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Wednesday Community Calendar 2009 November 04
Greetings Cascadia! This is Crystal, in for Steve with the KBOO Community Calendar for Wednesday, November Fourth, 2009.
The Habitat for Humanity Women's Build Committee meets the Third Wednesday of every month at 6:00 PM at the Portland Habitat Office, 1478 NE Killingsworth. The Women's Build Committee works on all aspects of the build, which includes the planning process, recruiting and managing volunteers, organizing events, and raising money. If you are interested in learning more about the committee please contact the Habitat office to confirm meeting time and location. 503.287.9529.
AA meetings take place every Wednesday night at 6pm at Liberty Hall on NE Ivy Street. For directions or more information on Liberty Hall events email email@example.com.
Autumn is here and Winter is nigh, but you can still get fresh, local produce every Wednesday from 2 to 7pm shop at People's Farmers Market. This is a year-round market. People's is located at 3029 SE 21st Avenue, one block north of Powell Blvd. Contact Ariana Jacob at email@example.com for more information or call (503) 232-9051
Are you hungry for more great food done Portland-style? Food Not Bombs is serving meals at Col.Summers Park (SE 18th and Taylor) at 5:30 PM on Wednesdays. Bring your own dishes and utensils.
Tomorrow morning, The Healing and Empowerment Program at Quest Center offers an acupuncture clinic for Women with Cancer. This is an ongoing, drop-in clinic from 9.30 to 11 am every Tuesday and Thursday morning.
For first time visitors pre-registration required. There is a sliding scale fee, but no one will be turned away for inability to pay. Group acupuncture for women with cancer offers support and community, relieves side effects of chemotherapy, surgery and radiation, and can reduce stress and anxiety, depression and other symptoms that may arise following treatment for cancer. Quest Center for Integrative Health is located at 2901 E. Burnside. check out the website at www.quest-center.org.
Starting tomorrow, the third-annual International Conference on Business & Sustainability presents "Regenerate": two days of discussions, interactive case study sessions, and networking for those seeking ideas for sustainability-focused inspiration and implementation in their organizations. A complete conference schedule, registration information, and more is available at www.sba.pdx.edu/sustainabilityconference09.
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The planemaker's stock was one of the standouts as the Standard & Poor's 500 index rose for an eighth straight day, its longest streak of gains since January.
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Miami after five years …It's not only about the Rickenbacker …
Five years after moving to Miami to start working at UM, it is a good time for a quick recap: the good and the bad. And while what happens (and crucially: doesn't happen) on the Rickenbacker Causeway is important, it is symptomatic of much larger systemic issues in the area.
The Good
Let's start with some of the good developments. They are easier to deal with as unfortunately they aren't that numerous. Miami-Dade Transit has – despite some questionable leadership decisions and pretty awful security contractors – put into place some important projects such as a decent public transit connection from MIA and while the user experience leaves a number of things to be desired, it generally works; so do TriRail and the express buses to Broward and elsewhere; a number of cities have local trolley systems and while not a great solution in some places, it's a start; Miami Beach has DecoBike and it seems that it is being used widely – and the service is slated to come to the City of Miami some time in 2014; Miami is finally becoming a city, albeit an adolescent one with a core that, while still dominated by car traffic, is more amenable to foot and bike traffic than it was five years ago (and there are plans for improvement); and at least there is now a debate about the value of transportation modes that do not involve cars only.
The Bad
Yet at the same time, it seems like Miami still suffers from a perfect storm of lack of leadership, vision and long-term planning, competing jurisdictions which makes for easy finger-pointing when something goes wrong, civic complacency and the pursuance of self-interest. Add to that a general disregard for cyclists, pedestrians and those taking public transit. All of this leaves the area as one of the most dangerous places to bike and walk in the country. And instead of actively working towards increasing the safety of those – in an area where many drivers are behaving in a dangerous manner – that do not have the protection of the exoskeleton of 4000 lbs of steel or aluminum, infrastructure is being built without regard for the most vulnerable.
Poor Leadership and Lack of Political Will
At the top of the list is the rampant lack of genuine support for the safety of bicyclists and pedestrians as well as public transit. The area remains mired in car-centric planning and mindset. While other places have grasped the potential for improving the lives of people with walkable urban environments, we live in an area whose civic and political leadership does not appear to even begin to understand this value (and whose leadership likely doesn't take public transit).
This starts with a mayor and a county commission (with some exceptions) whose mindset continues to be enamored with "development" (i.e. building housing as well as moving further and further west instead of filling in existing space, putting more and more strain on the existing infrastructure). How about building a viable public transit system on the basis of plans that have existed for years, connecting the western suburbs with the downtown core? How about finally linking Miami Beach to the mainland via a light rail system? How about build a similar system up the Biscayne corridor or, since the commission is so enamored with westwards expansion, connect the FIU campus or other areas out west? And while we're at it, let's do away with dreamy projects in lieu of achievable ones? Instead of trying to build the greatest this or greatest that (with public money no less), one could aim for solidity. What we get is a long overdue spur (calling it a line is pushing it) to the airport with no chance of westwards expansion.
Few of the cities do much better and indeed Miami consistently ranks among the worst-run cities in the country (easy enough when many city residents are apathetic in the face of dysfunctional city government or only have a domicile in Miami, but don't actually live here). When the standard answer of the chief of staff of a City of Miami commissioner is that "the people in that street don't want it" when asked about the installation of traffic calming devices that would benefit many people in the surrounding area, it shows that NIMBYism is alive and kicking, that there is no leadership and little hope that genuine change is coming.
Car-Centric, Not People-Centric, Road Design
One of the most egregious culprits is the local FDOT district, headed by Gus Pego. While the central office in Tallahassee and some of the other districts seem to finally have arrived in the 21st century, FDOT District 6 (Miami-Dade and Monroe counties) has a steep learning curve ahead and behaves like an institution that is responsible for motor vehicles rather than modern transportation. Examples include the blatant disregard of Florida's legislation concerning the concept of "complete streets" (as is the case in its current SW 1st Street project where parking seems more important to FDOT than the safety of pedestrians or cyclists – it has no mandate for the former, but certainly for the latter) or its continued refusal to lower the speed limits on the roads it is responsible for, especially when they are heavily frequented by cyclists and pedestrians. All of this is embodied in its suggestion that cyclists shouldn't travel the roads the district constructs. According to their own staff, they are too dangerous.
The county's public works department – with some notable exceptions – is by and large still stuck in a mindset of car-centricism and does not have the political cover to make real improvements to the infrastructure. Roads are still constructed or reconstructed with wide lanes and with the goal of moving cars at high speeds as opposed to creating a safe environment for all participants. Yes, that may mean a decrease in the "level of service", but maybe the lives and the well-being of fellow humans is more important than getting to one's destination a minute more quickly (and if you have decided to move far away from where you work, that's just a factor to consider). The most well-known example is the Rickenbacker Causeway which still resembles a highway after three people on bicycles were killed in the last five years and where speeding is normal, despite numerous assurances from the political and the administrative levels that safety would actually increase. Putting lipstick on a pig doesn't make things much better and that is all that has happened so far. But even on a small scale things don't work out well. When it takes Miami-Dade County and the City of Miami months to simply install a crosswalk in a residential street (and one entity is responsible for the sidewalk construction, while the other does the actual crosswalk) and something is done only after much intervention and many, many meetings, it is little wonder that so little gets done.
(Almost) Zero Traffic Enforcement
It continues with police departments that enforce the rules of the road selectively and haphazardly at best, and at least sometimes one has the very clear impression that pedestrians and cyclists are considered a nuisance rather than an equal participant in traffic. Complaints about drivers are routinely shrugged off, requests for information are rarely fulfilled and in various instances police officers appear unwilling to give citations to drivers who have caused cyclists to crash (and would much rather assist in an exchange of money between driver and victim, as was recently the case).
The above really should be the bare minimum. What is really required – given the dire situation – is for public institutions to be proactive. But short of people kicking and screaming, it does not appear that those in power want to improve the lives and well-being of the people that they technically serve. I view this issue as an atmospheric problem, one that cannot easily be remedied by concrete action, but rather one that requires a mindset change. A good starting point: instead of trying to be "the best" or "the greatest" at whatever new "projects" people dream up (another tall "luxury" tower, nicest parking garage [is that what we should be proud of, really?], let's just try not to be among the worst. But that would require leadership. The lack thereof on the county and the municipal level (FDOT personnel is not elected and at any rate, is in a league of their own when it comes to being tone-deaf) means that more people need to kick and scream to get something done (in addition to walking and biking more). Whether this is done through existing groups or projects like the Aaron Cohen initiative (full disclosure: I am part of the effort) is immaterial. But if there is to be real improvement, a lot more people need to get involved.
Related posts:
- Time to stop playing politics on the Rickenbacker Causeway, every Sunday should be a ciclovia on the Rickenbacker.
- Just another Sunday morning on the Rickenbacker Causeway
- Rickenbacker Ride A Success, Momentum Continues
- Miami-Dade County: Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Secondary to Car Traffic on Bear Cut Bridge
- Reposted:Transit Miami Recommendations for the Rickenbacker Causeway
16 Responses to Miami after five years …It's not only about the Rickenbacker …
your conclusion is on point. I remember a couple years ago when there was a public meeting held with a commissioner and some reps from FDOT regarding safety improvements to the rickenbacker.
The meeting was scheduled to begin but the commissioner was too busy takling to cameras.
I couldn't stop myself from stating out loud to him something along the lines of, "are you here to get your face on TV or to address your community?"
I think the results speak for themselves. Spineless, attention desperate politicians who can't stand up for what's right and needed, and can only stand by what will get them votes, when they need votes.
Rima Gerhard says:
Right on! Just today I was crossing Alton Rd on Miami Beach, when a van nearly killed me making a right turn on red. It was green for me but he looked the other way. Who is to blame? The driver, who was busily chatting away on his phone? The police officer, who witnessed the incident and did nothing? The city, for not urging the police force to drive a hard line against such offenses? FDOT, for planning streets that are not usable by human beings without a "4000 lbs exoskeleton"? Or the general electorate, for not voting for politicians that take a stand on this public safety issue?
Gables says:
Great comment Rima!
miamiman says:
Totally on point. Agree 100%. We will get things to improve… though certainly much slower than we need.
Jurgis Rudkus says:
Spot on article!
My humble opinion is that MIAMI will never make a turn into the 21st century till it fosters and attracts more creative, educated, and forward thinking persons. It is sad to say but anyone with half a brain has already left because there are no jobs in Miami. And What little work is available, is in Broward or Palm Beach. The city of Miami essentially functions on the left overs (Gus Pego) of people that have weathered the storm of unemployment and nepotism. But I digress..Say, has anyone been to the fancy new Perez Art Museum or that new Miami Marlins baseball Stadium? The laughs keep coming! How is Miami going to build a new art museum + baseball stadium when it has the worst drivers/traffic in America? What about some Public transportation? Nope, sorry but we are all out of public tax dollars. This is a war on the working class individuals who have to drive and get paid lower than average wages to live in a city where its only positive attribute is the weather..
Mariano Ordonez says:
We need more MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT around the Metrorail stations, the Tri-Rail stations, the main intersections served by public buses and along the main roads. THIS WOULD ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO WALK, BICYCLE OR USE TRANSIT, like we see in Brickell, Coral Gables (Miracle Mile, etc.), South Beach and other areas, and wouldn't the government collect more real-estate taxes per square foot of land, since there would be more owners over the same land? It would be a win-win situation!
David H Dennis says:
I used to live in Los Angeles. Compared to Los Angeles, Miami traffic actually runs pretty smoothly most of the time.
Of course it is horribly congested compared to Broward or Palm Beach County, and that may be a major reason why those places are getting more jobs.
Reducing speed limits, as you guys are advocating, is certainly not going to make traffic go faster or smoother!
It seems to me that increasing speed limits, widening roads, and similar improvements are the best ways to reduce traffic congestion.
I accidentally visited Miami during Critical Mass, and after seeing what bikes are like when they take over the roads, I am vehemently against all special considerations for bikes. I do not think there should be any bike lanes, special provisions for bikes, or bike-friendly speed limits. Existing bike lanes should be replaced with lanes for cars. Everything possible should be done to discourage the presence of bikes on our roads.
Automobile users are at least 95% of all road users. Roads should be for cars. Anything else is, as you so rightly say, unsafe.
Prem Lee Barbosa says:
I'm amazed David's comment went this long without a response.
I'll just call troll and move on. Everyone here would understand both the importance of intermodal infrastructure and also that no form of transit, regardless of its representation in the community, has rights in and of itself. The rights are held by the public, who can at any time choose to ride a bike or go for a walk instead of get in a car.
They may also choose to get on a skateboard or ride a unicycle.
Those are their rights. The road is a collective privilege.
Jurgis Rudkus says:
Thank you for your fascist comment David H Dennis.
I wonder what you would say to a Lithuanian immigrant who is now living in Miami and has little money to spare beyond rent and food? This new arrival luckily has a job working construction but is in essence living a hand to mouth existence. The made to feel invisible worker brings his lunch to work and takes public transportation when it rains but regularly RIDES A BICYCLE to and from work as his main means of transportation. Not everyone can afford to drive a fancy new automobile(aka the metal wheelchair) with a suede interior. So tell me David, why is this working class person made to feel like a persona non grata on the road when it is his only means of transportation? Why are people like you and the powers that be not building more public infrastructure to benefit everyone; both rich and poor alike? It is fearful thinking like yours that is keeping this country and city from realizing its true potential..
Gables says:
David should go back and visit Los Angeles and see the changes taking place there. More bikes and pedestrian activity. More transit. More mixed use. After decades of auto-centric policy and planning, the city realized that this was not sustainable. Leaders like Mayor Villaraigosa have done a lot of great work to change this. David is living in the dark ages and it's time he realized that it's 2014, not 1974.
Anonymous says:
I still say there should be Miami City Transit that, as the name suggests, handles the city's mass transit because everyone should know that City public transportation is different from suburb public transportation, and covers the entire city with great mass transit. And there should be Miami Metro Transit, which as the name suggests, handles the public transportation for the Miami metro (outside the city), from Dade to Palm Beach and gives us a great way to get from the suburbs to the city and back. That's the main focus and what is most important primarily.
One of the main problems with Miami is that it's so sprawled out and unorganized. Before, the area wasnt treated how it is and how it should be treated. Miami wasnt always treated as the City and the rest as the suburbs. Fortunately, that has changed a lot and is getting better each time.
Most of the city doesn't get access to Metro Rail but yet it goes into Hialeah, which is a suburb. Horrible.
I also believe certain areas like the airport area and Miami Beach, for example, should be made part of the City of Miami. Not only because they are already treated as part of the Miami area by locals and tourists, but also because it would make the "mainland" be more urban, pedestrian friendly, etc. because the Beach is so urban, pedestrian friendly, etc. Its also smart planning and organization.
Its embarrassing that Miami Beach is more urban, pedestrian friendly than Miami, and has things like Deco before Miami does.
Also, this just came to my head, Midtown Miami is not even next to Downtown or in the middle of anything. Just one more example of how dumb and horribly organized this city is.
Anonymous, not only is there no money for such a proposal,
but relegating the rest of the county to suburb status seems anachronistic. It's not the 80s anymore. Many other areas are cities in their own right.
While Miami has a long way to go to improve the transit, there are surely less expensive, and more ingenuous ways of doing that.
Anonymous says:
No money for such proposal? The proposal is nothing out of the ordinary, its ordinary and basic.
If there's no money for mass transit then ok, but when there is (and it should be a priority) then that's how it should be spent.
That's how it is and how it works. The city is the city and the suburbs are the suburbs. The city is
the city for a reason and the suburbs are the suburbs for a reason. People live in the city for a reason and live in the suburbs for a reason. Suburbs shouldnt get unsuburb or city stuff because thats not the point of a suburb and defeats the purpose. Just like a city shouldn't have suburban things.
The city gets the mass transit while the suburbs get access to the city (and back).
That's a huge problem with the Miami area, that's its so sprawled. If the Miami area isn't treated how major metro areas are suppose to, its just going to make things worse.
I seriously hope residents understand this because we need change now. Miami has so much potential but dumb moves keeps limiting it.
Anonymous says:
I wanted to edit but I'm not sure if one can. I wanted to add:
All we have to do is look at the metro areas with the best mass transit (and organization) and mimic them. If there's anything that can be improved then obviously we improve it. We shouldn't go with our own logic when there's so much history that proves what works already.
Anonymous, I don't think I suggest your proposal is something extraordinary, that changes little about the affordability.
I called your characterization anachronistic because many of the former suburbs of Miami are no longer suburbs, and have urbanity of their own.
This is very clear from the appearance of local transit options in places like Aventura and North Miami.
I also think some research should be done on who the system currently serves, and whom a Miami only system would serve.
How many people working in Miami take transit to get there from a so-called suburb?
While Miami should do what they can to serve their citizens, don't take away from the county transit, but rather find ways to compliment it, perhaps so that it can refocus itself toward such "suburbs".
Mike Arias says:
Let me take this opportunity to add several positive / negative points of factual information.
In reference to local roadway improvements.
There are 2 much needed overhead pedestrians crosswalks planned with the construction starting soon.
One will be built on US #1 in front of the U/M where several students have unfortunately been killed by vehicles that were attempting to cross this high volume public roadway. It is very unfortunate that it took the loss of life of numerous human beings before corrective action was finally taken in order to avert future tragedies from reoccurring at this location.
The other one will be built at SW 8 street and 109 Ave to serve the FIU students and local residents as well. Fortunatly no loss of life has occurred thus far at this high volume roadway location as well.
The tunnel for the Port of Miami should be completed soon and we will have to wait for its opening debut to determine the effect on the traffic flow / congestion occuring on Biscayne Blvd in this area.
Forget traveling thru the area by vehicle anytime the Heat are playing along with the event at the Arsche Performing Center
The 826 /836 roadway improvements should be completed soon as well which once again will have to wait for the opening debut to determine the impact on the traffic congestion and flow thru this area.
In reference to the negative roadway and transportation issues.
Miami Dade is currently ranked # 1 in the State of Florida leading in all motor vehicle related fatality categories.
The State of Florida is currently ranked 3 rd in the Nation leading in all motor vehicle related fatality categories with the great potential of moving up in these rankings and becoming number # 1 in a couple if years due to an increase in residents/ vehicles and a lack of public safety currently existing on the public roadways.
FDOT is one of the main local roadway entities and based on my personal dealings with them their goals or priorities seem to be traffic mobility issues for motorists and not public safety for the motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists on the local roadways with the latter 2 being the most vulnerable users on the roadways.
Perhaps if the head of the FDOT roadway entity became an elected position there would be more accountability and responsiveness to the concerns and needs of the local residents / taxpayers.
There are several other local major roadway entitys as well such as : MDX and the Florida Turnpike Enterprise along with 34 local municipalities which have their own Public Works roadway departments.
Attempting to contact the correct roadway entity can undoubtedly become a feat in itself much less dealing with them.
Perhaps there should be 1 main local telephone number for all of them in liue of being shuffled from 1 entity to another.
Last month I attempted to contact a local municipality to report major craters ( not regular size pot holes) that are existing on a public roadway which can cause a motorists to loose control of their vehicle ( especially a motorcyclists) as well as cause tire blow outs to occur, damage rims and the undercarriages of a vehicle.
Initially, I contacted the Public Works Roadway maintenance via email received no response. Several weeks later I contacted the municipality via telephone and left a message and once again no response. On several other occasions I would call during buissness hours and the phone would ring off the hook with no pick up. Are the civil service employees of this municipality so busy and or overwhelmed with work that, they cannot answer a phone call ?
Finally, I also submitted an email to the Mayor of this City with no response received thus far. In the interim period this safety hazard is still currently existing on a public roadway NW 135 to 139 street and 19 Ave and also from NW 22 Ave to 19 Ave on 139 street. Avoid these areas unless you are driving a 4×4 vehicle !
In reference to a lack of traffic enforcement in Miami Dade there are simply not enough officers available to perform traffic enforcement details on a regular basis since there are numerous priority emergency calls to respond to.
In reference to citizen activists participation unfortunately there are not enough residents involved that have the time and dedication needed since everyone is trying to make a living, and dealing with all of the stresses of life compounded by traffic congestion, unsafe roadways and a lack of traffic enforcement and when all combined they are the essential ingredients needed for the carnage which occurs daily on the public roadways to the resident / motorists / pedestrians and bicyclists.
If we had safer public roadways the majority 40 to 60 % of the collisions, injuries and fatalities which are currently occurring on the public roadways could be prevented which would be in everyones public safety vested interests.
I hate to think what the traffic conditions and public safety issues are going to be on the public roadways in 5 or 10 years from now for the younger / future residents.
I urge everyone to become involved on transportation / traffic mobility / public safety issues which are of a concern for you and everyone else in the community by contacting your elected and roadway entity officials and hold them accountable or simply whenever reelection time comes around vote for another official which will hopefully be more responsive to your needs. Stay informed and become involved !
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Someone needs to give the Tim Burton Batman movie, the 60s Batman TV show, and Knightfall their own Headscratcher pages. I have no idea how to do the first two and for some reason it wouldn't work when I tried to the last. The point is that the page has gotten way too big and needs to be split up somehow. Edit: Alright, maybe it's not that big (the folders work now, for one thing), but I still feel like the above works need their own page.
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Archiving complaints. I expected a lot worse from a franchise this big but there is some civil, insightful content in there. But pepole need to learn that this article is for sincere questions and not complaining.
It just bugs me... that so many people assume The Dark Knight Trilogy is 100% canon to comic books.
You may want to close this.
- Somewhat similar to the first gripe listed above, I've always been flabbergasted by the idea that Batman is supposed to be capable of single-handedly defeating anyone (Superman, Darkseid, entire alien invasions, etc.) in world-shaking crisis situations but still struggles to keep up with low-level threats like a short guy with umbrellas and a man who enjoys riddles. Sort of the ultimate example of plot induced power creep even though Bats has no powers.
- The Riddler and the Penguin never seemed like genuine threats to Batman so much as annoyances. I imagine most of the time he ignores them in favor of more serious threats. Also, the Riddler and Penguin have both gone legit and semi-legit respectively in recent years. Nigma is a private detective and Penguin is a mid-level Gotham crime boss (Batman tolerates his activities as a source of criminal underworld info). Also, Superman, Darkseid, and alien invasions are fairly conventional threats. Just throw the right kind of Applied Phlebotinum at them and * bam* , they're down. But villains like the Joker are highly unconventional threats and therefore require highly unconventional (and therefore more difficult) methods to defeat them.
- Also, when Batman's going up against the really big threats, doesn't he usually have at least some of the other Justice League members on his side?
- In addition, a lot of the time it's a matter of complications. When you're fighting opponents who are trying to accomplish something or have something to protect, they're easy to manipulate. And if they have weaknesses, so much the better. He beats Darkseid by threatening to destroy his planet, for example. With people like Joker, there's nothing you can threaten him with, no way to manipulate him, and no real goals other than killing people. With Riddler, Batman is giving him what he wants just by trying to stop him. People like Bane have no real weaknesses, he has to take them on at their full power until he can figure out a way to stop them. What makes it so much more interesting is that, if he were willing to kill, none of this would be an issue and the situations would be reversed. It is, after all, easier to kill someone than to systematically tear them down piece by piece.
- There might be an element of not having to "hold back" involved. Batman can stop just about anything, but thanks to his iron-clad rule against killing and the local Cardboard Prison, anyone above a certain level of marketability dangerousness is just going to keep coming back.
- Keep in mind that Batman is to the larger threats like Darkseid, etc. as the low-level threats are to Batman: they very rarely face him head-on, and generally challenge him either through schemes and machinations or by putting other people in danger.
- Damian as Robin is bad. But the way Grant Morrison treats him like he's the top shit dog on campus is what really bugs me. He's a whiny little bitch with daddy issues, and Morrison seems convinced that he's everything Robin was ever supposed to be. What the hell ass?
"There's no denying he can be difficult, but underneath all the defensive bluster, young Master Damian is the inheritor of his father courage, his determination, his desire to do what is right. If anyone can bring out the best in the boy, it will be you, I have no doubt"
- Just hope the editors don't decide to listen to fan opinion and kill him off. We all remember how that worked out last time.
- Personally, I thought that it's Morrison's deconstruction of the Gary Stu character. Try to find a Batman fanfic from pre-Infinite Crisis (or even later) and odds are that if a new character is introduced, around half the time, they will be Batman's long-lost son/daughter who proceeds to kick ass and take names enough to put Nightwing and Robin to shame (even if they're going to be shipped). But even if that isn't the case, Damien is still relatively new, he's an annoying little snit (I'll give you that), but you gotta remember that much of his existence has been that of a living MacGuffin. Hopefully, being Robin will get him to shut up and chill out.
- Plus, you have to remember that he is MEANT to be an annoying little snit. Going by Alfred's lines to Dick in Batman and Robin 1
- So it's pretty clear that their setting up a character arc that will see Damian loose some of his jerkassness. Of course, he'll still be annoying in the interrim, so we shall just have to endure, but at least the fact that it's a deliberate character trait rather than unintentional keeps him somewhat from full-on Scrappy status.
- Also, notice that he doesn't even consider going up against Nightwing. Ever. He would be ended.
- I have to add that Damian is a much more likeable and believable character in the hands of other writers. Morrison on the other hand treats him like a little prince who everyone else is just jealous of. One of his best moments was the end of The Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul, where Paul Dini wrote him as a scared little boy in the middle of a battle who just wanted to make his father proud. Much better than Morrison's Marty Stu who succeeds at everything he tries.
- Damien is a bit better when others, such as Dini, are writing him. But that doesn't mean that Damien isn't the same Scrappy he was when Morrison is writing him. He's had his spine broken and replaced and his mother tried to control his body. He's gotten plenty of Character Development since he first showed up on the scene where he killed the Spook, but people just won't accept him since he's not Tim (despite the fact that Tim has his own book and is still part of the Bat-Family) and because they absolutely refuse to see him any different than the character he was when he was first introduced. As for why Bruce first took him in, and later Dick? The same reason Jason was taken in (and possibly Cass, I haven't really read much of her): if there is a chance that Batman help a kid with a troubled past make something better of themselves, he will do it.
- The whole "Never kills." While I can see Batman striving to never kill anyone, but I'm betting about .5% of all the guys he beats up don't survive. I mean, look at the size of his fists! He's immensely strong, its preposterous to think that none of these guys have not survived their injuries, or have strokes or heart attack from shock.
- I agree. In movies and comic books people repeatedly beat each other to bloody pulp and are back on their feet by the next issue, if not by the next frame, while in real life many serious fights (e.g. street fights/gang fights) involving at least somewhat competent fighters end rather quickly - soon enough the stronger (or luckier) party knocks out his opponent's kidney, breaks a rib and causes massive internal bleeding, injures the spine or inflicts some other form of damage that takes weeks' worth of medical care to fix, even if treated promptly and properly. This damage is much easier to inflict than the movies/comics show; for instance, it takes just 14 pounds of pressure to snap a human knee in a standing person. MMA fighters inflict serious damage but they do it in a civilized and supervised manner, never intending to actually cripple their opponent but instead to take them down with surgical precision. I guess the latter explains the "never kills" phenomenon - instead of just kicking a dude's ass, he takes the enemy down in the most professional manner with surgical precision.
- Why is that preposterous, exactly? He's The Goddamn Batman. No one's ever died from one of those beatings because Batman is just that good.
- Because that doesn't make sense. So Bruce Wayne can judge just by looking at people how far he can go before they get a stroke? Or some preexisting condition doesn't kill them?
- Mob henchmen generally speaking aren't among the demographic that's likely to get a stroke. They tend to be physically fit men in their 20s and 30s, 40s at the absolute tops. And if a preexisting condition kills them, then Batman isn't the cause.
Also, Bruce can get a pretty damn good read on people by looking at them, and he's an expert level martial artist. He knows the human body inside and out, and knows how much force to apply to put someone out of a fight without killing them.
- Professional athletes in the peak of physical conditioning have been known to suffer heart attacks and strokes on the court. For Batman to know exactly how much damage a random person can take in a chaotic fight without pushing him over the edge goes well beyond Bad Ass Normal and even crazy prepared into the realm of psychic diagnostics. Let's face it, the only reason Batman doesn't have a body count is because he's a good guy and this would violate the narrative.
- Professional athletes dropping dead from heart attacks and strokes does not happen nearly as often as you make it out. And even then, it doesn't cause instant death. There is a small window where those people could have been saved but medical care doesn't arrive in time. Even in the extremely unlikely instance that Batman jumps a thug who slumps over from a heart attack, Batman knows enough about medicine and has the tech necessary to keep them alive and get them to a hospital.
- They did try to get away from the whole "Never Kills" thing at the start of the Dark Age, presumably regarding it as another Silver Age anachronism. In The Dark Knight Returns, which was, of course, one the works which ushered in the Dark Age, Batman mentions in the narration that he's killed in self-defense or to save others (roughly the same circumstances as a cop would be allowed to use lethal force) and is explicitly shown killing a member of the mutant gang to save a kidnapped child. Although he will not commit cold blooded murder, even when the victim is the Joker. For whatever reason, this potential aspect of his personality never became part of mainstream continuity.
- The Killing Joke. Don't get me wrong, the comic is chock full of incredible Batman moments - the Joker's Multiple-Choice Past, the treatment of Gordon and his desire to prove "our way works," even Batman meeting with the Joker in Arkham to wearily ask for the madness to stop. I loved it all up until the end, when Batman LAUGHS at a joke. Really? Especially after what just happened? It's a brave choice but ... yeah, it just bugs me.
- He was laughing at the situation, not the joke itself.
- Also, the joke was quite ironically funny. Think about it. Batman represents the guy who crossed the bridge, and he has the light. And the Joker is the guy who is too scared to go out into the world and escape the asylum. The "outside" represents the world most people live in. The flashlight is how the Joker can get help but he thinks that as soon as he reached a certain point, he would be forced to take responsibility, and live by the world rationally, and then "fall," having realized what he has done. (Note that he says it is too late for him when Batman offers him a chance to change.) From Batman's perspective, it certainly would seem very witty and very funny on the Joker's part.
- Also, I took the joke as revealing how the Joker thinks, and how insane the situation is. Batman, who himself is arguably insane, is offering an impossible hope to the Joker, like one escaped inmate offering to shine a flashlight as a bridge. And the Joker rejects that hope, but not because it's insane and impossible, but simply because he can't bring himself to trust Batman enough to make the jump (hence the other patient says the first one would turn off the flashlight). In a tragic, ironic way, it is a funny metaphor for Batman and the Joker's situation, and I can see why Batman at least has to laugh sympathetically at it.
- This is one of the things that bugs me. #1, insanity is a legal definition. #2, it doesn't have much to do with anything outside of understanding the consequences of your actions, or the difference between right and wrong. #3, Batman's neither insane nor the term you should have used, crazy. Chock The Killing Joke up to Alan Moore being the idiot that is Alan Moore; judging from any given comic he's written, heroes are always fucking insane in his mind: if you're a hero, then you must be homophobic, a hypocrite, a rapist, have bizarre fetishes, serious mental disorders, or be a superpowered fascist.
- 1. Words have more than one meaning. Insane is a general adjective, not just a legal term (Merriam Webster - "1: mentally disordered : exhibiting insanity, 2: used by, typical of, or intended for insane persons <an insane asylum>"). 2. Batman feels compelled to dress up like a giant bat and beat up criminals each night. In some continuities he has tried to stop, and he can't. That's being compelled to act against his will, which IS a legal insanity defense in some states. 3. Batman is played heroically straight in this story, far more so than in many other comics. Are you mixing this up with Frank Miller? 4. I explained the joke in neutral terms, so I'd appreciate not being the target of your vitriol. Criticize Alan Moore's writing if you like, but don't lash out at me in displaced anger over a word that you're defining too narrowly in the first place.
- This is one of the things that bugs me. #1, insanity is a legal definition. #2, it doesn't have much to do with anything outside of understanding the consequences of your actions, or the difference between right and wrong. #3, Batman's neither insane nor the term you should have used, crazy. Chock The Killing Joke up to Alan Moore being the idiot that is Alan Moore; judging from any given comic he's written, heroes are always fucking insane in his mind: if you're a hero, then you must be homophobic, a hypocrite, a rapist, have bizarre fetishes, serious mental disorders, or be a superpowered fascist.
- It's the best scene in the entire volume. The one and only time ever that Batman and the Joker truly understand one another, if only for a moment.
- This troper saw it as more of a No Fourth Wall moment: Joker knows that even if he were successfully cured, the editors at DC would never let him stay cured; he's too popular and interesting of a character to be taken out of the picture. Thus, he simply doesn't want to go through the effort, only to have it crash down for one in-universe reason or another.
- I took the joke to be a jab at Batman's psyche: one inmate clears the gap (Joker) and invites the other to leap. The second inmate (Batman) won't, prompting "Joker" to offer the beam of light, displaying obvious insanity. "Batman" retorts that he won't fall for that, indicating some amount of sanity—up until he concludes "Joker" will turn the flashlight off when he's halfway across, proving he's just as crazy as him. Real Batman gets the joke, and genuinely finds it funny...almost creepy.
- I don't understand why the man trying to sell the amusement park to the Joker isn't going OMG IT'S THE JOKER OMG instead of talking to Mr. J. as if it was a normal person.
- I'd be trying to act as normal as possible and hope he doesn't kill me before I get paid.
- I'd bring along an auditor or accountant just to keept the mood down. Or an actuary.
- I'd be trying to act as normal as possible and hope he doesn't kill me before I get paid.
- Here's a thing. So people make fun of Batman for dressing up like a bat and hitting folks. That's fine. It's weird. The problem is when people in universe do it. What people are forgetting is that this behavior is context appropriate. The Crimson Avenger, Giovanni Zatara, the WWII-era Justice Society. People have been doing this for ages. Writers need a new quick joke.
- I think it's the fact that Batman is actually dressing up as a bat that weirds people out. The people you listed are dressing up in funny outfits, but those outfits are merely outlandish and exaggerated. They're not cosplaying as an animal. Still a tad hypocritical, though.
- Wildcat is a boxer dressed up as a giant kitty. Admittedly, you probably aren't as inclined to pick a fight with a professional fighter with a bad attitude as much as you are a mysterious vigilante that you'll probably never meet in person, but still.
- "Wildcat is a boxer dressed up as a giant kitty." Granted, but a wildcat is a fairly mundane animal. Bats on the other hand can be very...unsettling. So much about them weirds people out. They live in darkness, drink blood, and tend to infest houses and show up in odd places (like chimneys and basements). On top of that they've long been associated with demonic imagery. Also, when you meet someone like Wildcat it's immediately clear that, even though he's dressed in a funny animal suit, he's still just a regular guy (the fact that his secret identity is public knowledge also helps). But Batman is not, by any definition, a "regular guy". He's a weird, anti-social, ultra-obsessive brooder. One might almost say he acts like an actual bat placed into the body of a human being.
- Wildcat is a boxer dressed up as a giant kitty. Admittedly, you probably aren't as inclined to pick a fight with a professional fighter with a bad attitude as much as you are a mysterious vigilante that you'll probably never meet in person, but still.
- They might also have figured out that Batman doesn't have special powers like most superheroes: he really is just some unknown guy dressing up like a bat and going out to catch criminals each night. That puts him more on their level, and makes his behavior seem all the weirder. But how the public sees Batman really depends on the continuity. He's run the whole gamut, from being a masked vigilante hunted by Gotham PD to being handed the Key to the City before a cheering crowd.
- It tends to be the former in current continuity than the latter of the above post. Also, the Crimson Avenger hasn't been around for over 30 years in Year One, same thing applies to Zatara, same applies to the Justice Society. Superheroes were much rarer before the dawn of Batman. The only real definite superhero sense World War II and before Batman is that Green Lantern existed, (when he fights the Icicle in a flashback in Hush,) and he is more of a galactic police man then a super hero at that time.
- Different Green Lantern. That one was Alan Scott, with the magic ring. The galactic policeman of the time was probably still Abin Sur; Hal wouldn't take over until the new Age of Superheroes had already started.
- I always figured that when someone in-universe is pointing it out, it's an attempt to make Batman less terrifying to them. They rib him about being a dude in a costume because they are - on some level - reminding themselves of that fact. Like when you see a strange-shaped shadow in the dark, and you jump, and then afterwards reassure yourself that it's just a trick of the light.
- I think it's the fact that Batman is actually dressing up as a bat that weirds people out. The people you listed are dressing up in funny outfits, but those outfits are merely outlandish and exaggerated. They're not cosplaying as an animal. Still a tad hypocritical, though.
It just bugs me... that so many people assume The Dark Knight Trilogy is 100% canon to comic books.
- Same here... But it also bugs me when people say that they were completely unfaithful to the books, without noticing how much of the story is taken from The Long Halloween. (Not trying to insult, just saying in general.)
- (Not OP, but) True. However, the degree to which some fans get...like how a non-scarred, bleach-skinned, genuinely happy Joker who doesn't speak monologues about Chaos is silly and outdated, how superpowered criminals are too unrealistic for a good story, how Two-Face has nothing to do with duality and only with chaos, how Batman apparently doesn't have so much a No-Killing rule as a No-Cold-Blooded-Murder rule...it leads more than a few to retroactive Hype Backlash.
- Look, I was genuinely sad when Heath Ledger died. But the honest truth is that his performance wouldn't have been nearly as critically acclaimed if he hadn't had died. Also, on the subject of "realism", Christopher Nolan has specifically named Robin and The Penguin as being characters that were too unrealistic for his films... Yet a "microwave emitter" that vaporizes all water in it's radius (apparently ignoring the water that makes up two-thirds of a person's body weight) and cellphones that act as sonar imagers (sonar that was apparently so accurate, it was still able to show the color on The Joker's make-up) are perfectly realistic in Nolan's universe. As for the No-Cold-Blooded-Murder rule, Batman's line to Ra's al-Ghul about how just because he wouldn't kill him, didn't mean he had to save him was cool. What REALLY bugged me, was that he later goes out of his way (TWICE) to save the mass-murdering psychopathic clown, yet doesn't bat an eyelash at all the mooks he probably killed in the car chase, doesn't think twice about hurling rottweilers off the top of a building, and sends Harvey Dent falling to his death when he easily could've saved him.
- The honest truth is that it was an excellent portrayal of an excellently written character. But sure, Ledger's death got it attention. Had he been alive people would have liked it just as much, but they wouldn't have talked about it as much. (After all, there was no similar posthumous praise to his performance in Dr. Parnassus.
- If it makes you feel any better, they do say that the microwave emitter was designed to eliminate enemy water supplies, so it's not much of a stretch to assume that it's designed to target pressurized water in metal pipes. Plus, it's specifically mentioned as being directional, so as long as it was aimed right, the mooks wouldn't have to worry anyway.
- Pressurized water in pipes? As opposed to the human body, which has enough pressure in it that if you pierce it in the right place it squirts fluid for several yards?
- I think what Nolan meant to say is that having characters like Robin and Penguin would have made the movies too campy. Isn't it already enough of a struggle to make non-comic fans respect the idea of a rich man dressing up like a bat to fight crime? Now, you want to throw in a young boy in tights on top of that?
- However both Robin and Penguin can be done right, and have been before (notably in Batman The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures), and I highly doubt that if Robin ever shows up in future movies (although not the Nolan series, that ship has sailed) he'd be wearing tights.
- And besides, isn't the comic book Penguin just a gangster with a big nose and tuxedo who looks a bit like a Penguin, and not a sewer dwelling Penguin Man?
- Pretty much, yeah. Depending on who's writing him, he may squawk like a penguin every so often ("Batman's onto me! Hwwaauuk!" Not a direct quote, but you get the picture). Not that such a vocal tic is required anymore than bird-related crimes...
- Look, I was genuinely sad when Heath Ledger died. But the honest truth is that his performance wouldn't have been nearly as critically acclaimed if he hadn't had died. Also, on the subject of "realism", Christopher Nolan has specifically named Robin and The Penguin as being characters that were too unrealistic for his films... Yet a "microwave emitter" that vaporizes all water in it's radius (apparently ignoring the water that makes up two-thirds of a person's body weight) and cellphones that act as sonar imagers (sonar that was apparently so accurate, it was still able to show the color on The Joker's make-up) are perfectly realistic in Nolan's universe. As for the No-Cold-Blooded-Murder rule, Batman's line to Ra's al-Ghul about how just because he wouldn't kill him, didn't mean he had to save him was cool. What REALLY bugged me, was that he later goes out of his way (TWICE) to save the mass-murdering psychopathic clown, yet doesn't bat an eyelash at all the mooks he probably killed in the car chase, doesn't think twice about hurling rottweilers off the top of a building, and sends Harvey Dent falling to his death when he easily could've saved him.
- (Not OP, but) True. However, the degree to which some fans get...like how a non-scarred, bleach-skinned, genuinely happy Joker who doesn't speak monologues about Chaos is silly and outdated, how superpowered criminals are too unrealistic for a good story, how Two-Face has nothing to do with duality and only with chaos, how Batman apparently doesn't have so much a No-Killing rule as a No-Cold-Blooded-Murder rule...it leads more than a few to retroactive Hype Backlash.
- It just bugs me when Al Ghul is translated "The Demon". It means "The Ghoul".
- It does literally translate to "the Demon;" that's the name Arabian folklore gave the creature known in English as a "ghoul." So you're half-right...?
- Yes, 'ghul' is the source of the word "ghoul," but in an astronomical context "Ra's Al Ghul" is also the source of the official name of the "Demon Star", which is where the ghul-demon association comes from. But there's a third meaning as well. Algol is located in the right hand of the constellation Perseus and represents the head of Medusa, so in a mythological context, al ghul means "The Gorgon".
- In Tim Burton's Batman, the Joker attempts to nerve gas the city during his parade, luring people there by promising free cash. After Batman saves them from danger, rather than ganging up on the Joker and beating his ass to death, they go right back to scrambling for the cash. What the hell, Gotham?
- That's not even the half of it. They're out there accepting money from a man who has, with both the public's and the media's eyes trained firmly on him, slit a man's throat at the courthouse, poisoned dozens and perhaps even hundreds of people using combinations of everyday household items, gassed an entire museum, and ADMITTED on television that he was a willing tool of crime boss Carl Grissom, the absolute worst thing to ever happen to Gotham City until he came along. Burton tries to Lampshade this by showing that the people of Gotham are just as paranoid about Batman as they are about the Joker, and confused about whom to trust - but COME ON! Burton has them blame EVERYTHING the Joker does on Batman. I mean, if you saw some gangsters getting machine-gunned into the next world by a troupe of fruity, white-makeupped mimes, who would you think was responsible - a macho guy in black, or a confirmed killer who ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE A CLOWN?! It's not rocket science, people!
- Reverse Psychology at work? Maybe the townspeople think that Batman's trying to frame Joker. Seriously, though - the comic book adaptation of the film improves upon this hugely. In the comic, Joker pretty much starts the parade with no warning whatsoever.
- He doesn't give much warning in the movie, either. He says he's going to throw money at people at midnight, but never which street he's going to show up on. And when he does show up, the reaction shots of the citizens are pretty indifferent until they actually see green flying everywhere.
- Money, Dear Boy. There are always a few idiots.
- In the entire scene, Joker is surrounded by his henchmen, most of whom are rather indescretely armed with tommy guns. Not many people are going to want to mess with them. Also, it's Gotham. Poverty and financial depression are pretty standard there. The citizens are probably going to take whatever free cash they can get.
- This is kind of a meta-Headscratchers, but, they keep trying to merchandise the cowl. Which makes sense, far more than bust after bust of batman's head. But it still just looks weird. The mouth hole is really the thing. example◊. I think it's the shape.
- A character that uses violence and fear to defeat his chaotic enemies. Wait, we're talking about Batman? I thought we were talking about Sinestro. The core of Batman is the same as Sinestro, but Batman's use of it is generally appreciated, whilst Sinestro is demeaned for it. Christ, the reason why Batman hates Hal and the other G Ls is the same reason that the Sinestro Corps hates them: they oppose Fear. It's touched on a few times (Batman tries a GL ring and can't use it because he can't get over his parent's death, Batman gets a Sinestro Ring, Parallax sees Batman as his Disciple and takes him over), but not enough for my taste.
- Yes, they both use fear, but they don't use it to the same ends or for the same purposes. Batman uses fear to protect innocent people and to take down criminals. Sinestro uses fear to rule, take over, and generally do bad things. The core of Batman isn't the same as Sinestro, just one of Batman's methodologies is similar to Sinestro's modus operandi.
- I would disagree, and say your analysis of how the two characters use Fear is exactly the hypocrisy I'm talking about. Sinestro still considers himself the Greatest Green Lantern, and his Corps is merely an extension of that: protect the innocents by scaring the bejesus out of the criminal element. Batman is one Power Ring away from ruling / taking over Gotham.
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Posted 4 years 7 months ago
I own a four pack of the first four A Nightmare On Elm Street movies. This is the only one I've never watched again but I also won't allow people to watch it. Yep, it's that bad.
Posted 5 years 10 months ago
this one was terrible, def the odd one out
Posted 6 years 4 months ago
I really liked this movie,sure it wasn't as good as the superior original,but on the other hand,it is IMO,better than most of the future sequels.This one and Part 1,were the 2 best Nightmare films.Also A little trivia, Mark Patton(Jesse) tried out for the role of Glenn in part 1,but lost to Johnny Depp.It would have been interesting to see Johnny Depp as Jesse,this film might of been more popular and Johnny would of been A more convincing hero.
Posted 6 years 8 months ago
This was an interesting sequel.
Even less Freddy screen time then the 1st.
Very risky move. But it paid off.I liked it.
Posted 7 years 1 month ago
Better than the first? Ok now your propably going to say That Friday The 13th Part 5 was the best out of the films!
Posted 8 years 3 months ago
this one was better than the first forget the original it wasn't a typical 80's style horror film like this one with your average or typical type 80's things in it.
Posted 8 years 10 months ago
This is by far the worst edition to the series.
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Posted 9 years 4 months ago
i just finished watching it for the first time. i enjoyed it. i didn't care too much for the homoeroticism, but the end of the movie was pretty badass. i got a jump when Freddy's claw popped out of the girl's chest.
Posted 9 years 6 months ago
I have fond memories of this one... and the homoeroticism wasn't lost on me even when I watched it as a young child. Oh the memories.
Posted 10 years 14 days ago
yes, everyone puts this one down but the fact is, it is just as scary as the first. and yes, it does leave you thinking that Jesse might be homosexual, since he runs to a gay bar in one scene in the movie, pretty progressive for the 80's, especially for horror movies which have been historically T&A. Great movie.
Posted 10 years 1 month ago
I love this one. It's pre-commercial one liner spewing Freddy. Back in the good old days when Freddy would just assume slice through someone's chest rather then taking the time to insert them into a comic book or a video game. Not to mention that this is THE homoerotic horror film of the 80s. Brilliant.
Posted 10 years 4 months ago
Some didn't like this one as much, but I think it's just as scary as the first. The scene where Freddy unleashes his rage on a pool party is one of the most memorable parts!
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This is a new character for one of my stories. He has no name, long history, and was inspired by this music [link]
Such a jolly fun guy!
Such a jolly fun guy!
Cool one!
Thank you!
You make some pretty awesome characters. I need to learn a thing or two from you.
Thank you. Its funny, I thought the same about you! You have some great character designs yourself.
Kinda looks like that guy from Case Closed, that fictional thief.
Hmm... I have not seen that anime... *leaves to google images*
I can see what you mean. They are similar
I can see what you mean. They are similar
Regardless, it's still a cool character, and I think you could get away with him looking the way he does.
I think so too. The thief from Case Closed resembles Tuxedo Mask from Sailor Moon more than from my character.


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Magdalena for Bazaar–The beautiful Magdalena Frackowiak represents one of her country's leading magazines with the April cover of Harper's Bazaar Poland. The blonde poses for Gianluca Fontana in a studio photo shoot where the she is shown in minimally chic looks from the likes of Burberry Prorsum, Stella McCartney and Bottega Veneta styled by fashion editor Sara Francia. Makeup artist Adalberto P. and hair stylist Paolo Soffiatti worked on beauty for the spread featuring the Victoria's Secret model.
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