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Definitely agree that case-by-case should be the way to go, I can only say normally I'm happier (where an appreciable difference exists) with the newer versions based on past experience. An exception to that off the top of my head would be 'The Wolfman' Director's Cut where I think the theatrical version is punchier even as it loses a nice scene with Max Von Sydow.
But that isn't an important or notable film!
But then, as you point out it's also worth bearing in mind when a Director's Cut IS actually the work of the director coming back themselves to rework the film perhaps as they originally wanted to and not where the studio just goes in and makes such additions themselves without considering how to put things back in yet markets it as a DC. I'm obviously also not necessarily talking about the recent emergence of 'unrated' cuts which are proliferating especially in the horror/sci-fi genre because those are just cash ins for the home market I find that just add more gore etc
I'm talking about your 'Aliens: SE', 'The Abyss: SE' and your Ridley Scott stuff and even the likes of Robert Wise's work on TMP.
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Yes, one thing I love about James Cameron's extended cut movies is that the extended cut is almost a completely different movie from the theatrical release. The Abyss is the most marked example of this. ALIENS is probably the second most standout example. I still have yet to see the extended cut of Avatar to see if the changes are as radical as in the previous two examples.
Hell, Terminator 2: Judgment Day actually had three different cuts... the 2hr and 20 minute theatrical, the 2 hr and 35 minute extended cut, and the hidden extended cut which adds even a few more scenes or makes certain changes to the narrative....the hidden cut would have to be accessed via a special remote control trick.
Alien 3 is another one of those movies (David Fincher, director) where the extended cut makes it almost a completely different story. The additional 30 minutes of footage made it about as long as the theatrical cut of ALIENS before it.
Ridley Scott actually released the director's cut of ALIEN theatrically on one night, Halloween, back in '99 I believe. He actually trimmed several segments to increase the pacing of the film. This was also offset by the couple of scenes that he restored to the film....but yeah, for all that, it still resulted in being a marginally shorter film than the original '79 release.
Overall, I believe I got my money's worth out of the Quadrilogy (and later the Anthology on Blu-Ray.)
It was Halloween '03, Dude... the Quadrilogy DVD set was already being finalized and they wanted to give it a marketing push. They considered the special edition of ALIENS and the new 'director's cut' of A L I E N (which Scott had conceded to make because the studio would otherwise have put something together without him; they wanted two versions of each film for their DVD set). A L I E N won the coin toss. You had about two weeks to catch the movie (at least here in Vegas we did), and some auditoriums screening it were IMAX. The teaser for the dreaded ALIENS vs Predator ("whoever wins... we lose") was specifically attached to this limited release.
For me, it was a chance to finally see the first movie on a projected screen. And the rearranging of footage handled better than it could have been. Major improvement over the bogus 'director's cut' VHS bootleg I previously had (which was literally some turkey buying the '92 special edition laserdisc and dubbing it to VHS with the deleted scenes on Disc 2 now inserted into the dub).
The TMP director's cut is interesting, because it calls into question exactly how these things are prepared technologically speaking. I had always previously assumed that most director's cuts existed on film, and I still want to believe that's been the case. However it was obviously not the case with TMP, which can't be released to BluRay in its present form because the newer digital effects were rendered in SD.
It's frustrating in a way, because it almost feels like the TMP director's cut both does and doesn't exist. Even if they recreated the fx in HD, it would still be much lower quality than the actual 1979 film. To really do it justice, I think you would have to go 2k at the least if not 4k. I believe the LOTR extended cuts were edited in 4k (whereas the theatrical cuts still exist on film), however don't quote me there. Clearly Paramount was thinking "Meh... people are only going to watch this on DVD, right?" Even though ENT was already being prepped for shooting in HD.
So then how were most director's cuts made prior?
The Blade Runner director's cut supposedly received a limited theatrical release, so it must have existed on film. The Final Cut likewise was screened in some theaters (although in the age of digital cinema, it suppose it could have been created by scanning the film and re-editing it in digital... then printing it again for any 'analogue' theaters wanting to screen it... does anyone here know?).
What of The Abyss and ALIENS? Were they ever screened theatrically in their extended versions? Are those special editions proven to have existed on film?
The ALIENS special edition was first created for broadcast on CBS. It had 'some' of the restored footage, but not all of it. And the special edition proper was initially available on laserdisc in the early '90s, after additional special effects work (for some of the previously unused scenes) was completed.
So... would Cameron have had the freedom to reedit his movie on film? Or would it have been "meh... they're only going to watch it on laserdisc, right?"
The Abyss... same situation, same question. Additional effects work had to be finished for the special edition release... on laserdisc. Would they have reedited on film for that?
My thinking is you wouldn't cut up the original negative, even in the analogue days. Because then you'd only have to change it back (and each time, you would be destroying it). So maybe you make a new negative from one of your interpositives... and then splice THAT together with the previously unused footage. If the studio will pay for it.
Or do you scan everything to videotape and then reedit your movie there (if you know it's not getting a theatrical re-release)? Only now you have to 'rebuild' the new cut of your film every time there's an upgrade in home video technology.
Nowadays, you don't even know what's film or digital anymore (JJ Abrams likes 35mm film; I guess that's a comfort). But at least with the advance of HD and the mastering of films at 2k/4k/6k/8k, you can assume there's an approximate level of quality across the mediums. If they wanted to release the extended cuts of LOTR theatrically, they could (and did).
So did Paramount really drop the ball on ST:TMP? Or is that just the way it was 'often' done up until that time?
Last edited by samwiseb : 11-18-2012 at 12:24 AM.
Em............some of that goes into more techie stuff than my knowledge covers but according to this:
Then Cameron (per the history of the SE section) was the one who spearheaded the work to redo 'The Abyss' and it did get a limited theatrical re-release in 1993. But that's because I think Cameron would never let a version of one of his films go out without being involved in whatever version it was.
I don't think 'Aliens' had a theatrical re-release. But wouldn't they have needed a film version for the work to transfer to Blu Ray for the Anthology? Or am I quite wrong?
When it comes to TMP I don't know if it was ever asked why the new effects were only done in SD and not HD. I guess perhaps there may have been a sense of 'it's only for home viewing though'. That's possible. Does that mean the Blu Ray edition available is the 1979 unaltered version? I'm still using the twenty disc 2002 Special Collector's Edition DVD box set for the original films as I'm not satisfied with the options and/or packaging of the ten films on Blu Ray so far.
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Yeah, The ST:I-X BluRays are all the theatrical versions. On the positive side, this is the first time VI: The Undiscovered Country has been released in its original edit and theatrical aspect ratio (as opposed to the slightly longer version with his preferred 2.05/1 aspect ratio known to all prior video releases of the film).
Interestingly enough, some of the color correction work on TMP's director's edition (mostly stuff like restoring consistency to spaceship model shots) did crossbleed back into the BluRay presentation of TMP's theatrical cut. So there's that. The film would've had to have been scanned in order to be color-corrected (right?), and if that stuff's at a high enough resolution for BluRay (again, I would hope it was scanned at 4k or higher and not just 1080p) it makes their decisions regarding the new CG effects all the more perplexing.
All the Alien movies were scanned at 8k and remastered for the DVD Quadrilogy set, and the first two films were remastered again for the BluRay Anthology set. So even if Cameron's special editions had previously existed on video only, they would've been rebuilt at the times of these remastering efforts. However I had missed the part about The Abyss' special edition getting a limited theatrical release even though I read the same article you did. So... cheers. I think that seems to settle it then, Paramount's execs were out to lunch and they shafted Robert Wise to save money.
Good wealth of knowledge there, Sam. I stand corrected on the ALIEN theatrical re-release. I thought it seemed more recent than that, but I guess I thought '99 because it was the 20th anniversary of ALIEN. (I was in --whimper-- West Virginia at the time, and I should've been more wary of the time.)
It is good that Cameron gets such backing (or at least, has enough of his own capital) to finance a remaster/redux of his movies. Too bad other companies don't have that kind of vision and forethought. Star Trek TMP was a financial success, if not a critical one. It should've made complete sense to Paramount to give Rob Wise everything he needed to make the DC a big screen release, or at least, big screen release-ready.
Dune (1984, Universal). That film was not a financial success, but gets (without Fincher's approval or involvement) a restoration of footage. I loved the movie, and they could've made it a much better film if they properly backed both Fincher and the film for the process. Yeah, I was sorely disappointed that they used the paintings in the prologue to represent establishing shots of planets instead of sticking with the much superior theatrical effects shots for them. Why in the hell would they resort to that? The painting was fine for the prologue, but THAT's where it should've stayed. It felt like a real "middle finger" to David Fincher.
Also, at the time of the TMP Director's Cut release on DVD (and even VHS), DVD was the prime standard at the time, so everything for the film was apparently remastered to DVD resolution.....Blu-Ray probably wasn't even thought of at the time, or at least, was only on the drawing boards.
When the TMP DC was "screened" for TMP's cast and crew, it was done so, if I recall correctly, on a 100 inch, progressive scan TV. Apparently, they at least had a full Dolby set up in the room to make as close to the big screen experience as possible.
One would also figure that with all the capital Paramount made off its recent Star Trek theatrical movie, that Paramount would want to go back and make all of its older movies live up to the current medium's specs in their restored forms. Then again, film resolution and home video resolution are going up all the time, so Paramount probably doesn't see it as a viable investment.
See, I always get a little confused with Blu Ray on this remastering concept because I'm never sure what they mean when they say a film has been remastered (as the region 2 Blu Ray releases of the Star Trek films state).
Forgive me for the tangent but as it seems to have arisen............but I get a little vague between remasters and restorations and when a film needs one or other. And the cost of doing them. For example, 'Jaws' I recently bought on Blu Ray was, I think advertised as a full 'frame by frame' restoration AND remaster from the ground up and cost supposedly around $250,000 (as part of Universals work on 13 catalogue titles as part of it's 100th Anniversary) to do. And it looks frankly superb in the process.
Newer films of the last few years have obviously been shot with Blu Ray and HD in mind so look great from the start, but with some older catalogue films I can never be sure which level of work they've had done moving from format to format. Or does it all depend on the quality of the source prints to start with.
It just confuses me sometimes - Transfers, Remasters, Frame by Frame Restorations and how you know what's what. Like for example, I read there were two Blu Ray versions of 'Gladiator', initially a transfer copy not remastered and then later released in the same packaging a remastered version but you could only tell by the presence of a small logo on the back of the packaging. I read there were different transfers of 'Terminator 2' as well - a standard and then the fully done Skynet edition (which was the one I bought and does look amazing frankly).
Sorry for going off tangent.
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Last edited by kevin : 11-18-2012 at 08:42 AM.
On film you have your original negative, plus the interpositive you create from it. From that you create secondary (slightly lower quality) negatives, and then from THAT you create your release prints (which are positives) to distribute to theaters. (Of course nowadays you probably scan your interpositive to a 4k digital file and then distribute copies of that to project digitally at either 2k or 4k... assuming you even shot on film to begin with. But I digress).
Now the interpositive (I think!) is your master. It's going to disintegrate over time (I think even faster than the negatives), plus everytime you copy it you're going to be scratching and destroying it. So you try to use it as little as possible. Your secondary negatives are going to get the living crap beat out of them in the process of photocopying your release prints, and those prints... well, most of us are old enough to remember how banged up they used to look after a couple months.
But here's the thing, your O-neg is also disintegrating alone in its storage vault. And (from what I understand) there's really not much you can do to it, as even cleaning it can cause damage. To remaster is to go back to the O-neg and make another interpositive (master) from it, and any photochemical restoration work is applied during this step (to the master, not the O-neg; as long as the O-neg is not TOO damaged you kind of just have to let it continue disintegrating).
If this all sounds problematic, then it begins to make sense why only over the last couple decades have they really gotten remastering down to a science. Nowadays you would more than likely scan either the O-neg or the master (at 8k or whatever) and then go inside your computer and clean it up digitally. So you're not really restoring the actual film per se. Not sure about the exact terminology, and I'm sure these terms get used interchangeably anyway, however I *believe* 'restoration' is meant to imply that the degraded film was already considered beyond salvaging in the physical/photochemical world (which is where we fear the SW original negatives are).
Videotape also degrades, at least if it's analogue. Back during the glorious 1st decade-and-a-half of VHS, the VHS masters scanned from the film interpostive (master) would degrade, and eventually you would have to make a new film-to-video transfer in order to have a new VHS masters from which to make more VHS copies. Things probably stabilized a bit with digital video and commercial laserdisc, however the industry would continue to make new video transfers of their films as video capturing and home media playback technology was perceived to be improving. The tradeoff: as the technology to make new video transfers improves, the film masters are still continuing to degrade.
So your 1991 VHS copy of STII: The Wrath of Khan may have looked cleaner -or less fuzzy- from a 'video' standpoint, and featured a more nuanced sound mix (which kind of sucked for you if you were still using a mono TV and missed being able to actually hear those nuanced sounds in mono), however the older 1987 copy you borrowed from your friend might betray fewer film scratches, stains or other artifacts.
The Star Trek films I'm a little vague on as well, probably because they are less high-profile and specifics might not be as readily available. I don't believe most of them have ever actually been remastered. With two possible exceptions: Star Trek The Motion Picture for the 2001 director's cut release, and STII: The Wrath of Khan for the more recent BluRay release.
To the former, some considerable ("frame-by-frame"?) cleanup work was applied to the film footage, while artificial 'film grain' was reportedly added to the new special effects. This is because those two components needed to come together -and visually approximate each other in texture- to form a viable new version of the film. But in what form and at what resolution the cleanup was applied I'm not sure... and this would affect 'whether or not' the newer BluRays of TMP also benefited from this cleanup work. 'Supposedly' the color correction of certain details (like the Enterprise deflector dish) survives to the current BluRay of the theatrical version... which would seem to 'suggest' that this work might have been done at a high enough resolution to constitute a legitimate remaster of the film rather than just a cleaned up transfer (although in my mind, even doing it at 1080p for BluRay wouldn't count. 4k is what approaches film quality, not 1080p).
Wrath of Khan... I think it was stated in 2008-09 that it was the one film which had disintegrated enough to need a new master. And 'supposedly' Nick Meyer himself was involved in the technical process. What I can tell you about the BluRay is that the colors are over-corrected, resulting in a bluish tint throughout. I'm really hoping that was just a transfer issue... although only people who saw the surprise ST09 pre-screening (which Nimoy attended) would know for sure.
Newer transfers of the First Four STs were done at least a couple times during the VHS days, with the more recent transfers mirroring what was on the laserdiscs. Early DVDs were divided: V-VII got the laserdisc (letterbox) transfers while I-IV got newer (anamorphic) transfers. When the collector's editions were made, V-VII finally got the anamorphic treatment while II-IV (even though II was being reedited into a director's cut!) reused the earlier anamorphic transfers just with higher DVD compression. All the films got re-transferred for BluRay. But again, only the first two are believed to have ever been remastered... depending on who you ask.
How's all of this for off-tangent?
Last edited by samwiseb : 11-18-2012 at 10:15 AM.
Very much so. But also informative so thank you for covering it.
The little I know usually only comes from either Blu Ray featurettes on how a film was restored or cleaned up for the Blu Ray version but not all films obviously cover that aspect in their extras. And often they use a lot of terms in conversation but without necessarily explaining them.
My curiosity stemmed mostly because I had picked up several older films the last while on Blu Ray that are supposed to be a combination of Restorations, Remasters etc (such as Double Indemnity, North by Northwest, Chinatown, Jaws and even the Back to the Future trilogy) and so many of these look so amazing in their picture quality it's as if they were filmed yesterday with state of the art equipment used.
I'm just continually amazed by what can be done with such old films when someone puts in the effort to bring them back. I used to be so skeptical of the Blu Ray difference before I actually bought a player and started building my collection in the format.
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There was a point during the 2010 MLS season were the Columbus Crew and Real Salt Lake both seemed capable of winning multiple trophies. Both were among the leaders in the Supporters' Shield race, had a proven record in the playoffs and were humming along in CONCACAF Champions League. The Crew had even advanced to the U.S. Open Cup finals.
Although their paths starting taking divergent paths around September, both ultimately ended up in the same place: Just two more teams without a single trophy in 2010. The CCL quarterfinals, in a sense, are the final opportunity to make sure their efforts in 2010 are not entirely wasted.
The Crew, as you may remember, watched their season crumble around them as the strain of the crowded schedule seemed to get the best of them. After being just a few points short of the Supporters' Shield as late as August, the Crew finished the season by claiming six points in their final seven regular-season matches before crashing out of the playoffs in the first round and losing the Open Cup final along the way.
RSL, on the other hand, finished the regular season strong and came up just three points shy of the LA Galaxy's Shield-winning point total. Those efforts ultimately went for naught, though, as RSL couldn't find a way to beat FC Dallas in the playoffs.
For the Crew, CCL probably represents their best chance at winning silverware anytime in the foreseeable future. For RSL, this is potentially the beginning of a history-making season. Either way, both teams will have plenty of motivation.
How they got here
Crew: Despite their struggles toward the end of the regular season, the Crew were pretty consistent in the CCL group. They won four of their six matches, including a victory over Santos Laguna at Crew Stadium, and finished second in the group.
RSL: The only blemish on the Lions' CCL resume was a loss at Cruz Azul that was being played in hurricane-like conditions. Even then, it took three goals from Cruz Azul after the 87th minute to pull out the victory and keep U.S. teams winless in Mexico. RSL ultimately repaid the favor at home and won the group, the first MLS team of the current CCL era to do so.
What's changed since CCL Group Stage
- Crew: It might be better to ask, What hasn't changed? Columbus has already cut ties with 10 players from last year's team, nine of whom played significant roles. They are also missing starting goalkeeper William Hesmer and backup Andy Gruenebaum, which means recently signed Ray Burse is likely going to get the start. Possible starters Shaun Francis, Dilly Duka, Eddie Gaven, Kevin Burns and Danny O'Rourke have all been battling injuries and it's still unclear which of them might play.
RSL: Very little has changed for RSL, other than perhaps gaining motivation. Robbie Findley is probably the most significant player to leave the team in the off-season, but he was only a part-time starter anyway. Fabian Espindola, Javier Morales and Alvaro Saborio are all listed as probable, but it seems unlikely they'd all miss what the team has been trumpeting as one of their biggest games in their history.
Probable lineups
Crew (4-4-2): FW: Andres Mendoza, Jeff Cunningham; MF: Eddie Gaven , Emmanuel Ekpo, Rich Balchan, Robbie Rogers; DF: Josh Gardner, Andy Iro, Chad Marshall, Sebastian Miranda; GK: Burse
- RSL (4-4-2): FW: Saborio, Paulo Jr; MF: Ned Grabavoy, Morales, Kyle Beckerman, Will Johnson; DF: Robbie Russell, Nat Borchers, Jamison Olave, Chris Wingert; GK: Nick Rimando.
Head to head
The Crew wins if: Keeping it low scoring has to be the focus of the Crew. Their best hope probably lies in grinding out a 1-0 win in Columbus and then holding on for dear life at Rio Tinto Stadium. There's no question they are considerable underdogs, which could really play into their favor if they grab an early lead. People have been waiting for Rogers to break out for a couple years now, Tuesday would be a nice time for him to start showing his capable of being a leader.
RSL wins if: There's no question they are the more experience, talented and confident team. The key will be not panicking if things don't go their way early. Getting out of Crew Stadium tied, especially if they score a goal, should be enough.
Prediction: Is it impossible for the Crew to win this matchup? No, of course it isn't. But for anyone to pretend that a Crew victory would be anything less than a huge upset is just not being honest. RSL's biggest problem might be how they react to an early deficit. A loss on Tuesday wouldn't destroy their chances, but getting shut out is obviously problematic with the away-goal tiebreaker. Expect RSL to come out with a 1-0 victory.


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Turnabout was fair play in more ways than one for Metea Valley on Saturday.
The Mustangs knocked off rival Waubonsie Valley for the first time ever and their 50-27 Upstate Eight Valley victory was driven by the type of full-court press that has given them so many problems.
Visiting Metea Valley (9-3, 4-1) began the game using a full-court trap and the Warriors had no answer for it. The Mustangs forced three turnovers and sank their first five shots en route to a 20-4 lead.
"Our press was working really well," Metea Valley senior center Lori Obendorf said. "We've been working on it all week and I think it worked out nicely.
"They couldn't handle the pressure and we took advantage of it. A lot of teams have been doing that to us so we finally got to turn the tables a little bit."
The early intensity is something Metea Valley coach Kris Kalivas would like to see more of.
"We've kind of learned with this group that we need to start out with a high intensity defensively and that kind of sets the tempo for the rest of the game," Kalivas said. "We worked a little bit this week on a full-court trap. We decided to try it out today and they did a really nice job out of that and I think it got us some easy steals, some easy layups and it gave us a lot of energy coming out of the gate."
Senior guard Bria Walker got the early barrage started, scoring the first five points on a fast-break layup and a three-pointer, and the Mustangs made 12 of their first 15 shots to open up a 27-10 lead after one quarter.
Sophomore Nia Flowers scored all nine of her points during the burst, sinking 4-of-5 shots, while Walker and junior guard Jenny Voytell both made 3-of-4. They weren't all layups, either, as two were treys and three others mid-range jumpers.
Obendorf didn't score in the opening stanza but played a big role by blocking four shots. She finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds, four blocks and two steals and scored six of Metea's eight points during the third quarter.
"Lori has been a very stable factor all season long for us offensively and defensively," Kalivas said. "She's very smart defensively so she's in the right spots and she's a hard worker. She fights with other post players and she gets blocks, she gets rebounds and offensively she does great job finishing for us."
Obendorf, a three-year starter, relishes her role in the paint.
"I enjoy blocking shots," Obendorf said. "It's always a fun thing to do. If our first line of help breaks down then it's nice to be able to step up and get that big play."
Walker wound up with 10 points for Metea, which scored only two points in the second quarter but remained solid defensively, never allowing Waubonsie (0-11, 0-5) to get closer than 13 points. Kellee Clay added eight points and Voytell had six points and six steals.
"We were 0-5 against them since my sophomore year so we obviously really wanted to get this one," Obendorf said. "They have a completely different team now, but we knew we couldn't take anybody lightly, especially since it's a rival game."
Aniya Lightford scored eight points for the Warriors, while Ryaen Johnson added four points, seven rebounds and four blocks.
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Tribal officials say Bryan Brewer is scheduled for the operation Wednesday afternoon at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Brewer was injured in a one-vehicle accident on Dec. 29, at which time he broke his hip and pelvis. He has been in a wheelchair since the crash.
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Timing of the cycle of agricultural crops (agrophenology) (CLIM 031) - Assessment published Sep 2008
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- There is evidence that the flowering and maturity of several species in Europe now occurs two or three weeks earlier than in the past.
- The shortening of the phenological phases is expected to continue if temperatures continue to increase.
Modelled change of flowering date for winter wheat 1975-2007
Note: The day of the year of flowering has been simulated by using a crop growth model (CGMS Crop Growth Monitoring System).
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Potential alcohol level at harvest for Riesling in Alsace (France) 1972-2003
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Past trends
Several studies have collected data and observed changes in the phenological phases of several perennial crops in Europe, such as the advance in the start of the growing season of fruit trees (2.3 days/10 years), cherry tree blossom (2.0 days/10 years), and apple tree blossom (2.2 days/10 years), in line with increases of up to 1.4 oC in mean annual air temperature in Germany (Chmielewski et al., 2004), and the advance of apricot and peach tree flowering by 1-3 weeks over the past 30 years for in France (Chuine et al., 2004).
Sowing or planting dates of several agricultural crops have been advanced, by 5 days for potatoes in Finland, 10 days for maize and sugar beet in Germany and 20 days for maize in France (IPCC, 2007).
Assuming that the warming trend will continue, further reductions in the number of days required for flower opening (anthesis) and maturity may be expected for areas in western Europe, where phenological changes are strongly accelerating (ECCE, 2005). However, the rate of the reduction of these phases may gradually decrease with a further increase in temperature due to a reduced efficiency of photosynthesis at high temperatures.
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Solar Powering New York
The NY-Sun Initiative, a dynamic public-private partnership, will drive growth in the solar industry and make solar technology more affordable for all New Yorkers. Since the Governor launched NY-Sun in 2012, a total of 316 MW of solar PV has been installed or is under contract, more than was installed in the entire prior decade.
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Most people know how to live a more eco-friendly life. They drive eco-friendly cars, install eco-friendly appliances in their home and purchase eco-friendly household products. Some people don't realize that they can also accessorize in an eco-friendly fashion. From clothes to jewelry, there are plenty of eco-friendly items on the market today, and some of them don't cost any more money than non eco-friendly jewelry. The following are three jewelry manufacturers that are eco-friendly.
Green Karat
GreenKarat's mission is to protect the planet while creating eco-friendly jewelry. The company started by first finding an eco-gold supply, and now they offer fine jewelry that is eco-friendly, including engagement rings, wedding bands and other jewelry gifts. Each piece is custom created to your specific order and handmade in both Canada and the United States. Not only do they use eco-friendly products in all of their jewelry, they also provide their customers with full disclosure as to what materials were used and where they came from.
Green Oro
GreenOro was started in 1972, and in 2002, they went completely green. They create custom designs too. You can simply send them a picture of what you want, and they'll create it for you—all while staying eco-friendly. Every product made by Green Oro is 100% recycled jewelry.
They have a GreenBoxprogram in which they ask members to send in their broken or unused jewelry, and Green Oro will use it to create new jewelry items. Members will get a store credit for the items they sent in, or they can request that it be turned into a new piece of jewelry. By using only recycled gold, Green Oro is eliminating the wear and tear on the planet during excavations.
MiaDonna is another company that focuses on creating eco-friendly jewelry. They have received the Green America seal of approval, which means that apply high standards in environmental sustainability. MiaDonna uses innovative technology to create manmade diamonds and gems, eliminating the need for mining. Their jewelry also uses eco-friendly gold, platinum or palladium.
Along with their jewelry, all of MiaDonna's packaging is made from stone fiber. This is a paperless bag, which contains no chemical bleaching or toxic gas emissions during production. They also offer their own brand of jewelry cleaner, which is a non-toxic solution that is environmentally safe and comes in an eco-friendly container.
MiaDonna takes their love for eco-friendly beyond their products. The head MiaDonna offices uses wind energy, and since water is heavily used to create their products, they also have a water recycling system. Anything they print is done on recycled paper using soy inks, and every product is made in the United States.
If you're dedicated to being eco-friendly, and if you have a love for jewelry, you may want to check out these jewelry manufacturers the next time you want to make a jewelry purchase. Not only will you look good, but you'll be helping the planet too.
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Housed in an ornate, Grade II-listed building, this institution has endured through numerous incarnations. First opened on Boxing Day 1890, it was renamed The Camden Hippodrome nine years later, operating as a vaudeville house in which a young Charlie Chaplin trod the boards. Between 1913-40, the venue was a thriving cinema (often with supporting live acts) and subsequently (for 20 years from around 1945) a BBC theatre, which saw recordings of the legendary 'Goon Show'. In the '70s it was turned into a live music venue and renamed The Music Machine, before being taken over by Steve Strange and Rusty Egan of Visage in 1983 and undergoing yet another name change – to The Camden Palace. As such, it enjoyed a high profile on London's New Romantic club scene and hosted the very first London gig by Madonna, no less. It relaunched in the late '80s as an indie club and then - after closing its doors for refurbishment in 2004 – was rebranded as Koko. Despite the name change and major refit, it retains its indie/alternative pop/rock remit, while also embracing everything from hip hop to trance. With its colossal mirror ball as the ceiling centrepiece, its painted gargoyles and steep tiered balconies, Koko remains one of London's most atmospheric music venues.
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I paid £5.50 for a bottled beer. Enough said
A good venue for gigs but not so much for club nights.
I saw The Band Perry at the Koko club and it was a lovely venue, it is an old theatre with all the seating taken out in the stalls (I didnt see upstairs) and has a full bar at the back. The acoustics were very good, as were the Band Perry! Would recommend! I would like to go to one of their guilty pleasures nights and club nights soon!
One of the best clubs in London!
I agree. Not the most welcoming of places. As for the refit?? I used to go there in the mid 90's and I could not tell what they had changed since then?... Sticky carpets, awful toilets and grumpy staff. Regretfully, best avoided.
I don't get the idea here. It's a lovely building with an interesting layout, but they treat their customers like cattle. They charge insane prices for a can of appalling bitter emptied lovelessly into a thin plastic glass. Queues 10-deep at the bar. Events where the comperes verbally abuse people for needing the toilet while they're speaking (and I mean abuse, not joke about, Patrick Kielty). It's bad enough that you start to think, 'Well if you really don't want me here I'll leave.' You're just a commodity, being fleeced for as much as they can get away with. It's a shame, as it has so much potential. But it's top of my blacklist nowadays.


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Despite a disappointing 2010 campaign in which FS Dashon Goldson managed only one takeaway, all indications point toward the Niners making the re-signing of fifth-year free agent a relatively top priority.
"With the team recently saying it did not plan on moving (veteran starting CB) Nate Clements to safety, it makes sense," one team insider said of the likelihood the Niners will try to lock up Goldson with a long-term deal. "Goldson looked like a turnover machine in the making a year ago at this time."
It's just as likely, however, that there will be a fair amount of interest in Goldson on the open market.
"There will be a market for him," the insider said. "Not only is he a dedicated, hardworking guy. But there's also a perception that, even though (former defensive coordinator) Greg Manusky is pretty well-regarded, the Niners' suspect coaching staff last season might have been responsible for a lot of players' off seasons. There could be some people thinking that, with the right coaching staff, Goldson could be a Pro Bowl player."
While Goldson, who had a terrific 2009 campaign (four interceptions, three forced fumbles, two sacks), shapes up as the best bet at free safety for the Niners, it appears the tables might have turned slightly at strong safety, with 2010 second-round pick Taylor Mays having regained an edge over former CB Reggie Smith, who replaced an ineffective Mays as the starter last season. "Mays' off-the-charts physical ability probably puts him back ahead of Smith," the insider said. "But safety is a very fluid position right now."


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Guererro turns down Thurman
Guererro turns down Thurman
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I was really looking forward to this fight.
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can't fault the guy for wanting to extend his career. thurman is a bad fight for him. he can make the same or better money fighting bigger names with a better chance at winning.
I agree. I posted that a few posts back, and guess where i got it from? Yep, got it from daprofessor himself! Lol
I wouldn't be me if I didn't compliment you on the best avi you've had since I've been a member on here. I see you are swaggin out so i'll leave it at that (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
I see your point on Guerrero, I don't fault him too much but you have to look at him differently because he was hyping himself as the baddest man on the planet for the last 2 years and now after he loses and loses badly, not only is he quiet but he's turning down fights. Whoever he fights next better not be a pushover...i know he's expressed interest in fighting Ortiz but I think that fight should build a little bit. Victor ain't fought on14 or 15 months, Guerrero can do better then that
Thanks man! Cant stand Broner most of the time, but that silly ass dance of his is hilarious!
At this point, it's really not a bad fight out there for Guerrero. Hell, most of the guys at 140, are gonna move up soon, so his competition is laid out for him. I like how he set his sites on Ortiz...too bad Victor is more interested in everything else other than boxing. I heard that he's training for a part in Expendables 3, cant knock him for that, but c'mon dude, boxing is a jealous sport.
As you mentioned, Ortiz hasn't fought since last June, so yes, Robert can do better in the meantime. Now, had Robert gotten beat by Pacquiao this summer, then he would've more than likely left a bit of himself in the ring...so an ortiz fight would damn near be even steven. Lol
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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., January 24, 2007 - The Williams College wrestling team (10-5) defeated Springfield College tonight, 30-15. In the final home meet of the year, the Ephs did not disappoint, as they jumped out to a 21-0 lead after five matches and recorded three pins en route to the victory.
Sophomore Ethan Cohen, ranked fifth in New England at 125 pounds, started off the action with a tough, well-fought match in which he won 9-8 over Pride senior Ryan Hannigan (Wyantskill, N.Y.). Fellow sophomore Mike Penza followed that up with a pin at 133 pounds which put the Ephs up 9-0 early.
First-year Dylan Rittenburg at 141 pounds and sophomore Kyle Ayer at 197 pounds brought home the other two pins for the Ephs, as they both gained six points for the team. Also strong on the day were first-year Carl Breitenstein and junior Matt Stephen, who both claimed closed decisions.
What has become a trend for the Ephs this year is the reliability of junior captain Nic Miragliuolo. At 149 pounds, Miagliuolo won by decision, as he continues to be a force on the mat for this young Eph squad.
SC junior Jake Tyler (Gouverneur, N.Y.) won the Pride's first decision of the match, defeating Williams' Doug Washington at 165 pounds, 5-4. Junior Eliot Smith (Richville, N.Y.), ranked eighth in Division III at 184 pounds, pinned Mike Tcheyan at the 4:54 mark to earn SC six team points.
The other winner on the night for the Pride was sophomore Chris Brown (East Hartford, Conn.) with a pin in 59 seconds of Williams' Jim Bierman in the heavyweight division.
SC will next travel to Ewing, N.J., to square off with the College of New Jersey (TCNJ) on Sunday afternoon, January 28th, beginning at 12:00 p.m.
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125: Ethan Cohen (WC) DEC Ryan Hannigan (SC) 9-8, 3-0
133: Mike Penza (WC) WBF Gary Henningsen (SC) 2:26, 9-0
141: Dylan Rittenburg (WC) WBF Corey Wert (SC) 2:34, 15-0
149: Nic Miragliuolo (WC) DEC John Archambeau (SC) 10-4, 18-0
157: Carl Breitenstein (WC) DEC Dave Brown (SC) 5-3, 21-0
165: Jake Tyler (SC) DEC Doug Washington (WC) 5-4, 21-3
174: Matt Stephen (WC) DEC Jareth Cardoso (SC) 7-4, 24-3
184: Elliot Smith (SC) WBF Mike Tcheyan (WC) 4:54, 24-9
197: Kyle Ayer (WC) WBF Alex Klinoff (SC) 2:51, 30-9
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Lake Erie College twins to run across Ohio
Beginning Dec. 17 and ending Dec. 21, Lake Erie College juniors and twin sisters, Rachel and Sandi Nypaver, will carry out the 2009 "I Believe" run, a 260-mile run from Cincinnati to Cleveland, Ohio. Their run will raise money for the United Way of Lake County.
The route will begin at C.W. Bailey Bridge in Cincinnati and the twins will run along Ohio State Route 42 which parallels Interstate 71. Sandi and Rachel will exit Route 42 detouring through Columbus specifically through National Road, E. Main Street and Broad Street. They will proceed back to Route 42 and finish at Voinovich Park in downtown Cleveland.
The "I Believe" run will take the twins four to five days to complete, which demands running 75-80 miles a day. This is equivalent to running about 14-17 hours a day and almost four marathons a day. The twins' training consists of running about 80 miles a weekend.
The Nypavers' humbleness, motivation and willingness to change the world make this extraordinary run possible. "Sometimes we forget the magic of the holiday season, the magic young children experience waiting to hear sleigh bells on Christmas Eve and the magic of believing that giving is truly better than receiving. Giving doesn't mean spending money on presents, but rather sharing ourselves and our love with others," said the twins.
Three Northeast Ohio businesses – Vertical Runner Grunt Girl Racing and Women's Multisport Connection – have donated night vests, fuel and food to help the twins carry out their run.
In addition to being co-presidents of Lake Erie College's organization SMAD (Students Making a Difference), the Nypavers enjoy running in marathons and triathlons to motivate others and also to raise money for the United Way of Lake County, giving people something to "believe" in.
For more information about the "I Believe" run or the non-profit organization, Impossible2Possible (i2P), visit www.4smiles.webs.com. To support the twins cause, visit www.ibelieverun.com, to donate.
Lake Erie College, located in Painesville, Ohio, currently serves more than 1,300 students. Founded in 1856, Lake Erie is an independent, liberal arts institution that challenges its students to "get in and stand out" in academics, athletics and student activities. The College offers 33 undergraduate majors and the option to design an individualized major to fit career and academic goals. Lake Erie's innovative learning experiences focus on helping students to meet career and life challenges, preparing for a world that is increasingly interdependent.
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1Betty White Feels Sexier Than Ever at 91
Get it, Memaw! Betty White is an amazingly funny, gracious and awesome lady who, incidentally, is not slowing down her romance game despite being 91 years old. Betty feels sexier than ever now and gets her "jollies" from flirting with men of all ages. No shame in that game, Betty!
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The comedian confides to In Touch that although "I like being my age," adding, "you really do get more comfortable with yourself over time," she admits she absolutely refuses to go without makeup! "It depresses me. I find it hard to face my golden retriever without putting on eyebrows and a little lipstick," the actress shares.
Joking that she's a "teenager trapped in an old body," the star of TV Land's Hot in Cleveland and NBC's Off Their Rockers says of keeping fit and feeling young: "I have a two-story house and a bad memory — so I'm up and down the stairs all the time!"
Also keeping her young, Betty admits she's a "terrible flirt — I love to do it! I get my jollies that way!" Gushing about who she'd like to "hold eye contact with longer than I should," she shares her sexiest men in Hollywood list exclusively with In Touch: "Robert Redford and George Clooney," Betty says, adding, "And Daniel Craig is just wonderful. And Hugh Jackman, too!"
What a great attitude to have in youth-obsessed Hollywood. Embracing your age is the way to go, and nothing ages you faster than constant stress, so there's no sense in sitting around worrying about wrinkles or any of that shit. Live it up like Betty White – she's having a great time.
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"She's been pulled so tight, they say, that when she swallows she has an orgasm."
—Joan Rivers gives David Letterman the inside scoop on Goldie Hawn's plastic surgery.
Oh gosh. When I read this, I screamed. I literally screamed. It's gems like these…! I'm telling you, there's a reason Joan Rivers is America's second-best living insult comic. (As for Melissa Rivers? Well, I am forever grateful to her for signing my Los Angeles Avengers Arena football.)
But Joan wasn't done, going on to insinuate that Betty White slept her way to the top.
"She is known in the business as 'Bendover Betty,'" Rivers announces. Letterman looks genuinely embarrassed. Come on, Dave! I thought everyone knew, at least in her prime, Betty White was a man-eater on the prowl. And—while you wouldn't guess it from her Password appearances—Betty White will do nudity. Will she ever! She is a sex panther! My last boyfriend slowly worked his way through the 2011 Betty White pin-up calendar, and all I can say is, yowza.
Elsewhere, Rivers admitted she pulled a Whitney Houston joke from a recent episode of E! Fashion Police:
"Once somebody's dead [we pull it]," she said, "That's why I won't do a Betty White joke, because I'm so scared."
Bam! Pow! If I were Betty, I'd be terrified of Joan Rivers.
February 17, 2012 at 6:30 am by Jenn
2Happy Birthday, Betty White!
Oh, Betty. Words simply cannot express what you mean to me. But on this day, January 17th, 2012, you turn 90, so I feel like I'm obligated to try.
The first memory that I have of you is, of course, as Rose on Golden Girls, and what a magnificent memory it is. My older sister sometimes watched this wonderful block of programming on Lifetime that consisted of alternating between episodes of Golden Girls and Designing Women, and I always used to sneak in and watch them with her. I didn't understand a lot of what was going on, as five-year-olds aren't typically extremely aware of menopause jokes, but I knew that, without a doubt, you were always my favorite. Ok, ok, there was a time when it was Dixie Carter, but I always came back to you, Betty, I swear!
One time the social worker came to our house to see how my brother was doing after his latest stay at the juvenile hall, and it was one of the days that I decided that instead of reading books to my stuffed animals or taking my dolls for a wagon ride through the backyard, I wanted to sit four inches away from the television and watch some Golden Girls. My mom tried to get me to go somewhere else, but I was a sassy five-year-old, and I wanted what I wanted. The social worker asked if Golden Girls was appropriate programming for such young children, and my mom got flustered, and then I didn't get to watch Golden Girls anymore. Though I did still sneak out of my bedroom at night and peek through my sister's door when she and my brother were watching Nightmare on Elm Street, so who's the real winner here, social worker?
But this isn't about the nightmares that I got when I fell asleep in the hallway watching scary movies through cracks in doors. This is about you, Betty. This is about you and all you've done in your 90 years on this earth …
January 17, 2012 at 5:30 pm by Emily
1Watch This: Betty White Is STILL "Still Hot"
You've heard the song! You've seen the photos! Now watch the music video!
Here's Betty White, this time in delicious .flv form, in an epic diva-off with English pop star Luciana.
Last time I covered Betty's version of Luciana's "I'm Still Hot," it didn't occur to me to listen to the lyrics too carefully. Shame on me! The video is for Lifeline, a program that allows you to sell your life insurance policy off in exchange for beaucoup bucks (it's something only the terminally ill used to be able to do). Wow! And if this video is to be trusted, you can frivol your insurance away on a mountain of pectorally undulating Rocky Horrors and, also, on that velour tracksuit you've always wanted. Of course!
Disturbing message aside, this video is really kind of cute.
October 13, 2011 at 4:30 am by Jenn
0Listen to This: Betty White Raps, Is "Still Hot"
Oh, Betty White. I get the shtick. You're nearly 90 years old, but you're still spry, and you always have that mean twinkle in your eye. We all titter anytime you say something lewd in that tinkling, silvery voice of yours.
But actions speak louder than words, madam, and you've demonstrated over and over again that you're "still hot." We know you are! There's no need to reassure us!
I guess I just don't see the benefit in cutting a dance track emphasizing how "hot" Betty White still is. I realize that Ms. White will dutifully promote the ish out of herself, by any means necessary, and making a cameo in Luciana's dance hit "I'm Still Hot" is one way to widen her appeal.
But "rapping grandma" has been done before, and it's almost always agist and uncomfortable. I don't know—something about tricking an old woman into rapping seems exploitive. Is it just me? Have I finally lost my sense of humor? Maybe I can go borrow a new sense of humor from Betty.
Shooting the music video with singer Luciana:
September 26, 2011 at 11:30 am by Jenn
4This Has to Stop (But I'll Post One Last Thing About Linda Hamilton)
This thing with the annual Marine Corps Ball? It has to stop. Seriously. After this final YouTube video proposal, I'm done. I now wash my hands of this whole affair. Probably.
To quickly recapitulate: a Marine asked Mila Kunis to the annual Marine Corps Ball. She accepted. So a Lady Marine asked Justin Timberlake to a different Marine Corps Ball. With bells on! he said. Then, another Marine asked Betty White to the ball. DENIED. Denied by Betty White!
And actress Linda Hamilton will not stand for it. At least, I think this is really Linda Hamilton? It sure sounds like her. Radar and Movieline both seem to think this is really Linda Hamilton. Yes, this is probably really Linda Hamilton.
So here is Linda Hamilton, begging Sgt. Ray Lewis to take her to the Ball, and I mean begging. And—you'll like this part—she opens her plea with a clip from her Terminator 2 days, showing Sarah Connor doing chin-ups. (Sgt. Lewis introduced his Betty White video proposal with chin-ups as well, see.)
Will the sergeant accept Linda Hamilton's proposition? "You are amazing," he tweeted, presumably to Ms. Hamilton, but he didn't outright accept or decline. Maybe he's holding out for a date with an even higher-profile celebrity: "dude I have gotten dozens of offers over the last couple hrs!" he reported cryptically.


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Milwaukee had a rough start to their playoff run, but have a chance to redeem themselves tonight.
The Nashville Predators are continuing their off-season work by signing defensemen Garrett Noonan and Jaynen Rissling to their entry level contracts today.
The regular season has come to an end, and Milwaukee has been getting hot just at the right time. Can they upset the Toronto Marlies?
Calle Jarnkrok's work isn't done, as he has been dispatched from Nashville back to Milwaukee to help the Admirals in their chase for the Calder Cup, the AHL's playoff trophy.
With healthy bodies returning to action in recent days, the Nashville Predators have sent center Colton Sissons back to Milwaukee.
The Admirals may be have a break until Friday, but that doesn't mean there weren't any stories coming out of the team this week.
Milwaukee took advantage of their opportunities last night to earn another win in the home stretch of the playoff race.
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The Nashville Predators have brought winger Simon Moser back up to the big leagues, as the team was short a forward due to Nick Spaling's stint on Injured Reserve.
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'52 Farmall Cub. Not a full up accurate restoration, but seems to be quite functional. No welds that I can find. Engine is strong, clutch is fine. Need to replace the rubber gas line with steel. Hydraulics seem a bit slow/jerky, but function. Rear tires are rotting, but I do have a line on another cub that had the tires replaced just before it was parked....
Came with a 123a disc that needs a bit of work and a Woods 42C-4 that I took apart yesterday for bearing replacement and painting.
Looking to add a set of mid-mount cultivators for the garden next.
Re: Early Christmas for my wife
Very Nice Cub. Nice to have a wife that enjoys tractors too. Mine tolerates them pretty well. LOL
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Nice looking Cub John. Bring it along when you come to Sneads and we will get that fuel line made and possibly get that jerkiness out of the hydraualics.
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She must have been a REAL good girl this year! Nice present!!
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Very nice Cub for a very nice lady --- it is nice when your bride shares your hobby If this is what she wanted, one heck of a nice Christmas gift
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Thanks, guys.
First, it was something she wanted - she loves to mow, and will mow our yard twice a week with a Super-Z. I have to be quick if I want to mow the yard. She really likes old iron and I recently rebuilt her grandmother's Detroit Jewel gas stove for our cabin. This cub will work at the farm around the cabin much better than the bigger tractor.
Barnyard, I wouldn't want to impose on anyone, but I do hope to bring it along in Feb.
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John, trust me, you won't be imposing on anyone. At most Cubfests you have to hold the guys back or they will dive right in. That fella at Jeff's CubFest a couple of weeks ago only came to ask a few questions, He didn't know what to think when he ended up with guys working on the steering, guys working on the seat and even had guys working in between. It's not a Cubfest if you don't have a Cub to work on!
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Yep, John, bring it on down.
In a few days I will be posting a request for projects for the Fest. At that time, be sure to post the information so we can get you on the project board.
In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity. - Albert Einstein
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Re: Early Christmas for my wife
Great looking Cub. I definitely like the gray wheels, not the usual but then I don't think every cub has to look the same. Is there something in the precleaner jar? Surely you don't have that much dirt build up. Another gas related item to consider besides the rubber line is getting a new free gas cap from IH if you haven't already ordered one.
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John, I hadn't thought of a Detroit Jewell stove in years. When Mother gave up her old wood cook stove, a Home Comfort brand, she got a Detroit Jewell. She cooked many a meal on the Detroit Jewell. I remember it well. Thanks for the flashback.
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Mr. E, I will keep an eye out. Really appreciate the offers of help.
Scrivet, yep, there is oil in the jar. The older fella that fixed this one up said it was supposed to be a wet precleaner and I didn't argue with him. A little research later taught me it should be dry, so I figured to wait until I brought it home to empty the jar.
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Billy -
How about a picture? Here she is cooking her first breakfast in fifty years at our farm cabin... coffee, hash & eggs, and toast.
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Man. And we used to have a toaster like that. I often wonder what happpened to some of that stuff. When Daddy bought her a Maytag wringer washer with gas engine for the power source after the war, she turned the wash pot upside down, and that was that. We still used it to scald hogs. All that sort of stuff was evidently discarded when we moved to town. Thanks again for the memories.
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Nice looking Cub.
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(Note: Charles Berliner, western regional representative of United Scenic Artists Local 829, exhibited his costume designs for An Italian Straw Hat, presented by the National Theatre of the Deaf (featured in TCI's March 1995 "Designer Sketchbook" and nominated for a 1996 American Theatre Wing Design Award) in the 1999 American Exhibit. As an American designer whose work was also part of the 1987 PQ, Berliner offers a personal view of both the city and event.)
This year, over 50 countries participated in the Prague Quadrennial, an exhibition of stage design, costume design, and theatre architecture that has been taking place since 1967 in the Czech Republic. The event this year included accompanying and associated events, such as design retrospectives, workshops, and "lightlab," an effort to provide a support for recognition of lighting design, which is still not included as a field of study for post-secondary education in the Czech Republic.
This year the prestigious Golden Triga went to, ironically enough, the Czechs themselves. Other winners included UK architects Michael Hopkins and Partners, who won a gold medal in the architectural section for the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, German designer Achim Freyer, winner of the thematic gold medal, and Spanish costume designer Joan Guillen, who won a gold medal for The Book of Beasts.
I first attended the Prague Quadrennial (PQ) in 1987, two years before The Velvet Revolution and six years before the formation of the independent Czech Republic. Twelve years later, I find that personal memories are merged with current visual and philosophical changes both in the city of Prague and at PQ.
When I arrived in Prague in 1987, the beauty of the city and the event itself were an inseparable experience. Here was a city of visual and historical splendor, devoid of commercialism. There was no signage, no neon, not even a fast food restaurant, other than the vendors on the street near public gathering places, such as the grounds of the Industrial Palace, the site of the Quadrennial. The PQ was not only a visual feast, but also an awakening to the respect given to members of my profession working in other countries. Their approach made me feel, as an American designer, like I had been filling in the space between defined black lines while they were out beyond the lines, and, in some cases, off the drawing board. Devoid of everyday commercial media bombardment, the visual expression of a theatrical world seemed to be more easily explored by these countries, even though a cohesive focus in their national entries was strangely absent.
In contrast, the American exhibit, with its structured walk-through environment, was revolutionary. Visitors moving from room to room observed the process of creating design for all the performing arts, even television commercials. Design memorabilia was displayed in recreations of brightly lit studios and the corners of urban apartments. This installation evoked the spirit of a country where supply of theatrical design talent is greater than the demand, where designers, in name only, do not sell an audience member a ticket. The only exception seems to be if the designer is first and foremost an easel artist who "dabbles in theatrical design."
In 1987, the American exhibit won the Golden Triga, the main prize of the PQ. The entire exhibition was truly a celebration of theatrical design artists and their art created in the last five years. All of the embassies, including our own, gave receptions for those of us who came to Prague to view the exhibit. Theatrical designers from throughout the world were present at the Valdstejn Palace for the Prague Quadrennial Prize Ceremony. The Americans won the highest award bestowed at PQ 87, but when we came home, the publicity never happened. The New York Times wasn't interested. The Los Angeles Times buried it in a theatre column. The media simply did not care. A trade magazine asked me for a quote as to what would generate more publicity and interest should we enter a subsequent exhibition. I answered, "Send over a baseball team!"
Twelve years later, upon arriving at the airport, I was immediately aware of change. Coming out of the jetway, I was greeted by a large backlit advertisement of the Marlboro Man, prompting me to utter to an imaginary Toto, "I don't think we're in the same Prague anymore." On the way to the hotel, I saw familiar buildings from the past, now with billboards, graffiti, and neon. There was McDonald's and KFC; fast food street vendors had been replaced by fast food storefronts. Restoration of long neglected buildings was underway, and though the city was still magnificently beautiful, this Eastern European "Oz" had definitely changed.
Also changed was the Quadrennial itself. Design work from other countries was still fascinating to behold, and in some cases, wildly inventive. What type of drama is being written and how do foreign directors work with the costumes and scenery designed for these productions? One can only contemplate the professional relationship that would have to exist and/or evolve between the directors and designers of such performances.
Perhaps the most notable change was that the entries from many countries were more structured in their approach to the 1999 exhibition theme of "Our Common World." It was fascinating to observe the specificity of cultural overlay inherent to these exhibits and to realize the historical impact the 1987 American exhibit had on these entries. Now there were several walk-through environments focusing on a few major individual contributors to the field of theatrical design and work in the repertory of their national theatres. Costumes and set pieces were not only exhibited in sketch form but also in physical reality, not having been reworked or recycled for subsequent productions. Perhaps the assemblage of such material is easier when a country's ministry of culture is the sponsor.
The American exhibit was sponsored by The United States Institute of Theatre Technology (USITT) and probably would not happen without its lead support. The organization is to be commended for its continual effort to promote the exhibition of theatrical design nationally, as well as internationally. I would imagine that when USITT submits an entry to the PQ, a difficult decision must be made as to how to represent USITT membership, as well as the best in American design. Though our country's award-winning exhibits between 1987 and 1999 attempted to focus on fewer designers, they evidently received a mixed reaction from the USITT membership. The organization's choice this year was, again, to include the work of both members and non-members.
The 1999 entry from the United States, "The World of Design," was a literal expression of the exhibition theme. It demonstrated the diversity of venues in which 36 American designers practiced their craft with noteworthy creative work from theatre, theme parks, and television. Participating designers included John Lee Beatty, Robert Brill, Christine P. Duffield, Eric Fielding, Desmond Heeley, Tom McPhillips, Julie Taymor, and the team from Paramount Parks. The exhibit design was a representation of a world constructed of paneled wedges primarily featuring the sketches of one show from each individual. Models were displayed at the center of the exhibit. All of this was supported on a raised circular platform and ground cloth representing an abstracted world hemisphere.
While other countries exhibited a body of work from only a few individuals, the American exhibit was a sampling of everyone and everything! The American stance of representing many designers was intriguing in 1987, but it is not such an anomaly in the international environment of the approaching millennium. This year the United States did not win an award.
What of PQ itself? What has it become? One innovative addition was a series of side activities involving lectures by prominent designers and demonstrations of theatrical design techniques. The student exhibit portion of PQ had advanced from artwork pinned to the walls to full national exhibits that were often as imaginative as their nations' professional entries. The combination of these additional activities and the more sophisticated presentation of student design seemed to attract more people to the event.
Even though 1/3 of the American designers exhibited were present in Prague, there were no American or other Embassy receptions of which I was aware. These festivities had been a highlight of my previous experience at PQ, an elegant way for nations to recognize their own theatrical design artists and those of other countries who had made the journey. This time, the prize presentation at the Valdstejn Palace was strictly by invitation only; I don't know if the prize-winning designers were even present. The administrators from the various countries should be applauded for producing these theatrical design entries every four years. However, the entire reason for the event is to recognize theatrical design and the exhibiting artists. Certainly a city with a stadium that holds over 200,000 people could provide a venue where participants can celebrate the exhibition's award ceremony. Perhaps these observations will be addressed in the future.
Should one attend PQ? The answer is still a resounding yes! PQ is as much an expression about how and where we do our work as the work itself. Being at an international exhibition with other designers gives one the opportunity to visually absorb and discuss it from various cultural perspectives. An interaction with designers from around the world can also reveal unexpected facts about the profession of theatrical design. For instance, I learned that in some countries there are two union minimum design fees. A second higher minimum is for the designer who has been in the profession for over 15 years. Contractual financial recognition for an artist's longevity in the theatre? For American designers, this is a novel concept!
With almost 1,000 years of architectural history, Prague is a unique venue for a gathering of visual artists, offering a historical reality more imaginative than a studio backlot. Twelve years later, the experience of the city and exhibit are still inseparable. The Prague Quadrennial remains a singular opportunity for those of the theatrical design profession to celebrate their contribution, literally, to the world of the performing arts.


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I've just had the pleasure of speaking at the first Sustainable Cosmetics Summit held by Organic Monitor in the Asian region. Staged in Hong Kong, it recognises that Asia is the next emerging market for natural cosmetics.
Listening to all the presentations and mixing with the delegates afterwards, it was clear to me that the challenges that come with this growth are the same that we are seeing elsewhere in the world.
The biggest of these is the issue of greenwashing – so many brands talking natural but so few authentically being it! This is compounded in Asia by the fact that there is no natural standard in the region. Consequently there is much consumer confusion over what is natural or not. That means that brand owners have a huge responsibility to educate in this region. I see a huge need for brands to become certified natural (using one of the European or US standards) as the first step in this process.
Following the Summit I have had the opportunity to see some of the markets first hand. I have just spent a day in Shanghai and am delighted to see the penetration of natural brands on to the cosmetic floors of the largest department stores. This includes not only foreign brands which the Chinese have a love affair with, but some of their own home grown natural brands based on Chinese medicine.
This reinforces to me that the Chinese people don't need to be persuaded that natural is best – they already know this from their long history of traditional herbal medicine!
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Linking Our Community to a Living Tradition
Living Links is a new Zaytuna College educational initiative that seeks to revive two traditions: the time-tested Islamic tradition of conveying religious knowledge from teachers to students through sound chains of transmission, and Zaytuna's own tradition as an American Muslim institution committed to community-based learning.
The Living Links courses, all taught by Zaytuna College faculty, are part of the Zaytuna Honors Program but are also open to the local community in the San Francisco Bay Area. The classes aim to restore the experience of a traditional circle of knowledge, a model once prevalent throughout the Muslim world. Another key element of classical Muslim learning was memorization, and each Living Links course has a core text that students are expected to memorize.
One of the great wisdoms of the Islamic tradition is that learning involves more than the mere transfer of information from the lines of books to the student. It also involves human hearts connecting with one another, and the transfer of states of being. Zaytuna's Living Links program affirms what Muslim scholars have always said: "Knowledge is to be found in the hearts of humans, not in the lines of books."
Classroom seats reserved for community members are extremely limited, so please apply early. Living Links courses will also be streamed live online as a free service for long-distance students not able to attend locally.
Courses for Academic Year 2013–2014
All courses will run over the course of both the Fall and Spring semesters. Course dates are from September 21 to December 7 in Fall 2013 and from February 1 to May 3 in Spring 2014.
The Forty Hadith of Imam al-Nawawi
Instructors: Zaid Shakir and other instructors (various parts of course covered by different instructor)
Saturdays: 10am–11:15am | Tuition: $250 (both semesters)
The Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace, is reported to have said: "Whoever memorizes and preserves for my people forty hadith pertaining to their religion, with the aim of seeking the pleasure of God and the Hereafter, God will raise him on the Day of Judgment in the company of jurists and religious scholars."
Imam al-Nawawi's collection of forty hadith, said to summarize the entire spirit of the religion, is widely regarded as the most popular anthology of prophetic sayings. This class is an entry into the significance and meaning of this enduring work of Islamic literature and includes a requirement to memorize the entirety of the collection.
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Instructor: Hamza Yusuf and Faraz Khan (various parts of course covered by each instructor)
Saturdays: 11:30am–12:45pm | Tuition: $250 (both semesters)
The science of divine unity (tawhid) has three divisions: divinities (ilahiyat), prophecy (nubuwat), and revealed truths (sam'iyat). This format, which has been in use for more than a thousand years in the Muslim world, exists today through the codification of the science in the fourth century after Hijrah.
This class introduces students to the tripartite science of tawhid through a creedal poem by Imam Ibrahim b. Ibrahim al-Laqqani (d. 1041). The poem, Jawharat al-Tawhid, is written in the Arabic tradition of expository, didactic verse that serves as a memory peg for the essential topics of a subject. It is also written in a rajaz meter that facilitates its memorization through the simplicity of the rhythm of each verse.
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- Students must possess a basic level of Arabic for admission
- Attendance and punctuality are mandatory
- Students are expected to commit the core Arabic text to memory
- A high level of commitment and excellent classroom comportment (adab) are expected
- Programs held at new Zaytuna College campus: 2401 Le Conte Ave., Berkeley, CA 94709
- Online application available
- Course fee covers both semesters
- Fees due at registration for first class
- A copy of the course text will provided to students
Honors Program
These weekend courses are one component of the Zaytuna College Honors Program. Zaytuna College students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts degree in Islamic Law and Theology are offered an Honors Program through which they complete additional courses beyond those required for the degree. The student must uphold a record of conduct without reprimand or formal sanction. The Honors Program consists of an extensive memorization component and a Senior Thesis that demonstrates mastery of a subject through research, writing, and a public presentation. The College offers weekly sessions for students in the Honors Program to study the texts that are being memorized. These sessions are also open for enrichment to students not enrolled in the Honors Program.
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- Study classical Islamic texts with Zaytuna faculty
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- Applications open to local community
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