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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for beginners
I am well versed in writing HTML and limited JavaScript, however I have learned all I know through disecting the pages of others. I wanted a book that would give me a more-or-less formal education on correct standards, etc.. for writing XHTML and at the same time introduce me to attributes I wasn't familiar with. This is the book I wanted. It is perfect for anyone wanting...
Published on Aug. 4 2002 by iudex22
1.0 out of 5 stars This book has mistakes!
I am trying a review for the first time. I totally agree with the review titled "Big disappointment!" by Kathy Carrington. I am disappointed too. I started out reading the book with the happy feeling that I would learn how to make XHTML web pages the right way. With each chapter I read, I found more and more mistakes. These mistakes may not seem like a big...
Published on June 7 2001 by Robert M. Carmin
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for beginners,
iudex22 "iudex22" (Springfield, MO) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beginning XHTML (Paperback)
I am well versed in writing HTML and limited JavaScript, however I have learned all I know through disecting the pages of others. I wanted a book that would give me a more-or-less formal education on correct standards, etc.. for writing XHTML and at the same time introduce me to attributes I wasn't familiar with. This is the book I wanted. It is perfect for anyone wanting to learn XHTML but has no experience with it. It is also perfect for someone wanting to brush up to current standards, or someone looking for a basic reference manual (although I use a Black Book for that). The XHTML examples are throughly explained and easy to follow. The book also includes a full explanation of what XHTML is and why it was developed. The last few chapters deal with a brief, and very fast-paced intro to JavaScript. I think beginners would have a hard time following this part, but it a good jumping point for someone planning to learn JS in the future. If I included the JavaScript chapters in my review I would probably give the book 4 stars. But, as it is an XHTML book, and the JS composes a strong majority of the text, I haven't included it in the rating. If you don't understant the JavaScript, or have no intention of learning it, then don't read that part. The book is well worth the price regardless. As far as the previous one star reviews, I can only attribute this to narrow-mindedness and impatience on the on the part of the reviewers. Take your time, do all the examples, don't skip any paragraphs, and this is the perfect book for beginners.
4.0 out of 5 stars Great for Learning "Forward Compatibility",
This review is from: Beginning XHTML (Paperback)
It is not for utter beginners. You need to know something about HTML and the Web before reading this book. That being said, it does a wonderful job of explaining XHTML, introducing XML and explaining where XHTML came from, and describing CSS. It also throws in a basic introduction to JavaScript and has a chapter on Mozquito, a program for producing XHTML Forms right now. The appendices are not reiterations of the book and are invaluable. For myself, the best appendix is the one on the XHTML DTDs. They clearly explain which element is supported by which DTD -- something which is not easy to find on the Web.
My critiques of this otherwise fine book are as follows:
1. It tries to cover too many topics.
For instance, the basic introduction to JavaScript was unnecessary, especially in light of the fact that Wrox publishes an excellent tutorial on the subject entitled Beginning JavaScript. The chapter on Mozquito is completely irrelevant to a person trying to learn XHTML. It's like trying to stick a chapter on Dreamweaver into an HTML book: it just doesn't belong.
2. It lacks an appendix on the XHTML character entities.
It's not a tragedy, but it is annoying since the character entities are just as much a part of XHTML as its elements and attributes are.
Despite these criticisms, I highly recommend this book, especially to anyone interested in making their Web sites "forward compatible." Fortunately, the book can work both as a reference and a tutorial on XHTML.
4.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Intro to XHTML,
Justin Courterier (Clearwater FL, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beginning XHTML (Paperback)
This book is absolutely wonderful when it comes to introducing XHTML to a web-developer or design student who is already familiar with HTML. It does contain several bugs and on ocassion its examples contradict what's been written in the text of the book. I wouldn't recommend it to the people who're just learning standard HTML.
To those beginners who've trashed a book on a fairly advanced web-design topic, get a book on basic HTML and actually learn it before you decide to learn something which assumes fairly fluent knowledge of HTML syntax, document structure, standards, and CSS.
A tutorial on webmonkey.com may be all you need to create simple HTML documents, but it doesn't cut it as far as being able to go on to more advanced topics and actually know when something may or may not be right in a book. Books aren't there to be the holy grail of <Insert Topic> they're there to give you a concsise, convenient introduction to whatever topic said book happens to cover.
For the rest of you, that know HTML, some CSS, and maybe a little java script and are wanting to move on to XHTML, buy this book. You may also want a companion text on XML. I recommend Elliotte Rusty Harold's XML: Extensible Markup Language. O'Rielly has some very good texts on CSS and JavaScript, which you'll probably want to check into after reading this book.
1.0 out of 5 stars This book has mistakes!,
Robert M. Carmin (Wisconsin, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beginning XHTML (Paperback)
I am trying a review for the first time. I totally agree with the review titled "Big disappointment!" by Kathy Carrington. I am disappointed too. I started out reading the book with the happy feeling that I would learn how to make XHTML web pages the right way. With each chapter I read, I found more and more mistakes. These mistakes may not seem like a big deal to someone who knows a lot about making web pages, but to me, the mistakes are a big deal. I am just learning and even an extra blank space where it souldn't be is bad.
I submitted mistakes I found but nothing ever showed up at the wrox website.
I also agree with the review "Too many mistakes" august 6,2000 by a reader from Chicago, IL USA. I also found that problem in the chapter on tables where the tfoot and tbody elements are in the wrong order in the examples.
I am still going to finish the book and would still possibly buy more books from wrox. I am still able to learn some things from reading this book. It just takes longer because I have to figure out what is wrong when I run across a mistake. I guess some of the people who helped write the book are also working for the W3c so they know a lot about how XHTML works.
1.0 out of 5 stars Big disappointment!,
Kathy Carrington "book fiend" - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beginning XHTML (Paperback)
When I started reading this book, I knew very little HTML... just what is presented in webmonkey.com's first few tutorials. I wanted a book that would show me how to do much more with HTML, introduce me to JavaScript, would explain where the industry is headed with XHTML, and would serve as a reference afterward.
This is not that book!!!!
The authors don't follow their own rules/guidelines in the examples. Also, they tell you to do things but never explain how. For example, they talk at length about writing code that will "degenerate gracefully" in different browsers but never give ANY clues as to how to do this or any examples to study. They also tell you not to do other things but don't explain how to achieve the same effect with any other technique. For example, they strongly state that tables and frames should NOT be used to structure the layout of the page but they never explain any other way to visually organize your content ACROSS the page.
The book is also filled with typo's, missing words, and code examples that don't work. They have a website for posting corrections; it currently has just three! After submitting one correction to them, I began keeping a list; planning on submitting one giant list when I was finished. By the fourth chapter, I had given up. The list was too long.
The javascript chapters are a joke. They warn the reader that they are going to go at a fast pace and that they only want to give the reader a taste. I already know how to program in several languages so I was able to figure out the examples but I still have no idea how to do anything in javascript.
There is no useful reference in the appendix. There is a brief, one line description of some of the tags and some of their attributes but MANY things are missing. The Style sheet reference is more informative but is filled with errors. The javascript reference isn't a reference at all. It is an eight page overview of some of the built in functions with no explanations.
If you are brand new to computers, this book gives a gentle, if somewhat vague, introduction to HTML and site design concepts in the first half. There are much better books out there for beginners! Try the "dummies" book or the "quickstart guide" by PeachPit if you want a gentle but through introduction.
If you are looking for a book that can serve as a reference for HTML/XHTML, this entire book is a waste of paper; even the index is next to useless. I finally purchased "XHTML in Plain English". That book is a comprehensive, alphabetical reference on both XHTML and CSS, with tutorials on both in the back. If you already know what <html> <head> <title> <body> and <table> mean, I would recommend that book.
I will think long and hard before purchasing another Wrox book.
5.0 out of 5 stars XHTML and Advanced Markup,
By A Customer
This review is from: Beginning XHTML (Paperback)
Although the title indicates this book is for beginners, there is material of worth for advanced web authors within this volume. Notably, considerable attention is given to XForms and FML (Forms Markup Language). Xforms and FML effectively update the w3c standard for HTML Forms, which has not been ammended since the release of HTML 2.0 in 1994. Xforms and FML enable XHTML authors to build dynamic XHTML applications and allows for modularization of an XHTML documnet, thus a single document has the ability to contain several pages, or cards.
Additionally, in seperate chapters, this book touches on the use of JavaScript and the Document Object Model within XHTML. As XHTML is the next generation of HTML, the technically correct use of these extensions within XHTML is crucial to the developemnt of creative web applications.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great beginners guide as long as you know some HTML,
Jim Parshall (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beginning XHTML (Paperback)
This is a good book for learning XHTML. It is not as "programmer-ish" as the other two major contenders (XHTML: Moving toward XML and XHTML Language and Design Sourcebook). Containing both very good examples (yes, there are some mistakes name me a computer book that has none) and some of the best descriptions and graphics of difficult topics I have seen to date, this book illustrates a difficult (relative to HTML) topic well.
I have read through it twice now and paid particular attention to not just the text but the flow as well and must say it is well designed. Yes, I see the incontinuity here and there though I do not believe this is a major issue as it makes its points quite well.
It has excellent coverage of the media tag and also how the whole parsing process is done. As a person who has helped to write courseware for some pretty major companies I understand the challenges in covering a topic like this. It is bound to have some issues here and there as they are basically attacking a moving target. Yes, there is a specification put out by the W3C, but that does not make the topic stand still. If I were to pick one book to begin teaching someone XHTML this would be it. Then I would move on into others, like maybe reading the spec from the W3C itself.
The only caveat I have on recommendation is that this technology is NOT for beginners. One needs a grounding in HTML 4.1 before starting on this book. Go through a book on that first. A good one is the one by Peachpit Press "The Visual Quickstart Guide to HTML 4". Great stuff. You don't need to be an expert to go on to this book, but it would help to have some vocabulary and basic ideas down before reading this book.
Have fun with it and welcome to a new age of web design!
Jim Parshall
1.0 out of 5 stars Actually, would give it four stars...,
By A Customer
This review is from: Beginning XHTML (Paperback)
...but I want to make a point to Wrox Press. While the book is a valuable resource in terms of offering a fairly comprehensive overview as is commonly the case with the Beginning... series, there are two cases in which there is a glaring lack of professionalism. The most egregious of these is the chapter on FML. One of the authors has a company that produces a software tool that (ostensibly) allows you to make quick work of FML. This author wrote the chapter on FML. Surprise - the entire chapter is about how to use his company's software product. Furthermore, at the beginning of the book there is a passage that is essentially an indictment of Microsoft for alleged anticompetitive practices. I am not used to seeing such abominations as these in titles from Wrox Press; say what you will about Microsoft, the author's software, etc., the point is that none of it has anything to do with the subject at hand, on which Wrox Press typically focuses like a laser. The editors really dropped the ball in a couple place on this one - there were two authors who sorely needed to be kept in check.
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference but not for beginners,
This review is from: Beginning XHTML (Paperback)
This book covers all the new technologies and has its pulse on the new wave of web programming. The book is expertly researched and organized. I have not been able to find a text that covers all the topics (from HTML to XHTML to XML and including Java, JavaScript, CSS, DHTML, etc.). It's more of an Advanced Web Pages book or Beyond Simple HTML book. And it is very up-to-date.
My one complaint is that the publisher must have been rushed to get the book to press. It is team written and different chapters are written in different styles and don't relate easily to what is written in other chapters. It is much too verbose. The book could be about 2/3 the size without losing anything, but gaining some clarity.
The book is written at an intermediate/advanced level (I started using it in my advanced web pages class with great results). As a result, the reader should have a good grasp on HTML and how the web works before approaching this volume. For those individuals, it is an excellent reference.
2.0 out of 5 stars Too many mistakes,
By A Customer
This review is from: Beginning XHTML (Paperback)
I am a complete newcomer to HTML, and I am very disappointed in this book. The book starts off pretty well, and really captivated me, but then in their own examples, the authors start violating the principles they set forth. For instance, in the chapter on tables, the authors state that the thead, tfoot, and tbody elements have to appear in that order, but then in subsequent examples the authors employ those elements in a different order, and my browser (IE5) didn't seem to mind. When you couple this problem with the numerous typographical errors and poor editing overall, the book becomes confusing as to what is proper form for XHTML, and becomes an ineffective guide. The different sections of the book are obviously written by different people as they do not fit together very well, sometimes repeating things in previous sections, or not illustrating the relevance of the point at hand. I intend to buy another XHTML book and start over.
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Everything the Dome played between opening and July 4, 1971 was reserved seat. Last reserved seat engagement was SONG OF NORWAY, which opened November 1970 and ran for 35 weeks. First general release film was BLUE WATER, WHITE DEATH. The Cinerama Dome played Los Angeles County exclusive engagements until August 15, 1982. The last exclusive was ABEL GANCE'S NAPOLEON. We occassionally played an early release exclusive like EVITA. APOCALYPSE NOW which opened in August 1979 was reserved seat the first 4 weeks. Since the reopening of the Dome in March 2002 as part of ArcLight, every film, every day is reserved seat.
I do not know of any on-line list that shows all reserved seat engagements in the LA area, regardless of format. The Coate/Kallay lists I cited above show all 70mm showings (regardless of any particular 70mm process; it also includes films exhibited in 70mm even if they were 35mm blowups) that they could identify; there is a list for each year from 1955 through 2012. If the film was shown on a reserved-seat basis, this is noted within the list for each individual year in addition to the theater showing the film and other data.
The Wikipedia article on films exhibited on a roadshow basis has a lengthy list of films shown that way from the 1910's through the 1970's. It does not indicate which of these were specifically shown a roadshow basis in LA, but I am sure that as the movie capital of America, I would suspect that many, if not most of them, were. Certainly there were 35m films run on roadshow basis in NYC and LA that did not get this treatment elsewhere, but it may not be always easy to identify if a particular film was run on a two-a-day roadshow basis in any particular city unless one is able to check newspaper archives or releasing studio records.
Hello To C.S.Walczak-
thanks for the info. after posting the note a
thought occurred to me. from its Nov.'63 opening
to the release of the last "in Cinerama" film
"Krakatoa East of Java" the only theater in the
Hollywood area other than the Dome capable of showing films "in Cinerama" would have been the Warner/Pacific up on Hollywood Blvd. so with the 9? single lens Cinerama films released from '63 thru '69 plus re-issues of the original 3-strip films i figured the Dome didn't have the time to host any other reserved seat engagements. this is especially true since when first built the Dome could only show single lens "Cinerama" films. but apparently it did find the time. interesting.
also do you know of a website that lists all the reserved seat engagements in the L.A. area from the Oct. 1955 opening of "Oklahoma" to the Dec. 1972 opening of "Man of La Mancha" after which the studios dropped the policy regardless of what the film was in(Cinerama,70MM,Panavision,35mm etc.)? thanks in advance.
Looking at the lists compiled by Coate and Kallay at the FromScripttoDVD.com website, I noted at least two: "Camelot" (run began 11-02-67) and "Paint Your Wagon" (run began 10-23-69). The list includes only those films presented in 70mm, so it would not include any 35mm film shown on a reserved seat basis there during those nine years.
Hello Again From NYC-
i thank my fellow posters in L.A. for replying to my posts. i have a new question for you.
the studios dropped the use of the two a day reserved seat engagement policy after the Dec. 1972 release of "Man of La Mancha". now the Dome opened Nov. of 1963 with "Its A Mad Mad Mad Mad World". so in the 9 years the Dome existed while the studios were still using the policy did the theater host any reserved seat engagements of films other than those presented "in Cinerama"?
I also attended the Festival and it was a wonderful experience watching the original films restored and presented in digital showed us that digital is good
and new and glorious adventures are still to come, Watching "the Brothers Grimm" brought me to tears at times it was just wonderful, Listening to the laughter during Mad Mad continues the joy of a full theater – you become part of the movie and "This is Cinerama"
and "in the Picture" being with the guys that we're there when it started and watching the new film one simple word describes the presentations and the Festival "JOY" to John, Dave, the best crew in the booths and the Management and staff of Pacific and the Arclight Cinema's THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU
I echo the above sentiment. Best wishes, Mr. Sittig.
I also attended the Sunday night showing of "This Is Cinerama" and stayed for the 3 strip short film In The Picture. Epic epic night!
Thank you John Sittig for the fantastic Cinerama Festival this week. I attended This is Cinerama on Sunday night and just got home from seeing IAMMMMW in 70mm. Sunday was sold out and tonight was close it it. It was fantastic to see these great films (well ok, TIC is not that great, but it is fun) presented how and where they should be shown!
It was announced Sunday that you will be retiring, and I wanted to personally thank you for decades of the best projection and sound possible! Thank you for your dedication and hard work on restoration so people like myself in 2012 can actually see Cinerama movies in 3 strip Cinerama! Some of my most treasured memories happened on your watch at the Dome over the past few decades, and I wish you much happiness in your retirement!
Seeing The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm in Cinerama was one of the great movie experiences of my life. Any flaws in the print were so easy to overlook when the film as a whole was so beautiful. If only George Pal had lived to see this show. His love of storytelling was on display in every scene. I only hope some of his surviving family members were aware of it.
When I first saw TIC in Boston in 1960, the projectionist dropped a hinged sephia filter in front of the lens when that segment came up and quickly removed at the seqment end. Those segments had been photographed in black @ white in late 1949.
Hello to J. Sittig-
i just watched the blu-ray disc of the restored
remastered "This Is Cinerama". i quite enjoyed it
and i have two questions-
1.one thing i liked about the restored remastered blu-ray disc released Sept. of '08 of "How The West Was Won"was that the lines between the panels were virtually eliminated. yet with TIC that was not done. might i ask why?
2.after watching the film first without the commentary i wondered why the Long Island church choir segment was in sepia rather than Technicolor as was the rest of the film. when i watched the film again with the commentary my question was answered by the fact this scene was not shot for TIC but was a test scene shot by Waller to get backing for TIC. of course the sepia isn't changeable but couldn't that scene have been restored/remastered a bit more so it had the sharp crisp crystal clear image of the rest of the film?
Having now attended 4 films at the Cinerama festival here is a quick rundown: "Brothers Grimm" was a decent looking print and the only known 3-strip in existence. Apparently not easy to run as there were technical difficulties but that can happen and I do not fault anyone. In attendance were Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno and George Chakiris. "Search for Paradise" could have been great and was flawlessly presented. However, even though in 3-strip the print was pink which spoiled much of the grandeur. There was a song running through the film that was quite annoying and the search itself just wasn't very thrilling. In attendance were members of composer Dimitri Tiomkin's family. "Seven Wonders of the World" was to be digital for act 1 and 3-strip for act 2. Instead of 3-strip there was another video version spliced into the restored scenes which were blurry and headache inducing. John Sittig announced someone pretty much made a video of the film while it was running. I still enjoyed it more than "Search" however. Finally "South Seas Adventure" which was fully restored digital and looked much better than I expected. The scenes of Hawaii in the 1950s were fascinating and you can glimpse the marquee of the now demolished Waikiki Theater with "Pride and the Passion" playing. In attendance were Ramini who had a featured role and member's of producer Dudley's family. I was witness to the passing of the old and the wave of the future all in these 4 screenings. What a great lesson in film history and I am \glad I was a part of it. I am equally glad these films are being preserved in any format.
Yep…masking is movable indeed.
jsittig will be able to answer that question but I think the Dome has movable top and side masking
Does anyone know the exact width of the Dome's screen when showing 1.85 and showing 'scope? The Arclight website says that the screen is "32 by 86 feet" but the math suggests the full 86 foot screen is only utilized when projecting a format such as Ultra Panavision (2.76:1). Does the Dome always project a common height for all formats?
Saw The Master today under the dome in glorious 70mm!
I can agree with your, Edward, but to whom is the statement really being made?
I hope film is not dead and that some filmmakers will continue to use film. Of course video is here to stay and there is no going back.
Roger: it is true, which is also why the 70mm prints are hard-matted to 1.85:1. No, it doesn't really make sense, especially considering all of PTA's other features were shot 2.39:1, which is closer to 70mm's 2.20:1 than Academy flat's 1.85:1, but that's what happened.
CSWalczak: PTA shooting most of the film in 65mm (only using 35mm for scenes where a 65mm camera would not have fit or otherwise worked) was his way of making a statement about the current state of digital cinema. If one may never be able to work with film again, especially if one is only making a film every five years now, why not go out on the format with something special?
Aspect ratio It's the filmmakers choice. If I shot a film in 65mm I would use the whole frame. To open in a limited roadshow engagement in the 70mm format got me to the theater to see a film I would have waited and watched on video. The screen at The Dome is big and there were scenes, even on close examination, that were very clear and with fine detail. I saw a 70mm blow up of "Camalot" in one of the big New York theaters with a huge one-hundred foot screen and there was one scene where the grain was a large as baseballs.
Following up on RogerA's comment: why bother to originate the film on 70mm stock if it is not going to be exhibited in a widescreen ratio? While I admire the director's work, up to this point, I do not understand why he set off a stir to encourage as many 70mm showings as possible when the film is masked down to a conventional aspect ratio. The only result of doing that is a somewhat sharper image.
Well if that is true than that would explain the difference in quality throughout the film.
RogerA, while more than half of The Master was shot in 65mm, using Kodak 5201, 5207 and 5213 stock, the remainder was shot in 35mm.
"The Master" was not a 35mm blow up it was shot on 65mm negative. The choice not to use the full frame and mask the sides was the decision of the director.
Roger A – "The Master" in 70mm, it should be added, is not a widescreen presentation. As opposed to a stretched 35mm "scope" blowup, it appeared to be a 35mm "flat" blowup. Typically, this type of 70 format features black, vertical bars on left and right sides of frame (not visible, of course, to the audience). In other words, the film stock itself is extra-wide but the projected image is not.
Auntieagent – Most movies look great there—film or digital. However, when possible, the very best pictures to be seen and heard at the Cinerama-Hollywood are the widescreen epics of the 1960s presented in their original, premium FILM formats (something that is increasingly rare, even there). "How the West Was Won" in 3-strip Cinerama (three 35mm projectors working together to form a single great image) is, however, showing there soon and should not be missed—it's unbelievable. The Cinerama travelogues and the like are impressive too but they can be boring. That is not the case with "HTWWW". It's an event. Also, widescreen 70mm 6-track magnetic prints—particularly for visual and orchestral masterpieces like "Ben Hur" and "Lawrence of Arabia"—are stunning and thunderous experiences in the dome. Unlike the 70mm runs of the 1970s and 80s—most of which were 35mm blowups, the great 60s epics were PHOTOGRAPHED in the 70 format and so are particularly breathtaking on the Cinerama's very large screen. Unfortunately, they seldom show these films in 70 anymore and, when they do, I believe it's usually with only digital sound.


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Jack Newfield once described Ali in terms of his various identities"man-child, con man, entertainer, poet, draft-dodger, rebel, evangelist, champion, you name it." All right, bully, goodwill ambassador, merry prankster, insatiable lover-manto tack on a few. Unfortunately, the beauty of such a multi-sided, enigmatic figure is woefully lost on a Hollywood that prefers spitting out more wooden characterizations. Smith gets little help from a screenplay that devolves from Ali's more classic couplets ("It may amaze ya, I'm gon' whup Joe Fraz-yah"), to soap-operatic confrontations, to trite self-affirmations ("I'm gonna be who I wanna be"). With quizzically upturned brows in the insufferable close-ups, Smith too often seems confusedhardly a staple of the Ali personality. And the cadence is only superficially Ali-esque, almost forced. As for the rhymes, it's as if the hip-hopster Smith holds something in reserve, as if these are goofy, old-timey riffs that he can't quite feel comfortable with. Similarly, Jon Voigt's Howard Cosell is too dry and restrained (when not bizarrely avuncular), missing entirely the self-absorption of the real man. Ditto Ron Silver's Angelo Dundee, in actuality a warm and congenial fight trainer.
Nitpicking aside, the movie crawls along at a snail's pace, odd considering it deals with but a portion, albeit a major one, of Ali's career and life. The heavy-handed treatment of Ali's relationship with Malcolm X, with the Nation of Islam, with his wives, and the dreary depiction of his struggles with the draft are largely to blame. There are so many neat sidebars to the actual time frame ('64-'74) that it's too bad the moviemakers are so bent on hammering home the obvious. True, Liston, Frazier, and Foreman were the big fights, but as a thorn, Ken Norton (notably absent) provided the champ with a couple of nasty wake-up calls. And for all the attendant doggerel, how about Ali's meeting with Marianne Moore at Toots Shor's? Or how about something on the bogus "computer" tournament final, staged by Ali and Rocky Marciano? Or on the fight plans with Wilt Chamberlain, kiboshed when Ali greeted Wilt with "Tim-ber!"?
To the film's credit, the choreographed fight sequences come off credibly. For all his problems with the Ali persona, Smith aptly captures the signature ring stylethe dancing, the hands held low, the head movement, and the patented shuffle.
From this corner, the film's blazing highlight occurs early on with the seduction of Clay/Ali by his first wife, Sonji, magnificently played by Jada Pinkett Smith. The scenes reek with a bluesy, lounge-y sultriness of early-'60s South Side Chicago. The story line couldn't have suffered by making a right turn at that point, but of course, that wouldn't have been the real deal. Oh well. As Ali himself once said when informed that he'd lost in one of the separate endings filmed in his computer bout with Marciano, "Nobody's gonna believe a movie anyway."
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For almost two periods the Wichita Falls Wildcats had their home opener going their way.
They had a three-goal lead over Corpus Christi and were in complete control of the contest.
But penalty trouble late in the second resulted in three straight IceRays power-play goals and any momentum the 'Cats had was gone.
The Wildcats held on to send the game to overtime but things looked bleak as once again penalties left the home team short-handed. A cross-checking minor on Colin Staub in the games last 12 seconds had the 'Cats starting the extra frame a man down. Moments later things got even tougher as Scott Douglas was whistled for a minor.
That's when Wildcats net minder Evan Cowley and his penalty killers saw to it that a crowd of more than 1,400 would not leave disappointed. Their tenacious effort kept Corpus off the board and the game eventually went to a shootout.
Cowley then stopped all five Corpus shots in the shootout and when defenseman Joey Sundgren, the 'Cats 5th shooter, got the puck past IceRay goalie Jett Salinas the Wildcats had escaped with a 4-3 win Friday night at Kay Yeager Coliseum.
Sundgren faked left then went right with a wrist shot that found its way under the pads of Salinas.
The Wildcats seemed to be in complete control after Eliot Grauer's short-handed goal gave put them up 3-0 with 5:23 left in the second. Shortly after that the parade to the penalty box started.
Forward George Pagonis drew a five-minute major in the last two minutes and moments later Rudy Junda joined him in the box after he was whistled for a two-minute minor. Travis Maxwell scored on the two-man advantage with 23 seconds left in the second and Corpus had cut the lead to 3-1 heading into the third.
The major penalty carried over into the final period and Corpus wasted little time getting even closer. Ian McGilvery scored 1:32 into the third and less than a minute later Jalen Shulz tied the contest when he beat Cowley with a wrist shot that when through a crowd in front of the 'Cats net.
The Wildcats had chances to win the game in regulation couldn't convert on three power plays in the game's final nine minutes.
Cowley earned his first win of the season as he stopped 28 of 31 IceRay shots including stoning a breakaway with just over a minute left in the third. The 'Cats improve their record to 2-2-1 while the IceRays slip to 2-2-1.
The Wildcats took a 1-0 lead just 40 seconds into the first. Kyle Bauman split two IceRay defenders at the Corpus blueline and finished a breakaway with a rising wrist shot that beat Salinas over his glove hand. The goal was Bauman's 5th of the season.
The 'Cats power play unit increased the lead to two with 8:37 left in the period. Grauer beat Salinas through the five-hole with a wrist shot from the right faceoff dot.
Cowley was perfect in the first stopping seven IceRay shots and denied Corpus' Brandon Smith with a nifty poke check after he was awarded a penalty shot in the period's final minute.
The two teams meet again tonight at 7:15.
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|Coordinates: 44°34′17″N 69°52′48″W / 44.57139°N 69.88000°W
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|31.72 sq mi (82.15 km2)
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|249 ft (76 m)
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Rome is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,010 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Belgrade Lakes resort area, and is included in the Augusta, Maine, micropolitan New England City and Town Area.
Originally a part of West Pond Plantation, Rome was first settled about 1780 by Richard Furbush from Lebanon. The town was incorporated on March 7, 1804, and named after Rome in Italy. Although farmers found the surface broken and uneven, the hills and valleys offered excellent grazing. By 1839, when the population was 1,074, it was described as "a beautiful farming town," with "a pleasant and flourishing village." In 1837, its wheat crop was 4,117 bushels.[4]
The ponds abounded in trout, perch and pickerel. By 1859, Rome had one sawmill, one gristmill, and one shingle mill, although agriculture remained the principal occupation.[5] By 1870, when the population was 725, it had two post offices: Rome and Belgrade Mills.[6]
On April 4, 2013, 47 year old Christopher Knight was arrested on suspicion of over a thousand burglaries. He was reported to have lived, on stolen supplies, in forests near Rome for 27 years with no intentional human contact.[7]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 31.72 square miles (82.15 km2), of which, 25.41 square miles (65.81 km2) is land and 6.31 square miles (16.34 km2) is water.[1] Rome includes the northern portions of Long Pond and Great Pond.
The town is serviced by state routes 8, 27, 137 and 225. It borders the towns of Vienna to the west, Mount Vernon to the west and south, Belgrade to the south and east, a portion of Smithfield to the northeast, Mercer to the north, and New Sharon to the northwest.
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As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 1,010 people, 439 households, and 299 families residing in the town. The population density was 39.7 inhabitants per square mile (15.3/km2). There were 1,038 housing units at an average density of 40.9 per square mile (15.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.5% White, 0.2% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 0.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.
There were 439 households of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.9% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.67.
The median age in the town was 46.2 years. 19.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.9% were from 25 to 44; 37.4% were from 45 to 64; and 14% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 51.5% male and 48.5% female.
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As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 980 people, 386 households, and 289 families residing in the town. The population density was 38.6 people per square mile (14.9/km²). There were 941 housing units at an average density of 37.0 per square mile (14.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.27% White, 0.10% African American, 0.82% Native American, 0.10% Asian, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.
There were 386 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $42,344, and the median income for a family was $46,635. Males had a median income of $32,153 versus $26,042 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,355. About 7.0% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.
- ^ a b "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
- ^ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ^ Hayward's New England Gazetteer of 1839
- ^ Coolidge, Austin J.; John B. Mansfield (1859). A History and Description of New England. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 286.
- ^ George J. Varney, History of Rome, Maine; Boston,Massachusetts 1886
- ^ Cousins, Christopher. "'He's surreal': Officers amazed at 'hermit' burglar's survival in Maine woods for 27 years". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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Combine Splinter Cell's pure stealth action with the world of Tom Clancy and you've got one hell of a techno-espionage title made even better on the PC. [Mar 2003, p.82]
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While the gameplay is somewhat linear, the gadgets are fun to mess with and there are plenty of different moves to do to finish the missions.
In some ways it's even better than the original version. In most ways, though, it's exactly the same.
The other thing that got incredibly annoying is Irving Lambert, your debriefer and operations coordinator and hearing him say "this missions over"….. "this missions over".
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JosephPalkaJul 13, 2009This was a pretty good game on the Playstation 2 when I first experienced it. The stealth element in the game made the game itself come toThis was a pretty good game on the Playstation 2 when I first experienced it. The stealth element in the game made the game itself come to life. Despite the weapons, there were also a variety of objects in the game as well. Another good thing about this game are the graphics. The graphics are polished in every single environment along with the effects of the sky, explosions, fire, and decals. The interrogations and conversations from the NPC's are also entertaining. In the Kalinatek building, you see two guards through a transparent wall talking about how wall mines are dangerous. You have two choices: Wait for one of the guards to walk into the room and be knocked out by you or just open the door in the middle of their conversation, take out your SC20K, zoom in and shoot the mine to turn them into barbecue steaks!
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Aug 17, 2011supremo! Sam fisher rocks! Kick the people finding flaws in this game.it is much better than hitman where if u wear enemy cloths then no onesupremo! Sam fisher rocks! Kick the people finding flaws in this game.it is much better than hitman where if u wear enemy cloths then no one recognises you.oh come on it is impossible to unrecognise top most honour killer agent 47 in any getup specialy because they have those barcodes on the back side of head.
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Which Region had the worst Pokemon on the gym leaders?
Cheesepower5 posted...
GilgameshSwords posted...MewtwoEx posted...Gen 2, because they were very low leveled, and many unevolved
Excellent list, I like the look of it
Cheesepower5 posted...
GilgameshSwords posted...MewtwoEx posted...Gen 2, because they were very low leveled, and many unevolved
There's a severe lack of Kingdra for lance and/or clair
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Yeah, I would replace one Dragonair in Clair's for Kingdra, and the Dragonair in Lance for Kingdra, whilst replacing his other Dragonite with I dunno
Definitely Gen 2. Worst levels and worst pokemon selection. And the fact that people are voting for Sinnoh and Unova where these things were not an issue just boggles my mind.
What the hell? Falkner had pidgeys! Bugsy had a damn kakuna AND metapod (I mean really)! There was hardly any Johto representation at all, and your levels at the end of the gym run before facing the league capped at what? 39 maybe 45 if you grinded and had a small team?
I will never understand why people love this region so much.
GameFAQS=why games should be played and people should be avoided.-selfdeztruction
I know Johto is gonna win this by a land slide. but Unova was pretty bad too
I don't like how all the gym leaders have only like 3 pokemon max for there teams. And also. many of them barely touch the available pokemon of that region, like Lenora for example. Really, all you could think of for a normal type gym is the damn watchhog? what about the stoutland line? The pidove line? hell, even friggin audino would've been better
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I know Johto is gonna win this by a land slide. but Unova was pretty bad too
Eh? Lenora had a Herdier as well as a Watchog.
The linearity of the gyms in Unova bothered me more than the selection of Pokémon, TBH.
zane0144 posted...
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Sorry; I forgot about BOTH of them. Sorry.
For those of you starting topics about the PS4, there's a PS4 board:
From: Shadow_StarWolf | #029
There were issues in Gen IV? The only issue it has was similar with Gen I - the "choose your Gym path" where they all share the same level.
There's also an issue in D/P with the later gym leaders, where they have Pokémon that don't match their chosen types.
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I voted Johto, obviously. I'd have had the Johto Gyms and Elite Four go something like this (* denotes replacement Pokémon):
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Thread: CHOW #46 - Halloween Self
October 23rd, 2006 #1
CHOW #46 - Halloween Self
You will receive votes for every successful representation of the topic elements and for your description. The ammount of votes will be listed in the round topic.
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SUNDAY OCTOBER 29th
The way the deadline works: if deadline is on a Sunday and your image is posted on that Sunday 23:59 your local time it's a good entry.
In fact - as long there is Sunday somewhere on the planet your entry is ok. I will make the poll sometimes Monday afternoon my time (GMT +2) yet i'll have a look at the last entries.
Do the "creature", not the costume.
Now... concept!
Topic elements:
1 = Full Body Self Portrait
2 = Halloween
Make sure your picture contains these - you will receive 3 VOTES for each topic covered.
3 extra votes will be offered for the description.
Please record your process - some nice tutorials might come up.
Last edited by Oblio; November 21st, 2006 at 09:55 AM.Andrei Fantana
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Hide this ad by registering as a memberOctober 23rd, 2006 #2
I'm a bit disappointed I ran out of time for the last topic, but here's another doozy!
Game on.
October 23rd, 2006 #3
Last edited by Chr; October 24th, 2006 at 03:33 AM./Chr
My sketchbook: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=78068
October 23rd, 2006 #4
Three years ago on Halloween I had an appointment with an Oncologist that I had been referred to. Neo, from the matrix, checked me in at the front desk, a French maid took my blood pressure, and as we watched a class of kindergarteners march by outside in costumes, the doctor advised me that I better start chemo if I wanted a greater than 50% chance of surviving my skin cancer. It should have been a bizarre joke, but it wasn't. The next year, a co-worker of mine had the same disease, same doctor and same treatment... and a much less happy ending: http://overcode.yak.net/3
So sometimes I think that ripping my skin off might not be a bad idea.
Last edited by Chuck Wadey; October 30th, 2006 at 12:25 AM.
October 23rd, 2006 #5
this could be fun
the perfumed rubbish bagsketchbook
October 23rd, 2006 #6
w00t! I may not have be able to do myself up the way I want to this year, but I can do it in painted form!
October 23rd, 2006 #7
Sounds like fun fun fun!
October 23rd, 2006 #8
aww so i cant just have a costume? i wanted to be a ninja....
guess ill have to come up with some thing interesting. Nosferatu Ned.
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October 23rd, 2006 #9Originally Posted by Wafflehouseninja
go for whatever your mind creates.
October 23rd, 2006 #10
October 23rd, 2006 #11
So this is me as a demon/devil that is being redeemed; being pulled back up to heaven.
Looks like I made it in time. Great entries everyone.
Trick or treat...
Last edited by Volles Metall; October 30th, 2006 at 04:43 AM."All your base are belong to us!"
October 23rd, 2006 #12
I'm in! So just to clariy, we can make ourselves in ANY creature we want?
October 23rd, 2006 #13Originally Posted by Wizard of KOZ
October 23rd, 2006 #14
Sounds realy interesting and i think i'll do a halloween-selfportrait...
I look forward to see some amazing work from u.
October 23rd, 2006 #15
I take dibs on the octopus suit: Cthulu-me!
From another dimension the Cthulu vlieg enters our world to hunt us in our darkest moments.
Last edited by Supervlieg; October 29th, 2006 at 06:35 PM.
October 23rd, 2006 #16
Looks promising , Cthuluvlieg!
October 23rd, 2006 #17
Count me in. I got dibs on the lower middle level crappy entry spot.
October 23rd, 2006 #18
Happy Halloween!
Happy Hallloween guys and gals! Don't rot all your teeth out.
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October 23rd, 2006 #19
Alright gents, coming here to post this WIP sketch to also clarify something:
Here's a rough design sketch for my character. Now, the basis of it is very Cenobitesque in nature, so I'm wondering, does that consitute as creature? I mean, my character is going to be somewhat dapper, and a bit more clothed than I imagine some of the other entries (I'm only assuming), so am I good to go with this?
Updated WIP:
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October 24th, 2006 #20
I'm going to try this one for sure, and hopfully pull a tutorial out of it Here's hoping!
Damn SuperV, WaffleHN and J... already nice wips and great ideas to boot! I know what Koz will be wohoo can't wait for it man. SO we can basically turn ourselves into anything, because people dress up as just about anything for Halloween?
Last edited by Stephan_R; October 24th, 2006 at 01:54 AM.
October 24th, 2006 #21
Waffle, for some reason your entry is making me chuckle on the inside. Keep going with it, looks great so far!
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I want to dress up as a Xenomorph from the Aliens movies, is that copyright infringement? I intend on chaning some things on the beast, since i must have eyeholes in my suit and other human features.
October 24th, 2006 #23Originally Posted by zenarion
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I meant for the competition. The Xenomorph is considered somebody else's idea. But ghosts and vampires arent. Where is the line between originality and artistic theft?
October 24th, 2006 #25Originally Posted by zenarion
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Thank you! Now i can start drawing.
October 24th, 2006 #27
I've been wanting to do a creatured up portrait of myself. I guess this is my chance.
Pretty much the most awesome concept ever.
October 24th, 2006 #28Originally Posted by zenarion
I'd take Vlieg's advice though on the matter. If you're going to be an alien, be an alien, and if you want, be a Gigeresque alien, but I doubt you'll get much out of being just a Xenomorph. I, for example, am going for a Clive Barker Cenobitesque appearance, but I'm not going to be Pinhead, y'dig?
October 24th, 2006 #29
I'm in, this should be good, I'll start posting WIP's tonight.
First WIP, didn't want to bite on super's idea of the whole underwater monster creature, but the Merman was my favorite when I was a kid.
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October 24th, 2006 #30
I don't know if I understood the rules right, but here's my first draft at the topic.
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Just beeps, not a musical fanfare, so that you're not embarrassed in public! (For fancy chimes, I'd recommend Bellman)
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|UNIVERSAL FILTER CARTRIDGE - A water filter cartridge is provided, including a body for receiving a supply of filter media, the body having an open upper end and an outlet having a plurality of outlet openings, and a cap configured for sealingly engaging the upper end of the body. The supply of media directly contacts an inside surface of an outlet of the body, and the outlet openings being dimensioned for retaining the media despite direct contact with the inside surface.
|FILTER SYSTEM WITH REMOVABLE ENHANCEMENT MEDIA - A water filter system including a base configured for receiving water from a faucet and a filter cartridge connected to the base. The filter cartridge defines a peripheral opening and a first chamber having at least one filter element. and a second chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber. An enhancement cartridge is removably inserted through the peripheral opening and into the second chamber. The enhancement cartridge includes an enhancement material for adding minerals to the water and is removable from the system independently from the filter cartridge.
|ADJUSTABLE VENTILATION STACK FOR A WATER FILTER SYSTEM - A water filter system including a filter housing having a filter element for filtering impurities from water and a ventilation stack movably connected to the filter housing for adjusting a position of the stack relative to a level of the water to release air from the water trapped by the filter element during filtration.
|BYPASS VALVE FOR WATER FILTER SYSTEM - A head for a water filter system having a filter element including a three-way valve member movable between a first position, a second position, and a third position. When the valve member is in the first position, incoming water is directed to the filter element to remove sediment and impurities from the water. When the valve member is in the second position, the incoming water is blocked from passing through the filter element and the valve member. Lastly, when the valve member is in the third position, the incoming water passes through the valve member and not the filter element so that the filter element can be removed and replaced without interrupting the incoming water flow.
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