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For each quote entered into a computerized anonymous trading system, the system determines if it is waiting to be "hit" (would be matched with the first hit of a predetermined size) at a substantial number of trading floors, and if so, notifies the trader originating the quote. The substantial number of floors is preferably expressed as greater than a predetermined percentage of the available trading partners with whom credit has been established on a bilateral basis, and is preferably greater than 25%. In an alternate embodiment, the system provides a graphical display to the market maker originating a particular quote indicating how many trading floors are poised to hit that particular quote, and/or a numeric display indicating a price that would be Hittable by a predetermined number or percentage of available trading partners.
1. A process for notifying a market maker in a computerized trading system that his quote being a maker's quote is subject to being accepted by another trading partner using the computerized trading system, and
Wherein the quotes are for a particular financial instrument or other commodity that are selectively made available from the market maker;
Wherein the market maker is an institution or an individual trader whose open offers are available to other trading partners using the computerized trading system, the process comprising:
Determining when a predetermined percentage of available trading partners in the computerized trading system are permitted to accept the market maker's quote,
Wherein the predetermined percentage is more than one and less than all of the trading partners using the computerized trading system with which the market maker has bilateral credit; and
Informing the market maker via the computerized trading system screen and/or components this his quote can be accepted by the predetermined percentage of trading partners using the computerized trading system with which the market maker has bilateral credit.
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This is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/029,181, filed Jun. 15, 1998 in the name of Edward R. Howorka and entitled "ANONYMOUS TRADING SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED QUOTE INPUT CAPABILITIES", now U.S. Pat. No. 6,282,521, issued Aug. 28, 2001, which is a national stage application under 35 U.S.C. �371 of PCT/US96/14086, filed Aug. 28, 1996, and which was published in English, and claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. � 119(e) from U.S. Provisional Patent application 60/002,856, filed Aug. 28, 1995.
The present invention is directed generally to computerized trading systems and more particularly to a method and apparatus for anonymous trading wherein an individual offer is made available only to a subset of the available counterparties.
In many computerized trading systems, the participants (individual traders or institutions) are qualified in advance by an exchange and each offer is broadcast from one participant to all other qualified participants.
When the subject of the trade is a commodity (such as wheat or copper) or a financial instrument (such as Treasury Bills or foreign currency), multiple offers for the same commodity or instrument are conventionally ranked by price per unit. Depending on the trading conventions in effect, offers at the same price may be further ranked by size and/or time in a queue of available offers; however, for any given commodity or financial instrument, only one offer is at the head of an associate queue.
Under many market conditions, "market makers" (institutions and/or individual traders whose open offers are available to other traders) will set a price at or slightly above the best price currently available, with the expectation that their offer will reach the head of the relevant queue in due course. However, if there is a sudden change in market conditions, the market maker may wish to cancel or modify his outstanding offer before it reaches the head of the queue. To that end, it is known to warn the trader responsible for an open quote when his quoted price is equal to the best price currently available and/or when his offer reaches the head of queue. Similarly, if the maker's quote was ready to be accepted (i.e., it is the highest ranked quote in the system) but is subsequently bettered by another maker, the original maker may be given an opportunity to revise his offer or remove it from the market.
In the traditional voice broker foreign exchange market, the broker announces "Your bid" to a market maker when the maker's own quote is at the head of the queue; the broker also (optionally) announces and/or cancels that quote when someone else submits a better price.
In an anonymous electronic brokerage system such as the EBS system or Reuters 2000-2 in which individual trades of foreign currency are settled directly between two banks (or "trading floors") rather than through an exchange or a clearing house, the identity of the parties is kept confidential until an offer from one party has been matched to a bid from another party and the matching criteria include not only price, but also the existence of bilateral credit between the two parties. Thus, unlike a traditional voice broker who processes only one quote at a time (typically the first offer in the queue) and who provides both parties with an opportunity to accept or reject a potential trade after the parties have already been identified, a computerized matching process is able to perform many tasks concurrently and to use objective matching criteria (such as preestablished counterparty credit limits) without divulging any confidential credit information. Moreover, at least the known EBS system operates in a credit screened market in which a price is not offered to a potential counterparty unless it is "Dealable"—i.e., each party to the potential transaction has previously indicated a willingness to deal with the other party. Thus, there is no longer a single queue for a given currency, but a separate logical queue (typically containing only a subset of the open quotes for each trading floor). Accordingly, the known EBS system displayed an active quote on the maker's terminal in a red background (a so-called "Red Quote") if that quote was either the best Dealable (or the best regular size Dealable) quote on at least one trading floor, i.e., the quote was at the head of some floor's queue of "Dealable" quotes, thereby providing the maker with a signal that his quote has the potential of being about to be accepted. In addition to the visible warning (the quote is displayed on a red background), the EBS voice says "Your bid/offer" and the background of the key fields on the transaction panel turns from yellow to red. Preliminary versions of the EBS system also provided an indication if a quote was "joined" with a Red Quote, i.e., was in the Dealable queues of at least one trading floor and was equal to the best price that was Dealable to that floor, but was not at the head of the Dealable queue on any trading floor, and thus did not qualify as a Red Quote.
However, as a result of the lack of credit between many possible pairs of trading partners and the fact that market makers are reluctant to make an offer that is substantially worse than the best price that is currently available, almost every quote is at the head of the queue on at least one trading floor, and thus the indication that a quote was Dealable on at least one trading floor had limited practical value.
A quote that lost its red status (as indicated by the transaction panel fields turning from red to yellow) is said to be "bettered." If the "Cancel When Better option" in the trader profile is set, such a bettered Red Quote was automatically canceled by the EBS system.
More recent versions of the EBS system have also included a capability for aggregating a regular size (typically US $10 Million) Dealable quote from several quotes for smaller quantities to display a synthetic "regular" size Dealable price whose individual components had priority in time and/or price over any other available quotes. In that case, the "regular Dealable price" would be equal to the worst priced component of the aggregated deal.
For each quote entered into the system by a market maker, the system determines if it is waiting to be "hit" (about to be accepted) at a substantial number of trading floors, and if so, notifies the trader originating the quote.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the substantial number of floors is preferably expressed as greater than a predetermined percentage of the available trading partners with whom credit has been established on a bilateral basis, and is preferably greater than 25%.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a quote is considered about to be accepted at a particular trading floor if it would be included as a component in an order at the Regular Dealable price currently available to that trading floor.
In accordance with yet another aspect of the invention, the system provides the market maker with a quantitative indication as to how many trading floors (or percentage of available trading partners) are about to accept his quote, and/or how good his quote must be to be Hittable by a given number of trading floors (or percentage of available trading partners).
The invention includes a process for notifying a maker in a computerized trading system that his offer is subject to being accepted by another trader using the trading system, the process comprising:
determining when a predetermined percentage of traders are permitted to accept the makers quote, the predetermined percentage being more than one and less than all of the traders with which the maker has bilateral credit; and
informing the maker that his offer can be accepted by the predetermined percentage of traders.
In one embodiment, the maker is visually informed that his offer can be accepted by the predetermined percentage of traders. The maker may also be audibly informed that his offer can be accepted by the predetermined percentage of traders.
In the preferred embodiment, the trader is only permitted to accept the maker's quote if there is sufficient bilateral credit between the maker and the trader. In the preferred embodiment, the trader is only permitted to accept the maker's quote if there is sufficient bilateral credit between the maker and the trader and the maker's quote is the best available to the trader. In a further preferred embodiment, the maker's quote can be accepted only if it meets the foregoing criteria and is earlier in time to any other quote available to the trader at the same price.
In one embodiment, the maker is informed that his offer can be accepted by the predetermined percentage of traders by providing a maker with a quantitative indication of the percentage of traders who can accept his offer. The quantitative indication is preferably in the form of a graph.
Other objects and features of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of a presently preferred embodiment taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:
The Arbitrator node ARB computes and maintains the status of all open quotes and sends QtePosition messages to the maker's Mark Access Node (bank node) MAN signaling any changes in the status of a quote. If a trader uses the Cancel When Bettered option, the QtePosition message also can be used by the bank node MAN to determine when his quote needs to be canceled.
Upon receiving the QtePosition message, the maker's bank node MAN sends the QtePositionWS message to the Workstation WS. The Workstation then processes the QtePositionWS message, updating the quote status display (
The processing of the QtePosition and QtePositionWS messages may be conventional and unchanged from prior versions of the EBS system. In particular, when the status of an active quote on the Maker's Transaction Panel (
A quote is "Hittable" from a trading floor, if a regular size hit from that floor would be automatically matched with some part of the quote. In the described embodiment, a quote is "red" if it is Hittable from more than the specified percentage of the trading floors which have bilateral credit with the submitter of the quote. The percentage is a global system parameter, with a default value of 25%.
Suppose that the regular amount is 10M and that the following bids are available (Dealable) to a trading floor X (ranked by decreasing price and then by increasing time of submission): Note that in foreign currency trading, the price is conventionally expressed in "pips" [least significant digits of base currency for a predetermined quantity of local currency], that the amount is conventionally expressed in millions of US dollars, and that a quote can be either a single-sided bid to buy the local currency, or a single-sided offer to sell the local currency, or a two-sided bid and offer [separated by a spread].
Bid 3, for example, is Hittable from floor X because a regular size hit (Sell 10M at 20) from that floor would match a part (2M) of that bid. If Bid 3 is Hittable from enough floors (25% of the trading floors which have bilateral credit with Floor C), then Bid 3 is red at the Maker's transaction panel.
Reference should now be made to
As part of the startup process, the Arbitrator reads (block 100) the parameter PctFloorsRedQte from the Arbitrator section of the GLOBAL.DAT file. This is the partner floor percentage determining whether a quote is red.
In known fashion, the Arbitrator maintains (block 102), for each trading floor that is currently logged into the network, a queue in the form of a linked list of pointers to atomic data objects (individual quotes), with each queue being ordered by price and time and the objects in the queue being those quotes that are currently available to that trading floor. The queues are updated each time a new quote is received or its status is changed (it has been accepted or withdrawn, or it has been tentatively matched pending credit verification and acknowledgment by both parties) (Quote/Hit branch from decision block 104) and each time the bilateral credit status between any two trading floors changes (Credit branch from decision block 104).
In addition, in accordance with the present invention, for each quote Q, the Arbitrator uses the data in the trading floor queues to maintain (block 106) a respective count of floors HQ from which the quote can be hit by a regular size buy/sell request (typically ten million US dollars).
The Arbitrator also maintains in known fashion (block 108) a credit availability matrix containing the bilateral credit status between each pair of trading floors that are currently connected to the system, which is then used to update the quote queues for any affected trading floors (block 102). In accordance with the present invention, for each floor F, the Arbitrator also uses the data in the credit availability matrix to maintain (block 110) the count of its partners PF (i.e., other floors that have bilateral credit with the given floor).
The Arbitrator thus is able to dynamically adjust both counts (HQ and PF) in response to any trading or credit messages, and determine (block 112) for each quote whether the quote's HQ-count is higher than a predetermined percentage (defined initially as 25%) of the PF-count for the floor that submitted the quote. The result of this test is stored with the other data concerning that particular quote (block 114), and if the Red Quote status has changed, the QtePosition message is transmitted to the trading floor's bank node MAN (block 116).
The above operations may be clarified with a few numerical examples.
When PctFloorsRedQte=25 (current default value) and PF=195, then a quote is red if it is Hittable from more than (195*25)/100=4875/100=48 floors. This illustrates that the above definition of red status requires a strict inequality.
When PctFloorsRedQte=25, and PF=4, then a quote is red if it is Hittable from more than (4*25)/100=100/100=1 floors.
When PctFloorsRedQte=0, a quote is red if it is Hittable from one or more floors. Thus, with this setting of the global parameter, the above definition of Red Quote is very similar to that used in the known EBS system.
When PctFloorsRedQte=100, no quote is ever red. All active quotes should appear "yellow."
From the foregoing description and examples, it should be apparent that the Red Quote status, as defined above, depends on both the ranking of the quote relative to other quotes in the market and on the bilateral credit relationship of the submitting floor with other floors, and that the Arbitrator ARB dynamically re-computes the Red Quote status of quotes any time that any of these factors is affected (due, for example, to better prices being submitted or new credit being granted by another floor).
As also shown in
It should be apparent that the ratio HQ/PF and the numerical price indication SP will change at a greater frequency than the Red Quote status R/Y. Accordingly, in a system having Market Distributor nodes MD as shown in
Doubtless, other variations on the concepts underlying the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
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Posted 01 November 2008 - 06:40 PM
I just need info... being new to this all again I'm lost since I always depended on grabbing some little glass containers of paints beside the models at walmart... and also what spray paints are able to be used on models?? (oh and I only mess with plastic models) I need that special lime grabber green for my cuda.. but for now I'm just using the few containers of paint I have to work on my F100
Posted 02 November 2008 - 02:43 PM
http://www.plastic-models.com/ has a great selection of paints. If you like, you can also Google "model paints" that'll give a good place to start.
If you really want to replicate an authentic factory color for your model cars an airbrush is almost required. You can get spray cans of authentic colors from MCW.
Hope this helps
Posted 02 November 2008 - 04:52 PM
Well since walmart no longer stocks models or any model paints I have no clue what to do.. I went to the only crafty type of store around called "ben franks" and picked up a 71 cuda (a guy on here has recently completed the same kit but I want mine grabber green) but anyways.... I hear talk of people using an "acrylic" paint? I went to walmart and back in crafts they have a nice viriaty of them and for decent prices for the size of the containers... but will they work well?
There are several ways you can go. First of all, forget Walmart. Try a hobby shop! They'll have way more of a selection of paints than any Walmart ever had!
Just to keep things simple, there are three basic types of paint you can use (there are really more than three, but just for the sake of simplicity I'll keep it to three):
1. Enamels. Widely used, large selection of colors. Pros: Available at any hobby shop, lots of colors. Cons: They're ######. They take WAY too long to dry, they tend to be hard to apply smoothly, especially if you're using spray cans. Orange peel, drips and runs, etc. No real reason to mess with these. Best advice-Don't use them. They're yesterday's news.
2. Lacquers. Pros: also a large selection of colors, incredibly fast drying, go on smooth, polish out beautifully. Cons: None. Try them, you'll like them!
3. Acrylics. Pros: same as lacquers but don't smell as bad (they're theoretically "non toxic"). Cons: Also none.
Bottom line: stick with acrylics or lacquers. If you're into factory stock, try DupliColor automotive touch-up paint, available at any auto parts store. Huge selection of colors, they go on great, dry fast, and look fantastic! Personally they're the only paints I use to paint bodies with. Even if you're not specifically into factory stock, check them out. They come in a wide variety of colors.
In reality there are many more types of paint...urethanes, epoxies, acrylic enamels, etc. It's enough to make your head spin. But try a lacquer or an acrylic. I can almost guarantee you'll be pleased with the results. If you need more info, go to your local hobby shop and ask... they'll be glad to help. Or try a can of DupliColor from the auto parts store.
Just to be safe... some lacquers can attack plastic, because of the "hot" solvent used. Use a good primer first as a barrier between the plastic body and the final color coat.
Posted 02 November 2008 - 05:10 PM
Yeah only problem about forgetting walmart is there is no hobby shops around lol.. I went a decent little trip to this "ben franks" place that didn't have anything and their acrylics for the little tubes were $4 each and their color selection.. was terrible.. lol not even any normal colors it was strange..
there is a hobby lobby... but thats over 190+ miles round trip with no other reasons to go that way
now acrylics what types are there? i know you mentioned against any enamel basically but walmart does have a large selection of some acrylic paints??I know you said forget it but my only other option is to order stuff.. and of course when I'm up around hobby lobby I'll make sure to take a lot of extra cash to stock up on things
Edited by B-dub, 02 November 2008 - 05:12 PM.
Posted 02 November 2008 - 05:14 PM
Also, check out the local auto parts store for DupliColor paints. They're great!
Posted 03 November 2008 - 05:09 AM
Most auto parts stores have Dupli-color or some other brand. Big box stores like Home Depot, Lowe's, K-Mart, and Pep Boys also have paints in many varieties. The Ben Franklin Crafts store near me has paint and supplies.
For factory colors, try touch-up paint, but its expensive.
Try the hundreds of variations of acrylics at Hobby Lobby and Michael's. They are dirt cheap and easy to work with.
Some builders also use nail polish, with its great variety and many pearls, metallics, etc. They'll take some practice, because they're lacquer. Practice makes perfect. Nail polish is cheap.
Have an open mind.
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Feel free to email me anytime with questions about paint at www.oldmansmodels.com , I know a little about the subject . By the way , welcome back to the hobby !
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Ready for another generation
We showed this movie to our young daughters last night. Prompted by a growing sense of anti-war feelings we're experiencing with the daily reports of growing death tolls in Iraq, we felt it was appropriate. They were rapt. I think it was primarily the music and Twyla Tharp's choreography; however, the girls asked a lot of questions, and I think it gave them a little...
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1.0 out of 5 stars Totally dated
While I was watching this movie, I felt an overwhelming feeling wash over me: Relief that I was born in the eighties! My prior exposure to the stuff in the sixties was mainly Star Trek and one episode of "Sabrina," which hilariously contained the line "peace, love, and no bathing!" This is one of those nostalgia flicks that only people who want to remember that era fondly...
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4.0 out of 5 stars Ready for another generation,
Michelaneous by Michele (Sandy Point Resort, Northwoods Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hair (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
We showed this movie to our young daughters last night. Prompted by a growing sense of anti-war feelings we're experiencing with the daily reports of growing death tolls in Iraq, we felt it was appropriate. They were rapt. I think it was primarily the music and Twyla Tharp's choreography; however, the girls asked a lot of questions, and I think it gave them a little better understanding of what many teenagers felt during the Viet Nam War.
The movie version of this story is a worthy effort, made great by Milos Forman. The quality is not as I remembered it back when I saw it in the movie theater in 1980. And while our expectations of quality may have changed, our expectations of a good, entertaining film have not. Hair has grown into another generation of viewers who can appreciate it on many levels. It's worth another look.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A REAL "TREAT" OF A MOVIE MUSICAL,
N. N Wahlert "nnwahler" (seattle, wa United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hair (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
This was one of the biggest movie surprises of the late 70s. It's absolutely incredible, the scope of a director who can follow up the cramped quarters & pent-up energies of "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest," with the exlplosion of the psychedelic generation in "Hair." But Milos Forman accomplished just that.
Forman imbues this movie musical with distinctive touches all his own: particularly the dizzying 360-degree spin around the lead singer in the opening "Age Of Aquarius" number; the endearing comedy of the "Black Boys/White Boys" number; protagonist Bukowski's drug initiation in the extended "Hare Krishna" number; and (my very favorite) the unexplainable warmth and human celebration of the "Good Morning, Starshine" number (shot entirely in close-ups and medium shots, in a convertible car!). The emotional lift experienced when the camera finally trucks back from a group of characters we've come to know & love, is beyond words.
Twyla Tharp adds her renowned choreography to all songs; director Forman gave her a free rein on all of them.
This disc has both the formatted & widescreen versions; the latter is obviously preferable.
It'll be fascinating to many who've only been familiar with Treat Williams, John Savage & Beverly D'Angelo through their subsequent work, that they're ALL terrific singers & dancers!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Suprisingly enduring.,
Christian P. Johnson (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hair (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
<I>Hair</i> is a movie near to my heart; I saw it when it was released (I was ten) and loved it, enchanted by the music. As an adult I find it still works.
What's remarkable is that Forman created film that has endured out of a stage play that hasn't. Ever wonder why the show hasn't been revived on Broadway? Well, that would be because it's a horrifically grating, plotless mess...
Which is why it's wonderful to hear the really great music, minus the awful book. The movie imposes a simple plot, nothing terribly interesting but totally serviceable. Performances are mostly dead-on, with a fantastic cameo by a young Nell Carter (another by Betty Buckley). Twyla Tharp's sharply lyrical choreography manages to feel completely impromptu and totally intentional. Impressive cinematography makes it a great film to look at, too, especially the devastating shot of soldiers boarding a transport plane at dawn.
Of course, the messy play much better reflects the 60s than this well-ordered film. But which would you rather watch?
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5.0 out of 5 stars It's good, real good.,
Jonny L (Buck's Rock) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hair (VHS Tape)
THis is a really really good movie. If you have seen the show, I know how it can be disappointing, but the only reason it's different from the stage versious is because, well, it's not a stage. The director took advantage of the opportunities of film and changed the plot around. Aside from the altered plot it's a very good film and I really enjoy it. As long as you treat it entirely different from the show, it's very entertaining. The only change that really bothered me was how John Savage had short hair, but it wouldn't make sense if he had long hair I suppose. By the way, Treat Williams is very good in this film. See it!!
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Score, Amazing Choreography,
crazyforgems (Wellesley, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hair (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
"Hair" boasts one of the most beautiful scores in Broadway history. While the film changes the plot, it keeps most of the songs and even adds some stunning dance numbers.
Set in the 60's, filmed in the late 70's, the film shows its age. Still the amazing score shines. Some of the best numbers include:
*the still popular "Age of Aquarius" and "Let the Sun Shine" both of which became anthems for an era.
*the haunting "Easy to Be Hard," sung by Cheryl Barnes with cutaways of a little boy that will break your heart
*"Good Morning Starshine" sung primarily by Beverly D'Angelo (the Mom in Chevy Chase's Vacation Movies!)
*"Hair" the title song performed by one of the lead singers of the band Chicago
Twyla Tharp, pre her major fame, choreographed much of the movie. It shows.
As for the plot, well it's thin and it has been changed from the play. An Oklahoma boy wanders into Central Park, a few days before he is to ship off to boot camp for Vietnam. He befriends some "hippies," led by Berger "Treat Williams" and falls in love with Sheila (Beverly D'Angelo), a debutante who ride her horse through Central Park. It's all an excuse for the songs-HOWEVER, the final scenes-including one of hundreds of soldiers marching into a plane heading to Vietanm-turn darker and are far more thought provoking.
I would recommend this movie to those individuals who crave 60's entertainment in any form. Also-if you enjoyed "Moulin Rouge," you probably will like this movie.
5.0 out of 5 stars A strange and powerful "trip",
This review is from: Hair (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
"Hair" has my top award for being one of the oddest movie musicals ever made. In the tradition of "Rocky Horror," "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," and "Tommy," "Hair" is that rare musical that takes the viewer on a unique and emotional journey, playing with our emotions as we groove to the strange yet totally awesome music. The journey here is the 60's in the midst of the Vietman War and "Hair" wonderfully re-creates the colorful world of the hippie counterculture during that hectic period.
Director Milos Forman brilliantly recreates the turbulent spirit of the 60's and allows the film to take over our soul, and makes us feel for the characters. His directing is simple yet powerful.
Treat Williams (Everwood)makes his leading man debut in one of his earliest film roles, as Berger, the leader of the Central Park troop who take draftee Claude Bukowski (John Savage) under their wing on his first "trip" through New York City.
The songs are quite weird, that's for sure, but the power of the performances, and the brilliant choreography, make them extremely memorable, and quite brilliant. What other movie musical can sing about LSD and the vagina, and still manage to be so raw, powerful, and emotionally charged. The film brims with intense energy and passion and is both captivating, entertaining, and wonderful. "Hair" is a spectacular and underrated motion picture, and one of the best movie musicals I have ever seen. The bittersweet ending definitely packs a punch and lingers in the unconscious after the initial viewing. I was pleasantly surprised by the film and strongly recommend it. LET THE SUNSHINE IN to the Age of AQUARIUS and enjoy!!! "Hair" is definitely a journey worth taking.
4.0 out of 5 stars Released Too Late,
Carl Johnson "budbear_5000" (Detroit, MI United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hair (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
I have been a fan of the broadway score since the play's debut. The music in the movie version is exceptional. However, they skipped one of the most enlightening songs based on a Sheakspear monologe caled, "What A Piece of Work Is Man". Ronnie Dyson sang it as a duet on Broadway. The piece of music is so capturing of what that original play was trying to infer about American culture, in fact HUMAN cultures everywhere! But it was not included in the movie. Twyalla (sp?) Tharp's choreography is astondingly beautiful. This movie was release before her career hit the height and you can see why she became so popular. The songs; Ain't Got No, Hair and Aquarius are simply cinimatic beauty. All the voices are really good. And the tripping in the park scene was really good. The reality of the shows untimely release comes from a lot of establishment resistence to the play back in the 1960's. It played so effectively in 1966 and shocked the heck out of a lot of folks, but the thirteen year wait to put it on screen is really too bad. They used to shoot hippies back in the 1960's! The one reviewer is right in that the world is not like that anymore. The fact is it NEVER was like that. The movie sort of drew a picture of that time in American culture and made it okay. The turmoil is missing. Only in San Fransico and New York is very VERY small areas where hippies free to express themselves. Remember too that the Jim Crow laws were alive and the civil rights movement was just gaining steem in 1966. The movie presents a tempered view of those years. But I admit, it is still a fun show to watch! Treat does an admirable job of capturing Burger's naivity and Jon Savage does a good job capturing Claude's innocence. All and all it is a good movie. Good spin!
1.0 out of 5 stars Totally dated,
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This review is from: Hair (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
While I was watching this movie, I felt an overwhelming feeling wash over me: Relief that I was born in the eighties! My prior exposure to the stuff in the sixties was mainly Star Trek and one episode of "Sabrina," which hilariously contained the line "peace, love, and no bathing!" This is one of those nostalgia flicks that only people who want to remember that era fondly will want to watch. Anyone else will be squirming with discomfort. Not because it's "shocking" or in any way "true," but because it is "dated" and "stupid."
It's interesting that a modern teen in 2003 is "squarer" than the people in this movie; it glorifies the absurdly naive hippie lifestyle, something that is roundly mocked by modern young people and most media forms like books and television. All the ordinary people are really, really dumb (in fact, the scriptwriter is so ham-handed that he has Claude's dad happily identifying both of them as "ignorant"). All the hippies are obnoxious, thieving, drug-addled, and sleep around indiscriminitely (I'm supposed to be thrilled that Jeannie doesn't know who her baby's dad is? Why is that? Why should I think it's great? I think that kid is going to need massive amounts of therapy). I have no reason to like anyone -- either they're gun-crazed, mucho-macho warmongers, or they're peace-lovin' types who dump their ex-girlfriends (who have their kids), steal cars, steal a skinny-dipping girl's clothes just to be mean, crash a private party, cause riots, always sound like they're stoned... tell me, why should I like these freaks?
They're also so smug and self-righteous, acting like anyone who disagrees is somehow an enemy. Especially soldiers -- soldiers are not indiscriminite killing machines, as the movie tries to paint them. They are pretty much ordinary guys who believe in doing what they must to protect their homes; without them and their "evil killing," then those hippies wouldn't have had the freedom to condemn them.
Plus, it's not really accessible to people today because of the whole hippie attitude in it. I mean, we've seen what happened to people like that -- they either became "square" or they died. Now there's venereal disease, aging brain-burned citizens, and they've had kids who (at the age they were at the time) would kill them if they acted or spoke as they did in this movie.
And far be it from me to wave the banner of political correctness, but as someone who grew up in more-or-less colorblind surroundings, some of the songs (the ones referring to African-Americans) made me rather queasy. The acid trip that Claude has is weird, and I don't mean that in a good way. I mean weird as in totally unrealistic. I'm not offended by the drug glorification, I just think it's insanely stupid. (And disdain is a far more potent force than hate, I can tell you that)
Maybe to enjoy this, you need to be on acid. It might make a little more sense. And contrary to what many nostalgic fans of "Hair" have said, it doesn't apply to modern teens -- just them, when they were young. We're smarter, more realistic, less idealistic, and we know the risks. Too bad the people this movie appeals to didn't. It's dated, dumb, and should be left to collect dust.
5.0 out of 5 stars "It's got Life! Life! Life!",
Alden Utter "nedlum" (Back at the surface) - See all my reviews
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I'm afraid I must qualify this by saying I have never seen a stage production of Hair. The DVD is my only source of knowledge about the songs, plot, and characters. I've told you this because I like disclaimers about what I know-it's part of my style. But, that's as may be.
Now, Hair. The late sixties hippy-Vietnam stage musical, translated into a late seventies hippy-Vietnam nostalgic film musical by the director of the brilliant Amadeus. The camera work and visuals are memorable. The best example is at the end, where soldiers enter the plane that will take them to Vietnam. The image of them marching up the ramp, as if it were the mouth of a terrible beast, cannot fail to move anyone who does not see the image. Hare Krishna, on the other hand, is all that I imagine taking drugs would be like, only with a church and fire. In fact, Hair features more impressive images then I can describe here without taking up space for other notes of interest.
However, the most important part of almost any musical is the songs and dances; and they are excellent. Although the songs are the same as those in the play, the rendition of them can't be complained about. As I may have mentioned, I never saw the play. But, on the stage, does Berger dance on the table when he sings "I Got Life"? I thought not.
And speaking of dancing on the tables, the dancing isn't bad either. Not all the songs are choreographed; however, those that are gain from both the choreography and the scene work. The opening, Age of Aquarius, loses no energy while gaining clothing; the title song cuts between a jerky (yet effective) jail fight and the singing characters; and the Melody of Dying Men, the climax, does more with people walking in a straight line then many could do with infinite range of motion. Though, to be fair, that's mainly due to the incredible camera work mentioned above. You couldn't find more great shots if you found that it's groovy to hide in a movie with Dennis... Sorry. The songs are just so good.
Really, the only complaint I can give is the DVD itself. It's a typical "old film" DVD that adds nothing to the VHS besides a (really bad) trailer, subtitles, and the ability to jump scenes. At least it only counts the first two as features; you know you're in trouble if your DVD box considers the menu itself important. It's sort of sad that they couldn't dredge up more stuff for the DVD: it ain't got no foreign language tracks, ain't got no commentary, ain't got no documentary, ain't got no features, ain't got no bonus.
There are a few quibbles I can make about the movie (how is Claude a Nebraskan and from Manchester?) but the director's need to create a new plot while keeping the great music, causes many of them. I forgive him-lots of films have great plots and lousy execution, and the reverse is preferable. And while Claude isn't the most interesting of people, the movie really isn't about him so much as it is about sixties culture and good times, man.
There is really no way for one person's text to convince you of the quality of a movie; your only option is to just go and see it. And let the Sun Shine in.
4.0 out of 5 stars The age of Aquarius,
Ravi Altman (Ithaca, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hair (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
The Age of Aquarius
The motion picture version of Hair is different from the more common theatrical version, which is still preformed today. This said, I feel that what it looses in being on a screen it makes up for in the benefit of real backdrops from rural farms to New York City. On screen musicals are unfamiliar to the younger audiences such as myself, but the songs are quite funny and the music is excellent. It is easy to enjoy the movie, including the songs if one accepts the parody involved. The movie is not all singing and dancing, there are numerous very serious moments, the most of which being the ending.
I thoroughly enjoyed the film. It was fun to picture my parents listening to those songs, dressed up like freaks. I felt that the movie dealt with the youth movement of the 60's well. The feelings and morals of the youth were expressed quite accurately, even if the events of the plot were less than realistic. I would recommend anyone who is curious about what the 60's were like, or anyone down for a good laugh to go see Hair.
One aspect of the movie I particularly liked was their opposition to the Vietnam War, and how they try to keep Claude from going to join the army. When Claude said "I'm going to fight for you" and is told "If that's why your doing it then don't because if it was the other way around I wouldn't do it for you" you really understand why they didn't want to see their friends go halfway around the world to die.
Although no one of the characters was exactly like me, I did feel that I related to George Burger the most. He acted ridiculous, but he knew that he was ridiculous. And he was always straight forward, when he wanted something, like the rich kid's car, he takes it. ...
I believe the films main message about youth culture was that of the youth movement of the 60's. They are anti-materialistic, in the beginning they beg for change, and then use it to rent a horse for an hour instead of buying food. [they] ...are defiant of authority; they sneak into a fancy party and then get arrested instead of leaving when told. And they are opposed to the war in Vietnam, the curly haired girl offers to marry Claude because she is pregnant and he wouldn't have to go.
As a whole, if you ignore the songs, the film captured the realities of teenage life in the 60's quite well. Unfortunately for me, the 60's were 40 years ago and life is not as it was in the days of Hair. Nonetheless this movie's depiction of teenage life and youth culture remains relevant, especially as our government now is heading in a similar direction as it did then. If the US goes to war with Iraq, we will be fighting two different wars with ground troops in two different foreign countries. If they last for a long time as they may, it is possible a draft would be instituted, at which point we would see just how relevant the youth movement is. There would be protest and widespread distrust of authority figures just as there was in the 60's. Let's all just hope that today's youth, generation Y or whatever you want to call them, doesn't have to follow in this aspect of their parents footsteps.
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Rodriguez, one one of eight players rested from the starting lineup by coach Jose Pekerman after the 2-1 win over Ivory Coast that secured Colombia's second-round berth, wrapped up the win with a delightful fourth goal.
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Japan equalised just before halftime with Shinji Okazaki's fine diving header but fell apart near the end of the match.
"It was a difficult first half, we had lots of opportunities to score but found that their strong defence did a lot of damage," Martinez said.
"In the second half, we were a lot better and were able to show the kind of play we had in previous games," added Martinez, playing in place of Teofilo Gutierrez.
Greece beat the Ivory Coast 2-1 in the other game in the section to set up a last 16 clash with Costa Rica while Japan finished bottom of the group with one point.
The Japanese suffered their worst defeat at a World Cup since they lost by the same score against Brazil in 2006 in Germany but still contributed to an entertaining and exciting last match at the Cuiaba venue.
Colombia took the lead after 17 minutes when Adrian Ramos was brought down by centre back Yasuyuki Konno as he raced into the box on the left and Cuadrado calmly converted from the spot at the Pantanal arena.
Japan got a brilliant and well deserved equaliser on the stroke of halftime after enjoying more of the possession in the first half and constantly probing Colombia's reserve central defensive pairing of Carlos Valdes and Eder Alvarez Balanta.
Keisuke Honda sent a low, left footed cross in from the right corner of the box and Okazaki got in front of Valdes to steer a diving header past goalkeeper David Ospina just inside the near post.
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I didn't mind the first 3 seasons. As said already though, it did really seem like it was sticking to the TNG format, and imo that just kinda made a bit of it stale. But overal, I've really enjoyed the stories in the first three! I've come to see Klingons in a different light! And I have a new love for Ferangies lol.
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Two Italian hackers have figured out how to send fake traffic information to navigation systems that use a data feature of FM radio for real-time traffic information. Using cheap, off-the-shelf hardware, they can broadcast traffic data that will be picked up by cars in about a one-mile radius, the hackers said during a presentation at the CanSecWest event here.
"We can create queues, bad weather, full car parks, overcrowded service areas, accidents, roadwork and so on," Andrea Barisani, chief security engineer at Inverse Path, a security company. "Traffic information displayed on satellite navigation systems is trusted by drivers. Normal people do not think that you can do nasty things."
Barisani and hardware hacker Daniele Bianco discovered that the system used by many navigation aides to get traffic data isn't secured. The data is sent using the Traffic Message Channel (TMC) of the Radio Data System (RDS), a standard way of transmitting data over FM radio also used to display station names and program titles.
With TMC, each traffic incident is sent as a TMC message that consists of an event code, location code and time details. The system is used throughout Western Europe, the U.S. and Australia.
The hackers wrote a program to decode the RDS data. "As far as we know it is the first open-source tool that tries to fully decode RDS information," Barisani said. They then figured out how to create their own TMC messages and broadcast those using an RDS encoder, an FM transmitter, an antenna and some other tools.
Barisani and Bianco found that navigation systems display different alerts based on codes sent via RDS. "The event table supports a number of security-related messages; we doubt anyone has used them so far," Barisani said. Those alerts include air raid, bomb alert, air crash and terrorist incident.
"Oh my God, World War III is happening on my way home," Barisani said after displaying a video in which the navigation system in his 2006 Honda Civic warned him of mayhem while he was on the way to Trieste, Italy.
The pair tested their work on a 2006 Honda Civic sold in Europe, but Barisani said navigation systems sold in Europe and around the world use the same method to get traffic data. A receiver inside the navigation system continuously scans radio frequencies for the information, he said.
TMC is also supported over digital and satellite radio, but it is harder for a hacker to send out data using those technologies compared with FM, Barisani said.
A new technology called TPEG, or transport protocol experts group, is ready to replace TMC, however that also doesn't support encryption for additional security, Barisani said. A more secure way of transmitting the data is provided in the U.S. by Microsoft, which operates DirectBand, a wireless datacast network that uses FM radio, Barisani said.
"We want to increase awareness about this," he said. "This is not the end of the world, but it is a nasty thing."
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- What will these lowlifes think of next? Perhaps a device which can disable fire trucks and ambulances whenever they turn on their sirens? Wow, wouldn't that be funny, huh? Making a device just to screw with people and cause them inconvenience is disgusting. I think an appropriate punishment for these scumbags is to put their private-parts in a blender and puree. I definitely don't want them procreating.
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Researchers aren't lowlifes. Would you prefer that bad guys
discover this, keep it to themsleves, and use it against you? If
there's a vulnerability out there. I want to know about it. I also
want to be able to pressure those that can do something about it
to fix the problem.
There's an ongoing debate on how to handle vulnerabilities in
software and technology, but sticking our heads in the sand isn't
the answer. Let's let people look for vulnerabilities and report
them, so we can do something about those vulnerabilities.
Calling them names without thinking isn't helpful. If you have a
solid argument, then I'd like to hear them. But personal attacks
and name-calling don't help.
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- Wow, you are short-sighted.
- If that was their intent, they'd be selling it transmitter devices on the black market, not showing people what they discovered.
It's not healthy for someone to think the thoughts you're thinking, let alone share them with others. Your suggestions are the ones that are disgusting. They made a car tell you there was an accident where there wasn't one. You're suggesting painful mutilation. I think you're the one that needs help.
You don't build a deadbolt and assume it works. You install it, kick it, pick it, and so on.
What these guys have shown is that the developers of these protocols didn't do due diligence and left a huge giant back door wide open.
Ironic that Microsoft gets the nod this time for being the more secure system. (Of course, that's relative, right?)
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- If You only believe what appears on the screen Orwell was Right! but joking aside This is a very BAD flaw in the system as not only can a hacker attack it but a very simple error can give a totally erroneous message, but not be seen on the transmission screen..
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