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Redmayne finally gets his Potter shot
After two years in the Oscar hunt, actor fronts restart of franchise. | Nov. 15, 2016
Little-known actor stands out in 'Seventeen'
Hayden Szeto shows star potential in small role. | Nov. 14, 2016
'Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk' is a mesmeric trip
High-tech filmmaking is not the only reason to watch Ang Lee's latest. | Nov. 08, 2016
In Verhoeven's 'Elle,' an inferno of lust
French movie is unapologetically demented. | Nov. 07, 2016
'Billy Lynn' looks almost too real
Director Ang Lee says he'll use the new technique in his next movie, too. | Nov. 07, 2016
'Trolls' is big-hearted sensory overload
Charming 'Trolls' is not a nostalgia play. | Nov. 03, 2016
'Doctor Strange' dazzles with mind-bending visuals
No affinity for superheroes or familiarity with Marvel mythology is required to enjoy the visual spectacle that is "Doctor Strange." Being open to mysticism and the possibility of parallel dimensions might help, though. | Nov. 03, 2016
Tom Hanks sees election warning in thriller 'Inferno'
Movie touches on dangers of seeking simple solutions to complex problems. | Oct. 24, 2016
Celluloid Bainbridge grows up
Island tradition, in its 18th year, makes move to become a full-fledged film festival. | Oct. 24, 2016
Nothing could live up to expectations for 'Birth of a Nation
Nate Parker's movie comes close, though, and you'll be left looking forward to his next movie. | Oct. 04, 2016
Documentary takes viewers inside the media circus
'Amanda Knox' centers on interviews with key figures in case. | Oct. 03, 2016
'Deepwater' succeeds as a tribute, critique
Movie focuses on how the explosion happened, and how people survived. | Sept. 29, 2016
'Masterminds' lets Galifianakis be himself
And that's very funny, even if the movie isn't a masterpiece. | Sept. 27, 2016
You've seen this story before (and that's OK)
'Peregrine' is a great fit for director Tim Burton | Sept. 27, 2016
'Deepwater' puts a human face on a catastrophe
Movie focuses on how the explosion happened, and how people survived. | Sept. 27, 2016
'Bridget Jones' returns to form
Director is back, helping revive Zellweger vehicle | Sept. 13, 2016
Oliver Stone gives Edward Snowden the Hollywood treatment
Director presents whistleblower as a hero | Sept. 13, 2016
A future First Couple's first date
Movie examines how Barack met Michelle | Aug. 30, 2016
'Kubo' is a story about telling stories
Animation is beautiful, but plot sometimes stumbles | Aug. 16, 2016
Fewer explosions, more dragons
Disney remake offers a welcome respite from summer's comic-book blockbusters | Aug. 09, 2016
Breakout star in a divisive role
Robbie's portrayal of Harley Quinn draws critics | Aug. 08, 2016
'Suicide Squad:' Villains get their time to shine
Memorable characters drive latest superhero film | Aug. 04, 2016
'Suicide Squad:' Villains get their time to shine
Memorable characters drive latest superhero film | Aug. 02, 2016
Lots of nuance in 'Little Men'
Adult conflict seen through the eyes of two boys | Aug. 01, 2016
Digital dragnet finds 'Jason Bourne' again
Fourth installment of the Matt Damon franchise is still chilly, bleak and razor-sharp. | July 28, 2016
Digital dragnet finds 'Jason Bourne' again
Fourth installment of the Matt Damon franchise is still chilly, bleak and razor-sharp. | July 26, 2016
Spock laughing? That's 'Beyond' the pale
Latest "Star Trek" is another Kirk-Spock bromance. | July 18, 2016
Pet lovers will delight in these 'Secrets'
'Toy Story' template a perfict fit. | July 06, 2016
Spielberg gets Dahl's "The BFG" right
Director faithfully adapts author's classic children's book. | June 28, 2016
A fish tale you'll be happy with
'Finding Dory' is no trophy fish, but it's a keeper | June 14, 2016
Sequels struggling at the box office
You can expect more to be made, though | June 06, 2016
No need to go through this 'Looking Glass'
Movie strays too far from Lewis Carroll's stories. | May 24, 2016
'Apocalypse:' More superheroes fighting
Latest 'X-Men' movie has similarities to summer's other blockbusters ... but it's still worth seeing. | May 23, 2016
'Angry Birds' is better than you expect it to be
Though based on an app, movie has heart and humor | May 17, 2016
NK grad produces movie for veterans
It's a military-themed, post-apocalyptic, zombie comedy. | May 15, 2016(1)
Marvel's Avengers back with winning 'War'
Captain America, Iron Man an Co. haven't worn out their welcome just yet. | May 02, 2016
'The Jungle Book' is a dazzling visual experience
Update of 1967 classic is both entertaining and a technical achievement. | April 12, 2016
Raitt ready to 'Dig In' following tragedies
She lost a brother and both parents beteween 2004 and 2009. | April 12, 2016
MUSIC: Frampton not just living off of 'Alive'
After iconic album, he had to learn how to be a musician, instead of just a pop star. | March 21, 2016
Who says it was a bad year for movies?
Max was mad, Rocky came back, and much more | Dec. 31, 2015
'Star Wars' blasts opening weekend record with $238 million
'Force Awakens' brought in $238 million, making it the biggest North American debut of all time. | Dec. 20, 2015
REVIEW: 'The Force' really has awakened
JJ Abrams' is good; not great, but way better than OK. | Dec. 17, 2015
A 'Force' to be reckoned with arrives in theaters
'Star Wars' sequel will mean busiest weekend ever for local movie houses. | Dec. 16, 2015
Abrams on how to watch 'Star Wars'
Director says 3-D is best. | Dec. 14, 2015
Roberts is riveting in âSecret in Their Eyes'
Remake one-ups the Argentinian original with its strong acting performances. | Nov. 25, 2015
Saoirse Ronan enchants in âBrooklyn'
Immigrant's story will touch anyone who's ever left home. | Nov. 25, 2015
The best âRocky' movie since âRocky'
âCreed' is as good, story-wise, as the original, and technically much better. | Nov. 25, 2015
What âSpotlight' gets right about journalism
Lots of hard work, not much glamor in tracking down hard-news stories. | Nov. 25, 2015
Gere shifts for âTime Out of Mind' part
Star's quiet, moving performance makes a homeless man's story ring true. | Nov. 25, 2015
Pixar's âDinosaur' good, not great
Visually stunning, it lacks the heart of earlier films. | Nov. 24, 2015
Star-studded âCoopers' formulaic, still moving
Dysfunctional-family dramedy is predictable, but maybe that's part of its charm. | Nov. 13, 2015
âMy All American' tugs at the heart
Tear-jerker sports movie refuses to be tackled by its true-story details. | Nov. 12, 2015
Marriage on the rocks in âBy the Sea'
Jolie Pitt's melodrama never manages to cast much olf a spell. | Nov. 12, 2015
âSuffragette's' Mulligan brings history to life
It's not a Meryl Streep movie, but Carey Mulligan turns that into a good thing. | Nov. 12, 2015
âPeanuts' is a worthy update
Charlie Brown and the gang look great in 3-D and CGI | Nov. 03, 2015
âScouts Guide' will eat your brain
Zombie flick meets sophomoric sex comedy, and the result is not pretty. | Nov. 03, 2015
âCrisis' fits Sandra Bullock's brand
Political satire gets a boost from star's everywoman persona. | Oct. 27, 2015
âBurnt' seems a little half-baked
Bradley Cooper's latest has the ingredients of a fine movie, but ends up not tasting quite right. | Oct. 27, 2015
Bill Murray can't rock overly safe âKasbah'
Film about a starmaker's trip to Afghanistan never seems to know where it's going. | Oct. 21, 2015
Cartoon series made over, for better or worse
Live action film gives the band a millennial makeover. | Oct. 21, 2015
âLast Witch Hunter' doesn't cast much of a spell
Last or not, Vin Diesel plays what certainly must be the least effective witch hunter. | Oct. 21, 2015
Something new to sing about: Zombie opera
Kitsap Fringe Opera makes a macabre debut with some perfect Halloween fare. | Oct. 21, 2015
8 pieces of tech 'Back to the Future' predicted
See some pieces of today's common technology that the 1989 movie predicted. | Oct. 21, 2015
âCrimson Peak' casts a gothic spell
Del Toro's gothic tale elevated by actors and production values so good it's scary. | Oct. 15, 2015
Film flawed, but Malala still shines
Storytelling problems can't dim the light of the young activist and Nobel laureate. | Oct. 07, 2015
âSteve Jobs' plays man against machine
Screenwriter Sorkin and director Boyle paint a warts-and-all picture of the computing icon. | Oct. 07, 2015
âPan' is a grim, bizarre prequel
Origin story is muddled and confusing, saddled by special-effects overkill and bad writing. | Oct. 07, 2015
Even alone on Mars, Damon still charming
âThe Martian' is a gripping tale about a stranded astronaut eminently worth saving. | Sept. 29, 2015
Closing burst of speed saves âThe Walk'
Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars in a movie that doesn't become a high-wire act until its final act. | Sept. 29, 2015
âThe Intern' is bearably nice
De Niro plays cute, but the film revolves around the character played by Anne Hathaway. | Sept. 23, 2015
âHotel Transylvania' adds upgrades for sequel
The only scary thing is how much better the second movie is than the original. | Sept. 23, 2015
Screwball comedies are back
Noah Baubach's âMistress America' takes advantage of a luminous performance by Greta Gerwig. | Sept. 01, 2015
Phoenix is aces in Woody's latest
Allen covers some familar ground in the alternately playful and downcast "Irrational Man." | Sept. 01, 2015
Redford, Nolte click on this jovial âWalk'
Stars play geriatric hikers in a comedy that goes for amiable rather than profound. | Aug. 31, 2015
âHitman' is dead on arrival
Computer-game knock-off moves at a robotic pace. | Aug. 19, 2015
NWA biopic moves to its own beat
âStraight Outta Compton' is good, but it's not gangsta. | Aug. 13, 2015
First trailer for Tarantino's new film is here
Director Quentin Tarantino's next film hits theaters this Christmas. See the first trailer for "The Hateful Eight." | Aug. 12, 2015
Edgerton's directing debut is a âGift'
Actor makes a lot of good directing decisions, and plays a convincing creepy guy. | Aug. 06, 2015
Compelling story told with silence
âShaun the Sheep Movie' is a claymation triumph. | Aug. 06, 2015
Not much about film is âFanstastic'
Standard superhero movie offers little in the way of excitement or nuance. | Aug. 06, 2015
MOVIES: Don't join this 'Vacation'
The Ed Helms remake of Chevy Chase's adventure is pure agony. | July 29, 2015
MOVIES: 'Mission' is action packed
The latest edition of the franchise, 'Rogue Nation,' crackles with wit and cool. | July 29, 2015
Good acting, elementary plot
Ian McKellen plays the supersleuth in his dotage in âMr. Holmes.' | July 19, 2015
âAmy' an insightful look at a too-short life
Documentary finds plenty of potential villains in the death of singer-songwriter Winehouse. | July 14, 2015
Schumer, Hader are bawdy buddies
âTrainwreck' is too long and too pat, but it delivers many laughs, and a rare anti-heroine. | July 14, 2015
Small, but not fun-sized
Not your typical Marvel-comic adaptation, âAnt-Man' is a little bit unsure of itself. | July 13, 2015
âDespicable' sidekicks hog the spotlight
A swarm of little yellow blobs manage to replace a leading man in âMinions.' | July 08, 2015
Pointless rom-com short on âResults'
There's not much chemistry between leads Guy Pearce and Cobie Smulders. | July 08, 2015
âSelf/less' is less than it could be
It's an intriguing idea, but it's been done before ... and better. | July 08, 2015
Hold off on the "Gallows" humor
Found-footage horror flick is been-there, done-that stuff, with af ew twists. | July 08, 2015
âTerminator Genisys' more than just a reboot
Arnold is back in a movie that ups the ante on the popular sci-fi franchise. | June 29, 2015
âMagic Mike' sequel jokier, but not smokier
Tatum shows his moves again in a sequel that works in spite of itself. | June 29, 2015
âTed 2:' A thing with too much stuffing
With all the serious business going on, the sequal has trouble finding time for laughs. | June 24, 2015
âInside Out' gets in childhood's head
Pixar's latest takes animation to yet another new place â the world of a kid growing up. | June 16, 2015
Keaton, Freeman no match for realtors
Couple fighting the foibles of the N.Y. real estate market good for only tepid laughs. | June 16, 2015
A touching tale of growing older
Blythe Danner puts a perfect face to âI'll See You in My Dreams.' | June 16, 2015
Geeks go gangster in âDope'
Good kids get in over their heads in a movie that goes from light to heavy in a hurry. | June 15, 2015
22 years later, the dinos are back
âJurassic World' reboots the franchise, for better or for worse. | June 11, 2015
âJurassic World' signals new cinema era
The fourth film in the series is like the theme park it portrays, a corporate-minded money-maker. | June 10, 2015
Brian Wilson biopic has magical moments
Paul Dano plays the 1960s incarnation of the songwriter-bandleader, with John Cusack playing the older version. | June 10, 2015
Third âInsidious' a horror story, and more
Horror icon Lin Shaye gives heart and depth to the third entry in the âInsidious' franchise. | June 05, 2015
Watch out, Bond babes; McCarthy's here
"Spy" breaks Melissa McCarthy out of her comfort zone (a little). | June 03, 2015
Steady cast keeps âSan Andreas' believeable
Johnson is the Rock of this could've-been-schlock special-effects disaster flick. | May 28, 2015
âAloha' might be Cameron Crowe's âgoodbye'
Impressive gathering of A-list actors is wasted in this shambles of a rom-com. | May 28, 2015
âTomorrowland' is a movie for the dreamers
Unfortunately, director Brad Bird's vision falls short of a cinematic blockbuster. | May 21, 2015
The trill is gone in 'Pitch Perfect' sequel
âPitch Perfect 2â funny, but the laughs are mostly the same ones you got in the original. | May 18, 2015
Juliette Binoche at her most vulnerable
"Clouds of Sils Maria" joins the list of movies about aging actresses. | May 08, 2015
Jack Black pines on for his first âman crush'
"D Train" puts the actor in all-too-familiar territory as the lovable loser. | May 06, 2015
Mismatch movie misfires
Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara are hung out to dry by âHot Pursuit' | May 06, 2015
Filmmakers pick Bremerton, Kitsap to tell story
The seeds of Tim Schaafâs moviemaking career were planted in Fairview Junior High. | May 04, 2015
âMadding Crowd' isn't far from greatness
Latest adaptation of the oft-told Thomas Hardy romance features a fine, flinty Carey Mulligan. | April 29, 2015
Whedon works hard, makes it look easy
Director of "Avengers: Age of Ultron" admits the expectations are high for the latest entry in the comic-book franchise. | April 28, 2015
A sensitive look at the tragedy of Gallipoli
Russell Crowe stays on the sentimental side as both actor and director. | April 28, 2015
Much ado about âAvengers'
Ultron prevents a new challenge for the home team. | April 28, 2015
Director lost in Hollywood
Susanne Bier's "Serena" wastes the star power of Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. | April 21, 2015
âAdeline' will stand the test of time
Blake Lively plays a woman who hasn't aged in 80 years. | April 20, 2015
Cerebral, chilling and austere thriller
"Ex Machina" is a cautionary tale about the dangers of technology. | April 20, 2015
Sequel's âcomedy' elicits the sounds of silence
"Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2" is a sequel that will make you wonder why anyone bothered. | April 17, 2015
A new-take on hand-held horror
"Unfriended" brings "Blair Witch" into cyberspace and social media. | April 16, 2015
Disney Nature mixes social comment with cuteness
"Monkey Kingdom," Disneynature's 2015 Earth Day offering, holds viewers up to a mirror. | April 16, 2015
Baumbach's latest stars Ben Stiller
âWhile We're Young' is a biting, clever look at the moment you lose your mojo. | April 13, 2015
âLongest Ride' doubles down on Sparks
Film offers not one trademark weepy romance stories, but two. | April 07, 2015
The greatest band you never heard of
"The Wrecking Crew" does for studio players what "Twenty Feet From Stardom" did for backup singers. | April 07, 2015
A good story, meekly told
"Woman in Gold" doesn't waste Helen Mirren, but it doesn't do her any favors, either. | April 07, 2015
Suspend your disbelief, and enjoy the action
"Furious 7" loaded with camp, humor and seriously good car chases. | April 02, 2015
âIt Follows' stunningly original
Low-budget indie movie turns the horror-movie genre on its ear. | April 01, 2015
Funny, just like âFargo'
Things get real for Japanese woman who embarks on a quest to find cult film's lost loot. | March 26, 2015
Little ones will love Dreamworks' âE.T.' reboot
The humor of "Home" works really well, at about the 8-year-old level. | March 26, 2015
Ferrell, Hart in âTrading Places' variation
Kevin Hart's comedy is stifled in this been-there, done-that vehicle. | March 26, 2015
Faith-based film aims at different audience
A strong cast and an even directing hand help "Do You Believe" transcend its genre. | March 20, 2015
Why the hills are still alive
50 years later, "The Sound of Music" might be more popular than ever. | March 13, 2015
Latest "Cinderella" is bibbity-bobbity-dull
Director Kenneth Branagh does Disney with all the beauty, but little of the fun. | March 09, 2015
"RoboCop" meets "Short Circuit:" it's ugly
"Chappie" never quite finds middle ground between violence, cutesiness. | March 05, 2015
Dave Franco inspires instant loathing
Vince Vaughn vehicle"Unfinished Business" is so laugh-starved, you'll want to hate it. | March 05, 2015
Every scene is magical
"Song of the Sea" is a brilliant and beautiful cartoon filled with wonder and delight. | March 02, 2015
Culture clash loses its edge in sequel
"Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" lacks the charm and poignancy of the original. | March 02, 2015
Spall paints up a tour de force
"Mr. Turner" is another artfully made period piece from writer-director Mike Leigh. | Feb. 23, 2015
Top critics decide 10 best Oscar winners ever
Eighty-six movies have won the Academy Award for best picture but which one is the greatest? Only hard numbers can settle the debate. | Feb. 22, 2015
List: Oscar best picture winners streaming now
Nineteen former Academy Award winners for best picture are now streaming via Amazon and Netflix. See the full list. | Feb. 21, 2015
John Cusack knew when to bail
"Hot Tub Time Machine" sequel bubbles along without offering much in the way of laughs. | Feb. 19, 2015
Mae Whitman gets a break-out role
"The DUFF" is a smart comedy about a smart girl who fights high school labeling. | Feb. 18, 2015
Everybody wins with âMcFarland USA'
Kevin Costner plays a coach who finds redemption by creating hope among the hopeless. | Feb. 16, 2015
France gives 'Fifty Shades' under-12 restriction
French children as young as 12 can head to see the highly-anticipated erotic drama "Fifty Shades of Grey" on its release Wednesday, after the country's film board decided against giving it an adult certificate. | Feb. 11, 2015
Bremerton screenwriter's movie hits stores
Lots of Bremertonians have connections to Kane Hodder. But Aaron Drane goes all of them one better. | Feb. 06, 2015
Bridges almost enough to save âSeventh Son'
The Dude still abides, but most of this knights-and-witches fantasy is strictly by the numbers. | Feb. 05, 2015
Oscars quiz: Who wore which dress?
The 87th annual Academy Awards are approaching, and with that means scrutinizing the fashion of the stars. | Feb. 03, 2015
âJupiter Ascending' begins directors' descent
Wachowski's sci-fi dreck features a seriously miscast Mila Kunis and a seriously shirtless Channing Tatum. | Feb. 03, 2015
A case of âHitchcopying'
"The Loft" is a stylish whodunit that doesn't live up to its pedigree. | Feb. 01, 2015
âSniper' killing Oscar competition at box office
If the award for best picture at the Academy Awards were decided by ticket sales, "American Sniper" would have been given the trophy two weeks ago. | Jan. 29, 2015
Time travel flck runs out of time
"Project Alamanac" scuttled by camera gimmick from the past. | Jan. 28, 2015
Will Chris Pratt be the next Indiana Jones?
Disney is considering a reboot of the "Indiana Jones" franchise, and it's rumored to already have an actor in mind to play Indy. | Jan. 27, 2015
Johnny Depp really can do wrong
Action comedy misfire is one droopy mustache of a movie. | Jan. 22, 2015
Sundance 2015's most intriguing documentaries
Seven of the most eye-opening documentaries screening at Sundance 2015 that will be great adds to your Netflix queue. | Jan. 21, 2015
J-Lo's latest a cluster of idiotic ideas
"The Boy Next Door" is smothered in cheesy TV-movie cliches. | Jan. 21, 2015
Local author's novel to become a movie
Local author Jonathan Evisonâs third novel is not only set to be a movie, actor Paul Rudd will be staring at the main character Ben Benjamin. | Jan. 15, 2015
2015 Golden Globes: Surprising nominees, snubs
The 2015 Golden Globe Awards nominees were announced in mid-December and the list is full of new faces and first-time nominees. There were also several surprising snubs. | Jan. 11, 2015
Portrait of a counterfeiter
In the documentary âArt and Craft,' you might start to wonder who's taking advantage of who | Jan. 04, 2015
'The Interview' proved solid risk for theaters
Sony's controversial movie "The Interview" did well for the independent theaters that took a risk and screened it on Christmas. The film averaged more money per theater than "Annie" or "Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb." | Dec. 26, 2014
Old Testament as action epic
Christian Bale supplies some of the brawn in director Ridley Scott's sprawling "Exodus: Gods and Kings." | Dec. 08, 2014
MOVIES: Witherspoon's made for walking in 'Wild'
Reese Witherspoon finds a role worthy of her in "Wild," playing a woman who hikes her way out of a tragic past, one painful, traumatic step at a time. | Dec. 05, 2014
MOVIES: Swank's âplum damn plain' in Jones' film
'The Homesman' lets a rugged prarie women tend to many in Dust Bowl Nebraska. | Dec. 05, 2014
All the news that's fit, and then some
Jake Gyllenhaal gets pasty, and scary, as the ultimate ambulance-chaser. | Oct. 30, 2014
Another pairing of "SNL" alums
"Skeleton Twins" finds its laughter in the most unlikely places. | Oct. 05, 2014
Killer doll movie is unexpectedly effective
Old-school thrills well done can still frighten, as 'Annabelle' proves. | Oct. 01, 2014
Film is a long, slow tone poem to love and loss
Melodramatic 'Eleanor Rigby' seems preoccupied with making the audience cry. | Oct. 01, 2014
âEqualizer' is Denzel at his coolest
Action flick is terrific, although a bit too long. | Sept. 26, 2014
Rom-com meets "The Twilight Zone"
'The One I Love' mixes elements not usually seen in date movie fare. | Sept. 26, 2014
âBoxtrolls' arrives just in time for Halloween
Gross and funny animated movie is among the season's best. | Sept. 26, 2014
Here's the sequel, whether we needed it or not
"Dolphin Tale 2" is cute and educational for the youngsters, but mostly dives into the same pool as before. | Sept. 08, 2014
Brosnan's still a lean, mean killin' machine
Pierce Brosnan shoots up many, many bad guys as "The November Man." | Sept. 04, 2014
Dark, cynical comedy explores life and death
Life-and-death comedy "Calvary" stars Brendan Gleason. | Sept. 04, 2014
Youth is served in local film production
"Ghost Noir" stars a cast of kids, but Bremerton itself plays a prominent role. | Aug. 28, 2014
"As Above" somwhere below in quality
"As Above, So Below" saves its thrills for too late. | Aug. 27, 2014
Daniel Radcliffe shows a new side.
Despite lame title, romantic comedy "What If" gets a lot of things right. | Aug. 20, 2014
Movie explains the term "dog days of summer" ...
August dumper lacks both the laughs and star power it needs. | Aug. 14, 2014
Find out which 'Wizard of Oz' character you are
Aug. 15 is the 75th anniversary of the Hollywood premiere of "The Wizard of Oz." In honor of the classic movie, take this personality quiz to find out which character you identify with. | Aug. 14, 2014
QUIZ: Which Robin Williams character are you?
Find out which Robin Williams character you most identify with in this personality quiz. | Aug. 13, 2014
Movie has lilttle to offer but choreography
âStep Up All In' could've left off one dancer, hired a screenwriter. | Aug. 08, 2014
A lot like a tornado, not much like a story.
Film sacrifices characters and story for CGI effects, and nearly blows it. | Aug. 05, 2014
âGuardians' could be actor's ticket to big time.
Chris Pratt transitions from TV funnyman to big-screen star. | Aug. 04, 2014
Film is like waiting too long for the check.
Not even Helen Mirren can heat up this slow-cooker romantic comedy. | Aug. 04, 2014
Marx Brothers still relevant after 85 years
Aug. 3, 2014 marks the 85th anniversary of the big screen debut of the iconic comic siblings, in âThe Cocoanuts.â And thatâs not the only milestone being celebrated by the Marx Brothersâ loyal fanbase this year â far from it. | Aug. 03, 2014
Iggy Azalea set to make acting debut
Singer Iggy Azalea is set to make her acting debut in "Fast & Furious 7," which is due out in 2015. | July 30, 2014
Indie film opens at Rose in Port Townsend
Michael Pitt is a man obsessed in smart, romantic and thought-provoking "I, Origins" | July 29, 2014
"The Rock" takes his turn as legendary strongman
Dwayne Johnson has a rocky time in this by-the-numbers actioner | July 26, 2014
Films you didn't know are based on Stephen King
Check out this list of 10 movies you might not have realized were based on Stephen King books, in honor of the 30th anniversary of "Firestarter." | July 25, 2014
10 Oscar winners who made bad movies
On the tenth anniversary of "Catwoman," starring Halle Berry, we take a look at ten other Oscar-winning actors that later starred in panned movies. | July 23, 2014
Film critic equates movies to life
Ebert documentary equates a love of movies with a love of âLife Itselfâ | July 22, 2014
Zach Braff directs "Wish I Was Here"
Wish you were back in âScrubs'? | July 21, 2014
10 times robots in movies turned on us
No R2-D2 on this list! In honor of the 10th anniversary of "I, Robot," check out this list of 10 other times movie robots turned against humanity. | July 16, 2014
MOVIES: âOnce' again? Uneven music-biz romanc...
âOnce' again? Uneven music-biz romance relies on charm | July 08, 2014
MOVIES: âObvious Child' eschews the obvious, ...
âObvious Child' eschews the obvious, and how | July 07, 2014
MOVIES: Express train to a frozen future
In different hands, "Snowpiercer" might have been just another generic action movie. Yet with South Korean director Bong Joon-ho at the helm, it's instead something more off-kilter and more disturbingly satisfying. | July 07, 2014
MOVIES: Vampires in a Jim Jarmusch setting
Aging indie hipster Jim Jarmusch finally gets around to making his vampire movie with "Only Lovers Left Alive," a droll, dry and atmospheric character study in the Jarmusch style. | July 02, 2014
MOVIES: âLucky Them' is slight, but worthwhile
"Lucky Them" is an indie rock ân' roll romance that had a good enough script to attract decent talent, just not good enough to develop any one of its many promising threads. File it under "slight, but worth checking out," mainly for the performances. | July 02, 2014
MOVIES: âDeliver Us' that exorcism finale, be...
"Deliver Us from Evil" takes a very long time to deliver us from dullness. | July 02, 2014
MOVIES: McCarthy lets it all hang out, and th...
Say this for Melissa McCarthy: A couple of years into her stardom, and not all that far past the dust-up over critics' deriding her comic reliance on the sight gag that is her physique, she puts it all out there in the opening moments of "Tammy," a star vehicle she co-wrote for herself. | July 02, 2014
MOVIES: âE.T.' imitation is a passable form o...
Kids' movie will remind you more tha a little of "E.T." | July 02, 2014
MOVIES: Little movie blazes a new Oregon Trail
'Redwood Highway' benefits from the scenery, and the unforced acting of its leads | June 01, 2014
MOVIES: 'A Million Ways' to bomb in the...
The humor is hit-and-miss in Seth McFarlane's send-up of classic Westerns | May 28, 2014


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How to Innovate Management Through Intellectual Capital Statements ‑ Lessons Learned From the First Implementations in Brazil pp256-267
© Jul 2013 Volume 11 Issue 3, ICICKM 2012, Editor: Fernando Chaparro Osorio, pp185 - 279
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Abstract: Recent initiatives have shown that it is time to think about new ways of managing companies, particularly in emerging economies. Mertins et al (2012), points out that, "In the rapidly emerging Brazilian economy, intangible assets become a key success factor for sustainable growth". As experiences in the fast moving city and state of Rio de Janeiro have shown, the development of systematic management procedures for these intangible assets is especially valuable for fast growing small and medium‑sized enterprises (SMEs) in order to serve as a solid backbone for an increasingly knowledge‑based economy. Another initiative described by Sequeira et al (2012) highlights that Brazil has been evolving into a knowledge society dealing with political changes, globalization, new technologies, and new global competitors, such as China. The need to enhance companies´ and, by extension, countries´ competitiveness has grown rapidly. It is, therefore, evident that organisations and particularly government policies need to redress some critical competitiveness issues, most notably the establishment of the Competitive Intelligence System as a strategic tool. Without such tool, organisations and the country will find it difficult to position themselves within the global marketplace. Taking into account the main conclusions of the two initiatives described above, and the unique circumstances of organically grown organizations in the Brazilian business environment, this paper discusses the challenge of integrating the Intellectual Capital Statement ‑ ICS into a comprehensive strategic change process. In order to promote sustainable business development in an emerging economy, the ICS has to be used to establish a continuous improvement cycle in the individual company, focusing on practical actions for maintaining and developing its intangible assets to ensure future competition capability.
Keywords: innovating management, competitive intelligence, intellectual capital, intangible assets, knowledge economy, Brazil, oil and gas, SMEs
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This special issue of EJKM contains a selection of papers presented at ICICKM 2012 in Bogota, Colombia.
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- Sierpinski fractal plasmonic nanoantennas
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- Rosa, Lorenzo; Sun, Kai; Juodkazis, Saulius
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- We propose plasmonic Sierpiński gasket, a self-replicating fractal, with structural elements spanning from ∼100 nm to ∼5 µm made by standard electron beam lithography (EBL), metal deposition, and lift-off sequence. Such structures demonstrate light field enhancement from visible to far-IR spectral range and can be scaled up towards THz band. Numerical simulations show that as the fractal order is increased, the optical extinction band broadens from the visible light towards far-IR, achieving a light field enhancement of more than four orders of magnitude in the nano-gap proximity. Such antennas are prospective for IR–THz filter, detection, and emission applications. Fundamental mode simulation of Sierpiński fourth-order fractal gold nanoantenna with 10 nm nano-gap, made by EBL and lift-off.
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- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. Centre for Micro-Photonics
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$ 6.71 million dollars is a lot of money to a lot of people. For the Phillies, it is the approximate distance between their current payroll and them meeting the luxury tax threshold. There is no guarantee the Phils will spend this money between now and the end of the season in an attempt to bolster their roster, but there is every indication that they are still looking to plug holes.
Jayson Stark stated on Friday that the Rangers and Phillies are likely out of the Roy Oswalt sweepstakes despite the two World Series contenders being atop Little Roy's list. While the $ 6.71 million available may not be enough to sign Oswalt, the Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo postulated yesterday that it may be plenty to woo a free agent right-handed slugger.
Cafardo speculates that Vladimir Guerrero may be atop Charlie Manuel's wish-list for a right-handed bat that can play the outfield. Vlad turned 37 last Thursday but had a productive season for Baltimore in 590 PA: .290/.317/.416 with 13 HRs. He can still occasionally crush pitching, but the problem with Guerrero, as illustrated in the 2010 World Series, is he has become a major defensive liability in the outfield. The Phillies outfield of John Mayberry Jr./Laynce Nix, Shane Victorino, and Hunter Pence adds plus defensive value, even when Nix plays, but the thought of Guerrero pinch hitting late in a game and then remaining a defensive replacement scares me more than his bat would scare opposing pitching.
The Phillies likely have one opening for an outfielder on their roster for which non-roster Spring Training invitees Lou Montanez, Juan Pierre, and Scott Podsednik will duke it out. Pierre and Podsednik appear to be the favorites for the slot and offer speed and minor defensive upgrades over Nix. On nights when Nix starts, Mayberry is a terrific right-handed power bat off of the bench. When The Big Piece returns, the righty-count expands to two: Mayberry and Ryan Howard's temporary replacement Ty Wigginton.
Do the Phillies need a righty bat? Probably not. Cafardo mentions Magglio Ordonez and Xavier Nady as other righties with pop who are still available. None of Guerrero, Ordonez, or Nady provide defensive value or speed; while all three would be cheap, the already cramped roster with better candidates makes these three names a pass for me.
What does Phillies Nation think about adding a cheap power threat for the bench before Spring Training?
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Unnecessary. We need a utility infielder to take Mini-Mart's spot on the roster. That's all. As the season chugs along, we'll see what issues need to be addressed… but so far a utility infielder to back up J-roll and Chase seems crucial (as much as I like Galvis, I'd hate us to use him as a backup at this point, considering he's very young and it might stunt his development).
With that line, I'm not sure Vlad still qualifies as a slugger.
I'd rather take a shot on Manny.
I'm flattered. Thanks, Rob.
Not even for the veteran minimum, he is a distraction that young Kids like Brown, Mayberry, Worley, and Bastardo don't need. The other guys can handle it I believe but the younger kids don't need his antics in that clubhouse.
I for one am all about manny. he may be a shell of his former self but the dude can still get on base and i bet he could still put up serviceable slugging numbers. He is as professional of a hitter as they come and will come cheap. He is willing to take a minor league deal and he might be a huge push if we need his obp later on in the year after his 50 game suspension.
Unrelated… with the A's signing Yoenis Cespedes, what are the odds that Beane would engage in discussions for Michael Taylor?
Interesting point. Seems like Taylor is even more blocked now with this move. I'd love to get him back despite his less-than-ideal performance in the A's system.
Blanton for Taylor!
interesting point. i also like the proposition of bringing taylor back. although he hasn't shown much in the big leagues, there is no sure thing in brown. why not bring in a little competition?
but that wasn't how the blog closed. it asked do we we need a righty bat. the answer is yes. but the answer does not rely in an outfielder.
i think what the phillies need to rely on though, is a strong start to the season from big joe. if he comes through, he becomes very valuable in a trade situation to bring in that utility infielder who is a threat off the bench in late game situations. NL clubs live and die by the ability to double switch sometimes and i don't trust mini-mart to pinch hit for them late in games
Does this mean Rube will go after another 38+ year old that can barely field ? You know he will.
Manny still facing a 50-game suspension this year ….. would return late-May ….. hopefully the same time as Howard
so we either don't need him, because Howard would be back .. or holy hell can you imagine a lineup with Howard and Manny Ramirez additions -other teams would crap themselves
We need another bat period……..Utility infielder????? What are Micheal Martinez And Ty. Not to mention Polly can spell Chase if need be. We need to score runs! We need another Bat.
Because we don't have enough aging players on the roster who's SLG % have taken precipitous dips as they age beyond their prime. Also, we CLEARLY don't have a ton of low OBP, feast or famine potential HR hitters on the bench either. These are great suggestions ::please note the egregious sarcasm I write this with:: When will people get over the obsession with "a little bit of pop". The Phillies offense didn't struggle as badly as everyone assumes (led the NL in runs the final 81 games last season). And when they slump, and slump badly, it's not because they don't hit HRs, it's because that's ALL THEY CAN DO. They can't get on base (ESPECIALLY against above average pitching), THAT'S why they slump, not because they don't have enough guys in their lineup "with some pop".
How could anyone in their right mind want the Phils to even CONSIDER Manny? Aside from his clubhouse-poisoning history, there's this: he's still got a 50-game suspension to sit out, which means he wouldn't even be available till late May. WTF.
A right handed bat? You should have thought about that before signing Nix and Wigginton. The bench is set: Schneider, Thome, Nix, Wigginton, and Martinez (probably). This is a silly article.
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If the goal is to become even older and even less athletic Vladimir Guerrero is definitely the way to go! If you think there's even a remote chance he could actually field a position, try watching the 2010 WS again.
Polanco, Ruiz, Pence, Mayberry, and Wigginton are all right handed and Victorino and Rollins both switch-hit. Yet the Phils still need righties and are targeting antique defensive liabilities, one of which is a clubhouse cancer who'll immediately miss 50 games and might quit mid-season. Sounds like a moron sportswriter from Boston is smoking something. I suppose it's possible Amaro is smoking the same stuff, though. If he is, the Phils are in deep doo-doo.
I was just about to question who the heck this Boston sportswriter is, and ask how he knows anything about what the Phillies are doing, but it looks like George just covered it. So let me simply add that I don't think this Cafardo guy knows anything except how to get publicity by getting his name on MLBTR.
First of all, I don't remember the writer, nor the reporter mentioning Manny. He was a frigging disaster in TB, and his bat will have slowed. He doesnt hit for power, and hits .270 at his best. Would love to add Guerrero. He was much better the last two seasons than I thought he would be, he can still hit .285. His defense isn't good, but he would be good for a clutch hit, or good spot start, and could be someone to carry the phils for a random stretch of the season. He would probably sign for 3 or 3.5. They have spent worse money than that. He could also be good for a DH in interleague, and god for bid….
All of you clowns who have an iota of an idea that Vlad or that quitter Manny would be good for the Phils need to turn in all your Phils gear and go root for the Mets. After you become a Mets fan convince them to bring in these two dead weights on your team. Manny, christ sakes.
We do not need a right handed bat, but I do like the suggestion of Joe Blanton for Michael Taylor, whom we could bring back to the Phillies. Of course, we would have to eat at least half of Blanton's contract.
need a catcher that can hit for average
Seriously? LOL Who? Keeping in mind that this "catcher that can hit for average" would replace Chooch behind the plate defensively. Put down the pipe dude.
id basically give blanton away and pay any amount of his contract that would open up some room for us and make him a decent priced option somewhere else…im sure somebody would be willing to pay him a few mil
How much of the contract would the Phils have to eat to make a Blanton trade? Anything above 5.5 million we might as well keep him. Does it make sense to trade him if we have to eat 7 mill only providing 1.5 million in salary relief at the same time possibly only getting a 2nd tier prospect in return. Trading Blanton is going to be a losing situation as we would have to eat a significant portion of his contract for even the possibility to be discussed. At what cross point would it even be worth it. No one wanted this guy when Rube tried to pull something last year and that was before his arm trouble. We would have to eat 75% of his salary and get a Jeltz in return for some GM to even think it.
I think we really need a right handed slugger..i would really love for us to find a way to get jose bautista..i know thats a longshot but if the phils could find a way to pull that off it would solidify our needs and a world series title…does anyone agree?
While the thought of watching Bautista hit bombs at the Bank is awesome, I don't think there would be any chance of that happening. The Jays are preparing for a serious run at that division soon. I don't see them trading their premier offensive force.
At the very top of the comments Manny says, "Unnecessary. We need a utility infielder to take Mini-Mart's spot on the roster."
Uhhhhhhh….excuse me…..but isn't that what Wilson Valdez was??? Here we're talking about 6.71 million to MAYBE go to another slugger….which is TOTALLY unnecessary…..and Valdez would have cost the Phils 930,000. Don't know about you guys but aren't the additions that were already made to the bench plus the upgraded bullpen (Valdez' trade aside) good enough?? WTF do they need an aging Vlad or Manny Ramirez for anyway?
I think we're in agreement Chuck. I also really like our bench… with the exception of Martinez. I, too, would've preferred Wilson instead.
I really think we need to replace him with a free agent utility infielder on a minor league deal (or major league worth equal or less than Valdez' price tag of 930K). The rest of the bench is pretty damn good on paper..but Martinez sucks. Plain and simple.
The amount of people that both Hate our bench…AND hate the idea of adding a Hall of Fame player (vladdy or manny) to pinch hit late in games, I often feel like no matter what moves this organization makes, the majority of fans will complain about it- If I could add either of those guys to my roster for under $3m or so, I would do it in a heartbeat
A team that struggled to have a consistent bat last year in the playoffs, and people wouldn't consider two of the best hitters of the last few decades??
I'm one of the few who DON'T hate the revamped bench, nor do I hate the possibility of Pierre being added to it. There's more than enough talent on the roster even if Martinez doesn't hit much.
But I do hate the idea of signing any of these guys. They're all just antique outfielders who happen to be right handed. Maybe they can still hit a little, but any of them could fall off a cliff production-wise. It doesn't make sense to pay out a few million for a guy who might get a few pinch hits, can't run if he does get on base, and can't be trusted to catch or throw anything. In the case of Manny, you'd also have an attitude problem.
They may have been two of the best hitters of the last few decades, but this is 2012, not 1998.
If they do anything, it should be for a utility infielder. Just read today that Blake DeWitt might be available. I for one, am not comfortable with Martinez being mentioned in any Phillies plans at the major league level.
Don, I LOVE our bench. Obvious upgrades were made. I just can't see why it's necessary to add an expensive older player. If it were that cheap…..under 3M dollars…then MAYBE ok.
Please, please, please … Everyone … stop talking about Laynce Nix ! He is a .244 lifetime hitter who strikes out more than once every 4 ABs, cant run or throw. He is a lifetime bench player. He is Ross Gload's replacement. He will NOT platoon in any way whatsoever with Mayberry.
If used against RHP, Nix can definitely contribute… He's a .253 avg, .747 OPS lifetime vs RHP and while neither of those numbers are going to tell you he's an All Star- they should tell you that he's a very nice option as a #7 hitter to give someone a breather (or with Mayberry playing 1b, etc) and Mayberry might have more power vs RHP but he also huts for a lower average sort it play out and see who helps you the most in each situation…… I don't think it ever hurts to have puzzle-piece players fighting for playing time
Call the Mets, trade Blanton,Polanco, D. Brown, and 5 million cash to Mets for David Wright, starting pitcher, 3B, OF, saves 2 million this year and 16 million next year for mets and still have Brown for future. For phillies it will cost them the extra money under cap, However we would have Wright 2 years at 3B, theres the right hand power bat added to line up.
That call would go like this… we would like to trade you Joe Blan-[Mets hang up phone]….
(we hope)
So for about the same money in 2012, and quite a bit more money in 2013, the Phillies:
1) get slight improvement at third.
– Wright's defense has been terrible for years
– overall, he hasn't been much better than Polanco over the last three years (or he's been a little worse, according to FanGraphs)
– he missed as much time as Utley did last year with back issues
– he will be paid $15 million in 2012
– in 2013, either the Phillies pick up his $16 M option, or he becomes a free agent
2) You give up the one main hope of a good young (cheap) position player in Brown
3) You rely on two of Kendrick/Worley/Pineiro to take 35%-40% of your starts
really though lol
So far Doug has the award as the "Most Ridiculous Comment of the Day".
And I'm kind of excited to have Laynce Nix on the roster. He, along with Ty Wigginton, should get some playing time and contribute nicely. How can anyone argue that Ruben hasn't significantly upgraded the Phillies' bench? The only spot that seems in question is the utility infielder. I guess they really see something in Mini-Mart that a lot of us aren't seeing.
I definitely agree Chuck (with most ridiculous comment of the day) but more so about having Laynce Nix and Wiggington. They are great pickups that i think add some professional at bats to the bench and are both guys who at least a few years ago were disciplined hitters. The only logical explanation that I can think of for keeping Martinez over Valdez is speed. The team knows Vic-Rollins are no where near the base stealers they used to be, and despite not being as good a hitter off the bench Martinez is faster. If the phils happen to bring in Pierre as the extra outfielder id definitely rather swap Valdez back for Martinez.
You must have missed Mike's comment about catcher. I think we have a tie. I could be wrong, though, if Mike posted late yesterday.
The only thing wrong with Doug's comment is that the Mets are not likely to trade the "face of the franchise" without demanding a king's ransom in return for a decent but not great player.
It's not because the proposed deal is lopsided in the Phillies' favor, because I don't believe it is.
The Valdez trade was tough for all his fans, I get that. I will miss his rocket arm. But I applaud RA Jr. for acquiring 26 year old Jeremy Horst. At some point he has to bring in some youthful guys that may be ready to make the jump soon.
He has invited a good mix of young guys and veterans that should make S.T. very competitive this year.
The only reason to sign Renteria would be if they don't have anything left to put a fork in.
On the afternoon edition of "Baseball Tonight" … Tim Kurkjian was talking about AJ Burnett to the Pirates, etc … and said that if Burnett doesn't work out, the Pirates are interested in John Lannan from the Nationals, or Joe Blanton..
He didn't go into any detail, but its pretty clear that the Phillies are making Blanton available – or at least more than willing to listen to any inquires about him. With a ton of bullpen depth, is Worley/Kendrick and worse than Blanton/Worley at the end of the rotation?
I guess as we get closer to Spring Training, I wouldn't be surprised at all to see Blanton dealt at some point this season
The reason they are looking for a RH bat is because they envision Mayberry and Wiggington getting the bulk of the starts at LF/1B until Howard returns. On those nights, that leaves Martinez and either Pierre/podsednik as the only RH bench options. Nix will never PH against lefties. Never.
Manny is a non issue. By the time he's available to Play Wiggington becomes your RH bench bat.
So the issue is would you take vlad, et al over Pierre or podsednik and the answer is it depends on the cost.
I'd rather do nothing and save the money for July.
Ok. Lets think this through. If the phils can move Blanton why would'nt they even if they can free up 4 mil. of his 8 owed it gives them more money to use come trade deadline time for whatever they need. In place Kendrick/Worley make 40% of the phils starts? Why not Blanton at some point would be hurt as usual. And dont forget about Pinero who may be old but in the NL he has a 63% groundball ration with the cards, in Anaheim it dropped to 48% groundball ratio. Now 48% is still very good especially seeing the phillies are a good defensive infield. So at some point Pinero starts for us and will be successful, this is a dark horse pick up that will pay off. If he starts 11 games for us he ll win at least 6 or 7.
Next up, the bench Chralie does'nt need to worry about a right handed power bat from an old guy who wants one last chance and looking for a lot of money for it. We are solid and have now incorporated more players that can make life easier for our everyday line-up. Wigginton, at third first and corner ourfiled helps give guys days off, martinez yea lose a bat but save j-roll and utley stamina. And Nix can give Mayberry a day off here and there casue honestly why shouldnt mayberry be the everyday starter. Oh and lets not forget Juan Pierre, if victorino needs a day mayberry slides over pierre plays left. If he could field for the white sox in 155 games, he could sit on our bench and play 50 games for us and pinch run and be impactful.
And lastly, the 19 yr old cuban Jorge Soler, the phillies need this move hes young, he gets into our farm system he replaces victorino or pence in the next 3 yrs that would put him at 22 maybe 23 by the time he makes it to the bigs, love our current phils but be honest neither pence and victorino will both be here in 3 yrs. Phillies need Soler especially if he ends up with Mike Stanton like power, he'd be the start of the next wave of core players, names like Soler,Larry Green,Dom Brown (?) could possibly be our outfield, with Valle catching our future aces, which could be Brody Colvin,Trevor May,and Cole Hamels, trust me this team is young maybe not as stacked as they were from the last 3 years but we have incredible A class players moving up and they will be successful…
The other thing anyone else notice how the Phillies traded young players in the last 3 years. Jason Donald,Carlos Carrasco,Lou Marson, (how they doing?) Kyle Drabek,Michael Taylor, Travis D'Arnaud, J.A Happ,
Honestly all these guys were atop our prospects listings how are they not successful with their new clubs, its the phillies system seems to have more stability and not pushing guys thorugh too soon.. Except Dom Brown and look now hes not even in their plans this year and he was suppose to be the guy to replace Ibanez. So how we develop and bring along our young players are why they become successful. Other teams I think are dropping the ball with guys like Taylor and Drabek
Is there anyway the phils can get Jose bautista..we really should pursue him…
Does anyone rael phllies fan agree on that if we can some way get bautista we will have the best lineup in


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Fire guts storage barn at Berlin farmJeb Wallace-Brodeur / Staff Photo
Firefighters look for hot spots after extinguishing a fire that destroyed a storage barn on Route 12 in Berlin on Thursday afternoon. Departments from Berlin, Montpelier, Northfield, Barre Town and East Montpelier fought the blaze.
BERLIN A noontime fire that started on the hay-strewn floor of a large barn at the Herring Family Farm on Thursday made short work of the Quonset hut-style structure.
By 12:30 p.m. the walls at both ends of the barn were gone and its contents destroyed. Though its arched metal roof was still standing, firefighters said what remained of the still-smoking building was not structurally sound.
It could have been worse, according to David Lockerby, who works at the farm and spent the last three days moving 600 bales of hay from the barn to the one that was still standing a few yards away.
According to Lockerby, the fire started some time after hed loaded the last eight bales into his 1994 Ford pickup, which was parked in the barn.
Lockerby said hes not sure how it happened, but he is sure what he saw when he spotted the fire that was reported moments before noon.
The ground was on fire, he said.
It might have been heat from the muffler of his truck or a spark from the idling vehicle, but Lockerby said something ignited hay on the floor of the old storage barn.
It spread fast, he said, noting there would have been more fuel for the flames if he hadnt moved 150 bales of hay that morning.
Berlin firefighters arrived moments after noon and were quickly joined by volunteers from Northfield, Barre Town and East Montpelier, as well as firefighters from Montpelier.
The fire was under control in 20 minutes, though members of the Berlin crew didnt clear the scene until shortly after 2 p.m.
Fortunately the fire didnt spread to the nearby barn where Lockerby had moved the hay and where farm owner Mike Herring said he raises pigs and turkeys.
Herring said he let the pigs out when he saw the fire and moved his turkeys to the far end of the barn as a precaution.
He said no animals were hurt, though the old storage barn and its contents mostly tools and Lockerbys truck were destroyed.
Im not having a great day, he said.
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Party Time!
Sometimes parties get out of hand. Like the White Sox Disco Demolition event. Who would have thought that destroying a bunch of old disco records would drive fans to rush the field? Well, probably the same people who remembered that 10 cent beers lead to rioting and craziness.
But this seems to be the type of partying that Americans enjoy and it's not confined to baseball. For instance, how about we take a look at another contemporary party that seems to bring the crazies out from every nook and cranny. There may not be a cohesive platform or a lick of logic involved but they sure came up with a catchy name: The Tea Party.
Despite what you may have thought after the 2006 and 2008 elections, the American electorate has not magically come to its senses. In fact, it appears that its dabbling with facts and reason had the opposite effect as they stumble straight down the rabbit hole and into a land where up is down, right is left and having the middle name Hussein means that you are a secret Muslim preparing to turn the United States over to a bunch of terrorists. These days, it just ain't a party unless it's a Tea Party.
But how about we let the kind folks over at College Humor take a more in depth look at this soiree:
I guess we just have to hope that one pill makes you larger, one pill makes you smaller and one pill makes you realize that these people are insane.
As with ten-cent beer night and Disco Demolition, the scars will heal. The Tea Baggers, uh, I mean Tea Partiers will eventually wake up with a monster hangover and swear they'll never do it again. Which obviously means that I'll see you here in another few year when we do it all over again.
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Love that Alice has a British accent…nice. And can I get the pill that makes it all go away? Thanks :O)
I don't know if I should say this…but I tend to be a conservative. I hope you guys still like me.
I've never attended a Tea Party, though🙂
Wow. Not Disco Demolition Night. I remember that and it rocked!
The wow is the video – Lewis Carroll would've been proud! I'll remember that when I go to Target Field next month and the Michele Bachmann supporter sitting next to us says something stoopid.🙂
I'll use Virginia's tone but this vid didn't garner even so much as a snicker from me…. Just reminded me how convoluted the WHOLE system is. Sorry, but to me all parties are just competing crime families fighting for the same turf. I have my personal views but nothing I care to share under the auspices of a political party. Damn…before I go off on a 1000 word dissertation…I'm just gonna shut up now. I'm not going to let you jerk my chain on this one. LOL. Grrrrr! Not at you…but about the minutiae of our political machine.
BTW ~ I remember when Disco Demolition Night took place. That was sick watching it on the news!!!
I'm with Jenn. I think the British accent is a nice touch. Didn't realize there was a little animated fable about the tea baggers. What's next? A 3D version?
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2012 MLB Fan Cave Top 50 Applicants
I spent some time watching the Top 50 finalists for the MLBfancave. For those of you that aren't familiar with the Fan Cave, its a job based in New York City where the participants basically work for MLB to watch all 2,430 major league baseball games, tweet about the games, blog, and film segments for the MLB website while rubbing elbows with Major Leaguers.
Some of you may be familiar with Zack Hample, who runs a blog and also snagged the most balls on mygameballs last year. I thought he would be a shoo in for the job, but was surprised to see that he didn't even make the first cut for the final 50.
Fans can vote for their favorites and the winners will spend all spring and summer in New York City with a dream job. I decided not to apply because I already have a job and wouldn't have been able to make it work.
So let's look at some of the top 50. To watch their videos, go HERE.
I first watched the lone Pirates' fan in the top 50, and man was I disappointed. The video is poor quality, and the fan is monotone and his best reason for being in the fan cave is that Sid Bream broke his heart. I'm sorry, but I was expecting a bit more.
I then watched Reds fan Emily Szink's submission. It was well edited, and definitely better than the Pirates fan's one. Overall, I'd rate it as very good.
My eye then caught Amie Matthews for several reasons. One, her name is Amie, which is my fiancee's name, (although she spells hers Amy). Secondly, her last name is Matthews – if you know me, then you know that my favorite band is Dave Matthews Band. Thirdly, her favorite team is the Cleveland Indians – which is my second favorite team, and a team for which I hold full season tickets. And finally, she's from Pittsburgh – my town! Her video is ok, although she calls Edgar Renteria a bastard. I didn't laugh at all during her video though, which is what I think she was going for. But, it can take a lot to get me to laugh sometimes.
Another candidate was Ricardo Marquez, a failed comedian from Anaheim. I think that he did a great job with the editing of the video, and although not all of it was funny – it was definitely better to watch than some of these single angle video submissions. I think this is the type of person that MLB is looking for, and may ultimately make it onto the set of the fancave.
There was quirky Taylor Hensley, who boasts her weirdness and shortness and discusses her love of the A's.
Joshua Descoteaux seems like a nice guy, and actually stole Zack Hample's original idea of wearing all 30 shirts. Josh doesn't seem to have the personality due to his soft spoken voice. I think if Hample could've edited down his shirt video by speeding up the time that it took for him to remove shirts and getting that to a minute along with a monologue, would've nailed it. Anyhow, sorry Joshua, but your video doesn't grab me enough to get my vote
Angel Pena's video was turned off by me after about 30 seconds. First of all, it was over 4 minutes long, and second of all, it boasted about his job cutting hair for famous athletes. You don't need the fancave job dude. Let a regular fan have it. Why were you even selected? I'm not even giving you a picture.
Moving on to James Loney, I mean Nick Hamilton from Los Angeles. I didn't make it through this whole video as he lost me after the first minute by rambling on about the Cy Young and Clayton Kershaw.
Then was Greg Ruisi, who is from Connecticut and is a Yankees fan. Greg seemed a little nervous in his video, so I'm not sure how he'd do on the big stage when he has to interview someone like Derek Jeter.
The next video that I watched was Brian Pasnik's. He's a Cubs fan, and his video features Field of Dream references as well as him chasing down and snagging a fly ball. I also thought his bit with interviewing Cubs and the Cubs convention was pretty unique and made me smile. Probably my favorite one so far.
I continued on and watched Christy McGaugh, a writer from Phoenix. Her video featured movie spoofs, some which I got, some which I didn't. It was a good video, but not my favorite.
Brian Domingo's video caught my attention in that it he had a guitar, so I watched to see what he'd do. He sang a song about baseball – it was alright – definitely creative. MLB is looking for creativity.
We have Michael Lazarus, a Stanford senior who is a journalist and college baseball player. He seemed a bit monotone for me, and his video was just his face, so he lost me after about 50 seconds.
Mike Heidner's video started out in front of Comerica Park, which grabbed my attention. He had some comedy bits, including some content about Steve Bartman. The video had good editing and some special effects, so I thought it was pretty good.
There was Andrew Rodriguez's video, who seemed bursting with energy in his video, which I'm sure the executives at MLB loved. I am starting to get bored with these single camera angles though, so I moved on after a minute.
Andy Bishop's video began with a backdrop of the White House where Bishop asked for fans to vote for him. It then cut away to him in San Diego, where he smacked a passer-by's butt, which was awkward and unpredictable enough that it made me laugh. The rest of the video was like a political ad, and was very well done. Two thumbs up.
Up next was Angelo Fileccia, who like Mike Heidner, traveled to Comerica Park for his video. His video relied upon MLB footage of top Tigers plays, and then a brief comedy bit. Meh.
Trevin Jaggars has a pretty cool name, and hails from Baltimore. However, when the video started, I was like what the —-? Then I realized he was trying to rap. At first I thought he suffered from voice immodulation. Sorry Trevin, but I could only take about 40 seconds of that.
Kyle Thompson, a St Louis Cardinal fan also featured a rap song, which reminded my of an SNL digital short that you may have seen 'Like a Boss.' It was creative, but how many times can you listen to 'In the fancave?' Still, he was creative enough to have a well edited video and create that song.
Dave Barclay of Toronto submitted a video that looked like it was edited by a high schooler, but I think it was supposed to look like that. It was supposed to be funny, but I didn't get it.
I continued on to watch Jeremy Dorn's fancave video. He is an mlb featured columnist, and seemed to be pretty well spoken and knowledgeable.
These videos were really started to wear me out. A lot of them were becoming redundant. With several breaks here and there, I soldiered on through watching the videos. Next up was Dan Sharp whose video was a mirror image. I liked how he put down football. Next.
Gordon Mack's video showed up next – another Phillies fan. The video seemed like a normal submission video before a rap beat started playing and Mack started rapping quickly. Sorry. I couldn't follow that. And I hate the Phillies. NEXT!
Sam Sirico, a Yankees fan, is a film editor, so her video wasn't as good as it probably should've been, which featured her sitting in a seat in front of her closet for much of it. Still, she'll get lots of votes from Yankees fans.
Ashley Chavez followed. She is a Giants fan. She talked a lot about her favorite baseball moment, which bored me and allowed me to save a minute by heading on to the next video.
Next up was Adam Pozgay, a Mariners fan. He probably has the most listenable voice, as he definitely sounds like a broadcaster.
HALF WAY DONE. God. I think a lot of fans will just vote for whoever is representing their teams. I can't see anyone else sitting down and watching all of these. I'm regretting it.
Soldiering on…
Max Nelson represents the Mets in his video which features several bloopers at the beginning for comedic effect. Not bad. The best park was probably when he fake flipped out when the delivery man came.
Ally Williams was another representative of the Giants. An ex softball player, she majored in broadcast journalism. She is qualified. She interned for the 2010 Giants. She also filmed her video inside of AT&T Park, a stadium I just have to visit soon…
Matthews James was the next video up as I continued on. An Angels fan, his video was pretty interesting. Lots of different scenes, some comedy. Probably top 10. I laughed twice. Once at the bit in the park, and once when he mockingly rejected a Coco Crisp for Roy Halladay fantasy baseball trade.
Kris Neild, sorry, but I only lasted about 30 seconds, these videos are wearing me out. I need something more to grab my attention.
Sarah Lever from Toronto seemed too soft spoken to me.
Then there was a young Stan Kyles lookalike Shaun Kippins. Again, after watching about 40 of these videos, his seemed very boring. Next!
Eddie Mata had a really thick Bronx accent and a pretty cool baseball shirt. He seemed really passionate about wanting to be on the fancave. Like the other fan who repped the Yankees, he'll probably get a lot of votes just for the logo next to his name.
Brian Boynton moonlights as 'Ranger Man' in his video.
Surprisingly there was only one Boston Red Sox entrant. It was Melanie Pellowski. She's an on camera sports reporter and has worked with Ken Burns. She works for Cox network. In my opinion. Overqualified. Let a fan do the job.
Benjamin Christensen sports a pretty mean beard, and flaunts his baseball knowledge as well as personality.
Twins fan Lindsay Guentzel's video left me clicking ahead to see if there was any interesting scenes, but with one camera angle, I continued on…
Jay Tuohey's video was interesting because his video was filmed at the site of the old Tiger Stadium. It was solid with lots of interesting clips.
Brad Jeffers video started out with a Star Wars'eque scrolling text. NEXT!
Travis Miller's video focused on his depression from not making it to the 2011 fan cave and showed him training for the 2012 fan cave by running up and down his stairs, racing a train, and playing Wii.
Joseph Meehan is involved in professional wrestling, but seemed a little soft spoken to me. He said he is involved in story lines of wrestling. I'm not sure if he's a writer or an actual wrestler, but it seemed like the video was just thrown together a few hours before the deadline.
Megan Washington is a manager for professional wrestling. She claims to be a really fun person and a huge baseball fan, but so does everyone else. She goes through a few wardrobe changes in her video and ends with photo clips and old video clips from her experiences at Spring Training.
Kelsey Shea Weinrich has a baseball middle name, but I didn't like the video, because I am biased and don't like the Cardinals.
Richie Benes boasted a familiar last name – remember Andy Benes? But I didn't like the way he talked. He seemed arrogant. Maybe its a New York thing. He states he was a professional baseball player, and he actually was. He played two seasons in rookie league ball, and then bounced around unaffiliated independent league teams. The amassed 724 plate appearances, never hit a home run, and had a .213 career average. He has a rude comment for Tim Wakefield, telling him that he's still crying about Aaron Boone's home run. Dude, don't mess with Tim Wakefield, that automatically is going to make lots of people not like you. Wakefield is the man, even if he plays for the Red Sox.
Steven Sievwright's video featured a lot of dry humor at his own expense. I liked it. I thought it was funny.
Sam Springli. Cardinals fan. College grad. Unemployed. Been told he has an entertaining personality.
Rickie Mast's video had a couple good moments such as, "I'm 30 years old and still collect baseball cards." and "John Sterling broadcasts from an electric chair."
Kurt Peter's video was tough to hear, but it brought good memories of walking around Miller Park with Amy last May.
Dan Dreger's video takes us through his daily routine, including his duties at work and is littered with baseball references. It's pretty good.
Finally, the last video I watched was Nick Straatman, who appeared to have filmed his video in 1978 based on the video quality. It was mediocre.
Watching all of these videos has really tired me out. I feel like going and taking a nap. At first I thought it wouldn't be that easy, but to watch and summarize all of them? Quite an undertaking.
Here's the top 10, in my opinion. If you don't have an hour or two to sit down and watch all of these videos, just watch these:
1. Andy Bishop
2. Steve Sievwright
3. Brian Pasnik
4. Matthew James
5. Max Nelson
6. Dan Dreger
7. Emily Szink
8. Amie Matthews
9. Ricardo Marquez
10. Ricky Mast
And remember, if you apply in 2013, be creative, interesting, and have different clips to your videos.
How many of you applied to the fancave? What do you think of these videos? Which one do you think is the best? What about the worst? Funniest? Leave a comment!
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I was hoping to see Hample. Oh well. I will probably go to the cave when I am in NYC.
Down the line if the Fan Cave exists in ten years and everything is in order with the family would you consider doing the Fan Cave? Yes you would have to give up ballhawking, but you could get to meet the players, perhaps get them to throw you all kinds of baseballs, and get trips all over to the All-Star Game, the World Series and all kinds of stuff. It is something I would consider down the line. I agree with Harrison that I was surprised Zack did not make it.
Hey, just wanted to say as one of the thousands of applicants, I thought you made a fair analysis of the top 50 applicants. I had 1,700 combined views on YouTube, had the largest Facebook campaign page creating positive MLBFC buzz we could find anywhere and the support of fans from several teams even though I'm a die-hard Yankees fan. Anyways, best of luck to the 50 selected. Here's my video if you want to check it out. And, regardless of this lil pre-season MLBFC upset I'll still be watching MLB this season. Lastly, can't believe Zack didn't make it. I refreshed my page looking for his name too. http://youtu.be/aF2p8yQ9l_I
Hey dude. First off, I just wanna say I do read your blog from time to time thanks in part to the "hawking" community I've ran into at stadiums. Although I'm not a ballhawker myself, it's always been a pretty interesting discussion with people that do it. Secondly, just wanna say thanks for not completely ripping me apart ha. Thanks for the Top 10 nod. As for Hample, the dude is solid. Legit baseball fan and I too am actually surprised he wasn't part of the Top 50. I've always that he was a good guy and him giving Mike Trout his ball back without any problems was pretty rad and what a true ballhawker should do. Anyways, thanks man for watching the videos. Vote for who ever you think would be best, even if it's not me. If you guys ever wanna chat baseball hit me up on twitter @iBlogBetter. Party.
Would love to get your opinion on my video. Just if I'm going crazy or if I thought I had a legit shot at the top 50. Confused with some of the people that made it, mostly the ones you thought. If you think I didn't please feel free to tell me.
I watched every single video out of the Top 50 and there were at least 5-6 that made me cringe. Below is the link to my fancave submission. Please reply on here with your honest opinion. I know there were several other videos that made top 50 with better picture quality and editing, but I figured there were at least parts in parts mine that kept it interesting.
This is funny hahaha
Now now, my video isn't a parody of Star Wars, but of the Yoenis Cespedes showcase video which happens to also start with a scroll screen. Very cool to see you put in the time and effort to watch all of them, which is awesome to see. Here's to hoping Pittsburgh can put together a winning year in 2012.
I love this article not because I'm in the Top Ten but because it was totally neutral and spot on. I've already retweeted and linked to this. You do great work and I'll keep an eye on your blog. Thanks again.
Hey man this is an awesome blog! Thanks for taking the time to watch them all. I know mine's a little boring, I kinda just threw it in the mix a few months ago because it's a dream job which I thought was a long shot. Needless to say, I've been floored to make it this far in the first place but now I'm campaigning the crap outta this thing haha! But I appreciate your analysis of "well-spoken and knowledgeable." Definitely how I'd hope to be described if I was going for this type of job. Let me know what you think of my blogs if you get a chance (personal: jamblin-man.blogspot.com, sports only: jamblinman.wordpress.com).. Again, much appreciated and keep up the good work. Hopefully next time you hear from me, I'll be in the Cave!
So, weird is good? I hope so.
I think the first few videos got better reviews because you were still fresh when you watched them. The last half hardly get any credit, and I think it's because you were burnt out.