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A review of tonight's "Parks and Recreation" coming up just as soon as I buy Japanese slime candy and Bulgarian wheatballs...
Jerry Gergich provides a moral to this week's "Parks and Recreation," explaining to Chris that when you're a parent, the small victories are the ones you have to rely on for positive reinforcement. That seems an apt lesson for an episode that's very small and simple in scope, but still very effective at what it sets out to do.
The eponymous story about Leslie's attempt to rescue a Pawnee video store is another example of the show applying a story from national politics to the local government of Pawnee, and another case of big government advocate Leslie clashing with hardcore libertarian Ron. What's interesting about this one is that the show allows Ron to be completely right, even though its philosophy on the whole is much more aligned with Leslie's. It's important that Ron sometimes get to win these arguments about government, or else stories like this lose all bite. (Ron is, of course, frequently right about non-work-related matters.) The video store's shift into an unapologetic porn emporium was a huge (and funny) embarrassment for Leslie, including the latest incident of Brandi Maxxxx modeling herself after Leslie to star in "Too Big to Nail." Plus, Ron's giggling talking head after discovering what had become of the store was so good that the remainder of the episode could have been a test pattern and I'd have still loved it. Jason Schwartzman didn't get a ton to do as Dennis the video store owner, but I enjoyed his early faith in the power of depressing cinema.(*)
(*) Speaking of cinema, Perd Hapley, film critic, gives "E.T." 1 1/2 stars for being "not believable." His ideas intrigue me, and I wish to see more of his archives.
The Ann/April story, meanwhile, paid off years of April being mean to Ann with an extended ode to the power of niceness — and of Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" (Donna's entrance to complete the song was the second-best thing in the episode after Ron giggling) — which felt very in character for both Ann and this show. Of course, Ann making April be nice to her and do girlfriend-y things was on one level something she knew would torture April, but it paid off in some genuine non-hate between the two of them. Like Tom slowly growing up, it's the sort of character note you have to have after five seasons of the show, especially because it's clear April will still mock and complain about Ann, even though she no longer hates her, because it's simply who she is and what she does.
And speaking of Tom, I quite enjoyed Jenny Slate(**) as his horrible new love interest Mona Lisa Saperstein, and not just because Jean-Ralphio got to make a brief cameo to sing of his sister's terribleness. (Ben Schwartz's falsetto always makes me laugh; I'm easy.) Chris playing dad to Tom — with Tom being puzzled by the hair-ruffling and bicycle lesson offers — was amusing but also sweet, and nicely set up the decision we knew was inevitable, as Chris decides to join Ann in making a baby.(***)
(**) Slate briefly played Schwartzman's love interest on "Bored to Death." If this episode had somehow included Ted Danson or Zach Galifianakis, we'd have a trend!
(***) One question on this: Ann seemed to be suggesting a few episodes ago that she just wanted a sperm donor, but doesn't seem fazed here by Chris talking as if he intends to be an active parent. I suppose it's easier to say yes to that if it's a nice guy like Chris, as opposed to someone like Sewage Joe making the same offer.
Overall, a light, simple episode, but a very entertaining one.
What did everybody else think?
Inside Television with Alan Sepinwall
Review: 'Parks and Recreation' - 'Bailout': Too big to nail?
Leslie and Ron clash over rescuing a local institution, Ann forces April to be her friend, and Chris tries to parent Tom
By Alan Sepinwall Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 9:00 PM
bhietanenMarch 14, 2013 at 9:08PM EST Reply to Comment
Did anyone else notice that the episode ended with a long segment instead of the usual 30 second ending set piece?Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first! -
Jeff GMarch 14, 2013 at 9:15PM EST Reply to Comment
I thought that was a great episode, but mainly because of a few parts that I thought were hysterical. Ron giggling, Mona talking about waxing w/ Chris spit take, and the girls singing were perfect.
I'm also confused about the co-parenting aspect of the Ann / Chris situation.
And I'm done with NBC tags being cut off by my dvr. I really wish they could figure this out.
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James J As for the DVR, I really hope there's a setting to stop recording a few minutes after the show ends to prevent the tags being cut off.March 15, 2013 at 2:59AM EST
Jim DirecTv DVR handles these tags with no problem. Get rid of the cable folks!March 15, 2013 at 1:40PM EST
Banff No need to cut your Cable - my Comcast DVR lets me set the recording to run a couple of minutes past the scheduled end, so I don't miss a thing. What I don't understand is why they can't get the times synced up so that this wouldn't be necessary.March 15, 2013 at 5:26PM EST
hamco Cable does it to force us to watch it on demand, when we can't fast forward. I've had to sit through an entire episode I just watched (and that wasn't the best) just to catch the awesome ending tag. (Community, I'm looking at you.)March 18, 2013 at 2:24PM EST
ed wMarch 14, 2013 at 9:26PM EST Reply to Comment
I enjoyed this more than the more acclaimed wedding episode. Best episode of the season.
This was a perfect example of what I watch Parks for, too many good things to list them out. One highlight: Jerry's babbling from not being used to talk that long.Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first! -
JoshuaMarch 14, 2013 at 9:33PM EST Reply to Comment
did not like this episode, thought the time after time bit was cringeworthyLike (0)This comment has no likes--be the first! -
serenefireMarch 14, 2013 at 9:47PM EST Reply to Comment
The bailout storyline of this episode is the best political commentary they've ever done, simply because it's the only time I've ever caught that they were doing political commentary. Way to be obvious, Parks! (No, seriously, I now have a way to get all my super conservative friends into this show!)
Other than that, all the character bits in the final scene made me very happy. And Ann and April. And Jerry. I'm easy to please.Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first!-
bjssp I thought it was kind of too overt, kind of like the time King of the Hill did an episode involving banning trans fats, an episode written by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, who wrote this episode. I get the point they were trying to make, but usually the show is much more subtle and not as...one-sided?March 15, 2013 at 12:45AM EST
TrentMarch 14, 2013 at 10:00PM EST Reply to Comment
Hilarious episode, for all the reasons Alan noted. Loved the Time after Time singalong (I need a GIF of Donna bursting in the door and joining in), Brandi Maxxx and "Too Big to Nail," and of course Jean Ralphio and his skanky twin. But that random guy who kept showing up to say "you can get that for free on the Internet" just SLAYED me. Love those Pawnee citizen cameos...Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first! -
EASMarch 14, 2013 at 10:24PM EST Reply to Comment
I found Mona Lisa to be a complete misfire in otherwise solid episode. Part of Jean-Ralphio's charm is that he's actually completely harmless, and deep down he kind of knows what a douche he is (so I just go out the same way I came in?). Bringing in a more obnoxious, less funny version of him is just a bad idea.Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first!-
Robin I agree. I really disliked Mona Lisa and that entire storyline.March 15, 2013 at 9:55AM EST
Tedd Yeah, agreed. Mona Lisa was a little too broad. It would have been a lot funnier if the reason JR didn't like her was because she was like him, but instead he's totally correct--she's an awful, dangerous person.March 15, 2013 at 11:43PM EST
rugman11March 14, 2013 at 10:34PM EST Reply to Comment
Is there a connection between Ben Schwartz and Jenny Slate? Because she was on House of Lies a few weeks ago, too.Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first! -
srpadMarch 14, 2013 at 10:42PM EST Reply to Comment
I was sure Ann was going to tell Chris she wasn't looking for him to be a father....Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first!-
Lee Harvey Get the feeling that is still to come.March 15, 2013 at 12:47AM EST
amyc I kept saying the whole episode "but that's not what she asked him to do" so was surprised be ending too.March 15, 2013 at 8:17AM EST
JB Exactly what I thought as well. I'm wondering if they'll get to that later with Ann avoiding it now to not ruin the moment. Maybe it will end being a test of Chris's ability to deal with pain/rejection or maybe a springboard to him proving that he wants to be with Ann and not just be a dad.March 15, 2013 at 10:18AM EST
The Noble Robot Yeah, that really confused me. Ann was specifically not looking for a father, just a donor.March 15, 2013 at 7:15PM EST
ap That was EXACTLY what I was thinking!March 16, 2013 at 6:04PM EST
vicdigitalMarch 14, 2013 at 10:53PM EST Reply to Comment
One amusing little gracenote that you would only have known about if you had the subtitles on, but Jean-Ralphio's sister's name is spelled Mona-Lisa.Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first! -
Hank ScorpioMarch 14, 2013 at 10:59PM EST Reply to Comment
Bail out Sewage Joe!
Have to admit I'm a sucker for any episode with Donna, Jean-Ralphio, and just a little taste of the sewage department.Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first! -
Stormshadow4lifeMarch 14, 2013 at 11:24PM EST Reply to Comment
thought it was pretty hilarious, but like you, the Chris becoming an active parent had me a little confused. Hopefully they'll clear it up a little more next ep...Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first! -
DustinMarch 14, 2013 at 11:43PM EST Reply to Comment
Jenny slate was also just on House of Lies with Ben SchwartzLike (0)This comment has no likes--be the first! -
bjsspMarch 15, 2013 at 12:38AM EST Reply to Comment
I would have felt it would have been much stronger had Ron acknowledged something like bail outs possibly working but setting people up for irresponsible behavior, because that's the stronger argument and I think more in line with the middle ground this show straddles, but whatever.
Here are some broad questions: for how many more seasons can this show run, and might a spin off be a good idea? Its future on NBC seems secure, but for how long? Creatively, it's worth renewing, and perhaps NBC might have a much stronger schedule next season so that more viewers sample the show, especially when it goes into syndication. But I'm not sure I see the show going on for, say, five more seasons without some major changes--Pawnee and Eagleton becoming one city, for instance--which is why I asked about a spinoff. I could see a spin off where Leslie becomes a congresswoman or a state legislator, even if the tone is altered slightly so that it becomes less goofy, and this might be easier to market and make commercially successful, since it would be an entirely new show.
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Jaxemer11 Are you serious? Do you know anything about Ron-f'ing-Swanson?March 15, 2013 at 1:48AM EST
Brian Yea, under no circumstances would Ron be in favor of any sort of government bailout. I think the way it worked out (with the business actually thriving but becoming a porn shop) was illustrating the middle ground.March 15, 2013 at 9:26AM EST
bjssp Whoa, who said Ron would be in favor of a government bail out? Not me! He'd be against them for ideological reasons even if they did work--basically for the same reason that he likes and supports Leslie, because he knows she can do good and make things work, even if his natural reaction is to want government to be really small and for the parks department to be run by the corporations.March 15, 2013 at 10:46AM EST
I'm reluctant to say anything more specific so I don't avoid the no politics rule, but I will simply say that there were plenty of good reasons to favor a bail out just as there were plenty to be against it. The show did a good job of hitting on the hypocrisy involving this stuff*, but overall, I thought it was kind of one-sided. That's hardly the worst thing in the world, but I felt like it could have been stronger, because there aren't just ideological issues involved.
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Brian Well you did say you wanted them to have "Ron acknowledged something like bail outs possibly working..." I think thats we were reacting to. To me, that would have seemed so incredibly out of character for him to do. Government bailouts are literally the antithesis of everything Ron believes in.March 15, 2013 at 10:54AM EST
bjssp @BRIAN:March 15, 2013 at 11:01AM EST
Yeah, I could see how you would think that's what I am suggesting, but that's not what I meant. Instead, what I meant was, they could have had Ron acknowledge the possibility that, even by dumb luck, the government might get something right, but that it would still be a really, really bad idea for reasons XYZ. Properly phrased, I don't think it would have been out of character, and I think it would have been less...well, maybe not preachy, but less overtly political. -
Dezbot What Craig T. Nelson comment and slam against him? (IOW, didn't notice because I didn't know about it.)March 15, 2013 at 11:40AM EST
bjssp @DEZBOT:March 15, 2013 at 12:00PM EST
This: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTwpBLzxe4U
Nelson took a lot of mockery for his comments, because they seemed so silly. To be fair to him, though, he's far from the only one who thinks like that, but unless I am not remembering the script, it seems like this part of Parks was a direct reference to him. -
ThatMatthew @bjssp Yep, I noticed the Craig T. Nelson jab immediately.March 19, 2013 at 1:07PM EST
MichelleMarch 15, 2013 at 12:40AM EST Reply to Comment
I really enjoyed the episode and found it very funny. Was thrilled to see Jason Schwartzman on my TV, I loved the April/Ann bonding and thought Jenny Slate was a great choice to play Jean Ralphio's sister.
There was just one thing that bugged me a little bit. Although I'm interested to see where this Ann/Chris storyline is headed, I can't help but wonder how this doesn't violate any of Pawnee government's ethical rules. During the second half of season 3 and the early part of season 4, a lot of attention was focused on how Leslie couldn't date Ben because she was in his direct line of reporting. As a city employee, Ann presumably reports up to City Manager Chris, so why is it wrong for two employees to be in a romantic relationship, but perfectly ok for two other employees to have a baby together? Seems a little inconsistent to me.Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first!-
James J Good point, I hope they address that relationship as well as Chris wanting to be a part of the baby's life.March 15, 2013 at 3:09AM EST
Leslie and Ben did spy on Ann's date with Tom because they thought she was going to see Chris, so I would think the writers are aware of both points of contention.
Jaxemer11March 15, 2013 at 1:44AM EST Reply to Comment
Brilliant episode! Best of the season so far. I laughed throughout the entire thing.Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first! -
Kyle7March 15, 2013 at 1:48AM EST Reply to Comment
I thought for sure it'd be "just as soon as I punch a police horse in the face."Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first! -
lazy iggyMarch 15, 2013 at 2:30AM EST Reply to Comment
leslie's slam poetry critique had me rollin!
i've been saying it for years!
i want more perd!Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first! -
AshleyMarch 15, 2013 at 3:36AM EST Reply to Comment
I love that they always get the details just right, down to the porn reenactment of Leslie and Ron disagreeing about saving the video store, and "Rob Swanson" struts in to the room wearing a red polo shirt, and Brandi Maxx is sitting in front of the "City of Pornee" seal.
And the harmonies during "Time After Time." Oh, God. I lost it.Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first! -
JMarch 15, 2013 at 4:31AM EST Reply to Comment
God, not *another* network sitcom working Tarkovsky into its punchlines.
On the whole, mostly pleasant. I'm cold on Schwartzman, but he was nicely restrained here. The "everything on the internet is free" guy was perfectly cast; I know at least five of that guy. Chris' enthusiastic put-down of Jerry literally made my night.
I would pay xtra cable dollars for a channel that aired nothing but Ron Swanson's morning show, Perd Hapley's movie reviews, and a porn version of 'Andrei Rublev.'Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first!-
Brian I would love to know how many other Perd movie reviews the writers tossed around before going with the ET getting 1.5 stars because its not believable.March 15, 2013 at 9:30AM EST
Kit 'The "everything on the internet is free" guy was perfectly cast'March 15, 2013 at 11:15AM EST
That was the writer of the episode, Joe Mande.
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Kevin J. Olson I know someone who actually said that SPEED was not a good movie because a bus could never do what the things the bus does in that movie. People like Perd exist out there.March 18, 2013 at 1:35AM EST
BrianMarch 15, 2013 at 9:36AM EST Reply to Comment
Knowing what a big baseball fan Mike Schur is, I was surprised the "baseball is a worthless sport" crack made it to air.Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first! -
KubricksRubeMarch 15, 2013 at 1:19PM EST Reply to Comment
I didn't think the bailout analogy worked very well. There was no good argument for bailing out this business. It's not like hundreds of Pawneeans would lose their jobs in a ripple effect from a video store going out of business. And having said that, if Leslie just called it a bailout instead of tying the store to culture and civic pride, the deal would have great for Pawnee! Dennis clearly had a solid business plan and would have paid back the city's loan quickly while boosting the local economy. It's only becasue of she got the historical society involved that pawnee is forever linked to this store.Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first! -
velocityknown View My Oscar PicksMarch 15, 2013 at 2:16PM EST Reply to Comment
Really the only part of the episode I did not enjoy was Jenny Slate. Part of the reason Patricia Clarkson worked well as Tammy One is because she was her own person and not just Tammy Two in different skin.
Jenny Slate is just doing her best Ben Schwartz as Jean Ralphio impression and it's really kind of awkward.
On the upside, I don't think I've laughed as hard in a while as I did at the few minutes we saw of Too Big to Nail. Dong Swanson. That would've made the episode alone.Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first! -
Talkin' TVMarch 15, 2013 at 3:44PM EST Reply to Comment
Whoa, Alan. I'm not a fan of people who complain about their comments being removed. But, here I go.
What the heck? I said that the tea party political commentary, specifically the gag about the tea party member asking for a bailout (how ironic!), was tame and dated, on par with the broader comedies on the networks (i.e., big bang, modern family, lots of others). Why does that deserve to be deleted?
I seriously can't ask smart people to defend a show they say is smart, but I am having trouble seeing why? The COMMENTS section, at least how I understand it, is a place for people to talk about the show. Not just a place for people to gush about how funny Abrey Plaza's smirk into the camera was this week.Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first!-
The Noble Robot Can't it be both?March 15, 2013 at 7:19PM EST
sepinwall The comments section is also a place with a very specific set of rules when it comes to the discussion of politics, and that entire thread — of which yours was not the only comment deleted — was veering too close to the wrong side of the line.March 16, 2013 at 5:21PM EST
The Noble RobotMarch 15, 2013 at 7:12PM EST Reply to Comment
Did no one else notice that Leslie's bailout actually worked?
Sure, it was a political embarrassment, but it saved the business in question and thus improved the local economy via the stimulus multiplier effect.
Ron should have been embarrassed, too.Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first!-
BigDerf Except it didn't work, because it wasn't a bailout. Leslie actually believed in keeping the place open for historical reasons, which didn't work out remotely how she wanted.March 15, 2013 at 9:38PM EST
The Noble Robot I know it wasn't a bailout, but that's what Ron said it was, and it's for that reason that he argued against it.March 16, 2013 at 2:49PM EST
By his standards, it was a bailout and it worked.
My point was that *both* Ron and Leslie were proven wrong.
Rover537March 15, 2013 at 9:41PM EST Reply to Comment
I just wish Mona Lisa was more like Liz, "the pretty one" from PubLIZity.Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first! -
TeddMarch 15, 2013 at 11:38PM EST Reply to Comment
Was anyone else thrown off the guy saying the Craig T. Nelson quote (the "I've been on welfare and food stamps and no one ever helped me out")? I thought it was a little weird that they used an actual, real-life quote there.Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first! -
gefeylichMarch 16, 2013 at 4:49AM EST Reply to Comment
The episode was funny, but they lifted the porn "homage" film joke whole from 30 Rock (including the end tag). Still, as Fey and Poehler are besties and united in their mild, puzzled contempt for Taylor Swift, it felt organic and not at all annoying. They just love the same sorts of jokes.Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first! -
RayMarch 16, 2013 at 4:09PM EST Reply to Comment
Was I the only one a little put off by a business owner threatening to fire an employee and it immediately turning into a sexual relationship?Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first! -
apMarch 16, 2013 at 6:03PM EST Reply to Comment
I was actually surprised how the scene where Chris accepted to be Ann's sperm donor went. He was talking about raising the kid with her... maybe I'm not remembering correctly how she asked him for that, but being a sperm donor is usually just that. Wouldn't Ann raise the kid just by herself? Maybe with Chris seeing the kid now and then... I don't know.
I expected Ann to correct Chris rather than say, "Really? That's great!"Like (0)This comment has no likes--be the first!
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ISRN Geometry
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 682829, 9 pages
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Closed Sets
1Department of Mathematics, Kamaraj College, Thoothukudi 628003, India
2Department of Mathematics, RDM Government Arts College, Sivagankai 630561, India
Received 3 November 2011; Accepted 22 December 2011
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Haiti: Meeting Medical Needs Around the Country
Posted on: Friday, January 29, 2010
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Emergency Relief, Earthquake
Equipping Medical Staff in Haiti
MADRE has been working with Partners in Health to support Zanmi Lasante as they continue providing emergency care for the earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince and for those who have managed to flee the city.
Through the support and cooperation of many aid agencies, within the first days after the earthquake, the general hospital in Port-au-Prince (HUEH) was equipped to receive survivors. Since then, medical staff has been working around the clock to treat the many severe injuries people sustained during the disaster.
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Dispatches is a magnificently sprawling word-on-the-page, in-your-face account of humans-at-war and captures the gross wretchedness of the Vietnam War. A conflict as we all now know, fought for no other purpose than 2 bloodily unfeeling ideologies who could not care less for their peoples - - caught in the middle: the "grunts" of both sides though Herr naturally, understandably concentrates on his armed forces personnel - - Herr throws out line after line of instant graphic comment and observation in the heat of battle and in the grind of waiting, preparing for it and its grim aftermath. More than that, by focussing on the individuals' buried alive by the brutality of the melee he puts the US Military Command through the ringer of factual reality on the ground exposing their glib, colossally complacent summations, misinterpretations, miscalculations. Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon... who'd want to be a President & Commander-in-Chief as that bunch of 4 & 5 star numbskulls gave advice! Dispatches is Michael Herr's first-person account of his experience as a freelance journalist - embedded with various USMC units in Vietnam, 1967-68. It is, admittedly, an extremely difficult novel to get traction on as the opening passages seem wildly discursive. The trick is to let go of trying to parse out sentences or even whole paragraphs, and just roll with it as whole as the picture comes into focus. In many ways, Dispatches is like an Impressionist painting: best appreciated with some distance from the object rather than with intentness upon its component parts. What emerges from the writing is the inanity of The Vietnam War for all the high ideals propounded by Mission commanders. In many ways, the insensibility of the War is reflected in Herr's rambling, at times near stream-of-consciousness, prose. The images coalesce into the run-up, action of, and the end of the three-and-a-half month Battle of Khe Sanh. As the North Vietnam Army (PAVN) feinted and eventually engaged at Khe Sanh, the Marine base there was besieged. The US committed all resources to operations at Khe Sanh, President Johnson mandating that the base be kept at all costs. Ultimately, the base was destroyed, the Marines pulled back and, the US claimed victory on the premise of casualty figures and the fact that PAVN forces withdrew suddenly afterward. PAVN forces also claimed victory, as after all, they destroyed the base and forced the Marines to evacuate. Dispataches questions the significance of the dual claims of victory and the sudden withdrawal of the North Vietnamese Army, especially in context of the Tet Offensive. Herr's portrayals of the men who fought and reported in the war are the smaller brushstrokes that make up the bigger picture of that time and place. Herr talks and travels with Marines and other reporters, perhaps none more poignant and intriguing than that of his colleagues, Sean Flynn , Dana Stone and Tim Page. Flynn, Stone and Page were photojournalists who cut careless, romantic figures. They were each extremely intelligent, talented men whose ambitions and impulses exacted dear prices. Their legacies and fates are equally breathtaking. Ray Porter is the American narrator who reads Dispatches. The book is either the result of giving a typewriter to an inebriated soul and/or; drugs and alcohol to a journalist. Either way, managing the text and propelling it forward had to have been a challenge. Ray Porter met the challenge, framing the material in a natural voice without caving into a hyperbolic interpretation of extreme and intense situations. There may be a mispronunciation or two ("artillery" is pronounced as "artillerary" in one instance); but over all the delivery is on point. Redacted from the original blog review at dog eared copy, Dispatches; 03/22/2012 I bought this after seeing Coppola's Apocalypse Now. Back in those days, military slang could not be found in the dictionaries that were available, so it was a hard slog, quite apart from the difficult subject. But a very rewarding read, and not only because of the many new phrases I learned. If there never was a war quite like Vietnam, then there never was a book quite like Dispatches. Near the end of the book, when Michael Herr is writing about the journalists who covered the war while he was there, he recounts the story of one photographer's reaction to an invitation to contribute work to a book intended to take the glamour out of the war. The photographer's reaction appears odd but, at this point in the book, is entirely understandable to the reader. The killing, the night lit up with flares, with tracer rounds, the blood, the mud, the heat, the cold, the guns, the firepower, the suffering, the language, the legends, the folklore, the jungle, the sweltering city, the hills, the highlands, the drugs and the drinking, the napalm, the bomber strikes, the sheer destructive force unloaded on the country on an industrial scale by America, and the helicopters, especially the helicopters, used like taxis by Herr, helicopters loaded with grunts alive, dead and wounded, loaded with gear, helicopters with door gunners hanging off them emptying their guns into the countryside, helicopters landing on huge airstrips or tiny jungle clearings. Mechanised carnage everywhere to a background beat of rock music. And the publishers think they can remove the glamour? The photographer laughs at the idea, hysterically. Glamour is an uneasy word to describe war, but it's as good, or as useless, as any other. Horror, fear, anger, sex, death, humanity, inhumanity, resentment and bewilderment, all are encountered and none do the war, or the book, justice. Herr has. What Herr has written is a book that is compelling in its narrative as it is repellant in what it is describing. Herr was a journalist in Vietnam during the war. Different to the others, he worked for Esquire magazine and while other journalists filed against deadline for Stateside dailies or weekly magazines, he had a much more relaxed remit, only needing to turn in articles when he considers it necessary, in reality researching this book. He had time to think, time to reflect, time to really see and then time to write it all down. But by no means a relaxed time. He rode in choppers with dead and mutilated corpses, he came under fire in ambushes, he was shelled and bombed and had to down fistfuls of pills and glasses of hard liquor to get to sleep in his hotel room in Saigon. All this because the story was where the grunts were, in the jungles and highlands of the country, not in an air conditioned press briefing room in Saigon. The stories of the grunts, by turns noble, scared or crazy, are riveting, as are the stories of the reporters themselves, who are mostly scared or crazy, or both. It's hard to describe the book without gushing superlatives. Briefly, it can be summed up as an account of Herr's time in Vietnam alongside the grunts and reporters who fought and reported the fighting there. It can also be described as the sort of book that will inform the way in which you view war and combat, and the men who fought in that war in particular. It is, simply, essential reading and unless you were actually there, you should not be allowed to have, never mind give, an opinion about the American war in Vietnam until you have read it. Herr is arguably at his best when he is describing, in a single paragraph in a burst of prose, a single event. Because his prose can be poetic and this makes what is described, this is a war after all, all the worse. For a book that raises the seemingly unthinkable notion of the glamour of war, this is not a book that glamourises the Vietnam war. The reader will not snap the thing closed after reading, write 'Hell sucks' on the back of their jacket and sit among the ferns of their back garden muttering about the 'Cong'. Rather, it gives an appreciation of the incredible bravery of the fighting man and the intensity of modern combat in a war where industry ground away against ideology, with the grunts and the Vietnamese caught in the middle. Very Burroughs-esque. A taught, rambling, disjointed, gritty correspondent's account of the Vietnam experiences with special emphasis on Tet and Khe San. Herr co-wrote the screenplays in "Apocolypse Now" and "Full Metal Jacket". Soldiers from this memoir clearly ended up in those movies. no reviews | add a review
References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in English (4)Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0679735259, Paperback)Michael Herr, who wrote about the Vietnam War for Esquire magazine, gathered his years of notes from his front-line reporting and turned them into what many people consider the best account of the war to date, when published in 1977. He captured the feel of the war and how it differed from any theater of combat ever fought, as well as the flavor of the time and the essence of the people who were there. Since Dispatches was published, other excellent books have appeared on the war--may we suggest The Things They Carried, The Sorrow of War, We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young--but Herr's book was the first to hit the target head-on and remains a classic.(retrieved from Amazon Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:35:36 -0400) A documentation of the day-to-day realities of the war in Vietnam experienced by men on patrol, under siege at Khe Sanh, strapped into helicopters, and faced with continuing nightmares after their return to the United States. |
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Posted 28 December 2011 - 10:33 PM
I have no problems at the moment but is there a way of identifyng the problem Ronal wheels?
I had to change one of my 16'' alloys today due to a puncture, and Ronal is stamped in the rear of the spokes along with the part number and the ford logo.
none of my wheels are buckled though
Posted 01 February 2012 - 03:20 PM
Posted 09 February 2012 - 06:48 PM
amazingly, as i was photographing the pothole a guy wandered over who'd had the same thing on his VW golf and i got a call from him later telling me an audi driver had his go bang minutes after i left! 3 cars in 20 minutes!!
annoying bit is that it wasnt even the biggest pothole i've seen today... essex highways are sooooooo forking out for this! great service from gates of harlow ford though, booking me in for a replacement tomorrow morning and doing my courtesy check at the same time
Posted 18 February 2012 - 07:08 AM
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Posted 11 June 2012 - 07:15 PM
Now for the argument with Ford...
Posted 13 June 2012 - 11:29 AM
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Posted 13 June 2012 - 06:25 PM
Posted 13 June 2012 - 07:21 PM
Im sure you all agree that it is far too common, as a 2 x wheel victim myself I know first hand the issues, I am still after all these months still arguing with the Ford Executive team who work directly for the CEO, the problem is that Ford can just blame the councils and although we all know that it isn't that the issue is that the damage is caused by potholes, curbs etc and I don't think anyone would say there wheel just buckled while driving BUT the point is the wheels should not have buckled under such a low pressure impact, I know someone else on here is trying via trading standards in relation to his filler cap and I hope he gets it sorted I do however feel that we need some more action in bulk to get this one anywhere, I will speak to my contact at the Executive Office tomorrow or Friday and see if she is OK for me to give out an email or phone number for her so that everyone who has had this can contact them, I can only hope that enough people complaining will actually lead to anything.
I have tried contacting watchdog but they did not respond, I ran a poll on another thread about it and to be honest the results speak for themselves.
If anyone has any idea on anything else we can do let us know, I also would like to say to the people out there who have not got buckled alloys and think we are all just rubbish drivers, there is a high chance that they either have got them without realising (easily done) or they will probably at some point get a buckle.
I am basing that on the fact there are reports of cars all the way back at 58 plate up to 12 plate having this issue so it is not about a bad batch.
I will post any updates if I get any.
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Posted 29 January 2013 - 02:06 PM
Irritating, as I know where most of the pot holes are on my journeys, then BANG, one springs out of nowhere
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jivegamer | #2 Subject: The other club's getting kid've old Posted: 06/01/2005 12:19:10 |
It's just fight after fight about how your an idiot for being a christian or how you're making jesus cry. Hopefully we can honestly discuss this here without any mudslinging. I must say however, that I was very impressed with what Supermodel 23 had to say, so I hope he joins this club. As for the question, my official answer is I don't know (I'm an agnostic). Saying you don't know isn't a bad route to take. People with religions would of course say that none of us truly know, that's why we have faith. To that I would respond "faith in what?" Then they would say, depending on their religion faith in Jesus or Zeuss or Shiva or Allah or satan or whatever sort of deity they happen to look to. The problem there is that there are so many, wouldn't worshipping one upset the other. Besides that, you should focus on life while in life and focus on death while in death. Since you can't very well worship them all (or can you?), pick one or none, follow your own moral code, then go about living your life. If you feel the need to reaaaaly worship, then you could try combining every single religion in exsistence into one ultra contradictory super religion. I would call it chrisjewmushindbhuddsikhgreeksatanoyevotaoconfuseculaagnoatheserendipid itybugaloohashooism!
That would probably lead you to unparalleld confusion. Then there's Bhuddism and the jedi religion which look to a binding universal force as opposed to some dude waving his fingers to create and destroy things. I guess you just have to take a look at a number of religious and scientific things and decide for yourself, because I doubt one's mind is going to be changed by what one person has to say (Unless of course, that dude is named Jesus). |
StrongWolf | #3 Subject: yes Posted: 06/01/2005 12:21:41 |
he exist
FoxyKat22 | #4 Subject: agnostic?? Posted: 06/01/2005 14:42:13 |
ok, i've been called agnostic and then asked that person what that was suppose to meen and they never answered...so, uh, what exactly does that meen? i have an idea, but it's better to hear what it really meens than to assume...and don't anyone tell me to look it up, i've heard that too much in my own house...^_^
nekuramajin | #5 Subject: agnostic Posted: 06/01/2005 14:56:01 |
1a-One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God. b-One who is skeptical about the existence of God but does not profess true atheism. 2-One who is doubtful or noncommittal about something |
FoxyKat22 | #6 Subject: thanks Posted: 06/01/2005 15:10:03 |
well thanks for the 1 2 3, if i am an agnostic than it would only be the first and none of the others...oh, and jivegamer, it looks like we may have very similare perspectives on things, atleast it seems so so far.
Kill_Beams | #7 Subject: Why I Changed Posted: 06/01/2005 23:26:25 |
I was riased Catholic but questioned my fiath since I don't see the purpose to all those rituals, at which piont I began to see things I totally disagreed with, such as the church's attitude towards homosexuals, I think that religion has some good advice to leiving a happy life but that religion needs to be self determined to really fufilling
TWIN36 | #8 Subject: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH Posted: 06/01/2005 23:41:58 |
The catholic church has become so self involved over the centuries and so greedy that I don't know if it can even be called a christian belief. You have preists with servants and a leader who, when aproached demands his ring to be kissed. As a christian you are supposed to spread the word of God and do your best to follow in his step. But all they do is critisize, judge, and threaten you with damnation. I believe there is a god but you should believe in him your own way. A father only wants his childeren to be happy and safe, lambs don't need to be sacrificed and he definitley doesn't need owr money.
supermodel23 | #9 Subject: interesting book to read Posted: 06/02/2005 07:03:33 |
The Book of Hiram
_christopher knight & robert lomas gives an interesting account of the history of the judeo-christian belief system. according to the authors the rituals are based on god/king making. a practice that is commonly associated with the pharoahs of egypt. but its said to have been practiced by the sumerians, phoenecians, hebrews, and the essenes, plus many more cultures prior to these civilizations. the authors state that by the archaeological evidence it originated with the nordic people, but they cant be sure. supposedly it was all really sun/venus worship. based on astronomy, they would have rituals which allowed the ruler of a "house"(clan, kingdom, etc.) to ritually marry the "wife"(venus) of god(the sun). why? because it would give the appearance of the ruler harnessing the power of the weather to yield a good harvest and provide for his subjects. i wont begin to do justice to the book by trying to repeat the evidence, but to any that are interested in the roots of judeo-christian-islamic beliefs, its an interesting read. my point. . .there's a connotation to the word "god" to mean a personified god. when people say things like "the lord" and "most high", they are referring to a person who they think is out there somewhere. you dont know it, but youre really just looking for a king. |
bryguy345 | #10 Subject: hello Posted: 06/02/2005 10:35:38 |
you can still debate whether if god is real it is just that i ment this room for people fight, be violent and hurtful to the other members, pick on them and pick any thing messed up about them and pick on them i did not nix the is god real aspect of this club i just want that clu to have more topics.
bryguy345 | #11 Subject: is god real Posted: 06/02/2005 10:37:34 |
i am currently producing the is god real cllub again due to overwhelming outcry and support for my is god real club i guess i dont have much of a choice. sorry for changing it.
bryguy345 | #12 Subject: is god real Posted: 06/02/2005 10:37:39 |
i am currently producing the is god real cllub again due to overwhelming outcry and support for my is god real club i guess i dont have much of a choice. sorry for changing it.
diablos1979 | #13 Subject: Fight Room Posted: 06/02/2005 12:52:41 |
Bryguy wants people to keep "fighting" in his Fight Room Club, and still wants to have a debate about god (Among other topics), so to distinguish mine from his, look at the title of the club. That's all we'll discuss here, so if you feel like "fighting" with somebody over a different topic, have it out in Bryguy's club, but if you want to talk god/religion, let's hear it here.
Kill_Beams | #14 Subject: Speaking of Books Posted: 06/02/2005 18:03:23 |
God's Debris by Scott Adams is an interesting and somewhat short read on this topic
TWIN36 | #15 Subject: YEAH!! Posted: 06/03/2005 19:58:24 |
Thanx for setting that strate diablos
Racist | #16 Subject: Thank You diablos1979 Posted: 06/03/2005 22:56:50 |
IS GOD REAL II was my only club for discussion of this topic. Now there is a new, civilized club for the question of god. BryGuy wants us to fight, but most people who want to didiscuss God are more philisophical, spiritual, or scientific than the barbarians he wants us to be. Fighting gets you nowhere.
But, as a topic, the existence of god is based mainly within and forces from outside will not change that. I do look foreward to any debates I can get a position on, and I hope that comes often. |
Kill_Beams | #17 Subject: Good Point Posted: 06/04/2005 01:31:42 |
Racist brings up a very good point, often people come into these types of discussion with the purpose of persuading not learning
scream619 | #18 Subject: God Posted: 06/04/2005 02:53:45 |
Faith is believing in something you can not prove to exist, and to believe it blindly. I do not see the point in trying to prove if God exists or not because, God is what you believe, not what other agree on.
FoxyKat22 | #19 Subject: Debates Posted: 06/04/2005 04:06:38 |
Thats the reason i read and listen to this topic and a lot of others aswell, i maybe very opppinionated, but how opppinionated can u be about somthing if u don't listen and learn all about it and others veiws...i like to learn new things i didn't know before, what i don't like is someone telling me what i should believe in or think is the right way, that just doesn't go to well w/ me....so i hope this will be a bit more of a kinder club for the topic of God's existence and believes behind it all...hopefully.
mrgameandwat... | #20 Subject: Someday this will Posted: 06/04/2005 18:03:51 |
I was intrigued when I first came upon this club from of my friends' club listings. Very unique and exciting I see this as. I want to thank the person (diablos1979) for being the intelligent one in coming up with this club. I am interested in what topics this club will produce and will be happy to give my opinions.
diablos1979 | #21 Subject: NEW TOPIC Posted: 06/04/2005 20:21:12 |
Howdy, folks-
Check out the new announcement I posted...I am curious to see what kind of debate we can generate on this one...and thanks for joining! |
supermodel23 | #22 Subject: so as to not confuse anyone. . . Posted: 06/04/2005 23:04:02 |
for the record, i feel that the responsibility is shared equally between both parties. i dont think it really can be considered "negative" or "positive" beliefs, because lack of proof "for" doesnt necessarily imply proof "against", and vice versa.
Kill_Beams | #23 Subject: The question Posted: 06/04/2005 23:26:24 |
I don't think either party has the responsibility to prove thier beliefs, unless the believe they have to. Other wise society shouldn't force someone to come forth with proof
FoxyKat22 | #24 Subject: ... Posted: 06/05/2005 02:51:12 |
I agree w/ Kill_beams, i don't think any side should prove the exsistence of God, actually i don't think any one but God himself could prove His exsistence....because any type of prove from either side can be easily put to the side and/or have an excuse to counter it....so unless the almighty himself comes down or what not and proves His exsistence, there really can never be....atleast thats how i see it.
supermodel23 | #25 Subject: as an agnostic Posted: 06/05/2005 10:06:38 |
the question is moot for you FoxyKat, being that you feel that there is no way to prove the existence of god. but if i was to ask you to prove your point of view, and you werent able to would that make your perspective false? or for that matter, would it make mine true?
"actually i don't think any one but God himself could prove His exsistence..." however this statement implies that god is not only in existence, but personified anthromorphically. i dont want to kill this topic prematurely, but i think there should be attention given to the many ideas of what god is/could be (i.e.- a personified being, a supreme entity, an intial force, an underlying supportive force, etc.). |
jivegamer | #26 Subject: exactly Posted: 06/05/2005 12:09:49 |
That's what I've been thinking about for a very long time. Why do most people give such a narrow definition to such a very complicated thing. Well, actually, I probably shouldn't be talking seeing as how I'm an agnostic and the point is moot with me too, but I do like "what if" arguments. For example, it's easy to question the institutions of organized religion because there are so many of them, but what if there was only one large religion in existence? We're assuming that some super missionaries converted everyone in the world and burned all other "holy texts" and it's been many generations since that happened, so no one remembers other religions existing. Assuming all of these conditions where met, would religion be questioned so much? The answer is a resounding HELL YES! Although it might be to a lesser degree, there are always going to be people who say " wait a minute, blessed mongeese? Holy comic shops? war with robots on distant planets? What the hell is this bullshit?" Unfortunately, places like the Mormon church will probably take you into the back room and shoot you if you ever question the whole jesus in North America thing. Damn this is getting long whinded. What the hell was my point? Ah yes, god(s) not being a simple thing. Think of the jedi's religion where they answer to a supreme force as opposed to a supreme dude who waves his fingers and makes things happen. You thinking about it? good. I think that's about all I've got on this subject. Have any of you seen the Seventh Seal? I'm definintley Antonius Block.
jivegamer | #27 Subject: B.T.W Posted: 06/05/2005 12:10:58 |
It's the religious person's duty.
firba1 | #28 Subject: I agree, and... Posted: 06/05/2005 18:56:43 |
I think that people should stop using A.D. and B.C. I think this is too specific to one religion, and should be changed to B.C.E.(Before Common Era) and C.E.(Common Era).
Racist | #29 Subject: Proof for Conversion Posted: 06/05/2005 19:05:55 |
The only reason we have to attempt to prove/disprove the existence of god is so that others will join your beleif system. even if there is proof of a god, will everybody believe it? No. Say christianity is right. Say it is proven. I still will question it. I still will defy it's orders. And I doubt that I will be the only one to do this.
Leave the proving to the ones who want to convert people. Leave the vain efforts of proving to the fanatics. I'm an atheist. I will not disprove. I will only contradict. |
Racist | #30 Subject: By the Way Posted: 06/05/2005 19:19:17 |
I like how this club has some debate structure. This club's club announcements give you a topic. Bryguy's club's club announcements were this "HEY TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THIS CLUB AND TELL ME HOW I COULD MAKE THIS BETTER. " That was a direct cut and paste.


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