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I'm very much anti-remake. If the original worked, leave it alone. In
the case of the 1990 Total Recall we had what was built to be the
biggest movie yet made starring the biggest movie star around. Yep,
that sounds like a viable candidate for remaking.
In a future where most of the Earth is decimated, Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell) can't shake his adventurous dreams. He heads to Rekall where vacations come in the form of memory transplants. In the process of becoming his own secret agent, Quaid discovers that his life is a lie. Wife Lori (Kate Beckinsale filling in for Sharon Stone but doubling for Michael Ironside and offering the best performance of the film) leads a chase to capture the awakened Quaid. Meanwhile freedom fighter Melina (Jessica Biel) attempts to persuade Quaid into finding his true identity and leading the cause against oppression.
This version of Total Recall does feature some upgrades. Of course visuals have come a long way. Where the original only had one computer-animated sequence involving primitive animated X-rays, this version has all the bells and whistles. There are maglev cars, a myriad of elevators, and a multitude of future housing developments. The art direction is noteworthy albeit not entirely original these days. You can see a frame of the 1990 version and understand immediately what you're looking at with it's consumer-ready technology; do the same with this movie and it's another film looking back at Blade Runner. Fight sequences and most of the action come across as deft, if not too numerous.
The omission of the plot to free mars creates a chasm of asinine edits. The people at peril are never characterized. Since they aren't sassy mutants, there's trouble in understanding the context of early fan service. Only two inhabitable territories exist in the world. The Colony as it's called (Australia) fills in for Mars but since it's the early setting of the film there isn't anything majestic about reaching it. The film hops between the Colony and the controlling British Federation with early going ease that it fails to divide acts.
The lack of Arnold Schwarzenegger helps one appreciate Arnold Schwarzenegger. For someone considered a bad actor, we never actually won a Razziehe actually got an honorary Razzie for failing to win the award, but did get a Golden Globe. Like Sylvester Stallone, Schwarzenegger's typical role, at the time of the 1990 original, exuded masculinity. However, the difference is in the touches of humor that always cropped up in the Schwarzenegger films. One can't watch Predator without shouting to get to the chopper. Transversely Stallone's Rambo never brings the fun factor. Looking back at the Total Recall (1990), little touches from Arnold make even the most gratuitous of Paul Verhoeven gore strangely comical. That odd nature interjects the ardor today's films overlook. This remake is clinical. No mars, no mutants, no soul.
When I heard the news that Total Recall was being remade, I was just as
disappointed as most were out there. However, I never hate a film based
on such a simple principle. Before the release, I was simply curious as
to what direction they were going to take with this film.
I always rate a film on two scales: The technical aspects (an objective scale), and if I actually liked it (subjective scale). I'm pretty forgiving with science fiction films so I'll keep my review as objective as possible.
Pros: The futuristic world that has been imagined for this film was well designed. Visually, the film is stunning. If you're the type that reads into the quirky inventions you see on screen, this film is littered with them.
There were plenty of action sequences, and most of the time the film gave us eye candy that we haven't seen before. It seemed as though a general theme in the film (besides "questioning what's real") was constant play with gravity. This may have been influenced by inception, but the world turns upside down a few times, and it's visually interesting.
Cons: The plot. It was there, but not as deep as you would hope for a "Total Recall" remake. There were a few cool things thrown in there, but the plot was definitely not the strong point of the film.
The action sequences. There were a lot of positive aspects to all the action, but the movie seemed to rely too heavily on it. The movie came off as one giant chase scene, and it became slightly repetitive after a while. If you like a little meat on your plot's backbone, you may want to lower your expectations a little bit before seeing this one.
Conclusion: Try not to think of this film as a literal remake of the original. Think of it as analogous to a band doing a cover of someone else's song... in a very different style. It lifts the ideas from the original film, and written source material, but takes a different spin on it.
In all, I liked it. I had my quips, but it's a movie that I gave a lot of forgiveness. From what I recall, it wasn't a TOTAL mess.
The acting was mediocre. In one scene I even felt an actor was having
difficulty with his lines and that's annoying! What's even more
annoying is that the main "bad guy" is a depraved, Teflon-coated,
wonder woman who can easily beat the stuffing out of our hero, despite
the fact he also happens to be a professionally trained killer with
muscles the size of bowling balls. Throughout the entire movie, this
wonder woman just keeps coming back like a pesty stalker. Hardly
getting a scratch until the very end. I was even waiting for her to
start talking like Clint Eastwood! She also enjoyed explaining herself
too much and I was really hoping she would get dispatched ASAP because
her presence was undermining the entire story!
I have to admit I cared about the good guys! I wanted them to win, but unlike the first Total Recall, I didn't care nearly as much. In the original film I desperately wanted the good guys to win! In the remake my feelings were muted. After all the remake has been dumbed-down, which makes it dull. Sure there's plenty of CGI eye candy and plenty of Clone Trooper-type guys in body armor getting miraculously mowed down at every corner. But the story is not edgy in the least! Unlike the original Total Recall, where you really didn't know if the good guys were going to win.
And the remake has no message, unlike the original. The original was about mind-bogglingly oppressive corporate greed and as a result you felt a wide range of strong emotions! So much was at stake!
I don't like it when a great story is reduced to so many campy clichés! There was great tension building in the first half of the film only to fall apart later! It's so obvious Hollywood focus-grouped the screenplay to death in order to pander to the teen and pre-teen boy segment of the movie going public! Too bad Philip K. Dick will be spinning in his grave tonight. Whoever owns the film rights to his stories should be ashamed of themselves and PLEASE make no more movies if this is the best you can do! Try to protect the man's legacy, instead!
Fond memories of Paul Verhoeven's "Total Recall" kept coming back while
watching this remake. Arnold Schwarzenegger's screen presence was also
an added plus in the 1990 film, as well as the one-liners, Mars and of
course heaps of bloody violence. If you've seen the original, then you
know how it goes.
Len Wiseman's remake of the same name replaces Arnold with Colin Farrell, in his first lead action role in years, while eliminating Mars as the backdrop of the action and replacing it with an overpopulated Earth where transportation from one corner to another occurs, literally, straight through the center of the earth. The rugged subterranean mazes of the red planet is replaced with dizzying skyscrapers and lots of sleek, flying cars, not unlike Philip K. Dick's own "Blade Runner" and "Minority Report".
Farrell can act and is definitely a strong action lead and it shows here, as per the beautiful ladies Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel who both show off brawn over beauty here. Alas, everything is taken way too seriously in this version. I have fonder memories of the Verhoeven/Arnold version where one-liners come post-Arnie-kill. Gone. Certain characters are trimmed or even cut completely from the original. Bryan Cranston's Cohaagen makes me miss Ronny Cox even more, and Bill Nighy's resistance leader doesn't stand out compared to the 1990 film. The best thing the screenwriters did is to combine Sharon Stone's and Michael Ironside's characters from the 1990 film into one, and as portrayed by Kate Beckinsale, she kicks serious ass here.
The script is a near complete rehash of the original, save for the setting and the final act of the film. The scene where Bokeem Woodbine's character tries to convince Quaid (Farrell) where he's still in a dream is certainly a standout scene which was very well done. Alas, the majority of the movie is laced with action sequences and sensational special effects (seriously, this is CGI porn) that may get this film a nomination for Best Visual Effects this year. No kidding. While the editing is fast-paced and the cinematography sleek (with a little too much lens flare ala J. J. Abrams), the music score by Harry Gregson- Williams was kind of bland in my opinion. It was just there, does its job, and I didn't care. Where's Marco Beltrami; or even for that matter his legendary mentor, the late, great Jerry Goldsmith when you need them?
Director Wiseman has a knack for action sequences ("Underworld", "Die Hard 4") and it shows aplenty here. Sadly the script could've been a whole lot better, but then again, if they had set it on Mars it would've been a shot-for-shot remake with better characters, but still I would've loved to see action on the Red planet once again. The PG-13 rating is justified, and there are indeed little homages to the original, but overall this remake is nothing more than a fast-paced, popcorn munching good waste of time, with some really nice CGI to chew on.
However, I'd rather watch the old one again. Arnie has a much stronger screen presence than Farrell and it is much more ambitious and has more heart than this sleeker, newer one.
Overall rating: 53%
This movie is one of those remakes which is not as good as the original
90s version. In other words it was pointless.
There is some continuing action that keeps one mildly engaged but the story is weak. The Arnie version had a clear and interesting plot with charm and wit remember "Sweetheart, be reasonable. After all, we're married!", "Consider this a divorce". Also the climax was grand and fascinating - the lack of oxygen bug eyed thing.
There are some vast multi level future cities that resemble an overcrowded Hong Kong or Shanghai. But the chase routines that race through them are repetitive after a while.
Kate Beckinsale's character kept popping back too many times and there is no reason why she is so relentless. Maybe just because her husband is the director. It was nice to see Jessica Biel in a big budget movie again. Colin Farrell plays a more regular guy than an action hero which is good but he doesn't have interesting lines to deliver.
Overall, see this if you want to but be warned it's not as good as the 90s version.
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The thing that made the old Total Recall so great was that it kept a
certain level of fun going throughout the whole film. It threw Doug
Quaid through several crazy challenges and turnarounds in the story. It
was enjoyable to watch, and totally intrigued the viewer. It was campy.
It was, all in all, a great movie.
This remake forgot the entire element of fun, and instead replaced it with what the producers probably thought people wanted to see: more explosions.
It's just, simply put, bleh.
It's not very fun to watch. It's actually pretty boring in the scenes where there isn't action, and the scenes where there is action, it begins to get old very quickly.
I don't ever feel like it's my place to critique another person's acting, but there are a few exceptions. Farrell just doesn't seem like a great Quaid. He kind of just takes everything that is thrown at him, and gets over it. Schwarzenegger was thrown into the action and was always surprised with what came next. He wasn't ever ready, and that showed. It made it more exciting! Farrell always kind of keeps that "yeah, I'm a secret agent? okay." attitude going the entire movie.
The last thing: You have almost no doubt that Quaid is actually a secret agent in this one. The old one actually had you thinking it was possible that he was still back at Rekall; whereas the remake spells it out in the beginning: He is a secret agent. That's it. End of story. The point of the old Total Recall was that you were never really sure. Is it all fake? Or is it real? The remake completely missed that intrigue, which was a big part of the old one.
It will entertain the people who like action, and nothing else. The substance just isn't there, which is a bit of a letdown. I give it a four, because it looked pretty.
I wish I could recall the last two hours of my life. I really thought this movie would be fun - not good, mind you - but fun. A re-make of an old classic with an even bigger budget, better actors, and today's special effects would be worth 8 bucks. Plus Jessica Biel is sexy as hell. I was rewarded for my rare optimism by poor acting (seriously, the robots were more engaging); cliché dialogue (at one point, the villain actually said darkly, "Go handle it" to his henchman); and unpredictable plot-turns (the audience was kept guessing what the hell was going on). And these were all carefully scripted for the sole purpose of getting to the next action sequence - none of which had anything to do with the original movie. The only call-back to the original title was the appearance triple-titted hooker. No need to explain how the hell a regular human came to have these mammoth milk-monsters, because there are three of them. I should have walked out after they made their five-second cameo. I would have been happier.
I guess the floodgates are now open. Adapting Philip K. Dick's stories
are no longer enough, and now a trend may follow either to remake the
films that have already been done, to give it another spin for a new
generation, or how about remaking all of the films starring Arnold
Schwarzenegger, starting from Conan, and now Total Recall. For sure,
Colin Farrell can't step into the ex-Mr Universe's hulking frame in
playing the construction worker turned double agent Douglas Quaid
through what would seem like a fantasy walk in the park for the mind
gone all wrong, but if you'd put away your memory of the past film,
then his outing here would stand out against his recent slate of
projects, bringing him back to action-hero mould even if Len Wiseman's
vision here turned a little bit suspect.
Fans of the original film will see only slight similarities in this one, since it took on a different adventure altogether after the familiar introduction. Quaid experiencing a nightmare of a dream only to wake up beside the sexy wife in Lori (Kate Beckinsale, in a role played by Sharon Stone previously, in lingerie no less), and finding that there's probably more to life than just home and work. Enticed by the fantasy inducing company called Rekall where one can live out one's fantasy for a fee, Douglas soon discovers he got more than he bargained for. The contraption's design got brought over, and so did the cult favourite in the three breasted woman, which Singapore back then didn't get to see at all because our censors found it offensive and unreal. The identity mask also has another go, although with less fun, being solely functional and little else.
But what was sorely missed in this remake, is the quip after quip of Arnie-isms, those puns made each time Douglas Quaid did something smart alecky, dispatched an opponent, or just wanted to drawl on something in his Austrian accent. In the typical Arnie movie, there's always room for fun, jokes, and those legendary one liners. Here, all we get are dead serious moments, with the whole look and feel being laden with the need to feel all gritty. Colin Farrell wears a scowl throughout, being perplexed and confused about his true identity in Jason Bourne style complete with mysterious artifacts stored in a safe deposit box, and having doubts to the role he has to play in the entire battle between the Haves and Have Nots.
This Total Recall requires that you junk all memories of the Schwarzenegger film, in order to enjoy the new narrative involving a chemical fallout across all lands save for Britain and parts of Europe now being part of a Greater Britain, and Australia, known as The Colony (yes, some slight historical references here). There's no Mars this time round, as the story gets set strictly on Earth, involving a carnival styled train service that commutes between the two territories, having to pass adjacent to the Earth's core, for some nifty CG effects involving gravitational force reversal.
CG seemed to be what Director Len Wiseman ordered for the film, with green screen effects and CG laden landscapes peppering the entire movie, that makes you wonder about the tagline "What is real?" indeed. It's big on action sequences and slight on actual story, with pauses only to allow the film to breathe a little, before embarking on yet another stunt sequence that involves plenty of running for Douglas Quaid, and his new found love interest / revolutionary partner Melina (Jessica Biel), as they escape from rooftops to elevators, pass through deadly three dimensional elevator shafts and tunnels, fighting their way past synthetic troopers ala Star Wars. It does get pretty generic after a while, that these sequences all start to look very much the same, and probably a Star Wars: Clone Wars episode gone wrong.
Also for the tagline of "What is real?", this remake doesn't really keep you in suspense in a what is, and what is not thought, because for this new generation of audiences, Len Wiseman probably considered it best if everything was spoonfed. So there's no need to guess, and everything got explained verbatim, that you'd know whether it's real, otherwise, and just about every plot and character twist being laid out for all and sundry. Between the two female leads, Kate Beckinsale got more screen time for obvious reasons, though it's not everyday that we get to see her in a negative role. It's clearly expanded here, with her Melina being something of an amalgam of the roles played by Sharon Stone and Michael Ironside as the relentless pursuer of Douglas Quaid, adamant in hunting him down and finishing him off, against orders.
Ultimately, Total Recall 2012 is one big amusement park ride. This will probably be enjoyable for anyone in for an average CG action adventure extravaganza and have no knowledge of the fun blockbuster the first one was, but for the rest of us who have seen Paul Verhoeven's version, this one definitely pales in comparison, in story, action and just plain fun. And Arnold Schwarzenegger was in his prime then, with big shoes that didn't get filled this time round.
I was completely exhausted after seeing this film. If you like chase scenes and a lot of action, then this is the film for you. I think that people who have seen the original Schwarzenegger version will not be too thrilled with this film, me included. In the original film there were more mind games while this film is diluted with action sequences. I am not saying that the action parts were not good, there was just too many of them. I have to say that the futuristic look of the United Federation of Britain and The Colony (Australia) was pretty cool; although there were times that I thought that I was watching a video game. Also, the concept that you could travel between the two locations (which are on opposite sides of the earth) in roughly 17 minutes in a tube called "The Fall" was utterly ridiculous. I can't even imagine how fast that thing would have to travel to do what it does. Colin Farrell (Douglas Quaid/Hauser) was not all that engaging. This is not necessarily his fault because the dialog was pretty bland and boring. By the end of the film I really did not care what happened to him, I just wanted it to be over. Kate Beckinsale (Lori Quaid) and Jessica Biel (Melina) were formidable as two butt-kicking adversaries, although I have to say that Kate's character kind of reminded me of the female terminator. She was relentless in trying to track down Hauser. I am always happy to see a woman cast as a tough, larger than life super human. Bokeem Woodbine (Harry) was convincing enough as the best friend, but his dialog was no better than Colin's. I do not think that the film was all bad, but about an hour or so into the film I was wishing that I was back at ReKall. You are definitely going to need an energy drink after you watch this one because you will not be energized after seeing it; you will be worn out. Len Wiseman was definitely not a wise man for trying to redo this film. He should stick with the Underworld series and call it a day. This film really makes me long for Mars and the cheesy special effects in the original. I am giving this film a very weak amber light only because the action scenes were so well done.
Total Recall - What a waste of money and talent! Unfortunately, none of
these 2 aspects are a part of this film.
You have high paid actors, 2 female A listers, a highly gross budget, and a lot of money spent for nothing! I am not sure what the purpose of remaking this film was for. The Swarzenneger original was a clever and entertaining film for it's time. If the original was bad, then I would understand why some studio would have an interest in remaking it. Building the creativity of the story.
However, the original did it's part and for what market or audience it was originally intended for, the original did the trick and this is just a sloppy makeover. A film of this kind has but one purpose - to hopefully, ride the coat-tails of the original (without really adding anything clever) in order to try and build up the bank bucks on another unnecessary sequel. Shame on you!
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The event is being sponsored by Project Be Somebody, which is planning to complete the second phase of the playground at Banks Park in Braceville. The organization is holding events raise $13,000.
The 7 p.m. hayride is not scary.
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The speaker is the Rev. Avery Danage, an ordained Baptist minister, who serves as associate professor at Tri-State Bible College.
MISSION TO DISTRIBUTE PRODUCE: In conjunction with Second Harvest Food Bank, the Warren Family Mission is holding a fresh produce giveaway from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the 361 Elm Road location.
PARK FEST SET: Pleasant Valley Evangelical Church in Niles will host a free communitywide fall park fest from 3 to 6 p.m. on Saturday at Wick Park in Youngstown. The event will include music, balloons, inflatables, face painting, pumpkin decorating and prize giveaways. For information, call 330-539-6582, Ext. 108.
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Costumes are welcome. Tickets are available at 330-399-3606.
RETRO DANCE PLANNED: A free retro night dance party, ''Rockin' Out at the Episcopal," will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. today at Christ Episcopal Church, Warren. The evening festivities will start with an Evensong worship service at 6 p.m., led by the Rev. J. Jeffrey Baker. Those attending can come dressed in 1960s and '70s outfits. For information, call 330-372-4998.
CLOTHING GIVEAWAY HELD: St. William Parish Office, 5431 Mahoning Ave., Champion, will hold a free clothing giveaway from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Call Debi at 330-885-0885.
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Reformers Unanimous, a Christ-centered addiction abstinence program, 7 to 9 p.m., 2111 Sodom Hutchings Road, Vienna. 330-509-0001 or 330-720-2463
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Nation's Voice on Mental Illness of Trumbull County Consumer Support Group, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Trumbull Memorial Hospital, 330-841-9368.
The Survivors Group, Neil Kennedy Outpatient Facility, 7 p.m., open discussion, 160 Clifton Drive, Howland.
Warren Stamp Club, 7:30 p.m., Panera Bread Company's Community Room, 3641 Elm Road N.E.
NAR-ANON, a 12-step program for relatives and friends adversely affected by a loved one's addiction to drugs, 7 p.m with 6:45 p.m. for newcomers, Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic, 160 Clifton N.E., Howland. 330-856-3822.
Seeking God's Glory, 6:30 p.m., 3217 Surrey Ave., Warren. 330-550-3393.
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Newton's Laws of Motion - Sir Isaac Newton first formulated these three basic laws of motion:
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Mike Anderson punches the Lake Michigan seawall with a tailgrab nosegrind and lands on the cover of the October '16 issue—full Manderson interview inside too, holmes. On the travel front, Volcom and Antihero smash around NYC; Alex Olson and the 917 crew meander across the Northeast US and New Balance Numeric goes way further east, conquering Spain. Four solid Heads interviews in this one: Corey Duffel, Frankie Spears, Shawn Hale and Ben Kadow. Paul Hart drops jaws with a handrail-heavy interview. And we ain't done yet: Chad Muska talks Classic Graphics and Andrew Reynolds channels his inner Stevie Williams. Smoke that, Johnny.


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Ok, so here's what I got so far. I was going to buy a leftover cow tag for unit 54 for the first rifle season and just come up and camp in my truck and hike in by myself everyday. Instead, I might have found someone to help me out. About 4 or 5 years ago here where I'm from we caught a call (i'm a fireman) for a car accident, it was the day before Halloween and it was super foggy. At first I was thinking sure, a little fender bender. On our way we started getting more info, this kid had crashed his car 2 days before in the fog and drove down a large treed embankment and could not be seen. Once the fog finally lifted they put a helicopter up and pinged his cell phone and were able to locate him. Hints where I come in. When we got to the 17 year old star baseball player for his school, he was VERY close to death, he would squeeze my hand when I would say his name. We had to cut him out with the jaws of life. Both legs trapped and crushed by the dash and front end. Anyway, he survived, I went to visit him the next day in the hospital. Of coarse he was in a coma for about a week or so through all of the first few surgeries, I think he's had close to 30 now. But I wanted to stay in contact because this kid was going hunting when he crashed. His mom and dad were so thankful and told me how much this kid loved the outdoors and so did I. Know I have a new fishing buddy and elk buddy for next year.
It turns out he has a cousin near Leadville CO, I called him, told him who I was and he said come on up and we will put you on some elk. Sooooo, here's my plan, I'm going to buy a over the counter tag for 2nd season rifle and go have some fun, Another fireman friend has a friend out there who said he would also take me as that's where he hunts all the time and knows the area very well. I might even have a place to stay (keep my fingers crossed)!!!! This is going better than I thought. I will be hunting units 47 and 48. Wish me luck and any pointers on roads to use or trails to take, I would love to hear them. Mike


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Australia is in the climate change firing line.
We are already experiencing water shortages, extended heatwaves, extreme bushfire seasons and the drying out of the lower Murray.
All the emerging climate science shows the world's greenhouse emissions are increasing ahead of predictions made just two years ago and the impacts are hitting harder and faster.
It's high time our politicians stopped squabbling and urgently got on with the job of tackling climate change.
The Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) was voted down in the Senate this week, but will be re-introduced later.
Meanwhile the Opposition has released modelling it says is the basis for a 'greener, cheaper, smarter' scheme.
The truth is both these proposals need some serious work to be environmentally effective.
Both plan to give way too much assistance to the big polluters.
Under the current version of the CPRS the most polluting industries would get up to 95 per cent of their carbon permits for free.
A company like Rio Tinto (which declared a $12.2 billion profit last year) would get $565 million worth of free permits in the first full year of the scheme, or $2.8 billion over the first five years.
Under the proposal championed by the Opposition, big polluters would get 100 per cent of their permits free!
Neither scheme plans to invest enough of the permit revenue in cleaning up our economy and seizing the opportunity to create hundreds of thousands of clean energy jobs.
And neither scheme intends to invest enough in helping rural communities and environments prepare for climate change.
The Opposition says its plan would result in an unconditional 10 per cent cut in Australia's emissions by 2020 (measured against 2000 levels). This commitment, like the Government's unconditional 5 per cent domestic target for reducing emissions, is inadequate.
Government and Opposition have announced conditional targets to reduce emissions by 25 per cent by 2020 if there is a global agreement to stabilise carbon pollution in the atmosphere at 450 parts per million.
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As they stand, both proposals need some serious renovation.
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While maintaining a focus on the general theme of Hypervisibility I (representations of homosexualities in contemporary francophone feature films and television productions), we would like to broaden the field of research to encompass other aspects of contemporary Francophone visual cultures (music video, experimental videos, comic strips, advertisements etc.).
We suggest the following list of themes for papers/sessions:
Abstracts on other relevant topics will also be considered.
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Keynote speakers: Lucille Cairns (Durham University, GB), Jean-Pierre Simard (Université Jean Monnet – Saint-Étienne, France), Denis Provencher (University of Maryland, USA).
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Hello there,
I did a test between BC and ISA2004, ISA has defently improved - console,
http filtering, reporting etc.
Nevertheless Bluecoat is far more "proxy" oriented, the garularity of
filtering, ontrolling and reporting leaves ISA far behined
Now the question is what are your needs - for a small company that needs a
filtering of internet activity ISA is a very good answer, for a large
company with a security policy well defined concering internet use etc, the
BC would be much more usefull.
The same goes for reverse proxy - if the company can invest for BC then this
is a better solution: Secured OS, No need for patching, dedicated device for
dedicated task, very good performances, reporting which is centrelized etc.
if using BC i would recomend to attach the BC AV which is a second device
that scans the traffic for viruses - it would block the virus on the
perimeter instead of on the users PC.
See the 2 links one for ISA the second for BC:
Hope i helped,
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Schumer may shatter fundraising records
Sen. Charles Schumer could become one of the greatest fundraisers of all time.
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The Massachusetts Democrat said regulators are stuck in a "slap on the wrist culture."
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is considering the bill Tuesday.
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Got our new laptop, whoopie! HP dv6700t.
Shrunk the Vista disk down while installing FC9. Twiddled, rebooted
back to Linux a number of times, everything great. Booted Vista
to make sure it could still be done. Next boot to Linux, it froze
coming up -- something about an ACPI threshold (?) or somesuch, sorry
this will be vague. Retried a couple of times with the same result.
Booted with noacpi, and it works again.
Anyone know what Vista might have done to the machine, and how
to reverse the damage? (Besides of course wiping off Vista completely
and using only Linux -- which would be fine with me, but I have to
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Thunder Country wins gold at National Cup
AIRDRIE — Four members of the Red Deer Thunder Country Trampoline and Gymnastics Club won gold in the National Cup at the Alberta Cup national and provincial level invitational meet during the weekend.
Kyle Soehn won the international senior men's trampoline and was third in the double-mini trampoline (DMT) while Kalena Soehn was first in the international women's Espoir DMT and third in trampoline.
Madeline Potter won the national U18 women's trampoline title and was second in DMT while Logan Chaput took first in the national U18 men's trampoline while finishing third in the DMT.
Keegan Soehn was second in both divisions in the international senior men's category while Zachary Blakely was second in international men's Espoir trampoline and national U18 DMT. Alexandra Potter placed second in the national U18 women's trampoline and was fourth in the DMT.
Kyle and Keegan Soehn won the senior men's synchronized trampoline while Kalena Soehn and Madeline Potter were first in the national women's synchronized trampoline.
Chaput and Blakely also won the national men's synchronized title.
Meanwhile in the provincial division, Ashton Henfrey was a triple medalist, capturing gold in the provincial 2 men's trampoline and DMT and bronze in the provincial 1 tumbling.
Sam Peters won the provincial 3 men's trampoline to go with a second in the DMT and fourth in provincial 2 tumbling.
Calvin Burton placed third in the provincial 3 men's trampoline, fourth in DMT and third in provincial 2 tumbling.
Evan Burton was third in the provincial 3 DMT and seventh in trampoline.
Henfrey and Calvin Burton won the provincial 2 synchronized trampoline title while Laura Arnusch and Lauren Howse won the provincial 3 title.
Evan Burton and Sam Peters captured the provincial men's synchronized title while Brooke Hutchinson and Amarissa Unreiner took second in the provincial 1 women's division.
The club also won two bronze medals in the synchronized trampoline — Maria Crichton and Isabelle MacPherson in the provincial 2 women's competition and Kaeleigh Boston and Sarah Lindbergh in the provincial 1 women's category.
Other individual top 10 finishers in the provincial competition were:
Provincial 1: Isabelle MacPherson, seventh tumbling. Brooke Hutchinson, ninth trampoline. Samantha Dancey, sixth, DMT; eighth trampoline. Kaeleigh Boston, sixth trampoline.
Provincial 2: Lauren Howse, 10th tumbling. Isabelle MacPherson, sixth trampoline; ninth DMT. Maria Crichton, fifth trampoline.
Provincial 3: Laura Arnusch, fourth DMT. Lauren Howse, ninth trampoline.
Provincial 1: Jesse Starchuk, sixth trampoline.
Provincial 2: Everett Dool, eighth, trampoline and DMT.


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Best tablets of CES 2011: People's Pick
0. phoneArena 14 Jan 2011, 07:32 posted on
We already told you which were the most prominent tablets at CES 2011 according to us, so we say it's now your turn to sound off...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. MAg (unregistered)
who cares about XOOM? if you have to constantly recharge it, its useless.
2. Itzatlas (Posts: 37; Member since: 05 Jan 2011)
Its the Blackberry Playbook that you have to constantly recharge. Get your facts right before you start to bash on a product.
6. FightForTheLost (Posts: 20; Member since: 25 May 2010)
You have to recharge ALL wireless electronic devices...at some point. Plus, I want to say that the Xoom is rated half-decently for stock battery life. But if it's not good enough for you, then either (a) buy the extended battery if they make one, or (b) go to the iPad, which has superior battery life to most other tablets (but lacks a whole ton of customization and is owned by the Dark Lord Sau - I mean Steve Jobs.)
25. kbbiswas (unregistered)
Alphabetically placing the Tabs would be an unbiased approach..
I bet on Notion ink's Adam... as it has delivered yesterday which google/ipad promises for tomorrow.. (Google's three panels & iPad's camera feature back infact at CES 2010)
If my gut feeling is right it shall always lead the learning curve.
3. downphoenix (Posts: 3165; Member since: 19 Jun 2010)
I dont get what's so special about the XOOM, there were a couple of other tabs like Toshiba's that have basically the exact same specs, are people just that madly in love with Motorola and Verizon that they block out anything else?
Blackberry Playbook was the dominant tablet for one reason: It was actually running in full form. Most of the tabs they showed were only doing video demonstrations on the tablet, they were not actually usable. Come prepared next time guys.
46. Zelduh (unregistered)
The Adam was also ACTUALLY running. (It was the only Android tablet that people could actually play with.)
4. DontHateOnS60 (Posts: 867; Member since: 20 Apr 2009)
Tough choice here. As nice as the Xoom looks, as well as the Playbook, none of them really offers the hardware and design I'm looking for in a tablet. Apparently it really is that hard to find one that offers a very customizable homescreen, true multitasking (no limits or regulations), 10" HD display, loud clear stereo speakers ON THE FRONT so you can actually hear what's going on, either USB-OTG or a single USB 2.0 port or both, HDMI (not mini or micro), and either an SD card slot or microSD slot or both, Bluetooth 3.0 with high speed transfer, 64GB of built in memory, 2MP front facing camera, 8MP rear facing camera, GPS, removable battery, I have to be able to tether it to my phone, and of course good software that's light on eye candy, heavy on useful features.
I don't care what processor it has or whether or not it's dual core as long as it keeps the software moving fast, and the battery running for at least 10 hours under a decent load. I don't care what GPU it uses, and I definitely don't care about whether or not it has a SIM card slot since I'm only looking for WiFi. I don't care about a docking port but if it has one, cool. I'd like to have an Ovi Suite like software that I can use to back it up and do whatever else with, but not have to use to transfer files like with Apple products. Having the freedom to connect to any computer as a mass memory device is key here.
And that's pretty much the general idea of what I'm looking for in a tablet, that nobody has brought to the table.
15. fundaaz (unregistered)
Pretty much most of what you said is available on Notion Ink Adam. You could have a look if you like...
7. tabletuser (unregistered)
One of the tablets that comes close to what DOntHateOnS60 descibes as requirements seems to be Notion Ink Adam
It has - customizable Homescreen, True multitasking, excellent steeo speakers, 2x USB 2.0 ports, HDMI out, microSD card slot, 3.2 MP rotatable camera, GPS , SIM card slot(3G) and 12-15 hours battery life(best in any tablet , so far)
You may check http:\\www.notionink.com for details
8. skip (unregistered)
Both the xoom and playbook are trash. Check out notionink.com, browse the blog.
The adam table will put up a great fight against these other tablets and unlike apple, blackberry, and motorola, NI isn't all about the money. and they are offering a truly revolutionary.
9. elmelao (unregistered)
Notion Ink Adam rocks!
10. samadhan (unregistered)
Xoom getting voted becuase of Honeycomb only
11. dialacab (unregistered)
Absolutely no contest - Notion Ink Adam
12. priths (unregistered)
Why are people voting for something which is not even out in the market?
The Xoom tablet displayed in the CES 2011 was not even a prototype.It had some pictures and animation clips to show what 'will' be there in it when it comes out in the market.
Let us vote for something which exists and stands for its innovation.
I voted for 'Notion Ink Adam'.
13. Mistry (unregistered)
Xoom has >40% votes? Based on what? We haven't even seen the actual honeycomb running on it! It's just a dang video! The device itself doesn't look any special.
At least PlayBook showed a fully working model with all its bells-and-whistle.
I might have to vote for PlayBook or Adam. They both look at least compelling and innovative.
14. durgesh (unregistered)
Notion ink's Adam.
1. Very innovative concept.
2. The development was very user based, as in the developers were constantly in touch with the requirements of the end user while making this tablet.
3.Its just awesome.
16. gugabaga (unregistered)
Looks like this poll isn't going to be fair.
Here are posts from notion ink blog:
"Bernd said, on January 17, 2011 at 17:03
3 times voted !
You can vote as often as you like if you delete Cookies, reset your IP and use different Browser.
ajesh said, on January 17, 2011 at 17:05
me 6 times "
22. JR (unregistered)
I'm a notion ink fan but if what you say is true (haven't checked yet) then i agree that its wrong.
43. Mistry (unregistered)
You should read rest of the comments. There may be one or two bad apples, but the whole bucket isn't bad. Plenty others, including myself, don't believe in cheating... and haven't voted multiple times. In fact, if you read rest of the replies, you'll see that other adam fans are saying even if fans of other tablets do so, adam fans shouldn't.
We are definitely hardcore fans, but we are not here to cheat our way forward. In fact, on behalf of those who misused the polling system, I say sorry. That won't get rid of those "padded" votes, but I guess it counts for something.
17. gugabaga (unregistered)
Please cancel this poll. Notion Ink fanboys are cheating here. What is the problem with this company? It's CEO is telling half truths, fanboys are cheating.. It's worse than ever.
44. Mistry (unregistered)
I'll repost the same comment I responded earlier:
"You should read rest of the comments. There may be one or two bad apples, but the whole bucket isn't bad. Plenty others, including myself, don't believe in cheating... and haven't voted multiple times. In fact, if you read rest of the replies, you'll see that other adam fans are saying even if fans of other tablets do so, adam fans shouldn't.
We are definitely hardcore fans, but we are not here to cheat our way forward. In fact, on behalf of those who misused the polling system, I say sorry. That won't get rid of those "padded" votes, but I guess it counts for something."
18. Mohanan CG Nair (unregistered)
The best is Notion Ink Adam !! Innovative and feature rich and faster than anything shown there and multi tasking!! Adam is the best
19. ajesh (unregistered)
its not about cheating........just give a reason why motorola xoom......havent seen anytin solid from it.....nothing special.adam is innovative................when will this tin release guys..........not in the near future
20. gugabaga (unregistered)
It's all about cheating. It is a poll. I don't have to provide a reason why xoom or any other. Let it be 'I like the name Xoom and this is why I voted for this device'. This is peoples choice, not yours. If you like Notion Ink, no problem, vote for it. But only ONCE. Otherwise you are cheater.
To admin: Please cancel this poll, it's result is skewed by notion ink fanboys.
42. Scoobydooby (unregistered)
Right, because online polls are always accurate!
Quit being a bloody crybaby, the Adam deserves to be up top cheating or no cheating, it has virtually every other tablet beat in terms of usability, battery life, screen and innovation. Its ergonomic, it boasts its on custom UI that runs overtop of the Android OS.. I could go on.
If you dislike it then that's your loss, but stop being so childish like the poll means anything anyway.. it is and has been tilted towards two tablets anyway lol.
21. ajesh (unregistered)
k sorry guys...whatever adam gets minus 5 votes i have done...........
23. Maxflow (unregistered)
Guys please vote once.Hope the best will win.Even if one is a fanboy even then resist your temptation to vote multiple times.Thanks
24. Glenn M (unregistered)
@gugabaga - You are correct - Cheating is wrong. Many of the NI community have spoken up about it and have asked everyone to NOT cheat. It looks like it is restricted to just a few folks who got excited and forgot their values. I don't think the voting is that screwed as a result but the Adam is likely to continue to dominate in this poll as there are thousands of followers who read the blog.
On a side note - these kinds of open polls are never scientific and always open to manipulation. Don't take them seriously as some sort of proof that the result is truth. Every person reading this should look at all the entries themselves and make an edicated choice on what device best fits their needs. While many of us believe the Adam is clearly the better tablet - we are also confident that everyone who takes an honest look at them will come to the same conclusion on their own.
Don't knock the Adam because a few people got over excited. Check it out and make your own choice.
26. JMag (unregistered)
As a Notion Ink Adam fanatic, I don't think it needs people to vote multiple times for it to prove that it is the best tablet out there.
It's specs speak for itself. While the Xoom is a very nice tablet when it finally does get released--Remember, google has not even released a copy of honeycomb to the chipmakers yet for processor optimization--it (and most of the tablets at CES) is nothing more than an iPad wannabe with better features. Only the ADAM stands out above the pack with its innovative design, tremendous specs and powerful UI--which, by the way, already anticipates many of the cool Honeycomb tablet-specific feature sets.
On top of all that--it's starting to ship this week! And at half the expected price of the Xoom.
37. ergosum (unregistered)
Speaks for itself alright:
1024x600 screen (1280x800 for Toshiba & Xoom)
3.2 MP camera (5 & 2 MPix for Toshiba & Xoom)
8Gb storage (16-64 Gb SSD)
no local support
Not sure I care too much about Eden, it's not really Android anymore (has anybody seen it in landcape mode?). The only possibly interesting feature IMO is the PQ screen but very few were available and it went out of stock pretty quick.
39. JMag (unregistered)
You seem to pick out what you wanted....
one camera that swivels 185 degrees for use at multiple angles vs the two locked position cameras on the iPad wannabe Xoom,
so many ports that the Xoom internal storage is laughable at best.
the PQ which you deride for its current limit on availability... completely UNAVAILABLE on the Xoom
If you don't like the Eden, you can "pull it down" and get down to the optimized Android interface... and did I mention that it already anticipates many of the things that the Xoom has to WAIT until Honeycomb is finished, released, optimized for its chipset before it can be released....
No mention at all about ADAMs phenomenal optimization and benchmark tests.... hmmm... no comparison for the Xoom since it doesn't quite exist yet.
Form factor.... if you want an iPad wannabe, buy the iPad
Sound.... doubt the speaker placement on the Xoom will even compare to that of the Adam... but, again, we won't know until the Xoom becomes an actual product....
Cost... hmmm... quiet on that topic for a reason...?
Optimized loading of any APK file with a single click.... ?
Yes.... the ADAM's specs speak for itself
49. ergosum (unregistered)
If I buy an IPad then it wouldn't be a wannabe now.
Adam resolution and storage still sucks compared to competition.
PQ screen though great outdoor still has washed out colors compare to IPS, AMOLED or any half decent LCD. Maybe next generation will improve.
As for the camera it's still only 3mp (others have 5mp). The swivel design is great to save on cost but not much of an advantage.
The form factor of the Adam would provide for better handling but only in landscape mode, but as far as I can tell nobody has seen Eden in landscape mode (and I don't mean an app or a video).
You might have a point for the sound but most people use earphone anyway. You may also have a point for the cost but until the final price is known there is not much to talk about, but FYI the Toshiba has been announced at around $499, the Assus Transforner from $399 to $699, so there you go.
Now don't give me the waiting argument. That's what the Apple fanboy have been serving you guys since CES 2010.
51. ergosum (unregistered)
Correction :
The form factor of the Adam would provide for better handling but only in protrait mode, but as far as I can tell nobody has seen Eden in portrait mode (and I don't mean in an app or a video).
27. kis (unregistered)
adam is by far the best tablet out there ! eden is great ! and i am just waiting for preorder 1 recipients opinion to order in part2 .
28. Mark (unregistered)
Notion Ink Adam rocks.
They have the best "Leaf UI" on Android that supports multitasking.
Has a Swivel Camera and Pixel screen, so an ereader and tablet in one.
Notion Ink Adam rocks, the best android tablet ever.
29. tafilad (unregistered)
Notion ink all the way.The xoom is still vaporware
50. ergosum (unregistered)
Where did I heard such a comment before?
30. samadhan (unregistered)
31. inmypjs69 (unregistered)
The Toshiba runs Honeycomb as well but it didn't get as much fanfare as the Xoom. It has rubberized back; replaceable battery; interconnectivity with your TV; audio and video enhancements; adaptive display tech; full-size HDMI & USB ports, and full-size SD slot. Here is the comparison:
The Xoom will be on Verizon and with the iPhone coming to Verizon with mobile hotspot, you can tether it with the iPhone. I'm sure you can do the same with the Tosh if they are on Verizon.
32. la verité (unregistered)
What is the value of this as we can vote many times?
The future sale will more reflect which product is the best.
Some fans are afraid to not get what they already paid since a month.
It is good to try to convince themselves that a product is behind the smoke.
33. mhasija (unregistered)
"""""""""You can vote as often as you like if you delete Cookies, reset your IP and use different Browser.""""""""""""-----------> this can be done any other online poll as well, in fact on all types of online polls!
34. Andrude (unregistered)
Adam has better specs, better design, better software. And it completely sold out of the 4 different configurations it came with. Realism, not fanboyism.
38. ergosum (unregistered)
Seriously? You will tell how a 1024.600 screen or 8Gb flash drive is a better spec than a 1280x800 screen or a 32 Gb SSD drive.
And I was thinking that Apple fan boys were the worse!
FYI the Viewsonic GTablet also sold out, with much weaker specs.
The only thing Adam has going for himself is Eden and it's PQ screen. With a better PQ resolution and a better disc that would have been one killer tablet.
35. Bobman (unregistered)
OH NO THe ADAMITES ARE HERE! THEY WILL RAPE AND PILLAGE!!!!!!!!!!!
40. JMag (unregistered)
I think they will be too busy soon for raping and pillaging... since they will be receiving their tablets soon, while those Xoomians are going to have to wait until Motorola actually finishes something more than an iPad wannabe prototype.....
36. John2003 (unregistered)
I really like the fact that Android has also won the battle of the Tablets along with Smart phones. Cool, very cool. But who'd believe that the best tablet in the world is from an Indian company called Notion Ink. Check out their Adam tab, its well worth waiting for. It beats anything out there!
41. tom (unregistered)
Adam's funboys are aggressive. Who wants a low resolution tablet with limited memory and a non-standard user interface?
While Apple is rumored to work on 2048x1536 resolution iPad 2, the list in the article shows attempts to match the iPhone/iPad 1 interface.
I'm waiting for the moment msft will finally do something amazing and compete with Apple.
45. Candyman808 (unregistered)
Notion Ink Adam Rocks. CEO is telling half truth? Imagine if he tells the whole truth. Boy all this tablets will just have to go back to the drawing board like I pretty sure they be like.. "Dammit why we never thought of doing it that way?" LOL
47. onryo (unregistered)
I have followed the Adam since april, i am quite taken by the product but quite disheartened by the comments of quite a few people, ill put it down in writing exactly why i like the adam.
1. PixelQI screen (means i can finally read the 100s of pdfs i need for my work)
2. tegra2 chipset, good amount of speed vs battery life
3. good amount of ports for external devices/storage
4. simply the design of the tablet with the weight to the side would make it much easier (weight distrubution wise) to read for extended periods.
i too have seen that there have been quite a few misscommunications between rohan and the people who have been following the adam.
48. gnan.ram (unregistered)
Notion Ink's ADAM really rocks the tablet industry!! i am looking forward the release date to buy one, especially the PQi screen tablet! :)
52. Badbilou (unregistered)
As everywhere, there are Adam lovers and fanboys ...
Don't give us all the name of cheaters,I just vote one time !