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And it makes it difficult to pay sustained attention to anything. Even the biggest things. We get what the media call "issue fatigue." We just can't attend to a particular issue any longer. It might be too painful, it might require too much energy, or we might actually have to examine how our actions contributed to the problem. At any rate, we just get too tired to listen any longer.
But at Sojourners we have been listening to voices from the Gulf [6] since this started back in April, and we are continuing to listen now. All is not well, the oil is not gone [7], and nature is not "taking care of itself." God never intended that oil from deep below the earth's surface should find its way into the Gulf of Mexico in such massive quantities. Now is not the time for the news media to move on to other issues; it's time for the spotlight to stay where it is, and ensure that people whose lives have been devastated by this disaster are compensated, and ensure that every drop of the oil that can be cleaned up is. Seventy-five percent isn't good enough. The minute the spotlight leaves, so will the pressure on BP to make things right for the people and the environment that were destroyed. Attention must be paid.
Let us not lose sight. This is the largest oil spill disaster in the history of the world. At no other time have 5 million barrels of oil been "released" into the waters of the earth. As a recent New York Times [8] article confirmed, scientists have no idea of the long-term effect this will have on the Gulf, or the world:
"We've never had a spill of this magnitude in the deep ocean," said Ian R. MacDonald, a professor of oceanography at Florida State University.
"These things reverberate through the ecosystem," he said. "It is an ecological echo chamber, and I think we'll be hearing the echoes of this, ecologically, for the rest of my life."
Similarly, we don't yet know what the effects of the "clean up" will be. Where exactly do 5 million barrels of oil go? As an Alabama newspaper [9] pointed out on Tuesday, much of the so-called "cleaned up" oil has ended up in landfills in poor communities with high concentrations of people of color [10]:
An analysis by Robert Bullard of the Environmental Justice Resource Center of Clark Atlanta University has made a provocative and, no doubt, controversial finding: that much of the waste generated by the oil spill cleanup efforts is winding up in common landfills located in majority-black areas...
Bullard cited BP's oil spill waste summary, which said that as of July 15, more than 39,448 tons of oil garbage had been disposed at 9 approved landfills in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi. More than half (5 out of 9) of the landfills receiving BP oil-spill solid waste are in communities where people of color comprise a majority of residents living near the waste facilities.
What will be the effect of the oil as it seeps into the earth, into wells and streams, contaminating both drinking water and the environment? Will BP compensate these residents when wells no longer provide potable water and communities face alarming rates of asthma and cancer? Or will we no longer make the connection?
Don't get me wrong. I'm thrilled that efforts to permanently plug the well are working. And I thank God every day for that. But I'm afraid that our attention to this as an ongoing crisis will wane. I'm afraid that the appropriate people will not be held accountable. I'm afraid that we will not examine our use of and our need for fossil fuels, and I'm afraid that Congress will sidestep the issues of both relief for the families and this region, and putting us on a path toward a new energy future -- one that will move us forward as a country and begin to care for our planet.
Thousands of you responded to our call to ask the Senate to pass the bill that the House already passed on these issues. Thank you for your willingness to speak out to your senators. But it doesn't appear that they are listening, or paying attention to you, or the people in the Gulf region.
But attention must be paid. In Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman," this line is spoken by Linda, the wife of the salesman, Willy Loman, as she speaks to her children about their father. In Act 1, Part 8, she says:
I don't say he's a great man. Willy Loman never made a lot of money. His name was never in the paper. He's not the finest character that ever lived. But he's a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. So attention must be paid. He's not to be allowed to fall in his grave like an old dog. Attention, attention must finally be paid to such a person.
And in the Gulf, attention must finally be paid to such a situation. If not, it won't continue to garner the headlines, it won't continue to receive the attention that it should from those in the federal government who have been charged to attend to such things. And BP, no longer seeing it as a public relations nightmare, will pack up shop and head home. And while the lives of those charged with addressing the problem will return to normal, the lives of people in the Gulf and the environment there will be left in shambles, with both facing an uncertain future. But only if we stop paying attention. Attention must be paid.
Rev. Jennifer Kottler is the Director of Policy and Advocacy at Sojourners. A long-time advocate for justice, Jennifer has served in advocacy ministry for more than seven years through her work at Protestants for the Common Good (Chicago, IL), the Let Justice Roll Living Wage Campaign, and the Chicago Jobs Council.
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Arnaud Montebourg, the French Minister for Industrial Renewal, has reiterated his earlier remarks against the Mittal family saying: "When I say we do not want the Mittals in France I mean we no longer want Mittal's methods in France. Methods that fail to respect commitments made, methods of blackmail and threats. The problem of the blast furnaces in Florange is not that of the blast furnaces but that of Mittal."
Accusing the Mittal family of trotting out lies, Mr. Montebourg said: "The lies they have told since 2006 are devastating."
The Minister made these remarks after the Mittal family had expressed "extreme shock" over his earlier attacks in which he said: "We do not want the Mittals in France because they have not respected France."
Mr. Montebourg also said the French state could "temporarily nationalise" the steel plant in Florange, north-eastern France because the blast furnaces have been shut down by the Mittal family.
The chairman of Arcelor Mittal, Lakshmi Mittal, is scheduled to meet President Hollande to discuss the fate of the plant in Paris on Tuesday, just a few days ahead of a Saturday deadline that could result in a total shutdown of the plant.
He has threatened to close down all Arcelor Mittal plants in France if there is any attempt at nationalisation.
Last October Mr. Mittal had promised Mr. Hollande that he would find a buyer for the site. But he does not wish to sell the entire plant, just the blast furnaces, which he has shut down for good.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Quite sexy, suspensful, provocative!!!
I sincerely found this movie provocative, sexy, and quite entertaining. Madonna was more than acceptable and convincing in her role as a manipulating, calculating gold digging sultress. I find the problem so many have w/ her acting, is just her mere presence. Right from the first scene shes in, the director blatantly was trying not to show her face to keep the suspense...
Published on Feb. 12 2004 by JK
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars A poor mans Basic Instinct
Firstly, I didn't think this was a bad film at all.
Its has an interesting storyline (see above), the acting is acceptable (its a shame we have to mention this when talking about Madonna's movies), and the sex scenes are definately raunchy (actually, more explicit than I would have expected - however this was during Madonna's SEX / rebellious period).
Published on March 17 2004 by H. R. Trigg
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars A poor mans Basic Instinct,
H. R. Trigg "howietUK" (Swindon, Wilts United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: Body of Evidence (Widescreen) (DVD)
Firstly, I didn't think this was a bad film at all.
Its has an interesting storyline (see above), the acting is acceptable (its a shame we have to mention this when talking about Madonna's movies), and the sex scenes are definately raunchy (actually, more explicit than I would have expected - however this was during Madonna's SEX / rebellious period).
The problem is that it came AFTER Basic Instinct which is a far superior film, more stylish, more dramatic and more enjoyable. The script let the film down at times too, giving Madonna some silly one-liners "Have you ever seen animals make love Frank? Its brutal".
Enjoyable and definately worth a viewing.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Quite sexy, suspensful, provocative!!!,
JK (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: Body of Evidence (Widescreen) (DVD)
I sincerely found this movie provocative, sexy, and quite entertaining. Madonna was more than acceptable and convincing in her role as a manipulating, calculating gold digging sultress. I find the problem so many have w/ her acting, is just her mere presence. Right from the first scene shes in, the director blatantly was trying not to show her face to keep the suspense cause you "knew" it was Madonna, but waits until a sudden close up of her face. Once you see its her, here mere presence seems to cause more of a distraction cause its "Madonna". Therefore, once she speaks her 1st line she probably loses credability from most viewers. But I thought the dialogue, plot, sex/ nude scenes were extremely hot, climatic and natural. Some say there was no chemistry between Madonna and Defoe, I totally disagree, they were blended VERY well together, and Madonna clearly "taught" him a thing or two ;). Madonnas high point in the movie was the court scene where she really display some amazing acting chops!! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
5.0 out of 5 stars Madonna At Her Best,
Ce commentaire est de: Body of Evidence (Widescreen) (DVD)
Madonna has shown us that she is a true DIVA in the music field. She then showed us that she is a true DIVA in her acting-in-a-movie field by starring in her 1985 film debut: Desperatley Seeking Susan. Body Of Evidence tells us that Madonna's Diva Hood in acting is etched in stone. She was DELIGHTFUL in Desperatley Seeking Susan. She was TASTEFUL in Shanghai Surprise. She was AWESOMELY HILARIOUS in Who's That Girl. She was WONDERFUL in The Bloodhounds Of Broadway. She was BREATHLESS in Dick Tracy. She was BITCHIN in A League Of Their Own. But none of those roles even compare 2 her role in Body Of Evidence. The movie itself is N outstanding piece of work.
Madonna plays the stunningly beautiful, but seductive and dominating, Rebecca Carlson. Rebecca is discovered 2 B charged with the murder of her much older lover, Andrew Marsh. Andrew Marsh is a 50, 60 year old man with a bad heart condition. On the night of his untimely death, Rebecca had been invited over 2 his house and the 2 have downright porn sex. The next morning, Andrew is found dead.
Willem Dafoe is in the role of Frank DeLaney, Rebecca's lawyer. Frank is sort of insecure and vulnerable and that is what makes Rebecca attracted 2 Frank and then it makes her want him. 4 Frank, from the second he had met Rebecca, he was instantly attracted 2 her. Of course, Rebecca begins 2 seduce Frank. After their first court session which seemed 2 have gone really well 4 Frank and Rebecca, the two N'joy a harmless business dinner. After giving her a ride home, she finishes off the seduction by saying this, "There's nothing wrong in admitting that U want me". He tries 2 kiss her but it doesn't work. She pushes him away and tells him 2 go home. He walks back 2 his car. After seeing her come out on 2 her terrist, he rushes in 2 her house and the two have raunchy animal sex. After sleeping with her, Frank begins 2 C the true curves of this so-called innocent woman.
Joe Montegna is in the role of Mr. Garrett, the lawyer is up against Rebecca and will stop at nothing 2 prove that she is guilty.
Co-stars include Anne Archer as Joanne, Andrew Marshe's secretary. Julianne Moore as Sharon, Frank's wife.
If U R looking 4 a Madonna flick, do not miss this one. It is a film that will have U'R immediate attention and it will have U watching it over and over again.
5.0 out of 5 stars An outstandingly brilliant movie,
Ce commentaire est de: Body of Evidence (Widescreen) (DVD)
This is definitely first class thriller. Body Of Evidence takes U 2 a world where no other movie has taken U B4.
Madonna is in the lead role of Rebecca Carlson, a beautiful woman charged 4 the murder of her much older, but wealthy boyfriend, with a bad heart condition. Willem DaFoe plays Frank DeLaney, the lawyer who must defend Rebecca. But Frank is suddenly drawn 2 Rebecca and after a steamy seduction, Frank becomes another one of Rebecca's dominated puppets.
Other stars include Joe Montegna who plays Garrett, the Lawyer who is up against Rebecca. Anne Archer, who playes Joanne, the wealthy guy's secretary, and Julianne Moore who plays Sharon, Frank's attractive, but naive wife.
Madonna may have been great in films like Desperatey Seeking Susan, Shanghai Surprise, Who's That Girl, The Bloodhounds Of Broadway, Dick Tracy, and A League Of Their Own but Madonna delivers N outstanding, steamy performance in this classic thriller. I urge all of U 2 buy this movie. U will all B deeply surprised.
1.0 out of 5 stars A Sham-Erotic Puppet-Show.,
B. Erickson "boycorrupted" (Overland Park, KS United States) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: Body of Evidence (Widescreen) (DVD)
Wow, they released this on DVD? Who'd have thought. Objectively speaking, "Body of Evidence" HAS to be among the top five worst movies ever made. The only sort of person who could ever tolerate sitting through it is the rabid Madonna fan. I mean, I've seen it and yeah, I'm a fan of sorts, I'll admit it - but I can only take so much. This flick is simply inexplicable as anything other than a bizarre mistake on the part of most everybody involved.*
(*Then again, while Madonna as a rule is not a huge box-office draw, I'm sure anything with her name attached winds up selling big on video and DVD eventually, no matter how awful.)
Poor Madonna. It's not that we don't want her to do well. It's not that we can't see how hard she's trying - it's that we CAN. The girl never had an un-self-conscious moment in front of the camera in her life. By the way, that's exactly why she is so magnetic in her proper medium, music video - that instant rapport is what made her a star. "Evita" worked for her because it's basically a 2-hour highbrow music video. But "Body of Evidence," which is obviously Madonna's attempt at "Basic Instinct," just makes her look foolish. AGAIN. At that point she was already a veteran of looking foolish on the silver screen. And you know, good for her, she does what she wants, she takes risks, but her choices are so consistently, amazingly terrible that it's impossible to take her seriously as an actress.
Who wrote this script? I'm not hitting the back button to see if it says, I don't really care, but I mean, good night! - it's bad. She kills the rich old guy by having-relations-with-him to death. She's like a much leaner and supposedly much more savvy version of Anna-Nicole Smith. Deviant S&M behavior may have been involved, as well as cocaine - "Basic Instinct" motifs; except in this case the killer blond can't quite pull it off. The dialogue's a mess; e.g. at one point somebody actually has Madonna tell her lawyer "There's nothing wrong with admitting that you want me." Groan. Nor does the ending make any sense, but by then who really gives a damn. The kicker is that Madonna read the script and thought "This sounds like a real gem."
But we can't blame it all on the script or her choice of it either. If Madonna were a "real actress" - and it is more than evident that she is not - she would be able to breathe some sort of creative life into even such an abject piece of trash as this. Sharon Stone did it for the otherwise ridiculous "Basic Instinct;" Linda Fiorentino for the otherwise laughable "Last Seduction." "Body of Evidence" attempts to fit into this same neo-Noir spider-woman genre, but it fails quite miserably. Not only that, but you have to watch Willem DaFoe having sex.
SPOILER: She doesn't even get away with it in the end. The good guys burn the witch. What kind of Film Noir is that?
4.0 out of 5 stars Madonna hots up the screen....,
Dave Beards (Sydney Australia) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: Body of Evidence (Widescreen) (DVD)
After achieving reluctant critical acclaim as a supporting actress in such commercially successfully films as 'League Of Their Own' and 'Dick Tracy', Madonna once again stepped into the leading lady role for this erotic thriller. Released in 1993, Body Of Evidence capped off the Erotica CD/Sex book era of Madonna's career.
Madonna portrays Rebecca Carson, gallery owner and s&m/bondage fetishist. Her latest lover, a wealthy older man, dies suddenly of a heart attack and the prime suspect is Rebecca who is touted as being the 'murder weapon' herself.
Body Of Evidence certainly contains many erotic moments - we have never seen Madonna so explicit as we do in this movie. Whilst her sexual prowess is above reproach, her acting here is also noteworthy. Madonna underplays the role here for character subtly. Only in the final few scenes do we see the true Rebecca. Madonna becomes better with every movie she makes and with Body Of Evidence we see a developing actress - her characterisation is believable and holds ones' interest.
Is it a good movie??? That depends on personal opinion, but I believe it is. Definitely in the 'b-grade' category, but I found it to be enjoyable, thrilling, and interesting from the viewpoint of seeing Madonna once again develop her on-screen prowess.
1.0 out of 5 stars Nicely Filmed ...fest,
Stephen Kaczmarek "Educator, Writer, Consultant" (Columbus, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: Body of Evidence (Widescreen) (DVD)
Well, it won't take 1,000 words to sum up this movie: junk. It's hard to view "Body of Evidence" even as a guilty pleasure--there's just way too much guilt. Madonna plays a scheming, Betty Davis-esque golddigger (surprise) who destroys men by oversexing them with her body! Willem Dafoe, the lawyer hired to defend her against charges of murdering her elderly, rich husband, may be her next target. The story is so purile it makes "The Days of Our Lives" look like Shakespeare, and the film wastes just about every likable performer in it (including Joe Mantegna, Ann Archer and Dafoe). Perhaps the biggest mistake is letting Madonna do more than be filmed without clothes--she delivers her lines about a beat too slow and often looks uncomfortable in her own skin. (It doesn't help that Madonna often is made up to appear ten years older than she is--she looks hotter now in her music videos). Pick anything at random starring Amazonian Shannon Tweed from the bargain basement video bin, and you'll probably be more entertained than you will from watching this waste of celluloid.
3.0 out of 5 stars Bad, but not THAT bad!,
Michael J. Chrush (Kent, WA United States) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: Body of Evidence (Widescreen) (DVD)
First of all I am going to disagree with many that Madonna actually gives a surprisingly good performance as the seductress on trial. What gave me the heebie-jeebies about seeing this movie isn't so much to controversial sex scenes, but the fact that it was released shortly after BASIC INSTINCT, and the script worked seemlessly as a companion piece for it. What made it work though, was the courtroom scenes, as corny as they were.
As a hard-headed lawyer Willem Dafoe's Frank Dulaney is the character who gets more personal taking your case than if you were the witness. It is demonstrated very effectively in the moments where Anne Archer is in the witness stand. Critique: Madonna's on trial for the murder of her wealthy older lover. After an evening's entertainment, he is found dead apparently had a bad heart. Seeing Madonna naked probably did the trick.....LOL! Dafoe inevitably falls for her, and the case twists and turns. Thus the screenplay ties the film together as a kaleidoscope with very little brilliant colors. Who's the blame? Director Uli Edel? Or the cameraman? There is one scene during Dafoe's opening deliberation where we notice a very attractive young girl in the jury. Are we supposed to believe, this gal will turn into a hero of the juries to help turn Madonna loose? Nope, she's just another citizen just trying to earn the extra dough.
For Madonna fans this is a sure winner. Her character is the perfect vamp. Anybody would feel right at home in Portland. I know because I have been there myself and it is a beautiful city. As Madonna memorably points out while being interrogated by Joe Mantegna as the opposing attorney, "Portland is a small city. I even dated a man who dated a woman you dated." Clearly Dafoe has feelings for her when watching her pose naked beneath the balustrade. It probably made the fishermen in the area a little eerie as well. Her character and all the other characters have seemingly no morals or values. What does she dedicate her life to? She answers that in one of the funniest lines in the entire movie, which unfortunately cannot be printed here.
True, Madonna is a very beautiful, very talented woman. So much so, she must have been offered a heck of a salary to take the part. Had she been any wiser, she would have refused it, and Sharon Stone or Meryl Streep may have gotten the role. Who knows. Maybe they refused it too. Think about it. The entire movie looks like it was filmed in a very short amount of time, on a very low budget, and written by a High School play director. It's been a while since I've seen Uli Edel direct anything else after this, or his crew. They are probably bagging groceries at Trader Joe's right now as I speak.
Buy if you're a Madonna fan. Anyone else....you've been warned!
4.0 out of 5 stars Lay Off The Queen,
"maddyboy123" (Fairmont) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: Body of Evidence (Widescreen) (DVD)
I just want to start out by saying i don't know why this movie gets so much flack...well actually i do.....in response to claims that Madonna can't act...i will admit that while none of her performances with the exception of "Evita" have been Oscar worthy...they really haven't been that bad.
As for this movie i thought it was one of her best as far as acting goes...and the other complaint about it that i hear alot is theres too much sex..well you hypocrits need to stop acting like assuming thats what it was mainly about isn't the reason you picked it up in the first place...get over yourselves and just admit the "shameful" truth that you WANTED to see alot of sex!!
And one more thing you all need to get off Madonna's back cause in no interview has she ever claimed to be a good actress anyway...Madonna in movies is just another example of her doing something she wants and loves to do without caring if anyone else likes it cause she knows that when all is said and done you'll feel better if you do what you want rather than playing it safe...plus whos got the balls to get back up and do it again like she does.
And the last reason people dog not only this one but almost all of her movies is because they're not actually giving her a chance cause once they pop in that movie they're still seeing Madonna the singer not Madonna the actress and as long as thats happening you will never truly be able to appreciate her acting talent.
So watch the damn movie with an open mind and a non-critical manner and see how much you like it then.
1.0 out of 5 stars RIDICULOUS POTBOILER....,
Mark Norvell (HOUSTON) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: Body of Evidence (Widescreen) (DVD)
This is a really bad movie. It might've been upped to an OK movie had it not been for the biggest problem: Madonna. The woman just cannot act. This is basically a rip-off of "Basic Instinct" without the benefit of anything that movie had to offer. The supporting actors here are wasted--- particularly Anne Archer who just re-hashes her role in "Instinct". Pity, because she CAN act. One gets the feeling that Madonna relishes the opportunities to exploit herself in the trashiest ways possible. Here, she plays a woman who literally kills her elderly husband with sex as a weapon. When asked what she does for a living on the witness stand, she tells them and it cannot be repeated here. That's probably the most convincing line she utters in the whole film. The sex scenes are played up with lighting and ambience but Madonna doesn't even do THEM very well and William Dafoe is just plain unattractive. There's not a convincing shred of "Evidence" in this exploitation vehicle that even remotely resembles a good movie. And if you need more proof of Madonnas' lack of acting ability look at what happened to "Swept Away". As for "Body", getting naked does not mean you can act.
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Bringing this over from another article. I think I finally made peace with Nolan's Batman:
TDK revolutionized how to tackle a big media icon of any kind. Not superhero movies. It gets praised for being a superhero movie, but it doesn't try to be one. Superhero movies should not aspire to BE TDK; superhero movies should aspire to change the game of their own genre.
TDK is quite a brilliant film, but it relies only on what Nolan has established in his universe. Nothing else. He's not flipping through comic books going, "This has to be in there". And I think that's where many, including myself, find it frustrating at times to enjoy an original take on Batman that's respectable in it's own way when it doesn't reflect the Batman of our childhood. It's jarring and hard to enjoy when you're watching it going "That's…not the Batman I know".
That's the thing: we don't know this Batman. Nolan is telling us his story and so we need to just go with it. We can't criticize it with something outside of his universe because it doesn't try to be those things. This isn't the Batman of DC Comics; it's the Batman of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy. You either like it or you don't, that's how movies work.
I don't believe Nolan changed Batman forever (well, maybe he did in the eyes of others in a different sense 😉 ), but he did change how directors should approach their films. Do it your own way and let the criticism apply to your vision.
Similar to how I didn't like Burton's dark weird version of Batman, I don't like Nolan's overly emotional portrayal of him.
Maybe Batfleck will strike the balance between the campy Schumacher Bats and Bale's Emo Batman.
As a Batfan, I'm already satisfied with what I've gotten in the past. I love the Adam West Batman show, "Batman '89", "Batman Returns", "Batman Forever", the DCAU Batman, "Batman Begins", and Scott Snyder's New 52 Batman. I'm almost 19 and I've already had a great variety of Batman to really, as some would put it, "do the character justice".
That being said, I REALLY like the way Affleck's Batman is shaping up to be.
Im a big fan of Batman. I read the normal comics people usually read,novels aswell. I plan to add the Adam West Batman show to my DVD collection, Batman 89′, Batman Returns, Batman Forever & maybe on a dull day or marathon, Batman & Robin, The DCAU Batman, Batman Begins, TDK.
I hope Affleck delivers as much as this DC universe is intended to. Like Bignerd mentioned,id didn't like Nolan's overly emotional portrayal of Batman or films themselves. I thought Batman Begins was the best in the trilogy as Ledger's performance only saved TDK.
"TDK is quite a brilliant film, but it relies only on what Nolan has established in his universe. Nothing else. He's not flipping through comic books going, "This has to be in there"."
I think that may be why I didn't like TDKR as much. He put in the iconic breaking the Bat scene which (IMO) was way more impressive in the comics. Bane was intelligent and wore down the Bat before he physically broke him. It didn't have nearly the same impact in the film.
With the Joker, he was the iconic clown prince of crime but didn't follow any particular story line from the comics. Bane didn't get the same treatment. Nolan should have made that character his own and not lifted so much from the page.
But to your point of your comment, well said. I'd rather see a filmmaker's vision of a comic book character than the vision of an iconic comic book adapted to the screen. That's why I'm not a fan of Sin City.
Exactly, I'd prefer direct adaptations to be saved for TV shows, direct-to-DVD films, video games, etc. Because some of the most empowering moments for Batman can be shown full front without hesitation.
In Arkham Origins, there's a moment where the music builds up and Batman is looking at all of this destruction on the monitors of the Bat Computer, regaining hope through Alfred's words of wisdom. And there's just a simple, but beautiful line from Alfred:
"They need you."
Just the way they built up this one moment was sensational.
I do enjoy the Nolan version of introducing villains. They are just there. A bit a mystery. No nerdy guy getting dropped into a vat of electric eels. I TASM2 (which I enjoyed) cut out the Max Dillon scenes with Spider-Man on the street and Gwen in the elevator. The character would have been more interesting. Have a scene with Gwen at Oscorp and then pan over to Max Dillon and BJ Novak…don't make it his birthday, just show a nerdy technician getting bullied by his boss and then has an accident. He's evil. Why? Who knows? Because he finally had power? Maybe. Let the viewer decide why he is evil. Make it a mystery…just like Nolan did with the Joker…Scarecrow…Bane. Webb could have done this with Electro and then gave the "mission" story to the Goblin like Nolan did with Ras, Two-Face, and Talia.
And that's how I turn a Batman discussion into a Spider Man one 😉
whats funny about those nolan movies is that people accept it as the greatest batman thing ever… it nothing like the comics yet they rave about it. but if marvel deviate from the comic like mandarin or ultron they spit fire and it the worse thing ever
some people refuse to even say IM3 is a good movie just because of a little plot twist.
I don't HATE IM3, but I guess I prefer the feel of Favreau's vision for Iron Man. There's just a feel to his take that was lacking in IM3, obviously because he wasn't in charge.
Exactly. I'm a comic fan (2 years and counting) and I don't mind whether the movies follow comics or not. Iron man 1 is what got me interested in comics in the first place, and since then I have read almost every major story arc in Iron man, the avengers, and x men. I consider both conics and movies different, but equally good for seperate reasons.
I personally loved iron man 3 and will honestly not give a crap if AoU follows the conics or not.
I didn't understand the Mandarin uproar. I actually liked what IM3 did with him. The rest of the story… not so much (too much Tony Stark acting like Sherlock Holmes).
Wonder Woman's tiara might have a more "regal" effect if it were upside down, so that the more pronounced end faces up. Also, what if her boots were just below the knee, and didn't have as much high heels?
I agree about the heels. Those don't look like a warrior's footwear.
Yeah the heels look silly but in the movie they are not going to show them that much. And as far as filming it's more likely to get to a more even height of her co-stars.
My only problem is if there are no pants they should have made her skirt longer. "Parent Alert" I know, I know.
Agree. I wanted a strong female character for my daughter to enjoy, but her outfit seems geared towards the other gender. They take liberties with all these costumes in the films. They easily could have put pants on her. Superman has his alien fabric, Bats has a techy armor suit, so why couldn't Wonder Woman have a suit that looks like a Warrior and not so much as a Miss Universe contestant.
Don't get me wrong…personally, I think Gal Gadot looks great. But, I think it is about time for strong female character that isn't sexualized. And Katniss doesn't count…because I don't want to teach my kids to kill other kids. I just want them to combat super villains.
She's wearing heels? I haven't looked that far down yet.
She is…and they're fabulous! What? I like women's footwear. Wanna fight about it?
"Cloak and Dagger" "Cloak and Dagger" come on, Netflix!
just found out that the Expendables 3 has leaked online…. this happened to wolverine origins but this is way worse because the movie is 100% complete unlike wolverine that had to be finished.
this movie is probably gonna bomb now which is a shame because these movies are really fun to watch.
Can you provide statistics as to why it would bomb? Most research has found that movies (games etc) released illegally usually still tend to turn a profit regardless of the feedback from those that have watched/played.
apparently it has about 1m downloads. why would they go to the cinema to watch it? also promotion in portugal has stopped. all the billboards and bus signs are gone so thats bound to happen in other places.
Going to the movies with some friends on Friday, should i see guardians of the galaxy or Lucy?
hate these questions… go see what ever trailer excites you more. but if were going on critics rating then GOTG.
Depends on you. If you go to Lucy, you'll enjoy a nice emptier theater with a movie that hasn't been reviewed well. If you go to Guardians, you'll enjoy a better movie (so I've heard) but be sitting elbow to elbow with smelly teens and their cellphones.
Dammit. I'm not a fan of opening weekend, so if it was me, I'd rent Snowpiercer on demand at home OR go to the 21 and over theater that I've come to love.
Good luck with your decision 😉
The "dammit" was because I realized that I'm going to be out of town this weekend and wanted to see Guardians and I know that where I am going does not have my special theater…so I'll be watching it with a bunch of teens or waiting a week. Errrrr…
Lucy was bad, Limitless bad. All I will say is the movie should have been over a long time ago due to the abilities she demonstrated (almost all of which involved bad science), but they deliberately ignored that for the sake of conflict, drama, a longer movie, what have you.
Limitless bad, i guess that means people that like good movies and not just superhero "films" should go watch it instead. Limitless is fantastic, in so many levels.
Guess that means I like bad movies and just superhero "films" lol.
gonna see GOTG tomorrow and cannot wait! i really hope they have avengers footage in there like what happened with cap 1. what ever it is i hope that its a end credit scene that tells the future of the mcu unlike the iron man 3 one or thor 2 (maybe that monster will come in later?)
Thor 2 did have an after credits scene that told the future of the MCU.It showed the collector, which lead to Guardians Of The Galaxy,
Good Morning Screen Ranters, Wakandians, and the rest of the World!
Hears to a good, pleasent,and productive Wednesday. I'm looking forward to seeing GoG in two days and already have my movie tickets. I'm hoping for a surprise name reference in this movie that will open doors to more upcoming cosmic marvel movies (Captain Marvel, Nova, etc.)
After listening to the Screen Rant Underground Podcast I am even more excited to see Avengers AoU. I really wish i could see the clips they saw at Comicon. Rob Keyes did a great job describing it, I felt like i was there lol.
I know I'm way behing on this but… I just started to get into the Showtime original series call "Dexter".. The first 2 seasons were Amazing… the 3rd season was good but started to slack a little for me.. the 4 the season gotten worse and now the 5th season is a little annoying.. For any "Dexter" fans out there what do you think? Is this a fair analysis from myself? If so does the series gets better?
Off subject but i can't wait till "Better Caul Saul" comes out. That is probably my most anticipated show for 2015 outside of the "DareDevil" netflix series, "Flash", and "Constatine". Does anybody know if "House Of Cards" third season began filiming yet?
Quit watching all that stuff and being excited with all that stuff and work on your movie! I'm still waiting on that Black Panther movie.
lol.. My lawyers are negotiating the contracts now my friend.
HA! I flew through the first two seasons of Dexter. The third took longer. I'm dragging on the fourth (I've mentioned my distain of John Lithgow's buttocks on here before). I'm about to give up on the series because I started Justified and it is sooooo good.
I left the series after season 4. Haven't looked back, and friends that stuck it out told me I did miss anything.
I think I'll wrap up the 4th season and be done with it.
Justified > Dexter (unless you like too see Defiance actresses nude).
Wait, Julie Benz gets nude? She's only teased me so far with some side boob action. But even that won't take the image of Lithgow's bare ass out of my mind…it might help with the healing though.
The first three seasons of Dexter were fantastic. Unlike most season three is actually my favorite.
After that it starts to go downhill pretty fast IMO.
Season four is almost universally loved and rated as the best but I disagree. Take out the finale and I think the rest of the season is pretty bad.
Justified is terrific. With each season it gets better and better and the characters both big and small are fascinating.
I love the way the writers mix standalone stories with the more serialized stuff. It's a perfect balance.
Thanks everybody for the responses. Now I know its not just me.
I'm not a stickler for this at all, but does anyone else see that Wonder Woman's costume gave Gadot a bigger bust than what she actually has? Like I said, I don't care if they give/don't give WW a big bust like in the comics/cartoons, just found it curious that in the beginning everyone involved in WW said she doesn't need a big bust/small bust is no problem with Gadot, and now it seems they've gone back on their words and given in and given her a bigger bust than she has. Excited for it either way!
I can't believe noone is yet talking about the "possible" leaked GOTG post credits scene on this site yet!! I'm even more pumped for GOTG this weekend now than I was before. I won't spoil it for anyone though. Go google it if you want to know.
Anybody looking forward to BvS in 2016? After comic con releasing new footage I'm can't wait for this movie.
Nah, I'd rather go see a Katherine Heigl flick.
Seriously, you asked this on this forum? Of course we're all looking forward to it. I don't care if you're a Marvel fanboy or a DC one…everyone is waiting to see how DC/WB retaliates to Marvel/Disney's universe building.
I saw "randomb5″'s comment and I must agree.. HOW IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THE GOTG POST CREDIT SCENE? I honestly can't tell if its serious or not.. but its funny and shocking to say the least..
I've seen the leaked post credit scene (not sure if there will be another one) and it's absolutely real. Now I wonder… was it just meant as an Easter Egg, like Harley Quinn in Arrow, or is there going to be an actual movie for that character down the line?
If Guardians makes as much, or more than MoS, whatcha gonna do WB?? Disney/Marvel is runnin' wild, and all you've got is one movie??? I predict that we'll get some announcement from WB by the end of next week, after Guardians releases.


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It's been brought to my attention that the powers
Auxiliary to Inertial Dampeners
Auxiliary to Emergency Battery
don't actually have a third rank, just ranks 1 and 2. Borticus has said that it's difficult to re-work existing power rankings, but since rank 3 versions of these powers don't actually exist, perhaps there's an easy solution here. Create new, less effective rank 1 versions of these abilities at Ensign and rename the existing powers to ranks 2 and 3, respectively.
As I said, I'm pretty sure adding new powers has the same problems as changing which powers are available at which tier; from a technical standpoint, they're likely exactly the same thing, or very nearly so. You have to change everything related to that tier of bridge officer powers for that career - trainers, random bridge offer power selection, the bridge officers ability to hold those powers, etc. Renaming "Auxiliary to Inertial Dampeners I" to "Auxiliary to Inertial Dampeners II" would likely not be very hard, but adding the "new" AtD1 power would cause the problems Bort was referring to.


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The Company is a provider of rendering, recycling and recovery solutions to the nation's food industry; it collects and recycles animal by-products and used cooking oil from food service establishments and provides grease trap cleaning services.
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DAR is in the very unglamorous, business of rendering carcasses, oils, waste, fats ... and in the recycling of these back into productive purposes. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
a specialty player, an industry where it is hard to break into and astounding revenue growth. All three are good just by themselves. Add to that the current valuation where market cap is less than revenue! This is a steal!
More waste what a better company to take this place. Darlings of garbage to some money to others
Does a very necessary job, that will continue to be necessary for years. Not only does it provide a vital service taking away the food waste of other companies, but it then profits on that waste, and continues to find new and innovative ways to do so. One man's meat byproducts are another man's biofuel, as they say.
Darling has already been a big performer for me, and I believe it will continue to outperform. They do a dirty, but very necessary job. Need to keep an eye on if they lose any contracts with the big fast food chains, though.
Clearly still flying under the radar, but when popularity recognizes the company's ongoing success combined with its bio-fuel upside, a price alignment will finally come to this "darling" in the rough. Long term hold in a pretty stable business. Call it the johnson & johnson of the food industry - you are always going to need companies that handle disposal of all these by-products. Darling takes what food companies don't want (and need to get rid of), and actually profits from it. Its a solid business that continues to grow as they further diversify. The bio-fuel upside, while somewhat likely factored into the current price, it conservative at best - so plenty of upside as the lights turn on and we all see what this thing can really do.
recycle, reduce, reuse!
Unique business model of using fat and oils from meat rendering and employing them in energy cells!
This company is great, they know what their doing and they do it well. Huge barriers to entry make this an attractive stock at any price under 19.
Fat, cooking oils, food wastes are all products that can be used in a number of ways, the chief way can be for energy as some people already do.
Trusting David on this one.
The rendering business has a stable niche in the US market. The success of Darling is in the hands of management.
Ready to pop any day now.
See my "Outperform" pitch at http://beta.fool.com/symie5/2012/12/10/keep-clean-conscience-investing-dirty/18074/
JV with Valero for a biofuel refinery give a free "kicker" for this already solid business
Ugly niche but a solid company. Recent acquisitions signal growth and penetration to me.
I'm willing to go green on this one for now, but will be interested to see where the food waste sector goes. Darling is a creative company finding value where others don't (i.e. stale bread), but its model may not be scalable if companies get serious about their own efficiency and cut back on the large amounts of waste DAR needs to survive.
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Ugly but profitable
Earnings improving going forward and joint venture VLO diesel plant coming on-line end of 2012 or start of 2013.


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Considering how many bridges in the county, state, and country are in need of repair, or replacement, the Cheraw area is fortunate to have two local bridges under construction at one time. Even if it's taking longer than officials said it would.
According to a 2011 study conducted by a non-profit organization called Transportation of America, "21 percent of South Carolina's bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete."
The same study concluded that approximately 11.5 percent of the nation's bridges are "structurally deficient." The Transportation of America study reported than Pennsylvania had more deficient bridges than anyone else, with 26 percent on the deficient list.
What makes it worse is the fact that, like all of us, the bridges are getting older everyday.
"By the end of the last decade, nearly 200,000 of the nation's roughly 600,000 highway bridges were 50 years old or older," according to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
"By 2030, that number could double without substantial bridge replacement."
"At the current rates of aging and replacement, almost half of the nation's bridges will require major structural investments within the next 15 years."
The problems of America's aging roadways and bridges is compounded by recent increases in traffic. According to information provided by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), "Americans rely almost exclusively on motor vehicles for mobility."
The report said private vehicles account for 88 percent of the nation's travel. And since 1990, a report from the FHWA, indicated South Carolina's road traffic has increased by 42 percent due to travel and population growth.
Cheraw residents realized in January of this year, that routine bridge inspections can close a bridge overnight if it is deemed unsafe for travel. Such was the case for the bridge that connects the end of State Road with Hwy 52.
Cheraw Mayor Andy Ingram has been credited for his political connections in helping bring the construction of that bridge closer to the top of the long list of the state's bridges in need of repair or replacement.
At first, local officials were told it could be more than a year before construction could even begin at the State Road bridge. And from there, it could be another year before it would open again. However, demolition of the old bridge began in the spring and the expected completion date was given as October.
Oops. That construction is currently at a stand still. Huge beams were driven into the ground this summer to support the upper structure, but since then, nothing has changed.
Just last year a metal Bailey Bridge, one that can be assembled on site, was placed across the dam at Teals Mill. It was the first of its kind to be used in the state. It is, however, a temporary fix.
Residents in that area, concerned about fire protection and insurance rates, worked with local politicians and members of the South Carolina Department of Transportation to get that bridge in place. Otherwise, those residents would still be waiting, taking daily eight-mile detours, for a new bridge to be built on site.
When the new bridge at Teals Mill is completed it will stretch across a wider portion of the pond and straighted out the road's curve over the dam. And, when that new bridge is opened, the Bailey Bridge will be taken up and moved to another site in South Carolina waiting on a new bridge.
The bridge construction that is currently happening at Thompson Creek, on Market Street Extension between Cheraw and Teals Mill, is being federally funded, according to Mike Bowen, senior project manager for HRI Bridge Company.
Bowen said his company, which is a division of the Colas Company of Paris, France, was awarded the contract for the job in April 2012. He said the new bridge, which will re-route the road somewhat, is scheduled to be finished by next spring.
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DALLAS - Posted about one year ago, video on YouTube of 17-year-old Tasmia Allen shows the teen giggling with girlfriends.
The video shows a happy teen enjoying life as teens do with friends. Wednesday night, the young girl's life was cut short at the hands of one accused shooter, according to police.
Just days before her first day of senior year was to begin, Allen was one of the first to die in connected shootings that left four dead and four others wounded at two North Texas homes.
"She makes people laugh a lot," said classmate and friend Michael Narcisse. "She's very sweet and her smile is just adorable, ain't seen nothing like it."
Allen was co-captain of the Duncanville High School drill team the High Hats.
Her mother, 43-year-old Toya Smith, was also killed inside their home in the 7100 block of Long Canyon Trail, where Dallas police returned Thursday night as they executed a search warrant. According to authorities, the shootings were an act of domestic violence.
An incoming Duncanville High School freshman, Smith's 14-year-old son, Storm Malone, was also shot during the rampage and is listed in critical condition.
Allen's friend, 17-year-old Dasmine Mitchell of Houston, was staying with the family for the summer. She was injured in the shooting and underwent surgery. However, police said she was alert enough to talk with investigators.
"Mitchell was asked if she knew who shot her and she stated it was 'Erbie,'" read an affidavit for Bowser's arrest.
The affidavit said Mitchell was able to identity 44-year-old Erbie Bowser, Smith's ex-boyfriend, as the suspect in a six-photo lineup. The report said investigators recovered cartridge casings inside the Dallas home that matched those fired in the crime and also found Bowser's personal belongings, including "clothing, shoes and jewelry," inside Smith's bedroom.
Family members said the Smith and Bowser had a long, rocky relationship, much like that described of his relationship with his estranged wife, Zina Teal-Bowser, who was also fatally shot Wednesday night.
Outside Teal-Bowser's home in DeSoto, shattered glass and broken-out windows were visible Thursday night in the 100 block of Galleria Drive. Teal-Bowser and her daughter Neima Williams were found dead inside the residence Wednesday night after police received a 911 call from 13-year-old Chris White. Police said the pair were also victims of Bowser, who is also accused of wounding two of Teal-Bowser's sons, including White.
Williams was afraid of Bowser, according to the father of her 3-year-old son.
"She didn't like him at all," said Jamaree Johnson, the toddler's father. "Didn't want her mother messing around with him no more. She used to tell me she didn't want the baby over here with him."
The toddler, Collin Williams, was also inside the DeSoto home at the time of the shooting but was not injured. Teal-Bowser's sons, 11-year-old Miles White and 13-year-old Chris White, were critically wounded.
"[Bowser] deserves what he gave them," Johnson said. "Treat him just like they were treated. That's what he deserves."
Tasmia's classmate predicted a tough year for seniors at Duncanville High School.
"We're going to get through it together," Narcisse said. "Me and the class of 2014. She had a smile on her face so we can do the same thing."
Bowser was arrested at the second shooting scene in DeSoto. Dallas police charged him with two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of capital murder. DeSoto police also charged the suspect with two counts of capital murder.
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A clear divide between members from Telangana and Andhra irrespective of party affiliations came out openly in the House.
Lok Sabha was adjourned minutes after it met for the day on Thursday, as TDP members from coastal Andhra and Rayalseema disrupted proceedings protesting against the announcement for a separate Telangana.
As the House met for Question Hour, TDP members opposed to division of Andhra Pradesh displayed placards which said, "We want united AP", and rushed to the well, raising slogans.
TDP members K Narayana Rao, M Venu Gopala Reddy, N Kristappa and N Sivaprasad continued shouting slogans even as Speaker Meira Kumar asked them not to display placards, saying the members should observe "sanctity" of the House.
Congress members from Telangana countered the TDP members by showing placards favouring a separate State and raised "Jai Telangana" slogans.
However, the clear divide between members from Telangana and Andhra irrespective of party affiliations came out openly.
While TDP member from Telangana, R. Ramesh, favoured a separate state and displayed a "Jai Telangana" placard, Congress members from Andhra and Rayalseema too were on their feet demanding united Andhra Pradesh.
In the din, Ministers Mamata Banerjee and Dayanidhi Maran replied to a question each.
Amid pandemonium, Bodoland Peoples' Front (BPF) member S K Bwiswmuthiary too rushed to the well with a placard demanding separate statehood for Bodoland and raised slogans.
As repeated pleas by the Chair to TDP and BPF members to return to their seats and a promise that they would be heard during Zero Hour went unheeded, the House was adjourned for 15 minutes.
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NCAA Game Night: 10-14-11Submitted by Nigel on October 14, 2011 - 23:07
No. 12 Western Michigan Broncos 2 @ No. 11 Union Dutchmen 2 (OT)
D Luke Witkowski, UWM: 0-0-0, -1, 2 PIM, 1 SOG
Season totals: 3 GP, 0-1-1, Even, 6 PIM
The Broncos faced their first ranked opponent in Union and came away with a point.
No. 5 Miami Redhawks 4 @ Colgate Raiders 3
F James Mullin, MIA: 0-0-0, Even, 0 SOG
Season totals: 3 GP, 1-0-1, +1, 0 PIM
Miami won their first road game of the season holding on to beat Colgate. Dallas prospect, Reilly Smith had three goals and one assist for the Redhawks.
No. 17 Maine Black Bears 1 @ No. 6 North Dakota Fighting Sioux 3
F Brendan O'Donnell, UND: 0-0-0, Even, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Season totals: 3 GP, 0-0-0, -3, 0 PIM
Florida Panther prospect, Corban Knight had a goal and an assist for the Sioux. North Dakota dropped three spots in the rankings after losing to now No. 1 Boston College last weekend.
U.S. Under 18 Team 2 @ Vermont Catamounts 1 (Exhibition)
F Matt Marshall, UVM: Did not play
Matt Marshall was not in the lineup as Vermont fell to the U.S. Under 18 team.
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NCAA Game Night: 10-8-11Submitted by Nigel on October 9, 2011 - 10:07
Quinnipiac Bobcats 4 @ Ohio State 3
F Matthew Peca, QUI: 0-1-1, -2, 2 PIM, 2 SOG
Season stats: 2 GP, 0-1-1, -2, 2 PIM
Matthew Peca registered his first assist of the new season as the Bobcats scored four first period goals and held on to beat Ohio State.
Bemidji State Beavers 2 @ No. 2 Miami Redhawks 3
F James Mullin, MIA: 0-0-0, Even, 0 PIM, 2 SOG
Season totals: 2 GP, 1-0-1, +1, 0 PIM
Miami picked up their first win of the year scoring shorthanded with just under five minutes left in the third to split the weekend series with the Beavers.
No. 5 Boston College Eagles 6 @ No. 3 North Dakota Fighting Sioux 2
Ice Breaker Tournament Final; Grand Forks, ND
F Brendan O'Donnell, UND: 0-0-0, -2, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
Season totals: 2 GP, 0-0-0, -3, 0 PIM
The Sioux gave up four second period goals as they fell in the final of the Ice Breaker. Calgary prospect, Johnny Gaudreau of Boston College, had a goal and three assists in the game.
Alabama Huntsville Chargers 0 @ No. 13 Western Michigan Broncos 4
D Luke Witkowski, UWM: 0-0-0, +1, 2 PIM, 1 SOG
Season totals: 2 GP, 0-1-1, +1, 4 PIM
Freshman goaltender, Frank Slubowski, had to make only 10 saves to register his first collegiate shutout in his first collegiate start. The Broncos (2-0-0) travel to Union next weekend for two games.
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NCAA Game Night: 10-7-11Submitted by Nigel on October 8, 2011 - 10:54
Bemidji State Beavers 5 @ No. 2 Miami Redhawks 3
F James Mullin, MIA: 1-0-1, +1, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
The No. 2 Miami Redhawks dropped their season opener to unranked Bedmidji State. Freshman, James Mullin has now scored in his first two games for the Redhawks. The two teams meet again tonight.
Alabama Huntsville Chargers 1 @ No. 13 Western Michigan Broncos 7
D Luke Witkowski, UWM: 0-1-1, Even, 2 PIM, 1 SOG
The Broncos opened their season impressively, scoring four first period goals in route to a lopsided win over Alabama-Huntsville. Luke Witkowski started his year off with an assist. In 42 games last season Witkowski had one goal and eight assists.
Air Force Falcons 3 @ No. 3 North Dakota Fighting Sioux 4
Ice Breaker Tournament; Grand Forks, ND
F Brenden O'Donnell, UND: 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
No.3 North Dakota started their season with a win beating Air Force. New York Islanders prospect, Brock Nelson, had two goals and an assist for the Sioux including the game winner in the third. North Dakota takes on No. 5 Boston College tonight in the Ice Breaker final.
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NCAA Game Night: 10/1/11Submitted by Nigel on October 2, 2011 - 06:36
University of Toronto Varsity Blues 2 vs #13 Western Michigan Broncos 7
Exhibition, Muskegon, MI
D Luke Witkowski, WMU: 0-0-0, +1, 0 PIM, 2 SOG
Western opened their 2011 preseason in impressive fashion scoring four powerplay goals against University of Toronto.
University of Regina Cougars 1 @ #3 North Dakota Fighting Sioux 8
F Brendan O'Donnell, UND: 0-2-2, +2, 2 PIM, 3 SOG
Freshman, Brendan O'Donnell recorded two helpers in his first preseason game at the NCAA level as #3 North Dakota easily handled Regina.
NCAA Game Night: 3/26/11Submitted by chad on March 26, 2011 - 21:16
National Tournament – Regional Semifinals
MW No.2 Denver Pioneers 3 vs. MW No.3 Western Michigan Broncos 2 (OT)
D Luke Witkowski, WMU: 0-0-0, +1, 2 PIM (hitting after the whistle), 1 SOG
Season Totals: 41 GP, 1-8-9, +14, 54 PIM
This is going to hurt for a while. WMU had the higher ranked Pioneers down 2-0 with five minutes left in the third period headed for an upset win when Denver scored twice in under two minutes to send the game to overtime. Jason Zucker (Minnesota Wild) scored the game winner in the extra session for Denver, who will move on to play North Dakota for the right to represent the Midwest Region in the Frozen Four.
Witkowski's sophomore season comes to an end in disappointing fashion, but the big rearguard made great strides in his second year with WMU. He was one of the Broncos' leaders on defense and played big minutes. Witkowski tied for the team lead in penalty minutes and was tops in plus/minus. He's got a great future ahead of him.


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MANILA, Philippines – A newly refurbished C-130 cargo plane and other air and ground assets were commissioned by the Philippine Air Force in a ceremony at Villamor Air Base Friday.
The 48-year-old C-130B was the first ever cargo plane to be overhauled locally by Air Force personnel, said PAF Vice Commander Major General Raul Gabriel Dimatatac who led the ceremonies.
It was also the first time in 23 years that the Air Force has had as much as three operational C-130s at once.
There are now three C-130s in the Air Force inventory, with another (#4704) that underwent the Programmed Depot Maintenance in Mojave, California using US Foreign Military funding which lasted for 27 months and cost P549.8 million for structural work alone.
The restored assets were part of the military's P579.4 million maintenance project. The C-130 (3633) project took 33 months.
Dimatatac also recognized the project team behind the restoration of C-130, composed of personnel from Air Logistics Command, 200th Airlift Wing and 410th Maintenance Wing.
He added that the overhaul of the cargo plane was just as of same quality of other PAF assets restored abroad.
"We have documents, technical documents and the work was done according to guidelines," Dimatatac said.
He added that there were no more grounded C-130s lined up for refurbishment, as the Structural Maintenance Program and the Programmed Depot Maintenance were only completed every three and five years, respectively.
But one more grounded C-130 plane in Cebu could be considered for an overhaul and they might recommend it to be also restored locally, Dimatatac said.
The PAF also had one rainmaker aircraft (LC-210), one Huey, and 12 M-35 trucks blessed in the ceremony and seen to "increase the capability of the Air Force in the performance of its multi-faceted roles."
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Cabrillo High's football team became the third Moore League school to run into problems regarding the eligibility of transfers shortly before Friday's 67-20 victory over Jordan.
In contrast to the self-reported violations and one-game forfeits Lakewood and Millikan suffered, Cabrillo coach Jason Brown strongly disputed the decision made last week by the Long Beach Unified School District.
The district ruled that senior linebacker Anthony Brittman and junior linebacker Richard Smith were not actually living at the residences they listed for their transfer before the season, and declared both starters ineligible for the rest of the season.
"I think the kids have been dealt the wrong hand," Brown said Tuesday. "They walked these officers in their house. What more can they do? It's just ridiculous."
Brown said he supports any legal action the mother of Smith and legal guardian of Brittman, Leilani Pla, has threatened to take against the district.
"I support her," Brown said. "I am angry. I am going to stand up for the kids."
The ruling, which was made by a committee of administrators not involved in the complaint that prompted an investigation, will not affect Cabrillo's record. The Jaguars were 0-5 against a difficult schedule with Brittman and Smith in the lineup and will not have to forfeit their first win of the season because no ineligible players were used against Jordan.
Brown takes little solace from that fact.
"It's a blow to the defense, no question about it," Brown said. "But it's more of a blow to the kids' personal well-being. For one of them (Brittman), football is his life support. He's done a heckuva job academically since he came here."
The players, transfers from Jordan, were eligible for the first five games based on paperwork that listed a valid address for attending Cabrillo. Had they said they were still living in the Jordan district, they would have had to sit out the first five games of the season before becoming eligible.
The CIF-Southern Section played no role in the LBUSD decision. It has no investigative unit and depends on each school district to deal with issues like this.
"We don't do anything without talking to the school district," spokesman Thom Simmons said Tuesday. "It's incumbent on the school district to follow up on these kind of situations. … Nothing happens without the district's involvement."
Cabrillo welcomed 20 transfers to its football program in August. No other violations have been found.
Although clearly upset, Brown denied telling another newspaper that the Long Beach School District "kidnapped" the players for their investigation. He also denied saying there is a vendetta against him because of all the focus on the school's transfers. He did say he had no idea if an appeal had any chance of success.
"I don't even know how that would go," he said. "I think the CIF and Long Beach Unified are the judge, jury and executioner in these matters."


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TIRUCHI: The government has sanctioned 95 samathuvapurams across the State and 25 of them would be completed during the current year, Local Administration Minister M.K.Stalin said here on Sunday.
The remaining samathuvapurams would be built in a phased manner and tenders were being called for them, he said speaking to reporters after inspecting the samathuvapuram coming up at Malligaipatti in Thazhampadi village panchayat near Marungapuri in the district.
The samathuvapuram would be different from the rest in terms of design and location as well, as it is located on the foothills of the Malligaimalai, about 60 km from here. The location did pose a challenge in laying the foundation for the houses.
Explosives could not be used to blast the huge boulders as there is a BSNL telecommunication tower in close vicinity. Earth-movers were used to clear the boulders.
Despite odds, the work on the construction of the 100 houses on the sprawling rocky base of 8.7 acres at an outlay of Rs. 2.11 crore was in full swing.
Each house has a plinth area of 265 sq.feet being constructed at an outlay of Rs. 1.75 lakh.
An overhead drinking water tank with a capacity of 30,000 litres has also been constructed. Work on laying distribution lines was under way. "It will be completed by next month, ahead of the schedule," Mr.Stalin said.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) -- About 63 trillion gallons of water have been lost to drought in the western United States, enough to blanket the region with 4 inches of water, according to a study published Thursday.
Researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, arrived at the conclusion by measuring the level of the earth's crust with a network of GPS stations that is normally used to predict earthquakes.
When water is lost because of a lack of rain and snow, the earth's crust rises. The sensors show that the earth's crust has risen an average of 4 millimeters in the western United States since last year and as much as 15 millimeters in the California mountains.
The earth's crust typically sags in the winter and spring, weighed down by water, and it rises during the dry season in summer and fall, said co-author Adrian Borsa. The authors removed those seasonal factors when analyzing about a decade of data from GPS stations within the National Science Foundation's Plate Boundary Observatory.
Last year, an area stretching west of the Rocky Mountains witnessed a "massive uplift," Borsa said. The rise was most striking in the Sierra Nevada mountains and California coastal regions, but it was spread over the entire region, unlike previous years when some pockets have gone up and others went down.
"It's just amazing to us that this covers the entire western United States," Borsa said.
The loss of water since last year is equivalent to the annual loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet, according to the study published in the journal Science.
The findings do not appear to raise any serious concerns about earthquake hazards, said Borsa, who hopes authorities use the measurements as a tool to measure the impact of drought. The findings cannot be compared to the severity of earlier droughts because the measurements were not used then.
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The Chinese were the first to make the type of dinnerware we call "china" today (though technically it is porcelain). Up until the fifteenth century, Europeans were eating off of wooden trenchers and large slabs of bread. It was not until the early 1700's that they started to manufacture china in Europe.
In addition to china, there is also "bone china." While regular china is just made with clay, bone china is made with clay and bone ash to strengthen the porcelain. Most of the bone ash is made from cattle bones. True fine china is hard and will produce a ringing sound when tapped.
Because of daily use, everyday dinnerware is usually made of stronger materials such as stoneware, earthen ware, and iron stone. One of the more valuable types of everyday dinnerware is transfer ware (Blue Willow is a popular and valuable pattern). Transfer ware is made by inking a metal plate with a design and then transferring that design to paper. The paper is then applied to the dish and when the ink is set the paper is removed. Blue and white are the most common colors, but many other colors are used, including black and brown.
These dishes can be quite valuable. Look for plates marked Staffordshire, Spod, and Wedgewood. One of my favorite types of transfer ware is "Flow Blue" (see image to the left) which originated around 1830 in England. Manufacturers discovered that by letting the blue ink spread (flow), they could cover defects in the printing and seams. It also added a sort of Romantic element and became very popular in its day.
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