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Tombstone (film)
Theatrical release poster
|Directed by
|George P. Cosmatos
|Produced by
|James Jacks
Sean Daniel
Bob Misiorowski
|Written by
|Kevin Jarre
|Kurt Russell
Val Kilmer
Michael Biehn
Powers Boothe
Robert John Burke
Dana Delany
Sam Elliott
Stephen Lang
Joanna Pacula
Bill Paxton
Jason Priestley
Michael Rooker
Jon Tenney
Billy Zane
and Charlton Heston
|Narrated by
|Robert Mitchum
|Music by
|Bruce Broughton
|William A. Fraker
|Edited by
|Frank J. Urioste
Roberto Silvi
Harvey Rosenstock
|Distributed by
|Buena Vista Pictures (US)
Entertainment Film Distributors (UK)
Release dates
Running time
|130 minutes
134 minutes (Director's cut)[1]
|$25 million[2]
|Box office
Tombstone is a 1993 American western film directed by George P. Cosmatos, written by Kevin Jarre (who was also the original director, but was replaced early in production[4][5]) and starring Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer, with Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Powers Boothe, Michael Biehn, and Dana Delany in supporting roles, as well as a narration by Robert Mitchum.
The film is based on events in Tombstone, Arizona, including the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and the Earp Vendetta Ride, during the 1880s. It depicts a number of western outlaws and lawmen, such as Wyatt Earp, William Brocius, Johnny Ringo, and Doc Holliday.
Tombstone was released by Hollywood Pictures in theatrical wide release in the United States on December 24, 1993, grossing $56.5 million in domestic ticket sales. The film was a financial success, and for the Western genre it ranks number 14 in the list of highest grossing films since 1979.[6] Critical reception was generally positive, but the film failed to garner award nominations for production merits or acting from any mainstream motion picture organizations.
Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell), a retired peace officer with a notable reputation, reunites with his brothers Virgil (Sam Elliott) and Morgan (Bill Paxton) in Tucson, Arizona, where they venture on towards Tombstone, a small mining town, to settle down. There they encounter Wyatt's long-time friend Doc Holliday (Val Kilmer), a Southern gambler and expert gunslinger, who seeks relief from his worsening tuberculosis. Josephine Marcus (Dana Delany) and Mr. Fabian (Billy Zane) are also newly arrived in Tombstone with a traveling theater troupe. Meanwhile, Wyatt's common-law wife, Mattie Blaylock (Dana Wheeler-Nicholson), is becoming dependent on a potent narcotic. Wyatt and his brothers begin to profit from a stake in a gambling emporium and saloon when they have their first encounter with a band of outlaws called the Cowboys, led by "Curly Bill" Brocious (Powers Boothe). The Cowboys are identifiable by the red sashes worn around their waist.
Wyatt, though no longer a lawman, is pressured to help rid the town of the Cowboys as tensions rise. Curly Bill begins shooting aimlessly after a visit to an opium house and is approached by Marshal Fred White (Harry Carey, Jr.) to relinquish his firearms. Curly Bill instead shoots the marshal dead and is forcibly taken into custody by Wyatt. The arrest infuriates Ike Clanton (Stephen Lang) and the other Cowboys. Curly Bill stands trial, but is found not guilty due to a lack of witnesses. Virgil, unable to tolerate lawlessness, becomes the new marshal and imposes a weapons ban within the city limits. This leads to the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, in which Billy Clanton (Thomas Haden Church) and other Cowboys are killed. Virgil and Morgan are wounded, and the allegiance of county sheriff Johnny Behan (Jon Tenney) with the Cowboys is made clear. As retribution for the Cowboy deaths, Wyatt's brothers are ambushed; Morgan is killed, while Virgil is left handicapped. A despondent Wyatt and his family leave Tombstone and board a train, with Clanton and Frank Stilwell close behind, preparing to ambush them. Wyatt sees that his family leaves safely, and then surprises the assassins; he kills Stilwell, but lets Clanton return to send a message. Wyatt announces that he is a U.S. marshal, and that he intends to kill any man that he sees wearing a red sash. Wyatt, Doc, a reformed Cowboy named Sherman McMasters (Michael Rooker), along with their allies Texas Jack Vermillion (Peter Sherayko) and Turkey Creek Jack Johnson (Buck Taylor), join forces to administer justice.
Wyatt and his posse are ambushed in a riverside forest by the Cowboys. Hopelessly surrounded, Wyatt seeks out Curly Bill and kills him in a fast draw gunfight. Curly Bill's second-in-command, Johnny Ringo (Michael Biehn), becomes the new head of the Cowboys. When Doc's health worsens, the group are accommodated by Henry Hooker (Charlton Heston) at his ranch. Ringo sends a messenger (dragging McMasters' corpse) to Hooker's property telling Wyatt that he wants a showdown to end the hostilities; Wyatt agrees. Wyatt sets off for the showdown, not knowing that Doc had already arrived at the scene. Doc confronts a surprised Ringo and kills him in a duel. Wyatt runs when he hears the gunshot only to encounter Doc. They then press on to complete their task of eliminating the Cowboys, although Clanton escapes their vengeance. Doc is sent to a sanatorium in Colorado where he later dies of his illness. At Doc's urging, Wyatt pursues Josephine to begin a new life. The film ends with a narration of an account of their long marriage, ending with Wyatt's death in Los Angeles in 1929.
The film was shot primarily on location in Arizona.[7]
According to a 2006 True West Magazine interview with Kurt Russell, Kevin Jarre and Kevin Costner were going to make the movie together, but disagreed over its focus. Costner felt that the emphasis should be on Wyatt Earp and decided to make his own movie with Lawrence Kasdan.[8] Russell made an agreement with executive producer Andrew G. Vajna to finance Tombstone with a budget of $25 million.[8]
Jarre and Russell wanted to cast Willem Dafoe as Doc Holliday, but Walt Disney Studios refused to distribute the film if he was cast, due to Dafoe's role in the controversial The Last Temptation of Christ.[8] As Costner was making a competing Wyatt Earp film, he used his then-considerable clout to convince most of the major studios to refuse to distribute Tombstone—Disney was the only studio willing to do so.[8] Jarre and Russell then went with their next choice, Val Kilmer.
Filming was plagued with several problems. Russell and Kilmer both have said that the screenplay was too long (Russell estimated by 30 pages).[8] Kilmer told True West Magazine, "virtually every main character, every cowboy, for example, had a subplot and a story told, and none of them are left in the film."[8] He said that over 100 people, cast and crew, either quit or were fired over the course of the production.[8] Russell even went so far as to cut his own scenes in order to let other actors have more screen time.[8]
Early in the production, screenwriter Jarre was fired as director due to his refusal to cut his screenplay and going over schedule.[8] Disney panicked because the film was two weeks behind and contacted George P. Cosmatos, who had worked with executive producer Vajna earlier on Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985). After Cosmatos' death in 2005, Russell claimed in the True West Magazine interview that Cosmatos had in fact ghost-directed the movie on Russell's behalf. Russell claimed he gave Cosmatos a shot list every night for the next day, and developed a "secret sign language" on set to exert influence.[8]
Robert Mitchum was originally set to play Newman Haynes Clanton, but suffered a horse riding accident which left him unable to work. Mitchum ultimately narrated the film, and the part was written out of the script. Much of Old Man Clanton's dialogue was spoken by other characters, particularly Curly Bill, who was effectively made the gang leader in lieu of Clanton. Glenn Ford was also cast as Marshall White, and Harry Carey, Jr. was to play a wagonmaster, but Ford dropped out of the project and Carey was cast as White.
The original motion picture soundtrack for Tombstone was originally released by Intrada Records on December 25, 1993.[9] On March 16, 2006, an expanded two-disc version of the film score was also released by Intrada Records.[10] The score was composed and produced by Bruce Broughton, and performed by the Sinfonia of London. David Snell conducted most of the score (although Broughton normally conducts his own scores, union problems mandated another conductor here), while Patricia Carlin edited the film's music.[7]
The score contains strong echoes of Max Steiner's music for John Ford's The Searchers (1956) with variations on the 'Indian Traders' theme used midway through the Ford movie. The album begins with the Cinergi logo, composed by Jerry Goldsmith and conducted by Broughton.
|Tombstone: Complete Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
|Film score by Bruce Broughton
|March 16, 2006
|Disc: 1
|"Prologue; Main Title; And Hell Followed"
|"A Family"
|"Arrival in Tombstone"
|"The Town Marshall; A Quarter Interest"
|"Gotta Go to Work"
|"Ludus Inebriatus"
|"Fortuitous Encounter; Wyatt and Josephine"
|"Thinking Out Loud"
|"Opium Den; Law Dogs; You Got a Fight Comin'"
|"Virgil Thinks"
|"The Antichrist; Gathering for a Fight; Walking to the Corral; OK Corral Gunfight"
|"The Dead Don't Dance; Dehan Warns Josephine; Upping the Ante; Morgan's Murder"
|"Morgan's Death"
|"Hell's Comin'; Wyatt's Revenge"
|"No More Curly Bill"
|"The Former Fabian"
|"Brief Encounters; Ringo's Challenge; Doc and Wyatt"
|"You're No Daisy; Finishing It"
|"Doc Dies"
|"Looking at Heaven; End Credits"
|Disc: 2
|"Arrival in Tombstone" (w/alternate intro)
|"Josephine" (short version)
|"Fortuitous Encounter" (w/alternate mid-section)
|"Morgan's Death" (short version)
|"Tombstone" (main theme only)
|"Pit Orchestra Warm-Up"
|"Thespian Overture" (long)
|"Piano/Cello Duet"
A paperback novel adapted from Kevin Jarre's screenplay, written by Giles Tippette and published by Berkley Publishers titled Tombstone, was released on January 1, 1994. The book dramatizes the real-life events of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and Earp Vendetta, as depicted in the film. It expands on western genre ideas in Jarre's screenplay. [11]
Box office[edit]
Tombstone premiered in movie theaters six months before Costner and Kasdan's version, Wyatt Earp, on December 24, 1993 in wide release throughout the United States. During its opening weekend, the film opened in third place, grossing $6,454,752 in business showing at 1,504 locations.[3][12] The film's revenue increased by 35% in its second week of release, earning $8,720,255. For that particular weekend, the film jumped to third place, screening in 1,955 theaters. The film went on to earn $56,505,065 in total ticket sales in the North American market.[3] It ranks 20th out of all films released in 1993.[13]
Critical response[edit]
Rotten Tomatoes reported that 73% of 44 sampled critics gave the film a positive review, with an average score of 6.2 out of 10.[14] Following its cinematic release in 1993, Tombstone was named "One of the 5 greatest Westerns ever made" by True West Magazine. The film was also called "One of the year's 10 best!" by KCOP-TV in Los Angeles, California.[15]
Siskel & Ebert originally thought they would have to miss reviewing the film as they could not get a screening but, as Ebert explained, "... a strange thing started to happen. People started telling me they really liked Val Kilmer's performance in Tombstone, and I heard this every where I went. When you hear this once or twice, it's interesting, when you hear it a couple of dozen times, it's a trend. And when you read that Bill Clinton loved the performance, you figured you better catch up with the movie." Ultimately, Ebert recommended the movie while Siskel did not.
Ebert would later refer to Tombstone in future reviews, comparing it favorably to Kevin Costner's Wyatt Earp ("It forced the comparison upon me.") and, in his review of Wild Bill, singling out Val Kilmer's portrayal as "the definitive saloon cowboy of our time." In his review of Kurt Russell's Dark Blue, he stated, "Every time I see Russell or Val Kilmer in a role, I'm reminded of their Tombstone, which got lost in the year-end holiday shuffle and never got the recognition it deserved."
|"Grafted onto this traditional framework, the film's meditative aspects are generally too self-conscious to fit comfortably. Especially when the movie tries to imagine a more enlightened role for women in the Old West, the screenplay begins to strain."
|—Stephen Holden, writing in The New York Times[16]
In a mixed review, Chris Hicks writing in the Deseret News said, "aside from Russell and Val Kilmer's scene-stealing, sickly, alcoholic Doc Holliday, there are so many characters coming and going, with none of them receiving adequate screen time, that it becomes difficult to keep track of them all." But he did comment that there were "some very entertaining moments here, with Russell spouting memorable tough-guy lines". Overall, he felt "Taken on its own terms, with some lowered expectations, Western fans will have fun."[17] Emanuel Levy of the Variety staff believed the film was a "tough-talking but soft-hearted tale" which was "entertaining in a sprawling, old-fashioned manner." Regarding screenwriter Jarre's dialogue, he noted that "Despite the lack of emotional center and narrative focus, his script contains enough subplots and colorful characters to enliven the film and ultimately make it a fun, if not totally engaging, experience."[18] The film however, was not without its detractors. James Berardinelli writing for ReelViews offered an almost entirely negative review, recalling how he thought that "Not only is the last hour anti-climactic, but it's dull. Too many scenes feature lengthy segments of poorly-scripted dialogue, and, in some cases, character motivation becomes unclear. The gunplay is more repetitious than exciting. The result — a cobbled-together morass of silly lines and shoot-outs — doesn't work well."[19]
Stephen Holden writing in The New York Times saw the film as being a "capacious western with many modern touches, the Arizona boom town and site of the legendary O.K. Corral has a seedy, vaudevillian grandeur that makes it a direct forerunner of Las Vegas." He expressed his satisfaction with the supporting acting saying that the "most modern psychological touch is its depiction of Josephine (Dana Delany), the itinerant actress with whom Wyatt falls in love at first sight, as the most casually and comfortably liberated woman ever to set foot in 1880's Arizona."[16] Critic Louis Black, writing for The Austin Chronicle viewed Tombstone as a "mess" and that there were "two or three pre-climaxes but no climax. Its values are capitalist rather than renegade, which is okay if it's metaphoric rather than literal. Worse, as much as these actors heroically struggle to focus the film, the director more successfully hacks it apart."[20] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a C– rating calling it "preposterously inflated" at "135 minutes long". He observed the film as being a "three-hour rough cut that's been trimmed down to a slightly shorter rough cut" with "all that holds the film together is Kurt Russell's droll machismo."[21] Author Geoff Andrew of Time Out commented that "Kilmer makes a surprisingly effective and effete Holliday". He negatively acknowledged that there was "a misguided romantic subplot and the ending rather sprawls" but ultimately exclaimed the film was "'rootin', tootin' entertainment with lots of authentic facial hair."[22]
|"From the audience's viewpoint, it's difficult to assign responsibility for the most serious of this film's shortcomings, but one thing is clear: somewhere along the way, the creative process misfired. Large segments of Tombstone belong buried at Boot Hill."
|—James Berardinelli, writing for ReelViews[19]
Richard Harrington of The Washington Post highlighted on the film's shortcomings by declaring, "too much of Tombstone rings hollow. In retrospect, not much happens and little that does seems warranted. There are so many unrealized relationships you almost hope for redemption in a longer video version. This one is unsatisfying and unfulfilling."[23] Alternately though, columnist Bob Bloom of the Journal & Courier openly remarked that the film "May not be historically accurate, but offers a lot of punch for the buck." He concluded by saying it was "A tough, guilty-pleasure Western."[24]
Home media[edit]
Following its cinematic release in theaters, the film was released on VHS video format on November 11, 1994.[25] The Region 1 Code widescreen edition of the film was released on DVD in the United States on December 2, 1997. Special features for the DVD include French and Spanish subtitles, Dolby Digital Surround Sound, original theatrical trailers, and chapter search options.[26] A director's cut of Tombstone was also officially released on DVD on January 15, 2002. The DVD version includes a two-disc set and features "The Making of Tombstone" featurette in three parts; "An Ensemble Cast"; "Making an Authentic Western"; and "The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral". Other features include an audio commentary by director George P. Cosmatos, an interactive Tombstone timeline, the director's original storyboards for the O.K. Corral sequence, the Tombstone "Epitaph" – an actual newspaper account, the DVD-ROM feature "Faro at the Oriental: Game of Chance", and a collectible Tombstone map.[27]
The widescreen high-definition Blu-ray Disc edition of the theatrical cut was released on April 27, 2010, featuring the making of Tombstone, director's original storyboards, trailers and TV spots.[28] A supplemental viewing option for the film in the media format of video-on-demand is available as well.[29]
- Footnotes
- ^ "DVD Reviews - Tombstone - Director's Cut & Original Versions". The Digital Bits. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ^ "Tombstone". The Numbers. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ a b c "Tombstone". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ Myrna Oliver (2005-04-27). "George P. Cosmatos, 64; Director Was Known for Saving Troubled Projects". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ Richard Harrington (1993-12-12). "'Tombstone' (R)". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ "Genres Western 1979-present". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ a b "Tombstone (1993)". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Henry Cabot Beck (2006-10-01). "The "Western" Godfather". True West Magazine. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
- ^ "Tombstone Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ "Tombstone Soundtrack". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ Tippette, Giles (January 1, 1994). Tombstone. Berkley. ISBN 978-0-425-15806-7.
- ^ "December 24–26, 1993 Weekend". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ "1993 Domestic Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ Tombstone (1993). Rotten Tomatoes. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ Tombstone - DVD Acclaim. Video.com. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ a b Holden, Stephen (December 24, 1993). A Fractious Old West in a Modern Moral Universe. The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
- ^ Hicks, Chris (December 28, 1993). Tombstone. Deseret News. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
- ^ Levy, Emanuel (December 22, 1993). Tombstone. Variety. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
- ^ a b Berardinelli, James (December 25, 1993). Tombstone. ReelViews. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
- ^ Black, Louis (December 31, 1993). Tombstone. The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
- ^ Gleiberman, Owen (January 14, 1994). Tombstone (1993). Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
- ^ Andrew, Geoff (1993). Tombstone. Time Out. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
- ^ Harrington, Richard (December 25, 1993). Tombstone (R). The Washington Post. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
- ^ Bloom, Bob (September 20, 2003). Tombstone. Journal & Courier. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
- ^ "Tombstone VHS Format". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ "Tombstone DVD". Video.com. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ "Tombstone Vista Series DVD". Video.com. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ "Tombstone Widescreen Blu-ray". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ "Tombstone: VOD Format". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- Further reading
- Marks, Paula (1996). And Die in the West: The Story of the O.K. Corral Gunfight. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-2888-7.
- Ross, Thom (2001). Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Fulcrum Publishing. ISBN 978-1-55591-184-3.
- Waldman, Scott (2003). Gunfight at the O.k. Corral: Wyatt Earp Upholds the Law (Great Moments in American History). Rosen Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-8239-4393-7.
- Hughes, Howard (2008). Stagecoach to Tombstone: The Filmgoers' Guide to Great Westerns. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84511-571-5.
- Pascoe, Jill (2008). Arizona's Haunted History. Irongate Press. ISBN 978-0-9754746-1-7.
- Wheeler, Richard (2004). Trouble in Tombstone. Signet. ISBN 978-0-451-21370-9.
- Tanner, Karen (2001). Doc Holliday: A Family Portrait. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-3320-1.
- Lubet, Steven (2004). Murder in Tombstone: The Forgotten Trial of Wyatt Earp (The Lamar Series in Western History). Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-10426-4.
- Blake, Michael (2006). Hollywood And the O.K. Corral: Portrayals of the Gunfight And Wyatt Earp. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7864-2632-4.
- Rosa, Joseph (1999). Age of the Gunfighter: Men and Weapons on the Frontier 1840-1900. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-2761-3.
- Laurence, Yadon (2008). 200 Texas Outlaws and Lawmen: 1835-1935. Pelican Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58980-514-9.
- Corkin, Stanley (2004). Cowboys As Cold Warriors: The Western and U.S. History (Culture and the Moving Image). Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-59213-254-6.
- Gatto, Steve (2000). The Real Wyatt Earp: A Documentary Biography. High Lonesome Books. ISBN 978-0-944383-51-3.
- Tefertiller, Casey (1999). Wyatt Earp: The Life Behind the Legend. Wiley. ISBN 978-0-471-28362-1.
- Masterson, W.B. (2009). Famous Gunfighters of the Western Frontier: Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Luke Short and Others. Dover Publications. ISBN 978-0-486-47014-6.
- Lake, Stuart (1994). Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal. Pocket. ISBN 978-0-671-88537-3.
- Herda, D.J. (2010). They Call Me Doc: The Story Behind the Legend of John Henry Holliday. Lyons Press. ISBN 978-0-7627-6046-6.
- Boyer, Glenn (1994). I Married Wyatt Earp: The Recollections of Josephine Sarah Marcus Earp. Longmeadow Press. ISBN 978-0-681-10085-5.
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As far as I can tell, there's no need for the integer->string hash tables in schemas or records ... they can be arrays instead.
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The generic value implementation (
AVRO-837) is much more compact than the old (and now deprecated) datum implementation, so I'm going to mark this as won't-fix. The generic value implementation is also quite a bit faster — tests/performance is showing it an order of magnitude faster.
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What's the status of this issue? There was a commit against it, but it's still open.
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I am broadening the scope of this. I have some larger changes underway and it will be easier as a single patch.
The initial changes led to a change from 4.2 to 3.7 seconds for serializing the same record object 10,000,000 times without validation. I think we can do better though.
But right now, the code is iterating 0 to num entries so that still would not work. My thought was to progressively rework this from where it is to using an open addressed hash instead and then it can be more efficient and still support sparse entries in the future. I think we can get rid of a fair bit of overhead in the current implementation.
I will have an experimental patch soon...
That's correct given the current API that only allows you to append elements.
My thought was that we might want to support sparse arrays in the future and the current integer hash tables easily support that.


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Thank you!!! Len tells me I need to work on the ambient shadows a little so I will be watching that as well. Glad you like it!!
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Ecology and Art: East Asian Traditions Meet West
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Recent discussions of ecological crisis have emphasized the far-reaching consequences of environmental neglect This paper will argue that aesthetic cosmologies in the Daoist and certain Buddhist traditions (Huayan, Zen Buddhist) as well as their respective artistic traditions can provide Christianity with helpful ecological resources. In addition, examples of contemporary environmental art in the West will be examined for their ecologically sensitive messages. The aesthetic traditions of East Asia display well the vision of nature in which every element of the universe is celebrated for its particular contribution. According to this model, humanity's role is not to dominate nature; rather, as members of the cosmic community, humanity needs to align themselves with the rest of the universe. Since our culture is deeply visual, East Asian aesthetic traditions together with contemporary ecological art, provide an important insight how to envision environmental ethics of care.
I am for an art that is political-erotical-mystical, that does something other than sit on its ass in a museum.... I am for an art that takes its form from the lines of life itself, that twists and extends and accumulates and spits and drips, and is heavy and coarse and blunt and sweet and stupid as life itself. (1)
Recent discussions of ecological crisis have emphasized the far-reaching consequences of environmental neglect, from pollution and the decimation of various ecosystems, species extinction, and rise in health problems to injustices against the most vulnerable--the poor, women and children. (2) Domination of nature (naturism) is closely linked to other systems of domination, such as the domination of poor countries in the South by the rich in the North, and the global presence of domination based on gender, race, ethnicity or class status. (3) While many think that the environmental crisis stems from the rampant industrialization encouraged by the expectation of ever-growing profits and surplus, the role of anthropocentrism in the western Christian tradition has been widely recognized as one of the contributing factors. Recognizing the limitations of any particular religious outlook, scholars involved in interreligious initiatives acknowledge the need for uncovering the resources present within the worlds' religions to develop ecologically sound cosmology and environmental ethics. The aim of such a dialogue is to provide a "creative revisioning of mutually enhancing human-earth relations.... [R]eligious traditions may help to supply both creative resources of symbols, rituals, and texts as well as inspiring visions for reimagining ourselves as part of, not apart from the natural world." (4) A number of recent anthologies reflect this concern for an examination of ecological issues from the angle of world religions. (5) Thus, various Christian theologians begun to engage in a dialogue with other religions to advance their own ecologically sensitive theologies. (6) In addition to the mutually relevant resources present in other religious traditions, some theologians acknowledge the importance that art can bring to the discussion at hand For example, a Daoist scholar, Jeffrey Meyer, calls for the inclusion of aesthetic appreciation (of poetry, paintings and of Chinese gardens) into the educational system to invoke a respect for nature. (7) Rosemary Radford Ruether, likewise, recognizes the significance of arts in the protest liturgies: "We can call on all the arts--song and music, dance and mime, posters and banners, costumes and puppetry--to shape the public liturgies of biospheric politics." (8) According to Sallie McFague, art from paintings, sculpture, and poetry to literature, dance and music gives us an opportunity to pay attention to the details and particular existences of beings other than ourselves: birds, stones, trees, etc. (9) In what follows, I will look at the aesthetic cosmology as well as artistic traditions present in Daoism and Buddhism and suggest how these resources can further our ecological concerns. …


text: Science Basalt students head to state robot competition again By Elise Thatcher • Nov 17, 2015 Allison Johnson Science students from Basalt Middle School will once again square off with their peers from around the state. They're heading for a statewide robotics championship this winter. The team of seven students will compete in Denver in January, to test their skills in programming robots to pick things up and carry out a variety of other tasks. Non-Profit in the Spotlight: Energetics Education, Part 2 By Cornelia Carpenter • Jul 13, 2015 Noah Davis is the Executive Director of Energetics Education, a non-profit organization that brings energy education to high school students through the Solar Rollers program. High school teams comprising of six students sign up to participate in Solar Rollers. The teams are given a solar-powered car kit which they must design and build, and eventually race against other teams. 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Alan Fletcher, President of the Aspen Music Festival and a board member of the science center, is leading the project. He gives listeners a sneak-peak into this exciting new series. Non-Profit in the Spotlight: Aspen Science Center, Part 2 By Cornelia Carpenter • Jun 8, 2015 Mike Simmons is the Chairman of the Aspen Science Center Board. He explains why hands-on experiments are the best way to educate and inspire people who are interested in science and learning about the world around them. Joining Simmons is Jackie Francis, the center's Executive Director. This week, we discuss the center's multitude of summer events for all ages and interests. Learn more about the Aspen Science Center's summer programs and events at www.AspenScienceCenter.org. Non-Profit in the Spotlight: Aspen Science Center, Part 1 By Cornelia Carpenter • Jun 1, 2015 In 1990, the Aspen Science Center was created as a horticultural project at the Aspen Community School. First known as The Verena Project, the idea soon blossomed into a larger, science-focused non-profit organization. George Stranahan is a co-founder and board member of the center, and shares the history and evolution of the organization. Learn more about the Aspen Science Center at www.AspenScienceCenter.org. Basalt science, literacy teacher wins statewide award By Marci Krivonen • May 20, 2015 Allison Johnson Two schools in the Midvalley are welcoming new school administrators. The Roaring Fork School District announced new principals at Basalt High School and Crystal River Elementary School in Carbondale. Matthew Koenigsknecht will lead Crystal River Elementary School. He was a language arts teacher in Denver and managed a summer program at Basalt Elementary School. Peter Mueller will take the reigns at Basalt High School. He works for The Nature Conservancy and served as principal at Telluride public schools. Mueller also worked in Evergreen, Colorado at a private school. APR Special: Spotlight Health 2015, Show #6 By Elise Thatcher • Apr 14, 2015 feministing.com Good afternoon, you're listening to Spotlight Health on Aspen Public Radio. This is the final episode in our series on critical health issues. Today we'll hear about something called Doctor in a Box. "It's telemedicine that you can have in the privacy of your own home, or you can actually take the kit with you while you're traveling and have consistent access to health care." The idea comes from a firm who also came up with a bike you probably saw on facebook or twitter last year. Yes, we'll hear where the Denny Bike is now. APR Special: Spotlight Health 2015, Show #4 By Elise Thatcher • Mar 31, 2015 feministing.com Good afternoon you're listening to Spotlight Health on Aspen Public Radio. This is the fourth episode in our series on critical health issues. 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Cazenovia College was the host to nearly 40 of the best and brightest teenagers from across Central New York this past weekend. They were selected by Rotary clubs in District 7150 to attend the annual Rotary Youth Leadership Awards seminar. The teens received instruction on leadership, time management, teamwork, decision-making and communication skills. The event culminated Sunday with a recognition banquet, at which District Governor Larry Calabrese was the keynote speaker. More than 140 were signed up to attend the banquet.
On Saturday, Lieutenant Colonel Kurt Wheeler asked a room full of students, who changes the world?
"Who has affected my life? Who here has been directly affected by a senator?" asked Wheeler.
Wheeler, a history teacher at Cazenovia High School and Cazenovia village trustee, served in both the Gulf War and more recently in Iraq. A Harvard graduate, Wheeler was considering a career in government; he wanted to make a difference. After considering those who had made the greatest impact on his life, he decided to become a teacher.
"The most important changes that happen are at a grassroots level," Wheeler said. Wheeler spoke at the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Seminar Saturday morning. Students attending the seminar were awarded the tuition, room, and board by their local Rotary clubs. The award was given to students who exhibited leadership potential and willingness to serve others.
Wheeler's lecture was entitled "Don't wait for someone else to change the world." He stressed the importance of random acts of kindness, using examples from his time in Iraq and his experience as a mortgage banker. He explained that he is proud of his accomplishments as a teacher, soldier, and trustee.
"There's not going to be a statue of me, but in little ways, I've made a difference," Wheeler said.
When asked how the students could make a difference in their local communities, Wheeler told the students to make their voices heard at public meetings. He also encouraged the creation of venues where young people can have leadership roles. The following students attended the seminar.
Each Rotary club is encouraged to nominate at least one high school student to attend RYLA. It is ideally geared to teenagers who are currently in their junior or sophomore years and who display leadership potential and a willingness to serve others. In special cases, freshmen are considered.
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TheStreet) -- Three days after the sudden departure of CEO Fritz Henderson, Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre is shaking up management at General Motors. "I want to give people more responsibility and authority deeper in the organization and then hold them accountable," Whitacre said, in a prepared statement.Among the most visible changes, Bob Lutz remains vice chairman and will act as adviser on design and global product development. Lutz will no longer oversee marketing. Additionally, Mark Reuss moves to president of GM North America, after serving briefly as vice president of engineering. Susan Docherty was appointed vice president of vehicle sales, service and marketing operations, and will report to Reuss. Nick Reilly was named president, GM Europe; he had led GM's international operations. Tim Lee was named president of GM international operations. In all, about 10 top executives gained new titles and new responsibilities. "These moves are just what GM needs," said Michelle Krebs, senior analyst at Edmunds.com. in prepared remarks. "A cultural revolution can't occur soon enough. "The elevation of talented younger executives is critical to painting a GM face that is more contemporary, especially as it goes after the huge generation of new young car buyers," Krebs said. -- Written by Ted Reed in Charlotte, N.C. .DETROIT (
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Input address and it defaults to its default address.
I know its the crippled version, but if you can't even show an address, it's worthless.
Input address and it defaults to its default address.
I know its the crippled version, but if you can't even show an address, it's worthless.
Hi Jim
Please can you be more specific with the address you are trying to use? Hundreds of other users are using the plugin without any problems and if this is a real bug I would like to get it sorted out so that no one else faces this issue.
What address are you using?
What default address does it default to?
Is this error appearing in the admin section or on the front end?
Kind regards
Ok. I'll send you a link to a video so you can see my entire setup and how I am using the plugin.
I set up a local WAMP server and a clean site to test the plugin.
Maybe I just don't get how it works. I am definitely missing something here.
Please watch the video and let me know what I'm doing wrong.
Hi Jim
Thank you for the video - very informative on how people use my plugin. This is a simple misunderstanding.
It appears that the marker is being added correctly. All that's left to do is move the map using your mouse in the admin section to the USA and zoom into the location you want. Adding the marker will simply add the marker to the map but you need to tell the plugin where you want to display the map. Once you move the map to your desired location (click the mouse and drag the map to move it) then click "Save Map". I hope those makes sense.
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I just want to add that I had the same issue as jim.hubbard.
After reading your response above, it now make sense. I think the confusing thing is for those that work with Google Maps on a daily basis when you type in an address we expect the map to center on that new address (marker). That is the confusion.
I see how it works now, so no problem, maybe some place in the install instructions you can put those straight forward instructions you mentioned above.
I almost gave up on this Plugin until I found this thread.
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Mother's Day 2013: Best places to brunch in LA
No plans for Mother's Day 2013? Here's your guide to the best places to celebrate with brunch in LA.
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Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
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You can never go wrong with this classic Mother's Day outing—elegant brunch, music and gardens are sure to please any mom. Choose from the venue's popular traditional tea in the Rose Garden Tea Room, featuring a buffet full of dainty finger sandwiches, fresh fruits, specialty desserts and more. Plus, get limitless refills of tea and scones (they have seven varieties, from ginger to cranberry-orange). Or opt to dine al fresco during the Champagne Brunch in the Brown Garden. Enjoy a carving station, iced seafood station, pastas, Belgian waffle bar and dessert corner set to the soundtrack of a live five-piece classical music ensemble. Stick around and spend the afternoon meandering through the botanical gardens and artwork. To make reservations call 626-405-2249.
Blue Ribbon Garden at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
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Celebrate Mother's Day in the midst of Frank Gehry's architecture at the Walt Disney Concert Hall's rooftop Blue Ribbon Garden, enclosed by the hall's iconic exterior. Dine on brunch, with menu options like a Build-Your-Own Granola Parfait Bar, Brioche French Toast dipped in Vanilla Anglaise, Quiche Lorraine and a Bananas Foster Crepe Station, while taking in the landscape and Gehry-designed fountain. Space is limited so call 213-972-7565 or email firstname.lastname@example.com to make reservations.
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Perfect for the more salt-of-the-earth mom, Silver Lake community pub Hyperion is holding a budget-friendly holiday brunch that men won't be averse to. Chow down on a traditional family platter of eggs, bacon, french toast and fruit. In true pub style, booze will be aplenty; get bottomless Mimosas for just $12 or Bloody Marys for $9.
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Chef David Myers' WeHo French brasserie is offering a special version of its Sunday brunch in honor of Mother's Day. Transport Mom to Paris with a 3-course family-style menu featuring Locally Grown Asparagus Bisque, Maine Lobster Benedict, Blueberry Stuffed French Toast and a Classic Lemon Tart with raspberry Chantilly for dessert. The perfect cocktail accompaniment? The fittingly named Her Royal Highness, made with seasonal berries, mint and Champagne. For Comme Ca regulars, the regular brunch menu will be on offer as well.
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Watching Cable TV in Volant, PA
Here's some information about cable TV in Volant, PA we here at CableTV.com think you might like. For starters, a third of Americans own four or more TVs and all but 3% of people still watch regularly broadcast TV. Because 72% of all TV viewers bundle cable with Internet, it only makes sense that 48% of them stream some content online. That means that 36 people living in Volant have at least 4 TVs apiece and most of them, 107, watch traditional broadcasts, even though 53 also stream TV online.


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|Developing a fundamentally sound practice swing is an essential part of making great golf shots. (Jason Scott Deegan/TravelGolf)
Students ask all the time if they should take a practice swing or not. In response, I ask if they do in fact partake in this all important facet of the game. The answer usually comes back "sometimes."
That's like admitting we would "sometimes" like to hit a good shot.
I also hear from many that their practice swing is very good, but the swing they put on the ball is poor. Maybe. Let me explain.
Golf is a motor skill, which means that the way that we swing a golf club is basically formed by an image that we have in our brains. If the imagery we have is poor, than the resulting swing will typically be poor. Many argue that there is no such thing as muscle memory in golf, just motor memory. I agree.
Example: One of the biggest skills missing from golfers is the ability to hit the ball first and then take a divot. Most exclaim that this motion is just for the pros, or must take some great strength. Neither is true. We are all born with an instinct to scoop the ball into the air by releasing the club head too early in the downswing in an attempt to get the club "under" the ball.
Once the student is taught that that, in fact, is not how the ball goes up, but instead the proper motion of taking a divot in front of the ball, all the brain cares about from that point forward is to take the proper divot. The student can draw a line on the ground between their legs perpendicular to the target line and practice taking a divot at or in front of the line.
But what they really are doing is building motor memory. The brain will tell the body how to do this action over time. When the divot is behind the ball, typically subconsciously, the brain has resorted to its old reasoning; not because the golfer has physically performed poorly. As far as I know the arms and the hands that are doing the scooping do not have a brain, so something had to tell them to do it!
Back to practice swings: Take them very seriously; your brain is paying attention. The ball does not really care too much about anything else but what the golf club is doing at the moment of impact. So if taking a good divot in front of the ball is something that happens on chips, pitches, irons, hybrids and fairway woods when hit properly, then when you set up for a practice swing, set up equal to the ball (a few inches away), make a swing not thinking of how to take the divot, just on making the divot in the correct location. This may make a try or two. As soon as you see the proper divot, get right up to the ball and hit it without delay.
Basically what has just happened was your brain gave you the correct information, the body responded with how it is going to do it and you just tried to replicate that motion. That is how you play a motor skill.
Remember, you can drill on the range working on hitting in front of the line, but when it is time to play, your brain does not care about the way it happens, it just wants you to show it the correct motion and then wants to fire.
Those who have trouble taking the "perfect" practice swing and have trouble hitting the ball, upon further review, actually do not have a correct practice swing, they are actually putting the same incorrect motion on the shot and are disappointed.
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Dan wrote on: Oct 9, 2015
what about all the nasty extra divots this creates? is that not an issue also?
Tom Carpenter wrote on: Sep 9, 2013
This article on taking a divot could not have come at a better time...For some unknown reason this year I started hitting shots thin I struggled all summer...I thought I was lifting my head BUT when I took my practise swing on the course I didn't want to tear up the fairway ot tee so I kept the head above the grass and developed a bad habit...I would resolve it on the range but go right back on the course..I hope this will now be resolved...Thanx
andy riley wrote on: Jun 19, 2015
I am a feel player this is something ive found myself, I googled practice swings to see if anyone else was thinking along the same lines, what you have described is exactly what I am working with, no question my iron play has improved with this method, I play off 4 and hope to go lower.great article thanks.


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