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The annual World of Concrete show—coming to the Las Vegas Convention Center January 21–25—boasts a wide range of educational seminars, demonstrations, and contests. Owned by the same company that publishes PUBLIC WORKS magazine, the show packs a plethora of time- and money-saving items into nearly 1 million square feet of exhibit space.
The stars of the show are the products. Thousands of industry vendors will show off their equipment, tools, materials, software, and other gear. In the Most Innovative Products (MIP) contest, attendees and online visitors get to choose which products among the thousands of new releases deserve to be called the best of the best.
The editors of CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, MASONRY CONSTRUCTION, THE CONCRETE PRODUCER, and CONCRETE & MASONRY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS, all sister publications to PUBLIC WORKS, have joined forces to gather products that comprise the most forward-thinking materials, tools, and equipment on the market. The complete list of nominated products will be on display in the central lobby of the Convention Center during the show, or you can see the complete list and vote online at www.mip2008.com. Three lucky voters will win an iPod.
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Applied in a two step process, Emecole low-pressure crack injection products seal concrete cracks, including foundations, without having to excavate or disturb the landscape. The epoxy surface seal paste is applied first. Once the epoxy is cured, a liquid polyurethane or epoxy is pumped in through injection ports, filling the inside crack and sealing it. Emecole Inc. www.emecole.com.
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November 27, 2013 | WMFE--Americans are used to grabbing a burger at a drive-through restaurant, and, not so long ago, the trend extended to drive-in movie theaters. But, what about a drive-in church? One Daytona Beach congregation worships that way.
[Photo by Amy Kiley]
Daytona Beach Drive-in Christian Church is on State Road A1A, a picturesque merger of Florida weather and coastline, running past the Sea Dunes Apartments and the Fantasy Island Resort. The church is on a grass lot across the street from the Atlantic.
An usher steps out of what looks like a parking attendant shack. She says dogs are welcome here. They get treats upon arrival. Human parishioners get worship aides and plastic ramekins of wine with tiny rectangles of bread under the lids. Those are for Communion.
The relaxed atmosphere is intentional. Disciples of Christ leaders began services here in the 1950s to lure people who disliked "Sunday dress." It was also a way to embrace the era's drive-in fad. A handful of other denominations tried the approach, but the Daytona Beach church is one of the few congregations that survived.
The church looks like a drive-in theater, and, in fact, it was one once. The congregation began Sunday services when the Neptune Theatre still showed movies the rest of the week. Eventually, the church bought the land, replaced the screen with a so-called "Altar Building" and converted the concession stand to a fellowship hall.
At most parishes, Communion is a time to for the congregation to join in song, a procession toward the altar, and consumption of bread and wine. At the Drive-In Christian Church, parishioners eat and drink from the previously mentioned ramekins at the appropriate moment of the service.
People who want to get closer to one another can sit on lawn chairs or head to the fellowship hall. It offers free air conditioning and table seating with a window view of the Altar Building.
When the service ends, people "clap" by honking. Then, they congregate in and around the hall, attracted to a Christian tradition that transcends even locked cars: donut hour.
That's when snowbird Brenda Askey chats with fellow parishioners and walks her dog, Paco. She says he loves church because he knows he'll get treats on the way in and during the collection.
Leslie and Bob Seay remain in their top-down, red convertible after the service. He's refurbishing the car and hasn't yet repaired the radio, so they have a portable one on the dash. They say they like to bring their bikes to church and head to the beach when the service ends.
Other parishioners say they like open space for their antsy children, easy access for the elderly or what church-goers everywhere often praise about their parishes – the pastor.
Rev. Bob Kemp-Baird was recruited from Cincinnati two years ago. He had concerns about the church's style at first, but that he came to believe God is present even in a community that worships in separate cars. Now, he says, he feels uncomfortable entering a traditional church building. Yet, indoor gatherings are the parish's solution to the isolation of vehicles. In addition to donut hour, the Altar building is where leaders organize Bible studies- and where the parish offers Sunday School.
Youth Ministry Director Melissa Frantz took over Sunday School teaching from her late mother and says the drive-in approach to church is all she's ever known. She offers a tour of the Altar Building. Looking out at the lawn that serves as a sanctuary, it's clear Daytona Drive-In Christian Church is not a typical parish – and that's just the way its congregation likes it.

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COUNCILS have pledged to continue funding a role aimed at encouraging visitors to come to Wallingford.
Oxfordshire District Council's contract for the town co-ordinator role was due to expire this month.
But it has now pledged to put in £15,000 for this year for a post of 18.5 hours a week. Wallingford Town Council will give £5,000.
Kate Raynor took on the job in 2012, but is going on maternity leave from January 17. Another market town co-ordinator is being secured as maternity cover.
The co-ordinator is currently based at the SODC offices in Crowmarsh Gifford, but it is hoped the work will be done some of the time in Wallingford.
The town's mayor, Councillor Bernard Stone, said: "We are extremely pleased in the town that the district council has chosen to keep the role.
"It makes a positive contribution to what goes on in the town. There are lots of things which have been achieved that without the town co-ordinator would not have been achieved.
"It has produced a very positive result in the past year."
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June was born on June 26, 1925, in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Elizabeth and Raymond Pease and was raised in Bridgeport, Conn.
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This is the second part of a two-part interview with candidate Bill Bloomfield, a businessman and Manhattan Beach resident, who is running against Rep. Henry A. Waxman, a Democrat. The two are squaring off for the seat to represent the newly drawn 33rd Congressional District. Waxman presently serves California's 30th Congressional District.
The 33rd District stretches from the Palos Verdes Peninsula to the Beach Cities, through slivers of Marina del Rey and Venice, up to Santa Monica, Malibu, Calabasas and Agoura Hills. The district also extends inland to include Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Beverly Hills and parts of West L.A.
Bloomfield is an independent candidate, and he and Waxman were the two candidates out of eight to advance to the November ballot.
Bloomfield was interviewed on Oct. 3 and 16 and told Patch that if voters are OK with what's gone in the past 38 years of Waxman's tenure, then they should vote him back in.
But he told Patch voters shouldn't send Waxman back if they don't like what's happened, suggesting they try "something new" for the two years the elected candidate would serve before going before the voters again. He wants voters to vote for him "and see if I'm right, see if I'm good at my word."
Bloomfield said he doesn't want to make a career of Congress: "I just want to get it working," he said.
He is the chairman of Baron Real Estate, which he said is not a developer but holds property, and that he works "an hour a month at that."
He retired in early 2006 and is a "political junkie" and grandfather who sits on five nonprofit boards and three for-profit boards, one of which is Baron.
Of nuclear weaponry, he said, "The world as we know it will change if Iran gets nuclear capability. It certainly concerns me how slowly we're tightening the noose around Iran."
He has been in Rotary for 31 years and is the immediate past president of the Manhattan Beach club and was the Westwood Village club president in 1986 and 1987.
Patch: The newly drawn 33rd Congressional District encompasses several diverse communities. What do you see as some of the biggest universal concerns and issues for these communities as a whole?
Bill Bloomfield: Well, the universal concern for these communities is the same for the communities within the entire country, and that is that the future of the United States does not look good unless we get Congress to work again.
We have many, many problems in this country that are threatening our country and all the communities and all the citizens in our country starting with the fiscal cliff, the expiration of a lot of tax cuts, as well draconian spending cuts thrown on the economy all effective January first which all economists say are going to throw us immediately into a recession unless Congress is able to work together to deal with these cuts in a responsible manner and these changes in a responsible manner.
The long term, these trillion dollar budget deficits that are threatening the fiscal solvency of our country, the economic recovery that is way too weak and producing way too few jobs, the schools, our public K-12 system that is not performing nearly well enough, particularly in the inner cities, I could go on and on, all of this threatens all of the communities in the country as well as the communities in this district.
The key is to get Congress working. We need to deal with the hyper-partisanship. We need to get the two sides talking together and I think I'm very qualified to do that with my participation in this group No Labels, my successful work on election reform, both redistricting reform as well as open primaries, and my track record of taking on special interests and, unlike Congressman Waxman, special interests indiscriminately, meaning the special interests that have been funding the Democratic Party as well as the special interests that have been funding Republican Party because it's very important that we have people in [Washington,] D.C. who are immune from the power of these special interests, and not just one side.
Patch: What is your position on the Westside subway extension. Do you support tunneling under Beverly Hills High School?
Bloomfield: Yeah, that's a great question. I toured the area with the head of the school board and also the city's engineer, walked around the high school and then walked over to Century City. But first off, we should point out that there would have been a subway 20 years ago if not for the fact that Congressman Waxman interfered and stopped it. Whether or not methane was the end-all deal, be-all risk that he claimed that it was, I don't know, but it's too bad we didn't build a subway a whole long time ago.
But having said that, looking at where they want to put the station, where instead of on Santa Monica Boulevard they want to move it over to Constellation, I think on balance that makes sense. It's better located. Santa Monica Boulevard, of course one half is a golf course, so they put it more in the center.
But here's the deal: If you're going to do that, in order to move the subway station to Constellation, you have to, as you know, tunnel under the high school and under residences within Beverly Hills, and talking to the engineer, it's clear that if you're going to do that then you need to be sensitive to the needs of the school and the homeowners and his recommendation is that it be at least 70 feet below ground.
Now, the problem is they don't want to make it 70 feet below ground because the Constellation subway stop is on a hill so if they keep it 70 feet below ground under the homes of Beverly Hills and the high school, then it'll be, and I'm making this up, 100 feet below ground in Century City, that makes that station more expensive to build and my response to that is tough.
If the benefit of having it in Century City outweighs the cost to go down as deep as you need to go, then you should have it there, and if it doesn't, then go back to the Santa Monica Boulevard station.
But it is absolutely unfair to treat Beverly Hills worse or any different than they treated any other sensitive areas, and there are plenty of areas on that subway route where it's down 100 feet and deeper for other areas, so that's the answer. They just need to go deeper so it doesn't impact the homes or the high school.
Patch: What do you think about citizens' efforts to rezone the land under the AES power plant in Redondo Beach?
Bloomfield: I'm going to take my lead from Congresswoman Janice Hahn on this particular matter, and she has been in contact with the California Energy Commission and she believes based on what she understands that the plant is not needed. I am in favor of the California Energy Commisson de-commissioning it.
Now as far as the specific ballot initiative, I am not going to take a position on that. I am very concerned about the legal ramifications that could follow if it passes. I am not a lawyer but I am taking this from what I understand in terms of talking to the city and Mayor Gin but my position is that the rights of the owners of that land, private property rights have to be respected. So that's my answer.
Patch: So, you would be for de-commissioning the plant then?
Yeah, yeah, based on the information I have from Janice Hahn's office. Keep in mind, Liz, I am not a congressman, I do not have access to any more information than any other private citizen. But reading what she said, and her office does have access to it, then, yes, that I would, given the fact they're saying it's not needed. If it's not needed, the city doesn't want it actually.
Patch: But you are saying that re-zoning the land is something that isn't necessarily...
Bloomfield: I am not taking a position on that. My concern is, is it going to lead to a lot of litigation because is it trampling on the rights of the owner of the land? I don't know but that's the question I would throw out there. It's the same question that Mayor Gin and concern, I believe, that many of the members on the council have. That is not to be construed as taking a position. I don't live in Redondo Beach. It's a local matter other than the question of commissioning or de-commissioning the plant.
Patch: What's your position on abortion?
Bloomfield: Oh, I'm pro choice. I am very much a social moderate/liberal. Pro choice, in favor of same-sex marriage in California.
Patch: What is your position on immigration?
Bloomfield: I want to see the borders continuing to be tightened up, the security. I don't know, frankly, Liz, what takes us so long. We've got all this military, the people are coming back, let's get our borders secure.
For me, a definition of a border secured would be one where the illegal flows coming into the United States would be down from 90 percent from its peak. And I think the peak was around '07 or '08.
And once we do that, I want to create a path for citizenship. For everyone that's into this country illegally, that the only law they broke was the fact that they're in this country illegally, is far and away in the best interests for this country to bring those people out of the underground economy and bring them part of the mainstream.
But we need to do it this time with a secure border unlike we did last time because last time when we did it, back in the '80s when they called it amnesty, all it did was it encouraged the next flow. So we need to tie those two together.
It is such a shame this issue gets tied up in partisan politics. Some of the rhetoric coming out of some people in Congress, particularly some people from my former party, makes me ill. Two of my four grandchildren are Mexican-American heritage. And I just, it turns my stomach when people talk about this.
The fact is that people that are in this country illegally have done something that you and I would do if we found ourselves in Mexico tomorrow knowing what we know now. We would spend every waking moment trying to get into the United States because we know what our country has to offer. You know, that's just being human nature. To have certain people demonize them etc. etc. is just criminal.
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The name of this not-for-profit corporation, organized and existing under the laws of the State of Wisconsin shall be the North American Cartographic Information Society, Inc., herinafter referred to as "the Society."
II. Objectives
Section 1. The objectives of the Society shall be to promote communication, coordination and cooperation among the producers, disseminations, curators, and users of cartographic information; to promote and coordinate activities with all other professional organizations and institutions involved in cartographic information; to promote graphicacy and improve understanding of cartographic materials through education; to promote and coordinate the acquisition, preservation and automated retrieval of all types of cartographic material; and to influence governmental policy on cartographic materials and cartographic information.
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Section 5. Special member status shall be granted to an applicant who supports the objectives of the Society and meets the qualifications as determined by the Board. The benefits of this class of membership shall be determined by the Board.
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Section 1. There shall be a Board of Directors, herein referred to as the "Board" that shall have the power and authority to manage the Society's assets and to regulate and govern its affairs. The Board shall determine the policies of the Society and shall take such actions as it considers necessary to carry out the objectives of the Society.
Section 2. The Board shall consist of the President, President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, Past President, not fewer than four directors-at-large and one Student Director of qualified student member status at the time of election, all of whom shall be elected by the members and shall have the right to vote. The Editor of the Society's publication, if this position is filled, shall also serve on the Board but shall not have the right to vote.
Section 3. The Board shall hold two regular meetings per year on such dates and at such places as shall be fixed by the Board and may hold special meetings upon the call of the President or upon written request of any three members of the Board. There shall be a regular meeting of the Board no later than one week after the Annual Business Meeting of the Society. Meetings of the Board, except executive sessions shall be open to members of the Society and by invitation of the President, to non-members. Two thirds of the voting members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.
Section 4. In the event that a vacancy occurs of the Board, a replacement shall be elected by a majority vote of the remaining members of the Board to serve until a new member is elected by the members of the Society.
Section 5. All members of the Board shall serve until their successors are elected and assume their duties. The terms of office and the "Society Year" shall commence at the adjournment of the Annual Business Meeting.
III. Executive Committee
There shall be an Executive committee of the Board to consist of the President, President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer with all the authority of the Board to act between meetings of the Board, except with respect to matters which are prohibited by the Wisconsin Non-stock Corporation Law. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. Each member of the Committee shall have the right to vote.
IV. Officers
Section 1. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Society, and, subject to the Board, shall have general supervision and control over its affairs. S/he shall preside at all meetings of the Society, the Board, and the Executive Committee. S/he shall recommend to the Board such measures as s/he considers desirable to further the objectives of the Society. At the Annual Business Meeting s/he shall report for the Board on the state of the Society. S/he shall be an ex-oficio member, without note, of all Society committees, except the Nominating Committee. In the event of disability, absence or withdrawal of the President, the title and all duties shall be assumed by the President-Elect. Should further succession to the office become necessary, the title and duties shall be assumed by the most recent Past President.
Section 2. The President-Elect shall perform the duties of program planner and such duties as the President may assign.
Section 3. The Secretary shall perform the usual duties of the office and those assigned by the Board.
Section 4. The Treasurer shall perform the usual duties of the office and those assigned by the Board. At the Annual Business Meeting s/he shall report to the members of the financial status of the Society.
Section 5. The terms of office of President, President-Elect, Past President, and Student Director shall be one year; no more than one term shall be served except as provided for in Section 1. The terms of office of Secretary, Treasurer, and Director-at-large shall be two years each; no more than three consecutive terms shall be served. The Secretary and one-half (at least two) of the Directors-at-large shall be elected in odd-numbered years and the Treasurer and one-half (at least two) of the Directors-at-large shall be elected in even-numbered years.
V. Meetings
Section 1. The annual meeting of the Society herein referred to as the "Annual Business Meeting" shall be held at such time and place as the Board determines.
Section 2. Special Business Meetings may be called by the Board. Notice of a Special Business Meeting shall specify the business to be conducted and no other business shall be considered.
Section 3. Notices of meeting in writing or printed in the Society's publication shall be sent to each voting member at least 30 days before all Society meetings.
Section 4. Fifty voting members shall constitute a quorum at any Society Business Meeting.
Section 5. The Board may appoint a Parliamentarian to serve at the meetings of the Society, the Board, and the Executive Committee. No parliamentary authority followed shall conflict with the Constitution or Bylaws of the Society.
Section 6. The most recent edition of Roberts Rules of Order shall serve as the parliamentary authority.
VI. Committees
Section 1. Standing Committees and Special Committees of the Society, their charge and their benefits shall be as determined by the Board.
Section 2. The President shall appoint the members and designate the chairperson of all Committees except the Nominating Committee. Appointments to Standing Committees shall be made to provide continuity of membership.
Section 3. Each Committee shall submit to the Board a written annual report of its activities which shall contain any recommendations for action. Additional reports shall be submitted at the request of the Board or the President.
VII. Nominations and Elections Committee
Section 1. A Nominating Committee for each election to the Board shall be appointed by the Board at their first regular meeting. This committee shall be comprised of at least three Members. The chairperson of the committee shall be the most recent Past President.
Section 2. The Nominating Committee shall prepare a slate of candidates for each office to be filled. The names of nominees and their written acceptance shall be presented to the Board and announced to the membership at least sixty days prior to election. Further nomination, accompanied by the written acceptance of the nominee, may be entered by petition of three members and shall be received by the Nominating Committee at least thirty days prior to the election.
Section 3. If the slate consists of one candidate for each office, election shall be by vote of the voting Members present and Voting at the Annual Business Meeting. If the state consists of more than one candidate for an office election shall be by secret ballot mailed to each member at least thirty days prior to the Annual Business Meeting. The candidate who receives the largest number of votes shall be elected, except that of the candidates for Director-at-Large, those receiving the largest number of Votes shall be elected, according to the number of positions to be filled. In the event of a tie, the election shall be by a majority vote of voting members present and voting at the Annual Business Meeting.
Section 4. A Tellers Committee shall be appointed annually by the President.
VIII. Publications
Section 1. The Society shall publish such publications as the Board may authorize. Control of all Society publications shall be vested in the Board.
Section 2. The Editor of any Society publication shall be appointed by the Board.
Section 3. The Society shall not be responsible for statements or opinions advanced in its publications, at its meetings, or by its members, officers, or staff, except those authorized by the Board.
IX. Dues and Fees
Section 1. Dues shall be payable annually in advance of the Society's fiscal year which shall begin on the first day of January, and end on the last day in December of each year.
Section 2. Membership shall cease when dues are unpaid. Reinstatement is possible upon payment of dues for the entire twelve month period.
X. Society Office
Section 1. The location of the Society Office shall be as determined by the Board.
Section 2. The administration and management of the Society Office shall be as determined by the Board.
XI. Society Affiliation and Representation
Section 1. The Society may have as an affiliate, of become and affiliate of, an organization whose objectives are consistent with those of the Society. If continued affiliation becomes undesirable, it may be canceled. Affiliation or disaffiliation shall be authorized by the Board.
Section 2. Establishment of Society Representatives to other organizations shall be authorized by the Board and appointed by the President. The duties of these representatives shall be as determined by the Board.
Section 3. The President may appoint representatives of the Society to attend meetings of other organizations or special events in response to invitations.
XII. Amendments
Section 1. These Bylaws may be amended by a majority vote of the membership by mail ballot, provided that the amendment has been presented to the membership thirty days in advance of voting.
XIII. Dissolution of the Society
Section 1. In the event of dissolution, any monies which remain in the treasury following payment of the Society's debts shall be donated (a) to one or more other non-profit professional organizations having similar purposes to the corporation and described in Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, or applicable successor provision, and/or (b) to one or more organizations described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, or applicable successor provision, all as determined by the then members of the Board of Directors of the corporation. Special consideration shall be given to a cartographic scholarship fund.
Section 2. The Board shall choose an appropriate location for the deposition of the Society's archives.
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Never mess with a geocacher. We know the best places to hide a body....
ass spanking This is what I love most about this show. Way more than just the talent.
Pretty young Black guy is really good. He's got the voice and the looks that could win this year. Xtina wants a private concert with him. There are some really good singers this season. The battle rounds will be brutal.
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Those who never succeed themselves are always the first to tell you how.
I'm now starting! I think the first girl is four chair turn around for canon fodder. She is so flat when she tries to get the high notes. That's the only reason I see for them all turning around.
"The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play." Olympic Charter
So thankful for this show. Even the bad ones aren't so bad that they make my ears bleed.
AceOn6, the golf loving skating fan
There are many talented singers, even at this stage.
I can imagine how difficult the "Battle Rounds" will be.
I auditioned for this season, and they were looking for BIG voices. I made it to the second round, and it was interesting to see what they were weeding out and what they were keeping. They cut some spectacular singers who could have done very well, but they weren't belters. And then they let some big voices who were lesser singers through. And for the record-- the 'blind audition' thing is only for the four TV judges. All of us sang directly in front of early round judges who could see us as plain as day.
During my second round audition, I was selected to sing first in my group of 10. As soon as I announced my song choice, the judge put her head down and started playing on her computer. I knew I wasn't getting through, but she was very complimentary. She essentially said that there were a lot of me this season, and I didn't pop as much as some of the other mes. Overall it was a fun experience, though.
P.S. One of the 10 in my group was arrested just before we went in to sing. Some poor older gentleman got pulled from the group after us and was thrown in to the audition with us as a last minute replacement.
Beefcake's fancy, saccharine, artsy, drag bingo cliche effusing, bipolar, OTT fashionista manchild
Jayar, it's great to have a first-hand description of the audition process.You should try out again.
What are the rules about trying out again?
Those who never succeed themselves are always the first to tell you how.
Beefcake's fancy, saccharine, artsy, drag bingo cliche effusing, bipolar, OTT fashionista manchild
Adam: like a freight train of angry, jilted women.
"The Devil is joining in, and that's never a good sign." Phil Liggett
Nigerian guy was really good. This girl may or may not sing well, but she is annoying. If I were CeeLo, I'd be very afraid. I think she will hurt him.
Nicole had really great control. I'm going to hate the battle rounds; There are some really good singers.
"organic bull"
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you mean i say do you say mo, she exhausted me
I feel like I'm in a dream. But it can't be a dream because there are no boy dancers!
I don't like it when a judge hit the button after only 1-2 notes. I don't know how you can determine the singer's ability so quick like that.
I'm tired of all the sob stories also. Ugh.
@ the judges telling the ex boy band singer to work on his singing.
Cee Lo has met this year's Erin Martin. Really? She's Japan's Lady Gaga? I did appreciate the editing on her, those cuts back as she blabbed on about her amazing celebrity were awesome. I say "Go" you say "HOME".
I didn't like hip-hop girl either. Her voice wasn't all that good. And I didn't really like the voices of the mom/dau duo or the guy from Nigeria. Maybe they wanted them for cannon fodder. I liked the white reggae singer & the last woman who did Hallelujah.


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It's stability is amazing, we never tipped. IT HOLDS A TON OF GEAR. We packed every inch of the inside and strapped bags on top...approx 220lbs of gear.
I would highly recommend this kayak for anyone planning a long trip, has 2 adults and one child, prefers stability over speed, or wants a kayak that will last. The only downside to this was coming home to FL and realizing the small need for a 22ft kayak.
We like the roominess, and the storage capacity (you really can bring the kitchen sink!). I read that the boat was hard to turn and that the rudder didn't work. The rudder worked well for us and we found the boat easy to turn with or without the rudder. In fact, I didn't use the rudder most of the way back, even after the wind picked up. You can't turn it on a dime, but you could run circles around a fifty cent piece all day!
I particularly like the length of the boat, which allows the cockpits to be far enough apart that there isn't much spray from the front paddler. You can also paddle asynchronously, however, we found the boat to move better when we were in sync. It also tracks like an arrow, in sync or not. Rudder up or down, I didn't have to have my feet on the pegs at all. It held a line with hardly any effort.
There are a couple of minor things about the boat I don't like The largest of the minor issues is the boat speed. I figured it would be slow since it has a 32 inch beam. I mean, we don't plan on racing it, but I was very surprised how slow it actually was. Both of us together paddling leisurely were only averaging around 4 to 4.5 mph. My Tesla does that without much effort. Maybe we just need more practice. We did manage to get it up to 7.5 mph but we were paddling hard.
Next, I don't like that there isn't any drainage around either cockpit or around the front and rear hatches. The large center hatch does have drainage in the design. Also, there isn't any deck rigging in front of the rear cockpit. There are loops for rigging, but since the center hatch is so close to the rear cockpit, when you string it up, it crosses over the center hatch cover. Which means you'll have to move the rigging and anything you might have stowed there out of the way to open the hatch.
Also, there wasn't much rigging behind either cockpit. I added a couple loops behind the rear cockpit and rigged up an X. I also rearranged the rigging behind the front cockpit to form an X. The factory rigging was weak. I am going to rig up a glove box in rear cockpit and possibly add some deck rigging to the center hatch cover. That should solve the rigging problem.
Overall we are very pleased with the boat. More to come as we paddle it.
A week after delivery I took the boat out with my paddling partner. He pronounced the boat an aircraft carrier and scoffed that it could be any fun. We skirted in and took the boat out for a shake down and were amazed at it. With strong paddlers this boat is incredibly fast and agile. It handles waves without a care and is stable as they come. We are already planning trips to include our wives and we are not concerned about their safety or ability to keep up. I still prefer the connectiveness of my Extreme, but think that if you have a spouse and child or dog that you want to include in your paddling adventures, you can't go wrong with this boat. I gave it a 10 for layup quality and design. It is not a 10 in handling, but it is a much different boat than a single and I doubt any double has the paddling characteristics as a single. I can say that even my snobbish paddling partner thinks it is a great boat.
We passed Navy Pier on our way back and the spectators all cheered us... I guess they got tired of watching beer bellied sailboat operators and wild-eyed jet skiers... Can't think of a better way to be on big water. My wife and I even had fun together...
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Only two teams in the country have reached the College World Series each of the previous three seasons South Carolina and Florida.
The SEC East foes have elevated their divisional rivalry into a national one. In 13 games from 2010 to 2012, the Gamecocks won seven, and the Gators won six.
Florida won an SEC regular-season championship in 2010 as well as shared a regular-season title and claimed a tournament championship in 2011.
The Gamecocks shared the 2011 regular-season conference title, and they won national championships in 2010 and 2011, while finishing as the national runner-up last season.
The Gamecocks have won all three meetings between the two in Omaha, including a two-game sweep in the 2011 national championship series.
We have a lot of respect for them. They have a lot of respect for us, USC coach Chad Holbrook said. Its not a bitter rivalry. Its a rivalry built on respect. They appreciate what weve done, and we respect what theyve done.
The teams renew the rivalry with a three-game series that starts Thursday night in Gainesville. Tonights game is being televised on ESPNU and Saturdays game will be shown on ESPN2. This time, however, the stakes dont seem quite as high.
The No. 11 Gamecocks (27-7, 8-4 SEC), who have won six straight conference games, are holding up their end, but the unranked Gators (16-18, 5-7) are struggling to find some consistency. But youre not going to hear any of the USC players talking about having an upper hand this season.
Theyve got some of the best talent in the country year-in and year-out. They may be scuffling right now, but we know were going to get their best shot all three games, USC catcher Grayson Greiner said. Every game in the league is a big game, and weve got to go down there and play our best ball.
Most of the biggest stars on both teams in the past three seasons have departed to the professional ranks.
The Gamecocks no longer have ace Michael Roth, closer Matt Price, outfielder Jackie Bradley, second baseman Scott Wingo or first baseman Christian Walker. The Gators no longer have pitcher Brian Johnson, pitcher-infielder Austin Maddox, catcher Mike Zunino, shortstop Nolan Fontana or outfielder Preston Tucker.
Greiner, who watched the 2010 and 2011 games as an area high school player, was thrilled to take part in the games last season, when the Gators won three-of-four before they dropped the CWS opener to the Gamecocks.
It was like playing against a big league team, Greiner said. You hear about all their guys. It was exciting. It gets your juices flowing a little bit playing big-name guys like that.
Although the Gators lack those big names this season, they still have plenty of talent, according to Holbrook.
Theyre a good team, and I definitely think theyre a better team than what their record shows, USC senior closer Tyler Webb said. Theyve got some veteran guys who have been there and been to Omaha as many times as I have. Its Florida in Gainesville. Thats all the motivation you need to play well.
WHO: USC (27-7, 8-4 SEC) vs. Florida (16-18, 5-7)
WHEN: Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 3 p.m.
WHERE: McKethan Stadium, Gainesville, Fla.
TV: ESPNU on Thursday; CSS on Friday; ESPN2 on Saturday
SERIES: USC leads 42-32
LAST MEETING: USC defeated the Gators 7-3 in the 2012 College World Series
RANKINGS: USC is No. 11 in Baseball America
PITCHING MATCHUPS: Thursday, USC LHP Nolan Belcher, Sr., 5-2, 1.70 vs. Florida RHP Jonathon Crawford, Jr., 1-5, 4.37; Friday, USC LHP Jordan Montgomery, Soph., 3-0, 0.78 vs. Florida LHP Danny Young, Fr., 1-3, 3.38; Saturday, USC TBA vs. Florida RHP Johnny Magliozzi, Soph., 3-1, 2.25
NOTES: USC is hitting .284 as a team, while Florida is batting .258. The Gamecocks have a staff ERA of 2.93, a run better than the Gators 4.00. USC closer Tyler Webb leads the SEC with 11 saves. Florida closer Johnny Magliozzi, who has six saves, is being moved into the rotation as Saturdays starter. Floridas home record to date is 11-13. The Gamecocks have scored 221 runs, and the Gators have scored 158.


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The 15th annual Anne Arundel County Battle of the Bands competition is set to kick off Saturday night at Maryland Hall.
The Capital Gazette recently provided profiles on each of the 12 bands performing, of which 11 will be in competition for the best of show. The winner of the competition will get studio time to record one of their songs professionally in Studio A of Wright Way Studios. Proceeds from the event going to the music departments of the top four bands.
Severna Park High School student-led band Floozie will be among the bands in competition for the top spot. Floozie is composed of Will Snow, Chase McConnell, and Mason Ray—all 16 years old.
The following bands are set to perform Saturday:
- Keyboard Comrade, of Broadneck High School (exhibition only)
- N/A, of Annapolis High School
- Laughter, of Arundel High
- Epic 4 Nothing, of Broadneck High School
- Bleu, of Meade High School
- Davey Jones and the Sailors of Funk, of Severn School
- Floozie, of Severna Park High School
- August in One, of South River High School
- Venus Corps, of Southern High School
- Crash 57, of Southern High School
- Five Seconds to Freedom, of Archbishop Spalding High School
- Medora, of Archbishop Spalding High School
Video performances of several of these local bands can be found on YouTube, including Keyboard Comrade, Floozie, and August in One.
Check out Patch's coverage from last year's Battle of the Bands competition:
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It's nothing new for the film festival circuit to be alive with the buzz of the next big foreign horror sensation. Much to the contrary, it's actually quite common to overhear genre fans discussing how they are eagerly awaiting the next brutal European survival horror romp, creepy Asian ghost revenge tale, bizarre Japanese psychedelic head trip, or gory Pakistani zombie/slasher film. Okay, go ahead and take a second look, but yes, you did read that correctly. I did say Pakistani zombie/slasher film. That's where Hell's Ground (Zibahkhana) comes in, the first foray into film production by Mondo Macabro, better known as the company responsible for releasing 'The Wildside of World Cinema on DVD.' Billed affectionately as 'Pakistan's first gore film' and clocking in with a run time under 90 minutes, you can pretty much gather from the start that it?s going to be a wild ride indeed.
After lying to their parents about their destination, five teenagers pile into a rental van and head out on an overnight trek to see Pakistan?s hardest rocking band, all the while ingesting a constant stream of fun enhancing drugs as teenagers are so apt to do. Things get weird when they decide to take a short cut on a back road through the woods, run into a creepy prophet at a roadside stand who issues them a warning, and then subsequently get attacked by a horde of gruesome zombies. But just when you think things are going to go full on Romero, the film switches gears entirely, becoming a sometimes less-than-subtle Texas Chainsaw Massacre homage, complete with a raving lunatic the kids (3 guys, 2 girls coincidentally) bring into the van, an oversized psychopath who butchers people in a wooden shack decorated with bones, and even some interspersed shots of the ominous full moon and close ups of animal skulls for good measure. While that might sounds a little too influenced by predictable Western slashers to some, and it undoubtedly is, make no mistake, Hell's Ground still has an unmistakable Pakistani feel to it. After all, this film's 'Leatherface' wears a blood spattered burqa and wields a spiked ball and chain rather than the typical chainsaw.
Fans of Mondo Macabro's back catalog of outrageous, cult cinema from around the globe will be quite happy to know that Hell's Ground fits in perfectly with the rest of the over-the-top foreign oddities the company has released. In fact, if it weren?t for a few current cultural references and the fact that it was shot on digital video, one might think that Hell's Ground was made right alongside other MM gems like Mystics In Bali or Lady Terminator. It's got that same zero budget charm to it, where things need to get a little creative more out of necessity than by choice. It's definitely got that aura of foreign rural mysticism that can keep Western audiences guessing. Even when the plot begins to head down into familiar territory, you're still never quite sure what might happen, because no matter how formulaic things get, this isn't your typical Hollywood lensed hack n' slashfest. The films soundtrack even has the right vibe, packed with exotic 70's Pakistani pop hits that just scream Mondo Macabro. In other words, if the so-wacky-it's-good recipe presented by the DVD label is your thing, then you will most likely find Hell's Ground quite entertaining. Despite the fact that it's an original production as opposed to some random foreign oddball discovery, it still holds true to the spirit of those older films and should put a smile on the face of any fan of the peculiar.
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The Value of Supplemental Draft Picks
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Regarding the discussion of whom to pick with the #2 choice in the upcoming draft, there is also the group of supplemental picks the Twins will get. Even if the team believes pitching is their sorest need, it's one reasonable strategy to pick a stud position player at #2 and then load up with pitching prospects a little further down in the draft, if you think pitchers are inherently riskier to develop. However, those supplemental draft picks aren't quite the slam-dunk that some people were thinking when the question was whether to re-sign free agents after last season. Here is a lightly-edited excerpt from a posting I made to alt.sports.baseball.mn-twins last December. I'd be interested in people's reactions:
...Supplemental draft picks are of varying
value. I prowled around baseball-reference.com's record
of drafts, going back far enough to evaluate full careers,
and if you look at the second round of the 1994 June draft,
i.e. picks 35-63 (about equivalent to current supplemental
rounds), the only players who made any significant major
league contribution were Troy Glaus and Matt LeCroy. That
was admittedly a weak year (1995 had several luminaries
like Carlos Beltran and Sean Casey), but LeCroy as the
second best player out of all 29 picks after the real
first round??? Pretty much the definition of a crapshoot
unless your team is awarded all the picks, not just two
or three.
BTW, I saw a suggestion, probably tongue-in-cheek, that the
Twins should sign Willingham and the A's sign Cuddyer,
at the same price. Then each team collects the draft
pick(s), and trades the two players back for each other.


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July 30, 2014
No need to go into all the weather talk because you guys are going to just lock onto this map anyways... LOL... I will have the full update with other info coming later! All of us in southeast KY are under a Winter Storm Watch beginning Saturday night and running through Sunday night!
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NORMAN — Norman City Councilman, small business owner and local dentist Dr. Jim Griffith has announced he will be seeking re-election.
"We have made a lot of progress in the five years I have served on the City Council," said Griffith. "But our job is not done. We still need to oversee the funding and passage of quality of life issues such as the public safety sales tax, a comprehensive water plan, the storm water master plan and the parks master plan.
Griffith has lived in Norman since 1961 and has been practicing dentistry for more than 25 years.
He is a graduate of Leadership Norman, served on the board of Health for Friends and was Chairman of the Norman Board of Parks Commissioners for three years and served on the parks board for 18 years.
He currently serves as chair of the Council's Business and Community Affairs Committee and is a member of the Finance Committee. He also serves as mayor pro-tem.
His wife, Claudia, is a native of Norman. They have one daughter, Amy, and two sons, Brian and James.
"Norman is a great community. My wife, Claudia, and I decided to live here and raise our family here. It has been an honor to serve the people of Ward 6 and I hope to keep working to move Norman forward," he said.
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Former Weatherford College rodeo athlete Clayton Shaw won the reserve national championship in tie-down roping at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) in Casper, Wyoming Saturday night.
The Tarleton State University senior and Decatur native turned in scores of 8.9, 10.0, 9.8 and 10.4 over four days to secure second place overall in the national competition. Shaw, who is graduating from TSU in December, will begin his pro rodeo career in Reno June 20.
Cadee Tew, another WC alumnus now competing for TSU, finished third in the women's national All-Around title standings after taking third place in team roping and winning the second round of breakaway roping.
"Our former students were all outstanding," said Johnny Emmons, WC rodeo coach. "It's great to see them go on to universities and do so well on the national stage."
Current WC competitor Landon Williams and team roping partner Chase Williams (TSU) finished 28th out of 50 teams. It was the ninth consecutive season in which the Coyotes have had a representative in Casper.
"Landon didn't have a great CNFR, but he's one of the most talented ropers we have had here at WC," Emmons said. "He has consistently placed in both team roping and tie-down roping over the past couple of seasons. He's coming back for a third season this fall, and I expect he'll return to the CNFR next summer, hopefully in both events."
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Breakaway Roping Kimberlyn Fehringer Idaho State University 9.7 seconds
Steer Wrestling Corey Rogers Univ. of Nevada – Las Vegas 18.6 seconds
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I just hope the WEC ring girl - Brittney Palmer also comes over to the UFC. Replace Shondella's horse face.
I wouldn't kick either out of bed.
I just hope the WEC ring girl - Brittney Palmer also comes over to the UFC. Replace Shondella's horse face.
I think Edgar/Henderson is a very exciting fight, it's a big question mark as to whether Henderson has what it takes to compete against the top guys in the UFC (also there is no guarantee either guy wins their next fight). But I think this will also mean less cards on VS, as the UFC is planning on only doing 4 cards for the entire year of 2011, compared to the 7 the WEC put on in 2010.
Also, as the article pointed out there will be a lot of fighters going to the UFC, and unless they greatly increase the number of cards they put on, a lot of guys are going to get cut. Just looking at the larger weight classes that came over from the WEC, I believe only Condit, Stann, and Cantwell are still in the UFC. I realize they are trying to keep only the best of the best in the UFC, but so many of the fights today are so close it doesn't seem fair to cut guys after an arbitrary loss from the judges scorecards.
Apologies if anyone has already posted this (haven't read all replies), but the merger certainly means THQ will have to step up their game for the next UFC video game release even more!
If this means more fights than great! But I think it might mean less fights...or rather less FREE fights. Hopefully the UFC signs another TV deal to showcase more fight night events, maybe start there own "challenger" series. The UFC is becoming more of a PPV whore and it's not doing enough to promote MMA to the general public. They are almost like a cult promotion, only concerned with PPV dollars, using occasional "free" shows to set up PPV. What's the harm in having a weekly or bi weekly MMA showcase? It should pull decent ratings....
I don't think this will give more challenges to guys like Alvarez and Melendez. It might strengthen the Bellator tourney talent pool once the UFC castoffs are looking for work, but top 5 guys like Alvarez and Melendez shouldn't be fighting UFC castoffs.
The thing I really like is that we can probably see guys like Frankie Edgar fight at his natural weight. I know there are guys in the LW division who are fighting there just because the financial opportunities are much greater in the UFC. Now the FW will be on the same level as LW, Edgar can feel free to drop down if he falls on hard times. I'm not saying he needs to, but alot of smaller fighters in other division have the luxury of moving down when things aren't going well (Wandy, Bisping, Vera, Kampmann, etc).
Also, it's gotta be nice for the WEC guys knowing that if they put on a show, they will make UFC level win bonuses. George Roop would have definetly made 70 large for the head kick if that fight was in the UFC, as opposed to the 10 he made for.
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haha just checked yr thread, my bad man. consider it my extra long opinion
Haha fine fine your off the hook this time rob_bills, but only this time lol.
its great but i gotta feeling only about 10 of the wec lw will stick around or have to drop in wieght
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I think it'll be a great idea! The only thing I dislike is that this thread is almost the same as mine hahah.
haha just checked yr thread, my bad man. consider it my extra long opinion
I think it'll be a great idea! The only thing I dislike is that this thread is almost the same as mine hahah.
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Moraga Town Council veteran Dave Trotter was unanimously elected mayor at Wednesday night's council meeting.
At the meeting at Joaquin Moraga Middle School, Trotter said, "Thank you, Mr. Ex-Mayor," to outgoing Mike Metcalf, who remains as council member along with newcomers Roger Wykle (the top vote-getter last month with 26 percent of the votes) and Phillip Arth.
After thanking his spouse Debbie — who shouted "You're welcome!" from the party-minded audience — Trotter got down to business. "I have some goals for Moraga 2013: I'm calling it 'Continuity and a New Look,'" he said.
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- Exercise continued fiscal diligence.
- Renegotiate a land lease with the Moraga Country Club, which rents the back nine holes for just $4,200 annually from the town. The amount brought gasps of surprise from those in attendance. Trotter said the fee was reasonable at the time it was established, before suggesting it was now outdated. The lease of 60.68 acres with the Moraga Country Club Homeowners Association began in 1987. It had an initial term of 20 years, effective March 1994, with provisions for extensions of 25 years, 10 years, 10 years and 10 years, reported Stephanie Hom, administrative services director for the town.
- Implement Measure K road repair program.
- Initiate and complete targeted general plan amendments — specifically, those protecting ridgelines.
- Amend general plan provisions dealing with Rheem Center.
- Adopt a development moratorium.
- Draft regulations to encourage small scale wineries while safeguarding impact on neighborhoods.
- Outreach to school district: review planning dialogue for sports facilities use.
- Complete Laguna Creek Storm project to protect the Hacienda.
- Consider annexation of lands at the end of Camino Pablo.
Ken Chew was elected vice mayor by unanimous vote.
Metcalf spoke at length about the success of passing Measure K last month in a town with "a revenue problem." Citing the two-fold consequences of Moraga's "so frugal, it's embarrassing" policies, he said services to seniors and a lack of investment in infrastructure were the most important issues the tax revenue should address.
Karen Mendonca ended her four-year term after receiving a number of public comments praising her honor, honesty and diligence.
Howard Harpham exited with a brief reflection: "A town is like a wife: you work together. This is an easy town to fall in love with."
New members Wykle and Arth kept their incoming comments "mercifully brief," as described by Arth.
Wykle said he was pleased to see his goals and those of Trotter in alignment, emphasizing ridgeline preservation and efforts to revitalize the town's business sectors.
Arth recalled a comment made to his wife, after winning the election. Asking her if she ever, in her wildest dreams, imagined him being on the town council, she jokingly replied, "Phil, you're never in my wildest dreams!"
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Movie remakes are a delicate business. When done wrong, they're almost offensively bad. But when they're done right, well, they're The Day The Earth Stood Still. A film which both remains faithful to the original, yet is updated for a modern audience. The subtext is rife with current political turmoil, Gort is bigger and bad-assier than ever, and the unique collection of visual effects includes a swarm of metal nano-bugs, glowing swirly space ships, and placenta space suits. A talented and good-looking cast doesn't hurt, either. We spoke with stars Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, and Jon Hamm, along with director Scott Derrickson, at the film's Los Angeles press junket last weekend. And we learned how they went about remaking a classing, making a "green movie", and creating realistic characters in a (hopefully) unrealistic story. Find out what they had to say after the jump!
Can you talk about the decision to take a "sacred text" for sci-fi fans and remake it?
Derrickson: I suppose I should take that one.
Hamm: Actually Scott, I think that one was for me [laughing]
Derrickson: You are welcome to it, Jon! 20th Century Fox wanted to do a remake. When I was given the script I was a bit skeptical. I do love the original – it's one of my two favorite Robert Wise films, the other being The Haunting. Picking two from his forty is quite a feat.
The screenplay still needed work when I read it. But I was struck by the idea that updating this movie had tremendous value. The original was so rooted in the social issues of its time. It was such an intelligent and interesting self-reflective commentary on the Cold War and the fear of the atomic bomb, the struggle to establish the UN. These were things that were controversial and divisive. I loved the idea of being able to tell the same story, but bring in these new social issues we have now, these messes we've gotten ourselves into now. That alone seemed to have value, and it made sense.
The other thing is that it has been 57 years since the first one came out… you better have a good reason for remaking a classic film, and I felt that there was something different about this film, as opposed to other, more well-known, films. I think there is value in telling this story again, especially to an audience who, for the most part, has not seen the original and won't know that story.
Reeves: Yeah I had the same question you had. Then I heard that answer. I thought it would be fun to play an alien, and it is a worthwhile story, so that is when I came on board.
But he's not fully alien.
Reeves: That's correct. That was part of the interesting side of the role. He starts alien, and becomes quite human.
Derrickson: Keanu and I had an interesting conversation through quite a bit of the film. To what degree is he human? He says his body is human, but where does the body end and the mind begin? We had to work out an understanding, at least for ourselves, of how him becoming human was really occurring.
The movie is about saving the Earth. What are you doing in your own lives to help the environment?
Reeves: I recycle, I have a couple solar panels, and I do some rainforest conservation.
Connelly: Similar. We drive a Prius, we recycle, turn of the light switches when we can. My husband is better at it than I am.
Wasn't this a "green movie?"
Derrickson: Yeah, this was Fox's first show to be a green production.
In what way?
Derrickson: I don't know all the ins and outs of it, but there were special generators used. I know there was a lot of effort that went into it to make it a true green show. The only effect it had on me personally was that it was paperless. For a director, storyboards become very complicated because they were all digital. So I never knew who had what, and there was no notebook to carry around. That became confusing.
I am of the belief that those [smaller, personal] contributions are important, but they're not going to solve the problem. Thomas Friedman, who writes for The New York Times, has a great statement: "Don't change your light bulbs; change your leaders." I think the larger solutions are going to come from larger places.
Keanu, your performance reminded me of Rod Serling. What did you base your performance on?
Reeves: It really came to me through the obligations of the character and the story. I worked from the script. The character has certain "cues." It was this concept of the separation of his consciousness and his body. I approached it like any other role.
But did you think of Rod Serling?
Reeves: No.
Jennifer, how did you handle the responsibilities of your character?
Connelly: I think it was really clever what Scott did. It's not just Helen; it's not just on my shoulders. I think the relationship between Helen and Jacob [her character's step-son, played by Jaden Smith] is employed in a different way than it was in the original film. It's like a little microcosm of human nature, and how we treat each other. They are in crisis, then there is a conflict, then there is reconciliation, and a movement towards a resolution – and Klaatu observes this. I wanted people to be able to identify with her, and I thought it was important that she herself was aware of the enormity of that task.
I liked that, in the original, Patricia Neal's character is open-minded and a very strong, free-thinking character. To be a woman – a human – without bias was really essential. She had to be able to communicate, and you had to feel the depths of her love.
What was it like working with Jaden?
Connelly: It was fantastic. I think it is really clear that he has a lot to offer. I think he did a great job. It was a complex relationship, lots of nuance to ask of someone his age, and I think he did it beautifully. He even seemed to have a good time doing it – which was a relief.
Scott, you walk a fine line with the ending. You save the world, but there is a tremendous toll. By my calculations, New Jersey may no longer exist. What was the decision to walk that line, to not have a happy ending, but not show the full extent of the impact?
Derrickson: I thought a lot about that. The ideas of this movie – and certainly what the movie is ultimately saying – I liked the idea that the solutions to the problems that we are creating in our world are going to come back
I love the line when Helen says, "We can change. Can you stop this?" And Klaatu says, "It would come at a price, to you and your way of life." I wanted to find some way at the end to not just wrap up everything perfectly and be inconsequential. There is a price. But I decided not to dissect exactly what that price would be. I wanted to put it out there, so the audience can decide, in their own minds, what that price would be. There is both closure to the story, and open-endedness as far as what comes next.
Jon, how would Don Draper sell this movie?
Hamm: Don Draper would probably sell it poorly. The modern sci-fi movie is not really his forte. He'd rather stick to products in his own time.
What was the decision like to not have a typical flying saucer design for the spaceships?
Derrickson: I watched the original quite a few times while in pre-production. I think you need to respect the original, and figure out what you need to take from the original to make it great for the modern audience. Watching the flying saucer from the original land in Washington D.C., it really hit me what a precedent that set for spacecraft represented in science fiction cinema. From that point forward, spaceships, all the way through 2001 and Star Wars, they've all been represented in a similar fashion: they are all metallic machines that are engine-driven. Those are projections of our technology, these things that are starting to get us in trouble, in the big picture. I loved the idea of trying to develop an alien technology that came from a completely different trajectory. The idea was that this was a species that was more ecologically and biologically based. That's why the ship looks the way it does.
Keanu, is there something special about the sci-fi genre that keeps pulling you back to it?
Reeves: I love the genre. But I approach it like any other film. Science fiction provides great storytelling opportunities, and I have just had the good fortune to be part of that.
Jon, how did you come on board with this film? Was it after the first season of Mad Men?
Hamm: I came on after we wrapped the first season of Mad Men.
Derrickson: But only a few episodes had actually aired. If there had been five more episodes on the air, we wouldn't have been able to afford him.
Hamm: I came on relatively late to the project – it was already going. I came right into the scene where I explain what is about to happen. It was a three-page monologue about astronomy and trajectories. I basically got off the plane, got fitted, and got thrown onto the set. It was a little nerve-wracking. The opportunity to be involved in this is amazing to me. I am still relatively new to all of this.
What, if any, part did the politics of America over the last eight years play in the creation of this film?
Derrickson: When we were making the movie, I knew the release date. At the time I didn't know who the candidates would be, let alone the President. I think that I felt the way most Americans felt: that we had slipped off track in a lot of ways, and gotten ourselves into some serious jams. I think I also had the same feeling that the majority of Americans had, which is not one of cynical pessimism. I felt good about the fact that the collective community that is America was recognizing mistakes. That was really encouraging to be a part of. I look back at the election, the way it was conducted, and I feel that there was something "un-cynical" about it. I just had faith and hope that it would be a time of optimism, that there would be significant changes in this country. That's not a partisan statement – that is just fact. We know we've made mistakes. I think everyone is ready to acknowledge those mistakes and correct them.
Can we expect to see a sequel?
Derrickson: I haven't heard any discussion about that.
Is it something you would want to do?
Derrickson: Probably not.
When Klaatu and Barnhardt [John Cleese's character] were writing the formula on the chalkboard, it almost felt like a duet. Was that intentional?
Reeves: Yeah. We were thinking about it as a kind of dance – a conversation.
Derrickson: That was a real math equation, about a real, significant high-physics theory. We tried to be truthful to the science. We had an astrophysicist who worked with Keanu and John. I remember watching them for quite a long time, working out the back and forth of that. I didn't have much to do with that.
Gort is one of the most well-known sci-fi robots of our time. Can you talk about coming up with the look for Gort, and also about fusing nanotechnology with the robot?
Derrickson: The nanotechnology was already in the script. There was no real description of Gort. We started down the wrong path, honestly. I looked at the original and tried to figure out what I could bring from it to this movie that audiences who don't know this film will still appreciate. I couldn't quite figure out why this thing would be in human form, and it certainly can't look like the tin robot from the original. So we spent a lot of time creating this fantastic alien-monster-creature-things that got increasingly ridiculous.
I remember sitting in a room with examples of the two most recent incarnations, thinking, "This looks more like modern art." I didn't even know what I was looking at. Jeff Okun, our visual effects supervisor, came in – this was after three or four months of brainstorming – and he said, "Why don't we just make it look like Gort?" It was one of those moments. I didn't want to admit how dumb I felt. It was so obvious.
It needed to look like the original, but still have the impact and scale and magnitude that a modern audience will find satisfying. We tried to find the best blend of that.


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