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The Oklahoma City Thunder are bringing back veteran point guard Royal Ivey on a 10-day contract.
Serge Ibaka will not play tonight against the Trail Blazers, and Thabo Sefolosha is questionable.
Daequan Cook was recently waived by the Houston Rockets and the Chicago Bulls were quick to get to the front of the line to sign up for Cook's services. What will he bring to Chicago?
Westbrook took a hard hit in OKC's game against the Suns and the damage drew blood. Durant offers his thoughts on his warrior teammate.
The James Harden trade to Houston that shifted the landscape in the Western Conference was almost preempted by a Harden to Wizards trade, but Washington turned it down.
Sports book Bovada has updated its odds for each team, and once again the Thunder trail only the Heat to win it all.
The Spurs' Stephen Jackson realized the error in tweeting comments directed toward Serge Ibaka and publicly apologized, but the NBA still fined him $25,000.
The Spurs' Stephen Jackson was not amused when Serge Ibaka tussled with Jackson's former teammate, Metta World Peace and took to the Internet to voice his opinion.
Kevin Durant, along with the Knicks' Carmelo Anthony, was named NBA Player of the Week.
Via NBA.com: "The Miami Heat's LeBron James and the Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant today were named the Kia NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for games played in...
Russell Westbrook rocks the new Air Jordan XX8 in the Thunder's win over the Nets.
Via Yahoo!: "The New Orleans Hornets are expected to change their nickname to the Pelicans as early as the 2013-14 season, numerous sources told Yahoo! Sports."
Via Ball Don't Lie: "On Monday afternoon, Nike and Jordan Brand released its latest incarnation, the Jordan XX8 (aka 28, for those of you don't recognize both Roman and Arabic numerals in the same...
LeBron James takes home the honor from Sports Illustrated.
Derek Fisher was a huge part of the Thunder's playoff run last season, but he was only here for a few months. Was he a significant part of Thunder history, or just a blip on the radar?
Kevin Durant is 2nd in the league in jersey sales, trailing only LeBron James. His teammate Russell Westbrook is 12th in sales.
Zach Randolph talks about what happened at the end of the Thunder-Grizzlies game, a game where both he and Kendrick Perkins were ejected.
Kendrick Perkins and Zach Randolph were both ejected at the end of last night's loss to the Grizzlies and had a confrontation of sorts off the court, but teammates downplay the incident.
The two big men reportedly may have had a physical confrontation near the locker rooms Wednesday night.
James Harden wants a contract extension with the Thunder, but with the team offering less than the max will a deal be struck?
Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins will likely miss all of training camp and the preseason as he recovers from wrist surgery.
Oklahoma City Thunder shooting guard James Harden wants to stay in a Thunder uniform, but he wants a max contract in order to do so, according to ESPN's Chris Broussard.
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Madeleine Scinto
Even the hair salons and specialty lingerie shops, which serve the predominantly Dominican community, post big white signs outside their storefronts saying "Compramos Oro," or "We Buy Gold."
The phenomenon has taken on a life of its own as more Americans struggled to make ends meet in the recession and due to the rise in gold and jewelry prices.
"The national average loan amount has almost doubled since 2008, going from $80 to $150 now," said Emmet Murphy, a spokesperson for the National Pawnbrokers Association.
Madeleine Scinto
Most are unbanked–there are 44 million unbanked Americans in the United States– and have a poor or non-existent credit history.
"They use pawnbrokers as a way to borrow what they need and they develop a relationship of trust with that person that's ongoing," said Murphy.
A good 85 percent of the customers pay back their loans, while almost 80 percent take out more than two pawnshop loans per year, according to the National Pawnbrokers Association.
Madeleine Scinto
It takes an experienced pawnbroker only five to seven minutes on average to assess the resale value of an item. However, with more unique items, this process can take up to 15 minutes.
Pawnbrokers prefer gold and jewelry to electronics or musical instruments, which quickly depreciate. But overall the process is easy. Customers typically walk out with their loans within 20 minutes and usually have a month to pay them back, though regulations vary state-by-state.
Of course there's a catch: When customers fail to pay back the loan pawnbrokers can sell the guarantee, or pawned-off item.
Sometimes the valuables are worth more than loan, which is why consumers should always price shop before negotiating their loan and the value of their guarantee.
Madeleine Scinto
For example, Jesse Farmerie, the owner of Lambert Pawn Shop in Whittier, Calif., charges customers $17.50 in interest for the first month on a $100 loan and an additional $3 for the second month.
Interest rates drop as the loan amount increases, and any loan over $2,500 the rate is agreed upon on a case-by-case basis.
By state law, customers have 120 days to pay back the loan, abd then Farmerie waits 30 days to try and sell the guarantee.
But like most pawnbrokers, he makes the majority of his money through interest paid on the loans and estimates that more than 80 percent of his clients are repeat customers.
When asked about his rather high interest rates on small loans, he said it's better than the alternatives out there.
Madeleine Scinto
He makes a good point, although it's best to avoid these loans altogether, as they tend to incur high interest no matter where a customer goes.
There's also another interesting little secret about pawnshops: They're great places to shop if you're after a deal.
"You can buy a Rolex Presidente watch from a retail store, which will cost you $15,000 to $36,000, and that same watch at a pawnshop might be more like $7,000 to $8,000," said Murphy.
Some jewelry stores mark up their merchandise a whopping 1,000 percent or more, he said, whereas pawnshops sell things closer to wholesale price, including electronics, musical instruments, power tools and even firearms.
"It's a huge savings," Farmerie added.
Also, most pawnshop prices are negotiable. So if you're a customer who's short on credit and cash, this just might be the best place to go.

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If I want to browse HTML pages through wireless phones and the gateway provides the conversion from HTML to WML, can I enter the URL address directly? Or should a specific WML card be used to receive the URL address? Or by other means?


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Shots of History
This month I would like to thank all of those in Portland who have purchased a copy of the book. Due to many requests, I am also offering the book in a standard size, along with the current deluxe size. Click on the links below for more information about the lower pricing of the standard size book. And thank you to those who are still helping to get the word out. - David R
Walking around Portland it is relatively easy to catch glimpses of the city's past. Intermixed among the glass-towers are the brick-and-mortar buildings from a century or more ago. The streets we walk on, and the trains we ride stand in testament to the many chapters in Portland's history.
In my book, Shots of Portland, I attempted to provide some illumination of this history, by using the lens of the bar and saloon culture that once served the citizens of this city. Below is an offering of information I gathered during my research for my book, some which I included in the book, and others I did not.
In 1852 Henry Saxer established the first brewery in the city, the Liberty Brewery.
In 1885 the Bickle Building was constructed. You might have been there if you caught a band lately at theAsh Street Saloon, which is located in the first floor of the building. When it was first opened this was where the Portland City Council convened.
In 1888 Henry Weinhard, now owner of Portland's largest brewery, offers to pump beer to the Skidmore Fountain via the fire department's firehouses. Fearing people might poke holes in the valuable fire houses for their own personal taps, the city vetoes the offer.
In 1895 August Erikson establishes one of the most well known bars of its time, boasting a bar that measured 684 feet in length.
The term used to describe the mixing of gravel with sand and tar to pave a road is called "macadamizing". Hence Portland's first street is given the name, Macadam. Once completed, many men spent their evening racing their horse and buggies down this road to the infamous White House, a saloon known for gambling and prostitution located near the Sellwood Bridge.
The Multnomah Hotel (now better known as the Embassy Suites Hotel on SW 3rd) was the site of a famous stunt pre-dating Evel Kineval. In 1912 a daring pilot assembled a bi-plane on its roof and flew it safely off the building, with a run-way of only 120 feet. The stunt was re-enacted in 1996.
In 1910 the Seward Hotel opens as one of the most respected art-deco constructions in the country. Guarding the building above the top floor stand multiple robots (a feature most people today fail to notice). The Seward later become the Governor Hotel, and its front desk would later become the main bar where drinks today are served at Jake's Grill.
In 1912 the Mallory Hotel opens, and with it came the famous Driftwood Room. Now known as the Hotel Delux, the Driftwood serves to this day.
In 1914 Oregon established the Prohibition of the sale of alcohol. Many bars and saloons shut down. Some survived by becoming juice bars (with speak-easies in the back). If you ever find yourself at McCormick's on SW 1st, take notice of the large metal juicer at the end of the bar. This is the original from that time period, and is still used today. Prohibition in Oregon was repealed in 1933.
Of course this only covers the era leading up to World War Two. Future posts will cover the post-war decades. Any comments or questions about Shots of Portland? Post them here.
Click here to read my post on the demise of The Rose and Raindrop.
Until the next time…
Portland Waterfront, 1912 (low-res image here, the book contains a high-res image).
What remains of the longest bar in the world, on NW 2nd.
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St. Louis congressman William Lacy Clay, who was at the infamous 2005 House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, released a statement today saying the case is closed when it comes to Mark McGwire and his steroid use:
I spoke with Cardinals management today and they briefed me on Mark McGwire's admission. I'm glad he finally told the truth and has taken personal responsibility for his mistakes. He owes that to the Cardinals and to baseball fans everywhere. From my perspective, the issue is now closed and we move on. I wish him well in his return to the dugout as the Cardinal's new batting coach.


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The Green Bay Packers' defense stepped up on Saturday night, but they didn't exactly face a tough challenge with Joe Webb under center for the Minnesota Vikings. They'll have a tougher task next week.
It's win or go home time now that the playoffs have begun. To keep their season alive the Packers need to avoid getting in a hole, force the game into Christian Ponder's hands, and clean up some...
It's déjà-vu all over again as the Packers once again face off against the Minnesota Vikings. Last year the Packers were one and done in the playoffs, but a big game from these five players should...
With the NFL playoffs starting tomorrow, the Packers couldn't have picked a better time for the bulk of their key players to be returning to full strength. Look for the offense to have its full...
After a long wait, Charles Woodson returns to the field for the Green Bay Packers this weekend. How should his return affect a defense that has struggled with the Vikings this past month?
It's once again time to cross enemy lines and get a slightly different take on the upcoming game. Here are five questions with Ted Glover of the Daily Norseman.
The Packers' injury report shows the team's key receivers ready to go for Saturday night's game against Minnesota.
The better team in the playoffs holds home-field advantage; those teams have a huge edge in playoff rematches from week 17.
There are no surprises on the Packers injury report. but the news about Jerel Worthy was still a bit of a downer.
APC looks at Christian Ponder's home/away splits and indoor/outdoor stats; they don't bode well for the Vikings this Saturday.
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xray sconce: stephen day design
I thought I hit jackpot when I found the xray table lamp by Sture Pallarp, certainly now I must use my old xrays in my home in some way! Another fantastic spin on this idea is this modern gothic style sconce by Stephen Day Design.
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Entries for February, 2012 in What's going on in the Golden Crescent?
February showers bring March flowers
By GC_Magazine in What's going on in the Golden Crescent?
Or at least something like that. Mother Nature has graced us with recent rains and any person driving to and fro between the Crossroads can see all the lush green that is growing in the area. I know our backyard ...


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Plenty of people up at the Iowa Great Lakes this weekend for the winter games have not heeded the warning to stay off the ice on certain parts of the lake.
Saturday night, the ice broke underneath a truck and an ATV parked on Pillsbury Point, which you can see from our Smith's Bay skycam.
The Iowa DNR says everyone was rescued by airboat.
Earlier in the day the driver of this Jeep tried to cross under Highway 71's Saw Mill Bridge between Upper Gar and Minnewashta and fell through.
According to the Iowa DNR, at least eight vehicles have fallen through thin ice since the games began yesterday.
No one's been hurt, but they're urging people to stay away from points, pressure ridges, and bridges, where the ice is always thin because of the current.


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Tory-led Government are threatening the future of small schools - Twigg4 January 2013
Stephen Twigg MP, Labour's Shadow Education Secretary, commenting on changes to school funding which could see small schools close down, said:
"Small schools are part of the fabric of our society – particularly in rural areas. But the Tory-led Government are threatening the future of smaller schools through its funding changes.
"Now the Church of England have added their voices to local government leaders and small schools themselves to warn that schools with fewer than 200 pupils could be at risk of closure.
"Ministers must explain what is going on as parents will be extremely worried about the future of their local school."


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"You're mistaking our universe for someone else's."
--Jonathan Archer, "In A Mirror, Darkly, Part II"
Although it's not set in the Mirror Universe, I'm pleased to announce that
my Star Trek: Enterprise short story "You Are Not in Space" appears
in the anthology Strange New Worlds 10 from Pocket Books,
available on both Amazon.com (even Amazon Kindle) and Amazon.ca.
This chronology is intended as a guide to the events depicted in the Mirror Universe, as well as its internal history, described from that universe's point-of-view. The format of the chronology is based more or less on that found in Star Trek Chronology: A History of the Future, by Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda. The individual episodes and the Star Trek universe as a whole are © 2011 CBS Studios Inc, and this chronology is in no way affiliated with that company.
The only direct sources used in constructing this chronology were the eight episodes which have dealt with the Mirror Universe:
I am indebted to all of these writers, of course.
Under each entry, there is an explanation of how I arrived at the date in question. Many of the references to past events are explained using sources from "our" universe, arising from my presumption that events in the Mirror Universe tend to inherently reflect those in the universe we know, acting as a true "mirror" of sorts to normal Star Trek history. For our purposes, this refers mostly to events that we can confirm as occurring in both universes, such as the births of characters and their direct ancestors. This presumption is also one of convenience, since admittedly, evidence from the Mirror Universe episodes themselves is pretty scarce.
Although the format is based on the Okudas' work, the dates derive from various suppositions and assumptions I have made in constructing my Star Trek Chronology, Beta Version, which disagrees with them on a number of points, particularly concerning dates for The Original Series.* This is also not based in any way on "The Rise of the Empire: A Chronology of the 'Mirror' Universe" (The Best of Trek #14, 1988), although I am grateful to Jody A. Morse for providing a good read.
The comic book story "New Frontiers" by Mike W. Barr (DC Comics, Volume 1 Issues #9-16, December 1984-July 1985, published in graphic novel form as The Mirror Universe Saga in 1992 and again as Star Trek Archives Volume 6: Best of Alternate Universes in 2009); the novel Dark Mirror by Diane Duane (Pocket Books, 1993); and the novels Spectre, Dark Victory, and Preserver by William Shatner (Pocket Books, 1998-2000) are also Mirror Universe tales, but their depictions of that universe are not consistent with the later Deep Space Nine episodes or with each other. If one wants to believe that these still took place in "our" universe (and I see no reason why not), the Mirror Universes within can be explained as alternate timelines, with Spock as the focal point. (Spock's "consideration" is mentioned in all three versions.)
If you want a canonical justification for this approach, just watch the episode "Parallels" again....
It is possible, on the other hand, that the following titles are entirely consistent with the aired episodes in question, since the authors would have had most or all of them to draw upon:
More recently, multiple books released primarly by various imprints of Simon & Schuster have developed a single interconnected continuity, including the following titles related to the Mirror Universe:
However, I have not had the chance to actually read all of these books yet to see if this is the case. Provided that some or all of them do prove to be consistent, they may be included in a future revision of this chronology.
Should you dispute any of the dates in this chronology, or you want to provide your own speculations, feel free to contact me with your thoughts. You can find many more fictional timelines at The History of Things That Never Were.
William Shakespeare is born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. His plays will later be considered grim, with characters who are neither weak nor compassionate.
[Historical accounts. This specific date is traditionally accepted for Shakespeare's birth, though it is only known for certain that he was baptised on April 26. In "In A Mirror, Darkly, Part II," Phlox tells T'Pol that "(Shakespeare's) plays were equally grim in both universes," but not all of "our" Shakespeare's plays were grim, suggesting that Phlox may have been looking at the histories and tragedies as opposed to the comedies. Given his description, however, one wonders what the latter are like in the Mirror Universe...]
The HMS Enterprize, a captured sixth-rate frigate, is the first vessel to bear the name.
[Historical accounts. The opening credits sequence for "In A Mirror, Darkly" shows the same engraving of this sailing ship used in the regular opening credits for Star Trek: Enterprise. In "our" universe, this was originally the French Navy ship l'Entreprise, but it is unknown whether this Enterprize had a similar history. The prefix "HMS" implies the existence of a Royal Navy and, by extension, a British Empire, but this cannot be confirmed.]
Robert Hutchings Goddard is born to Nahum Danford Goddard and Fannie Louise Hoyt.
[Historical accounts. The opening credits sequence for "In A Mirror, Darkly" shows the same footage of Goddard writing on a chalkboard used in the regular opening credits for Star Trek: Enterprise, suggesting that his Mirror Universe counterpart played a similar role in the history of rocketry.]
The Junkers Ju 87 dive bomber, also known as the Stuka (Sturzkampfflugzeug), goes into production.
[Historical accounts. The opening credits sequence for "In A Mirror, Darkly" shows several of these aircraft in flight.]
The Terran Empire is established.
["In A Mirror, Darkly, Part II." Archer states that the Empire "has endured for centuries," making it at least this old. The precise circumstances of the Empire's creation are unknown.]
The 2K12 Kub mobile surface-to-air missile system, also known by the designation SA-6, goes into production.
[Historical accounts. The opening credits sequence for "In A Mirror, Darkly" shows footage of this missile system.]
The first Saturn V multistage rocket is launched.
[Historical accounts. The opening credits sequence for "In A Mirror, Darkly" shows footage of this model of rocket. This specific date marked the launch of Apollo 4, but although the same opening credits depict a moon landing under the auspices of the Terran Empire, it is unknown whether the Mirror Universe's Saturn V was also developed for its version of the Apollo program.]
The F-5E Tiger II light tactical fighter officially goes into production.
[Historical accounts. The opening credits sequence for "In A Mirror, Darkly" shows footage of this aircraft.]
The F-15 Eagle air superiority fighter officially goes into production.
[Historical accounts. The opening credits sequence for "In A Mirror, Darkly" shows footage of this aircraft.]
The first Project 705 Lyra submarine, also known as the Alfa-class attack submarine, is commissioned.
[Historical accounts. The opening credits sequence for "In A Mirror, Darkly" shows footage from The Hunt for Red October of the V.K. Konovalov, a fictional submarine of this class.]
The B-1B Lancer strategic bomber officially goes into production.
[Historical accounts. The opening credits sequence for "In A Mirror, Darkly" shows footage of this aircraft.]
The T-90 main battle tank goes into production.
[Historical accounts. The opening credits sequence for "In A Mirror, Darkly" shows footage of this armoured fighting vehicle. In normal Star Trek history, this year would be in the midst of the Eugenics Wars, but it is unknown whether the Mirror Universe experienced its own version of this conflict.]
Dax is born.
["You Are Cordially Invited" (DS9). Jadzia describes her symbiont as being 356 years old. One could assume that, since Dax was eventually joined with Jadzia, the previous succession of hosts was also the same as in "our" universe.]
Zefram Cochrane is born.
["Metamorphosis" (TOS). Cochrane disappeared 150 years before this episode at the age of 87. Although this is a second-season episode of The Original Series, its star date places it alongside other episodes from the first season.]
The Vulcan ship T'plana-Hath lands in Bozeman, Montana (possibly as part of an invasion force). Zefram Cochrane turns the tables on them by using his shotgun to kill the first Vulcan who steps onto Terran soil when the Vulcan goes to greet him. The gathered mob of humans then boards the Vulcan ship.
["In A Mirror, Darkly." The date, place, and events themselves are shown onscreen. The name of the ship is based on the suggestion by Ronald D. Moore, co-writer of Star Trek: First Contact, that this was the name of the ship which landed in "our" version of this incident, as seen in that film. It is not clear whether Archer was being historically accurate or simply hateful and paranoid in later calling this an "invasion force" when talking to T'Pol.]
T'Pol is born to T'Les. Her second foremother is T'Mir.
["Zero Hour" (ENT). T'Pol tells Trip that she will be 66 years old on her next birthday. T'Les was introduced in "Home" (ENT), while T'Mir was introduced in "Carbon Creek" (ENT).]
Malcolm Reed is born to Stuart and Mary Reed.
[Conjecture based on the age of actor Dominic Keating. Malcolm's parents are introduced in "Silent Enemy" (ENT).]
Travis Mayweather is born to Rianna Mayweather.
["Dead Stop" (ENT). Phlox states that Travis is twenty-six. Travis's mother is introduced in "Horizon" (ENT).]
Hoshi Sato is born, the second child in a family of three. Her paternal grandfather is Michio Sato.
["In A Mirror, Darkly, Part II." A biographical screen for "our" Hoshi Sato called up by Archer aboard the Defiant gives this as her date of birth. Michio Sato is mentioned by Hoshi in "Exile" (ENT).]
The Terran flagship ISS Enterprise (NX-01) leaves Spacedock. Although the ship could have been Jonathan Archer's, Starfleet admirals conspire behind his back, ultimately giving command to Captain Maximilian Forrest, with Commander Archer as his first officer.
["In A Mirror, Darkly." Hoshi talks about these events with Archer, and Archer later describes it as the Terran flagship. The prefix "ISS" can be seen on the ship's hull, and the registry number can be seen on the ship's mission patch, while the date is based on when "our" Enterprise was launched, as seen in "Broken Bow" (ENT). It is unknown whether this Enterprise was involved in some version of the Temporal Cold War earlier in its mission, but Archer indicates that the ship is in possession of a Suliban cloaking device. Forrest's first name is not given in the episode itself, but writer Mike Sussman indicated in its podcast commentary that he "modified his first name in the script," as "our" Forrest's first name is Maxwell.]
Admiral Black recommends Charles Tucker III for chief engineer, and insists Captain Forrest replace his own man with Tucker.
["In A Mirror, Darkly." Archer tells Tucker that he checked the records and learned this, in the midst of torturing Tucker in the agonizer booth.]
The Tholians detonate a tricobalt warhead inside the gravity well of a dead star. The explosion creates an interphasic rift, providing a doorway into a parallel universe, but the rift is unstable. It is too dangerous for the Tholians to send one of their own ships through, so they transmit a distress call into the opening, hoping to lure a ship from the other side. Their plan appears to work brilliantly, as the starship USS Defiant (NCC-1764) from that universe is drawn into the rift.
["In A Mirror, Darkly." Archer describes what happened during his briefing of the senior officers on Enterprise. These events would've taken place relatively recently, but long enough ago for the Tholians to bring the Defiant to their own dock and for Archer to find out about the ship.]
The Tholians quantum-date a piece of the hull from the USS Defiant, discovering that the ship is not only from another universe, but from another time--about a hundred years into the future.
["In A Mirror, Darkly." Archer also tells this to the senior officers, explaining his motivation for wanting to get at the ship in the first place.]
Jonathan Archer buys off one of the humanoids working as an outside labourer for the Tholians. This contact provides Archer with information on the Tholians' activities and transmits images of the docked USS Defiant before his signal is jammed.
["In A Mirror, Darkly." When Hoshi asks how Archer knows what the Tholians are up to, he gives this answer.]
There is a battle at Tau Ceti, part of an ongoing war. Things go very badly for the Terran Empire, with Starfleet losing twelve ships, but Imperial propaganda conveys the message that the battle went well and that the war may be over soon.
["In A Mirror, Darkly." Captain Forrest dissuades Hoshi of the mistaken notions she has gathered. The episode suggests that this war involves the Terran Empire fighting off a rebellion, but few details are provided. It is also unclear how Forrest could have been involved in this battle if Enterprise and its crew have only heard about it.]
Enterprise leaves Gorlan Station and sets a course to rendez-vous with their assault fleet.
[Just before "In A Mirror, Darkly." Captain Forrest mentions this in his Star Log.]
"In A Mirror, Darkly"
[The date for this episode is given by Captain Forrest in his Star Log.]
"In A Mirror, Darkly, Part II"
[The date for this episode is given by Archer in his Defiant Star Log.]
Sarek of Vulcan is born to Skon, son of Solkar.
["Journey to Babel" (TOS). Sarek states that he is precisely 102.437 years old at the time of this second-season episode of The Original Series, placing his birthdate late in this year. There must be a Mirror Universe version of Sarek because there is a Mirror Universe version of Spock. Sarek's father and grandfather are named in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.]
Spock is born to Sarek of Vulcan and Amanda Grayson.
[This is one of the few dates in this chronology that is based primarily on evidence from a novel, as Spock is shown to be seven years older than McCoy in The Final Reflection by John M. Ford (Pocket Books, 1984). There is no particular hard evidence in the aired canon to dispute this, and I always considered the Okudas' use of Leonard Nimoy's age to determine Spock's birthdate somewhat arbitrary, especially considering how long-lived Vulcans are.]
Montgomery Scott is born.
["Relics" (TNG). Doctor Crusher describes Scotty as a man of 147.]
Leonard H. McCoy is born, the son of David McCoy.
["Encounter at Farpoint" (TNG). Data describes Admiral McCoy as being 137 years old.]
James Tiberius Kirk is born to George Kirk, son of Tiberius Kirk, and Winona Kirk.
["The Deadly Years" (TOS). Kirk states that he is thirty-four. The names of Kirk's parents and paternal grandfather are canonically established in the feature film Star Trek.]
The starship ISS Enterprise (NCC-1701) is commissioned.
[Based on the commissioning date for "our" Enterprise as given in the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual and elsewhere.]
Pavel Andreievich Chekov is born.
["Who Mourns for Adonais?" (TOS). Chekov states that he is twenty-two.]
Tuvok is born to T'Meni.
["Flashback" (VGR). Tuvok indicates he was twenty-nine during the events of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, which takes place in 2293. T'Meni's name is given in "Hunters" (VOY), when Tuvok indicates that his granddaughter was named after her.]
James T. Kirk plunders the laboratory of an unknown alien scientist and obtains the Tantalus Field, capable of wiping someone out of existence by the touch of a button. Kirk will use it in his rise to power, disposing of his enemies by making them simply "disappear."
["Mirror, Mirror." Marlena Moreau describes this device and its abilities, saying that "the great, powerful Captain Kirk...owes everything" to it. Although it is possible Kirk obtained the Tantalus Field earlier, he apparently used it to initially gain control of the Enterprise, so it seemed appropriate to place this event here.]
Kirk succeeds to command of the ISS Enterprise through the assassination of Captain Christopher Pike. His first action as captain is the suppression of the Gorlan uprising through the destruction of the rebel home planet. His second action is the execution of five thousand colonists on Vega IX.
["Mirror, Mirror." The Enterprise computer reads out the official record of the ship's current command (or at least begins to) at the request of "our" Kirk. Marlena later says that the Tantalus Field "made (Kirk) captain," implying that he used it to assassinate Pike. Nothing else is known of this Captain Pike--but if events reflected those in "our" universe, Spock would have served under him, and he would have gained command by assassinating Captain Robert April.]
"Mirror, Mirror"
[The episode occurs in this year because it is a second-season episode of The Original Series. Intendant Kira also tells her counterpart from "our" universe in "Crossover" that the events of this episode happened "(a)lmost a century ago." Admittedly, the star date is derived from the novel Dark Mirror, despite the fact that I do not consider its events canonical in this chronology, because there is no star date given in the episode itself (or anywhere else).]
Afraid that others might come from the alternate universe to interfere in the affairs of this one, it is decided that if it ever happens again, anyone who appears from the other side will be promptly disposed of. All transporters are also redesigned to make sure the same sort of accident responsible for the first crossover will never happen again.
["Crossover." Intendant Kira tells her counterpart from "our" universe about "a certain protocol" she is supposed to follow, and later explains how using a transporter to get back will not work (a fact belied somewhat by later episodes). It is interesting that the Intendant identifies with these decisions, since they presumably would've been made by the Terran Empire.]
"The Tholian Web"
[The episode occurs in this year because it is a third-season episode of The Original Series, while the star date is given in the episode itself. Commander Archer also tells the senior officers on Enterprise in "In A Mirror, Darkly" that the USS Defiant, which disappears in this episode, is from "about a hundred years into the future." Although for all intents and purposes, this episode takes place entirely in "our" universe, its events tie in very closely to those of "In A Mirror, Darkly," so it seemed fitting to include it here anyway.]
Spock, profoundly influenced by the words of the alternate Captain Kirk, rises to Commander-in-Chief of the Terran Empire by preaching reforms, disarmament, and peace. This represents quite a remarkable turnabout for his people.
["Crossover." Intendant Kira describes the aftermath of the first crossover to her counterpart from "our" universe. Her description suggests that Vulcans were perhaps particularly known for their brutality during this period, or that they simply lacked power before this.]
When Spock has completed all his reforms, his Terran Empire is no longer in any position to defend itself against the historic coming together of the Klingons and the Cardassians. The Klingon/Cardassian Alliance completely takes over the Empire and begins enslaving Terrans.
["Crossover." Intendant Kira explains how unprepared the Empire was to her counterpart from "our" universe.]
Bajor, having been under Terran occupation for decades, is freed by the Alliance. The planet petitions for entry into the Alliance and is accepted, eventually becoming quite an influential power within it.
["Crossover." Intendant Kira explains Bajor's position in the Alliance to her counterpart from "our" universe. The degree to which Bajor was really "freed" by this is debatable, but I'm sure it seems that way to the Intendant.]
Bareil Antos is born on Bajor.
[Conjecture based on the age of actor Philip Anglim. I realise my earlier comments about the use of Leonard Nimoy's age make my use of Anglim's age somewhat hypocritical on my part, but Bajorans are much more similar to humans in their aging process, and I didn't have any other source to draw upon.]
Worf, son of Mogh, is born. His grandfather is also named Worf.
["Sins of the Father" (TNG), as well as several other episodes, establish that "our" Worf was six years old at the time of the Khitomer Massacre in 2346. Colonel Worf, a character also played by actor Michael Dorn in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, was established by promotional materials for that film as Worf's grandfather.]
Julian Subatoi Bashir is born to Richard and Amsha Bashir.
["Distant Voices" (DS9). Bashir is celebrating his 30th birthday in that episode, which takes place in 2371. Although Bashir is described as twenty-seven in "Emissary" (DS9), which takes place in 2369, I assume that said episode merely takes place before his 28th birthday. It is unknown whether this Bashir was also genetically enhanced by his parents as a child, as first established in "Doctor Bashir, I Presume" (DS9), which also introduced Bashir's parents.]
Kira Nerys is born on Bajor to Kira Taban and Kira Meru.
["Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night" (DS9) establishes that "our" Kira was three years old in 2346 and introduces Kira's mother. Kira's father is first seen in "Ties of Blood and Water" (DS9).]
[In the absence of evidence to the contrary, episodes are assumed to take place two weeks after the episode preceding it. The star date is derived by counting forward from the last Deep Space Nine episode to have a given star date before this one, "Shadowplay." Although "Crossover" occurs seven episodes later, a two-part episode, "The Maquis," falls in the interim, suggesting that this episode actually occurs twelve weeks after "Shadowplay."]
"Through the Looking Glass"
[The star date is derived by counting forward from the last Deep Space Nine episode to have a given star date before this one, "Destiny," which occurred four episodes ago.]
"Shattered Mirror"
[The star date is derived by counting forward from the last Deep Space Nine episode to have a given star date before this one, "Rules of Engagement," which occurred two episodes ago.]
[The star date is derived by counting forward from the previous Deep Space Nine episode, "You Are Cordially Invited," which had a given star date.]
"The Emperor's New Cloak"
[The star date is derived through a series of conjectures used to organise the events of the seventh season of Deep Space Nine. Closer examination of that season may reveal that a different star date would be more appropriate.]
* "Space Seed," a first-season episode of The Original Series, takes place fifteen years before Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, which is set in 2285. While I agree with the Okudas' use of this date for the movie, I do not understand why they ignored their own rules regarding references to the passage of time in this instance, favouring a somewhat arbitrary placement of The Original Series instead. My own dates for The Original Series derive from this reference, as well as a policy of treating its episodes as occurring in star date order, and placing each season in the same calendar year (to the extent that that is possible in conjunction with the star date policy).


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One thing I love about Paris is that, if you plan your trip around the first Sunday of the month, you'll save yourself a lot of money as all the main museums are free. This includes the Louvre and Museé d'Orsay. Thankfully, a similar initiative began in Ireland yesterday as, as of from Wednesday July 6th, all heritage sites managed by the Office of Public Works are free on the first Wednesday of the month.
I know what you're wondering - what attractions exactly? I won't list each and every one (there's a link at the end of this post though), but some of the main ones include Dublin Castle State Apartments and Kilmainham Gaol in the capital, Kilkenny Castle in one of the country's other most popular cities, Newgrange in Co. Meath which is the country's best-known archaeological site (it's older than the Pyramids) and the Rock of Cashel in Co. Tipperary (pictured). Some of you may be familiar with this particular attraction as the Queen of England visited it recently.
Time your visit to Dublin properly and you could save yourself a decent slice out of your budget by taking advantage of this new initiative. For instance, a ticket to the Dublin Castle State Apartments is €4.50 and entrance to Kilmainham Gaol is €6. So if you're in Dublin on the first Wednesday of the month, visit both of these attractions and you'll immediately be up €10. Better than a kick up the behind as we say here in Ireland.
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The history of political conventions in America is so long and steeped in lore that it's easy to overlook the fact that it took a few decades for nominating conventions to become part of presidential politics.
In the early years of the United States, presidential candidates were usually nominated by a caucus of members of Congress. By the 1820s, that idea was falling out of favor, helped along by the rise of Andrew Jackson and his appeal to the common man. The election of 1824, which was denounced as "The Corrupt Bargain," also energized Americans to find a better way to select candidates and presidents.
After Jackson's election in 1828, party structures strengthened, and the idea of national political conventions began to make sense. At that time there had been party conventions held at the state level, but no national conventions.
The Anti-Masonic Party Held the First National Political Convention in September 1831
The first national political convention was held by a long-forgotten and extinct political party, the Anti-Masonic Party. The party, as the name indicates, was opposed to the masonic order and its presumed influence in American politics.
The Anti-Masonic Party, which began in upstate New York but gained adherents around the country, convened in Philadelphia in 1830, and agreed to have a nominating convention the following year. The various state organizations chose delegates to send to the national convention, which set a precedent for all later political conventions.
The Anti-Masonic Convention was held in Baltimore, Maryland on September 26, 1831, and was attended by 96 delegates from ten states. The party nominated William Wirt of Maryland as their candidate for president. He was an peculiar choice, as it came out that Wirt had once been a mason.
The National Republican Party Held a Convention in December 1831
A political faction calling itself the National Republican Party had supported John Quincy Adams in his unsuccessful bid for reelection in 1828. When Andrew Jackson became president, the National Republicans became a devoted anti-Jackson party.
Planning to take the White House from Jackson in 1832, the National Republicans planned their own national convention. As the party was essentially run by Henry Clay, it was a foregone conclusion that Clay would be their nominee.
The National Republicans held their convention in Baltimore on December 12, 1831. Due to bad weather and poor traveling conditions, only 135 delegates were able to attend.
As everyone knew the outcome ahead of time, the real purpose of the convention was to intensify anti-Jackson fervor. One noteworthy aspect of the first National Republican Convention is that James Barbour of Virginia delivered an address that was the first keynote speech of a political convention.
The First Democratic National Convention Was Held in May 1832
Baltimore was also chosen to be the site of the first Democratic Convention, which began on May 21, 1832. A total of 334 delegates assembled from every state except Missouri, whose delegation never arrived in Baltimore.
The Democratic Party at the time was headed by Andrew Jackson, and it was obvious that Jackson would be running for a second term. So there was no need to nominate a candidate for president.
The ostensible purpose of the first Democratic National Convention was to nominate someone to run for vice president. Martin Van Buren of New York was nominated, and received the sufficient number of votes on the first ballot.
The first Democratic National Convention instituted a number of rules which essentially created the framework for political conventions down to the present day. So in that sense the convention was the prototype for modern political conventions.
The Democrats gathered in Baltimore also agreed to meet again every four years, which began the tradition of Democratic National Conventions that extends to the present day.
Baltimore Was the Site of Many Early Political Conventions
The city of Baltimore was the location of all three political conventions prior to the 1832 election. The reason is fairly obvious: it was the major city closest to Washington, DC, so it was convenient for those serving in the government. And with the nation still mostly positioned along the east coast, Baltimore was centrally located and could be reached by road or even by boat.
The Democrats in 1832 did not formally agree to hold all their future conventions in Baltimore, but it worked out that way for years. The Democratic National Conventions were held in Baltimore in 1836, 1840, 1844, 1848, and 1852. The convention was held in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1856, and the tradition developed of moving the convention to different locations.
The Election of 1832
In the election of 1832, Andrew Jackson won easily, garnering about 54 percent of the popular vote and crushing his opponents in the electoral vote.
The National Republican candidate, Henry Clay, took about 37 percent of the popular vote. And William Wirt, running on the Anti-Masonic ticket, won about 8 percent of the popular vote, though he carried a state, Vermont, in the electoral college.
The National Republican Party and Anti-Masonic Party joined the list of extinct political parties after the 1832 election. Members of both parties gravitated toward the Whig Party, which formed in the mid-1830s.
Andrew Jackson was a popular figure in America and always stood a very good chance of winning his bid for reelection. So while the election of 1832 was never really in doubt, that election cycle did make a major contribution to political history, as it instituted the concept of national political conventions.
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Friday, January 02, 2009
Starting the New Year with Joy
A few days ago, we went to the zoo for the day. It'd been a few years since we'd been there, and we had a grand time strolling around, watching the animals, and taking pictures. Perhaps because I was armed with my camera, I found myself looking at things a bit differently -- and I started thinking that watching the people was actually more entertaining than watching the animals. It's certainly a great place to find a lot of smiling kids, that's for sure.
This one adorable little girl caught my eye as she was blowing bubbles with her grandma. I snapped a few pictures, and the sheer happiness on her face in this one just takes my breath away. So I've decided that this will be my "goal" picture for the coming year -- to remember to enjoy the moment, to let myself be surprised and delighted by the little things that happen each day.
I wish I could send this picture to this girl's parents, to tell them how much her spontaneous smile inspires me.
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- mathea said...
I see what you mean - that's a lovely picture! Here's hoping that the New year is a happy one for all of us - let's remember to enjoy the happy moments and make them count!
- Terry said...
That's a beautiful photo and a beautiful thought. And a good one to start this year, with all it's problems to be solved. I'm thinking of all the joy I would miss if I thought only of the coming year in terms of those challenges. Thanks for the reminder!
- olivia said...
You definitely captured joy! Lovely ... :-)
(I followed you here via flickr. Lovely photos!)
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Last week the French Booksellers' Union won their court-battle. The French people will now have to pay delivery charges for Amazon orders rather than be entitled to free delivery.
This is in order to protect French bookstores from 'unfair' competition. The result surely has to be that Amazon is more expensive for the French. However, customers buy books from Amazon for many good reasons; time, effort and cost; it is one of the most efficient ways of buying books. It is hard to believe that having to pay another 5 Euros is going to drive people onto the freezing streets of France this Christmas in order to patronise their local bookshop.
French people will continue to use Amazon for convenience but pay more for the privilege; if I was a French person – and luckily I'm not – I would be quite irate at the French Booksellers' Union for this early Christmas present. I would exercise this anger by voting against them with my money and continuing to use Amazon.
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Sleeps 2 - 6. Fullerton Place Cottage, a former coach house, is situated next to Shortflatt Tower and offers luxury accommodation, with use of the hot tub in the courtyard of the Spa next door in the evenings by arrangement.


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"Different groups of students will get together and build a vehicle and make a balloon and it has to be usually about 600 to 700 grams, then we just put them up and fly them around the Red Mountain Building," says student Christopher Butcher.
Balloons built by teams of three to six students raced around the building using batteries, propellers and balloons from the Nevada Space Grant Consortium.
The students who took part say it was a challenge that meant a lot of late nights but it was definitely worth it.
And teachers say it's this kind of experience that is so critical to future success.
"At TMCC we really value hands-on learning, team-based learning. We really don't think you will get enough by just reading about something in a book, especially in our science and engineering classes. It's one thing to hear me talk about torque or center of mass or things like that, it's a whole different experience to actually use that and build something," says teacher Dan Loranz.
Every member of the winning team gets a scholarship to pay for their entire year of schooling next year.
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It is not something I suspect most in Saskatchewan are aware of, but the United Nations has declared 2014 the International Year of Family Farming.
There is obviously a chasm forming in farming, with the so-called corporate farm on one side, and the so-called family farm on the other.
The problem, orfcourse, is clearly defining which side of the chasm any particular farm falls.
It is simple enough if a multinational firm holds title to a farm to toss it on the corporate side, the side which carries with the shadow of doom for many people these days.
If the farm is small, and owned by Bill and Margaret who have farmed it for 40 years, it's a family farm, and in the spin-doctored world we live in that makes what they do somehow better than the corporate held farm down the road.
But what happens when a family farm grows, and Uncle Stan, and his two sons take a share of the operation, and the dentist Phil who married Bill and Margaret's only daughter buys in. He'll never ride a combine, but he can invest and have a say in that fashion.
So the only solution to keeping everyone's investments and returns straight … Does the farm then become corporate?
It gets even more difficult when you look at something like the hog sector where no so long ago communities on the Canadian Prairies built barns.
Our example farmers Bill and Margaret invested, yet neither had ever previously raised a hog, and neither would set food in the new barn.
Are they farm investors? Or corporate ones?
Is there a difference?
On an international basis it is easier to grasp why the United Nations holds interest in the idea of family farms.
In many countries of the world it is still very small farm holdings operated by a single family unit which produce the food.
Following the UN proclamation of the year the Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission organized the International Conference 'Family farming: A Dialogue Towards more sustainable and resilient farming in Europe and the world'.
Dacian Ciolos, European Commissioner for Agriculture highlighted during his opening speech at the Conference that there are 500 million family farmers all over the world feeding humanity, making up 80 per cent of all farms, although again a nice succinct definition of what a family farm is was missing.
That said, small farms and the idea of family-operated generally seem to go hand-in-hand, and while in North America the trend is to massive farms, other areas of the world, including Europe remain much smaller in terms of farm size.
Within the European Union average farm size is about 14 hectares, and about 70 per cent are under five ha, and only about three per cent are more than 100 ha.
Also speaking at the Conference, U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization Director-General José Graziano da Silva stated that: "Family farmers have, over generations, preserved and perfected many practices and technologies that can support agricultural sustainability".
In that regard Da Silva is correct. Many innovations which moved farming forward came from those on small holdings.
Seager Wheeler made huge strides in breeding wheat in Saskatchewan in the early 1900s, and was a homesteader.
Farming by its nature breeds innovation.
Hurdles arise to be overcome, and at times there are no available options, or the money to purchase them if they existed, so farmers have learned to be inventors.
Here in North America a North American Dialogue on the United Nation's '2014 Year of Family Farming' was hosted by L'Union des Producteurs Agricoles (UPA). Canadian and U.S. general farm organizations participated, including Joan Brady Women's President of the National Farmers Union.
Brady recently sent out a media release on her attendance where she stated, "Part of the Dialogue focused on resilience – our ability to withstand crisis and adapt to ongoing change. More resilient and sustainable natural populations occur in bio-diverse, healthy environments that have more interconnections with communities. Family farmers live where we work; we are embedded in our communities. We work where we live, and thus have a high stake in assuring healthy environments. The current trend toward absentee ownership of large tracts of farmland means those owners will have little if any exposure to any adverse effects of land use."
And this is where the debate about family farms always muddies for me. There seems an assumption because the owner isn't getting his hands dirty seeding the crop that he will automatically not care about the long term viability of the farm.
And hand-in-hand, whoever is hired to do the work will care little for the farm either.
That seems a very questionable assumption to make, but it generally seems to be a starting point.
And then there is the associated issue that corporate farms will use more crop protection products, adopt genetic modified crops more quickly, and fertilize more to boost production. I would suggest that is true, since larger holdings have more assets to leverage input costs, but I am not about to suggest going down the road to higher production is wrong.
A lot of family farm supporters seem to suggest it is far from the deal though.
In the end there is no doubt small holdings farms operated by a single family remain important to localized food production in most countries of the world.
But for large grain exporting countries such as Canada, those small farms have been disappearing since the end of the First World War, and when a trend is so long entrenched, it is for a reason.
Bigger has been found to be better here, and while I applaud the UN for keeping talk of family farms around the world at the forefront, we have likely outgrown that side of farming.


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Seen at the Movies: Writer-director Mike Binder should thank his lucky stars that he obtained the acting services of the great Joan Allen for The Upside of Anger, because it would be a real flat tire of a movie without her. Also in Binder's favor was getting Kevin Costner to accept a relatively low-key subsidiary role, in which the actor delivers his most charming performance in years. Allen plays Terry Wolfmeyer, a suburban wife and mother of four daughters who becomes mired in alcoholic fury after her husband disappears without a word, presumably having run off with his Swedish secretary. Costner's character Denny, an ex-baseball star and radio commentator who knew Terry's husband, is glad to become her drinking buddy, and eventually her lover. Time passes, the daughters (played by Erika Christensen, Evan Rachel Wood, Keri Russell, and Alicia Witt, none of whom is given much chance to shine), go through many alternately comic and poignant trials and tribulations, Denny hangs around loyally, and Terry stays good and mad. Somehow, Allen manages to sell this role, making Terry's ongoing, at times unreasonably expressed anger seem both exasperating and justifiable. (Her daughters, on the other hand, seem bizarrely non-plussed by, even indifferent to, the fact of their father's abandonment).
I liked the way the characters' drinking is treated as a side effect and not such a big deal in itself, and I enjoyed the rapport between Allen and Costner. But The Upside of Anger is more or less a mess, never fully coalescing its comic and tragic elements into an organic whole, and dragging its clumsily structured plot out over what could be a year or three years, depending on what signposts you read. Oddly, though the film is set in the Detroit area, it was shot in London—I guess the suburbs there aren't so far off in character from Grosse Pointe. Chris Roope has designed one of those tastefully upscale two-story houses that well heeled movie families love to inhabit, and DP Richard Greatrex gives the film a changing seasonal palette that's handsome enough. Deborah Scott's costumes include appropriately understated pastels for Allen and loose-fitting sweats and t-shirts for Costner, who's looking a little paunchy, but in a nice way.--John Calhoun
And now for something completely different…Trainspotting director Danny Boyle, who unleashed the viral horror hit 28 Days Later in 2003, is back with a children's film. Millions is what two young brothers think they have when a big suitcase full of stolen English pounds drops out of the sky near their new home, in a suburb of Manchester. The older boy, nine-year-old Anthony (Lewis McGibbon), thinks they should keep it; seven-year-old Damian (Alex Etel), however, his imagination full of the Catholic saints he's learned about in school, thinks they should give it away. But there are two problems: the thief wants it back, and the pound is about to go the way of the dinosaur as England at long last welcomes the euro, right after the Christmas holiday. (And maybe a third, in that their father, a widower, is bumbling his way into a new romance.)
Boyle, who was in New York last week with the boys in tow, spoke a little about its look. "It takes place in Manchester and Liverpool, and they look like the way I remember them from my childhood," says the director, who is in his late 40s. "Manchester is known as very bleak, rainy, industrial landscape, and this look is one that's well-represented in film. But I didn't feel that growing up. My image of the place is of enormous wit and vitality and energy and defiance. These places up in the north of England have been very badly treated over the last 25 years, but they've emerged out of that with character. We wanted the colors to pop, and be very primary and alive." To give it a different flavor, the Christmas-set film was shot in the summer sun.
Like 28 Days Later, Millions was shot by Anthony Dod Mantle, a pioneer in digital cinematography, on films like The Celebration (1998). Millions, however, was shot on film, though it is full of pop-up style digital effects used to heighten the kid's-eye spirit of the story. "When you use digital photography you spend a lot of time on the grade, and that's where you can really trap the color and force it and push it through and make it more a personality in the film. Here, we spent the same amount of time working on the grade than we did when we shot digitally, to push the colors, so that hopefully the audience will experience the film in the way that the kid sees the events that are taking place."
Boyle watched numerous children's films, and films about children, to prepare the movie, which goes into limited release today. "With a film about kids, you're always looking for that thing that E.T. did, because Spielberg shot everything from the head height of Elliott; adults' heads were cut off. You can't copy that, because it's so well known, but you're looking to find a similar technique to create a kids' world, so we chose the color scheme." Boyle also praises Louis Malle's 1987 film Au revoir les enfants for its "brilliant direction" of children. [The style of Millions is also set by the slightly fancified sets of production designer Mark Tildesley and the bright costuming of Susannah Buxton.]
Though it has nothing to do with design I'll conclude with this bit from the kids, who are key to the film's charm. McGibbon says he's enjoying his turn in the limelight, but still plans to be a doctor, "when I'm really, really, really, old, like, maybe 40."
I told him, in a playful deadpan, that I was 39. Etel, who could have a second career as a diplomat, quickly jumped in, and said, "Oh, well, then, maybe 50."--Robert Cashill
Seen on Broadway: If you have to steal, steal from the best. That would appear to be the modus operandi of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, the latest movie musicalization, now at the Imperial Theatre. In no small part, it consists of something borrowed (the wit and dexterity of the composer/lyricist, David Yazbek, choreographer Jerry Mitchell, and director, Jack O'Brien, of The Full Monty; and some of the design wizards behind Hairspray, notably scenic designer David Rockwell and lighting designer Kenneth Posner) and something, well, blue—the cheerful vulgarity of The Producers, the very model of a modern con man musical comedy. Of course, it also draws heavily from its source, the 1988 Michael Caine/Steve Martin comedy, which was itself a remake of 1964's Bedtime Story, with David Niven and Marlon Brando as the first to try on the gigolo shoes that John Lithgow and Norbert Leo Butz are now slipping into in New York. That's a lot of hand-me-downs. Still, animated by Yazbek's consistently amusing tunes, and the smart choreography of the performers and Jeffrey Lane's book by Mitchell and O'Brien, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels hasn't quite turned up its toes yet.
To the performers goes much of the credit. Lithgow, a practiced scene-swiper, has the audience in the palm of his hand (and his hand in the pockets of the audience) from his first entrance. Lithgow was pretty much the whole show in his last, failed movie-to-musical, the rancid Sweet Smell of Success, but here he has no end in playful competition from Butz, who emerges as a full-fledged Broadway star with his first big number, "Great Big Stuff." Sherie Rene Scott, Butz's frequent co-star in past musicals, also ascends to the front ranks as their sweetly ignorant mark, as the two con artists fleece the Riviera. A secondary romantic couple has also been added to the mix; ordinarily, this might be the time to scan the Playbill, waiting for the filler to end, yet with the venerable Joanna Gleason and Gregory Jbara assuming the parts attention must be paid. And Sara Gettelfinger is a delight as one of Lithgow's more combustible targets, a brassy Oklahoman.
The material may be dirty and rotten; the production, however, is simply swellegant. Rockwell's settings, up to Lithgow's lavish villa and down to the potted palm trees, drip with jewels and big-money frippery, and zip on and off via automation equipment from Showmotion, Inc. (I particularly liked his simple solution for an Act I train set, represented by the appropriate furnishings and a scrolling backdrop behind windows). Posner's dappled lighting (provided by PRG) shimmers and glistens in the stylized camp of this environment, and the audio design and effects of Acme Sound Partners (using Sound Associates gear) never strike a wrong note. Gregg Barnes' costumes, from the stars to the ensemble, are knockouts (or, in the case of the under-attired Butz, knockoffs) and everyone puts their best face forward in the makeup of Jorge Vargas and the hairstyles and wigs supervised by Sonia Rivera. Buoyed by its appealing exterior, the crafty Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is larceny deluxe.--Robert Cashill


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Wendell Pierce is one of those cats that just keeps working it seems. He may not be getting those coveted *leading man* roles, but he stays busy, and does good work when he's presented with it, whether on stage or on screen.
He's now in the cast of a Taylor Hackford thriller that already includes Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Nolte, Clifton Collins Jr., Michael Chiklis, and Patti LuPone.
Titled Parker, the film is based on novel called Flashfire by Donald Westlake.
The story centers on a "thief who, though at times is forced to be a killer, still lives by a code of honor that includes never stealing money from people who need it."
Statham plays the lead; Nolte is his mentor; Lopez plays "a real estate agent who finds that a little larceny may in fact be in the cards for her.;" no word on what role Wendell Pierce plays.
Shooting just began in new Orleans, with a release planned for October 12, 2012.
Liliana | July 8, 2012 12:28 AM
This guy's work is amazing, I've been following him since he played Antoine Batiste in Treme and he's an exceptional actor, most of his roles have been quite impressive but that one has been my favorite so far
Jasmine Fox | August 6, 2011 5:43 AM
Big fan of Wendell Pierce here. The more roles the better! He's the man in New Orleans.


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Work starts on jockey rehabilitation centre, Jack Berry House, in Malton
Updated 11:02am Saturday 18th January 2014 in News By Karen Darley
Work has started on the site of a multi-million pound rehabilitation centre in North Yorkshire for injured jockeys.
Jack Berry, vice-president of the Injured Jockeys Fund, was present to cut the first turf at the facility in Malton which will be the charity's second UK centre.
Mr Berry, who has been a pivotal figure in bringing the project to fruition, said: "It is a great honour to be allowed to kick-off the building work at Jack Berry House even if they are not quite letting me build it myself. Everyone knows my lifelong passion for the work of the Injured Jockeys Fund and this project in particular, and it is very fitting that we hope to build the entire centre in 2014, our 50th anniversary year."
The project team includes Huddersfield-based building contractors Illingworth and Gregory Ltd; architects, Townscape Ltd; property and construction consultants, LHL Group, quantity surveyors, Derek Kershaw Partnership; and Malton-based structural engineers, Maltech.
The centre, which will occupy a two-acre site next to Malton and Norton Rugby Club, is set to open at the end of the year. The single-storey state-of-the-art-building, will include a gym, hydrotherapy pool, treatment rooms and respite accommodation.
Lisa Hancock, chief executive of the Injured Jockeys Fund, said: "We are thrilled that work will start at Jack Berry House this week.
"The support we have received for the project has been staggering and of the £3 million needed we have ring-fenced £2 million already.
"We are hoping the remaining million will come through fundraising over the next ten months or so and before we open the doors next winter."
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The for Lawrenceville City elections ended Friday at 4:30pm. The elections in November are for Mayor, City Council Post 1 and Post 2.
The current seat holders were the only ones to submit their qualification notices.
Mayor Judy Jordan Johnson and Councilmembers Marie Beiser and Tony Powell will all run unopposed.
, the first day of the qualifying period.