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I'm in L-O-V-E! Another amazing design filled with craziness. $5 forever and ever.
I'm in L-O-V-E! Another amazing design filled with craziness. $5 forever and ever.
I'm thinking you're currently my favorite artist. You've got style bro!
It's fun to see all the little details. :3
DAYUM! 5$$$$$ love it
$5 rad!
Wow. So great. I love the way you don't conform to ideal proportions. There's always a bit of give and take, and it really works for your style. So awesome. 5$
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Great illo!
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wawawi! thanks everyone :D
wawawi! thanks everyone :D
I love your stuff - you're my favourite artist on Threadless and this is no exception. $5. Again!
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F' yeah. Where do I start?! It's just all bloody fantastic, Mitch. Great work.
hahaha Wonderful illustration.
DUDE.....SO CLEVER! This scene makes so much sense in my head.
i love this kinda stuff.
great illustration!
i have no idea whats going on here but solid stuff dude!
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@badbasilisk, not sure but remind of this.
haha uwil, that's pretty cool. Yeah those two guys below are captain and first mate. They're all just having a little break during the invasion of London.
Thanks guys!
WHAt! Loving your style man! Was this done traditionally?
KIller line work.
Awesome illo!
cool illo!!!
I'm diggin this crazy scene. Looks awesome on the shirt. $$
Thanks guys ~ I put the original up on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitchloidolt/5225490752/ it's drawn at about 5" x 7" and then I scanned it in super high res for the big-making.
Really nice style for a well constructed funny scene!
Love how imaginative and distinctive your work is.
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There is never enough tea. Love this!
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Thursday, November 26, 2009
A Day of Thankfulness is Everyday...
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Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. We don't really celebrate Thanksgiving with turkeys etc although some people do. But you're right that everyday is a day of thanksgiving. Sometimes I do forget that I have a lot of things to be thankful for even not having a job for so many years. One of the things I'm thankful is that I've met you, even through the web. Hope you enjoyed your dinner with family.
ReplyDeletehonestly, "thanksgiving" annoys the heck out of me. I feel like it's just another excuse to stuff ourselves and pretend to be grateful for all the crap we have.
I know that there are those that don't celebrate to their gluttony and even help those that do have less than them, but as a whole I the we get a big FAIL in the US.
I totally agree that thanks giving should be every day, and for suffering (it talks about the joy of suffering in christ in almost all of the books of the new testament) as well as blessings! in giving thanks we should be looking to God and not at ourselves... lets just be thankful that God is who he is!!!
Good post, hope you enjoyed your day off from cooking :o)
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Nostalgically revisiting the comics of the 1980s since 2008.
why can't The Avengers be this good now?
This just makes me sad Byrne will never work with Marvel again ...
These are all wonderful! My only complaint is no Wonder Man in the Nefaria picutre...how great it would be to see him draw the old "colour-blind-with-goggles" suit he wore in the original Nefaria trilogy Byrne drew!
Thanks for posting these, the "Nefaria" sketch reminded me that this story will be reprinted later this Summer in the 'Bride Of Ultron' hardcover:http://www.milehighcomics.com/comicindex/nice/May-2012/Title-AVENGERS--BRIDE-OF-ULTRON-PREMIERE-HC--2012---1-by-Marvel.html


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Introduction to Fundraising Planning
Learn a basic planning process for diversifying your organization's support.
A successful nonprofit organization has diversified funding streams. If your organization has never developed a fundraising plan or calendar, this session is for you. It provides an overview of the process of strategically thinking through the components of a fundraising plan. You'll learn how to:
- Conduct an assets inventory
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NCompass Live: RDA: Are We There Yet?
It's been a long time coming, but Resource Description and Access (RDA), the new cataloging code, will be implemented by the Library of Congress next year – are you ready? In this session, Emily Nimsakont, the NLC's Cataloging Librarian, will provide an update on the latest RDA-related developments and offer tips for RDA implementation.
Keeping Romance Fresh: Debut Authors and New Trends
Booklist romance reviewer and Romance Writers of America Librarian of the Year John Charles will pair up with Booklist collection management editor Rebecca Vnuk to discuss romance and reader's advisory, focusing on how to select new romance writers and keep track of new subgenres. Representatives from Sourcebooks and Baker Publishing Group will join in to share their best new titles. Moderated by Adult Books senior editor Donna Seaman.
YouTube Captions Workshop
We're going to experiment with an online workshop format in order to assist 5-6 folks who want to correct the captions that are displayed on their YouTube video. We'll send you instructions on how to load your video onto YouTube, if you have not already. Then during the workshop, you will download the caption file, open it in a text editor, begin to make corrections, save and upload the corrected caption file. We'll also share some information about best practices in captioning.
Back to School Special 12: Rocking the New Year! (TL Virtual Cafe)
A casual discussion to generate ideas on how to build school allies, support new teachers & become indispensable to admin & staff at the beginning of every school year. Featuring how Google tools (forms, docs, & presentation, and more!) can supercharge the library program & classroom throughout the school year. For Teacher Librarians, classroom teachers, tech teachers, admins, & well...everyone!
Bozarthzone! Social Media for Project Managers
This session provides an overview of several popular social media tools useful for the project manager. The session will cover products including, but not limited to, Google Docs/Drive, Diigo, and Doodle. Session includes information on setup as well as use.
Circulating Ideas: Creating a Personal Learning Network for Librarians
The field of librarianship is evolving at a rapidly-increasing pace, making it more important than ever to keep up with new ideas and trends. A Personal Learning Network (PLN) is one of the best ways to stay on top of new developments. Join Steve Thomas as he talks about what a PLN is and explores ways you can create and curate your own PLN to increase your professional knowledge base and connect with your peers.
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The Georgia Library Association is pleased to announce the September 2012 sessions of the Carterette Series Webinars.
The Carterette Series is a bi-monthly educational webinar series highlighting trends, innovation, and best practices in libraries. The free sessions are open to interested parties from all geographic (and astral) locations. Topics are chosen to be of interest to students and employees from all library types, and each session is approved for one Georgia Continuing Education (CE) contact hour.
23 Things: The Next Generation
The 23 Things concept is familiar to most of us in the library world. Some have tried it out, some have tried a version of it, some still have doubts about whether it works, and some think it's over. Well, I'm here to tell you, it's still going strong! Nebraska's state-wide lifelong learning program, Nebraska Learns 2.0 (http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/nelearns/ ), started as a 16 week program in 2008-2009. The original program was so popular it has continued as an ongoing program, with one new Thing offered each month since April 2009. Starting in February 2012, a BookThing was added to the program. Program organizer Christa Burns will talk about the process the organizers have laid out over the past few years, how they've responded to participant feedback, and how the program became what it is today. She will also show other current examples of self-directed online learning programs, such as Boston Public Library's Learning for Life Online and the UK-based 23 Things for Professional Development.
Can't make it to the live show? That's okay! The sessions will be recorded and available on the CSW site for later viewing.
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The Georgia Library Association is pleased to announce the September 2012 sessions of the Carterette Series Webinars.
The Carterette Series is a bi-monthly educational webinar series highlighting trends, innovation, and best practices in libraries. The free sessions are open to interested parties from all geographic (and astral) locations. Topics are chosen to be of interest to students and employees from all library types, and each session is approved for one Georgia Continuing Education (CE) contact hour.
Best Small Library in America 2012
A webinar with the Independence Public Library, 2012 Best Small Library in America, showcasing innovative programming, marketing, advocacy and management strategies.
Library Journal's annual Best Small Library in America Award, cosponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was created in 2005 to encourage and showcase the exemplary work of libraries serving populations under 25,000. In collaboration with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries and Library Journal, we are pleased to host this webinar featuring the 2012 Best Small Library in America: Independence Public Library. The multi-award-winning library's staff of eight serves a population of 13,420 through innovative programs and partnerships, leveraging social media and the Geek the Library campaign for sustained marketing and advocacy efforts. Using a participatory management style and collaborating with other Kansas libraries, along with others in their community, IPL has reached out to individuals and partners to deliver programs and services that bring the community into the library. The session will include an overview of the nomination process and details for next year's award.
Presented by: Julie Hildebrand, IPL director; Lily Morgan, director, Learning Resource Center at Independence Community College; and Francine Fialkoff, editor-in-chief, Library Journal.
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Engaging Your Whole Community: Principles and Practice to Influence Policy
A webinar with AmericaSpeaks, a leading US nonprofit which uses broad-based outreach strategies to build community engagement.
AmericaSpeaks is a U.S. nonprofit that wants to increase citizen engagement and participation in government decision-making by bringing together diverse participant groups to represent broader community interests. Learn how to create community engagement around library-led initiatives such as digital inclusion and gain facilitation skills to help build healthy, prosperous and cohesive communities. The presentation will provide examples of effective tactics for reaching even those who often do not participate because of limited access to and familiarity with new technologies.
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Michael Schumacher is hoping for more rain in Sunday's British GP after finishing third quickest in a very wet qualifying session.
The Mercedes driver, who is chasing his second successive podium finish this weekend, has been one of the more impressive drivers in the wet this weekend.
He finished third quickest in Friday's second practice, which was another very wet session, and followed that up with the third best time in Saturday's rain-interrupted qualifying.
"I think we look reasonably competitive in wet conditions on both the wet and intermediates so rain is welcome tomorrow," said the German, who was 0.274s short of Fernando Alonso's P1 time.
"It was an exciting session today, particularly in Q2 when I had the wrong visor on.
"It didn't have anti-fog so I didn't have much visibility and found myself sideways at Becketts but we recovered in the delay.
"I'm very happy to be third, it's good for the team and thanks to all of the guys."
But while Schumacher is up at the front, his team-mate Nico Rosberg struggled on Saturday afternoon finishing 13th.
"We were not quick enough today in general and I don't know why. We were quick in those conditions yesterday but there is still always tomorrow.
"The race will probably be all over the place so I can still get a lot of points."
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Oceana's blog about the latest ocean news, policy and science.
Five Books for Ocean Lovers
The holiday shopping season is almost over, and you're probably still searching for a few last-minute gifts. We're here to help with five must-read books for ocean-lovers on your gift list.
Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food
By Paul Greenburg
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Renewing Ship Speed Rule Will Help Right Whales
After centuries of whaling, the North Atlantic right whale is one of the most endangered species in the U.S. and the rarest of all the large whales. Only 450-500 whales remain, and deaths from ship strikes are hindering their recovery.
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Stand Up for the Deep
Deep ocean species grow slowly and produce few offspring, making them very vulnerable to overfishing. But the European Union fleet in the North-East Atlantic fishes down to depths of 1,500 meters, using bottom-fishing gear that destroys thousand-year-old corals and sponge beds. Even more worrying, up to 80 percent of trawl catches are discarded and thrown away.
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Creature Feature: Polar Bear
We're sure you're already familiar with the polar bear: a perennial favorite of zoo-goers, Coke commercials, and a poster-child for climate change. But we think these big white bears deserve a second look.
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Creature Feature: Atlantic Puffin
Fantastic coloring and undeniable charm makes the Atlantic puffin one of the most popular and recognizable seabird species—but there's a lot more to these sturdy birds than you'd first expect.
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CEO Note: Conservation Needs Strong International Trade Laws
Conservation is an international challenge, especially when it comes to our oceans. Earlier this month the presidents and CEOs of 24 leading conservation organizations, including Oceana, send a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman urging him to incorporate fisheries subsidies reform into the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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Creature Feature: Clownfish
The brightly-colored clownfish needs no introduction—the reef fish is one of the most recognizable fish in the world. But aside from being the star of Disney's "Finding Nemo," the clownfish has some impressive adaptations and a strange life history.
There are actually 30 species in the clownfish family, but two are the orange-striped fish everyone knows from the big screen. The orange clownfish (Amphiprion percula) and the ocellaris clownfish, or false clownfish, (Amphiprion ocellaris) look nearly identical, but they're actually two different species. If you get close enough, you can tell them apart by counting the number of dorsal spines on their backs—the orange clownfish has 10 and the ocellaris clownfish has 11.
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Support Renewable Energy - Opinion in Florida's Sun Sentinel
Today I wrote an opinion piece for South Florida's Sun Sentinel about the need for renweable energy. I'd like to share mystory with you, and I hope you'll pass it along to your family and friends.
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Rashida Jones Talks Up Oceana and Belize on Jimmy Fallon
Last week, Oceana traveled to Belize with actresses Rashida Jones and Angela Kinsey. They spent four days visiting the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, the largest coral reef in the entire western hemisphere, and learning about ocean conservation in Belize.
After returning from the trip, Jones talked about Oceana and her experience snorkeling with nurse sharks on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon." Check out the clip below!
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Creature Feature: Harp Seal
There's no doubt that harp seal pups are perilously cute. But did you know that once they grow up, these seals migrate thousands of miles each year?
Named after the dark, harp-shaped patterns on the backs of adult seals, harp seals are widespread in the chilly waters of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. They spend their summers far north, and then migrate south each winter to breed on the pack ice.
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Join us for the ideal way to see the Black Canyon of the Gunnison Gorge - from the inside! A true wilderness experience, this 14 mile river section combines wildlife and scenery with class II-III+ whitewater through one of the most spectacular canyons in Colorado.
The RIGS Yoga River Trip is an opportunity to break free from routine. This trip will offer time and space to explore meditation and yoga as well as nature.
Join Hansa Pernefeldt, instructor and dedicated yogi, with fellow yogis on an amazing adventure into one of Southwest Colorado's great sections of wilderness, while practicing yogic awareness in nature and expanding your mind, body and spirit connection.
This trip is intended for adults. No previous experience necessary but an understanding of yoga is helpful.
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Buck's Rock Camp News Fall 2013
New Addition to Our Full-Time Staff
We are pleased to welcome Scott Kraiterman to our full-time team. Scott, who has been on staff at Bucks Rock since 2002, has joined us to develop our marketing program and serve as a liaison to prospective and newly enrolled campers and their families. Over his many years at Bucks Rock, Scott has been a camper, CIT, JC, instructor in our Metals Studio and Sports Head and for the last three years, he has been our male CIT Counselor. He has a PSYD Doctorate in Clinical and School Psychology and an intimate understanding of what we do at Bucks Rock. During the summer, Scott will continue his vital role as one of our two CIT Counselors and also help to cultivate new relationships with prospective families.
Jeff Olivers Bucks Rock Documentary:
Many Bucks Rockers are now well aware of this exciting project and have supported Jeff Olivers noble undertaking to create a feature-length documentary about the creation of Bucks Rock and its amazing 72-year history. After just two transformative summers at Bucks Rock, Jeff has been inspired to capture its history and magic on film for the generations of campers and staff who have been equally moved by the wonder of Bucks Rock. Through Kickstarter, Jeff has received a wonderful amount of support and equally hopes that many more will creatively fuel this extraordinary project by sharing their stories with him, as his documentary will be about the people who have made Bucks Rocks magic come alive each summer. For more about this project or to follow Jeffs progress, please go to the following link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/1114590392/bucks-rock-documentary
2013 Financial Aid:
As in past years, we are so pleased to have been able to financially assist over sixty eligible families this past summer. In addition, with Buck's Rock's Non-Profit Alumni Association, Friends of Buck's Rock, we continue to sponsor campers. We want to especially thank Stephanie Hartmann and the Board for their dedication in selecting great candidates and working with us.
We would also like to thank those families who made donations, as well as those who donated the remainder of their child's camper account to the Buck's Rock Scholarship Fund, which will assist us in continuing our dedication to financially assist eligible campers.
Projects and Plans for 2014:
Our biggest undertaking this year is the complete renovation of Girls' Annex 1, which houses most of our 8th grade female campers. The project was started with our post camp crew immediately after the close of the 2013 season. There will be the same number of bunks that accommodate four campers each, much more space for clothing and storage, and new decks connecting to the bathroom and GA2. We know that campers and parents alike will be very pleased with the new design and accommodations.
With the renovation of the entire GA1 building, the joint GA1 and GA2 bathroom will also benefit from a complete renovation, new floor and an additional shower.
The Girls CIT bathroom will be receiving a renovation and GAC, where our female JCs are housed, will be getting a new floor.
We also completed the interior renovation of the Dining Hall by finishing the ceiling of the porch side of the Dining Hall, refinishing the wood floors and also resurfacing the wooden dining tables. It looks great and we look forward to seeing it full of campers and staff on our Opening Day of June 25, 2014.
Another very exciting project is a redesign of our Publications Shop and Program. As we develop and finalize the plans and new curriculum, we will share the information.
2014 Enrollment:
We are so pleased to have already begun to receive enrollments for Buck's Rock's 72nd season and would be thrilled to include your child among our 2014 campers. We are equally pleased and honored that many staff from past summers have already committed to returning. Every summer we are fortunate to have between 60% and 75% of our staff return. With such a high rate, we can insure consistency in the program, continue to build upon our curriculum and offer our campers instructors and counselors who both know Bucks Rock and our campers well.
If you are interested in enrolling your child for the upcoming summer, please go to www.bucksrockcamp.com and select "enroll now" on the opening page. All returning families have a personal login. To access your password, please enter your email address (the one this email was sent to) and select "look it up" next to "I don't know my password". Or, you can simply enroll as a new registrant and follow the prompts. Please consider enrolling your child prior to December 15 in order to take advantage of the early 3% tuition discount.
C.I.T. and J.C. Applications:
We are accepting applications for our Counselor-in-Training Program from all campers who are 15 before January 1 or entering the 11th Grade. We remind anyone who is eligible, that applications received by December 15 are reviewed together. For those who are still undecided, we do accept applications up until the start of the summer season. Please contact us should you have any questions regarding the program. For those C.I.Ts who wish to be considered for a Junior Counselor position and JCs who wish to return next summer, please write to us at 59 Buck's Rock Road, New Milford, CT 06776 or email us. There is no formal application for Junior Counselor positions; letters are due by December 15. We will confirm all CITs of their acceptance and placement and advise JCs of our decisions by the end of January.
Consider Submitting Your Creative Work
The 2014 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have been officially launched and we want to encourage campers to consider submitting work that they have created at Bucks Rock! Last year, we were thrilled with the recognition that Quentin Dupouy, Lucy Freedman, Kara Schechtman and Lyris Schulman received from work they created at Bucks Rock. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards provide exhibition, scholarship, publication and recognition opportunities for students in grades 7-12 in the visual and literary arts and recognizes the achievements of creative teens across the country. More information can be found at www.artandwriting.org . Please contact us if we can be of any assistance in connecting you with the counselor who mentored you on the project and who would serve as the participating Educator for your submitted piece. And also be sure to let us know if you submit and receive any honor as we would be proud to share that good news in our Spring Newsletter and on our Facebook page.
YARN, the Young Adult Review Network (www.yareview.net), is an award-winning literary journal of YA writing and is taking submissions of original short stories, poems, and creative essays. Bucks Rock campers have submitted writings in the past and it is a great opportunity to be published. Submissions can by written by authors of any age, as long as the subject matter is of interest to readers 14-18 years old.
Upcoming Events and Dates to Remember:
2014 Reunion:
Reunion will again be held at the New York Society for Ethical Culture School at 2 West 64th Street in New York City on Saturday, December 7th from 2:30 to 4:30 PM. As in the past, we anticipate over 300 campers and counselors to attend. There will be refreshments and a showing of the 2013 Memories DVD, as well as the chance to visit with friends. As requested by the School of Ethical Culture, please socialize only in the Social Hall and do not congregate inside or outside the building on the sidewalk. Those of you who have come to previous reunions know how enjoyable the afternoon can be. We hope to see you there and have the chance to speak with everyone!
Spring Open House:
Please tell families who may be interested in Bucks Rock for their child(ren) about our Spring Open House which will be held on Saturday, May 17th at 1 PM to 4 PM (Rain date May 18). On that day, we offer tours of the camp and facilities and would be pleased to discuss our performing and creative arts program with any newly enrolled or prospective families.
Summer Visits/Tours for Prospective Families:
Last summer we hosted two very successful informational sessions for prospective families which we will do again this upcoming summer. While our Open House offers a great opportunity to tour Bucks Rock, for prospective families that wish to see Bucks Rock in full swing, and at its very best, these summer tours and info sessions offer that opportunity. We hope many interested families will be able to join us for these scheduled events, and yet we can also accommodate visits on other days during the summer.
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We are thrilled to announce the recent marriage on November 25 of Lu Lyons and Aaron Rabinowitz. Lu and Aaron met at BR some summers ago and are joining the ranks of many happy Bucks Rock couples.
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Spring 2013
Spring Greetings Buck's Rockers,
It has become that time of year when the countdown to camp is now truly within our reach, and, like every summer in the past, we are very excited for the upcoming summer. From staff to campers, to renovations and additions, we are eager to share the details with you. Please feel free to contact us regarding questions about the program or enrollment, as we still have space. We look forward to sharing yet another great summer with all of you who are joining us at Bucks Rock for the first time or returning!
2013 Staff: We are thrilled to have so many returning staff this summer, and wonderful new additions to our team. Collectively, they offer impressive credentials and qualifications from outstanding schools throughout the US and abroad . If you are interested in viewing the names of returning staff, for a complete list, please go to http://www.bucksrockcamp.com/office/staff.php. We are also pleased to be almost fully staffed to date and are actively interviewing candidates to fill our few remaining positions.
Junior Camper Program: Our Junior Camper Program has been thriving since its beginning in 2008 and this will be the first summer where some of our very first Junior Campers will be CITs. Congratulations to Julia Kempner and Will Gillman who are the first to reach this historic milestone. Many more Jrs. from 2008 will be eligible to be CITs next summer.
Puppetry - A New Leaf on the Bucks Rock Tree: We are extremely excited about the addition of Puppetry to Bucks Rock. Peter van Roden from Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, felt that Bucks Rock would be the ideal place to offer this program combining the fabrication and video-style performance of puppets using the inspiration of the Muppets. We are grateful to Peter van Roden and Noel MacNeal, well known puppeteer and author, for their generous support and guidance in creating this new program and helping us build a state of the art studio. We also extend our appreciation and gratitude to Lisa and Cheryl Henson (Jim Henson's daughters) for their generous gift of "house puppets" and an additional rolling video monitor.
The new studio has been built and is located between the Video and Leather studios. There is space for puppetry design and construction and a video-taping/production setup area with equipment of its own, including a green screen wall. Campers can also access resources found among our many other studios to create puppets of all kinds, providing an opportunity for inter-disciplinary projects. In addition, our performing art departments are eager to incorporate puppets in their productions. So look out for puppets all summer long!
Dance Program: Due to the growing number of six-week campers, we have decided to add a six-week dance recital so that 6 week dancers can continue to enjoy the program and participate in a second performance before they depart.
Animal Farm: Many of you from 2012 may not know or may not have yet met our mid-summer addition last summer of Gino, our miniature Sicilian donkey. He lives with the goats and they have all taken to him very well (he is not much larger than they are). This Spring, we also acquired a male, pygmy goat to breed with our two other pygmy goats, Spring and Sprout. He is currently enjoying his new house that was built for him and hopefully we will have baby goats to introduce to our campers for the summer of 2014.
Fitness at Bucks Rock: In addition to our well-rounded sports program which includes non-competitive team sports and instruction in tennis, martial arts, archery and fencing, we will continue to offer fitness classes which were a real hit last summer! This summer, fitness classes will be incorporated into the Dance Studio schedule and held there along with the many dance classes and yoga, which are part of the Dance Studio Program. The class schedule will be posted at camp.
Kitchen and Dining Room News: This winter, we renovated the interior of our dining room. The space now has a more lodge like atmosphere and will better feature the murals, historic photographs and displayed art. We are also very excited to announce that we will be welcoming a new Head Chef to Bucks Rock this summer. Chris comes with many years of extensive boarding school and restaurant experience and wonderful new ideas and ways to continue to offer both variety and healthy food options for our campers and staff.
In a continued effort to reduce unnecessary sugars in our communitys diet, and in response to both trends and feedback, we will no longer have a juice machine. Instead, we will provide a variety of juices at breakfast only. Water will continue to be available in pitchers on every table, and 2%, skim, lactaid and soy milks will also be available at all meals.
Communication: The cell phone policy modification last summer was extremely successful and will remain the same: all camper cell phones must be checked in at the office upon arrival and will be held for the first week of camp (both sessions) at which time, campers can access them at their respective cabins only from 12 noon to 2pm. Any campers found with a hidden phone, will lose that phone and not have their checked in phone returned to them. The phones by the Dining Room and Wood Shop will also not be available for use during the first week of each session. After the first week of each session, they can be used and phone cards can be purchased at the office. Campers may continue to send and receive mail at any time during their stay and also may send and receive email at the Computer Shop on a daily basis, but limited to 15 minutes per day. Anytime during the summer, parents are more than welcome to call the office to ask a guidance counselor to call back with an update or discuss any concerns.
Social Media and Blogs: The Bucks Rock Video and Photo Blogs will continue to be excellent ways for parents and family to see and hear their child while at Bucks Rock. Photo Blog postings are daily and the Video Blog will be presented at least once per week. This summer, we will also launch a Literary (Wordpress) Blog in our Publications Shop and are certain that our campers will be excited to share their writing with a larger audience. In addition, we will be partnering with Cowbird, an online community of storytellers, to feature camper stories about their Bucks Rock experience on our own BR Cowbird page. If you havent already joined our official BR FaceBook page, please click the link to the right. We have been sharing Bucks Rock news over the year and welcome more submissions.
CIT Meeting: 2013 CITs should mark your calendars as we hope that you will be able to attend the CIT meeting that will take place in New York City at 11:00AM on Saturday, May 11 at the 92nd Street Y (1395 Lexington Avenue/92nd Street 212-415-5500). Please email or call to RSVP.
Open House: Our Spring Open House will be held on Saturday, May 18 from 1pm to 4 pm (rain date is May 19). On that day, we will be offering tours of the camp and facilities and would be pleased to discuss our performing and creative arts program with any newly enrolled or prospective families. Please call us at 800-636-5218 to advise us if you plan to attend. Driving directions to camp can be obtained from our website at www.bucksrockcamp.com
Summer Visits/Tours for Prospective Families: This summer we will be hosting two informational sessions for prospective families on Saturday, July 6 and Saturday, August 10. While we hope many interested families will be able to attend on one of these two dates, certainly we can accommodate visits on other days and ask that you please call our office to schedule.
Enrollment: Enrollment for the upcoming season is strong and we have been enjoying meeting or speaking with our new campers. We currently have openings in all sessions, but a wait list for girls in our Junior Camper Program. There is still some space for boys in that program. The CIT group is a nice sized group and they have already shown to be excellent ambassadors to our new campers.
We are very excited about our many wonderful returning and new staff and campers, the exciting enhancements to the facility and program, and now all we need is our campers!
Looking forward to another great summer,
Mickey and Laura
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Greetings Bucks Rockers!
We so enjoyed seeing so many of you - campers and staff alike - at our Reunion this past December 1 in NYC. It was a great opportunity to reminisce about the summer of 2012 and look forward to the summer of 2013. With an impressive number of staff already committed to returning, new staff, returning and new campers, along with our sixth season of the Junior Camper Program for 9 and 10 year olds, the summer of 2013 will again be a summer filled with great things.
We are especially excited about a particular new addition to our program (read on) and other projects that we would like to share with you. And, to stay updated on all camp happenings, be sure to Like our Facebook page! Also, please note that our early enrollment discount is available until December 15.
We very much look forward to welcoming you this summer and together enjoying what we have all come to love about Buck Rock.
Wishing you all a Happy Holiday Season and New Year,
Mickey and Laura
New Leaf on the Bucks Rock Tree for 2013
We couldnt be more excited to announce a new shop for the summer of 2013. Peter van Roden from Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, approached us with the idea and proposal to create a unique studio at Bucks Rock which would combine the fabrication and video-style performance of puppets using the inspiration of the Muppets, the ground breaking puppets of Sesame Street. Recognizing that there are few places that offer Puppetry of this style, and as a father of a long-time Bucks Rocker, Peter felt that Bucks Rock would be the ideal place to offer this program. Peter has offered his expertise in helping us staff and structure this new program in step with the distinctive video-style of Puppetry used in the production of Sesame Street.
The new studio will be located between Video and Leather and will have both a space for puppetry design and construction and a video-taping/production setup area with equipment of its own. We expect that campers will also access resources found among our many other studios and talented instructors to create puppets of all kinds, providing an opportunity for inter-disciplinary projects. In addition, we also imagine all our performing arts programs incorporating puppets in their performances.
We couldnt be more honored and thrilled to embrace this wonderful opportunity for our campers to explore this renowned style of puppetry. Look out for updates and details as we put this exciting program together for the summer of 2013.
More Renovations/Improvements
The Dining Hall is currently undergoing an interior makeover and the Kitchen will enjoy a new walk-in refrigerators for the upcoming summer.
Bookarts is currently being rebuilt and upgraded. It will feature a more open floor plan for a smoother flow of activity and easier oversight and instruction by the studio staff.
The LSD (Lighting and Sound Design) booth was expanded and will make the summer productions run more smoothly.
A new Bunny Barn has been built for our nine bunnies which will keep them warmer during the winter months. They will be brought out when the weather gets warmer and most certainly when all our campers are at camp to enjoy them and our many other farm animals.
Various cabins, bunks and bathrooms throughout camp continue to benefit from renovation from Forrest and his team.
New Addition to Our Full-Time Staff
We are very pleased to welcome Kasey Freer to our full-time team. Kasey, who was a staff member at Bucks Rock for five summers, has joined us to develop our marketing program and serve as a liaison to prospective and newly enrolled campers and their families. Having been a Guidance Counselor in 2003 and 2005, and one of our CIT Counselors from 2006-2008, Kasey comes with an intimate understanding of Bucks Rocks Program and campers and CITs and a Masters in Education with a focus on school counseling from LIU. During the summer, Kasey will complement our Office Team, continue to promote Bucks Rock and cultivate new relationships with prospective families and work with our CIT Program.
Summer Visits/Tours for Prospective Families
Last summer we hosted two very successful informational sessions for prospective families which we will do again this upcoming summer. While our Open House offers a great opportunity to tour Bucks Rock, for prospective families that wish to see Bucks Rock in full swing, and at its very best, these summer tours and info sessions offer that opportunity. We hope many interested families will be able to join us for these scheduled events, and yet we can also accommodate visits on other days during the summer and ask that you please call our office to schedule.
On a Personal Note
Many of you in the Buck's Rock community already know that Lauras father, Irwin Berger, passed away this past November. We are grateful for the many warm words of comfort and condolences that we have been receiving in the form of cards, emails, on Facebook and at Reunion.
From 1974 to 1996, Irwin was co-owner of Buck's Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp. Irwin's first summer at Buck's Rock was in 1957 when he was a counselor in Boys' House. In 1958, the year he and Roberta were married, he was CIT counselor for both girls and boys. He then took a hiatus to get his PhD, but kept in close touch with Buck's Rock and even bought a house on Candlewood Lake, twenty minutes from camp. In 1973 when Ernst was transferring ownership of the camp to Irwin and partners, Irwin was a Pub Shop counselor, working with some very talented Buck's Rock writers and graphic artists. The next year, the new partnership took over and Ernst and Ilse's Buck's Rock dream was kept alive, as it still is. Irwin was not only an educator, but also prolific as a poet, writer, artist, sculptor, photographer, collagist, and gardener.
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70th Anniversary - Alumni Day - Schedule
Hey Everyone!
The 70th Anniversary/Reunion is coming quickly.
MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS - Anyone interested in perfoming should email - email@example.com This way appropriate time can be allotted to all those interested. ALL ALUM need to leave the camp by 4pm. As much as we are all looking forward to this day and adding to all our wonderful memories, we need to remember that camp is in session and respect all those in attendance and his/her experience.
11:00 am - Arrival, seeing shops in action, visiting WBBC for live
interviews/reflections (video will be there as well)
12:00 pm - Lunch
All the following will take place in the new Pavilion located on the Lawn
1:00 pm - Open Address by Mickey
1:15 pm - Improv led by Clown Shop
1:15 pm - Watermelon League Alumni Game (bring your glove)
1:45 pm - Guest Alumni performances (please contact Stephanie Segal Hartman if interested - firstname.lastname@example.com)
3:30 pm - Guitar Snack led by Music Shed - Bring a guitar
4:00 pm Departure
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Buck's Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp has been named the "BEST SUMMER CAMP FOR ARTSY TYPES" by Town & Country Magazine.
Summer Camp Revival Issue: June/July 2012
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Some 15 months back, when England last squared off against India here at the PCA Stadium, they desperately needed a victory to stay alive in that five-match One-day International series.
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In October 2011, England were trailing 0-2 coming into the third game, and believed they had done enough to retain interest in the series after amassing 298 for 4. India, though, found their heroes in Ajinkya Rahane and the rest of the top order as they raced to a five-wicket win to sew up the series 3-0.
Going into the fourth ODI on Wednesday (today), England find themselves 1-2 behind, this despite having taken a 1-0 advantage with a nervy nine-run win in Rajkot, aware that if they don't bring their 'A' game to the table, the first ever ODI at Dharamsala on January 27 will be of little more than academic interest.
On the face of it, everything has fallen in place nicely for an English revival. After being outplayed in Kochi, batting second when the spinners found considerable assistance from the surface, and in Ranchi when the top order imploded for the second time in as many games, England are quietly confident that the reputation of the PCA Stadium surface as a pacer-friendly one and the colder climes that should assist swing will be allies as they attempt to draw level 2-2.
It's a confidence they would do well to temper, because if England believe they have the pacers to exploit assistance, then so do India. It won't be presumptuous to suggest that Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shami Ahmed have consistently, as a unit, outbowled Steven Finn and Jade Dernbach, whose place in the XI is tenuous, in the last two games.
Shami did not play in Rajkot, but between them, he and Bhuvneshwar have figures of 6 for 168 from 39 overs, for an average of 28 and an economy of 4.31. By contrast, Finn and Dernbach have collective analyses of 8 for 351 from 53.1 overs, which translates into an average of 43.88 and a staggering economy rate of 6.61.
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Filmmaker Mark Hartley explores Australia's hidden genre in this documentary that casually casts aside "official" film history to celebrate the demented genius of director Brian Trenchard-Smith, and the exciting wave of little-known but supremely entertaining films that entertained adventurous Australian filmgoers throughout the 1970s and '80s. Every film student worth his or her weight in celluloid has seen Breaker Morant and Picnic at Hanging Rock, but what about the lesser-known gems that didn't make the film-school textbooks? In his forward to Tim Lucas' book Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark, director Martin Scorsese states, "We have to keep resisting the idea of official film history, a stately procession of 'important works' that leaves some of the most exciting films and filmmakers tucked away in the shadows." In this documentary, director Hartley explores the films forgotten by "official film history" with the comprehensive eye of a true film buff. As a child watching such films as Snapshot and The Man from Hong Kong, Hartley immediately recognized how wildly disparate they were in tone and execution from the films that comprised Australia's traditional film library. Appearing like American genre films that just happened to be shot in Australia and cast with Australian actors, these so-called "Ozploitation" flicks flourished in the wake of relaxed censorship laws down under. Yet despite constant chatter about the "new wave" of Australian cinema, financially successful films like The Man from Hong Kong and Patrick that were popular both at home and abroad were never mentioned, sneeringly dismissed as "genre" films rather than Australian films. Perhaps in the wake of such successful Australian films as Wolf Creek and Undead -- and looking ahead to such films as the slasher shocker Storm Warning and the eagerly anticipated remake of Long Weekend -- curious filmgoers are finally prepared to discover what they've been missing all these years. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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A family reunion stirs up some painful memories for a young man in this drama from Australia. Elliot Christie (Daniel Frederiksen) is a wealthy and respected self-made businessman who lives and works in Sydney. Elliot is returning home to Adelaide for the first time in ten years to attending the christening of his nephew. While this might seem like a happy occasion, Elliot isn't looking forward to seeing his family -- his father Ross (Geoff Morrell) is an angry and abusive man with a serious drinking problem, and his brother Brett (Tom Budge) has sunk into a crippling depression since his career as an athlete came to and end. Elliot left home in order to make something of himself, but while he's come back at the request of Diane (Lucy Bell), his late mother's sister, the familial conflicts he left behind are still there, and Elliot still has plenty of issues with his father and brother. Ten Empty was the first directorial credit for actor Anthony Hayes. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Producer Julian Lennon collaborates with screenwriter/director Kim Kindersley to offer viewers a rare glimpse into a tribal culture that has endured for centuries and whose detailed creation story revolves around the most majestic mammals to swim the seven seas. Extensive underwater footage serves as the spectacular visual backdrop to ancient legends that gradually unfold to offer a fascinating glimpse into humankind's past, and a potentially dire look into our future. By exploring the connection between the so-called "mothers of the sea" and the ancient civilizations whose very culture was based on their existence, the filmmakers call upon viewers to create peace and unity on Earth by embracing every living being and recognizing that all life forms, no matter how different they may appear, are all intricately linked together. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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The Club
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December Boys
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Prolific television and film director Rod Hardy helms this tale of four young orphans coming of age in 1960s-era Australia. Soon after the quartet leaves the orphanage behind for a seaside holiday, rumors that one of them is about to be adopted lead to steadily rising tensions among the tightly knit group. Adapted from Michael Noonan's popular novel by screenwriter Marc Rosenberg, December Boys is headlined by Harry Potter film series star Daniel Radcliffe. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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The Good German
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A U.S. Army war correspondent is drawn into a deadly mystery in post-war Berlin as he seeks out his wartime mistress in this adaptation of author Joseph Kanon's best-selling novel. The war is over, and Jake Geismar (George Clooney) is an American journalist assigned the task of covering the peace in Berlin -- but he was once lovers with a mysterious woman named Lena Brandt (Cate Blanchett). Lena is a lady with many secrets to hide, however, and now that the fighting has ceased, she has every intention of burying her sins and escaping her dark past. As Jake searches for Lena in war-torn Berlin with the assistance of American Army motor pool driver Tully (Tobey Maguire), the complex web of deceit woven by the desperate woman soon leads all three into the black market, which could prove either the ticket to Lena's ultimate escape or the downfall of both her and her pursuers. Filmed entirely in the style of such Hollywood classics as Casablanca, The Good German was shot by director Steven Soderbergh (under the pseudonym Peter Andrews) using 1940s era lenses, sound-recording techniques, and a decidedly less-mobile camera. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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All the Invisible Children
Omnibus films attained renewed popularity during the 1990s and 2000s; this particular seven-episode film-a-sketch arrived during that period, and involved several top-tiered international filmmakers including John Woo, Spike Lee, Ridley Scott, Emir Kusturica and three others. Each helmer was asked to shoot a segment of between 16-18 minutes in length, for UNICEF, on the subject of exploited and/or underprivileged children around the world. The package opens with "Tanza," helmed by Algerian novelist-cum-filmmaker Mehdi Charef and shot in Burkina Faso. It concerns the 12-year-old female title character - an adolescent freedom fighter - who trollops through the countryside accompanied by young male guerilla fighters who spout off deliberately nonsensical English-language dialogue. Kusturica takes the reins for the second segment, "Blue Gypsy," an overtly comical episode in the vein of Time of the Gypsies about a precocious young boy who makes the split from his alcoholic father and thieving family and goes to live in a juvenile detention center, finding it preferable to home. The third episode, helmed by co-producer Stefano Veneruso and entitled "Ciro," recalls
with its Naples-set tale of a young boy unloved and systematically neglected by his mother, who resorts to spending time with other neglected children and stealing watches, and then gets caught in the direst of ways. The fourth segment, Spike Lee's delicately-handled "Jesus Children of America," stars Hannah Hodson as Blanca, a young Brooklynite ostracized by her peers because her parents are junkies; when she learns of her HIV-positive status, her world crumbles. For the 5th episode, "Bilu and Joao," Brazilian director Katia Lund casts child actors Francisco Anawake de Freitas and Vera Fernandes as two impoverished tykes whose days involve walking around the outskirts of Sao Paulo and pulling a wooden cart, into which they pile aluminum and paper - but do so joyously, with the courage and grace of two individuals delighting in subhuman work despite the direst of circumstances. For the sixth segment, "Jonathan," Ridley Scott teams up to co-direct with daughter Jordan Scott; the episode stars David Thewlis (Naked) as an emotionally-traumatized war photographer who encounters a band of Eastern European orphans. And the closer, John Woo's "Song Song and Little Cat," studies the contrast between the lives of two young Asian girls from polar opposite ends of the socioeconomic spectrum: Oi Ruyi is Little Cat, an abjectly impoverished child discovered in the garbage, during infancy, by a homeless man; she grows up helping her discoverer forage for victuals until he dies, leaving her aimless and bereft. Woo cuts between her story and that of Song Song, a wealthy and pampered little girl whose story is equally tragic in its own way, as her parents are undergoing a bitter divorce. Though this film, as indicated, enlisted the support of at least two major Hollywood directors (Scott and Lee) it did encounter extreme difficulty securing U.S. theatrical and ancillary distribution, which effectively kept it out of North America in the years that immediately followed its global release. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
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Directed by Brett Leonard, Man-Thing is based on a comic book series of the same name from Marvel Comics. When one of real-estate tycoon F.A. Schist's crewmen is killed while developing a drilling station, it's the local Seminole Indian tribe who are blamed, though they know that the real culprit is the Man-Thing, a vengeful Spirit inhabiting the body of fallen radical shaman, Ted Sallis. The monster resembles a towering mound of algae and plant life, with powers that can command plant life to take out the infringing human greed on its Louisiana swampland (with Australia sitting in for the Southern Bayou). Man-Thing features performances from Rawiri Paratene, Alex O'Lachlan, Rachel Taylor, Jack Thompson, and William Zappa. Long-delayed, the film bounced from home video to theatrical then over to cable as Lionsgate and Marvel debated the format that it'd be most successful. Eventually the film premiered on the Sci Fi Channel, and featured little resemblance to the comic character beside its use of names and basic creature design. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
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An Australian cyber crime investigator stumbles across one of the internet's darkest mysteries in this thriller that proves even the most outlandish fantasies can come true in the cyberspace era. Phillip is no stranger to debauchery. In his time as an internet investigator, the relatively hot shot cyber cop has stumbled across some pretty repulsive fetishes. Upon learning of a bizarre new world of erotica in which men known as "feeders" seek out morbidly obese women known as "gainers," Phillip is discovers that one particularly exceptional "gainer" has gone missing after topping the scales at 600 pounds. When further investigation reveals that the website was created on Toledo, Ohio, the determined investigator books a flight to the Buckeye state against the wishes of his superior. As a result of his insubordinance, Phillip is fired from his job and forced to continue the investigation on his own watch, and at his own risk. Later, after discovering the horrific true nature of the "feeder" subculture, Phillip finds himself assuming the role of avenger as his sanity plunges into the darkest depths of despair. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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The Assassination of Richard Nixon
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The true story of a man who, on February 22, 1974, was thwarted from an ambitious plan for political assassination provides the basis for this striking psychological drama. Sam Bicke (Sean Penn) is a salesman for an office-supply company whose life is slowly beginning to unravel. Bicke's job is going nowhere, his wife, Marie (Naomi Watts), has left him, and his boss (Jack Thompson) keeps pushing self-help books on him that make a mockery of his state of mind. One of Bicke's few friends is Bonny Simmons (Don Cheadle), an auto mechanic, and together they come up with an idea for a tire shop on wheels; while neither has the money to finance the project, Bicke has learned of a program for small-business loans instituted by President Richard Nixon, which he's certain will come through for him. But Bicke is denied his loan, which dovetails with his increasing suspicion of the president's Vietnam policies and a sudden interest in the "by any means necessary" political activism of the Black Panther Party. Desperate to seem important in some way, Bicke becomes increasingly obsessed with the duplicity of Richard Nixon, until he chooses to take it upon himself to stop the president once and for all. The Assassination of Richard Nixon was the first feature film from director Niels Mueller. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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A young man has a hard time getting crime to pay better than honest work in this comedy-drama from Australia. When Jack Flange (Alex O'Lachlan) gets word that his sister Nikki (Claudia Harrison) has been in a serious auto accident, he leaves his home in Sydney and travels to the small seaside community where she lives. Money is tight for Nikki, so Jack looks for a job to help out; however, the best he can do is working for Brownie (David Field), who runs an oyster farm with his father Mumbles (Jim Norton). Jack soon learns that oyster farming is tough, physically punishing work, and while Brownie would be a difficult boss on the best of days, the fact that his ex-wife Trish (Kerry Armstrong) has opened a competing business has made matters significantly worse. Wanting more money and less labor, Jack steals a cache of money from an armored car, and to help cover his tracks mails the cash to himself. However, when the money never arrives in the mailbox, Jack wonders if someone has made off with his ill-gotten gains -- and if the law might be after him. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Gulpilil: One Red Blood
Legendary Aboriginal actor and Australian icon David Gulpilil's life has been one of dueling lifestyles, with his jet-setting movie star life on a completely different plane from his life as an Aboriginal village elder, and director Darlene Johnson manages to capture intimate details from both lifestyles in her 2003 biographical documentary entitled Gulpilil: One Red Blood. At the age of 17, Gulpilil made history as the first Aboriginal actor to appear on film -- in Nicolas Roeg's 1971 Walkabout -- which, in turn, led to an historic acting career that culminated in his receiving numerous awards and an Order of Australia medal. All the while, Gulpilil remained true to his culture by accepting his tribal responsibilities, which include living in a primitive house and procuring his household's daily food and water. As Johnson films a number of very candid encounters with the actor in both settings, she also documents the class differences that still exist between the indigenous population of Australia versus the relatively new white population. Gulpilil: One Red Blood was a participating film at the 2003 Rotterdam International Film Festival and was later shown on television by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ~ Ryan Shriver, Rovi
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
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The second prequel to the original Star Wars trilogy takes place ten years after the events depicted in Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace. Now 20, young Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) is an apprentice to respected Jedi knight Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor). Unusually powerful in the Force, Anakin is also impatient, arrogant, and headstrong -- causing his mentor a great deal of concern. The pair are ordered to protect Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman), the former queen of the planet Naboo, now representing her world in the Galactic Senate. Someone is trying to assassinate her on the eve of a vote enabling Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) to build a military force that will safeguard against a growing separatist movement led by mysterious former Jedi Count Dooku (Christopher Lee). After another attempt on Padme's life, Obi-Wan and Anakin separate. The young Jedi and Padme fall in love as he escorts her first to the security of Naboo and then to his home world of Tatooine, where the fate of his mother leads him to commit an ominous atrocity. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan travels to the secretive planet Kamino and the asteroid-ringed world of Geonosis, following bounty hunter Jango Fett (Temuera Morrison) and his son, Boba (Daniel Logan), who are involved in an operation to create a massive army of clones. A vicious battle ensues between the clones and Jedi on one side and Dooku's droids on the other, but who is really pulling the strings in this galactic conflict? In late 2002, the movie was released in IMAX theaters as Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones: The IMAX Experience, with a pared-down running time of 120 minutes in order to meet the technical requirements of the large-screen format. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
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Original Sin
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A lonely man's search for companionship soon takes him to dangerous and unexpected places in this erotically charged drama. Luis Antonio Vargas (Antonio Banderas) is a successful coffee salesman living in Cuba in the 1880s. Luis has had little luck finding love among the women of his native island, and he sends away to America for a mail-order bride. To his pleasant surprise, his fiancée from the United States, Julia Russell (Angelina Jolie), turns out to be not only beautiful but passionate and devoted. But Luis' happiness proves to be short-lived when he learns that Julia is not the person he imagined her to be, and detective Walter Downs (Thomas Jane) appears, trying to get to the bottom of Julia's mysterious past and possibly deadly secrets. Original Sin is based on the novel Waltz Into Darkness by Cornell Woolrich, which Francois Truffaut previously adapted for the screen as La Sirene du Mississippi. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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The Magic Pudding
One of Australia's best-loved children's books is brought to the screen in this animated comedy-adventure from down under. Bunyip Bluegum (voice of Geoffrey Rush) is a koala bear who has lost his parents and can't find them. While many of his friends and relatives fear that Bunyip's folks are dead, Bunyip is certain they're still alive, and sets out on the road to find them. In his travels, Bunyip makes several new friends, including landlocked sailor Bill Barnacle (voice of Hugo Weaving), a penguin named Sam Sawnoff (voice of Sam Neill), and Albert (voice of John Cleese), a magical pudding who can change flavors at will and never runs out, no matter how much people eat him. But the mean-spirited wombat Buncle (voice of Jack Thompson) discovers Albert and decides he wants the magical pudding all for himself, and Sam, Bill, and Bunyip must come to his rescue. The Magic Pudding is based on the illustrated children's story by Norman Lindsay, who outside Australia is best known for his more controversial artwork for grown-ups; his paintings favored sensual depictions of nude women, and his story later formed the basis of the 1994 film Sirens, in which Sam Neill played Lindsay. Toni Collette and Dave Gibson also contribute to The Magic Pudding's voice cast. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Feeling Sexy
Australian newcomer Davida Allen's film is a sharp, funny look at a woman's attempts to balance her passions with her responsibilities. All Vicki (Susie Porter) wants is passionate, romantic sex. Unfortunately, she finds herself married to a self-absorbed doctor who is rarely home and saddled with two screaming babies. She is not feeling sexy. At first she resorts to Walter Mitty-like fantasies about big muscular men. But when she takes a part-time job as a painting instructor and catches the eye of a sultry bohemian type, she risks losing her husband and her family. Later she manages to fuse her fantasies with her artistic urges in a manner both funny and touching for the man she loves. This film was screened at the 1999 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
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Excess Baggage
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In this combination caper comedy and offbeat romance, Emily (Alicia Silverstone) is a wealthy but petulant young woman desperate to get the attention of her millionaire father, Alexander Hope (Jack Thompson). In fact, she's so desperate that she decides to stage her own kidnapping; she sends a ransom note, ties herself up, and locks herself in the trunk of her BMW, waiting for daddy to come to the rescue; however, Emily's timing is a bit off, because ten minutes later, hunky car thief Vincent (Benicio Del Toro) steals the BMW with Emily still in it. Vincent and his partner in crime, Greg (Harry Connick Jr.), eventually discover the car's trunk has an unexpected surprise. When Emily is unable to convince them to help her with her scheme, she becomes a problem the carjackers can't get rid of, especially after Alexander refuses to pay her ransom, and his creepy right-hand man, Raymond (Christopher Walken), heads out to find her. Of course, losing 200,000 dollars in mob money is not making Vincent's life any easier, nor is having the emotionally problematic Emily fall in love with him. Excess Baggage was the first feature from Alicia Silverstone's production company First Kiss. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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Clint Eastwood directed this adaptation of John Berendt's non-fiction best-seller about a Savannah, Georgia, murder case. When this film was released, Berendt's book had been on best-seller lists for four years. As the film begins, New York journalist John Kelso (John Cusack), alter ego of author Berendt, arrives in Savannah to do a brief Town and Country article on the annual Christmas party given by sophisticated, urbane antique dealer Jim Williams (Kevin Spacey), who restored many mansions in Savannah, including the famed Mercer House where he lives. After the party, Williams kills his rude, violent lover Billy Hanson (Jude Law), explaining it as a necessary act of self-defense. Kelso decides to stay in Savannah to cover the trial, encountering a variety of colorful locals, eccentric and otherwise, including black transvestite nightclub performer Lady Chablis (appearing as herself), financially challenged bon vivant Joe Odom (Paul Hipp), vocalist Mandy Nichols (Alison Eastwood), voodoo priestess Minerva (Irma P. Hall), and Williams's deceptively powerful defense attorney Sonny Seiler (Australian actor Jack Thompson with a very convincing Southern accent). Kelso develops a romantic interest in Mandy while tracking the events that led up to the killing. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
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Under the Lighthouse Dancing
Harry and his much-younger girlfriend surprise their friends one vacation weekend by announcing their desire to marry immediately. As they are visiting a small island village off the coast of west Australia, that is easier said than done. The weekend began with the aforementioned couple and their friends Louise and David sailing out to Rocknest Island to visit their friends Garth, a doctor, and Juliet. The island is truly beautiful, as is the watercolor-like cinematography, and everyone has a good time. It is Emma who drops the bomb, and even Harry is surprised, for he has made no plans for their ceremony. It turns out that neither of the island ministers can do the job on such short notice. Emma then drops another bomb, telling them that she is terminally ill. This galvanizes all to action, and in very little time and with much resourcefulness, the wedding takes place followed by a grand party. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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Broken Arrow
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Hong Kong director John Woo's second U.S. film (his first was Hard Target) delivers a number of exciting action sequences but is let down by a credibility-straining plot. John Travolta plays Vic Deakins, an Air Force pilot on what is supposed to be a routine night flight mission with his co-pilot, the younger Riley Hale (Christian Slater), whom Deakins constantly kids for lacking the "will to win." Deakins is actually a traitor who crashlands their Stealth Bomber in Death Valley so that he can steal two nuclear warheads onboard and sell them to terrorists who plan to blackmail the government. Deakins meets up with his cohorts, who have been waiting in the park, while Hale survives and teams up with a young, attractive park ranger (Samantha Mathis) to foil Deakins's plans. Plenty of action ensues, with car chases, collapsing mine shafts, fights on burning trains, and even the underground detonation of a nuclear device. Despite the script's implausibilities and inconsistencies, Woo amply displays the expertise with action sequences and man-to-man conflict that has made his Hong Kong films cult favorites. ~ Don Kaye, Rovi
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McLeod's Daughters
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In this drama set and filmed in Australia, Jack McLeod (Jack Thompson) runs a successful sheep ranching operation in the outback, Dover's Run. After Jack's unexpected death, the day-to-day operations of the ranch fall to his housekeeper, Meg (Sonia Todd). However, it turns out to be more work than one woman can handle, and Meg calls upon Jack's daughters, Claire (Lisa Chappell) and Tess (Bridie Carter), to help her. However, Claire and Tess have not gotten along for some time -- Tess left Dover's Run with her mother when her parents divorced, while Claire stayed behind to live with her dad at the ranch -- and it turns out to be no small accomplishment to bring them together for the sake of the family's legacy. Produced for Australian TV, McLeod's Daughters was a great success in the ratings, and later spawned a popular television series. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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A study titled "Does Race Matter in Educational Diversity? A Legal and Empirical Analysis," concludes that law students actually do benefit from racial diversity on campus and that law schools should work to maintain diverse classes.
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The National Law Journal
August 15, 2012
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