, saying: "Let's not fall into the trap of believing every word that comes out of this man's mouth."
"We know that his regime gave orders to prepare for a chemical attack. We know they deployed forces," he said. Kerry said Washington also "knows where the rockets came from and where they landed ... and it was no accident that they all came from regime -controlled territory and all landed" in opposition-held territory.
Meanwhile, Russian and Syrian foreign ministers said Monday they planned to push for the return of United Nations inspectors to Syria to continue their probe into the use of chemical weapons.
Lavrov said after Monday's talks with his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Moallem that Moscow will continue to promote a peaceful settlement and may try to convene a gathering of all Syrian opposition figures who are interested in peaceful settlement. He said a U.S. attack on Syria would deal a fatal blow to peace efforts.


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Walter Hill's icy, standoffish noir The Driver never connected with audiences on the level of The French Connection or The Getaway but is nonetheless an effectively spartan thriller with several terrific car chases. A handsome Ryan O'Neal is the Driver, a talented wheelman for professional crooks who walks if the money or the players are funny. Hill, whose resume includes The Warriors and 48 Hrs., made a film as coolly detached as its lead. The plot is simple - the Driver is set up by a rogue detective (Bruce Dern) determined to take him down - and viewers expecting lengthy character arcs will be disappointed. What the The Driver lacks in pretense it makes up for in style and execution, and the film's several car chases are both intense and shot completely in camera, an art largely absent from today's action films. Fans of Hill will no doubt enjoy revisiting this early gem, and the uninitiated will find The Driver directly influenced Nicolas Winding Refn thirty-three years later on Drive.
The film opens on the Driver at work. A big-time bank robbery concludes with a swift getaway, which, in a rare lapse of judgment by the Driver, is almost foiled after the robbers deviate from their plan but are still allowed to hitch a ride. The slip-up brings the Detective closer to taking down this vehicular enabler, and the Driver vows never to work with amateurs again. The Detective has become obsessed with nabbing this illusive criminal and strong-arms several low-level thugs into hiring the Driver for a staged heist. They quickly irk our anti-hero with their obvious naivety, but the Detective pushes his pawns to enlist the Driver's services no matter the cost.
Fine-tuning elements from the work of Sam Peckinpah, Peter Yates and even Jean-Luc Godard, Hill shoots a lean thriller that wastes little time with extraneous plotting or unnecessary set-ups. The Driver is good at his job and tolerates no one who isn't; there is little else Hill wants the audience to know about his lead character. A beautiful woman (Isabelle Adjani) who witnessed the earlier bank-heist getaway warns the Driver after the Detective pushes her to crack his case, and the Driver picks up a rare piece of excess baggage. His new job may be staged but the money isn't, and the Driver knows this woman may be the key to hitting back at his tormentor.
Dark and gritty, The Driver remains in constant forward motion as the Detective circles his prey. The getaways and an intense demonstration of the Driver's skills in an underground parking garage give Hill the opportunity to stage several crackling car chases. A stately orange Mercedes is shot like a bullet through a maze of columns and ramps, and the Driver wheels both heavy, era-appropriate sedans and sport coupes with intense ease. The editing is deliberate and sharp when necessary, but Hill allows the audience to ride alongside his roaring metal rockets as they careen down city streets that actually resemble real thoroughfares.
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Twilight Time licensed The Driver from Fox, which provided an excellent 1.85:1/1080p/AVC-encoded transfer. Fox had issues in the past with grain removal, color timing and other digital manipulations, but The Driver looks period appropriate while sporting some impressive high-definition detail and texture. There is some noticeable black crush early on in this frequently dark film, but shadow detail greatly improves as the film moves outdoors to nighttime city streets and alleys. The image does sport a greenish tint, the accuracy of which is apparently being debated on several Internet forums, but colors are quite vivid and saturation is excellent. Close-ups provide some incredible detail, and wide shots are crisp and steady. Skin tones are accurate, and the grain appears natural and fluid. The print is in excellent condition and largely free of blemishes, and there are no issues with aliasing or telecine wobble.
The 1.0 DTS-HD Master Audio mono mix preserves the original soundtrack experience. Dialogue is clear and free from hiss and distortion, and the overall clarity is good. The mix gets a bit convoluted during action sequences, which is to be expected, but the clarity of these effects and the film's score is good overall. English SDH subtitles are available.
Twilight Time releases The Driver as part of its "Limited Edition Series," which is capped at 3,000 total copies for each title. The disc arrives in a standard Blu-ray case and inside is a multi-page booklet with essay about the film and a number of pictures. Extras include an Alternate Opening (3:20/HD), the film's Theatrical Trailer (2:26/SD) and an Isolated Score Track. Michael Small's sparse, effective score is presented in 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio.
Walter Hill's The Driver never received the acclaim of chase films like The French Connection and Bullitt, but the film is a lean, entertaining thriller that inspired later film noirs like Drive. Ryan O'Neal is the enigmatic Driver on the run from Bruce Dern's reckless Detective. Character arcs are absent and the plot is sparse, but The Driver is coolly effective and features several impressive chase sequences. Highly Recommended.
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