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30. Aquaman (Orin) – 269 points (6 first place votes)
Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, Aquaman is one of the few comic book characters to last from the Golden Age of superheroes, as a backup in the pages of Adventure Comics.
Aquaman was notable in that he had TWO distinct origins at first. The first one, the son of an explorer who, through science, taught his son to breathe underwater. The second one is the one we have all grown to know and (sorta) love, which is Aquaman being the son of a fisherman and a woman from under the sea, who later grew up to be the King of the lost city of Atlantis. That has later been adapted to say that the human, Arthur Curry, discovered Aquaman as a child, and that both of his parents were Atlantean.
Aquaman (known as Arthur Curry then, now also known by his Atlantean name, Orin) was a founding member of the Justice League of America, where he served for many years.
Aquaman married another underwater denizen, Mera, who became his Queen and bore his son, who was sadly killed by the evil Black Manta.
More recently, Orin was tranformed into a weird magical creature known as the Dweller of the Depths, and became a mentor to the NEW Aquaman, ALSO called Arthur Curry, oddly enough. Very recently, Orin APPEARED to have been killed, but who knows with these things?
Here's why H (of the awesome blog, The Comic Treadmill) had Aquaman #1…
Aquaman was a beneficiary of my attempt to find an affordable title I could collect in full. The other two factors in his favor were:
1) the Filmation cartoon – Aquaman was (ironically given the general lack of them in his own title over the years) the cartoon in that series with the most colorful foes – I wanted to read the original Black Manta, Fisherman and Brain stories (who knew the Brain never appeared in the comics?) – the cartoons had mesmerized me as a youngster. I wanted more of that world in the comics; and
2) Aquaman is the hero made for fans of the underdog. His power set is remarkably impressive when you stop to think about it, but easy to mock if you don't. His skill set is also hard for a writer to convey the significance of, especially when Aquaman is hanging around on land with Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. But those in the know, recognize that Aquaman is extraordinarily powerful.
Reading the stories, the other things that sold me on Aquaman was how, even though he was seemingly out-shadowed power-wise by those around him – in the JLA or at home (by Mera), he never resented his lot, felt sorry for himself or snapped at others. He was comfortable with who he was, his powers and his heroism. The consistently stellar Nick Cardy and Jim Aparo art on his title didn't hurt. I was also sold on the idea that Aquaman was a hero of the wide open world of the seas – a hard realm to protect and predict and one rarely used in super-hero stories.
Obviously that Aquaman is long-gone and the one who has been in comics the past couple of decades wouldn't earn a spot in my top 100, let alone my top 10. But for the enjoyable stories he gave me way back when, Aquaman gets the spot of honor (by a nose over Flash).
Thanks, H!
29. Flash (Barry Allen) – 281 points (4 first place votes)
Barry Allen was a police scientist when a bolt of lightning hit a bunch of chemicals which splashed upon Barry, making him gain the power of super-speed!
Inspired by his boyhood hero, the Flash (Jay Garrick, who was actually living on a separate Earth!), who Barry read about in comics, Barry became the NEW Flash, with a snazzier outfit than Jay's. Barry was created by Gardner Fox, Bob Kanigher and Carmine Infantino.
For years, the Flash was a steady force for good, as a solo hero and as a founding member of the Justice League of America.
Sadly, tragedy struck the Flash after he married his longtime love, Iris West, when his rival, Professor Zoom, murdered Iris. Some time later, when Barry was prepared to move on an re-marry, Zoom showed up again to kill Barry's NEW wife! Barry stopped him, but in the process, killed Zoom.
This haunted Barry for quite awhile.
Good news came to him, though, when he discovered that his wife, Iris, was not actually dead, but living in the future! Barry joined her there, and the two WOULD have lived happily ever after, if not for the events of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, where Barry had to come out of retirement to stop the evil Anti-Monitor.
Barry was successful in his attempt to stop the Anti-Monitor from destroying Earth, but in the process, Barry died.
His legacy lives on, though, with his nephew and former sidekick, Wally West, who went from being Kid Flash to becoming the new Flash.
27 (tie). Power Girl – 289 points (5 first place votes)
Kara Zor-L, created by Gerry Conway, is the cousin of the Earth-2 Superman. She traveled to Earth at the same time of her cousin, but her ship landed much later, as she had already grown to be a young woman.
Entering the hero scene, Kara quickly joined the Justice Society of America, where she stayed for a number of years until the Crisis on Infinite Earths. After the events of Crisis, Kara was misled into believing that she was not of Earth-2, something that she only recently discovered was, in fact, the case.
Kara was a member of the Justice League for a number of years, and more recently became re-involved with the Justice Society of America, where she is currently the team chairwoman.
Here is why Chris Cook had her at the top of his list…
What stands out about PG for me is that she's at the top of her game – she's chairwoman of the JSA, and is portrayed as a clever, brave, capable hero and leader. I think she's as deserving of being considered a top-rank hero as Superman or Batman or Wonder Woman, in terms of her abilities and experience and capabilities – she's earned the position of respect and command she occupies. There's very few heroes who rise that high, be they male or female, Marvel or DC or other – that's why Power Girl stands out from the crowd for me.
As a side note, I also like the way she's portrayed physically – I don't mean the generous bust (well, not *just* that), but that she's muscular, physically powerful, in a way most heroines aren't. To be very, *very* simplistic, the average male hero is drawn to look physically admirable, suggesting a capable, inspiring person you'd trust; the average female hero is drawn to look physically desirable. I like that Power Girl is both: she's attractive and feminine, but also inspirational and admirable on a non-sexual level.
Thanks, Chris!
27 (tie). Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) – 289 points (5 first place votes)
Created by C. C. Beck and Bill Parker, Captain Marvel was originally published by Fawcett Comics, and told the tale of a young boy named Billy Batson who, when he says the word "Shazam," transforms into the world's mightiest mortal – Captain Marvel!
He gains the wisdom of Solomon; the strength of Hercules; the stamina of Atlas; the power of Zeus; the courage of Achilles; and the speed of Mercury.
Soon, Billy was joined by his sister, Mary Marvel, and another boy, Freddie Freeman, Captain Marvel, Jr.
The Marvel Family fought on the side of good for many years.
More recently, DC has attempted to integrate the character into the DC Universe, proper, with mixed results.
Naturally, I asked Joe Rice (who had him #1) why the good Captain is so cool…
Captain Marvel so perfectly represents superhero comics that writing about him almost immediately becomes metatextual comment. Captain Marvel is the escape of a child into a world of fantasy and adventure. He's delightful, full of wonder and fun, easily recognizable, and almost totally ruined by modern mainstream comics' pandering to an aging, dwindling fanbase. But to hell with all that. Brian asked me to write up why I voted for the Big Red Cheese as my number one character at DC.
I guess when I was little I first just liked his costume. Vaguely military, but bright and unthreatening. Best of all, he wasn't Superman, who I knew even then to be WAY OVEREXPOSED. He was powerful and funny and got to do awesome things and he was actually just a little kid like me! And soon I found out he had his own family of superheroes. He went from being an orphan to making his own family.
As an adult, that part is even more endearing to me. As we go on in life, we begin to choose who will really be close to us, who our real "family" is. Some are blood relatives but others are just people that you encounter on the way. We're all going through life making our own Marvel Families; pantheons of personal loves and heroes.
I've shared my love for Cap and company with family and friends. I've gotten my students hooked on the magic. Former students still ask me about Cap sometimes, as often as they ask about my wife. He's that perfectly real to a child: a friend, an self-identifying avatar, a hero, a symbol of what you can really do if you want, of the infinite possibilities.
Captain Marvel is the best.
Thanks, Joe!
26. Darkseid – 293 points (3 first place votes)
Darkseid was the first of Jack Kirby's notable "Fourth World" characters to show up in comics.
Darkseid is an evil cosmic tyrant who reigns over the dreaded planet, Apokolips.
He is constantly waging war against the other New Gods, who are much nicer than him.
Darkseid is fascinated with Earth, because Earth contains somewhere the key to the Anti-Life Equation, which Darkseid desires.
Darkseid is known for his Omega Beams, which are laser blasts from his eyes that can seek out and destroy a target from countless distance away.
Darkseid has been featured prominently as a DC villain since Kirby's Fourth World titles folded, most prominently probably during Jim Starlin's Cosmic Odyssey and in Levitz/Giffen's Legion of Superheroes (as Darkseid shows up in the future).
Here is why Kevin Feeney had him #1 on his list…
I should probably note at the start though, that I have always had an affinity for villains since I feel they tend to make deeper characters, so a lot of this will simply be why I see him as better than other VILLAINS. But they make him a better character as well, I think. To my mind, Darkseid is a villain who is not like any other. On the surface, some might regard him as "just another megalomaniac alien", but the reality is much deeper.
Villains are typically associated with chaos, and heroes with order- that's the way it's always been. Heroes represent "law and order", villains want anarchy and chaos. With Darkseid, it's the exact opposite-Kirby was all about freedom, so Darkseid symbolizes ORDER at it's very worst- strict, controlling, all defining order, control in every aspect of life. Absolute, infinite control, leading to absolute, infinite order. He's the exact opposite of what you expect from a villain, but his position really makes much more sense. To me, that makes him a more compelling character than most super villains who are just in it for themselves, or to cause mayhem- Darkseid wishes to restore order, something normally seen as a NOBLE goal.
Another very interesting thing about Darkseid is the sheer scale of his evil. All heroes are flawed heroes, and almost all villains have a shred of humanity in them- even Lex Luthor cares for humanity's fate. But Darkseid is evil itself personified, without any sort of redeeming feature. There was a time when this is cliché, of course, but so much work has been done on other villains that he's now virtually unique- most importantly, he is not 2 dimensional. Unlike with other villains, writers have been able to flesh out and expand Darkseid's character WITHOUT compromising the evil at his very core, without softening him. Darkseid is a guy who will kill you for displeasing him at all- he's not a Doctor Doom driven by ego, he's not a Magneto who wants to save his race, he's Darkseid, and he is nothing less than, in his mind, rightful lord of all. As one blogger once put it, he's who Hitler *wanted* to be- absolute, all powerful, and unrelenting.
The third big facet of Darkseid that makes him interesting is his objective and scope. An villain with a goal is infinitely more interesting than one who just wants to "kill the hero". In Darkseid's case is goal is FAR beyond heroes. This is a villain who looks on SUPERMAN as an annoyance and a distraction to his purpose, which is the Anti-Life Equation… which again ties back to his inherent nature as a controlling figure, as the Anti-Life Equation will give him total control and allow him to restore order. The all consuming search for the equation is so vast and on such a massive scale that all of the world's greatest heroes together are just pests compared to it. Grant Morrison put it best when he gave Darkseid the perfect slogan: "Darkseid Is". Just that. He's so incredibly powerful, so omnipotent, that he doesn't even have to say what he is, because in a way, he is everything.
I could literally rant for ages about the great things about Darkseid- about his unique relationship with Orion, how he inspired Darth Vader, even how he was so successful Jim Starlin would later create almost a carbon copy simply so Marvel could have a similar cosmic dictator. But I've already gone on way too long, sorry.
No apologies necessary, Kevin! Thanks!
That's it for today! More tomorrow!
Aquaman, Flash, Captain Marvel… scoring pretty low for being DC's classic icons.
A nice selection today:-
Aquaman is the major DC character I've read least of,and its always fascinated me that he inspires so much affection amongst his fans- enough for Dc to keep trying to find the right formula every so often for 60 odd years. Personally, Sub-mariner always appealed more than Orin.
Barry Allen was the character I struggled most with in a tussle with Wally West as my favourite Flash. Seeing him make the cut makes me happy – partially because its an indicator that Wally is going to be much higher in the rankings! I rate his death as one of my favourite superhero deaths of all time.
Captain Marvel – The Big Red Cheese appeals to me more than Superman but isn't one of my favourites.
Power Girl – considering some of the unfair comments that were thrown around yesterday regarding Ms Marvel, I'm not going to comment on Power Girl except to say that I'm surprised that it's taken so long for DC to consider giving her a solo series when her personality far outshines Supergirl in her current incarnation. Hopefully, she'll have a decent creative team.
Darkseid – As a villain, he has been overused too much in recent years deleting some of his appeal for me. But in the original New Gods saga, and especially The Great Darkness Saga by levitz/Giffen, he was treated as he should be – an all-powerful, near unstoppable menace.
Darkseid was almost on my list. No-one else today even came close.
This is about where I figured Barry Allen would show up, which is pretty good for someone who's been dead for 15-20 years and has had two other people assume his mantle. I'm surprised Aquaman is this high, because to the majority of people you make yourself an object of ridicule if you say you like Aquaman. Wasn't sure Captain Marvel would make it at all, he's too pure of a hero for people nowadays. All three very solid choices, though. As for Power Girl's cleavage at #27, how many 15-year old boys voted on this list?
After a bit of a dry spell on these lists we have my #1 (Aquaman), #2 (Captain Marvel), and #4 (Barry Allen) in one fell swoop.
One small correction / clarification: In Aquaman's Silver Age origin, his biological father, Tom Curry, was a lighthouse keeper not a fisherman. In the Modern Age, Tom Curry became Arthur Curry. He was still a lighthouse keeper but one who regularly fished the waters around the lighthouse. This is how he first discovered the feral child who would become his "son" – Orin (God, I hate typing that stupid name) was stealing fish from his nets.
Great comments by H. The Filmation cartoon was my first exposure to Aquaman and probably the primary reason why he's my favorite DC, heck, my favorite 'anybody' character – edging out Marvel's Black Panther by a hair. I remember the first comic I bought that featured Aquaman. I wanted to know where his black boots were!
I guess #30 isn't a bad showing for comic-dom's "punching bag" …
To add to what Joe Rice said: The funny thing aboout Captain Marvel for me is that since he came over with all the other Fawcett characters DC acquired it's like he seems out of place, because his universe/origin seems very much at odds with mainstream DC books. I really like what Joe had to say about him, and I think he really gets at what makes the character unique, fun, and attractive, but those stories are almost all non-DC Universe stories (outside of continuity), like the recent Jeff Smith limited series, which was a fun little romp.
If you want a grim, gritty Captain Marvel, read Miracleman. That's waaaay better than any other current Shazam book. Too bad those trades are not still in print…
And on that note, howzabout an Independent comics Top 50 (or 100, whatever)?
That might be really interesting (if unwieldy) as well.
Regarding Aquaman, there is a purity to the period H describes that is appealing. When I was a kid, Aquaman stories, because they were uncommon and had exotic locales, grabbed my attention. This is yet another character I'd like to draw someday– he's noble, heroic, and his stories have fantastic settings and beautiful natural surroundings.
As a side note, I'd also like to see more of the Aquaman/King Arthur of Atlantis/Camelot glimpsed in Kingdom Come, brief as his appearance was.
I'm very happy to see Power Girl on this list. If it wasn't for her, I never would have started reading DC comics.
A couple years ago someone recommended JSA Classified #1 to me. I read it and immediately fell in love with Kara Zor-L. Her mix of outward bravado combined with such an unbearable loneliness and uncertainty inside really captivated me. From there I went on to read through the whole backlog of JSA and that opened the floodgate. Since then I've spent a lot of resources and even more time poring over decades worth of DC back issues and dozens of blogs to the point where I feel as comfortable in my DC knowledge as someone who's been reading their books for years. And in the process I've come to find myself having more fun reading comics than I ever did when I just stuck with Marvel. All thanks to Power Girl.
There is no Orin. Aquaman is Arthur Curry, end of story. Peter David can kiss my ass.
In hindsight, I probably should have put Darkseid on my list. He's easily the best thing to come out of Kirby's New Gods saga.
Isn't it interesting about Darkseid. Kirby was only with DC for a few short years, but what he created affected the entire DC-U. Dardseid is a major villian in DC. He even crossed over into the Superman cartoon series a few years ago. Kirby just couldn't NOT be a major player. He was just amazing.
Barry Allen and Power Girl were both high on my list, and Darkseid just missed the cut.
I kinda expected Barry to go higher, but on reflection, that's a bit unrealistic for someone who's been gone for over 20 years.
Geoff Johns' work with Power Girl has been the real clincher for me. It's a great metaphor you could only get in comics – she's got lots of power and confidence on the one hand, but on the other, like many of us, she's (literally, in her case) unsure of her place in the world.
This group was not really what I expected. When people were discussing their votes online, the emphasis really seemed to be on more obscure characters. So are we already done with that and everyone from now on will be big names? Or will it go back to the quirkier stuff?
My favourite Aquaman is the grouchy kickass King Arthur version from Morrison's JLA through whatever. Obsidian Age, I guess. And how that set up his first appearance in JLU.
No one in this group was on my list.
Coincidentally, I was scanning a rare books list today at work and they'd just posted a Miracleman trade for $500.
Yeah, almost everyone voted for a few obscure characters. However, few of them voted for the same obscure characters, so few of them will make the list. That is what makes them obscure. Really, it's like indy music lovers. If anyone else know the character you are talking about, they are not obscure enough.
There is no Orin. Aquaman is Arthur Curry, end of story. Peter David can kiss my ass.
Peter David came up with Orin?
I thought another writer did, and David just extrapolated upon it.
"Aquaman, Flash, Captain Marvel… scoring pretty low for being DC's classic icons." Nope, have to disagree about that. For one thing, as the current DC regime will go to great pains to tell you, Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are DC's "classic icons." (Whether or not you buy into the idea of the Big Three, I don't think one can argue that they are the oldest and most recognizeable to multiple generations.) After the "Trinity," you could convincingly argue for Flash and Green Lantern as the remaining members of DC's top tier. Even so, the Silver Age Flash appearing here is no dis on the Flash as an icon, as Wally is sure to rank up near the top (nice showing by Barry though).
Aquaman is not a DC icon. He's just very well-known, particularly because he was on TV, particularly (if inexplicably) on "The Super-Friends." He's also become his own pop-culture joke, in case you haven't been paying attention in the past few years. (Exhibit A: "Entourage.") Plus, he can't even sustain his own monthly title.
Captain Marvel/Shazam isn't a DC icon either, no matter how much Alex Ross wishes otherwise. (Talk about someone fixated on his childhood diet of '70s superhero TV!) Rather, Captain Marvel is a Fawcett icon that DC now owns and doesn't know what the hell to do with. They should've left him on Earth-S. Now that the multiverse is back, perhaps that's where he'll return to, after Final Crisis.
5 great characters. I am happy to see them all on the list, and the fact that they did not rank lower on the list must mean that there are incredible characters to come!
RE: Rather, Captain Marvel is a Fawcett icon that DC now owns and doesn't know what the hell to do with.
Maybe we can have Superboy punch him.
Or do an "Ultimate" version.
On a different tangent…
Kid who gains superpowers also gets an adult body, but keeps the kid's mind. Shouldn't DC sue Marvel over Rage?
Good thing this isn't posted in "Snark Free Corner", huh.
Aquaman is not a DC icon. … He's also become his own pop-culture joke, in case you haven't been paying attention in the past few years. (Exhibit A: "Entourage.â€) Plus, he can't even sustain his own monthly title.
Unless you count the tv series developed about him that only didn't go thru because the network died, or that he's pretty much had a monthly series (under one name or another) since 1991 (The McClauglin series, Time and Tide, the PAD->Jurgins serieas, the current/Sword of series). the only notable gap there was between Time and Tide and the begining of PAD's series, which was due to them waiting til, IIRC, the Death/Return of Superman stuff to wrap up so they could launch the new book with actual publicity.
As for "Peter David can kiss my ass"…I'll just note which version was on JL/JLU….you know..the interesting one.
"Kid who gains superpowers also gets an adult body, but keeps the kid's mind. Shouldn't DC sue Marvel over Rage?"
If DC did that, Marvel would sue them over Hank Henshaw, and then DC would sue over the Sqaudren Supreme, and we'd eventually have the DC/Fawcett legel war all over again. It' best not to touch that one.
On a lighter note, I'm glad to see Captain Marvel make a decent showing on the list.
I have to disagree about the DC icons thing. The significant surprising thing about this list is that of the Silver Age Justice League, we already had Hawkman, Aquaman, and the Flash. It seems like in the modern age these characters are not as highly regarded (if they ever really were).
It does make me more curious to see who is at the top of the lists (although only one of my picks on either list have made it so far).
Perhaps the new Justice League should take their roster from the most popular characters from the current age.
Actually, the original idea behind large super hero teams was to promote characters who were not selling as well as others. For example, Superman and Batman, though "honorary" members, almost never put in appearences in the original JSA because both characters were already popular enough on their own.
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"Aquaman is not a DC icon. He's just very well-known, particularly because he was on TV, particularly (if inexplicably) on "The Super-Friends.†He's also become his own pop-culture joke, in case you haven't been paying attention in the past few years. (Exhibit A: "Entourage.â€) Plus, he can't even sustain his own monthly title."
Says who? You? Although there is no doubt that Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are the three greatest characters in DC Comics, it is also true that Aquaman, Flash and Green Lantern are the other three cornerstones of the DC Universe (as it is mentioned in the "Introduction" to "The Greatest Green Lantern Stories Ever Told". In fact, Aquaman has many times been considered as the fourth most important character in DC Comics after the "Trinity". It is enough to remember the "Superfriends" cartoon.
Aquaman is a founding member of the Justice League, and has been almost in all its encarnations. He was even the Chairman for some time.
Aquaman is respected by the most important characters in the DC Universe. Even Batman.
Although Aquaman's image was not correctly displayed in the "Superfriends" cartoon, it is also true that if your opinion (or the opinion of people who bash him)is based in such cartoon, then you do not know anything.
It is impossible to imagine why he has appeared in popular media since so many decades ago if he wasn't that important.
Aquaman is a perfectly known character, he is part of popular culture. He is at least as important as Flash and Green Lantern, even more. He is definitely an ICON, whether you like it or not.
If he couldn't sustain his own montly title, then it would have been cancelled a long time ago, wouldn't it?
He should definitely score higher. That's a fact.
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Enthusiasts of the written word gathered again last night for an evening of poetry as Clark State professors and poets Chris Bay and Rachel Peterson read their work at the YSAC Gallery.
GALLERY: Wood-fired kiln opened
After days of stoking the fires, the new wood-fired "manabigama," or beautiful-teaching, kiln at John Bryan Community Pottery was opened to reveal its pottery treasures within. Watch a video and see more photos after the jump.
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The Yellow Springs High School drama club will open its spring musical, Chicago, this weekend. See a video sneak peek after the jump.
Raptor Center releases rehabilitated hawk
The Glen Helen Raptor Center released a rehabilitated red-tailed hawk back into the wild on Sunday, April 17.
Yellow Springs students hold walkout in protest of Ohio Senate bill
Local students left school Friday in a statement of protest against the state senate's recent approval of Senate Bill 5, which would curb the rights of Ohio's public employees, including teachers.
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Dianne Feinstein has failed us.
Failed progressives. Failed Democrats. Failed Californians. Failed Americans.
As the world watches, you want someone to take a stand. To hold Senator Feinstein accountable. Now.
That's what Courage Campaign members overwhelmingly told us after Senator Feinstein's pivotal Judiciary Committee vote to approve Judge Michael Mukasey as U.S. Attorney General -- a man who refuses to acknowledge that "waterboarding" is torture and will look the other way if President Bush ignores the rule of law. The Senator's vote condoning torture closely followed her vote to approve Judge Leslie Southwick to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit -- a man with a clear record of condoning racism and gender discriminaton.
Whether it's condoning torture, racism or homophobia, Senator Feinstein's actions are unacceptable.
You demanded action. We're taking action: The Courage Campaign is calling on the California Democratic Party to officially censure Senator Feinstein.
Will you join and help build the movement to censure the Senator? With the CDP Executive Board meeting in just a few days, time is running out. A growing group of progressive grassroots organizations needs your support for a censure resolution no later than Friday at noon:
...thanks, Patrick.
Anyway, all I know is that Barbarians are awesome and Mississippi sucks. So I'm still torn with waterboarding.
Yes, but we weren't a fascist state back in the 1920s, so the analogy doesn't really hold up.
How is it this is just coming to light now? Seems pretty relevant.
its WAS torture in the 20's. BUT 9/11 CHANGED EVERYTHING.
so now its whatever dear leader says it is.
Waterboarding is torture. Plain and simple. You can dance around it all you want, but it is torture by anyone's definition.
First, torture doesn't work. Any "information" derived from torture is unreliable at best. If you waterboard me, I'll confess to raping baby kittens on a daily basis. So will you. Even if you completely ignore the moral issues of torture, simply on a practical level, it is an ineffective method of obtaining useful information.
Second, how can you ignore the moral issues? Part of the premise of the constitution is that even people we disagree with and even criminals deserve a basic level of human dignity and civil rights. Torture does not figure into that picture in any way. This nation should be above torture. When we torture prisoners, we give up any right to call ourselves a civilized nation. We become a nation of barbarians.
Of course waterboarding is torture. Everybody knows that. Bush knows it. Mukasey knows it, but can't say so, because if he did it would open the door for Fearless Leader to be charged as a war criminal.
And if Feinstein doesn't know it, she's too fuckin dumb to be tolerated. Yeah, get her the hell out of there before she does any more damage.
Why does no one ask the obvious question, whether we would object if this were done to our troops?
I vote that whoever is FOR waterboarding (as not a torture) be made to UNDERGO waterboarding! See how quick our congressmen and politicians change their minds!!! Ha ha! Yeah!
Um.... Hm. Sounds fair to me.
not if done consensually
Why does no one ask the obvious question, whether we would object if this were done to our President and/or Vice President?
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The 31-year-old Wipeout host Vanessa Lachey wrote on on her website that both she and Nick are "incredibly excited to share the news" and "can't wait to meet him soon!" reports E! Online. Vanessa has been super excited about her baby; just recently, she posted a sexy photo of herself in a bikini, showing off a silhouetted baby bump by the sunset.
Vanessa and Nick have been a lovely couple; they have been dating on and off since 2009 and finally tied the knot in the summer of 2011. Looks like they are on their way to smoothly transfer from the honeymoon phrase to an excited family of three!
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A Dubious Prize for Inaccurate Science Journalism
Dorothy Bishop, a professor of developmental neuropsychology at Oxford, has bestowed her 2011 "Orwellian Prize," given to an article in an English-language newspaper that "achieves an unusually high degree of inaccuracy."
The recipient is a report in a British tabloid with the following headline: "Just ONE Cannabis Joint 'Can Cause Psychiatric Episodes Similar to Schizophrenia' as Well as Damaging Memory." She writes:
Suffice it to say, the academic paper is not about cannabis, smoking or schizophrenia. Rather it is about an artificial compound that is not present in cannabis, which was injected into rats, and which led to changes in their brain waves.
Neurobonkers has a fuller analysis of the article that makes creative use of graphics (plus, for good measure, a clip of Nicholas Cage going bonkers, which can never hurt a blog post). Despite all of Bishop's "grumblings" about the press, however, she admits that, on the whole, science journalism is in good health.


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If you are a fully grown woman there are a few things you should be paying attention to when it comes to your vagina health. These include things such as how you feel, discharge, smells, and sexual behavior. There is no better person to know about your vaginal health than you. When something is different you notice it first.
The one difference we are going to talk about today is a 'loose vagina'. Yes, we said it. This is a common problem that many women face at one point or another throughout their lifetime. The issue is that many women won't speak up about it. It's not something they freely talk about with their friends or go to the doctor to get a remedy for. This is something person.
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before I head out on my trip I want to post this. It was suppose to be apart of a group of panels that encompassed the steps to creating an original species that was going to be a collaboration but it sorta fell apart. Anyways, this was my panel, which I still feel like it has some good points on its own (though I would have much preferred it to be with all the other panels) and it feels pretty relevant with a few species mimics popping up that past couple days.
I cannot stress enough the fact that there are SO MANY real world animals that are weird and cool and full of neat traits that can be used as inspiration for an original species. This is my advice on anatomy and body structure to anyone who is thinking about making a creature or develop an original species. Also, actually look at real world creatures, I looked at various photos for all my example animals, and they all look distinct even though they are all in the same style and color, if your trying to create something and it keeps looking like a dog even though you want to draw an anteater mixed with a rabbit creature then actually look at photos of anteaters and rabbits for inspiration.
I hope this helps.
image, art and example original species are mine, don't be a thief, my art is not free use nor to be used for reference, that is what photos and stock images are for.
This is a gorgeous piece of art as well as an extremely useful one <3
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This is some great help! I had been working on my own O.S. and this is SO helpful!
This tutorial is really helpful, thank you! Also, what program did you use for this?
duuude i gonna go design some gun dog type creature, the one you made is so cute!
that wasn't what the tutorial guide was meant for, I already made a gundog, the point was to make something that has not been made yet.
This is so helpful, thank you!
The Gundog... just wow.
Now all I need is some sort of skill at drawing and then I'll be good to go!
very helpful!
Thank you both so much, these two tutorials helped me so much with creating my own original species. I'm still nervous about how I went with them, I haven't been given much feed back, so I don't know if they're that good or not, but these really helped me with designing them. I just wanted to thank you both for making these, you lovely people! Thank you so much! ;A;
This be useful, I like this :3
This is amazing!
So proud to see you get a DD <3 Its well deserved.
great work! this has given me quite a bit of inspiration!
I saw this not to long ago- it is very helpful. I am glad it got you a DD - you deserve it <3
Congratulations on the Daily Deviation!
What's the name of the font used?
Awesome and Congrats on getting DD!
Congratulation to the well deserved DD!
congratulations to the well deserved Daily Deviation
that gundog tho
Congrats on the DD, lovely info!
Have a nice day!
Have a nice day!
Congratulations on the well-deserved DD!!
Very helpful information, thank you ^-^ I'm sure it will make it easier for me to create more cohesive creatures!
this is PERFECT!! ohohohoho Im so happy. Thank you this made my day >w< <3
Very helpful, thanks! I'm trying to work on my own alien critters at the moment... it's a bit of a challenge trying to make them completely unique lol.
thank you.
This is excellent; it deserves a DD
Oh man talk about helpful!! This is awesome, thanks!
hhh wow,
this is so helpfull!
I absolutely adore this,
thank you so much for making it!
I'm really sorry but the color used for this is REALLY hard to look at and read. ;w; It gives me a headache.
It sucks cause I really want to read this. /weeps/ Well anyways, it looks lovely at a glance, and I hope you don't mind me letting you know.
Save the image and change it to black and white in a photo editor
Awahh life got in the way ugh, it was a good endeavor though. tbh with those couple accidents that happened recently, although the peeps were really nice and understanding, it got me to think something should really be said soon.
maybe it was out of our hands a little bit though, it seems like we all had our method of creating species that didn't fit together seamlessly, like trying to fit together pieces from similar but different puzzles.
I could post that panel I made, I'm not sure it'd stand well on it's own though uhghhh, if I do maybe I'll link it to your panel idk
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Basically I am working on a setup for an online mag. Pages must be used as indexes for each issue, because there's content that needs to be added in addition to the online articles (ie. list of articles only in the print mag).
So instead of creating a WP username for every single author (or two authors writing together) the author name is being stored in a Custom field.
I am therefore trying to list, on this page, the following:
Author name (from the Custom Field *not* from the WP user table)
Excerpt (and thumbnail if there is one)
Your plugin I'm using lists all posts from a specified tag (named something like "Issue 55") in its shortcode. It's spitting out title and excerpt now.
To get a custom field (ideally a conditional one, as in if field is not empty then echo "By custom_author_field") should I attempt to edit the plugin? Can you suggest a way to achieve this goal that isn't too complex?
It works great now, BTW, I'm just hoping for a way to add a custom field in the template. Looking around, even the RSS reader plugins don't seem to accomodate that. Is that how you're getting the info, from the RSS feed? Should I therefore try to figure out a way to add a custom author field to the RSS field?


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DVD Extras: Alternate Languages, Trailer(s)
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I love this Paleo granola! It's made of just 7 healthy ingredients –almonds, macadamia nuts, pumpkin seeds, raisins, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Sweet and crunchy, it's a great Paleo breakfast or snack!
I get a kick out of using the term "granola" to ridicule folks here in Boulder. However, when I'm feeling earthy, dousing myself in patchouli (which my husband dislikes to no end) I can easily apply the term to myself –even though I'm more of a yuppie than a hippie. I guess that would make me a yippie.
Alas, I digress. I created this recipe for a crunchy live gluten-free granola back in 2002. And even though he's not a hippie, yippie or yuppie, my husband loves it, and so does my younger son. The little guy eats this healthy homemade granola with whole milk yogurt, which makes for a tasty and filling snack.
- 2 cups almonds
- 1 cup macadamia nuts
- 1 cup pumpkin seeds
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- Place nuts and seeds in a large bowl, cover with water and soak overnight
- Place raisins in a separate bowl, cover with 1 cup water and soak overnight
- Place raisins, along with their soaking water in a food processor and puree until smooth
- In a strainer, drain and rinse nuts and seeds and discard soaking water
- Add nuts and seeds to raisin puree in food processor and pulse until consistency of granola
- Briefly pulse in vanilla, cinnamon, and salt to incorporate
- Transfer mixture onto two large parchment lined baking sheets
- To make live granola, place in oven on the lowest setting (usually 135°) for 24 hours
- For instant gratification, bake 45 minutes in oven at 250°
- Top with shredded coconut or dried fruit if desired
- Serve
Enjoy this Paleo granola recipe with fresh fruit, plain yogurt, or as I do, simply by the handful. If you have egg allergies, this is the perfect egg-free breakfast, and you also may want to take a look at my Egg-Free Recipes page!
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Where does a crazy Melrose Place character go after she dies? Apparently, the Windy City by way of the Great White Way.
According to reports, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, 25, isn't taking a break after getting axed from the prime-time soap. Instead, she's set to play Roxie Hart in the Broadway production of Chicago, starting in December for six weeks, Gossip Cop reports.
It's not an unfamiliar role. Simpson-Wentz played the role in the London run of the musical. It would, however, be her Broadway debut.
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This is amazing and really cool: Stephen Wiltshire, a British artist who has autism, is drawing a twenty-foot-long panorama of the New York City skyline entirely from memory, after taking just one twenty-minute helicopter ride while visiting the city. The results so far are amazing, as are Wiltshire's impressions of the city.


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D70 extends superintendent's contract
School board adds another year to agreement with Smith
Pueblo County District 70 Superintendent Ed Smith has been granted another year with the district.
The school board recently approved Smith's contract for another year. His salary will remain at $134,050.
Smith has been superintendent since 2010, when he was promoted following the resignation of Dan Lere.
Smith came to District 70 in 2005 as the associate superintendent.
"Ed is doing an exemplary job in our school district. We appreciate everything he does for the district," said Ted Ortiviz, school board president. "He does an outstanding job with the budget and other items that come across his desk."
Ortiviz said Smith is on a salary schedule that if the teachers don't get a raise, then he doesn't get a raise.
"He makes significantly less than some of his other counterparts in the state," said Ortiviz. "He continues to do a great job for us."
In addition to Smith's contract, the board also approved contracts for several other administrators.
Ginger Andenucio, assistant superintendent, was given a contract through Nov. 30.
Andenucio, who has been with the district 36 years, has announced her retirement but agreed to stay on through the end of November. Her salary is $42,780.
Other contracts approved were Andy Beeman, director of personnel ($93,817); Ryan Elarton, director of finance ($84,367); Greg Keasling, director of student services ($101,917); Laurie Stratman, director of exceptional student services ($101,917); and Tim Yates, director of technology ($89,767).
The board also approved contracts for 32 principals and assistant principals.
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Driving licence
Renewal of driving licences
You have to renew it before expiry by applying to the competent authorities of the state in which you have your normal residence.
In order to renew your
driving licence, you have to apply to the authorities of the
state where you have your normal residence. These will then
issue you with a national driving licence with all its
specific features.
Directive 91/439/EEC provides for the application of the relevant national provisions. In the Netherlands the period of validity of driving licences is 10 years. The change of normal residence will therefore have effect on the period of validity of the Belgian licence. The validity will henceforth be 10 years as from the day of taking up residence in The Netherlands. After this period of ten years, the Belgian licence will have to be exchanged for a Netherlands licence with the same period of validity applicable to all citizens having their normal residence in the Netherlands.
No, in such case it is no longer possible to apply to the country of origin for the renewal of a driving licence. You must address the authorities of the country of normal residence. It is not possible to choose between the two states for the renewal of the licence.
When the driving licence expires and has to be exchanged a medical certificate may be required. This requirement differs according to the Member State. You are therefore advised to contact national authorities of the country of residence.
No, it is not necessary to provide a translation of your driving licence in the event of renewal in another Member State. Directive 91/439/EEC stipulates that the Member State effecting the exchange has to examine whether the licence submitted is still valid. It is, therefore, the host Member State's responsibility. However, Member States are bound to provide mutual assistance in the application of the directive and, where necessary, exchange information.
As a principle, acquired
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\nCondition: Of the tail end of a NW swell. The Bowl, Hanalei Bay.
\nWave Height:5-6 feet, occasional overhead set.
\nFCS rep told me they made this system with 2 goals in mind:
\n1) To reduce the amount of time it takes people to screw their fins in.
\n2) To simplify the fin "buying" process.
\nEssentially, FCS is now going to offer "4" varieties of these fins: carver, acceleration, stability, and something else. You buy the fin that fins in that range.
\nI tried the carver variety and it sucked. I like a particular fin, with a particular material, and with this system, that goes out of the way. I primarily surf on the R-2, MF-1, PG-7C, or G-AM. All are stiffer with a larger base. The rake vary.
\nThis system throws fins for fins that fit in the four categories above. So its not like a can pick a stability fin made of carbon right now. Also, no compatibility between both systems.
\nanyway, YEA, its easy to pop the fins in. But how freaking long does it take to screw fins in anyway? its not like I am saving one hour.
\nThe fin is pretty solid in the slot. But what happens if I hit reef? The fin will pop out, plain and simple.
\nAlso, on anything bigger, the fin does move a bit. That made me nervous. I will stick to my screw fins for now, as most local people hated it.
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I like the overall construction of the new Boxes better, so I would like to have the new screwless box, but I prefer my fins. Its already hard enough to decipher if buying a template will will overlap with a template I already have.For me here on the right coast my K2-1 five fin set, and a larger Thruster set of flat sided fins is all i need.
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I can't wait for the magnetic fin system
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hhmm... well I like it! we will see if its that much better than the old screwless ones
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what if we are all talkin trash about these fins and they actually work really really good. lol Don't the pros surf with them before they actually come out?
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I saw this system yesterday and I am impressed.. it is fully compatible with all other fcs style tab fins (using grub screws like you would normally) plus the new fins have a longer tab system which will give better rigidity (imo) and yeah there's only 4 types of fin to start with but they are the most common shapes/sizes.. and they'd be silly not to add to the range.. there were a few questions I raised to do with the installation and I'm pretty satisfied the system is a good one...
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Feb 23, 2013, 03:38 PM
Waaaah Waaaah only 4 types of fins. You nerds that think you can tell the difference between a fin made of carbon fiber bee's wax nut skin and recycled aluminum tire tread are fashion victims to the goddamn placebo effect. I.E. there's no difference, it's a ****ing fin.
\nGo put you Mick Fanning signatures on, I'm sure that's why he pulls the hits he does at snapper, yeah it's the fin. Meanwhile stick to flailing down the line, hoping to connect two turns before collapsing into cardiac arrest like the rest of us.
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Admittedly I'm new on here and but I'm not new to the intended. dea of different fin templates and designs.. But I see where you're coming from the idea that anyone could tell the difference between a glass flex M5 and a performance core M5 just by surfing "blind" does raise some questions for sure you'd have to be on the same board all day on perfect waves (imo) to notice the swap and only if you are a pro surfer.. Where the differences apply are where the specialist fins come in.. For instance the 3ds range, c-drive and the crv range and big differences in sizes, I personally am in the group that the couldn't tell between different fins of the same template but I can certainly tell the difference when things start to get a bit exciting I wouldn't spend a lot on something very similar to something I already have but I am all for trying something new, which they won't technically have in the fcsII range..
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Feb 23, 2013, 11:43 PM
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Seems to me like FCS is trying to claim back some of the market share they're losing to the third party fin makers. A while back, FCS sued SurfCo claiming that sale of third-party knock off was patent infringement. Unfortunately the appeals court disagreed. It almost made its way to the Supreme Court, but this is what they found instead:
\n"The court of appeals correctly concluded that Surfco's sale of replacement surfboard fins facilitates a permissible modification of the surfboard owner's property and does not infringe FCS's patents for a surf craft with a removable fin system. That fact-based decision is correct and is not in conflict with any decision of this Court, with any other Federal Circuit decision, or with any decision of any other court of appeals. Further review by this Court is not warranted." Judgement found here
\nFCS also sued OAM (and possibly others?) in similar infringement cases and lost. My guess is that they've devised this new screwless technology and patented it in attempt to boot profitability. Say what you want, but from a pure business perspective it sounds like a smart and necessary tactic.
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By the way the most efficient way to install fins ( hydrodynamically and structurally) is to set them into the board (glass in) and have a 2 to 5mm diameter fillet at the base.. no big glass on fillet and no drag inducing hardware and boxes.
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\nHowever, even for the middle fin the total drag decrease is so marginal that it is unlikely to be noticed in practise, even by expert surfers, but the fillets do create a substantial increase in vertical lift, which may partially explain the more buoyant, lighter feel to glassed-on fins, and their preference in use by surfers on the professional circuit."
\nFrom "Optimization of Surfboard Fin Design for Minimum Drag by Computational Fluid Dynamics" by Lavery, Foster, Carswell and Brown, 2005.
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I have a screwless fin system... put the F*cking fin into the board in the right place and leave it there.
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just realized they changed the link, updated the link at top of the post.
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i've finally got myself simplified & dialed in on the fin front...i really just want them to keep making the fusions plug. as stated previously, i just don't see the need for a screwless system. i like the fins i have now...the company i get my fins from has far superior quality control & customer service than FCS ever has & i don't want to have to start form scratch & figure it all out again.
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^^ yeah, what other brand fins are you talking about? Why would you keep that a secret? I do agree, though, QC on FCS PC fins are sketchy at best
\nI have a set GF M-5 and PC-5 in front of me right now. Main difference is the weight...PC-5 are only 8 grams (.3 ounce) less than the M-5, which is really nothing. They both have a practically identical flex. Not worth the $50 price difference...unless you're a weight weenie or got money to burn
\nas far as fusion plugs, they need work. The holes being stretched longer for fin position adjustment is a good idea on paper, but doesn't actually work very well. First, the amount of possible adjustment is so minimal, it's not going to change the way the board surfs. The other thing is, once the screws dig into the tab the first time, that's where the screw is going to want to end up every time...so, when I try to move the fin, it just migrates back to the same position. When I can force it, I either end up with one fin slightly farther forward than the other...or just just say eff it and let the screw dig in the same old rut.
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i wasn't trying to keep it secret. i've discussed it at (semi) length on other threads; i didn't want to beat a dead horse. apologies.
\ni use SOAR fins, a company out of australia. http://www.soarfin.com/. they're pricey, b/c you have to pay for shipping from down under, but given the quality & performance, i think it's worth it. specifically, i use the Classic LE8. it's a solid fiberglass construction, which is still the best feeling & performing material, IMO.
\nFWIW, the LE8 is what mick fanning used on his boards in '07 (the year he won his 1st world title) & as a template when he signed on w/ FCS & began developing his signature fin. there are no significant differences between the MF-1 from FCS & the SOAR LE8 in template, but the foil is more refined. & as a bigger (190lbs) & more powerful surfer, glass has the best available flex pattern for my surfing. glassflex (aka: plastic) is so soft as to be useless & the "pro-core" or RTM fins are only marginally better...the only exception being the MF-1, since it has the carbon fiber/kevlar matrix built into the fin panel.
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42... I agree with everything you said except I would put composite core fins high on the list, right between solid glass and pro-core. I ride the pro-core fins on most shortboards, because I'm ok with the flex/weight tradeoff over solid glass. I do like a wider base on those fins to help add some drive. Not willing to take the leap of faith to screwless... yet.
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\ni think it's possible that the large base you favor on your RTM fins may be compensating for the drive lost by the flexibility of the fins. you might find that you're ok w/ a smaller based, stiffer fin.
\njust some thoughts...everyone has their own preferences & RTM fins clearly work for a lot of people...they work for me, too. i just like solid glass better.
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FCS II Fin System in Detail
This video should put all those assumptions of the FCS II Fin System being bad, to rest for good!
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\nthat doesn't tell us anything we didn't already know. but i'm disappointed that they won't be doing any of the "essential series" fins in solid glass. those templates look great, but (as i've said who knows how many times now) i'm not stoked on those composite fin lay ups. plain old solid glass is where it's at for me.
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just got this system on a custom lost and they are really solid, now im just waiting for my shop to get some of the fins in.
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well, i decided to be a guinea pig. ordered up a new roberts white diamond & went w/ the fcs 2 plugs, figuring i can always just take advantage of the backward compatibility & use my SOAR fins if i don't like what fcs has to offer.
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\nDisfruta ...
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Cool... We need a user report on the fin sys and a ride report on the white diamond, ASAP.
\nOh, the sacrifices we make for our SI brothers...
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\nthe board prob. won't be here till mid-april or may, so i'll have to dig up this thread again to post a ride report/fcs 2 review. but rest assured, i will do so!
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I am making a hplb with a fin box in the center, and I was thinking of FCS sidebites. Would it make a difference if I did glass ons for the sides? I want this board to be able to surf overhead waves. It is 9'2" and 21.5" wide with lots of rocker. So assuming it can handle larger surf, should I go glass in on the sides? Will it go faster and hold speed better on turns and cutbacks?
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Belief from the Past
Version of Record online: 4 AUG 2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0378.2010.00423.x
© 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
European Journal of Philosophy
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Abstract: A person who remembers having done something has a belief that she did it from having done it. To have a belief that one did something from having done it is to believe that one did the action on the (causal) basis of having done it, where this belief (in order for one to have it) need not be (causally) based even in part on any contributor to the belief other than doing the action. The notion of a contributor to a belief (as opposed to a mere facilitating cause of the belief) is explicated through a series of examples. The account of having a belief that one did something from having done it is then deployed in criticising Ginet's account of 'memory connection', in assessing Martin and Deutscher's causal theory of remembering, in indicating how diachronic justification functions in a nontraditional theory of memory, and in setting forth one type of psychological connectedness which, according to advocates of a psychological continuity theory of personal identity, may be employed (noncircularly) in formulating the theory, and which, according to opponents of the theory, provides a target for criticising the theory.


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All Rise...
Judge David Johnson climbed Red Cliff last year and planted the flag of New Hampshire at the summit, just to...you know, be a jerk.
The Charge
Destiny lies in the wind.
Opening Statement
It has been a long time since I've seen a new John Woo movie that did it for me. This landmark achievement breaks the streak.
Facts of the Case
It's 208 A.D. and China's Han Dynasty is coming to a close. As is the case with most dynasties that end (e.g. the Chicago Bulls of the '90s), events will be messy and there's an excellent chance of warfare breaking out. Enter General Cao Cao, an ambitious warmonger who's convinced the Emperor to allow him to wage war against two opposing warlords, Liu Bei and Sun Quan.
Cao Cao loads up his massive fleet with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and heads out, forcing the two warlords to team up and dispatch their most trusted personnel to beat back the agressors: Zhou Yu (Tony Leung, Hero), super-general and all-around badass; and Zhuge Liang (Takeshi Kaneshiro), a brilliant strategist. What unfolds is two and half hours of epic face-smashing, arrow impaling, and fire ship suicide missions.
The Evidence
John Woo has been dying to make this movie. The accompanying special features detail his gushing desire to put "The Battle of Red Cliff"—one of China's most popular and beloved historical events—on the big screen. And "big" is the operative word here, as Woo's eventual realization of that decade-spanning dream is shockingly humongous.
The word "epic" gets tossed around a lot and, as a result, has lost some of its edge as an adjective. But if any film deserves to be hit with the "epic" label, it's Red Cliff, an adventure that isn't content with saving a massive battle sequence for the end, but filling the entire runtime with massive battle sequences. I'll give John Woo the props: you write him a fat check and he'll make sure that money shows up on screen.
Woo wastes no time getting into the meat of the conflict, throwing up a short title card, helpfully introducing the audience to the major players, then letting the war play out. That's what Red Cliff absolutely is—a full-blown war movie. There's a small subplot involving Zhou Yu's love interest (to be fair she does play a large tactical role), but the primary focus of Woo's storytelling is how an eclectic group of Alpha-male personalities teams up and plots their way to a legendary smackdown of a foe that greatly outnumbered and outclassed them.
I couldn't get enough of Red Cliff. The strategizing, the war room meetings, the execution—it's a Risk junkie's wet dream, and Woo keeps the story plowing forward. The sweet war planning is broken up by actual war, which is astonishingly staged. The film opens up with a gigantic fracas, and it only gets bigger and cooler, culminating in a massive, 40-minute final siege that involves a Naval inferno, an uphill charge against a torrent of arrows, hyper spear tossing, cavalry charges, horse flambé, and hundreds upon hundreds of extras lying on the ground, prone. Simply glorious!
It's when the battles get more intimate that Red Cliff slips a bit. Largely built as a realistic look at old-school Chinese war, the realism stutters when our heroes square off against their enemies in hand-to-hand combat, as outlandish stunts and moderate wire-work make an appearance. These fights are still quite entertaining, but the shift in tone to the fantastic is unfortunate, jarring, and needless.
The theatrical version (condensed from the two-part 288-minute international edition) hits Blu-ray with sizzle. The 2.35:1, MPEG4 AVC, 1080p transfer is beautiful; rich, detailed, and pretty much everything you could want in a high-definition treatment of such a large-scale production. There is so much to drink in and the picture quality serves the action up with zeal, pushing the sweeping camera work and chaos of war. It's a masterful technical effort; as is the sound, a lively 5.1 DTS-HD mix that comes in both English and Mandarin; go with the Mandarin and spare yourself the awful dubbing.
Extras: a gigantic making-of documentary (unfortunately in standard-def fake widescreen) that runs as long as the feature film, an engaging interview with John Woo, storyboards, and a small HDNet look at the film.
Closing Statement
Red Cliff is massive, cool, and a stunner on Blu-ray. Empty the bladder and sit yourself down.
The Verdict
Not Guilty. Though I do have to ask, if this release is the shorter version,
is it the Cliff's notes? Bam!
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