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it was on the list actually
I've got that one cued up in Netflics, which we finally joined. Not sure why we didn't before.
Transformers 2
It was good. It was too long and drawn out though.
The Proposal
Murph would love this romance comedy. Sandra Bullock really kept me interested in this one. It was a little predictable, but as far as romance comedies go, it wasn't that bad.
TS: Eclipse
Yet another bland edition of this series. I only like it because I like vampire/werewolf stuff (to a point). Compared to Buffy, this is weak sauce. But it's enjoyable if you like this kind of thing. Just very bland.
Considering the target audience for TS is young girls/older women that are drooling over the young men in the movies, I would doubt that it would be too hard core.
It's not even that, really, it's just that not a lot is really even going on in these things. They're more like three-part episodes of a would-be TV show. With the plot of maybe a two-part episode. Maybe.
And you know, it bugs me that for all the time Edward and the others talk about how awful it is to be a vampire, the movie sure does a terrible job of actually SHOWING ME why it's so terrible. He keeps going on about losing your soul, yet clearly he's capable of loving someone and being a good, caring person, so what exactly is so damning about being a vamp in this universe? I mean it's not perfect, but compared to other universes with vampires, they've got it pretty good.
Hot Tub Time Machine & The Departed
My cousin is in town and he hadn't seen other and he wanted to watch Hot Tub Time Machine and I said if we watch that then I had to show him The Departed. He liked HTTM and really like The Departed. There are so many movies I have to open his eyes to.
I'm not sure how they'll keep some of the events in Breaking Dawn kiddified.
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The Men Who Stare at Goats
there were a few moments here and there but overall i didnt enjoy the movie.
Hot Tub Time Machine
if you don't worry about the whole time traveling "realisticness" its a good movie
Nightmare on Elm Street 2 and 3
2 was "meh". Not bad, though. Just forgettable. It was hilarious hearing the lead actor literally scream like a girl multiple times (and I'm guessing that wasn't in the script)
3, however, was a pleasant surprise. Pretty good stuff, and it would have wrapped that story up well had they left it alone.
But no, I have part 4, 5, 6, and 7 and to get to. I've known for years how many of these things there are, and I've seen bits and pieces of a few of them before, but now that I've seen 3, it's a shame they didn't let it end there because the story/writing, the characters/actors, Freddy's powers/world, the effects were all pretty damn good in this one, and they try to wrap things up (effectively, IMO).
Guess that's horror franchises for you.
In fact, I believe they're filming Scream 4 right now.....
Hicks, it's not a movie, but if you like vampire/werewolf stuff you might want to check out True Blood.
Campy, but also about 8,000 times better than that twilight bull-****.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. - Winston Churchill
If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to serve as a horrible warning. - Catherine Aird
Yeah, it is campy LA, but I can dig it. It's a guilty pleasure of mine.
Shawshank Redemption
Been on a great movie watching spree lately.
Up In The Air
Finally got around to seeing this and I absolutely loved it. I don't remember the last time I felt so many different emotions in one movie. George Clooney was brilliant.
Saw 2 today. (I love Netflix on demand)
The Taking of Pelham 123
Better than I thought it would be. We enjoyed it. It was interesting seeing 2 supporting actors that we had just watched in Transformers 2 in completely different types of roles. I don't remember their names and am too lazy to look them up.
The Proposal
We knew where this was going when it started, but it entertaining. On a side note, I had no clue how sexy Sandra Bullock was until seeing this movie.
Watched the book of Eli through my on demand from the cable company. It was pretty good.
Shutter Island
I had a feeling of what the ending was going to be but it did throw me off. I think I gave it too much emphasis before watching it. I wanted to see it too much really. It was okay but nothing to write home about.
Edge of Darkness
Only saw the first hour and a bit so I still have some movie to go. Was watching on the plane when we landed, I am hoping it will be on the next flight too otherwise I will have to download just to be able to see the last 40 mins.
It's Complicated.
I love Meryl Streep. I really liked this movie. Alec Baldwin was great too.
Inglorious Bastrds- Funny movie, Christopher Waltz was AWESOME
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
Just got home from Cyrus.
It's really interesting that the "mumble core" genre is going mainstream.
This movie was really great but I have to admit that there were a lot of scenes that I had a hard time watching. In terms of recent movies that it is most like, I'd put it up there with Sideways in terms of atmosphere, tone and quality.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. - Winston Churchill
If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to serve as a horrible warning. - Catherine Aird
the first few early reviews for Inception are overwhelmingly positive. Although often times the very early reviews are more positive than the later review. But maybe finally a good summer movie. When I first heard about this movie what sold me was Christopher Nolan as the director - that is good enough for me
a stunning achievement and the most completely entertaining film I've seen in years.
Inception is a masterpiece. Making a huge film with big ambitions, Christopher Nolan never missteps and manages to create a movie that, at times, feels like a miracle. Inception is nothing short of a stunning, spectacular, visionary achievement.
Inception is an exhilarating cinematic experience that suggests there is still room, even in the blockbuster world, for big ideas and dangerous emotions, and that may be the single most thrilling thing about it.
A devilishly complicated, fiendishly enjoyable sci-fi voyage across a dreamscape that is thoroughly compelling.
If movies are shared dreams, then Christopher Nolan is surely one of Hollywood's most inventive dreamers, given the evidence of his commandingly clever Inception.
A wildly entertaining and dazzling mind-trip not to be missed. Kubrick would have been proud.
I expected a lot,but still walked out hypnotized. Here's a movie that's 3 steps ahead of you, on 4 different levels, at 5 blinding speeds. Best of 2010 thus far. (No Spoilers)
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Osceola County 4-H Shooting Sports Tech Nights
UF/IFAS Extension in Osceola County
Event Details
4-H Shooting Sports - Archery and Air Rifle
(this program is volunteer operated and dates are
subject to change - please keep your email and phone
up to date with our office in case of changes.)
Questions -
Contact : 321-697-3000
· Learn the fundamentals of marksmanship, safety and shooting form.
· Meet other youth interested in archery, air rifle and gun safety.
· Learn about competitions held locally.
· Open to 4-H members ages 8-18 enrolled in an Osceola County 4-H club. Call 321-697-3000 to find out how to join.
· 4-Hers enrolled in 4-H Shooting Sports projects must attend one of these safety workshops.
· Parents and interested adults are encouraged to attend.
Tech nights are Held at:
Extension Services Office
Shooting events to be held at:Lake Lizzie Preserve
East of St. Cloud – Highway 192 to left onto Pine Grove Road, Right onto Bass Highway to Midland to the Park entrance on the right. Wait in the Parking lot located at this north entrance to the park. We will be escorted to the shooting range at the youth camp area.
NOTE: Be aware that there is no firearms use in the park except for these scheduled 4-H activities at the designated location while 4-H certified shooting sports instructors are present. Osceola County does not allow the public to use firearms in the park. WE have special approval for our 4-H organized activities.
Bring chairs, water, and sunscreen. There is no water available at the site. Equipment is not required at this time.
If you want to visit the park at another time, there is also an entrance at the south end for hiking, biking and equestrian users. Enter off Old Melbourne Highway from Highway 192.
Youth can participate in both activities or only one each day, but need to pre-register. If you plan to attend both, you may want to bring a picnic lunch and water as there is not water available. We do have restroom facilities!!
Additional programs will be scheduled based on interest.
Certified 4-H Shooting Sports instructors are certified by the National 4-H Shooting Sports Program.
For more information contact:
Eleanor C. Foerste
Faculty- Natural Resources
UF/IFAS Osceola County Extension
1921 Kissimmee Valley Lane
Kissimmee, FL 34744
321-697-3000 phone
http://SolutionsForYour Life.com

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Hughes focused on healing back for long term
TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes resumed playing catch on Sunday, making 25 tosses at a distance of 60 feet, and called it "a positive first step" toward getting back on the mound.
Hughes has been sidelined with a bulging disk in his upper back that he first felt while covering first base in a fielding drill on Feb. 18.
"For the first day, they didn't want me to go crazy, especially in the cold," Hughes said. "25 easy throws and we'll ramp it up from there."
Yankees manager Joe Girardi has acknowledged the possibility that Hughes might not be ready to begin the season, and Hughes said that he cannot afford to have any more setbacks this spring.
"I know that I have to get four or five starts, and every day that I'm not throwing or not on the mound is another day that it's harder to get going again," Hughes said.
"I just have to take it slow, but I figure that it's not the worst thing in the world to miss a little bit of time now [rather] than have this be an issue going forward."
Hughes said that he has been receiving heat and massage therapy to treat the back issue, as well as doing a back strengthening and stretching program. Asked to gauge his discomfort on a scale of one to 10, Hughes replied, "Zero. There's nothing in that area anymore."
If Hughes has to stay behind in Florida to open the season, the Yankees figure to have a built-in insurance plan because they can have the loser of the Ivan Nova-David Phelps fifth-starter competition make a spot start for the first turn through the rotation.


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Ashita no Anime
Anime of Tomorrow
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Rinne no Lagrange 2 Ep. 1
July 17, 2012Posted by on
Initial impression – the same great enthusiasm
Summer 2012 (12 episodes) (title literal translation – Lagrange of Endless Rebirth) (English title – Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne) (more info)
Picking up after a few months of down time in the story, in the absence of her friends, Madoka has been down and is facing the decision of what she wants to do after graduation. Lan is working with La Garte to push the limits of Vox Limpha and Muginami's whereabouts are still unknown.
At first glance I thought this series would just be more of the same—a reflection of the first season, but after thinking about it a little more I'm inclined to think that there are enough new elements to tell a very different kind of story. Most importantly a lot of the set pieces don't need to be introduced and everyone's role is slightly altered, even if most of the major players still have roughly the same motives.
To have Vox Aura reactivate right at the moment Madoka wills the machine back to life completely devalues having it inexplicably go offline at the end of the previous season. It's an excellent example of how the writing in this series is much more about feeling than substance. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but probably not everyone is going to appreciate this style that is very much about being in the moment rather than building up to something much bigger and grander by incremental steps.
Because of the nature of its storytelling, I don't think Rinne no Lagrange 2 is going to attract any new fans who didn't care for season one. But those who liked the first half are going to enjoy reentering a world that's starting to realize its potential.
Arcana Famiglia Ep. 1
July 6, 2012Posted by on
Initial impression – the cards say that things look good
Summer 2012 (12 episodes) (title literal translation from Italian – Arcana Family) (more info)
Having played Persona 3 & 4 extensively and studying a lot of the mythos in those games I've become quite familiar with tarot. It usually doesn't get the service due for its complexity the way Persona gave it, so I'm interested to see if Arcana Famiglia can do something similarly respectable with its source material.
Unfortunately, I'm not optimistic about it because right off the bat this appears to be an anime that's going to be centralized on a tournament to determine the successor to this mafia-style family. Back when Naruto was young and Flame of Recca wasn't ancient history, I made the discovery that pretty much any anime whose plot becomes entangled in a tournament has run out of ideas. To lead in with that sort of catch as the story's driving force isn't encouraging to me.
The cast is already pretty big, but if there are presumably twenty-two or more characters, (one for each of the major arcana and side characters) I fear things will be spread too thin before long. So far it has a style that is showing some well-planned fight sequences and the powers granted by each major arcana—while sometimes a bit too obvious—are being used creatively enough so that it doesn't feel too drab.
Putting the story's heroine in a situation where she needs saving, but has the potential to save herself rather than having to rely on the two young men who have pledged themselves to her is fresh and reassuring. It indicates to me that everyone is going to have a strong role to play, which ought to keep things interesting.
Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse Ep. 1
July 2, 2012Posted by on
Initial impression – a solid introduction
Summer 2012 to autumn 2012 (24 episodes) (more info)
Ok, so Muv-Luv is your standard story about a young pilot in training who is going to have to grow up fast in order to fight back against the alien invaders (at least that's my impression about how these things usually develop). Fine, it's not the most original premise, but if this series wants to make a name for self, it's going to have to stand up on its technical merit. The pacing is pretty good so far and while the characters are still by no means established, I can feel a definite atmosphere of impending doom, futility and desperation which is pretty impressive with the amount of history that was woven into the exposition of the progress of this war. You just know things are going to get much, much worse before they get better.
The tone feels a little off at times with this supposedly being a military training facility and the real potential for death during practice being juxtaposed alongside high school girls living fairly normal lives. Considering this first episode was a buildup of history and emotion leading to what is presumably the real battle in the next episode I'm not comfortable really calling this anime either way just yet. I'm quite eager to see how it handles its action sequences. Thankfully, Muv-Luv is staying away from the big mecha pitfall of blathering on in technical jargon about why their giant robots are better than everyone else's.
However, the super-revealing flight suits these girls wear with their buttocks on full display make the plug suits from Evangelion look like petticoats. If it's relying on fanservice to get male viewers lured in at this early stage, my optimism is waning. From past experience I know a lot of people are going to cringe at the poorly integrated CGI mecha against a very flat, out-of-place background. The primary group of girls still only feel main-ish and I'm wondering if the series is going to continue to keep this broad view of the war at large or if Yui is actually going to be the focus of the story. Perhaps the next episode will be a better gauge of how Muv-Luv is going to turn out.
Shakugan no Shana III Final (review)
June 14, 2012Posted by on
Impression – the end of a legend that unfortunately, may not endure (8/10)
Fall 2011 to winter 2012 (24 episodes) (title literal translation – Shana of Burning Eyes, English synonym – Shana the Fire-Eyed)
After Yuji recovered Reiji Maigo from Bal Masque he, Shana and Kazumi resumed their Christmas Eve. It was to be Yuji's responsibility to choose between the two girls in order to settle their rivalry in romance once and for all. But something happened that neither of his wooing ladies expected. Yuji just disappeared. It was as if his existence as a torch had been snuffed out as all of his possessions and remnants of him through the memories of others simply vanished. But Shana sensed that he still existed…somewhere. So they had no choice but to resume their lives as best they could and wait for his return.
For all of you who were put off by Shana II much more than I was, let me start by saying that Shana III is undeniably better. Gone is the love triangle between Yuji, Shana and Kazumi…as well as pretty much everything else to do with school life in general. It's back to the much more action-packed style we saw in the first season that favors story progression. Please do try to ignore the first three or so recap episodes that start Shana III in a pitiful attempt to get new viewers up to speed. Rest assured that the old format is finally back, but it's much colder and calculated—fitting of two worlds on the brink of war.
Although it tries its best to bring back everything that made season 1 awesome, there are a lot of new problems in Shana III that just can't be overlooked. The most difficult for me to grudgingly accept was probably unavoidable because of where the story needs to go—the ever-expanding cast that seems to grow by about five characters each episode for the first half of the series. It gets really hard to keep track of names and loyalties after a while, especially when they only get about a thirty second introduction and then reappear a few episodes later to finish the tasks they've been given—major, plot-altering assignments at that. Occasionally, I had to just sit back and let them do their thing and most of them are so poorly characterized their presence hardly seems necessary.
Yes, I understand that this is war and there's a hierarchy of commander and subordinates all playing their part in the big picture that needs to be established. But a lot of this is fine details that I feel could have been done without. It leads to getting things spread too thin and I wish Shana and Yuji could have had a stronger presence. Either that, or some of the bigger players should have been allowed a more gradual introduction so we could get to know them better and care about why they're taking part in this endeavor—even if they're just going to die in a few episodes. At least then it wouldn't have felt like such a waste.
But as I said in my Shana II review, the amount of dead time back in the second season starts to show very clearly in the third because so much material is getting crammed in to make a mad rush to the conclusion. So while Shana II was painfully slow, Shana III has the exact opposite problem of being almost too fast to keep up.
But there's a lot of high points, too. The psychological attributes of season 1 that had been mostly absent in season 2 have made a strong comeback. It's also managed to up the ante from Shana I and push the limits a lot higher. Shana I simply dealt with the nature of existence on a very platonic level. But Shana III addresses a deeper theme in the purpose of existence. There are some very strong concepts dealing with loss of direction in one's life as everything you devoted yourself to becomes irrelevant and a future full of nothing but aimless emptiness is all that waits after several lifetimes devoted to a single-minded cause that has suddenly disappeared. But if freed from this burden, there is also a chance to discover a new, greater cause if you manage to not despair and broaden your focus to look at the big picture.
One thing that has always endured through the Shana story is the very clear understanding that the Crimson Denizens are not all evil. Just as you wouldn't call a lion evil for killing a zebra, the bad guys have always been simply acting on their nature, even if at times the terms excess and greed could be applied to their methods. Particularly in Shana III we are given a difficult-to-handle dilemma of just who is actually on the right side during this war—the Denizens attempting to achieve their own, personal paradise or the Flame Hazes who zealously deem such a paradise nothing but a dangerous delusion.
The ending manages to find a compromise between these two extremes, but it doesn't feel half-hearted or conciliatory. It instead goes for a tone of understanding and inevitability even if that isn't something that adequately ties up every loose end. And as much as I like the characters of Shana and Yuji as separate entities, the two could have avoided a lot of pain and suffering they inflicted on each other unnecessarily if they had just sat down and talked things through honestly, which is a sad little detail that undermines a lot of the dramatic strife of this series.
I'll say it again, Shana III is better than Shana II because it takes a lot of cues from Shana I, making itself into a nice wrap-up to a really great franchise. The battles are suitably epic in the smart, well-composed flow that is a hallmark of the action sequences in the Shana series. It's let down by a few writing and pacing problems, but overall is a solid and thought-provoking anime.
Shakugan no Shana II Second (review)
May 28, 2012Posted by on
Impression – an epic fumble that does manage to recover a little (7/10)
Fall 2007 to winter 2008 (24 episodes) (title literal translation – Shana of Burning Eyes, English synonym – Shana the Fire-Eyed)
Picking up right where Shana I left off Yuji, Shana and Kazumi are confronted by a new classmate whose appearance so closely resembles Hecate—a powerful Crimson Lord they recently faced—that it goes beyond mere coincidence. However, after their suspicions turn out to be unfounded, Fumina Konoe is found to be a rather nice, if simple-minded girl from a wealthy family who needs a friend. Much to the dismay of Shana and Kazumi she attaches herself to Yuji and the four friends indulge in enjoying the summertime youth of their first year in high school. But a few other strange occurrences surrounding Fumina keep them on edge and only time will reveal her true nature.
After such a spectacular first season, it was always going to be hard for a sequel to live up to that kind of quality, but to fall this far was truly sad. It goes from a psychological, action series with romance elements to a low-key aimless high school drama (at least for the first half). Season one dealt with big issues such as the nature of existence and season two's change of tone is so jarring it doesn't even feel like the same anime anymore. The characters have also taken on such a wishy-washy passive-aggressive attitude it's hard to believe the half-baked romantic rivalries that dominate much of this second season. It's clear that Yuji wants to be with Shana, but combined with his gentle nature and Kazumi's home wrecker attitude that just won't let him go, there's no shortage of frustration in the direction of the plot. And if this love triangle that's already been well established wasn't bad enough, Hecate's way-to-obvious clone Fumina Konoe turns the triangle into a pyramid with the all-too-trusty Yuji being exploited left and right because he can't find his backbone.
The second half of this series does manage to head back in the right direction and attempts to recapture the spirit of its predecessor, but by then it's really nothing more than a simple matter of too little too late. To its credit, the ending is spectacular; crowned by an epic battle that really satisfies with its brilliantly constructed flow and amazingly intelligent strategy as characters on both sides take advantage of the changing battlefield. Also satisfactory is the final scene that, while a bit of a cliffhanger, at least gives the distinct impression that the indecisive romance that plagued the rest of this season has finally come to an end.
The most telling failing of the second season really gets revealed in the third season because it highlights how little actually happened in Shana II, making everything feel empty and futile. What was the purpose of this series in the grand picture of the whole Shana franchise? If it was to establish Shana as Yuji's official love interest, we pretty much already figured that at the end of season one. The cool, insightful Yuji of the previous season who was Shana's greatest pillar of support also stagnates horribly—making him into a football that the characters good and bad pass around and occasionally punt to satisfy their own objectives.
All this negativity could easily be misinterpreted that Shana II is a bad anime, when it is absolutely nothing of the sort. It's just…well…a little above average…and that makes it pale in comparison to the awesomeness that was Shana I. It's really just an unacceptable fall from grace that highlights the wasted potential that deserved much better than this.
Elfen Lied (review)
May 17, 2012Posted by on
Final impression – an often misunderstood psychological thriller (9/10)
Summer 2004 (13 episodes + 1 OVA)
Off the shores of Kamakura is a secret island that conducts research on the cutting edge of human evolution. Called the Diclonius after a type of dinosaur, this genetic offshoot of humanity is distinctive by two small horns protruding from the sides of the head. The other quality that makes them worthy of scientific research is the female's destructive psychic capabilities.
The first and most dangerous specimen named Lucy breaks her bonds and after an ensuing bloodbath manages to escape the facility. But not before suffering a massive head wound that splits her personality between a dangerous beast and a helpless child. She is discovered on Enoshima beach by Kouta and his cousin Yuka who take her in and decide to shelter her from her shady pursuers. But when Kouta notices her horns, he senses there is a frighteningly deep connection between him and his new dependent that he must remember at any cost.
Elfen Lied and I have a bit of history that needs to be fully explained before I can go into a proper review of the title. Back in 2004, I was still a wide-eyed 18 year old, fresh out of the nest and learning to fly solo at college. At this point in my life I had only watched three anime that I actually knew were anime—Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop and Evangelion. I'd also seen Tekkaman Blade, Sailor Moon, Dragonball Z, Digimon and Pokemon as a kid, but I thought those were American series at the time so in my mind they don't count (more on that some other time).
I had just joined my university anime club because I wanted to learn more about this genre and by some chance of fate the club president recommended Elfen Lied, which was still airing on Japanese TV. Horror and R-rated media were things I'd never really been introduced to at the time, which gave Elfen Lied the privilege of relieving me of my innocent naivety. It was such a shocker it felt like I'd been hit by a bolt of lightning (thinking back on it now, that metaphor is so apt it's kinda scary how green I was back then). I'd never experienced such an incredible emotional response in my life and I became immediately aware of something—I wanted more. The rest they say is history because I've been hooked on anime ever since. No other medium has been able to illicit such a heartfelt passion in me as anime and I foresee this to be one of my lifelong hobbies.
As I've matured over the past 8 years, my adoration for Elfen Lied has been tempered slightly. I've come to realize it has a few flaws that can't can't fully be ignored and I may have been initially oversold on this anime's shock value. The years have also not been kind to its super large-eyed character style that is getting dated and was very indicative of the previous decade even at the time this series was made. It also hurts its own potential with over-the-top violence and blood—important as that may be to its success—and lets us down with deceivingly simple writing about an exceedingly complicated story that needed a lot more time to be properly told (to be fair, there was a lot of contention within the staff to push this series into a longer run).
However, I continue to maintain that Elfen Lied is an excellent model for how to properly use nudity as a storytelling device. Whether it's to accentuate Lucy's animalistic savagery or Nyuu's childlike innocence, what's very clear by its direction is that this is not fanservice. There aren't any random panty-shots or views of cleavage made possible courtesy of deliberately maligned camera angles—every instance of the female form works to support the plot.
It's a story that raises all sorts of philosophical issues about the nature of humanity—namely what constitutes being human. Is it kindness, pure altruism and our ability to forgive past transgressions? Is it nothing more than genetics? Is it emergent in our sophisticated intelligence? Is it our resourcefulness and ability to adapt to whatever circumstances we find presented to us? Is it willingness to do whatever is necessary to survive? Or is it the simple quality of possessing immutable instincts that go beyond mere desire for simple survival? All of these themes and more are touched upon if ever so briefly in this anime and the only disappointment is that there wasn't time to explore them more thoroughly.
Sadly, Elfen Lied is probably one of the most contentious, misunderstood and quite often underappreciated anime of all time. Despite how well it reviews statistically, I suspect that like my younger self it gets a big boost from its emotional impact. I hardly ever hear very much praise for it from a technical standpoint. Ironically, it's almost as if, in its attempt to reveal the intricacies of human nature, it was able to expose the superficial shallowness of the average person who so quickly and easily discredits it without making any attempt to reach for a deeper meaning. However, the fact that it's still capable of firing such powerful emotions eight years later is a testament to the kind of response it generates in its viewers. As much as I can try to guide people on how to interpret the value of this show, it is ultimately going to be an exercise for the individual to undertake.
To this day I continue to hold the position that Elfen Lied is one of the best examples of an anime that not only deserves a sequel but NEEDS one. What anime have you watched that had an open-ended or cliffhanger finale that you think requires a second season to properly wrap up the rest of the story?
Additional recommended reading—Elfen Lied Wiki, Real life scenes from Elfen Lied around Kamakura
Rinne no Lagrange (ongoing)
May 14, 2012Posted by on
Impression – excellent character growth with energetic creativity
Winter 2012 and summer 2012 (more info / part 2) (best English equivalent – Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne)
Probably the most outstanding aspect of Rinne no Lagrange is how it tells a story reminiscent of psychological trips with mecha backdrops similar to Evangelion or RahXephon. But very pleasingly it has managed to ditch the angsty boy pilot and replace him with a brave, cheerful young woman.
On the surface this does have a slight tendency to subvert the heavy atmosphere that naturally accompanies these types of anime, but that doesn't have to be a bad thing. I'm all for taking tried and true methods of storytelling that have produced some great anime and putting just enough twists on the formula to create a familiar, but fresh experience. And that's what Rinne has accomplished at the halfway point in its two-part run.
Though it's often silly and a little too lighthearted at times for its own good, the depth of the characters is really something to be appreciated. I think I started out hating every character other than Madoka at first. Her pushy cousin Youko, the halfhearted Lan, deceptive Muginami, annoyingly larger than life Vilajulio & Co. as well as the sickeningly bourgeoisie Astelia all rubbed me the wrong way to start off. But as a testament to the force of Madoka's personality, they all started to shift ever so slightly as the story progressed and to my surprise, looking back I can't indicate a specific turning point when they started to grow on me.
This anime has some unique, interesting flaws to point out—most notably being how it ungracefully tiptoes around how it wants to deal with the almost-fanservice moments that it seems to want to indulge in, but always backs off before doing anything too risqué. To its credit it has an elegant air about itself, but that kind of flirtatious attitude can only go so far before it starts to become a little too obvious.
All in all, Rinne has enough originality and depth in the cast to leave me looking forward to seeing where things pick up again this summer. But this break between the two halves got me thinking. Between Fate/Zero and Rinne no Lagrange and then Jormungand soon joining the team, there's a theme developing where anime are doing two twelve episode seasons separated by a one season gap (about four months). How do you feel about that? Would you rather get it all done in one go or do you think there is a benefit to breaking up a two season series like this?
Shakugan no Shana (review)
March 29, 2012Posted by on
Final impression – a triumphant beginning (10/10)
Autumn 2005 to winter 2006 (24 episodes + 1 OVA) (title literal translation – Shana of Burning Eyes, English synonym – Shana the Fire-Eyed)
High school has started and Yuji Sakai is already making the most of his youth. But on his way home one day he steps into a sealed zone that is separated from the normal flow of time. In here, he is attacked by monsters intent on devouring this strange human who can move within their trap. But at the last second he is saved by a beautiful girl with flaming red hair; easily overpowering his attackers. But despite protecting him from the monsters, it turns out Yuji Sakai is already dead. His existence was eaten by a denizen of the Crimson World some time ago and all that remains of him is a tiny spark that will soon burn out. He decides to spend his last few days before he disappears in the company of his savior, aiding her in any way that he can before he is gone without a trace. However, a fortunate turn of events may give him an unexpected reprieve from oblivion.
Shakugan no Shana is a spectacular story. It starts with the initial, horrifying concept of the enemies of humanity consuming people's very existence as energy, leaving nothing behind to remember them by. It's a feeling of hopelessness and helplessness that is dramatically mitigated by Yuji's ability to keep a positive attitude about the whole situation. He never despairs and is always thinking about how he can best make use of his limited potential. It's a testament to the tremendous strength of character people can exhibit when cornered by the most trying circumstances. The series expands on its intellectual, action-filled beginning and moves into a more romantic theme as the steely Shana realizes that she's not an emotionless killing machine and her feelings for Yuji go beyond mere camaraderie. Even the final battle is more than it superficially appears to be because the plot never misses a chance to include a thought-provoking discussion about the characters' inner motives. And then to top of the amazing writing is the gorgeous art style of Ito Noizi and excellent music courtesy of Mami Kawada, KOTOKO and several other bands and singers who knew just the right style to set the mood for this epic series. In short, the first season of Shakugan no Shana struck a perfect balance between fighting, philosophy, artistic tone and romance to create an amazingly profound first season.
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Final impression – not a second wasted (10/10)
Winter 2012 (8 episodes) (TV series)
It's the first day of junior high school and Mato Kuroi decides she's going to be friends with the gloomy girl who has a funny name, Yomi Takanashi. The two soon discover they have a shared love of a children's storybook and it looks like they're going to get along great. But when Yomi's spoiled, childhood friend Kagari butts in to push them apart, Mato isn't going to just give up accept this bleak turn of events. She makes it her mission to liberate Yomi from Kagari's possessive personality. But doing so will have greater consequences than she knows. In another world, the girls' voiceless souls are fighting their own, very real battle with life and death on the line. And when the results of their battles become reflected in the real world, it's going to change the course of their lives in ways they cannot possibly anticipate.
Quality in writing is often not about a story's content, but about how well that story is told. Sometimes the best plot is the simplest and Black Rock Shooter tells a fabulously creative adventure about the subtleties of relationships and how the most well-meaning intentions can have unexpected, unintended consequences. It's a wonderful metaphor about allowing ourselves to be close enough to our friends that we can fight with them honestly and without inhibitions. We must accept that we occasionally hurt people and that we are hurt by others; how we deal with that pain shapes our character and the ultimate fate of our relationships. Balancing this emotional drama between real people and their actions mirrored by their duplicate selves locked in gallant combat is a poetic dichotomy flooded deeply with incredible metaphors. Kana Hanazawa is perfect in her role as Mato Kuroi, depicting her exceptional personality and growth from naivety to strong, determined young woman. But what's most amazing about Black Rock Shooter is that it probably would never have existed if it wasn't for the Vocaloid song by the same name, popularized by casual anime fans who wanted to know the story behind the music. For something so spectacular to come out of simple fandom and not from a novel, manga or video game is truly remarkable.
Shakugan no Shana III (ongoing)
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Impression – finally living up to its legacy
Autumn 2011 to winter 2012 (24 episodes) (more info)
For Shana fans who endured the disappointment that was season two, the third and final season started pretty rocky and didn't look very favorable as a contender to redeem the series. There was a lot of really confusing, unnecessary summarizing of the previous season that I'm fairly certain didn't succeed at getting new viewers up to speed and only served to delay new content for a couple episodes. But once that got out of the way the story really started to take off and there wasn't any sign of the romantic quagmire that stifled season two's first half. Once again we get treated to the thought-provoking scenario of existence itself being a harvestable resource and the continuation of the secret war that is to determine the fate of not only lives but memories as well. The changes that have happened in the characters' personalities are huge and could have had disastrous consequences if they hadn't been so carefully constructed to match the growing ambitions of the young people as they begin to find the adults they are to become. There's a lot of names and faces to remember as the war reaches its crescendo, but if a slow start is my only other complaint, then I'll gladly give Shana III my seal of approval.


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Eggheads to Gather at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center to Cook Hamburgers
ATHENS — Do you like green eggs and ham….burgers? Would you like them with a fish? On a tram? On a dish? You will like them here, we wish! Would you? Could you? On a plate? Don't be late! Come and see them! Watch us cook! Give a look! Make haste to taste! You will like green eggs with ham….burgers!
So here's the deal . . .
In recent years, the Big Green Egg has revolutionized outdoor cooking. But when asked what the words green eggs bring to mind, most folks will answer "Dr. Seuss" or the name of one of his popular books, Green Eggs and Ham.
Stay with me just a little longer. This is going somewhere.
The iconic Egg is modeled on a traditional Asian ceramic cooking concept that has become one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. barbecue industry. Originally constructed with clay, the Egg is now manufactured with space-age ceramics that make the cooker virtually indestructible in normal use. Manufactured by a company headquartered near Atlanta, Georgia, The Big Green Egg is available in more than 20 countries worldwide.
For years, Athens, Texas, has been recognized as the "Home of the Original Hamburger." (Yes, there are other places that claim that distinction—more about that later.)
Put the two together and you get Green Eggs and Ham…burgers, a friendly gastric get-together known to most as an Eggfest, which will take place May 21 at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) in Athens, 75 miles southeast of Dallas. (Cooks will gather for orientation and a social at TFFC the evening of May 20.)
Participants will come from across the country to showcase their personal recipes, meet with fellow Eggheads, and share some great food with the crowd. Visitors can watch cooking demonstrations throughout the day and experience the Big Green Egg firsthand with the opportunity to do their own cooking on the Eggs. (You can also go fishing, see a diver hand-feed fish, and walk our Wetlands Trail to atone for all the free goodies you scarfed up.) A variety of vendors will also be on hand with kitchen and grill-related products.
Individuals interested in owning a Big Green Egg cooker may purchase demo eggs at substantially discounted prices following the event. A listing of cooks, registration forms, vendor registration forms, special event rates for lodging in Athens and other details about the event can be found at http://www.athenseggfest.wordpress.com.
Answers to all your questions about cooking on a Big Green Egg can be found at http://www.biggreenegg.com/forums.html.
Now, about those hamburgers.
Local lore has it that the hamburger as we know it (or pretty close to it) was invented by an Athens, Texas, resident, Fletcher ("Old Dave") Davis, at his Athens café in the 1880s and introduced to the world at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. (You can read more about the fair and even listen to music of the era, much of it composed by Texas's own Scott Joplin, at http://washingtonmo.com/1904/index.htm.)
A reporter for the New York Tribune wrote from the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair of a new sandwich called a hamburger, "the innovation of a food vendor on the pike." By "pike" he meant the World's Fair midway. While the food vendor was never named, enough evidence existed that the person was none other than Fletcher Davis of Athens, Texas, that the 80th Texas Legislature adopted a resolution naming Athens as "the Original Home of the Hamburger."
To those of us raised in the shadow of The Golden Arches with billions and billions sold, it seems incredible that Fletcher Davis never pursued a career flipping burgers after the 1904 fair ended. "When Uncle Fletch and Aunt Ciddy returned from staying the duration at the World's Fair there were several cafes making the new sandwich," nephew Kindree Miller told historian Frank X. Tolbert. "So Uncle Fletch went back to firing pots in our pottery. He would cook hamburgers at picnics but he never reopened his little hamburger joint on the north side of the courthouse square. My uncle was proud of making the first hamburger sandwich, but he never thought of commercializing on it."
I will spare you the details here, but you can read all about it at http://www.athenstx.org/live-and-work/history-of-the-hamburger.
Naturally, other towns in other states claim one of their residents originated what is certainly one of if not THE iconic American food. There's Charlie Nagreen of Seymour, Wisconsin; Frank and Charles Menches from Akron, Ohio; Oscar Weber Bilby of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Louis Lassen of New Haven, Connecticut; Bert W. Gary of Clarinda, Iowa. All have their supporters; you can read about all of them at http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/HamburgerHistory.htm.
Or you can just Google "history of the hamburger." You'll get 11,100,000 hits. Knock yourself out.
It would be a lot more fun to come to Athens May 21 and spend the day at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center sampling Big Green Egg cooking and not worrying about WHO invented the hamburger but just being thankful someone did.
Green Eggs and Ham…burgers is sponsored by Morrison Supply, Paragon Distributing, Brookshire Brothers Grocery and TFFC.
For information on visiting the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, go to http://tpwd.texas.gov/tffcor call (903) 676-2277.
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Canadian fashion retailer Mendocino cements its reputation as a haven for style-conscious shoppers with a flagship location in Toronto's trendy Yorkville shopping district. The design combines modern elements and finishes, and reclaimed and raw materials, and juxtaposes the new against the old.
"We used a combination of modern architectural language with raw materials to create a refined, gallery-like space that allows the product to stand out," said Nadia Cannataro, senior designer, environment, Perennial Inc., Toronto.
The contemporary environment has an urban chic look and feel that captures the nuances of the Mendocino brand and its offering: an edited assortment of on-trend, "of-the-moment" branded fashions.
"The owners pride themselves on getting the latest and greatest," Cannataro said.
The design brings clarity to the brand, Cannataro added, and establishes consistent principles that can be applied to different locations in different ways. Currently, Mendocino has nine stores, the majority in the Toronto market.
"The design allows each store a level of consistency while still having some sense of uniqueness," Cannataro explained.
A blend of signage elements and displays creates a striking store-front, giving the retailer a prominent profile on Toronto's premier fashion street (Bloor Street). Mendocino's redesigned logo features prominently on the exterior. The logo, an illuminated oversized "M" in a box, helps the retailer stand out and serves as an enticing beacon to passers-by.
"We wanted to create a very strong statement with the new identity and storefront right on Bloor," Cannataro said.
Interior: On the interior, simple architecture, a minimized materials palette and concrete columns enhance Mendocino's modern, streamlined appearance.
The project was challenging in that it involved combining three separate retail spaces into one. To resolve the bottleneck footprint left by the combination and create a cohesive store, the designers staggered focal walls throughout the space, creating rhythm and unity.
The walls draw customers through the awkwardly shaped space and eliminate potential dead zones. A layered drywall ceiling detail is combined with a recessed light trough, connecting columns and leading customers to the back of the store.
"We also used floor fixtures to help promote the traffic flow," Cannataro added. "Because the product offerings are constantly changing, the floor fixtures are a combination of shelves and hanging bars."
Project Resources Design firm: Perennial Inc., Toronto Contractor: Penalta Group Ltd., Oakville, Ontario Fixtures: MG Welding and Fabrication, Scarborough, Ontario Flooring: I.C.R., Baltimore, Ontario Lighting: Juno Lighting, Brampton, Ontario; MP Lighting, Thornhill, Ontario; TPL Lighting, Toronto Millwork: Middlebrook Woodworking, Fergus, Ontario
Design firm: Perennial Inc., Toronto
Contractor: Penalta Group Ltd., Oakville, Ontario
Fixtures: MG Welding and Fabrication, Scarborough, Ontario
Flooring: I.C.R., Baltimore, Ontario
Lighting: Juno Lighting, Brampton, Ontario; MP Lighting, Thornhill, Ontario; TPL Lighting, Toronto
Millwork: Middlebrook Woodworking, Fergus, Ontario
Mannequins are strategically positioned throughout the store. They are placed on different levels, with some on low platforms and others in front of columns.
A large table, positioned near the entrance, provides a flexible surface that can be used for various purposes.
"It's like a canvas that can be changed to reflect whatever is going on in the store," Cannataro added. "There are also feature areas that can accommodate a face-out presentation of four or five items. The areas create points of attention."
To facilitate better customer service, there are two separate banks of fitting rooms. The smaller bank is in the middle of the space, across from the cashwrap, and the other is in the rear. Translucent glass partitions between the fitting rooms and the sales floor provide a degree of privacy while at the same time promoting interaction between customers and enhancing customer service.
"There is a real buzz around the fitting rooms—the customers sell to each other as it were," Cannataro said. "We wanted to bring this to the forefront, so we created two separate areas to bring the buzz closer to the sales floor."
White stained wood and white pearl-escent wallcoverings create unity throughout the space and complement the natural warmth and patina of the store's materials, which include reclaimed wood, concrete and raw steel. (The checkout and the wall behind are made of hot-rolled steel panels.) Red accents emphasize fitting rooms, the cashwrap and a feature face-out wall.
"The neutral white space creates a great backdrop for the clothing on display," Cannataro said.
The fitting rooms and some of the fixtures, including the mannequin platforms, utilize reclaimed wood that was recovered from old piers that were found buried in Toronto's harbor.
"It's a very unique pine, richer than a typical pine, and it adds a lot of warmth to the space," Cannataro said.
Mendocino has received rave reviews from customers.
"The owners, who were initially worried about making the move to such a high-profile location, have been extremely pleased with the feedback," Cannataro said. "They're very happy with the store."


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Chapter 9. Marine Biofilms
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Published Online: 29 JAN 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9781444315462.ch9
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards was out and about with her three daughters, Alexia, 15, Sophia, 11, and 3-year old Portia on Thursday (March 22). They were spotted chatting and laughing with a friend before they headed out shopping for the afternoon in Los Angeles, Calif.
After a crazy go-around in Season 2 of Bravo's RHOBH, the mother of four let it all out. "This was such a draining and emotional season. I have cried so much in the past year that I'm embarrassed."
With Season 3 expected to begin filming shortly, it has been reported that the cast has yet to sign any contracts for the upcoming season despite the high ratings for the show.
The reality TV personality was asked if she would like to return for the third season. "Sometimes yes, sometimes no," she replied. "There's fun times, but it's also very difficult so all of us right now are just taking the time to figure out if we want to do it or not."
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Cleveland Playhouse Presents THE GAMEÂ'S AFOOT 11/25-12/18
Cleveland Play House (CPH) is thrilled to present a world premiere by multi-Tony Award®-nominated playwright and winner of the Olivier and Helen Hayes Awards, Ken Ludwig. Directed by Aaron Posner, Ken Ludwig's The Game's Afoot (or Holmes for the Holidays) will take audiences on a hilarious adventure filled with murder, mayhem and intrigue. The CPH production of Ken Ludwig's The Game's Afoot (or Holmes for the Holidays) will begin in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare on Friday, November 25 and run through Sunday, December 18, 2011. Tickets are available at PlayhouseSquare ticket office by calling 216-241-6000 or online at www.clevelandplayhouse.com. Ken Ludwig's The Game's Afoot is presented with support from Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and the Ohio Arts Council.
"It's a pleasure to welcome back one of the premier comic playwrights, Ken Ludwig," states Michael Bloom, CPH Artistic Director. "His Leading Ladies was a great success in my very first season at CPH, and it's a great privilege to premiere another of his plays, this time in the new Allen Theatre."
"I'm thrilled to be working again with all my friends at Cleveland Play House, and it's particularly a treat to have The Game's Afoot premiere on the stage of the new Allen Theatre," says playwright Ken Ludwig. "I have fond memories of working on Leading Ladies here in Cleveland, and I value the dedication and professionalism of the Cleveland Play House leadership and staff, as well as the joy they bring to the Cleveland community."
In this Ken Ludwig world premiere we meet famed stage actor William Gillette at his Connecticut Castle, recovering from an attempt on his life following a performance of his renowned play, Sherlock Holmes. It's Christmas Eve, and much to his mother Martha's chagrin, William invites fellow actors, Aggie & Simon and Felix & Madge, over for the holiday weekend. His elaborate home, filled with gadgets and hidden passageways, becomes the setting for a murder, and Gillette must use the Sherlock Holmes crime-solving skills he made famous on stage to catch the culprit. Will Gillette uncover the secrets his guests are hiding? Will he discover who the murderer is before he/she claims another victim? Will his guests ever be able to drink eggnog again?
The real-life William Gillette was a star of the American stage during the early part of the 20th century. Gillette wrote the play Sherlock Holmes in collaboration with Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and he starred in it with enormous success in both New York and London for over 30 years. With his royalties from this and other plays, he built a replica of a medieval castle on the Connecticut River, and there he frequently entertained the casts of his latest New York hit. This elaborate house was filled with gadgets representing the latest technology, which Gillette reportedly reveled in. The house is open to the public to this day.
Ludwig was inspired to write a comedy thriller after a family vacation in London. Taking his children to see all the highlights of this historic region, Ludwig was astonished that it was a performance of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap at St. Martin's Theatre that stood out as their favorite activity of the 6-week trip. Inspired by his children's enthusiasm for The Mousetrap, Ludwig wrote The Game's Afoot (or Holmes for the Holiday).
THE GAME'S AFOOT Cast:
The Game's Afoot brings together a cast of veteran actors. William Gillette is played by Donald Sage Mackay, who has appeared at regional theatres throughout the U.S. including The Old Globe, Mark Taper Forum, La Jolla Playhouse and San Jose Rep. Recent film and television credits include Transformers 2, Mad Men, House, Weeds, and NCIS. Playing Gillette's mother, Martha, is Patricia Kilgarriff, who last appeared at Cleveland Play House in The Importance of Being Earnest in 1998. Her Broadway credits include Night Must Fall and A Small Family Business. At Manhattan Theatre Club, Kilgarriff was featured in Time and Again, Kindertransport and The Art of Success. Other off-Broadway work includes Beckett/Albee, Spread Eagle, London Suite, All's Well That Ends Well, Counting the Ways, and Footfalls.
Rounding out the cast is Eric Hassom (Felix Geisel) who recently concluded the national tour of The 39 Steps. Other recent credits include August: Osage County at Arden Theatre Company and The Vibrator Play at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, and at Folger Shakespeare Theatre in the world premiere of Cyrano, the new translation/adaptation by Michael Hollinger and Aaron Posner; Lise Bruneau (Madge Geisel) most recently performed in Legacy of Light at Arena Stage, My Name is Asher Lev at Round House and Delaware Theatre Company, and in An Ideal Husband, Ion, Othello and The Winter's Tale at Shakespeare Theatre Company; Rob McClure (Simon Bright), a three-time Barrymore Award-winning artist who starred on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning Avenue Q, and I'm Not Rappaport alongside Judd Hirsch and Ben Vereen. He will soon reprise his Craig Noel Award-winning performance as Charlie Chaplin in Becoming Chaplin which is expected to arrive on Broadway next year after a successful run at La Jolla Playhouse; Mattie Hawkinson (Aggie Wheeler) has performed in regional theatres across the country, including Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Lookingglass Theatre, Victory Gardens Theater, Baltimore CENTERSTAGE, Denver Center Theatre Company, Manhattan Theatre Club, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and Indiana Repertory Theatre; Sarah Day (Inspector Goring) has been a part of The Acting Company of American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin since 1986, and is currently a member of their Core Company; Erika Rolfsrud (Daria Chase) appeared on Broadway in The Coast of Utopia, Exit the King and Rabbit Hole. Off-Broadway credits include Electra in a One-Piece, Dally with the Devil, Misalliance, The Cocktail Party, The Glory of Living, How I Learned to Drive, Love's Fire, Trout Stanley, and O, Pioneers!
For a complete list of cast bios, go online at http://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/main-stage/ken-ludwigs-the-games-afoot.
THE GAME'S AFOOT Creative Team Bios:
Aaron Posner (Director) is a Helen Hayes and Barrymore Award-winning director and adaptor of literature. He is founder and former artistic director of Philadelphia's Arden Theatre and has directed at major regional theatres from coast to coast including Folger Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Portland Center Stage, ALLIANCE THEATRE, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Arizona Theatre Company, The Milwaukee Rep, California Shakespeare Theatre, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Round House Theatre, Studio Theatre, Signature Theatre, Theater J, American Players Theatre and many more. His adaptations include Chaim Potok's The Chosen and My Name is Asher Lev (both of which have enjoyed successful runs at Cleveland Play House as well as at more than 50 other theatres across the country), Ken Kesey's Sometimes a Great Notion, Mark Twain's A Murder, a Mystery, and a Marriage and many others. Posner was raised in Eugene, Oregon, attended Northwestern University, is an Eisenhower Fellow and now lives near Washington, DC.
Ken Ludwig (Playwright) is an internationally acclaimed playwright whose many hits on Broadway, in London's West End and throughout the world have made his name synonymous with modern comedy. He has had six shows on Broadway and six in the West End, and he has won the Laurence Olivier Award, England's highest theatre honor, as well as three Tony Award nominations and two Helen Hayes Awards. His work has been commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company and has been performed in thirty countries in twenty languages. His musical Crazy for You ran for over four years on Broadway and in London. After a hit revival at The Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park this summer, Crazy for You transferred to the West End for an open-ended run. Lend Me a Tenor, originally produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and recently revived on Broadway with an all-star cast, was called, "one of the two great farces by a living writer" by The New York Times. Other plays and musicals include Moon Over Buffalo (Broadway and London's Old Vic, starring Carol Burnett, Lynn Redgrave, Joan Collins & Frank Langella); Twentieth Century (Broadway, starring Alec Baldwin & Anne Heche); The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Broadway); Treasure Island (London, Theatre Royal, Haymarket; 2009 AATE Distinguished Play Award for Best Adaptation); Shakespeare in Hollywood (commissioned by The Royal Shakespeare Company, Helen Hayes Award as Best Play); Leading Ladies; Be My Baby (starring HAl Holbrook and Dixie Carter); The Beaux' Stratagem (adaptation with Thornton Wilder at the request of the Wilder Estate); The Three Musketeers (Bristol Old Vic); An American in Paris; Sullivan & Gilbert; The Fox on the Fairway; Midsummer/Jersey, and The Hound of the Baskervilles. His first children's play 'Twas the Night before Christmas, opens this holiday season at The Adventure Theatre. His work has appeared in The Yale Review, and he has just completed a book for Crown Publishing entitled How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare. He studied music at Harvard with Leonard Bernstein and theatre history at Cambridge University in England.
The design team for The Games Afoot includes Daniel Conway (Scenic Design), Thom Weaver (Lighting Design), Linda Roethke (Costume Design), James C. Swonger (Sound Design). Also on the team: stage manager Shannon Habenicht. For a complete list of design team bios, go online at http://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/main-stage/ken-ludwigs-the-games-afoot.
Single tickets are on sale now; prices range from $49 to $69. Tickets are $15 for all students under the age of 25. For single tickets, please contact The PlayhouseSquare ticket office at 216-241-6000 or online at www.clevelandplayhouse.com. Groups of 10+ save up to 50% off single ticket prices; call 216-400-7027 or email email@example.com.


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Baccalaureate and commencement exercises bring distinguished speakers to campus
This year's baccalaureate service, undergraduate and graduate commencement exercises will bring a trio of distinguished speakers to Muskingum College.
Graduate commencement, to be held on Thursday, May 3 at 7:00 p.m. in Brown Chapel, will feature an address by internationally renowned glass artist Paul J. Stankard. Mr. Stankard's work is exhibited in many of the nation's major public art collections.
The baccalaureate service, to be held on Saturday, May 5 at 10:00 a.m. in the Recreation Center, will center on a sermon by Muskingum College Trustee Robert W. Patin. Mr. Patin is chief executive officer of CNA Life and the CNA Healthcare and Benefits Division of CNA Financial Corporation.
Undergraduate commencement exercises, to be held on Saturday, May 5 at 1:00 p.m., will center on an address by Keith Lockhart, conductor of the world-renowned Boston Pops Orchestra. Mr. Lockhart has led the Boston Pops on 29 national tours, four international tours and has performed with the orchestra at Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music Hall.
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I would marry the same man and wear this dress. I kind of can't stop thinking that this is so perfect.
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After nearly 40 years of full-time ministry, Brother Swaggart published his first commentary on the book of Genesis that was later described as "the most helpful Bible commentary ever published." It would take nearly 20 years to complete the entire commentary series—from Genesis to Revelation.
True to Pentecostal theology, the Jimmy Swaggart Commentary collection leads its readers chapter by chapter to a better understanding of the Bible. Rather than providing notes on every Bible verse, these commentaries focus on the salient verses of each chapter to offer the reader a condensed synopsis of what the Holy Spirit intended.
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Gravity, the new deep space sci-fi film by Alfonso Cuarón, will open the 70th edition of the Venice International Film Festival next month. The new movie, starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock as astronauts stranded after the destruction of their space shuttle, will kick off the world's oldest film festival in 3D on August 28, 2013.
Cuarón has a long history with the Venice fest; his Y Tu Mamá Tambien was an acting and screenplay award winner at the event in 2001. Children of Men won a cinematography award there five years later.
The 2013 Venice fest will continue through September 7 in Italy. Here's today's complete announcement from the festival.


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Award winning theatre production company Organised Chaos Productions bring their latest collaboration of the North West's finest new and emerging talent. Perspectives is three new thirty minute pieces of theatre borne from collaboration between emerging North West writers and directors.
The theme this time is History and each piece has a different perspective on the theme. The shows are:
Century's Sisters (Written by Lynn Pegler) What does it mean to be a feminist? Two women, living in the same house in two different centuries, compare their lives and their aspirations. Sarah is a modern, well-educated lawyer who takes part in the 2011 Manchester Slut March but suffers from a bullying husband. She is visited by a Suffragette ghost, Edith, who takes her back to the Votes for Women struggles of 1911, to help her re-evaluate what really matters.
Inference (Written by Michael Rumney) A mysterious letter turns up in 2014 which may help solve why they are missing pages in Annie Boyle's 1923 diary. Can Annie's distant relative Frances figure out what happened the night the Boyle's lost their pub licence and why Annie and Tommy split up?
Smiles Fade In The Morning (Written by Josh Hinds) Monica and Joseph are deeply in love with one another and recently moved in together. However, after a particularly wild house warming party Monica's necklace has gone missing. As the two begin to search for the necklace they begin to expose more and more things about each that they dislike.
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As usual Organised Chaos are seeking to nurture fresh creative talent in the northwest and provide new and emerging performers, directors, designers and writers with a platform in which they can work on a professional scale as well as offering full support in all production technicalities.
Perspectives will be presented at The Kings Arms from 26th to 28th of June at 7:30pm. Tickets are on sale soon at £5-4 through www.kingsarmssalford.com


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Rate my reel bumpers
Posted 25 July 2008 - 06:14 PM
Posted 25 July 2008 - 06:48 PM
also, maybe bring a little more to it with some secondary animation. maybe some color.
Posted 25 July 2008 - 07:40 PM
Posted 25 July 2008 - 07:54 PM
my .02
Posted 25 July 2008 - 08:02 PM
Posted 25 July 2008 - 08:05 PM
don't hate it. don't love it. if you do decide to use it, why not put the rest of the text in space/perspective as well? it feels strangely tacked on.
also, maybe bring a little more to it with some secondary animation. maybe some color.
I like these ideas, and I would also add that I felt like it might benefit from pulsating to the beat even after it builds. Just one man's opinion, though, and not a deal-killer at that. Overall I like the feel of it.
Edit: Reflection in the windows would definitely be a bonus.
Edited by shiftypixel, 25 July 2008 - 08:14 PM.
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Posted 25 July 2008 - 08:33 PM
Posted 25 July 2008 - 08:41 PM
Posted 25 July 2008 - 08:56 PM
I like it, including the white text. If YOU like it, then keep it, it is your reel after all, not ours.
Thanks Paul. I agree, my reel, but it is a job seeking tool, and therefore needs to appeal to others also. I know sometimes I look at things too long and it's really helpful to have a new set of eyes on it (or a few in this case).
Posted 25 July 2008 - 08:58 PM
I like it, including the white text.
I agree - like the standing white text. I think separating it from the camera track of your name makes it a little more interesting. I don't know why at the moment, but that subtext overlay kinds of reminds me of something vintage, which I personally like.
Posted 25 July 2008 - 09:15 PM
But the video footage looks too bluish. I think that could be toned down a little.
Posted 25 July 2008 - 09:24 PM
Thanks Paul.
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Posted 25 July 2008 - 11:23 PM
Paul? PAUL??? YOU SHALL REFER TO ME AS "SUPREME MOGRAPH DEITY BEAU" AND NOTHING ELSE!
Ha, Sorry, Supreme Mograph Deity Beau, I'll make a note of it.
Posted 28 July 2008 - 04:33 AM
Thanks again for all the input so far.
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Posted 28 July 2008 - 05:06 AM
tracked is better. agree with korova -- too blue. your 3d bricks are too dark, and i really don't like the crushed black shadow on the underside of your surname.
Posted 28 July 2008 - 06:43 AM
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Posted 31 July 2008 - 09:58 PM
Compositing could be better, imho. Couldn't tell you how, but I can say that the 3d sticks out and doesn't look right.
For the most part, it all looks pretty good though!
Posted 07 August 2008 - 07:00 AM
K, finally got back to this. The first vid has a little more red added to the bricks and such to add a little more color variation. Second one is the raw footage, no film effect, bleach bypass, or color correction. Does the red one work better?
Edited by jporter313, 07 August 2008 - 07:04 AM.
Posted 08 August 2008 - 12:19 AM
BTW, I like the tracked text much better as well. The clip looks awesome.
Posted 07 October 2008 - 07:10 AM
k, sorry I've been gone so long, decided to rework these a bit.
I didn't feel like the Bricks were really working so I decided to try and accentuate the difference between the CG and the real footage rather than trying to hide it. Also toned down the excessive bleach bypass on the bumper footage.
Please feel free to critique further either the reel bumpers themselves or anything about the reel in general.
Thanks for all the help so far.
BTW Adam, I work with your boy Brase and worked with Patrick a couple months ago, really like the stuff you guys do at etypical.
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On his latest philosophical hit, I have to agree and disagree.
I agree that the NFL will be a different league and pro football a different game 30 years from now. I'm not buying extinction.
Here's what Pollard told CBSSports.com, as he prepares to play in Sunday's Super Bowl:
"Thirty years from now, I don't think it will be in existence. I could be wrong. It's just my opinion, but I think with the direction things are going — where [NFL rules makers] want to lighten up, and they're throwing flags and everything else — there's going to come a point where fans are going to get fed up with it.
"Guys are getting fined, and they're talking about, 'Let's take away the strike zone' and 'Take the pads off' or 'Take the helmets off.' It's going to be a thing where fans aren't going to want to watch it anymore."
There's no doubt the NFL will be different in 2043. Technological advances will demand as much. I think back to where I was 30 years ago. I would have composed this column on a bulky office word processor, if not a typewriter. You would have read it in a printed newspaper, or not at all.
Today, I can send thoughts straight from my phone to anywhere in the world, via social media and the internet, if the world chooses to click on them.
Likewise, look at the helmets, shoulder pads, sideline technology, etc., used by the NFL today. Compare it to the grainy video of Vince Lombardi.
Yes, the NFL and especially Commissioner Roger Goodell, has worked to eliminate some of the dangers of the sport. As Pollard points out, dangerous hits are fined, helmet-to-helmet hits are taboo, and possible bold changes, including eliminating the kickoff, have been put on the table for consideration.
From Pollard's viewpoint, or at least my interpretation of his viewpoint, he implies fans won't want to watch anymore because some of the violent aspects of the game will be excised.
I understand that. For so many years, the big hits were lionized by TV. They still are, to a degree. Part of the appeal, especially with the NFL, is seeing how the biggest and strongest can slam into each other. It's primal. Not everyone embraces it, but many do.
Yet the images of players, such as the Colts' Austin Collie, being knocked unconscious, are tough to watch. The post-career problems of players such as Junior Seau, who suffered and took his own life, perhaps as a result of too many blows to the head, are justifiably worth examining. I've written before that it can be a difficult call on whether to let my son play football. He enjoys the sport. I let him play. And I pray.
But in my dealings with football fans, the day after games there are more conversations about throws and catches and runs and interceptions than there are big hits. My personal feeling is it runs about 10 to 1 in favor of the spectacular athletic play over the brutal blow.
So if the game reduces some of the head blows – and better, more fundamental tackling is a great place to start – in favor of a more offensive-oriented game, I'm not sure that's the road to extinction.
Who are the biggest stars in the game? Overwhelmingly, they're the skill players who deliver athletic plays – quarterbacks throwing, receivers catching – not the ones that knock those players out. Ask a youngster to name their favorite player. Chances are, he's not a defensive player. He's not someone delivering a hit.
Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis is a notable exception. His aggressive, hard-hitting style is celebrated. When I covered the Colts at Ravens playoff game, Lewis jerseys in the stands overwhelmed the rest. Part of that is his pending retirement, part of it a celebration of his physical play.
Pollard implies injuries are unavoidable, and he's right.
"(Coaches want players who are) stronger and faster year in and year out," Pollard said. "And that means you're going to keep getting big hits and concussions and blown-out knees."
President Obama, in an interview with the New Republic, says fans will have to deal with a changing game, one that continues to try to reduce the dangerous hits and most violent aspects.
Maybe Pollard saying the NFL won't "be in existence," simply means the game as we know it today won't be here in 30 years.
I agree the game will be different, perhaps in ways we can't imagine. If it's safer for the players, and still fun for the rest of us to watch (via holograms by then?), it'll be a change worth embracing.


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