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->'''Valentine''': "I don't belong in Heaven, see? I want to go to the other place."
->'''Pip''': "Heaven? Whatever gave you the idea you were in Heaven, Mr. Valentine? ''This '''is''' the other place''!!"
-->-- ''Series/TheTwilightZone'', "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E28ANicePlaceToVisit A Nice Place To Visit]]"
Bob dies and goes to the afterlife. At first he seems to have gone to FluffyCloudHeaven: it's beautiful, there's wonderful music playing, he has everything he ever wanted, etc. But then he realizes that there's one essential thing missing or wrong, and the sudden realization dawns: This Isn't Heaven! Cue the frantic screaming of a damned soul...
Often the thing missing or wrong is something superficial, like "no beer" or "eternally noisy neighbors." Can be a form of IronicHell, but it's not necessary. This is specifically for actually being in hell (or thinking that that's the case), not just still being alive or something similar; see MistakenForAfterlife.
When they are actually in heaven and things are still like this, you get HellOfAHeaven.
Not to be confused with ReroutedFromHeaven, where they've actually gone to the wrong afterlife.
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnIjgw5A-iI An old "got milk?" commercial]] has a {{Jerkass}} business executive get hit by a truck right after [[KickTheDog firing someone by cell phone]]. The afterlife's a beautiful place, there's nice music, and giant cookies! But when he opens the fridge, all the milk cartons are empty! He asks, "Wait a minute... where am I?" [[{{Hell}} Cue the "got milk?" logo on fire.]]
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* One arc in the "Celeb" strip in ''PrivateEye'' had the protagonist apparently dead and in FluffyCloudHeaven. After a few strips, he becomes dissatisfied and complains to an angel that "this is purgatory". The angel replies "Of course it is. Where did you think you were?"
* In ''ComicBook/CerebusTheAardvark'', the title character suspects this after he notices his friend Rick is missing.[[note]]When asked about the matter, Dave Sim has generally supported this interpretation, but also raised the possibility that the ever-paranoid aardvark was "just freaking out for no reason".[[/note]]
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* At the end of ''Film/BadGirlsFromValleyHigh'', the two AlphaBitch {{Villain Protagonist}}s die and wake up in a luxurious hotel room and are convinced they went to Heaven. Then the school dork shows up, claiming that he committed suicide to be with them and that he will be their roommate for the rest of eternity. He then briefly turns into a demon, prompting the girls to realize where they are and scream.
[[folder: Jokes ]]
* A classic Islamic joke: A man dies and meets God. God says, "You may have anything you ask." The man has as much food, wine, women, etc, as he wants. Then he gets bored and asks, "May I have some work?" God answers, "No, you can't. Enjoy!" The man says, "Then I want to go to hell!" And God smiles and says, "But you are in hell."
* There are a number of jokes based on the idea that Hell is like Heaven where you have everything you want, [[IronicHell but some detail is missing that prevents you from enjoying it.]]
** A crossword puzzle maniac would find a whole library of them, only to realize that no-one has a pencil.
** The stoner who chooses between the afterlife with fire and the afterlife without fire. He chose the latter and finds himself in a huge field of marijuana plants.
* A variant -- a [[SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll hedonistic rock star]] dies and goes to Hell. Considering that he's been a sinner all his life, he thinks he might be of some use to Satan, and so is eager to meet him - but before he can do so, he's made to sit in a drab waiting room, with nothing on the walls, five-year-old magazines on the coffee tables and two old biddies gossiping in the corner. Bored out of his skull, he grows increasingly impatient waiting for Satan, wondering how long he'll have to spend in the waiting room - upon which it dawns on him that [[IronicHell he's not actually in the waiting room of Hell]].
* A priest that firmly believed SexIsEvil had a disciple. The priest died and some time later, the disciple died too. At the afterlife, the disciple saw the Priest with a gorgeous woman at his lap.
--> "Master," he cried, "I see that God appreciated your sacrifices on Earth, and now you will be rewarded with paradises pleasures!"
--> "YouFool" answered the priest. "In the first place, ThisIsntHeaven! And in the second, I am not being rewarded, she is being punished!"
* Inversion where the addition of an element makes what seems to be Hell in act Heaven: A journalist dies, and not having been a particularly good or bad person, St. Peter decides to show him a choice of afterlives. In Hell, a bunch of journalists slave away at typewriters, while bossy demons crack whips over their head and scream about deadlines. In Heaven, a bunch of journalists slave away at typewriters, while bossy angels crack whips over their head and scream about deadlines. Confused and upset, the journalist asks what the difference is, and St. Peter answers "In Heaven, your stories get ''published!''"
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* ''The Last Trump'' by Creator/IsaacAsimov has the Devil convince God to bring about the end of the world, with everyone dead being resurrected. Since every group has their idea of afterlife, the Devil designs it at the greatest common divisor -- nothing but eternal existence. One of the people claims this is heaven, but then another points out that there is nothing beyond Earth, buildings are crumbling, hills are flattening, desires are gone... Soon, there will be nothing but a featureless plain and people. FireAndBrimstoneHell is unworthy of divine imagination; an eternity of nothingness is a different matter.
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* In the ''[[Series/TheTwilightZone Twilight Zone]]'' TOS episode "A Nice Place to Visit", a burglar is killed and goes to a place where his every wish is fulfilled by a man named Pip. Eventually, he gets bored, leading to the page quote above.
* In ''Series/TheITCrowd'' there's an episode where Douglas has a near death experience. His father is welcoming him towards a big white door, and it's all very white and glowy. Then Hitler pokes his head out, and Renholm tries to explain that "[[ImplausibleDeniability we're having a fancy dress party in Heaven]]."
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* In SoundHorizon's "Eru no Rakuen [-> side:A ->]", [[spoiler:Elise]] wakes up in what she believes to be paradise -- until she hears crying, and since she knows that no one would cry in paradise...
* King Missile's "Heaven" has the singer waking up in paradise, wondering why he feels so good when he was in such a rotten mood yesterday...and then, suddenly, the bird he was holding is a bloody mangled mess in his hand and the backdrop changes.
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* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_long_spoons The Allegory of the Long Spoons]] plays with the Trope of Heaven and Hell being NotSoDifferent. The only difference is the attitude of those in either place.
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* One ''TabletopGame/InNomine'' supplement has a Heaven which redeemed demons eventually figure out is worse than Hell. They are required to memorize dull, "uplifting" sermons; the Malakim (avenging angels) may abuse them at will; the Archangels are insane. Eventually they escape and go back to Hell, to warn other demons. [[spoiler: It's actually a fake, set up by Hell as a propaganda ploy to discourage demons from redeeming.]]
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* Not actually heaven, but one of the realms of ''[[Franchise/TheElderScrolls Oblivion]]'', specifically the realm known as [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Mankar Camoran's Paradise]]]]. [[spoiler: The followers of the Mythic Dawn cult were told it was eternal bliss and if they believed enough in Mehrunes Dagon and [[BlueAndOrangeMorality didn't sin against him]] then they could go there when they died for eternal life, like an evil Heaven. While [[SceneryPorn it looks like a]] CrystalDragonJesus [[SceneryPorn variety of heaven]] and the cultists were truly given the immortality promised -- it's also a [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Daedra infested nightmare]] where that immortality is put to good use to torture undying cultists. In fact, the tortures suffered there would be more expected in Mehrunes Dagon's actual plane of Oblivion, the Deadlands, which resembles the traditional view of {{Hell}} (fiery lakes, demons, torture devices, etc.).]] Unlike many examples on this, it is not played for laughs and [[ColdBloodedTorture the reasons to despair are very reasonable]].
** The trope is invoked again in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'', where [[spoiler: the Nordic realm of Sovngarde (an expy of Valhalla) ends up being the feeding ground for [[BigBad Alduin]] to feed on the souls of the dead.]]
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII'' has Soul of Rebirth, which is set in the afterlife. It actually inverts this trope. Cid is actually the first of the dead characters to realize that the local MundaneAfterlife isn't hell.
* In ''OverlordRaisingHell'' the first abyss gate is disguised as a portal to heaven, complete with a cardboard likeness of pearly gates.
* A variation in the InteractiveFiction game ''Perdition's Flames''. At the start, you're told that Hell is no longer a place of punishment -- eternal torment was mostly abolished to compete with heaven after deregulation, and people are now randomly assigned to Hell or Heaven upon death. However, this seems to quickly prove to be a lie, as Hell as depicted in the game is a banal, torturous experience with all the meaninglessness and annoyances of mortal life exaggerated to grotesque degrees. [[spoiler: It's a subversion -- once you finally get to Heaven, it has more fluffy clouds and angels, but is just as soul-crushingly obnoxious and banal. Your goal ends up being to join a group that explores other afterlives and other versions of Heaven and Hell that are, if not more pleasant, at least less meaningless and obnoxious.]]
* Played with (in a "This Isn't Earth" sense) in ''{{VideoGame/Fall From Heaven}}''. Originally, Hell was having problems [[LikeABadassOutOfHell with mortals like the Bannor escaping damnation through portals back to Erebus]], so the local god of deception, Esus, created a LotusEaterMachine version of Erebus where [[CrapsackWorld everything was even worse]] than [[WorldHalfEmpty Erebus usually is]], with hopes that would-be escapees would enter, be sent over the DespairEventHorizon, and then return to the more honest hells of their own accord. What happens if someone is GenreSavvy enough to catch onto the ruse is unexplained...
* Creator/LucasArts' sim ''VideoGame/{{Afterlife}}'' has a "Faux Heaven" as one of the possible Hell's punishments for slothful souls:
-->"Many of the Slothful Damned believe that they deserve to be in Heaven, little realizing that their lazy ways have earned them a place in Hell. For these self-deluded fools, Hell hath created these cheesy replicas of Heaven. They're just like the real Heaven...except that they suck."
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* The TropeNamer is an EasterEgg in the program Macromedia Central that features a WebAnimation/HomestarRunner [[http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/egg.html cartoon]] where Homestar and Strong Bad are stuck in "blue-fadey-land." Homestar thinks they died and went to heaven, and Strong Bad agrees after they find a Twinkie. Then Homestar says that it's just Strong Bad and him, forever! It suddenly dawns on Strong Bad that they're definitely not in heaven. He pounds on the edge of the frame screaming frantically as the background turns red...
-->'''Homestar''': Yeah you're right. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint I think it's]] [[TakeThat Massachusetts]].
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* ''Webcomic/TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella'': [[http://nonadventures.com/2008/06/07/what-would-doobie-doobie-do/ What would Doobie Doobie do?]]
-->'''Wonderella''': "Wow, you guys are watching me from '''Heaven?!'''"
-->'''Music/FrankSinatra''': "Well, assholes don't exactly go to ''heaven'', kiddo... ...but we're watchin' all the same."
* ''Webcomic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'':
** "[[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=936#comic That's so weird. I've stubbed my toe every 42 seconds since I got here]]."
** Also, [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?id=3497#comic Sysadmin Heaven]].
[[folder: Western Animation ]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'''s ShowWithinAShow, ''The Scary Door'', parodies the ''Twilight Zone'' episode above. A man is hit by a car and wakes up in a casino. He gets jackpot and thinks it's heaven. When he hits jackpot the second time, he thinks it's boring and that means he must be in Hell. [[spoiler:He's actually in a plane. [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E123NightmareAt20000Feet And nobody believes there's a goblin in the wing.]] Because he's UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler. And Eva Braun is actually a giant fly.]]
** And Bender called it.


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Couscous With Chicken And Shrimp
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|250 Milliliter (1 Cup)
|Salted water
|500 Milliliter (2 Cup, Use Cold)
|Chicken pieces
|3 Pound, skin removed (1.3 Kilogram)
|Small shrimp
|1⁄2 Pound, peeled
|Red pepper
|125 Milliliter, cut into strips (1/2 Cup)
|1 Medium, chopped
|Canned tomatoes
|19 Ounce (1 Can, 540 Gram)
|Chicken stock
|175 Milliliter (3/4 Cup)
|Canned cut asparagus
|10 Ounce (1 Can, 284 Milliliter)
Soak the couscous in the cold water for 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.
To cook, put the couscous in a sieve with a fine mesh and place in a casserole dish containing a little boiling water.
Cover with plastic wrap and cook at 100% for 6 to 8 minutes, turning the sieve halfway through the cooking time.
Combine the peppers and the onion and cook at 100% for 3 to 4 minutes.
Add the tomatoes and the chicken stock, and pour the mixture into a casserole dish containing the chicken, shrimps and asparagus.
Cover and cook at 70% for 10 minutes.
Give the dish a half-turn and cook at 70% for a further 12 minutes, or until all the ingredients are done.
Leave the cover on and let stand for 5 minutes before serving with the cooked couscous.
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A four-story building with 43 apartments and a Milwaukee Public Schools charter school has been proposed for the city's north side.
The $9.1 million development would be on the north side of W. Capitol Drive, west of N. 31st St., according to a proposal filed with the Department of City Development.
That site, comprised of a city-owned vacant lot and a privately owned property, is just across Capitol Drive from the former Tower Automotive complex, which is being converted into the Century City business park.
The apartments and school would be developed by Century City Training Center LLC, organized by the Oregon, Wis.-based development firm Gorman & Co. and the nonprofit Northwest Side Community Development Corp. The apartments would be financed mainly by affordable housing tax credits.
Those federal tax credits are given to developers in a competitive process overseen by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority. Developers that obtain the tax credits agree to provide apartments at below-market rents to people earning no more than 60% of the Milwaukee area's median income.
The school would be Nova Tech, a charter high school which would focus on science, technology, engineering and math training for students interested in manufacturing trade skills, according to the proposal.
Nova Tech would be operated by TransCenter for Youth Inc., a nonprofit that also operates Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy, a school-to-work program for at-risk MPS students, said Howard Snyder, Northwest Side CDC executive director.
Nova Tech, which is seeking an MPS charter, would be an extension of the academy, Snyder said.
The building also would have a job training center for adults which would be operated separately, he said. Northwest Side CDC would use a loan as primary financing for the school and training center, which would rent their spaces from the organization, Snyder said.
The school and training center would be on the first floor, with apartments on the upper floors.
A proposed zoning change for the development will be referred to the Common Council's Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee.
Gorman and Northwest Side CDC developed Villard Square, a building that combined a Milwaukee Public Library branch with apartments for lower income families, at 3427 W. Villard Ave.
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Mamaste (peace to your mama)
This Mother's Day, I once again veered from my usual method of instigating Forced Family Fun (FFF) outings and allowed the day to flow--sort of like the "Gentle" Yoga class I grunted through yesterday: harmonious yet physically exhausting. Cards, hugs, the zoo, iced coffee and not having to cook dinner were all welcome gifts to this mama as I counted my little blessings (two, to be exact, plus one darling husband).
However, not every Mother's Day started out with Hallmark shilling cards and candies.
Julia Ward Howe's Mother's Day Proclamation of 1870 struck a chord in my heart, as her poetry underscores the fierce love of a mother for her children. Although she also wrote The Battle Hymn of the Republic 12 years earlier (this chick had passion), Howe changed her tune (literally) as she witnessed what she felt was the futility of "sons killing sons of other mothers" during the Civil war.
This ain't no tea party, folks:
Arise, then, women of this day!
Arise all women who have hearts,
Whether your baptism be that of water or of tears
Say firmly:
"We will not have great questions decided by irrelevant agencies,
Our husbands shall not come to us reeking of carnage,
For caresses and applause.
Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn
All that we have been able to teach them of
charity, mercy and patience.
"We women of one country
Will be too tender of those of another country
To allow our sons to be trained to injure theirs."
From the bosom of the devastated earth a voice goes up with
Our own. It says, "Disarm, Disarm!"
...In the name of womanhood and humanity, I earnestly ask
That a general congress of women without limit of nationality
May be appointed and held at some place deemed most convenient
And at the earliest period consistent with its objects
To promote the alliance of the different nationalities,
The amicable settlement of international questions.
The great and general interests of peace.
Hence...Mother's Day--more intense than brunch.
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Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Reports Record First Quarter Fiscal 2013 Financial Results
Thursday, September 06, 2012
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Reports Record First Quarter Fiscal 2013 Financial Results16:05 EDT Thursday, September 06, 2012- Record Fiscal First Quarter 2013 Net Sales from Continuing Operations of $136.0 Million, Up 48.3% Year-Over-Year - Record Fiscal First Quarter 2013 Income from Continuing Operations of $18.9 Million or $0.28 per diluted share - Record Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDAS of $36.1 Million - Company Raising Full Year Fiscal 2013 Financial GuidanceSPRINGFIELD, Mass., Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: SWHC), a leader in firearm manufacturing and design, today announced record financial results for the fiscal 2013 first quarter ended July 31, 2012.First Quarter Fiscal 2013 Financial HighlightsNet sales from continuing operations for the first quarter were a record $136.0 million, up 48.3% from the first quarter last year. The increase was led by strong sales of the M&P? product platform. Gross profit for the first quarter was $51.3 million, or 37.7% of net sales, compared with gross profit of $26.5 million, or 28.9% of net sales, for the comparable quarter last year. Increased sales volume of polymer firearms positively impacted gross profit margin, resulting in an improvement in manufacturing absorption. Operating expense for the first quarter declined to $20.0 million, or 14.7% of net sales, compared with operating expense of $21.0 million, or 22.9% of net sales, for the first quarter last year. Increased profit sharing and incentive compensation expense was more than offset by a temporary reduction in selling and marketing expenses. Net income from continuing operations for the first quarter was a record $18.9 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, compared with net income from continuing operations of $2.3 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, for the first quarter last year. Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDAS from continuing operations for the first quarter increased to a record $36.1 million compared with $12.2 million for the first quarter last year. At July 31, 2012, firearm backlog was $392.4 million, an increase of $243.6 million, or 163.7%, compared with the end of the first quarter last year, and a decrease of $46.6 million, or 10.6%, from the most recent sequential quarter. Operating cash flow of $9.3 million and net capital spending of $6.3 million for the first quarter resulted in free cash flow of $3.0 million from continuing operations. In addition, during the quarter the company received an initial payment of $5.5 million in cash relating to the sale of the company's discontinued operations. Cash at the end of the first quarter was $60.5 million. James Debney, Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "In the first quarter, we continued to deliver on our commitment to grow our company and improve profitability by focusing on our core firearm business. Our results demonstrate that commitment, evidenced by record achievements in first quarter sales, net income, and earnings per share. Internal capacity increases, enhanced supply chain integration capabilities, and strong execution by our operations team allowed us to exceed our revenue and earnings guidance by capturing incremental sales. Strong sales growth was fueled by orders for our most popular products. Our newest M&P pistol, the Shield?, continues to be highly favored and sought after by consumers." Jeffrey D. Buchanan, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, stated, "Our strong fiscal first quarter financial performance reflects successful execution of our strategic plan. Based on our stronger than anticipated first quarter, current consumer orders for our products, and our ability to pull forward certain capacity expansions, we are increasing our full year fiscal 2013 financial guidance. Also of note, in keeping with our focus on our core firearm business, during the quarter we successfully sold the assets of our discontinued operations for just under $10.0 million, including proceeds from a two-year licensing agreement." Financial Outlook for Continuing OperationsThe company expects net sales from continuing operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 to be between $130.0 million and $135.0 million, which would represent year-over-year growth from continuing operations in excess of 40.0%. The typical seasonal reduction in second quarter net sales is expected to be less pronounced than in prior years, reflecting the net result of fewer production days partially offset by increases in manufacturing capacity. The company anticipates GAAP earnings per diluted share from continuing operations of between $0.19 and $0.21 for the second quarter of fiscal 2013.Based on the strength of the company's fiscal 2013 first quarter financial performance and current outlook for the year, the company is raising its full year fiscal 2013 financial guidance. The company now anticipates net sales from continuing operations for fiscal 2013 of between $530.0 million and $540.0 million, which would represent year-over-year growth from continuing operations of approximately 30.0%. The company anticipates fiscal 2013 GAAP earnings per diluted share from continuing operations of between $0.85 and $0.90.Conference Call and WebcastThe company will host a conference call and webcast today, September 6, 2012, to discuss its first quarter fiscal 2013 financial and operational results. Speakers on the conference call will include James Debney, President and CEO, and Jeffrey D. Buchanan, Executive Vice President and CFO. The conference call may include forward-looking statements. The conference call and webcast will begin at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time). Those interested in listening to the call via telephone may call directly at 857-350-1604 and reference conference code 97414745. No RSVP is necessary. The conference call audio webcast can also be accessed live and for replay on the company's website at www.smith-wesson.com, under the Investor Relations section. The company will maintain an audio replay of this conference call on its website for a period of time after the call. No other audio replay will be available. Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDASIn this press release, a non-GAAP financial measure known as "Adjusted EBITDAS" is presented. From time-to-time, the company considers and uses Adjusted EBITDAS as a supplemental measure of operating performance in order to provide the reader with an improved understanding of underlying performance trends. Adjusted EBITDAS excludes the effects of interest expense, income taxes, depreciation of tangible fixed assets, amortization of intangible assets, stock-based employee compensation expense, loss on the sale of discontinued operations, DOJ and SEC investigation costs, and certain other transactions. See the attached "Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDAS" for a detailed explanation of the amounts excluded from and included in net income to arrive at Adjusted EBITDAS for the three-month periods ended July 31, 2012 and July 31, 2011. Adjusted or non-GAAP financial measures provide investors and the company with supplemental measures of operating performance and trends that facilitate comparisons between periods before, during, and after certain items that would not otherwise be apparent on a GAAP basis. Adjusted financial measures are not, and should not be viewed as, a substitute for GAAP results. The company's definition of these adjusted financial measures may differ from similarly named measures used by others.About Smith & WessonSmith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: SWHC) is a U.S.-based leader in firearm manufacturing and design, delivering a broad portfolio of quality firearms, related products, and training to the global military, law enforcement, and consumer markets. The company's brands include Smith & Wesson®, M&P? and Thompson/Center Arms. Smith & Wesson facilities are located in Massachusetts and Maine. For more information on Smith & Wesson, call (800) 331-0852 or log on to www.smith-wesson.com. Safe Harbor Statement Certain statements contained in this press release may be deemed to be forward-looking statements under federal securities laws, and we intend that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor created thereby. Such forward-looking statements include raising our full year fiscal 2013 financial guidance; our assessment that the Shield continues to be highly favored and sought after by consumers; our outlook for net sales from continuing operations, year-over-year growth from continuing operations, and GAAP earnings per diluted share from continuing operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 and the full 2013 fiscal year; and our belief that the typical seasonal reduction in second quarter net sales will be less pronounced than in prior years. We caution that these statements are qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include the demand for our products; the costs and ultimate conclusion of certain legal matters, including the DOJ and SEC matters; the state of the U.S. economy; general economic conditions, and consumer spending patterns; the potential for increased gun control; speculation surrounding fears of terrorism and crime; our growth opportunities; our anticipated growth; our ability to increase demand for our products in various markets, including consumer, law enforcement, and military channels, domestically and internationally; the position of our hunting products in the consumer discretionary marketplace and distribution channel; our penetration rates in new and existing markets; our strategies; our ability to introduce new products; the success of new products; our ability to expand our markets; the potential for cancellation of orders from our backlog; the effects of the divestiture of our security solutions business on our core firearm business; and other risks detailed from time to time in our reports filed with the SEC, including our Form 10-K Report for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012.Contacts: Liz Sharp, VP Investor Relations Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.(413) firstname.lastname@example.com SMITH & WESSON HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME(Unaudited)For the Three Months Ended,July 31, 2012July 31, 2011(In thousands, except per share data)Net sales$135,995$91,730Cost of sales84,70265,213Gross profit51,29326,517Operating expenses: Research and development1,1431,338 Selling and marketing6,8288,125 General and administrative12,02611,520 Total operating expenses19,99720,983Operating income from continuing operations31,2965,534Other income/(expense): Other income/(expense), net-34 Interest income368403 Interest expense(1,987)(1,941) Total other income/(expense), net(1,619)(1,504)Income from continuing operations before income taxes29,6774,030Income tax expense10,8071,753Income from continuing operations18,8702,277Discontinued operations:Loss from operations of discontinued security solutions division(1,682)(2,702)Income tax benefit(599)(1,216)Loss from discontinued operations(1,083)(1,486)Net income/comprehensive income$17,787$791Net income per share:Basic - continuing operations$0.29$0.04Basic - net income$0.27$0.01Diluted - continuing operations$0.28$0.04Diluted - net income$0.27$0.01Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:Basic 65,35264,529Diluted66,79864,942 SMITH & WESSON HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)As of:July 31, 2012April 30, 2012(In thousands, except par value and share data) ASSETS Current assets:Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash of $3,336 on July 31, 2012 and $3,334 on April 30, 2012$60,543$56,717Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,174 on July 31, 2012 and $1,058 on April 30, 201253,28948,313Inventories62,82755,296Other current assets9,4104,139Assets held for sale1,04713,490Deferred income taxes12,75912,759 Total current assets199,875190,714 Property, plant and equipment, net63,19060,528 Intangibles, net4,3744,532 Other assets5,4965,900$272,935$261,674 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities:Accounts payable$25,322$28,618Accrued expenses17,86520,685Accrued payroll8,0079,002Accrued income taxes8,148291Accrued taxes other than income4,0024,270Accrued profit sharing10,2158,040Accrued product/municipal liability1,4291,397Accrued warranty5,2185,349Liabilities held for sale?5,693Current portion of notes payable1,271? Total current liabilities81,47783,345 Deferred income taxes4,5374,537 Notes payable, net of current portion43,55650,000 Other non-current liabilities11,22110,948 Total liabilities140,791148,830 Commitments and contingencies Stockholders' equity:Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding??Common stock, $.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 66,608,175 shares issued and 65,408,175 shares outstanding on July 31, 2012 and 66,512,097 shares issued and 65,312,097 shares outstanding on April 30, 20126767Additional paid-in capital190,892189,379Accumulated deficit (52,492)(70,279)Accumulated other comprehensive income7373Treasury stock, at cost (1,200,000 common shares)(6,396)(6,396) Total stockholders' equity132,144112,844$272,935$261,674 SMITH & WESSON HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(Unaudited)For the Three Months EndedJuly 31, 2012July 31, 2011(In thousands) Cash flows from operating activities: Net income$17,787$791 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities: Amortization and depreciation3,9853,629 Loss on sale of discontinued operations, including $45 of stock-based compensation expense798? (Gain)/loss on sale of assets(14)199 Provision for/(recoveries of) losses on accounts receivable75(360) Change in disposal group assets and liabilities(1,112)(29) Stock-based compensation expense853587 Excess book deduction of stock-based compensation?(249) Changes in operating assets and liabilities:Accounts receivable(5,051)(5,991) Inventories(7,531)(5,887) Other current assets(2,447)(1,235) Income tax receivable/payable7,857387 Accounts payable(3,296)(6,335) Accrued payroll(1,600)1,195 Accrued taxes other than income(268)(1,056) Accrued profit sharing2,1751,244 Accrued other expenses(3,430)(2,493) Accrued product/municipal liability32(174) Accrued warranty(131)52 Other assets174(23) Other non-current liabilities423192 Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities9,279(15,556) Cash flows from investing activities:Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations5,500?Receipts from note receivable18?Payments to acquire patents and software?(4)Proceeds from sale of property and equipment141Payments to acquire property and equipment(6,278)(4,730) Net cash used in investing activities(746)(4,733) Cash flows from financing activities:Proceeds from loans and notes payable1,7531,532Cash paid for debt issue costs?(1,837)Proceeds from energy efficiency incentive programs?225Payments on capital lease obligation (150)?Payments on loans and notes payable(6,925)(421)Proceeds from exercise of options to acquire common stock527180Excess tax benefit of stock-based compensation88? Net cash used in financing activities(4,707)(321) Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents3,826(20,610) Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period56,71758,292 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$60,543$37,682Supplemental disclosure of cash flow informationCash paid for:Interest$2,974$4,109Income taxes2,397398 SMITH & WESSON HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESRECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO NON-GAAP ADJUSTED EBITDAS (Unaudited)For the Three Months Ended July 31, 2012:For the Three Months Ended July 31, 2011:GAAPAdjustmentsAdjustedGAAPAdjustmentsAdjustedNet sales$135,995$?$135,995$91,730$?$91,730Cost of sales84,702(3,369)(1)81,33365,213(3,971)(9)61,242Gross profit51,2933,36954,66226,5173,97130,488Operating expenses: Research and development1,143(28)(1)1,1151,338(59)(9)1,279 Selling and marketing6,828(62)(1)6,7668,125(84)(9)8,041 General and administrative12,026(1,339)(2)10,68711,520(2,477)(3)9,043 Total operating expenses19,997(1,429)18,56820,983(2,620)18,363Operating income from continuingoperations31,2964,79836,0945,5346,59112,125Other income/(expense): Other income/(expense), net???34?34 Interest income368(317)(6)51403(320)(6)83 Interest expense(1,987)1,987(4)?(1,941)1,941(4)? Total other income/(expense), net(1,619)1,67051(1,504)1,621117Income from continuing operationsbefore income taxes29,6776,46836,1454,0308,21212,242Income tax expense10,807(10,807)(5)?1,753(1,753)(5)?Income from continuing operations18,87017,27536,1452,2779,96512,242Discontinued operations:Loss from operations of discontinued security solutions division(1,682)1,161(7)(521)(2,702)723(8)(1,979)Income tax benefit(599)599(5)?(1,216)1,216(5)?Loss on discontinued operations(1,083)562(521)(1,486)(493)(1,979)Net income/comprehensive income$17,787$17,837$35,624$791$9,472$10,263 (1)To exclude depreciation and amortization.(2)To exclude depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation expense, and DOJ/SEC costs and related profit sharing impacts of DOJ/SEC.(3)To exclude depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation expense, plant consolidation costs, and DOJ/SEC costs and related profit sharing impacts of DOJ/SEC.(4)To exclude interest expense.(5)To exclude income tax expense.(6)To exclude intercompany interest income.(7)To exclude loss on sale of discontinued operations, interest expense, and stock-based compensation expense.(8)To exclude depreciation, amortization, interest expense, and stock-based compensation expense.(9)To exclude depreciation, amortization, and plant consolidation costs.SOURCE Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation


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- Publisher: Crave
- Release Date: Mar 24, 2002
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The best superhero-themed game to ever crash through the screen of your PC. [10 May 2002, p.84]
The most pure fun you'll have with a strategy or RPG game this year. [June 2002, p.80]
In an age where you thought everything has been done before, along comes Freedom Force, shattering genre lines, daring to do something different, and instilling fun for all ages into a gameyou can't ask for anything more.
The game features one of the most intuitive camera control systems yet seen in this style of game. While it doesn't grant the player complete freedom, it does establish a delicate balance between ease of use and flexibility.
The game's clever design and meticulously well-thought out, considerate presentation are accentuated by innovative gameplay that professionally melds the genres of RPG and strategy into a completely interactive and lively world.
It is the total package. It has excellent gameplay, lighthearted humor, and flawless graphic and audio execution.
Multiplayer aside, Freedom Force is a thoroughly enjoyable game. You'll often find yourself wanting to play the next mission just to gain one more hero, or see what happens next.
The game is refreshingly light, yet fully satisfying. Those looking to fulfill that RPG-RTS itch; should look no further.
The meticulous planning may discourage the action fan, and the exorbitant storyline may initially dissuade the die-hard role-player, but both will find familiar elements and enjoyable new challenges in this well-built game.
While the designers did an OUTSTANDING job of allowing you to create the powers of practically any superhero, they seem to have left out a lot of animations for those powers.
Freedom Force has a winning personality and a developed style that's as good as PC gaming has ever offered--it joins the ranks of games like "Interstate '76" and "Grim Fandango."
The game lives up to its lofty goals, providing a tight, smart tactical game along the lines of the combat in Baldurs Gate.
From the somber motif for the frozen Russian villain ("nooo-cleee-ur-WIN-ter!") to El Diablo's sassy salsa beat and Alchemiss' raucous beach blanket/surf punk riffs, Freedom Force's musical stylings are every bit as lively as its graphics and storyline.
The stability woes, a few clipping problems, and finite game boards do present some drawbacks to the game. The good news is that this game is so good you can forgive all that.
A satisfying single-player campaign along with an incredibly engaging character creation system, however, makes this one a heartily recommended buy.
I seriously doubt that anyone could spoof a superhero/comic book game any better than this. [May 2002, p.92]
An excellent game, one that has restored my enthusiasm for the comic characters of old and their exciting, ideologically simple-minded pursuit of life, liberty and happiness.
Captures the epic corniness of classic old-style comic books without ever scrimping on the gameplay.
One of the best games of 2002 (it was released way back in March), and its even better now that its seen two patches and Electronic Arts has lowered its price to under $15.
Throughout the entire campaign, you can't help but feel that this is a comic book come to life.
A great title for strategy fans, offering a near perfect blend of strategy and action.
The game is a romp through 60s superhero cliches, mixed with excellent gameplay and a flexible character development system. Fantastic stuff.
The single player campaign alone makes it worth buying, and the powerful fanbase that already existed before the game was even released is a definite plus.
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 64 Ratings
User score distribution:
Positive: 9 out of 12
Mixed: 2 out of 12
Negative: 1 out of 12
May 16, 2012The game is pretty terrible. I love the art and the over-the-top comic book-esque voice acting, and the atmosphere really captures that comicThe game is pretty terrible. I love the art and the over-the-top comic book-esque voice acting, and the atmosphere really captures that comic book feel, but the gameplay is awful.
Though the basics are in place, click something to interact with it, it's the extras that just flat out fail. There are pseudo-stealth elements to the game, and they just do not work. Enemies can see you no matter where you stand, your character is too slow and inaccurate to react accordingly. In fact, the slow pace is very obvious throughout. The characters seem to wade through water, and though your character is noticeably faster when running (at least compared to enemies) he manages to have the attacking speed of an epileptic sloth, and, on the rare occasion when a projectile based attack hits, you have basically wasted your time because of the sheer slowness of the game.
The earliest (and best) example of this, that I noticed, was the second mission. Though this is supposed to be a tutorial mission, unfortunately focused on the aforementioned stealth elements, the overall goal, especially the secondary mission goals, seem to be outright impossible with the guide of the game. Admittedly, if you're clever, you can get around this by ignoring the tutorial, but the point is that it seems to me to be a huge oversight when a tutorial doesn't actually lead to success, at least when it's intention is supposed to be success.
Though the game technically works, it has not aged well. The game is slow and plodding and the action is pretty underwhelming. Damage seems completely randomized, ranging from one hit kills (for no apparent reason) to barely scratching the enemy with the same attack an instant later, and, though you can technically react to the situations that play out, I never found anything more useful than letting my character auto-beat the hell out of the enemy with my only input being to tell him which enemy. Though there are many skills to choose, and many characters, it all just seems pointless.
This game just suffers from age. The mechanics are either boring or don't work, and, though it has a fantastic setting and voice acting (that really captures that comic book world) it doesn't manage to deliver on the action that should accompany that. It's just overall a disappointing game.… Full Review »
Mar 11, 2012By modern standards, this rpg/linear rpg thingy feels bland and not fun. The graphics and art style are great, as well as the voice acting. IBy modern standards, this rpg/linear rpg thingy feels bland and not fun. The graphics and art style are great, as well as the voice acting. I just can't continue playing. This game has not aged to well in the gameplay department.… Full Review »
Mar 26, 2014This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Freedom Force is fun, addictive, and funny! The variety of environments (snowy hills, different parts of the city, underground areas, etc.) were so welcomed. Not only that, the different enemies you encounter are so vast! And the damage they do varies so well. Ice Warriors for Nuclear Winter either shoot ice bullets at you or use rays that knock you off of your feet. The voice acting makes me smile because it's campy... yet it's awesome.
My favorites were Man O' War, El Diablo (nobody else uses fire so effectively), Man-Bot, and The Ant (shoving baddies off of buildings is so satisfying, as well as using his acid bomb).
My main problem with the game, though, is how slow some of the characters are. If Minuteman is on a quest with, say, Man-Bot, you can bet Man-Bot won't be lending much help. Eve and Microwave are the same... they have powers which can help out a lot but sometimes you'll be waiting for them to just GET THERE already! With some missions being timed in a way (like stopping the robots from destroying a certain amount of buildings) this can really mess you up.
But when it comes down to it, Freedom Force is a wonderful adventure that I'll take again and again!… Full Review »


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Ukip reportedly cut ties with spokesperson Suzanne Evans after she described Nigel Farage as "divisive"
Suzanne Evans is said to have enraged Nigel Farage when she admitted he was 'divisive' in a TV interview
The creator of the 'Cool Ed Miliband' blog expressed his despair at the electorate in a foul-mouthed outburst on the BBC Daily Politics programme
CWP candidate Adam Clifford also managed to get Boris Johnson's dad to agree with banning public schools
The culture secretary got a pasting from host Jo Coburn over his reluctance to outline details of Tory economic plans
Brian Reade says the General Election debates were enough to send him asleep
After the Green Party leader's excruciating performance on LBC - here's some more embarrassing gaffes and awkward silences.
A week after the HSBC tax dodging scandal, and Labour call on the Tories to answer key questions of who knew what and when
The Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary found herself in hot water over the word 'freeze' when Andrew Neil went full Paxman
Skinheads wearing the Union flag flood into Glasgow city centre as police on horseback are forced to separate them from pro-independence campaigners
Straight-talking presenter also criticises Russell Brand and Piers Morgan on Andrew Neil's This Week
Be warned: the Goggleboxer's comments may not be suitable viewing for everybody
Hilarious clip sees Queen's Fat Bottomed Girls start playing live on air during angry PMQs discussion
Marco Pierre White, Hugh Scully and Sir Frank Williams are among the latest names to confirm they will attend the ceremony
Night to celebrate Scottish high-achievers in sport, art, music, film, fashion and business
Labour vowed tonight to force a Commons vote to try to strip Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester to be stripped of his bonus.
HE shot to fame as The Apprentice's voice of reason and has now landed one of the best jobs on the box as the new host of Countdown, but Nick Hewer is still a reluctant TV star.
Jeremy Clarkson, Andrew Neil, John Humphrys, Michael Portillo, Chris Moyles and Melanie Phillips.
D'oh !
WOULD you have the nerve to take a genetic test that would reveal how high your risk was of developing a life-threatening condition?
Would you have the nerve to take a genetic test that would reveal how high your risk was of developing a life-threatening condition?
AS a reporter of many years, I thought I'd seen some horrific sights.
Derren Brown... Emmerdale...Kevin Connelly - spot on as Andrew Neil (Dead Ringers)...Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond)...Simon Rouse as DCI Jack Meadows (The Bill) ...and Todd Carty (The Bill) - more vigilante thug than avenging angel Gabriel.BRILLIANT romantic comedy Just Good Friends is finally out on DVD and I have FIFTEEN up for grabs (each worth £24.99).
EXCLUSIVE Tory tipped to take over talk show
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But for basso (Super 8), keeping a straight face during these scenes was easier said then done.
"He lived a very full life," said basso, who seemed shaken when reached by phone Monday evening.
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New light display in Seminole is example of Oklahoma communities coming together for holiday celebrations
Then it sold 12 more.
"The first thing we knew, we ended up with 60," Craig said. "We finally had to stop because the lady who makes them in Chickasha with her husband, just couldn't produce any more. We had really wanted to stop back in September, but once people knew about it, it just kind of snowballed."
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The Tuesday before Thanksgiving, Snowman Wonderland made its debut in this community of about 7,400 people.
There is no charge for admission to Snowman Wonderland.
People can take a walking path stroll from 6 to 10 nightly through Jan. 3. However, each Monday, Tuesday and Thursday through Dec. 20, the Lions Club will operate the tram, allowing visitors to ride along the walking track to view the displays. And on those three nights of each week, different groups and/or businesses present different activities. The Santa Paws contest has been held, but there are more activities to come.
Ernie Willis, emergency management director for the city of Seminole, has lived here for 35 years. Willis proudly began naming some of the many things his hometown offers. With his right index finger, he started numbering them off, tapping on his pinkie, ring, middle and then index finger. Skipping his thumb, he began again and named more.
Willis, also a member of the Lions Club, arrives each night around 5:30.
"I came out the other night and as I plugged in the lights on the gingerbread house," Willis said, "two cars pulled in and stopped. There were eight people who jumped out of the two cars, six kids and two adults. People love it."
Craig said that in addition to the overwhelming support of the community, city employees and inmates from Davis Correctional at Holdenville worked diligently to have the Snowman Wonderland ready by late November.
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Organizers also see the holiday light display as a way to bring more attention to the Seminole's wellness center, whose name is derived from a $7.9 million "Community Centers Initiative" given to the city by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.
The 39,000-square-foot center includes two basketball courts, an indoor walking track, workout areas with fitness equipment and free weights, three meeting rooms, a kitchen and much more.
"This is a great location because of the center and the outdoor walking track," Craig said. "This is already a success because people can't believe the number of displays we have for our first get-together. I think we'll add on to it. Oh, I know we will, because we had people who did not get to sponsor one that wanted to. I just think it's something that will highlight our community and bring visitors to our town.
"It shows what Seminole's about — togetherness."


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A proposal to replace a controversial mid-block traffic circle with a raised intersection to slow down speeders met with a lukewarm reception from neighborhood residents at Greenfield's Board of Public Works meeting Tuesday.
The city and residents have struggled for months to come up with a way to slow speeders down on a portion of Howard Avenue. The circle is between 39th and 40th streets. Residents had many objections to the circle, with the main one being that they have lost street parking in front of their homes where the circle is. They also said the circle creates a safety hazard and doesn't work that well to slow traffic.
The raised intersection is a gentler version of speed bumps or speed tables. Cars go up an incline into the intersection and down to street level on the other side. Objections to the raised intersection focused mainly on bumpouts included in the plan. Bumpouts would narrow the intersection so drivers slow down.
However, the bumpouts would take away two parking spaces on each side of the intersection. Officials had argued that the homes losing the spaces are at corners and can park on the side street.
The staff will come back to the board July 22 with alternatives. They might include a version of the raised intersection, raised crosswalks, a more sophisticated form of a mid-block traffic circle, more speed limit signs, some with LED lights, or even speed bumps, Sokol said after the meeting.
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Spidey's long-lost Broadway ancestor was a mammoth 1935 musical circus
Even as the eternally-previewing "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" re-spins its $65 million web-in-progress in front of paying customers, let's dig up its long-lost 1935 Broadway ancestor "Jumbo."
Just like "Spider-Man," the much-ballyhooed and much-postponed musical "Jumbo" was the most expensive-ever spectacle to arrive on Broadway; an accident-scarred behemoth featuring a score by popular songwriters plus some super-duper special effects that necessitated rebuilding its theater.
Costing an unprecedented $340,000 (most of it bankrolled by socialite John Hay Whitney), "Jumbo" was a circus musical masterminded by pint-sized producer Billy Rose. Contrary to his creed as a showman, Rose invested $35,000 of his own (and possibly his then-wife Fanny Brice's) dough into the production.
Starring Jimmy Durante and featuring a score by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, "Jumbo" boasted Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra, a real elephant (plus 500 other animals) and a 100-member company of Broadway artistes and circus performers. The mammoth 4,500-seat Hippodrome, located at 43rd Street and Sixth Avenue, was rebuilt into a circus environment complete with a big top, grandstands, a revolving stage and aerial rigging plus sideshow arcades in the lobby.
Outside the Hippodrome, Rose plastered a vast sign reading "SH-H-H-H! 'JUMBO' IS REHEARSING!" And rehearse it certainly did: Following three months of rehearsals during the summer, the show's original Labor Day opening was pushed back six times into mid-November.
Unlike "Spider-Man" today, there were no such things as preview performances in 1935 so nobody actually paid to watch the show while its makers worked out the kinks over the next 11 weeks.
Ironically, it cost the performers: Equity ruled that "Jumbo" was a circus and not a musical. According to those stark union regulations, the performers were not paid salaries until after the opening night.
Meanwhile, various celebrities and chums of the producer continually dropped into the theater to observe them rehearse. "Billy isn't going to open the show until everybody in town has seen it," griped Charles MacArthur, who co-authored the script with his "Front Page" partner Ben Hecht.
Like "Spider-Man," which now employs a different performer in the key role of Arachne, "Jumbo" saw a change in leading ladies when singer Ella Logan was replaced as the heroine by Gloria Grafton.
History mentions a number of minor mishaps but apparently only one serious accident occurred during rehearsals. As the final run-through of a thrill number called "Diavolo" ensued, a Dutch aerialist named Vabanque took a fall from his trapeze when a safety catch broke. He tumbled into a cage containing six lions but was quickly pulled out before experiencing even worse injury. In a cruel coincidence, the "Diavolo" lyric reads in part, "Who will risk his life tonight to thrill the mob? Who has a date tonight with fate? Who will risk his life to make their pulses throb?" According to director John Murray Anderson, Vabanque recovered but never worked again.
During a less drastic incident, the show's makers suddenly realized their mistake in rehearsing the many animal acts separately when they finally gathered all of the exotic creatures together to practice the big finale. Instant pandemonium erupted as hundreds of elaborately costumed and bespangled animals ran amok at the sight of each other.
Apparently the critics did not mind the postponements. During those 11 weeks they were quite busy enough, thank you, reviewing the premieres of "Porgy and Bess," "Dead End," "Winterset," "Jubilee" and the Alfred Lunt-Lynn Fontanne "Taming of the Shrew" among other shows. Finally, Billy Rose swore out an affidavit that "Jumbo" would open officially on Nov. 16 and at last it did.
The resulting notices were highly enthusiastic, although the script about a Romeo and Juliet-style romance between the kids of two rival circus owners was dismissed as fairly paltry. "A story that MacArthur and Hecht must have spent all of half a day jotting down on scraps of paper," sniffed the Daily News in its 3 and-a-half-star assessment. "Downright enjoyable," said The New York Times, which described the attraction as "handsome, original and happily endearing...a gargantuan antic."
Starring as a wily press agent, Jimmy Durante shared the spotlight with Big Rosie, a pachyderm playing the title figure. Their biggest laugh reportedly erupted when Durante's character was stopped by the sheriff in the process of trying to smuggle Jumbo out of the circus. "Where are you going with that elephant?" demanded the lawman. Looking around innocently, Durante replied, "What elephant?"
Brilliantly returning to Broadway after several years in Hollywood, the team of Rodgers & Hart delivered three hit songs that endure today: "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" (sung while on horseback), "Little Girl Blue" and "My Romance." Dropped from the score but used that next spring in their "On Your Toes" was yet another Rodgers & Hart evergreen: "There's A Small Hotel."
Let's see what Bono and The Edge offers audiences in "Spider-Man."
So "Jumbo" turned out to be a big, fat hit ... except the show lasted 233 performances or only about five months. That was considered a substantial run during that Broadway era but "Jumbo" ultimately folded its tent some $160,000 in the red. Although attendance remained strong, exceptionally high running costs for the vast enterprise proved prohibitive. A subsequent transfer to the Texas Centennial in Fort Worth lost further money. Reportedly "Spider-Man" needs to sell every seat for eight performances a week for the next five years to clear a profit.
Aside from a 1962 movie version starring Durante and Doris Day, which used five of the original numbers and a completely different storyline, there are few reminders of "Jumbo" left today. Original cast recordings were not made back in those days and the musical has never enjoyed a major revival. (And have you ever seen a high school production of it?)
The Hippodrome vanished 70 years ago. Right around the corner from where "Jumbo" once played, in the Oak Room at the Algonquin, cabaret legend Steve Ross currently is singing "My Romance."
Just two blocks west of there, "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" continues previews at the Foxwoods Theatre. What will be remembered 75 years from now about this spectacular musical descendent of "Jumbo" still remains to be seen and, of course, heard.
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For Geister Cachique and other farmers in Las Mercedes, cocoa represents a prosperous and sustainable future.
Geister Cachique, in blue, prepares to process cocoa beans after a harvest in Las Mercedes, Peru. Like many in his community, Geister used to depend on coca plants, which can be processed into cocaine, to earn a living. But seeking an alternative to the crime, fear and uncertainty that came with coca cultivation, local farmers began planting cocoa trees.
In 2011, Geister and other members of the Cocoa Producers Association of Las Mercedes began working with TechnoServe to improve their productivity and incomes. Through TechnoServe's trainings, they learned proper techniques for pruning and fertilizing their trees, and best practices for harvesting and processing. Thanks to these improvements, Geister's cocoa productivity has doubled, and he is receiving a higher price for his cocoa.
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Warband HD - High Definition Textures - Ultra HD Campaign Map (2048x2048 - 4096x4096) - Ground Textures (in Battle) improved - Still have the same style...
I made this mod for myself! Cause i wanted a better looking Campaign-Map which still have the look from the Original. Now i decided to share my mod with you. The campaign map is complete, but i did not changed every ground texture. This is not really WIP, maybe i'll add textures from time to time.
Hope you like it.
Extract the "textures" folder to your Mount & Blade - Warband directory and replaced if asked.
Also check out my HD Texture pack for Minecraft ;D
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Warband HD - High Definition Textures - Ultra HD Campaign Map (2048x2048 - 4096x4096) - Ground Textures (in Battle) improved - Still have the same style...
Is there anyway to uninstall this? The snow and water looks kinda fuzzy / gritty / grainy...whatever you want to call it.
Is it compatible with the floris mod?
Nice mod :)
@vippika, its not a scam the read me is a link to the site to download, ilivid is a trusted site of mine and i use it to extract all my files so.... BITCH PLEASE
is this compatible with the roman invasion one?
Scammer...that's amusing. Now to just come up with a phrase more obvious than ReadMe.
Cool textures man thanks.
Nice mod buddy, it's a shame about the people who are too stupid to read the readme and then they call you a scammer. :P
I already download this file and it works fine. Its 0.0 mb because its a read me file, that will take you yo a mediafire link and its 50 mb
If you don't know how to install this just go to your mount and blade warband folder, then go to textures and replace everything.
...well thats what i did and it works just fine.
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VIDEO: Citizens for Access to the Arts' Press Conference on Time Warner's Decision to Drop OVATION
Citizens for Access to the Arts was joined by NYC Arts Organizations and NYC elected officials yesterday at City Hall to express their opposition to Time Warner Cable, Inc's decision to drop Ovation. Numerous individuals from arts organizations joined in chants including "Save Ovation," "Time Warner Cable - do the right thing!" "Don't be a scrooge Time Warner Cable," "Save the arts!" Click below to watch footage from yesterday's press conference.
New York State Senator Eric Adams (D-Brooklyn), Council Member Robert Jackson (D-Manhattan), Council Member Gale Brewer (D-Manhattan), and Council Member Leticia James (D-Brooklyn) joined Ira Goldberg , Executive Director of the Arts Students League of NY and Morgan Jacobs of RxArt in speaking against Time Warner Cable, Inc's decision to drop the only arts cable network.
Council Member Leticia James started the chant, "Save Ovation" along with giving a tremendously powerful speech in opposition of Time Warner Cable, Inc. "Children need to express themselves. And as someone who loved the arts as a child, and someone who found her inner voice as a result of the arts, it's really critically important that we have Ovation." ?
"New York City, the center for the arts and the cultural institution of the world, and yet Time Warner Cable (TWC) wants to deprive its customers from the Ovation Channel, the only network in the country dedicated to the arts and culture. Ovation provides access to culturally enrich programming that inspires creativity, enhances our knowledge, and stimulates different forms of expression, especially in our children. I urge TWC to hear our pleads and keep Ovation on air," said Council Member Robert Jackson.
Citizens for Access to the Arts is a coalition of organizations and individuals committed to the idea that everyone deserves access to the arts. We support increased funding for arts education in schools, increased support for public arts institutions and expanded distribution of arts content through mass media channels including cable television.
To help the cause, go to www.citizensforaccesstothearts.com/take-action and www.keepovation.com.
SOURCE Citizens for Access to the Arts
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