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Canine Camping in the Smokies
Outfitting your dog for the trail may be trendy, but what can we learn from our unfettered pets out in the wild?
We demand a high standard of behavior from our dogs when we take them outdoors: to mimic the monotonous pace we've chosen, to resist aggression against other animals, including humans, to refrain from barking and whining, and to generally not raise a ruckus when we're trying to relax. We teach them how to catch a Frisbee, how to complete an obstacle course, how to flush a covey of quail. Rarely do we consider how the pet might want to spend its time outdoors, nor do we contemplate what we might learn from them through simple observation.
With this in mind, I took my German shepherd Norman along on a canoeing/camping trip to Calderwood Lake. Norm had never been camping. He'd been on two short canoe runs, both in the daytime. My new thing is to paddle at night.
To get to Calderwood Lake from Maryville, where I live, you drive south on Highway 129, over what is known as the Tail of the Dragon, a switchback mountain pass popular with motorcyclists. Blocking my rear view, Norm stood in the back of the Subaru, swaying with the curves, his head out the window, ears laid back, spit flying. He wasn't fretting about the speeding bikers, as I was, but he did sniff longingly at the "Boob Zone," as it is labeled on the pavement, where dozens of brassieres hung like fruit from the branches of a roadside tree. My first failure: I did not accommodate my dog's wishes to stop and investigate the lingerie tree and the whereabouts of the human females who had donated their underwear for the beautification of the wilderness.
Norm Lesson #1: Be spontaneous.
The campground on Calderwood, located just over the Carolina line below Cheoah Dam, was occupied by a couple of RV's, one with a roaring generator that powered the televised UT football game, the other occupied by two German shepherds in a pen. With his head out the window opposite from the dog pen, Norman missed a great opportunity to do some serious barking.
A family from Asheville was fishing at the end of the road, a flat spot with a fire pit, a picnic table, and some broken white plastic chairs that the RV folks told me should stay there. Norm and I stood there waiting for the Asheville family to leave so that we could set up camp. I assured them there was no hurry.
"Does he bite?" asked the mom. I said no and earned Norm some pats on the head.
"Does he like the water?" asked the dad.
"He hates the water," I said.
"He'll really hate it here. It's frigid."
After the family left, I removed Norm's leash and let him meander. He sniffed the trash in the campfire ring. He ate some grass and gagged. He watered the bushes, the picnic table, and the fire ring. Finally he lay down with a huff and watched me string my hammock, spread a tarp and an old sleeping bag for him, and unload the canoe.
Lesson #2: Let the human do the work.
Lesson #3: If it looks good and tastes good, eat it, even if it makes you gag.
Lesson #4: Stop and smell everything.
Lesson #5: Urinate often.
I had brought along Norm's Zoinks, a hard plastic ball with a light inside that blinks when he bites down. Norm cannot resist the Zoinks. I tested his aversion to water by tossing the ball into the shallows. This was against the spirit of the trip, but I succeeded in getting Norm to retrieve the ball in six inches of water, a record for him. When I tossed it 15 feet out, Norm seated himself regally on the tarp and watched me wade out and retrieve his beloved Zoinks.
Lesson #6: There are limits to loyalty.
Norm's tastes are simple, the Zoinks his only toy. He doesn't require a dog tent, hiking boots, a fanny pack or any of the other accoutrements you might see on his contemporaries. On the other hand, it wouldn't have been a bad idea to have a life jacket for Norm since I'd never seen him swim.
It had to be flat dark before we started out in the boat. This was my rule. I also had a goal: to find Slickrock Creek, part of the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, on the left downstream bank, and paddle up it.
I grew impatient waiting for dark. I worried about Norm capsizing us in the cold water. I worried about the leaves floating downstream, the current generated by nearby Cheoah Dam a force I'd have to paddle against on the way back to camp. Norm curled up on the tarp and slept while I worried.
One might wonder, why canoe at night, especially when the daytime weather had been ideal, the air cleansed and sharpened by the week of rain that dropped nine inches in Blount County. Here's why: Paddling at night changes everything. Deprived of daylight, your sense of distance is distorted, and perceiving the components of the landscape becomes a guessing game. Bushes loom like long-armed swamp monsters. Sounds are amplified; frogs belch so loud you'd think they're the size of donkeys. You feel your way around a lake or a swamp or a river as if in an unfamiliar room, and you measure each paddle stroke with the deliberateness of a tightrope walker. It's creepy and it makes me a little scared to be on the water at night. I like being a little scared.
In this extravaganza of the senses, how would Norm, of a breed known for sniffing out bombs and narcotics, behave? What would he hear and smell that I wouldn't? How would he let me know? Would he freak out in aromatic frenzy?
Norm weighs 85 pounds, more than my canoe. Not only does he get agitated about dogs, but also squirrels and cats and just about every other mammal. I wanted him to enjoy the ride, and I wanted to learn from the way he perceived the night paddle, but I hoped he didn't get excited enough to tip the boat over. The shoreline, steep between 500-foot ridges, did not afford many landing zones. It would be a serious matter to capsize on this lake with a dog I'd never seen swim.
The first time Norm and I went canoeing, he stood in the boat and fidgeted and whined for two hours before he settled down. This time, he lay down on a towel near the middle of the boat and appeared to go to sleep. I tried not to be disappointed, but I felt he owed me some kind of reaction. Was he bored? Did he want me to return to camp after only a few minutes? Should I turn around? Did he know something I didn't? I'd heard of horse sense, something my grandfather said I lacked. Was there such a thing as dog sense that humans like me should pay more attention to?
Lesson #7: Relax and lie down in a tippy boat on cold water.
Behind us a waxing gibbous moon rose above the ridge and cast my spindly paddling shadow on Norm's prone body. Pale gray boulders the size of dumpsters pulsed in the light. The head of Keanu Reeves as Neo appeared on one of them. (I'd recently watched The Matrix.) The water glistened with globules of light in the wake of my paddle strokes. On the left, where Kilmer's old-growth forest grew thick and tall, came the soft, faint roar of a waterfall I thought I remembered from paddling here a few years previous. Norm propped his chin on the gunnel and stared toward the ridgetop.
A half mile past the waterfall, a beaver plunged his tail twice, and Norm perked up at what I thought must be Slickrock Creek murmuring behind a dark barrier of brush. Inward, toward oblivion, we paddled, away from the moon's eerie light into the unknown. My headlamp revealed a small bank of rocks sluicing a series of rivulets, much too tiny for Slickrock.
We continued following the bend that took us out of the moonglow into the shadow of a ridge. Far above us, small powerful engines whined mosquito-like, bikers throttling through the pass. It was a lonely and forlorn sound, out of place in all of this unlit wilderness. A shooting star streaked across the sky. After two hours of paddling downstream, I asked Norm if it was okay to turn around, even though we had failed to find Slickrock.
On the way back, I turned into the cove where I thought I remembered the waterfall. I couldn't see the waterfall. I couldn't see anything because heavy foliage blocked the moonlight from the narrow passageway and had us groping forward toward a roar that grew louder and louder. I realized that this was not some waterfall I'd seen before. "This is Slickrock Creek," I said to Norm. He glanced my way and reassumed his position, chin on the gunnel, head tilted toward the hidden moon.
Lesson #8: The moon is interesting. Stare at it.
The white noise of shallow moving water filled up the forest and the sky. We ducked under a low limb and came to an opening where a rocky stream poured through a slanting field of rocks 20 yards wide. Patches of moonlight, filtered by the trees, flickered on the moving whitewater. Below the barrier of rocks, we sat in the canoe, the eddy holding us in its spinning embrace.
Back at camp at midnight I started a little fire, and we ate a meager dinner. Despite the successful night run and Norm's impeccable behavior, I thought it best to tether him to my hammock with a six-foot long tie I used for my boat. Norm had been so good I didn't worry about tying an elaborate knot.
I woke up a few times. When the lake rose, my boat made a slapping sound in the small waves ruffled by the night breeze. Falling acorns hit a variety of surfaces: concrete, water, my car. It was a comic campsite to try to get a good night's sleep, but the night was cool and I felt snug in my sleeping bag, happy that my dog was smarter than I'd thought.
Then, just before first light, Norm made me yell at him the only time of the trip. I don't know what it was, but he went after something that should be glad it wasn't caught. He yanked the knot at his collar so hard it came loose, emitted one growl near the campfire pit, and flushed whatever had the temerity to encroach upon our territory. Satisfied, he returned when I called him in a more reasonable tone.
Lesson 9: Forgive humans for yelling at you for things they don't understand.
An hour later, we set out to retrace our route to the creek and back. I was anxious to complete this part of the trip and get on the road before the motorcyclists woke up and revved their engines.
The morning paddle revealed stark differences between the dammed reservoir and the creek that fed it, the water flashing in the early sunlight, alive like it should be. At night, it talked to us, and now it opened up in all its glory. As we eddied below the tumble of boulders, Norm did not make a sound of complaint, but he did stand in the boat, ears up, gazing upstream, as if enraptured. Following his lead, I looked in the same direction, unmoving, trying not to think, until he turned to me, a signal, and we paddled back to camp for the drive home. Perhaps, after a few more trips, Norm will have me completely trained.
Lesson 10: Savor beauty for as long as possible.
If You Go
Camping is free, first come, first served. There are roughly a half dozen sites with picnic tables and fire rings. Amenities include a porta potty, a dumpster, a boat ramp, and a fishing dock. Generator not included. On Slickrock Creek and on Calderwood proper on the right side about three miles from the boat ramp are some primitive campsites.
To get there: Stay on 129 at the bottom of the Dragon's Tail where the road splits. Go toward Robbinsville and the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness. You'll see Cheoah Dam on your left as you descend toward Calderwood Lake. Before you cross the bridge, look for a turnoff on the right.


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November 18, 2011 | Posted By: Erica Moss | Categorized in: Family
Have you ever felt like there arent enough hours in the day? Weve all struggled with managing a full schedule or a brimming inbox, and could all benefit from saving extra time throughout the day. Whether you are interested in pumping up your productivity in your personal life or your professional life, the Internet is full of free tools to help you achieve your goal.
Heres a list of five services you shouldnt be without if youre interested in increasing your level of productivity, creating more time and ultimately (since time is money) helping you save or earn more.
1. SkypeBeing able to communicate well can improve your productivity regardless of your occupation. Skype offers free and simple Internet telephony along with several other useful tools, like video chat and screen sharing. Screen sharing lets you avoid those awkward and frustrating phone calls that involve a client or remote colleague attempting to describe to you what is happening on their computer screen. Instead, you can now see whats occurring on their screen in real time. Skype helps you eliminate common communication obstacles and can revolutionize the way you keep in touch with co-workers, clients, friends and family.
2. Google DocsHave you ever lost a document you spent hours crafting because your computer crashed? Have you ever had to send drafts back and forth to an editor, constantly renaming documents and reattaching them to emails? Google Docs can save you from these headaches. By creating a document, spreadsheet, presentation or other file on Google Docs, you can access it anywhere you can get to your email. If your desktop computer crashes, you can pull up your docs at work on a friends computer. The Share function allows multiple people to work on a document at the same time, no matter where they are. And if you dont want the people you share your document with to be able to edit it, you can limit them to only being able to view the document. Whenever you change something in your work, that change will automatically show up in their version, so there is no longer any need to send and re-send revised editions of documents.
3. MyStickiesThis app helps you increase your productivity by allowing you to leave sticky notes on web pages throughout the Internet. But heres the trick: Your sticky notes will be there whenever you return to that web page. By having your own personal sticky notes waiting for you on the websites you visit most frequently, you will be able to leave yourself useful reminders or even jot down your thoughts without worrying about misplacing them.
4. BloglinesIf you are a loyal follower of several blogs or just like to check a couple of websites each day, Bloglines is a service that will help you streamline the process of going through all your favorite sites. A Bloglines account helps your curate all your favorite blogs and websites into one accessible dashboard. The dashboard displays headlines, blog titles and other topics featured on the websites that you choose to add. You will be able to save time by simply checking your dashboard, which automatically updates whenever your blogs or websites do too.
5. Remember the MilkManaging and prioritizing the tasks that you have to complete every day can be a stressful and time-consuming process. To increase your productivity, Remember the Milk helps you organize and complete all the things you need to do throughout the day. You can categorize your items into specific lists (e.g. Personal, Work, Study) or you can view all your items at once. This online task-manager can help you keep track of all the things you need to accomplish during your busy day.
This is a guest post from Erica Moss. Erica is the social media outreach coordinator for the online Masters in Nursing program at Georgetown University, which has one of the nations leading family nurse practitioner programs concentrations. She also loves exploring NYC, photography and meeting new people in her free time.
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Communal Areas
The communal space in the home has been specifically designed for flexibility to enable residents to choose the range and diversity of their social interaction.
It consists of
- a large lounge area that will comfortably seat up to 30 residents,
- a large dining area that provides dining facilities for 20 residents,
- a sun patio, accessed from the main lounge where residents can relax on nice days and a larger patio area and garden where residents can enjoy the sun.
The lounge area is equipped with high quality seating, occasional tables, large screen TV, DVD and music systems. All areas are maintained and furnished to a high standard and all look out over the gardens to the rear
The dining area is suitably equipped and designed to make meal times a sociable and enjoyable experience.
Bathing Facilities
There is a range of bathing facilities to suit the needs of the diverse range of residents that live in the home. The home has:-
- a parker style bath and adapted bath where residents can bathe in comfort.
- a wet room complete with Arjo Carendo bathing systems. The Carendo allows the resident to enjoy comfort, safety and dignity in every hygiene situation. The high backrest of the Carendo fully supports the head and upper body, also allowing residents with lower degrees of mobility to benefit from it. As well as providing optimum physical support, the attractive design and sophisticated look of the Carendo helps to put the resident at ease.
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- a number of rooms have en-suite toileting facilities.
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Laundering Facilities
The home is equipped with state of the art laundering facilities including two sluicing and sterilising washing machines that use the latest oxygen technology and an industrial standard gas fired tumble dryer.
External Areas
The home is set in large gardens. The patio areas provide over adequate space that is easily accessible. There is also a sensory garden that has been created on the sun patio.
The external gardens are private and secure and provide formal lawned and patio areas where residents can relax and enjoy the well stocked garden and raised flower beds. Access to the external areas can be gained from the lounge.
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Stretching is physical activity in which a specific skeletal muscle or muscle group is deliberately elongated in order to maintain or enhance range of motion in the joint.
The objectives of stretching are to:
- Provide a greater range of movement (flexibility) in order to facilitate more efficient functional movement.
- Increase performance in sporting endeavor.
- Prevent injury in day-to-day living and in sports activity.
Several different types of stretching are available and some are more widely used than others. The following describes the main types of stretches.
Static Stretching
Static stretching requires you to hold a muscle or muscle group in an elongated position for a time of 10 seconds to one minute, usually at a position of strain or slight discomfort. Older adults may benefit from 30-60 second stretches. Static stretching includes exercises like the quadriceps stretch shown in the diagram.
Dynamic Stretching
Dynamic stretching involves movement of a muscle or muscle group in such a way that the muscle is elongated with a body movement and the action is repeated. Dynamic stretching includes leg swings, arm and torso swings, and walking lunges. In dynamic stretching, the point of maximum stretch is not held but forms part of a specific movement, usually as a slower movement than in ballistic stretching (below).
Ballistic Stretching
Although ballistic stretching is similar to dynamic stretching in that movement is involved, ballistic stretching utilizes fast 'bouncing action' and this has been associated with injury in the past. Examples are toe touches and side bounces. Even so, ballistic stretching should not be ruled out completely. To avoid injury, you should warm up with light aerobic exercise before ballistic stretching. Use ballistic stretching for best results in sports involving ballistic movements, such as basketball, volleyball and soccer.
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF)
PNF stretching is usually regarded as a more advanced form of flexibility training involving both the stretching and isometric contraction of the muscle. You require a partner for PNF stretching. A tensed (isometric) muscle is held for the set time, then the partner facilitates a further 'stretch' in a passive, static form.
Which Stretches Work Best
Static and ballistic stretching, properly performed, elicit similar gains in range of motion, while dynamic stretching is more useful for warmups before competition. PNF stretching may produce the best gains, but the practicality is limited because of the requirement for a partner.
Time and Frequency of Stretching and Repetitions
The American College of Sports Medicine in their review, say that holding a stretch for 10-30 seconds at the point of tightness or slight discomfort enhances joint range of motion. For most people, additional benefit does not accrue from longer duration. However, for older trainers, additional benefits may result from stretches from 30-60 seconds.
Repeating each flexibility exercise 2-4 times is effective. Results are seen from 3-12 weeks. The general goal is to reach 60 seconds of stretch time per muscle or muscle group. This can be composed of 1x60, 2x30, or 4x15, for example. Performing stretching 2-3 times per week is effective, but greater gains in range of motion can be achieved with daily flexibility exercise.
Which Muscle Groups?
You should stretch the major muscle-tendon groups of the shoulder, chest, neck, trunk, lower back, hips, front and back of legs, and ankles. A routine should take no longer than 15 minutes.
Preparing for Stretching
Flexibility exercise is most effective and safe when the exercise is performed when the muscles are warm. Warm up with light aerobic activity -- jogging on the spot for example -- or use heat packs or take a warm bath or shower.
When to Stretch
For dynamic power sports like track sprinting, football and basketball, static stretching and lengthening of the muscles has been shown to inhibit performance when done prior to competition during warmup. Utilize dynamic stretching in warmups prior to competition for these and similar sports.
Even so, for recreational sports and general fitness activities, the ACSM recommend you do flexibility exercise after cardiorespiratory or resistance exercise -- or alternatively, as a stand-alone program.


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CHATTANOOGA (WRCB)- A surprise post-graduation wave of retirements and requests for lesser duties has resulted in a major shake-up of Hamilton County high school principals.
Superintendent Rick Smith told Eyewitness News that after last week's graduation programs, three high school principals requested retirement or reassignments. CSAS principal Barbara Jordan announced her retirement, while Howard High principal Paul Smith will become public safety director for the City of Chattanooga. Soddy-Daisy High principal John Maynard requested a reassignment to an assistant principal post. A replacement for Smith has yet to be named. Danny Gilbert will move from Signal Mountain Middle/High to become principal at Soddy-Daisy High. Jim Boles, longtime assistant principal at CSAS, will move up to the principal's post.
Here is the announcement from Hamilton County Schools:
Superintendent Rick Smith is pleased to announce that the following individuals have accepted administrative positions for the 2013-14 school year. These administrators will begin their assignments in their new schools and / or positions on July 1, 2013.
John Maynard, who has been principal of Soddy-Daisy High School, will become assistant principal of Center for Creative Arts, replacing the retiring Tom Eiselstein.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) donates worth $500,000 hardware to KIPP NYC
JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) yesterday donated $500,000 worth computer hardware to KIPP New York, Inc.The company made this donation in order to improve educational opportunities and to support KIPP.
JPM's this effort will become an integral part of the elementary, middle and high schools' technology infrastructure network. It will help KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) to enhance its ability to fulfill and expand its curricula.
Knowledge is Power Program as an established, scalable network that provides high-quality public charter education, will needed an advanced technology infrastructure. The donation will act as catalyst for KIPP to improve its technological infrastructure and also let it fulfill various programmatic and operational needs.
In short run, the hardware installation will help KIPP's 9 school teachers and administrators to enhance their efficiency, expand and integrate data storage capabilities. It will also provide quicker backup support and disaster recovery protocols.
Looking at a broader view, it will let KIPP offer more classes to students in new disciplines, like video production and editing.
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Grades: 6 - 12 | 22 students
We are the nation's first Interfaith High School.
We also have a Mennonite Middle School.
Our focus is creating agents of change in the world to wage peace, stand for justice, and impact the world through the power of uniting faith traditions to our common ethics of peace and justice.
School Overview
|School Membership(s)School Assoc.
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|Grades Offered
|Grades 6 - 12
|Year Founded
Student Body
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|22 students
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|Students by Grade
Academics and Faculty
|Total Classroom Teachers
|6 teachers
|Student : Teacher Ratio
National avg.: 13:1
|% Faculty w/Advanced Degree
|Average Class Size
|5 students
|Classroom Dress Code
(shirt with collar, closed-toed shoes - clothing safe and appropriate for attending school.)
Finances and Admission
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|Yearly Tuition Cost
|Tuition Notes
|MS Tuition is $14000. Need-based "Peace & Justice Scholarships" may be available.
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|Admissions Director
|Kimberly Medendorp
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- Nation's first Interfaith High School
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- 100% college acceptance rate.
- Needs-based Peace & Justice Scholarships are available on a first-come first-served basis .
- Graduating students to stand for justice, wage peace, and impact the world!
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Bell Helicopter Will Pull the Wraps Off "Project X" at Heli-Expo 2012
Just what is behind the curtain? Nearly a decade of speculation surrounding trademark and patent filings, leaked inter-company memos, and rumors concerning a major new model may be coming to an end for Bell Helicopter. The company is set to make a big announcement at its booth (No. 9846) at 11:30 this morning here at Heli-Expo. The mystery was first referred to a "Project X" and later, "Magellan." One Bell insider characterized the topic of the announcement as "a major departure." Last month Bell CEO John Garrison said that, whatever Magellan is, it will be built at Bell's plant in Amarillo, Texas.
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God-dell gets to screw us one more time Speaking to reporters at an NFL draft event on Wednesday, Goodell said he doesn't expect to issue a decision this week, but the league is ''in the final stages of working on discipline involving the players. We hope to do that very soon and get that behind us.'' Just make them picks without knowing what you will need. Take that Saints.


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I've been lucky enough to attend the first bloggers conference in 2009 and here I am in 2013 doing it all again. This made me realize that I've had a blog for almost 5 years. Wow!
I've been lucky to know Jennine, the Coveted for a few years. It's been amazing to see how she's been able to grow IFB into one of the must go to events of Fashion Week. Congrats Jennine on another conference.
One of the best parts of this time is seeing the Northwest represented in a stylish way. We're so happy to have Andrea @SkinnyPurse and Sydney @GossipGlamour share in this experience with us. Also, they had just gotten into NYC this morning. How do they look so great?
What I wore: Obligatory Outfit Part of the Post.
These outfits couldn't be more different, but really they're too much alike.
I did a funkier take on my everyday uniform. I brightened it up with the bright blue platform wedges and Bar 111 mustard sheer tank. My favorite part of this outfit were the HotSox leggings. They were my funky flavor piece.
The after party was thrown at the trendy WHotel. I had to head home and recharge my phone and my body after the all day conference before the party. So, I decided to take the opportunity to change. I went from a Bar 111 tank to a Bar 111 blazer- see the outfit is a lot like my day look.


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This is Not a True Star Trek Movie
I will admit I have only seen the trailers but from what I have seen this is not a moive that is truly Star Trek.
It basically overwrites a numer of episodes from the original series.
First of all Chekov was not part of the original first set of the crew under Kirk's command. There was another helmsmen there in his place for a few episodes in the begining of the series.
Second in the trailer Kirk comes face to face with the Romulan Villlain. How can this be when in the original series there was no visual record of a Romulan. Remember in the original series episode where they fight a romulan ship and the are seeing a Romulan for the first time. They think Spock could be a Romulan spy.
Third as I recal Kirk in the original seires has never met Capt Pike until the episode where Spok takes him in his crippled body back to a planet where he is given the illusion of youth and helth.
I noticed and remembered these issues from just the trailers then what other things could they have done witht he full movie.
I did see a few revies and most had the same thing about the issues with the original series backstory and this so called movie.
I was talking about this movie release with a freind. And we both agree that at times it may be better that they let the Star Trek rest in peace.
Without the vision of Gene Roddenberry it has become more commerical and lost his passion.
Star Trek may you rest in peace until a true believer in in Gene Roddenberry's vision can raise you from the ashes of the corporate greed
If you've only seen the trailers then head over to www.trekmovie.com for some actual depth into the movie. And read the 4 Countdown prequel comics.
It's also rather disconcerting that all you are worried about seems to be inconsequential canon issues, but you don't seem at all concerned with the spirit behind Star Trek which is friendship, exploration and a positive vision of the future.
Quit nitpicking and try to look at the bigger picture.
And quit with the martyr attitude. It's really melodramatic and worthless because nobody's really dying. It's a fictional series. It's not like it's your son or daughter or something.
Also the "Star Trek is better off dead" attitude is just a selfish and childish and your part and noone seems to have come up with a logical reason as to why it should die.
Also, knock it off with the "true believer" nonsense. It's unnecessarily divisive and it only makes things worse for everybody.
Gene Roddenberry's son has seen the movie and he likes it. I guess according to you he's not a "true believer in in Gene Roddenberry's vision".
And I guess Leonard Nimoy's involvment in the movie(he's acting in it as Spock) doesn't give you at least some comfort whatsoever. If so, then I'm very sorry.
I'm gonna stop now. I really don't want to be too antagonistic toward you because you're new and I've probably done enough damage already.
It's just we've had to deal with a lot of your concerns before and some of us are quite franky pretty tired of addressing it.
He came out of retirement for this, he doesn't need the money.
Blahblahblah. We've been through this a gazillion times in the last year. Closing in on a year and a half.
Dear, oh dear...
I suggest to ignore people who's first post sounds like, well how to say this, copy and paste.
man you are a year and a half late and several thousand dollars short. Your outcries of "canon this" and "canon that" are falling on deaf ears. Star Trek was never about details it was about characters. Let it go.:nopity:
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This year, students from different school councils helped with the presentation.
The graduation rate has increased in Murray County to 90% from 62% in 2008. The graduation for North Murray High School is 89%. The graduation rate for the state of Georgia is 72%, down slightly from 75% in 2008.
Fighting poverty is a major concern for school officials. In the Murray County school system, more than 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunches and meals.
Murray County Board of Education Chairman Greg Shoemaker addressed the crowd and said the accomplishments of the school system were the result of a team effort.
"There are a thousand students working hard to reach their full potential and be the best they can be," Shoemaker said. "Students, don't ever give up. If you have a dream, you reach for it. Don't let anyone tell you that you can't accomplish what you want to accomplish. There are a hundred teachers...who teach and give their support to their students each and every day wanting to see their students succeed."
Shoemaker also commended the administrators and school support staff, businesses and parents for support as well.
"As always there will be areas for improvement," Shoemaker said. "But if we work as a team, we will see those improvements."
The presentation included several programs in the school system, including rewards for good behavior and Superintendent Vickie Reed stressed the school system motto "Committed to Success, No Exceptions, No Excuses".
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Pleasure Island Christmas Parade, Holiday Flotilla and Holiday Home Tour Seeking Participants
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The annual Island of Lights Christmas Parade and Holiday Flotilla are accepting entries and the Holiday Home Tour is looking for participants.
The Parade will be on Friday, November 30th at 7:30 PM. It starts at Atlanta Avenue and runs down Lake Park Blvd. to Federal Point Plaza. Entry forms can be obtained by contacting Frances Massey at 458-5507 or by going to the Parade page at www.islandoflights .org/. The Flotilla will be at 6 PM in the Carolina Beach Boat Basin on Saturday, December 1st. Flotilla applications are on the Flotilla page on line at http://www.islandoflights.org/ or can be obtained at local businesses in Carolina Beach including the Checkered Church, phone number 458-0211. The Home Tour is looking for home owners on Pleasure Island and areas close to the Island, who would like to be a part of the tour on Saturday, December 8th. For information please contact James Allen at 458-5006.


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Pete Rose may have been a great baseball player, but he's still an insufferable ass.
To recap: contrary to popular myth making, Rose's takeout of Ray Fosse in the 1970 ASG did not end his career. At the time of the collision, Fosse was only 23 years old and in his sophomore year with the Indians. He was on the AL All-Star squad due to his hot start in the '70 season: 16 HRs at the break, a power-hitting catcher with an unlimited future. While the blow didn't end his career - he played 9 more seasons in the majors, and the career-wrecking injury was actually a neck injury he sustained in 1974 breaking up a clubhouse fight between Reggie Jackson and Billy North - he lost his power swing due to the serious shoulder injury from the Rose collision. He never hit more than 12 HRs in a season post-Rose.
Could he have been one of the best offensive catchers of his time? Possibly. But one thing is for certain: With two World Series rings on a dynastic Oakland A's franchise, two Gold Gloves, and two ASG appearances it didn't take a lout like Pete Rose to make him famous. Rose simply made him notorious for being the recipient of a massive body blow in a game that didn't count.
This video is a couple of years old, but I doubt Rose's viewpoint has changed much. In it, he's telling his fuckwitty acolytes (the gales of laughter are truly repulsive) that he, Pete Rose, made Ray Fosse famous.
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Raising Women Programmers
ROSE Blog: Rikki's Open Source Exchange
I ran across a post on SnowWrites today called "Will women programmers be extinct?" Blog author Donna Snow writes about the shortage of women working as programmers and says, "As a mom of five daughters (and one son) I have just realized I'm contributing to this lack of interest in technology. Even though I've spent the last ten(10) years working with Open Source projects and talking about it, none of my girls are interested in the field at all."
Donna also shares the story of how she got involved with open source and wonders how we can get more girls, such as her daughters, interested in programming. She writes, "It's a very lonely existence being one of only a dozen or so women in a project with 100's of highly involved, highly intelligent men. We need more women involved, for my sanity and the sanity of the other women in the project."
I don't have the answers. My daughter has many opportunities to get involved with technology. In fact, I've worked for tech publishing companies since she was just a wee baby, so it's not like she hasn't been exposed to the world of Unix, Linux, and open source. (And she even excels in math and science – although she's past the stage of wanting to be a "mad scientist" when she grows up – so it seems like it could be an easy transition if I could just find the right tipping point.)
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Atkinson, NH — John "Jack" Lewis Chapman passed away at his home in Atkinson on July 18, 2013, with his loving family by his side. Born in Revere, Mass., he was the son of the late Herman A. and Frances Watts Chapman. Jack was preceded in death by his first wife of 45 years, Louise Dale Chapman. He lived most of his adult life in Andover, Mass. His later years were spent in Atkinson, N.H., and in Florida.
A graduate of Northeastern, he was a mechanical engineer at Raytheon until early retirement, after which he built homes in Billerica, North Andover, Boxford, Mass., and Atkinson.
Jack was a lifelong Mason, who devoted his life to helping others. Among many other activities, he regularly volunteered for Habitat for Humanity and traveled on mission trips to Guatemala and Costa Rica, where he helped build a school and a playground. His hands were always there to support any offer of help he made.
Jack touched the lives of many and he will be sorely missed.
He is survived by his son, David Chapman of Atkinson; his daughter, Christine Chapman of San Diego, Calif., formerly of Andover; his grandson, Matthew Odom of San Diego; his granddaughter, Kayla Chapman of Atkinson; and a brother, H. LeRoy Chapman of Malvern, Pa. He leaves to mourn, his wife, Jean T. Pradetto Chapman, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., and her family.
ARRANGEMENTS: Services will be held at 6 p.m., on Tuesday, August 6, at St. Luke's United Methodist Church, 63 E Broadway, Derry, N.H. Visitation will be from 5 to 6 p.m., prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Jack's name to Rockingham VNA & Hospice, 137 Epping Rd., Exeter, NH 03833.


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Alan Rickman slices Quint's throat as they talk SWEENEY TODD!!!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. This is pretty crazy. I was invited to the press junket for HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX earlier in the year and was asked who I wanted to sit down with and my number one was Alan Rickman. That didn't happen, but as luck would have it I was talking to one of the Paramount publicists and we were going over SWEENEY TODD and I was talking about how much I loved Rickman and would love to talk to him. A few days later the interview was arranged and I was notified the morning of. It was a bit frightening, to be perfectly honest. Not only was it sudden, but Rickman is a pretty intimidating personality. But I got a few laughs out of him and I didn't completely geek out and quote Hans Gruber to him or anything, so I call it an unqualified success. Enjoy!
Alan Rickman: Hello.
Quint: Hello, how are you doing, sir?
Alan Rickman: Good, thank you. How are you?
Quint: I'm doing very well. I have to say I'm a huge fan of your work, so it's exciting to talk to you.
Alan Rickman: Thank you very much and thanks for talking to me.
Quint: Hopefully this won't be too painful for you, but I only have a few questions for you.
Alan Rickman: OK.
Quint: I hope you will forgive me, because I haven't seen SWEENEY TODD yet, but I'm seeing it this weekend, so hopefully I don't ask too pedestrian of questions about the project, but…
Alan Rickman: Oh, don't worry about that.
Quint: Alright, well I guess I would like to start with the material and what the main attraction in the film was. Was it working with Tim Burton or was it getting a chance to do this very famous story in a film adaptation?
Alan Rickman: I think it was really all of those things. It's one of those special jobs where the names on the piece of paper beforehand absolutely match the experience afterwards, so expectation in hindsight for once are equally rewarding. It was an incredible thing to anticipate doing and it was pretty wonderful doing it and I think the film is magnificent. I'm very proud to be part of it.
Quint: I can't wait to see it. I have friends who have seen it and the love it and say that it's just as great as Tim Burton has ever been. They keep saying that it is his best since ED WOOD, which is high praise in my book.
Alan Rickman: I think it is absolutely that. I think it might be his best film ever and I mean it's sort of comforting in a way to be able to be that objective, because you have to… Well, you know, it's dangerous to call things a "work of art," but I think it is. It's really the sum of its parts and it has staggering cinematography and Johnny [Depp] and Helen [Bonham Carter] are absolutely wonderful in the two leading roles and the costumes are amazing… The sets are extraordinary… It's sort of breathtakingly good.
Quint: I can't wait.
Alan Rickman: And it's unflinching. That's the other thing I admire about it; it's so completely unflinching in terms of… in a way the blood becomes a character and so it's not something for people to be nervous of as it requires a different level of… it has different personalities depending on who's throat is getting cut up. (laughs)
Quint: Yeah, one of the other writers for the site saw it in Chicago before he left and he was biting his tongue not to spoil anything in the film for me, but he described one sequence and he wouldn't tell me who it was, so I don't know who it is, but he described one sequence…
Alan Rickman: Well, I don't want to spoil it for you either. It's sort of the thing where everybody will have their own relationship to the movie, like all good movies I think.
Quint: Definitely having the surprise, especially with somebody with such a good eye for art direction like Burton and seeing how he tells that story on screen.
Alan Rickman: Absolutely. Well, I hope you see it on a big screen rather than a DVD.
Quint: Oh definitely yeah. It will be big screen with a great Austin audience and the audiences here in Austin are some of the best audiences in the world and I think that they are going to be really into it. I've been lucky enough to spend a lot of time over the last ten years visiting film sets, but I've never been to a musical set and, you know, I've been to fantasy and horror and drama and I've seen some of the great filmmakers work, but I've never once been on a musical set and I was just wondering how the tone and atmosphere on a set like that compares to a traditional set, especially one as vibrant as I would imagine a Tim Burton set to be.
Alan Rickman: Well, I can only talk about it from my perspective; A) of course one of the great things about the movie is the way speech moves into song imperceptibly and out again and back into speech and so it's not a big number. It's not that at all. It's a complete departure in terms of film musicals and so there aren't any big dance numbers and so it's very different, so in that sense it's pretty much the same as making another movie except of course when it comes to the songs you are lip-syncing and having to develop that skill.
Quint: Had you had experience in singing professionally?
Alan Rickman: Only in a kind of miniature way as in I sang a bit in a movie called TRULY MADLY DEEPLY, but that wasn't exactly… It's not as exposing as this and I had a little bit of theater, but this is like "Oh, and now you have to sing and… really sing," but fortunately the lyrics are as important as the music and so you have a kind of double focus and it's… maybe less nerve-wracking than it might be and the lyrics have to be matched as well as the music and so good… He's a genius, that man.
Quint: Being on the internet, there's a lot of negative people and I've seen a lot of criticism on Burton's stuff, but I just have to admire his look. You look back at all the greats, they do have their style. Hitchcock's movies you could tell what they looked like and I just love seeing Burton's finger prints over his stuff. It's almost become reassuring after twenty years of making movies to see somebody's style. It's not like he blatantly repeats himself even. It's certainly recognizably Burton, but PEE-WEE doesn't exactly look like ED WOOD which doesn't look like BIG FISH…
Alan Rickman: Absolutely. I said to somebody the other day that anybody who doesn't like this movie doesn't deserve it. (laughs)
Quint: Well I really hope that I like the movie, then.
Alan Rickman: (laughs)
Alan Rickman: I'm in a general kind of cesspit in this film, so you know I'm not mincing up any limbs and…
[Both Laugh]
Alan Rickman: So yeah, we are all in the same boat really and in actual fact that all of the dark characters are sort of, as it happens, from a very small list. They just happen to be movies that get a lot of publicity.
Quint: Well, I love your lighter stuff too, like GALAXY QUEST and DOGMA and what you have done in that and I'm actually a big fan of the ambiguity… the greyer characters like in LOVE ACTUALLY or PERFUME. But even with your darker characters you seem to give the same amount of sympathy to them… The most despicable people can be…
Alan Rickman: You can't judge them. It's for you to say "despicable." It's not for me to say that when I'm playing and it's like that. I've got these two movies coming out, one in Sundance called BOTTLE SHOCK and another one called NOBEL SON that was at Tribeca that comes out in March and you know, those are the ones where you can't actually put labels on them at all. They are who they are and that's kind of how I view any character you play.
Quint: Yeah. Well you look at the big roles being the Sheriff of Nottingham or Hans Gruber and they are without question the audience favorite, do you seek out roles like that where it can be… even with the lighter characters, especially like GALAXY QUEST, where I think your character steals that film and that's a really hard film to steal, especially with Sam Rockwell and Sigourney [Weaver] and what they do in that film, but I just wonder how much of that is up to you to strike that balance and how much of that is on the page.
Alan Rickman: I think that just depends, you know you work in so many dimensions. Mentioning Sigourney, she and I did a film that means a lot to me called SNOW CAKE that came out last year where she's playing an adult autistic and I'm incredibly low key in terms of who he is, but you are working in three dimensions. I think with some of the things that you have talked about, one's working in two dimensions, because we aren't really interested in the inner psyche of Alexander Dane. That's not the point of the film and it's an incredibly witty take on all of that, but it owes more to other traditions I think than people who live in three dimensions. It's just a different way of approaching things. I don't know how to answer these questions honestly, because it's like you read the script and then you get on with it and you use whichever colors are appropriate from the paint cupboard in a way and you have to be very selective. Some of them are just not appropriate and it depends on the part.
Quint: Are you very choosy with what comes to you? It sounds like now that you definitely pick your projects with care.
Alan Rickman: Yeah, I suppose, I mean because I still work in the theater and I direct and it's a balancing act and then there are things that one is committed to that you know that they are going to be there for like the next year or two years and no, it is a bit pick and mix I suppose at the moment given that it's an industry that rewards people under, what it feels like, under twelve. It's a different world now if you're a bit older than that and of course it's worse for women or particularly difficult for women over a certain age, so I guess instinctively I gravitate towards independent movies which don't get the same attention unless you are lucky. Having said that, of course one also enjoys doing the kind of big playground numbers which is what it feels like, just jumping into a playground.
[The representative says there is time for one more minute.]
Quint: That's cool and I guess in this last minute I would just like to follow up on what you had to say about your upcoming projects. You said you had one premiering at Sundance, right?
Alan Rickman: Yeah, that's called BOTTLE SHOCK which we shot it in Sonoma this summer. It's the true story of a blind wine tasting that took place in 1976 in France with a French Jury, where American wines beat the French. Then NOBEL SON is from the same director actually accidently. The two movies are from the same director, Randall Miller, and I've seen one of them. NOBEL SON I think is terrific and I hope the same is true of BOTTLE SHOCK which is being edited as we speak.
Quint: Cool and thank you so much for taking the time to speak with me and I really appreciate it.
Alan Rickman: Oh not at all. Thanks a lot.
Quint: No problem, have a good day.
Alan Rickman: Thanks, bye.
Hope you guys dug the chat. I was politely asked beforehand to not mention Harry Potter, so I did not. Honestly, though, I love his work in that series, but if I could delve into any of his well known characters for a while it'd probably be me talking Hans Gruber… I had to really resist the urge to ask him his thoughts on LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD… Enjoy SWEENEY TODD… I've now seen it and I love it to death. Such a damn fun movie. Anyway, hope you guys have a happy holiday! -Quint firstname.lastname@example.com
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Dec. 21, 2007, 3:48 a.m. CST
Rickman is a genius.
by Rev. Slappy
Just a terrific actor.
Dec. 21, 2007, 3:57 a.m. CST
Mr. Mystery Guest? Are you still there?
by Prossor
he should have shoved his cock in takagi's mouth before debraining him.
didnt he say they would shoot a hostage every hour or something? heck if i was in charge i'd have hogtied the hostages and put them in a room, to ease manpower for search n destroy. also they shouldve known that the soul brotha who was giving spiritual comfort on the radio was somewhere there and off him so McClane would start talking to himself, even have 5 cigarettes in his mouth at once. also they should've gassed the building to root him out. maybe put heads on poles for intimidation
Dec. 21, 2007, 4:22 a.m. CST
by fernby
cannot wait to see this. this will undoubtably rule! Rickman is all class.
Dec. 21, 2007, 4:45 a.m. CST
Bow before Rickman, lowly dogs!
by Horace Cox
Big Al Rickman is the cat's ass. I would buy a ticket to watch this dude read the phone book for two hours.
Dec. 21, 2007, 5:17 a.m. CST
hans.. BUBBIE!
by ironic_name
Dec. 21, 2007, 5:34 a.m. CST
If Rickman's in it, I watch it.
by Thick McRunFast
One of my all-time favorite actors. Two performances I remember getting literally giddy about while watching in recent years were J.K. Simmons as J.Jonah Jameson in the SPIDER-MAN movies and Rickman as Snape in the HARRY POTTER films. Bruce Willis probably owes his movie career to this man.
Dec. 21, 2007, 5:35 a.m. CST
quint - great interview, by the way.
by ironic_name
Dec. 21, 2007, 5:40 a.m. CST
Nice interview, but I'm sure he wouldn't have minded...
by brokentusk
... if you did ask him his thoughts on LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD. I'd rather hear his answer to a question like that than how he approaches playing different characters. Maybe it's just me, but geeky questions like that are the reason Quint's interviews are usually more than just generic publicity for a film that you could read on any other site.
Dec. 21, 2007, 6:22 a.m. CST
by T 1000 xp professional
thank God he didn't think you were a cowboy
Dec. 21, 2007, 6:23 a.m. CST
Right on Brokentusk
by T 1000 xp professional
Although I do enjoy those character questions the geeky questions are what make the fans come back...it's a tough balancing act though. We understand.
Dec. 21, 2007, 6:53 a.m. CST
To ask or not to ask
by MrGaunt
It is quite nice hearing a genius like Rickman talk about his art though. If Quint had gone into geek overdrive he may have closed up.
Dec. 21, 2007, 7:08 a.m. CST
After five films of waiting ...
by ZakChase
... Rickman is about to finally have his day in "Half-Blood Prince."
Dec. 21, 2007, 7:16 a.m. CST
Alan Rickman Can Do No Wrong
by FrankCobretti
And 'Truly, Madly, Deeply' is a wonderful film, by the way.
Dec. 21, 2007, 7:19 a.m. CST
Did you say Hans Gruber? That guy is already tired of that chara
by ludmir88
More respect next time Quint.
Dec. 21, 2007, 7:34 a.m. CST
Let me be the first to suggest...
by caruso_stalker217
... a DIE HARD prequel, tentatively titled GRUBER. It will be an exploration of the early years of criminal mastermind Hans Gruber, including his early childhood where we learn that his parents were eaten by a John Wayne impersonator, cementing his hatred of westerns and American cinema in general. This will lead him into a life of crime, during which he will be played by Shia LaBeouf speaking with a poor German accent. The film will lead up to Gruber joining and subsequently being expelled from the West German Volksfrei movement. While sitting in his studio apartment with his 27-year-old-trying-to-pass-for-17 girlfriend, a sulking Gruber (now played by an unconvincing "old" Shia, or an unconvincing "young" Rickman) will see a new story on television about the newly-constructed Nakatomi Building. The final shot will be Gruber staring contemplatively off-camera with a small smirk, stroking his chin. Just before the screen goes black, he winks into the camera.
Dec. 21, 2007, 7:38 a.m. CST
why does no one ask him about "Rasputin"?
by Kennef
i kinda liked his portrayal... is it because it was a straight to cable thing?
Dec. 21, 2007, 7:59 a.m. CST
Why Were You Not To Mention Potter?
by Brody77
Is it a secrecy thing cos he kicks all kinds of ass in the next movie? Or is Rickman not happy about it? Enquiring minds wanna know!!
Dec. 21, 2007, 8:05 a.m. CST
That Voice
by drunkenmonkey73
To speak like Alan Rickman would be cool the Ladies would just fall at your feet.
Dec. 21, 2007, 9:17 a.m. CST
Turn to page three hundred ninety four.
by Zarles
Rickman's a legend. Nothing less.
Dec. 21, 2007, 9:33 a.m. CST
Rickman's great...but...
by Clonetrooper
He does not steal Galaxy Quest. That movie belongs to Sam Rockwell.
Dec. 21, 2007, 9:46 a.m. CST
Rickman was the best thing about Robin Hood
by Han Cholo
The way he portrays the Sherriff is funny but at the same time a real villain. "THAT'S MY WIFE, CRONE!!!"
Dec. 21, 2007, 9:50 a.m. CST
Not mentioning Harry Potter
by zacdilone
I've heard from numerous sources that he regrets taking the role of Snape.
Dec. 21, 2007, 10:03 a.m. CST
Rumor has it Arafat buys his there
by Osmosis Jones
Dec. 21, 2007, 10:16 a.m. CST
it's true, the ladies DO fall at his feet.
by occula
when i worked in PR rickman was a client and whenever he'd call, whomever picked up the phone would stand up and wave frantically so everybody knew to stealthily pick up their own phone and listen in on him just to get our candy. yummy!
Dec. 21, 2007, 10:18 a.m. CST
i've heard that about the snape thing too
by occula
in the last movie you could tell he was throwing in an extra bit of scenery-chewing style that hadn't quite been there before - like he was thinking 'ok i'm trapped for a few more of these, may as well make the best of it.'
Dec. 21, 2007, 11:08 a.m. CST
Alan Rickman is proof there's a God.
by SkeletonParty
And, he does steal Galaxy Quest. Rockwell does great, don't get me wrong, especially when he quizzes everyone on his own last name.
But Rickman's character was the only one I truly believed throughout.
Wouldn't it be ironic if Rickman had to go to Harry Potter conventions and apply his own Snape make-up and lament how he's a Shakespearian actor?
Dec. 21, 2007, 11:14 a.m. CST
by CarmillaVonDoom
One of those actors that gets referred to by his last name a lot. I don't find myself doing that with too many others....it just sounds badass. Rickman. He was DAMN good in "Perfume" (highly recommended!)
Dec. 21, 2007, 11:37 a.m. CST
I hope what TBers are saying about Snape is Untrue
by theycallmemrglass
Rickman totally Kicks ass as Professor Snape. There is no one else who could posssibly play Snape than Rickman.
Dec. 21, 2007, 11:49 a.m. CST
Quint, you tool!
by caerlas
You never mentioned his work in Rasputin! C'mon man that's Rickman 101.
Dec. 21, 2007, 11:55 a.m. CST
Not to mention HP???
by WickedMonster
I was about to say, Quint, you asshole, but then I read that last part and thought the better of it.
Maybe HP is bigger than SWEENEY TODD, and asking those questions would just take the attention away from the prime publicity its getting here.

We can only hope that you get an interview with him on the 6th movie. Try gate crashing, Hollywood Style.

Dec. 21, 2007, 12:40 p.m. CST
wonder if he'll ever play Crowley
by oisin5199
I knew someone who was negotiating to make a biopic on Aleister Crowley with Rickman attached as the Great Beast, but it never came to fruition. I'm also very curious about this Snape thing, as I think he's the one role that was perfectly cast and consistently the best portrayal in those films.
Dec. 21, 2007, 12:55 p.m. CST
He may be tired of the character, but.....
by BetaRayBill07
sorry Alan, Die Hard made you in America. "By the time they figure out what went wrong.....we'll be sitting on a beach.....earning 20%." Classic.
Dec. 21, 2007, 1 p.m. CST
I hear Rickman can get girls off just by reading a phone book.
by brokentusk
Teach me!
Dec. 21, 2007, 1:07 p.m. CST
he can girls off by looking at a phonebook
by ironic_name
rasputin was good.
Dec. 21, 2007, 1:17 p.m. CST
The Voice
by albermarle
Great interview and, oh that sexy, sexy voice. Mmmm loving those sound clips.
Dec. 21, 2007, 1:29 p.m. CST
by odo19
Rickman is not tired of playing Snape as much as he is tired of playing villains. He was cool with Snape until HBP came out and his character killed Dumbledore.
Dec. 21, 2007, 1:41 p.m. CST
Of course we love Rickman for Die Hard and
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Harry Potter, but there is so much more greatness to him. Love Actually was awesome. It's a chick flick that's not a chick flick. I love the part where he's talking with Laura Linney about her love life. My feeble words can't describe the scene you just need to see it. Die Hard was great, but picture it without Rickman, and the question becomes would Willis have had the career he has had? I think Gruber was listed as one of the top movie villains of call time by AFI.
Dec. 21, 2007, 2:04 p.m. CST
Alan Rickman as Rasputin...
by HaggisHunter
was superb, as was Ian McKellan's portrayal as the Tzar, who you kind of sympathied a bit for, the first time anyone in that role made me feel that way. Good movie all round.
Dec. 21, 2007, 3 p.m. CST
Spoiler warnings, odo19...
by zacdilone
...some people actually don't know that little tidbit. And I heard the rumors of him regretting Snape long before HBP came out. But for those who worry what it means for the future, I'm pretty sure he's locked in for the final 2 films. I think he's just ready for it to be over.
Dec. 21, 2007, 3:33 p.m. CST
Sweeny Todd Vs. Barber Shop
by firstname.lastname@example.com
Dec. 21, 2007, 3:45 p.m. CST
You Are Brilliant in 'Snow Cake' Alan!
by Prague23
I live in Prague and I saw that movie in the cinema here. It's excellent. I highly recommend it.
Dec. 21, 2007, 3:49 p.m. CST
Alan Rickman=Japanese Porno Star Name
by Read and Shut Up
He's great in every role. The interview DID get a bit tired with all the "Tim Burton" ass smooching, though.
Dec. 21, 2007, 4:05 p.m. CST
Better yet: did he ask where his detonators were?
by canvasseamonkey
Dec. 21, 2007, 4:26 p.m. CST
I just spoke with the ships central computer and... it hates me
by bauerpowerhour
Also great in Sense and Sensibility (charming and sincere romantic lead)and Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, as the voice of Marvin.
Dec. 21, 2007, 4:33 p.m. CST
Stardust was underrated. i loved it
by BMacSmith
Dec. 21, 2007, 5:29 p.m. CST
Does it have great title sequence?
by ufoclub1977
I like this one: http://youtube.com/watch?v=zvnjKEBdvxg
Dec. 21, 2007, 5:30 p.m. CST
correct link:
by ufoclub1977
Dec. 21, 2007, 5:47 p.m. CST
Do you really think you stand a chance against us Mr.Cowboy?
by Lashlarue
I'm going to count to three. There will not be a four.
Dec. 21, 2007, 5:47 p.m. CST
by Lashlarue
Dec. 21, 2007, 5:48 p.m. CST
by Lashlarue
Dec. 21, 2007, 5:48 p.m. CST
by Lashlarue
Dec. 21, 2007, 6:06 p.m. CST
Hey, am I a method actor?!?
by moondoggy2u
Hans, put down the gun!
Dec. 21, 2007, 6:36 p.m. CST
by 5 by 5
Yeah why were you told not to mention Potter? Seems a bit odd. His performances in that series are awesome even if they are short.
Dec. 21, 2007, 7:04 p.m. CST
Alan Rickman just adds class to every...
by mrfan
project he does. I have no clue what it is but there are some actors that simply make the moment better when they are on stage or screen. Love his work.
Also, thanks for the interview Quint. Very good.
Dec. 21, 2007, 7:21 p.m. CST
I'm surprised you didn't notice the-
by seppukudkurosawa
quite explicit passive aggression Rickman was emitting. In fact, it was kind of strange listening to his tetchy Sound-O-Bytes, and then seeing the words given a sparky Quint spin when put into text. Do you do that in a lot of interviews, Quint? Trouble with you is, you're just too nice.

Also, he was obviously getting quite annoyed at the fact that you kept on mentioning his biggest movies, rather than, say, the short movies he cut with Anthony Minghella.

You ask me, he came off pretty assholish with this interview, but maybe that might have something to do with the fact that it was just one of hundreds a big-name actor has to go through over the course of their career. Also, what better way is there to promote your under-seen roles than in an interview like this?
Dec. 21, 2007, 8 p.m. CST
I very much doubt he regrets playing Snape
by performingmonkey
I believe he doesn't like talking about Harry Potter because he hasn't finished playing the role of Snape, you have to see the whole picture to get who Snape is, he doesn't want to discuss an unfinished project (or give away what happens to movie-only fans). He would have left the series by now if he didn't like playing the character. Even the kids weren't contractually obliged to appear in all the movies so why would he be? Besides, Snape is right up his alley, he loves playing ambiguous characters. Sadly, there's just no time in the movies to give Snape the right treatment (he's barely in the 4th and 5th movie!), but hopefully we'll be seeing the most of Rickman we've had in HP so far in Half-Blood Prince. And I'm looking forward to seeing him give Harry the final piece of the puzzle in Deathly Hallows, just as he's dying (is that a spoiler, not really). Whatever, Sweeney Todd is gonna be a definite must-see.
Dec. 21, 2007, 8:44 p.m. CST
Rickman's best movie
by Maceox
If you love Alan Rickman, go search out a movie he does with Madeline Stowe called Closet Land. Absolutely brilliant. Those two actors, one room, and a lot of Sci/Fi Dystopian torture as Rickman tries to get Stowe's secrets. Rickman is amazing. I have never met anyone who has seen the film however. Don't think it is at any of the rental stores. Oh Well.
Dec. 21, 2007, 8:52 p.m. CST
by Maceox
his work in Sense and Sensibility (sp) was fantastic.
Dec. 21, 2007, 10:08 p.m. CST
Just another American who saw too many movies as...
by Osmosis Jones
...a child? Just another orphan of a bankrupt culture who thinks he's John Wayne...Rambo...Marshall Dillon?
Dec. 22, 2007, 12:28 a.m. CST
This is still a movie site, right?
by zacdilone
I mean, some pretty high-profile releases today, and all we get is an interview with Alan Rickman? Don't get me wrong...it's a great interview and all, but this site's been stagnant all day while some pretty big releases are opening around us. Where is everybody? Watching HD-DVD porn on their BNAT freebies?
Dec. 22, 2007, 4:53 a.m. CST
"By Grabthar's Hammer...
by DocPazuzu
...what a bargain..."
 Best. Delivery. Ever.
 One of the funniest GalaxyQuest moments with Rickman is actually in the deleted scene where he's shown to his "alien" quarters on the spaceship. His deadpan reaction to the "comforts" of his rooms is fucking hysterical.
 His Sheriff of Nottingham is a true classic:
 "...or I'll cut your heart out with a... SFTHFFPOON!!"
 I'll watch Rickman in anything.
Dec. 22, 2007, 1:50 p.m. CST
Why not talk about Potter?
by TallBoy66
Shame, really, but EVERYTHING Rickman does is amazing, so you could talk about anything. (You really can't think of one movie that he was bad in.) However, Potter is now probably his most recognizable and biggest profile rule, seems odd that he'd dimiss it like that.
Dec. 23, 2007, 2:16 a.m. CST
Hans, bubby, I'm your white knight!
by zooch
He's not talking Potter in this interview is because he's promoting his role in Sweeney Todd, not Harry Potter.
Dec. 24, 2007, 7:42 p.m. CST
I don't think anyone can name one role where Rickman has been "b
by Kirbymanly
That guy is class with a capital "C"
Dec. 28, 2007, 12:09 p.m. CST
hanging out with my favorite people
by 10111972
Allen would be on my top five list!
Dec. 30, 2007, 1:06 a.m. CST
Rickman was amazing in "Closet Land"
by ZeroCorpse
If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. He plays an interrogator/torturer. It's a great movie.
Jan. 3, 2008, 12:05 p.m. CST
Great job on Rickman interview
by wishes2c
You did a GREAT job on the Rickman interview. It was very informative and I especially liked your focus on filmmaking. Great job, congrats!
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Mike Papantonio Compares Donald Trump to 'Banjo Boy' in 'Deliverance'
Once was the time that a dutiful liberal wouldn't dare impugn the downtrodden of Appalachia. Those days are ancient history.
Mike Papantonio, a toxic attorney who co-hosts the "Ring of Fire" radio show with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Sam Seder, had this to say Friday on "The Ed Show" about Donald Trump moderating an upcoming GOP debate in Iowa (video and audio clips after page break) --
SCHULTZ: Mike, what do you make of this? I mean, will candidates actually view him as somewhat of a journalist and an opportunity to get their message out? What do you make of it?
PAPANTONIO: Republicans will because, you know, during this tea party Republican crazy fest, reality TV has come to politics. Any day I expect Snooki from "Jersey Shore" to announce that Herman Cain had a love child with her that they've secreted away. Or maybe Kim Kardashian is going to reveal that the Newt is proposing to marry her because he's tired of his third wife. It's incredible the way that the identity and the brand of the Republican Party has gone on the rocks just in four years. You think crazy when you think about it, but now add to that the buffoonery of this has-been, cartoon character, carnival barker Donald Trump showing up on the scene and the brand becomes almost irreversibly damaged prior to 2012. It couldn't be worse. I mean, look, bring in the banjo boy from "Deliverance," for God's sake, or maybe the bearded monkey lady. That's what the Republican Party is creating here. It's happening right before the eyes. It's almost like you have to wear a dunce cap and Oshkosh overalls to be a member of the Republican Party. You hear "Dueling Banjos" playing in the background.
Long time since I've seen "Deliverance," but wasn't that kid a genius ...? Sure played like one.
Funny thing about Papantonio -- he's one of Schultz's most frequest guests, appearing on "The Ed Show" six times in the last month. Yet in none of those appearances did Schultz mention that Papantonio is also a paid sponsor of Schultz's radio show.
This isn't the only time this has happened of late on "The Ed Show." Schultz also failed to tell viewers that Scott Paul, founding executive director of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, who appeared on "The Ed Show" on Nov. 1, also advertises on Schultz's radio website.
The habit of non-disclosure has a way of rubbing off. When Papantonio guest hosted Schultz's radio show Nov. 10, one of his guests was an attorney named Leo Thomas. Papantonio gushed in describing Thomas as among "the best criminal defense attorneys in America" -- while neglecting to mention that Thomas is one of his law partners.
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Liberal shill shilling for/with other liberal shills
Submitted by Blonde on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 9:55pm.
And not one of them is worth a half pence.
Or as we say en francais, "que'lle morons".
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I can only assume that
Submitted by HockeyKid on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 10:00pm.
"Ring of Fire" refers to burning case of mental hemorrhoids those three exhibit.
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→ RFK Jr. must be proud
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I don't think he really cares, now that grandma and his aunt are dead. Nope, we won't hear RFK Jr. condemning PapaTokyo for jokes about people who are born different.
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Excellent point, CA
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I loathe liberals.
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RFK jr shouldn't mock
Submitted by reddog339 on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 4:13am.
RFK jr shouldn't mock others, him being a heroin addict in the past. I believe he was arrested in South Dakota with drugs on him 1983.
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Trump is not conservative
Submitted by GregE on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 10:29pm.
And liberals have never had problems with Trump, that I'm aware of, until he uttered blasphemous statements about their messiah.
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That radio show was a liberal carnival freak side-show.
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Fat Ed, who never met a hamburger or a fifth of cheap vodka that he didn't like, with a Kennedy ('nuff said - degenerate thief/liar/bigot) and Paraphiliac (okay-Papantonio if you must-paraphiliac is psych-speak for "sex freak") all moaning and whining about conservatives? Sounds like a Jay Carney AM spin conference with Prissy Tingles and Brian "Obama's man crush" Williams.
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Likes To Watch?
Submitted by miss911ninja on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 10:59pm.
Long time since I've seen "Deliverance," too! Once was enough when it first came out. I'm wondering why Papantonio made such an archaic reference to the Banjo Boy. Ah hah! Maybe "Deliverence" is in his most-watched movie collection for.....ahem.....a certain reason.
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Submitted by matthewdean on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 11:04pm.
Some of Papantonio's squealing does come across as porcine.
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Flash Back
Submitted by miss911ninja on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 12:14am.
OMG Matthew I just flashed back to the dialogue from that scene in the movie!
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You know, MD, ...
Submitted by Newsbubba on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 8:36am.
... I was kind of thinking that Special Ed was competing with Baaney Fwank for the "pig-squealing" role. That seems to be a role written with them in mind, don't you think?
Of course, Bubba Clinton would play the Burt Reynolds role, save the pig-squealer from the Democrat County Chairman who was hoping to make a "porker" out of him, and then rewrite the script so that he could step up and grab an ear. Weeeeeeeeee, weeeeeeeee, weeee.
This is a movie made for liberals!
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Tolerance and tone???
Submitted by gfrrman on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 11:43pm.
The HATE/RACISM COMES FROM THE LEFT!!!.......and it just keeps on coming.
The next 11 months will be even more disgusting....they have NOTHING left in their arsenal. Sure as hades can't run on teleprompter BOYs' record....let the propaganda continue.
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If it's "Deliverance" analogies you want
Submitted by Ozconservative on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 1:14am.
How about these ones
Mountain Man = The Obama Administration
Ned Beatty = USA
Burt Reynolds = the Republican nominee
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The minute Deliverance was
Submitted by LAM SON 719 on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 1:41am.
The minute Deliverance was mentioned ed wanted to head for the toilet to relax.
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Pay to play
Submitted by Galvanic on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 10:12am.
Funny thing about Papantonio -- he's one of Schultz's most frequest guests, appearing on "The Ed Show" six times in the last month. Yet in none of those appearances did Schultz mention that Papantonio is also a paid sponsor of Schultz's radio show.
If one has the money, that's the easiest way to get on the air. I don't imagine there are many other shows that would have him on as a guest.
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Being Italian is great, but,,
Submitted by NJRightWinger12 on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 3:11pm.
Why are so many of my people idiotic liberal morons? Why did God bless most of us with great looks, charm, resiliance, and street smarts, but some of us with the most retarded thoughts known to man? That, and our inability to fight wars, have relegated us to be also-rans! But in a bar brawl, fuhgeddaboutit!
And once again, I wouldnt have the foggiest idea who this stupid "chuche" is, except for here-Who the BLAZES is watching those "idioto" channels, anyways?
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