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5.0 out of 5 stars Milestone version is the best!
Over the years, I have just about bought every version of the silent PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. In my opinion, the Milestone version is THE BEST. The elements have been cleaned up and the image is crisp, clear with good contrast for 90% of the film. This two disc set has both the 1929 and hybrid 1925 original. Actually the film is cleaner and better looking in this version...
Published on May 1 2004 by J. Morgan
3.0 out of 5 stars An extra "ghost" in box 5 on the Milestone 2-disc set
For starters, I agree with all the positive things said about this 2-disc set.
Unfortunately, there a couple of things about the discs that just spoiled the whole experience for me and may do so with you.
First, there is a "motion blur" or "ghosting" artifact that runs throughout the 1929/30 restoration. It looks similar to what a transfer...
Published on Oct. 22 2003 by Charles Phelps
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4.0 out of 5 stars Review of the 2-DVD Milestone release,
W. Russell (Springfield, VA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Phantom of the Opera: The Ultimate Edition (1925 Original Version and 1929 Restored Version) (DVD)
Not to repeat another reviewer's long but precise review, I want to add my recommendation of this most recent version of what is arguably Chaney's best work. What many fans don't realize is that the great unmasking scene was also filmed in color and is now missing. Stills of the original 1925 B&W unmasking show it from a slighly different angle. Chaney rejected the color version because the hot lights made the adhesive between his forehead and headpiece start to separate. But, ironically, it is the B&W version of the color footage that survives in both the 1925 and 1929 editions. It is a pity that the missing footage wasn't found fot his restoration. Maybe someday we'll get the version with sound dubbed in (except for Chaney who had died as well as no longer being with Universal). This set could have given us more of that while using the beautifully clear 1929 print. All in all, an excellent effort. If you have the past ones, this is better just as Kino's recent "Metropolis" is the one to have. Now it's time to settle back and enjoy the restored "The Man Who Laughs."
5.0 out of 5 stars Review of the Milestone 2-disc DVD version,
This review is from: The Phantom of the Opera: The Ultimate Edition (1925 Original Version and 1929 Restored Version) (DVD)
Although marred by static direction and stilted acting, the 1925 silent film THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is known primarily for the memorable contribution by Lon Chaney as an actor and makeup artist. His moving portrayal of the disfigured escaped convict who haunts Paris Opera House is perhaps the sole reason to watch this film. And his talent as a makeup artist helped create one of the most indelible images in film history: the skull-like head of the phantom that conveys sadness, anger, and horror at the same time. This Region-1-only 2-disc DVD set from The Milestone Company includes two versions of this classic film: the 1925 version that was premiered in New York, and the 1929 re-edited silent version that is most often seen today. The DVD also contains excellent supplements that give us a good overview of the film's rather remarkable history.
The rarely seen 1925 New York premiere version included on this DVD is untinted, runs 107 minutes, and was transferred from the only surviving 16mm reduction print. Its video quality is understandably poor; sharpness and clarity are never satisfactory, and blemishes abound. There are some notable differences between this version and the shorter, 93-min, 1929 re-edited version. In the 1925 version, actors are introduced via their own title cards. There is no "Carlotta's mother" character. Carlotta is played by Virginia Pearson in both the opera and the dramatic scenes. The chandelier sequence is edited more competently and thus played out a little more effectively. There are more scenes in Christine's dressing room, so adequate suspense is built up before she meets the phantom. There is also one crucial scene in a garden that explains why Christine is so enamored to the mysterious voice she hears. In my opinion, the 1925 version is the superior version; it seems more complete and satisfying narratively than the edited 1929 version.
The 1929 edited silent version included on this DVD was transferred from a restored, re-tinted print made by the renowned film restoration company Photoplay Productions. This is the best-looking version of PHANTOM to date. It also looks much sharper and cleaner than the 1997 Image DVD. Both DVDs offer the speed-corrected 1929 version, but the '97 Image DVD opens with a shot of a man holding a lantern walking past the camera, while the Milestone DVD, curiously, omits this so-called "lantern man" shot and opens at the opera house. On both DVDs, the "Bal Masque" scene is shown in two-strip Technicolor, with the color on the Milestone disc looking a little more realistic. Also, in order to duplicate the original film as much as possible, some of the color scenes on the Milestone disc were actually digitally colored (such as the phantom's red cape at the roof of the opera house), because there is no existing color footage for them. On the '97 Image DVD, no digital coloring was used.
There was a "talkie" version of PHANTOM made in 1929, but unfortunately the print of that version was lost. The dialogs and sound effects recorded for that version, however, survived. To give the viewer a taste of the sound version, the Milestone DVD offers something interesting to accompany the 1929 silent version: a soundtrack composed of fragments of existing recordings of the sound version pieced together to fit the silent version as much as possible. The result is still far from being a "talkie" track. It has plenty of sound effects and spoken dialogs, but it has almost no synchronized talking. Inter-titles are still present (because this is still the silent version). There is, however, one opera sequence where the singing of actress Mary Fabian (who did her own singing) is perfectly synchronized with the picture, which is a wonder to watch. The DVD also includes audio-only supplements of recorded dialogs, which give us further glimpses of the talkie version -- and of its rather incompetent voice acting.
Also accompanying the 1929 version is a superb audio commentary by PHANTOM expert Scott MacQueen. He provides a wealth of information about the production history, the backgrounds of the cast and crew, the various versions of the film, the use of color, and the use of sound. He deplores the incompetence of director Rupert Julian, and emphasizes that the true auteurs of the film were Chaney and set designer Ben Carré. He points out that contemporary reviews indicate that the 1925 version contains Technicolor sequences in not only the Bal Masque scene, but also the opera sequences and the auditorium scenes (the extensive use of color must have been quite a spectacle for a silent film back then). He recounts in great details (while speaking at a pretty fast pace) how the various versions of PHANTOM survived over the years -- the existing 1925 version originated from the so-called "Show-at-home" 16mm versions which Universal made for private collectors in the 1930s, while the surviving 1929 version was obtained by a Jim Card at Universal in the 1950s, and the Technicolor sequences was obtained from a 1930 dye transfer copy by restorationist David Shepherd.
To add even more value to an already superb package, the Milestone DVD also includes still-frame reconstructions of the Los Angeles and San Francisco premiere versions of PHANTOM. These were the very first public showings of the film. The Los Angeles version ended not with a chase scene as in later versions, but with the phantom dying alone at his piano.
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Restoration,
E. Dolnack (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Phantom of the Opera: The Ultimate Edition (1925 Original Version and 1929 Restored Version) (DVD)
The IMAGE entertainment restoration of the 1929 "Phantom of the Opera" starring Lon Chaney is a bit hit. The two-disk set is definately the definitive choice to own by all serious collectors. The clarity is better than any version I've seen to date, and for the first time, the correct running speed has been instituted here. The tradeoff however, is that the motion is somewhat choppy from too few frames. The characters move in proper real-time, and for the first time, you can see naturalistic movement in such scenes as the opening ballet sequence.
True fans need look no further than this two-disk Masterpiece Collection set from IMAGE. This is definately the one to own! The film is tinted and comes in a selection of three seperate sound tracks to choose from: a terrific new orchestrated score, the original sound score from the 30s, and a voice-over commentary track, which is insightful.
The second disk contains the original 1925 film, which few people have ever seen today. The quality is poor, but there are many scenes that are different from the version that we're all familiar with. It's worth watching.
But you cannot beat the restoration of the 1929 version on disk one of this set. It isn't quite the job that KINO put into Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" last year, but is terrific nonetheless. Thank you IMAGE. Great DVD!
5.0 out of 5 stars BATTLE OF THE PHANTOM DVD'z!,
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This review is from: The Phantom of the Opera: The Ultimate Edition (1925 Original Version and 1929 Restored Version) (DVD)
... THE ULTIMATE EDITION 2 DISC SET (Image/Milestone): WOW! I remember watching the restored Metropolis and wondered when someone would ever restore Phantom and Nosferatu as beautifully. Well, they're coming close. This isn't quite the restoration job of Metropolis, but damn, it's gotta be the absolute best that's available. As far as the three DVD's reviewed here, this by far is the best in clarity and dare I say, it's a gorgeous restoration worthy of the most jaded film buff's archive (all that's missing is MAGICIMAGE's Filmbook on the film as a companion piece). The film is tinted throughout, with the addition of the Handschiegl color process during the Apollo scene which I'd never seen before being a nice touch. Steve MacQueen's commentary provided some great insight into the movie's background. The optional score from the 1930 sound release was a welcome bonus track, being reedited to fit this "remix" of a film. Thusly, was the best viewing of this movie that I've ever had. The original 1925 version of the film is on disc two and is a bit murky, along the lines of the usual worn out print, but hell, you take what you can get and in this case I'll take it, having never seen THIS version of Phantom before. On my copy, despite the overall clarity of the restored movie ('29), I still noticed those trailing/blurred action lines thingies when a character was moving quickly. It may be a defect in my disc it may not, but everything else in the scenes (and this occured throught), stayed pretty clear, save for the fast movement. Someone told me that was part of the restoration, which I thought odd, but who knows,I don't see it occuring in the other copies. Hmmm. Outside of that, this is quite the package. If you are serious about having this classic in your film library, this is the best bet. Until someone manages to come up with ALL of the versions, New York, LA, SF Reissue etc all together, then this truly has got to be the ULTIMATE EDITION!
5.0 out of 5 stars The original PLUS a beautiful restoration.,
This review is from: The Phantom of the Opera: The Ultimate Edition (1925 Original Version and 1929 Restored Version) (DVD)
I have loved this movie for 20 years or more. It is my second favorite silent film. I cannot explain my astonishment of seeing this beautiful version on DVD. I have at least 2 other versions of this film on DVD and this is hands down the winner. First off, both the original 1925 version is here, plus the 1929 reissue is here as well. The reissue is far superior than all other versions. Almost pristine except for a couple of minor scratches. Even the scene with Mary Philbin in the custom made bedroom in the phantoms lair, which in all other versions looked like it was on the verge of deterioration is fixed up the best it could be here. Now for the audio. The good news is there are some of the original dialogue segments here on the original 1929 sountrack (though none with Lon Chaney) but they sound a little distorted so you have to listen carefully. They are essential however. Also The Bal Masque scene is the best resoration I have ever seen. Chaneys red cape looks fantastic. Too bad they couldn't locate any additional technicolor scenes (there were other scenes filmed that way, but they seem to be lost). The original 1925 version is here and it is complete but it does however not appear in the best of conditions. But better than nothing. Other than just a couple of seconds, there is no additional Chaney scenes. All in all a must have for your DVD collection.
4.0 out of 5 stars Beware: The Phantom is Silent, But Deadly!,
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I recently became obsessed with "The Phantom of the Opera." I don't know why. I read the libretto and listened to the soundtrack for the Andrew Lloyd Webber version. Then, I read the Gaston Leroux novel and loved it. One day, while in the library, I picked out a copy of the original silent film. I watched it as soon as I got home.
The film sticks very close to the original novel, which I thought was good. Lon Chaney's performance as the Phantom is remarkable. When Christine Daae yanks the mask off of his face in that famous scene, it is so frightening! It is perhaps the most frightening moment ever shown on screen.
There is a technicolor scene, which was restored in the 1929 version. The color change happens during the Masquerade scene, which I thought was a very neat scene. Lon Chaney's costume in that scene as Red Death is wonderful.
The end of the film is probably the best part. It is very fast. One moment, The Phantom is riding in a carriage with Christine, being chased by a mob, the next, he is being thrown into a lake. The film ends.
You are sure to love this film, no matter what. It's a classic, just as much as Boris Karloff's "Frankenstein" or Bela Lugoisa's "Dracula." It is probably mush better than some movies that have recently comne out. All in all, Lon Chaney in "The Phantom of the Opera" is a remarkable film, silent: but deadly.
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb restoration by Image,
James Quirk (Pennsylvania United States) - See all my reviews
There's a couple reviews on here that slam Image Entertainment for its DVD presentation of this Lon Chaney classic, particularly a harsh review entitled "I hate this Image DVD." I believe the reviewers who gave it a thumbs down must actually be the producers of inferior DVD/VHSeditions because the special collector's version I now own is spectacuar. Allow me to rebut the negative criticisms.1. I like the tints. Ths IS the way the movie was originally exhibited and it certainly enhances the film.2. The Thibaudoux score doesn't stop at all like some reviewers would make you believe. It is continuous throughtout the film and most deinitely increases the suspense. It's a wonderful composition and works great with the movie.3. One reviewer complained that the black bars on each side of the screen makes him feel like he's watching the movie through a saloon door. Not the case for me. After the first minute, I didn't even realize the bars were there. Just like when I watch a widescreen movie, the black bars in this case don't bother me at all. At least I know I'm seeing the complete image.4. The action flows smoothly and DOES NOT "ooze" aross the screen like molasses in January. I think they person who said that ought to stick with Keystone Kops flicks if that's what he or she is looking for.Overall, I enjoyed this DVD presentation of Phantom tremendously and highly recommend it. The Image version is, by far, the best on the market.
5.0 out of 5 stars The "definitive" Phantom of the opera!,
This review is from: Phantom of the Opera (Full Screen) (DVD)
This is the best version of "The phantom of the opera" period. First this is the complete version of the 1929 reissue version. It runs 94 minutes and is played at the correct running speed. The version on IMAGE runs 79 minutes, and also has little tidbits cut out. When I want to see a film, muchless a "Classic" film I want it complete! Second this film is shown in B+W. NO TINTS! This movie was filmed in Black and White and that is the way that it should be shown. NO greens,reds, blues, or purples. This DVD also includes the "ORIGINAL" technicolor Bal Masque sequence. Third off,no box presentation. Unlike the IMAGE DVD where the film is shown in a boxlike fasion (little bars on all 4 sides of the screen). This version covers the complete screen. There are (unfortunately) no bonus materials included and itwould have been nice to include the original 1925 version which has different footage than the 1929 reissue version which is included here. The price (...) however overcompensates for these little drawbacks. I am so happy to finally get one of my favorite films is this correct and respectful version. Bravo to Alpha Video for getting it right.
3.0 out of 5 stars I HATE this Image DVD,
Brian (NYC USA) - See all my reviews
(Five stars for the film itself, though.)
When I was a kid I had a VHS copy of this film put out by "Goodtimes Video", one of those cheapjack public domain knock-off operations. There was no tinting, no technicolor, no score... but I loved it. Every Halloween I'd watch Dracula, Frankenstein, and Phantom before I went trick-or-treating. So I was eager to see what Image had done in this restored version.
In the opinion of this reviewer, it's bad news all around.
First of all, the Thibaudoux score is far from inspired. It's generically spooky and has little to do dramatically with what's happening on screen. There are a few gimmicky exceptions, which can cause much head scratching if you let them. We can hear the soprano singing, but why not the audience screaming? We can hear the Phantom playing his organ, but why not characters talking? Do you see what an aesthetic can of worms this opens up? And where's Carl Davis when you need him?
The score isn't continuous either. It seems to have been recorded in hunks and pieces, so every now and then the music just stops - I guess for the orchestra members to toss back a shot of something to help get them through the recording session - and we're left with twenty or thirty seconds of complete silence, oftentimes in the middle of a tense sequence.
Compare this to the score for The Unknown that TCM uses and realize what might have been.
The film is also projected too slow. Now, I realize that projection speed is a matter of fiery controversy. If you want to see a real bench-clearing brawl, just walk into a room full of silent film fans and shout "Metropolis should be played at 18!", then sit back and watch the carnage as they tear each other to pieces. But the much vaunted 20 frames a second on this DVD is way too slow for Phantom. People don't move, they just sort of ooze across the screen like chilled molasses. Frightened women don't peer around corners, they peeeeeeeerrrr arooouuuund coorrrrneeerrrs. The unmasking scene has you looking at your watch, when it should be violent. The ballet is slow, the chandelier takes forever to fall; it's just all wrong. (The final chase seems faster than the rest of the film, thank heaven.)
Silent films were usually projected faster than they were filmed. Look at the stuff with Snitz Edwards and the ballerinas. This is silent slapstick, and as Walter Kerr points out in his book The Silent Clowns, silent slapstick absolutely demands the abstractness that sped-up projection imparts. It requires that the performers be ultra-quick, ultra-light on their feet, and more real than reality. Sort of comic supermen. Otherwise their actions don't seem funny, they just seem odd. And that's just the way it is in this version of Phantom: a bunch of completely ordinary people behaving very strangely. Imagine Chaplin moving like a normal person and you begin to get the idea of what we've lost here.
And I don't think this is merely a matter of my personal taste. Back in my editing days I was told that the rule for showing text on the screen was to hold it there long enough that a normal reader can get through it twice. In Phantom a number of letters from the Phantom to Christine are held up for the viewer to read. On my old 24 fps tape I could read through the text twice, then just start on a third; on the image version I could read them FOUR TIMES. This is just too darn long and too darn slow.
Now here's the real kicker. Image decided in its wisdom to put black bands on all four sides of the screen.
So we get a little postage-stamp-sized picture in the middle of a field of black. It's like watching the action through the door of a speakeasy.
Again, I realize the frames of silents were a bit more square than a TV, but really, how much picture would we lose if it were full-screen? A hair-thin strip along the top and bottom? I wouldn't complain, believe me. If Image gave you an option to view it full-screen, it would be alright, but I can't find this option anywhere in their bare-bones menu.
If the chug along score and tar-like pacing isn't enough to distance you from the action and keep you from getting emotionally involved, this masking should finish the job.
So what I'm saying is I'm disappointed. Once again purism has diminished a great movie in order to "save" it. If the cheap eighties knock-off is more entertaining than the twenty dollar high-brow edition, there's a problem.
NOTE: Some have said the transfer is out of focus...not so. There are few times when it is SUPPOSED to be out of focus - the point of view shots of the terrified Christine during the unmasking scene, for instance - but the image is sharp elsewhere. Occasionally there are hairs and junk at the edge of the frame. The technicolor is kind of faded compared to the pristine Ben Hur, but it's better than nothing.
5.0 out of 5 stars In The Grand Manner,
Gary F. Taylor "GFT" (Biloxi, MS USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Phantom of the Opera, the (VHS Tape)
Lon Chaney's 1925 THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA has always been more of a popular than a critical favorite, and this may account for the fact that it has never really been restored and preserved as well as one might hope. Over the years dozens of companies have released versions of the film on VHS and DVD to the home market, and some have been quite bizarre. I have encountered more than one video tape release without any score at all; a visually impressive 1993 video release by Video Treasures had an incredibly unsuitable pseudo-rock score by Rick Wakeman of the band Yes; the usually expert Kino actually includes a number of superfluious scenes added in 1929 for a semi-sound re-release. So any purchase of this film is a very hit or miss affair, and I recommend that you borrow, rent, and seek the advice of friends before you actually purchase any particular copy.
That said, the silent version of THE PHANTOM is very much in the "grand manner"--which is precisely why audiences love it and critics tend to dismiss it. Everything about the film is larger than life just a bit campy. The sets are enormous and frequently bizarre, the costumes are outrageous, and the entire cast plays in a very grand manner: Chaney is very, very broad here, and his make-up is justly famous; Mary Philbin totters improbably with horror in virtually every scene; Arthur Edmund Carewe has some of the weirdest eye make-up you'll ever see on screen. Chandeliers crash, ballerinas twirl in terror, mirrors open, lakes drain, audiences panic, horses run away with carriages, peasants riot in the street, and there's even (in a good print) a very early color photography sequence.
It is all a TREMENDOUS amount of fun, and while I wouldn't class it with the truly great Chaney films (such as X--THE UNKNOWN, to name but one) it is still the best film version of the famous story to date. Of all the films made of the Leroux novel, this one is easily the best--and, interestingly, is really closer to the novel's spirit than later adaptations, which tend to romanticize the Phantom. A must have for any fan of silent film, and well worth the hunt for a really good print.
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I used to get teased about my nose as a kid and I've never really felt like it matched my face. I had a septoplasty to help me breath easier which my insurance helped to pay for and a rhinoplasty to make my nose smaller, straighter and the tip refined to make it overall more delicate and feminine. The insurance only covered $800 of the total cost but it was worth it anyway. I have a little... more
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BackgroundPlay as Charlie Blackmore, the world tiniest Russian stacking doll. He is all too accustomed to being overlooked and dismissed--too small to be of any consequence. But Charlie's size turns out to be his greatest strength after all.
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Features• Explore a world like no other: Embark on imaginative adventure set in the 1930's and discover a rich, open world environment filled with Russian stacking dolls of all shapes and sizes. The first location and hub of the game is the hustling and bustling, Royal Train Station.
• Meet colorful characters, each with a unique talent: Every character has a special talent, useful in solving a challenge or just fun to perform. "Stack" Charlie into other characters to utilize their special ability.
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MNS chief Raj Thackeray's decision not to contest in three-fourth of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in the state, doesn't seem to have gone down well with the party cadre, which feels this could hurt the party's performance in the assembly polls due later this year.
MNS leaders are worried about a sense of drift setting in with voters and workers shifting allegiance to other parties in segments where MNS is not contesting.
So far, MNS has announced candidates in only 10 seats (of this, it will face-off with Shiv Sena in eight) and will support the Peasants and Workers Party (PWP) in two (Maval and Raigad).
In 2009, MNS fought in 12 seats and the vote split led to Shiv Sena-BJP nominees losing in nine constituencies, including five in Mumbai.
"With the assembly elections just six months away, the morale of activists may plummet; they may shift loyalty to other parties and we may find it tough to lure them back," said a senior MNS functionary, who believes that if the party had contested in more seats, it would have helped energise the cadre.
"We have not received any orders from the party high-command on supporting any candidate at the local level. If party workers are not directed as to what they should do, it may lead to a sense of drift," he said.
MNS sources said Raj's decision to support BJP's prime ministerial nominee, Narendra Modi, may lead to minority and Buddhist Dalit votes drifting away from them.
"This will impact the cadre and also the party in the assembly polls. MNS voters will be in more of a fix than workers," said Sandeep Pradhan, political editor, Maharashtra Times. According to him, as Raj was supporting Modi, MNS workers could work for BJP candidates in constituencies where the party was not in fray.
Pradhan pointed out that there were 12 seats where MNS was not contesting, but where rival Shiv Sena was pitted against Sharad Pawar-led NCP and Congress (six seats each). And Raj had threatened to show Sena its 'aukat' (standing), Pradhan said pointing to statements by Pawar praising Raj vis-a-vis Sena president Uddhav. This could be with an eye on MNS support in these seats. And though Raj had urged people to teach Congress a lesson, Congress candidates could get support from local MNS supporters depending on their equations, Pradhan said.
"Moreover, in areas like Vidarbha and rural Marathwada, Raj has not focused on building the party. Youngsters may be attracted to him, but it's doubtful whether the party has the capacity to tap this sentiment," said Pradhan, who added that MNS was largely restricted to the Mumbai-Pune-Thane and Nashik belt.


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Innocence revisits imagery from the first film. But this time computer animation pumps everything up to epic proportions. The results are overwhelming.
Innocenc doesn't just reveal a wealth of visual enchantments; it restates the case that there can and should be more to feature-length animations than cheap jokes, bathos and pandering.
The imagery is uniquely that of Oshii, who deserves a place in the pantheon of visual artists.
The love and attention Oshii poured into animating Batou's pet basset hound proves that the human instinct dominates even in a movie dependent on technology.
The title Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence is a brain banger. But as sci-fi nomenclature goes, it's easy to read--no twistier, certainly, than "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow."
The impressive marriage of CGI backgrounds and traditional hand-drawn characters gives Oshii more tools to sculpt his vision in color and light.
The dark sequel offers gorgeous images, with an updated and stylish design, but its characters' angst gets in the way of storytelling.
Like "Blade Runner," it's dense enough to be rewarding on multiple viewings, the hallmark of a classic.
Some advice: Don't even bother trying to figure out what's going on in Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence -- just sit back and enjoy the lush, trippy visuals.
Less a sequel than a variation on a haunting theme -- the nature and origins of humanity.
It points out what's missing in his (Oshii) approach: fluidity of character line, the subtlety of expression that brought humanity to a Warner Bros. cartoon duck or rabbit.
The visuals are an animation student's wet dream, the dialogue an English student's nightmare - but for Japanimation fans it's a big-screen must-see.
Unfortunately, the outcome here is so over-the-top that it's going to wind up alienating most everyone that sees it.
A downbeat story line layered with philosophical discourses will restrict the audience to fans of the animated genre.
There's a lot of imagination at work here; too bad just a little bit of it couldn't have been channeled into the creation of a better narrative.
The effect of so much pretension and so many lovely images eventually becomes soporific.
Talky, repetitive and largely covering the same ground with no new thoughts, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence is a major let-down.
At times, Innocence feels like a clip show of Oshii projects past. But the effect proves more dulling than warmly familiar.
This sophomoric stuff is pure self-indulgence, a drone to accompany the admittedly eye-popping sound-and-light show. Oshii looks like yet another director who has gone off the deep end, believing too absolutely his own good reviews.
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CodyK.Aug 24, 2005A very mature movie that can be best categorized as a psychological drama. The drama overpowers the thriller aspect, in my opinion. Not only A very mature movie that can be best categorized as a psychological drama. The drama overpowers the thriller aspect, in my opinion. Not only can you find great depth in the story, but the characters… Full Review »
Oct 15, 2012After the original Ghost in the Shell, one of the most highly regarded animated films of all time, they made this movie. This movie isAfter the original Ghost in the Shell, one of the most highly regarded animated films of all time, they made this movie. This movie is absolutely horrible. I don't want to refer to it by name because it doesn't deserve the title. The pacing is slower than glacial, the dialogue consists entirely of pretentious quote-centric diatribes, the plot and story don't make any sense, some sequences seemingly exist only to confuse the viewer and derail the story while adding nothing to the film. The movie clearly had an insane budget, because the movie takes every single possible opportunity to fellate itself and show off the animation, which is kind of funny because the computer drawn animation is horrible compared to the original's hand-drawn animation. This seriously ranks among the worst movies I've ever seen, it's boring, it's pretentious, it makes no sense, it's almost unwatchable. 2 points go out for the animation and Kenji Kawai's great soundtrack.… Full Review »
Jan 10, 2012The sequel of one of the most intriguing and best written science fiction anime ever, that Ghost in the shell that in 1995 revolutionizedThe sequel of one of the most intriguing and best written science fiction anime ever, that Ghost in the shell that in 1995 revolutionized forever the way of painting cyberpunk: despite this huge responsibility on its shoulders, this 2004 second act is still able to create perfect, dark and oppressive cyberpunk atmospheres and give them life with solid action and dialogues. Essentially, the best way the brand could go on without prostituting its true nature.… Full Review »


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Assignments represent both on-board and off-board appointments of personnel (usually) and commodities (sometimes) or other resources. All assignments take differing amounts of time before they are completed; the time can range from as little as a few minutes to as long as a week - rewards scale, but shorter completion times are weighted more heavily, since they require more player management time.
Assignments complete in the background; set your duty officers to work on them, go shoot things, consider another assignment, or go offline and read a book and the assignment will continue to plug away. When the assignment is complete, you will check the roster and view the results.
Assignments may have requirements (e.g., these two slots on the assignment may only be filled by engineers) and may also have modifiers (e.g., this slot gives you a better chance of success if it is filled by an Andorian or a duty officer with the Trader trait).
A player may only have a limited number of assignments going simultaneously. This number has changed several times during development of the feature, but is currently 10. It is very possible this may change again before the system goes live.
Previous mission or assignment completion will also be a prerequisite to having certain assignments available. For example, you might have to complete the "Establish Colony in the T'Ong Nebula" assignment before you are offered the "Provide Security against T'Ong Nebula Raiders" assignment.
Which assignments are available will change every few hours, and may also be gated by your captain's rank, what sector you are in, and other achievements.
Inputs may also include commodities such as medical supplies or provisions.
Rewards almost always will include skill points and bridge officer points and energy credits. Depending on the assignment, other rewards may also be available including DXP, merits/honor, badges/marks, energy units, commodities, items, additional assignments and new duty officers.
Each assignment has a rarity ranging from Common, Uncommon, Rare, Very Rare. There are also a few custom rarities as well.
Difficulty versus Reward
The rarer the assignment, the less frequently it will be available, but the more rewarding it will be.
Assignments are built to be leveless, meaning that wherever appropriate numerics (skill points, energy units, bridge officer points, merit/honor, etc.) will scale to what is appropriate for your level.
Commendation points are not scaled, as they are independent of the standard ranking system. You could have hit Tier 4 in Military or Trade and still be a Lieutenant Commander, in theory.
(In practice, since you get skill points for the vast majority of assignments, even if you did nothing but assignments and never went into a mission, you'd probably level up a few ranks by the time you hit Tier 4 in a commendation category.)
Some assignments do have a minimum level requirement, but these are generally not "better", they're just locked to higher level for thematic or practical reasons - for example, you don't get Undine and Borg assignments until you can access the appropriate sectors. We may make certain accolades that require some of these level-required assignments; for example, we have been considering accolades for things like successfully raiding every planet in the Sol system as a Klingon, or completing archaelogical expeditions in every sector.
An assignment's degree of reward is based on several factors:
Rarer assignments have better rewards
Longer assignments have higher absolute rewards, but lower per capita/per second rewards (i.e., they are less efficient)
Assignments that have a higher chance of injury or death will have higher rewards
Assignments that have higher inputs (commodities, anomalies, energy units, etc.) will have higher rewards
Assignments that have no chance of disaster or failure will have lower rewards
Assignments that have a lower chance of success will have higher rewards; most assignments start at around 75% chance of success, but some are closer to 50%, meaning you need to put better duty officers into them for a more reliable chance of success
Assignments with more specific requirements will have higher rewards; for example, a requirement of "Projectile Weapons Specialist" will generally reward more than one that will take any Tactical officer
Assignments with tougher trait modifiers will tend to have higher rewards
Most situations where an assignment is qualitatively or quantitatively better are due to either rarity or due to qualifying for them due to having achieved a higher tier in certain commendation categories. For example, early on you can get a fairly rare assignment to get a bridge officer, and your degree of success will determine what quality level that bridge officer is. Later on, meaning once you've ranked up one of several commendation categories, you can encounter rare assignments that you simply need a basic success to get a blue or purple bridge officer.
Each assignment as one or more "outcomes". The standard outcomes are:
1. Critical Success
2. Success
3. Failure
4. Disaster
Not every assignment has all of these; some simply have Success, some have all but Disaster, and so on.
Duty officer traits - which may be species specific, specialization specific, or other - on an assignment by assignment basis may weight one or more of these outcomes more heavily either positively or negatively. A duty officer's Quality will also always positively affect the assignment's Success or Critical Success outcomes.
The current plan is that before accepting an assignment you will be told which traits will be good or bad for that assignment (and yep, a trait that is good for one assignment may be bad for another), although you probably won't be told the difference, say, between a trait positively affecting Critical Success and one positively affecting plain Success. Currently, a large majority of assignments affect Critical Success/Success equally and Failure/Disaster equally, though there are exceptions that are left for you to discover - for example, there is one where the Seduction trait increases your chance of both Critical Success and Disaster, but not Success or Failure.
Generally (and there are many exceptions), a critical success outcome currently will give you about ten times whatever numerical rewards there are, and in the case where the reward also includes a duty officer or item, a bump in quality level as well. There are lots of exceptions to this, and many special cases, however.
Similarly, a disaster outcome usually results in the deaths of any white quality duty officers put on the assignment and a chance for each higher quality duty officer to spend some R&R time in Sick Bay. Sick Bay and death results for white quality duty officers do sometimes occur outside of disaster outcomes, note - you can see crewmen die even on the successful completion of a ground action.
Any inputs to the assignment, such as commodities or energy units, are lost regardless of the outcome type.
In general, the chance of success is highest, followed by failure, critical success, then disaster as the most rare. Dangerous, risky or simply very uncertain assignments - and it should be pretty obvious which these are, so things like espionage infiltrations, ground military actions, or even commodities trading - tend to have roughly equal chances of success and failure, meaning you are highly motivated to put your best duty officers on those tasks. On the other hand some assignments like transport runs may not even have any chance of failure at all.
Rewards are scaled based on time (although longer assignments are per capita not as rewarding, since they require less micromanagement on the part of the player), assignment rarity, success versus critical success determination, amount of inputs (so if you have to put commodities or another type of item to do it, it will generally be more rewarding), danger to the assigned crew, chance of success, and existence of non-numerical rewards.
We are experimenting on integrating special assignments directly into missions. It should be emphasized, however, that this is an experiment.
OMG this sounds complicated...
Putting random guys onto assignments will honestly work just fine for most Common assignments, so just start with that and as you use the system more, hopefully the subtleties should start to make more sense.
The truth is, while you won't maximize your return on the system and you may have trouble with some of the rarer assignments, if you just throw a random Science duty officer on that anomaly-gathering assignment that requires any scientist, you'll still do just fine.
For purposes of sending duty officers on assignments or on your active roster, just ignore rarity. Rarity is only really relevant for collectors or if you want to figure, for example, how hard it might be to randomly pick up, say, a Blue Saurian as opposed to a Blue Vulcan.
For assignment, rarity/quality does matter, insofar if you see a Purple assignment you know it may be a long time before you see it again, and you also know it will be very well worth doing if you can complete it successfully.
When considering what duty officer to put on an assignment, first consider the mandatory requirements, then see if you have some of the preferred requirements - for example, Ferengi have the Trader trait, so while it isn't mandatory for a Trade assignment, it will be much more likely to succeed on it. Then put the highest quality (color) duty officer that you can afford to put on it if you want to increase your chances of success.


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By James Slater: This coming weekend, in what is a huge, huge two days for boxing, three British fighters will very much go into the lions den. The odds-makers say no when fans ask if Martin Murray can take Felix Sturms WBA middleweight crown in Germany, if Dereck Chisora can win the vacant European heavyweight crown against Robert Helenius in Finland, and if John Murray can snatch the WBA lightweight crown from Brandon Rios in New York.
All three men, fine fighters in their own right, know they are up against it and are expected to lose, but all three warriors are convinced they have what it takes to be able to crush the odds so heavily stacked against them.
Unbeaten 29-year-old Martin Murray of St Helens is the first of the heroic trio to attempt to shake up the sport in a big way. Set to challenge the experienced Sturm, 36-2-1(15), Murray, 23-0(10) has, in the minds of some people, the toughest job of the three scheduled fights. Sturm is hard enough to beat at the best of times (just two losses in his long career) - in his homeland he is practically impossible to defeat by any other means than a stoppage. Another gutsy Brit, in Matthew Macklin, discovered this back in a June thriller, and now Murray tries to go one better than his countryman.
Can Murray win? On the cards, no way. By stoppage? No again. This fight has come a little too early for the man who has claimed the British and Commonwealth belts, and he will fall gallantly in the 8th or 9th-round.
Next into the ring attempting to silence the critics will be Zimbabwe-born London heavyweight Dereck Chisora. The former British champ promises he will be in far better shape than he was for his sole pro loss, which came at the hands of Tyson Fury in the summer - and judging by the photos Ive seen on the net, Del Boy has kept his word.
The 27-year-old with the 15-1(9) record has not only predicted a win (saying he can beat anyone when Im at my best), but Chisora has predicted a KO win. Helenius, 16-0(11) has caught the eye of fans with his stoppage wins over Sam Peter and Serhei Liakhovich. These same fans feel Chisora will also fall.
Me? I have a feeling Chisora will pull this one off. I see a points win for Del Boy.
Manchesters John Murray is widely expected to get stopped by the on-fire Brandon Bam Bam Rios, and in quick time at that. Stopped in the 8th-round of his last fight, by countryman Kevin Mitchell, the 26-year-old admits himself his shot at the WBA lightweight title came out of the blue. Determined to make the absolute most of his chance against the 28-0-1(21) star, Murray says he has gone back to basics in the gym, and that the Mitchell loss was one of the best things that couldve happened to him.
Vastly proven at European level, the 31-1(18) challenger feels he can make it all the way to world champion. This fight (set to take place on the most-stacked card of the year: with the guaranteed thrillers that are Cotto-Margarito II and Rodriguez-Wolak II topping the sizzling card in New York) has barnburner written all over it. But can Murray, who loves a war even if he says he plans to win by using lots of movement on Saturday night, pull off a win?
I dont think the WBA crown will change hands, but I do feel Rios will get far, far more than he bargained for from Murray. Nobodys pushover, Murray will do his part in a FOTY candidate. I go for Rios to dig deep and win a cracker of a battle in around nine or ten all-actions rounds.
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Dr. Fang's overall research is centered in the areas of evaluating treatment utilization and outcomes in populations and pharmacoepidemiology especially in cardiovascular disease. His research primarily focuses on estimating real-world comparative treatment effectiveness and safety, identifying optimal treatment strategies, assessing treatment variation in large populations, assessing quality of care related to the treatment variation, medication adherence, and treatment disparities particularly in the elderly and minorities, and developing innovative analytical methods using observational data from large healthcare utilization databases. Since 2009, he was a key co-investigator or principal investigator for studies of total over $7.4 million (close to $2.5 million as PI) funded by AHA, NIH, AHRQ, PCORI in evaluating comparative treatment effectiveness for CVD and advancing analytical methodology for CER.


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Friday, November 16, 2007
© Copyright 2015 Gwinnett Daily Post
LAWRENCEVILLE - Home foreclosures in Gwinnett County are leveling off in November after peaking in October.Professionals at the Impact Group in Duluth say the spike could have been caused by an increase in interest rates charged by adjustable rate mortgages, or ARMs. In September, lenders foreclosed on 752 home loans. That number soared to 1,022 in October, then leveled off to 755 in November. Those figures are taken from published legal advertisements in the Gwinnett Daily Post indicating properties in default that will be up for auction the following month. That spike did not occur in October 2006, when foreclosures increased by 176 over September's. "We are looking at ripples in the industry," said Anthony Mitchell, director of the home ownership center at The Impact Group. "The peak home buying time is April and May. The second reset of an ARM six months later would be October. I think you will see a spike again in October in 2008." Roger Tutterow, economics professor at Mercer University, said some of that spike is caused by random variations in foreclosures. "I would caution against reading too much into month by month trends - 1,022 is still a modest number for Gwinnett," Tutterow said. "As ARMs repriced in early 2007, some of those households hung on as a long as they could before throwing in the towel." During the heyday of the housing boom and up to about two years ago, ARMs were a popular and easy manner for first-time home buyers or those with problematic credit records to purchase a home. "People thought that housing costs would increase and incomes would continue to rise," Mitchell said. An ARM is a mortgage loan in which the interest rate on the note starts out at or below the market rate, which is now 6.5 percent, then periodically adjusts based on an index, Mitchell said. For example, a home buyer might purchase a house using an ARM and start out with a $1,000 payment, depending on the cost of the home and its interest rate. In two or three years, most ARMs reset to a higher interest rate. If that rate goes up an average of 2 or 3 points, it would add from $100 to $300 to the mortgage, Mitchell said. "If their budgets were not ready for that, then people are in over their heads," Mitchell said. "Some of these folks have at least one equity line they tapped into, so they have an additional loan." The ARM resets roughly every two or three years, depending on the loan, until it reaches its cap, Mitchell said. Homeowners in trouble do have resources, if they ask for help early. The Federal Reserve cut short-term interest rates in the last couple of months and the Federal Housing Authority is enhancing its service offerings to address ARM clients, Mitchell said. "You don't do anybody any good by foreclosing," Mitchell said. "The banks don't want to take over someone's house and it's not good for the community. Next year there will probably be gaps in municipalities' budgets because of less property taxes coming in."
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- Introduction
- Land
- People
- Economy
- Government and society
- Cultural life
- History
- Origins of the Vietnamese people
- Legends and early history of Vietnam
- Vietnam under Chinese rule
- The first period of independence
- Expansion, division, and reunification
- State and society in precolonial Vietnam
- Western penetration of Vietnam
- The conquest of Vietnam by France
- Colonial Vietnam
- Movements of national liberation
- World War II and independence
- The First Indochina War
- The two Vietnams (1954–65)
- The Second Indochina War
- The Socialist Republic of Vietnam
The two Vietnams (1954–65)
The agreements concluded in Geneva between April and July 1954 (collectively called the Geneva Accords) were signed by French and Viet Minh representatives and provided for a cease-fire and temporary division of the country into two military zones at latitude 17 °N (popularly called the 17th parallel). All Viet Minh forces were to withdraw north of that line, and all French and Associated State of Vietnam troops were to remain south of it; permission was granted for refugees to move from one zone to the other during a limited time period. An international commission was established, composed of Canadian, Polish, and Indian members under an Indian chairman, to supervise the execution of the agreement.
This agreement left the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (henceforth called North Vietnam) in control of only the northern half of the country. The last of the Geneva Accords—called the Final Declaration—provided for elections, supervised by the commission, to be held throughout Vietnam in July 1956 in order to unify the country. Viet Minh leaders appeared certain to win these elections, and the United States and the leaders in the south would not approve or sign the Final Declaration; elections were never held.
In the midst of a mass migration of nearly one million people from the north to the south, the two Vietnams began to reconstruct their war-ravaged land. With assistance from the Soviet Union and China, the Hanoi government in the north embarked on an ambitious program of socialist industrialization; they also began to collectivize agriculture in earnest in 1958. In the south a new government appointed by Bao Dai began to build a new country. Ngo Dinh Diem, a Roman Catholic, was named prime minister and succeeded with American support in stabilizing the anticommunist regime in Saigon. He eliminated pro-French elements in the military and abolished the local autonomy of several religious-political groups. Then, in a government-controlled referendum in October 1955, Diem removed Bao Dai as chief of state and made himself president of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).
Diem's early success in consolidating power did not result in concrete political and economic achievements. Plans for land reform were sabotaged by entrenched interests. With the financial backing of the United States, the regime's chief energies were directed toward building up the military and a variety of intelligence and security forces to counter the still-influential Viet Minh. Totalitarian methods were directed against all who were regarded as opponents, and the favouritism shown to Roman Catholics alienated the majority Buddhist population. Loyalty to the president and his family was made a paramount duty, and Diem's brother, Ngo Dinh Nhu, founded an elitist underground organization to spy on officials, army officers, and prominent local citizens. Diem also refused to participate in the all-Vietnamese elections described in the Final Declaration. With support from the north, communist-led forces—popularly called the Viet Cong—launched an insurgency movement to seize power and reunify the country. The insurrection appeared close to succeeding, when Diem's army overthrew him in November 1963. Diem and his brother Nhu were killed in the coup.
The Second Indochina War
The government that seized power after Diem's ouster, however, was no more effective than its predecessor. A period of political instability followed, until the military firmly seized control in June 1965 under Nguyen Cao Ky. Militant Buddhists who had helped overthrow Diem strongly opposed Ky's government, but he was able to break their resistance. Civil liberties were restricted, political opponents—denounced as neutralists or pro-communists—were imprisoned, and political parties were allowed to operate only if they did not openly criticize government policy. The character of the regime remained largely unchanged after the presidential elections in September 1967, which led to the election of Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu as president.
No less evident than the oppressive nature of the Saigon regime was its inability to cope with the Viet Cong. The insurgent movement, aided by a steady infiltration of weapons and advisers from the north, steadily built its fighting strength from about 30,000 men in 1963 to about 150,000 in 1965 when, in the opinion of many American intelligence analysts, the survival of the Saigon regime was seriously threatened. In addition, the political opposition in the south to Saigon became much more organized. The National Front for the Liberation of the South, popularly called the National Liberation Front (NLF), had been organized in late 1960 and within four years had a huge following.
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|Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam (Socialist Republic of Vietnam)
|Form of government
|socialist republic with one legislative house (National Assembly [500])
|Head of state
|President: Truong Tan Sang
|Head of government
|Prime Minister: Nguyen Tan Dung
|Official language
|Official religion
|Monetary unit
|dong (VND)
|(2014 est.) 90,623,000
|Total area (sq mi)
|Total area (sq km)
|Urban-rural population
|Urban: (2012) 31.9%
Rural: (2012) 68.1%
|Life expectancy at birth
|Male: (2011) 73.1 years
Female: (2011) 77.1 years
|Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate
|Male: (2008) 96.1%
Female: (2008) 91.3%
|GNI per capita (U.S.$)
|(2013) 1,730


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Toronto: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Nabs Elizabeth Olsen's 'Therese' for Multiple Territories
TORONTO -- Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has inked a multi-territory deal for Therese, the big-screen adaptation of Emile Zola's novel Therese Raquin starring Elizabeth Olsen.
The movie also boasts Oscar Isaac, Tom Felton and Jessica Lange in the romantic thriller set in 1860s Paris.
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It details the story of Therese, a sexually repressed young woman trapped into a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, who embarks on an illicit affair that leads to tragedy.
Directed and written by Charlie Stratton, it also stars Shirley Henderson, John Kavanagh, Mackenzie Crook and Matt Lucas.
SPWA sealed the deal with Exclusive Media taking the title for the U.K., Germany, Austria, Scandinavia, Benelux and Latin America.
Alex Walton, president of international sales and distribution at Exclusive Media, negotiated the deal with executive vp business affairs Michael Helfand, vp acquisitions Chan Phung and vp business development Jon Freedberg on behalf of SPWA.
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The intentionally disjointed structure of this audiobook—Poundstone presenting biographies of seven historical figures, including Joan of Arc, Helen Keller and Abraham Lincoln, with each fact launching her into a tangent about her own life—works particularly well on audio. Poundstone sounds like she's chatting naturally and keeps remembering other things she wants to say. She's frank, funny and immensely likable. Her autobiographical stories are often harrowing: she was convicted of driving while intoxicated with her three adopted children in the car, and lost custody of them for a year. Her pain at the memory is obvious, but she leavens the subject matter with plenty of black humor and irony: noting that she was court-ordered on television to attend Alcoholics Anonymous, she comments, "That pretty much blows the hell out of the second A." There are many quotable one-liners, amid Poundstone's self-deprecating humor. By turns funny and poignant, this is a book that shines on audio. Simultaneous release with the Harmony hardcover (Reviews, Aug. 17). (Nov.)Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information


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Fire captain retiring as hub of enthusiasm
Haynes has served 30 years with city
CITY HEIGHTS It's not uncommon to hear firefighters in San Diego say they want to work at Station 17, nicknamed "The Hub." There are usually a couple of reasons why: It's the busiest station in town, and it's home to Capt. Ralph Haynes.
They'd better hurry.
Haynes, considered one of the city's more respected firefighters and academy instructors, is retiring after 36 years of service. As his last shift on April 12 nears, stories about the 55-year-old veteran, better known by the initials C.H., are surfacing from across the city.
Teaching at more than 35 academies, Haynes has trained more than three-quarters of the active firefighters in San Diego. Many of those academies were taught after his shift had ended.
"I love coming to work. Sometimes in the moment I find myself looking up and saying, 'Thank you, Lord,' " Haynes said. "This is right where I was meant to be. I was born for this."
Even while demanding perfection during the most intimidating time of a young firefighter's life — the academy — Haynes' smile never wavered, former students said. Steven Lozano, an engineer at Station 17 in City Heights, said Haynes came down on him and his fellow classmates in full force for messing up a hose drill. But after berating the future firefighters for not knowing the drill in their sleep, Haynes walked around the engine and emerged from the other side with a grin.
"Let's do it again," he said, his frustration replaced with encouragement.
"We're in the bad-day business," said Lozano. "If you're not going to do it with a smile on your face, then this isn't the place to be. And we learned that from him."
Department spokesman Maurice Luque remembered seeing Haynes' ineffable passion during a ride-along when the captain, unprovoked, began wildly waving out the window. Luque soon realized Haynes was attempting to get the attention of two small children riding in a car next to the truck. When they finally glanced over, the children enthusiastically began returning the waves.
Haynes was a boy when his passion for firefighting was triggered. He was 3 years old when his home burned down. The image was permanently scorched in his young memory.
He became a fireman in the Navy when he was 19. Four years later, he became one of the first black federal firefighters. He joined the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department in 1980 and worked his way up to the rank of captain and was assigned to one of the department's busiest stations.
Station 17, serving City Heights and the surrounding areas, gets an average of 15 to 20 calls a day — more than 15,000 calls a year.
Firefighters come from around the city for the chance to work with Haynes.
"He attracts people to him. It's bragging rights," Assistant Fire Chief Brian Fennessy said. "If you're a firefighter who works for Ralph or you have worked for Ralph, you get instant credibility in the community. People know that you are going to emulate the abilities that he has."


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Night in DecemberAs a child, there was always something on my mindNight in December3 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
I had friends, I joined clubs, but there was never the time
I was happy, I was cheerful, I was always on the move
I was a well behaved child, this much is true
Though I knew better, what I did had been done
I walked down the street, I enjoyed the setting sun
I had finished my club, finally heading home from school
Then something happened, something so very cruel
I was pulled from the street, I was taken by force
A man silenced me angrily, I had been coerced
My life had been threatened, he made this quite clear
The darkness had arrived and there was no one near
I was told what to do, my orders were gross
I begged and I cried, but I was wanted the most
I don't know what happened, I can't say I do
Though what I do remember was a woman's gentle coo
A different man had been yelling, he was so very angry
And a woman was there, hovered over me
The torture then hit me, what that man had done
I cried so loudly, asking why I was the one
The woman
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Name and Species: Zahir/Zorua
Nature: Jolly/Mischievous
Gender: Female
Strengths: She uses her ability to cry on whim to distract others, seeing as she is a female and people tend to pay more attention to her. Speed is another factor she tends to excel in, able to outrun most of the people she cons.
Weaknesses: Her brother. She tends to be overly protective of him. She is also noted for being easily distracted by things, therefore, losing her focus easily. For example, if someone says her name in battle, she is distracted from her opponent and is then vulnerable. She also tends to act before she thinks, which may at times be considered a good thing, though most of the time it tends to lead her to trouble.
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The Day I DiedYou took everything from meThe Day I Died3 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
You took my childhood
You took my innocence
You took my trust
You touched me without permission
You undressed me like a doll
You treated me like a common whore
You molested my body
You raped my mind
You murdered my soul
You may have been stopped, but it was too late
The damage had been done
I hate you
I loathe you
You, who robbed me of everything
You, who made me a woman before I finished being a girl
You, who defiled my body
That day you took everything from me
That day was the day you killed me
That day was the day I died
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Not Microsoft related but I have design on the mind this week so wanted to share this beautiful video of Mike Friton, a freelance shoemaker, weaver, paper sculptor and Nike alumni. I have a few friends in design at Microsoft who are ex-Nike I'm hoping to bring to the blog over the coming weeks. The video reminded me of some of their work and the work that goes on in places such as the Model Shop at Microsoft.
Props to cineastas for a wonderful video.


text: From marriage process documents I have the bride's birth record that shows her parents' names and her father's death record, that shows him as the widower of another woman and no mention of the wife on the birth record. Is this normal? Birth mother is still living @ time of daughter's marriage.


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KELSO - Burglars last week made off with thousands of dollars in silver and gold from a Kelso home.
Cowlitz County deputies said onApril 4, thieves stole a large Sentry Safe with thousands of 1 oz US silver eagle coins and 1 oz Canadian silver wolf coins, gold eagle and buffalo coins, and a 10oz bar of silver from the Kelso home.
The silver coins were in tubes and a box with numbers 1 through 63 on the lid and the year of the coins on the tubes.
Also stolen, were a .22 semi-auto Luger, two rifles and two shotguns and a blue Yamaha Raptor ATV.
Anyone with information was asked to call police.