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by Doug Moore
Church of Misery can't catch a break. The Japanese doom band's upcoming North American tour has been beset from all sides by hold-ups and setbacks. First, openers The Gates of Slumber broke up. Then, the Great Government Shutdown Kerfuffle of 2013 caused visa issues for the band and delayed the first half of the tour.
Those visa issues are apparently ongoing, because according to the band's Facebook, the tour has been postponed again. There's bad news this time -- it looks like the band's 11/12 date at Saint Vitus has been canceled entirely. Major bummer, especially if you haven't seen Church of Misery live before. On the bright side, their date no longer conflicts with Morbid Angel's Covenant performance at Irving Plaza the same night (tix here). That counts as a bright side, right?
Fingers crossed for Church of Misery to reschedule their NYC date for later in the tour. In the meantime, stream a song and check out the updated tour schedule below.
Continue reading "Church of Misery postpones tour again; cancels NYC date"
by Wyatt Marshall
Motörhead at Mayhem Festival 2012 (more by Greg Christman)
As previously mentioned, Motörhead had to cancel European tour dates this summer due to front man/legend Lemmy's flagging health. Despite the news that the mighty Lemmy had been laid low, Mötörhead were planning on being back on the road in full force this fall. Now, Motörhead has had to cancel scheduled fall dates due to Lemmy's ongoing struggles with his health. From Facebook:
I have to sadly let you know that Motörhead has had to postpone the forthcoming European tour until early next year, 2014.
We have made the decision because I am not quite ready to hit the road yet, and am working my way back to full fitness and rude health. Don't worry - I'm not about to start promoting veganism and alcohol-free beverages, but it is fair to say that I personally have been reconfiguring areas of my life to make sure I can come back fitter and stronger than ever.
It disappointed me tremendously to have to say I wasn't quite ready to hit the road yet, but not nearly as much as it would've disappointed me to go out, play some average shows and watch my health give way long before the tour was over! When people come to see a Motörhead tour, they expect a Motörhead show, and that is exactly what you will get as soon as I am fit and ready to rumble.
Your patience and understanding is appreciated...and know that I'm getting stronger and stronger every day, so watch out next spring Europe and we will see you then.
Thank you all,
Here's to Lemmy getting back on his feet and in road condition soon. In more positive news, Motörhead released their 21st studio album, Aftershock, last week.
In similar news, the 2013 version of Sepultura also had to cancel their previously mentioned tour that was scheduled to hit Gramercy Theater on November 18. In a post on Facebook, the band said they were unable to get visas in time for the tour's kickoff on Friday.
Due to the delay in obtaining a visa for the band to enter the United States, we regret to inform all fans that the previously announced North American tour is being cancelled. We apologize to the fans, promoters, and the bands who were going to be part of the 'Tsunami Of Metal' tour - UNEARTH, KATAKLYSM, SCAR THE MARTYR, ANCIIENTS, and DARK SERMON.Sepultura had their 13th album, The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be The Heart, drop today (10/29)
Fans who purchased advanced tickets will be entitled to a full refund.
In non-cancelation news, Morbid Angel, is scheduled to hit Irving Plaza on November 12. We'll be giving away tickets to that show tonight (10/29) on Invisible Oranges on East Village Radio. Listen in from 10 - 12PM EST on EastVillageRadio.com or on the EVR Mobile app for your chance to win a pair.
John McVie at Jones Beach in June (more by Greg Cristman)
Some sad news from Fleetwood Mac: One of the two members who has remained in the band since the late '60s, John McVie, has been diagnosed with cancer. This has forced the band to cancel their Australian/New Zealand tour. A statement from the Fleetwood Mac's Facebook reads:
Fleetwood Mac who has just completed the European leg of their phenomenally successful worldwide tour has announced the cancellation of their upcoming 14 date tour of Australia and New Zealand.Earlier this year, their tour hit the NYC-area for shows at Madison Square Garden and Jones Beach.
John McVie, one of the co founding and original members of Fleetwood Mac is now scheduled to be in treatment for cancer during that period of time.
"We are sorry to not be able to play these Australian and New Zealand dates. We hope our Australian and New Zealand fans as well as Fleetwood Mac fans everywhere will join us in wishing John and his family all the best."
Best of luck to John on his treatment!
Brendan Canning @ Pop Montreal 2013 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)
The government's gears are grinding again, but there's still some fallout, apparently, in the Visa & Immigration department. The latest viction, Broken Social Scene's Brendan Canning, just played Pop Montreal and was supposed to start his tour this week with Holly Miranda. Unfortunately his visa is not processed quite yet, forcing the postponement US dates which were:
10/23/13 Allston, MA @ Great ScottThe dates are being rescheduled for 2014. Refunds for Mercury Lounge show are available at point of purchase.
10/24/13 NYC @ Mercury Lounge
10/25/13 Philadelphia @ World Cafe Live (upstairs)
10/26/13 Arlington, VA @ IOTA
You can still catch Holly Miranda when she plays Knitting Factory on October 29 with Kendra Morris, and Domino Kirke. Tickets are still available.
Death Grips at FYF Fest, where they actually played (more by Wei Shi)
You're never, like, ever going to believe this, but Death Grips, who dropped off Lollapalooza and Osheaga this year, and have cancelled full tours in the past, just cancelled their set at this year's Fun Fun Fun Fest. Nobody saw this coming.
In Death Grips' place, No Age (who have played FFF Fest before) have been added. And (not related to DG), Sarah Silverman has been added to the comedy portion. As discussed, the festival also includes Television, Slayer, Quicksand, Descendents, The Dismemberment Plan, Kurt Vile, Cloud Nothings, The Men, Title Fight, White Lung, and a bunch of other bands that actually care about their fans. Tickets are still available.
In other news, The Smiths aren't reuniting and Liam Gallagher has an opinion on something.
by Doug Moore
Hells Headbangers's Blake Judd shirt
If you're following metal news at all right now, you've no doubt heard about Blake Judd of Nachtmystium's recent legal problems. Judd was arrested on October 5 on theft charges; though he's only being charged with misdemeanor theft of less than $500 worth of property, his bail has been set for $25,000. Not exactly chump change for the black metal milieu.
This development was no doubt troubling for Metal Insider, whose CMJ showcase at Europa on 10/16 featured Nachtmystium as the headlining band. Earlier today, Metal Insider announced that Judd's court date has been moved to November 1, thereby ensuring that he will not be out of jail in time to play the showcase. (Nachtmystium's 10/15 date in Columbus, OH is no doubt canceled as well.) Condolences, guys.
The Metal Insider showcase is going down regardless, and the lineup remains strong; Byzantine are now headlining, with Black Anvil, Ramming Speed, and Vatnett Viskar in support. Both Black Anvil and Ramming Speed made CMJ's rundown of must-see metal bands at this year's festivities, as did Pelican, who are headlining both nights of the Invisible Oranges's CMJ showcase. You can get tickets to the Metal Insider show here and the IO showcases here.
In the meantime, Judd's public stock continues to plummet. His reputation of stiffing people on merch orders and playing fast and loose with other people's money in general has become a subject of popular discussion. Worse (better?) yet, one of the many folks he has crossed over the years has taken it upon himself to print a limited run of anti-Judd t-shirts, which you can see above. In case you're not enough of a metal nerd to catch it, these shirts are parodies of the slain Mayhem guitarist Euronymous's logo for his own Deathlike Silence label. Seriously, buy one; these things will sell for a major mark-up on Ebay in a few years.
oh no! (more photos of Austin City Limits Day 1 by Tim Griffin)
Like Passion Pit said, bands sometimes cancel shows due to weather. Austin City Limits reports:
Due to current weather conditions with flash flood warnings, The Austin City Limits Music Festival organizers have canceled the festival for Sunday, October 13.This would have been the sixth day of Austin City Limits which is now two weekends. Check out our pictures from Friday, and the ones from last Sunday which would have been the same lineup as today.
"Our first priority is always the safety of our fans, staff and artists," said Shelby Meade, communications director for C3 Presents, the promoter behind Austin City Limits Music Festival. "We regret having to cancel the show today, but safety always comes first."
Refunds will be issued automatically by check from Front Gate Tickets within three weeks. One-third of ticket price will be refunded to all ticket buyers based on original ticket price paid, and will be mailed to the billing address on the original order. For questions, please visit http://support.frontgatetickets.com.
UPDATE: Check out a picture of the flooding that happened already.
Lots of cancellations lately: Tricky, Godflesh, and Delorean to name a few.
Tricky (more by Chris La Putt)
Maybe Tricky needs his own category too. Already no stranger to cancelling shows, Tricky's June dates were postponed to early October. Most of those dates were then cancelled, but the NYC show and a few others survived but were postponed again. The NYC date at Webster Hall was set to happen 10/26 but now that is 100% cancelled. "Refunds are available at the point of purchase." No word yet on what's up with the other US dates, Treasure Island Music Fest included.
* Godflesh postpone US tour
* Passion Pit on why bands cancel shows
* Five More Reasons Bands Cancel Shows
Delorean @ BVSXSW 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
You may have read that Spanish dance troupe Delorean were recent victims of "virtual kidnapping" in Mexico City, where they were held captive for 30 hours and subjected to psychological torture. The band hare since released a statement on the whole ordeal:
On Monday morning October 7th we received a phone call at our hotel room in Mexico City from a person posing as a hotel security officer. We were informed that there was a security threat at the hotel.We're glad to hear that Delorean were lucky to escape such a horrible thing. Perhaps it's no surprise that the band would maybe want to take some time off to be with their friends and families, instead of mounting a North American tour which was supposed to have started October 9. While there has been no official announcement, dates up through October 14 have already been canceled and it was just announced that the NYC date -- 10/23 at Webster Hall -- has been canceled with the follow short statement:
What followed for the next 30 hours was an experience where the threat of death was real due to the psychological manipulation inflicted on us by our kidnappers. Thanks to the fantastic work of the National Police in Spain, Ertzantza, Interpol and the Federal Police in Mexico, we were successfully rescued yesterday morning.
While it would be convenient to blame Mexico, that would not be sound. This could have occurred anywhere in the world. Our hope is that this situation will bring attention to the abuse that we were subjected to by our kidnappers, so that other travelers do not fall victim in the future.
This has been extremely difficult for us and our families. At this time we have no further comment and we ask that you respect our privacy so that we can return to normality in our lives.
Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Delorean concert scheduled for October 23 has been postponed. A rescheduled date is being arranged and will be announced as soon as possible. Tickets will be honored at the rescheduled show, refunds are available at the point of purchase.Says their label, True Panther, "We'll have comments on the upcoming tour dates when the dust settles a bit."
by Doug Moore
Godflesh @ MDF 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro)
There have been rumors flying around for a few days that Godflesh will be postponing their upcoming North American tour because of visa issues, but there was no official announcement to work with. There still isn't from the band but Live Nation has confirmed that the tour -- which included a 10/19 stop at Irving Plaza -- is postponed. The replacement dates haven't yet been announced, but it sounds like they're not going to be until April. Bummer.
The delay was purportedly caused by government-shutdown-related shenanigans, just like the Church of Misery tour delay we mentioned yesterday. Double bummer. Call your congressperson about this travesty...especially if you live in a deep-red fortress district.
Keep Shelly in Athens cancel first part of tour w/ Chad Valley, including this week's NYC show; make-up date announced
Keep Shelly in Athens in Chicago in 2011 (more by Ben Rodig)
Still more Visa Issues, this time for Greek synthpop band Keep Shelly in Athens whose tour with Chad Valley was supposed to begin tonight (10/9)in Washington DC. But this time there's a new wrinkle: "Keep Shelly are being kept in Athens longer due to immigration/embassy problems and government shutdown!" That means they will not play Thursday's show (10/10) at Mercury Lounge, though Chad Valley and Ski Lodge will still play (tickets).
KSIA will, however, make it in time for their show later in the month at Glasslands on October 29 (tickets) and will play a make-up show at Mercury Lounge the day after (10/30) (tickets).
This marks the third show/tour this week in NYC -- along with TOY and Alexander Von Mehren -- canceled due to visa/immigration problems. Updated Keep Shelly in Athens tour dates are below.
Continue reading "Keep Shelly in Athens cancel first part of tour w/ Chad Valley, including this week's NYC show; make-up date announced"
DG photo by Wei Shi @ FYF Fest
Passion Pit was kind enough to take the time to let fans know "a few" of the reasons bands cancel shows, like "weather", "general illness", "metal illness" and "conflicting schedules" (did they mean "emergency situation"?). We'd like to add a few more to the list:
1) Low Ticket Sales - Sometimes bands cancel shows because they don't want to play to an empty room, or it will be cheaper to refund everyone's money than pay the expenses associated with playing to a half-filled room. Sometimes they or the promoters are honest about it. Sometimes they aren't. Sometimes this can be solved by moving the show to a smaller venue instead of cancelling.
2) "Visa Issues" - This is a legitimate issue many artists face when trying to play overseas, and that sucks. Artists and/or the people who work for them can be overly optimistic and announce overseas shows before the band has the proper approval to play them, partially because they need to announce the show way in advance and the government can be slow. Sometimes it's easier to blame the country than yourself for filling out paperwork late. Sometimes you just need to say something that sounds better than "low ticket sales".
3) Drugs
4) Offered Something Better - Sometimes artists get offered late night TV shows or tours with Paramore but they already scheduled shows during that time. Sometimes those artists decide that taking that new opportunity is important for their career, and worth pissing off a few fans and complicating things.
and last but not least...
5) Death Grips.
Add your own reasons in the comments!
Passion Pit @ Pier 26 last month (more by Luis Ruiz)
Nobody likes cancellations. Passion Pit, who were in NYC last month and have had to cancel a few shows in their time (but have also done shows during a "blizzard"), have written a letter on their site about this very subject and how they also hate them but sometimes it happens. The well-meaning but kinda obvious post is mostly in handy list form:
1) General Illness. Though many bands play through illness, sometimes it's absolutely necessary to take a night off to ensure that the rest of the tour survives instead of beating your body up only to have to risk canceling more shows in the future. This is how so many singers lose their voices, or people develop long-term illnesses. It's just not worth it.You can read the rest here but guys you forgot the obvious one: volcanos.
2) Mental illness. Most of our fans know about my condition but this only hurt us a few times, and it was well over a year ago, and I work my ass of to make sure I can get out on stage and tour. More on how we made up all of these shows later.
3) Weather. Outdoor stages that are built into muddy grounds have caused death (so many examples of this). Rain and electronics, as we all know, also really don't mix. Sometimes, other stationary stages are said to be "rain or shine" but do not actually have the capability of fully protecting the gear. As some of you may know, we lost SO much gear and money a few weekends ago due to a storm, and we're not about to mess it up on our final trek for "Gossamer." That could potentially end an entire tour and then that'd be it. No more touring. See you maybe in 2014. Not fun.
Passion Pit are on tour as we speak and their current dates are listed below.
A posting on Alexander's website reads, "von Mehren unfortunately has to cancel the forthcoming US tour due to immigration issues. New concerts will be scheduled as soon as possible." To quote Bill, "Damn, first TOY cancels, then Alexander Von Mehren cancels... US Immigration is a real bitch. Bummed on both counts."
Alex's tour was set to hit tonight (October 8) at Glasslands with Alexandra Stewart, October 9 at Mercury Lounge, and October 11 in LA.
TOY @ BVSXSW 2013 (more by Sarah Frankie Linder)
Dang it, Visa Issues strike again. UK band TOY were to have made their NYC debut this Thursday (10/10) at Glasslands but the venue just tweeted, "We are sorry to announce that due to delays w/ US immigration, Toy will no longer be able to play on 10/10. Refunds available via ticketfly." That's the second time they've had to cancel NYC shows this year.
TOY will, however, still be playing the The Corona Capital Fest happens October 12 & 13 at Mexico City's Hermanos Rodriguez Autodrome.
Thursday's Glasslands show is now Spires (who were to have opened for TOY) and Young Boys.
Hawkwind, whose collaborators include William Shatner, have sadly just announced:
As many of you will now be aware, Dave was taken ill a couple of weeks ago. Doctors have confirmed that his condition is stress related, aggravated by the trademark dispute in the United States which could result in years of litigation.Hawkwind's tour was supposed to hit Gramercy Theater in NYC next week, three venues in Texas, Chicago and many more places. Get well soon Dave and stay tuned for the new dates.
After enduring a series of tests, Dave has now been advised that it could be dangerous to his health to embark on a grueling 14,000 mile tour at this time.
After much discussion about possible ways forward, the members of the band have reluctantly decided that it is necessary to reschedule the dates to March 2014, rather than putting Dave's health at unnecessary risk. (New dates for each venue will be announced next week)
Whilst we understand that this will come as a big disappointment to those of you who have booked tickets, as it does to ourselves, we are equally sure that you will understand health concerns must take priority.
Meanwhile, Nik Turner's Space Ritual is heading out as planned.
A union strike forced Carnegie Hall to cancel its Wednesday season-opening concert, which was slated to include violinist Joshua Bell, the Philadelphia Orchestra and bassist Esperanza Spalding.First the NYC Opera just flat out folds (right after the government shuts down), and now this! It's not a good time for fancy show going.
In a statement, Carnegie Hall said the stagehands' union, Local One of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, was seeking jurisdiction over the venue's new Education Wing, which could limit the work performed in the new space and jeopardize funding of the educational programs. The new wing is slated to open in fall 2014. [WSJ]
Carnegie Hall cancellation statement below..
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Tricky @ Osheaga 2013 (more by Toby Tenenbaum)
Oh man:
TRICKY -PROBLEMS PROCESSING HIS POLICE RECORDS LEAD TO FURTHER POSTPONMENT OF US TOURTricky was supposed to play Webster Hall in NYC on June 13. That was postponed to 10/2, and now that show is 10/26. All tickets from the previous shows will be honored. Our contest for tickets to the show is now back open as well.
Tricky will have to cancel some of the dates on his US tour due to further visa problems. The tour will now start in San Francisco at the Treasure Island Festival and conclude with a re-arranged date in New York on October 26.
Tricky has some juvenile offences for joyriding and forgery of the crown and the US authorities require full disclosure before granting any visas. The new hold-up has been in getting this information from the UK police authorities.
Tricky said "The most upsetting thing about this, whatever happens it seems like it's me letting people down. Other people have always dealt with visas for me and it turns out that they have not advised me properly. Now I have been advised that this was going to be straightforward and easily done in time for this tour and now this has happened."
Visas are expected to be granted in time for the shows in San Francisco, New York, Asheville and LA and Tricky will looking to tour fully in 2014.
UPDATED dates are listed below...
Continue reading "Tricky postpones tour dates again, cancels some too"
As first reported on BrooklynVegan, Rock the Bells unfortunately had to pull the plug on their upcoming hip hop festivals in Washington DC and NYC (actually NJ). Here is their official statement:
Festival organizers, Guerilla Union, announced today that the upcoming Rock the Bells Festival tour-stops in Washington, DC and New York City are now cancelled due to a lack of ticket sales. The festival was slated to take place in Washington, DC this weekend (September 28 and 29) and New York City the following weekend (October 4 and 5).Bummer, but nice to hear their honesty.
Chang Weisberg, founder and owner of Guerilla Union states: "First and foremost, it is with great sadness and disappointment that we must cancel the Washington, DC and New York City Rock the Bells dates due to lack of ticket sales. I, along with our staff, the artists, and all of the sponsors, media partners, local promoters, and radio stations involved are thankful for our supporters and the fans that planned on attending. It's extremely unfortunate that we can't complete the last half of the 10th Anniversary Rock the Bells tour. We did everything in our power to save the show. Unfortunately, the financial loss would have been devastating. This festival has been ten years in the making. I am truly sorry we could not produce the show for all the fans who did buy their ticket in support of."
Full refunds will be honored at the location where fans purchased their tickets.
If you purchased tickets online, you will be seeing a refund within the next 5-7 business days.
Just today we were saying how Schoolboy Q would be in the NYC-area for Rock the Bells in October, but the East Ruthford, NJ Rock the Bells stop has been cancelled. DC is
possibly cancelled too. More details as we hear them.
UPDATE: The promoters confirmed & issued a statement.
The NJ festival would have happened on October 4 and 5 at Meadowlands Racetrack with Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky, Wu-Tang Clan, Tyler the Creator, Danny Brown, Joey Bada$$, J. Cole, Rakim, Big Sean and more.
You can still catch Kendrick, Schoolboy Q, and Big Sean in NYC at their Barclays Center show in November.
Meanwhile, Danny Brown, whose new album comes out soon, will open for Sleigh Bells at Terminal 5. Sleigh Bells also just announced a LPR show.
DIIV drop off this weekend's Jansport Bonfire session show; Parquet Courts ("Parkay Quarts"?) playing instead
Parquet Courts @ 4Knots 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
As mentioned, DIIV were to play with Guards and Fletcher C. Johnson at a "JanSport Bonfire Session" at Williamsburg's Havemeyer Park on Saturday (9/21) which is free but the RSVP is now closed. Whether or not this has anything to do with last weekend's incident on the way to Basilica Sound Scape, DIIV have dropped off the show. In their place is a band called "Parkay Quarts" which is the same way Parquet Courts are spelling their name on the cover of their forthcoming EP. Is this how they're spelling it now? Probably not if the Con Agra legal department has any say. Updated flyer for the Havemeyer Park show is below.
Parquet Courts (spelled like that) open for Pixies's sold-out show tonight (9/20) at Bowery Ballroom and will play an EP release show at Music Hall of Williamsburg on October 2 with support from The Beets, Yuppies, and Future Punx. Tickets for that show are still available.
That EP, titled You've Got Me Wonderin' Now, is out October 8 and you can stream a track below.
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byy Doug Moore
Eyehategod aboard the Rocks Off Boat Cruise, 2009 (more by Chloe Rice)
In a disappointing but predictable turn of events, Eyehategod have cancelled their run of 25th-anniversary dates this weekend, including the Invisible Oranges-sponsored NYC Rocks Off Boat Show with Final Conflict planned for this coming Sunday (9/15), in the wake of drummer Joey LaCaze's untimely death. No word yet as to whether the band will schedule replacement shows for this run. Stay tuned for more details as they emerge.
2 Chainz at Made In America 2013 (more by Greg Cristman)
2 Chainz was supposed to play a release show for his new album on September 15 at Williamsburg, but that show has been cancelled "due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts." Refunds are available at point of purchase.
Meanwhile, you can catch Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, and Bishop Nehru at Williamsburg Park on September 10. Tickets for that show are still available.
Party's over for The Electric Zoo this year. From the Mayor's office:
Due to serious health risks, the Electric Zoo music festival on Randall's Island on Sunday, September 1st has been cancelled. The City recommended cancellation and the event promoters have agreed.The Daily News adds:
During the first two days of the Electric Zoo music festival, two concert-goers have died and at least four others became critically ill and have been placed in intensive care at area hospitals. Definitive causes of death have not yet been determined, however, both appear to have involved the drug MDMA (ecstasy, or molly). The Electric Zoo organizers have worked with City officials to reduce health risks at this event, but in view of these occurrences, the safest course is to cancel the remaining day of the event
The electronic dance music festival, in its fifth year, was scheduled to conclude Sunday with headlining deejay sets by Armin Van Buuren, Sebastiona Ingrosso, Steve Aoki and Laidback Luke.Our condolences go out to the families and friends of Jeffrey and Olivia.
But over the first two days of the festival, two attendees died from apparent overdoses of MDMA, nicknamed molly, an illegal drug typically combined with other chemicals in Ecstasy pills, officials said.
Jeffrey Russ, 23, of Rochester, was rushed to Harlem Hospital at 3:10 a.m. Saturday but could not be saved.
Olivia Rotondo, 20, of Providence, R.I., was taken to Metropolitan Hospital at 8:45 p.m. Saturday and died about 50 minutes later, police said. Six hours before she was rushed to the hospital, the University of New Hampshire student posted a final message on Twitter.
Charli XCX at Bonnaroo 2013 (more by Katherine Hansen)
Charli XCX was to have started her North American tour next week -- including shows next month at Gramercy Theater in NYC and the Wonder Bar in Asbury Park --but that has been postponed until the end of October/November. (Details to come.) Charli fessed up as to why on Facebook:
I'm going to be completely honest with you, the reason the tour has been postponed is because I have been offered to support Paramore throughout their UK tour, which is a really big deal for me as I haven't ever really toured in the UK outside of London before. It's scary and it's quite weird but it's also super exciting for me to finally be able to play shows in the country that I'm from.Ok, Charli. You have fun with Paramore. Canceled North American tour dates are listed, along with her new UK dates, below.
I always feel so welcome in the USA and all of you guys have always been so cool and amazing to play too... So I am really so sad that I'm letting you down like this. But this is a big opportunity for me, one that people around me won't let me decline. I am seriously so sorry to everyone I have let down, and I really do hope that you will be able to make the rescheduled dates (I'm figuring them out right now) and that you will enjoy the new music that is coming very very very soon. All I can promise you is that when I come back to the USA later on this year, the tour will be bigger and better... There's going to be a lot of changes made and lots of new, exciting things.
Please don't be too angry at me. I really do hate to let everyone down like this. I promise I'm going to make it up to you all. Xxxxxx
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Dorota Kudelska has been Professor for Art History at the Catholic University of Lublin, Poland since 2009, habilitating with a biography on Polish modernist painter Jacek Malczewski (ed. 2008) which was awarded Best book of the year 2008 in the field of Arts and Humanities by the Polish Ministry of Culture. In 1984, Dorota Kudelska obtained a PhD for Juliusz Słowacki and fine arts (ed. 1986), a treatise on the interrelationship between literature and fine arts during the period of Romanticism in Poland. In 1981, she graduated from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (1981) in Polish philology and from the Catholic University of Lublin in Art History (1985).
The main subject of Dorota Kudelska's research is 19th and 20th century painting and the issues concerning the theory and interactions of art and literature. Hence her interest embraces a detailed analysis from the iconographic, formal and theoretical point of view as well as wider processes of interactions between historical and European intellectual trends in both fields.
During her residency Dorota Kudelska will focus on the presence and influence of Polish artists in Vienna, especially within the Secession and the Hagenbund before World War II, based on her previous contribution to the research project Hagenbund - A European Network of Modernism (1900 to 1938) conducted at the Belvedere in 2014. The outcome of her research will be presented in two publications: The Correspondence of Polish Artists from the Archives of Viennese Secession (in a critical rendition) and Polish Artists in Vienna: Secession, Hagenbund, Galerie Miethke, and Galerie Pisko.
The Belvedere/21er Haus Curator in Residence programme (CIR) is intended for curators worldwide who would like to conduct research for around three months in the Belvedere/21er Haus, particularly on a subject relevant to the museum's collection.
The aim of the programme is to encourage curators and researchers working on the collection and research focus of the Belvedere/21er Haus – Austrian art from the Middle Ages to the present. Networking with colleagues at the Belvedere/21er Haus and in the Vienna art and culture scene is explicitly desired.
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The results of the research could be communicated in the form of a talk, internet presentation, contribution to the collection, or booklet for the public.
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The Ashes: Hot Trott leads charge as Punter fumes
Aleem Dar will most certainly not be amongst Ricky Ponting's favourite umpires at present with the Pakistani twice getting under the Aussie skipper's skin. A reprieve for Kevin Pietersen (51) when he appeared to feather a catch to Brad Haddin came in the afternoon session, while Matt Prior (75 not out) was called back by Dar early in his innings after nicking behind off Mitchell Johnson, the verdict, a no-ball.
A rant toward Dar and then fellow umpire Tony Hill went on for well over a minute after an unsuccessful review against Pietersen caused the 36-year-old to blow a fuse. The South African-born Englishman only added two runs to his score after this break in play, but the sheer manner in which Ponting went about this tantrum even caused his own fans to turn on him.
He has since deservedly lost 40% of his match fee, but the frustration was not to end there for the captain. A close run-out call saw the excellent Jonathan Trott (141 not out) survive by a single frame in replays, while Prior remained at the crease with five runs to his name, despite edging behind, after Johnson quite literally over-stepped the mark.
It seems that the cricket gods' simply do not want Australia to even come close to forming a competitive match, as every decision seems to going in the direction of England. The verdicts were nothing to rant over as Ponting did in such a petulant manner; yes they were frustrating, but that is the way the game ebbs and flows.
Despite the loss of two early wickets, the tourist's composed themselves to make the bowling attack look ordinary. Peter Siddle bowled with fire and passion at his home ground to remove Andrew Strauss (69), Alastair Cook (82) and Pietersen as the MCG began the day half-full.
You would have to say that the Aussies matched England ball-for-ball in the morning session with the opening pair back in the hutch within the first hour. Trott and Pietersen then fended out the remainder of the session where the ball was nipping around to the delight of an ever-increasing Australian crowd contingent.
Strauss's dismissal in particular brought about a sense of deja-vu after an almost identical dismissal to that of Australian opener Shane Watson the day before. A good-length delivery found the 'hard spot' on the pitch that rose on the captain before taking the shoulder of the bat over to gully.
This patch on the track caught several England players unaware as Trott and Ian Bell (1) experienced it's wrath, the latter attempting an outrageous pull that he almost took above his head. It proved to be a rare downfall for the Warwickshire batsman as the Australian's began to lurch back into the match.
But aside from a minor blip where Paul Collingwood (8) and Bell came and went as fast as a John Dillinger bank job, the rest of the day belonged to Strauss's men. Trott played a masterful innings that contained every value a Test cricketer needs; patience, precision and determination.
Victorian Siddle was the standout bowler as the rest lacked depth and penetration. Johnson went for 4.12 an over, Ryan Harris struggled to find consistency while Ben Hilfenhaus continued to show that wickets are not his forte; the seamer has only taken two in the series thus far.
The catching from the Baggy Green did serve as a highlight for the home crowd as superb takes from Mike Hussey and Siddle took the gloss off what would have been a perfect day for England. Mr Cricket's stunning one-hander over his head dismissed Strauss while the burly Siddle sprinted in from fine-leg to take a low catch and send the in-form Bell back to the pavilion.
It will be difficult to imagine that Punter's men can recover from this dire situation, but miracles have happened before. Five times in Test history a team has been dismissed for under 100 in their first innings and gone on to win, alas four of these took place in the 19th century and the latest was in 1907.
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Rockford Lanes congratulates Robby Schmock for bowling an 877 series on their Monday Night Mixed League. Robby now has the 4th highest series in the Greater Grand Rapids USBC next to Scott Browneye with an 890 at Chez Ami, Jeff Woodman. With an 889 at Westgate and Rich Vargo with an 878 at Fairlanes. Robby, having bowled with Rockford High Schools conference champions, at age 21 bowled a 279-300-298 for an 877 series Monday evening.


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Be-longing, by Eugene artist Mika Boyd is on display through Feb 6.
The Art Gallery at Umpqua Community College is pleased to present be-longing, a site-specific installation created by Eugene artist Mika [mee-kuh] Boyd. The exhibit will run from January 5 – February 6, 2015. The Art Gallery at UCC is open from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday, and during evening performances in Centerstage Theatre. On Friday, January 16, 2015, the artist will present a brown bag artist's talk, at noon, with a reception to follow. Both events that day are free and open to the public.
Boyd describes the components of the exhibit in these terms, "In this installation, "be-longing," I engage in arduous labor, meticulously hand-crafting each object. Either palm-sized or accumulated to a 10ft scale, individual components doused in my concentrated energy of actions and processes become a network that fills the whole installation space". Mika goes on to discuss how the works of art on display came from a very personal place. "All the insects in the gallery, especially moths are a symbol for life/death, re-generations and migrations. I chose materials that enable me to layer patterns and create a flooding mass without losing its delicacy; ironically, its femininity parodies my identity. Questions about what it means to repeat and go across geographical and emotional borders are deeply embedded in the objects that carry their own memories. I thread and connect them into a metaphysical loop. The red threads embody links and ties that I deeply long for."
Mika Aono Boyd's recent work explores humanness in absurdity and futility through laborious processes, giving meaning to the meaningless. Born in Sendai, Japan Mika received BA in Primary/Special Ed from Miyagi University of Education, studied Art at Macalester College, MN. She went on to receive a BA in Art from the University of Oregon, and a MFA in Printmaking from San Francisco Art Institute. She was one of the recipients of Murphy and Ca-dogan Contemporary Art Awards in 2012. Her work has been shown at exhibitions and galleries nationally and internationally. She currently works as a studio technician for Printmaking and Fibers in the Department of Art at the University of Oregon.
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So I was a crummy holiday blogger. December was an extreme month for me and I burnt the candle at both ends. Ultimately, I got pretty sick.
I spent the holidays catching up and engaging in my annual period of introspection. 2005 was a great year in many ways and tough year in many other ways. I worked too much, gained 25 pounds, traveled 50% of the year (away from my kids)…. Seems like a barely talked to my wife.
Life at Microsoft will do this to you if you let it. Microsoft reinvents itself every year and as I've gotten older I set different kinds of expectations for myself – often it seems likeI just start getting up to speed and the world changes.
In the ½ year from July 1st to December 15th I did 21 Web casts, 7 national conferences, 300 hours of miscellaneous presentations, wrote produced and appeared in a TV show, wrote content for 2 DVDs, wrote 4 magazine articles, learned the core concepts for Visual Studio 2005, SQL 2005, BizTalk 2006, 4 radio shows, desktop videos, and spent 4 weeks in team planning meetings, in addition to my regular job responsibilities.
Most of the work that I've done over the past year has been focused on Developer Security, but this has happened to the exclusion of my core job responsibilities. So I've decided to step back from the Security and "National" activities that I've been doing over the past few years and focus on the core activities of MSDN Events in New England.
My goals include normal work weeks on a regular basis, regularly putting my kids to bed, etc, AND starting a new business. What business ? I don't know – but I need to do something as a creative outlet and to consume my work-a-holic tendancies.
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Until relatively recently, consumers were typically viewed as being either able-bodied or disabled, with products being designed for one category or the other.
But as the demographics of the developing world shift and consumers' capability levels become increasingly varied, such divisions are unhelpful.
Inclusive design, an approach to product design pioneered in the UK by Cambridge University, the Royal College of Art and BT seeks to address this issue by taking into account users of all ages and capabilities.
Developed through a long-term collaborative partnership, the concept of inclusive design has led not only to a world-leading academic reputation, but also a range of practical tools for industry.
Since 2005, the partnership has been working alongside BT to develop training courses and educational material as part of a major initiative, initially sponsored by the government, to raise awareness of inclusive design across the UK.
As part of this programme BT has sponsored the development of the Inclusive Design Toolkit, a web-based tutorial and knowledge resource targeted at business leaders and designers. The toolkit, now in its second edition, has been rolled out to all BT product commissioners and design project managers, and all of BT's new products and services are now designed to be inclusive.
Visualise : providing multimedia content to local spectators
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From motor-racing and music festivals to golf tournaments and athletics meetings, large-scale public events typically rely on a huge infrastructure of cameras, production and transmission equipment to broadcast the action to the wider world.
While in terms of atmosphere there's still no substitute to actually being at the event, the viewer at home often gets a far more detailed and in-depth view.
In an effort to make this variety of multimedia content available to local spectators, partners working on the VISUALISE project are developing technology that will use wireless technology to provide in-ground spectators with information, analysis, replays and video feeds currently only available to those watching sport on TV.
Funded by the Technology Strategy Board, the project has made a number of key breakthroughs; developing both the technology to provide video and data to in-ground spectators at sporting events on mobile handsets, as well as a delivery method for multicast live video.
Robust multicast delivery of real-time video content is extremely challenging due to the reduced scope for adaptation and retransmission of lost data. It had never been reliably achieved over WiFi. Multicasting enables much more efficient use of spectrum and enables VISUALISE to scale to mass-audience outdoor applications.
The group has identified numerous applications for the technology. For example, spectators at a motor race would be able to experience all key events (overtaking, pit stops, crashes, action replays), personalise the service to follow a team or individual, or make use of other features such as advertising and betting.
A feasibility study carried out by ProVision Communications has demonstrated how this technology could be ported to mobile devices such as the iPhone and trials have been carried out with a major US networking company.
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Identifying that the switchover from analogue to digital television in the UK would result in accessibility problems for the UK's estimated two million blind or partially sighted people, the RNIB commissioned a project to look at the accessibility issues surrounding digital switchover.
The result - following close collaboration with UK consumer electronics firm Harvard International (the owner of the Goodmans and Grundig brands), is the SmartTalk Digital Box, the world's first talking product for the UK Freeview market and a product that its developers claim will deliver the benefits of digital television to all consumers regardless of age or disability.
he partnership also involved Bradford-based broadcasting software firm Pixsan and communications specialist Loquendo, which supplied the device's innovative Text to Speech (TTS) technology.
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Kohn, Cohrs Appointed to Bank of England Financial Committee
U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne appointed former Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn to a Bank of England panel set up to help prevent a repeat of the financial crisis.
Kohn was named as one of four external members of the interim Financial Policy Committee along with former Deutsche Bank AG official Michael Cohrs, former Confederation of British Industry Director General Richard Lambert and former Bank of England director Alastair Clark. They join five Bank of England officials including Governor Mervyn King plus Adair Turner and Hector Sants of the Financial Services Authority.
The government today laid out its plans for the biggest institutional overhaul since 1997, under which the FSA will be abolished and most of its powers returned to the Bank of England. Osborne pledged that the Financial Policy Committee, tasked with monitoring systemic risks, won't hinder the economy.
"The FPC will not be able to take action which would be likely to have a significant adverse effect on the capacity of the financial sector to contribute to the growth of the U.K. economy," the Treasury said in a statement. Osborne said he had picked "the right people to do the job."
The government will consult on its plans with the industry before introducing a bill in Parliament later this year, the Treasury said.
The Financial Policy Committee will aim to identify and monitor risk, check resilience of the system and monitor unsustainable levels of leverage. It will also keep an eye on credit growth and debt. It will have the power only to recommend action until its status is approved by Parliament in 2012.
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Kohn, 67, who retired from the Fed on Sept. 1, served as the top monetary-policy strategist for former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan and, as Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's chief lieutenant, helped guide central bank efforts to stem the financial crisis, including unprecedented emergency credit programs.
Kohn joined the Fed in 1970 and was vice chairman for four years until June 2010, serving the last two months as a governor.
Cohrs, 54, was co-head of investment banking at Deutsche Bank until he retired last year after 15 years at the German lender. He previously worked for a decade at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in New York and London. He was a member of the U.S. Presidential Task Force on Market Mechanisms known as the "Brady Commission" after the stock-market crash in October 1987. He is an American with an MBA from Harvard University.
Lambert, 66, left the CBI, the largest U.K employers' group, last month. He was a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee between 2003 and 2006 and was editor of the Financial Times newspaper for 10 years before that.
Clark advised King during the financial crisis. Before that he was executive director for financial stability at the central bank for seven years.
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The government consultation today also seeks views on the Prudential Regulation Authority, the body that will be responsible for overseeing all deposit-taking institutions, insurers and investment banks and effectively replaces the FSA.
Its board will be chaired by King, while FSA Chief Executive Hector Sants will run its operations and become a deputy governor for prudential regulation at the bank.
Under the plans, the FPC may be granted powers to require the new regulator to conduct stress tests on banks to monitor risks as part of an overhaul of financial supervision.
The PRA will require firms to comply "with the spirit as well as the letter" of laws to "tackle attempts by firms to circumvent the intended purpose" of the rules. Lenders may be given only "limited grounds" to appeal the decisions.
The government is also seeking the views of the financial industry on the creation of the Financial Conduct Authority, a body that will seek to protect consumers and police the integrity of markets.
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Non Trek Fic: Lawndale and Sandi Griffin's Genie
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Chapter 6: Part 2
Elias to Quinn, Andrea Hecuba has the emerald! Are you able to get to Cranberry Commons?
Oh no! Quinn exclaimed I will be there as soon as I can, Quinn out!
She looked around and quickly saw one of her former date partners. She went over to him. Corey, could you give me a lift over to Cranberry Commons? she asked.
Sure, Corey Bateman said.
Lets go, Quinn said.
Corey led the way out of the library.
Elias to Louisa, Scarlett and Nicola; Andrea Hecuba has the emerald and is here in Cranberry Commons.
, Scarlett said.
Ill be right there
, Louisa said.
Im looking for her,
Nicola said.
Schloss Morgendorffer
Dinner was finished.
What now? Stacy asked.
What do you mean? Daria asked as she placed some of the plates into the dishwasher.
Are we going to look for the others and the emerald again? Stacy asked.
I was thinking we could look in Main Street and the streets adjacent, Daria said.
Lets go, Stacy said.
Worried? Jane asked.
Of course! Stacy said.
Jane, Tom, and I are willing to go, Daria said.
Ill join you, Stacy said.
You can, Jane said. She went back into the Dining room where Mystik Spiral were telling stories to Samara, Tananda, Joey and Jeffy.
And so the guy said that he was there when Jimi Hendrix decided to go to Altamonte... Max said.
Jane interrupted. Hey, Trent, Can we take your car again? she asked.
Sure, Janie, Trent said.
Jane came back out. We can take his car.
We could have taken my car, Tom said.
Jane shrugged.
Lets go, Daria said.
Sure, Stacy said.
About five minutes after Elias had lost the emerald, Louisa found Andrea near one of the newsagencies. Why did you take the emerald from Elias? she asked.
He was irresponsible with it, Andrea said. She was then suddenly panicked slightly as she found that she had lost the emerald. Ive lost it!
She may be lying, Louisa thought.
I wouldnt lie about this! Andrea said when she saw the expression on Louisas face, which then changed slightly as Louisa pondered what Andrea had said.
Elias then came along.
Andrea looked him in the eye. Ive lost it. You also know that I dont want Lawndale to get any worse!
Right, Elias said. Scarlett came along whilst he was considering what Andrea had said. Do you know where it is, Scarlett? he asked.
Scarlett concentrated. She sensed the emerald some distance away. It may be outside. Im uncertain, but I think it might be outside, in the parking lot, Scarlett said.
I didnt take it there! Andrea said.
Great! Its probably in the wrong hands, Elias said.
Then, all of a sudden, there was Zero Gravity in Cranberry Commons...
Not again! Lousia said as she started drifting upwards.
You can say that again! Elias said. The lack of gravity was rather distracting.
This just got a lot more difficult! Louisa complained.
Jane parked the Plymouth in Main Street, outside a store called Dans Stationers.
Right, Tom and I will search to the east, Jane said.
Well take the west, Daria said.
Sure, Stacy said.
They got out and started searching.
Corey pulled up outside Cranberry Commons at 7:10.
Thanks for the lift, Corey, Quinn said.
Anytime, Quinn, Corey said.
Quinn got out of the car and dashed away. After watching her for a few moments Corey drove off.
Im here, at Cranberry Commons, Elias,
Quinn said.
You can search the Cashmans, if you can manage to get there, Elias said.
There is zero gravity in here, Elias said.
Thanks for the warning
, Quinn said.
It will be more difficult than at school. The corridors are bigger, Elias said.
I know that
, Quinn said.
Sandi approached Cranberry Commons from a different exit and saw the zero gravity in effect. Not again! she thought. She looked again, and saw Judith Lake, a geeky fellow sophomore, near the entrance. It appeared that she had the emerald! Sandi decided to run into the gravity-less zone. She had learnt from the experiences at lunchtime.
Sandi backed off and then dashed she jumped as she reached the threshold...
Judith Lake saw Sandi Griffin coming as she jumped into the mall. Shes put herself on a collision course! She decided that Sandi had learned from Andreas encounter with Torii before school. She then wished that the gravity would resume. She landed on her feet and dashed off deeper into the mall.
Woa-oah! Sandi fell as the gravity resumed. She managed to land on her feet, and then glanced to see Judith running off. Give me that emerald, Judith Lake! she called after her.
Judith saw Elias in the distance and threw the emerald to her.
Elias caught the emerald He saw Sandi and Andrea approaching. I wish that Sandi Griffin and Andrea Hecuba will go to the Bowling Ally!
No! Sandi called out as she and Andrea disappeared to the wish granting sound.
Elias, you are dealing with unexplained phenomena! Judith said.
Elias thought for a moment. Maybe you could explain it, he said.
If you had some sort of laboratory, you could explain it? Elias asked, knowing that Judith was good in Science.
Sure, but I dont have a laboratory, Judith objected.
I could wish that you have one. Like that one on that show on Cartoon Network,
Dexters Laboratory
Judith smiled. That would be cool! she said. But there isnt really room in my house for it, she said.
Let the genie, or the emerald, take care of that, Elias said.
Sure, Judith said.
I wish that Judith Lake would have an advanced laboratory in her house, somewhere, Elias said.
Cool, Judith said. Then Quinn, Nicola and Lousia came onto the scene.
Situation is under control, Elias said.
You have the emerald? Quinn asked.
Elias nodded.
Ill catch a bus back to the library. Quinn said.
So you found some information? Elias asked.
Some, but I would like to look into it further, Quinn said.
Ok, Elias said.
Cool, bye! Quinn said as she left.
Elias waited until Quinn was out of sight before asking Nicola if they could have dinner somewhere.
Sure, Nicola said.
At 7:30, Tiffanys mother arrived at the Morgendorffers residence, having parked her car at the curb, in front of Toms rustbucket. She rang the doorbell and Helen answered the door. Frances, Tiffany has been waiting for a while.
She has? But what about Stacy? Frances asked.
Stacy has been out looking for the emerald. First with Joey and Jeffy and now with Daria, Helen said.
Frances took this information in. I think Ill wait for them to get back, she said.
Youre welcome to, Helen said.
Good, Frances said as she entered.
Tiffany was talking with Joey, Jeffy and Tananda in the kitchen when her mom entered. Hi, Mommy, she said.
Any luck with the emerald? she asked.
None, Tiffany said.
We have come up with nothing, Mrs. Blum-Deckler, Jeffy said.
Oh. Well, keep trying, Frances said.
We intend to, Joey said.
Good, Frances said.
Im ready, Mommy, Tiffany said.
Were going to wait for Stacy and Daria to get back, Frances said.
As she headed back to the Library on the bus, Quinn overheard others discussing the situation that Lawndale seemed to be getting into.
It cant be good at all, one person said.
Its getting worse, or so the rumors say, another said.
It certainly isnt, she thought.
Daria and Stacy crossed Dega Street. Um, is this a good idea? Stacy asked. She sounded very nervous.
Why do you ask that? Daria asked. Sure , its Dega Street, but its not that bad, she thought.
The area to the south-west of Dega Street isnt exactly safe, Stacy said.
I have been through this area before at this time of the week without trouble, Daria said. Many times, she thought.
No offense, Daria, but I dont think youre their type, wheras I am! Stacy said melodramatically.
She has a point there, Daria thought. If we stay next to each other, we can watch out for each other, she said.
Good point! Stacy said. She stepped closer to Daria.
But not too close, Daria said.
Thank you!
Daria sighed.
Corey arrived home. Where have you been? his mother asked.
At the library and Cranberry Commons, he said.
Well, some strange things are happening. Stay home tonight.
I know, I was at school when they happened.
Still, stay home.
Corey sighed as he headed towards the stairs. Shes definitely being overprotective, he thought.
Quinn arrived back at the library at 7:40. She found that most of her previous helpers had left. But that was ok. She decided she could find more information about genies, and Agrabah, by herself.
Corey entered his room, switched on his TV and started strumming his guitar...
Daria, Stacy, Tom and Jane met back at the Plymouth at 7:50. Nothing? Jane asked.
We havent found any leads, Daria said.
Apart from some rumours about strange events at Cranberry Commons, Stacy said. Quite convincing, she thought.
Rumours? Tom asked.
Hardly conclusive, Daria said.
No, but they sounded similar to what happened at school at lunch, Stacy said.
True, but its not much to go on, Daria said.
Sounds like there is something, Jane said.
Well talk about it later, Daria said.
Sure, Jane said.
You have any leads? Stacy asked Jane,
Absolutely none, lets get back to your house, Daria and discuss tonights forays into detective work, Jane said.
Certainly, Daria said as she got into the car.
After his dinner with Nicole, Elias went to the Youth Group he usually attended, at the Lawndale Baptist Church. However he soon found that the Youth Group wasnt held at the Church, as it usually was, but at someones place...
Elias appeared at the end of Emerald Street and walked to the OReillys house.
Hi, Elias, Christine Johnson said.
Hi, Christine, he said.
His friend Shannon OQuillan approached the house. Has been a wild day, hasnt it? she asked.
What do you mean? Elias asked.
A lot of weird happenings in Lawndale today, she said.
Thats true, Elias said.
There are lots of rumours too, and there usually isnt a tornado here, Shannon said.
True, Elias said, in thought.
So what about those rumours of zero gravity during lunchtime at Lawndale High?
No comment.
At 8:00 Quinn called home.
Helen answered the home. Hello, she said.
Hi, Mom,
Quinn said.
Quinn! Where have you been? Ive been so worried!
In the library, acting like Daria
That doesnt sound like her. I mean it does but like if she was assured of her intelligence like Daria is, Helen thought. Quinn?
And at Cranberry Commons, the emerald was there most of the afternoon after that tornado went away
Ill be home soon and Ill fill you in
, Quinn said.
Where are you now?
The library, I think that Ive found out that the Aladdin movie has a basis in fact
The Disney movie? A basis in fact? What is she thinking? Ill be right there.
I guess shes still herself. Jeffy and Joey are here. Oh, right. Anyway, Joey and Jeffy are here. Im sure that they would be
to pick you up.
They were helping Daria, werent they?
Quinn asked.
Somewhat, Helen said.
Tell them Ill be waiting out the front.
I will, see you, Quinn.
Jeffy and Joey exited the Morgendorffers house as Daria, Jane, Stacy and Tom pulled up. Where are you going? Daria asked.
Were picking Quinn up from the library, Joey said
She called your Mom from there, Jeffy said.
What was she doing there? Jane asked.
Not sure, Jeffy said as he went to his car.
Maybe being like Daria, according to her Mom, whilst she was talking to her, Joey said sounding confused.
OK, Daria said, wondering what Joey meant.
What do you think Joey meant? Daria asked Jane as they headed towards the kitchen.
No idea, Jane said.
Stacy entered the kitchen and saw Tiffanys mother with her. Hi, Mrs. Blum-Deckler.
Hi, Stacy, did you and the others find anything? Frances asked.
We didnt, Stacy said.
Maybe Quinn has some information, Daria said as she followed Stacy.
Im sure she does, Helen said.
She better tell us, Daria said.
Im sure she will, you know how talkative she is, Helen said.
Oh, do I! Daria thought.
Back at the OReillys Elias had decided to spill the beans to Shannon. What? A genie, you cannot be serious, Shannon said.
I am, Elias said.
Prove it! Shannon said.
I guess I have to, Elias said as he produced the emerald and rubbed it...
At the Griffin Residence, Jean and Sam were playing chess. Check, Jean said as she took one of Sams bishops with a rook and thereby placed his king in danger.
Thats annoying, Sam said. He moved the king into an adjacent vacant space. Jean then stood up. Someones rubbing the emerald, I have to go, she said.
Wait! Sam said. He lunged forwards and grabbed the genies arm. They both vanished from the Griffins game room...
Elias was surprised when he saw Sam arrive with Jean. There appear to be two genies, Shannon said.
I know that Jean, the female, is the genie. The other is Sam Griffin, a middle schooler, Elias said.
Im definitely a human boy, Sam murmured.
Judith Lake to Elias Howarth
Christine came over in slight shock. How did they appear out of thin air?
You didnt notice them before? Shannon asked.
No! They appeared out of thin air!
No they didnt, Elias said.
Elias, are you there?
Well, something happened! Christine said.
Elias knew that he would have to tell Christine the truth.
Elias, are you there?
Judith asked again.
Judith? Whats up?
According to these sensors, there was a neutrino surge a minute ago
, Judith said.
Thanks for letting me know, Elias out.
Are you going to tell me? Christine asked.
You know, those rumours about a genie? Theyre right!
No! They cant be right! Christine said.
And yet they are, Elias said.
Prove it!
I just did, hence these two appearing, Elias said.
You saw it, Shannon said.
Prove it!
Ok, I wish we were in the emerald, Elias said, not sure that it would work.
Are you sure? Jean asked.
Grant it, Elias said.
Ok.... Dont say I didnt warn you, Jean said. She granted the wish and she, Elias, Christine and Shannon all vanished. The emerald fell to the ground. Sam picked it up.
I guess I have it again, he said.
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Asian confusion
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It's not really restricted to Trek, it's a phenom for all of Hollywood. I remember reading something a few years ago that said that the reason that Ken Watanabe is the Japanese guy in so many films is because there is a limited pool of talented actors (men) that are of Japanese descent in Hollywood.
But yeah, as others have said, a big part of "acting" is making believe you are the character or something.
With Trek they do make a conscious effort to appeal to diversity in Star Fleet. Disney's Mulan had primarily Asian actors of non-Chinese decent because they couldn't find enough actors to voice the characters.
All you have to do is look at the recent Cloud Atlas and it's accusations of 'yellow face' for casting white actors and using make up to make them look asian, and depicting stereotypes of asian culture. Honestly I think the Wachowski's are a duo who have seen too much anime, and think it's edgey and cool to depict their interpretation of it on the big screen. Look at their movies if you doubt me.
The same thing can be said about M. Night Shymalan's The Last Airbender and it's criticisms of racebending. He cast white actors for all the asian and inuit roles. If given a sequel he said he would make sure that that the last character to the Airbender "Toph" would be an asian actress. M. Night's defense for his casting white actors for these roles was that "anime is ambiguous" and thus the actors race didn't matter.
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My observations from the screening....
Overall, the episodes were very faithful to the original SD versions....which is both good and bad. Good in that nothing really jumped out as a downgrade, but nothing really stood out as an upgrade (other than the fact it is HD, of course).
The good: Measure of a Man extended cut is GREAT. The added scenes add a lot to the overall story, especially to Riker vs. Picard. Aside from a couple sound issues, the additions were completely seamless. The only part that stood out as unnecessary was Maddox crashing Data's party. Going forward, I will only ever watch the extended cut.
The space station in MoaM looked pretty good. The Borg shipped looked decent, though due to the original effects, it looked like a cardboard cut-out some of the time. The new Borg matte looks pretty good. I see from the S3 trailer that it's used again. I wonder if CBS-D made it (hence it looking good)
Now for the bad:
In the conference room scene with Maddox, there is a background effect of the space station behind Maddox and Picard's heads, seen here:
. The effect is AWWWWWWFUL. For one, the image is so DNRed that it looks like upscaled SD. Second, the matte lines around Picard and Maddox are terrible. It's a fuzzy mess around their heads, and parts of their heads (especially Maddox's hair) appear and disappear. It was very jarring and ugly. Then when it cuts to another shot, it's back to sharp picture with film grain. No effort was made to make it consistent. I have to say, that shot looks better on DVD.
The model effects for the Enterprise are satisfactory, nothing more. For one, the Enterprise lacks any depth due to poor lighting/shadows, and is pale gray, much like standard definition. When you see the ship in the opening credits, it looks wonderful again. Then back to pale gray with no depth. The Enterprise was squished in most of the main beauty shots, but not all.
Grain was fairly inconsistent. Sometimes grain was heavy and consistent, and other times it was gone.
There appeared to be a graphical glitch in Measure of a Man. In this establishing shot (used twice)
, the effects are glitched on the far left of the frame, as if they're reflecting off the edge of the frame. I worry that the Blu-ray is the same way.
The sound mix for Measure of a Man was off. During the courtroom scenes, the voices were slightly echoey. Sound was also inconsistent cutting between the existing and newly inserted scenes, but only slightly.
The photon torpedo explosions looked like upscaled SD. Soft and not well defined.
In one of the shots of the Enterprise, the lighting effects appeared to wobble relative to the model, particularly around the bussard collector. Once you see it, you'll....
Finally, the season 3 trailer was AMAZING. Seeing the amazing quality of the effect shots was quite a condemnation of the season 2 effects. After seeing 2 hours of gray, pale Enterprise, it's back to sharp, multi-colored and shadowy Enterprise. The Borg ship didn't look like a cardboard cut-out.
The trailer was extremely well-done. Very heavy on footage of Yesterday's Enterprise and BOBW 1. Those episodes looked very cinematic. My friend and I both said "wow, the two episodes we just watched looked nowhere as good as this"
Overall, I am not expecting much out of Season 2. The heavily DNRed shot was disgusting, and I'm not looking forward to seeing more.
Oh, and the only thing HTV got right that CBS-D got wrong - the final credit card with the year and copyright. CBS-D used some wonky unfamiliar font. HTV used the correct font. That's the only positive I can think of.
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