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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest animated film of all time (notice my nose did not grow longer when I said that)
I remember "Pinocchio" as being the first Disney movie I ever saw, although a half-century later such memories might be suspect, although I am pretty sure that the main thing I remember walking out of the movie theater way back when was Monstro the Whale. My main impression this time was that the animation is rougher than I recalled. Of course this makes perfect sense,...
Published on March 22 2009 by Lawrance Bernabo
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars A lousy way to treat your "masterpiece" Disney!
First of all, before any of you fine Amazon.com readers get the wrong idea about my mediocre 3 star rating, Pinocchio is and probably will always be the greatest animated film of all time. Calling Pinocchio a masterpiece is an understatement. I am writing this review on the basis of how fed up I am with the stupidity and greed that Disney has shown of late. Like so...
Published on Aug. 10 2000 by Peter Prainito
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest animated film of all time (notice my nose did not grow longer when I said that),
Lawrance Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pinocchio (2-Disc 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition) (DVD)
I remember "Pinocchio" as being the first Disney movie I ever saw, although a half-century later such memories might be suspect, although I am pretty sure that the main thing I remember walking out of the movie theater way back when was Monstro the Whale. My main impression this time was that the animation is rougher than I recalled. Of course this makes perfect sense, because this 1940 movie is the first full-length animated film that Disney released after "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," although the studio was working on "Bambi" at the same time. But in my mind I had the level of animation being more akin to what we see in "Cinderella." But compare the level of animation here with "Steamboat Willie," the first Mickey Mouse cartoon, and you can see the quantum leap that Disney had already taken in the field. When the American Film Institute did its "Ten Top Ten" lists, "Pinocchio" was number two on the list after "Snow White," a judgment that reflects the monumental historical importance of that first cartoon movie, because judged by creative standards "Pinocchio" is the superior film.
Watching "Pinocchio" again and going through all of the bonus features on this 70th anniversary Platinum Edition DVD served to reinforce the idea that Walt Disney was a genius, a fact that needs to be driven home to those generation of Disney fans who have been born after his death and do not remember him hosting "The Wonderful World of Disney" on Sunday nights. The two things that stood out to me where the fact that when Walt took that first big gamble with "Snow White" (critics the colors are too bright, they will hurt people's eyes to watch a cartoon that runs an hour), he already had his new two animated features in the pipeline, and that he insisted the songs in his movies move the story along. Both of those ideas are taken for granted today, but you have to put things in the context of the times. Walt Disney is the Moses who gets animation from "Gertie the Dinosaur" to the latest computer animated effort from the folks at Pixar. The mantle might have been passed, but let's not forget who the person responsible for the mantle.
Kids might like the Games & Activities included on the second disc in this set and may even recognize Meaghan Jette Martin, who sings the updated version of "When You Wish Upon a Star" in the requisite music video (Sorry, nothing tops Cliff Edwards as Jiminy Cricket singing that particular song). For me the attraction is all of the Bakcstage Disney materials, with the Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scens and Alternat Ending, the All-New "Making of 'Pinocchio'" featurette and the proverbial "Much, Much More!" From the start, these Platinum Editions from Disney have been designed to cater to those of us who want to be more than casual fans of these classic full-length cartoons. When they began putting these out the gold standard in DVD extras were the Criterion Collection films, but these Disney Platinum Editions routinely exceed those efforts. We would be happy just to have this film on DVD, but Disney is committed to preserving its legacy by treating these classic films like cinematic heirlooms. I have not seen a Disney Plantinum Edition that was not worth owning, and if for some reason you felt compelled to limit yourself to only five of them, then "Pinocchio" would have to be one of those five. Actually, I think if you only had one of them, this would be the one (although "
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Entertainment With No Strings Attached!,
Debi Crabtree "robertcrabtree3000" (Chattanooga, TN United States) - See all my reviews
The TV Guide called this gem "arguably, the best animated feature of all time," that's a little hyped up if you ask me (but still, Pinocchio gets 4.5 rounded up to 5 stars from me). It has the best animation any cartoon studio has to offer (espcially for 1940), some of the best musical numbers, and INCREDIBLE voice talents! Cliff Edwards and Dickie Jones should have won themselves a couple of awards just for their voice work as Jiminey Cricket (Edwards) and Pinocchio (Jones), they both work PERFECTLY together.
The music and songs are one of the best things about "Pinocchio." Everytime I watch the DVD, I like turn on the subtitles and sing the songs with the characters (Hi Diddle Dee Dee and I've Got No Strings are my faves).
Some of the characters even remind me about people I know. When I was young, I could easily picture myself as Pinocchio. The "Lampwick" character reminds me a lot about the "hoodlum" classmates I go to school with (jackasses).
Pinocchio is a movie that ALL parents should watch with their children. The scene where Pinocchio gets locked in a cage by Stromboli (a greedy puppet master) demonstrates the unpleasent consequences for trusting strangers (Honest John and Giddy) that outsmart their "victims" with TEMPTATION. The "Donkey Transformation" scene is a very powerful (and frightening) sequence that gives an example about why you shouldn't be a destructive little brat (jackass).
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Cinema's greatest scene of horror,
Adam Douglass Burtch (Berkeley, CA United States) - See all my reviews
The name Disney has always carried the stigma of wholesomeness, which all too often translates into fatuous and insipid "family entertainment," but the Pleasure Island segment of Pinocchio ranks among the supreme moments of horror in all of cinema - the loss of the self is so much more greusome than death. Worth having for that brilliant and ghastly scene alone.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A lousy way to treat your "masterpiece" Disney!,
Peter Prainito (Lombard, IL USA) - See all my reviews
First of all, before any of you fine Amazon.com readers get the wrong idea about my mediocre 3 star rating, Pinocchio is and probably will always be the greatest animated film of all time. Calling Pinocchio a masterpiece is an understatement. I am writing this review on the basis of how fed up I am with the stupidity and greed that Disney has shown of late. Like so many of the 40+ reviewers have said, why was this classic thrown together with such little respect? The transfer to DVD does not improve upon the VHS version, in fact it actually looks downright fuzzy at times. And boy was I ticked off when the "making of Pinocchio" was not included on the DVD, but WAS on the VHS! What am I spending the extra dollars for? Like another reviewer said, Disney just wants the consumer to buy the next version with the extras included. They're no fools, they probably figure if they include the extras on the DVD now, no one will buy it again because DVDs don't wear out! It all comes down to the almighty dollar, right Disney? When Disney does include extras, like on A Bug's Life, they make you buy 2 DVDs! Has anyone at Disney noticed how many hours can be stored on a single DVD? Take Dreamworks for example, they produced a great film in the Prince of Egypt and loaded the DVD with a ton of extras. You don't mind paying a little extra for DVDs like the Prince of Egypt or The Iron Giant (another superb film). Wise up Disney, you won't be able to live on reputation for much longer if you continue trying to rip off the public. The competition is stiff, and darn good! I bet Walt must be turning over in his grave. I would love the folks at Disney to read this review.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Pleased with quick delivery and product.,
This review is from: Pinocchio (2-Disc 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition) (DVD)
I received this item the very next day after ordering it. I was so pleased and couldn't beleive how fast I received it. Item is in great condition. Would definately recommend this seller.
5.0 out of 5 stars Un des plus grands classique de Dinsey rena�t :-),
Markyoloup "Markyoloup" (Rouyn-Noranda, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pinocchio (70th Anniversary Platinum Edition + Standard DVD, English/French) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
Disney a restauré ce classique de tous les temps à sa brillance. Les thèmes universels de l'amour, la famille, l'amitié et le bien contre le mal et de faire une éducation agréable. Oui, il ya des scènes assez effrayant et le mal est de montré pour ce qu'il est. Cependant, tout comme dans la plupart des contes de fées, le bien triomphe sur le mal à la fin.
La première partie du film est hilarant, le milieu est une aventure et la fin est une belle surprise pour les enfants. Il ya quelques articles politiquement incorrect, mais ils sont presque ironique et que vous avez à penser à quand ce film a été fait!
Si vous avez toujours souhaité sur une étoile, ou d'une étoile fillante, c'est pour vous! Je suis d'accord, c'est un chef-d'œuvre de l'animation .... différent de tout ce que vous trouverez aujourd'hui. Il est tellement détaillé et évolue à un rythme où il est agréable à regarder. C'est un film sérieux, contrairement à certains des plus rapide extravagances que vous voyez aujourd'hui.
5.0 out of 5 stars Disney's 2nd Animated Masterpiece!,
FredeRicko (Oregon) - See all my reviews
Following the success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the Walt Disney studios decided to create Pinocchio, although its initial theatrical release back in the 1940s seemed to be financially dissappointing, it was mainly because of the start of World War II. Through time, the film became to be known as one Disney's greates masterpieces. The film itself is indeed great, entertaining from beginning to end, do I even have to know what happens in the story? Everyone knows the classic tale of Pinocchio, well, it is the story of an innocent puppet who's given life by a kind blue fairy, and sent into the real world in which faces many dangerous and evil villains. But luckily for Pinocchio, he's not alone, Jiminy Cricket, his faithful and loyal conscience will help him find the difference between right and wrong. In a magical quest to return to his family Pinoccho will overcome many difficulties in this cruel world.
This DVD edition of Walt Disney's timeless classics does not bring much in Bonus Features, just a little theatrical trailer, luckily, a much better edition is being planned for Pinocchio, as it will become part of the Platinum Edition, which is Disney's greatest DVD collection yet.
5.0 out of 5 stars Walt Disney's Animated Masterpiece,
Simon Davis (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pinocchio (VHS Tape)
Walt Disney in my belief never topped his stunning achievement in movie animation with "Pinocchio", the classic children's story based on the equally classic late 19th Century story by Carlo Collodi. Indeed this story is truly for children and adults alike with it's message of the universal value of honesty towards others and ones self, and the real worth to be obtained from personal integrity in all things. Released in 1940 after the stunning success of Disney's first excursion into animated feature films with "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", "Pinocchio", is the studio's supreme achievement that has enchanted and enthralled each new generation with it's simple message and delightful characters.
"Pinocchio", tells the story of a kind and loving woodcarver named Geppetto who produces beautiful clocks, toys and music boxes out of all kinds of wood. He is loved and admired for his great skill however his one wish in life is to have a son as he has no children. Looking at his completed wooden puppet of a young boy he names him Pinocchio and goes to sleep praying that he might have a son just like Pinocchio. During the night the Blue Fairy appears in Geppetto's house and grants his fervent wish bringing the little wooden puppet to life. Her words to Pinnochio are "prove yourself to be brave, truthful and unselfish and someday you will be a real boy". To help him in this task the Blue fairy provides him with a "conscience" in the form of Jiminy Cricket who is to look out for him. Upon waking Geppetto is delighted to discover that his wish has been granted and that Pinocchio has come to life. His joy however is short lived when after sending Pinocchio off to begin his schooling the naive puppet is abducted by a sinister Fox called Honest John who takes Pinocchio to the travelling carnival of Stromboli a cruel and nasty man who imprisons Pinnochio and forces him to perform in his show. Alerted by Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio is rescued by the Blue Fairy after he learns a hard lesson about telling the truth when his nose grows larger with each successive lie. Heading home they run afoul of Honest John again who in another of his schemes is working with his client Coachman in getting boys to be sent to Pleasure Island in the belief that they are going on vacation but with the real intent of turning them into donkeys to work as slaves for Coachman in his mines. Once on the island everything seems wonderful as the amusement park offers everything they want for free and the boys are given a constant supply of drink and alcohol. Only later is the sinister purpose of the island discovered by Jiminy Cricket by which time it is too late as the boys have begun to turn into donkeys and are being loaded on a boat being sent to the mines. Before Pinocchio's transformation is complete Jiminy and Pinocchio escape and return home again only to find the heart broken Geppetto has gone looking for Pinocchio and has been swallowed by a famous whale called Monstro. Going under water to try and find him the pair encounter the deadly Monstro who also engulfs them and by a miracle they find Geppetto along with Figaro the cat and Cleo the goldfish safe and sound. Starting a fire inside the whale they manage to be blown outside and after a terrifying pursuit by a very angry Monstro manage to safely get to the shore. Once safely home the transformation promised by the Blue Fairy if Pinocchio displayed the qualities of bravery honesty and kindness to others, takes place and the wooden Pinocchio becomes a real boy of flesh and blood and the son Geppetto always wanted.
"Pinocchio", is a timeless story graced with beautiful characters that all too often show their human side. I believe this very human element to the characters is what has endeared this film to generations of movie goers. Winner of the 1940 Academy Award for Best song with the unforgettable "When You Wish Upon A Star" which has become the Disney trade mark tune ever since, the production has so much to offer in every department. The quality of the animation is peerless here and the modern Disney efforts could not compare with it in overall quality and execution. The characters created from the original work by Carlo Collodi are just as memorable with Pinocchio the unforgettable little puppet who learns to become a real boy, being one of the best characters to come out of the Disney films. Voiced by child actor Dickie Jones, he gives Pinocchio just the right elements of boyish innocence and show biz panache to make him a delightful character. Jiminy Cricket also is without doubt one of the strengths in this story with his "conscience" job often leading to amusing and hair raising situations that even he often doesn't want to be a part of.
Treasured as a great children's classic "Pinocchio", certainly has it's scary elements such as the boys turning into donkeys and the frightening battle with the whale at sea which might not be suitable for really young children. However apart from that adults can enjoy this story just as much as children with its age old moral lesson of doing good by others for your own good. I have loved "Pinocchio", since I was a child and along with "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", is the film that best represents the true brillance of Walt Disney's creativity. Promise yourself at least one viewing of this great classic as it will move you as no other animated feature can with its simple message and beautiful characters.
3.0 out of 5 stars He wants to be a real boy.,
JediMack (VALRICO, FL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pinocchio (VHS Tape)
Judging by its Amazon sales rank of 177, this movie would rank 3rd in popularity. We rank it 21. The movie was produced as a high quality, entertaining story that has endured in the culture over the years. Who doesn't know the song "When you wish upon a star". Old guys like me can remember Walt Disney doing his Sunday night TV show and his costar Jiminy Cricket, who was lucky as can be because he'll live to be 103. From marionette to saving his father this is a grand adventure and a solid 3 star movie.
We had a lot of fun by gathering the family together to rank the 41 Disney movies we have that include some cartoon work. All the kids, ages 6 to 27, participated along with mother and dad. Lion King was selected number 1 of the 41 as the family favorite, but narrowly. Peter Pan was 2. Pete's Dragon 3, Beauty & the beast 4, Sleeping Beauty 5, Snow White 6, Robin Hood 7, 101 Dalmatians 8, Fox and the hound 9, Cinderella is 10th, Rescuers 11, Hunchback of ND 12, Aladdin 13, Aladdin King of Thieves 14, Jungle Book 15, Little Mermaid 16, Hercules 17, Winnie the Pooh 18, Rescuers Down Under 19 and Sword in the Stone 20.
4.0 out of 5 stars Pinocchio- Special Edition,
Lee Neville "emotionboy" (London, ENGLAND) - See all my reviews
What can I say about Pinocchio that you don't already know. We already know it is a timeless Disney classic. The animation detail is about the finest you'll find anywhere. Even with the great detail of recent animated features such as Atlantis and Treasure Planet you'll never find the kind of hard work that went into Pinocchio. Today Disney have a legion of animators and computers, yet in 1940 Disney had about 10. The work they did was simply amazing and Pinocchio deserves to remain timeless.
In the UK, Disney have just released a Special Edition DVD. The special features include a making of which was made in 2000, a couple of sing along songs, a couple of short cartoons featuring Jiminy Cricket and a Search For Jiminy Cricket game where you have to be Pinocchio's conscience. The highlight here though is the original 1940 trailer which although not being spectacular will definitely make collectors happy. Unfortunately though, this single disc DVD is very disappointing as a Special Edition DVD. It is understandable that there might not be much original behind the scenes footage, but I'm sure we could have more featurettes on how Pinocchio has helped bring about the animation of today. Here's hoping a Platinum Edition is released in the US.
Finally, the reason Pinocchio only receives 4 stars from me is that although it is a masterpiece in itself, I don't consider it to be the best of the bunch. Even as a child I found it long winded and dull colored. There is more defined color to the DVD version but the story is still long winded, sorry!
A must for true Disney fans though!
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The Iranian Challenge
The National Intelligence Estimate released December 3 reports Iran abandoned its nuclear weapons program in 2003, pulling the US back from the Bush Administration's plans for war. In an essay published November 19, Trita Parsi outlined the steps toward a sane relationship between the US and Iran.
Iran will be the top foreign policy challenge for the United States in the coming years. The Bush Administration's policy (insistence on zero enrichment of uranium, regime change and isolation of Iran) and the policy of the radicals around President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (unlimited civilian nuclear capability, selective inspections and replacing the United States as the region's dominant power) have set the two countries on a collision course. Yet the mere retirement of George W. Bush's neocons or Ahmadinejad's radicals may not be sufficient to avoid the disaster of war.
The ill-informed foreign policy debate on Iran contributes to a paradigm of enmity between the United States and Iran, which limits the foreign policy options of future US administrations to various forms of confrontation while excluding more constructive approaches. These policies of collision are in no small part born of the erroneous assumptions we adopted about Iran back in the days when we could afford to ignore that country. But as America sinks deeper into the Iraqi quicksand, remaining in the dark about the realities of Iran and the actual policies of its decision-makers is no longer an option.
A successful policy on Iran must begin by reassessing some basic assumptions:
1. Iran is ripe for regime change.
Not true. Although the ruling clergy in Iran are very unpopular, they are not going anywhere anytime soon. (A distinction obviously needs to be made here between the electoral survival of the Ahmadinejad government and the survival of the system as a whole.) The Iranian people certainly deserve a better government--one that provides Iran's youthful population with a better economic future and respects human rights--but the current choice Iranians face is not between Islamic tyranny and democratic freedom. It is between chaos and stability. The increased tensions with the United States over the past year have only strengthened the government's hold on power by limiting the space for prodemocracy activists (much as the 9/11 attacks paved the way for the passing of the Patriot Act and the weakening of Americans' civil rights). Whatever we think of the clergy in Tehran, we cannot afford wishful thinking about their imminent departure.
2. Iran is irrational and cannot be deterred.
Not true. Iran's foreign policy behavior is highly problematic for the United States, but a careful study of Iran's actions--not just its rhetoric--reveals systematic, pragmatic and cautious maneuvering toward a set goal: decontainment and the re-emergence of Iran as a pre-eminent power in the Middle East. Iran often conceals its real objectives behind layers of ideological rhetoric, with the aim of confusing potential enemies and making its policies more attractive to the Muslim nations it seeks to lead. At times it even simulates irrationality as an instrument of deterrence, the calculation being that enemies will be more reluctant to attack Iran if Tehran's response can't be predicted and won't follow a straight cost-benefit analysis. (Richard Nixon used the same strategy during the cold war, in what he called the "madman theory"; he sought to deter the Soviets by making them think he was slightly mad and unpredictable.) In reality, the United States--and Israel--have a long history of deterring Iran. During the Lebanon war of 2006, Israel signaled Tehran's leaders that it would retaliate against Iran if Hezbollah struck Tel Aviv with long-distance missiles. Tehran got the message. Despite many promises by Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah to hit Israel if the Jewish state continued the bombardment of Lebanon, Iran prevented Hezbollah from using its long-range missiles. Deterrence worked, and an uncontrollable escalation of the war was avoided.
3. Iran is inherently anti-American.
Not quite. To Iran anti-Americanism is a means, not an end. Iran believes that its size and power position it to play a major role in regional affairs. This aspiration, however, clashes with America's aim of isolating and containing Iran. As long as public opinion in the Middle East remains largely critical of the United States, and as long as Washington continues to seek a regional order based on excluding Iran, Iran will likely play on anti-Americanism to make Washington's policy of exclusion as costly as possible and to rally existing anti-American sentiment around Iranian objectives. But if the strategic environment in the region changes--with a different relationship between Tehran and Washington as a result--the utility of anti-Americanism will fade away.
4. Enrichment equals a nuclear bomb.
Not necessarily. The current nuclear impasse is partly rooted in the questionable assumption that zero enrichment is the only route to avoid an Iranian bomb. While the optimal situation is one in which Iran does not enrich, this goal is no longer possible. But that does not mean that a small-scale Iranian enrichment program is tantamount to a nuclear bomb. According to nuclear experts like Bruno Pellaud, former deputy director general and head of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Department of Safeguards, intrusive inspections is the best tool to ensure that Iran doesn't divert its civilian program into a military one. Yet these inspections can only take place as part of a package deal with Iran that includes some level of enrichment. This makes reassessment of the zero-enrichment objective all the more important.
5. Iran seeks Israel's destruction.
False. As I explain in my book Treacherous Alliance, the Iranian clergy have strong ideological antipathy toward Israel, but ideology is not the primary driving force of Iranian foreign policy. The major shifts in Israeli-Iranian relations, from pragmatic entente in the 1960s and '70s to strategic rivalry in the 1990s, have occurred because of changing strategic--not ideological--realities. Whenever Iran's ideological and strategic imperatives have clashed--as was the case in the 1980s, when the common threat from the Soviet Union and Iraq prompted Iran and Israel to pursue clandestine cooperation--realpolitik has prevailed. Today, Iran's ideological and strategic imperatives largely coincide. Israel is seen as a strategic and an ideological threat, and as a result Tehran has actively confronted Israel. But Iran does not seek Israel's destruction, nor does its attitude toward Israel lack pragmatism. In 2002 Iran signaled that it was prepared to adopt a "Malaysian profile" on Israel in return for an end to Israeli and American efforts to isolate Tehran. Iran would, much like Malaysia, be an Islamic state that would not recognize Israel and would occasionally criticize it but would not directly confront the Jewish state. Iran and Israel would simply recognize each other's spheres of influence and stay out of each other's hair. The message was communicated to Israel through various channels, including a presentation by a senior Iranian military figure at a conference in Europe attended by several Israelis. Ze'ev Schiff, the late military affairs editor of Ha'aretz, told me that the consistency of Tehran's message "made it more clear that this was a policy" and not just empty talk. Though Iran has a new and more radical president today, it is still ruled by the same Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the concept of a "Malaysian profile" still enjoys support in the Iranian National Security Council--President Ahmadinejad's venomous rhetoric notwithstanding.


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The Farmers Open needs caddies for Pro-Am players on Jan. 21, 22 and 25. Contact Ron Reiss at Stadium Golf Center at (858) 277-6667 to register, or show up at the south end of the driving range at Torrey Pines at 6:30 a.m. on Jan. 21.
Upcoming golf clinics
One of most anticipated off-course events at next week's Farmers Open is the junior clinic that will be conducted on Tuesday by two popular area natives, Poway's Charley Hoffman and Murrieta's Rickie Fowler.
Open to the public, the clinic for 500 children will be held on the driving range at the Balboa Park Golf Course. All attendees will receive a Puma hat and T-shirt. The clinic begins at 3 p.m., with a shuttle carrying spectators from a nearby parking lot. Ripa suggests fans arrive no later than 2:30.
On Monday, Perez and renowned instructor Jim Flick will conduct a free clinic at 3:30 p.m. at the Del Mar Golf Center. The clinic is sponsored by Operation Game On, Tony Perez's organization that teaches golf to injured military members.
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Hoffman hosts his third annual Charley Hoffman San Diego Pro-Am on Monday at Del Mar Country Club. The foundation has raised nearly $500,000 for children's charities in San Diego and Las Vegas. The pro-am is sold out, but donations to the foundation can be made at Hoffman's website, charleyhoffman.com.
City golf featured
The city's Balboa Park and Mission Bay courses are about to get more national exposure than they've ever had. PGA Tour Entertainment, with contributions from a local company, HVS Productions, has created an eye-catching 30-second spot that features all of the city's courses. The commercials will run nationally during the Farmers telecast.
Scenes for the commercial were shot two weeks ago using two local high-definition crews. There are spectacular aerial shots from a helicopter, including one at Balboa in which the camera rises from tee box level to high in the sky to show off the course's proximity to the downtown skyline.
City Golf Manager Mark Marney said the spots are meant to "brand together" all of San Diego's municipal courses, not just Torrey Pines.
The production and cost for network placement of the ads, valued at around $350,000, are being covered by an in-kind trade the city has with the Century Club. In its contract with the Century Club, the city is annually reminbursed for lost rounds and other costs during the tournament. That figure is around $500,000 per year.
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Littleton hosted a town hall meeting on the urban renewal process as part of its ongoing effort to counteract what the city sees as misinformation about urban renewal.
The meeting at Arapahoe Community College on Oct. 28 drew about 200 people. Residents were asked to give the city feedback on questions including their age, perception and knowledge of urban renewal, whether they had children in Littleton Public Schools, and whether they owned a business in town.
The Foothills Park and Recreation District finalized the sale of a parcel on the northwest corner of South Wadsworth Boulevard and West Coal Mine Avenue last week, netting the district $1.075 million after commission.
The property will be developed into a two-story medical center with a surgical unit, emergency medical care and overnight care. The property had to be rezoned by Jefferson County to allow for overnight stays before the sale could go forward, said Foothills Executive Director Ron Hopp.
An investigation into the death of a female inmate at the Jeffco jail is awaiting the findings of an autopsy report.
The Sheriff's Office has completed interviews in its investigation and is awaiting the coroner's report on Jennifer Lobato, 37, said sheriff's spokeswoman Jacki Kelley. That report could take several more weeks to complete.
The recent move by Jeffco Public Schools and the teachers union to take portions of contract negotiations behind closed doors falls into a murky area of Colorado's Open Meetings Law.
The district and the Jefferson County Education Association opened negotiations this month, and both sides agreed early on to break into small study groups and examine several priority topics. The two groups announced last week that meetings of the small groups would not be open to the public.
The recent relentless rains have swollen Chatfield Reservoir and forced the closure of several recreational areas in the popular state park.
The reservoir was 6 feet above its normal level as of May 21, resulting in closure of the swim beach; Jamison Picnic Area; Catfish Picnic Area; Eagle Cove; Plum Creek Picnic Area; and the south boat ramp.
The Jeffco teachers union and the school district hit a rough patch in contract negotiations last Thursday when the sides failed to agree on a plan for how much the district should pay teachers hired for the fall, according to a pool report.
An information sheet sent to members of the Jeffco teachers union discusses the possibility of a strike, but a union spokesman said efforts are still focused on collaborating with the school district.
A statewide initiative to increase the number of child welfare caseworkers could mean up to 15 new employees for Jeffco's Human Services Department.
The state legislature approved $6 million this year to add 100 child welfare caseworkers across Colorado. The funds come with a required 10 percent match from counties; Jeffco would need to put up $100,000 to create the 15 positions.
The county commissioners gave initial approval for spending the $100,000 during their May 12 staff briefings.
The latest version of an ordinance governing retail sidewalk displays in downtown Littleton would increase from three to eight the number of days each month a business could display merchandise outside.
At a May 12 study session, a majority of City Council members requested that staff overhaul the controversial restrictions placed on sidewalk displays last May. The latest rules also would decrease the maximum size of the displays, standardize how merchandise can be displayed, and charge a fee for the required permit.
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That's probably the cause, gatehill. Few plants like wet feet and toms aren't one of them. Water when needed rather than by rote. Droopy toms can be misleading, a bit of a trap. On a warm day, toms will wilt or droop a little but the test is to wait till the cool of the evening. If the plant perks up again, it doesn't need water. If it's still drooping, water.
Blossom End Rot is the result of the plant being unable to distribute sufficient calcium to the fruit via its internal system. There can be plenty of calcium available to the roots, the plant just can't distribute it. It's thought to be caused by plant stress.
What causes the stress to the plant? It can be fluctuating temps, strong winds, irregular watering patterns, overwatering, overfertilising - in fact, anything that upsets the plant's internal equilibrium can cause it. Sometimes there's just no knowing. I've had a plant with BER planted right alongside another plant with no BER. Same soil, exactly the same weather and growing conditions.
The further complication is that some varieties - the plums, like Roma and San Marzano - are simply more prone to BER. No one knows why beyond that they seem to be genetically predisposed to it.
Just what the place needed, an injection of Welsh genes.
Yes, proprietary plants - created, owned and effectively patented by commercial organisations - usually have sterile seeds to prevent regrowing. Years ago Brocollini - like a miniature brocolli with thin stems and leaves - was introduced into Australia. Its production was licensed to an Australian company by its American commercial "owner" so they were the only source in Australia. You could be prosecuted for even trying to reproduce it.
Good to hear. Is the beefsteak smooth or ribbed?
We could do with some cool, wet weather here, GM. Hasn't rained in Tuscany for five months and we're into our second month in the mid-30s. I've had to yank three or four tom plants early because they're not even flowering. Just a waste of precious water. Every local with a vegie garden that I speak to is having their worst season in memory.
Funny place, Tasmania. Progressive in some ways - it was the birthplace of the Greens in Australia and remains to the forefront in terms of conservation, etc - but certain parts of the island are best avoided. Very small, isolated communities without much in the way of, um, genetic input from outside. If you get my drift.
Tasmania? *shudders*
Some varieties will produce two main stems. It's called bifurcation. The Cherokee varieties - Chocolate, Purple and Green - always do it.
No, it's not too late to take off the overgrown side shoots. Use very sharp secateurs or scissors and make the cut as clean as you can.
If you can grow the Suttons' version of Marmande you could grow the original Rouge de Marmande. The difficulty would be finding the genuine seeds.


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ANTHONY MILLION DOLLAR CROLLA has laughed off Derry Mathewss claim that he branded his big fight rival a stepping stone.
Crolla, 25, makes his second British lightweight title defence against his Merseyside challenger at Oldham Sports Centre on Saturday April 21.
The Mancunian (23-2) said: Derry has totally made up the stepping stone comment. Never once have I called him that.
I would never call any fighter that because it is totally disrespectful never mind somebody of Derrys calibre.
I think Derry has done that just to hype himself up. If he feels that is what he needs to do then fair enough, but I just laugh when I see him hash tag it on Twitter all the time.
Referee Marcus McDonnell was due to referee the 12-round clash, but was removed by the British Boxing Board of Control yesterday (Mon).
McDonnell made a comment on a social networking site saying praising Mathews (29-6-1) prompting the decision, but Crolla says he would never doubt the experienced referees integrity.
He added: It doesnt bother me if Marcus McDonnell is the referee because he is good and I would have no problem him officiating in my future fights.
Marcus didnt mean anything by his comment, but the British Boxing Board of Control are just covering their own back.
It is just that if there is a controversial ending or points deduction for me people might start making comments.
When Marcus made the comment he just didnt think. It was just a silly thing to do although he meant nothing by it.
In a magnificent chief support Birtleys Jon Lewis Dickinson risks his English cruiserweight crown against Hatton Promotions prospect Matty Askin, in a ten rounder that is also a British title eliminator.
Among those also appearing will be former European super-featherweight champion Stephen Foster Jr, unbeaten Jazza Dickins and Irish amateur sensation Ryan Burnett makes his debut
Boxing starts at 6.15pm and tickets are on sale. They are priced at £35 general admission, £55 floor seating, £75 ringside and £100 VIP Ringside. You can buy by calling the Hatton Box Office 01925 755 222, Ticketmaster 0844 847 2500, Ticketline 0844 888 9991, any boxer on the bill or online www.hattonboxing.com
BROOKLYN The Daily News Golden Gloves, the nations largest and most prestigious amateur boxing tournament, will relocate to Barclays Center in Brooklyn when it holds its two-day Finals event in April 2013.
The Golden Gloves will be the lynchpin of our grass-roots boxing program at Barclays Center, said Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormark. While Golden Boy Promotions will bring the best of professional boxing back to Brooklyn, we are excited to host such a New York institution as the Daily News Golden Gloves. There's a rich heritage of boxing in Brooklyn and we are thrilled to make the sport a major part of our new arena.
Since its inception, the iconic Daily News Golden Gloves has produced many boxing greats, including World Champions Emile Griffith, Jose Torres, Floyd Paterson, Howard Davis, and Brooklyn natives Riddick Bowe and Mark Breland, who won five Golden Gloves titles and a gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games.
The Daily News is excited to announce that the iconic Golden Gloves Finals will take place at the new Barclays Center in 2013, beginning an exciting new chapter in the rich history of the tournament, said Daily News CEO Bill Holiber. The Barclays Center will bring a new excitement to the sport of boxing and as a true partner of the Golden Gloves, will help the Daily News continue our strong tradition of supporting amateur boxing in New York.
The Golden Gloves tournament, which will celebrate its 86th anniversary at Barclays Center, begins with several weeks of elimination bouts held throughout the New York metropolitan area beginning annually in January and then culminates with the Finals at the Barclays Center, where male and female championship bouts will be held over two days in April.
Opening on September 28, 2012, Barclays Center will launch with a three-month grand opening celebration, which will include a major professional boxing event. In July of 2010, Barclays Center formed a programming alliance with Golden Boy Promotions, the world's leading boxing promoter and whose president is Oscar de la Hoya. As part of the partnership, Barclays Center will hold at least one boxing event a month, in addition to the Daily News Golden Gloves Finals.
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In Light Of The Fabrice Muamba Incident, All Sports, Including Boxing, Should Be More Prepared
Just over two weeks ago Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba suffered a Sudden Cardiac Arrest and collapsed during his team's FA Cup tie with Tottenham Hotspurs, at White Hart Lane. No surprise this tragic incident grabbed the headlines around the world and has continued to do so on a daily basis.
The match was rightly abandoned, as both teams' doctors spent around ten minutes treating the 23 year old on the pitch in front of around 35,000 stunned fans and millions of viewers around the World.
Those watching the drama unfold were left in no doubt that Fabrice was fighting for his life, as one of the doctors was quick to connect up a defibrillator. It is this single action that could well be the reason why Fabrice survived long enough to receive life saving treatment in hospital.
European Society of Cardiology spokesperson, Professor Mats Borjesson of Sahlgrenska University in Gothenburg recently stated,. "It is well known that rapid access to the right treatment facilities can improve Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) survival rates from 5% to well over 60%.'"
SCA is a condition in which normal blood circulation abruptly stops and usually leads to death in 95% of cases unless the patient is treated within five minutes or so by trained medical staff using a defibrillator.
These days defibrillators are being installed in many major sporting stadiums around the world, mainly due to the efforts of the ESC, however this wasn't the case when Cameroon's Marc Vivien-Foe, 28, a premier league player firstly with West Ham and then Manchester City, collapsed and died during a Confederations Cup match against Colombia in Lyon, France in 2003.
Football is not the only sport that has had a tragedy of this type, according to the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, USA, in excess of a hundred thousand young athletes, from a wide variety of sporting disciplines, die each year from cardiovascular disorders as a result of participation in sports.
Boxing is no exception, in 2003 American boxer Brad Rone, who fought such luminaries as Cedric Boswell, Vaughn Bean, Kirk Johnson, Michael Grant, Hasim Rahman, Obed Sullivan, Fres Oquendo, Kelvin Davis amongst others, collapsed and died in the ring in Cedar City, Utah, during his bout with Billy Zumbrun.
Brad was hit by a Billy Zumbrun jab just before the bell rang to end the first round. He turned around to walk to his corner when he collapsed and died. A ringside doctor tried to revive him using cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but his efforts were in vain. An autopsy later revealed Rone had died of a heart attack.
It's not just at events that these tragedies happen, they also happen in the gym, one such incident, a stroke rather than cardiac arrest, occurred in December 2009, when former heavyweight boxer Harry Senior was working as the sparring partner for Albert Sosnowski. On the third day of sparring Harry had a stroke, the coaches rushed to his aid but were unable to assist, due to the severity of the stroke, and called the emergency
I'm pleased to say that Harry is as tough as they come and like Fabrice survived and is slowly but surely making a steady recovery.
Reacting to Harry's plight BBBofC Southern Area Chairman Mick Collier not only instigated the 'Harry Fund' and appealed to the boxing community for their support, but also lobbied boxing gym's within the region to ensure adequate first aid equipment being to hand.
Speaking earlier Mick said, Fabrices plight has really bought home the fact that heart attacks and strokes can affect fit people, including professional sportsmen.
It also highlights the importance of having the right equipment available for any circumstance.
The BBBofC have strict rules in place for fights, the medical teams are fully equipped for any situation. If Fabrice had been a boxer and this happened in the ring, I am certain that the level and speed of assistance he received would have been exactly the same.
Weve been relatively lucky, these incidents are rare in boxing but not unique. A few years ago Harry Senior had a major stroke when he was sparring.
I dont doubt that in Harrys case that a defibrillator would have made that much difference but it would if someone had a cardiac arrest when they are in the gym. For that reason alone I would urge all boxing gyms to have one on-site as well as have all their staff trained to use them.
The TRAD TKO Boxing Gym, in Canning Town, London, is one of the few boxing gym's in the country that preempted the possible mandatory requirement for defibrillators to be installed.
With some forty plus pros, including stars such as World Boxing Organization (WBO) Intercontinental Lightweight Champion Kevin Mitchell, British Light Welterweight Champion
Colin Lynes, former British Cruiserweight Champion Leon Williams as well as Southern Area Champions Ben Murphy and Billy Joe Saunders, being based at the old school East End fight factory, the TRAD TKO is still not exactly the type of place that you would think would be pioneering such technology.
TRAD TKO boss Johnny Eames though explained why they were the first to install the life saving equipment late last year.
"They save lives, simple as that.
I don't know if I could live with myself if one of members or fighters had a heart attack here at the gym and we weren't able to help them.
The key staff have been trained by the Red Cross on using the defibrillator, as well as CPR. But to be on the safe side the defibrillator we have is idiot proof, it talks you through through what steps to take, so can be used by an untrained person if needed.
We all like to think it will never happen to us, but what happened at Tottenham the other week shows that it could happen to anyone, even a professional sportsman and for that reason alone it makes sense to have equipment like this on-site."
The defibrillator that was installed at the TRAD TKO Boxing Gym is supplied, fitted and maintained by BST (Butler Safe Technologies) and it is their state of art DOC system, which is the world's first fully connected and operational defibrillator.
Having personally been trained on using the DOC system myself I can verify that as Johnny says it's 'idiot proof', as throughout the operation there is calming voice talking you through every stage, not a recording but an actual person you can have a two way conversation with.
Basically in the event of an emergency, once the DOC unit is removed from it's case a GPRS signal is sent directly to Mondial Assistance which allows the co ordinates to be sent directly to the emergency services, at the same time the emergency coordinator at Mondial Assistance makes contact through the two way speaker system on the DOC device to assist the user.
Another major safety feature is that once the defibrillator is attached to the patient a full ECG (electro cardio gram) is carried out, which determines whether that person is in fact suffering from an arrest. This takes away any judgment needed by the user.
BST's Sebastian Mann is clearly proud of his companies product, saying, "Johnny has it so right, it saves lives, which is the most important factor.
Over a hundred and twenty six thousand people suffer a heart attack every year in the UK, this is the equivalent to one every five minutes.
The biggest problem is that only 5% of cardiac or heart attacks victims actually survive outside of a hospital, unless they get adequate medical assistance quickly, really quickly.
Once the attack has occurred you only have between three and five minutes to take action, every minute after that represents a 10% less chance of survival.
With Emergency Services response time target in London, for a Cardiac Arrest and other Category A (immediately life-threatening) calls, being within eight minutes you can see that having a defibrillator onsite will significantly increase the chances of saving someone's life if they have a cardiac or heart attack in the gym."
Those statistics make for scary reading, at the same time making it clear that essential life saving equipment such as defibrillators should be installed within all sporting facilities, not just for the sake of the sportsmen and women but also the general public that train in gyms or attend sporting events.
Far sighted facilities, such as the TRAD TKO gym, have already realised the importance of having them on the premises, hopefully more will respond in the same manner to ensure that essential life saving equipment in on hand for the sake of their athletes and clientele.
Any gym or organisation interested in the installation of the BST, DOC defibrillator should contact Sebastian Mann on 07984 548068
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In the midst of the euphoria in the capital markets, after a strong mandate for Narendra Modi, the loud cries of wailing farm widows have been lost in the noise and cacophony that followed. To my mind, this is the biggest policy paralysis that afflicts the country.
So when I heard Modi speak at the Central Hall of Parliament the other day: "Ours will be a government that thinks, works and live for the poor. This will be a government dedicated to the villages, youth and women of India," my hope was reinforced. In a country where agriculture has been devastated over the years, where an estimated 50 lakh people abandon farming every year and move into the cities looking for menial jobs, resurrecting agriculture is the biggest and most immediate challenge the new government faces.
There is a renewed spurt in the number of farm suicides across the country. My colleague Dr GV Ramanjaneyulu of the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, Hyderabad, says that in the past few weeks five farmers have been committing suicide every day in the Vidarbha, and another five in the Telangana regions. He has based his calculations on newspaper reports from the region. In Bundelkhand, civil society activist Sanjay Singh says in the past fortnight there have been on an average 2-3 farm suicides every day.
In Punjab, the food bowl of the country, Indian Express reports 10 farmers have committed suicide in last 40 days.
In the Bundelkhand region, which cuts across Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, Sanjay Singh reported 105 farm suicides till March 31. Reeling under mounting debt, these farmers had given up when the freak weather hit the standing crop in several parts of central India. In neighbouring Maharashtra, some 101 farmers had ended their lives after hailstorms flattened the standing crop in the months of February-March. Of these, 30 suicides took place in April.
Some days ago, I read news reports stating two debt-ridden farmer brothers, Jugraj Singh (33) and Jagtar Singh (30) consumed poison to end their lives. They belonged to Hassanpur village in Mansa district of Punjab. They had taken a loan of Rs3-lakh from the Punjab Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank in Budhlada. They were issued a notice by the bank for non-payment of the pending amount, and unable to repay they preferred to end their lives. Unfortunately, their father had also committed suicide some 13 years ago.
The story is the same everywhere. Mounting debts and falling incomes. In the past 17 years, close to 3 lakh farmers have committed suicide. Every hour two farmers commit suicide somewhere in India. The serial death dance on the farms continues unabated.
The spurt in farmer suicides in the past few weeks is a demonstration of the apathy and neglect with which policymakers have treated agriculture. In fact, I find a kind of contempt that prevails in policy planning towards farming and agriculture. Farmers are being treated as if they are a burden on society, and all efforts are to force them to abandon agriculture and migrate into the cities. The sooner the nation offloads this burden, the better it will be for the country's growth and development, is what is generally perceived. I, therefore don't see much of hope for India's farmers.
Census 2011 tells us that every day close to 2,400 farmers quit agriculture and move to the cities looking for menial jobs. The pace of rural to urban migration has then picked up enormously. At best most of these farmers end up becoming security guards in the cities or driving rickshaws. I have never understood the economic rationale behind first destroying existing employment in agriculture, and then creating employment opportunities in the cities for daily wage workers.
Still worse is the fact that an estimated 60 per cent farmers go to bed hungry. There can be nothing more shocking than to find that people who produce food for the country — annadata — have to go to bed hungry. Regardless, economists are now questioning Narendra Modi's poll promise of providing farmers with 50 per cent profits as part of the minimum support price they get. The other day on a TV channel I was asked if agricultural prices go up how will the new government bring down inflation?
These economists want farmers alone to bear the entire burden of feeding the nation with cheap food. Primarily for this reason there has been a deliberate effort to keep farmers pauperised so that they are forced to abandon agriculture. Manmohan Singh had a number of times reiterated that India does not need 70 per cent farmers, and therefore there is an urgent need for a demographic shift. Agriculture has thus been kept starved of public funds. In the 12th Plan period, you will be shocked to know all that agriculture received, despite employing 60 per cent of the population, was Rs1.50 lakh crore. What miracle can be expected with such a paltry investment?
Agriculture too needs investments. In 2014-15, Rs5.73 lakh crore was given just by way of tax concessions to the corporate. If only such an investment was made in agriculture, it would have given a shot in the arm to the beleaguered farming population. The more the income in the hands of farmers, the more will be their purchasing power, thus driving the entire economy. Agriculture therefore stays as the backbone of the Indian economy. Take for instance the food being wasted across the country. Prolonged rains this year have damaged huge stocks of wheat, rice and other perishables for want of adequate storage capacity. In Punjab alone, 26 lakh tonnes of procured wheat this year has been damaged by rains.
For the new Prime Minister, agriculture will remain the sector needing immediate attention. In fact, he has little choice considering that the Indian Meteorological Department has already predicted a below normal monsoon this year. For the new government, the immediate task besides preparing to reduce the impact of a possible drought will be to take a re-look at agriculture and come up with policies that bring back the pride in farming. The approach has to be on how to make agriculture economically viable and environmentally sustainable. There is no reason why India cannot have flourishing agriculture where farmers don't commit suicide. There is no reason why India cannot adopt sustainable farm practices in a manner that makes agriculture profitable for farmers.
Here is a historic opportunity for Narendra Modi to think and work for the poor. Restoring the pride in agriculture is the surest way to fulfil the aspirations of youth, women and farmers.
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