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It's a day every fighter knows is coming. One morning he'll wake up and notice he's a step off: suddenly takedowns he could formerly complete with ease are being stuffed, his punches come a fraction of a second later than intended, strikes he once was able to dodge are now finding a home square on his temple with alarming regularity, and the long, grueling training sessions that mark the life of a fighter seem harder to recover from than ever before. In the end no fighter, even the most superlatively talented, proves to be a match for Father Time.
Admitting this simple fact - that the human body naturally slows down as we age - has proven to be something of a problem for fighters over the years. Perhaps this shouldn't come as a surprise. It takes a special breed to believe that locking oneself in a cage with an opponent who wants to inflict bodily harm on you is not only a good idea, but a reasonable career choice. Fighters generally aren't the passive types who go gentle into that good night, even when their bodies are screaming at them to retire.
For one thing, the competitive drive that makes one want to take up fighting in the first place leads to a mindset wherein the fighter is perpetually chasing the dragon of victory. What's more, most fighters have spent their entire adult lives fighting; it defines them. How does one adjust to normal life after experiencing the incomparable rush of competing in front of a cheering audience? Perhaps most importantly, an adulthood spent in training camps has left most fighters with few career options after they can no longer earn their daily bread handing out beatdowns. Some might get into coaching after retirement, but very few will be able to make the kind of money they can fighting.
So when that fateful day finally arrives and Father Time is standing across the cage with bad intentions on his mind, is it any wonder some fighters are desperate enough to turn to artificial enhancement in form of testosterone replacement therapy in hopes of fending him off? And make no mistake about it, for all the descriptions of it as a benign "medicine" by Chael Sonnen and other fighters who use it, TRT is artificial enhancement. A normal 35 year old man shouldn't have the testosterone level of a 22 year old. Taking injections of synthetic testosterone may be a legal and entirely valid medical procedure in this country, but it also raises serious ethical questions when a highly skilled martial artist who makes a living punching people in the face takes shots of a hormone that enhances his job performance.
Like, for instance, does a fighter have a right to keep fighting when he feels he can no longer perform at a high level without injecting synthetic hormones? Putting aside the spurious medicinal necessity of these exemptions, does it create an uneven playing field when veteran fighters are allowed to artificially raise their testosterone level to equal that of a 23 year old rookie? What message does it send when the UFC allows therapeutic use exemptions while the NFL, NBA, and MLB all forbid them? Ultimately who bears the onus of responsibility here: state athletic commissions, the UFC, fighters, fans, or all of the above?
Which brings me to an interview TRT recipient Forrest Griffin gave on Monday's MMA Hour. In it he revealed to MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani that he interpreted Dana White's statement last August that he should retire as his "own personal 'Do you want to be a f------ fighter?' speech." Griffin admitted that while he no longer views himself as a top light heavyweight contender, he still very much wants to be a f------ fighter.
"What else am I supposed to do? I have no other skills. I enjoy doing this," Griffin said. "There's nothing I'd really rather do, you know?"
I'd like to say I do know, but I suspect I can't really understand what it feels like to be 33 years old and faced with the reality that my best professional years are behind me until I've experienced it. This is the reality Forrest Griffin is now faced with. The same man who along with Stephan Bonnar made many of us fall in love with the sport in a battle for the ages seven years ago is now past his prime and fighting on borrowed time.
Unfortunately, the price of this borrowed time is the integrity of the sport. As long as fighters seek TUE's, state athletic commissions and the UFC allow them, and as long as fans turn a blind eye when their favorite fighters turn to artificial enhancement, the sport of mixed martial arts will deserve its spot on the fringes of the mainstream. Which is a shame, because all of the clean fighters who make this such an addicting sport to follow deserve better.


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October 14, 2012
"The idea of this agreement going around is a positive start to a new beginning for all inmates. If we could maintain this valuable peace treaty within the prison system, why not work on spreading the word outside the prison walls so that we may put an end to the gang violence and work on becoming a bigger force?" writes a prisoner in the Pelican Bay SHU. And in a large rally outside the LA County Jail, youth called for a "parallel cease fire in the streets" to correspond to the end of hostilities inside the prisons. Prisoners need this news. Please copy and mail this story to a prisoner.
July 16, 2011
How long does it take for a man on hunger strike to starve to death? The answer depends on what kind of physical shape that man was in to begin with. In 1981, it took the 10 Irish Republican hunger strikers – who were drinking water – from 46 to 73 days to die in Britain's Maze Prison outside Belfast. Will it come to this is California? Based on the response so far from the state, it appears that it could.
July 10, 2011
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reports that as of Friday, July 8, at least 6,600 prisoners in at least 13 of the state's prisons have joined the hunger strike initiated at Pelican Bay on July 1. Push the state to negotiate with prisoners at Pelican Bay and immediately implement their demands.

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A $78,000 grant is coming from Vision Iowa for a new amphitheater in Waverly. But there's more money that still needs raised.
Organizers want to put the new 18-foot by 90-foot amphitheater in Kohlmann Park. The entire project is estimated to cost around $300,000.
Organizers say the project is within $50,000 of the total amount.
Sharon Cashman, who helped apply for the Vision Iowa grant, says the awarded money means the bids can begin and construction could be finished by Spring.
The Vision Iowa award is contingent upon finishing the fundraising campaign within 90 days of signing the contract.


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By Lambeth Hochwald
You inspect the label on a pair of jeans, and it says that they're a certain size and style, say boot-cut or straight-leg style. That's good information, says fashion consultant Clinton Kelly, but keep in mind that one manufacturers' definition of boot-cut is different from another's. And when it comes to flares, some jeans flare out a bit, others a lot.
"And, unfortunately, there is no universal sizing chart for designers to abide by," says Kelly. "You may wear a size 10 in one line of jeans and a 14 in another. Don't stress about it! Keep in mind: Women very frequently have a range of three sizes when it comes to the different items in their wardrobe." When in doubt, Kelly says, grab a minimum of two different sizes to take into the dressing room.


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University of Charleston President Ed Welch announced today the school will begin offering some of its education bachelor's degree programs at UC-Beckley this fall.
Education bachelor's degrees will now be available for students at UC-Beckley this fall for elementary education, elementary education and special education, and elementary studies and child development (non-certification degree). UC is also working closely with New River Community and Technical College as part of a recently announced articulation agreement to provide a 2+2 pathway for students with an associate of applied science degree in paraprofessional education to continue their college career and attain a bachelor's degree.
"Training the next generation of teachers is vitally important for our region and we are proud to begin offering our established education program at UC-Beckley," Dr. Welch said in a press release.
UC will host an informational session for prospective students at UC-Beckley's Learning Resource Center on August 8th at 6 p.m. The event will take place in the media classroom located on the third floor.
The need for dedicated, effective, and motivated education is high. According to the United States Department of Labor, a significant number of elementary teachers are expected to reach retirement age from 2010 to 2020 causing the need for elementary education teachers to grow by 17 percent. In December 2012, the West Virginia Department of Education reported that nearly 11,000 of the state's 24,000 public school educators are eligible to retire within the next five years. Also, the need for special education teachers in West Virginia elementary schools is expected to grow by 21 percent between 2010 and 2020.
"Obtaining a degree in education from the University of Charleston provides students with not only the tools to be a great, innovative and unique educator, it also ensures their future stability in this ever changing workforce, said UC Education Department Chair Calandra Lockhart. "With our supportive faculty, we assist our students in meeting individual goals and reaching their highest potential."


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Now that the preseason is officially over, I wanted to get a thread going on what starting lineups and rotations everyone thinks will be most effective this year.
First, some background reading, with comments from Nellie regarding the starting lineup:
However, if history is any indication, Nelson's comments about starting lineups should be taken with a grain of salt. He is one of the most fickle coaches in the league (maybe of all time), and you can be guaranteed he will continue to tinker with the lineup all season. In 3 years as head coach of your Golden State Warriors he's used 35 (06-07), 23 (07-08), and 47 (08-09) DIFFERENT starting lineups. As a footnote, with 15 healthy players, there are actually
( 15! / ( 5! * (10 - 5)! ) ) = 3003 possible starting lineups, and you know Nellie will consider each and every one of them.
My vote for the most effective rotation is:
PG: Monta / Curry / Watson
SG: Jack / Morrow / Curry
SF: Magette / Buike / Law
PF: Randolph / Turiaf
C: Biedrins / Moore
PINE: George, Claxton
With a minor tweak against teams with big front lines, like Utah:
PG: Monta / Curry / Watson
SG: Jack / Morrow / Curry
SF: Randolph/ Buike / Law
PF: Turiaf / Magette
C: Biedrins / Moore
As usual, this year's Warriors team is guard-heavy and lacks size. BWright would have given us a lot more depth at the 4. I expect see Nelson trot out 3-PG lineups all year long: Monta + Curry + Law or Monta + Curry + Watson, until we get demolished on the boards.
As the great Tim Roye would say: It's going to be a Rotation Sensation!


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HTC One event discussion thread
Excited. The leaks makes this phone look good.
Hoping for advancement in camera technology and a long lasting battery.
10:22 It's called the HTC One. Aluminum Screen. Dual stereo speakers. Two Capacitive buttons.
10:25 New HTC Sense (no numbers anymore I guess). Blinkfeed. Content appears directly on your homescreen.
10:30 Something called BoomSound
10:35 HDR sound recording, new music player that can pull lyrics from the cloud, automatically adjusting the call volume in a noisy environment
10:37 Sense TV with IR blaster (which is integrated with power button)
10:40 Now about the camera: Switch between front and rear camera by simply swiping on the screen, Ultrapixel Camera, Ghostless HDR, HDR video, better low light performance, HTC Zoe - short video clips (like vine)
10:45 Design: Aluminum built, chamfers, dual microphones, micro drilled speaker holes, curved Gorilla Glass
10:48 AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile. In March. No Verizon
10:50 32GB or 64GB, silver or black
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Being a gay dude who is at least nominally interested in the bears (not the sports team) I'm pretty-much spoiled for choice when it comes to eye-candy in the comic book store: chubby, hairy, muscley guys are the majority demographic. Granted: I am married now and so I don't have those thoughts anymore. But what about the poor, single, (ostensibly straight) nerds at the comic shop, where are they supposed to find love? Why, at Comic Book Singles Night!
This past Friday, February 8th, Brave New World Comics in Newhall, California held their first ever Singles Night, encouraging ladies and gents to head to the shop and maybe meet the nerd of their dreams. As you might expect, just dumping a bunch of folks that would describe themselves as 'socially awkward' into a room is not, necessarily, the best idea for a good time. It's to the credit of Brave New World owners Atom! and Portlyn Freeman that things went so smoothly, as they shored up the event with live bands, food, and booze. To be honest, I think the idea of getting a bunch of nerds drunk is kind of amazing, but probably for different reasons than the organizers intended… still, by all accounts the evening was a huge success.
I got a chance to talk to Atom! Freeman (his real name) about the event.
"My goal with most in-store events is to break-even, get an opportunity to say the store's name in public and see new faces," said Atom! "[For Comic Book Singles Night] we doubled our break-even number … our event got mentioned by 5 local radio stations including an interview on a highly rated morning program and we got a half-page write-up on the front page of the local newspaper!
"Business-wise it exceeded all of my expectations."
And how about romantically? Anyone hook up at the event? "I hope so," said Atom! "Because the point of this was to find our friends someone they could enjoy being with. Turns out, more then just our friends responded. I know a lot of numbers were exchanged."
According to Atom! more than 100 singles showed up to the event, with a 60/40 gender split weighed towards the guys… a hell of a lot better than I, for one, was expecting. Personally I'd worry about setting up too many of my existing customers with each other… what if they decided that they only needed one copy of a given comic that they could share? I know it's blasphemy, but apparently when two comics nerds get married they actually start mixing their respective comics collections! Heresy! Apparently the key to events like this is involving the larger community and bringing new faces into the comic book store to pair off with your shoppers. Of course, I think the fact that Atom! referred to his customers as his friends says a lot about the very genuine community-driven motivation behind the event, but he also figured out the key to getting a whole bunch of potential customers to see all that Brave New World had to offer: Local Bands.
"[My biggest surprise was] what a draw local live bands are," said Atom! "At one point in the evening, just looking over the crowd I guesstimated that it was 50% fans of the band who just came for the music. While we didn't do huge sales numbers that night, the weekend was huge because for the next couple days, people came back to buy things they had seen that night.
"I'm now looking into what it will take to have a live music night every 6 weeks."
What struck me most about this event, and what made me want to write about Comic Book Singles Night in the first place, is that the language used to describe the event in the press was very open-ended regarding gender and sexuality. Brave New World made it pretty clear that whether you were a guy or a girl looking for a guy or a girl, you'd be welcome to come and try your luck at the comic book store.
"This was one of the first factors that we felt needed resolution before we went ahead with the event," said Atom! "Our intention was never to exclude anybody. The only way that we even made it gender specific was the raffle and even that was "put your ticket in this box if you want to be paired with a boy, in this box if you want to be paired with a girl."
"I see a major part of my job as a retailer is creating a community. To create a place where people with similar interests can gather and interact. I don't see gender or orientation as major components in that job. Our store is located in a Victorian-styled strip mall with a bridal shop, hair salon, yoga studio, and antiques boutique. If we wanted to focus on the single white straight male comics fan, we could be much more profitable in the industrial center with a roll-up door that only went up 4 times a week. Our goal is to reach as many people as possible and expose them to art, culture, and entertainment that they wouldn't normally run across."
In the past I know that Eisner Award-winning comic shop Zeus Comics in Dallas, Texas has done social 'mixers' for their clientele, including a specifically queer-themed mixer in late 2005. My experience with the comics industry is that it's no more or less homophobic than the general public (and those that disagree should hang out on X-Box Live some time to see what fandom-oriented homophobes really sound like…), but that doesn't change the fact that the comic store is generally a very heteronormative environment. Superhero comics in particular (the bread and butter of most comics shops) are notorious for this. Check out my Afraid Of Cock post for more. Many queer customers still don't feel safe being 'out', so any actions that are taken to really include and engage gay comics fans I feel are worth noting. Would BNW ever sponsor a Gay Singles Night? "I would need more convincing that there would be a need for a more queer specific event," says Atom! "But, a lot of our single queer customers and friends were here and some met each other for the first time, so who knows?"
That leads into the most pressing question of all, will there be more Singles Nights for the friends of Brave New World? "Without question… We'll probably try it again in 6 months to see if it still draws and then quarterly and so on. [It was] easily one of the best events we've ever had."
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ANDERSON, Ind. —
Sandi Martin-Frizzell stood at the top of the porch steps, suitcase in hand. She turned around and looked at the house she would leave forever.
She wanted — and needed — to leave the abuse she had endured for decades. Yet, walking down those stairs were the toughest steps that Martin-Frizzell ever took.
"Going into a sea of unknown is so hard," she said. "People who knew about the abuse would always say, 'I don't get it. Why do you stay? Why do you put up with it?' That was 28 years of my life."
Her story isn't unique. The phenomenon of abuse victims wrestling with the idea of leaving their batterer is seen in nearly every domestic violence situation.
There were several reasons Martin-Frizzell stayed in her marriage for 28 years, leaving her husband several times, only to return over and over again. One of the biggest reasons was fear. Her now ex-husband told her that he'd kill her children, parents and sisters if she left him.
Why they stay
It is clear that women are not always the victims and that men aren't solely the abusers. Still, that scenario is the most common in violent relationships. Certain perceptions, too, are common in domestic violence cases.
Peggy Stockdale, chair of the psychology department at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis, said it is typical for victims to receive blame from friends and family who don't understand why they don't simply leave.
"Blaming the victim doesn't get us anywhere," she said. "There are complex reasons why people stay in an abusive relationship but it doesn't mean they deserve the abuse they are getting."
A major factor is the way a person was raised. Anyone growing up in an abusive family is more likely to be an abuser or victim. People also remain in a violent relationship due to strong feelings for the abuser and dependency on that person economically, socially and psychologically.
Fear, as in Martin-Frizzell's story, is a major component for many women who stay, Stockdale said.
Kandi Floyd, victim's advocate at Alternatives, Inc., works with dozens of victims every day. Their fears are real, she said.
Being a friend
Although a female victim may constantly be looking over her shoulder for the abuser, she may sense that she cannot take care of herself and her children. Again it is the anxiety of the unknown, It is also common for the abuser to isolate the victim, keeping her from maintaining a job and by limiting access to money and resources. Those actions are intended to curtail the victim's independence, she said.
"For some of them, it is a lot easier to stay and take the abuse than leave and not know what to expect," Floyd said.
And in many cases the victim still loves the abuser.
"You can't turn that emotion off," she said. "At one time that person was good; they think they can get back to that point."
An abuse victim also may stay because the abuser has made her think she deserves the abuse and aren't worthy of something better. On average, a woman will leave seven times before getting out of an abusive relationship. The general public has no idea how hard it is for an abuse victim to break the cycle of violence, she said.
"Don't blame them, don't tell them they are stupid for going back, because they are hearing those same things from the abuser," Floyd said. "You are just reinforcing it for the abuser and she'll never leave. Instead, continue to be a friend."
Why and how they abuse
Just as misunderstood is the dynamic of what constitutes an abuser. So many people, including abusers and victims themselves, only think of the physical aspect of domestic violence.
"When I looked at domestic violence, I thought about it being what we see in pictures — bruises and black eyes," said Vaughn Walker, director and supervisor for the Batterers Intervention Program at S.O.S Counseling in Anderson. "But what domestic violence is really about is power and control."
Walker is one of two people in Madison County certified by the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence. He provides court-ordered treatment for those convicted in domestic violence related cases. Licensed clinical social worker Don Allbaugh is the other.
"Actual physical violence is the tip of the iceberg," Allbaugh said. "It is really all about power and control."
While both Allbaugh and Walker point to several factors that contribute to someone becoming an abuser, both stressed that these traits should not be viewed as excuses for the behavior.
"A large percentage of batterers come from an abusive background where they were victims themselves or witnessed the abuse, were sexually abused or severely neglected," Allbaugh said. "But there is also a high percentage of people who have that same upbringing who don't abuse."
Changing relationships
Some use abuse as a mood stabilizer. Lashing out against a victim in a physical way gives the abuser immediate relief, just as a despondent person might use an anti-depressant. In Allbaugh's experience, batterers tend to be insecure; they don't believe anyone could love them unless forced to do so. In turn, they use power and control to keep their partner.
Some men seek justification for abusive actions, and often receive it from other males in the community.
"Men who are not batterers, who abhor that behavior won't speak out when they hear ideas being expressed about abuse or women being demeaned," Allbaugh said. "That needs to change. Batterers are desperate guys looking for validation wherever they can get it. Don't give it to them."
Social and cultural factors contribute to domestic violence as well, Allbaugh said.
"There's a lot of ideas in society, especially religion, that teach that men should be dominant over women," he said. "There's still a lot of sex role rigidity that sill exists and I think that contributes to the problem, is part of it."
Walker said men thinking they have a legitimate right to control women begins early on.
"Men are raised in a cultural box that tells us if you are pushed against a wall that violence is the answer," he said. "We are taught that power and control is OK. It is not OK and that's the message we need to get to men and children we are raising."
Walker said many clients in the 29-week program don't know how else to deal with partners without using power and control. His job is to "retrain" the men in approaching and handling relationships. The S.O.S. program is new, but Walker said he's seen it make a difference. There have been eight who have completed it so far and there's another 20 in the three groups he's working with now.
"I teach them how to have a better relationship," he said. "We are trying to protect future partners as well as those from the past. It is my job to try to break the cycle with the perpetrators."
Find Abbey Doyle on Facebook and @heraldbulletin on Twitter, or call 640-4805.
Faces of Domestic Violence
Leaving an abusive relationship is harder than it may seem, but help is available
ANDERSON, Ind. —
Sandi Martin-Frizzell stood at the top of the porch steps, suitcase in hand. She turned around and looked at the house she would leave forever.
- Faces of Domestic Violence
Who can stop domestic violence? You
The elimination of abuse in relationships — with time, cooperation and commitment — is possible, said Colleen Yeakle, coordinator of the Indiana Coalition of Domestic Violence's (ICADV) prevention initiative.
Legislation comes a long way, but more change needed
Each year the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence sets its legislative priorities based on year-round discussions with its members and legislators to see what needs are out there and what is going on in the field.
Children affected by abuse too
While some may think the atmosphere at Alternatives, the Anderson domestic violence shelter, would be a somber one, instead it is a building filled with laughter and joy.
Kristy Gissendanner: 'Vivacious and sweet'
Six-day-old Gabrielle Gissendanner and her 18-month-old brother Michael weren't far from their mom when Harry Gissendanner shot and killed Kristy in their Anderson home in 2004.
John Davis: 'Defined by your actions and inactions'
John Davis wants his pain to make a difference. He's hopeful sharing what he experienced and witnessed growing up will empower someone else to leave a dangerous situation or avoid it altogether.
'It was life-altering'
Casey Huffman should have taken her son Camdon to his first day of kindergarten this year. She should be picking out a Halloween costume for him. She should be thinking about how to help him achieve his hopes and dreams. Instead, Casey mourns over his all-too-early death.
Tina Tomlinson: 'She was a hoot'
Tina Tomlinson was just "plain fun," her family recalled. The mother of two and dedicated grandmother was someone family could look to for a good time.
Domestic violence prevention is possible, expert says
Gender stereotypes are just one thing that Todd Cawthorn and five other speakers, during a 90-minute panel discussion Tuesday night, talked about that create an environment where domestic violence is accepted.
Teens can be victims of domestic violence, too
Dating violence has been seen locally in relationships as young as sixth grade, Alternatives Inc. prevention specialist Todd Cawthorn said.
Justice for victims
While a protective order is an important piece of the legal puzzle that domestic violence victims have to solve, Judge Stephen Clase stresses to each that it is, after all, "just a piece of paper." "They won't stop a knife or a bullet," he said. "I tell them they need to be on guard at all times."
- More Faces of Domestic Violence Headlines
- Who can stop domestic violence? You


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- Continuing Diagnostics and Mitigation: Discussion of Progress and Next Steps
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GAO examines Navy, Marines financial management
Asif Khan joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss a recent GAO report examining those services' financial-management issues.
DLA helps Navy power ships on algae, cooking oil
Bruce Blank, the energy director of the DLA's bulk petroleum business unit, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the procurement process of a new biofuel contract with the Navy.
New tool vending room improves Navy's processes
Cmdr. Dianna Wolfson is the project superintendent at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard for the USS Newport News Engineered Overhaul, describes tool sharing program that saves time and money.
Navy testing PTSD injection treatment
The Navy is taking a different look at curing post-traumatic stress disorder. A doctor says he has developed an injection for the neck that can cure PTSD, Wired reports. Capt. Anita Hickey, the director of Integrative Pain Medicine at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego has received $100,000 to test Dr. Lipov's method.
Navy delays final RFP for NGEN program
The service will reissue two major pieces of the draft RFP for comment. The Navy said it will not release the final RFP before the end of January.
Navy CIO Halvorsen offers best practices for small IT contractors
Terry Halvorsen, the chief information officer at the Navy, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the Navy's efforts to attract small-business IT contractors.
Army-Navy rivalry takes to Twitter
The faceoff between the Navy Midshipmen and the Army Black Knights is almost here, and the pre-game anticipation has already spread to Twitter.
Algae-powered Navy destroyer part of capability-driven energy strategy
Rear Adm. Phillip Cullom joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the new step in the Navy's green energy efforts at sea.
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411 Movies Top 5 2.07.14: Top 5 Toy Movies
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Child's Play
Puppet Master III
Toy Story 3
and more, the 411 staff counts down the top 5 toy-related movies of all-time!
Welcome to Week 412 of the Movie Zone Top 5. My name is Shawn S. Lealos and you have entered my world.
The 411mania writers were given the following instructions: This week, The Lego movie hits theaters. With that in mind, lets count down our Top 5 Toy Movies (it can be based on toys like Transformers or Legos or be about toys like Child's Play or even Big)
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Honorable Mentions:
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge
I haven't seen all twelve
Puppet Master
movies (although I am working on it), but of the ones I have seen the third one is my favorite.
Toulon's Revenge
is a sort of prequel to the first two movies and sets up how the puppet master Andre Toulon (Guy Rolfe) became the puppet master and how his puppets became badass killers. Essentially, Toulon's puppets were magic before the Nazis took over most of Europe, but they became killers after the Nazis murdered Toulon's wife (brilliantly played by the beautiful Sarah Douglas) and Toulon vows revenge. We get to see Toulon create the Leech Woman puppet (it's his wife) and we get to see the origin of the mega popular Blade (he's based on Major Kraus as played by the incomparable Richard Lynch. Kraus is the Nazi bastard that killed Toulon's wife). Tremendous fun from start to finish,
Toulon's Revenge
is a low budget horror flick that needs to be seen.
Masters of the Universe
I really didn't care for this toy adaptation the first time I saw it. I thought it was too much like
Star Wars
and not enough like the cartoon that was on TV every day. Dolph Lundgren sort of looked like He-Man, and Frank Langella looked amazing as Skeletor, but why didn't anything else look and feel like the cartoon? And what the hell was this "He-Man going to Earth" bullshit all about? The movie grew on me, though, after each viewing, and I eventually just accepted that it was an
of the cartoon and toy line. The black clad storm troopers, the Cosmic Key, going to Earth, they all suddenly became okay. Dolph and Frank did a great job, it's filled with plenty of cool action stuff, Meg Foster is in it, and that's all just enough. I do wish, though, that the sort of promised sequel actually happened. I wanted to see what Skeletor had planned next for He-Man.
Child's Play
Child's Play
is both terrifying and incredibly messed up. It's terrifying because it's about a children's doll that's possessed by the evil soul of a serial killer played by Brad Dourif (the man is scary. He just is). It's messed up because the doll wants to essentially possess a little kid (Andy, as played by Alex Vincent). How often does that happen in a killer doll movie? Had the doll, a Good Guy, not said a word outside of "Hi, I'm Chucky! Wanna play?" I think we all would have had nightmares into adulthood, but since the doll has a personality and a purpose it's doubly scary. And it still is twenty-six years later. Just the thought of Chucky, wielding a knife, going after Andy is enough to give me the willies. I think I'm going to stop talking about this movie now and think about one of the sequels. They were fun.
Small Soldiers
The brilliant thing about Joe Dante's
Small Soldiers
is that you both root for and against the title characters. You love the soldiers because they look like fun and they're voiced by Hollywood greats like Tommy Lee Jones, Ernie Borgnine,
Jim Brown, George Kennedy, and Clint Walker. And you hate the soldiers (well, maybe hate is too strong a word. "Strongly dislike" is probably better) because they can't see what absolute jerks they are. All they want to do is take out the Gorgonites, peaceful creatures that just want to, well, live in peace. The Gorgonites are not the monsters they're supposed to be. You wish the Commando Elite would just back off and do something else. Dennis Leary's character wanted his new toy company to create toys that "play back," and that all sounded like a great idea at the time, but if they're not "fun" to play with, what's the point? Evil toys are no fun.
The Toy
The Toy
, while ostensibly a goofy comedy starring Richard Pryor and Jackie Gleason, is also a complex bit of social satire and social commentary. The movie has utter disdain for the mega rich and what they're allowed to do because they have money (Gleason's U.S. Bates is able to buy a human being to act as his son's best friend for one week because he has the money to make it happen. And then there's what he makes Ned Beatty do), it makes a mockery of racist assholes (the dinner party sequence at the end of the movie is a hilarious attack on the KKK), and it shows that material things won't make you happy (Bates' son Eric has every toy in the world but he's bored by all of them). The movie also despises people who think they can change the world simply by protesting. Pryor's speech about his wife and how "truth and justice don't work for him" and that all he wants is a job is one of the greatest moments in 1980's cinema (and Ned Beatty's drunk and depressed fishing scene is another great one). The world is a complex, awful place, and all you can really do is try to get by. It isn't an uplifting message at all. And if you think about how the ending seems to suggest that the only way anyone is ever going to be happy is if the rich decide to let it happen, the movie is an indictment against the world. Pryor's character isn't just running down the street at the end of the movie to avoid another humiliating "friend" job, he's trying to get away from
. But he won't, though. That mother is going to make him an offer he won't be able to refuse (he'd be nuts to turn down that kind of money).
I wish that "Jack Brown wind-up" scene was on youtube, the one where Pryor is talking to all of Eric's stuffed animals. It sums up the entire movie.
Terry Davis
Honorable Mentions:
To be honest, I could have had a Top 11 out of this week. What better way to kick it off with the original toy story with the toy that became a boy in the Disney animated version of the tale of
. Speeaking of Disney, you can thank them and Pixar for the seemingly monthly CG kids after the very first
Toy Story
. Keeping it animated, I was always a fan of Nick Park's claymation
Wallace & Gromit
shorts, but
The Wrong Trousers
sticks out for the train set chase finale.
The theme of toys in films have generated the odd intriguing piece now and again, like Mel Gibson's comeback in
The Beaver
, where he's a depressive who communicates through a Beaver glove puppet. Also, toys probably represent the worst part about Christmas - the last minute rush for presents - as featured in the Arnold Classic,
Jingle All The Way
. Last worth mentioning, remember that neat little
The Indian In The Cupboard
film? Some really cool tricks with that film.
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen
I do not rate the
movies at all. Well maybe the last one. Whilst for the most part they're not what I want from a TF film, there's one scene which Michael Bay pulled off which encapsulates everything about my favorite childhood toy...
Ah man, I marked out like a geek in the cinema at that. I use to bloody love playing with my toy gestalts, creating little platforms to play on. So to see the Constructicons combining then wrecking the Pyramid's shit flashbacked so many memories. Sure it was a little bastardised since all the movie 'formers are fugly to look at but so much fun. Well compared to the rest of
Revenge Of The Fallen.
Keep your Monopolys and
, this is the real board game I want to play. Throwing in the dangers of a tropical jungle instead of taking rent off family members,
is a time spanning movie with Robin Williams' Alan becoming trapped in the game until being released by a couple of kids. Along with the grown up girl Alan started playing with decades ago, the four try to finish the game through the marathon of deadly oversized mosquitos, a stampeding herd and a blunderbuss wielding hunter. A product of it's time, the CGI hasn't aged massively well to me but the pure fantasy behind this film is just so refreshing, even nearly 20 years after it's release.
Small Soldiers
In possibly the greatest voiceover role ever, Tommy Lee Jones brings the voice of Chip Hazard to life as well as the best military processor ever in 'toys-come-to-life' army-based action figure thriller
Small Soldiers
. Hazard and his Commando Elite are the real stars of this film and they're built to be butch, 'Uhmericah' meatheads whose sole mission is to rid the world of the friendly Gorgonite creatures. In quite a weirdly dark film to be marketed to kids,
Small Soldiers
is probably the best film with the actual effect of seeing toys come to life in the real world. Plus also may contain the origins of the "Will It Blend?" Youtube series with one of the Commandos being shoved down the garbage disposal unit.
G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra
I've expressed my love for this film before. We didn't actually have Joe over here in the UK. Instead the toys were remarketed as a one man army called
Action Man
(which if you think about it, maybe even more awesome) but the core concept of
G.I. Joe
still appeals to me massively. Outside of a superhero film, where else are we going to see this cartoonish level of characters? Also, the villains including the Baroness, Destro and Cobra Commander are the most ludicrously entertaining on the big screen since Hitler from
Inglorious Basterds
. This is never going to win awards but the adaptation of
G.I. Joe: Rise Of Cobra
is filled with over the top action and fun cast which makes this a superb toy winner for me.
Toy Story 3
In terms of discussing toys as a theme, there's nothing I've seen that could top the third
Toy Story
movie in terms of depth and emotion. Playing off real life emotions of growing up and what happens to toys through their owner Andy, Cowboy Woody and Buzz Lightyear lead the rest of the unwanted toys on a journey to reunite with him again with a detour through a rough and tough Kindergarten class, managed by the evil pink teddy bear Funzo. At it's heart, this film is about moving on and getting older. It touches the right buttons since I'm certain it's a position that a lot of readers would have had to go through. Recently, I did the same with alot of childhood stuff after watching the film and felt similar feelings after a clearout of my attic. Least I didn't break down and cry at
Toy Story 3
like my friend did.
Shawn S. Lealos
Disney's greatest classical animated movie is the story of a wooden puppet who comes to life as a real boy, a wish come true for the lonely toymaker. While the story about the lonely man's desire for a child is what kicks off the movie, it is the story of Pinocchio that really pushes it to greatness. This is honestly one of the darkest animated movies from Disney, with Pinocchio's lies and deception getting him taken away and sent to a world of bad boys where his life is in danger. The story gets even darker when Geppetto risks his own life in the belly of a whale to save the toy who became his son.
Child's Play
I know the movies got a bit ridiculous over time, but this first movie was a straight up solid slasher horror movie and a pretty scary one at that. Chucky became an icon thanks to the series, which started here with his origin story. Of course, Chucky was just a regular toy, and there were dozens like him on the shelf of the toy store when the bad guy was shot by the police and used voodoo to send his spirit into the toy. It was a similar premise but it was made great because Chucky was just so damn creepy. Props to Brad Dourif, because without that voice, Chucky would never work as well as it did.
Who didn't have a teddy bear as a kid? Who didn't wish it could sometimes come to life and be your friend? Well, this movie shows how that could go horribly wrong – in all the right ways. Seth McFarland proved that he could do funny in live action just like he could on The Family Guy and Ted was one of the best R-rated absurd comedies ever made. The movie was just perfect.
People love to rip on the Transformers franchise, but I liked them. I even liked the second movie in the series quite a bit and gave it a favorable review when it came out. As for the first movie, I thought it worked great as a movie about the toys I loved as a kid. Prime, Bumblebee and Megatron were all done right and I thought the story was solid too. Honestly, I don't know what people expected out of these movies but they delivered what they advertised and were just a lot of fun.
Toy Story 3
It is rare, but Toy Story is a case where the movies got better with each entry in the series, the second trumping the first and the third even better than the excellent second movie. This final chapter in the story of Andy's toys has a wonderful story for anyone who has grown up and moved on in the big world. The toys, who were there for Andy his entire life to provide him happiness and joy, find themselves possibly unwanted and headed into the dark and scary storage. By the end, they realize their purpose in life again and find a new child to lighten the days of. At one point, it is the story of moving on and losing childhood but at the same time it is also the story of the toys moving on and the story starting all over again. It was the perfect conclusion to the story.
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I've just stumbled into it, but it looks like a lot of Greg Jackson camp stuff. First few paras: Greg Jackson, the single most successful trainer in the multi-billion-dollar sport of professional mixed martial arts fighting, works out of a musty old gym in Albuquerque, New Mexico, not far from the base of the Sandia Mountains. On a recent morning, the 38-year-old Jackson, who has the cauliflowered ears and bulbous nose of a career fighter, watched two of his students square off inside the chain-link walls of a blood-splattered ring called the Octagon. One of them was Jon Jones, the light heavyweight champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the premier MMA league. In four weeks, Jones would be defending his title against Rashad Evans, an expert fighter and his former training partner. To prepare him, Jackson had set up a sparring session with Shawn "The Savage" Jordan, a heavyset fighter from Baton Rouge. Jones and Jordan met in the middle of the ring. Jordan threw first. Jones backpedaled and protected his face with his forearms. "Look for that space, Jones!" Jackson hollered. "You. Do. Not let him close those angles on you." Jordan threw a flurry of blows. To me, the exchange appeared disorganized, nonsensical—a blur of flesh, sinew and the red flash of Jordan's mouth guard. To Jackson, it was a logical sequence, one with only one possible effective response. "Jones," he said, "move inside." The fighter seemed to hesitate. If he moved within range of Jordan's fists, he risked catching a glove square in the face. "Go on," Jackson said. Jones ducked under one fist and whipped his right leg out in a short arc. The kick missed. Jordan threw again. This time Jones dropped down, flicked his head to the side, and, leaping off one foot, launched a flying jab followed by a knee to Jordan's midsection, which landed with a wet whoompf. Jordan groaned and crumpled onto the mat. "Goddamn, Jones!" Jackson yelled. "Exactly correct." Producing a notepad from his back pocket, Jackson sketched a spiderweb of circles and lines. It was a game tree, he explained—a graph game theorists use to analyze a sequence of decisions. In a traditional game tree, each circle, or node, represents the point at which a decision can be made. Each line, or edge, represents the decision itself. Game trees eventually end in a terminal node—either a tie or a win for one of the players. This game tree, Jackson told me, showed the exchange between Jones and Jordan from Jones's perspective.
Don't know if this has been posted here (I couldn't find anything through search) but Popular Science has a piece online about MMA (yeah...about a month ago I know). It specifically touches on: - Greg Jackson's use of game theory in training fighters and formulating gameplans - The emergence of FightMetric in analyzing MMA fights - The statistical research that has been done in the sport Some interesting stuff here in my opinion.
When these two coaches get together, things get goofy. Which makes getting a straight answer from "The Tapout Brothers" a little challenging.
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Beck and O'Reilly Defend Breitbart, Wonder How Long MSNBC Can Stay In Business This Way
The outrage over Martin Bashir's absolutely pathetic interview with Andrew Breitbart Wednesday continues.
On Thursday's "O'Reilly Factor," the host and his guest Glenn Beck wondered how long MSNBC can stay in business with commentators behaving this way (video follows with transcript and commentary):
BILL O'REILLY, HOST: In the "At Your Beck and Call" segment tonight. Perhaps no one in the country has been more vilified in the left-wing media than our pal Glenn Beck but he is not alone. Yesterday on MSNBC conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart was subjected to this.
MARTIN BASHIR. MSNBC: This week Marilyn Davenport, Republican official in Orange County, sent an email to a number of colleagues featuring President Obama dressed in a family of apes.
ANDREW BREITBART: Are you asking me about this? What do I have to do with that?
BASHIR: I want to ask you what do you think of that?
BREITBART: It's deplorable. It's -- it's deplorable, it's reprehensible. And you are trying to -- you're trying to insinuate that I'm a racist here which is what MSNBC does to conservatives every single day. This entire context of this conversation is what the NAACP and what the Democratic Party has been doing to the Tea Party for the last year.
GLENN BECK, FOX NEWSHOST: This guy is so --
O'REILLY: Does Mr. Breitbart -- wait a minute, relax. So does Mr. Breitbart have a point? Here now, the aforementioned Glenn Beck.You couldn't wait.
BECK: No, I mean I just thought we were having a conversation. I forgot.
O'REILLY: Yes I know and it's outrageous.
BECK: Breitbart is absolutely fearless. Fearless, I mean, he's -- he's a little like you. Walks right into the lion's den and you are like what -- what are you doing here? What's going on?
O'REILLY: Yes but I don't know if that's a smart thing to do because you don't really convert many people over there. But, let's just deal with the -- you invite a guy on. Breitbart, you can talk about his Web site all day long. I mean he's got a long history of -- and then you bring in something that he has nothing to do with.
BECK: Nothing to do with it.
O'REILLY: Right.
BECK: And you're not even talking about -- I mean, look, that photo is reprehensible, everybody --
O'REILLY: Everybody knows.
BECK: Everybody knows it's reprehensible.
O'REILLY: So why would you even pose the question?
BECK: Right and -- and yet, why are you not talking about real things that are going on? If you want to bring real things that are going on --
O'REILLY: But that's my point.
O'REILLY: You know Breitbart -- but look, this goes to trying to humiliate conservatives. It's trying to attack them and brand them and Breitbart had it. He got teed off. Because -- what do I have to do with this? What are you throwing this at me for?
BECK: This is why -- this is why I think this whole thing is just not going to -- it's just not going to stand. You know, this -- this -- this - - like MSNBC, I mean, how long does that going -- how long does that stay in business like that?
O'REILLY: I don't know. I mean, the ratings are abysmal. I don't know how long they go.
BECK: There's -- there's nothing -- there's nothing there.
O'REILLY: Comcast is a good company.
BECK: Yes.
O'REILLY: I don't know how long they go.
Indeed, which is something NewsBusters touched on in its Wednesday piece about MSNBC's Ed Schultz continually lying to castigate conservatives.
There were some including this author who thought MSNBC made a statement in January when it finally terminated Keith Olbermann and that under the new ownership of Comcast it was going to start actually reporting the news rather than acting as a Democrat propaganda machine.
Sadly, in recent months, we've not only not seen that, we've witnessed a so-called news outlet become even more aggressive in its advocacy.
In the past several weeks, every possible Republican presidential candidate has been totally eviscerated by MSNBC commentators, especially Donald Trump in recent days who has taken up oftentimes half of the programs during this station's prime time schedule.
Scarier still is that we're more than eighteen months away from Election Day. What kind of nonsense is going to transpire on this so-called news network next year as we get into primary season and the actual presidential campaign?
More importantly, how much of this nonsense is Comcast going to put up with before it risks seeing disgusted Americans cancel their cable and internet subscriptions because of what is happening on MSNBC?
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That didn't take long...
Submitted by Chris Norman on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 9:42am.
"GLENN BECK, FOX NEWSHOST: This guy is so --
O'REILLY: Does Mr. Breitbart -- wait a minute, relax.
Wow, O'Reilly now condescendingly interrupts on the first words out of a guests' mouth..If this isn't a record, it's a tie.
Other than that, I've come to the conclusion that nothing will ever stop MSNBC from being a tool of the Democratic Party - or get it off the cable. It seems to have a life of it's own.
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Wow, he's alive
Submitted by Dave. on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 9:46am.
Welcome back, stranger.
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Thanks. I've been working
Submitted by Chris Norman on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 9:47am.
Thanks. I've been working some crazy hours and haven't been able to get on here as much.
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Submitted by Dave. on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 10:10am.
I am having to limit my net time because my doc told me to avoid stress, or else. :-O
As for MSNBC, my theory was, and still is, that Comcast was looking for a tax write-off, as other than running off Keithie, they have done next to nothing to improve the programming on that network.
As it stands right now, nothing they have on is even watchable to me.
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Submitted by rockyracoon on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 10:48am.
I have been thinking the same thing. The old TV show 'WKRP In Cincinnati' had an episode where the station manager's mother wanted to sell the station when it started to turn a profit. She had been using it for years as a write off, because the station was always losing money. So I don't see MSLSD going anywhere soon.
Facts are like kryptonite to the liberal.
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Submitted by Dave. on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 11:02am.
LOL - I remember that episode. Herb was doing a little too good of a job as a sales weasel, despite those hideous suits he wore.
And the tax write-off angle is the only thing that makes any sense, as if Comcast was looking to make some real money from MSNBC, they would have made some moves by now.
LOL - Either that, are they are still trying to figure out what to do with it.
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Well it is actualy like
Submitted by swim-r-sink on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 3:08pm.
Well it is actualy like this,Comcast 51% G.E. 49% so you see its nothing but hot smoke and sassafras to deflect attention away from the head of Obama's Fascist-Marxist Crony Capitalism General G.E. Jeffrey Immelt. The Soros-Obama Propaganda and Reeducation Channel holds the course! You see us stupid Patriotic God Loving Constitutional Americans should not know the difference and eat what is shoveled to us!
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I can't watch O'Reilly
Submitted by marpel on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 10:15am.
I can't watch O'Reilly because of the constant interruptions of his guests. If you notice in that transcript, Beck didn't complete many sentences. And when he did, they made no sense. The self absorbed antics of O'Reilly over shadows all the guests; important or not.
Nonetheless, MSNBC is an embarrassment to real journalists. Happy Easter, Everyone!!
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Is MSNBC Really in Business?
Submitted by Comrade Jim on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 9:51am.
Or is it a propaganda machine subsidized by DNC contributors?
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Normally I don't like seeing conservatives on these loony shows
Submitted by Dave. on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 9:51am.
...as most of the time they just sit there like a doormat and allow the host to stomp them even flatter because they refuse to throw it right back in their faces.
Andrew Breitbart is one of the few exceptions. Ann Coulter is another.
If more conservatives would go on these shows and do what Andrew does, the lefties would not get away with a lot of the shenanigans they currently do.
Polite guys not only finish last, but usually get run over.
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MSNBC will be bailed out
Submitted by johnsonl on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 9:56am.
for doing their part. Watch and see.
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Speaking of Olbermann
Submitted by Rovin on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 9:57am.
"There were some including this author who thought MSNBC made a statement in January when it finally terminated Keith Olbermann and that under the new ownership of Comcast it was going to start actually reporting the news rather than acting as a Democrat propaganda machine"
I guess it took Olbermann's departure to allow him to actually say something sane.
Olbermann Slams Wonkette's Palin Story---Calls for writer to be fired.
Starting at :58 seconds into the video
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"How long will they stay in
Submitted by Beukeboom on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 10:24am.
"How long will they stay in business?" That's the question being posed.
I think the answer is obvious...as long as they want. With the ownership being Comcast, there is nothing at this time that I can determine that threatens MSNBC's existance as the question posed.
The question should have been worded, "How long will they [MSNBC] stay in business in the form they currently have?"
With that caveat attached, I think the question becomes more relevant and focuses more on MSNBC's lineup and format rather than MSNBC itself.
Several thoughts come to mind in relation to this so my apologies in advance for the length and I ask you to bear with me.
First of all MSNBC (pre-Comcast by only a few weeks) sent a message that no one is safe when they fired Keith Olbermann. So the current crop of talking heads there know that they had better bring in better numbers or else they will be let go as well.
Relatedly, the sudden increase in liberal extremist rhetoric and dishonesty shown by the MSNBC talking heads leads me to believe the talent (using the term rather loosely) is desperately trying to attract attention and hopefully more viewers via old "shock jock" techniques. Thus they got the message.
Also relatedly: I wonder when the contracts for Matthews, Maddow, Schultz, Bashir, et al are up. This might give an indication as to a time frame in which they may or may not leave MSNBC.
Which leads me to the following plausible scenario.
Sometime in the fall, before fall sweeps, we may see a massive overhaul of MSNBC which would include the firing of most, if not all, of their major on-air talent (again using that term loosely). Also the format could be completely redone.
I see this as a distinct possibility especially if ratings either do not improve or continue to decline. Whereas Jeffrey Immault via GE was using MSNBC more for an ideological outlet than a for-profit news organization, I see Comcast being more profit-driven with MSNBC and as such will eventually do something, perhaps drastically, to increase the profit potential. This could even include the rebranding of MSNBC altogether.
Now the reason I see this possibly occurring during the fall sweeps is because that particular ratings period is one of the most important of the year and if they time the changes just before sweeps begin and generate buzz in advance for it with advertising and other various publicity then the ratings are guaranteed to increase initially even if just out of a curiosity factor. And if the increase is a temporary spike, it still would show an increase in viewership which Comcast could use to their advantage to promote the network (in whatever form it will be at that time) and perhaps increase revenue thus giving Comcast and the network a new foundation upon which to build. This also fits in with why I could see Comcast completely rebranding the network so they could sever the ties to the dismal MSNBC past and offer something which they could promote as being "fresh" (albeit it would probably be a lot of the same old liberal MSM just with a different bow on top of the packaging).
Anyway, those are just some thoughts and opinions of what may occur.
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not a word
Submitted by russedav on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 10:31am.
Interesting how even though O'Reilly & Beck are on the same side they still can't have a civil conversation without endlessly interrupting each other. It's not just the "left" but our whole tenor of civility has been damaged by accepting uncivilized behavior as the norm, inevitable as a result of abandoning our once Christian nation's foundation of our Founding Fathers (Rector, etc, of Holy Trinity Church v. U S, 143 U.S. 457 (1892)). Only God's big enough to deliver us from this disaster. A blessed Good Friday.
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We are still.....
Submitted by almostacowboy on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 11:27am.
...a Christian nation. No matter what any Marxist says (not you....Maobama).
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MSNBC will never 'go out of business'
Submitted by Slyrr on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 10:43am.
If MSNBC was going to 'go out of business', they'd have done so a long time ago. This is a failed network. More than that, it's a CONSISTENTLY failed network. They've been at the bottom of the heap from almost the moment they were created. They are the news channel equivilant of that one location in your town.
You KNOW the one I'm talking about - the location that's always going out of business. The location that has new stores and shops that constantly try to make a go of it in that location, putting up new signs, struggling valiantly for a while, but for some reason no one can stay in business there long, and the building winds up abandoned again, waiting for the next sucker to buy it and doom their business to failure.
So the question becomes - Since MSNBC's ratings are constantly in the septic tank, how do they stay open? Why hasn't this failed network closed up shop and locked its doors? Why havent the whole sorry lot of them, from the owners/producers to their so-called 'talent' followed KO's example and shuffled off to the unemployment line (as they so richly deserve)?
Answer: NPR.
We've asked the same question about them. How is it that a network that is unpopular, untalented, politically biased, snarky, sarcastic, condescending and flat out obnoxious can stay alive and not collapse? How is it that a network that has been repeatedly caught in lies, bias, corruption, grotesque errors and systemic prejudice could still be open and running? How can a network stay alive when it's visibly rotten to the core, corrupt from the presidents and CEOs all the way down to the interns who fetch their lattes and croissaints?
Answer: The Democrats are ransacking taxpayer dollars to keep them afloat. When Rush said that Democrats have been using taxpayer money as a 'slush fund' and that all their so-called bailouts and tarp funds and whatnot are a colossal money laundering scheme, he was right. This is just one example of it.
NPR stays open, despite being an organization of supreme failure, because Democrats are taking money out of YOUR paychecks and kicking it straight into their pet media organization. Against your will and without your consent, they are using YOUR money to pay their bills and keep them open so they can continue to disseminate their lies.
Ditto for MSNBC. Fact: Obama took over GM/GE. He owns them - lock, stock and barrel. And he used YOUR tax money to do it under the disguise of 'a bailout'. Obama signs their paychecks by stealing the money out of YOUR paychecks. Fact: GM/GE owns NBC/Universal. Therefore, Obama owns NBC/Universal. He signs their paychecks too. He owns them. They're slaves to the state now. Fact: NBC/Universal owns MSNBC.
MSNBC is also an organization of supreme failure. Without help, they'd be dead. No one watches them, but somehow they stay open. How? Obama pays them, using money he's pilfered from your tax dollars. They say good things about Obama and Democrats. And in return for the favorable coverage and the bias, Obama and Democrats pay them well. THIS is what Chris 'Thrills in my pants' Matthews meant when he said on live TV that 'it was now his job' to make Obama look good. He's a hireling to Democrats.
Therefore, as long as the Democrats have their claws on our money, MSNBC will keep getting money from them to stay open.
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It depends...
Submitted by c5then on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 10:48am.
Is Comcast in business to make money or are they content to use MSNBC as a political arm?
I have no idea what the companies BOD and senior executives think in terms of politics. But it has been obvious that GE was using MSNBC as their political donation to the democrats. Based on the returns for GE, it is quite possible that Comcast will be content to keep the status quo.
Obama is starting his re-election tour. Lets see if the tenor at MSNBC changes or stays the same (could it get any further left?).
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Slightly OT......
Submitted by almostacowboy on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 11:24am.
Beck is catching heat (well, sort of) for exposing Mike Huckabee for the big government progressive RINO he really is. I love it.
Disclaimer: I am not a "fan" of Glenn Beck. I tune him off as much as listen to his shows. He makes me uncomfortable when he starts "preaching". I appreciate his efforts to expose the clandestine communist conspiracy within our government. However, based on Huck's record as AR Gov. I've known about Huck's progressivism for years. It's nice to be vindicated. :-)
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I love MSNBC
Submitted by shirtsbyeric on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 2:24pm.
I watch it every weekend. My favorite shows are Lockdown and the weekly airing of some old documentary on Charles Manson.
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"More importantly, how much
Submitted by amyshulk on Sun, 04/24/2011 - 8:46pm.
"More importantly, how much of this nonsense is Comcast going to put up with before it risks seeing disgusted Americans cancel their cable and internet subscriptions because of what is happening on MSNBC?"
How will they differentiate from those who cancel because they are downsizing to the new normal?
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Vegas '07, Leonard Nimoy on stage and is taking questions. A lil 10 year old Hawaiian kid asks him a question and I think Nimoy just thought he was adorable and started asking him questions like who was his favourite character (Spock) and his favourite show (TOS). After a brief conversation, Nimoy then declared that when the new movie premieres, he will pay for the kid and his family to come to the premiere as his guests of honour. Needless to say the kid was happy. But everyone else at the convention arrupted with applause and you know deep down that that was what Trekindom is all about.
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man they made fun of me for being from up north, but that guys gonna have a real hard time!
seems you have to live in the us for a minimum of 3 years. Man o Man why does canada have such a piece of **** military/governement/pretty much everything else but hockey....Helping Immigrant Soldiers Become Citizens
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man they made fun of me for being from up north, but that guys gonna have a real hard time!
huh?Originally Posted by MarineDEP4
Jackmeoff wrote:
That doesn't work anymore...friends of ours One US and the other Canadian, had to get married in Canada, as for her to marry to American she would have had to take manditory counseling (screening) in the US. So they married in Canada no problem instead.My suggestion is to find a big, fat American girl and marry her. That will get your citizenship real fast.
Besides whats wrong with fat girls? More cushin' for the pushin'.
Also I can't speak for all Canadians but I suspect that tha reason so many Canucks join the Marines is that we as a people KICK ASS. And prob' find it quite easy, after all those years of choping wood carring water, wreastling bears, and milking yaks etc.
As a military our only real weakness is our governments false belief that in a crisis 'the people' can rise up and defend this country...in spite of being mostly disarmed. (it is called the myth of the militia)
You can't really do that anymore. They're checking real up close on the marriage cases nowadays. And it's morally questionable.Originally Posted by Charlie dont surf
I'm serious about it and I have a plan, two in facts, I got a backup. But Charlie and others are part right: it is long and complicated. But not long like going to the DMV and waiting in line. REAL long. It includes round trips to the US and the Embassy, which is tough on a student budget, to get straight answers, because online and phone help is nonexistant. Setting up meetings with embassy officials mean lots of calls, a trip to the capital (which for me is a four hours roundtrip and a 75$ ticket each time) for a 15-minutes appointment with someone who vaguely answers my question and refer me to someone else...It get a bit long.Originally Posted by James
It's also a time-eater. I'm already 22, a got a whole college year during which I can't do much to advance my case besides PT, because I can't afford to go south anytime and for long periods at a time. Say I work two years in the US after college (that is, IF I get an LPR), I'll be 25 at time of enlistment. That's two years below cutoff. I want to be a soldier, but I'd like to become one while I'm young and at a physical peak.
So I'm not really *****ing about something I can't change, I just honestly wish it was easier. If I could sign up tomorrow, I'd be gone in heartbeat. And I understand why the US military works this way, I just wish it could facilitate things a bit, like the UK does for Commonwealth citizens. We are the world's largest economic partners, we've been in the same boat in terms of defense until recently, for 50 years.
It's not rational, it's emotional, sorry. I know it works that way and why but I hate it that I, who doesn't want to benefit from America's prosperity as much as sacrify to defend it, have a harder time to come to you and enlist than some other people coming under the banner of immigration quotas to fatten up on the American Dream...
I don't make much sense, now do I?
you make a lot of sense mate, I feel exactly the same way on pretty much all your points.
I know just how you all feel. If I could fly down to Ft Benning, GA a week after I graduated from high school I'd do it and not look back but unfortunantly there are lots of hoops I have to jump through. So far it appears all I can do is enter the green card lottery (I was born in an eligible country, and my dad is a national of an eligible country) and cross my fingers.
Is Canada still part of the British Commonwealth? If so, have you (any of you Canucks) considered joing the British Military?
There seems to be more enthusiasm about joining the U.S. Military than the UK. I am just curious.
I've considered it and it's on the table if I can't join the US Military.
But it's not as meaningful to me. Besides the fact that I want to keep focus on the US, I don't feel like the UK (or another service) is a "second best". While it's easier to get into the British Army, it would still require a big time investment. Since the UK recruiting process (like the Canadian one) is a series of interviews and exams spread over a long period and that MOD will only pay for one airfare (the one that brings you to the equivalent of MEPS once you've been accepted and enlisted officially), it means going to live in the UK for at least a year prior, unless you can afford a plane ticket every 3 months. RN also has restrictions on citizenship nowadays, and that includes RM (which I would join if I went UK) and a 5-years mandatory residency period that requires a waiver. So in closing, if I went to the UK, it'd be just as long, as complicated. I can't keep both options open forever, it's not realistic. I have to make a choice.
And it's not a question of joining a "cool" military. I do not like the way our military is ran and the attitude towards defense matters, and I simply don't identify much with Canada anymore. Furthermore, I'm from Quebec, canadian patriotism is not big here, so I was never compelled to it. I've travelled to the US a lot, to the UK also once, and I honestly believe I'd be happier in the US. I liked the UK a lot, but it's different. I have many friends down there and every time I visit them, I don't want to go back. I wish I could tell how tiring it is to be swarmed with negative comments from the token anti-american/canadian patriot/socialist every time I voice my support for the US. It's not criticism anymore, it's all-out racism. Since I began college, I feel like the frickin' Alamo.
So I'd rather go live with you guys and fight alongside.
I got my application for the British Army a year or so back. But i thought hard on it. And even though i consider myself very close to Britain, its too far away from my family and home, and i would hardly if ever get the chance to come back to visit, even though i have family over there, its not the same.Originally Posted by James
I have dual polish and canadian citizenship, now with the whole eu thing not sure how easy it would be for me to enlist into the british forces..
Why dosn't the boy join the Royal Marines in the UK???Originally Posted by Brozozo
He would have no problems what so ever if he is a Canadian citizen.
[*******red]Nationality and Residence
To be Eligible for entry into the Royal Navy as a Royal Marine you must:
At all times since birth have been a citizen of Britain, Ireland or a Commonwealth country.
Have been resident in the UK for a minimum of 5 years immediately prior to making an application. In certain circumstances, in particular if you are of UK origin, a shorter period of residency may be accepted.
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I dont know, I have not nothing against the US Armed Forces but as a Canadian I feal that loyalty is to be served to Canada then the Commonwealth!
Tell him to become a Royal Marine Commando. I bet it'll be a good go and harder then the USMC.
Plus remember!
[*******red]USMC are Born and Paid to Die!
Canadians are Born and Paid to Fight and Make the other Sucker Die for his Country![/color]
[quote="RSK"]I seriously take offense to these comments!! Unless you served in my beloved Corps I would seriously consider that you stop making comments about **** you know nothing about!!Originally Posted by Brozozo


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