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Serenity (film)
Theatrical release poster
|Directed by
|Joss Whedon
|Produced by
|Barry Mendel
|Written by
|Joss Whedon
|Nathan Fillion
Gina Torres
Alan Tudyk
Adam Baldwin
Summer Glau
Chiwetel Ejiofor
|Music by
|David Newman
|Jack Green
|Edited by
|Lisa Lassek
|Distributed by
|Universal Pictures
Release dates
Running time
|119 minutes[1]
|United States
|$39 million[2]
|Box office
Serenity is a 2005 American space western film written and directed by Joss Whedon. It is a continuation of Whedon's short-lived 2002 Fox science fiction television series Firefly and stars the same cast, taking place after the events of the final episode. Set in 2517, Serenity is the story of the captain and crew of Serenity, a "Firefly-class" spaceship. The captain and first mate are veterans of the Unification War, having fought on the losing side. Their lives of petty crime are interrupted by a psychic passenger who harbors a dangerous secret.
The film was released in North America on September 30, 2005 by Universal Pictures. It received generally positive reviews and was #2 during its opening weekend but it did not make back its budget until its home media release. Serenity won numerous awards, including the 2006 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
- 1 Plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 Production
- 4 Release
- 5 Reception
- 6 In other media
- 7 Themes and cultural allusions
- 8 Sequel possibilities
- 9 References
- 10 Additional reading
- 11 External links
In the 26th century, humanity has left an overpopulated Earth and moved to a new star system, terraforming and colonizing many planets and moons. The well-established central planets formed the Alliance and won a war against the outer planet Independents refusing to join the Alliance. River Tam is among the young people being coercively conditioned by Alliance scientists to be psychic assassins. She is rescued by her brother Simon. Because top government secrets have been inadvertently exposed to River's psychic abilities, an Alliance agent known only as the Operative is tasked with recapturing her.
The siblings have found refuge aboard the transport spaceship Serenity, captained by smuggler and Independent veteran Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds. Despite Simon's objections, Mal brings River on a bank robbery. They are attacked by the savage and cannibalistic Reavers. They escape, but Simon decides he and River will leave Serenity at the next port. Once there, however, a television commercial causes River to attack the patrons of a bar, and Mal takes the siblings back aboard the ship. A recording of the incident is viewed by the Operative. The crew contacts reclusive hacker Mr. Universe, who discovers within the commercial a subliminal message designed to trigger River's mental conditioning. He notes River whispered "Miranda" before attacking and warns someone has seen the footage.
Mal receives a call from Inara Serra, a former passenger. He fears she is in danger; despite knowing it is a trap, Mal goes to rescue her. As expected, he is confronted by the Operative. The Operative promises to let Mal go free if he turns over River, but Mal refuses and escapes with Inara. River reveals that Miranda is a planet located beyond a region of space swarming with reavers. The crew flies to the planet Haven to ponder their next move. However, the Alliance has attacked it, killing their friend Shepherd Book. The Operative is killing all who have ever offered the crew safe haven in an attempt to flush them out, and he promises he will pursue them until he captures River.
Mal decides they must sail through the fleet of Reaver vessels to Miranda and learn what the Alliance is hiding. On Miranda, the crew discover a fully terraformed planet filled with corpses. A distress beacon leads them to a recording by an Alliance survey team, which explains that an experimental chemical designed to suppress aggression in humans was added into Miranda's air. The experiment worked too well, and most residents became so docile they allowed themselves to die. However, a small portion of the population had the opposite reaction and became exceedingly aggressive and violent, turning into the Reavers.
Mal asks Mr. Universe to broadcast the recording to everyone in the system. However, Mr. Universe betrays them to the Operative. Once Mr. Universe completes his role, the Operative mortally wounds him and destroys his equipment. Mal suspects a trap, and he lures the Reaver fleet into pursuing Serenity to Mr. Universe's planet and attacking the waiting Alliance fleet. The damaged Serenity crash lands, and pilot Hoban Washburne is killed when Reavers attack immediately after. The crew flees, and they plan to make a stand against the Reavers to buy Mal time to broadcast the recording. Through a message recorded by Mr. Universe before his death, Mal learns of a backup transmitter. After sustaining heavy injuries, the crew retreats behind a set of blast doors, which do not properly close. A Reaver shoots through the opening and severely wounds Simon, prompting River to charge through the doors and close them as the Reavers drag her away.
In a confrontation at the backup transmitter, Mal disables the Operative and forces him to watch the recording as it is broadcast. Mal returns to the crew, and the blast doors open to reveal River has killed all the Reavers. Alliance troops reach the group, but the disillusioned Operative orders them to stand down.
The Operative provides medical aid and resources to repair Serenity. The crew erects memorials for their fallen friends. Simon consummates his romantic relationship with mechanic Kaylee Frye. The Operative tells Mal the broadcast weakened the Alliance government. While he will try to convince them that River and Simon are no longer threats, he cannot guarantee the Alliance will end their pursuit. Inara decides that she will remain with the crew, and Serenity takes off with River as Mal's co-pilot.
- Nathan Fillion as Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds, a former sergeant (now captain of his privately owned ship) on the losing side of the Unification War, he struggles to survive free and independent of the Alliance.
- Gina Torres as Zoe Washburne (née Alleyne): A former corporal who fought under Mal in the war, and Wash's wife. She is the second-in command of Serenity, and is fiercely loyal to Mal, whom she addresses as "sir".
- Alan Tudyk as Hoban "Wash" Washburne: The pilot of the ship, and Zoe's husband. He often acts as a voice of reason on the ship.
- Morena Baccarin as Inara Serra, a Companion who formerly rented one of Serenity's shuttles. In one of the Operative's traps, Mal is reunited with Inara at her training house, and the two escape back to Serenity.
- Adam Baldwin as Jayne Cobb, a mercenary skilled with weapons, Jayne is often the "main gun" for jobs and is someone who can be depended on in a fight.[3] Jayne acts and seems dumb most of the time, but may be smarter than he lets on.[4] As Whedon states several times, he is the person that will ask the questions that no one else wants to.[5]
- Jewel Staite as Kaywinnet Lee "Kaylee" Frye:[6][7] the ship's mechanic, has an intuitive, almost symbiotic, relationship with machines and is, consequently, something of a mechanical wizard. She is also notable for a persistently bright and sunny disposition, and her crush on Simon Tam.
- Sean Maher as Simon Tam, River's loving older brother who helped rescue her from the Alliance. He and River are taken in by the crew of Serenity. A trauma surgeon before the rescue, he serves as a doctor to the crew. His life is defined by his sister's needs.[4]
- Summer Glau as River Tam, a 17-year old psychic genius. She and her brother are taken in by the crew of Serenity after he rescues her from an Alliance Academy where she was subjected to medical experimentation and brainwashing. The Alliance's pursuit of River acts as the film's motive. More abstractly the film is the "story of Mal as told by River".[8]
- Ron Glass as Shepherd Derrial Book, a shepherd, or preacher, with a mysterious past, Book was once a passenger on Serenity, but now resides on the planet Haven. Mal and the crew look to him for help.
- Chiwetel Ejiofor as The Operative, a ruthless intelligence agent of the Alliance assigned to track down River and Simon. Although Ejiofor was on the top of the casting director's list for the role, the studio wanted someone better known. Whedon was eventually able to cast Ejiofor.[9]
- David Krumholtz as Mr. Universe, a "techno-geek" with good relations with the crew of Serenity, especially Wash, Mr. Universe lives with his "love-bot" wife and monitors incoming signals from around the universe.
The film is based on Firefly, a television series canceled by the Fox Broadcasting Company in December 2002, after 11 of its 14 produced episodes had aired.[10] When attempts to have another network acquire the show failed, creator Joss Whedon attempted to sell it as a film. Through producer Barry Mendel whose company was based at Universal,[11] he was introduced to Mary Parent with Universal Studios, who immediately signed on after watching the episodes on DVD.[10] By June 2003, actors Nathan Fillion and Adam Baldwin confirmed the deal on the official Firefly forum, as did Whedon in several interviews.[12][13][14]
After Universal acquired the film rights from Fox, Whedon began writing the screenplay. His task was to explain the premise of a television series that few had seen without boring new viewers or longtime fans. He based his story on original story ideas for Firefly 's un-filmed second season.[15] Whedon's original script was 190 pages, and attempted to address all major plot points introduced in the series. After presenting the script to Barry Mendel under the title "The Kitchen Sink", Whedon and Mendel collaborated on cutting down the script to a size film-able under his budget constraints.[15] The tightened script and a budget Mendel and Whedon prepared were submitted to Universal on a Friday and on the following Monday morning, Stacey Snider, then head of Universal, called Mendel to officially greenlight the movie.[16]
Universal planned to begin shooting in October 2003, but delays in finishing the script postponed the start of shooting to June 2004.[10]
The opening sequence shifts perspectives several times, from a traditional narrative to that of a schoolroom which is later revealed to be River's disjointed memories. Whedon said in the DVD commentary that the approach works thematically as well, since it depicts River's fractured state of mind. Once the narrative reaches Serenity herself, Whedon uses a long steadicam shot of several minutes to establish "safety",[8] as well as (re-)introduce every character aboard the ship and touch on their personalities and motivations.
Universal, while on board with the film, was not willing to spend the typical $100 million for a story set in space. Whedon convinced them he could do it for less money, and do it in 50 days, instead of the usual 80.[17] On March 3, 2004, the film was given the greenlight to enter production with a budget of under $40 million.[18] Typically, production would save money by shooting outside of Los Angeles, but Whedon insisted on filming locally.
Principal photography began on June 3, 2004. Whedon announced the film would be titled Serenity to differentiate it from the TV series.[19] (Whedon also mentions in the Serenity DVD commentary that Fox still owned the rights to the name "Firefly".) All nine principal cast members from the television series returned for the movie, although Glass and Tudyk could not commit to sequels, leading to the death of their characters in the script.[20] Stunt coordinator Chad Stahelski, a student of Jeet Kune Do under Dan Inosanto, created a customized fighting style for Summer Glau to use in the film's fight scenes. It was a hybrid of Kung Fu, kickboxing and elements of ballet, all combined to create a "balletic" martial art.[21][22]
One cost-cutting item that could not be reused from the television show was the original set of the interior of the spaceship Serenity, which had to be entirely rebuilt based on images of the Firefly DVD set.[17] The set for the failed colony, Miranda, was filmed on location at Diamond Ranch High School in Pomona, California.[23]
On September 17, 2004, Whedon announced on the film's official website that shooting had been completed.[24]
Comic book artist Bernie Wrightson, co-creator of Swamp Thing, contributed concept drawings for the Reavers.[25] Other comic book artists who contributed to the production design include Joshua Middleton and Leinil Francis Yu (Visual Companion).
Serenity costumes are influenced by Wild West style: natural materials such as wool, cotton, and leather in drab earth tones predominate. Some clothing also reflects an east, south, and southeast Asian and Indian fusion of color and beauty[26] as well as influences from the American Civil War, late 19th century as well as the 1930s depression era. Mal's suspenders are influenced by a World War II design.[27] The clothing of the Alliance organization within the series (in reality, reused uniforms from Starship Troopers[28]) is monolithically monochromatic, similar to the uniforms of the Galactic Empire in the Star Wars films. Serenity appears to be influenced by Western genre set design, in particular, entertainment programs set in the West during the 1970s and 1980s such as Little House on the Prairie. The cramped interior of the Serenity ship itself appears to be influenced by the "worn future" precedent set by the famous fictional Star Wars spaceship the Millennium Falcon[29] but devolved even further. In a similar vein to the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Serenity goes for an occasional underdone look, or "used future", as Star Wars creator George Lucas refers to it.[30]
"Serenity" was clearly written by someone who grew up worshiping at the altar of Han Solo and the space marines in Aliens, but this genre picture is still a thrillingly original science fiction creation. The writing is as good as in the best "Star Trek" episodes, while offering a thoughtfully bleak vision of the future that brings to mind Blade Runner."[31]—Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
This future envisioned in Serenity has two political and cultural centers: Anglo-American and Chinese. Characters all speak English and Mandarin, with the latter language reserved for the strongest curse words.[32]
Visual effects[edit]
As the budget for the film was considerably smaller than for other films, practical special effects were used as much as possible: if a computer-generated imagery (CGI) composite was required, as many tangible sets and props as possible were constructed to minimize the use of computer effects.[33] The most technically challenging scene was the mule skiff chase.[33] For budgetary reasons, a gimbal and CGI, much like those used in the pod race in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, were quickly ruled out, creating a challenge for the production team to find an alternative.[17] Instead, the crew fashioned a trailer with a cantilevered arm attached to the "hovercraft" and shot the scene while riding up Templin Highway north of Santa Clarita.[17] Serenity visual effects supervisor Loni Peristere told the Los Angeles Times, "Traditionally this would have been, like, a 30-day shoot. I think we did it in five."[17] Zoic Studios, the company that produced the graphics for the series, had to perform a complete overhaul of their computer model of Serenity, as the television model would not stand up to the high-definition scrutiny of cinema screens (and high-definition video resolution).[34][35]
Musical score[edit]
The film's musical score was composed by David Newman, and performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony under Newman's direction. According to director Joss Whedon's sleeve notes for the album, Newman was recommended by Universal's music executives when he requested a musician capable of "everything". Whedon's directions to Newman for the Serenity theme were that he wanted something homemade and mournful that would let viewers know that they were now "home" and evoke the idea of the pioneer, when everyone only had what they could carry.[36] The official soundtrack was released on CD on September 27, 2005.
Hoping to generate buzz through early word of mouth, Universal launched an unprecedented 3-stage campaign to sneak preview the then unfinished movie in 35 US cities where the series had earned high Nielsen ratings. The first stage of screenings was held in 10 cities on May 5, 2005. The second stage, held on May 26, 2005, added 10 more cities and was also the source of controversy when theaters began selling tickets before the official announcement was made, leading some shows to be immediately sold out. The third round, with an additional 15 cities, was held on June 23, 2005. The screenings proved successful, with all three stages selling out in less than 24 hours; the screening in Washington, D.C. sold out in a mere 22 minutes and the screening in Phoenix in only eight minutes.[37][38]
A showing of the finished film billed as the "Gala Premiere" was held at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on August 22, 2005,[39] followed by an interview with Whedon the next day,[40] and preview screenings across the United Kingdom and Ireland on August 24, 2005, in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Dublin. Several of the screenings in all the countries featured the attendance of Joss Whedon and the film's cast, followed by a Q&A session with the audience. Whedon also attended two Question and Answer sessions after sold-out screenings of the finished film in Melbourne and Sydney on September 12, 2005 and September 13, 2005.
The trailer also generated considerable buzz on the internet. It was uploaded on April 26, 2005 and by April 28, 2005, it topped the Yahoo Buzz Index.[41][42] On October 5, 2005, Universal made the first nine minutes of Serenity available online.[43] A browser plug-in allowed the viewer to see the opening of the film in full-screen broadcast quality (bandwidth permitting). The clip was removed a few weeks later.
Serenity was also the first film to be screened digitally, fully DCI-compliant.[44]
Several tie-in products were released to promote the film; a novelization was written by Keith R. A. DeCandido and published by Simon & Schuster imprint Pocket Star Books on September 1, 2005.[45] Serenity: The Official Visual Companion was written by Joss Whedon, published by Titan Books, and released on September 1, 2005 in paperback. It contained the film's screenplay, along with other supplemental features such as concept art, film images, and a map of the universe. A role-playing game titled Serenity, published by Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd, was released in 2005. This was followed by Serenity: Out in the Black by Tracy and Laura Hickman.
A three-issue comic book series titled Serenity: Those Left Behind was released from July through September 2005.[46] It was intended to bridge the gap between the end of the television series and the beginning of the film. The comic was written by Joss Whedon and Brett Matthews, illustrated by Will Conrad and Laura Martin, and published by Dark Horse Comics.[47] The story focuses on the crew of Serenity taking a salvage job from Badger following a botched theft on a backwater planet, and the pursuit of River by the ominous blue-gloved men seen in the television series.
R. Tam Sessions[edit]
The R. Tam Sessions are a series of five short videos released by Joss Whedon over the Internet, which were set within his fictional Firefly universe. They chronicled several of the early in-universe interviews with the emotionally troubled Firefly character River Tam.
Although released unofficially, the videos were meant as a form of viral marketing for the film. The sessions were released on the Internet between August 16 and September 5 of 2005. They are included on the Collector's Edition DVD.
Set before the events of the Firefly television series and the film, the R. Tam sessions depict excerpts of counseling sessions with the character River Tam while she is held at an Alliance "learning facility" known only as "The Academy." The counselor in these sessions is played by Joss Whedon himself, while Summer Glau appears as River. The videos shed some light on the experiments and torture "The Academy" conducted on River. They "document" her change from a shy child prodigy to the mentally unstable character of the television series.
Home media[edit]
Serenity was initially released on home video in North America on December 20, 2005. It was released on Region 1 DVD, UMD, and VHS, and the DVD quickly went to #1 in sales on Amazon.com.[48] It also spent two weeks in the top ten on Billboard's Top DVD Sales charts, peaking at #3. As of January 15, 2006, the DVD/VHS rentals of the film had grossed around $9,190,000.[49] Included as extras on the DVD are an audio commentary by Whedon, deleted scenes and outtakes, and several short documentaries. These documentaries include "Future History: The Story of Earth That Was", "What's in a Firefly", and "Re-Lighting the Firefly". Also included is a short introduction to the film by Whedon, and an easter egg[50] that features a small featurette on the "Fruity Oaty Bar" commercial.[51] NASA astronaut Steven Swanson, a fan of the show,[52] took the Region 1 Firefly and Serenity DVDs with him on Space Shuttle Atlantis' STS-117 mission, which lifted off on Friday June 8, 2007. The DVDs will permanently reside on the International Space Station as a form of entertainment for the station's crews.[53]
The film was released as a 2-disc set in Australia (Region 4) and parts of Europe (Region 2) on February 8, 2006. This version included new features, in addition to the supplemental material found on the North American (Region 1) release. At present, disc 2 is exclusive only to Australia and Benelux – Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg and New Zealand. It was released in Germany as part of the special edition.[citation needed] Added material for disc 1 includes "A Filmmaker's Journey: Journey with Joss from Script to Screen", which is available on all international DVDs, but not the US version. Added material for disc 2 includes a Joss Whedon Q&A session filmed at Fox Studios in Sydney, extended scenes, and two documentaries titled "Take a Walk on Serenity" and "The Green Clan". An "exclusive collector's tin" version of Serenity was released for the two disk edition by the EzyDVD chain of stores in Australia.[54]
Serenity was released on HD DVD on April 18, 2006, and was one of the first films to be released on the format. It ranked in the later 100s on Amazon.com in top selling DVDs. The disc included all of the bonus features found on the original Region 1 disc. As of November 29, 2006 Serenity was the fifteenth highest-selling HD DVD. After the title key for Serenity was copied from a software player and posted on the internet as a riddle,[55] the film soon became the first HD DVD release to be released on the BitTorrent network on January 12, 2007.[56] The pirated release was a 19.6 GB 1080p VC-1 .EVO file with 5.1 DDPlus encoded sound. Although many other releases soon followed after the discoveries in muslix64's thread, Serenity's marked the beginning of widespread unlicensed copying of HD DVD.[citation needed]
A 2-disc Collector's Edition DVD was released for Region 1 on August 21, 2007. According to Whedon, sales figures for the "Normal Edition" DVD allowed this release.[57] The DVD included all of the once-Australian-exclusive bonus features, sans the Joss Whedon Q&A session filmed at Fox Studios in Sydney, and with new content including a DTS 5.1 surround track, a second commentary with Whedon, Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin, Summer Glau and Ron Glass, the R. Tam sessions (dubbed "Session 416"), and the Sci-Fi Inside: Serenity documentary.[58] Universal Pictures redesigned the film's official website to reflect the new DVD set.[59]
On December 30, 2008, Serenity was released on Blu-ray Disc, with several exclusive new features, including a new visual commentary with Whedon and several cast members.[60]
Charity screenings[edit]
Beginning in January 2006, fans (with Universal's blessing) began organizing charity screenings of Serenity to benefit Equality Now, a human rights organization supported by Joss Whedon. By mid-June, 41 such screenings had been confirmed for cities in Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, and the United States, and as of June 19, 2006, there were 47 scheduled screenings. The project was referred to as "Serenity Now/Equality Now" on the official website, but was often referred to in shortened form as "Serenity Now", and was coordinated through "Can't Stop The Serenity".[61] The name officially changed in 2007 to Can't Stop The Serenity (CSTS)
This has become a multi-venue event held each calendar year in various countries and cities and on various dates throughout the year. Funds raised by the events go to Equality Now (and other charities[62]).
Box office[edit]
Despite critical acclaim and high anticipation, Serenity performed poorly at the box office. Although several pundits predicted a #1 opening,[63][64][65] the film opened at #2 in the United States, taking in $10.1 million on its first weekend, spending two weeks in the top ten, and closed on November 17, 2005 with a domestic box office gross of $25.5 million.[2] Movie industry analyst Brandon Gray described Serenity's box office performance as "like a below average genre picture".[66]
Serenity 's international box office results were mixed, with strong openings in the UK, Portugal and Russia, but poor results in Spain, Australia, France and Italy. United International Pictures canceled the film's theatrical release in at least seven countries, planning to release it directly to DVD instead. The box office income outside the United States was $13.3 million,[2] with a worldwide total of $38.9 million,[67] slightly less than the film's $39 million budget, which does not include the promotion and advertising costs.
Critical reception[edit]
Serenity received mostly positive reviews from film critics. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a "Certified Fresh" score of 82% based on 179 reviews. The sites consensus is "Snappy dialogue and goofy characters make this Wild Wild West soap opera in space fun and adventurous."[68] Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 74% based on reviews from 34 critics indicating generally favorable reviews.[69]
Ebert and Roeper gave the film a "Two Thumbs Up" rating.[70] Ebert in his review on the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three out of four stars, commenting that "[the film] is made of dubious but energetic special effects, breathless velocity, much imagination, some sly verbal wit and a little political satire". "The movie plays like a critique of contemporary society", he observed, also stating that in this way it was like Brave New World and Nineteen Eighty-Four.[71] The San Francisco Chronicle called it "a triumph",[31] while The New York Times described it as a modest but superior science fiction film.[72] Science fiction author Orson Scott Card called Serenity "the best science fiction film ever", further stating "If Ender's Game can't be this kind of movie, and this good a movie, then I want it never to be made. I'd rather just watch Serenity again."[73] In December 2005, it was named the best film of the year by viewers of Film 2005 and ranked #383 on Empire magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Movies of All-Time" in 2008.[74]
Some reviewers felt the film was unable to overcome its television origins, and did not successfully accomplish the transition to the big screen. USA Today wrote that "the characters are generally uninteresting and one-dimensional,[75] and the futuristic Western-style plot grows tedious" while Variety declared that the film "bounces around to sometimes memorable effect but rarely soars".[76]
- Film of the year awards from Film 2005[77] and FilmFocus.[78]
- IGN Film's Best Sci-Fi, Best Story and Best Trailer awards and runner up to Batman Begins for the Overall Best Movie[79]
- Won the 7th annual "User Tomato Awards" for Best Sci-Fi Movie of 2005 at Rotten Tomatoes.
- Won Nebula Award for Best Script for 2005.
- 2006 Viewers Choice Spacey Award for favorite movie.
- Voted as the Best Film of 2006 by the writers for the website Box Office Prophets and it came 12th Best film of 2006 in the website's readers poll.
- Won Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form at the 2006 Hugo Awards.[80]
- 2006 Prometheus Special Award.[81]
- SyFy Genre Awards 2006:[82]
- Best Movie Runner-Up
- Best Actor/Movie Runner-Up: Nathan Fillion
- Best Actress/Movie Runner-Up: Summer Glau
- SFX magazine 's best sci-fi movie of all time.[83][84][85]
In other media[edit]
A novelization of the film was written by Keith R. A. DeCandido and published by Simon & Schuster in September 2005. The novel debuted at Dragon Con, three weeks before the movie's release, where DeCandido gave away 50 copies at his autographing at the convention.[86]
On February 20, 2009, NASA announced an online poll to name Node 3 of the International Space Station; NASA-suggested options included Earthrise, Legacy, Serenity, and Venture.[87] At the March 20, 2009 poll close, 'Serenity', led those four choices with 70% of the vote, though the winner of the poll was 'Colbert', a reference to late night comedy show host Stephen Colbert. In the end, the poll was discarded and the node was eventually named 'Tranquility'.[88]
Themes and cultural allusions[edit]
While the film depicts the Alliance as an all-powerful, authoritarian-style regime, Whedon is careful to point out that it is not so simple as that. "The Alliance isn't some evil empire," he explains, but rather a largely benevolent bureaucratic force. The Alliance's main problem is that it seeks to govern everyone, regardless of whether they desire to belong to the central government or not.[89] What the crew of Serenity represent—specifically Mal and his lifestyle—is the idea that people should have the right to make their own decisions, even if those decisions are bad.[90]
The Operative embodies the Alliance and is, as Whedon describes, the "perfect product of what's wrong with the Alliance". He is someone whose motives are to achieve a good end, a "world without sin". The Operative believes so strongly in this idea that he willingly compromises his humanity in furtherance of it—as he himself admits, he would have no place in this world. In contrast, Mal is, at the movie's beginning, a man who has lost all faith.[91] By the end of the movie Mal has finally come to believe so strongly in something—individual liberty—that he becomes willing to lay down his life to preserve it.[90][92]
Whedon has said that the most important line spoken in the film is when Mal forces the Operative to watch the Miranda footage at the climax of the film, promising him: "I'm going to show you a world without sin". Whedon makes the point that a world without sin is a world without choice, and that choice is ultimately what defines humanity.[90] According to Whedon, the planet "Miranda" was named for William Shakespeare's Miranda in The Tempest, who in Act V, scene I says: "O brave new world, / That has such people in't!"[92] The Alliance had hoped that Miranda would be a new kind of world, filled with peaceful, happy people, and represents the "inane optimism of the Alliance".[93]
The Fruity Oaty Bar commercial is partially inspired by Mr. Sparkle, the mascot of a fictional brand of dish-washing detergent, who was featured in The Simpsons episode "In Marge We Trust".[94] Whedon mentions in a DVD feature that when the Fruity Oaty Bar commercial was being designed, he constantly asked the animators to redesign it and make it even more bizarre than the previous design, until it arrived at the version presented on screen.
Sequel possibilities[edit]
Fans had hoped that if Serenity had been successful, it might lead either to a revival of the television series or a film franchise (colloquially referred to as the "Big Damn Trilogy", or BDT).[95][96] The former was always unlikely, since Fox still owns the Firefly television rights and Joss Whedon reportedly refused to work for Fox again[97] (though he later wrote and produced the television series Dollhouse for the network). Fans' hopes for further theatrical films appear to have been partially dashed by Serenity 's mediocre box office showing. Whedon has stated that if a sequel is made, he hopes to address the character Book's backstory and deal with Jubal Early, a bounty hunter character in Firefly.[98] Whedon also revealed that there was a "strong possibility that everyone would return for a sequel", despite the deaths of several main characters in Serenity.[99]
The first major sequel rumor began on December 1, 2005, when IGN Filmforce reported that Universal had expressed an interest in making a Serenity TV movie for broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel (which is owned by Universal), and eventual DVD sale. It was expected that commissioning of a television sequel would be contingent on strong DVD sales of Serenity.[100] In a January 2006 interview, Whedon doubted the chances of a sequel.[101] On June 23, 2006 a number of fans organized and spread word of "Serenity Day", on which all fans were proposed to purchase a copy of Serenity in an attempt to convince Universal that a sequel would be profitable. The significance of this day was that June 23, 2006 was the first anniversary of the third and final advance screening of Serenity prior to its release, as well as Joss Whedon's birthday. The impact of the event could be seen from Serenity reaching #2 in the Amazon DVD Charts,[102] the highest ranking the DVD had reached since January 16, 2006.[103]
On October 1, 2006, Whedon posted a comment to the Whedonesque.com website, responding to a rumor that he was working on a sequel to Serenity. He wrote,
There's no sequel, no secret project regarding Serenity or somesuch and I'm not even sure how anyone thought there was talk there. I've seen Nathan and Tim (and Summer and Alan) recently because they're my friends because I'm so, yeah, awesome. So let's put that to bed and smother it with a pillow.[104]
Whedon's response to the rumor consequently sparked many websites to publish articles stating that he would never work on a sequel to Serenity. Whedon again returned to Whedonesque.com to respond to the new stories and wrote,
Holy Mother of Oats! I turn my back for five minutes (that's how long it takes to admire my lovely back) and the interweb goes banoonoos! Isn't there any ACTUAL news to get wrong? Sorry about all this; it might be best if I just stay off the computer for a while.... Here's a thing: when Firefly was cancelled, my heart got broke. Sounds a bit much, but it changed me. Not even Serenity could patch that wound. I'm wearier, wearier – after all those years as a movie writer, you'd think I'd be prepared for another lesson on my unimportance in the scheme of things, but I wasn't.... All these rumor of projects or the death of projects... When the two worlds align and something actually happens, whatever it is, you guys know I'll be on this site as soon as I'm allowed to be. And I'll be very very clear. There is no news. Not never, just now.[105]
In an interview at the 2007 Comic-Con, Whedon stated that he believes hope for a sequel rests in the sales of the Collector's Edition DVD.[106][107] In an August 2007 interview with Amazon.com prior to the Collector's Edition DVD release, Whedon stated, "It's still on my mind, I mean, but I don't know if mine is the only mind that it's on." He later said, "You know, whether or not anybody who's involved would be available at that point – everybody's working, I'm happy to say – is a question, but whether I would want to do another one is not a question."[108] On October 4, 2007, Alan Tudyk suggested in an interview that Universal was considering another film due to DVD sales,[109] although Joss Whedon later discounted Tudyk's statement as "wishful thinking".[110]
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- DeCandido, Keith R.A. (August 30, 2005). Serenity. ISBN 1-4165-0755-8.
- Whedon, Joss (September 1, 2005). Serenity: The Visual Companion. ISBN 1-84576-082-4.
- Joss Whedon (December 9, 2003). The Complete Series: Commentary for "Serenity" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
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Producers' Forum: United In Anger- A History of ACT UP directed by Jim Hubbard (USA, 2012, 93 min.) with On Strong ShouldersPosted January 3rd, 2015 by Hye-Jung
Tuesday, April 7, 6:30 PM
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3701 Chestnut Street
$10, $7 Students/Seniors, $5 Scribe and IHP members
On Strong Shoulders directed by Warren Bass, Dorothea Braemer, Chris Emmanouilides, Keith Fulton, Mike Kuetemeyer, Adrienne Murphy, Frances Negron, Andres Nicolini, Louis Pepe, Sloane Seale, Anula
Shetty, Marie-Ann Walker and produced by Scribe Video Center (USA, 1995, 30 min)
On Strong Shouldersis a collaborative documentary commissioned by Scribe to look at heroes and
heroines in the struggle against HIV/AIDS. Twelve Philadelphia filmmakers look at "a day in the life of
caregivers, advocates and activists" as part of the observance of World AIDS Day, 1995.
United In Anger: A History of Act Up is a documentary about the birth and life of the AIDS activist
movement from the perspective of the people in the trenches fighting the epidemic. The film combines
startling archival footage that puts the audience on the ground with the activists and interviews from the
ACT UP Oral History Project to explore ACT UP (the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) from a grassroots
perspective – how a small group of men and women of all races and classes, came together to change the
world and save each other's lives.
Jim Hubbard is a filmmaker and AIDS activist. His repertoire of over 19 films includes Elegy in the
Streets (1989), Two Marches (1991), and Memento Mori (1995). He co-founded, MIX NYC: the New York
Queer Film Festival and created the AIDS Activist Video Collection at the NY Public Library.
Master Class with Bradford Young: The Craft of Cinematography
DATE: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 TIME: 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Bradford Young will talk about his process of creating the cinematic image - what he describes as "the quest to find the sublime in the ordinary." There is perhaps no more influential cinematographer in independent American cinema today than Bradford Young. Trained at Howard University, his impressive list of DP credits include Mother of George and Ain't Them Bodies Saints (both of which won 2013 Sundance Awards for Excellence in Cinematography), Dee Rees' Pariah (2011 Sundance winner Excellence in Cinematography), Ava DuVernay's Middle of Nowhere, Tina Marby's Mississippi Damned, and Andrew Dosunmu's Restless City. He recently completed shooting on Du Vernay's Selma and Ed Zwicks Pawn Sacrifice.
Producers' Forum: Food Chains directed by Sanjay Rawal (USA, 2014, 83 min)Posted January 1st, 2015 by Hye-Jung
Tuesday, May 12, 7:00 PM
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Food Chains exposes the injustice embedded in America's agriculture and food production industries. This hard hitting documentary sheds light on the wage theft, physical abuse and near slavery that constitutes everyday life for thousands of America's mostly Latino farm workers. Food Chains gives a voice to those fighting to change these practices and bring justice to the table. Eva Longoria is the Executive Producer.
Sanjay Rawal's experience running a small agricultural genetics company led to work as a consultant
on the hit documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell(2008). Then he was bit by the film bug leading him to
produce award winning shorts and films. Food Chains is his first feature.
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(USA, 2002, 20 min.)
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Tuesday, June 9, 7:00 PM
International House Philadelphia
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Darius Clark Monroe in person
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How does a 16-year-old evolve into a bank robber? In this gripping blend of documentary, truecrime,
and personal essay, a filmmaker confronts his past, dissecting the circumstances that led
him to commit a bank robbery as a young man, and his journey since then. Monroe interviews
his family members, close friends and mentors who recount his transformation. Returning to his
neighborhood several years after the crime, Monroe presents an affecting examination of class
struggles, reflection and forgiveness, and the impact and aftermath of his crucial decision.
Darius Clark Monroe is an award winning filmmaker and MFA graduate of NYU's
Tisch School of the Arts. He's a National Board of Review, HBO Short Film, and Urbanworld
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Julie Smith, a doctoral student in the Counselor Education and Supervision program, is a recipient of the 2014 NBCC Minority Fellowship. This award is provided to a full- time doctoral student in good standing from a CACREP accredited program, who holds the credential of National Certified Counselor, has demonstrated knowledge and experience with racially and ethnically diverse populations, and who is a member of a minority group. This fellowship is extremely competitive. As stated by a member of the NBCC Board Member, "Julie's was one of the strongest applications the board has received for this fellowship." Julie will receive $20,000.00, as well as training in culturally competent mental health and leadership opportunities within various counseling professional organizations. She will be awarded this fellowship and recognized at a NBCC conference Awards Ceremony in Raleigh, NC in May.
"Katherine Burgum: A Champion for NDSU" is the title of a lecture presented by Ann Braaten, Assistant Professor of Practice and Curator, Emily Reynolds Historic Costume Collection as part of the 33rd Annual Women's Week at NDSU. The presentation highlights K. Burgum's legacy and her impact on NDSU. It is part of the Afternoon in the Gallery held on Tuesday, March 3 from 2 to 3:30 p.m., in the Memorial Union Art Gallery. A window gallery display to honor Katherine Burgum is showing February 26 through May 26 in the Family Life Center 414.
Dakota Quimby, pre-dietetics major has been selected to join more than 1,000 Student Leaders for the 2015 Meeting of Clinton Global Initiative University, March 6-8 at the University of Miami. The meeting is hosted by President Bill Clinton, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton. The 2015 Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) meeting encourages students to take action on some of the Millennial generation's biggest concerns such as the future of energy, the power of big data to address global challenges, and peace-building in the Middle East and North Africa. Students will join innovators, thought-leaders, and civically-engaged celebrities to make a difference in CGI U's five focus areas: Education, Environment and Climate Change, Peace and Human Rights, Poverty Alleviation, and Public Health.
Ardith Brunt, Associate Professor, Health, Nutrition and Exercise Science and Director of the Didactic Dietetics Program, and Elizabeth Hilliard Assistant Professor of Practice in Health, Nutrition and Exercise Science and Director of the Coordinated Dietetics program, have been awarded the Outstanding Dietetic Educator Award for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Region 2 for their respective areas. They were selected from nominees from Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin and will be honored at the regional meeting in March. These awards are recognition of dedication to the field of dietetics as well as creativity in approaches to the didactic preparation of hundreds of dietetics professionals.
Kara Gravley-Stack, who received her PhD in Education in December, has been selected as the Outstanding Dissertation Award winner for 2015 by the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE). Her dissertation was titled "Achieving Inclusive Excellence: The Role of Change Agents and Institutional Artifacts in Diversifying Institutions." Kara's award will be presented at the NADOHE Annual Conference in Washington, DC on March 17, 2015. In addition to the plaque and recognition, she will also receive a monetary award. Kara is the Director of Diversity Initiatives at NDSU. Claudette Peterson, Assistant Professor in Education was her advisor and Chris Ray, Assistant Professor in Education, also served on her dissertation committee.
Allison Brennan, doctoral student in Developmental Science, was recently selected to be one of two NDSU student representatives at the national Making Our CASE: Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering workshop in Washington, DC in April. During the three and a half day program participants will learn about the structure and organization of Congress, the federal budget and appropriations processes, and tools for effective science communication and civic engagement. In addition, they will participate in interactive seminars about policy-making and communications, and will have an opportunity to learn about ways to remain engaged through on-campus activities. Participants will also meet with their elected Members of Congress and congressional staff members.
The Living and Learning Community (LLC) for HDE is set to launch fall 2015. Connie Eggers has been bringing plans and people together since the fall to be prepared to open the doors of HDE's first Living and Learning community on campus. The community will be open to 68 first year students who select a major within the college and elect to be part of the LLC. These students will be housed on the 4th and 5th floors of Seim Hall and afforded unique opportunities to learn where they live. When HDE faculty and staff were provided an overview of the project in January, more than 30 individuals stepped forward with an interest in joining the efforts to bring academics and social programming into the residence hall. Connie Eggers, along with HDFS field experience student Jess Murray, Seim Hall Director Brianna Sinner, the Resident Assistants, and the Office of Residence Life will coordinate the learning community's events and activities for 2015-2016.
Four HDE graduate students recently participated in the Three Minute Thesis Competition sponsored by the Graduate School. Winners were selected in each of the five sections of first competitions. The top competitors in each section competed for the grand prize. Courage Mudzongo, HDE doctoral student, was one of the five finalists. Faculty, community members and graduate students served as judges. All participants were excellent representatives of the programs they represented. Information about each of the four HDE students follows: Maegan Jones, a PhD student in Developmental Science; advisor is Elizabeth Blodgett Salafia, Associate Professor in Human Development and Family Science; topic was The impact of parental warmth on girls' drive for thinness: Dads matter too. Jessica Hotchkiss, a MS Counselor Education student; advisor is Bob Nielsen, Professor in Counselor Education; topic was School reintegration for students with chronic illnesses: A school counseling perspective. Zhen Yang, a PhD student in Developmental Science; advisor is Joel Hektner, Professor in Human Development and Family Science; topic was Change Parents to Change Children or Vice-Versa? Courage Mudzongo, a PhD student in Developmental Science; advisor is Brandy Randall, Associate Professor in Human Development and Family Science; topic was Missionaries perspectives on the effects of a short term mission. Brandy Randall, in her role as Associate Dean of the Graduate School, provided the leadership for planning and organizing the event.


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Houston-based Ultra Resources is seeking approval to build a 42-mile-long pipeline in Wyoming to reduce pollution that may be harming wildlife. The pipeline from the Pinedale Anticline natural gas field to LaBarge, Wyo., would reduce emissions from truck traffic.
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The video, which features MBTA staff and riders singing and dancing along to a hip-hop inspired song, "The Safety Bounce," was financed by Titan, the advertising firm that contracts with the transit agency, The Boston Globe reported. For the full story, click here.
The train wreck, which occurred in the early morning of March 24, 2014, when the operator allegedly fell asleep, injured more than 30 people and caused roughly $9 million in damage. The lead railcar had to be cut up to remove it from the escalator.
The vehicle, which was a designed and built by Brookville Equipment Corp., will be the first streetcar in the U.S. that utilizes wireless traction power.
Opened in 1935, Newark Penn Station is listed on both the State and National Registers of Historic Places. The station was originally designed and still operates as an intermodal facility serving pedestrian, taxi, bus and private vehicle traffic generated by the more than 50,000 transit customers who use the station each day.
Part of the problem is an aging fleet, according to officials. Calgary Transit placed a $200-million deal in 2013 to buy 60 new light rail vehicles; however, those vehicles will not be operational until 2016.
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Coverage and insight from College Station.
Video: Sumlin on moving Askew to LB from WR
COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin discusses why the coaches chose to move senior Nate Askew, a former Madison High standout, to linebacker from receiver for spring drills. Askew, who's 6 foot 4 and 230 pounds, has caught nine passes over the past two seasons. The Aggies' annual Maroon & White game is […] [Read More]
A first for Aggies: ESPN to air spring game on April 13
COLLEGE STATION – A few years ago while in the Big 12, Texas A&M had trouble getting some of its football games on TV. Now headed into its second season in the Southeastern Conference and second year under coach Kevin Sumlin, ESPN intends to air the Aggies' spring game nationally. The contest is now scheduled […] [Read More]
Fans have 3 chances to catch Aggies, Manziel in action this spring
COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M fans will have a handful of chances to catch the Aggies and Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel in action this spring. While the majority of A&M's spring practices are closed, second-year coach Kevin Sumlin is holding three scrimmages open to fans at Kyle Field: Starting noon on March 23 (with […] [Read More]
Video: Johnny Manziel on 1st day of '13 spring drills
COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M sophomore quarterback Johnny Manziel, the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner, takes part in the first spring drills on Saturday in the Aggies' indoor complex. A&M next practices on Tuesday. The Aggies' annual Maroon & White game is April 13 at Kyle Field. Video shot and posted by: Brent Zwerneman, Texas A&M […] [Read More]
Video: Coach Kevin Sumlin on opening spring drills today
COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin met with the media on Friday in Hagner Auditorium to discuss the opening of spring drills this morning. The Aggies' annual Maroon & White game is April 13 at Kyle Field. Video shot and posted by: Brent Zwerneman, Texas A&M beat writer twitter.com/brentzwerneman [Read More]
Sumlin addresses Askew to LB; Manziel priorities
COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M opens spring drills on Saturday morning, and second-year Aggies coach Kevin Sumlin caught the media up on a variety of angles this afternoon leading into, well, the most hyped A&M spring drills in history. Sumlin, who led the Aggies to an 11-2 record last season in their first year in […] [Read More]
Sumlin's new contract worth $3.1 million annually
COLLEGE STATION – The new contract of Texas A&M football coach Kevin Sumlin is signed, unsealed and delivered – and he'll be making a base salary of $3.1 million in leading the Aggies into their second year in the Southeastern Conference. He originally signed a $2 million annual salary a year ago, before guiding A&M […] [Read More]
Sumlin contract details released
A&M officials today released the details of the contract with football coach Kevin Sumlin, effective Jan. 1, 2013. See the full contract The bottom line: Annual Compensation: Jan. 1-March 31, 2013, a monthly payment of $41,666.67. April 1, 2013-March 31, 2018, $500,000 annually. Supplemental payment: Jan. 1-March 31, 2013: $216,667 monthly. 2013-14 and 2014-15 : […] [Read More]


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Mario Batali recently spoke with The Daily Meal and revealed the nine restaurants that have managed to impress him.
"I like technically great cooking, but I'm just as much excited about having a fried grouper sandwich when I'm in Florida as I am to go into any fancy chef's restaurant," Batali said.
Batali's favorite restaurants include The Cooks' House in Michigan, Le Louis XV in Monaco, Le Bernardin in New York City, Hosteria Guisti in Italy, Sin Huat in Singapore, Salumi in Seattle, Joe's Stone Crab in Florida, Num Pang in New York City, and Frenchie's Famous in Michigan.
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Brendan Haywood had to wonder at times if it was all in vain. Waking up early, heading to the gym to lift weights, run sprints and put up jumpers to prepare for a season that was going to begin . . . when, exactly?
Over the past five months, the NBA lockout left many players in limbo about how hard they needed to attack individual workouts and pickup games, because labor negotiations would begin with hope and abruptly come crashing down, making the possibility of a lost season more likely with each passing day.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The debate over Ohio's ban on gay marriage extends beyond the courtroom to libraries, community centers, living rooms and city streets.
Supporters of same-sex marriage are holding town hall meetings and house parties to try to sway more Ohioans to their side. Other backers have circulated petitions at festivals and parades in a push to put the issue before voters. And opponents say their volunteers and 10,000 churches are ready to counter the efforts.
As a three-judge federal appeals panel prepares to hear two challenges to the state's ban on Aug. 6, groups have been mobilizing for action beyond any court decision.
"We can't rely solely on the court," said Ian James, the co-founder of FreedomOhio, an organization supporting same-sex marriage.
The group collected about 650,000 signatures over the past two years as part of a ballot effort to repeal and replace Ohio's prohibition on gay marriage.
But its proposal won't go before voters this fall. The campaign's plans were derailed in part by a lack of money. Organizers also revised the constitutional amendment to ease other gay rights activists' concerns about the wording. The changes meant they had to start over and get new voter signatures.
James said support was there from Ohioans to overturn the ban in November, even if the money wasn't.
"We will continue to collect and put the issue before voters, so that LGBT families have the freedom to marry and houses of worship have the freedom to perform a marriage," James said.
Several leading gay rights groups opposed putting the issue on the ballot this year, contending Ohioans remain too closely divided to guarantee victory.
Surveys indicate the same. A May poll by Quinnipiac University shows Ohio voters support allowing same-sex couples to wed, 50 percent to 43 percent.
Instead of throwing their weight behind the ballot effort, national organizations Freedom to Marry and the Human Rights Campaign joined the state-based Equality Ohio and others to start the "Why Marriage Matters Ohio" campaign. The coalition is recruiting faith leaders, small businesses, elected officials and volunteers to talk to Ohioans about same-sex marriage in an effort to change minds and increase support for gay marriage among residents.
"Marriage equality is coming," said Michael Premo, the campaign's manager. "It is not a matter of if; it's a matter of when."
Ohio's ban has no chance of being overturned by the state's Republican-controlled legislature. So the group is waiting to see whether the U.S. Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage nationwide next year before it considers a ballot initiative.
Gay marriage proponents have won more than 20 legal decisions around the country since the nation's high court struck down a key part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act last year.
Marc Solomon, Freedom to Marry's national campaign director, said given those victories, the organization's focus for now is on the courts. The state also is a top investment priority for the group. It's spending $500,000 to support Why Marriage Matters Ohio's campaign offices and organizers in Cincinnati, Columbus, Toledo and Cleveland.
"If we don't prevail in the court, we are absolutely laying the groundwork for a ballot fight," Solomon said.
The coalition would plan to ask voters to overturn the state's ban in 2016 — when more supporters would likely turn out in the presidential election year.
In a bellwether state closely watched for its presidential vote, the stakes for a gay marriage victory are high.
"When we win Ohio, that's the ball game," Premo said. "Because when we win in Ohio, that will say to states across the county that it's possible there, too."
Opponents of same-sex marriage say Ohioans already decided the issue in 2004, when 62 percent of voters supported the state's constitutional amendment to ban it.
The leader of a conservative group that promoted the amendment's passage said its backers would be prepared to defend it.
Phil Burress, president of the Ohio-based Citizens for Community Values, said his organization has a voter database of supporters, volunteers and 10,000 churches prepared to get people to the polls as they did in 2004.
"We're mobilized," Burress said. "We're ready whenever they decide to launch their campaign. But in the meantime, we're not sure they're ever going to be on the ballot."
Columbus resident Claire Bramli is among those wanting to vote on the issue. She and her fiancee, who is a transgender woman, hope to get married in Ohio.
"All these states are striking it down," Bramli, 40, said while watching a gay pride parade last month. "Why not give us a chance?"
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Snyder signs legislation to speed up adoptions
Apr 16th, 2014 - State News
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder has signed legislation designed to speed up adoptions.
One bill shortens to three months from six months the time needed for finalizing the adoption of a child younger than one year old.
Another bill lets parents consent to out-of-court adoptions and gives birth parents five business days to change their minds about terminating custody. The third bill clarifies an unmarried father's adoption rights.
Snyder says the new laws "will help avoid unnecessary delay in the process" and will encourage "a smooth transition for everyone."
The Senate is still considering other adoption bills in the package.
Republican Rep. Kenneth Kurtz of Coldwater says the legislation "gives a safety net for the mother" and creates better opportunities for Michigan children.
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MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan secretary of state's office is expanding its most popular online services to select Triple A branches.
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Grassroots group submits petition for wage raise
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Labor and community organizers have submitted about 320,000 petition signatures calling for a Michigan ballot initiative to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by 2017.
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Recently my radio/cd died, but there are still lights on most of the knobs and dials. It just doesn't turn on when you hit the Power knob. I pulled, inspected and re-seated all the fuses in the inside fuse box. There were no bad fuses, although I only visually inspected them. There is no fuse layout diagram as with most vehicles. Is there a separate fuse inside the radio? Thanks.
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Check in the owner's manual for the fuse layout. It may be that the radio's failed, don't discount that. There may be a fuse in the back of the radio but I'm not sure. Make sure that the connector's in place and there's power on one wire that comes on when the key's on (if there's a fuse blown, it'd be for that wire) there also should be a wire that's always on, that's for memory. Or go to an auto electric shop or a Mazda or Ford specialist.
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The Hayne's manual (only one I have) doesn't have a fuse layout, nor does the truck itself. I'll check the items you mentioned. Probably won't go to the dealer.
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Ex-NFL player's daughter guilty in pension fraud
DETROIT -- The daughter of a former Chicago Bears player has pleaded guilty to fraud after collecting money from an NFL pension plan years after her father's death.
Constance Helwig-Langlois (HEL'-wig LANG'-loy) is the daughter of John Helwig, who played defense for the Bears in the 1950s. He died in 1994, but pension checks kept coming until fall of 2011.
The government says his widow told the NFL retirement plan that he was still alive, and when she died in 2007, their daughter kept the scheme going. The payments added up to more than $200,000 over 17 years.
Helwig-Langlois, who lives in the Detroit suburb of Waterford Township, pleaded guilty Thursday. Her attorney didn't immediately return a message seeking comment Friday.
She's scheduled to be sentenced on May 2.
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The Chicago Transit Board approved an ordinance permitting the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to use online reverse auctioning as a competitive procurement process to purchase goods and services.
Online reverse auction procurement is a real-time bidding process that encourages competitive bid pricing by having pre-approved vendors submit lower prices to outbid other competitors within a set auction timeframe.
The CTA currently uses a variety of competitive processes to procure goods and services including invitation for bid and request for proposals. Currently, invitations to bid require vendors to submit price proposals as part of the bid package.
In the reverse auction bid process, vendors submit all other requirements of the bid package except for the price. The price is finalized during the auction where vendors have allotted time to under bid each other in order to secure contracts.
"Rather than CTA selecting the lowest bid from submitted responses, the reverse auction process creates an environment where a vendor can submit another bid to counter those under discussion. This can help yield lower prices on goods and services than those submitted through current procurement processes," said CTA President Forrest Claypool. "In this economy, we have to explore every option to save money."
On July 1, 2010, the state of Illinois enacted the Local Government Electronic Reverse Auction Act (50 ILCS 531/1, et seq.), which allows local government agencies to engage in reverse auctions if it is in the best interest of the agency to do so. As part of this statute, the CTA is unable to procure certain services through reverse auctions, including professional, artistic, telecommunication, communication, information and construction.
ABQ RIDE is looking to model its plan after the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority's HealthLine, which is sponsored through a hospital partnership. Construction on the so-called ART system could begin in May 2016 with an in-service date of September 2017.
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The decision comes after the agency conducted an analysis and product review period. Implementation of the project began in February and all work is expected to be completed by the end of April.
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March 27, 2015
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) -- Cumberland County deputies are continuing their search for two men accused of aggravated robbery.
It happened around 11:30 Monday morning in the Homestead community. A man and woman were taking pictures of foreclosed homes near the intersection of Highland and Woodwind Lanes when two men in a gold GMC Yukon pulled up, pointed a gun at them and demanded their camera. Deputies said the couple refused to give it up, and the men sped off. Authorities later spotted the SUV near the intersection of Main and Walnut Streets in Crab Orchard, but only one of the men was inside.
"He actually pulled into a driveway to try to elude police. And then when he pulled into the driveway to try and elude law enforcement, they pulled in and then he took flight," said Casey Cox, lead investigator for the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies said the Yukon was a rental, which they traced back to 25-year-old Justin Cooper. They're still searching for Cooper and the other man.
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