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Thursday, April 28, 2011
The Grudge 3
The Grudge 3 is a case of the filmmakers trying to hammer a square peg into a round hole.
Ju-On is one of my favorite horror movies of all time. It's effective, subtle, creepy, and absolutely merciless. It's one of my rainy day go-to films. It's comfort food.
I liked the American remake, though not enough to own it on DVD. I enjoyed the American sequel for what it was. But every instinct told me to avoid The Grudge 3. I saw the panel for it at Comic-Con and they had a couple of the fresh faced young actors talking up the movie. The clip they brought along was the boyfriend returning to the haunted apartment. The room is pitch dark, he stumbles forward for a few seconds, there's a heartbeat of eerie silence, then Kayako reaches forward in the darkness. Cue soundtrack-spike jump effect and the lights go back up.
Objectively it all worked very well, especially that creepy moment of silence before Kayako strikes, but there was something off about it. Maybe it was the fact that actor was too pretty or the moment felt too rote, but the scene felt a little off. Adding to my ambivalence was the fact that it was a direct-to-DVD sequel with no direct involvement from Grudge creator Takashi Shimizu. I wound up giving it a pass.
I've been on a huge yurei kick lately. I'm tinkering with a ghost story and I'm reading the excellent Suicide Forest miniseries from IDW so it felt like a good time to revisit the Saeki family.
The story begins with the last surviving kid from The Grudge 2. He's locked up in an insane asylum and terrified that Kayako is going to kill her. The doctors don't believe him and lock him in a padded cell. Unfortunately, he's not alone...
The intro to the movie is actually really scary, due in no small part to the kid's acting talent. I've seen a lot of poor souls lead to their deaths because no one believed them, but this kid was spectacular. He really pulled the scene off. The doctor feels responsible for his death and returns to the apartment that the Saeki family are currently haunting. In the meantime, the landlord's sickly kid sister starts seeing Toshio and a mysterious Japanese woman moves into the building. It doesn't take long before chicks start crawling down the stairs.
As a basic creepy ghost story, The Grudge 3 works perfectly fine. The actors are surprisingly good, the atmosphere is suitably eerie, and it hits all the right notes. The problem is that it doesn't really feel like a Grudge film.
My first problem with the movie is we see WAY too much of Kayako in it.
The original Ju-on keeps her mostly out of sight. She's an indistinct shape in the window or a shadow on the wall or an out-of-focus lurker in a background. The only time we get a long extended look at her is when she's crawling down the stairs. That scene still stands as one of the creepiest things I've ever seen on film. Here, she shows up waaaaay too often, that crawl thing is overplayed, and you see that it's just a women with a lot of white make up on.
The second big problem I had with the movie is that Kayako just doesn't belong in Chicago. I get that yurei aren't necessarily bound to a single physical haunted location, but the logic for having her jump national boundaries was a little bit flimsy. A bunch of dead Japanese people haunting a run-down Chicago building full of attractive white actors feels discordant.
Finally, one of the things I loves about the original Ju-On was the way it told its story in little vignettes. The whole story takes place over a couple generations and we see how the evil in the house affects different people in different circumstances. That makes the horror of Kayako leaner and more graceful and frees the tale from the typical narrative tropes that haunt the ghost subgenre. Here, the story has a straight forward narrative almost lifted out of screenwriting 101. The characters have relationships laden with issues they don't discuss until they are brought to a crisis point. It's actually pretty well written and acted, but sticking to a formula sacrifices some of the intensity of the horror.
Despite all my harping, I enjoyed The Grudge 3. It's got a decent story, some solid scares, and I was engaged in it from beginning to end. It's a good horror film, but I don't quite think it's a good Grudge film.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
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Monday, April 18, 2011
Scream 4 (SPOILERS)
You know, I have complained before about movies that wink too much to an audience of presumed horror fans, but Scream 4 takes it to a whole new level. In Roger Ebert's suprisingly positive review, he described the characters in the movie as being "preternatural in their detachment." Every character in the movie is so savvy and self aware, they become essentially audience surrogates commenting on themselves. They act so far removed from people genuine danger that the effect is disconcerting. The only person who is an actual character is poor, tormented Sidney Prescott.
I didn't really realize it until I watched this movie, but I think that Sidney Prescott is one of my favorite final girls of all time. She's definitely damaged from three encounters with film nerd serial killers, but she's got real steel in her spine. She stands up for herself, she fights back, but she never comes off as invincible or fearless. My favorite scene in the movie is the bit where her cousin's friend is being attacked next door and Sidney rushes out into the night to save her. Me, I'd be running the opposite damn direction. My only complaint with her is that I can't help but wonder why Sidney just doesn't leave town every time the killings start. Screwing with Sidney seems to be priority one with the Scream killers and leaving them derails their primary motivation.
I sat on the edge of my seat all through the movie, waiting for Sidney or Dewey or Gail to get it. It makes a mean sort of sense that the movie would bump them off to make way for the new generation. I was expecting it and I was really pissed about it. I came to realize that I really liked Scream's intrepid trio. Horror has very few memorable non-monster heroes and the trio didn't deserve to go out to service such a mediocre story (see: the death of Laurie Strode in that awful Halloween: Resurrection movie.)
Anyway, big spoilers here, Sidney's niece and one of the film nerds are the killer duo.
The film nerd is pretty dismissible. He's watched too many movies, can't tell the difference between right and wrong, and is snookered by his partner at the last minute. He's also got an incredibly slight frame and, like Sidney's cousin, it's very difficult to believe that they have the physical strength necessary to commit the murders.
Sidney's cousin is a much harder sell. Killer motivations in Scream movies are usually pretty lousy, but the idea that she is so enamored with Sidney's legacy that she's willing to kill her mother AND cousin to take her place is too farfetched. That's Hollywood-crazy, not real people crazy, and that's when the whole self-awareness thing stretches too far. It also doesn't help that she plays the final reel in histrionics worthy of a Justin Bieber crowd.
There's also one difference in the methodology of the new murderers: they're filming the killings as they take place, essentially making their own snuff film. This seems like a natural progression of the movie's themes, but ultimately very little is done with it. Scream movies exist in a very strange universe where the line between true crime and gory fantasy is very thin, and the public seems to crave more real world violence to happen so they can fictionalize and revel in it. I would have LOVED to see this played up more, but it's barely touched.
I get that Craven and Williamson were trying to comment on the remake craze sweeping through horror and the way that they do it is fairly clever, but the jokey self-referencing thing feels very 90s and stale. As I was watching the movie, I thought to myself that the only way to really reinvent the movie is to have a Ghostface with an entirely different motivation and voice. I want to see one who isn't playing to the camera, but one who is silent while his predecessors were chatty. There are still meat on dem bones, but not if they keep redoing the same thing over and over again.
I keep talking about the negatives of Scream 4, but ultimately I enjoyed watching it. Craven's movies are seldom bad and this one had enough wacky slasher antics to keep me entertained. It ultimately felt a bit disjointed. The film moved from set piece to set piece with little connecting them. It was fun to reunite with the heroic trio of Scream survivors and watch them beat up the two stupidest killers they've encountered yet, but it's not quite all there.
The big problem I had with Scream 4 was I'd just seen Insidious a week before. Scream 4 is basically fine and I don't feel cheated out of my money, but Insidious was a much more intense experience. Neither are particularly original films, but the raw craftsmanship and terrifying muscle behind Insidious won me over. It shaded my experience with Scream 4. I never jumped, never felt tense, and it never really got under my skin. It was fun to watch though.
Also, it ain't saying much, but Scream 4 was a lot better than Scream 3.
Anyway, here's an interview with Wes Craven. Also, below is the AV Club's video review. Enjoy!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
John Carpenter Interview in the AV Club
The AV Club just posted an interview with John Carpenter where he talks about the ups and downs of his career. It's a fascinating look at the way he views himself, but I can't help but feel sad for the guy. A lot of the things he's done only earned acclaim long after they were box office failures and that clearly wore him down. He's done with directing. Thanks for some of my favorite movies.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
I keep trying to like James Wan's work more than I do.
There are moments in his movies that scare the utter shit out of me. There are few people working in the genre today who can do the drawn out, tense silence and the sudden sharp shock as well as he can. He's also a master at creating deeply unsettling images that drill themselves deep into my skin. I lost a good hour of sleep last night around five AM envisioning the creepy grandma from Insidious lurking under my bed. I think he's got the chops and I like that he sticks with the genre.
Yet despite his chops, I can't really get behind his movies. The screenplays are full of unengaging characters, weird tonal shifts, and frustrating plot holes. As a purely visceral experience, the movies are fine. As stories, they tend to be lacking. I've seen most of his major films, but I usually check them out on DVD.
Still, this season has been very dry for this little horror enthusiast and the word of mouth around Insidious has been surprisingly positive. I watched the movie last night and I can honestly say that Insidious is my favorite James Wan movie.
Insidious tells the story of a family who move into a haunted house. After the eldest child falls into a mysterious coma, the family becomes the victim of terrible hauntings. They flee their new home, only to discover that the ghost has followed them. In desperation, they turn to a psychic with an odd connection to the family.
The general consensus among all the reviewers I've read is that Insidious attempts nothing original, but it does the classics with style and verve. There are a lot of glib people out there who are saying that this movie is an all-but-in-name remake of Poltergeist, which isn't entirely untrue. It follows a similar narrative structure, with a slow set-up that puts the family in danger and targets a child, followed by the introduction of some comedic ghost hunters and a wise psychic who helps the family get through it all.
Insidious, however, has teeth. Between the long, creepy shots of silence and isolation and the genuinely terrifying ghost scares, this movie scared the bejeezus out of me. This is gonna be one of those movies I come back to, but only in well-lit rooms. I especially liked the now-famous eerie old lady in black, which reminded me of a similar creepy creation in Wan's deeply flawed Dead Silence film.
The movie's one point of genuine originality is the hero's journey into the Further, a shadowy reflection of our world where doomed souls wander. As he searches for his son, the father sees enough ghastly tableaus to fuel a dozen different horror films. It reminded me of the doomed landscapes of White Wolf's Wraith: The Oblivion role playing game. I loved seeing the world from the ghost's perspective, and the chilling images still make my skin crawl. Really, I could have spent an entire movie exploring the Further and it stands as the highlight of the movie for me.
As much as I enjoyed Insidious, it suffered from a few problems. The first was that there are three very large tonal shifts in the movie. The movie starts as a very conventional haunted house story, moves into a VERY exposition-heavy ghost hunter bit, and ends as more of a fantasy film. Each transition is very jarring and a lot of character threads get lost in each jump (most of the family disappears from the narrative by the second act.)
Second, the lead characters aren't particularly likable. Haunted house movies always have one person who doubts and the audience surrogate goes through the frustration of trying to convince them. In Insidious, this scene comes after a huge chunk of exposition that any rational person would have had a difficult time swallowing. Suddenly I felt tremendous sympathy for the poor, beleaguered rationalist who doesn't automatically believe in unquiet spirits and faraway lands of the dead. It didn't help that the wife came off as self-indulgent and high strung.
Insidious ain't perfect. People ding it for being unambitious, the writing is inconsistent, and the characterization is bland. But it succeeds on craft alone. It's a genuinely scary movie, done with tremendous style on a limited budget, and it stayed with me long after the final credits finished. I am probably going to come back to it, and I recommend it for anyone who likes a solid haunted house movie as well as anyone who likes Alice In Wonderland stories of people exploring strange places.
Finally, you ever notice how Wan's movies always have incredibly dark endings? Granted horror isn't exactly an optimist's genre, but his movies always have a sharp kick at the end. If you want a nice little final scare, wait until after the credits end.
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If you go here for lunch it will be busy, but the service is fast. Prices are fair and portions are large. The restaurant is casual and fairly large seating about 75. They can accommodate a party. The staff are nice and friendly. The food...More
Did not go yet..... We do want to go because I have hear all real good things about this restaurant.
We went here for my daughter's birthday and all of us enjoyed the food. We didn't ask for anything special for her birthday but at the end of the meal they brought out a plate of cookies with a candle on the plate. That was...More
The lunch menu is very worthwhile. The portions are large. I love the egg drop soup and the hot tea. And the quality of the food is not bad. There are other fast food Chinese food choices in Moreno Valley but every one of them...More
This is our family's favorite place when we all want to get together. The grandchildren love it as do the adults. They have such a variety of dishes it is difficult to choose. We all like the kung pao dishes a lot. You can't go...More
Went to Dragon House in Moreno Valley for lunch today with a group of friends. I hadn't been there in years so couldn't remember anything about the place. The decor is nothing memorable, certainly not overboard Chinese like some places but it seemed clean and...More
Stopped by here for lunch. They have a lunch menu and regular menu. Seated quickly, order taken. Lunch menu included rice, and other goodies besides main dish All tasted very good.
Our Friday lunch crew picked the Dragon House in Moreno Valley for this week's offering. The service was the best part of the lunch! Very attentive, engaging and a good pour from the bar made it seem warm and homey. I had the three flavor...More
Dragon House is great for a romantic dinner or a family celebration. Great food. Pan fried noodles are my favorite. Lemon chicken, green beans, Jade Beef are few more. I have not had a dish that I did not like. Full bar. We usually order...More


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It is no lie that the music propaganda of some of our favourite industry idols haven't exactly been on form of late. The reasons for these vary from a false sense of arrival to sheer pride, a lack of structure perhaps on the part of management, a wrong career decision and especially, pure laziness.
This post examines the careers of three such firebrand artistes – former YBNL soldier, Lil Kesh; Sho Lee crooner, Sean Tizzle; and Black Diamond star, Wande Coal. Our job here is simple, since we've highlighted the facts for you to discuss, we require that you tell us who amongst them desperately needs to have a rejoinder with their former label.
Although he might be too quick to label his solidarity with the YBNL crew, but the fact still remains that there's an obvious void in the operations of his music business since transitioning to his self-owned label, YAGI Records. It is possible that Keshi's vision while in alliance with Olamide who is still a tried and tested baron of the streets, might not be the same as now that he has ventured out on his own. I perceive that it has dimmed a little bit
While many people still tout his debut album as one that had stylings of greatness embedded in it, Keshi is done, already dusted up and has even moved on quickly to other things like the very easy to forget Kojo and the mildly-appealing Shele Gan Gan. I can't be the only one who has thought that such satisfactory results are quite unusual for the back-to-back lyrical hits monster.
Whether he is with or without an actual music talent, that's not even the question here. All we know is that Sean had a system that worked effectively for him until he decided to spoil it with his very own hands. Sources have it that a dirty ego, an ungrateful heart and a false sense of whether-it-was-but-I-can't-tell-you-what-he-was-thinking, pretty much did him in. Some say he became obsessed with looking the starboy part hence the unevenness in the tone of his physical appearance while others have it that it was comedian Basketmouth who drove in the final 6-inch nail that sealed his career coffin.
You see, these are laughable yet strumming rumours which my place negates me from validating. However, upon closer observation you find that Sean hasn't really gravitated off course in terms of musical approach or style. He remains unchanged. But it's still a baffling thought why his career suffers a deficiency in sustainable relevance. I wonder why, I honestly wonder why.
His inability to stay afloat since cutting ties with the Mavins shows it was a terribly wrong move decision. Not only has Wande Coal slacked badly in his creative persona, he has also failed woefully trying to strike gold in replicating the same formulas that equated into his many many instantaneous music hits while under the Don Jazzy-led leadership. The painful part is that he is so much of an actual talent but he seems to be wasting away on things of folly that aren't doing him any good in abating his present plight.
Wande normally should be leader of the new school cult where Wizkid, Davido, Tekno and the Kiss Daniel likes have domineered. Even more painful is the fact that these guys who looked up to him are now the ones experiencing better career advancement than him. I mean somebody called Di'Ja was at Coke Studios last year, producer Shizzi is signing a deal with Sony Music Africa and then they're calling Dotman to perform at the BBN eviction show. Wande needs to wake up and own his new reality.
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tooxclusive and all this bullshit article. shelegangan is a very dope tune. must u always write about ybnl and olamide nii?
lil kesh jor
Lil kesh needs to go back with full respect
Lil Kesh Pls Come Back To Ybnl
keshi leaving ybnl is like messi leaving barcelona, worst decision ever
Wande Coal….Need to return Asap…..d rest can rest for more years….Wande Coal talent cant be compare.
Yeah. Keshi.
correct @killa
Sean should go back to his roots,i mean it's d'tunes again oh!
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Keshi is doing awesomly for himself,he has dropped like 3 hits,kojo,shele kan kan and ishe and so many features since he left ybnl.i dont tink he sud be on diz list and sincerely speaking,ybnl is not as strong as it used to be.
You're one of the reasons Lil kesh is falling hands, why, because you fans know his standard is dropping yet you lie. I guess those songs you mentioned are hits only on your playlist. ???
Wande coal needs to go back for real cos miss his music
Lil kesh should go back
lil kesh Jor.. ever since he left Ybnl av stopped hearing about him…..Ybnl is the best label for keshi and noting more else!!!
keshi Jor!! NA him suppose go back him Ybnl label, I love seeing him working with badoo…and ever since he became a label himself av stopped hearing that bang bang!!
Kesh should go back
Jim Donnett, instead of writing rubbish articles about Artists that are moving forward, why not promote your music and video to get at least a thousand views on Youtube in 7 months. The same time spent on insulting these brands can be used wisely on yours. You should be ashamed of yourself.
You are good at always writing lame to bring down Nigerian artists. Foreigners praise the same people you and your team always attempt to bring down. Iron sharpens iron. The way you even move your mouth when you speak sucks and, i feel for your career as an artist and a blogger. Your entire team is filled with nothing but negative people. As you monitor the career of others, don't ever forget that others are doing the same for yours. Grow up into a man.
Moving forward to where?
Blind Bartimaeus. Hater oshi.
*Mark 10:46-52 Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus*
It's obvious you don't know your Bible, just as you don't know these Nigerian Artists you attempt to write about. Hence, that makes you a false prophet. You preach another gospel and desperately need to go back to the real gospel.
See kettle calling the pot black. Your response clearly shows that you hurt too. Tables will turn someday when you are older and can't write lame about others, then you will read what others feel about your music career. You are a few days away from getting your big lips sucker punched on the streets too.
Your Vevo has approximately 7 & 878 views for Aranbada and HIM respectively. Any of these dudes will surpass such ridiculously low views in 60 seconds. At least, tell Pepenazi to help promote your Vevo to have more than 8 subscribers too. You are wasting time writing bad about others instead of promoting yourself. There's absolutely no reason to hate someone like you who's doing badly at promoting himself and the firm you represent.
writing articles is part of the industry..this is a very big point he opened your eyes to and a lesson upcoming artiste should learn from never forget your roots and humble beginning so also not to be ungrateful
i feel if you were sensible enough you will know these articles made so much sense for people to learn from…
EVERYTHING IS FACT HERE. we talk wetin we dey see
Anonymous, you're just too exclusive disguising to comment and defend yourself abi. Lol. Don't hide and talk; come out plain. I'm outta here now
lolz he just told u d fact, you sucks 4real jim. fucking ass hole dat keeps saying shits about artiste dat's far far tight dan you.
#Ben nice one. I love you 4 those words.
Rubbish Jim
Wande coal should go back to his old record label
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Wande coal is jst lazy.. I'm his fan. But honestly. He has nt impressed me in years.
But going back to his old label is not what he needs. He should jst drop good tunes rapidly. He has two dope jams. Hopefully they ar going 2 b bangers dis year
I think it's time to put some respek on Wande coal's name. He is a god! Wande will forever remain one of the finest in Nigeria music industry, I personally call him the "Goldsmith" cos every song he's made is golden. You can never telll the 21st century Nigerian musical stories without him, so he deserve to be respected.
they all here are currently experiencing tough times in their career, correct. but on this, seiously i will have to go with SEAN TIZZLE, this guy desperately needs to go back to his old label. Kesh has had something to brag about after leaving YBNL(which he clamed he never did), Shele Gan Gan at least, was something we can say Kesh did well on(BC, PR, Content wise(audio and video), maybe a few others.
Wande Coal on the other hand has done some really great things without the Mavins(even though he would have done better with them) . Tracks like Super Woman, Ballerz and Features on Hit track has proven that Wande Coal withou Mavin is a talented singer.
now Sean Tizzle on the other hand, what track can we really identify him with after leaving Difference entertainment? aside from that he has lost originality, focus and has lost the Sean Tizzle sound everyone loved right from day one. He, really needs to rethink his stands without D-Tunes.
Thank you'. I thought nobody was going to mention Sean Tizzle
Lill kesh should go back


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I am Kallen. New to Keene, but not to New Hampshire. You can call me a part-time Free Stater or a cherished friend of the FSP. I have done several media features highlighting the movement and tremendous efforts of the one and only Ian Freeman.
After learning that the FSP ceased communication with Ian Freeman last year, I will be focusing my efforts in promoting Free Keene as a liberty alternative instead of the FSP.
I have known Ian ever since that the state has been throwing him in jail for ridiculous reasons. I look forward to meeting him in-person next month and welcome the opportunity to meet some of you.
Thank you and welcome. I'd recommend promoting the Shire Society rather than Free Keene. Free Keene is a blog that chronicles the activism happening across the state, and Shire Society is a decentralized movement that competes with the Free State Project.
Welcome. I'd actually suggest promoting a variety of events and organizations where you can. While the FSP has its issues its still got events and publicity material the Shire Society and various other events are currently lacking in. The FSP events for now will be more attractive due to better publicity materials to more people interested in freedom and New Hampshire. Other events are getting off the ground for which a bunch of us here have been promoting as an alternative to Porcfest. One new event is Somalia Fest. It aims to be like the good old days of Porcfest's past. However there aren't pictures or other publicity material to be seen given it's a new event. It's site (http://somaliafest.com/) doesn't have the same level of development yet as it lacks a history. If you are able to make it I'd encourage checking it out. The event is being held back to back with Porcfest at the same camp ground. Somalia Fest is being held June 16 - June 20 and Porcfest is being held June 21–25, 2017. Somalia Fest is being run by a different group of people.


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Never Do Your Own Dirty Work; and The White Horse Prophecy Returns
There are a lot of people out there all worked up about the SuperPACs and their potential for mischief. I, frankly, do not understand all the fuss. The use of surrogates, cut-outs, and the deniable in politics is as old as politics itself. William Safire once said that Nixon's biggest issue was his loyalty. When he should have let the Plumbers go completely and hang in the wind, he could not do it. Interesting analysis – it is for others to judge its worth.
SuperPACs are just a bit more above board form of this ancient political art. I think maybe all the fuss is that those fussin' are unhappy that it is a bit more above board. Could that be because bringing such activities above board threatens to "out" the surrogates we do not know about – like maybe the press?
These thoughts ran through my mind as I read some of the stuff that came out over the weekend. NPR commented on Jonathon Chait saying that this campaign is just not going to be that nasty?! As A.B. Stoddard said at The Hill:
Mitt Romney, who is running a risk-averse campaign with a real shot at winning the presidency, has chosen not to talk about his religion. So far, the Obama campaign has stayed away from the topic — this week, when Bill Maher called Mormonism a cult, senior Obama adviser David Axelrod said attacking Romney's religion was "not fair game."
Yet no matter how the Obama campaign treats Romney's Mormon religion, others will continue to keep it in the spotlight.
And who might the "others" be?
Well. let's see, ABC News tries to explain Mormonism. It is actually not a bad piece, but why write it? – it mostly serves to remind us that it is an issue. Remember last Friday when I teed off on identity politics? How about this headline from USAToday:
Obama-Romney: African-American vs. Mormon
Lovely, just lovely. But the real topper is Frank Bruni @ NYTimes contending that Romney's faith just does not carry the emotional cachet of Obama's race:
Axelrod's words, meanwhile, are a reminder that more than three and a half years after Obama made history as the first black man elected to the presidency, he still presents more than a résumé and an agenda. He still personifies the hope, to borrow a noun that he has used, that we really might evolve into the colorblind, fair-minded country that many of us want. His own saga taps into the larger story of this country's fitful, unfinished progress toward its stated ideal of equal opportunity.
Although Romney would be the first Mormon president, that milestone doesn't fit into the country's history in the same way. Although his religion, like Obama's race, has made him an outsider in certain circumstances and at certain times, that's not something he or his supporters really promote.
Folks, I hate to tell you, that is the definition of nasty. Not only is it identity politics, but it seeks to make one identity somehow better than the other. So much for "colorblind."
OK – I may be exaggerating just a bit to say we do not know the press to be Obama surrogates, but what we can see here is that even if the campaign organization keep an air of civility – this is not going to be a civil campaign season. The campaign is not even really underway and already we see the press dipping into the nastiest possible meme: identity vs. identity. Here's hoping the effect of this early coverage is inoculation instead of building intensity. As we analyzed on Friday, identity politics makes war, not democracy.
Lowell adds . . . The Return of White Horse!
A Politico piece by Edward-Isaac Dovere appearing on Memorial Day seems to say, "We know the candidates don't want to talk about the details of Romney's Mormonism, but doggonit, we want to talk about it, so we will!"
…Romney, for the most part, has steered clear of answering detailed questions about his religious beliefs—referring to "people of different faiths, like yours and mine" in his commencement address to the evangelical Liberty University is about as far as he's gone in the 2012 campaign.
That leaves journalists and other observers searching for clues, and the attention already going to Mormon views of the Constitution, which has percolated up from the blogs to the New York Times, provides a window into how this can play out on the campaign trail.
(Emphasis added.) "Searching for clues?" About what? Aren't we really talking about "searching for something juicy?"
Readers of Dovere's piece should be forgiven for thinking that is exactly what he is doing. He devotes the rest of his article to dredging up once again the White Horse Prophecy. For those unfamiliar with this bit of Mormon folklore, it relates to a prophecy that Joseph Smith allegedly made (but which was not documented until 50 years later), stating that someday the U.S. Constitution would "hang by a thread," and Mormon elders would save it.
We commented at length about the White Horse Prophecy here almost six years ago. More recently, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints itself has said, in an official statement:
The so-called 'White Horse Prophecy' is based on accounts that have not been substantiated by historical research and is not embraced as Church doctrine.
But it gets better. In response to Dovere's inquiry Michael Purdy, a Church spokesman, said:
The Church perspective is this: It's not our doctrine, it's not taught in our meetings, and as we've said repeatedly, it's not relevant to who we are as a people….We're certainly aware that there is a national (and perhaps international) conversation going on about the Church and its beliefs. We want to answer questions for those who have them but stay out of the politics.
(Emphasis added.) But that is not the end. Dovere quotes Mitt Romney himself from 2007:
In 2007, at the outset of [Romney's] first White House run, he told the Salt Lake Tribune he hadn't heard his name associated with the White Horse, and pointed out that the prophecy isn't official doctrine. "There are a lot of things that are speculation and discussion by church members and even church leaders that aren't official church doctrine. I don't put that at the heart of my religious belief," he told the paper.
Whatever else might be said about Dovere's piece, it is well-researched. It's just not persuasive.
My own experience over 40 years of watching Mormons in politics agrees with the view of one well-known Utah pundit, La Varr Webb, whom Dover also quotes: "It becomes a joke, every time we have a prominent politician, Orrin Hatch or someone else, [he] is going to save the Constitution."
Wouldn't all of that tell you enough to know this is a non-issue? Maybe, but it's not enough for Dovere. You'll have to read his Politico piece to see just how doggedly he clings to the issue.
Which raises the only important question: Why does this matter? Dovere himself reports that Romney has said, over five years ago, what he thinks about the White Horse Prophecy; that the Church has said all it has to say; and that the Romney campaign has no further comment.
So we are left with this: A totally irrelevant and totally manufactured non-issue is being thrust into the public consciousness.
What possible positive impact can such efforts have on the presidential campaign? To me the most likely results are distraction from the real issues (think of the economy and foreign policy); encouragement of further discussion about obscure, allegedly Mormon beliefs; and worst of all, a continuing emphasis on the identity politics John decries above.
I don't think it is realistic to expect the news media — especially the left-leaning segments — to drop the Mormonism issue. As we've said before, Romney's faith is pure catnip for them. Responsible analysts simply need to keep calling out the MSM on such irresponsible reporting so that at least the public has a decent chance of seeing it for what it is: a needless and possibly cynical distraction. We'll do our best here to help get that that done.
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Mafia 3, the latest entry in the Mafia series has arrived today for PC, PS4, and XboxOne. The developer has changed since the earlier Mafia update. The Gameplay has also undergone a change.
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Mafia 3 was expected to up the ante from the earlier update, Mafia 2. Mafia 3 starts with a strong and powerful character of Lincoln Clay. Mafia III lets you get to business right away. Players control Lincoln Clay in an ongoing heist.
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DUMP OF THE SEAS: Majesty of the Seas Cruise Review by ngossert
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We left from the port of Miami, the embarkment process went extremely smoothly. By the time we arrived at the port, we were on the ship about a half hour later. Our bags arrived on our floor by 1:00pm, which is much earlier then our bags have arrived on previous cruises.
Our first impression of the ship was that it was extremely old and seedy. There is nothing luxurious about this ship. Everything is old, worn and rusty. There is no promenade, which is the highlight of most of the other ships. The 3 bars were totally dead in the evening, with no fun to be had anywhere on the ship.
We went to the Windjammer for lunch. This is where the disaster More weekend all started. My boyfriend ate the tacos and fajitas there. About a hour later, his stomach was in cramps and he developed food poisoning from this low quality inadequate food!!! We had to be extremely careful about what we ate, if we ate anything at all. The rest of the food on this ship was disappointing and sub par. The Windjammer the whole trip had a musty odor.
On the other ships I have been on, I enjoy going in the hot tub, sauna, and steam room after my workout. There were no saunas and hot tubs in the fitness center. The steam room was so tiny and not relaxing what so ever.
Every time we TRIED to go the room, we found ourselves to be locked out. All we wanted to do was lay down because my boyfriend didn't feel well and we always had to take a pit stop in the lobby to reactivate our keys.
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Location, smart floorplan and timeless style all combine to create the ideal downtown residence at the corner of Logan & Grand. Enjoy both the convenience of being one block away from Soda Creek Elementary and two blocks from Stehley Park and the ease of residing in a quiet, well-maintained residential neighborhood in downtown Steamboat. 163 Logan was constructed by a custom home builder for his private residence with tasteful, contemporary finishes and a well-considered design. Walnut floors and wood cabinets grace the open living area and kitchen. The upper level boasts three bedrooms with great views, including a master suite complete with his and hers walk-in closets and private laundry. The lower level features a spacious second living area with a bedroom, full bathroom, a bedroom/office, a rec room, exercise area and abundant storage. 163 Logan has room for the growing family and guests! Multiple covered porches and decks with stamped concrete patios provide room for all to gather outdoors. A spacious two car garage with bathroom and an additional parking space outside maximize storage for all your Steamboat toys. Enjoy the best of downtown Steamboat living in this custom home.
Complete Property Details
- Address 163 Logan Ave.
- RESIDENTIAL (Single Family)
- Area: 1-DOWNTOWN AREA
- Status: Active
- Square Feet: 3396
- Bedrooms: 5
- Bathrooms: 3
- 1/2 Baths: 2
- Acres: 0.15
- HOA Fees: $N/A Not Applicable
- Year built: 2006
- HOA Amenities: N/A
- Appliances: Dishwasher, Garbage Disposal, Refrigerator, Gas Range/Oven, Microwave, Range Hood, Washer, Dryer, Central Sound
- Interior amenities: Wood Floors, Tile Floors, Carpet, Window Coverings, Ceiling Fan (s), Smoke Detector, Garage Door Open, Security System, Walk In Closet
- Exterior amenities: Paved Driveway
- Pets: N/A
- Garage capacity: 2
- Garage type: Garage Attached
- Lot description: Corner Lot, Level
- View description: N/A
- Days On Market: 168
- Taxes: 2,982,00 (2016)
- Documents on file: House Plans, Photographs, Virtual Tour
Listing courtesy of CHRIS PAOLI COLORADO GROUP REALTY


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Ramsnest Common
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Ramsnest Common is a hamlet in the far south of the Borough of Waverley, the largest district of Surrey, England centred on the A283 1.5 miles (2.4 km) SSW of Chiddingfold village centre between Milford and Petworth in West Sussex which it borders. The area of overwhelmingly rural land, most of which is scattered forest, in particular Killinghurst Great Copse, had no medieval settlement.
The name Ramsnest or Ram's nest in modern orthography refers to the curly horns that are found on a ram. Ramsnest Common is part of the civil and ecclesiastical parishes of Chiddingfold which is most dense to the north where it has a prominent village green, pubs, school and church. It is currently in the electoral ward 'Chiddingfold and Dunsfold' and with Ansteadbrook and uninhabited Killinghurst Great Copse forms Census Output Area E00157394.[1] The land to all sides of the linear settlement forms a predominantly ancient woodland part of the scattered forest of The Weald, describing not just the hamlet but also the informal common land in the south of the parish, which lacking medieval claims to formally being villagers' common or part of a manor; the area was described as almost impenetrable and so subdivided and settled late by the villagers of Chiddingfold.[2] By 1911 Ramsnest Common had a small Strict/Particular Baptist church/chapel (the latter term is used to describe all non-Catholic churches by staunch Anglicans or Catholics).
Ramsnest Common in built environment comprises cottages and houses, some larger country homes, a petrol station called The Broken Spur (with a small store for general provisions), a mechanics workshop, some farms and a pub called The Mulberry Inn (previously The Ramsnest Inn) owned by celebrity restaurateur Chris Evans (presenter).
- ^ a b Map Viewer search 'Chiddingfold' Office for National Statistics - Census website, neighbourhood statistics. Accessed 2015-04-15
- ^ 'Parishes: Chiddingfold' A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3, ed. H E Malden (London, 1911), pp. 10-16 accessed 14 April 2015.
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Patent Trolls Plague Chip Vendors
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Semiconductor M&As breed more chip litigation
MADISON, Wis. — One of the unintended consequences of the M&A feeding frenzy in the semiconductor industry is that more chip vendors are getting targeted by patent trolls.
Jean-Christoph Eloy, president and CEO of Yole Développement (Lyon, France), told EE Times that the semiconductor market embodies "all the ingredients" that make it attractive to patent licensing companies (PLC).
A PLC, also sometimes called a non-practicing entity (NPE) or more pejoratively "Patent troll," neither makes nor markets products. It derives its income from licensing patents to or litigating against operating companies suspected of infringing patent rights, Eloy explained.
Eloy believes chip vendors have become more vulnerable in recent years. Because of a strong consolidation trend with many mergers and acquisitions in the semiconductor market, a plethora of patents is up for sale, and countless products integrated with semiconductor devices are already on the market.
Eloy shared several key findings based on research done by KnowMade, Yole's sister company — including identifying the main patent trolls in the semiconductor field, litigation risk assessment from patent licensing companies that acquired patents from 2013 to 2016, and specific patented technologies acquired by patent licensing companies since 2013.
KnowMade's data shows that between 2013 and 2016, more than 40 NPEs acquired US patents in the semiconductor field. Those NPEs include Wi-LAN, Tessera, Intellectual Ventures and Conversant IP management.
Topping the list is Wi-LAN Inc. based in Ottawa, Canada. The company acquired 2,048 U.S. patents in 2015, mainly from Infineon/Qimonda and Freescale.
In 2015, the same year the company acquired patents from Freescale and Infineon, Wi-LAN also started to litigate. Yole expects such patent litigation to continue for years.
Meanwhile, Acacia Research Corporation (Newport Beach, Calif.), despite its relatively small stash of semiconductor patents, "has fielded the highest number of patent litigations," Eloy observed.
Next page: Wi-LAN, Acacia -- Who are those guys?
Asked about this accelerating NPE activity, Mike McLean, senior vice president of IP Services at TechInsights, told EE Times that it's not exclusive to the U.S. "Japan has been a major source of patents to the large NPEs."
Freescale and Micron have had large deals publicized and the Qimonda and Elpida portfolios are being managed by enforcement entities, he added. "Otherwise, smaller portfolios come from a range of sources — startups, peeled off M&A deals, bankruptcies, companies regularly selling patents to fund other activity etc."
Wi-LAN, Acacia: Who are those guys?
In Yole's opinion, hands down, Wi-LAN is the biggest threat today. "On average, Wi-LAN files patent litigations within the next two years after their acquisition."
Asked about Wi-LAN's potential targets, Yole listed: Apple, HP, Micron, Amkor, Cypress, Nanya, UMC, Qualcomm, Toshiba, Texas Instruments, Fujitsu, Sharp, Socionext, Sony, MicroSemi, Philips, Intel, Hitachi, Texas Instruments, UMC, Broadcom, Nikon, Canon, Zeiss, OmniVision and Samsung.
EE Times asked KnowMade's IP, patent and technology analysts — Fleur Thissandier and Audrey Bastard — specific examples of patent litigation filed by Wi-LAN in the semiconductor field.
In 2016, Wi-LAN filed 17 suits. "These patent litigations are part of Wi-LAN litigation campaigns started in 2015-2016," the KnowMade analysts explained. "Most of these litigation cases are still open."
Among the Wi-LAN's campaigns Wi-LAN in recent years, one is specifically related to semiconductor memory products that include SRAM, DDR SDRAM, DRAM and flash memory. By "litigation campaign," KnowMade means "all cases filed by the same plaintiff (inclusive of all members in the corporate family) where each case has at least one patent or family member of a patent in common with another case in the campaign."
Among those targeted in this particular semiconductor memory-related litigation campaign are IDT, Nanya, UMC, Etron, Toshiba, ISSI and ESMT. Wi-LAN subsidiaries (North Star Innovations and PLL Technologies) announced earlier this year they have entered into license agreements with Nanya Technology. (http://www.wilan.com/news/news-releases/news-release-details/2017/WiLAN-Subsidiaries-Enter-into-License-Agreements-with-Nanya-Technology/default.aspx)
Asked about the current status of Wi-LAN cases in semiconductor memory in the campaign that opened in 2015, KnowMade noted that the case with Etron is still open. Others have closed at various times just within the past six months.
Wi-LAN's case against Kingston, filed in 2016 on SSD and DRAM, remains open. Wi-LAN also filed a still open case against Nvidia and Dell on mobile processors in 2016, according to KnowMade.
It's important to note that Wi-LAN never publicly shares the value of license agreements in its press release. All other terms of the license agreements remain confidential.
Yole also flagged Acacia Research as "the most hostile Patent Licensing Company in Semiconductor filed, with numerous patent litigation campaigns over many past years." As Acacia maintains its aggressiveness, Yole cautioned that Acacia in coming years is likely to target, in particular, "Samsung, Texas Instruments, Micron, SK Hynix, Sharp, Cypress, Fujitsu, UMC, Intel, Toshiba, Broadcom, IBM, Analog Devices, AMD, Xilinx, Honeywell, HP, Sony, Siemens, Infineon and UMC."
Litigation risk assessment
Yole also warned, "Many industrial companies in every level of the semiconductor supply chain are potential targets for Patent Licensing Companies."
Those in the supply chain include: IDMs, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test providers (OSATs), equipment and material suppliers.
Next page: How to deal with patent trolls
Further, Yole stressed, "According to our analysis, the main companies facing the highest risk of patent litigation from patent licensing companies are the end-user companies."
These potential targets include Apple, Canon, Fujitsu, Google, Hitachi, HP, Huawei, IBM, Motorola, NEC, Nikon, Samsung, Sharp, Siemens, Texas Instruments, Toshiba, the components and devices makers AMD, Amkor Technology, Bosch, Broadcom, Cypress Semiconductor, Honeywell, Infineon, Intel, Kingston Technology, Marvell Technology, Nvidia, NXP, Qualcomm, SEL, SK Hynix, SMIC, ST Microelectronics, UMC, Xilinx, Foxconn, Globalfoundries, TSMC, and the pure play companies Aptina Imaging, Crossbar, Ememories, Everspin, Inotera Memories, Monolithic3D, Nantero, Nanya Technology, OmniVision, Pelican Imaging, StatsChipPAC.
How to deal with patent trolls
In summary, the analysis by Yole's partner KnowMade appears to indicate that nobody working in semiconductors today (including supply chain and end customers) is immune to suits or litigation campaigns by NPEs.
The question, then, is: How do you protect yourself?
TechInisghts' McLean said, "To deal with NPE's, operators need to either take patents off the market before [NPEs] get in their hands, or you need to be able to effectively challenge patentable subject matter or validity. Building up sources of prior art relevant to the technologies found in the operators product lines is a worthwhile activity."
In other words, more homework and meticulous preparation are essential. Getting professional risk-assessment help is also considered a reasonable step.
TechInsights (Ottawa), for example, is a technology company that offers intellectual property consulting, patent brokerage services, and technical analysis.
Yole's partner Knowmade (Sophia Antipolis, France) also offers technology intelligence and IP strategy consulting.
Joining a patent pool — like the one offered by RPX Corp. — is an option. McLean said, "RPX is a useful defense mechanism — allows for sharing of costs to get deals done or take patents out of the market."
Patent pools are formed by tech companies banding together to fight trolls.
RPX (San Francisco), founded in 2008, describes itself as a patent risk management company. Technically it isn't patent pool, a spokesperson told us, although RPX offers "defensive patent aggregation." RPX also provides patent litigation insurance and market intelligence services. Additionally, RPX offers prior art searches and we independently file inter partes review petitions.
Asked about RPX, McLean said, "I believe RPX fees scale with revenue so this can be particularly effective for a mid-sized company whose products align with NPE activity. It may not be as cost effective for large companies with only a portion of that revenue exposed to NPE activity."
So, how active is RPX in the semiconductor industry today?
Steve Swank, senior vice president and head of client development and client relations at RPX, told us that clients include more than "a dozen companies in the semiconductor sector, as well as their suppliers and customers."
So, how does this work? Is RPX on the lookout for M&A's to acquire patents?
Swank explained that although RPX does not pursue mergers or acquire patents, it pays attention to corporate restructuring, whether through M&A, divestiture or reorganization. "They can influence or change a company's strategy, including how that company views its patent portfolio."
Such changes "can ultimately lead to patent sales or licensing activity," Swank added.
"When these portfolios are offered for sale, RPX is often an active participant, depending upon the amount of risk we determine the portfolio poses to our clients. By acquiring rights to these portfolios, we remove the risk of litigation for our clients," he explained.
If however, RPX can't buy these patents before they end up being litigated, Swank claimed, "Our trusted role in the market allows us to negotiate with NPEs on behalf of our clients, and acquire rights to the litigated patent, and achieve an early and cost-effective dismissal for RPX clients in the lawsuit."
In his opinion, "individual defendants can rarely negotiate favorable terms unilaterally."
Next page: Defensive patent aggregation
Defensive patent aggregation
There are some examples of RPX helping the semiconductor market.
As mentioned in this story earlier, a subsidiary of Wi-LAN—North Star Innovations—acquired a portfolio of patents from Freescale in October 2015 due to its merger with NXP, and began a litigation campaign in November 2015 that ultimately targeted 28 companies.
Swank noted, "RPX recently completed a transaction wherein we acquired sublicense rights to more than 3,300 patent assets from North Star Innovations, a subsidiary of Wi-LAN, in order to terminate litigation against our clients."
In another transaction, RPX acquired patent assets and rights from Fairchild in 2011, many derived from the 2002 acquisition of a company called I-Cube, Swank explained. "We have also recently acquired patents from several other semiconductor companies that we believe were a direct result of evaluation of their portfolios post-M&A."
Calling itself "one of the most active patent buyers in the patent market," RPX claims it has spent more than $2 billion on patent assets to date, acquiring more than 16,600 US and international patent assets and rights.
If RPX has amassed so many patents, what would make RPX different from Wi-LAN, for example?
Swank made it very clear. "Every patent we acquire is defensive; RPX does not assert or litigate its patents." In contrast, litigation is Wi-LAN's business.
Not every semiconductor company is interested in joining the RPX network. Some prefer negotiating legal fees directly with law firms.
Swank said, "We don't believe this is an 'either/or' question. There are going to be times when a company will choose to engage in litigation as a means to resolving a licensing dispute, and that's fair. Sometimes you're sure that you haven't infringed the patent and will prevail."
However, Swank argued, "Our research shows us that 95% of cases brought by NPEs end in settlement. The advantage then of joining a collaborative network like RPX is that we can negotiate licenses on behalf of all of our client companies, creating a much more efficient process than if each company negotiated a license on its own."
He noted that on average, RPX is able to resolve a suit 60% cheaper than what a client would pay on its own. "Further, it is nine times more efficient for RPX to buy a patent before it is litigated than it is for a company to go to trial. With that, we're motivated to help our clients early and to end their litigations quickly."
— Junko Yoshida, Chief International Correspondent, EE Times


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Bangalore, March 25, 2014:IDS Next Business Solutions, a global leader in providing ERP and total technology solutions for the hospitality and leisure industries today announcedan agreement with Best Western International, Inc.
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