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A big part of what makes us feel like we should laugh at a scene or take it seriously is the visual cues that are used within the sequence. So one of the easiest ways to ensure the audience reacts to your story in the intended way is to use the right kind of visual language.
These are examples from two comedies: "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Nacho Libre".
Bright colors are a good visual cue to tell us that a scene is supposed to be funny. Also, a general feeling of flatness makes a scene feel humorous, and anything you can do to emphasize that feeling of flatness can add to the humorous aspect. Symmetry is usually very helpful to make it feel flat. And if a character is walking, or a vehicle is moving through the scene, it should be moving either parallel to us or directly towards or away from us. That way, it's not creating any depth as it travels through the frame.
By contrast, here are some dramatic scenes from "3:10 to Yuma" (the modern remake), "Touch of Evil" and "The Verdict".
These are markedly different from the comedic examples. Here, the palette is much more subdued - less color makes a scene feel less "cartoony" or gives less of a carnival/circus feel, and makes us feel less like laughing. Also, depth is created as much as possible...there are objects in the foreground, middle ground and background as much as possible. The camera is tilted to create more depth and more dramatic angles. Even when the horizon could create a flat line, the camera is tilted slightly to avoid creating any horizontal lines.
When Charles Schulz first started drawing "Peanuts", he drew with a lot of diagonals and created a lot of depth within his simple style.
This makes sense. In art school we're all taught to create dynamic angles and a sense of depth in our drawings because we're told these things make a drawing better (and they do).
But just making good drawings isn't really the whole point of a comic strip - comic strips are supposed to be funny. And I think at some point, Schulz realized that if he flattened out his drawings, they became funnier.
So flat visuals are great for setting a funny tone and visuals with depth are great for setting a dramatic tone.
For a film like "Nacho Libre", this creates some pretty clear guidelines about how to art direct your movie and set up your shots. The same is true for "3:10 to Yuma". Each film has a clear overall tone and mood that's very extreme and consistent throughout the movie (in one case, comedic, and in the other, dramatic).
But most movies live in the middle of the two extremes. Most films have some serious parts and some comedic parts. So is transitioning from one type of scene to the other awkward and clunky?
Actually, no. Dramatic shots with depth and flat shots with humor can easily co-exist right next to each other. When done right, the audience doesn't even realize the difference. But as film makers, we can use these techniques to create a laugh in the midst of an action sequence to break the tension for a moment before returning to action and drama. And vice versa: a humorous scene can suddenly turn dark and foreboding....and then just as quickly switch back to hilarious.
Here are some screengrabs from the first Star Wars movie, from the beginning and the battle aboard the Rebel Blockade Runner. These shots are actually all right next to each other. Here they are, in order:
Here, in the midst of the battle scene, are two shots with a lot of depth and drama as rebels and stormtroopers battle it out. Then, in contrast to these dramatic and exciting scenes, there is one very flat and comedic scene as R2-D2 and C3-PO travel through the corridor, right through all the heavy blaster fire (notice they are traveling parallel to camera, to give the scene that flat and funny feeling). Then it's followed by more dramatic scenes as the battle rages on.
So within a sequence you can slip from one type of scene to the other, and if done well, the audience won't feel the change of mood at all.
Every scene in my life I've boarded pretty much fits that description; except for extreme cases, most scenes have some dramatic moments of emotion and some moments of lightness. Those are the type of scene I like to board most; I love the challenge of transitioning from one type of moment to the next and finding the right balance of laughs and emotions as well as creating the right staging to get the audience to feel what I want them to feel. I particularly enjoyed that challenge in working on "Tangled"; there were so many great scenes that I felt had a particular challenge in that regard.
For example, the scene where Rapunzel enters the "Snuggly Duckling".
I love the mood of this scene because it's both comedic and dramatic at the same time. It's a scary scene for Rapunzel - this is the type of place and the type of person her Mother has made her terrified of. And yet the scene is funny as well - from Flynn's P.O.V. the scene has a lot of humor, because he doesn't really think they're in danger, he's just trying to trick Rapunzel by playing to her worst fears.
The scene is a delicate balance - if the scene becomes too cartoony and funny, you might think Rapunzel is an idiot for being scared of cartoony clownish thugs and you'll stop liking her. So the thugs in the bar have to convey some real menace.
At the same time, if the guys become too scary or intimidating you can't laugh at them, and there's no humor to the scene.
It was a tough scene to pull off but the artists that boarded it, laid it out and animated it did a great job of balancing the two priorities and making Rapunzel's fright real and sincere so the audience could empathize with her, and not look at her as a clown or see her as someone who isn't very smart.
Also we wanted Rapunzel standing up to them and attacking them as a real moment of heroism and courage for her and something that's hard for her to do. If the guys in the bar come off as cartoony and silly then it's not much of a courageous act for her to stand up to them.
Another scene that I think balances out the humor and drama is when Flynn escapes from prison. It's a serious scene (he's about to be hanged, and that has to feel like a real threat) but Flynn is saved in a way that has humor to it, to keep the scene from becoming too dark and oppressive.
But on the other hand, if the scene becomes too light and fun, you lose the sense that Flynn's life is in the balance and that if he fails in his escape he's going to die. So you can't go too far with the humor.
I think that's one of the big keys to storyboarding a Disney movie: you have to make the threats and the drama feel real enough that the audience really believes that the characters are facing serious issues and a lot of jeopardy. But at the same time, we're not making "Saw" movies, and we need to balance the darkness with some lightness to make the movie palatable to all viewers, and create fun characters that make you laugh and cry so that you enjoy watching them and you enjoy going through their trials and tribulations with them and care whether they come through them (or not) in the end.


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Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office
Jan. 1
1:35 a.m.: A Boulder Creek resident reported that her live-in boyfriend had covered her mouth with one hand and used the other to try to choke her during an argument. The boyfriend had fled by the time deputies arrived at the scene.
4:02 p.m.: A man was arrested at a home on the 100 block of Cheney Way in Boulder Creek when deputies determined that he was violating a restraining order by being there.
Dec. 31
8:46 a.m.: A man was arrested on the 13200 block of Central Avenue in Boulder Creek after deputies investigating reports of marijuana for sale on Craigslist.org responded to an advertisement on the website and arranged a sale. About 15 ounces of marijuana was seized.
8:16 p.m.: Deputies arrested a man and a woman on the 600 block of San Lorenzo Avenue who allegedly resisted arrest when they were contacted on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs.
Dec. 29
6:06 p.m.: A woman was arrested by deputies on the 400 block of High Street in Brookdale for allegedly being under the influence of drugs.
Dec. 26
Midnight: A man was arrested inside a storage box he was using as a residence without the owner's permission on the 9100 block of Highway 9 in Ben Lomond. The property owner claimed that when he requested that the man leave, the man chased him with a metal bar, causing an estimated $950 in damage to his vehicle.
Midnight: A man was arrested for public drunkenness on the 6100 block of Highway 9 in Felton.
Scotts Valley Police Department
Jan. 1
9:19 a.m.: Police took a report after a man walking his dog noticed that two mailboxes had been knocked off their posts and damaged on the 800 block of Whispering Pines Drive.
Dec. 30
9:50 a.m.: A resident of Burlwood Drive reported that her purse and Samsung tablet computer were missing from inside her home. She also reported that she had returned home twice in the previous week to find doors open.
6:40 p.m.: A woman reported that her iPad had been taken after she accidentally left it in a shopping cart on the 200 block of Mount Hermon Road.
10:58 p.m.: A resident of Burlwood Drive reported that someone had entered her vehicle between Dec. 26 and Dec. 30 and tried to remove the subwoofers. She also reported that she was unable to find her keys.
11:54 p.m.: Officers found a man inside the closed skate park on the 300 block of Kings Village Road and arrested him for a probation violation and alleged possession of methamphetamine.
Dec. 28
11:11 p.m.: A man was arrested and released with a citation after officers determined that he was driving with a suspended license. They stopped him for a vehicle code violation at the intersection of Scotts Valley and Civic Center drives. The vehicle was towed from the scene following his arrest.
Dec. 26
11:24 a.m.: A resident of Vine Hill School Road reported that a wallet, a pair of binoculars and other items were taken from inside an unlocked vehicle.
5:46 p.m.: A resident of Granite Creek Road reported that several items had gone missing from inside the home.
California Highway Patrol
According to California Highway Patrol officer Sarah Jackson, officers arrested 15 motorists in Santa Cruz County for driving under the influence of alcohol during the New Year's weekend — from Friday, Dec. 29, to Tuesday, Jan. 1. CHP records show that three arrests were made on Friday, four on Saturday, two on Sunday, one on Monday and five on Tuesday after midnight.
This column includes items reported in dispatch logs of the listed agencies and records of the California Highway Patrol and area fire departments. Additional information may be based on reports from other agencies and officers.

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Trend Watch: Polka Dots in Kids' Spaces
One of my current favorite trends in kids' spaces is polka dots. They're fun, classic, and gender neutral. You can use them in a big way or a small way, whether simply on a pillow case or covering an entire wall. There are a ton of different ways to apply them to your kids' walls and furniture, from wallpaper to stickers to removable decals to contact paper, or you can simply freehand them with a little paint. The possibilities are endless! Here are twenty of my favorite polka dot kids' spaces for inspiration:
Row One:
1. Petit Collage from Spearmint Baby
2. Lena Corwin's Nursery from Design Sponge
3. IKEA via A Cup of Jo
4. Toby's Nursery from A Cup of Jo
5. Traveling Mama via Decor8
Row Two:
6. Violet's Bedroom: A Lovely Lark
7. Fabulous and Girly Nursery from Homesessive
8. Elle's Nursery: Ave Styles
9. A Joyful Nursery: Design*Sponge via Apartment Therapy
10. Shared Room: Bebe Com Estilo
Row Three:
11. Mod Nursery: Emily Mughannam
12. Emily Mughannam via CocoCozy
13. Reva's Nursery from Fawn & Forest
14. Arden's Room: Copy Cat Chic
15. Nursery: Petit Sweet
Row Four:
16. Home by Novogratz Episode 8 via Apartment Therapy
17. Rowan's Nursery: Jen Loves Kev
18. David Howell Design via Houzz.com
19. Miss Vivi Charles' Play Kitchen: Lay Baby Lay via Apartment Therapy
20. Hus & Hem via The Boo and the Boy
(Images: as credited above)
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I love polka dots. They're great for children's rooms, but I love them in 'grown up' decor as well. They always add some whimsy and fun to any space.
I really wish AT would stop displaying photos of garlands draped around babies' cribs. *sigh* It's such an obvious safety hazard. At first, I accepted the "hands off' approach (e.g., "it's not our job to police the safety of the rooms, and besides, how many hazards do we not see?"). But now I actually think it's willful negligence.
Yeah, color me uptight.
Agree with Magoo1, same w/ crib bumpers. AT, be an advocate for responsible design.
anyone know where the polka dot blankets shown in the #12 photo (from cococozy link) are from? thanks!


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Adams Outdoor Advertising, the company who paid for digital billboards featuring missing teen Erica Lynn Parsons, is updating its locations.
Parsons, 15, has been missing for nearly two years, but was just reported missing more than a month ago. Her adoptive parents, Sandy and Casey Parsons, have maintained they let her stay with her biological grandmother, Irene Goodman, in Asheville.
The company initially paid to have the billboards erected in late August and have now added the following locations:
• Interstate-77 at Tyvola Road
• Interstate-485 east of I-77
• Interstate-77 south of exit 28
• Interstate-77 south of exit 28
Investigators have not been able to verify that Irene Goodman does exist. The Goodman family has said there was no Irene Goodman and that the biological grandmother died in 2005. Law enforcement have said Sandy and Casey Parsons have been uncooperative.
Anyone with information on whereabouts of Erica Lynn Parsons is encouraged to call the Rowan County Sheriff's Office at 704-216-8700.


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Life in the Santa Cruz Mountains, surrounded by natural beauty, can also mean you're never sure someone or something isn't prowling around your property at night: Is that noise a deer or a raccoon looking for a snack? Or could it be someone stealing the wheels off your car while flying high on methamphetamine?
That's the scenario a number of Boulder Creek residents described during a March 13 meeting with parks and sheriff's officials, and it's the motivation behind the creation of a virtual neighborhood watch for the crime-ridden area around a local dam.
'Something's got to change'
Neighbors met with Sgt. John Habermehl of the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office and representatives of Boulder Creek Recreation and Parks District on March 13 at the rec hall office.
Several described Barbara Day Park — the dam park at Middleton and Fairview avenues — as a place where people are regularly drunk or high, party at all hours of the night and trespass onto private property. They said dogs are often allowed off their leashes, trash accumulates and broken glass and discarded hypodermic needles are common hazards.
The problem is not new, the residents said, but it escalated about a month ago when a community member asked a group of teenage boys to leave late one night and was assaulted, resulting in injuries that needed stitches.
Val Hollen, who has lived near the park for 17 years, said trespassers after dark cause the most serious problems. The park has no floodlights, nor any electrical wiring.
"You can hear it," she said, describing noise made by trespassers. "It's certainly week after week."
Several residents blamed a sparse police presence and a lack of consequences imposed on those who violate park rules.
"Something's got to change here," Hollen said, while acknowledging that "it's a little rural town and we're at the end of the road."
'If I don't know the problem exists, I can't send my deputies there'
At the meeting, Habermehl introduced an online program called Pro Boards, which allows the residents to participate in an online Neighborhood Watch program and document suspicious trends and activities on a secure webpage shared with the sheriff's office.
The sheriff's office can schedule its coverage more efficiently, he said, if residents establish a record of incidents — sightings of a suspicious vehicle, for example, or a series of opened mailboxes in a certain area.
He described the process as "directed enforcement."
"It's putting the communication lines back out there so we can communicate regularly," Habermehl said. "If I don't know the problem exists, I can't send my deputies there."
Reports from traditional watches often arrive sporadically or long after the fact, he said. A website allows for consistent, timely reporting — if people participate.
"It's just a matter of getting all the neighbors logged on," Habermehl said. "The more people use it, the more effective it can be. It's just a shell if people don't communicate."
He cautioned that posting on the site is not the same as reporting a crime, and a resident who sees a crime in progress should immediately call it in.
"It's not so much for reporting of specific crimes," Habermehl said. "It's more along the lines of communicating trends or activities that they've been noticing."
'It pushes the harmful people out'
As sheriff's officials work to improve their enforcement in troubled areas, leaders of the recreation and parks district are trying to change the areas themselves.
Barbara Day Park, one of a handful of parks in Boulder Creek operated by the town's recreation and parks district, is being overhauled, according to Brian Valdivia, a member of the district board.
Valdivia hopes the renovation promotes greater use of the park by families and events.
"We're really putting a lot of energy and time into (upgrading Barbara Day Park)," he said. "If you have more positive activities, the more it pushes the harmful people out."
"Harmful people" are nothing new to Barbara Day Park, according to Hallie Greene, district manager.
"This has been certainly ongoing for years and years," Greene said. "The main complaint we get is the drinking, the smoking and the dogs."
During a community meeting in September 2007, the Press-Banner reported that residents called attention to regular drug dealing, fights and other criminal activity at the park.
The Press-Banner reported at the time that sheriff's office officials speculated that troublemakers had migrated to Barbara Day Park in response to increased security at Junction Park.
A surveillance camera system was installed in Junction Park following a March 2011 assault on a recreation department janitor.
Greene said enforcement of the rules was easier there than at Barbara Day Park, partially because Junction Park, at Middleton and Railroad avenues, is visible from the district office, 13333 Middleton Ave.
She said the problems at Junction Park also decreased because more people started using the park as the district tried to make it welcoming to families — just as the district is doing at Barbara Day Park.
"I'd say families utilize Junction Park more than Barbara Day Park," Greene said. "People don't want to be loitering where (other) people have their kids."
She said the district has committed $15,000 to build a fence and install new signs at the park. The district is also considering solar options as a solution to the lack of electricity for lighting at the park.
Greene said the community's communication with law enforcement is critical to combat illegal activities, as recreation staff members are prohibited from approaching lawbreakers due to the risk of harm.
"It's really important to call the sheriff," Greene said. "People are going to get cited if they're doing illegal activities down there."
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Like the home owners surrounding them, businesses also are rebuilding and finding strength in a tight-knit community.
Representatives from the business community, city government, local churches and utility providers spoke Thursday morning at the Adairsville Inn for breakfast hosted by the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce. Guests recounted how the events of Wednesday, Jan. 30, unfolded and what is being done now to recover from the storm.
Among those speaking Thursday was Wes Stephenson, executive vice president of Daiki USA. Suffering some of the most devastating damage, a portion of Daiki's Adairsville manufacturing facility was demolished as the tornado made its way across Bartow and Gordon counties.
Stephenson explained how plant administrators pulled their employees from offices and the plant floor, first gathering in the cafeteria, then retreating to the bathrooms as the storm worsened. Taking cover with co-workers, Stephenson found shelter in the plant kitchen where he and those with him became trapped as the building fell down around them.
"At first it sounded like a tremendous hail storm just pounding on the doors and the walls. I was holding the door and I thought just any minute it would collapse and then all of a sudden the ceiling caved in and I looked up and the roof was gone. We were looking at the open sky and we were trapped," Stephenson said. "It was a dramatic day for us and some of us are working 24/7 trying to figure out where to go next.
"I can't emphasize enough — you need to have a plan. We can rebuild the plant, we can buy new equipment, but our main concern is the people we take care of."
One Daiki employee was injured, but has since made a full recovery. After Stephenson and his colleagues escaped the devastated facility, they were sheltered by their neighbors at NorthSide Bank.
NorthSide Bank Executive Vice President Barry Adcock recalled how he watched the storm approach from the bank's second story and took refuge under a coworker's desk as the tornado passed, causing extensive damage to the bank's roof.
"I usually try to keep up with everything, but this day I had heard the reports and the forecast that it was possible, but that always happens somewhere else," Adcock said. "The building began to shake and vibrate and you could hear the wind and commotion outside. I tell people it was like the building was in a paint shaker at the hardware store and then you could hear the popping and the cracking as the building was being torqued and twisted — and then it was gone."
Although damaged, the bank remained structurally sound and bank employees quickly took in the employees displaced from Daiki. Adcock also shared stories of compassion in the days that followed. One competing bank took the initiative to help NorthSide find a temporary location to conduct business, while another made sure NorthSide employees were fed. Bank President Mark Swanson shared that a bank customer actually leant him his car after finding that his had been damaged in the storm.
Stories of encouragement and community outreach were in no short supply Thursday as guests told of the kindness shown by friends, neighbors and strangers. Pastor Ken Coomer of the Adairsville Church of God gave a report on recovery efforts within the community.
A total of 2,300 volunteers have come through the city in the last week to clear debris and make donations. Through churches and community service organizations, more than 10,000 meals have been served since the tornado struck.
From the city of Adairsville, City Manager Pat Crook gave an update as crews continue to work. She advised residents to be patient as city staff remain focused on the needs of those affected by the storm. Crook also reminded those living and working in the city that water pressure may fluctuate in the coming days and assured those present Thursday that public works is monitoring the situation.
"I moved to Adairsville about two and half years ago and I've seen a lot since I've been here," Crook said. "We've made some changes, some have been popular, some haven't been, but this experience has been amazing. Everyone in this community has put aside anything they thought and they came together — they've cried together, they've hugged, they've prayed — and it's been amazing.
"We got city hall back up and running on Monday, but we're trying to take care of people that were affected first. We're trying to get people back in their houses and we're trying to get businesses back where they need to be. So we hope everyone understands that's our priority. If something new comes in or is not related to the storm, we may not be able to get to it this week. We're trying to register contractors and keep people safe and protected."
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Hope they get their crap together and avoid another RRoD-like fiasco. I know all new hardware will have a bumpy start, but that was one of the most spactacular screwups I've ever witnessed in gaming. Only PS3's ridiculous E3 debute made me forget about it (GIANT ENEMY CRAB!).
Hope they get their crap together and avoid another RRoD-like fiasco. I know all new hardware will have a bumpy start, but that was one of the most spactacular screwups I've ever witnessed in gaming. Only PS3's ridiculous E3 debute made me forget about it (GIANT ENEMY CRAB!).
Well from what I read a few months ago, these are supposed to me customizable. So you can buy a low end xbox, and eventually replace the video card, upgrade the memory, etc. and then have yourself a legitimate high end x-box. Assuming those rumors are factual, I can only imagine the issues will increase.
Hmm I find that unlikely that the new xbox would be customizable.. the cost of implementing that would be pretty high compared to making a single all in one unit, and all consoles have had integrated processors and gpu's so that would be a really big leap away from the trend.
I don't think the console will be released this year, I think next year is a much better possibility. Unless their rushing it to compete with (and probably destroy) the WiiU then I'm gonna bet on next year. But a rushed product for that purpose could result in similar things to Microsofts RROD.
I think I Totally misunderstood things with that previous comment... I thought it meant 2013 Holiday season as in THIS year not the next -______-
My xbox has become pretty much used for media purposes the past few months, i much prefer gaming on my computer, and now that i won the zotac htpc i hardly play my xbox except for a few console only games.
If they did have customizable Xbox's... I would laugh my butt off...
It would just make the Xbox 12 year olds cry harder, and moan because Mommy and Daddy didn't get them the BEST Xbox.
It would just create more bugs though. Certain hardware would run hotter, others wouldn't, some hardware may have trouble with certain games, all that kind of BS..
I'm looking forward to the next gen xbox just so I can see a teardown. Other than that, I'll stick to upgrading this really, REALLY old computer I have been upgrading for a few months, and plays better than xbox.
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I went through 1 xbox and 3 xbox 360s - they just kept dying. I gave up on them for years until recently. I'm not much of a gamer but was interested in Minecraft. Unfortunately, I am terrible at computer game controls so I went out and bought a new xbox just for Minecraft lol Ya I know, silly right.. but that game is so addicting! I still hope to get into the pc version since it has way more added to it and more customizing options like skins and texture packs, but for now I have to stick with xbox. So far I haven't had any problems with it at all. Hopefully when they come out with a new one they will have worked out all the hardware issues before the release date.
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Having had two 360's with the RROD, and an original XBox (1) with the defective Phillips DVD problem, I will definitely not be buying first gen MS hardware this time around.
I'd hold out for the PS4, but Sony's on my @%#!list for removing OtherOS. I may skip this gen entirely, unless Valve surprises us with the SteamBox.
What part of "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn" don't you understand?
Man thats pretty unlucky 3vi1, I've had my PS3 die 3 times, first time for the bluray player, then the psu. 3rd time it happened again I packed it away because i was over it. All just out of warranty.
I've fixed a variety of both consoles, repairing red rings of death and yellow lights of death was like my part time profession while I was in high school and they were all initial release consoles. The later ones were tweaked and solved a lot of the earlier problems. I came to know PS3's and Xbox 360's inside and out
...What was even worse was when friends would bring me consoles that had already been "fixed" once by microsoft and consisted of things like paper cards re-orienting or "focusing" air flow to key areas, attached to the already existing shroud by tape.
But I don't think everyone should be so weary of the next gen Xbox, Microsoft is bound to have learned from their mistakes since their initial launch of the 360 had so many horror stories and failures. The cost of them repeating a folly like that again would destroy the trust of Xbox gamers and their desire to buy consoles from the first batch which would make their launch sales look terrible too. I doubt a huge successful corporation would risk making the same major mistake like that twice.
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Wolman is a photographer who's always heard the music, felt the power, dreamed the dream, and his camera takes the present into posterity. Settling in Haight-Ashbury in the 60's, Wolman landed not only in the literal city of seismic change but at the absolute figurative center of change itself. Surrounded by Janis and the Grateful Dead in close-by digs, Wolman was soon accompanying journalist Jann Wenner to the now famous and genre-defining Mills College conference on rock music. Wenner happened to be the founder of Rolling Stone magazine. He liked Wolman's style, offered him a job and Wolman launched as the first official document-er of the new psychedelic age. Beginning with the magazine's opening issue, Wolman's photographs were windows on the parade of the different, the delightful and the doomed, and his pictures became the gold standard by which rock photography would be measured.


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Title text: 'Can't you just use the LHC you already built to find it again?' 'We MAY have disassembled it to build a death ray.' 'Just one, though.' 'Nothing you should worry about.' 'The death isn't even very serious.'
Cueball and Ponytail are applying for a large amount of grant money to find the Higgs boson. Under scrutiny, they have been forced to admit that they have "lost" the particle which had been previously "found". This is a humorous play on the term "finding" when applied to fundamental particles. The common usage means to discover or observe the existence of a class of particles, rather than to know the current location of an individual particle.
The Higgs boson is an elementary particle that is predicted by a physical model of the universe (the 'Standard Model'). Observing evidence that Higgs bosons really exist is a key test of this model: if a search for the Higgs boson had failed to find evidence confirming its existence then the Standard Model would have been shown to be an incorrect description of reality. Finding the Higgs boson was one of the main reasons why the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was built: to create energies high enough for the Higgs boson to become manifest. The point is, once evidence for its existence has been observed it is not possible to 'lose' the Higgs boson in a way implied by Cueball and Ponytail.
In the title text, the off-screen questioner wonders why Cueball and Ponytail can't use the LHC to find the particle again. The implication is that this would avoid spending another $3 billion. Their responses imply that the pair have already dismantled the LHC and converted its components into a death ray (a particle-beam weapon to be exact). The ostensibly reassuring platitudes offered mimic those used to placate those who were worried about possible apocalyptic consequences of commissioning the LHC, for instance the creation of black holes, strange matter, a vacuum bubble or proton-eating magnetic monopoles.
The comment that "The death isn't even very serious" in the title text may be a reference to a Isaac Asimov's "I, Robot." Robopsychologist Dr. Susan Calvin tells supercomputer The Brain not to worry about death, that it wasn't a "big deal," when the robot is working on an equation relating to hyper drive. The Brain was able to deliver the solution, since anyone using the hyperdrive would be briefly "dead" (no longer exist), but in the end, they would arrive safe and sound.
This also implies that the death ray was only able to produce one death, as opposed to the many deaths such a weapon could be expected to cause, just as it is implied that the LHC only produced a single Higgs boson, which was subsequently misplaced.
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Cueball: Yes, well, um.
Ponytail: ...OK, this is embarrassing.
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Gov. Bobby Jindal's rebranding of himself as an "education governor" could be tested this session on an unlikely front if a successful attempt at repealing the Louisiana Science Education Act makes it to his desk.
Led last year by high school senior Zack Kopplin of Baton Rouge, the repeal effort failed in a Senate committee despite the urging of more than 40 Nobel laureates in the sciences and a host of other scientific groups, but Kopplin tells The Ind he'll be back for the upcoming session in March to give it another go. Now a freshman at Rice University, Kopplin says about 30 more Nobel laureates have signed on to his effort to end the LSEA.
"We're going to be back stronger this session," Kopplin vows. "We're organizing students and we've also received the endorsement of 72 Nobel laureate scientists."
Opponents of the LSEA — a deceptively named measure signed into law in 2008 that ostensibly allows biology teachers in state public high schools to "supplement" the standard curriculum with materials that question long-established and widely accepted tenets of evolutionary biology — characterize the law as a Trojan Horse for creationists. No mainstream scientific organizations endorsed the law before it was enacted; the religious-right Louisiana Family Forum was virtually the only group to back it.
The LSEA passed the Legislature almost unanimously four years ago, but Kopplin says he believes the education-reform agenda of Jindal, who majored in biology, makes repealing the act a nice component of overall reform. "The governor and the Legislature are focusing on education this year," Kopplin says. "Their first act should be to reform misguided legislation that allows creationism into public school science classrooms. They need to listen to Louisiana's students and teachers and the international science community and repeal the Louisiana Science Education Act."
Mike Harson's coffers show the advantage of incumbency.
The Lafayette City-Parish Council will vote on an ordinance for final adoption Tuesday that, if approved, would give the city the green light to take over a stretch of Verot School Road from the state Department of Transportation and Development.
The Louisiana Association of Educators filed a lawsuit challenging the $60 million in spending through Louisiana's public school financing formula.
He's been out of office for nearly a decade, but former U.S. Sen. John Breaux is back on the campaign trail, urging voters to support his one-time colleague, Democrat Mary Landrieu.
The unresolved fate of the ashes left behind after Ebola waste was destroyed in Texas highlights the problem U.S. hospitals and communities could face in disposing of their own waste.
While much of the talk was about whether New Orleans could win a big game — or any game, for that matter — on the road, the conversation in the Saints' locker room was about something completely different.
State health officials told thousands of doctors planning to attend a tropical diseases meeting this weekend in New Orleans to stay away if they have been to certain African countries or have had contact with an Ebola patient in the last 21 days.
Republicans are calling on Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu to apologize after she suggested Thursday that President Barack Obama's deep unpopularity in the South is partly tied to race.
Compared to the rest of the country, Lafayette has it pretty good when it comes to the cost and speed of our Internet.
Hello Kitty turns 40; police ambush suspect caught; Knicks surprise Cavs and more national and international news for Friday, October 31, 2014.
Friday's Blogs from the Bog!
The Lafayette City-Parish Council will consider on Tuesday a revised plan to the transform a block in Downtown Lafayette into a mixed-use residential-retail-commercial development that doesn't include giving title to the property to the Lafayette Public Trust Finance Authority, an arrangement the council rejected earlier this month.
Trying to combat the national undertones of Louisiana's U.S. Senate race, Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu is traveling the state this week on a sort of pork celebration tour, telling voters about the projects and aid she's delivered to Louisiana.
Ever thought that big, pink Gulf coast shrimp you ordered at the restaurant or bought from the store didn't taste juicy or salty enough? Maybe it wasn't from the Gulf.
The state treasurer won't sign financial documents needed for $200 million in borrowing or for a refinancing of existing debt until he believes they accurately explain the surplus disagreement.
Bill Cassidy voted for 97 percent of the bills signed by Barack Obama.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is joining South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on her campaign bus tour.
A New Iberia man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a 4-year-old girl and scalding her 3-year-old brother.
A district judge decided Wednesday against sanctioning attorney/school board candidate Dawn Morris for her behind-the-scenes role in a lawsuit against Mark Cockerham.
Secretary of State Tom Schedler says Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration may have improperly destroyed records in the state employee health insurance program, in the middle of a heavily-criticized rewrite of benefit plans.
Paper cites the former ADA's "experience as a prosecutor, his demonstrated integrity, and his ideas for reshaping the [DA's] office" in urging voters to support Keith Stutes Nov. 4.
Louisiana officials have sent a letter to the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene un-inviting members of the group who have recently been to ebola-affected West African countries from attending the group's annual conference in New Orleans next week.
Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints have to find a way to win on the road if they plan to take over first place in the NFC South.
"It is obvious that Louisiana economic performance has not outperformed the South or the United States as a whole and, in fact, has substantially underperformed..."
A state district judge said he will rule Friday on a preliminary injunction to keep some charter schools from receiving $60 million through Louisiana's public school financing formula.
OCT 31 The National Journal posts another story from its visit to NOLA, this one about the struggling Vietnamese shrimpers in the area. The publication has been looking at how the state is recovering from Katrina, nine years later.
OCT 31 The New York Times posts this look at Louisiana politics, and how national issues are forcing out the old-time local politicking. Of course they mention EWE, aptly described as an old-time politician known for "charming one half of the state and mortifying the other."
OCT 31 Here's an AP story on the ABC site about Louisiana's chicken little response to an international medical conference planned in NOLA this weekend. Organizers (who are actual physicians, as opposed to the hand-wringing state officials who issued the edicts) say the orders are "unfortunate" given that a main focus of the meeting was Ebola.
OCT 31 The Mobile newspaper offers "the skinny" on UL's football team in advance of this weekend's game. In particular, the pundits warn of UL's great atmosphere and "crowd support."
OCT 31 Given the things Bobby Jindal has said and done since he's been governor, it's a pretty safe bet he thinks we're a bunch of dummies. Apparently, he's sure President Obama is one, too. This story on Huff Post quotes Jindal as saying the president - a graduate of Harvard Law - should sue to get his money back. (What should a Brown biology grad who doesn't believe in evolution do?)
OCT 31 Chuck Todd, moderator of Meet the Press, gets an earful from Louisiana voters when he asks for their reaction to the word "Washington" in this video. Spoiler alert: they are not big fans.
OCT 31 Us old folks are used to a two-party system, although most of us aren't sold on its success. But what if that system wasn't in place; what if politics reflected the true level of diversity among voters? That's what an LSU student is dreaming of in this editorial. He sees the two parties' control of our politics as limiting.
OCT 31 And you thought the Senate race was dirty. This post on the Forward Now blog tells the story of a Shreveport mayoral campaign worker who was paid to "infiltrate" and "sabotage" an opponent's campaign. Karma's a beeotch, though, because turns out the guy really liked the "enemy," and now he's supporting her. For real.
OCT 30 The National Journal offers this analysis of Bobby Jindal's willingness to stump in any Senate campaign that's not in Louisiana. Why is that? The Journal asks some GOPers and finds that the answer is one we already know: he's so unpopular here, because he's been so busy running for President, that his support might be "toxic."
OCT 30 Blogger Tom Aswell is still all over the OGB mess - and all by himself, apparently. In this post, he's revealing orders from the Jindal administration to destroy records from the state employee health insurance plan. Those orders (he's heard) have angered the Secretary of State and caused an administration lawyer to quit her job. Wow!
OCT 30 A NOLA lady has alleged she was drugged and raped at a Bywater club that had a clothing-optional policy until recently, and she's now become the victim of a smear campaign, columnist Jarvis DeBerry writes in this post. She chose to reveal her story and her name, and she's being punished for that now, he says.


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Do you sit in an office chair or on your couch for more than six hours a day? Then here are some disturbing facts: Your risk of heart disease has increased by up to 64 percent. You're shaving off seven years of quality life. You're also more at risk for certain types of cancer. Simply put, sitting i…
This is a MUST read for everyone. Especially if you're avoiding lifting anything more than 3lbs because your doctor told you. Unfortunately, due to many medical doctors, chiropractors, and physical therapists strength and conditioning knowledge, and liability concerns; many times you will be told because of some kind of pain that you should stop lifting weights, or exercise altogether.
Gene Lawrence is a badass. He's a 74 year old powerlifter who has set tons of records in his sport. He didn't start training for powerlifting until he was 69. Last year, he squatted 225, benched 260, and deadlifted 365, all raw. Last year he also tore his left rectus femoris falling down in his …
Thursday, October 30, 2014 CrossFit Make Up a Missed WOD OR Part 1 - WOD: 15min EMOM Min 1 - 20 Wallballs (20/14) Min 2 - 15 Box Jumps (24/20) Min 3 - 12 KB Snatches (24/16) *score = total minutes completed scaled - 14/10, step ups, 16/12 competitor - 12'/10', 30/24, 32/24 Part 2 - Strength/ Skill: Squat Clean Ladder (135/95) EMOM increase 10# (total) until failure *score = max weight scaled - 95/65 competitor - 185/135 Competitor Part A - Squat. 50-55-60%. All by 3. 3 sets Part B1 - Pendlay row 4x3 Part B2 - L sit for 20sec x4 Part C - 10 rounds Row 300m 8 HSPUs
Exiting stuff at the box today! Not only were there TONS of PR's, there were tons without sacrificing technique. It feels good to see all the hard work paying off. If you didn't PR, don't beat yourself up about it. It could just be a bad day or maybe it's something that we need to fix or work on. If you feel bummed, just come chat with me, I haven't PR'd anything in like a year : ) *Reminder that the hoodie sign in sheet will be at the gym tomorrow. Tomorrow's WOD Gymnastics Day Warm-up: - Work on Kipping - MU drills on low rings and high rings - Banded MU practice for scaled (ring and Bar) - HSPU practice WOD For time: 2 Legless Rope Climbs 10 Bar MU's 20 Strict HSPU's 30 Unbroken KB Swings (70/53) C-RX (53/35) S 20 Strict HSPU 10 Ring MU 2 Legless Rope Climbs
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Strength: 3 Rounds Back Squat, 5 reps Rest 1 minute Handstand Hold/Push-Up, 30 second holds or 3-6 reps Rest 1-2 minutes Met-con: EMOM – 12 minutes 2 Turkish Get-ups (Left/right) 55/35 5 Goblet Squats (same KB) (TGU every rep starts & ends on the ground) Stretch: Full Body Stretching Series #5
Strength: 3 Rounds Back Squat, 5 reps Rest 1 minute Handstand Hold/Push-Up, 30 second holds or 3-6 reps Rest 1-2 minutes Met-con: EMOM – 12 minutes 2 Turkish Get-ups (Left/right) 55/35 5...
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Mobility Class is canceled for this evening. 6pm-7pm will be open gym...do a make-up WOD, work on strength or practice a skill. Regular WODs at 5pm & 7pm!
Who's coming to Miami with Alea and I? They have multiple divisions guys! Brian Keane is in! Anyone else? How about our teens?
Check this week's blog post in Coach's Corner by our oly coach, Aaron Adams....
There are about 32 crossfit affiliates in Baltimore city, including our humble gym. Most of our members could go anywhere, and they choose to stay here. What sets us apart from other affiliates?
Just watched Ashley Russell Deadlift 345lb...no big deal
"KIP OR TREAT!" Join Michael Lorenzen this Saturday at 9am for work on your kip! Have an opportunity to break down your mechanics and focus on better efficiency whether applied to pull-ups, toes to bar, or muscle-ups. Perfecting your hollow body swing and doing this well is essential for efficiency. We all can use more work on better activating our hips in the swing! All levels welcome. This will be held in conjunction with the 9am class. Just a reminder we will only be holding a 9am class this Saturday due to the Scavenger Hunt. Everyone who is participating in the hunt....should aim to work with Michael beforehand if you able to "swing" it.
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Millions of people have sworn off wheat, but there's little science to support them. Michael Specter investigates.
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I would like to take a minute to brag about the 6 am class and all athletes participating in the Luring Challenge. 2 benchmark workouts in 3 days and EVERYONE hit a PR. Nice job guys and gals. 1 more to go.....
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Strength: Dynamic Effort: Romanian Deadlift 12 x 2 @ 60% 1RM Deadlift load Strength & Conditioning WOD: 5x3min AMRAP *Rest 30s Between rounds 25m Sled Push (135/90) *If no sled replace with 5 Tire Flips...
Strength: Dynamic Effort: Romanian Deadlift 12 x 2 @ 60% 1RM Deadlift load Strength & Conditioning WOD: 5x3min AMRAP *Rest 30s Between rounds 25m Sled Push (135/90) *If no sled replace with 5...
Woot Woot Wednesday! - Coach Michaela knows how to have fun. Learning a swinging L-sit rope climb does not have to be all up tight unless we are talking about your core! Hey it's Wednesday! It is time to update you on the coming events this weekend! Friday is Costumed WODs and The Alameda Trunk or Treat starting at 3PM. Saturday is the CrossFit San Jose "FrankenWOD Throwdown". Also this Saturday Nov. 1, starting from 6PM to 2AM, Accendo Real Estate will host a costume ... http://ow.ly/2PPHw0
LEVEL 1 ACTIVATION: 3min row * 3x10"/10" PVC DL * 3x10"/10"PVC Pendlay row * 3/side x10"/10" Suitcase DL Crossover Symmetry Activation SKILL: 3min wall plank (pushup plank w feet on wall) 3-5 min sumo DL (wedge yourself down into the bar. veritical shin, "sit" way, way back, loading deep down, h...
LEVEL 1 ACTIVATION: 3min row * 3x10"/10" PVC DL * 3x10"/10"PVC Pendlay row * 3/side x10"/10" Suitcase DL Crossover Symmetry Activation SKILL: 3min wall plank (pushup plank w feet on wall) 3-5 min sumo DL (wedge yourself down into the bar. veritical shin, "sit" way, way back, loading deep down, hips…
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10.29.14 Yurp!!! It must be done. WOD 2014 CrossFit Games - Triple 3 For time: Row, 3000 m 300 Double Unders Run, 3 mi Everyone will spend 15 minutes max at 3 separate stations. Best time for this WOD at the Games was Rob Forte in 33:03. Good luck!!!
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"ARCHIE" For Time: 45 – Calorie Row 45 – Shoulder 2 Overhead 115#/75# 45 – Bar Facing Burpees 2 – Free Standing HSPU's
10/29/14 WOD- Don't forget about the Halloween Party on 11/1, from 8pm-2am! BYOB and food, but we'll have some beverages and finger food to share! Warmup: CF x 1, burgener for clean strength: clean and jerk, work up to 2 singles at 90% and 2 singles at 95% metcon: AMRAP 6 min- squat clean thruster, 135/95lb
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Efficiency tips for tomorrow's workout: Double-unders- Think of this as staying organized. You want to stay connected through your core as in holding enough tension for a rep with as little movement as possible. This means head straight, tight core, legs straight. Arms are by your sides- minimal rotation with elbows/shoulders- all in the wrists, which should be relaxed! Push-ups- The number one thing I see as you are all doing push-ups and getting tired, is the flaring of the elbows. We want to maintain the standard of "elbows in" and "arms internally rotated." Why? This is a more effective pushing position and if you find it more challenging and think it's easier to switch to your elbows out, it's probably because you are compensating with your shoulders and losing that shoulder retraction. Having your elbows in translates to other movements such as the bench press, handstand push-up, and any shoulder to overhead. Soooooooo...as Dan John would say, "execute the simple things extraordinarily well." When you are doing your push-ups back off as opposed to continuing with poor form and break up your sets! Be consistent and hold this as your standard. This also goes for maintaining tension in your core and from the bottom position out of your push-up! If you are seeking gains in strength, this push-up position regarding elbow positioning is very important. Be patient.


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In case anyone is in any doubt about the volatile situation many of our staff and stringers work under in Afghanistan I want to recount what happened on Saturday. Ahmad Nadeem was covering a demonstration that was sparked by the actions of extremist Christian preacher Terry Jones, who, according to his website, supervised the burning of the Koran in front of about 50 people at a church in Florida. The mood at the demonstration changed very quickly as the crowd sought a focus for their anger. Ahmad, our stringer in Kandahar was targeted. He was beaten with sticks, his gear smashed and his hand broken. Then an armed man instructed the mob to kill him. Ahmad fled for his life escaping into a nearby house where he successfully hid from the mob. Earlier in the day a suicide attack also hit a NATO military base in the capital Kabul, the day after protesters overran a U.N. mission in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif and killed seven foreign staff in the deadliest attack on the U.N. in Afghanistan.
Bullet holds are seen on the windshield of a car used by insurgents after an attack at Camp Phoenix in Kabul April 2, 2011. Insurgents clad in burkhas attacked a coalition base in Kabul with guns and rocket-propelled grenades on Saturday, but were killed either when they detonated their explosives or by Afghan or coalition fire outside the entrance, NATO and police said. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
Afghans chant anti-American slogans during a demonstration to condemn the burning of a copy of the Muslim holy book by a U.S. pastor, in Mazar-i- Sharif April 1, 2011. Afghan insurgents used mass protests against Koran burning as cover to launch an attack on the United Nations building in northern Mazar-i-Sharif city, in which at least seven foreigners were killed, the governor of Northern Balkh province said. The United Nations death toll in an attack on the U.N. compound in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif could be as high as 20, U.N. officials told Reuters on Friday. REUTERS/Stringer
A U.S. soldier (R) keeps watch as the body of an insurgent lays on the ground after an attack at Camp Phoenix in Kabul April 2, 2011. Insurgents clad in burkhas attacked a coalition base in Kabul with guns and rocket-propelled grenades on Saturday, but were killed either when they detonated their explosives or by Afghan or coalition fire outside the entrance, NATO and police said. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
The nuclear and tsunami story in Japan is also presenting an interesting set of challenges for the photographers. The reactor is now leaking radiation into the sea with two radioactive hotspots identified to the north west of Fukushima City. The leaks in the reactors are neither better nor worse - so how close would you want to get to take a picture? If you want to help and get really close you can get a job with TEPCO as a "Jumper" and get paid $5000 and go right inside the reactor. We of course would be more than happy to see pictures shot by a "Jumper" and the team at work. At the scene of tsunami devastation the US and Japanese military are now searching the sea for the thousands of missing bodies as the survivors try to piece together their lives, the images of this daily struggle no less powerful even though the story is now three weeks old. What was amazing to me how much dignity and respect ooze from Kato-san pictures as the Emperor and Empress visit one of the evacuation centres. For the rest of the pictures I will let them speak for themselves, words will add nothing.


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It's been something I've been promising for a very long time, but I finally got around to posting a video of my other favorite hobby----scuba diving. The video in question is one of a shark dive I participated in about a month ago while diving in Fiji. There were 16 divers in a line. No cages or other protection of any kind. The two most prevalent species were bull and lemon sharks, and very large ones at that with some of the bull sharks estimated at nearly 1000 pounds.
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Clement J. Abatiell, 84, of Rutland, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, at Rutland Regional Medical Center.
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