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The Santa Ana City Council has a closed session item on its agendafor Monday's meeting and it's the appointment of a new city manager. And the betting money is on acting city manager Paul Walters removing the term "acting" from the front of his title. Under Walters leadership, the city has edged away from the…
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Santa Ana City Manager Dave Ream abruptly retired today, effective immediately. He will stay on as a consultant through May 31, 2011 under a contract not to exceed $25,000. Ream will collect an as yet undetermined amount of sick and vacation pay but there is no additional severance package. His retirement is voluntary and he…
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The sudden announcement of a special closed session meeting to discuss the employment of the highest ranking official in a city usually means only one thing; the person is on their way out the door and it is going to require emergency Council action to determine how and when it will happen. A few months ago,…
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Tracy Wood over at the Voice of OC has found out from the City of Santa Ana the "supposed" reasonwhy Santa ana Mayor Miguel Pulido was collecting city paid health care benefits while he was also getting the same from the Orange County Transportation Authority. It was the city of Santa Ana's fault that, for more…
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First, I must begin by acknowledging the hard work of SACRED, OCCO and other community groups for coming together and demanding an open process for the Station District. Apparently this has spurred the City of Santa Ana into action and they have responded with several planned community meetings. A confidential source has informed me of…

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It's actually 80% at heavyweight as he did have one previous bout at heavy before Barrett.. If he ko's Wlad he gets it to 83.3% at heavy & he'll be in the ballpark despite having had very minimal fights at this division. Ko.. both brothers & he climbs to 85.7%... ofcourse i'm lol while i'm writing this but facts are facts & the numbers don't lie.
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If you exclude sub-200 fights then Rocky Marciano and Foreman have also a different KOratio.
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Look at the quality of competition Haye knocked out, though. He didn't come close to KO'ing valuev. he made him do a lil stanky leg which was funny. but Wlad is exponentially better, faster, stronger, smarter than valuev. Haye better have his wheels tuned up and full of fuel because if he wants to just get out of this fight CONSCIOUS he is going to have to be moving for 12 rounds. he'll end up throwing about ten punches a round. . .
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Re: Here's what we ought to do.
I think the writing is on the wall that Schaub will be released once the league year starts. The owner has seen enough. He doesn't want to sell a lame duck season with Schaub as QB to the fans. I also can't see O'Brien wanting to waste a season with a QB he has no intention on keeping. Any scenario that has keeping Schaub on the roster is far-fetched, at best.
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So what! This morning Joe Theisman said that Keenum is the man. He knows lots more about qb's than Faulk will ever know |
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If a former player that's also a film junkie like Ron Jaworski said that Matt Schaub gives the Texans the best chance to win, then that opinion would hold some water. Jaworksi watches film. Faulk argues with other ex-jocks in a studio. McNair told us all we needed to know when he said Keenum would be starting the rest of the season. Once he said that, Schaub's fate was sealed. Anyone who thinks that Schaub might be on the roster next year is in denial. CND told us what to expect after the Lisfranc injury happened and it's come to pass. I expect him to get released and not pass a physical for other teams as soon as they see the x-rays. Fire, meet gas.
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He'll pass a physical just fine. The legacy will weigh heavily in considering him however.
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Now, if they talk him into taking a paycut this year, to $1M (which I don't think he would go that low) then Schaub's cap for 2014 would be $4.5M & we save ~$10M. Then we can cut him as a 2015 June 1st cut with $3.5M dead money on 2015 & 2016. So if OB "values" that $10M he needs to be able to sell ice to an Eskimo & talk Schaub into a $9M pay cut. |
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I get what you guys are saying and agreed. However, when I bring up the idea of OB valuing the $10M, I didn't mean he would be free to use it on other bodies. I referred to it as $10M from a pure principle standpoint. To be more clear, it involves OB getting production (staying with Schaub for the time being) out of the $10M versus it being dead money, regardless of it being positive or unimpressive production. The positive of either were explained in my initial post, one page back.
$10M is $10M of cap space, any way you slice it. Whether it's in one year, two years, etc...it's $10M, and in this case, $10.5 to be exact, in a span of two years. I only bring these points up only to heavily weigh the possibilities that come with either decision. Now, for some, it's a matter of cutting Matt Schaub just for the sake of cutting him. To some the cap figures matter to varying degrees whereas others want him gone, regardless of the impact it has on it. For me personally (and not implying that you all are), I don't see a Peyton Manning or Andrew Luck available in either FA or upcoming draft. It's all speculation as to how OB sees Schaub. And while it sure looks like the writing was on the wall for Schaub when McNair decided that Keenum would bench Schaub in favor of Keenum playing out the season, IMO, doesn't exactly seal his fate for this team. I don't know about you guys...but I don't want McNair deciding who the QB is for this team from a pure performance/scouting standpoint. I trust OB making that decision...not McNair. Sure McNair could force him...but it's bad for business. I've never been high on Schaub, even in his best seasons. But neither do I think he's trash. If I were to label him out of the two...I'd say he's what he was a few years back, a comptetent QB. What if OB sees it that way himself? Hell, he might be done with him, alright. But until its official, I don't think it's asinine to to entertain the possibility of OB retaining Schaub for some of the reasons laid on the table. It's uncertain as to the type of system/offense OB will run. Who his offensive coordinator, if any, will be. We know nothing. Until then, as to what happens to Matt Schaub is pure conjecture, no more...no less. So how can anyone say for sure. |
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Schaub has gotten progressively worse since week 10 of the 012 season. If he was the qb he was in 2011 before his injury, it wouldn't even be considered to release him. But he's not!
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Also, Schaub at his best was a far superior QB than Keenum at his. That being said, Keenum is the only QB who should be on this roster at the start of the next season. |
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I agree that Yates will be on the roster, I football however think we have seen what we have in Yates, albeit a small sample size. In my opinion he's Jay Feeley. I mean he can maybe get it done in a pinch, but he's nowhere near capable enough to get you where you want. I know when he played the last half of 2011 the team wasn't at full strength with Dre being out & OD missing some time. I don't care about his TD/INT ratio( sample size IS to small for that), but his accuracy is atrocious in the intermediate range where you HAVE to be at least decent. His decision making leaves a lot to be desired. He's capable enough to tear it up in the preseason, buut that's against other teams 2's & 3's. He will be on the team next season but he's probably no better than a 3.
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It's possible that he's right, but I seriously doubt Marshall has done his homework on this or any Texans topic.
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...makes me wonder if Yates was nursing some undisclosed "nick" (we know how open and forthcoming the Texans always are regarding telling all about player injuries ) and that played into why Keenum leap-frogged him...
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Re: "Matt Schaub gives Texans best chance to win in 2014" -Marshall Faulk
Well I think it`s true, Schaub gives us the best chance to win. It is hard to win with a rookie QB and I don`t think there is any FA QB worth investing heavily in.
Schaub was a good QB for us before last season. But he was never the QB that would help us win in the playoffs. He was a guy that you could win with if you have the right team around him. Last season he imploded. Part of it was the O-Line, a huge part of it was mental. Could he get back to his old, adequate days? Maybe. But it would be really hard for him to do that in Houston, because I don`t think many Texans fans would welcome him back with open arms. Now it might be smart to bring him back to tutor a rookie QB and allow him to sit and learn for the first season or 8 games or so. But it would take a big financial investment. That`s why I don`t think he will be back. Lately rookie QBs start right away and do good. I´m betting this will be our route going forward. |
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We got enough of a sample the last few years to see what he has. Could he have performed different behind a better O-line? Maybe, but we can see this kid isn't the second coming, or going to be elite in this league. I don't think he is here next year, and Case is the back-up. O'Briens offense has typically been geared toward the prototypical size and strengths of the pocket QB. If he is going to adjust that philosophy, it wont be for Yates or Case ... but it might be for Johnny Football ... |
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Re: "Matt Schaub gives Texans best chance to win in 2014" -Marshall Faulk
I've been a lukewarm Kubiak supporter; believing him not to be as bad as "everyone" says & rooting for him to prove everyone wrong.
That said, with Matt Schaub & a better game day coach, we could have had a lot more success over the last 7 years... at least that's what I believe. I'm not saying I want Schaub back; my desire to see him prove everyone wrong is nowhere near high enough to not want to move forward with a new QB. |
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Palmer is a very good QB with a great HC, that has taken a Cards team to a 10-6 record in the best division in the NFL. Schaub? Sets an NFL record for pick 6's and gets benched. Yeah, I would say light yrs is an appropriate term. |
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He would be the first one pissing on the Texans for not trying to upgrade the position after the first pick six too. We have to cut Schaub and I don't care if we go 2-14 next year we have to get rid of that goofy ass contract they gave him in order to give this team a chance in the future.
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The Arizona Cardinals went 10-6 in spite of Palmer. He wasn't that good and if the Cardinals would've benched him if they had a better option. He only had 2 more TD's than INT's (24-22). Against teams that made the playoffs he threw 12 touchdowns to 16 interceptions. His supporting cast was comparable to Schaubs on offense but Arizona had one of the better most opportunistic defenses in the NFL and a better head coach. That's why they went 10-6. Schaub had a rough season no doubt, but his problems weren't exclusively due to him. Injuries to key players, piss poor headcoaching and playcalling.That combined with his mentality after everything started snowballing all contributed. I'm not defending the guy from his mistakes and I agree he needs to go, butI'm also not so spiteful to the guy that I let my knowledge of the game be blinded by it. To say Palmer is LIGHTYEARS better than Schaub IS a joke to peopke who know the game and pay attention. |
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I have always had the theory that Schaub's biomechanics are inherently imbalanced, and therefore unstable. I base this on the postural misalignment evident in all of his team photos. I'm sure some of you have noticed it too, but I've never seen a discussion here on how it could affect his mechanics.
In the pictures below, the yellow lines are a square X and Y axis anchored in the center of the collarbone. The vertical blue line is the diverted angle of the cervical spine (neck) from the Y axis. Halfway through the vertical blue line, there is one vector point where it changes direction back to 0 degrees, indicating a compensatory tilt in the head. The vector point is placed at the base of the nose since that is approximately where the base of the skull meets the spine. In figure 1, the horizontal blue line follows the estimated tilt in the collarbone. The tilt is only estimated since the jersey conceals the necessary reference points to track it accurately. Figure 2 confirms that the misalignment on a younger Schaub to indicate that it has always been present. Below, the figure on the left illustrates how his neck is tilting, and how the head tilts to compensate. On the right is an example of a neck with a normal vertical angle. With a neck diverted to that degree, one would expect a compensatory curvature in the thoracic (middle) and lumbar (lower) spine. This often results in a tilting of the collarbone and pelvis, which would cause one arm to drop lower, and one leg to strike the ground harder when running. Below is an example of how a tilted neck is an indication of compensatory misalignments throughout the rest of the skeletal frame. Notice the pelvic tilt from horizontal. Figure 1 indicated that Schaub's collarbone and shoulders are apparently within a "normal" range of the X axis. Since I could not find any other team photos from mid-torso to compare to figure 1, I used the photo in figure 3 below, then emphasized the negative (black) space in figure 4 to demonstrate how uneven the shoulders hang. Also note differences in the shapes of the negative space around the neck. For contrast, let's look at the alignment of a random teammate, TJ Yates. His neck alignment isn't perfect, but it's about the best you could expect from anyone, much less a football player. Considering the daily effects of sitting on the bench, hunching over film study, and lurking on Texans Talk, TJ's doing pretty good here. This cervical alignment is Texans worthy. Question 1: Assuming that Schaub's frame is as imbalanced as I'm theorizing, why does that mean his mechanics are unstable? That is because a quarterback throw is a motion of the entire body, much like boxing or baseball pitching. If you have ever taken boxing, you know that a good instructor coaches you on the form of your entire body to achieve an efficient transfer of energy from the planting toe to the fist. Power and accuracy are lost if your mechanics are inefficient. Question 2: What makes me an expert on biomechanics? Not much. I'm presenting data, and this is my conclusion. I also have spinal misalignment, and my X-rays confirm a tilt in my collarbone and hips. It does not prohibit weight training, but long distance running is painful. Since I notice the imbalance in my own posture, I notice it in other people too. Question 3: Is it possible that I am projecting my own spinal condition onto Schaub? Possibly, but from what I've researched, compensatory misalignments in the spine follow a predictable trend. I've never seen a case of only a crooked neck without a compensatory curve in the thoracic or lumbar spine. Also, this fact is revealing to me: I would not have been able to play football due risk of back or hip injury, but Schaub's degree of misalignment is worse than mine. Question 4: Why wasn't Schaub's mechanical imbalance a prohibitive factor before 2013? Because Schaub is a hard worker who overcame any mechanical issues during his developmental years. My theory asserts that his mechanics were only unstable, not consistently unreliable. Today, his mechanics are deteriorated because he is planting on a foot that is sending slightly inaccurate messages to his head. That is what this all comes down to: The foot isn't doing exactly what his brain thinks it is, and his coordination can no longer compensate for the imbalanced mechanics. So there is my theory. It is founded more on my experience and observations than on academic study, so take it for what it's worth. I also look forward to CnD either confirming or shredding it. Last edited by Brisco_County; 02-02-2014 at 10:41 PM. |
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Dracula's Daughter
Dracula's Daughter | |
Theatrical poster
Directed by | Lambert Hillyer |
Produced by | Harry Zehner (executive producer) E. M. Asher |
Written by | Characters: Bram Stoker Screenplay: Garrett Fort |
Based on | Dracula by Bram Stoker |
Starring | Otto Kruger Gloria Holden Marguerite Churchill Edward Van Sloan |
Music by | Heinz Roemheld |
Cinematography | George Robinson |
Edited by | Milton Carruth |
Distributed by | Universal Studios |
Release dates
Running time
71 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $278,000[1] |
Dracula's Daughter is a 1936 American vampire horror film produced by Universal Studios, a sequel to the 1931 film Dracula. Directed by Lambert Hillyer from a screenplay by Garrett Fort, the film stars Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden in the titular role, Marguerite Churchill and, as the only cast member to return from the original, Edward Van Sloan (though his character's name was altered from Van Helsing to Von Helsing). Dracula's Daughter tells the story of Countess Marya Zaleska, the daughter of Count Dracula and herself a vampire. Following Dracula's death, she believes that by destroying his body she will be free of his influence and can live as a human. When this fails, she turns to psychiatry and Dr. Jeffrey Garth. When his efforts fail, she kidnaps Janet, the woman Jeffrey loves, and flees with her to Transylvania in an attempt to bind Jeffrey to her. She is foiled and destroyed when her jealous manservant shoots her with an arrow.
Ostensibly based on a short story titled "Dracula's Guest" by Bram Stoker, the film bears little or no resemblance to the original source material. David O. Selznick initially purchased the rights to the story for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Selznick, probably knowing he could not legally make the film because of Universal's copyright on the original film, sold the rights to Universal. After first assigning the picture to James Whale, Universal production head Carl Laemmle, Jr. finally put Hillyer in the director's chair.
Dracula's Daughter was not as successful as the original upon its release, although it was generally critically well-reviewed. In the intervening decades, criticism has been deeply divided. Modern critics and scholars have noted the strong lesbian overtones of the film, overtones that Universal acknowledged from the start of filming and which they exploited in some early advertising.
Dracula's Daughter begins a few moments after Dracula ends. Count Dracula has just been destroyed by Professor Von Helsing (Edward Van Sloan). Von Helsing is taken by police to Scotland Yard, where he explains that he indeed did destroy Count Dracula, but because he had already been dead for over 500 years, it cannot be considered murder. Instead of hiring a lawyer, he enlists the aid of a psychiatrist, Dr. Jeffrey Garth (Otto Kruger), who was once one of his star students.
Meanwhile, Dracula's daughter, Countess Marya Zaleska (Gloria Holden), with the aid of her manservant, Sandor (Irving Pichel), steals Dracula's body from Scotland Yard and ritualistically burns it, hoping to break her curse of vampirism. However, Sandor soon makes her realize that her thirst for blood has not been quenched and that all that is in her eyes is "Death". The Countess resumes her hunting, mesmerizing her victims with her exotic jeweled ring. After a chance meeting with Dr. Garth at a society party, the Countess asks him to help her overcome the influence she feels from beyond the grave. The doctor advises her to defeat her cravings by confronting them and the Countess becomes hopeful that her will plus Dr. Garth's science will be strong enough to overcome Dracula's malevolence.
The Countess sends Sandor to fetch her a model to paint; he returns with Lili (Nan Grey). Countess Zaleska initially resists her urges but succumbs and attacks Lili. Although the girl survives the attack, when Dr. Garth tries to hypnotize her to learn what happened, she suffers heart failure and dies. As the Countess comes to accept that a cure is not possible — and the doctor discovers the truth about her condition — she lures him to Transylvania by kidnapping Janet (Marguerite Churchill), the woman he loves. She intends to transform him into a vampire to be her eternal companion; Dr. Garth agrees to exchange his life for Janet's. Before he can be transformed, Countess Zaleska is destroyed when Sandor shoots her through the heart with an arrow as revenge for her breaking her promise to make him immortal. He takes aim at Dr. Garth but is shot dead by a policeman.
- Otto Kruger as Dr. Jeffrey Garth
- Gloria Holden as Countess Marya Zaleska - Dracula's Daughter
- Marguerite Churchill as Janet
- Edward Van Sloan as Professor Von Helsing
- Gilbert Emery as Sir Basil Humphrey, Scotland Yard
- Irving Pichel as Sandor
- Halliwell Hobbes as Hawkins
- Billy Bevan as Albert
- Nan Grey as Lili
- Hedda Hopper as Lady Esme Hammond
- Claud Allister as Sir Aubrey
- Edgar Norton as Hobbs
- E. E. Clive as Sergeant Wilkes
- Vernon Steele as Squires
Universal originally did not hold the rights to "Dracula's Guest", a chapter excised from Bram Stoker's original novel and the purported source material for the film. The story includes an encounter between a man (presumed by some to be Jonathan Harker although the character is not identified as such) and a female vampire. The story does not establish a filial relationship between the female vampire and Dracula. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer executive David O. Selznick negotiated a contract in 1933 with Stoker's widow, Florence, to buy the rights to the chapter for an advance of $500 against a purchase price of $5,000. MGM's lawyers and executives were worried about the use of the word "Dracula" in the film's title, fearing that Universal would take legal action, although Selzick's contract with Stoker explicitly listed "Dracula's Daughter" as a possible alternate title. The project was code-named "Tarantula" in correspondence.[2]
Selznick hired John L. Balderston, who had previously worked on the 1931 Dracula and Frankenstein, to write the screenplay. Balderston's screenplay involved tying up loose ends from the original film. In it, Von Helsing returns to Transylvania to destroy the three vampire brides seen in Dracula but overlooks a fourth tomb concealing Dracula's daughter. She follows him back to London and operates under the name "Countess Szekelsky". She attacks a young aristocrat and Von Helsing and the aristocrat's fiancée track her back to Transylvania and destroy her. The script included scenes that implied that Dracula's daughter enjoyed torturing her male victims and that while under her control the men liked it too. Also included were shots of the Countess's chambers being stocked with whips and straps, which she would never use on-screen but whose uses the audience could imagine. Regardless of any objections that the Production Code Administration (PCA) would have raised to many aspects of the scenario, Balderston's script could never have been filmed because Selznick's contract with Stoker expressly barred him from using any Bram Stoker characters that did not appear in "Dracula's Guest". Selznick re-sold the rights to "Dracula's Guest" to Universal in September 1935[2] for $12,500, which included the rights to Balderston's scenario.[3] Horror film scholar David J. Skal theorizes that this was Selznick's actual motivation in buying the rights in the first place, to profit from Universal's desire for a sequel by tying up the only obvious source material.[4]
Universal studio head Carl Laemmle, Jr. (nicknamed "Junior") wanted James Whale, fresh from his great success with Bride of Frankenstein, to direct Dracula's Daughter. Whale was idle, waiting for Irene Dunne to finish work on Magnificent Obsession so she could begin work on Whale's Show Boat. Wary of directing two horror films in a row, Whale instead convinced Laemmle to buy the rights to a mystery novel called The Hangover Murders. Laemmle agreed only after extracting a promise from Whale that he would direct Dracula's Daughter next.[5] Whale completed work on the film, titled Remember Last Night? for release, on September 14, 1935.[6] Magnificent Obsession completed filming on October 29. With Dunne freed up, Whale went to work on Show Boat. Laemmle replaced him with A. Edward Sutherland, who was best known for his work on comedies. Sutherland had as little interest in Dracula's Daughter as Whale and soon left the studio,[7] and Hillyer came on to direct.
Universal script[edit]
The earliest scenario for the Universal film was written by R. C. Sherriff. It began with three scenes set in the 14th Century and centered around the Dracula legend. It then switched to the present day, focusing on two engaged couples who visit Transylvania. The men explore the ruins of Dracula's castle. One is later found, insane, and the other goes missing. Professor Von Helsing is summoned and he tracks the missing man to London, where he is in thrall to Dracula's daughter, the Countess Szelinski (sic). When she attempts to flee with her thrall to the Orient by ship, Von Helsing and three others book passage on the same ship. During a violent storm, Von Helsing destroys Dracula's daughter and, with her hold over the men broken, the scenario closes with a double wedding. This version was submitted on August 28, 1935 to the British Board of Film Censors, which rejected it, saying in part "...Dracula's Daughter would require half a dozen...languages to adequately express its beastliness." On September 10 Sherriff met with BBFC representatives and submitted a revised scenario two days later. This scenario was passed but because its details were not recorded by the BBFC it is unknown how much it differed from the original or how much if any of that scenario was retained in the final script.[8]
Universal also submitted Sheriff's first draft to the PCA on September 5, 1935 and encountered stronger resistance from PCA enforcer Joseph Breen than it had from the British. Breen reported back that the script "contains countless offensive stuff which makes the picture utterly impossible for approval under the Production Code."[9] A second draft was submitted on October 21, but it too was rejected, with many of Breen's objections centering around the 14th Century scenes in which Dracula himself appeared. It is unclear whether this submission was the same submission that the BBFC had previously passed. A third Sheriff draft was submitted on October 24 and Sherriff's fourth and final draft on November 10. All remained unacceptable, and Whale biographer James Curtis suggests that Whale, who had no interest in the project and feared that his commitment to it might cost him control over the filming of Show Boat, encouraged Sherriff to submit ever more wildly unacceptable versions in hopes of getting himself off the film.[3] On January 14, 1936, producer E. M. Asher advised Breen that the Sherriff script was not going to be used and that a new script would be put together from scratch. Screenwriting duties were assigned to Garrett Fort.[10]
Dracula's Daughter was Gloria Holden's first starring role and reportedly she was extremely displeased at having been assigned it. Like many actors, Holden looked down on horror films. She had also seen Bela Lugosi struggle over the years since Dracula was made to free himself from typecasting and feared that the role would lead to the same fate for her. Critic Mark Clark believes that ironically it may have been Holden's disgust for the role that led to the quality of her performance. "Her disdain for the part translates into a kind of self-loathing that perfectly suits her troubled character."[11]
Initially Lugosi and Jane Wyatt were set to star in the film. Universal also announced that Boris Karloff and Colin Clive, who had starred together in Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, would appear,[12] and that Cesar Romero would play Dr. Garth.[13] According to the Hollywood Reporter, before casting Pichel Universal had sought Herbert Marshall for the role of Sandor.[13] None of them appeared except, after a fashion, Lugosi, in the form of a wax bust molded in his image for use in Dracula's coffin. Some sources report that Lugosi was paid as much as $4,000 for his abortive involvement, but the only confirmed record of any financial arrangement is a letter in which Lugosi consents to the use of his likeness at no cost to create the wax bust.[12]
Other production aspects[edit]
Makeup artist Jack Pierce and special effects supervisor John P. Fulton worked together closely, especially on Holden's make-up design. Notably they combined special lighting with a greyish-green make-up for Holden's final scenes, creating a pallor that contrasted with the more normally flesh-toned make-ups of the others in the scene.[14] Heinz Roemheld composed the score[15] and Albert S. D'Agostino redressed Charles D. Hall's set of Dracula's castle and created new sets including a London bridge, the moor where Dracula's body is burned and Countess Zaleska's apartment.[16]
Shooting on Dracula's Daughter began on February 4, 1936, rushed into production before Fort had completed the script,[17] because of a deadline clause in Universal's option of the property from Selznick.[18] The script was not finalized until shooting had been underway for three weeks.[15] The film was completed on March 10.[19] Despite studio orders that the film be shot on a seven-day-per-week schedule,[15] filming ran seven days over its schedule and $50,000 over budget, with the final cost of the film tallied at $278,380.[20]
Dracula's Daughter was the last in the first cycle of Universal Horror films that reached back into the 1920s. Publicly, Universal stated that it was because a British ban on horror films would cut too deeply into the revenue such films could generate.[21] In truth, the cycle was suspended because, just before filming on Dracula's Daughter had wrapped, the Laemmle family had lost control of Universal. Because of cost overruns on a number of pictures, Junior Laemmle was forced to borrow $1,000,000 on November 1, 1935. The money came from J. Cheever Cowdin, head of the Standard Capital Corporation, and from Charles R. Rogers. When the loan was called in March of the following year, Universal was unable to repay it. Standard assumed control of the studio on March 4, 1936 and Rogers replaced Junior as head of production. Rogers did not like horror films and he shut down production on them following the release of Dracula's Daughter to focus on fare like Deanna Durbin musicals.[22] Universal would not return to the horror genre for three years, when it released Son of Frankenstein in 1939.
Reception and influence[edit]
The New York Times gave Dracula's Daughter a solid, albeit somewhat tongue-in-cheek, review upon its release, citing the film's "blood-curdling events" and noting that "Gloria Holden is a remarkably convincing bat-woman" in concluding that the film is both "quite terrifying" and "a cute little horror picture."[23] Variety also praised the production and Holden's performance in particular.[24] Despite critical approval, Dracula's Daughter was unable to duplicate the box office success of the original.
Recent reviews of Dracula's Daughter are sharply split. Entertainment Weekly, reviewing the film following its video release, called it "one of the most satisfying vampire pictures ever made". Describing director Hillyer's visuals as "lush, evocative, and suffused with just the right gothic chiaroscuro" and noting that "Gloria Holden, as the reluctant vampire protagonist, absolutely drips patrician eroticism", EW concludes that this film is better than Lugosi's original Dracula.[25]
Ryan Cracknell of Apollo Movie Guide, while echoing the praise for Holden's performance, nonetheless found that the film "doesn't hold up so well today". Citing what he sees as slow pacing and "long bouts of over-the-top dialogue", Cracknell compares the film to "reading a textbook – not the most exciting thing in the world, but it does provide insights into and perspectives on the foundation of early horror movies and how many similarities carry over into movies half a century and more later."[26] Michael W. Phillips, Jr. concurs, calling the film "a marked improvement on the original film [but] still a bit of a snooze, relying too much on forced comedy and not enough on suspense or fright."[27] Phillips again praises Holden's performance and also Pichel's portrayal of Sandor, but finds the rest of the cast weak.
Horror author Anne Rice has named Dracula's Daughter as a direct inspiration for her own homoerotic vampire fiction.[28] She named a bar in her novel Queen of the Damned "Dracula's Daughter" in honor of the film.[29] Author Ramsey Campbell, under the pseudonym "Carl Dreadstone", wrote a novelization of the film also entitled Dracula's Daughter that was published in 1977.[30] A juvenile fiction version, written by Carl R. Green, William R. Sanford and Howard Schroeder, was published in 1985.[31] Some observers have suggested that the film served as an inspiration for Sunset Blvd., noting similarities between the outlines of each film.[32] Michael Almereyda's 1994 film Nadja has been described as an "unofficial remake" of Dracula's Daughter.[33]
Lesbian implications[edit]
The lesbian vampire has been a trope in literature dating back to Joseph Sheridan le Fanu's 1872 novella "Carmilla". Dracula's Daughter, however, marked the first time that the trope was incorporated into a film.[34] The lesbian implications of Dracula's Daughter were obvious from the start and were of great concern to the Production Code Administration. PCA head Breen took special notice of the scene between the Countess and her model, Lili, writing, "This will need very careful handling to avoid any questionable flavor."[35] The day before the scene was to be shot, Universal's Harry Zehner asked Breen to read a draft of the scene. In response, Breen wrote:
"The present suggestion that...Lili poses in the nude will be changed. She will be posing her neck and shoulders, and there will be no suggestion that she undresses, and there will be no exposure of her person. It was also stated that the present incomplete sequence will be followed by a scene in which Lili is taken to a hospital and there it will be definitely established that she has been attacked by a vampire. The whole sequence will be treated in such a way as to avoid any suggestion of perverse sexual desire on the part of Marya or of an attempted sexual attack by her upon Lili."[35]
Gay film historian Vito Russo noted in his book The Celluloid Closet that Universal highlighted Countess Zaleska's attraction to women in some of its original advertising for the film, using the tag line "Save the women of London from Dracula's Daughter!" He further cited Countess Zaleska as an example of the presentation of the "essence of homosexuality as a predatory weakness".[36] Some reviewers of the day picked up on and condemned the lesbian content, including the New York World-Telegram which noted the Countess's tendency to wander around "giving the eye to sweet young girls".[37] Other reviews missed it entirely, including the aforementioned New York Times which advised "Be sure to bring the kiddies."[23] Entertainment Weekly describes the encounter between the Countess and Lili as "so hot it's impossible to imagine how it ever got past '30s censors"[25] whereas Time Out London finds only a "subtle suggestion" of lesbianism.[38] Horror scholar Skal notes that the scene has come to be seen as a "classic 'lesbian' sequence, although of a decidedly negative stripe".[39] The scene between Countess Zaleska and Lili was included in the 1995 documentary film adaptation of Russo's book.
Another lesbian-tinged scene which has received less critical attention comes when the Countess is holding Janet captive. Described as "the longest kiss never filmed", Countess Zaleska "hovers lovingly over Janet...hovers...and hovers...slowly descending to kiss the recumbent Janet..."[40] until interrupted by the arrival of Dr. Garth.
Bright Lights Film Journal, after noting that "Gloria Holden in the title role almost singlehandedly redefined the '20s movie vamp as an impressive Euro-butch dyke bloodsucker", draws an implicit comparison between Countess Zaleska's seeking to cure her vampirism through psychiatry and the former position of mainstream psychiatry of homosexuality as a mental illness (a view still held by a minority in the profession). Zaleska's cruising the streets of London is seen as parallel to cruising for sex (although that tends to be a gay male activity) and as suggesting "society's image of the lesbian as soulless predator" but the conclusion is that "Holden's striking, masklike face and haunting, luminous eyes [are] the intoxicating essence of transgressive lesbian power."[41]
- ^ Brunas, et al., p. 159
- ^ a b Skal, pp. 196–98
- ^ a b Curtis, p. 260
- ^ Skal, p. 196
- ^ Curtis, pp. 254–55
- ^ Curtis, p. 258
- ^ Curtis, pp. 260–61
- ^ Robertson pp. 65–66
- ^ Breen, quoted in Skal, p. 198
- ^ Skal, pp. 198–99
- ^ Clark, p. 184
- ^ a b Rhodes, p. 219
- ^ a b Mank, p. 365
- ^ New York Times, "Vampires, Monsters, Horrors!" March 1, 1936. Quoted in White, pp. 147–48
- ^ a b c Mank, p. 357
- ^ Bansak, et al., p. 113
- ^ Mank, p. 356
- ^ Skal, p. 199
- ^ Mank, p. 358
- ^ Senn, p. 361
- ^ Johnson, p. 7
- ^ Johnson, p. 129
- ^ a b Nugent, Frank S. (1936-05-18). "THE SCREEN; ' Dracula's Daughter' Makes Her Debut at the Rialto and Proves She's a Chip Off the Old Block.". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
- ^ Clark, p. 188
- ^ a b Simels, Steve (1992-12-11). "Dracula's Daughter". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
- ^ Cracknell, Ryan. "Dracula's Daughter". Apollo Movie Guide. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
- ^ Phillips, Jr., Michael W. "Dracula's Daughter". goatdog.com. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
- ^ Hoppenstand, et al., p. 14
- ^ Skal, David J. "Bloodsuckers and Cocksuckers: A Glossary of Vampirism and Sex". Bright Lights Film Journal #15. p. 11.
- ^ Melton, p. 791
- ^ Green, Carl R.; William R. Sanford and Howard Schroeder (1985). Dracula's Daughter. Silver Burdett Press. ISBN 0-89686-260-7.
- ^ Keesey, p. 82
- ^ Abbott, p. 145
- ^ Tudor, p. 31
- ^ a b Breen, quoted in Worland, p. 126
- ^ Russo, p. 48
- ^ quoted in Russo, p. 48
- ^ "Dracula's Daughter". Time Out London. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
- ^ Skal, p. 200
- ^ Hanson, pp. 198–99
- ^ Morris, Gary (December 1998). "Queer Horror: Decoding Universal's Monsters". Bright Lights Film Journal. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
See also[edit]
- Abbott, Stacey (2007). Celluloid Vampires: Life After Death in the Modern World. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71695-7.
- Bansak, Edmund G. and Robert Wise (2003). Fearing the Dark: The Val Lewton Career. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-1709-9.
- Brunas, Michael, John Brunas & Tom Weaver (1990). Universal Horrors: The Studios Classic Films, 1931-46. McFarland.
- Clark, Mark (2004). Smirk, Sneer and Scream: Great Acting in Horror Cinema. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-1932-6.
- Curtis, James (1998). James Whale: A New World of Gods and Monsters. Boston, Faber and Faber. ISBN 0-571-19285-8.
- Hanson, Ellis (1999). Out Takes: Essays on Queer Theory and Film. Duke University Press. ISBN 0-8223-2342-7.
- Johnson, Tom (1997). Censored Screams: The British Ban on Hollywood Horror in the Thirties. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0394-2.
- Keesey, Pam (1997) Vamps: An Illustrated History of the Femme Fatale. San Francisco, Cleis Press. ISBN 1-57344-026-4.
- Mank, Gregory W. (1999) Women in Horror Films, 1930s. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0553-8.
- Melton, J. Gordon (1994). The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead. Detroit, Visible Ink Press (a division of Gale Research, Inc.). ISBN 0-8103-2295-1.
- Rhodes, Gary Don (1997). Lugosi: His Life in Films, on Stage, and in the Hearts of Horror Lovers. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0257-1.
- Hoppenstand, Gary, and Ray Broadus Browne (1996) The Gothic World of Anne Rice. Popular Press. ISBN 0-87972-708-X.
- Robertson, James Crighton (1993). The Hidden Cinema: British Film Censorship in Action, 1913–1975. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-09034-2.
- Russo, Vito (1987). The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies (revised edition). New York, HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-096132-5.
- Senn, Bryan (1996). Golden Horrors: An Illustrated Critical Filmography of Terror Cinema, 1931–1939. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0175-3.
- Skal, David J. (1993). The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024002-0.
- Tudor, Andrew (1989). Monsters and Mad Scientists: A Cultural History of the Horror Movie. Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 0-631-16992-X.
- White, David Manning (1975). Popular Culture. Ayer Publishing. ISBN 0-405-06649-X.
- Worland, Rick (2007). The Horror Film: An Introduction. Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 1-4051-3902-1.
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South African National Parks (SANParks), in association with Miss Earth South Africa, will be commemorating International Earth Day on Tuesday, 22 April 2008, as part of a global effort to highlight the issue of environmental conservation.
South African National Parks (SANParks), in association with Miss Earth South Africa, will be commemorating International Earth Day on Tuesday, 22 April 2008, as part of a global effort to highlight the issue of environmental conservation.
Earth Day was conceptualized and established by US Senator Gaylord Nelson over a period of seven years between 1962 and 1970. The very first Earth Day commemoration saw a demonstration of about 20 million people and the involvement of thousands of schools in America. Earth Day has now been established globally and is celebrated on 22 April every year.
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March 18, 2013, 12:40 PM | #26 | |
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That said, the panic was larger in scale in 2012 than it was in 2008. It's taking manufacturers longer to catch up with the backlog, and I'd expect ammunition to be tricky through August. From December until recently, it was a seller's market on many things. In a month or so, that will flip, and we'll be seeing fire-sale pricing for "unfired LNIB" AR-15 rifles all over the secondary market.
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March 18, 2013, 01:17 PM | #27 |
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prices on the AR's down here in OK seem to be coming down a bit too...lots of ads pretty much stating the same thing (what we have in it)...just gonna hold out awhile longer and look for a deal
March 18, 2013, 01:50 PM | #28 |
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On the positive, I never had a real desire for an AR-15 type. But if prices on the used side really dump in the future then it might be something to look at.
March 18, 2013, 01:58 PM | #29 |
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Things seem to be turning around, went into the shop last week and and saw a wall full of AK's and AR's, and mind you I am in Massachusetts. Even a large availability of pre-ban 30rd AK and 20rd USGI mags. All were priced the same as they always have been so no inflated prices. Ammo was still kind of slim pickings although there was a good availability, also the pistol cases only held about half of what they normally do.
March 20, 2013, 01:36 PM | #30 |
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AR's , AK's and minis prices are all dropping pretty good.... after yestersay and them pulling the AWB part of the bill out that should bring them down even more... Hi cap magazines on the other hand which are still in the bill will probably remain high until the bill either passes or fails. At which time they will drop or rise even more in price if they ban them.
March 20, 2013, 02:50 PM | #31 |
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Here's hoping some dentist put his cavity money into a nice AR in .308 for me.
March 20, 2013, 07:28 PM | #32 |
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A month ago I walked from a hotel (West Little Rock) over to Bullseye Guns, on Markham Blvd.
They had about four-five rifles in the AR configuration. They did Not look like .22s. There was a fair bit of ammo on the left wall in numerous flavors (even 7.62x39), with a three-box limit. My question will be when will this sink in and lead to less fever to buy ammo at scalper prices? |
March 20, 2013, 09:15 PM | #33 |
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The ones I mentioned in Post #19 were out at Fort Thompson, Ignition Override.
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May 1, 2013, 11:04 AM | #34 |
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High Prices
People are trying to sell there guns for a very high price right now because they are a pretty long waiting time from the Manufactures. I saw on Cheaper than Dirt they wanted $599.00 for a Beta C mag for an AR 15 AND $69.00 FOR A 30 ROUND COLT AR 15 MAG. People should keep these cheating companys in mind when all this BS is over on guns and ammo prices. Don't buy from these companys that tried to screw the public because of the shortages. People asking to much for there rifles and ammo will not sell them unless some one that does not know better will pay their prices. Things will get back to where they were in a few months just as soon as all this Gov. and State laws are stuck down in the courts. Please don't think these stupid laws that they are coming up with are going to pass mustar when they get to the courts. At least I don't think they will stand up. To much BS written into the new laws.
May 1, 2013, 11:12 AM | #35 |
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I hope to see some good prices on AK's in the coming days. I may be able to pick up a nice Arsenal "gently used"
May 1, 2013, 11:56 AM | #36 |
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I'm seeing reasonable AR mags around here on the internet. CDNN has some ARs at not panic level prices - a touch higher but not end of the world.
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May 1, 2013, 12:04 PM | #38 |
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Ironically, the mags that I'm having the most trouble finding locally are 10 round .22LR mags...
I can find anything for my Glock, and AR/AK mags are plentiful (if not a bit overpriced compared to pre-panic). AR's are now, maybe 10-15% above pre-panic levels, and there's a ton of them available. Ammo, of course, is the issue. I've been trying to buy .22LR ammo for a while and have only managed 4 boxes of CCI Stingers at about $7 per 50 (ouch). I did see some Eley match ammo yesterday, but they wanted $22 for a 50 round box... *sigh* |
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Of course, as part of being a free market, we have the absolute right to remember who charged what and tender our business based on that.
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May 1, 2013, 12:29 PM | #40 |
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The Colt LE6920 has been my benchmark on price for awhile. They were $1200-1300 before the panic. The first weekend, they were going for $3600-4000 at the local gun shows.
Now we're seeing them around $1400, which is pretty close to normalcy. I'm also seeing a lot of "LNIB" or "unfired" AR's on the secondary market. Ironically, I got an email from Cheaper Than Dirt Last week advertising the same rifle for $2899. They still don't get it.
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May 1, 2013, 12:38 PM | #41 |
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I saw them at CDNN fro 1260 in today's mail.
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May 1, 2013, 12:48 PM | #42 |
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Today's local paper has 7 AR's for sale ranging from $1800 to $2500. Looks like folks are trying to dump guns they paid too much for.
All three LGS have AR's on the rack for "normal" pre-panic prices! I suspect these folks are not going to sell their guns unless they take a huge loss. Honestly!
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May 1, 2013, 12:48 PM | #43 |
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LE6920 at my LGS on Friday for $1,250.00....prices are coming down though certain rifles at certain shops are still a little high. Now its the ammo thats the biggest bugger to deal with.
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May 1, 2013, 12:56 PM | #44 |
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slickguns has two colts on there for $1149 and one for $1059.
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"That's one third of what I paid back in December! You people are ripping me off! These are rare! Just like the...the...14 others you've got in stock now. Um. Hrm. Well, you're still jerks for not giving me twice retail for it! ☠☠☠☠☠☠!" This summer is going to be a buyer's market for much of that stuff.
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May 1, 2013, 01:36 PM | #46 |
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I noticed the gun shop down the road had the racks full of ARs the other day, which I though was a good sign because stores could not keep them in stock a couple of months ago. I have been casually watching AKs on armslist I noticed some Romanians for $750 sitting on there. last month people had them listed at $1000.+
Ammo is still a problem. But I am going to be watching the used ammo looking for deals in a couple of months. I don't really care what someone paid. when you buy at the top of a bubble you lose. Bad Karma for making me conserve bullets this winter, lol |
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I am headed to a gun show on May 19th up in Wisconsin, going to hopefully find some 9MM but I doubt I will. I'll report on what I find then.
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May 1, 2013, 02:20 PM | #48 |
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I bought my Colt 6920 in January, and paid more than I would have if I woke up a little earlier. My purchase wasn't so much a "panic buy" as a realization that I may need such a tool some day.
My Colt is no longer LNIB, and has been shot quite a bit. I learned how to use it while trying to accumulate a little ammo. I do not have buyers remorse, and have no intention of selling it. Right now I have no interest in what prices are in big box or gun stores. If private seller prices come down, off the grid, I may consider. |
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this time last year a buddy of mine bought a 650$ M n' P 15 for "investment purposes"
about 3 months ago he flipped it for 1300$ heck i should have bought 3 of em and done the same! thats just good capitalism.
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In my little spot of CO. there is no appreciable rhyme or reason that I can fathom when it comes to asking prices on privately advertised arms. It seems that "spinning the big wheel" comes into play with a hint of "My buddy told me my XYZ gun was worth a lot of money so..."
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Dirtbags Win Final Midweek Game 3-1 Over Pepperdine
May 14, 2013 Long Beach, Calif. - The Dirtbags jumped on Pepperdine early, scoring two runs in the first inning and never looked back in a 3-1 win over the Waves in Long Beach State's final Tuesday contest. Juan Avila had two hits, including an RBI double. Long Beach State (25-25) got off to a quick start against Waves pitcher Eric Karch in the first inning. Colton Vaughn kicked off the action with a one-out single, and Avila followed with an RBI double to give the Dirtbags the lead. Zack Rivera then followed with a triple to left center, scoring Avila and giving the Dirtbags a 2-0 lead. Pepperdine (24-24) cut back a run after a leadoff walk and an error in the fourth inning, but otherwise, Long Beach State pitcher Nick Sabo was very effective in his five innings, striking out five and giving up three hits, surrendering the lone unearned run in that inning as the sophomore collected his third win of the season. The Dirtbags worked back to a two-run lead as Jeff Yamaguchi led off the inning after getting beaned. A stolen base and a sacrifice moved Yamaguchi into scoring position, and Jonathan Serven came through with an RBI single to stretch the LBSU lead to 3-1. Ty Provencher worked two innings, giving up two hits, and Ryan Millison and Jon Maciel each pitched an inning with no hits. Maciel retired the side in order in the ninth to collect his eighth save of the season.
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text: The Kingdom Of Ganesha: Indonesian Park In The Heart Of Europe Published by ian Comments 3 Published at 29 May 2009 Written by Kenji San (GNFI contributor in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Indonesians around Europe (or wherever they are) must be proud of their beloved homeland. The first Indonesian Park in Europe has been built, located at Parc Paradisio Conservation Park, Brugelette – Belgium. Opening ceremony by Indonesia's Cultural and Tourism Ministry and CEO of Parc Paradisio. Photo by detik.com. Miniature of Prambanan and Borobudur Temple, exactly-same-sized Balinese castle Puri Agung Shanti Buwana, traditional houses of Indonesia's Provinces, and all other Indonesia's cultures, sculptures, some fossils, and traditional buildings placed on five hectares area. Still can't imagine that? Just remember a famous park at Eastern Jakarta, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII). But the whole thing is now moved to Belgium (and of course not exactly the same with the original one). Also, they imported 320 of containers of original stones from the most active volcano in the world, Merapi, to keep the mystic and magical environment there. And sooner, Sumatran Elephant originally from Sumatra will join this park. Just imagine. The Europeans will first visit this park, then they fall in love, and visit the real Indonesia afterward. But don't only imagine this sentence: Indonesians, are you ready for more European guests? Share this Topics for this article: Borobudur, Kingdom of Ganesha, Merapi, Parc Paradisio, Prambanan, Puri Agung Shanti Buwana, Sumatran Elephant, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, TMII


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