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By Aimee Tsao
Copyright 2003 Aimee Tsao
SAN FRANCISCO -- If
you are hungry or have a sweet tooth, please beware the following
analogy. There are two kinds of fluff in the arts. One is "cotton
candy," cheap, easy to make, bright pink, super sweet with no interplays
of flavor or texture, found mostly in places for entertaining the
masses like amusement parks. The second is an intricate concoction
from a French patisserie, whipped cream, chocolate, nuts and a hint
of liqueur, tantalizing the tongue with subtle suggestions of shifting
gustatory liaisons, lots of calories with no nutritional substance,
yet utterly delightful. I had gone to see Michael Smuin's latest
creation, "Zorro," performed by his own Smuin Ballet at Yerba Buena
Center for the Arts Theater on May 14, expecting to choke on cotton
candy, only to be very pleasantly treated to a delicious dessert.
After a rather dull
meal of Smuin's "Carmina Burana" to the ever-popular score by Carl
Orff, I pray that "Zorro" will rekindle my childhood infatuation
with the masked swordsman and not disappoint the closet romantic
in me. At first, my usual cynical self sits and waits to cringe
at an overdrawn hero, but in the very first scene, Smuin makes me
laugh by having the heroine, Rosa, stripped down to her frilly underwear
by Capitan Monastario as he attempts to accost her and by Zorro
as he saves her. Not to worry, obviously the choreographer isn't
taking his subject too seriously, and sees this as an opportunity
to have fun. The story by Matthew Robbins cleverly moves back and
forth between the life of Emilio, a movie usher in Los Angeles circa
1959 who idolizes Zorro, and his fantasies about the Ticket Seller,
who appears as Rosa in the Zorro sections that appear as movies
at the theater.
The commissioned music
by Charles Fox, who also wrote the score for Smuin's acclaimed "A
Song for Dead Warriors," is eclectic, a little "West
Side Story" here, a dash of Gershwin there, but ultimately perfect
for the story. It sweeps along like movie music should and has a
good show song and dance feel to it when appropriate. In fact, all
the elements of the production come together seamlessly. The stage
decor by Douglas W. Schmidt is simple yet conveys perfectly the
mood for each scene. Especially stunning is the ballroom, where
white ropes tied back suggest cinched curtains. And Ann Beck's costumes
for this, in black, white and silver are absolutely beautiful. The
rest of her designs are colorful and capture both the old Spanish
American and '50s Hollywood eras. Sara Linnie Slocum's lighting
creates some of the best moments when a row of theater seats filled
with moviegoers faces the audience and with lighting alone she convinces
you that they are really watching a movie. And the fluid sword fighting,
presumably created with the help of Fencing Master Richard Lane,
is quite exciting.
The dancers deserve
a lot of credit, too, for bringing the story to life. While they
seemed oddly expressionless in "Carmina Burana," perhaps they were
saving themselves for "Zorro"; their exuberance in it is infectious.
Rodolphe Cassand is dashingly suave as the head swashbuckler, Zorro
and hilarious as Don Diego, a fop. Emilio, as portrayed by Shannon
Hurlbert, grows from a wistful loser dreaming of winning the heart
of the object of his fantasies, to a confident real-life hero who
gets his girl. Hurlbert also does a wonderful dance with a ladder
used to change the letters on the theater marquee. Claudia Alfieri
plays both the Ticket Seller and Rosa, neither as a wilting violet
victim, but as a feisty woman who knows what she wants. As her tormentors,
the Theater Owner and Capitan Monastario, Easton Smith creates excellent
caricatures of the archetypal villain. The rest of the dancers inhabit
their roles with utmost conviction, from popcorn munching spectators
to aristocrats at a ball.
Smuin has come up with
a winner in "Zorro," though that shouldn't really be surprising
as his forte is the Broadway show, and here he is definitely in
his realm. Not only does he succeed in the broad picture, mainly
due to the libretto by Robbins, but he has added many small touches
which add the extra kick. For example, Emilio uses his flashlight
while shadowing Zorro as he fights with a sword. And Don Diego distracts
Monastario by doing magic tricks, including flowers in a bouquet
that he plucks out and throws as darts. Emilio and the Theater Owner
duel with umbrellas, and when Emilio wins, he embraces the Ticket
Seller, holding both umbrellas behind her back and crossing the
handles to form a heart. Some of it is a little corny, but it works
in this context. Obviously a steady diet of fluff will have a disasterous
effect on both waistline and mental faculties. But in these depressing
times, sometimes we need to escape, retreat into a fantasy world
and allow ourselves the time to regenerate so as to better confront
the inequities in the world when we get back to reality. Sometimes
we just need to have fun.
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EUGENE, Ore. -- University of Oregon acrobatics and tumbling coach Felecia Mulkey has resigned to accept the head coaching position at Baylor University.
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Can this work for my homemade whipped cream that I never seem to be able to have around when I want and can never finish a whoe carton of by myself just for hot chocolate? Reddi Whip is nice and all but the real stuff is so much better even if it's not for my waist line.
I am sure it would. I was just thinking the same thing! I whipped up a nice batch of homemade the other day, and I was thinking about sticking it in the freezer. SWEET idea!
I've actually frozen my own, and it was awesome in hot chocolate. Didn't cool the drink down too quickly either, probably because it's so full of air. I used muffin tins to make individual servings.
Thanks for this tip. I cannot wait to use it.
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Installation artist and experimental Japanese designer, Makoto Tojiki created the Archimedes Dream Light ($Inquire) with super energy-efficient OLED (organic light emitting diodes) technology. The steady illumination of this glowing ribbon chandelier seems to have a life of its own (Ahh, it's alive!). Yep, this fascinating eco-fabulous lighting solution is truly extraordinary, and it has the chops to prove it... It showed at See the Light, an invitation only exhibition at the Dansk Design Center this spring and summer. Futuristic appeal and smart design make us hungry for more ribbon-dance-inspired pieces.
The jury is still out on whether this beautiful tangle is aptly named or not, but naming it in the name of innovation works. We were curious, so we looked into this old Greek guy, Archimedes. He had mad philosophy and engineering skills, and invented the Archimedes screw to move water upward (because Escher's Waterfall really isn't possible under the laws of physics). Thanks to this little wonder of science, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Roman city of Syracuse were irrigated in a shockingly modern fashion. This genius model inspired Makoto Tojiki's mash-up of energy efficient ideas in a lovely spinny package, and that's pretty effing cool.
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March 10, 2012
STANFORD, Calif.- As conference tournament play concludes throughout the nation this weekend, Stanford will learn its postseason status on Sunday evening.
The Cardinal (21-11, 10-8 Pac-12) figures to qualify for some form of postseason play, with the 32-team NIT field serving as a possible destination. In fact, Stanford is included as an NIT participant in the most recent projections of two websites.
| www.nitology.com lists Stanford as a No. 7 seed, playing at No. 2 seed Northwestern in a first round matchup in the Iona Region.
www.bracketproject.blogspot.com projects Stanford as a No. 5 seed, facing No. 4 seeds Colorado, Nevada, Oral Roberts or St. Joseph's.
In addition to being the only Pac-12 school with three wins against teams ranked among the RPI's top-50 (64-52 over Colorado State, 75-70 over California, 76-72 over NC State), the Cardinal has won its most games since a 28-8 campaign that resulted in an NCAA Sweet 16 finish in 2007-08.
Stanford also swept the regular season series against Pac-12 Tournament champion Colorado, winning 84-64 at home and and 74-50 in Boulder. The Buffaloes earned the conference's automatic bid with a victory over Arizona earlier this afternoon.
A near-upset of then-No. 5/5 Syracuse in the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off championship game back in November ultimately resulted in a 69-63 loss to the Orangemen. However, the close defeat actually generated early momentum and allowed Stanford to gain national recognition, spending the next eight weeks in the receiving votes section of both national polls.
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The 30 year-old had a mixed season in 2013, falling out of favor with Tim Hankinson, but being well favored by Alen Marcina who still let him go.
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PULLMAN, Wash. - Four Cougars scored in double figures, Saturday as the Washington State University men's basketball team defeated Southern University by a score of 86-47 in its season-opener at Friel Court.
WSU was led by junior-transfer Faisal Aden, who showed flashes of brilliance and versatility as he found success pulling up for jumpers and attacking the rim. The newcomer finished with 18 points, going 7-for-16 from the field. He also grabbed six rebounds and three steals.
Junior DeAngelo Casto went 8-of-11 from the charity stripe on his way finishing with 16 points in as many minutes. Classmate Klay Thompson got off to a hot start, contributing 13 points by halftime. The Preseason Wooden Award Candidate cooled off in the second half, but filled the stat sheet with 15 points, six rebounds and six assists.
"I was really impressed with Klay Thompson," said WSU head coach Ken Bone. "Here's a guy that last December was leading the nation in scoring, or second, and he could have shot a lot more than 10 times tonight. He shoots 10 times, has 15 points, six rebounds, six assists...that's impressive for a guy who's capable of putting up big numbers. That's what we talked about as a team, if we're going to be successful we need to be unselfish and win as a team."
Reggie Moore, who started all but one game in his freshman season, did not play after aggravating a wrist injury and is out indefinitely. The absence of the standout point guard allowed others to step up and play a larger role in the Cougar victory.
"Reggie is a talented kid," said Aden. "With him at the point we are that much better. Without him we just have to fill in and we have guys that can handle the ball, we have guys that can bring up the ball and direct traffic and do the little things."
Sophomore Brock Motum was perfect from the field, (6-for-6) tying his career high with 14 points in the first start of his collegiate career. Marcus Capers finished two points shy of a double-double as he pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds. Freshman Patrick Simon added depth off the bench finishing with nine points and eight rebounds in only 13 minutes of action.
"We all stepped up," said Thompson. "We had a really balanced scoring effort, that's always good. It takes a lot of weight off my shoulders and it takes a lot of weight off Reggie's shoulders to have more guys who can score and we're a lot more balanced now."
Southern was held to 30 percent from the field after scoring only 18 points in the first half. Quinton Doggett led the Jaguars with 16 points and 11 rebounds. He was joined by Julius Ingram, who finished with 10 points, as the only Jaguars to finish in double figures.
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Should any further positions become available, we will contact students on the waiting list. Q: Can PSEO students live on campus? A: No, PSEO students are considered commuter students and are unable to live in residential housing on campus. Q: How many classes can I take as a PSEO student? A: Post Secondary students who are considered juniors at their high school are allowed to attend Saint Mary's part-time only; students who are considered seniors at their high school may have the option of attending Saint Mary's full-time. Q: Do I need to maintain a certain GPA in my Saint Mary's courses? A: Yes, all PSEO students must maintain a 3.000 cumulative GPA at Saint Mary's University or the student may not be eligible to return for subsequent semesters. Q: What are the admission requirements for PSEO students? 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Satz, Aura / Wood, Jon (eds)
Articulate Objects
Voice, Sculpture and Performance
Year of Publication: 2009
Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien, 2009. 300 pp., 9 coloured and 31 b/w ill.
ISBN 978-3-03910-747-6 br. (Softcover)
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Book synopsis
How do objects 'speak' to us? What happens to authorship when voice is projected into inanimate objects? How can one articulate an object into speech? Is the inarticulate body necessarily silent? These are just some of the questions brought up by this unique and unusual collection of essays, which presents subjects and categories often overlooked by the disciplines of art history, visual culture, theatre history and comparative literature.
Drawing from and expanding upon the 'Performing Objects, Animating Images' academic session run by the Henry Moore Institute at the Association of Art Historians conference, held in London in 2003, this book presents thirteen essays that bring together a multidisciplinary approach to the animated object. Contributions range from literal accounts of magic lanterns, tableaux vivants, puppets and ventriloquist dummies, to the more abstract notions of voice displacement in audio art and authorship projection in writing machines. The contributors come from diverse backgrounds in art history, cultural history, comparative literature, and artistic, theatrical and curatorial practice, and all tackle the issue of 'articulate objects' from a range of lively and unexpected perspectives.
Contents: Aura Satz/Jon Wood: Introduction – Genevieve Warwick: Making Statues Speak: Bernini and Pasquino – Helen Weston: Fables and Follies: Florian's 'The Monkey showing the Magic Lantern' and the Failure of Imitation – Steven Connor: Incidents of the Breath: In Pneumatic and Electric Ventriloquisms – Brian Catling: Arthur Worsley and the Uncanny Valley – Jon Wood: With Hidden Noise: Sculpture, Video and Ventriloquism – Asta Gröting/Stella Rollig: The Inner Voice: Interview – Tim Etchells: The Inner Voice: Dead Air – Edward Allington: From My Cold Dead Hand or Méta-matics: The Removed Gesture and Louise Montalescot's Painting Machine – Aura Satz: Tableaux Vivants: Inside the Statue – Kenneth Gross: Love Translated: The Little Players –Victoria Nelson: A Postcool Everywoman – Rebecca Duclos: Reconnaissance/Méconnaissance: The Work of Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller – Ian Breakwell: Vent Diaries.
About the author(s)/editor(s)
The Editors: Aura Satz is a Fellow at the London Consortium and an artist. She completed her doctorate at the Slade School of Fine Art, where she also held a Henry Moore Foundation post-doctoral fellowship between 2002 and 2004.
Jon Wood coordinates the research programme and curates exhibitions at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds. He is also an Associate Lecturer at Leeds University teaching on the M.A. course in Art History.


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Throughout his training he has contributed to and authored several publications and book chapters. Dr. Alldredge is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. He is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Rhinologic Society, American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, Louisiana State Medical Society, and Lafayette Parish Medical Society.
Dr. Alldredge was raised in Lafayette, LA and attended high school at the Episcopal School of Acadiana. After high school, he completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Alabama where he received his B.S. in Biology, graduating Magna Cum Laude. Here he was an active member in multiple national honor societies including Golden Key National Honor Society, Gamma Beta Phi, Phi Kappa Phi, Elliot Society, as well as the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa honor society.
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A new revenge film is playing somewhere out there in a theater near you. It's called "Blue Ruin" and it subscribes to the less-is more-horror genre / thriller. Done for pennies on the dollar and the recent winner of the FIPRESCI International Critics Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, the film is well worth you seeking it out (links below).
The film begins as a simple revenge story set on the East Coast. This bum looking of a guy, "Dwight" played by unknown actor, Macon Blair, is living in a car. His life is simple, mundane, and runs on just the bare necessities; a stolen bath in an empty house, a meal from a trash can, etc. However, all that changes when an ominous visit from a police officer stirs up the past and we begin to learn why the guy prefers living in an abandoned car with books and not much else.
Speaking with writer/director Jeremy Saulnier and lead actor Macon Blair:
Allie Hanley: There are a lot of positive comments to make about your film "Blue Ruin." The thing that struck me first while I screened the film was the look and tone of it. I recall thinking that the Director of Photography was really talented. Come to find out, not only are you the writer, and the director, but you did triple duty and acted as the cinematographer as well.
Jeremy Saulnier: Both of us grew up making movies in Alexander, Virginia <referring to Macon Blair>, so we all worked as a collective, and it was great because we learned how to make movies; But we never differentiated between jobs or really defined our careers by doing one sort of thing. It was really more about a collective effort to fully realize whatever movie we were making that week; whether it was a zombie movie, or our take on a Shakespearean play, or whatever.
When it comes to cinema, our interface has always been very tactile and very visual. I've never been ever to separate the duties, so even when I write scripts I see movies fully realized in the brain space, and I just try to translate that verbally and it seems to work out. People always caution directors don't shoot your own material, or don't act in your own material, but for me it actually helps. When I wrote this script I was pre-visualizing it as a DP director and it seemed really cohesive. There was no translation lost. It was a stream-lined shoot of the script.
Allie: Can you take me through your process of realizing this from an idea to a script?
Jeremy: The funny thing about "Blue Ruin" is that it probably has 40 different origins. It was just such a pragmatic exercise for us. It was a way for us to redefine our careers and produce a new calling card for Macon as an actor, and for me as a director. Nothing else we created seemed like it was going to take off, unless we took matters into our own hands. So we built this from the ground up and as an exercise; and as a narrative that we would want to see on the big screen. We didn't want to fight a battle that we couldn't win. So the idea started with the mission, which was to get Macon Blair in front of the camera in a lead role. So, I had been thinking of this beach front character, and I don't know where that came from, and I always wanted to do this with Macon, but the actual narrative of what Macon would be, took a little while. Macon was writing scripts that were so far out of reach, and basically there was a ticking clock here and we had babies on the way. We had to embrace the fact that we wanted to make a genre movie that was really cool with actual choreographed action sequences, and special effect make-up showcases, but we couldn't afford to do it the right way. So, we would do it the wrong way and mis-cast the lead role with an everyday man (Macon Blair) and down scale production into a scenario in which we could afford, by shooting on properties in our home-town, in homes we own and in places we vacationed as youth. So when our aspirations collided with our reality, was really when "Blue Ruin" took shape.
Allie: There are a lot of genre films out there that subscribe to the more gore and wanton murder the better. You took a different direction. Can you speak on this?
Jeremy: Sure, I loved those movies when growing up and the atmosphere they created. The 80's was when I grew up, and I loved them, but I wanted to make sure this film broke through to more than just genre audiences. That it would be primarily an emotional journey, and a grounded character piece. However I didn't want to totally abandon my genre roots. So it was all about making sure the violence served to up the stakes and heighten the experience. And it had to be grounded and impactful, so when there was violence on-screen, it wouldn't go down easy. It would be shock, and hopefully disquieting to the audience.
Allie: How much success would "Blue Ruin" have to attain for you to leave your successful day job making corporate videos?
Jeremy: The takeaway for me was to trust the instincts of my collaborators and what I wanted to do within this scenario of the film making world and to not compromise. The reason "Blue Ruin" broke through was because it was not a diluted vision; we didn't have to go through a committee, we didn't have to answer to financiers. Now I do know how to play ball if I am gonna work in the big leagues, but I would rather work my way up incrementally, step by step, and retain creative control. I don't know if I would be able to do that if I did some bloated studio movie. However, I do aspire to take on the next horror franchise.
But for now, I will make sure that any film I make, is a film that I would want to see. That is the only real bar that I have set for making movies. I won't cast people in my movies that don't belong. I would happily retreat to videos and commercials to make a living, and wait for the right lightening to strike. However, now it looks like there are certainly some good opportunities out there that will break in the very near future for me.
Allie: So we've talked about the roots and the form of the film. Let's talk about the main character, and see it through the actor's eyes. <speaking to lead actor> Macon Blair; "Dwight" is a lot more than what he portrays in the first act, and then as the story continues we learn so much more about what makes him tick. How did you envision the character from paper to screen?
Macon Blair: Well, it was basically thinking about how a regular person would behave in these irregular circumstances. Jeremy and I talked about it as he was writing the script. We talked about standard action movies, and how stories would play out when someone tried to do the hero harm, and how those scenarios would play out in a traditional movie kind of way. We wanted to do it as if it was really happening to a real person. So when a real person gets injured in the leg, are you really going to be able to sit there and give yourself stitches? Or are you going to go to a doctor and get it taken care of. Speaking for myself, I am going to go to a doctor. So that was sort of the philosophy, to always be trying to ground everything that this guy was doing in a familiar and relatable space.
Allie: In the film, "Dwight" is hurt. He's hit with an arrow to the leg. The faces you made had me squirming in my seat when you acted out "Dwight" trying to pull the arrow from his leg. In "Blue Ruin," you do a lot of physical acting, especially when doing some of the stunts.
Macon: Well, that was one of the times we indulged a little bit in setting up the situation that was going to make the audience squirm. The point of that though, was to pay off the joke which is that he doesn't complete the self-medicating treatment, and ends up taking the smart way and going to the doctor. Actually, that wasn't difficult because Jeremy and I grew up working around stuff that was based on special effects and stuff like that, -make-up effects and gore. That was a return to the little goofy movies we would make when we were younger. I would certainly say that the more exposed dialogue scenes were a lot more challenging, and took a lot more preparation to get through. The arrow scene was just fun.
"Blue Ruin" is playing in select theaters and on Video On Demand including Itunes. Macon Blair may have been cast in this film by his friend, the writer/director/ DP, Jeremy Saulnier, but he truly portrays "Dwight" in an exceptional performance. Don't pass on this film because it has a small budget (and doesn't look like it) and the actor is someone you may have never heard of. The story, performances, and look of the film are some of the best I've seen all year.
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Official film link- http://blueruinmovie.com/
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. - After a first day overloaded with preseason hype for the Fresno State football team, which included predictions for the 'Dogs to win the West Division of the Mountain West and receiving the preseason offensive and defensive players of the year, the second and final day of the 2013 MW Media Days was much more mellow.
Day two featured just the head coaches throughout the league, and for Fresno State's Tim DeRuyter, a lot of focus from the media was on how his team will fair in year two.
"We didn't finish [last] season as well as we wanted, obviously we didn't play very well in the bowl game, so I think our guys had a little bit of a chip on their shoulder during the offseason," DeRuyter said. "We were pleased with our year last year, having a share of the conference championship, but now with the two division format, I think it is great for our league and our guys are relishing the opportunity."
Fresno State returns 15 starters, seven on offense and eight on defense, highlighted by quarterback Derek Carr and free safety Derron Smith who were voted as the league's preseason offensive and defensive players of the year.
Even with all the hype, DeRuyter says the differences between last year's Fresno State team and this seasons remains to be seen.
"I like our team and I like our work ethic, but we'll have to see come this fall," DeRuyter said. "We had a couple of games last year where our guys were pretty resilient, we were down a couple scores against San Diego State and against New Mexico and our guys fought back to win those games, that's what you have to do to win a championship.
"This year's team, we got to replace Robbie Rouse, Phillip Thomas and four other guys. Can we do that? It remains to be seen."
Fresno State reports for fall camp on Aug. 1 and will have 29 practices to sure up the holes vacated by the some of the players DeRuyter referred to. Come practice time, it will all be about refining the brand of football DeRuyter wants from his program, and that is fast, physical and fanatical.
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The Bulldogs open the much anticipated 2013 campaign on Aug. 29 at home against Rutgers.
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Can mere words of absolute fallacy be so hypnotic that society becomes chattel without the reason of man?
As society, we were inundated by the travesty of the 'State of the Union, 'fantasy.' As in everything that our current mistake, the Mea Maxima Culpa, America's greatest mistake says or does, one could easily write a thesis, perhaps even something of the monstrosities we identify as the 'communist' plan for American health servicing's (sic) 'destruction' oBOMBo care.
Addressing such patronizing derogations or perhaps the insults in opposition to our culture, our society, and our ethnicity requires little effort. Even reading but the introducing few sentences could make the foundations for the dictatorial thesis of the destruction of American, that miracle of union with a design written 'FOR' the United 'STATES' of America, the constitution and its enumeration.
Those who listened, you have my admiration. As the man's ability to speak the English language makes even one who has the capacity to butcher it in both writing and speech, in comparative analysis our current president makes me feel 'Shakespearean' as he is clueless.
Interested in the direction and destruction of this nation…my greatest fear…forced me to endure the machocist of reading the same script that we can assume our president provided. Confirming the absolute diatribe of convoluted lies and distortions of the beginning were only prelude to more lies and greater distortions later.
Taking the time to analyze and put perspective in the statements made by this mistake, our Mea Maxima Culpa, only emphasizes the danger any nation has of allowing one of a different cultural background to be in the government.
It is redundant to keep beating a dead horse to death, but it is only by analyzing the words spoken…do we then find the genesis, the nihilism, and the design of the genocide of destroying this nation of wonder.
As an American, where has there been any question, any argument, or any interlude of American philosophy about the proper size of federal government? Where is the example of that question? Let's see, we have a Constitution, the Articles of Confederation, the Bill of Rights, and a history of this nation first 13 years where it was pretty much identified that government must be as it design. Is there any question that man, especially the men who created this nation, didn't fear government as the greatest threat to man's liberty, his freedom than any foreign enemy? If not, where is there on indication, one example, even the hint, the brief shadow that they did not abjectly fear the encroachment of the dictatorial sovereignty, the totalitarianism of government history has shown is the ultimate result of all governance? Is there one example? Is there one brief consideration or mention this is not the greatest danger to the liberty of man known to mankind? If you find it please share, for in the 200 years of our existence, the 200 years of states, the colonies being self-governing before that…this reality was never dismissed. So what logic is it that even makes this some discussion? Whose relativity, refuting reality, in some illusion of critical theorist rhetoric, where fact, history and reason are dismissed does this exist?
Are hallucination or illusion foundations for economic analysis? Listening to this absolute economic, monetary, and fiscal reprobate's presentation, the old axiom of it's better to keep ones mouth shut than to open it and remove all doubt, one is an idiot. Where to begin is a challenge? Perhaps the one thing that explained much was the exports of the agriculture production of this nation. How anyone can be such an idiot is beyond what one would expect of any who has every earned a dime, and spent same? Perhaps that's the answer, the reality that this man, this elected incompetent has never earned a dollar on his own ability. All a gift, something given as he is not of society, something so special that he lives under an illusion that he is ordained as some 'god—little g, on earth' magnified by the exaltation of his own identification; 'we are who we have been waiting for.' Obvious he was either under the influence of smoking marijuana, or some worse problem, self-delusion of grandeur—perhaps some psychotic condition.
Farm exports, our sales to other countries, depend on what? Is it not obvious this man has no clue, not the slightest idea of commerce, sales, purchasing, or anything else dealing with either business or economics? Is not the only thing required—that you have the money to purchase? Is it not the reality of international monetary policy—as the dollar has debauched its value in the last 5 years to ½ of the buying power before this mistakes election—is it not obvious that then other have greater wealth to buy more and more from our nation. As in the world of agriculture, the devaluation of the dollar is making this nation the 3rd world supplier of foodstuffs, the new 3rd world of international trade; the design of the nihilism of this—American is the problem—administration.
How to even consider the insanity of the housing market in any way is not rational, it is lunacy. The loss of wealth, thought much artificial created by the intrusion of government policy destroyed the financial solvency of the greatest part of our society. Now today, the prices of homes are rising—but not in the value of the dollars they were before the monetary collapse. They are rising in the value…measured in dollars…of dollars that but 5 years ago were worth twice what they are now! Now how anyone not hallucinating on drugs cannot realize this reality—is proof—we have more who smoke pot in this nation than think, or even reason.
The fallacy that infrastructure, or any investment in any government progeny, the travesty of our academic environment, the advancement of racist employment policies, even the expansion of government services and employment provide anything to our society is beyond reason. All of these investments, all of these activities, are not additions to the foundations of our nation, they are the opposite, they are reductions. This is money…the wealth and effort of those who pay taxes…thrown into the hole of waste that government has turned into an art form.
What mental calisthenics one must do to make the correlation in the continuum of distortion is beyond ones imagination.
How can anyone state, 'it is the goal of this nation to beat other countries in the race for the next wave of high-tech manufacturing jobs—then preface such insanity, my administration has launched two job hubs for high-tech manufacturing—for who goes all-in on innovation today will own the global economy tomorrow.'
Whose mind can even wrap their consciousness around such a bizarre and illogical presentation of insanity? One country today is not only leading the way, it is destroying all other nations combined. That nation, you guessed it, the good old USA. Now that innovation is not being transformed into employment in this nation. Do you know why? Did you ever even engage your mind to wonder why? It's simple really, here are the innovators because of?
Now here is where ideology and reality have such a clash. In the world of reality this nation has innovation because of the simple fact, this nation recognizes intellectual property rights—the right of patent, and the right of financial protection to recoup the investment to recover the expense of that research.
Now what is the next thing, after the hallucination that government is the petri dish of innovation, as implied by the 'job hubs for high-tech manufacturing?' If this was reality, then what country would be the most advanced, the most innovative, the most productive for new products? Would it not be the Soviet Union, or the communist light of the European Union? Yet if we combined, all of the technology advanced in the whole world and compared it to this nation—we'd find that it would be less than 1% of our innovation advancement. So we need to have 'patent reform bills' to destroy what is working? That is a fallacy, the proposals of this administration are to advance, not to encourage, but to turn the patent system from protecting the intellectual property of the innovator, into the litigation playground of the parasites of legalese intrusion, another level of distortion, as government is, interfering in to what they are clueless, but excluded. Today to be a patent attorney requires the simple fact, you have to know about the area of where the patents are being applied. The change, allow the idiot, the lawyer only with the capacity to be a politician to inject their venom of destruction into a system that has worked since this nation's conception. No other nation has what we have, because of our laws protecting personal property. When a nation, such as ours, designed to be conformed and protected by laws, begins using those same laws to destroy that protection, we are no more who we were designed to be!
There is no costly legislation, for the laws are protective. To loosen the laws, allows the interlude to intrude, to steal, as the government in areas they did nothing in the process, but advance legislation. That was not the concept, or the design. Once again proof that when you elect an idiot to the leadership of this nation, with a cell of equal incompetents surrounding him, you get the maximum incompetence possible.
As absolutely ludicrous all of the other insanity is, the statement on, 'fix our broken immigration system' is over the top.
There is no one on the surface of this planet that can even begin the conversation that our immigration policy is broken. How can you? It is impossible because of one simple reality; we do not have an immigration policy! It is beyond the wildest of wild imaginations to conclude something with no verification it even exists, can through some gazing into some crystal ball we know not where, declare that the 'law…which is ignored, dismissed, and discarded by the very government by our design and legislation appointed to enforce…is wrong! How can anyone say that which is not, is wrong?
The absolute travesty of the genocide and the nihilism of using race—as an agent—of this nation's destruction is hard to comprehend. Who in this nation cannot become an American? If it is not possible, then the fact that those who enter illegally could then be viewed as we have a problem and need correction. That is not our problem. We have a system, we have the requirement, and we open our arms, wider than all the rest of the world to allow those who wish to apply to live here. It is those who would ignore our laws. Those who discard our very culture, our ideals, our foundations of a nation—a republic—where all, all citizens must comply with laws reside.
There is only one problem in this nation, and immigration is but an indicator of the greater problem. That problem is, too many, far too many, and those who are in charge…by their political position…to enforce the laws, either do not comply with the law, or do not acknowledge the laws, making the concept of legality not laws, but the whims of man; not our design.
It is not any laws we need. What our nation requires is to review the laws created that are in direct opposition to the ideals, and principles of this nation. That's all we require. If we return this nation to the simple fact, we are a nation consisting of states. Where by our affirmation, our ratification of accepting the constitution, created 'FOR' these states united in America this nation of wonder. It is our design and the concept of we are a federation of those who are different, not the sameness of the collective, the communist design, would do more than any action, or course, for our nation's future than any other.
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The people created the states, the states created the Constitution, the Constitution created the federal government. The problem is that the creation, the federal government, believes it is greater than its creator, the Constitution. That's what has to be remedied and soon.
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Luxurious newly renovated, entirely non-smoking Comfort Suites Redmond conveniently located less than 1 mile from The Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center and less then 2 miles from the Redmond Municipal Airport. Come enjoy the only salt water indoor-pool in Redmond, sleep to the soothing sound of the waterfall located just outside the hotel. Rooms feature upscale amenities including 32-inch LCD TVs, extended cable, Wi-Fi, microwaves, refrigerators, and the most comfortable beds of any lodging facility in Redmond. Enjoy a free hot breakfast buffet. Complimentary shuttle service to local stores, restaurants and pubs located in Redmond. Pet accommodation 27.50 USD per week (tax included), maximum of 2 pets per room.
Amenities· Alarm clock
· Banquet facilities
· Brailed elevators
· Buffet breakfast
· Bus parking
· Business center
· Cable television
· Complimentary full american breakfast
· Exercise gym
· Free airport shuttle
· Free movies/video
· Gift/News stand
· Hairdryer
· Ice machine
· Ice machine
· Indoor pool
· Iron
· Meeting rooms
· Microwave
· Non-smoking
· Onsite laundry
· Outdoor parking
· Pets allowed
· Refrigerator
· Safe deposit box
· Telephone
· Truck parking
· Wireless internet connection
Room InformationHandicap room, Balcony/Lanai/Terrace, Coffee/Tea maker, AM/FM radio, Sofa bed
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· American Dollars is the native currency.
· Check in time is 3:00 PM
· Check out time is 11:00 AM
· 92 rooms.
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· 4 floors.
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Reservations not cancelled by deadline will be charged 1 night's stay, or full amount of stay for reservations requiring prepayment.
Restaurant InformationCross Creek Bakery Mrs Beasley's Mustard Seed Cafe The Fountain Place Applebees Ranchero Mexican Restaurant Red Dog Depot Brickhouse Siagon Coyote Ranch Fireside Grill Lounge Kayo's Roadhouse Seventh St. Brew House Timbers Tavern Coyote Ranch Watering Hole Twins JJ
Meeting FacilityWhite Water Room Cascade Room Banquet Room Board Room
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Indoor pool
Area Attractions- Roberts Field Arpt.
- Portland Int'l Airport
- Cline Falls State Park
- Crooked River Dinner Train
- Deschutes City Fairgrounds
- High Desert Museum
- Lava River Caves
- Mount Bachelor (Ski Area)
- Smith Rock State Park
- The Greens at Redmond
- Tumalo State Park
- Cascade Village Shopping
- Juniper Golf Course


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by Rob Moseley
Editor, GoDucks.com
Whenever he makes a start, Jeff Gold said, the UO senior right-hander tries to do "his best Tommy Thorpe impression."
Thorpe, Oregon's No. 1 starter, threw seven shutout innings against Washington State on Thursday. One night before Gold was set to face the Cougars on Friday, Thorpe had set the bar pretty high.
"He's good at that," Gold said. "That's what aces are supposed to do."
So far in 2014, Gold has been pretty darn good, too. Locating his four-pitch mix well throughout the night — with one frustrating exception — Gold recorded his ninth win of the season as the Ducks took the second game of the series at PK Park, 6-3.
Oregon (30-10, 9-5 Pac-12) won its eighth straight game since dropping a heartbreaker at Washington on April 6, and is alone in third place in the conference after a loss Friday by UCLA. The series finale against WSU is scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m.
Gold went seven innings and allowed six hits and three runs (two earned). He improved to 9-0, the best record in the NCAA and tied for the national lead in victories.
"Following (Thorpe) has brought me up," Gold said. "It's just a competitive thing, helps get the best out of us each week."
A control artist, Gold was frustrated to have issued a walk Friday, and also hit a batter. Both played a part in Washington State's two-run fifth inning, though by then Oregon had put together a five-run fourth.
In the wake of Ryon Healy's graduation, Oregon's hitters have desired to be a more complete lineup this spring, and the fourth inning Friday was a success in that regard. Five of the Ducks' eight hits came in the inning, including a two-out RBI bunt single by Steven Packard and a three-run double by Austin Grebeck two batters later.
"I think we've got a little bit of toughness to us," said UO coach George Horton, who celebrated his 700th career Division-I victory. "We've put together a pretty good string coming back from Seattle."
Grebeck's clutch double followed a strikeout in his only plate appearance Thursday, and a groundball out in his first at-bat Friday.
"I hadn't really proven I could hit a fastball, to them," the UO center fielder said. "I knew I had a pretty good chance of getting a fastball, and I was ready to square something up."
Grebeck also helped limit the damage in the top of the fifth. After Gold's walk and hit batter loaded the bases, Yale Rosen's double might have cleared the bases, had Grebeck not ended the inning by throwing out the runner from first at home plate.
Mark Karaviotis was the cutoff man from shortstop, and catcher Shaun Chase applied the tag.
"You have a general idea of where he's going to be," Grebeck said of his cutoff man. "And (right fielder Tyler Baumgarter) did a great job, letting me know where the fence was, how much room I had, so I could stop in time to have enough room to corral it and get it in quick enough."


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Paralympic Opening Ceremony Party
The National Ability Center, 1000 Ability Way at Quinn's Junction, will host a Paralympic Opening Ceremony party on Thursday, March 6, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Participants are encouraged to come dressed in their favorite country's colors or as their favorite athletes. Food and beverages will be served. For more information, visit www.discovernac.org .
Red, White and Snow Fundraiser for the National Ability Center
The annual Red, White and Snow fundraiser for the National Ability Center will be held at various venues in Park City from Thursday, March 6, through Saturday, March 8. The event will feature wine seminars at the Stein Eriksen Lodge on Thursday, vintner dinners in private homes and local restaurants, lunch at St. Regis Deer Valley on Friday and a gala auction and after-party celebration at the Montage Deer Valley on Saturday. To purchase tickets, visit www.redwhiteandsnow.org or call 435-649-3991.
Newcomers of Greater Park City Coffee
Newcomers of Greater Park City will host its monthly coffee on Wednesday, March 12, at Park City Community Church, 4501 N. S.R. 224, from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. The speaker will be Tom Clyde, who has been part of the creative team behind the Park City Follies since the inception. The Park City Follies is an annual spring production that pokes fun at Park City. Clyde will provide us a "behind the scenes" peek at the upcoming production. Lunch will follow at Good Thymes located at Kimball Junction. For more information, visit www.parkcitynewcomers.org .


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April 6, 2012
SEATTLE - No. 17 Arizona Softball was leading fourth-ranked Washington 5-3 in the top of the sixth inning when rain was deemed too powerful to continue. The game went into a rain delay at 8:10 p.m. and the game was suspended at 9:11 p.m. after a 61 minute rain delay.
The game will resume tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. PDT and be followed by game three of the series.
The contest will pick up in the top of sixth inning with Lini Koria batting for Arizona with a 1-1 count, no one on, no one out and the score 5-3 in favor of Arizona.
Rain has already canceled six of Arizona's game on the season and will now alter a seventh.
After stranding 14 runners on base in Thursday's contest, Washington scored a run on just one hit in the first. A walk and a single put two on with two out. A grounder up the middle would be gloved by Shelby Pendley, but as she unsuccessfully attempted to get the force at second, Niki Williams came around third to score.
Arizona followed its poor defensive effort in the first with an error to start the second. The Cats, though, would eliminate the error by catching pinch-runner Whitney Jones stealing sandwiched between a Fowler strikeout and a Marki Creger-Zier groundout.
The Wildcats' first hit of the game came in the fourth when Pendley knocked a one-out single to center. She would be erased by a 6-4-3 double play that ended the frame.
Its second hit of the game landed past the right field fence as Lini Koria led off the fifth with a home run. Karissa Buchanan nabbed a one-hit base hit and stole second to get herself in scoring position with one out for the top of the lineup. Hallie Wilson struck out and Chelsea Suitos reached on a bunt single. With runners on the corners and two out, Brigette Del Ponte grounded softly to Inglesby. The pitcher lost the handle of the ball and then threw it away allowing two runs to score. Jessica Spigner singled and Shelby Pendley hit a double to score pinch-runner Sam Davis. The relay in was mishandled by Kylee Lahners which allowed the fifth run of the inning.
Two walks and a single loaded the bases with only one out for Washington in the fifth. Fowler walked in a run to make the score 5-2. An RBI groundout by Shawna Wright scored another Husky run to make the score 5-3 Arizona after five.
Two pitches into the sixth inning, the game went into a delay.


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Now entering its sixteenth season, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project continues to lead as the premier ensemble dedicated to performing, recording, and preserving the compelling orchestral music of our time. 2011 marks the centenary of the birth of Alan Hovhaness. In celebration of Hovhaness's music and life, BMOP/sound will release the first in a series of recordings of his major orchestral music.
Fanfare Magazine, July / August 2012
The performances are carefully shaped, with much attention to intonation, balance, and nuances of phrasing. The disc is a worthy contribution to the Hovhaness discography, but one rues the missed opportunity of a chorus of this stature focusing its attention on the composer's most inspired works within this genre.
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What?! Someone get the Bernanke on the line ASAP! Apparently the remaining 19% of Americans work at TBTF banks and the Federal Reserve. From Rasmussen:
Most adults continue to say they are paying more for groceries than they were a year ago, and they expect that amount to be even higher next year.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 81% of American Adults are paying more for groceries than they were a year ago, down from 86% in March but generally in line with previous findings. Just 12% say their grocery bills are no higher than they were last year.
It's interesting that even after adjusting for fake tuna and horse meat, prices are still climbing. These Americans are clearly conspiracy theorists (if you want to know whether you are one or not click here), everyone knows there is no inflation and that Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia.
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Gabrielle Wilkins
Nov. 23, 2012
DALLAS (SMU) - Freshman Gabrielle Wilkins recorded her first career double-double, including an SMU-record and Conference USA record-tying 10 steals, as the SMU women's basketball team routed SIU Edwardsville, 64-46, Friday night on the first day of competition in the SMU Classic at Moody Coliseum.
The Mustangs (4-1) held the Cougars (2-3) to just five field goals in the first half and scoreless from the field from the 12:51 mark until the 1:43 mark, going on a 16-0 run to extend the SMU lead from 16-12 to 32-12. The Cougars sandwiched the Tierny Austin layup with four free throws to go into the locker room down 32-18.
SMU shot 37.5 percent in the first 20 minutes, going 12-of-32 from the field, while holding SIU-Edwardsville to a 22.7 percent shooting percentage, 5-of-22. SMU shot 50.0 percent in the second half to keep the advantage, finishing the game 47.1 percent from the field.
Wilkins scored a team-high 12 points, reaching double figures for the second time in three games, and Alisha Filmore scored 11 to hit double digits for the fifth time in as many games this season. The SMU bench out-scored the Cougars bench 37-14, and Akil Simpson grabbed a team-high six rebounds.
With seven steals in the first half, Wilkins tied Sharee Shepard with her ninth steal of the game with 6:51 left in the second half. The Garland, Texas native broke the record with 14 seconds left in the game when she swiped the ball away from Courtney Kenner for her 10th of the game in 25 minutes off the bench.
The Mustangs will play Montana State in the championship game tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Moody Coliseum. The Bobcats (3-0) advanced to the title game with a 58-52 win over Clemson in the second game on Friday.


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Photo courtesy of Fashion Place
Fashion Place has undergone some major changes lately, lululemon and The LEGO Store among them, but they're not done yet.
Dillard's is moving across the parking lot to take over the old Sears building at the south end, upsizing 20,000 square feet, in spring of 2015. This fall, Fashion Place will bring The Container Store to the state. One of the most acclaimed storage and organization retailers in the country, the store has products ranging from closet storage to travel supplies.
Last fall, lululemon joined Fashion Place, along with the first LEGO store in Utah. Some of the other new stores at the mall are Crate & Barrel, Paper Source, Kiehl's, The Northface and Z Gallerie.
Fashion Place prides itself on constantly bringing new stores to Utah, giving shoppers a unique experience.
Spring fashion event, photo courtesy of Fashion Place
But the mall is not all about its stores; there's also fashion (hence the name). They host seasonal fashion shows, like their Fall Fashion Fusion, and give Club members (it's free to join) VIP event passes, invites to kids events, gift cards and special deals.
"The loyalty I see from the community throughout the Wasatch Front, coupled with the myriad of quality retailers and restaurants truly makes my job at Fashion Place gratifying," says Natalie Watson, Fashion Place's senior marketing director.
Stay on top of the latest deals and important updates on Fashion Place's facebook page.


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LAREDO, TX (KGNS) - The Laredo Police Department has been investigating a recent scheme report involving a local car dealership.
According to police, the owner of Lonestar Autoplex, Robert Perez, Jr., was defrauding buyers. Allegedly, he would sell vehicles without titles, or in some cases the liens were not released in the vehicles.
This resulted in numerous vehicles being repoed from the lean company after the buyers had either paid for the cars in full to Lonestar Autoplex, or in other cases making payments.
He is also being accused of purchasing vehicles for re-sale with checks with insufficient funds.
On January 17th, Perez had an arrest warrant for theft, after a local business owner told police Robert had stolen $1.5 million. He was also served with other theft charges on February 12th.
After several months of investigation, police identified more suspects in the case; Robert's wife Maria Perez, father Robert Perez, Sr., and assistant Veronica Garcia. According to police, they are involved in the ongoing scheme of fraudulent buying and re-selling of motor vehicles.
Last Thursday, Perez was served with 14 additional warrants on charges of theft and fraudulent transfer of motor vehicles. He has now been served with a total of 19 warrants in this case.
His wife, Maria, is facing three counts of fraudulent transfer of motor vehicles. His father, Robert Sr., is still at large and has two warrants for his arrest under the same charges as Maria. His assistant, Veronica, is facing one charge of fraudulent transfer of a motor vehicle.
Currently, the Laredo Police Department is investigating numerous cases, and more arrests and charges are pending.


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College Hockey:Boston College regains top spot in men's D-I poll
Four teams earned first-place votes in this week's USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll, but with 35 of the 50 nods, Boston College has regained the top ranking once again.
Last week's No. 1 team, New Hampshire, received nine first-place votes and slides to No. 2 this week.
Notre Dame moves up from No. 5 to No. 3 with three first-place votes, while Minnesota stays No. 4 and took home the other three first-place votes.
Miami falls to No. 5 from No. 3, Boston University jumps one to No. 6, Western Michigan remains seventh, North Dakota rises one spot to No. 8, Quinnipiac leaps up four spots to sit ninth and Dartmouth holds steady as the nation's tenth-ranked team.
At No. 11, Denver is down five places, Cornell falls one to No. 12, Nebraska-Omaha moves up one to the 13th spot, Union falls a pair to No. 14 and Yale stays 15th.
Niagara rises two spots to No. 16, St. Cloud State is again 17th, Harvard jumps two places to sit No. 18, Ferris State falls three to No. 19 and previously-unranked Minnesota State enters the poll this week at No. 20.
The USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll consists of 50 voters, including 28 coaches from the Division I conferences and 22 beat writers and sports professionals from across the country.
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The name John Carradine is not one that inspires much confidence in audiences despite the fact that the man has been in a number of critically acclaimed classic films. Perhaps that's because in addition to being in such films as 'Stagecoach' (1939), 'The Grapes of Wrath' (1940) and 'The Man who Shot Liberty Valance' (1962), Carradine also starred in Boris Petroff's 1957 schlock of a picture, 'The Unearthly', which, despite its title, has absolutely nothing to do with extraterrestrials, or undead beings, or anything that's actually 'unearthly' in nature.
Carradine stars as Dr. Charles Conway, just you're typical mad scientist who dreams of unlocking the secrets of eternal life by introducing the "seventeenth gland" to the human race, as we all do from time to time. In his isolated mansion which serves as a private mental asylum, Conway experiments on various mental patients (because who better to grant eternal life to than a bunch of mentally unstable people?), but in lieu of making them immortal, only succeeds at transforming them into hideous monsters (Don't bother asking questions. They won't be answered).
Enter police-detective Mark Houston (Myron Healey), who goes undercover as a patient at Conway's "mental asylum" and soon discovers what the doctor and his cold-hearted assistant Dr. Gilchrist (Marilyn Buferd) are really up to, and seeks to stop them with the help of the other mental patients. At least, that's what Houston does near the end of the film – the proceeding seventy minutes or so being filled with long, dull scenes wherein he and the other characters all sit around and talk about their neuroses, or how weird Conway and his assistant Lobo (Tor Johnson) are.
Petroff's film fails on so many levels, that were it not for the fact that his other directorial credits were just as ineffective or poorly crafted, one would think that Petroff set out to fail on purpose (perhaps as a favor to his masters, the dreaded Mole People?). Repetition is one of the film's most notable flaws, as 'The Unearthly' assaults us with scene after scene of people walking up and down staircases, or Carradine sitting in his basement laboratory and playing Bach on a pipe organ. None of these things are particularly horrifying nor relevant to the plot, yet Petroff insists on showing these things over and over again, as though he were trying to stretch out thirty-minutes of story into a seventy-minute feature.
The set-design and mise-en-scene are also noticeably paltry. Despite being filmed in an old, antiquated mansion (the golden standard of horror films), there is nothing particularly memorable or haunting about the house, despite the fact that the entire movie takes place in this single location. Nothing stands out or remains memorable, nothing helps to convey or inspire mood, or set the audience up for the dull scares that don't so much lurk around the corner as they linger, and then even, don't jump out until several minutes too late.
Not that Petroff can be blamed for the entire fiasco all his own. His cast – though composed of some well-known names like the aforesaid Carradine, and cult-actress Allison Hayes as one of the mental patients – doesn't do much to help improve the already dire situation. Carradine chews the scenery up like he's on an all-scenery diet, while Tor Johnson utters such quotable gems as "Time for go to bed" whilst shuffling clumsily about the film set like an ape caught in the middle of the evolutionary process. Then of course you have Myron Healey's performance as Det. Houston, which carries with it all of the charm and personality of a plank, as well as Arthur Batanides, who in addition to playing a mental patient, also admitted in later interviews that he was drunk during most of the filming of Petroff's movie (that's all you need to know to get a feel for how his performance came out).
The ultimate consensus? Petroff's 'The Unearthly' is a boring, repetitive, and under-developed horror picture with no scares and even less common sense. Even fans of "so-bad-its-good" cinema will have a difficult time sitting through Petroff's film, its seventy-three excruciating minutes a challenge to even the most hard-willed purveyors of awful cinema. If you're feeling particularly masochistic, than by all means rent this schlock of a picture, but those seeking genuine scares or actual entertainment would be wise to look elsewhere.
Find the nearest Blockbuster (assuming they still exist) near your home so you can rent this film almost immediately. Or, if you prefer that movies came to you instead, set up a Netflix account and start your ordering as soon as possible.


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Spooky, Spacey, Scenic and Silly - Wisconsin-style Overnights with a Twist
Last Updated: 11/25/2015
By Jerry Huffman
Retlaw Plaza Hotel – Fond du Lac
Wisconsin has a surprising number of hotels, motels, and inns that boast of being haunted.
One of the coolest must be the Retlaw Plaza Hotel in downtown Fond du Lac. Folks at the Retlaw embrace the spookiness and have most of it narrowed down to room 717.
Originally opened in the 1920's the Retlaw has also been used as a psychiatric hospital and nursing home in the past. Among the "spirits" that are reportedly part of the hotel include the original owner, Walter Schroeder, who may have been murdered there, a ballerina who jumped from a seventh floor window, and a red-haired woman wearing a white bathrobe who disappears into walls.
Take heart, Star Trek fans, as you have a great Wisconsin overnight option. The Up North Pod sits on the edge of Lake Sumac. You literally pull up the steps of your private "Futro Pod" and take off.
Owner, Drew Poggemann, a Star Trek Next Generation fan bought the pod five years ago and has had space fans as far away as Munich, Germany beam down.
Along with the stunning Vilas County scenery, Poggemann promises a supply of science fiction DVD's.
Kids welcome.
The Walker House – Mineral Point
Wisconsin's oldest inn is open for business, again, in Mineral Point.
Opened in 1836 the inn was started by William Walker, a local miner who settled here from England. There are nine lodging rooms, a restaurant, a pub, and an ice cream shop in the 16,000 square foot building.
New owners, Dan and Kathy Vallaincourt, reopened the rooms last fall and the restaurant, pub, and ice cream shop followed this spring. The goal is to restore the Walker House so it reflects its original Cornish design from the 1830's.
A point of pride for the new owners – the Walker House is one of the oldest buildings in the US still functioning as an original business.
The Glass House (Candlewood Cabins) – Richland Center
Made with reclaimed glass walls and a recycled tin roof, the Glass House cabin is meant for people who don't throw stones.
The unique cabin was the brainchild of owners Susan and Norbert Calnin who wanted to build an overflow space for extra guests. "We took the glass from another project and once we saw the metal roof," said Susan, "we knew we had a winner."
Featured in the New York Times and Midwest Living, windows at the Glass House are still intact after four years. "In spite of the best efforts of one crazy robin trying to fly through the cabin," said Susan.
Extra charge for linens and towels. Pet friendly. No kids under 10.
The Don Q Inn in Dodgeville is hard to miss. It's the hotel with a Boeing C97 in the front yard.
The Iowa County hotel's niche is fantasy suites but think 70's chic. The most popular choice is the "Up Up and Away" hot air balloon suite where a full-sized bed is in the gondola.
Other favorites are Tranquility Base with the bed in a space capsule and the Northern Lights featuring a full-size igloo with a seven-foot water bed.
The plane was featured in a car commercial starring Farrah Fawcett. Look closely at the fuselage--it's autographed by the 70's heartthrob.
Adults only in the suites. Standard family rooms available.This entry was posted in Specialty