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Close to 1,000 inmates have filed out of a troubled penitentiary where a group of armed prisoners has held off authorities in a three-week standoff, Venezuelan officials said Friday.
Groups of inmates emerged from La Planta prison with their hands on their heads, flanked by troops, and stepped aboard trucks to be transferred to other prisons.
The prisoners began leaving on Thursday night hours after heavy gunfire erupted inside the prison during clashes that also left clouds of tear gas wafting through the adjacent neighborhood. The authorities have been trying to persuade members of an armed group inside La Planta to leave so it can be shut down.
"It's an operation that will continue until this facility is evacuated," said Iris Varela, the government's prisons minister. "I estimate that at the rate we're going, we could finish today."
She said about 600 had left the prison out of a population of roughly 1,200 a day earlier, but said she didn't have a precise count of how many remained inside. Later, President Hugo Chavez said during a telephone call broadcast on state television that he had been informed that close to 1,000 inmates had left the prison.
It was unclear whether some of the prisoners inside intended to keep resisting.
At least three people in areas outside the prison were wounded by stray bullets during the frenzy of shooting on Thursday, said Diosdado Cabello, National Assembly president.
Varela said the gunfire at La Planta resulted from a confrontation between inmates. Some prisoners, however, have accused National Guard troops of involvement. Varela said that if any prisoners are wounded, they should be brought out for treatment.
Venezuela's government is trying to close La Planta following two escape attempts and complaints of overcrowding, saying the facility doesn't meet standards. Hundreds of the prison's inmates have been transferred to other lockups in recent weeks, but a group of armed inmates has effectively kept the authorities out of the prison since late last month.
"This is truly a place where no human being can be under any conditions," Varela said on television outside La Planta. She noted that before the recent escape attempts one young woman was killed last month during a visit and that the authorities subsequently halted visits by inmates' relatives.
She said many prisoners were being moved to El Rodeo I prison east of Caracas. That prison was the scene of clashes and a 27-day standoff last year pitting armed inmates against troops. Officials say the prison has been partially rebuilt after some areas were destroyed by fire during the violence and walls were knocked down by authorities searching for hidden weapons and other contraband.
Violence is common inside Venezuela's severely crowded prisons, where inmates often manage to obtain weapons and drugs with the help of corrupt guards. The watchdog group Venezuelan Prisons Observatory says about 560 people died in Venezuelan prisons last year, up from 476 in 2010.
Before the violence died down on Thursday, skirmishes erupted outside the prison between distraught relatives of inmates and troops using tear gas to drive them away.
Tensions at La Planta prison have grown since April 27, when Varela said authorities found a tunnel dug by inmates that led to a sewer, foiling an escape attempt. Three days later, gunfire erupted at the prison after what Varela described as another escape attempt.
In a May 8 incident, heavy gunfire rang out at the prison and one man in a nearby apartment was killed by a stray bullet.
Associated Press writers Jorge Rueda and Christopher Toothaker contributed to this report.


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Ithaca, NY
- Moving to Pasadena vs Ithaca - pros and cons?
- Visiting Ithaca with 1 and 3 yr olds
- Visiting Ithaca with 2 young children
Moving to Pasadena vs Ithaca - pros and cons?
June 2007
Hi there, We are a young family (one kid, 1 year old) and we have two job offers: one in Ithaca NY, and another one in Pasadena, CA. We are having a terrible time choosing. Both places have their up- and down-sides. Anyone have any opinions or recs based on concrete experience in either of these places? Things we care about are good food (though restaraunts aren't critical), decent living on one income, friendly neighbors and community, playing outside (kids on the street, good playgrounds and access to hikes etc), public schools, not having to drive everywhere, and crafts community (I am an artist; I work mostly with fiber). As a mostly at home mom, will I be able to find my people in either place?? Many thanks. Up in the air; hoping to land soon
I know next to nothing about Pasadena or Ithaca but I have a theory I wanted to pass on to you. I think that the worse the winter is in a place, the higher the quality of life (other than the winter weather, of course.) I think weather extremes bring out the best in people. So, if being near family is not a consideration, I would vote for Ithaca. (I do know one Cal prof. who moved from Berkeley to Cornell and he and his wife are very happy in Ithaca.) Anon
disclaimer - I don't know either. But, in the process of working on a project here in Oakland (http://northoaklandcohousing.org/) came across lots of great info from this place and its amazing resources. Sounds really neat. http://www.ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us/ best wishes to you and yours wherever you end up. Penny
We lived in Ithaca for one year in 1998-99 (at the time, my kids were 5 and 9), so my info is a little old, but here goes - FOOD - plenty of tasty restaurants (though not Chez Panisse); great coop food store (http://www.greenstar.coop/), open to all, with a relative bounty of bulk and organic foods, including in-house prepared items; terrific (though seasonal) farmers' market.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS - like most in NY State, well funded, relatively small classes, high test scores; less racial diversity than here, but fairly socio-economically diverse; overall decent.
HIKING, PLAYING - absolutely gorgeous hiking in the vicinity (fingerlakes, gorges, state parks, etc); can't remember playgrounds; some very family-friendly neighborhoods in town, with kids outside, but lots of more spread-out housing, too, with less of that; some less pleasant neighborhoods.
DRIVING - If you live right in town, you can walk to some things, but in practical terms, everyone drives everywhere (one reason we came back here).
COST OF LIVING - quite moderate compared to here, but not as cheap as some. Plenty of single-income families.
CRAFTS - Sorry, I can't comment on that,
OTHER - Great kids' museum (http://www.sciencenter.org/) and nature center; airport just 10 minutes from town center (mostly service by US Air); to drive anywhere else, count on it taking an hour, on windy two-lane roads, just to reach the freeway (it's about 4 hours to NY City); ice hockey is very big among the youth; in addition to the obvious winter cold and snow, it is VERY gray most of the year, so consider this if any of your family is sensitive to this (another reason we returned); like all university towns, there is, relatively, a lot going on during the academic year (theater, dance, music, etc.); the mall has all the usual mall stores; downtown had some nice little shops, but I believe it's been experiencing difficulties in recent years.
In general, we found the people very friendly and welcoming, and the nature really beautiful. I've never been to Pasadena, so can't compare. Our overall impression was that Ithaca is ''pretty nice for a town of 30,000 in the middle of nowhere, but it's still a town of 30,000 in the middle of nowhere!'' R.K.
So I guess weather is not a consideration for you at all??? I'd go for the sun
I just came back from a trip to Pasadena-there are some nice areas, but the school system is not good, and you definitely have to drive to go anywhere. People are friendly, but neighborhoods do not feel cohesive-you hardly ever see a pedestrian. I have also spent time in Ithaca-it's beautiful, nice college town with good restaurants (the Moosewood is there), gorgeous scenery. It's got a long winter, and is remote-not near any big city. I personally would pick Ithaca over Pasadena-it feels much more like a community.
My cousin now lives in Minneapolis, but while her husband was in grad school at Cornell they lived in Ithaca. I forwarded your question to her, and here is her response:
Ithaca is an amazing place for families. I love Minneapolis, but if David's job and family weren't here, we'd seriously consider Ithaca. Kids are welcome everywhere. There are tons of kid-oriented activities, from children's theater, to the science museum, to activities in the park in the middle of town every week during the Tuesday farmer's market. There is a commons in the middle of town, with a fountain, surrounded by small shops and restaurants, where people hang out night and day during the warm months. Various festivals, dances, protests and other community activities take place here.
There are many good restaurants, in part because Cornell has a hotel school. I believe I once read that Ithaca has the most restaurants per capita of any town in the US.
Ithaca is EXTREMELY liberal and green. There is a lot of community involvement, so it's not hard to meet people by participating in the many community projects and groups. Home schooling, home birthing, organic food, social justice, communes, trade issues, alternative medicine, breastfeeding advocacy - whatever the cause, Ithaca probably has people who share it.
Whew, I really could gush on and on about how great Ithaca is.
Nicole R.
I have no experience with Pasadena, except for visiting the Rose Bowl, and what I know of So Cal weather. And It has been a long time for me as well, but I think Ithaca is a fabulous place in part because it is ''remote''. During the school year the universities do a lot to bring in ''culture,'' many of which are fun for kids. Mostly, though, the Ithacans, are the main draw...they are a bastion of liberalism in a sea of more conservative views. In addition to the environmental consciousness, (and access to great hikes, etc), my favorite part of Ithaca is the barter system or Ithaca Bucks...an alternative currency based on one hour of labour. I love that they have put it into practice, and are actually using it! When I was there, the mayor was a socialist, and he was great, often visible in local restauraunts or sledding down the hills with locals. The schools are good, and at least the high school I know has some ties to Cornell, for certain programs. I think Ithaca would be a great place to live. Shahana
I've been enjoying life in California for 5 years, but I grew up in the Northeast in the New York metropolitan area and and then attended Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Ithaca was a change from the NYC area, but I grew to love it. I had a moped and a car and enjoyed driving around to explore the natural beauty of upstate New York. I have never seen as many stars at night as I did then. I still have some of the best memories from those days on my moped, especially in fall. I also heard from various people that it is a great place to raise a family. Now that I have a family, I can understand. I think it would be idyllic. My older cousins raised their children in Ithaca while completing grad school and they were all very happy there. Even though it is isolated, it does have some cosmopolitan touches, which I experienced mostly through the campus--art, music, theater, visiting speakers. I also had a favorite cinema in downtown Ithaca that was like something you'd find in Gree! nwich Village, NYC. (Don't know if it's still there.) I lived off campus in Collegetown, which was changing a lot with many new restaurants and updated stores. I visited it in '98 and it had changed a little, but I imagine that by now there have been even more changes. As for the snow, you just can't be afraid of snow, but if you're coming from California, it's understandable. Just remember humans are very adaptable and you'll get used to it. You will have appropriate clothing and hats and gloves and you will be fine along with everyone else who lives in Ithaca. I love snow and winter and had the best snowball fights under the stars with friends. Would I want to live there now? No, I prefer to live near a big city and near family, but if I HAD to live there, I wouldn't be unhappy. (I don't know if this helps, but when I visited UMichigan Ann Arbor, it felt a lot like Ithaca but without the beautiful hills and gorges.) NY State of Mind
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Visiting Ithaca with 1 and 3 yr olds
Feb 2007
This summer we are traveling to Ithaca for my brother's wedding. I know it is beautiful, and I am trying to figure out what will be fun with two little ones? Any ideas? Where are some good places to eat? Thanks! Laura
We lived in Ithaca for a year (several years ago) when our kids were 5 and 9. It's a fun place to visit. You don't say how old your ''little ones'' are, but for almost every age, I highly recommend the Sciencenter, which is a kids' science/exploration museum. Similar in many ways to the Exploratorium, but way more low key and manageable http://www.sciencenter.org/ Check out the Sagan Planetwalk - or part of it - if your kids are at all into space and planets. http://www.sciencenter.org/saganpw/
We haven't been there in a while, but we used to like ''Just a Taste'', which is a nice little tapas place downtown. The small plates were great for kids and adults alike, and if you go early-ish, it's fine to have kids there.
And if you are the outdoorsy type, don't miss Buttermilk Falls State Park (or one of the others) - it's gorges!
For ice cream (and in the summer, you're gonna want it), you can't beat the Cornell Dairy Store, on Cornell's campus. http://www.dairystore.cornell.edu/ They experiment with new flavors regularly, as well as old standards. R.K.
Visiting Ithaca with 2 young children
July 2001
We will be traveling to New York this summer, specifically to Ithaca and the upper Hudson Valley River (near Kingston). With a 2 year old and 6 year old, I am looking for fun activities like parks, casual dining, swimming, places to go on rainy days, in these areas. Any suggestions? Jennifer
Ithaca NY is a great town for kids in the summer. First of all there are the Gorges: Buttermilk and Treman have good swimming areas; Upper Treman has the most beautiful trail for hiking (lots of stairs, but you can stop along the way and play in the creek); at Taughannock, you can walk along a trail or the creek bed all the way to the falls (both are flat walks, wear water shoes for the creek). Across the street at Taughannock is a lakeside park, with a rocky beach and swimming in the lake. Cass Park has a big pool, a great wading pool with sprinklers, and lots of plastic playhouses. Stewart Park is at the bottom of the lake and has a big sprinkler, lots of playground equipment and a merry-go-round. On weekends check-out the Farmers Market, quite a scene, often with entertainment. On rainy days, The Sciencenter, a hands-on science museum is the place to be (worthwhile even if it's not raining). Sapsucker Woods is a great bird sanctuary, with a beautiful little nature center and boardwalk trails. Cornell Plantations is fun if you like gardens. Pick up the free Ithaca Times paper for local events. There are lots of free outdoor concerts, like every Saturday night at Taughannock Park. Have Fun! Daryl

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I'm configuring TekTerm on a 7535 G2 to use ANSI SSH.
I would like to remap the F5 key using "Function Key Remap". I would like to remap F5 to the bell character.
Where can I find the value to enter in the configuration to do the remapping?
Good morning kkp and Welcome to the Community!
Food for thoughs:Would remapping F5 to a [CTR][ G ] Macro do the trick?
I do hope this helps.Kind regards,
Hi Jacques.
Thanks for your reply. It is a good idea...
Right now we use 2 sessions to different systems, and the use of F5 is different in the 2 systems, so I will prefer to be able to configure this per session. Later (some time next year) one of the systems will be shut down, and if I have not found another solution, I will use your solution.
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The lid will be aboon it and screwed down to-morrow, I dar' say.
The dochter o' th' one man in the warld that's harmed me aboon the rest!
Then ye asked for a curl cut off aboon our brows—at least, frae mine and Mirren Semple's.
There never was a trade so unhealthy yet but men would fight to get wark at it for twa pennies a day aboon the common wage.
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Aw should think aw do know it, an' aboon a bit too, why aw wor rewinated net hawf a yard thro' whear yor missis is sittin.
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Ancient Corinth - Greece. The most notable ruin of ancient Corinth is the 6th-century BC Temple of Apollo, built on a hill overlooking the remains of the Roman marketplace (agora). Seven of the original 38 Doric columns still stand, and it is one of the oldest stone temples in Greece. The temple was eventually destroyed by earthquakes. ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis
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A UCLA-led team of chemists has developed a unique new coating for nanoparticles that disguises them as proteins.
The nanoparticles (such as quantum dots, which emit specific colors of light) can function as probes that penetrate a cell and detect individual proteins inside. That allows researchers, using a fluorescence microscope and high-sensitivity imaging camera, to track a single protein tagged with a specific fluorescent quantum dot inside a living… read more


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The "World's Strongest Beer†is here. The concoction was developed by a rather controversial brewery in Scotland, which had already been branded previously as being "irresponsible†for releasing into the market a beer that had 18.2% alcohol content called Tokyo. We wonder what they will be branded by with the launch of this new offering with almost twice the percentage of Tokyo.
The beer is called Tactical Nuclear Penguin and is manufactured by BrewDog of Fraserburgh. Fortunately, the product will reportedly only be available in "limited supply,†and each bottle will be sold for £30.
Managing Director for BrewDog James Watt gave this statement: "This beer is about pushing the boundaries; it is about taking innovation in beer to a whole new level."
At a time when the consumption of what may be termed as "normal†beer with "normal†alcohol content is already being scrutinized and has been known to lead to less than desirable consequences, it will certainly be interesting to know exactly what the manufacturer was thinking by coming out with beer containing 32% alcohol.
The product itself has the following warning on its label: "This is an extremely strong beer; it should be enjoyed in small servings and with an air of aristocratic nonchalance. In exactly the same manner that you would enjoy a fine whisky, a Frank Zappa album or a visit from a friendly yet anxious ghost."
The release of Tactical Nuclear Penguin, incidentally, coincided with the day that alcohol was prioritized on the political agenda through the unveiling of the Alcohol Bill by the Scottish government.


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Leonard H. DeTroye
Leonard H. DeTroye 81, of Watertown passed away on Sunday Dec. 8, 2013 at Zinzendorf Hall in Watertown.
Leonard was born on April 20, 1932 in Greenbush, WI the son of Peter and Francis (Dierlien) DeTroye. He was a graduate of Kiel High School. He married Delores Racette on May 12, 1951 in Plymouth, WI. Leonard worked for Asplundh Tree Co. for 28 years. He was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church and had served as the Loyal Governor of the Watertown Moose Lodge. He was an AA sponsor for many years. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and grilling. Leonard also enjoyed playing Sheepshead and dancing to Big Band music.
Survivors include: three daughter's ; Michelle (John) Pauli of Williams Bay, WI, Lynn Uphus of Watertown and Cynthia (Brian) Veldhuizen of Silverthorne, CO.; son Brian (Malu) DeTroye of Goose Creek, SC; ten grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren; sister Annette Mathes of New Holstein, WI; he is also survived by a number of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Delores, son Jeffrey, grandson Christopher, four sisters and one brother. Memorials to St. Henry Catholic Church would be appreciated.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 am on Wednesday Dec. 11, 2013 at St. Henry Catholic Church with the Msgr. Daniel Ganshert presiding. Visitation will be held at the church on Wednesday 10:00 am until the time of service. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Pederson-Nowatka Funeral Home is caring for the family. To place an on-line condolence or to light a candle in his memory please visit www.pn-fh.com


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Published: March 9, 2012 at 6:07 PMJungle Trek is beautiful and my favorite thing at DAK after Everest, but I have to go with Popeye's on this one. Normally I detest "soak the tourists" raft rides, but I make an exception for this one. [Admittedly, it helps that a dry set of clothes is always just a short walk away in my hotel room.... :-)] The animatronics make this one a lot of fun -- my favorites are the sharks at the base of the Olive -- and the route has a couple really good drops and spins. I've been known to ride this one repeatedly, just to see how soaked I can get!
Published: March 9, 2012 at 6:40 PMPopeye and Bluto arguable may be more superior to other rapid rides by a wider margin than other rides in their catergories. It's longer than anyone I've riden, better theme, more thrills, more water, and the fake ending at the boat wash is a nice bonus.
But yes bring extra clothes
Published: March 9, 2012 at 7:18 PMBilge-Rat Barges. A great name, a fantastic ride and awesome theming. A well deserved soakin' for all.
Published: March 9, 2012 at 7:35 PMNot even close...Popeye & Bluto's is by far the superior ride.
Published: March 9, 2012 at 8:23 PMPopeye of course, though I haven't rode it in years because of how soaked you get!
Published: March 9, 2012 at 8:27 PMNow, I'm pretty sure Popeye is best the rapids ride in the world, but it's being put against one of, if not the, best animal attraction ever. The theme is definitely better on Maharajah, and the opportunities to see the animals are superior to any zoo I've been to(St. Loius, ATL, Oatland, Raleigh, Busch Gardens Tampa, Silver Springs, and the occasional smaller zoo-like attraction). Maharajah is one of the highlights of my family's trips to Orlando. Vote for the Jungle Trek!
Published: March 9, 2012 at 10:04 PMAin't it a shame when a true masterpiece loses to the merely great?
Published: March 9, 2012 at 10:59 PMI have to go with the Jungle Trek on this one. As I've stated numerous times in other threads, I don't see what's fun about getting soaked and walking around all day with wet clothes and squishy shoes!
Published: March 10, 2012 at 2:26 AMThis is a crazy match. I'm being asked to compare a Michelin starred meal with a five star hotel room and say which is better. The truth is they are both excellent but are totally different beasts.
I love Bluto's Barges although the degree of wetness is an issue on anything other than a hot summer's day. The Maharajah Trek however is simply one of the most immersive, scenic and stunning animal exhibits in the world. A lot of people complain that Animal Kingdom is a half day park but it's precisely attractions such as this that make the park so unique and so utterly compelling. The Maharajah Trek is an attraction to spend time in - to meander through. It feeds the soul in ways that no thrill ride or animatronic ever can. Disney took a brave risk with this attraction but they created something beautiful and truly world class. However good Bluto's Barges is it doesn't stir me like the Maharajah Trek does and so for that reason I'm voting Maharajah.
But I hate having to make the choice.
Published: March 10, 2012 at 2:26 AMThe MJT is great, and an absolute masterwork of design. It really is a shame that it was put up against a ride that is head and shoulders above its peers. It is hard to vote for a walking tour, no matter how good it is, when put up against a highly thematic and fun ride.
Published: March 10, 2012 at 5:28 AMYou guys and gals REALLY need to get to Dorney Park and ride Thunder Canyon. The drench factor on Popeye is a mere sprinkle compared to that of TC. Want theming? Ride Popeye. Want total saturation? Go to Dorney.
Published: March 10, 2012 at 6:08 AMDominick, I'm really not trying to get on your case (at least this time) but I am really curious about something. You don't ride Popeye & Bluto because you get wet. I seem to remember that you don't ride coasters. I also seem to remember that you don't ride TOT for some reason. If I am wrong in this, I apologize. If I am correct, what do you do at a theme park? There are some attractions that I don't ride, esp. fast spinners, because they trick my inner ear into thinking it's still spinning for about 2 hours, but I'll be darned if I'm going to spend the day at a park sitting with the grandpas watching their grandkids ride things that I shoud be riding, front car, hands up.
You will dry off after a water ride. We rode Popeye & Bluto three times in a row after riding Dudley DoRight twice. We figured that we were already wet- why not just stay wet for awhile, and spend a few times looking around at the "theming" which is the Holy Grail word in here.
Perhaps this is an idea for a different thread that should be started in Discussion. Maybe I'll do that. But Dominick, I really am curious, and not just trying to "Dom-bait"...this time.
Published: March 10, 2012 at 7:02 AMFirst, these two attractions should not be pitted against each other. Another apples to oranges comparison. I know there are real limitations to how the pairings are set up, but this seems pretty far apart.
That being said, Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges is the best water ride I have ever been on and probably the best on the planet.
I would REALLY like to see somebody try to top this ride. The only comparison in Orlando is Disney's Kali River Rapids. I say comparison as they are both water rides, but that's where it ends.
While Kali is themed very well, the water features are weak to lame and overall the theme is a bit too heavy for vacation time.
When we ride Popeye, we usually make plans for a wet part of the day at IOA and just ride the three water rides during the hottest part of the day and then change clothes.
Published: March 10, 2012 at 7:14 AMMy vote defentenly goes to popeye because is like the best rapids ri de in the world.You get soaked and the theme is really good.And I'm not a fan
Published: March 10, 2012 at 7:42 AMMark, I agree that many if not most of the match-ups in here are pretty off-the-wall. If Robert explained how they were matched together I missed the explanation. It's just one of those things that we accept without understanding, we ignore the competitions that don't make sense (like this one), or we just don't participate in at all in a silent protest. But let's face it- this is really not going to change anything in the theme park world.
Published: March 10, 2012 at 8:45 AMThese are very different attractons: one of the best water rides out there vs one of the best Animal Attractions in any Zoo? I just gave it to the Jungle Trek because its good for the whole family! I also love animals!
BTW, I also enjoy Popeye, my favorite water ride besides Splash Mountain!
Published: March 10, 2012 at 8:56 AMEventually in a tourney like this your going to have apples versus oranges. My thought for next year is placing shows, animal attractions, and family rides together. And thrill rides and roller coasters together. As the show group seems fairly weak in many of them now blur the line: for different reasons Shrek (motion seats), CoP (moving theater), Seymore and Clyde (animal and show).
I think we can all agree Posiedon's Fury is by far the weakest of the quarterfinalist left (kinda of gift via Soarin being included in show category altered the seedings)
Published: March 10, 2012 at 9:09 AMThe seeds were dictated via vote count from the first round, which is fair except that rides in competive round one matchups could be seed improperly and some rides that didn't win got higher seeds over attractions that did. Then the matchups are set up just like the NCAA Basketball Tourney 1 vs 16, 2 vs 15, 8 vs 9, 7 vs 10 and the 1/16 vs 8/9 winners and so on
Published: March 10, 2012 at 9:51 AMbilge-rat barges is by far my favourite water ride with dudley and journey to atlantis coming a close second. Usually four of us get on and try and sit around the raft to see who gets soaked the most, nothing funnier than seeing family members get soaked and you stay dry although i think that from 2006 onwards the water going up the boat wash ramp seems greater than it was back in 2005 and less random to who gets soaked.we usually re-ride this 3-4 times until we are all saturated.
Published: March 10, 2012 at 10:05 AM@robert niles after reviewing the rules: why was posedions fury(235 votes)the 7 seed with less votes than horror make up show(267 votes) as the 8 seed in the first round.
Published: March 10, 2012 at 10:29 AMPopeye the sailor yay uhuh poepye the sailor eating spinach popeye the sailor yay uhuhu
Published: March 10, 2012 at 4:54 PMMy apoligies Robert, I thought PF was the #7 seed, still in shock that future fodder for Harry Potter is in theory one of the 20 best attractions worldwide. When many wouldn't put it in the top 20 at Universal Orlando.
Published: March 10, 2012 at 5:49 PMMy apoligies Robert, I thought PF was the #7 seed, still in shock that future fodder for Harry Potter is in theory one of the 20 best attractions worldwide. When many wouldn't put it in the top 20 at Universal Orlando.


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Shakespeare Electronic Conference, Vol. 4, No. 176. Wednesday, 17 March 1993.
Date: Wednesday, 17 Mar 93 16:22 EST
Subject: College Productions of *TGV*
Thanks to Steve Schrum for the plug for our recent performances of *TGV* and
for the prod to finally reply to Jeff Nyhoff on the question of college
productions of the play.
I agree that *TGV* is an excellent choice for college students because the
concerns of the play are closely related to their own lives and interests.
Among our cast, nearly all could remember a time when the demands of friendship
and love had come into conflict, usually with disastrous results, and this
thematic accesibility helped break down many of the barriers represented by the
unfamiliar language of the play. Our director, Joan Robbins, found the play
relatively easy to rehearse because in only a few scenes are more than 2 or 3
actors required on stage at the same time.
After much discussion, we decided to set the play in a 50's prep school
atmosphere, using song lyrics of the era as an analogue to the Petrarchan love
conventions followed so scrupulously by Valentine and Proteus ("Well, I wonder,
wonder who bee-do-do-do, who wrote the Book of Love?"). The gagging of Silvia
grew out of our desire both to draw attention to her silence in the final scene
and yet to make our feminist statement a comic one. I'll be presenting a paper
on this topic at the West Virginia Shakespeare and Renaissance Association
Conference in April, so if anyone's interested in more details, you can come
hear me speak.
I think the complications of the final scene are the primary reason why the
play is not performed more often. No one can take it as a believable human
action when it is played seriously, and farcical action tends to gloss over the
gender issues that figure so prominently in the text. Feminist productions can
bring these issues to the foreground very effectively, but they also tend to
emphasize the brutality of the attempted rape and Silvia's powerlessness in
her own disposition, which makes the ending something other than comic (not
necessarily a negative thing, but not one calculated to inspire delight).
Personally, having played Launce, I also think that the fact that the play
calls for a dog actor might scare off a few prospective directors. My own pet,
Troy (actually Troilus, named for Petruchio's spaniel) played Crab opposite me,
and let me tell you, you never know what a dog will do once he gets in the
spotlight (yawn, scratch, lick private parts, try to sniff the audience), but
of course, that's the fun of having him out there. He reinvented his role
freshly every night, and forced me to do so as well.
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I've sent these PDF's of the online engagement stats and transcripts to the District office to be considered for inclusion in the School Board members' packets for tonight's meeting. ('TransTech' is my shorthand for Transformational Technology.)
Category Archives: Online engagement
School Board to consider Transformational Technology proposal at Feb. 11 meeting: another opportunity for public comments
At Monday night's School Board meeting (agenda here), the Board will discuss the Transformational Technology proposal and may vote on it.
If you'd like to comment on the proposal, be sure to be there at the start of the meeting, as public comments are first on the agenda. The guidelines:
This is an opportunity for members of the school district to address the Board. You are requested to do so from the podium. After being recognized by the chair, each individual will identify himself/herself and the group represented, if any. He/She will then state the reason for addressing the Board. To insure that all individuals have a chance to speak, speakers will be limited to one three-minute presentation. Please know that this is not a time to debate an issue, but for you to make your comments.
Supt. Chris Richardson has asked me to prepare a document for the Board that summarizes the online engagement activities and includes all the comments and straw poll results. I'll be working on it today and will post it here when it's done.
Transformational Technology proposal straw poll and blog discussion closing Feb. 9
I need to compile an update for the District of all the online comments and straw poll results so that they can be included in the packet for School Board members on Monday prior to their 7 pm meeting.
I'll close the online straw poll and the blog discussion thread around midnight on Saturday, Feb. 9 so that I have time to put it all together on Sunday.
So if you've not taken the straw poll, now's the time. And if you've got comments or want to discuss any aspect of the proposal, chime in with a blog comment ASAP!
Video archive of Transformational Technology webinar and transcript of live chat are now available
Left: The transcript of today's live chat with Director of HR and Technology Matt Hillmann can be viewed in the CoverItLive app that's embedded in the blog post, Live chat with Matt Hillman, Wed. Feb 6, noon. Just click the replay button and then use the scroll bar.
Right: The video archive of yesterday's webinar with Matt and Superintendent Chris Richardson is now embedded in the bottom of the blog post, Live webinar with Matt Hillman & Chris Richardson scheduled for Tuesday, Feb 5, 8 PM.
Live chat with Matt Hillman, Wed. Feb 6, noon
At noon on Wednesday this week, I'm going to do a live-chat with Matt Hillmann, Director of Human Resources and Technology. We will take questions via text chat from area citizens about the Transformational Technology proposal.
If you can't attend but would like to submit a question, attach a comment to this blog post and I'll make sure to submit it during the live chat on your behalf.
The live chat will take place right here inside this blog post at the bottom.
Opportunities for citizen feedback on the Transformational Technology proposal (week of Feb. 3)
Lots happening this week. I'll keep this blog post up for now to make it easy to find out what's going on. These links are also in the right sidebar.
Live webinar with Matt Hillman & Chris Richardson scheduled for Tuesday, Feb 5, 8 PM
On Tuesday, Feb 5, 8 PM, we're hosting a live webinar (also known as a web conference) on the Transformational Technology Proposal.
Matt Hillmann, Director of Human Resources and Technology and Superintendent Chris Richardson will take questions from area citizens about the proposal after a short presentation. You'll be able to submit your questions via text chat or audio. If you can't attend but would like to submit a question, attach a comment to this blog post and I'll make sure to submit it during the webinar on your behalf.
If you register now/ahead of time for the webinar, you'll receive some email alerts reminding you of the start time as it approaches.
What's required to participate? We'll be using the GoToWebinar platform and their system requirements are:
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Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Mac®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer
Mobile attendees
Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet
Update 2/6, 10 PM: Here the 80-minute video archive of the webinar:
Take the Transformational Technology straw poll
Our Transformational Technology straw poll is ready! It only takes 5 minutes to complete, unless of course, you choose to include comments with it. (Consider adding some or all of your comments into the blog discussion.)
For rationale and background, see the Jan. 31 blog post, Help us design the Transformational Technology straw poll.
Comment, ask questions, and discuss the Transformational Technology proposal here
For the next week or more, I'll be the moderator of a discussion attached to this blog post about the Transformational Technology proposal that's being considered by the Northfield School Board.
Superintendent Chris Richardson and Director of Human Resources and Technology Matt Hillmann will be the primary panelists. They'll be regularly checking the comment thread below to read and respond as they see fit.
A blog discussion thread has some advantages over other tools for engagement. For me, it allows the discussion to happen among the audience members, not just between the audience and the panelists. So if you see a comment by someone other than Chris or Matt that you'd like to respond to, you can do so. Likewise, Matt and Chris can respond to comments that aren't directed at them.
I'll start things off by asking Chris and Matt to each make an opening comment. Once they've done so, I'll consider asking them a question or two, and then shortly thereafter, I'll open things up to everyone.
I'll add a comment shortly with some miscellaneous participation tips.
A webinar and a live chat scheduled for next week
I'm working on the details but just a heads-up. We've tentatively scheduled a webinar for Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 8 pm., and a live chat for Wednesday, Feb. 6 at noon, both with District staff.
I'm currently planning on using GoToWebinar for the webinar and Cover It LIve for the live chat. Let me know if you have questions. I'm hoping to have all the details nailed down for both events by Sunday night.


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Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the Export-Import Bank. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery:
For years the Export-Import Bank has helped American companies grow and sell their products overseas. And for years, the Ex-Im Bank has enjoyed broad, bipartisan support.
When it was last authorized in 2006, the Ex-Im bank passed the House by voice vote and the Senate by unanimous consent.
So when Senate Democrats brought a reauthorization of the Ex-Im Bank to the floor last week, we hoped the legislation would receive bipartisan, bicameral support – as it did in 2006.
After all, the measure will support about 300,000 jobs and help American exporters continue to compete in a global economy.
It passed the Banking Committee unanimously.
It has three Republican co-sponsors.
It's backed by the National Association of Manufacturers, the Business Round Table and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
And it will actually reduce the deficit by about $1 billion.
The Ex-Im Bank is one of those proposals we shouldn't have to argue over.
But true to form, Republicans in the House are once again spoiling for a fight where there shouldn't be one.
Yesterday, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor called our bill to reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank a "partisan amendment."
And he claimed this non-controversial, common-sense measure is derailing efforts to pass an IPO bill that would expand innovators' access to capital. That's just not true.
Leader Cantor should check in with his Senate colleagues.
Many of them understand American exporters need access to federal financing to stay on a level playing field with global competitors.
Just yesterday, the Senior Senator from South Carolina, Lindsey Graham, said without the Ex-Im Bank "our ability to grow in South Carolina is non-existent."
In 2011, South Carolina exporters sold more than $130 million worth of goods abroad thanks to Ex-Im Bank financing.
And South Carolina isn't the only state relying on the Bank to keep businesses thriving.
Nevada companies exported $33 million worth of their products last year thanks to financing from the Export-Import Bank.
In 2011, in the Presiding Officer's home state of Delaware, the Ex-Im Bank made it possible for private firms to sell more than $39 million worth of goods overseas.
Last year, the Ex-Im Bank supported almost 300,000 jobs across 49 states.
China already provides more investment capital to its exporters than the United States, Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom combined, as Senator Graham said yesterday during a conference call in support of this legislation.
We cannot allow that gulf to widen.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says, "Failure to reauthorize Ex-Im would amount to America's unilateral disarmament in the face of other nations' aggressive trade finance programs."
American companies have no choice but to go head-to-head with these Chinese exporters.
But in this Chamber we do have a choice: we can compete, or we can cooperate.
We can engage in yet another unnecessary, unproductive battle. Or we can work together to help American businesses grow and hire. The choice shouldn't be difficult.
The Senate will vote on this reasonable proposal today.
Almost 300,000 Americans had jobs last year because of the Export-Import Bank. I hope those workers come first as Republican colleagues cast their votes this afternoon.


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When the artist Alexandra Crosby studied in Indonesia in 2001 she was struck by how little her Indonesian artist friends agonised over who they were and what they did.
"One of the main things that attracts me about artist-run spaces in Indonesia is that it mixes music, theatre and the visual arts; there's not a strong definition between them all," she says. "Here, you will have an experimental music group and a video art group and they might never work together, whereas in Indonesia that would be natural."
Australian artists, she thought, had much to learn from Indonesian artists about relaxing the boundaries, giving up the navel-gazing and engaging in some healthy cross-pollination.
Four years on, Crosby has helped organise an artist exchange that will let Australian and Indonesian artists learn from each other.
"We really hope to bring some of that mixing of genres back," says Crosby.
The Gang Festival, as it is known, has used a grant from the Australia-Indonesia Institute to fund two Australian artists on tours to Jakarta, Bandung and Yogyakarta. Five more Australian artists will pay their own way to join the project.
Next month and in August, the artists will learn how Indonesians organise artist-run initiatives, exhibitions, cross-disciplinary works and community art projects.
In return, the Australian art ambassadors will exhibit Australian work and educate Indonesian artists about exhibition opportunities at artist-run galleries in Sydney.
In January, four Indonesian artists will travel to Sydney; they will also help organise a street festival finale on January 29.
Gang, pronounced "gung", is an Indonesian word meaning alley or back street, bringing connotations of the underground to the festival's name. Corby says both societies could learn a lot from underground artist organisations.
"We complain about it, but the arts scene in Australia is actually really well resourced. We at least have the Australia Council and council galleries and public galleries," she says. "In Indonesia, there are a few national institutions but if you want to see what's happening in the contemporary arts scene, you have to go underground and find those spaces.
"The people who came together for this project are trying to create sustainable independent spaces which don't rely on external support. I think that's important for us to learn."
The festival involved 16 organisations in the two countries, from smaller Chippendale galleries to the Taring Padi radical arts group of Yogyakarta.
The Sydney artist James Hancock has been selected to travel to Indonesia, taking with him Australian works and knowledge about organising artist-run spaces. As a curator of Chippendale's art space, Space 3, Hancock says the Gang Festival allows the cultures to learn from, and about, each other.
"People know that Indonesia is this scary place, you know, my mum says things like, 'Watch out you don't get blown up'," he says. "It will be good to break down those cliches and break down the craft cliche that Indonesians just carve wooden things and make puppets.
"It's also about breaking down a view of Australia. A lot of the works we're taking are about anti-consumerism and it will be good to show we are not just beer-drinking whatevers."
Hancock will be joined by the sculptor and curator Alice McAuliffe, who will work with video artists in Indonesia.
"I am really interested in extending ... many artists' networks into the Asia-Pacific region," she says. "A lot of artists are Europe-focused but it's important to look around closer to our region."
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Travis Tritt Is In The Country Club, Alan Jackson Has A Good Time – Today In Country Music History
Alan Jackson was having a "Good Time" on this date in 2008, Kenny Chesney was in a Thanksgiving mood in 2005, Travis Tritt was happy to be a member of the "Country Club" in 1991 and more.
Here's the list for Today In Country Music History for 30 July, 2012.
- Alan Jackson's Good Time album went gold in 2008.
- Rodney Atkins received a diploma from Tennessee Tech in Cookeville in 2007, 14 years after he stopped taking classes. School officials discovered he'd racked up enough hours of credit to qualify for a newly created degree.
- Kenny Chesney performed at Pittsburgh's Heinz Field in 2005. The performance was shot for inclusion in an ABC Thanksgiving special, Kenny Chesney: Somewhere In The Sun.
- Martina McBride's "My Baby Loves Me" charted in 1993.
- Travis Tritt's Country Club album was certified platinum in 1991.
- Alabama became the first country act to go quadruple-platinum, as the Mountain Music and Feels So Right albums were certified for shipments of four million copies in 1985.
- Johnny Cash recorded the Number One single, "Daddy Sang Bass," in 1968.
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You Asked: Is He Overstepping His Boundaries?
Dear Sugar,
My husband is 32 years old and thinks it's normal to talk about his sex life with his mother. When we were dating, his mom once told me that I should learn how to give a good blow job in order to attract him more. Then one Valentine's Day, she was the one that told me the kind of lingerie he likes! I was extremely grossed out but at that time, since I was so crazy about him, I did not give importance to the weirdness. He tells me that a lot of men talk about their sex life to their moms, even at his age. This makes me very uncomfortable to say the least, and I can't help but constantly feel embarrassed around her. Am I correct in thinking that he's overstepping by talking to his mom about our intimate sex life or is this kind of relationship in fact as normal as he claims? — Grossed Out Gretta
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Dear Grossed Out Gretta,
I've never heard of a grown man talking about such intimacy with his mom, but to each his own. The problem I see with your situation is that it's making you uncomfortable. Since this is both of your sex lives he's talking about, I think it's only fair that he makes sure you're comfortable with him divulging such private information before doing so. Some people don't appreciate their significant others talking about their sex lives with their buddies, so I can only imagine how awkward it is to have his mother be in the know with this information.
Since he doesn't see anything wrong with it, you're going to have to approach the topic from a different angle. Let him know how it makes you feel that his mother knows about what goes on behind closed doors and that you'd appreciate it if he would keep those intimate details to himself. Hopefully he'll be a little more understanding of your feelings once he hears the uncomfortableness in your voice verses hearing a frustrated or annoyed tone. I'm all for being uninhibited when it comes to talking about sex, but it's incredibly important that both parties are permitting of such open disclosure. I hope that after a good heart to heart, he'll be able to respect your desire to be more private.


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Blu-ray Disc reviews by
Greg Suarez
The Digital Bits
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007 (2007) - 20th Century Fox
Released on Blu-ray Disc on October 2nd, 2007
Film: B
Video (1-20): 19
Audio (DTS-HD 1.5 Mbps "Core" - 1-20): 17
Extras: A
Specs and Features:
92 mins, PG, AVC 1080p standard (2.40:1), BD-50 DL, Elite Blue HD packaging, BD+, audio commentary (with director Tim Story), audio commentary (with producer Avi Arad, writer Don Payne and editors Peter Elliot and William Hoy), 5 deleted/extended scenes (with optional commentary by Tim Story), 2 documentaries (
Family Bonds: The Making of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Sentinel Spaceways: Comic Book Origins of the Silver Surfer
), 4 featurettes (
The Fantasticar: State of the Art
The Power Cosmic
Scoring the Fantastic
Character Design with Spectral Motion
), still galleries, BD-Java features (
Saving the World One Question at a Time
trivia game,
Who Dares Defy Galactus?
strategy game, personal scene selection), 2 theatrical trailers, enhanced for D-Box Motion Control Systems, animated film-themed root menu with audio/"in-film" menu overlay, scene access (28 chapters), languages: DTS-HD Master Lossless 5.1 (English) & Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, Spanish and French), subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Cantonese and Korean, Closed Captioned
Life has become exciting for the Fantastic Four superhero team since we last saw them. Reed "Mr. Fantastic" Richards (Ioan Gruffudd), Sue "Invisible Woman" Storm (Jessica Alba), Johnny "Human Torch" Storm (Chris Evans) and Ben "The Thing" Grimm (Michael Chiklis) have become national celebrities after foiling the evil Victor von "Dr." Doom (Julian McMahon) a couple of years ago. Reed and Sue have been trying to get married numerous times, but the ceremony is always foiled due to pending disaster, media intrusion or Reed's own scientific distractions. The latest attempt at nuptials is ruined by the appearance of a mysterious shiny man flying around and wreaking havoc on what appears to be an equally shiny surfboard.
Dubbed the Silver Surfer (voiced by Laurence Fishburne and motion captured by Doug Jones), Reed and the Fantastic Four are recruited by the military to capture this potentially dangerous menace and uncover his motivations. As the team learns more about the Surfer, they discover that he has his own complicated agenda in which the Fantastic Four must intercede to save our world and his. Along for the ride is Victor von Doom. Despite his checkered past he is hired by the military to assist Reed in his assignment. But Victor might have ulterior motives and our heroes must make sure that Victor behaves himself.
Much has been made of the PG rating that this film received. The hardcore comic fans were aghast that the film had seemingly turned into a kiddie flick. Yes,
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
is a more kid-oriented superhero movie than what Hollywood typically offers. The film has a straightforward and uncomplicated story. Its characters are bold and likable and the art direction is bright and colorful. Also look for instances of humor children can appreciate. What's more, I only counted one obvious on-screen death. But despite these traits,
Rise of the Silver Surfer
is not a kiddie movie; adults will find some enjoyment in the film's spectacle.
But when you get right down to it,
Rise of the Silver Surfer
is not a particularly interesting film. For viewers with more refined cinematic tastes the film's strengths as family-friendly entertainment might prove to be its weaknesses. While I am not nearly as versed in
Fantastic Four
lore as I am in other comic book universes, I was always under the impression that the Fantastic Four was more thematically lightweight than
or the
(my personal favorite). Make a PG-rated
film and I'll have more than a few choice words for the producers. But I have no problem with a PG-rated
Fantastic Four
film, and I believe it was a good call by Fox to keep this one more universal in its audience appeal. I can think of no way that attaching a 13 to the end of the film's MPAA rating would somehow make it more enjoyable.
The 2.40:1 1080p AVC video on the Blu-ray edition of
Rise of the Silver Surfer
is up there with the best transfers on the format. Colors, especially the brilliant yellows and oranges of the Human Torch, are deep and vibrant without oversaturation. Fine image detail is excellent from the brightest daytime scenes to darker indoor environments. There is a small amount of artificial edge enhancement that causes minor haloing in some shots. This is the only blemish preventing this otherwise outstanding transfer from being perfect.
Hardware limitations prevented me from experiencing the DTS-HD Master Lossless audio in its full glory, but the 1.5 Mbps "core" signal is nothing to sneeze at. There are instances of strong directional effects whizzing through the listening environment and bass response is strong and tight. Dialog is mixed well and I always understood the actors even during the loud action-oriented sequences. But from a broader perspective, as competent as the track is technically, it's just not very memorable.
Fox pulled out all the stops with the extra features on the Blu-ray edition of
Rise of the Silver Surfer
and gave fans hours of entertaining and informative supplements with very little waste. Two audio commentaries are included, the first with director Tim Story and the second with producer Avi Arad, writer Don Payne and editors Peter Elliot and William Hoy. Story's commentary is far better than the second group track as the director provides plenty of interesting insights into the thematic aspects of the film as well as the production challenges. The second commentary is dry and mostly superfluous in light of the other commentary and the bevy of documentaries and featurettes.
Speaking of which there are six documentaries and featurettes that total about two hours when put together.
Family Bonds: The Making of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
is the flagship documentary, running 46 minutes and broken into "pre-production" and "production" segments. The doc is made up entirely of non-narrated behind-the-scenes footage and on-set interviews with actors and key technical crew members. It's as entertaining as it is a nice backstage glimpse into the making of the film.
Sentinel Spaceways: Comic Book Origins of the Silver Surfer
documentary runs 39 minutes and is dedicated to the history of the Silver Surfer character. The creation of the character, his various art styles and his place in pop culture are discussed. The doc features a lot of input by comic book legend Stan Lee, co-creator of the Fantastic Four and the Silver Surfer.
The Power Cosmic
featurette is a 15-minute investigation into how the character of the Silver Surfer was realized in the film with the use of motion capture and computer wizardry. The
Character Design with Spectral Motion
featurette is 11 minutes with a very funny Michael Chiklis as the audience witnesses his transformation into The Thing character.
The Fantasticar: State of the Art
featurette runs 10 minutes and shows the audience how the Fantasticar was created from concept to finished product. Finally,
Scoring the Fantastic
featurette is essentially four minutes with the film's composer John Ottman.
Five deleted/extended scenes are included with optional commentary by director Tim Story. They're okay, but nothing that I'm sad to see excised from the final cut. A series of still galleries featuring dozens of images broken into segments called "Concept Art," "Behind-the-Scenes" and "Characters" can be found. I'm not big on still galleries but the offering on this disc is certain to please fans. Two theatrical trailers, personalized scene selection and D-Box enhancement round out the non-interactive features.
Fox also included a pair of BD-Java interactive games that, like the one included on the studio's Blu-ray version of
The Day After Tomorrow
, are surprisingly engaging and well worth your time.
Saving the World One Question at a Time
is a trivia game that runs over the movie as the viewer watches. The game includes darn near 200 hundred questions about Fantastic Four history that will challenge all but the hardest core fans. If you answer questions incorrectly Galactus (the Silver Surfer's evil boss) moves closer to Earth and if he reaches our planet we're all doomed! If you want to learn more about the super team's lore definitely give the trivia game a try. The real gem of the BD-Java features is the
Who Dares Defy Galactus?
strategy game. Also notable about this game is that it can be played by one or two players; one player is the Silver Surfer and the other is Galactus. The game is played in a series of rounds, each round a separate solar system populated by a dozen or more planets. Each planet is specifically connected to another and each planet has a point value associated with it. The players take turns occupying planets and racking up points, once all planets have been occupied the player with the most points wins the round, and the player that wins the most rounds either saves Earth (Surfer) or destroys it (Galactus). It's actually a fun and addictive diversion and when I checked it out for this review I found myself playing it far longer than I anticipated. It seems that the days of pointless, inane interactive DVD features/games are coming to an end, at least at Fox. Good stuff!
Don't dismiss
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
as a kid's movie just because of its PG rating. Kids and adults both should be entertained by its colorful characters and style. It's not the most interesting film ever made, but it serves its family-oriented purpose very well and I don't believe the Fantastic Four mythos is injured by the lighter tone of this film. The Blu-ray version of
Rise of the Silver Surfer
contains near-perfect video and engaging, if somewhat unmemorable surround sound. The heaping helping of extra features Fox included are almost all worthwhile and the BD-Java games, especially the strategy game, are definitely worth checking out. This Blu-ray is definitely recommended.
The Day After Tomorrow
2004 (2007) - 20th Century Fox
Released on Blu-ray Disc on October 2nd, 2007
Film: D
Video (1-20): 17
Audio (DTS-HD 1.5 Mbps "Core" - 1-20): 18
Extras: B
Specs and Features:
124 mins, PG-13, AVC 1080p standard (2.35:1), BD-50 DL, Elite Blue HD packaging, BD+, audio commentary (with director/co-writer Roland Emmerich and producer Mark Gordon), audio commentary (with co-writer Jeffrey Nachmanoff, director of photography Ueli Steiger, editor David Brenner and production designer Barry Chusid), 10 deleted scenes (with optional commentary by Roland Emmerich and Mark Gordon), BD-Java features (global warming trivia track,
Cold Zone
interactive game, content search index, personalized scene selection), enhanced for D-Box Motion Control Systems, 2 theatrical trailers, animated film-themed root menu with audio/"in-film" menu overlay, scene access (32 chapters), languages: DTS-HD Master Lossless 5.1 (English) & Dolby Digital 5.1 (Spanish and French), subtitles: English, Spanish, Cantonese and Korean, Closed Captioned
Global warming is a catastrophe almost certain to happen. Despite the best efforts of conservationalists, politicians and the everyday heroes of our society, the world as a whole still does not take this threat seriously enough. Future generations are sure to foot the bill for the carelessness of our lifestyle and that of our parents and grandparents.
The Day After Tomorrow
is the filmic equivalent of global warming. If we allow films this bad to continue being made, we will create a future so bleak that coming generations will never forgive our foolishness.
The Day After Tomorrow
increased global temperatures rapidly melt the polar ice caps. This flood of newly-melted fresh water alters the salinization ratios and current flow of the oceans, which create a sudden and catastrophic climate shift. In this film this climate shift happens literally overnight. A massive cold front engulfs most of the planet's northern hemisphere and ushers in a new ice age. Climatologist Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid) tried to warn our government, but of course, the villainous Dick Cheney look-alike and the dim-witted George W. Bush stand-in blow him off and ignore his advice to evacuate the northern half of the United States. When all hell breaks loose and L.A. is decimated by tornados and Manhattan is drowned in a massive typhoon the film becomes a survival story told through the eyes of a lot of minor characters. There are so many stories trying to be told in the film that the audience is never allowed to emotionally connect with any of the characters. But the main story driving this film is that of Jack Hall and his journey to rescue his son and his classmates who are stranded in the New York public library and are in danger of freezing to death. Jack's son is played by Jake Gyllenhaal doing his best Tobey Maguire impression. There are many other characters and subplots, but they're so forgettable and unimportant in the larger scheme of the story that they're not worth mentioning. As the story wears on and the characters fail to become interesting all that remains is a movie full of cardboard cutouts basically trying to stay warm.
My biggest problem with
The Day After Tomorrow
is that the story does not know what it's trying to say, and even if it did it would still be laughable. Is it a grim warning about what our future holds? Then don't insult the audience's intelligence with ridiculous logic gaps and complete contempt for the laws of science. Is it no more than lite summer popcorn fare that should not be taken too seriously? Then give us likable characters and don't be so pretentious. And then there's the bold faced silliness: The pilot emerging from his helicopter - crash landed by the extreme freezing temperatures - stepping out of the craft and literally freezing in his steps. Think Medusa in
Clash of the Titans
. Don't forget the scene where our young heroes are chased by temperature. You got that? They're chased by temperature... as if the sub-zero weather has become a sentient being and is actually chasing people around. My dear readers, these are scenes that belong in a Zucker brothers parody of the film, not in the actual film itself.
Here's the biggest mystery of all: Why does the mere utterance of the name Michael Bay elicit waves of deafening groans and four-letter-words, while Roland Emmerich is allowed operate with relative impunity? Sure, Emmerich was given a series of critical wet willies for 1998's atrocious
, but what about such cinematic kicks-to-the-groin like
The Patriot
The Day After Tomorrow
? Emmerich did direct
Independence Day
, and that movie is very entertaining and all... but that was 11 years ago. What have you done for me lately?
The Day After Tomorrow
's story and some of its creative direction are at best ill advised and at worst profoundly absurd, I cannot deny the visceral thrill that portions of the film provided. Tornados ravaging L.A., Manhattan being engulfed by a brutal, almost biblical flash flood, an abandoned freight ship listing down the flooded streets of New York, bottomed out by a submerged city bus... these are some really exciting and very well executed visual effects. But when the effects are the best part a movie, the film in question is destined to be forgotten. The quality of visual effects technology is ever evolving and in a decade
The Day After Tomorrow
's effects will be outdated. Think about some of the most revered spectacle films in the lexicon of cinema:
Gone with the Wind
The Wizard of Oz
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- people have adored these movies for decades because of the stories and characters, not because of the effects, which are extremely antiquated in the 21st century.
The 2.35:1 1080p AVC picture is a very nice offering from the fine people at Fox. Brighter scenes exhibit a wonderful level of detail that cinefiles have come to expect from the new HD disc formats. Grain is apparent, but not distracting. Compression artifacting is non-existent even in the most challenging conditions such as scenic outdoor shots with heavy snowfall. However, the picture has an overall dark characteristic that tends to mute details in low-light scenes. Colors also come across as oversaturated; this is most prevalent in skin tones which appear too red. If you have a high-def set-up you should be duly impressed by the video offered on this Blu-ray.
While hardware restrictions truncated the DTS-HD Master Lossless audio to the 1.5 Mbps "core" signal, the hobbled track still rocked my house down to the foundation. The action-driven moments of this film lit up my home theater and delivered an enveloping experience that provided front row seats to calamity and chaos. There is an abundance of bass, but it is never out-of-control. This soundtrack does a great job of balancing the LFE channel so that it's gut-pounding, but never overwrought; my subwoofer got a great workout but never bottomed out. The split surround effects are also above average. There are plenty of directional sound effects that remind you that there are actually two distinct audio channels behind you. The only criticism I can level at the mix is that dialog is not mixed well; often it's mixed too low and can be drowned out by louder environmental effects. If Sony ever releases a firmware upgrade for the PlayStation 3 that unlocks full resolution DTS-HD MA audio output via HDMI, this will be the first Blu-ray I revisit.
While Fox spooned out a respectable quantity of supplements for the Blu-ray edition of
The Day After Tomorrow
, most of it proves to be empty calories. First off, almost all of the video-based supplements from the 2-disc DVD edition are gone from the Blu-ray pressing. All that remain from these are the 10 deleted scenes with optional commentary by Roland Emmerich and Mark Gordon. Like most deleted scenes, they were better deleted and don't offer much to move the story forward. Two feature commentary tracks are carried over from the DVD edition. The first features director/co-writer Roland Emmerich and producer Mark Gordon. It's not an informative track and features long bouts of silence. The second commentary with co-writer Jeffrey Nachmanoff, director of photography Ueli Steiger, editor David Brenner and production designer Barry Chusid is more technical in nature, which is code for "boring." I love the technical aspects of filmmaking, but not when they're being talked about in a commentary. This information should have been presented in a documentary. There are a couple of other minor features included such as personalized scene selection and a content search tool that brings up a list of topics the user can select and zoom right to the scene in the movie in which it is referenced. I'm not completely sold on the value of these features. There are also two theatrical trailers for the film included here. And for you folks who like to have your buttocks massaged while watching a movie, the disc is compatible with D-Box. Go to
to see what I mean.
For the first time in my 10+ years of watching DVDs, the typically cheesy interactive game is actually the best feature on the disc. On this disc the feature is actually two-fold. The first part is a global warming trivia track featuring boxes that pop up from time to time offering honest-to-goodness informative and interesting insights about the environment, nature and the global warming phenomenon. Viewers hooked on the Discovery Channel will love this feature. The second part of the feature is a BD-Java trivia game called
Cold Zone
. During the course of watching the film the viewer will need to answer 50 multiple-choice questions relating to the trivia track and other info from the film. Answering questions incorrectly alters the temperature gauge at the left of the screen. The object is to keep the temperature between 55 and 85 degrees. If so inclined the viewer can learn a lot by checking out this track; it is way more interesting than any of the other supplements. Even if you normally ignore the interactive games on discs, be sure to check out this one. I kid about global warming a little above, but in all seriousness it really is a huge problem looming in the future of each and every citizen of this planet. The trivia feature is a real eye opener and a great way to learn a little about this pending danger.
Am I too damning toward
The Day After Tomorrow
? I don't think so, but check it out for yourself and count the number of times you laugh during unintentionally funny moments. The film is a mess of ridiculous logic, bad dialog, too many subplots and uninteresting characters. Sure, the effects are smashing, but they can't carry the film all on their own. The Blu-ray edition of
The Day After Tomorrow
features very nice (if slightly flawed) HD video and absolutely pulse-pounding audio. The "making-of" features are meager and don't offer much insight, but Fox went above and beyond with the outstanding BD-Java global warming trivia game. This Blu-ray is easily recommended for fans of the film, but the curious are well advised to rent first considering the premium prices Fox charges for its Blu-ray titles.
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Black (bric-a-brac) is beautiful and has educational value
Friday, December 23, 2005
BY MIKE KARSNAKStar-Ledger Staff
Even some of Diann Kirby's friends are offended by her collection.
Many wonder why a proud black woman would keep a framed print on her wall picturing black boys jumping into a pool with the caption, "Last one in's a n----."
Nonetheless Kirby, 57, defends her collection, which covers the walls and shelves of her Plainfield home. It has value, she believes, far beyond its substantial dollar worth.
"A lot of young kids today don't realize what our ancestors went through," said Kirby, who has a 22-year-old son. "Just like the Jews don't want people to forget the Holocaust, I don't want my son to forget what black people went through."
It's certainly hard to forget when inside Kirby's home.
Seemingly every square inch is covered with items depicting black people, many of them in a stereotypical, derogatory fashion. A cookie jar from the Coon Chicken Inn depicts a very dark, big-lipped buffoon figure with a wide grin on his face.
The Coon Chicken Inn was a popular restaurant chain in the Northwest from the 1920s to the 1950s. Patrons would walk through a giant rendering of a black person's mouth to enter the restaurant.
Kirby is not alone in her penchant for black bric-a-brac. She began collecting 35 years ago, and over the last 10 years, she said, the market has become huge.
"When I first started collecting, black collectibles were something people had hidden away because it was politically incorrect," she said. "Then people like Whoopi Goldberg and Bill Cosby started collecting, and the prices and popularity really skyrocketed."
An Internet search using the phrase "black memorabilia" yields more than 139,000 Web sites that deal with the genre. There are black collectible clubs, trade shows, magazines and books.
Kirby and some fellow collectors recently sold off parts of their memorabilia at a collectibles show in Plainfield. One of those in attendance was Plainfield resident Dorothy Henry, who says that like it or not, these artifacts are a part of history.
"I collect because my grandfather, who I knew, was a slave," said the 81-year-old, who grew up in Louisville, Ky. "It's a part of our history; it's not really us, but the white man's version of us."
Not all of Kirby's black memorabilia is racist. She also has dolls that portray blacks as doctors, lawyers and musicians. And on the Web site goantiques.com, an original 1915 photograph of Booker T. Washington can be had for $3,950. A piece of the slave ship Clothilde can be purchased from the online antique dealer for almost $30,000. Some of the highest priced items relate to slavery -- chains, manacles, slave deeds and brass tags used to identify slaves.
Objects that depicted black people in a degrading fashion began to be made in the 1820s, in response to the growing abolitionist movement, according to John Thorp, director of the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia, located on the campus of Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich.
"Those who depended on slavery used the shuffling, bumbling character to dehumanize African-Americans," Thorp said in a phone interview. "It was part and parcel to the defense of slavery."
Thorp said these racist images served a purpose for white slaveowners. They wanted black people to be seen as helpless and dimwitted, and therefore better off -- and even happier -- as slaves.
A prime example of this is the "mammy" caricature. The mammy -- an example is Aunt Jemima -- is an asexual, overweight, maternal figure, designed to perpetuate the notion of the happy slave.
"No slave was really like that; they weren't fed enough," Thorp said.
According to the Jim Crow museum's Web site, the mammy character's "wide grin, hearty laughter and loyal servitude were offered as evidence of the supposed humanity of the institution of slavery."
At the black collectible show in Plainfield, a bottle of Mammy brand soda cost $75. Several Aunt Jemima items also were on display.
A variety of items are available on the black collectible market, including racist literature such as "The Story of Little Black Sambo," written by Helen Bannerman and published in 1899, and racist fishing lures and pencils.
After awhile, these items became part of America's mainstream culture, Thorp said. Disney, for example, depicted black children as "tar babies" in the 1946 film "Song of the South," which the company has since banned.
"These items became so ubiquitous that people began to take them for granted," Thorp said.
Although these images are offensive, he said they need to be preserved to educate and to stop the cycle of racism. Thorp said racist merchandise is still being produced today, such as T-shirts bearing slogans like "Pimp Daddy."
Although the controversy over these highly sought items may never be settled, Kirby insists the past must be remembered.
"A lot of people still find it derogatory, but these figures were from a time when black people were oppressed," she said.
Mike Karsnak covers Union County. He may be reached at (908) 302-1503, or at email@example.com.