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Villa Collecimino - apt. 3
from £46 /night help Price for guests, Nights
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|Key Info
This spacious apartment is part of Villa Collecimino, a spacious holiday property, with Scandinavian plunge pool. It is located in 3.5 acres of orchards, olive groves and agricultural land, in the hamlet of San Giorgio, on top of Collecimino hill 550 metres above sea-level, with stunning panoramic views of Abruzzo's Gran Sasso and Maiella mountain ranges, and, to the north-east, the Adriatic Sea.
It is a 5 minutes walk from an 'agriturismo' offering delicious meals from home-grown produce, and a short drive from many other restaurants and two medieval hilltop towns. 10 minutes' drive from the village of Cesi, which has a large supermarket, a pizzeria, a bar and a range of shops. This apartment ,which occupies the ground floor annex of the villa, has a private patio area large enough for dining/relaxing/sunbathing or for just enjoying the beautiful views of Abruzzo.
|Sleeps up to 4, 1 bedrooms
|Nearest beach
|Silvi Marina 29 km
|Will consider
|Long term lets (over 1 month)
|Car essential
|Nearest Amenities
|200 m
|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: Pescara 43 km, Nearest railway: Pescara 39 km
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages, Suitable for people with restricted mobility
|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
Features and Facilities
|DVD player
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated)
|Central heating, TV, CD player, Satellite TV, Wi-Fi available
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Clothes dryer, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|1 bedroom, 1 bathrooms of which 1 Shower rooms
|2 Sofa beds, Double beds (1), Cots (1), Dining seats for 4, Lounge seats for 4
|Linen provided, Towels provided, High chair
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated), Balcony or terrace, Shared garden, BBQ
|Further details indoors
Apartment 3 occupies the ground floor annex of the villa and is completely self-contained with its own private external entrance. Consisting of 1 large double bedroom , shower room with w.c & bidet, living room/kitchen, sleeping 2 persons (+ 2 on good quality comfortable sofa beds in the living room if required). There is a large private patio/terrace with views of the mountains and mountain views from every window. The apartment is tastefully and comfortably furnished. Guests are also welcome to make use of the gardens, grounds, olive groves, BBQ and outdoor plunge pool (open June - mid September).
|Further details outdoors
.The villa stands in 3.5 acres of garden, orchards, olive groves and farmland, which guests are welcome to make use of. Scandinavian plunge pool (open June - mid September) and BBQ shared with apts. 1 and 2.
There is plenty of car parking space at one side of the villa.
|Further details
The garden/grounds/pool is shared with apts. 1 and 2.
The Plunge Pool is open from June to mid September.
Discount - 10% - available for bookings of two weeks or more.
The Abruzzo region
Abruzzo - the last undiscovered region of Italy - set between the Appenine mountains and the Adriatic sea. Abruzzo is well known for the Gran Sasso and Maiella National Parks - the largest protected area in the whole of Europe as well as for its 15 miles of sandy beaches, beautiful medieval hilltop towns, the friendliness of its people and of course, its wonderful food and drink. Local produce such as saffron, 'arrosticini' (skewered barbecued mutton), truffles and of course, the award-winning wine - Montepulciano D'Abruzzo are all associated with this region.
Abruzzo enjoys warm, bright sunny days in the Spring, hot summers, glorious autumns and enough snow in the winter to keep all the winter sports fanatics happy!
Castiglione Messer Raimondo
Villa Collecimino, in the hamlet of San Giorgio, is set in 3.5 acres of land including garden, olive grove, fields, etc. with parking for cars. It is situated 550 metres above sea level in a hamlet which has a bar, a general store, and regular visits from a mobile baker, butcher and fishmonger. There is a large supermarket just a 10 minute drive away in Cesi, where you will also find a bar, pizzeria, fruit & veg shop and a florist. Nearby Castiglione M.R. (15" drive) has additional shops, including an excellent butchers and fresh pasta shop, as well as a bank and post office. Also, Penne (15" drive) has a good range of shops and a lovely old medieval section.
The sandy beaches of the Adriatic are just 30-40 minutes from our villa. Abruzzo has a very long coast line of pine-fringed, clean, sandy beaches that stretch for more than 15 miles. The shallow, warm waters of the Adriatic are ideal for safe family bathing.
Nearby Pescara is a modern town with a full range of facilities including an outstanding international airport and a large tourist marina, considered to be one of the best marinas in Italy.
You can reach the Gran Sasso & Maiella National Parks in just 40 minutes. The National Parks cover one-third of the territory of Abruzzo, so there is an abundance of walks and trails of various lengths and levels of difficulty. You can enjoy majestic mountain scenery with a wide variety of flora and fauna, and, if you are lucky, you may spot a wild bear, wolf or chamois.
Walks include:
1. Castelli and its surroundings - pottery and high mountains.
2. Calderone glacier (the southernmost glacier in Europe).
3. Along the sheep-track from S.Demetrio ne'Vestini to Peltuinum and Bominaco.
4. Monastries of S. Bartolomeo and S. Spirito
5. From Fara S. Martino to the Vallone di S. Spirito, visiting the most spectacular gorge in the Maiella mountains.
6. The Rosello fir-wood.
7. The rocky coast of Punta d'Erce.
8. On the banks of lake Campotosta.
9. Cesacastina to the Hundred Waterfalls.
or you can just enjoy walking along the by-roads and tracks around Villa Collecimino itself.
Skiing/mountain sports:
There is a variety of winter sports available between November and April. Campo Imperatore in the Gran Sasso mountains has a modern funicular, 4 ski lifts and 8 ski runs.
Also close by is the Monte Cristo facility with 4 ski lifts and 10 ski runs. Other winter sports such as bobsleigh, sledging, cross-country skiing, or mountain climbing are also available.
History and architecture:
No visit to Abruzzo is complete without visiting some of its beautiful historic medieval towns and villages. Abruzzo has 10 villages (more than in Tuscany!) that have been named as being amongst 'Italy's Most Beautiful Villages' ('I borghi piu belli d'Italia').' Castelli, one of these 10 villages is well worth a visit. It is a beautiful medieval town nestled in the mountains, and is renowned for its hand-painted ceramics. Just 15 minutes' drive from Villa Collecimino are the towns of Castiglione Messer Raimondo, Loreto Aprutino and Penne and about an hour away is L'Aquila, the capital city of Abruzzo, which is drenched in history and atmosphere.
In San Giorgio itself, Neolithic and bronze remains reveal that the area was inhabited since prehistoric times. Remains of a II century temple were found in the same site.
Other activities include:
Windsurfing, sailing, canoeing, horse riding, mountain biking, cycling and aerial sports.
Food and drink:
Italy is renowned for its food and wine, and Abruzzo has many regional specialities, including Montepulciano d'Abruzzo - an award-winning red wine, pecorino - cheese from ewe's milk, delicious honey, saffron and truffles, as well as 'arrosticini' - barbecued skewered mutton, and, of course, its very own pasta!
There are also several very good 'agriturismos' in the area, namely, authentic farmhouse-restaurants cooking with food grown largely on the attached farms.
Thermal baths:
If you feel the need for some pampering, then you could try one of Abruzzo's famous thermal spas. Situated in the Maiella National Park there are thermal spas at Caramanico Terme and Popoli to name just two. The waters in this area are renowned for their healing and detoxifying properties.
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18 Nov 2014
"Wonderful honeymoon getaway!"
We booked this Villa wanting a quiet week away after the busy build up to our wedding, and got so much more than we imagined.The views around are simply stunning and sitting out with a drink in the su… More
8 Sep 2014
"If you could own a property in Italy - this would be it!"
We flew to Rome Ciampino and the journey to Abruzzo was straight forward - motorway nearly the whole way - but spectacular scenery made it enjoyable. The directions to the Villa were perfect and we we… More
23 Jul 2014
"Glad we returned - it is idyllic"
It's a vote of confidence when you return to a property - and it was even better as we took the top apartment which has 360-degree views of some wonderful mountains and countryside. Again we tot… More
12 Sep 2013
"Wonderful spot with genuinely unspoilt rural charm, and friendly people."
Be cautious with SatNav - seems to work roughly half the time! You do get a feel when it is sending you awry. Don't worry too much about travelling to attractions/areas, there is enough wonderful… More
10 Sep 2012
"Beautiful views and very peaceful!"
We booked this a week before we came out and found an apartment (part of a big villa) with beautiful views and very peaceful, The extremely helpful and friendly owners Annie and Marek also happened to… More
8 Sep 2012
"If you want to experience the real Italy it's here."
The Lory's family make the booking process really easy and their instructions and information are first class the best i have come across.The villa is stunning with superb views from all angles,everything you want from a holiday is within easy reach the beach and mountains are about half an hour away.The locals are friendly and the agritourismo restaurant is a must.Do not hesitate to book this villa you will not be disappointed with anything.
Alex Barnsley
Stratford-upon -avon
12 Jun 2012
"Super apartment , stunning setting."
We enjoyed a relaxing week in Apartment 3 looking out over the stunning views you see in the advert for the property. The apartment lived up to expectations - can't say the same for the weather, but it was early in the year!. We saw a lot of the Abbruzzo region and sampled the wonderful food whether in restaurants or simple cafes - we never had a bad meal.A beautiful rural part of Italy well worth experiencing.
19 Oct 2011
"Great holiday"
An amazing short break which exceeded our expectations. The apartment was perfect and in a superb location. A better view we could not have asked for to celebrate my birthday. We are determined to return and enjoy some more of the delights of this amazing area and relax in your delightful apartments.
15 Oct 2011
"One of the most relaxing holidays I've ever had"
The villa is beautiful with the most stunning views over the valley below. It is definitely a taste of peaceful rural Italian life. The owners are very friendly and helpful with information about th… More
11 Oct 2011
"Fabulous apartment with everything you need...and gorgeous views of the countryside"
I loved this apartment! The local produce is so delicious that it's ideal to have a kitchen of your own to cook in. We ate like royalty! Most of our meals were outside on the patio with great vie… More
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BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's comment "Where will more Vikram Batras come from?" and "Yeh dil maange more" have created a war of words between the Batra family and Bharatiya Janata party leaders.
While the Batra family has made its dissent clear on the issue, BJP supporters and the party leaders have been trying to attack Kamal Batra over her personal affiliation to Aam Aadmi party (AAP).
Narendra Modi had accused the Congress of betraying India's soldiers by stating, Not only was Modi using Vikram's name but also playing with Indian army's sentiments and politicising the whole tirade against Congress and involving them.
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*Narendra Modi invoked Kargil soldier Vikram Batra's name while seeking votes. Was it unfair?
Navdeep Singh: I feel that Narendra Modi may not have invoked Captain Batra's name in the sense of opposing the martyr's mother. Since Late Capt Vikram Batra PVC was from Himachal and is pride of our nation, Modi probably referred to him in view of the energetic war-cry made famous by him. Modi is well known for his respect for his armed forces and I do not feel he would indulge in any impolite gesture towards the family.
*BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi targetted Kamal Batra and even social media is abuzz with people targetting her. isn't it insensitive and unfair?
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Political workers should take a cue from the healthy environment of mutual respect promoted by Gul Panag in Chandigarh vis-a-vis her BJP opponent, and vice-versa too.
Why is criticism against Kamal Batra unfair?
*Freedom of choice: Mrs Kamal Batra has her personal affiliation and choice to select any party and decide if she wants to contest elections or not. It is part of her fundamental rights and no one can hold her responsible for that and attack her.
*Insensitivity: After her son sacrificed himself for India's war at Kargil, a mother does not need criticism years later. It is not only inhuman but also uncalled for and people should definitely refrain from targetting her.
*Blame-game: It was not her fault that a controversy erupted over what Narendra Modi said. She did not use her son's name for publicity or political betterment.
*Personal space: Memories related to their deceased son are personal for the family and people should not use harsh criticism against her or family members.
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Iridium Provides Update on Satellite Constellation
"I am particularly proud of the Iridium and Boeing teams that manage our constellation. They moved quickly, efficiently and effectively to limit the minor service degradation caused by the collision and to return our constellation to its full configuration," said
Iridium, along with many other commercial space operators, has been engaged for some time with the U.S. government in an effort to improve assessment and warning in venues such as the Commercial and Foreign Entities program, direct interaction with the U.S. Strategic Command and the National Space Security Office, and with industry organizations such as the Satellite Industry Association. While these have been useful efforts, Iridium believes this incident has demonstrated the need for even more aggressive action, and the company supports enhanced actions to increase the margin of safety for space operations. Some specific future activities that Iridium endorses include:
- Long-term investment to improve Space Situational Awareness (SSA) so that the space environment can be better understood and characterized. Better SSA is the key enabler for improved assessment and warning, and supports the objectives of National Space Policy Directive 49 (NSPD-49), our U.S. national space policy. Adding SSA sensors to government and commercial satellites may offer a cost effective way of improving the timeliness and accuracy of SSA data.
- Improved information sharing between industry and the U.S. government, with the objective of improving the timeliness and accuracy of conjunction assessment and warning. Iridium believes provision of satellite orbital data by commercial operators would relieve the U.S. Air Force of the necessity to devote resources to tracking the company's satellites, and could provide accuracy greater than would otherwise be commonly available. Iridium is in discussions with the U.S. Joint Space Operations Center (JSPOC) to assess the utility of providing satellite data through the STRATCOM JSPOC or other appropriate government agency in return for better conjunction warnings that can be considered and assessed over an appropriate period of time.
- Government support for policy and processes which would permit sharing of classified data as required to allow for high-accuracy assessment and warning.
- Funding and resources to support analysis, assessment, dissemination and warning on timelines and with accuracies that enable action to be taken to avoid collisions.
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I am interested in becoming a certified expert, both for the professional benefits and to expand my knowledge in an area that I enjoy.
Before jumping right in, I want to see if I can get some opinions and/or testimonials, and some advice. I would really dislike expending the time, effort, and money on something that may not be as interesting as I think it is.
Also, if I can, I would like to prepare myself for the exams, without the training, if possible. In my search for materials on certification I haven't found very much. Apple has a training kit, though I would rather do the hands on training if I go that route.
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I looked into it
I was gonna write an apple cert cause well it would have been nice instead of all the stupid pc certs I have now, however its quite expensive. You have to pay 300 us for the 2 exams to become an Apple certified desktop technican if I remember right, they have a bunch of diff ones you can take for help desk, etc kinda like an MCSE, (one software one hardware like A+).The really crappy part is you have to also buy a kit from Apple that includes the text and probably some online video professor thing and it is around 300-500 us. I don't think you can get manuals from anywhere else but you can write the exam at any comptia cetified testing centre. Some places also do a few day seminar and certify you when your done but I think the ones I saw were like $2,000.Also unless you work for a place that does Apple warranty work you don't really need it. Get an A+ cause mac hardware isnt really all that different aside from the firmware. Get your employer to pay for it. Good Luck
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China's 60th Anniversary national day – timelapse and slow motion – 7D and 5DmkII from Dan Chung on Vimeo.
Watch this video. What do you think? Fantastic hey. Amazing effects, beautifully shot, great use of lenses.
Didn't you wish you were there? No need, Dan Chung nailed it. Infact I would bet £50 his video is probably more exciting than the actual event, he's certainly made every effort to make it look and feel as spectacular as possible. I'm not the only person who thought so. To date a staggering 2.1 million people have seen this video on Vimeo.
Then think again.
Think about what you are watching. Weapons of murder and oppression presented beautifully in slow motion, glamorized by the shallow depth of view of Chung's cameras.
Think a bit deeper.
Could the Communist party's ministry of propaganda have delivered anything better, could Chung have served up a visual feast that does anything more to gloss over the truth of the last 60 years of communist rule?
Here's some context.
During Mao's reign between 50-80 million people died unnecessarily, many of them murdered, millions more forced into slavery. That is the legacy of the communist party in China. Not the only legacy. There is much to be applauded but when you put a mass murderer on trial you don't let them off because they paint pretty pictures in their spare time.
A truth, that in its full horror is hard to grasp, becomes unimaginable when we are fed a diet of propaganda and lies.
Maybe Chung wanted to get us thinking, it's the argument he can always fall back on, but it's a meaning that will be lost on the vast majority of viewers and one that serves Chung more than the families buried by this regime.
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what a pile of bollocks.
don't get me wrong – what Dan has managed to do with his camera is really slick, clever and looks great.
but the whole ceremony sickens me.
what is it with humans and their fetishisation (if that's even a word) of military hardware…of KILLING machines. it makes me want to vom
so there
last point:
isn't it a journalist's job to think critically, and analytically? this is a communist party puff piece. it's so self-congratulatory. it's really quite nauseating.
great lenses though.
I love to see mahoosive bombs in soft focus, makes me go all warm inside.
Perhaps Dan could get a job with BAE systems..if anyone can make armaments look
cuddly, It's Dan. Thanks Dan!! I think I might go off and knit myself an ak-47 now.
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Hmmm… I think perhaps you're being a little harsh on Dan Chung. I think the music was a poor choice and perhaps ambient sound would have been a better option, but overall it's just a series of images… Without contextualisation you can interpret them whichever way you like. As it is, to me it seems more like a depiction of China's growing assertiveness, which is hardly an inaccurate observation.
Question: Does this make fantastic Communist party propaganda?
Answer: Yes
Question: Did Chung set out with this in mind?
Answer: No
That's a bit too pat.
Put in the context of the wider coverage that the Guardian gave the day, I think Chung's piece comes with enough of the background for the audience to be able to understand the bigger picture. Granted, the piece on its own on Vimeo doesn't come with that wider context, and we could get into some hifalutin theoretical discussion about whether the relevance of authorial intention to the interpretation of the work etc.
But there's a broader question here. If you want to convey the sense of self-confidence that appears to have grown amongst the Chinese elite in recent years – the elite for whom this procession was put on – how do you do it? Do you have sombre, ominous music and a grave commentary on Chinese history? Or do you report the event as at least some will have experienced it – as a celebration of their newfound success?
To draw a parallel – you've previously criticised photographers who focus on the negatives of Africa, arguing that they don't focus on what's joyous and hopeful there. Like it or not, there are people in the world who are proud of their country's military prowess and who don't see anything shameful in such a display of power. Should journalists shut out that perspective entirely because they don't agree with it?
I don't intend this as picking an argument or some such – I think it's an interesting issue, this whole question of how to present somewhat alien viewpoints to those we ourselves bring to a story (with all our personal baggage).
Take another example – how would you approach a Nashi rally?
(And to reiterate again – I think that Chung's piece, with the music that's attached it, works best as a part of the wider Guardian coverage. With ambient sound maybe it would have worked in its own right).
Matt I agree with you on one hand but 'I think Chung's piece comes with enough of the background for the audience to be able to understand the bigger picture.'
What background?
I, along with two million other people, saw this video on Vimeo, where there was no context. Actually I really loved the video, it was only afterwards I started to actually question what I was looking at. This is Tienanmen square after all.
'Like it or not, there are people in the world who are proud of their country's military prowess and who don't see anything shameful in such a display of power. Should journalists shut out that perspective entirely because they don't agree with it?'
Of course not. A decent journalist asks critical questions and seeks meaningful responses. They look out on the world with a skeptical eye.
This is Chung's vision of the event and his perspective. He has altered the images dramatically, plus slapped music over the top. This is neither documentary nor journalism, its a distortion of the event, albeit a beautiful one.
Interesting that you should bring up a Nazi rally. There are clear siliarities between Chung's approach and that of Leni Reifenstahal, one of the great female film directors of all time, but whose reputation was tarnished by the work she did for Hitler. Leni's defense was "I did not know what was going on. I did not know anything about those things." Unfortunately Chung can't present such a defense.
I ask you again. Taken out of context, as Chung presented it on Vimeo, is this video not offensive to the millions who died at the hands of this regime?
By the way if Chung had cut this with the images of the tanks that ran over the students protesting in Tienanmen square, then yes this would have been one hell of piece of thoughtful film making.
Try giving some context next time you launch a flame war.
http://www.vimeo.com/6804984 – "Killing people was easy then, if you said anything reactionary they'd kill you" – from the same series as the parade video.
Exactly Dan, you nailed it, zero context for the 2 million people that watched your video on Vimeo.
Interestingly from the links you've sent us, nativity wasn't one of the reasons you presented the work in this way, and out of any wider context. So why was it?
The first Vimeo video IS presented in context alongside the other and linked at the end of the parade video too, with 47,000 people going on to watch it. I would have done the same for the Tiananmen videos but as they contain Reuters footage I don't have the rights to put them on Vimeo. On the Guardian they can all been seen as intended linked and in series. Vimeo is not a journalistic outlet for the Guardian anyway, I just stick videos I like there for other creative types to look at because the Guardian has no HD playback, so flame me just because a couple of million people looked at it, would you have cared one jot if it only had ten views?
On top of that if a report on a live event or story from China needs full context in the video itself, when any similar event in the West does not, then frankly you are imposing a huge double standard. For instance I don't see the need to explain former British war atrocities in a news report covering the Trooping the colour or the cenotaph wreath laying. This does not mean you are hiding anything or performing some great bit of PR for Her Majesty's Government. In fact did you really criticise the BBC's coverage of the opening of the Olympics games in Beijing for not mentioning the cultural revolution or political prisioners? Journalism is sometimes about righting wrongs and at other times just about showing an live event as it happens and letting people make their own minds up. The context is there if you want to find it, but you do not need to rub people's faces in it.
To suggest that the 2 million mostly Chinese viewers who watched this video had no idea of the context or the past history of the Communist party or indeed the current political climate in which they live, then I think you are deluded. Chinese are very aware of the past and most still have great pride in their country and events like this and the Olympics. It seems you have a very strange and perhaps outdated view of China, not uncommon in the West, but inaccurate none the less.
I'm not going to speak for Dan, as he's spoken for himself – but the videos on the Guardian website that he linked to were what I was referring to when I said the piece had enough context, taken with the wider coverage that the Guardian gave the day. I did note that on its own, the Vimeo piece didn't have the same contextualisation. Dan's explained why that is.
On a point of accuracy, I didn't refer to the Nazis – I referred to the Nashi movement, which (accurately or not) has explicitly positioned itself as anti-Nazi. It's a very ambiguous, deeply nationalistic and quite popular (in its day at least, it seems to be fading now) Russian youth movement. Here's Wikipedia on it – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashi_%28youth_movement%29
It's precisely the fact that it's ambiguous that made me think it was a useful example.
Anyway – to respond to your Riefenstahl reference – erm, they're worlds apart.
Plus I think juxtaposing images of the military parade with images of the Tianenmen demonstrations in the same video would have been stultifyingly obvious, heavy-handed and not particularly illuminating. Having the different videos allows the viewer to draw their own conclusions and weigh up the historical analogies themselves. But that's my personal opinion.
thanks for correcting me.
I agree that the Guardian website provides balance. The problem with Vimeo is that it can be embedded into any context. Dan has exercised no editorial control on where the video goes.
And of course its how you use the images that matter. Not sure its always illumination that we need, just sometimes reminding.
'Anyway – to respond to your Riefenstahl reference – erm, they're worlds apart'
Have you seen this work Matt. Not sure how anyone watching the two video's could say that they are worlds apart?
Sorry, but Dan Chung's relatively short piece on the parade, taken in conjunction with his more critical interview pieces (which he linked to above), is indeed a world apart from a 2-hour celebration of Nazism called 'Triumph of the Will'.
Of course, you can cherry-pick as many one-minute clips of soldiers marching as you like and observe that yes, there is a similarity in that there are shots of soldiers marching – but in my opinion it's pretty damned disingenuous.
In a bid to find some common ground, I'd suggest that you had a good point in suggesting that mulitmedia presentations that are part of a series can be misinterpreted if they are packaged in a way that allows them to be taken out of context. But I rather think that the way you've approached this has been overly emotional, somewhat reactionary and downright insulting to Dan Chung, which has rather obscured any more constructive point you were making.
Come on Matt, don't invent stuff, duckrabbit never mentioned 'Triumph of the Will', that's come right out of your head.
Riefenstahl is only famous because first and foremost she was a brilliant film maker. There was lots of propagandists making films during the war who are long forgotten, but Riefenstahl is remembered because like Dan, she was so original in the way that she filmed stuff. (I've never suggested that Dan set out to make propaganda, just that his film can be read that way)
And by the way, yeah its so reprehensible that people like duckrabbit get a bit emotional when remembering the history of the Chinese communist party. I mean for christ's sake duckrabbit it's 20 years since the Tianneman Square protests, which ended up, according to NATO, in eight thousand people being killed across China. Get over it.
You've gone from stating 'you're being a little harsh on Dan Chung' to your 'downright insulting Dan Chung' in the space of a couple of comments. I wonder what the world would be like where people are frightened to express and defend an opinion … no place comes to mind.
Sorry, but what precisely were you referencing about Riefenstahl then? Her Olympics piece? Again, you're being disingenuous.
You started getting insulting by comparing him to Riefenstahl, and insinuating that perhaps his background had something to do with his editorial choices – both of which sounded at the time like trying to score points in an argument rather than engaging in constructive debate. That's my opinion though, I don't know how he feels about it.
And now you're trying to make out that by suggesting that you've perhaps been unfair I'm somehow suggesting that we should all forget about the history of Chinese communism – which, to use your turn of phrase, has come right out of your head. I've suggested no such thing – only that, in my opinion, you're drawing a very flimsy parallel in a deliberately provocative way.
And of course, there's nothing in my words which should suggest that you shouldn't express your opinion – and by the same token, there's nothing to suggest that I can't take issue with your opinion. Suggesting that I'm somehow channeling censorship and repression by disagreeing with you is… well, just a bit childish really.
Anyway, this debate clearly isn't going to lead anywhere, given you're clearly more concerned with petty point-scoring an argument than with having a discussion about the difficulties of covering politically sensitive subjects.
Just realised the last Guardian link above is rights expired as it uses Reuters footage which we only bought for 30 day usage (its expensive). I think if you were to watch it you might think differently about our China coverage. Email me and I can send you link with password.
Honestly Matt, you've lost me a bit.
'You started getting insulting by … insinuating that perhaps his background had something to do with his editorial choices.'
I've never met Dan. I know zero about the guy apart from the fact he makes some great videos , he shoots for the Guardian and he's based in China, so how could I insinuate that his 'background' has something to do with his editorial choices? Hand on heart, and I honestly don't want to make this a theme, but that is you reading far too much into what has been written.
Beyond that I'd like to thank you for your comments. duckrabbitblog isn't a place where we doff the cap. Journalists love to give it out but rarely are happy when their work is deconstructed in the same way they deconstruct others. As we say 'sparks may fly'.
I'll leave you with a thought. Since Dan's video is embeddable, which means essentially it can be used anywhere, anytime, for any purpose, with any text; how would you feel if you found the video on a website under the banner 'The Triumph of Mao'? And if you didn't know who had made it, would it have been unreasonable to draw parallels with other nationalistic films that centered on the tools of war?
I think we both know the answer, but I could be wrong. duckrabbit often is.
Then why did you even bring up his 'nativity' (to use your odd choice of word) as a potential influence on his decision-making, if not to insinuate that it had? It's the classic 'when did you stop beating your wife?' style of question, which any journalist who's been round the block more than once knows how to leave hanging in the air.
Christ, your faux-naif affectation gets incredibly grating. I seem to remember pointing out that I didn't think the piece worked that well as a stand-alone item, largely because of the music dubbed over it – I initially responded to point out it was part of a series, and that the larger series wasn't propagandistic. We probably would have agreed quite quickly were it not for the fact you appear to have got it into your head that being needlessly and abrasively provocative is somehow the same as being radical and unorthodox. It's been rather like talking to one the SWPers who used to hang around student unions convinced that anyone who disagreed with them was a crypto-fascist. "Doffing the cap" indeed. Grief.
Thanks again Matt:
You say:
'why did you even bring up his 'nativity' (to use your odd choice of word) as a potential influence on his decision-making, if not to insinuate that it had.'
but I said
'nativity WASN'T one of the reasons you presented the work in this way, and out of any wider context.'
By the way are you ever in Birmingham. I'll buy you a beer and show you my SWP badge collection and you can teach me some new words.
On a more serious note, I invite you to put your thoughts down in a proper post on duckrabbitblog. I promise it will go up unedited.
The main issue for me is how viewing the video made me feel about the situation. I saw the video on here, embedded with no context.
I found myself enjoying the piece, due to Dan's skills and techniques, but then felt very uncomfortable due to the subject matter. Hopefully that was Dan's intention. I would have liked to have read an explanation of his reasons for shooting the piece like he did on his blog, rather than kit speak…I am aware that Dan's blog is essentially about kit and technique, but I feel possibly the focus on kit and technique has taken over this piece. I fully understand the need to give interesting, different visual content whatever the medium ,to engage the viewer, but I think some subjects must be treated a little more seriously. Sure, there have been world press winning pics which featured tilt shift etc etc, but the subjects were always insignificant ( thinking David Burnett's sport pics) or the daft toy soldier pics from last year shot by I can't remember who, and never of hard news subjects, iirc. It is a tricky balance. I don't in any way want to attack Dan, who is a consumate professional, but I do suggest that context is all. I missed the wider context by viewing the piece here initially. I think that is something we all must consider when building these pieces.
There is also the issue for me of where the line is in relation to manipulating video/time lapse etc images of journalistic subject matter…,hard news in fact in this situation. Again here it is muddied by the fact that no content was changed…just represented in a very manipulated, beautiful way. Because I don't know where the line is, I don't know if Dan has crossed it – and if he did it won't have been deliberate – but all I know is that I feel uncomfortable enjoying such a visual treat when the subject is so bloody terrifying.
David you've articulated my exact feeling on watching the piece on here and on vimeo much more articulately than i ever could
and yes i like the word 'articulate' and its derivatives
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Episode PremiereFebruary 03, 2010
GenreAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Show Period2004 - 2013
Production CompanyAlliance Atlantis, Jerry Bruckheimer TV, Clayton
Cast and Crew
DirectorNorberto Barba
ScreenwriterCarmine Giovinazzo
Main Cast
- Gary Sinise as Det. Mac Taylor
- Sela Ward as Jo Danville
- Carmine Giovinazzo as Detective Danny Messer
- Anna Belknap as Detective Lindsay Monroe
- Eddie Cahill as Detective Don Flack
- Hill Harper as Dr. Sheldon Hawkes
- A.J Buckley
- Robert Joy
- Melina Kanakaredes as Detective Stella Bonasera
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- Melinda Dahl
- Michael Graziadei
- Ken Garito
- Ivan Shaw
- Charles Shaughnessy
- Finola Hughes
- Ella Fitzpatrick
A young woman and amateur photographer is brutally murdered in the park and a part of her ear is bitten off. Mac and the team investigate why someone wanted to kill her in this way and find out that the victim is a member of a unique type of cult, she is a Sanguine vampire. A small scar on her wrist, which occurred during an initiation ceremony where the leader of the cult draws blood from the new member and drinks it, is also seen by Mac on her father's wrist. Mac presses her father and he admits that he lead his daughter into this "religion." The team begins to suspect the leader of the cult may have killed the victim and when they search his home they find the murder weapon, an Ankh - the same tool used in the initiation ceremony, and the piece of her missing ear. While it seems open and shut, the victim's photos in the end help investigators find her real killer - her boyfriend. He was disgusted by this "religion" and the idea that his girlfriend would enjoy this lifestyle. In a rage, he followed her to the park where she normally enjoys taking photographs and violently murders her and attempts to frame the man he blamed for encouraging this way of life; the cult leader.


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808, I sailed some of the area that you mentioned of interest last year aboard my 26ft, shoal draft trailerable boat.I''m planning on returning this year and continuing on down to Key West,and out to the Dry Tortugas.It''s a great area to sail in. I put my boat in at Ft.Lauderdale,single-handed as far South as Key Largo,crossed the Gulfstream to N.Bimini,and then returned to Ft.Lauderdale.IMO,smaller shoal draft boats are ideal for the Keys. I was able to sail Hawk Channel or the Bay side very comfortably.My boat has an inboard diesel and it developed a minor problem close to Key Largo.I took the outboard off my dink and used it on the stern bracket that I had installed prior to the trip.The outboard did fine.There were a couple of times that following seas did cause some problems with the prop jumping out of the water though.I noticed this particularly at large harbor entrances.With shoal draft/centerboard type boats,there are several areas to cut between the ocean side to the bay side,and thus avoiding most of the problem.On the issue of gas vs.diesel, I personally wouldn''t take a boat off my "possible" list because it had a inboard gas engine.I think you have to be aware of safe practices for such an engine, and maintain it accordingly.I envy your move to the Gulf coast.A friend of mine keeps a boat at Punta Gorda and tells me the sailing around that area is great.Good luck with your move,and sailing.
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Blackwater Sports may have swept the powerhouse NLEX Road Warriors to win their first-ever PBA D-League championship but for coach Leo Isaac, the road to the top was far from being easy.
''It looked easy. Sweep kasi yung title playoff,'' Isaac said. ''But if one would look back, mahirap.''
The D-League crown had eluded the Dioseldo Sy-owned franchise since becoming one of 13 original members of the league in 2011.
For four conferences, Blackwater endured hardships and even lost two straight semifinal series to Big Chill and Cagayan Valley in the 2012 Foundation Cup and this year's Aspirants Cup, respectively.
But the Elite's fortunes turned around during this Foundation Cup, with Best Player of the Conference nominee Allan Mangahas, former Ateneo center Justin Chua, University of Santo Tomas star Kevin Ferrer and ex-National University mainstay Robby Celiz leading the way.
Isaac's team earned an outright semis slot in the elimination round, and survived the underdog Boracay Rum Waves in three grueling games. That set the stage for the unthinkable.
Blackwater rallied from a 13-point third quarter deficit to stun NLEX in Game 1, 70-67, then scored the breakthrough title in Game 2, 80-74, this time, after falling behind by 14 at the half and 18 in the third.
''Four two conferences in the first year of the D-League in 2011, we did not even make it to the semifinal round. And when we made it to the Final Four in the next two conferences, napako na kami dun,'' said Isaac.
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"We're not accusing anyone of anything but at this point questions being raised by UNA (United Nationalist Alliance) are the same questions being raised by Team PNoy. Why is there a delay in the transmission? We also want answers," he said.
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Suzuki lifts Yankees over Texas 4-3 with HR in 9th
NEW YORK A few innings after a matchup between Japanese aces Yu Darvish and Hiroki Kuroda was spoiled by five home runs, Ichiro Suzuki finished off the Texas Rangers with a long ball of his own.
Suzuki homered off Tanner Scheppers with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the New York Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.
"Love it," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "Sometimes it's tough to score runs when you're not hitting home runs. We got enough tonight."
Suzuki's drive to right-center was the Yankees' fourth home run of the game, three coming off Darvish, and it helped New York improve to 4-3 on a homestand that ends after two more games against the Rangers.
"I think it was just the wrong pitch at the wrong time," Scheppers said. "I probably showed him too many fastballs in that at-bat. Probably should have went with something different."
The Bronx Bombers were coming off a stretch in which they hit just four homers in 15 games, going 6-9. Other than Travis Hafner on Tuesday, the contributions came from some unlikely sources.
Brett Gardner and Jayson Nix also homered off Darvish, who hasn't won in seven starts. Suzuki's drive was his fourth of the year.
"Anyone can contribute, that's the great thing about this game," Girardi said. "When you have a bat in your hand, you can be part of the story."
Texas also had an unlikely power source: No. 9 hitter Leonys Martin connected twice off Kuroda.
Mariano Rivera (1-1) worked a scoreless ninth for New York, which ended the Rangers' five-game winning streak.
Scheppers (5-1) pitched a perfect eighth before being touched up by Suzuki in New York's first walk-off win this year.
The anticipated matchup between Darvish and Kuroda, Japanese aces with ERAs under 3.00, fizzled on a hot and sticky night when a four-inning stretch produced five home runs.
The 11th major league matchup between starters from Japan got off to a sharp start. Even when the Yankees loaded the bases in the first on three straight singles that just cleared the gloves of leaping infielders, Darvish easily got out of the jam with a strikeout and an easy grounder.
But Martin started the home run barrage with a shot that landed a couple of rows back in the short right field porch.
"The home runs I gave up, that was bad, but otherwise I think I pitched well," Kuroda said through a translator.
After the Rangers went up 2-0 on an unearned run in the fourth aided by rookie third baseman David Adams' throwing error, Hafner led off the bottom half with a long ball into the New York bullpen. Martin then started the fifth with a shot that landed several sections to the left of his first homer for his fifth of the year.
Not to be outdone, Gardner led off the Yankees' half with a line drive deep into the seats in right field to pull New York to 3-2.


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My career as a business journalist started in that once-great manufacturing hotbed of Pittsburgh, Pa. It's why I've still got some factory-floor dust stuck in my internal economic gyroscope, with me often keeping one eye out for curious factory trends -- even in an era where the formulation of information is often the hot commodity.
So in what's been a noteworthy wave of better Orange County economic trends this year, I find one uptick particularly inspiring: a surge in local manufacturing.
Orange County's factories -- the long-suffering hubs of fabricating tangible things -- are enjoying the relatively best times in a decade or so.
Despite what many think, Orange County is not just for a place for careers in pencil pushing, theme-park running, product selling, real estate trading -- and medicine. We may not have the high smokestacks or the glow of old-school mill production, but manufacturing in Orange County is still a significant economic force.
Roughly 1-in-9 of you work at what the government sees as a factory place of business. Plus, to give a sense of that size, local manufacturers' 11 percent share of the local job market is actually higher than the national factory slice of total employment (just 9 percent!)
Better yet, the bigger-than-you-think local business of making stuff is on a roll. One key statistical highlight of the recent resurgence of Orange County factories is the job count. For February, local factory workers stood at 156,600 workers -- up 5,200 in a year. This isn't new because it is the 18th consecutive year-over-year gain -- but it's an eye-catcher because this is the BIGGEST year-over-year gain since 2001.
Yes, fastest factory job growth in 11 long years.
Or think of this surge this way, in what's been an overall upswing in local hiring: Roughly 1-in-4 of the new jobs created in Orange County in the past year was an added worker at a factory. Plus, this factory-floor job spurt looks to have legs. The latest Chapman University survey of local manufacturers' psyche depicts the best business prospects for the area's factories in eight years.
For all the questions about manufacturing's viability in the region, the remaining Orange County factories make goods that are typically positioned in a comparative sweet spot – higher-end, technically savvy products that are in high demand in an extra-efficiency driven world.
Much of the local factory job gains came in the "durable goods" category. In this town's factories, that's the big ticket stuff that is typically geared as parts for even bigger products. Local jobs making durable goods rose by 4,300 positions in a year -- to 112,800, the highest level since 2009.
And what are we making more of here? Well, primarily, it's long-time local stalwart -- aerospace goods. These factories added 1,300 jobs in a year, pushing aerospace employment above 11,000 for the first time in three years.
But growth is not all techie gear. Even employment at the so-called "non-durable" manufacturing -- making things like food products and apparel -- is up a bit: 900 jobs added in a year to 44,000. This is another hint that local consumers are spending more these days.
Look, new manufacturing jobs are more than just a psychological boost for the business environment.
These positions typical pay well, for starters. One government measure of salaries by industries shows Orange County manufacturing workers averaging $1,308 a week in pay in 2011's third quarter – latest results available.
That's far better than the countywide average of $1,036. And that local factory pay was rising at a 7.9 percent annual clip vs. a 6 percent jump across all jobs in Orange County.


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