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Elizabeth Newberry, customer services supervisor in the Department of Human Resources, Tuesday received the Gazelle Award from Robert Fenning, vice president for administration and finance, at the annual area-wide meeting for their division.
Several other employees also were recognized for achievement in the department's new Telephone Protocol Branding Contest.
The Gazelle Award was instituted by administration and finance officers in 1996 to recognize an employee in the division, nominated by his or her peers, who demonstrates, among other things, consistent exceptional performance of duties. Newberry was cited for her outstanding customer service and commitment to Old Dominion University.
As noted in the nomination form, Newberry "demonstrates her commitment to ODU by consistently providing exceptional customer service, not only to her co-workers, but members of the university community, applicants and the general public. She is a conscientious and dedicated employee who projects a friendly, positive image at all times."
Newberry, who came to Old Dominion in 1975, left in 1990 and returned in 1995. She is a previous winner of the Department of Human Resources' Employee of the Year award.
Also at the area-wide meeting, Fenning announced the winners of the Telephone Protocol Branding Contest.
The Department of Human Resources won for its logo of a telephone noting the headings of each protocol. Tom Loizides of the Department of Computing and Communication Services won for his slogan, "Make the Connection."
Members of the Telephone Protocol Committee were: September Sanderlin (chair), Leigh Comsudis, Derek Harrell, Patricia Hinton, Katie Loomis, Donna Meeks, Connie Merriman, Elizabeth Newberry, Dana Johnson Packer, Michelle Purkett, Lynda Shirk, Tanya White and Laverne Whitehurst.
Earlier this year, the Administration and Finance division appointed a committee to establish proper telephone etiquette and protocol for everyone in the division. The committee was successful in developing the proper protocol, which was approved by the vice president and the Administration and Finance officers. The need for a slogan/logo for the protocol prompted a "branding" contest.
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It occurred to me today that Madison Bumgarner is kind of awesome with the pitching and whatnot. And perhaps we should look that this, because it's really been criminally neglected. The last time we had done so, at least that I can find, was July 7th, in a small paragraph. And last night, Mr. Bumgarner threw seven shutout innings, striking out nine and walking none, and the postgame thread managed to mention only this:
Madison Bumgarner with two hits in the same inning
which was also pretty awesome, but still. Let's consider:
3.06 ERA, 3.77 FIP, 3.16 K/BB, 6.71 K/9, 2.12 BB/9, 44.7% GB%, 1.8 WAR, 90.9 average FB velocity (he's fine), as a 21 freakin' year old rookie. His half of this Rotographs article is also quite nice. He's ours, and he's ours for a while, so let's not lose him in the rest of that awesome pitching staff, or let his batterymate Jesus's stellar rookie season overshadow his, because otherwise...
Dun dun DUN DUN DUN DUN!
*Also overlooked: Juan Uribe and his 22 home runs while Pablo can't hit, Renteria quietly not sucking so much, Brian Sabean having a pretty damned fine season.


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Sapientis Est Ordinare: The Primacy of Prayer in the Life of the Mind
I want to begin my Catechismal Thoughts by quoting a line from the Commentary on Aristotle's Ethics by St. Thomas Aquinas, who was really just quoting a line from Aristotle's own Metaphysics (Aquinas really liked Aristotle, I really like Aquinas, and you happen to be reading me for the moment: it all works out to your advantage).
Sapientis est ordinare, said Aquinas: setting things in order is the wise man's business.
Why? Well, the human mind, as its proper work, grasps the order of things. Reason recognizes order and relation. Other animals have eyes and ears, but only humans do algebra. Because of our minds, we can see the relationship between one thing and another. And so since being wise is the mind's greatest feat (or if you prefer Aquinas: sapientia est potissima perfectio rationis) it follows that human wisdom is primarily concerned with the proper order of things.
How does this apply to the beginning of my Catechismal Thoughts? I'm no wise man, for sure. But I am planning on reading a book with much wisdom: the Catechism of the Catholic Church. But I want to do it in a funny way: I want to start at the end, Part Four rather than Part One. My plan could prompt someone to say, "You're going out of order." But I'm not. The Catechism begins Part Four by pointing to the underlying order of the Catechism, whose four parts are related to the mysterium fidei. "Great is the mystery of the faith!" it declares and goes on to explain that:
The Church professes this mystery in the Apostles' Creed (Part One) and celebrates it in the sacramental liturgy (Part Two), so that the life of the faithful may be conformed to Christ in the Holy Spirit to the glory of God the Father (Part Three).
So the Catechism is structured around the mystery of faith, which "requires that the faithful believe in it, that they celebrate it, and that they live from it in a vital and personal relationship with the living and true God."
The Catechism's Fourth Part concerns that vitality and that personal involvement in the Christian's relationship toward God, the Cause of All Things. What is that relationship? This relationship is prayer, the Catechism teaches.
Like I said above, the capacity for algebra is distinctive of man's mind. But so is man's capacity to enter into a vital and intimate relationship with God. Reason's work is to grasp order, which includes man's being ordered toward the Divine Good and Ultimate Truth. The creeds, the liturgies, and the Church's moral doctrines, dealt with in the first three parts of the Catechism, are all aimed at cultivating the subject of the Catechism's fourth part: prayer—an intimate life with Jesus, true man and true God.
So I hope it's tolerably clear why I wish to begin with the end. The life of prayer, the Catechism reminds us, is really the goal of all intellectual life, which you, the reader, and I, the blogger, are engaged in for a few minutes here at Catholic Phoenix (if I didn't lose you at the Metaphysics reference). Reading books, browsing blogs, writing posts, leaving comments, and more generally pondering issues and thinking things through are important but, in the order that faith reveals, secondary.
Prayer in Christ comes first.
Maria, Sedes Sapientiae, ora pro nobis.


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Not quite sure how I missed this, but check out the sweet MLS video on Supporter culture in TO. A little syrupy, but does a good job of capturing what it means to be a supporter through the trials of the last few years. I'll be coming back to this when it's cold and blowy this off-season. Also, when the weather's bad. Hey-oh! C. PS. HT to Mount Royal Soccer, where I originally found it.


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Red vs. Vee: An Interview with OITNB's Kate Mulgrew and Lorraine Toussaint
On June 21, the cast of "Orange is the New Black" assembled in Manhattan at the delightfully eccentric Crosby Street Hotel. Out of that day came the opportunity to conduct an exclusive, in-depth Q&A with stars Selenis Leyva and Kate Mulgrew.
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The hit Showtime series "Masters of Sex" chronicles the pioneering sexual behavior research by Dr. William Masters and Virginia Johnson that help make the sexual revolution. EDGE spoke to the series' stars Michael Sheen & Lizzy Caplan.
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Frankie and Zach, aka "Zankie," of "Big Brother" 16 broke up last week after a huge blowout. But they've seem to patch things back up...sorta.
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For the Bon Temps crowd, the honorable women, the cute gay werewolves, and to see who's bombing whom, you know you really must stay tuned.
Soderbergh, Owen Team For A 1900-Era Medical Drama
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There are several locations here in Savannah, and one on Ft. Stewart. Marco's pizza is the official pizza sponsor of the Savannah State University athletics.
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"I've been dealing with a medical condition for the last several years," Swick revealed in a video blog posted Monday. "It's affected every part of my life and it's been an absolute nightmare."
Swick says he was told he had the stomach disorder dyspepsia when in reality he had esophageal spasms with acid reflux.
"But not knowing back then, I started to diet which was about one-third of what I was used to eating at that time," he said. "And this in fact the reason why I lost 30 pounds and dropped weight classes."
Swick competed as a middleweight early in his career and was a middleweight contestant on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter. Swick won five fights in the UFC before losing to Yushin Okami at UFC 69. After the loss, Swick felt he was undersized for his weight class and moved down to 170 pounds.
A significant difference between the two conditions is that esophageal spasms are treatable while dyspepsia has no cure and the only approach is to treat the symptoms.
"I was happy that I was being told there are options, possibilities for to get over this and get my health back," Swick said. "But it was a little bitter because for four years I was told I had dyspepsia and I thought there was nothing I could do, and it greatly affected my life and my career."
Swick says this week he plans on getting a Neurotoxin injected into his esophagus for relief and if that option fails, will explore medication and even surgery.
"[Surgery] would be the third and final option, but one that I will be willing to take if it's all that's left," he said. "I'm going to do everything in my power to get healed up and healthy and get back in the Octagon as soon as I can."
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Fats for Health:
Flax and Borage Seed Oils
Two fats we need may also need each other
By Jade Beutler
In this day and age of fat phobia and the resultant
barrage of low fat and non-fat food products lining the grocery
store aisles, a recommendation to supplement your daily diet with
one to two tablespoons of essential fatty acid rich oil would appear
to go against the grain. To the contrary, this is exactly what
health conscious consumers are doing across the country, not only to
attain and maintain optimal health, but in many instances, as a
treatment for the over 60 health ailments the essential fatty acids
have been scientifically validated to benefit.
While it is true Americans should not consume more
than 20-30 percent of daily calories as fats, a lack of the dietary
essential fatty acids has been suggested to facilitate degenerative
disease. If surveys are correct that approximately 80 percent
of our population is deficient in the essential fatty acids, this
may present a serious health threat. Unfortunately, mass
commercial refinement of fats and oils products and foods containing
them has effectively eliminated the essential fatty acid from our
food chain, contributing to our modern-day deficiency.
Organic, unrefined flaxseed oil is considered by
many to be the answer to this health dilemma. Oil extracted
from organic flaxseeds is unique because it contains both essential
fatty acids: alpha-linolenic, an omega-3 fatty acid, and
linoleic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid, in appreciable amounts.
Flaxseed oil is the world's richest source of omega-3 fatty acids,
at a whopping 57 percent (over two times the amount of omega-3 fatty
acids as fish oils). Omega-3 fatty acids have been extensively
studied for their beneficial effects toward:
high cholesterol levels
high blood pressure
multiple sclerosis
psoriasis and eczema
The high content of omega-3 fatty acids inherent in
flaxseed oil is but one of its positive attributes. The
essential fatty acids combined here have proven to impart a
regulatory function in the body's fatty acid metabolism. Fat
metabolism is as important, if not more critical, than our body's
metabolism of proteins and carbohydrates, as evidenced by the
drastic rise in fat-related degenerative diseases such as vascular
disease and strokes. Dietary essential fatty acids common to
flaxseed oil are ultimately converted to hormone-like substances
known as prostaglandins, and are important for the regulation of a
host of bodily functions including:
inflammation, pain, and swelling
pressure in the eye, joints, or blood vessels
secretions from mucus membranes, and their
smooth muscle and autonomic reflexes:
gastrointestinal, arterial, ear, and heart
water retention
blood-clotting ability
allergic responses and rheumatoid arthritis
nerve transmission
steroid production and hormone synthesis
Scientists continue to discover regulating effects
of prostaglandins. Without the essential fatty acids -- the
building blocks of Prostaglandins -- a malfunction of fat metabolism
is certain, as are problems in the regulation of the above-listed
bodily functions.
For some individuals, flaxseed oil may offer only
half of the solution. Those deficient in co-factor nutrients,
specifically the Vitamins pro-A, A, C, E, B2, B6, pantothenic acid,
B12, biotin, and the minerals calcium, magnesium, potassium, sulfur,
and zinc, sometimes have difficulty in converting the omega-6 fatty
acid, linoleic acid, found in flax and other seed oils, to the
healthful prostaglandins.
Still others are thought to lack the necessary
enzyme (catalyst) to make this conversion; particularly those
afflicted with diabetes, asthma, cystic fibrosis, multiple
sclerosis, alcoholism, and the aged.
For those suffering from co-factor deficiencies, two
broad-spectrum multi-vitamin and mineral supplements may be
recommended with perhaps an oil supplement rich in gamma-linolenic
acid (GLA). Individuals who may lack the proper enzyme system
would require a GLA supplement in addition to the flaxseed oil to
effectively skip over the absent or impaired enzyme and continue on
toward normal production of beneficial prostaglandins.
Nature's most potent concentration of GLA comes in
the form of organic borage seed oil (24 percent). A great deal
of scientific research has been conducted with supplements rich in
GLA, resulting in significant interest regarding the aforementioned
health ailments, as well as those affected by premenstrual syndrome,
benign breast disease, eczema, psoriasis, obesity, and vascular
When considering an essential fatty acid supplement
and deciding on either organic flax or borage seed oils, the most
sensible solution may be a formulation of the two. The
combination of both organic flax and organic borage seed oil yields
a true omega twin by providing nature's best of the omega-3 fatty
acids in flax with the best of omega-6 fatty acids in GLA rich
borage oil. This option has now been made available by a
flax/borage oil product that can be found in many health food
Supplementation with a combination of organic flax
and borage seed oils makes good sense for the following reasons:
Omega-3 fatty acids and GLA together exert
favorable effects on the production of beneficial prostaglandins.
A number of health problems have proven to benefit
from both omega-3 fatty acids and GLA supplementation.
Organic flaxseed oil combined with organic borage
oil may exhibit synergistic, complementary effects.
Optimal conversion or fatty acids to beneficial
prostaglandins is more likely assured.
A combination of flax and borage oils in a single
formulation is less expensive than purchasing both separately.
In conclusion, the answer appears not to be no
fat, but the right fat, as common to organic flax and borage
seed oils, to achieve optimal health.
Past and present scientific research supports the
use of essential fatty acid nutrients in promoting optimal health.
Flaxseed oil is recognized as nature's richest source of essential
and omega-3 fatty acids. Borage seed oil is recognized as
nature's richest source of GLA. These natural plant substances
used alone have created a great deal of interest in the treatment of
numerous health problems. Evidence exists to suggest the
combination of omega-3 fatty acids with gamma-linolenic acid (GLA)
may further complement the therapeutic result of either fatty acid
used singularly.
The Essential Fatty Acids. Sardosal. V.M.
(Nutrition in Clinical Practice, August, 1992).
The Metabolic Role of W-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty
Acids: Relationship to Human Disease, Kelly, F.J. (Comparative
Physiology, 1991).
Summary of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on
Dietary Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids, Simopoulos, A.P. (Journal
of Nutrition, April 1989).
The Effects of Flaxseed Supplementation on Early
Risk Markers for Mammary Carcinogenesis, Serraino, M. (Cancer
Letter, November 1991.
High Alpha-Linoleic Acid Flaxseed, Some
Nutritional Properties in Humans, Cunnane, S.C. (British
Journal of Nutrition, March 1993).
Effect of Flaxseed Supplementation on Arachidonic
Acid Metabolism. Bowen, P.E. (University of Illinois at
The Effects of Dietary Flaxseed on Estrogen
Metabolism in Women, Kurzer, M.S. (Proceedings of the Flax
Borage or Primrose Oil Added to Standardized Diets
are Equivalent Sources of Gamma-Linolenic Acid in Rats,
Raedarstorff, D. (Lipids, December 1992).
The Effects of Gamma-Linoleic Acid on Human
Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Jamal, G.A. (Diabetic Medicine,
May 1990).
Significance and Motivation of the Chemical Use of
Essential Fatty Acid Derivatives, Especially GLA (Clinica
Terapeutica, March 1990).
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Aaron Guzzo is a Junior in the Film program. He is was born on September 12, 1988 and is from Evansville Indiana, where he lived until coming to Columbia College. Before college, though, he went to Signature High School, where he was involved in theatre, speech, student council, and other such time-consuming things. For many years, Aaron has wanted to be a storyteller. His inspirations are Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stephen Schwartz, Stephen King, and (of course) Steven Spielberg. Now that Aaron is at Columbia, he's a film major and is finally getting to do what he loves. He can't wait to move out to Los Angeles to become a penniless screenwriter.
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Why Graduate School?
While the percentage of underrepresented students receiving advanced degrees has shown steady growth, the nation's intellectual needs in industry, academia, government and policy development have grown at a much higher rate. As the nation's economy becomes increasingly driven by research, technology, policy and international affairs, underrepresented students will severely limit their career choices if they do not obtain graduate (master's and doctoral) degrees in these fields. Furthermore, the global community will need more individuals with advanced educational degrees to lead our economies into the future.
Why Georgia Tech?
- #1 in engineering doctoral degrees awarded to African Americans
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
- #2 in engineering bachelor's degrees awarded to African Americans
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
- #4 in engineering master's degrees awarded to African Americans
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
- #1 engineering graduate school for Hispanics
Hispanic Business Magazine
- Innovative interdisciplinary programs in the humanities and social sciences, including digital media, international affairs, and public policy.
- #7 public university in the nation
U.S. News & World Report
(2010 Rankings)
Why FOCUS?
As the main component of the FOCUS program, FOCUS Scholars is designed to increase the awareness of undergraduate juniors and seniors of the advantages and benefits of receiving an advanced degree. The Scholars receive an overview of Georgia Tech's graduate degree programs, a review of financial sources, and assistance in the application and decision-making process involved in selecting a graduate school.
During the FOCUS weekend, Scholars will:
- Attend current student and alumni panel discussions to learn about real-life experiences, academic life, and professional careers.
- Gather by college of interest for a welcome and information session by the appropriate college dean.
- Visit the academic units and research laboratories according to interest and interact with current students and faculty in the department.
- Meet with representatives of the Graduate Admissions Office to discuss admission timelines, expectations, funding sources, and application procedures.
- Visit historic sites around Atlanta and experience the cultural and social aspects of the city.
Why You?
FOCUS is first and foremost a graduate school marketing program. The program's goal is to increase minority student awareness of the benefits and increased opportunities of a graduate degree, then recruit students to pursue a graduate degree at Georgia Tech. For students who do not choose to enroll at Georgia Tech, the hope of FOCUS is that they will pursue a graduate degree at another institution. The program is open to all students who meet the academic qualifications and could potentially benefit from participation in the program.
- Junior (90 percent of participants)
- Senior (10 percent of participants)
- Graduate (case-by-case basis)
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Arena show for duo
Posted: January 16, 2014|
By Belinda Hargreaves
A MUSIC duo from Leek are on the lookout for local dancers to join them for an arena stage performance.
Marcus and Lis Birks have become the new faces for the eighties and nineties act Cappella and will be performing in Belgium in April.
The married couple perform both as The Cameleonz and Cappella. and have been touring the UK and beyond with their stage talents for a number of years.
Cappella was an Italian Eurodance act formed in 1987 by producer Gianfranco Bortolotti. The act went through a number of line-up changes over the years but was most successful in the early 1990s when it was fronted by British performers Kelly Overett and Rodney Bishop. Their biggest hit was "U Got 2 Let the Music", which reached number 2 in the UK in 1993.
Now, Marcus and Lis are the new faces for the act, which is still managed by Gianfranco Bortolotti.
Marcus said: "We have so far done two shows as Cappella. One was the Mega Tent event in Amsterdam with an audience of 5,000 people. We are currently performing the old music of the act but there is a vision of taking it into the future with new music.
"We are still performing as The Cameleonz. 2013 was probably our busiest year. We have our first arena show as Cappella on April 12 for the 'We Love Nineties' show in Belgium.
"We are now on the lookout for local dancers to come along to that show with us. We want to give local people the opportunity to come along and experience this with us.
"We have done quite a few shows in Europe and if this arena show goes well - it will hopefully be the first of many."
Lis and Marcus are on the look out for dancers aged 16 or over and who have a valid passport to be able to travel abroad.
Marcus added: "They need to have a decent level of dancing skill. The style is nineties dance and EDM. We ideally would like to find four dancers. Two who can come with us for the April show and the other two can come with us the next time.
We think the show will benefit from having dancers and it's a good opportunity for local dancers who would like the experience."
Anyone interested in auditioning to be a dancer for the Cappella act, can email email@example.com.


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(That title was again for Kiet, but I actually mean it this time.)
I swear this time I have a legitimate reason to be angry. Look at my house!
What the FUCK!? Where did this come from!?
It came from this son of a bitch! We can hear him pecking and it's driving us insane. (Some of us literally insane as my wife repeatedly answers the door thinking someone is knocking and then she blames it on some kids playing "Ding Dong Ditch" but replacing "Ding Dong" with "Knock Knock" even though it doesn't have nearly the same alliteration. The dog is not fooled and makes no move when he hears the pecking - "Stoopid humans.")
He has his fricking head in my house!
Here's the damage he caused in about 20 minutes of pecking.
(OK, truth be told we have tremendous dry-rot in those locations of our trim and it really needs to be replaced, but does nature have to rub salt in our wounds by making our place look so painfully ghetto that our neighbors are giving us dirty looks? Apparently so.)
I swear I can hear him as I write this.
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LGBT rights activists held a vigil outside the California Supreme Court building in San Francisco March 26 as part of several events launched in response to yesterday's U.S. Supreme Court hearing on Proposition 8. Today, the court is considering the Defense of Marriage Act, a law that restricts federal marriage benefits for same-sex couples.
The slideshow features interviews with (in order of appearance) Justin Taylor, who said he was there to stand up for the rights of his mothers, who have been together for 16 years; Jackie Jolly, who said that for her the issue is about the underlying principle of equality; Thomas Coy, who teared up as he addressed the crowd and shared a memory of his husband, who passed away three years ago; and Trey Allen, who helped organize a rally and march on Monday and expressed hope that the Supreme Court would reach a favorable outcome at the end of June.
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This evening, LGBT activists will return to 350 McAllister Street in San Francisco to hold a second vigil from 4 to 8 p.m.
from the very same group who stands to benefit from the voters of CA being denied their elected preference, any more than I would expect objectivity from a rabid christian on this topic.
Thankfully, SCOTUS takes it's cues from the law, the arguments and the facts, and not from a self-serving advocacy group, no matter how noisey and fervent they are.
I continue to hope that SCOTUS rules very narrowly on this issue, and continues to grant States their sovereignty over what, in any event, has always been deemed a matter for the States - marriage.
I take it that means you'll favor the plaintiffs in the DOMA case, since that's about the federal government recognizing same-sex marriages in those states that allow it.
matter only for the States, then it does create a problem with any federal rules that depend on marriage.
The usual reciprocity rules imply that one States has to accept a marriage from another State, even if that couple would not qualify for marriage in the destination State.
But DOMA carves out an exception for that.
We cannot really have different federal tax rules for each State so, if the Feds are going to have a rule at all, it has to be the same in all 50.
I'd guess SCOTUS wull rule narrowly and, at worst, invalidate a small part of DOMA and leave the rest in place. You cannot be married federally if you're not married somewhere else.
...you ARE married federally (or rather, married in the eyes of the federal government) if you're married according to the laws of a state, right?
There is also a cost to providing federal benefits to same-sex couples, as there would be for any unmarried but cohabing couple.
I'd guess the cost runs into billions. Voters are entitled to consider that.
What do the voters have to do with DOMA? No one ever asked them.
The voters elected them.
But voters' opinions change, and their will is currently being stymied in the House of Representatives, which isn't representative of who voted Democrat and who voted Republican because of gerrymandering.
But it doesn't matter. Civil rights of individuals and states rights to recognize same-sex marriages shouldn't be up for a vote of the House of Representatives.
State-by-State matter, then it is illogical for DOMA toe xist in it's current form.
And if I had to choose between them, I'd prefer gay marriage to remain a State issue, with the Feds simply accepting what each State decides.
You've convinced me.
"There is also a cost to providing federal benefits to same-sex couples, as there would be for any unmarried but cohabing couple."
Let them marry and they'd no longer be an unmarried, cohabiting couple. Problem solved!
Same sex couples pay in the same amount to Social Security and Medicare as het couples. That is our money, not an "entitlement from the taxpayers," and we want our money back.
...the same value for the money as opposite-sex couples get.
These conservative hets want to steal our hard earned money and pay it to themselves or, worse, the banks.
all federal benefits to same-sex couples. So it is reasonable and legitimate for voters to consider the cost of that, and the effect on the fiscal budget deficit.
As was revealed again in yesterday's hearings, the House Report on DOMA in 1996 showed that the motivation behind the legislation wasn't cost-savings or uniformity, but moral disapproval of homosexuality.
Were there more than, like, 20 people there?
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As we know, liberals are never satisfied. John Dickerson writes for Slate.com, and he is the political director for CBS News. He penned his desire for President Obama to 'destroy' the Republican Party in his second term.
Here are some excerpts from Dickerson's rant:
If he wants to transform American politics, he must go for the throat.
Obama's only remaining option is to pulverize. Whether he succeeds in passing legislation or not, given his ambitions, his goal should be to delegitimize his opponents.
Pretty interesting language when you consider that the Left is always concerned with the 'tone' of the national dialogue.
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The word "VETERAN" is printed vertically and in capital letters along the right border of the driver's photo. You can see an example to the right.
"As a veteran myself, I know that service in our nation's military is typically a point of lifelong pride among veterans," Gov. Beshear said in a news release. "And this is one small way in which we can acknowledge the many men and women who have honorably worn the uniform."
A veteran wanting such a designation on the license has to present a DD214, the Department of Defense form that verifies service, at the local circuit court clerk's office, where driver's licenses are issued.
"Many businesses in Kentucky want to offer discounts to veterans, but don't realize that most veterans don't carry identification confirming their veteran status," said Ken Lucas, Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs. "Businesses have been kind enough to accept other documentation, but putting the 'Veteran' designation on an official state ID greatly simplifies the matter for both veterans and businesses."
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Displaying The Last 10 Pages Visited From A Session
I wanted to store and display an array of the last 10 visited pages in a session. With the help of some folks in #rubyonrails (particularly aqua) this is what i've come up with:
class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base before_filter :add_to_history before_filter :page_title def add_to_history session[:history] ||= [] session[:history].unshift ({"url" => @request.request_uri, "name" => page_title }) session[:history].pop while session[:history].length > 11 end # This bit came from Peter Cooper's snippets source and was moved into the application controller: def page_title case self.controller_name when 'tag' title = "Tags » " + @params[:tags].join(" > ") when 'user' title = "Users » #{@params[:user]}" when 'features' case self.action_name when 'show' then title = "Feature » #{Feature.find(@params[:id]).title}" else title = APP_CONFIG["default_title"] end else title = APP_CONFIG["default_title"] + self.controller_name + ":" + self.action_name end end helper_method :page_title ... end
In your partial you might do something like this:

User History
 <% for cur in session[:history][0..9] -%>
<a href="<%= cur["url"] %>"><%= cur["name"] %>
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I think this is brilliant, but I found a couple of areas for improvement. I didn't like the addition of view-less actions, which really aren't things I want users to get back to. This is stuff like create, update and delete actions. I didn't like duplicate entries either. (I also renamed 'url' to 'uri' just because.)
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That's the assertion made by ESPN 1500's Tom Pelissero in his latest report. While I have gone on record an occasion or two to state that Locker is an intriguing prospect that must be considered by the TOA, my views of him being a top prospect have cooled as of late.
I think that Locker has outstanding intangibles in terms of his leadership, work ethic and character. He is also undeniably a great athlete. But I am a little concerned with one scouting report that questions his ability to see the field. I am also concerned with his injury history (ribs, concussion). Perhaps the injuries were a result of his tendancy to use his athleticism to extend plays, however it just may add another part of his game to the list of flaws that Locker will have to fix in order to have a successful NFL career.
Back to the title of this post. After the jump I will highlight some quotes from Pelissero's article. And while it is all speculative at best, it does appear that Jake Locker just might have the attention of multiple teams in the first half of the first round.
The Minnesota Vikings like Jake Locker. His makeup has yielded comparisons internally to Brett Favre.
And while it's too soon to peg Locker's spot on the Vikings' draft board -- team officials begin nine consecutive days of draft meetings on Monday -- there is a growing sense around the NFL they're preparing to pounce on the Washington quarterback at No. 12 overall.
"He doesn't have Brett's arm talent," said an executive in personnel for another NFC team. "But of this group of quarterbacks, if we were going to a park and go play, you'd pick Brett Favre and you'd probably pick this guy (Locker). He's such a tough-ass football player."
Was that a gratuitous comparison to Ol' #4, or is that just me? There is an interesting comparison brought up again between the two signal-callers, read on.
A year ago, toughness wasn't the primary attribute on Locker's side. He was coming off a junior season in which he completed 58.2% of his passes for 2,800 yards and 21 touchdowns, putting himself in the conversation as the No. 1 overall pick.
Then, Locker returned to school, took a beating on a rather horrid Huskies team and saw his numbers (55.4%, 2,265 yards, 17 touchdowns, nine interceptions) go to pot along with his mechanics.
"His motion was off," the NFC executive said. "His release point was all over the place. So, guess what? Now, it's pretty good. He worked on it, fixed it in the offseason."
According to NFL sources, that fundamental improvement has been evident in a series of recent workouts that left scouts thinking they'd seen the 2009 version of a talented playmaker whose athleticism, intelligence and competitiveness never have been in doubt.
"Old-school guys remember how Dan Marino fell (to No. 27 in the 1983 draft) because of a subpar senior year," an AFC personnel director said. "You have to go back and look at the whole body of work and if you feel comfortable, because if a guy shows you he's got the ability, he's got it.
"The guy (Locker) didn't become less intelligent. He didn't become less athletic and all those things in the course of a year. You just have to figure out if the reason for the lack of production or the struggles is something that you're comfortable with and you buy into. So, that becomes a matter of opinions.
"Put it this way: I don't see any reason why somebody would not consider him there (at No. 12)."
That doesn't mean accuracy -- particularly within the pocket -- is a nonissue for Locker, who completed only 53.9% of his passes over four college seasons and threw 35 interceptions against 53 touchdown passes. (Incidentally, Favre completed 52.4% of his passes at Southern Mississippi with 34 interceptions and 52 touchdowns.)
So it IS possible to improve your accuracy in the NFL. But before we get all warm and fuzzy about this example, it did take Favre a few years and a change of scenary before he was able to improve his game.
One NFC area scout who identified himself as "a Locker fan" nonetheless pointed out the Ferndale, Wash., native was "stroking 'em in some games, and there's some games where he's played like a dog."
The Huskies lost three games at midseason by a combined 108 points, including a 53-16 rout against national runner-up Oregon when Locker was sidelined by a broken rib, but rallied to win their final three and then upset 18th-ranked Nebraska in the Holiday Bowl.
"To (Locker's) credit, he had to carry them, which in a sense is what you need to do at the next level," the area scout said. "So, he's already done that and made some decisions. Obviously, he's athletic. He has all that, the moxie, the intelligence that you're looking for off the field. He's a good piece to build on."
Now that part I like. The ability for a QB to carry his team and lead them to victory when the game is on the line is far more important than any stat line. However, no QB can accomplish this if he is not accurate, so the debate rages on.
The question for the Vikings is how good Locker can be -- and how good all of the NFL's other quarterback-needy teams think Locker can be as well.
One popular theory suggests the Vikings -- who have conducted private workouts with several quarterbacks, including Locker on March 15 -- might trade back from No. 12 and take Locker later in the first round. That'd be one way to recoup the third-round pick vice president of player personnel Rick Spielman has said he wants to recoup from the Randy Moss debacle.
However, after watching Locker's "lights-out" campus workout last month, one NFC decision-maker speculated he could go as high as No. 8 to Tennessee. The Washington Redskins, who want to replace Donovan McNabb, are another possibility at No. 10.
"Coming back at the top of the second round, there's still a gauntlet of quarterback-needy teams ahead of Minnesota (at No. 43)," the AFC executive said. "If they don't get one in the first round, you've got to watch what they do, because Arizona, Cincinnati, Tennessee, Buffalo and the list goes on with teams that need them. Maybe they have to make a move."
It is unlikely that Locker will be available at #43. So if the Vikings are targeting him, they will likely have to pull the trigger in round 1.
Spielman acknowledged on Sunday that the odds of hitting on a rookie quarterback plummet significantly after the first round. But he reiterated that reaching for a quarterback "could set your organization back" and said the team has identified "12 or 13 blue chip-type players, which is more than normally out of any other draft."
The Vikings' process over the next nine days will include narrowing a field of seven or eight quarterbacks to perhaps as few as two, Spielman said -- then figuring out what needs to be done to land one of them.
"I think it's a deep quarterback class," Spielman said. "I think you'll be able to get some players even through your second and third rounds. But each of them have a hole or a flaw in them, and you've just got to try to make the right decision on what's going to best fit for your organization, what's going to best fit for your offensive system."
At this point, it would be no surprise if the Vikings' answer to both questions is Jake Locker.
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The Bison offensive line will look awfully different next season. Starting center Josh Colville will retire from football instead of returning for his junior year due to chronic knee pain.
The redshirt sophomore started in all 14 games in 2012 at left guard before moving to center last season where he started 12 of 13 games. The Deephaven, Minn. native has had four major surgeries on his knee and opted against a fifth, choosing instead to hang up the pads. The Bison will now have to replace three-fifths of their starting offensive line from a year ago.
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Movies may not be better than ever, but today's blockbusters are made on a scale that filmmakers of the past couldn't have imagined. Yet, at the same time, presentation of those films has never been more careless. As recent articles have shown, digital projection and its promise of uniform quality has fallen short of that goal. Then there are the theaters themselves: although some of the newest multiplexes are huge, they
are often faceless, mall-like structures that have no personality, inside or out. I remember where I saw many of my favorite movies over the years, but I doubt future generations will have the same kind of nostalgia for the theaters of their youth.
It all comes down to showmanship, a word that used to be the highest form of praise for a theater owner or manager.
For one thing, ambitious exhibitors used to decorate their facades, marquees, inner and outer lobbies when a big new movie opened. This photo of a giant Elvis Presley atop the Paramount Theater marquee on Times Square—heralding the imminent arrival of his starring debut—shows that the idea was still viable in the 1950s. But the concept wasn't—
—limited to Manhattan or other major cities; many main-street bijous did the same.
Even for this modest neighborhood theater in 1925, the idea was to make people want to come inside and see the show.
Some managers continued to operate in this fashion much later in the game than you might think. Several years ago the Cinema Sightlines site paid tribute to my old friend and Cinefest compatriot George Read, who used imagination and initiative to make his upstate New York theater stand out from the crowd right through the late 1960s. Whether it was creating original lettering for his marquee, engineering promotional giveaways, crafting lobby displays or having a Volkswagen Beetle sitting outside the theater when The Love Bug was playing, George didn't miss a trick. Check out the wonderful photos and memories HERE.
My local theaters in New Jersey never expended much effort on displays when I was growing up, so it always amused me to see the suggestions put forward in movie pressbooks on how to promote their attractions. I longed to see some of their ideas for stunts and ballyhoo actually carried out.
Another pal, Gary Meyer, has owned and booked theaters all his life. When a projectionist friend posted a tutorial about the proper use of theater curtains, especially for roadshow attractions, he recalled one of many instances when presentation of a film made the evening special for his customers.
"When we used to open each new Landmark theater (well, reopen old theaters) we showed a double feature of the roadshow Lawrence of Arabia and A Man for All Seasons. I would introduce the show by saying, 'Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us for the grand reopening of the Oriental Theater. Look around you at the splendor of this restored movie palace. And now we have a very special treat for you, the roadshow version of Lawrence of Arabia. This includes the complete overture. In a few minutes the lights will go down and you will be in the dark. As the wonderful musical score by Maurice Jarre plays, we want to you forget all the things that you dealt with today and prepare to escape in the magic of the movies that is…Lawrence of Arabia.'"
"The lights went down and the overture played. I had given the projectionist special instructions. At the end of the overture open the curtain to a 1:3:3 position on the Columbia lady. And then, as the opening shot of the motorcycle hits the screen, pull the curtains out to the full scope position. And every time the entire audience vocally gasped as it felt like the entire theater was expanding."
It's called showmanship, folks. It wouldn't hurt today's exhibitors to learn some of these lessons from the past.
Alan Smithee | January 3, 2012 11:09 PM
I left a job at a Regal theater because they forced me to do the complete OPPOSITE of showmanship- Most of their screens were common-width, meaning the screen's full ratio was 1.85 and masking came down from the top when showing scope movies. Having this design was bad enough, but they wanted me to have the masking go up in between shows so their ugly advertising slides would be on "the biggest screen possible", then have the screen actually get SMALLER when the film started. I refused to do this, so I left.
Tory | July 4, 2011 12:40 PM
My only personal experience of this was at the Paramount in Austin a year ago I saw Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. This is the first and only time I have seen a film from before I was born on film and though I have seen it many times and loved it, it was better on that screen in that atmosphere. It was a great audience and there was a Marilyn impersonator. I wish I lived in a place such as Austin that has a theater like that. If I had the money, I'd build a grand old style cinema, I do not understand why such things do not seem to be done.
I do miss my local bargain dollar theater of the 80s and 90s. It went out of business but they actually had an event with Dolemite shortly before they closed, he was there. I was, unfortunately too broke at the time to go to a dollar theater but I was rather glad that something like that was happening. This was the Broadmoor in Baton Rouge in Florida Blvd, I miss a lot of shops around there too.
Oh for the record, the old theater in the small city I grew up in Denham Springs, still stands today and is an antique store. In the old theater room, hanging from the ceiling is a rather unique and odd giant sculpture of Superman.
mplo | July 1, 2011 7:39 AM
Great, golden oldie but keeper classics, such as West Side Story, Lawrence of Arabia and many, many others deserve to be shown the way they're really meant to be viewed; on a great big, wide screen, in a real movie theatre palace, with the lights down low!
mplo | July 1, 2011 7:35 AM
I agree that the dearth of these venerable old movie palaces here in the United States is beyond unfortunate, especially because the vast majority of them have been replaced by the huge, antiseptic-looking multiplexes that dot the byways and highways of the United States. It's unfortunate that there was such an unwillingness to renovate a lot of these venerable old movie palaces, and present movies the way they should be, on a great big, wide screen, in a real movie theatre with the lights down low, and to make them attractive from the outside, as well.
Some of these venerable old movie palaces, , unfortunately, were structurally unsound and/or unsafe, or so damaged by fire or other disasters, however, that renovation of them was virtually, if not downright impossible, so there was no choice for some of them but to go under the wrecking ball. Many others, however, were torn down due to profits before people, and were converted to banks, parking lots, arcades and any other thing that would turn a good profit, which is really too bad. Even some of the movie palaces and independent theatres that are left have had to cut their theatres up into 4 screens from single screened theatres in order to survive.
Commercialism is the order of the day, unfortunately.
Gary Meyer | June 29, 2011 6:16 AM
I wish I had time to remember or expand on my memories but did want to mention inadvertent showmanship experiences under my watch.
When I was twelve I was given the hayloft of our barn in Napa. We made a monster movie and decided to show it on the set. As monsters appeared on screen, a vampire seemed to fly right off the screen into the audience. Our nocturnal screening upset the house bat and it started flying in and out of the projection beam. Over the next eight years we showed nearly 200 films but the bats only reappeared during our midnight horror film series each summer.
In 1976 one of the first Landmark Theatres was the U.C. Theatre where we staged many fun events with filmmakers, authors, William Castle gimmick nights, Golden Turkey Awards (The Medveds and real turkeys in the audience), etc. but that winter brought our first storm and we learned there were major leaks in the roof of this 1917 theater. What luck! It was the night we were showing SINGIN' IN THE RAIN. People crowded in the wet areas for the chance to sit in the rain, umbrellas open with a smile on their faces.
Gary Meyer | June 29, 2011 6:15 AM
I am honored that Leonard has included me in his piece on showmanship. Growing up I thought that all theaters with kiddie matinees gave away a new Schwinn bicycle every week as the Uptown Theatre in Napa did. Once we couldn't wait any longer to win a bike we insisted that our parents take us to Bentoncourt's, the donor of the weekly prizes, to buy one. This showmanship brought customer loyalty for both the theater and the dealer.
My first real job in exhibition was as a booker for United Artists Theatre Circuit in 1972. I got excited about planning kid's matinees and midnight shows in off hours. It was easy enough to book the films but we needed more to bring the audiences in. The managers got a commission on the profits and concession sales for these shows so they were inspired to go all out. Inspired by the spook shows I had enjoyed as a kid, I suggested that monsters run amok in the aisles and local magician do a stage show. We advertised that someone would win a real dead body! We just didn't say it was a frozen turkey courtesy of a local butcher. Or if we showed ONE MILLION B.C. or THE LOST WORLD type films, we promoted that a lucky audience member would take home a real live dinosaur. The local pet store provided us with lizards.
No doubt inspired by the success of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW audience participation showings , a local musical theater troupe approached us in the late 1970s about doing a sing-along for THE WIZARD OF OZ and MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS. They would create 35mm slides to be projected (this was before PowerPoint folk). The U.C. Theatre in Berkeley was packed as 1300 people sang along. Carrying on the tradition has been the wonderfully successful THE SOUND OF MUSIC sing-alongs (make sure it is an official one with all the goodies handed out to add to the fun) and numerous recent variations like GREASE and FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. I applaud those who keep coming up with these ideas. Showmanship does not have to be dead. Most of the major studios have established "Exhibitor Relations Departments." They are supposed to encourage showmanship and provide ideas and materials to encourage local managers to promote their films. Occasionally there is a spark of creativity but sadly it is mostly a place to order large lobby displays and some small posters to giveaway with a few tired promotional ideas on the website.
I operate the Balboa Theatre in San Francisco now. We love coming up with creative ways to attract audiences and make their experiences fun and hopefully memorable.
Each year we celebrate the cinema's birthday by recreating a night at the movies in 1926 with silent films (newsreel, cartoon, comedy, sing-along and a feature) a vaudeville show, movie-themed birthday cake and champagne. Many members arrive in art deco clothing and vintage cars are parked in front. Everybody goes home with great birthday presents. Our Oscar party has a live host and during commercial breaks become time for interactive Oscar-related games, costume contests and lots of laughs…and nobody missed a second of the actual show with the help of a TIVO,. THE KING OF PASTRY engagement included chocolate tasting nights and a spectacular cake night when 13 local bakers offered cake tastings.
This year several staff members wanted to do a Halloween special. Concerned that San Francisco has too many fun things to do in late October, we decided to delay it a few weeks and call it "Halloween Isn't Over Until The Fattest Zombie Dies." Stuart Gordon brought his own print of RE-ANIMATOR, did a great Q&A and then, the audience toured the "Haunted Alley" created by he theater's staff (http://balboamovies.com/lounge/stuart_gordon.php ).
We regularly have authors, poets, musicians and others present live performances that relate to the films. Some of our past events are covered here. http://balboamovies.com/lounge/index.php
In late July we will show MAKE BELIEVE, the terrific doc about teen magicians. Local young wizards will perform in the lobby and on stage before screenings.
Kevin Jones | June 25, 2011 10:21 AM
Sometimes, I'd just like to see a film in an _adequate_ venue.
My finance and I watched the last X-men film in a run-down theater: half the seats were roped off due to apparent water damage, the walls were peeling, boxes were stored in the halls, there was dirt on the screen. It took five minutes for the ticket person to bother to show up.
No, this wasn't midnight at a grindhouse. It was an afternoon showing at my local mall!
To be fair, we managed an enjoyable experience, and apart from the unacceptable wait, the staff were reasonably professional (that day); but atmosphere matters!
DBenson | June 24, 2011 11:00 AM
Have you checked out Greenbriar Picture Shows? Tons of stuff about old-fashioned "bally."
Jon | June 24, 2011 4:06 AM
I couldn't agree more with Mr. Maltin's article. I am only 25 years old, and I (obviously) didn't grow up during the Goldenage era, but I do a lot of research on different small/large town and small city movie theaters, and the stories I've heard about going to the movies during the 30's, 40's, and 50's are absolutely amazing and intriguing. Some of the gimmicks I have heard about and some of the old newspaper advertisements I have seen on microfilm (i.e. a Kiddy Matinee which gives out free bicycles or a set of encyclopedias), are absolutely fascinating!
Honestly when I look back at the movies I attended at a multiplex, despite having enjoyed 75% of the movies, 100% of the time the actual movie experience was nothing memorable nor special; just very blaw, as the audience never gets into the movie and the only added attractions were obnoxious television commercials. The only time I recall having a memborable experience of seeing a new modern movie was when I saw it at the local drive-in, (where it was presented in the double feature format with an old cartoon, intermission clock, etc. )
I have had the privilege of watching a classic old movie, or a Looney Tunes festival at a old pre-1950's theater, and those experiences are amazing and memorable. The audience always gets into the movie/films, there is always some showmanship present (opening/closing curtains, introduction by the manager/owner or subject expert, entrance/exit music etc.), and actually being able to see a movie in an ornate auditorium (as oppose to a Wal-Mart looking thing) always leaves me speechless.
I can honestly say that I prefer to spend my money at the old revival house (whether it be rundown or fully restored) than the modern new-release movieplex, because I know I will get my money's worth with the presentation and the showmanship.
Glory-June Greiff | June 24, 2011 2:16 AM
Wonderful article, Mr. Maltin! I, too, miss the ballyhoo of my youth (not to mention the beautiful theaters of South Bend, Indiana, and Chicago). You may be heartened to learn that ballyhoo was not dead as late as the 1990s, when we happened on the Devon Theater in tiny Attica, Indiana, which was showing the remake of "Godzilla." The theater owner had painted huge "dinosaur" tracks all over the sidewalk and onto a crushed car he had placed in front of the theater. Great stuff!
Eric Grayson | June 23, 2011 6:37 AM
Bravo, Leonard. I'd like to add that in the old days we had showmanship that included ushers who would make sure that patrons acted politely towards others. I fear we're in danger of losing the community experience of watching great films, and it's due to the facts that other people are rude and the presentation experience at the theater is substandard.
When movies are shown properly, you WANT to see them on a big screen, not on your laptop.
Jeff Heise | June 23, 2011 4:31 AM
Boy, the good old days of presentation, presentation are a thing of the past, sadly. When I ran a college film program years ago we had a showing of GONE WITH THE WIND in 16mm and the print had the overture, intermission music, entr'acte and exit music on it, so I coordinated with the projectionist keeping the light from the projector off until the overture ended, an assistant bringing the lights down in stages during the music, and I ran the curtains from backstage, marking on the ropes when they would be open just right for a 1:33 image as the Selznick trademark faded in. I had explained to the audience that they were about to see a very special presentation and that nothing was wrong-the music was a mood setter and just listen and let it begin to pull you in. No one shouted out anything and there actually was applause as the curtains opened-that was a thrill.
I even managed to do something like this with a Super8 sound print I had of THE BIRTH OF A NATION. I took some magnetic striped leader and spliced about 10 minutes worth together. I then took organ music that had been adapted from a score for the film, dubbed it onto the leader, then spliced it to the front of the second half, so I had some intermission music for when I would show it in film history classes. I actually got some nice compliments from some of the viewers.
Steve Rubin | June 22, 2011 11:16 AM
Bravo, Leonard for bringing up a long forgotten word in Hollywood - SHOWMANSHIP. I was sitting here reading about movie marquees, realizing that most movie theaters don't even have marquees anymore. They're just buildings that show movies. Occasionally, there is a place to put up the titles, but theaters are more often than not situated in malls. And promotions seem to have mostly disappeared. I convinced Ivan Reitman and Columbia in 1983 to let me lead a truck tour of the whole U.S. where we could show off the costumes, props and vehicles from a summer 3D release called SPACEHUNTER: ADVENTURES IN THE FORBIDDEN ZONE. We did 12 major cities in 63 days and everywhere we were greeted by crowds. We did shopping malls, county fairs, landmarks, major league baseball games and it was quite a lot of fun and, I believe, very successful. ( we opened at No. 1). I wonder if a studio would green light a driving tour in this day and age.
Vincent | June 22, 2011 10:43 AM
To prove that movie showmanship extended far beyond Manhattan, here's a pic of the Criterion Theater in Oklahoma City in February 1953, featuring a giant Marilyn Monroe to promote "Niagara":
Note the two teen girls, standing next to each leg of the mega-Marilyn.
John | June 22, 2011 10:10 AM
Ah those were the days when every theatre had it's individual character, from the grand movie palaces downtown to the main street "grind houses" where you could see 3 features for 50 cents. Like Leonard I can tell you where I saw almost every movie in my teen years (the 1950's) and probably what the second feature was. Yeah you actually used to see two features on almost every program, accompanied by a cartoon, newsreel and previews of coming attractions which unlike today's Madison Avenue made trailers were as entertaining as the features themselves. I won't get into the presentation itself except to say it was much better when there was a projectionist back there watching the focus and framing, checking the sound volume and in most theatres even opening and closing the curtains at the proper times.
Norm | June 22, 2011 9:25 AM
Interesting perspective from Mr. Maltin. Maybe he should be more inspired in his reviews.
The history of theatres in America may be as interesting as the film industry itself.
Kay | June 22, 2011 8:40 AM
Fantastic article, Leonard and fascinating link to a great read. I never attended that particular theater, but have fond memories of similar ones in Maryland, where I grew up. I was recently told that many Cinemetque theaters are closing all over the country; mightn't these be saved with some showmanship?? I can only hope! I truly enjoyed this post. It was inspiring! Kay in Rochester, NY


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Yager Pleased AG Says a Bill is Constitutional
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(NASHVILLE, TN), August 1, 2012 --- A new state law making elected and appointed officials ineligible for pre-trial and judicial diversion for criminal offenses committed in their official capacity meets constitutional muster according to a recent Attorney General's opinion. Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter Robert Cooper, Jr. opined the state "may treat elected or appointed public officials differently from the general public by making them ineligible for pretrial or judicial diversion, without running afoul of federal or Tennessee constitutional protections."
The request was posed by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Eric Watson (R-Cleveland). The bill was sponsored by Senator Ken Yager (R-Harriman) and Representative Ryan Haynes (R-Knoxville).
"I am pleased that the Attorney General has opined that this new law passes constitutional muster," said Senator Yager. "It is good to restate that both pre trial and judicial diversion are not a 'fundamental rights' for public officials. Those of us who have the privilege to hold public office should be held to a higher standard and violations of the law related to our official duties ought not to be swept under the rug by pre-trial or judicial diversion."
"I was confident that our legislation was on solid constitutional ground," added Representative Haynes. "With this new law we are sending the message that a public office is still a public trust and criminal conduct in public office will not be tolerated."
The opinion stated that pretrial and judicial diversion are treated as "truly extraordinary relief" and are not fundamental rights. It also said "Tennessee and federal courts have not recognized public officials as a suspect class for equal protection purposes. The act took effect July 1, 2012.
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January 19, 2013
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