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" City: Cardiff / Address: Kingsway / County: Great Britain / Geographic coordinates: latitude: 51.48315, longitude: -3.17901 / Postal code: CF10 3HH / Airport Code: CWL "
My Husband and I recently stayed at this hotel in July 2009 for one night as part of a quick trip to Cardiff, then going on to Bath the next day.
Upon arrival we found that the hotel does not have it's own customer car park and offers valet parking instead, as we are wary of who we let drive our car we decided to park in the public car park further down the road.
We were about an hour early for check in, so we decided to go ahead and see if we would be able to check in early, and were told at reception that they would let housekeeping know we had arrived and that our room would be ready within half an hour.
We had a bit of a wander around, (this hotel is very central to Cardiff) and went back just after half an hour had elapsed only to be told that it still wasn't ready. There was only half an hour left until the standard check in time, so although it may not seem like too much of a big deal (I mean, they don't have to let you in before your check in time!) it was just a bit annoying to be told that it wouldn't be long then told to go away again.
When we finally did get to our room to drop off our luggage, we found it mostly in order, the first thing I always do is check the sheets and the towels to make sure they are clean (I have OCD so have to know my room is clean!) and I found stains on one of the towels, so we phoned down to reception to ask if housekeeping could bring up fresh towels.
We then shortly left for a trip to Cardiff Castle (again very close to the hotel, just over the road!) and to visit the shops before having a meal out.
It seems that at this hotel there is a bit of a communication problem between staff, as when we returned to our room later that evening our towels still had not been changed! We phoned reception again querying our earlier request, who said they would get housekeeping straight onto it and this time our towels arrived promptly, with a comment from the housekeeper that they weren't told earlier!
Breakfast was included in the room price of £114, and was a buffet including hot and cold items. This was very well run, we were greeted at the door to the restaurant and seated swiftly and were brought tea and coffee straight away. There were a good selection of cooked breakfast items as well as cereals and croissants, toast etc.
There were other amenities in the hotel such as a gym but we didn't use any of these.
Overall this was a good stay however it was frustrating that the staff did not seem to pass on requests. If I ever went back to Cardiff I would stay here again but would hope that the communication problem between staff is resolved.
Apologies, in advance, for the lack of capitalisation and other malarkey in the first few paragraphs - there seems, as ever, to be a bug! On, anyway, with the review of the Cardiff Hilton! I've got something of a soft spot for Wales and, indeed, it would be fair to say that some of my very best friends are Welsh - which, I know, sounds rather like an apologist's defence of a minority grouping. It has a lot to commend itself. Looking at Wales on a map, it looks rather like a pair of somewhat saggy breasts on the front of England. Arrive in Wales and you'll instantly find yourself in bi-lingual country. The road signs proudly repeat themselves and even if "Caerdydd" is pronounced "Cardiff", you soon get used to the lingo. What other country would have a railway station called - and this, I know, will not go through the spell-checker - "Llanfairpwllgywngyllgogerychndrobyllantisiliogogogoch" It probably won't even go through a Welsh spell checker, but I've done my best to give you a feel for the language. Don't be afraid! The Welsh speak English with an alluring accent. They resort to Welsh when they're being anti-social and exclusive. It's only the rude ones that do this, like moronic language teachers in a school staff room. The difference is that Welsh is something of a minority language that you're unlikely to understand. French / German / Spanish teachers who think they're oh-so-clever will never be able to be so exclusive - and I don't know why they bother! I've always found the Welsh to be extremely friendly and welcoming; it's only the extremists who spend their time burning down holiday homes! We were not, however, staying in a holiday home. We'd booked a room for two nights at the Hilton in Cardiff and, leaving the M4 motorway at junction 32, the A470 lead us directly to the hotel, ideally situated in the epic
entre of this very "happening" capital city. The Hilton is a modern seven-storey building with an enviable location in the very centre of Wales' capital city, enjoying excellent views of the beautiful Cardiff Castle and the Millennium Stadium. Even if their current performance is somewhat risible, Wales has a proud rugby tradition, and this stadium - that replaces the famous Cardiff Arms Park - is a remarkable structure - you can easily organise behind-the-scenes trips. The hotel is built around a central atrium in a sort of V-shape with a rounded frontage and struck me as being very accessible; it was certainly not a problem getting baby Josh's stroller into the impressive lobby. He was fascinated by the revolving door, but there were more conventional entrances available! We found ourselves in the spacious and elegant lobby area and proceeded to reception, where friendly and efficient reception staff greeted us. Our car was valet-parked in a car park adjacent to the hotel. We were soon checked in and directed to room 721. The seventh floor. As we headed to the lifts, I noticed that the sixth and seventh floors are "Executive floors". Ah! Joy! The perfect upgrade! We entered the lift and jetted off. Baby Josh loved looking through the glass wall of the lift into the atrium as we headed upwards. He's clearly not afraid of heights! On arriving on the seventh floor, we headed to our room and were very impressed. The usual L-shaped bedroom, with the bathroom on the left hand side as we entered the room. The difference was that I'm sure I've been in (OK - not very nice) hotel rooms that have been smaller than this bathroom. The bathroom was magnificent, well furnished and included a stand-alone shower with a rounded, glazed, beautifully-designed front that simply screamed "Use me!" Given that the UK was experiencing record temperatures that week, it was a difficult invitation
to refuse. A superb shower, which was extremely relaxing. Moving further into the room revealed a large, very comfortable bed, a desk and chair, an easy chair and occasional table, ample storage space, cleverly conceal ed tea / coffee making facilities, minibar and windows which, had we been on the other side of the hotel would have afforded superb views. Our view wasn't brilliant, to be honest. The digitally-controlled air-conditioning was quiet and efficient and, in the heatwave, was a real Godsend! Josh's cot was already in place, and there was plenty of room for it; so often, cots can get in the way - but not this time! The advantage of being on the Executive Floor is that you have access to the Executive Lounge. This had comfortable seating, excellent views, a delightfully peaceful ambience and (between 5pm and 11pm) complimentary branded drinks. If I ever get there, I'm sure that Heaven is a little higher up that the seventh floor. However, I certainly felt that I was getting a taster of what might be to come. Everything, from breakfast, to afternoon tea, to canapés to an evening's worth of drinks was stamped with my very favourite word. Complimentary - which, in Welsh, is probably "Frydd"! We had booked a Dinner-Bed-and-Breakfast deal for two nights and, being in the company of baby Josh - whose table manners leave a bit to be desired - we'd reserved an early supper. The hotel's signature restaurant (and bar) is "Razzi's". It's stylish and served great food. I'm not a huge fan of vegetables, yet I thoroughly enjoyed a bowl of cream of Broccolli and Cauliflower soup followed by curried fillet of Sea Bass, followed by a Crème Brulee which was simply to die for! Amanda enjoyed her starter of Chicken Roulade with apricot mousseline with Avocado salsa, followed by Calves' liver with roasted parsnip and onion mash and - again - the Crème Brulee. And this was
Table D'hote. All very delicious. Josh was well-looked after with a plate of fish goujons and chips. The staff could not have been more friendly, nor more helpful, and even took Josh for a walk whilst we finished off our desserts. We returned, satisfied, to our room. Time for a moment of comedy and an associated spot of anxiety - the only downside of our stay. As with any Hilton hotel, you can view your bill from the comfort of your room, via the TV set. I decided to check my bill. To my horror, despite being on a DBB deal, I had been charged a not-inconsiderable sum for dinner. Something like a 50% overcharge on the room-rate. I 'phoned reception and it was soon sorted out. Hey! Mistakes can be made. The important thing is how they are handled and, in this case, it was rectified very efficiently. The amusing thing was that, when checking my bill, I noticed that although my first name is actually Andrew, it was showing up as "Sister". No offence meant by the hotel - and nun (sic) was taken! Let's just hope they don't make this a habit! Once I'd pointed this out, it was soon changed. A small point but when there's a free bar up for grabs, you really don't want to be part of a convent! Breakfast was superb. I don't really "do" breakfast, but Amanda and Josh certainly enjoyed themselves. Josh even managed a sausage and some haggis. I just stuck to tea, orange juice, toast and a croissant. The same staff were back on duty from the evening before (Big mention to Tracey and Gareth in particular). They remembered Josh and were very friendly once again. After a most enjoyable day out in Cardiff, we returned to the hotel for dinner. Wishing to leave the diners at "Razzi" in the peace they deserved, we chose to take our meal in the "Steam Bar". A great decision! The staff were just as friendly as those in the "Razzi" and the food was superb
. I had possibly the nicest steak and chips I've ever eaten and Amanda had a superb burger. Josh had chicken and chips and his somewhat loud behaviour was swallowed up by the background music; at the end of the day, it transpired that this hotel really does have something for everyone. Had I had longer to spare, this would have been a great environment in which to spend an evening. Hilton do not tend to get inspected by independent authorities such as the AA (That's the respected "Automobile Association?" not "Alcoholics Anonymous", by the way), but this hotel bears 5 stars from the Welsh Tourist Authority. This is a grading, which I'd wholeheartedly support. A fantastic, friendly hotel that carries my full and very enthusiastic recommendation. Check out was efficient and friendly and our car was delivered to the front of the hotel in under five minutes. We were very sorry to be leaving! I may be no nun, but Amanda is certainly feeling like a Mother Superior! "Sister" Andrew
The Cardiff Hilton is a relatively new hotel, only opened in August 1999. The hotel is housed in the old Prudential Buildings on Kingsway, directly opposite the spectacular Cardiff Castle. Although the building itself is old, it has been modernised with a sweeping glass roof, a large conservatory and a many stainless steel fixtures and fittings. The outside looks very grand. Inside the foyer there is a Concierge desk and there are always at least two Concierges on duty. Here you can browse through leaflets on local attractions, arrange for taxis, leave your luggage or have your car parked in the hotel's private car park. The reception desk is large and manned by several friendly receptionists. Check-in is swift and within minutes you are being whisked up to your room in a glass lift. There are three types of room in the hotel, the standard room with all the amenities you'd expect from a 5 star hotel, plus some extras like a second phone and a hige bathroom including not just a bath, but a separate wonderfully large walk-in shower cubicle as well. The next class of room is the Executive room, which includes everything that the standard room does, plus large windows, free continental breakfast, access to the Executive lounge with complimentary evening drinks, a separate check-in/check-out desk, bathrobes, sofabed, a safe and a third telephone (in the bath). Finally, there are suites, which are larger versions of the Executive Rooms. The ground floor of the hotel contains a ballroom, coffee shop (the Patisserie), Restaurant and bar (Razzi) and the reception foyer. The first floor is meeting and conference facilities and the second floor is the start of the standard bedrooms and the Living Well Health Club. Floors 3 upwards contain more bedrooms with the Executive rooms and suites being on the upper floors. The health club is more than adequate for a hotel, although as it is also op
en to the public I feel that it is a little small. The swimming pool is stainless steel and only 1 metre deep to keep the weight to a minimum as it is on the second floor. The changing rooms are small to say the least and were not very clean. I did not venture into the gymnasium but it looked as if it only had a small selection of machines. I stayed in a standard room with my partner for a weekend in February. We had booked early and managed to take advantage of the Hilton Winter Break package. The price was £139 for 2 nights accomodation for 2 people, including dinner on the first night, and breakfast both mornings. An absolute bargain. The food was superb. On the Friday night the choice was not brilliant, but the food was well presented and very tasty. Breakfasts were out of this world, with a huge continental and welsh buffet. The selection was vast, and over the 2 mornings, we still did not manage to sample everything. Food can even be cooked to order if you have a special request. The Cardiff Hilton could not be better. It is superbly located right in the middle of Cardiff, on the edge of the busy shopping area, but facing the County Hall, Museum and Castle, so it felt peaceful. Simply a wonderful place to stay, if I can get a good deal again, I'd love to go back.
Location: minutes from Queen Arcade and Cardiff Castle, within close proximity of Bute Park and St. John the Baptist Church / Number and type of rooms: 197 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Cable programming along with video-game consoles are provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms have separate bathtubs and showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, as well as direct-dial phones with voice mail / Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities: Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages and facials. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as an indoor pool, a spa tub, and a sauna. This hotel also features wireless Internet access (surcharge), concierge services, and babysitting/childcare / Dining: Enjoy a meal at a restaurant or in a coffee shop/cafT. Or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge / Business, Other Amenities: business center, audiovisual equipment, and currency exchange. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference/meeting rooms, small meeting rooms, and a ballroom. Limited parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.


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Williams, Nats prepare to test replay system
VIERA, Fla. -- The Nationals will get their first taste of instant replay when they play the Astros at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Fla., on Wednesday afternoon.
According to Nationals manager Matt Williams, bench coach Randy Knorr will be in communication with the video people watching the game from Space Coast Stadium. There will be a direct line into the Nats' dugout.
Each team is allowed one challenge during the first six innings. If the team is right on the challenge, they will get another one in the later innings. If they lose the challenge during the first six innings, they do not get another challenge.
According to Williams, the umpires can go to the video people without a challenge from either team.
"If it means something to our team, we are going to use it. If we are confident that we are right, we get another [chance]," Williams said. "In any situation where something like that comes up, I would imagine I would ask the umpire to take a look at it. If we have to get to the situation where we challenge, then we challenge. We have to make sure that we will be able to get it changed for our team."
On Feb. 22, Williams, general manager Mike Rizzo and members of the staff traveled to Kissimmee to gain a better understanding of the new instant-replay rules.
Teams including the Tigers, Astros and Braves were also at the meeting with MLB executive vice president Joe Torre and special consultant Tony La Russa. The meeting lasted 2 1/2 hours. Williams said he was pleased by what was said. The new rules went into effect this month. If a manager has a problem with a call, he is encouraged to go to the crew chief.
The Nationals will be involved with instant replay five more times this spring. After Wednesday, the next game featuring replay will be on Sunday, when the Nats play the Tigers.
"I'm looking forward to it because it is what it is. So it's part of our game right now and we have to do it. So I'm excited about it," Williams said. "If you have the schedule and you have games and it is what it is, you can't change them, so that's what we get excited about. It's part of it. I'm looking forward to the opportunity for us to potentially get a call changed our way and win a game."
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, All Nats All the time. He also could be found on Twitter @WashingNats. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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One of the biggest locomotives ever built will head to Union Pacific's shop in Cheyenne to be renovated.
Union Pacific will move No. 4014 to Cheyenne, where Union Pacifics Heritage Fleet Operations team will work to restore it to operating condition, UP spokesman Aaron Hunt said.
Union Pacific donated No. 4014 to the southern California historical society on Dec. 7, 1961, and the big locomotive has been on display since Jan. 8, 1962, at the Rail Giants Train Museum in Pomona.
Big Boy No. 4014 was delivered to Union Pacific in December 1941. The locomotive was retired in December 1961, having traveled 1,031,205 miles in its 20 years in service, the company said.
UP's "Big Boy" series were built between 1941-44 and designed to pull heavy trains of cargo through the mountains during World War II. They operated primarily between Ogden, Utah and Cheyenne, Wyo.
The frames of the Big Boys were "hinged," or articulated, to allow them to negotiate curves. They were the only locomotives to have a 4-8-8-4 wheel arrangement -- two sets of 8 driving wheels, plus a leading set of 4-wheels on a "truck" for stability entering curves, and a set of another 4-wheels on a trailing truck to support a large firebox.
The renovation of No. 4014 is expected to take 3-5 years.
Hunt said UPRR retains historical equipment to honor of its American roots. He said no other U.S. company has done as much in that way.
Our steam locomotive program is a source of great pride to Union Pacific employees past and present, said Ed Dickens, senior manager of Union Pacific's Heritage Operations. We are very excited about the opportunity to bring history to life by restoring No. 4014.
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Infamously risky but rewarding animator Peter Chung has finally made a film for everyone in Firebreather. If his new all-CGI movie is a hit on Cartoon Network, the Aeon Flux creator hopes it will reassure Hollywood that the time is right to pull the trigger on other adult-oriented animated movies.
"If and when Firebreather becomes accepted, it will open up the possibilities," the Korea-born but California-based Chung told Wired.com by phone. "I do find that the studios are saying that they want to do something different, but no one really wants to be the first to take the big risk."
A genre-busting mash of sci-fi, Kaiju fantasy and teen soap along the lines of Genndy Tartakovksy's similarly brilliant Sym-Bionic Titan, Firebreather is a great test of Chung's double-edged talent.
Based on Phil Hester and Andy Kuhn's short-lived comic of the same name, Firebreather's teen protagonist, Duncan, is the offspring of a mild-mannered human mother, Margaret, and the beastly Belloc, a 60,000-pound dragon better known to a shocked and awed Earth as the King of Monsters.
Margaret and Belloc's carnal knowledge is something Duncan doesn't want details on, as one hilarious scene illustrates, but the cross-species sexual union fits perfectly with Chung's previous adult-oriented explorations in daring animated series like Aeon Flux and Reign: The Conqueror, as well as Ralph Bakshi's cult fantasy film Fire and Ice, one of Chung's earliest animation gigs.
Similarly, Firebreather, which debuts Wednesday on Cartoon Network, finds Chung striking a confident balance between breathtaking action sequences, ranging from parkour chases to full-scale military and supernatural warfare, and the subtle shot-blocking that infuses the film's quieter moments with relatable psychodrama.
Not bad, considering Firebreather is Chung's first CGI feature film, and that he had zero exposure to the comic prior to starting the project. From designing the main humanoid and demonic characters to effortlessly directing Firebreather's incendiary action and tender relationship sequences, Chung has proven he can do it all, for any target audience.
If the show's a hit, more Firebreather films or even a television series could follow. Wired.com picked Chung's imaginative brain on that heated possibility, the prospects of selling risky work to conservative Hollywood and much more in the interview that unfolds in the gallery above.
Wired.com: How did you get involved with Firebreather?
Peter Chung: I've been trying to get something produced at Cartoon Network for a while. They liked my ideas but they were not doing the kinds of films that I wanted to do, which are skewed towards older audiences than they are used to. So I stopped thinking about them. Then, all of a sudden they called me and told me they had a script and thought it was perfect for me. Chances like that don't come along often; it's an unusual project in terms of its tone and story. So I signed up right away.
Wired.com: Were you familiar with the comic before you became attached to the project?
Chung: No, I wasn't. The comic was not that well-known, which I hope is going to change. But that freed me up considerably, which wouldn't have happened if it was something well-known like Batman or Spider-Man. The characters didn't have a really long history, either. So as we were embarking on the movie, the comic was still coming out and the story was still developing. So it really felt like we were participating in the creation of the characters and the world. And the creators have been really supportive, and enthusiastic about the result.
Wired.com: Did you have any input into the character design? The humans have the long, lean, athletic look of your characters from Aeon Flux and Reign.
Peter Chung: Yeah, I did do the main character design: Duncan, Belloc, Margaret, the Kaiju monsters and others.
Wired.com: I can't find an analogue for the Godzilla-like Belloc (above) in your work. His titanic evil seems far from designs you've done before.
Chung: Yeah, Belloc was by far the hardest character to design. He does look a lot different in the comic. But he needed to do a lot of emoting and a lot of dialog. And you had to believe that Margaret would have loved him; he had to be sexy and he had to be seductive.
My solution to getting that part of him to merge with his monstrous side was to have his face morph. So when you see him on all fours, he's more like a dinosaur; that's more like his Kaiju battle mode, when he's fighting tanks and so on. And when he's standing up, that's when he's more humanoid.
Wired.com: Watching his face phase in and out was a cool CGI trick.
Chung: It was deliberate, but I'm glad that it wasn't something that drew attention to itself. I didn't want it to seem like it was magical or supernatural. In the original story, there were elements of that, where he actually transformed into a human. I wanted to get away from that.
Wired.com: Speaking of sexy Kaiju, after watching Firebreather with my wife, I asked her what she'd want to ask you. And she wanted to know how Belloc had sex with Margaret, which Margaret actually brings up with Duncan (above) in a hilarious scene.
Peter Chung: [Laughs] Well, I don't want to give a definitive answer. It's their private business. I don't know myself, but everyone asks that question. So rather than try to pretend it doesn't exist, the screenwriter Jim Klieg came up with a nice piece of dialog.
Wired.com: Do you find it somewhat liberating, especially in our current so-called reality television age, that you can play with humor, cross-species sex and other out-there subject matter in animation, which is still, maddeningly enough, considered mostly a kids' medium?
Chung: It's a freedom of a different kind. You have a lot more freedom in that you have a lot less creative restraints and you're able to take more chances. People aren't freaked out that you're trying to do something different. Cartoon Network was great in terms of letting me make the film I wanted to make. I can't imagine making Firebreather at another studio.
Because we were venturing into a lot of unknown territory with this project, I didn't want the characters to feel real or motion-captured, although it is a fairly realistic story and style. That was also a challenge, to come up with a design that was somewhere between realism and caricature. Especially since so much of the story revolves around appearances, the way Duncan looks and changes. I think we did it.
Wired.com: I think it's cool that Cartoon Network gave you that latitude. My feeling is that you let the visionaries play, and let the chips fall where they may.
Peter Chung: They had a lot of directors that they could have chosen, so I took the fact that they chose me to be the director as a sign that they wanted my style of film. And I kept pushing and pushing, and there were some battles along the way. But I felt like the film turned out better than any of us could have expected, considering that it was my first CGI feature and I was working quickly with people I've never worked with before.
Wired.com: I think it especially paid off in the action, which is fairly breathtaking.
Chung: But the thing is that the action is carefully set up so you feel what the stakes are. That's why it's engaging and compelling. You can have the most elaborately staged and impressively mounted action sequences, and still not care what's going on, because you don't feel invested in the characters or story. For me, having done this for a long time, the action scenes were the least-challenging parts. Those are going to be interesting no matter what, monsters fighting monsters. It's hard to make that uninteresting, unless you're really lousy. But I paid a lot of attention to blocking the quieter moments, which had the potential to be boring, especially in animation.
Wired.com: Firebreather has a demographic baked into it, given that it takes place in high school. But do you think it transcends that demographic to appeal to viewers comfortable with more mature, philosophical work?
Peter Chung: That was a challenge, because I knew Cartoon Network was aiming for a target audience that wasn't the same as Aeon Flux. And I hate to say this, because of what it says about my other work, but Firebreather really is a film that is for everyone. I did think a lot about my teenage years, and really tried to connect with Duncan and his problems.
So I let that be my guide: What kind of character would I want to be in high school? And the rest of it was trying to craft a well-structured story, which sounds kind of generic. But in the end, you just have to use all the methods of good filmmaking at your disposal. I really tried to push the way that scenes were blocked and staged, which is a little unusual for CG animation. I come from a 2-D background, and I'm really influenced by Japanese animation, where you really have to get creative with your staging and camera work. And I think applying 2-D creativity to CG comes across as being very fresh.
Wired.com: Did you find any difficulty translating your style to CG?
Chung: For me, it was remarkably easier than it would have been in 2-D. It was very liberating. I've been wanting to do CG for a long time, but the fact is that it would have been impossible to make this film on this budget even two years ago.
Wired.com: The film gives the impression that there is a series hiding behind it. Have there been any discussions to that effect?
Peter Chung: Yeah, we're definitely trying to launch a series. We're talking about developing more stories, but whether they will take the form of a series or another movie hasn't been decided yet. I think the good stuff is yet to come. We spent a lot of time establishing the characters and the world. It's the burden of any origin story; there's a lot of groundwork.
Wired.com: Well, I think more of anything would be great. Firebreather is a great example of programming that transcends the restrictions of sci-fi and fantasy, and we could use it.
Chung: Well, just make sure to include those kinds of comments in your article. That will help make it happen!
Wired.com: What else are you working on?
Peter Chung: One project I've been trying to get done for a while is an animated Aeon Flux feature. That's the only project I can talk about now, and also the one that was closest to being done, until the Aeon Flux live-action film came out and didn't do very well. That would be the one that is the most ready to go.
Wired.com: Is that 2-D or CGI?
Chung: At this point, it would be a CGI film, now that I've done Firebreather. I have some other projects that I've been developing. It's always been hard for me to sell the projects that I want to do in Hollywood, as you can imagine. But having this is definitely going to help, because I think it shows people what is possible, using animation in a dramatic form rather than doing something that's gag-driven.
Wired.com: What's the nature of Hollywood's blowback? You've got a pretty impressive rap sheet, from mature, influential series like Aeon Flux to moving one-shot intellectual exercises like Matriculated from The Animatrix (above), which is my favorite thing you've ever done.
Peter Chung: My work has a following. But I think from the studios' perspective it's still pretty risky, and not perceived as being as mainstream or commercial as the other things they have available to produce. I think that if and when Firebreather becomes accepted, it will open up possibilities. But I also think that past attempts by other studios to create adult-oriented animation, like Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within or Titan A.E., haven't done so well. But I do find that the studios are saying that they want to do something different, but no one really wants to be the first to take the big risk.
Wired.com: Right, but the person who ends up taking the risk usually makes history. This was the deal with Star Wars, Star Trek and pretty much every major sci-fi and fantasy franchise in existence.
Chung: Yeah, exactly. People think they know what the public wants, but the public doesn't know themselves, until you show it to them. And once you do, they usually say, "Wow, I like this, even though I had no idea I was going to like this!" That's always going to be the way it is, because that's what it is to be original.
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a long-overdue Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) last week that would require first officers to hold an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate, which requires 1,500 hours of pilot flight time except under limited circumstances. The proposed rule contains provisions included in the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010, signed into law by President Obama in August of that year.
Neither the Regional Airline Association (RAA) nor Airlines for America (A4A) would venture to comment on their respective positions beyond brief written statements emphasizing the need for further study of the proposed rule. Meanwhile, the Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations—representing the Allied Pilots Association (American Airlines), Independent Pilots Association (UPS), Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, Teamsters Local 1224, and US Airline Pilots Association (US Airways)—applauded the NPRM.
Scheduled to take effect next year, the new rule could exacerbate an already alarming trend toward a shortage of pilots, particularly for regional airlines, most of whose minimum hiring requirements now fall well below the 1,500 hours needed for an ATP.
Under the present FAA rules, first officers can carry only a commercial pilot certificate, which requires 250 hours of flight time. The proposal also would require first officers to earn an aircraft type rating, which involves additional training and testing specific to the airplanes they fly.
However, the rule would allow pilots who hold an aviation degree or with military flying experience to obtain a "restricted privileges" ATP certificate, under which a first officer could serve with fewer than 1,500 hours. Under the proposal, former military pilots with 750 hours of flight time could apply for an ATP certificate with restricted privileges, while graduates of a four-year baccalaureate aviation degree program could earn an ATP with 1,000 hours of flight time, but only if they also obtained a commercial pilot certificate and instrument rating from a pilot school affiliated with the university or college.
The new rule would also require "enhanced" training requirements for an ATP certificate, including 50 hours of multi-engine flight experience and completion of a new FAA-approved training program. Finally, under the proposal, all U.S. airline captains must have accumulated at least 1,000 flight hours as a pilot in air carrier operations that require an ATP.
don yarbro (not verified)
March 6, 2012 - 10:51am
There is no pilot shortage. There is a shortage of competent airline management . Like in the movie "Field of Dreams" : if you build it they will come. If you build a pay and benefits system at the airlines then there will be pilots galore, just like there was prior to the current situation. When there was an attractive job in aviation, with decent pay, a stable retirement, and some idea that the company you worked for was going to be required to honor the contracts they agreed to, there was not a shortage. Now that management has destroyed the industry, they decry the fact they have trouble getting people to join!
FedEx and UPS have no shortage of pilots. Don't blame the public for what Airline Management has done to the industry. Management has gotten exactly what they wanted: a deregulated industry, now lie in the bed you have made.
kyle (not verified)
March 6, 2012 - 11:42am
What does a college degree have anything to with experience in a jet aircraft. It does not make them less dangerous. Only time and experience can over come that. Just part of it.
Larry Walters (not verified)
March 6, 2012 - 11:57am
Money runs the world, money gets 1500 hours lowered to 1000. If every pilot decided not to fly just for pride, and ego stroking, since the Manager of Maint Training at a feeder makes 35K more than an FO, and refused to keep management employed, then there might be some changes.
Stop working for nothing, idiots.....
Pilots who work for crap are the problem and they are the solution.
Wake up Fools!!!!!!!
Ken Hoskins (not verified)
September 13, 2012 - 12:31pm
Actually there is a noticable and undeniable difference in someone who has flight training from mom and pops flight school and someone who has a four year aviation degree and flight training from a highly standardized and scheduled flight program within that University; where excuses like "today I dont feel like it" are TOTALLY unacceptable. I have seen training at several FBO's and yes you do learn the gist of it. But what they dont teach you for instance is weather and actual aviation accidents. In depth knowledge about either subject is mostly barely mentioned! Reading the AC-0045 Aviation Weather Services book and understanding a variety of weather details are two completely different things. Furthermore when someone asks you how TWA Flight 800 crashed and you as a mom and pop student say "oh wasn't it shot down? LMAO NO!! There are several key factors aviation universities cover which highly contribute to the student safety and caution as a pilot. There are many FBO pilots who retain similar skills but not because the FBO taught them,but from their own initiative. Yes their are good pilots on both sides, yes their are bad and unsafe pilots on both sides. Yes there are pilots with a million hours of actual flight time and have one bad day and make one bad decision and kill everyone on board and everything including the cockpit voice recorder show it was pilot error from the guy with a million hours LOL (None of these sides are perfect, but some do carry a greater margin of success and safety). However if you reasearch the statistics to support your claims you will find the safer pilots come from the Aviation Universities side more than from a relaxed and less attention to detail minded FBO who rushes you through training in about a year to let people pay for your commercial pilot services after such a short period... Really? I wouldn't fly with you if you said you have a year of pilot experience to me. The only reason I would fly with someone like myself is because of the National reputation earned by my respective university, my discipline in the service prior to this and my grueling flght schedule on top of full time aviation academic curriculum. Without that I would be like "buddy your cool and all but I dont feel comfortable call me in another year, and maybe I'll fly with you." There is a difference!
Geo (not verified)
September 13, 2012 - 6:12pm
You are delusional. You are paying about three times the tuition of your state university where you could be majoring in a degree like mechanical engineering that is useful in many, many different industries. Indeed, such a degree is much more valued than your "aviation management" degree which is essentially useless - even in aviation.
As far as your flight training being superior don't make me laugh.
Get yourself a real degree from a real school and go to flight training in the USAF or USN after graduation. As it is you are just drinking the "aviation university" Kool-Aid.
matt (not verified)
September 13, 2012 - 7:10pm
There has never been, is not now, nor never will be a pilot shortage in the US. Any one who believes otherwise is only fooling themselves. As far as university pilots being better than pt. 61 pilots, what a bunch of baloney. As an instructor pilot and pic on a 2 pilot crew, I have seen it either way. I would much rather work with a pt. 61 trained pilot who has some work experience as a flight instructor or flying jumpers or a single pilot freight hauler, than deal with some 250hr wonder who just graduated from some aviation university. That university graduate will never have the experience that the pt. 61 pilot gets after one year of single pilot freight flying.
WEG (not verified)
September 7, 2013 - 4:45pm
And shame of the DOT and FAA and the spineless, political hack Administrators for allowing people (the Colgan families and Congress) that have no qualification or background in aviation matters and who know nothing about the industry to force changes in the rules that do not make the slightest bit of sense and that will do absolutely nothing to prevent accidents. An absolutely mind boggling exercise in futility!
Mike Hamner (not verified)
September 8, 2013 - 1:12am
Experience, REAL experience, can only be attained through doing the job. Forcing prospective 121 pilots to plod around the sky in C172's is NOT experience and no amount of college will make you any better. I have 16,550 hours and I was hired at a regional with 1340 total and 140 multi with NO real instrument time. I learned flying the northeast corridor in the dead of winters with icing, snow, low visibility, no autopilots and no lavatory to relieve yourself. I learned flying IN and in close proximity to thunderstorms with so-so radars and without the ability to climb over weather. By the time I hit 3000 hours I had seen all that including engine shutdowns (one at night in mountainous terrain), loss of all electrical power, split flaps, medical emergencies and many small irregularities. My father was hired at Eastern Airlines with 194 hours Total and NO multi-engine time into the 707. He did just fine and nobody died. Even the pilots that caused the Colgan crash that started this whole mess were actually very well experienced. Certainly more so than when I started flying.


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Up to now, I have never mentioned anywhere or anyone for the patients as well as caregiver for acupuncture or TCM(Traditional Chinese Medicine_) practitioner.
I was told 2 days ago by a nursing manager in my hospital that some of her patients get good result from acupuncture and treatment from Dr. GUO and ask do I know him and his organization. I said no. But I look up his bio and found he meets my previous requirement of being experienced (ie: older>60, trained in Mainland China among others) .
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Their business organizations are also located throughout 25 states,I believe.
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(RNN) – Chick-fil-A will no longer give money to anti-gay organizations, according to an organization championing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. The move comes as part of a real estate deal in Chicago.
Moreno, executive director of TCRA, stated he negotiated concessions with executives at the fast food company and advised them about anti-discrimination policies. WGCL reports that Moreno negotiated the compromise as part of a real estate deal.
"My sole interest in this fight was to make substantive progress on the vital civil rights issue of our day. With this action, I believe that real progress has been made to address the very legitimate concerns of the LGBT community regarding Chick-fil-A. Moreover, the company has agreed to a compromised traffic pattern. Therefore, I will be providing Chick-fil-A the letter of support they have been requesting to allow for a subdivision of the property located at 2538-70 N. Elston Avenue. I also will be introducing a City Council ordinance that will formalize the subdivision," Moreno said.
In a news release Wednesday, Illinois-based group The Civil Rights Agenda revealed excerpts of a letter from a Chick-fil-A executive to Alderman Moreno.
"The WinShape Foundations is now taking a much closer look at the organizations it considers helping, and in that process will remain true to its stated philosophy of not supporting organizations with political agendas," the letter stated.
WinShape Foundations is the charitable arm of Chick-fil-A and the Cathy family, who started the fast food company.
Chick-fil-A came under fire after Dan Cathy, president of the Atlanta-based fast food chain, said in an July 16 interview with the Baptist Press that the organization supports "… the biblical definition of the family unit.
"We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives," he said. "We give God thanks for that ... we know that it might not be popular with everyone, but thank the Lord, we live in a country where we can share our values and operate on biblical principles."
The backlash prompted boycotts from LGBT supporters as well as "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day," a rally suggested by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who is also a Baptist minister.
"We are very pleased with this outcome and thank Alderman Moreno for his work on this issue," said Anthony Martinez, executive director of The Civil Rights Agenda. "I think the most substantive part of this outcome is that Chick-fil-A has ceased donating to organizations that promote discrimination, specifically against LGBT civil rights."
Chick-fil-A also has sent a memo to franchise and stakeholders stating the company will "treat every person with honor, dignity and respect-regardless of their beliefs, race, creed, sexual orientation and gender."
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I'm glad they've changed their policy, but just like before, I'm still not going to spend any of my atheist dollars there. I don't want my money going toward their crazy xtian charities:
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Ditto for me. Altho, being vegetarian, the chances of my eating there were never a consideration anyway. Damn, I wish I could boycot them.
Yeah I don't eat there myself because of the xtian beliefs - but it is good they aren't giving money to antigay groups. At least that is an improvement.
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SEASON SERIES: Los Angeles won 3-1-1. The Kings took the closely contested series in the regular season, winning only once by more than a goal.
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The teams split the first two playoff series, with the Sharks defeating the Kings in six games in the first round of the 2011 playoffs and the Kings downing the Sharks in seven games in the second round last season. The team with home-ice advantage won each of the series. San Jose has it this time.
Game 1 of the best-of-7 first-round series is Thursday night at the SAP Center.
"The playoffs are always physical," Brown said. "I expect it to be a difficult series."
There's little doubt Brown will draw the attention of the Sharks after a knee-to-knee collision with Tomas Hertl on Dec. 19 that sidelined the San Jose rookie for three months, igniting another round of bad feelings between the teams. Hertl returned to the lineup for the Sharks' final two regular-season games.
Brown was not suspended for the play, which angered the Sharks.
San Jose general manager Doug Wilson said it was "very disappointing" no one from the Kings organization expressed concern for Hertl. Wilson recalled that the Sharks' Raffi Torres reached out to the Kings' Jarret Stoll after injuring him with an illegal hit last year in the playoffs.
Stoll suffered a head injury and Torres was suspended six games. Neither team was pleased.
In 2011, Stoll was banned for one game for an illegal hit on the Sharks' Ian White.
"I don't really know the extent of the history of it all," Brown said when asked about Hertl's return last week. "It's been a while. I don't know when he got back in (the lineup). It's definitely a boost for their team from an offensive standpoint. It gives them even more depth."
In fact, the Sharks' biggest advantage in the series could be their superior scoring depth. Hertl had 25 points, including 15 goals, in 48 games. Joe Pavelski, Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau each topped 70 points during the regular season, with Pavelski leading the team with 79.
The Kings finished the regular season with 206 goals, the fewest of any playoff team. Their offensive struggles were tempered by a league-leading defense that surrendered 174 goals and by the acquisition of playmaker Marian Gaborik on March 5 from the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Gaborik clicked with top-line center Anze Kopitar. Gaborik had 16 points, including five goals, in 19 games with the Kings. Kopitar recorded 18 points during that span, including 10 goals, and finished as the Kings' leader in points with 70 and goals with 29.
"Once he came here, you try to get to know him as quick as you can and build some chemistry," Kopitar said of Gaborik. "I think me, Marian and Justin (Williams) have done a pretty good job. It feels like we've all jelled together pretty well. I think all of us want to play a give-and-go game."


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This was posted in the Thunderdome section. Given the fact that we actually drafted Paul and T-Bird's astute assessment of him, that he was the guy we should draft, given certain circumstances, I think he not only did a great job of analysis, but in figuring out how effective he could be as a Pacer and why he should have been the guy we picked.
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Tbird 2010 draft analysis #7: Paul George
By thunderbird1245, on June 16th, 2010
Tonight we continue our study of potential 2010 draftees, focusing now on the sharp shooting forward from Fresno State, Paul George. In previous editions in this years series weve looked at Greg Monroe, Patrick Patterson, Avery Bradley, Ed Davis, Hassan Whiteside, and Ekpe Udoh .you can find those profiles elsewhere on Pacers digest.
A big thank you to my friends in the western part of the country who helped provide me with some film of Fresno State, obviously living here in Bloomington Fresno games werent readily available to tape. Without all the help from all my spies, this series wouldnt be nearly as thorough as it is currently.
George is the first purely wing player that I have chosen to post on here, but a few more are to come in the following days. Contrary to popular belief, I think this is a pretty good wing draft, and really good value can be found in the middle part of the first round or earlier with many of the pure wing players slated to go around that time.
Without further ado, lets take an in depth study of Paul George.
Paul George has a very good basketball body, slender and sleek, which greatly influences how his game has evolved. Checking in at just a shade under 69″, he weighs a svelte 214lbs with extremely low body fat. He also has very long arms, with a wingspan almost 70″.
Having just turned 20 years old on May 2. George has plenty of room to grow into his body. Whoever drafts George would be well served to make sure he is well taken care of from a diet and strength standpoint, as he will need a specific program tailored for him in order to add strength and some muscle. George and his agent need to make sure he invests in his body on his own, making sure he eats correctly and grows his body in the proper way.
Flexibility is going to be a key for George more than adding weight though I dont see George developing into some bruising specimen. He needs to get stronger in his core and his legs, and be able to bend more easily than he does currently, as he plays way too upright, especially when he is tired.
Having said that, I like Georges body structure, and think he clearly is a plus athlete who can compete at this level with the best athletes in the world, especially as he fills out in the next 2-3 years.
I really like Paul Georges potential as a strong defender at this level. He will have a distinct size and length advantage over most 3′s in the league, and he shows good potential in being able to use that to really influence an opponents jump shots, forcing them to change their shot to get the ball over his outstretched hands.
I do have to use the word potential in that last paragraph, because on tape George only contests shots as well as he should about 1/2 of the time. When he did it, he was a force defensively, but sometimes he played somewhat conservatively and allowed people to shoot without getting his arms up. He needs more concentration and focus, and he needs a staff that will demand that of him. He clearly has the natural gifts to be a strong defender at the NBA level, but he has to apply those gifts to his play consistently.
On the ball, George is usually in the right place, trying to do the right thing. He plays too upright in his slide, which gets him off balance against really quick drivers. His legs get stiff and he gets up out of his stance, which is another reason why sometimes guys who are smaller can still shoot over him, as he doesnt slide balanced enough to lift his hands quickly. Like I mentioned in the first part of this piece, gaining flexibility in his legs will greatly help him become a high level defender, because the raw material is there to work with no question.
In spurts on tape, you see him really turn it on defensively. When focused on that aspect of his game, he can really anticipate things well, has really quick hands in getting deflections, can block shots when balanced, and has good instincts. When he does that, he looks like a potential defensive stopper, but you didnt see it all the time on film. I think a large part of this inconsistency was lack of concentration (typical 19 year old stuff) and lack of elite conditioning. At the NBA level, he will both play less minutes and have less responsibility early in his career, so pacing himself shouldnt be a long term issue. It will be his own responsibility, and that of his head coach and training staff, to make sure he gets in elite condition to play. If he does that, I see no reason why Paul George cant be a very very good NBA defensive player, capable of guarding a variety of different types.
He wont be great at defending guys who run through a million screens, but he will be a potential stopper of guys who just try and go off the dribble. He will be able to influence their shots from the perimeter due to his length, and that length will allow him to play a step further off than most people can, keeping drivers in front of him. He will also be a terrific defender in screen/roll situations, both against the dribbler and the screener.
I think if Paul George can learn to play lower to the ground with more flexibility, he can be one of the top wing defenders in the league. He wont be that right away, but by age 22 or 23 he will be, in my judgment.
Rebounding isnt the focus of his game, or of any pure wing for that matter, but George still projects to me as an above average rebounder for his position.
George can flat sky, and he runs the floor very well. He will get transition rebounds, and he will get rebounds above the rim instead of below it. He isnt an awesome board guy, and sometimes clever/stronger guys can move him right under the rim, causing balls to sail right over his head. Again, better balance and playing in a lower stance while blocking out would solve alot of that.
Despite not having great technique as a rebound guy, his natural gifts allowed him in college to average over 7 boards a night. Considering that much of his time was spent on the perimeter on both ends, I think that is an impressive number. Now, depending on who he is playing with and who he is guarding, the numbers he averages in the NBA may fluctuate some. But clearly to me he is just too long and too athletic for his position not to be one of the better rebounding wings in the league, especially on a per minute basis.
On offense, his game was hindered quite a bit I felt by some not very good teammates at Fresno State.
What George can and cannot do right now both stand out.
George is an extremely good perimeter shooter. When George actually takes good shots, he is money. Too often for this team he took some bad attempts, when his teammates left him out to dry up against the clock.
He has great form, a very good high release, and excellent footwork. When he can catch the ball already facing the basket, George is a lethal 3 point shooter from the college line, and I think moving back a little will be absolutely no problem for him. He isnt quite as good when he has to turn/pivot into his shot, but he still is ok there. But he doesnt always keep good balance in those situations, so I dont project him as a guy youll want to run off screens to free up. But he will be a great spot up guy in both the halfcourt and in transition.
George at this moment lacks the ballhandling skills to be an elite alpha dog type wing. He cant get all the way to the rim and beat the defense and score thru contact .he is likely to lose the ball in traffic or at least be forced to take a tough shot. I dont view this as likely to change, but he might be able to get slightly better off the dribble when he gets stronger, more experienced, and learns to play lower. His dribble being too high again goes back to his lack of flexibility in his lower body, and his tendency to play too high.
I do think he can do something many many players cant though, and that is make a 1 or 2 dribble move and make a mid range jumper. George doesnt need much space to get his shot off, as his length and high release make him almost unblockable. That means that he will occasionally be able to make a tough shot when your offense breaks down, because he gets off the ground so well and has such strong shooting mechanics. He can do the rocker step and the pull up going in each direction right now. The ability to make a guarded shot is very very handy when playing in big games.
His ability to shoot can hurt him though too, because it makes him be lazy with the ball too often, and not take the ball to the rim as much as he should. He needs to get a better shot fake, and then get more aggressive in taking the ball to the paint. George hits a high percentage of foul shots, but he needs to get his dribble moves down so he can get to line for easy points. He definitely can be a lazy shooter at times too, not getting his knees bent as the ball is coming toward him, instead waiting to do that after he catches it. He is so tall and long that he gets away with it some, but fundamentally just that one improvement in that skill could add so much to his overall game it would be unreal. He is very fast when he catches the ball on the move, but when he catches from a standing position he takes too long to get going and beat his man .as mentioned several times before, learning to play lower would solve this problem and make him an even tougher cover.
George is going to be a force on an up tempo team, as he has a very good ability to get out and run. Some guys are lane fillers, some guys are creators and some guys are spot up shooters. George is a nice player because he can both fill a lane and finish (as long as you give it to him late so he doesnt have to handle it much) with dunks, or he can hang back a bit and hit from long distance. You dont want George to have to make many decisions on the run with the ball, but he can definitely finish the play in a variety of ways. Some of his dunks are highlight material, and he likely becomes a fan favorite early in his career, and maybe a slam dunk contest potential competitor.
He isnt a selfish player at all, in fact he is quite willing to pass. He isnt creative and he wont be a drive/dump pass guy, but he will make the extra pass to his teammates in the right spot.
He also is a very good post feeder I think, though Fresno didnt have much going on the block this past year. He held the ball high over his head, fed the ball to the correct target hand, dribbled to get angles when he needed to, and did a solid job in feeding the post .which will likely be one of his main roles depending on who drafts him.
If I were running a team that drafted George, Id want him to develop some back to the basket skills. Many teams will have match up problems with him, but will be able to get away with putting smaller guys on him occasionally if he doesnt develop that. He needs to be able to be a post up option for someone if matchups dictate. If he can add that to his game (Im not sure he can) then he becomes even more of a tough guy to guard.
The fact that he is very inexperienced, yet shows such skill already, makes me very bullish on him. What he needs more than anything is really really good coaching, and time to develop for a little while.
So, what do we have in the under the radar, little known Paul George?
I think weve got a really solid player who will be a starter on high quality teams in his career. Maybe not immediately, but very soon. He is well rounded, and can contribute big time in many many ways on both ends of the floor. He can be an elite sharp shooter, and he can be a big time man to man defender. Only a lack of ball handling skills and some fundamentals keeps him from being an All Star, and he still has enough time on his side that he could develop that part of his game as well.
George offers some potential positional flexibility in the right situation. if you have a team with a big time post presence, you can play George as a small perimeter 4 man if you want to. And he will be able to guard such players all over the league, which is something our Pacers sometimes cant do well along with many other teams.
I think he can guard certain 2′s, almost all 3′s, and some 4′s, all at an above average level. And I think he can be an ideal type sniper to play on the perimeter in the halfcourt and make big 3 point shots, and hell hit transition bombs as well as score as a finisher on the break. He looks like a very valuable player on a very good team, capable of doing alot of different things.
George fits best on a team with a ball dominant wing or point guard who can drive and pitch the ball to him, an up tempo team where he can run the floor alot, or on a team with a big time post presence where he can space the floor and feed the ball to said player.
George is actually the ideal type player to put next to a Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwayne Wade type a plus defender who can space and run the floor. He likely wont end up on a team like that however, nor will he end up with a team with an established post player hed fit well with, like a Dwight Howard or Yao Ming perhaps.
Hed also fit well with a team who runs the triangle offense, which wouldnt ask him to handle the ball as much as some other schemes would.
George would be a great fit for Chicago at #17, Miami at #18, or Oklahoma City at #21. He also fits well with Milwaukee at #15, Memphis at #12, or New Orleans at #11. I also think hed be a great fit for the Clippers at #8, playing with Eric Gordon, Baron Davis, and Blake Griffin.
If the Clippers pass, then George will likely be there for Indiana at #10. How would George fit in Indiana?
I actually like George quite a bit as you can tell. I think he would be a big upgrade long term over the timid Brandon Rush, and I think in our current system hed let Indiana play a smaller lineup that would be interesting and hard to guard: Price (or another better PG), Rush, Granger, George, and Hibbert would have alot of strengths as a unit, though not a championship contender by any means. For Indiana, George and Granger could play along side each other in a small lineup, or George could rotate with Danny and Brandon to form a three headed wing tandem that could be set far into the future.
I think there is a very strong chance that a wing player will be the best player available for Indiana at #10, as I rate this entire class of wings as better than advertised and under appreciated.
George isnt a perfect fit, but unless someone unexpected falls, he may very well be the best player available. And if that is the case, I think you take him and be thankful you got a high quality long term impact guy, no matter the criticism you may receive.
I doubt that Indianas front office is as high on George as I am, so I view him as an unlikely selection for us to make and keep. I think Bird and Morway will view his as replicating Danny Granger too much. I think that line of reasoning is idiotic, but that is just me.
I do however think there is a strong chance George will be a major target to trade up and get for the teams mentioned above. I think George is a great fit for New Orleans right behind us, so teams behind them who want to jump in front of them will have to deal with us. I expect George will be the guy most of them target, so if a deal is to be made for us to move downward Paul George will likely be involved in it. If Chicago does in fact add Lebron James to go with Derrick Rose, George would be an absolute great fit with those 2 guys .I can see the Bulls being the most aggressive of the teams trying to move up to get him. If Miami ends up with Wade and Stoudamire, hed fit very well with them as well, so the Heat might deal. And Milwaukee would be a great fit as a long term replacement for Michael Redd, so George can play long term with Jennings and Bogut.
I could be wrong, but I think Paul George will be a major topic of conversation on draft night, especially if he gets past the Clippers .who I really do believe will take him, making that last paragraph moot.
Who does George compare to?
Modern comparable: somewhere between Trevor Ariza and Shawn Marion
Past comparable: Dan Majerle
Once again, thank you for reading this post, and I look forward to reading the debate that no doubt will follow about Paul George, who along with Greg Monroe is my favorite player I have profiled so far this year.
I still have many players to follow, so we will have to wait and see what my opinions are when my profile work is complete.
As always, the above is just my opinion.


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The lighter is only marked "pats pending", Endless internet searching came up with nothing about it. Finally sat around searching old patents and found it. Patent # 1803361 May 5 1931. Back to google with a little bit of info and still nothing. Seems like it's one of a kind / prototype.


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Click here, or on the image above, to see the trailer for Bernie.
"He put her in the freezer/pulled down the lid/didn't even move it/just made sure it was plugged in/he held a lot of parties/with her packed on ice/no one suspected anything/'cause Bernie was so nice/oh, Bernie, Bernie, what have you done?/you killed old Miss Nugent/and never even run/oh, Bernie, Bernie, what have you done?/you killed old Miss Nugent/and never even run/" — James Clark, "Bernie, What Have You Done?"
We now have the first unalloyed masterpiece of 2012, actually shot and premiered in 2011, Richard Linklater's dark comedy Bernie, which is more or less being thrown away in theaters, shot on a budget of slightly more than $2 million, with a prints and advertising budget of a mere $1 million. Linklater has long been an eccentric and sharply observant filmmaker who marches to his own beat alone; his one attempt at big budget blandness, a terrible remake of The Bad News Bears (2005), failed because his heart wasn't in it. But back on his home turf, working with the local residents of Carthage, Texas as some of the main performers in the film, he creates a compelling comedy/drama that's unique in recent memory; it's based on a real story, and many of the people in the film are the real participants. The result is something altogether remarkable; a folk tale of a town in thrall to someone who is, when you strip away all the trimmings, someone they don't know at all.
In Bernie, Linklater tells the true life tale of Bernie Tiede (played by Jack Black, in the performance of his career) a smalltown assistant funeral director who is the light of the community, putting on shows, active in church work, and generally well liked by everyone. In time, Bernie sets his sights on a rich, reclusive and generally mean-spirited widow, Marjorie Nugent (Shirley MacLaine, excellent as always), and gradually works his way into her life, eventually becoming her constant companion and gofer, until her demands upon his time prove too much for Bernie to handle. He summarily shoots her dead in the garage of their palatial home, and hides the body in a freezer, neatly packed underneath a layer of frozen foods.
Using a power of attorney Marjorie had given him, Bernie tells everyone that Marjorie has had a series of strokes, and is recovering in a nursing home out of town, while lavishing gifts on the local townspeople, much to their delight. When Bernie's cover is finally blown, he freely admits to the murder, but the locals rush to his defense; so much so that the trial has to be moved to a different county so that some sort of justice can be done.
Even with the facts starting them dead in the face, Bernie is so well liked, and Marjorie so despised, that the townspeople are ready to absolve their beloved scoutmaster, theater director, and churchgoer of any and all responsibility, and acquit him. But things don't work out that way in the end; Bernie winds up convicted of murder, and is currently spending the rest of his life in prison.
What makes the film so effective is not only Black's guileless — and odd term to use, given the film's narrative — performance as Bernie, as well as MacLaine's portrayal of Marjorie, but most pronouncedly Linklater's use of many of the actual people who were involved in the case, and who remain to this day absolutely convinced that no matter what the facts of the matter are, Bernie is still a "nice man."
The script for the film was written by Linklater and Skip Hollandsworth, based on a 1998 Texas Monthly magazine article by Hollandsworth, "Midnight in the Garden of East Texas," which first brought the bizarre story to the public's attention. In addition to Jack Black and Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey appears in the film as local District Attorney Danny "Buck" Davidson, but the real stars of the film are the townspeople, who play many of Bernie's key scenes with the principals with absolute conviction and enthusiasm, so much so that it's hard to tell who's acting, and who is simply playing themselves.
One has to go back to something like Rome, Open City (1945) to see such seemingly effortless naturalism; indeed, in one scene in a local diner, as two of the locals harangue Buck for "persecuting" Bernie, you can see that McConaughey is clearly cracking up; the scene is being stolen right out from under his nose by non-professionals, whose ease in front of the camera is absolutely astonishing. They're not acting at all; they're telling a story they lived, and they're thrilled to get a chance to do it on film, for an audience; it's smalltown theater in every sense of the word.
While everyone seems to be raving about Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom, Bernie seems destined to slip in and out of town almost without notice, and it's clearly the more daring and ambitious film; it's folk art, the story of a town with a past, and how that past has become folklore, complete with pithy commentary by the locals that serves as the voiceover narration for much of the film, summed up by a song composed and performed by one of the townspeople, James Baker, whose "Bernie, What Have You Done?" (partially quoted at the top of this piece) condenses the entire plot of the film into 1 minute and 57 seconds, as the end credits roll.
I was also happy to see that Linklater, whose Dazed and Confused (1993) remains perhaps the best film ever made about American adolescence, offers a tip of the hat to the late Eagle Pennell, an excellent and deeply underappreciated artist whose films The Whole Shooting Match (1978) and Last Night at the Alamo (1984) defined Texas filmmaking in the 1970s and early 80s. As Linklater puts it in the credits, "you were with us on this one." When there's so much work in theaters right now that doesn't even begin to excite one's imagination, it's nothing less than miraculous when a film this good comes along, clearly made with vast quantities of imagination and insight, and very little money.
Everyone involved is to be congratulated, and hopefully honored, at least at the Independent Spirit Awards, and as for you — you should run out and see it right away. It's a film that takes real risks, and the sort of movie that needs every bit of support it can get from viewers. They don't come any better than this.


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Code BreakerLogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
You are a spy trying to gain access to a high profile building that contains very classified information. The only thing standing between you and those secrets is a keypunch security system containing the digits 1-9 that will open the door to the building. Your spy agency has provided you details about the order of the keys you need to enter:
1. Each digit is pressed once and only once.
2. No two consecutive digits are pressed consecutively.
3. The digits 2 and 4 are pressed 2nd and 4th in some order; the digits 6 and 8 are pressed 6th and 8th in some order.
4. The sum of the first 5 digits pressed is 19; the sum of the last 5 digits pressed is 27.
As you wonder why your agency couldn't just write down the sequence for you, you crack the code and enter the building.
What sequence of keys did you press on the security system to get into the building?
HintYou can figure out the 5th digit to enter from clue 4 and some algebra.
Answer5, 2, 7, 4, 1, 8, 3, 6, 9
From clue 4, the sum of the first 4 digits to be pressed, the last 4 digits to be pressed, and two times the 5th digit to be pressed is 19 + 27 = 46. The sum of the first and last 4 digits to be pressed and the 5th digit must be the sum of the digits 1-9, from clue 1. This sum is 45, meaning the 5th digit is 46-45 = 1.
From clues 2 and 3, 2 must be the 2nd digit and 4 must be the 4th digit.
From clue 3, 7 must be the 1st or 3rd digit pressed since it can not be pressed before or after the 6 or 8. From clue 4, this means 5 must be pressed 1st or 3rd. But, from clue 2, it can not be the 3rd digit, so it must be the first, meaning 7 is the 3rd digit pressed.
That leaves 3, 6, 8, and 9 as the last 4 digits to be pressed. If 8 were pressed 8th, then the 9 must be pressed 6th, a contradiction with clue 4. So 8 must be pressed 6th meaning 9 is to be pressed last. This leaves 6 to be entered 8th and 3 to be entered 7th.
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