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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (April 25, 2010)-Daily Racing Form correspondent Steve Andersen will be Kurt Hoover's guest on The Inside Scoop on Saturday, May 1 at Hollywood Park.
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George Hincapie scored his best finish at a Classic since 2008 with fourth place Sunday at Gent-Wevelgem. The U.S. national road champion led out the six-man sprint that was won by Bernhard Eisel (Team HTC-Columbia).
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (April 24, 2010)-Alphie's Bet made it three wins in his last four starts with an anticipated victory in the $200,000 TVG Snow Chief Stakes on Saturday at Hollywood Park.
The 18th running of the Snow Chief was the marquee event of the $910,000 California Gold Rush program, a series of eight stakes races restricted to California breds.
Sixth in the Santa Anita Derby three weeks earlier, Alphie's Bet rebounded exiting a Grade 1 and now has three wins in seven starts for owners Peter O. Johnson Sr. and Teresa McWilliams, who bred the colt, and trainer Alexis Barba. He has earned $261,320.
After saving ground early under Mike Smith, who was riding the son of Tribal Rule for the first time since a fourth place effort against maidens last Dec. 5, Alphie's Bet moved to the outside on the backstretch. He then moved closer to the leaders around the turn, then ran past pacesetter and 18-1 shot Working Capital in the final furlong.
Now 2-for-3 at 1 1/8 miles, Alphie's Bet, who is out of the Candi's Gold mare Miss Alphi, completed the distance in 1:51.15. The 7-10 favorite, he paid $3.40, $2.60 and $2.10.
"This makes up a bit for the Santa Anita Derby,'' said Johnson. "That was very disappointing to us. He ran five wide the entire way. Mike Smith did a great job with him. He ran his race today.''
Smith believes Alphie's Bet's best days are ahead of him.
"He's still a big, young boy and still has a lot of play in him,'' said the Hall of Fame rider. "He hasn't really gotten serious about it yet. He is figuring it out race by race and I think down the road they might have a really nice colt.''
Making his second start for trainer Doug O'Neill after being claimed for $40,000 out of a maiden victory in March, Working Capital set the pace under Joel Rosario and paid $9.20 and $6.40. He finished 1 ¼ lengths in front of Mr Tokyo, a 29-1 outsider, who paid $6.80 to show.
Three races earlier, another prohibitive favorite got the job done. U R All That I Am, the 1-2 choice, won for the second time in as many starts on the Hollywood Park main track, taking the $147,000 B. Thoughtful Stakes.
Trained by Jerry Hollendorfer for owner-breeder Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC, the 4-year-old filly prevailed by a half-length over Ruffled Feathers. The final time for the 7 ½ furlongs was 1:30.81. Lady Alex finished third.
A daughter of Valid Wager out of the Fort Calgary mare Fort Silver, U R All That I Am has now won seven of 14 and earned $270,188. She paid $3, $2.40 and $2.10.
Joel Rosario, who was aboard U R All That I Am when she won the Cat's Cradle here last Nov. 15, had to do some maneuvering en route to the finish. He wanted to avoid Witchy Meeting, who was running loose. The 6-year-old mare unseated David Flores after rearing at the start.
"All I wanted to do was keep her as far away from the loose horse as I could,'' said Rosario. "At about the five-sixteenths pole, I could see (Witchy Meeting) was drifting out a bit, so I made my move inside her. I knew I had a lot of horse, so I thought I could wait a little longer just to be safe.''
Flores escaped injury and rode the remainder of the card. In fact, he won the day's final race, the $60,000 NTRA Stakes, going wire-to-wire on 5-1 shot Fun And Frolic.
Flores gained the mount on Witchy Meeting when Joe Talamo was late returning from Louisville. Talamo had worked Kentucky Derby hopeful Sidney's Candy earlier in the day at Churchill Downs and he missed his first four rides on Saturday.
The biggest surprise in Gold Rush races worth more than six figures was provided by Fantasy Free in the $150,000 Tiznow Stakes.
Dispatched at 10-1, the 5-year-old Free House gelding out of Cat Ballado, a Saint Ballado mare, rallied along the rail to win over Bestdressed and six others.
Saving ground throughout while racing just behind the early leaders, Fantasy Free and Omar Berrio found some room inside the final eighth of a mile and went on to the half-length victory. He paid $22.80, $8.60 and $5.60.
Trained by A C Avila for owner Roddy Valente, Fantasy Free won for the eighth time in 41 starts and has earned $299,884. The win was his second in six attempts since being claimed by his current connections for $25,000 last Dec. 12.
In terms of odds, Fantasy Free was the more lightly regarded of the pair Avila started in the Tiznow. Rush With Thunder, his other entrant, finished fifth at 5-1.
Avila, however, was not astonished by the outcome. "I was asked about Rush With Thunder before the race, but I was telling everyone that (Fantasy Free) is cheap, but at the top of his game,'' said Avila. "From December to now he has gained something like 60 pounds.
"I told Omar that I thought he was going to beat `Thunder today, but he didn't think so. I told the owners of Rush With Thunder that if you want to go, let's go, but Fantasy Free is going to beat you.''
Bestdressed ($4.40 and $3.40) came from last to gain second a year after finishing third in the same race a year ago. Mobilized ($6.60) was one length back in third. Liberian Freighter, the 2-1 favorite and defending Tiznow champion, faded to sixth after being part of the pace.
There was a milder upset in the $150,000 Melair Stakes. Camille C, the 3-1 second choice, never looked back in winning by 3 ¼ lengths over Salty Fries.
A 3-year-old Roman Dancer filly out of the Rahy mare Paris Operetta, Camille C won for the third time in 13 tries for owner Carlos Polanco and trainer Marcelo Polanco. Ridden by Rafael Bejarano, she ran the 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.57 and pushed her bankroll to $269,551. She paid $8.20, $4.60 and $2.20. Salty Fries returned $6.40 and $2.60.
"She kind of stumbled at the break a little bit, but I knew there wasn't much speed,'' said Bejarano, who had three winners on Saturday. "I just let her go to the lead on the first turn because they were going so slow. She was relaxed the whole way. I think she likes this track better than Santa Anita. I had so much horse at the end. I even think she can go a little bit farther.''
La Nez, the odds-on favorite at 7-10 with Smith, never threatened. She wound up third, 9 ¾ lengths behind Camille C. She paid $2.10 to show.
Form prevailed in the first two Gold Rush stakes. Money Lover ($6) led throughout under Smith to win the $60,400 Alphabet Kisses. Uncle Don, who also returned $6 as the same 2-1 favorite, followed with his third win in a row, capturing the $71,600 Grey Memo in tandem with Rosario.
The other Gold Rush event was taken by yet another 2-1 shot. Excellent News ($6.60) and Bejarano teamed to win the $73,200 Warren's Thoroughbred.
Racing resumes Sunday at Hollywood Park. Post time for the nine race program, topped by the $100,000 Inglewood Handicap for older horses at 1 1/16 miles on turf, is 1 p.m.
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The Grade I, $500,000-guaranteed Hollywood Starlet, which will be run Saturday at 1 1/16 miles on Cushion Track, could have as many as seven participants.
Trained by Bob Baffert, Executiveprivilege, a two-time Grade I winner, lost for the first time in six starts when defeated by Beholder in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Nov. 2.
Mike Smith replaces Rafael Bejarano, who had ridden the First Samurai filly in each of her previous starts. Smith worked Executiveprivilege a half mile in 47 seconds Nov. 20 at Santa Anita. The Hall of Famer rode Game On Dude to victory for Baffert in Saturday's Native Diver Stakes.
Adding intrigue to the race is Blonde Fog, also conditioned by Baffert. The daughter of Divine Park made quite an impression in her debut, winning by more than 12 lengths against maiden special weights at the Starlet distance.
Other likely entrants are Midnight Ballet (trained by Tom Proctor), who captured the Sharp Cat Stakes Nov. 11 in her Cushion Track debut, Renee's Titan (Doug O'Neill), second to Midnight Ballet in the same race, and Scarlet Strike (Jerry Hollendorfer), second to Executiveprivilege in the Grade I Chandalier Stakes.
Possibles are Pure Fun (Ken McPeek) and Secret Motive (Julio Canani), both of whom would have to be supplemented. Late nominations are accepted until entries are taken Wednesday.
When entries are taken for Saturday's $200,000Bayakoa Stakes- Presented by the Oak Tree Racing Association – at least five are anticipated to go. A Grade II, the Bayakoa, which is run at 1 1/16 miles over Cushion Track, is for fillies and mares, 3-year-olds & up.
Inglorious, a five-time stakes winner in Canada, will bring a large bankroll of $1,378,751 with her to Southern California. The daughter of Hennessy last raced in July, when she was third in the Grade II Dance Smartly Stakes at Woodbine. Mike Smith will ride for trainer Josie Carroll.
With earnings of $624,896, Willa B. Awesome (trained by Walther Solis) will try to get back on track after going winless in four starts since taking the Melair Stakes on California Gold Rush Day April 28. The bargain $18,000 Barretts Juvenile purchase won the Grade I Santa Anita Oaks and Grade III Santa Ysabel earlier in the year. Regular rider Martin Pedroza has the call.
Jerry Hollendorfer's assistant trainer Dan Ward is bullish about the chances of Lady of Fifty, who will be piloted by Martin Garcia. The grey daughter of After Market put it all together in an upset victory over Awesomundo in the recent Palm Springs Handicap in Arcadia. She's trained sensationally for the Bayakoa, topped by a best of the morning six furlong work in 1:13 over Cushion Track Nov. 29. Hollendorfer also nominated Halo Dolly, but she's unlikely to start.
Other probables are Charm the Maker (trained by Ron McAnally) a close second in the 2011 Hollywood Starlet, and Open Water (Eric Guillot), third to Lady of Shamrock in the Grade I Del Mar Oaks Aug. 18.
Assistant trainer Mike Marlow said Sunday that Game On Dude returned in "good shape" following his game victory in Saturday's Native Diver Stakes.
"I thought he was impressive," said Marlow, longtime assistant to Bob Baffert. "He was tested all the way. Mike Smith's move on the first turn was a key factor in the race." Marlow indicated Game On Dude was still at Betfair Hollywood Park and would likely ship to Santa Anita Monday.
Following the race, Baffert indicated his next major objective with Game On Dude would be the Santa Anita Handicap next March.
Nonios, a gallant second to Game On Dude, also came out of the race well, according to Dan Ward, Jerry Hollendorfer's assistant trainer. "He's not as tired as you would expect,'' said Ward. "He runs hard, that horse. He's pretty good this morning—nice and fresh."
Ward wondered if the positioning on the clubhouse turn might have made a difference. "We had that horse (Game On Dude) in the position we wanted to going into the first turn, and we let him through,'' he said. "If you're going to send out of there, cross over and make that guy take a hold. I sure would have liked him (Pedroza) to be more aggressive. I don't know, maybe he didn't have enough speed to cross over. Those guys know what they're doing."
Meanwhile, trainer Peter Miller relayed that Reneesgotzip, the relentless winner of the Skillful Joy Stakes, came out of the victory fine.
"That was one of her toughest wins," said Miller. "She struggled all the way, but won on class alone. She didn't care for the track, but though it was slow, it was a safe track. That's the main thing, the safety. I'm going to talk to the owner, but if everything looks good, she'll probably run next in the La Brea Stakes (Dec. 26 at Santa Anita).''
Nechez Dawn, who was caught by Reneesgotzip in deep stretch, "came back well," according to trainer Jeff Bonde. "She's a real trier."
CLOSING STRIDES: Martin Pedroza is one win shy of 3,500 for his career….Trainer Dan Hendricks will celebrate his 54th birthday Wednesday……..Saturday was a good illustration of why the Players' Pick 5 is one of the most value-filled wagers at the track. Sonoftokayana scored a $117.40 suprise in the opener, but the next four winners returned $5.40 (Myntz Connection), $2.60 (Reneesgotzip), $2.60 (Game On Dude) and $5 (Scorpion Time). A 50-cent parlay would have paid approximately $250. The 50-cent payoff for the Players' Pick 5 was $1,404.30…….For the fifth consecutive Saturday, the Pick Six pool not only reached its $150,000 guarantee, but went over the $200,000 mark, which triggered $1 hot dogs and beer for fans at Whittingham's Pub. The pool Saturday was $207,597. The second-place finisher in the 10th race, Mind the Master, would have meant a single winner in the Pick Six and a new Toyota Prius –courtesy of Toyota of Orange – to the ticket holder. The win by Rockin Cherokee in the final race Saturday trigged a carryover of $110,904…Entering Sunday's races, only 18 contestants remained alive in the $2,500 winner-take-all Show Me the Money contest.
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When a call comes in, your music automatically pauses, so you can answer talk and then get back to your music. The E2m includes three sizes of ear tips so you can find a comfortable fit that provides proper noise isolation. Available in black or white, these compact earbuds can accompany you just about anywhere, keeping you in touch with your music. See more info on this item Highlights:in-line remote with microphone for answering calls and controlling music playback with compatible smart phones, including Apple® devices3 pairs of silicone ear tips included for optimum comfort and sound qualitytangle-resistant 4-foot cordcord adjustment slider for a comfortable fitpadded travel casefrequency response: 10-19,000 Hzsensitivity: 104 dBimpedance: 18 ohmswarranty: 1 yearOur 60-day money-back guarantee Hands-on research from the Crutchfield Labs (what are the Labs?) 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It's a Happy Day When a Taste of Italy Comes in the Mail!
12 comments:
- Lydia said...
I agree completely -- exchanging edible goodies with some of my blog readers has been the most wonderful experience.
- September 30, 2007 at 2:58 PM
- MyKitchenInHalfCups said...
It didn't seem right to think you could make a friend over the internet but I'm a believer easily myself now. I like you and Ilva.
Have fun with all the goodies.
- September 30, 2007 at 4:27 PM
- cookiecrumb said...
What are the leaves? Laurel??
- September 30, 2007 at 4:34 PM
- Kalyn said...
Lydia, isn't it just so fun.
Tanna, we both like you too! Isn't it funny how you can tell what a person is like over the internet. It makes me understand how online dating can work.
CC, yes, must be Greek Laurel, so now I have both types, right, because I'm guessing the ones you gave me are California Laurel. The leaves on the ones from Ilva are much thinner, quite different really.
- September 30, 2007 at 4:55 PM
- Kelly Mahoney said...
Looks like you got some real gems as well!
- September 30, 2007 at 8:03 PM
- Ilva said...
I'm really blushing over here but oh so good to read something so positive in the morning when you have a son who is like an angry wasp because he has to get up! Thanks Kalyn, you are really the best of friends! But you forget to mention that you started this by sending me the most beautiful plates and dishes from San Fransisco! I'm so happy you like what I sent, if I forgot something that you need or is curious about, please tell me! THanks for being there!
- September 30, 2007 at 11:10 PM
- Simona said...
When I looked at the post I immediately saw the Poste Italiane box and smiled. Enjoy the goodies made in Italy
- October 1, 2007 at 3:19 AM
- katiez said...
Laurel leaves and Balsamic vinegar... and all the other goodies! How fun! Kind of makes you whole week, doesn't it? Presents, esp. unexpected food presents, are wonderful.
- October 1, 2007 at 3:34 AM
- Paz said...
Wonderful gifts! What a fun way to celebrate WHB anniversary!
- October 1, 2007 at 4:13 AM
Wow! What a nice surprise to find at your door!!
- October 1, 2007 at 9:01 AM
- Chris said...
What a treat!
- October 1, 2007 at 7:01 PM
- Anali said...
What wonderful treats! I hope you two get to meet soon! ; )
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Two and a half months after being appointed, a high-profile San Francisco-based attorney has withdrawn from the case of a former Monterey County water board member charged with felony conflict of interest and grand theft.
Attorney Michael Burt told Judge Pamela Butler on Friday he would not be ready to go to trial in defense of Steve Collins by the end of the year because of the demands of federal death penalty cases he is involved in.
Butler, who reiterated her earlier statement the case should go to trial before year's end, released Burt from the case and ordered county Alternate Defender Frank Dice to return next week with a new attorney for Collins.
Collins is set to return to court on Wednesday to be assigned another attorney.
Burt, a longtime former San Francisco public defender known for his work on death penalty cases, was appointed to represent Collins in February after attorneys Mike Lawrence and Juliet Peck withdrew from the case. He missed at least two court appearances on Collins' behalf in the past few months, apparently because of his work on federal death penalty cases.
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Saturday, April 22, 2006
Answering Emma's Question
"How much of this - composition and emphasis through arrangement of elements and lighting - is a story guy's job and how much is a layout guy's? Where's the line?
Because a story guy has to get the point across, but doesn't design the whole thing (right?)"
And my colleague Mark Walton answered the question pretty definitively in the same comments section. The thing I want to emphasize - that I keep repeating - is something that I want to be clear no matter what. It's one of the immutable laws of storyboarding, and it's this:
Nice storyboards will never save a bad story. A good story is the most important thing, as we all know. So a good story illustrated with poor story sketches is always preferable to the alternative.
I talk a lot about drawing on this site. Some of it is really basic, and some of it is more high-end stuff for people who already know a bit about drawing. Just don't ever get the idea that I'm saying every story artist has to draw superbly well, that's not the case at all. The most important skill that a board artist needs is a good sense of story structure - how to put together a story, how to assemble a sequence, what makes a scene work or figure out why it's not working. If nothing else, a board artist needs to have a good sense of entertainment. Without that, nothing you board will be worth watching!
A good friend of mine always says "Storyboarding isn't about drawing. It's about ideas." There is no truer statement about what we do.
That's where drawing comes in, as Mark Walton mentioned. The more you can draw, the more you can communicate. The better you can communicate, the more range you have as a board artist. But the most important thing about any story sketch is that it should communicate the idea it is meant to express. If it fails to be a clear drawing then nothing else matters. That's the second immutable law about storyboarding:
If the drawing isn't clear, all the pretty drawing in the world won't fix it. A story drawing must be clear, first and foremost.
As Mark Walton mentioned, a lot of it has to do with the director, and also the type of movie. Some directors want to get the whole movie figured out as fast as possible so they can see the shape of it, because everyone knows that once you get the thing up once, you will change pretty much all of it as you go along trying to make it better. So why spend time on pretty drawings the first time around? Other films, ones that tend to be more technically challenging, or more subtle in their emotional range or storytelling, might require a bit more finesse and control in the boarding in order to judge if it's working. It's all on a case-by-case basis, and every film is different. Every studio is different.
But the whole point of my blog is this: as long as you are going to be a board artist, you will have to deal with these aread; how to tell a story, how to assemble a film and how to draw storyboards. For me, if I'm going to have to deal with those areas, then I'm going to want to learn as much as I can about them in order to be better at my job, and ultimately make my job easier. Plus if I'm going to spend the time doing something, I'd just as soon try to do it well. So I'll talk about a lot of stuff, some of it very relevant to the job and some tangentally so. Just remember those two "laws" I mentioned above to keep in all in perspective. A good story is always the most important part!
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- Benjamin De Schrijver said...
Great post! Ollie said a similar thing about animation: "conentrate on drawing clear, not clean".
- pbcbstudios said...
don't start dragging the walton into this -
- Lee-Roy said...
A common question, I think. And a seemingly ambiguous answer, but it all rings true. Basically, it seems that as a board artist, you need to be prepared to draw your characters in an environment and in many cases laying down some basic elements to give the panel perspective is going to help you communicate the camera angle and action you are trying to describe. What if "the boss" doesn't want that? You have to be equally prepared to leave it out or keep it to a minimum. There may still be times when there is no layout design for a particular scene, yet the script calls for your character to walk through a door, or pick something up off of a table, or any number of things. Be ready to design what is necessary to tell the story.
So where is the line? Draw the line.
- Emma said...
Okay, so it doesn't matter the quality of the drawings, as long as the story is sound and being illustrated. So really basic drawings would be sufficient for some stories, but stick figures can't show so many subtle emotions (I was going to say, can't show emotional change but then I drew a stick figure slouched over being sad and he DID look sad), so you draw to fit the story...?
So you don't have to keep track of the layout, only when it's important... you don't have to keep track of where the door is through the whole scene if he only walks through it at the beginning. And a shot where the composition and lights and darks are really important you refine and detail that way, but you don't carry it on past its usefulness, because it's not the environment that's important to story, it's what's happening to the character (usually).
Pretty sure I get it now... that's (a small) part of what I've been struggling with recently, is getting anal and keeping TRACK of that door in every panel when it's really not important anymore and can just gracefully fade back into oblivion.
'nother great post. Thank you!
- Scott LeMien said...
Is it possible that the story dictates the style of the board?
For example, if two cartoony characters engage in a conversation, you can have lots of great 2-dimensional shapes without ever moving the camera. The in's and out's of the conversation can seem very dynamic, but when you try and shoot this realistically, you have to move the camera, and it may be impossible to convey the intent of these boarded panels.
Does that make any sense? I know I tend to board things with a 2-d sense of composition, and see it as a limitation.
- Waste of Aces said...
Hey Mark, long time no see. I just found this, your blog, and am dropping a note to say 'hi', so, hi! Nice storyboarding advice.
- mark walton said...
I really appreciate the recognition, Mark! I'm honored! It does seem kind of silly that I'm putting so much time and thought into these posts instead of putting the into my own 'blog, but it's always been easier for me to react to and riff off of other people's ideas than generate my own material. I guess that's why I'm a better board artist than I would be a director (actually there's a LOT of reasons for that). Once again, though, you have cut to the heart of the matter far more clearly and eloquently than I could: the ideas themselves mean more than anything, and after that, communicating those ideas as clearly as possible.
As for Scott's post, I tend to err on the side of staging things in a 2-D, "flat" way, probably to a fault. But I've seen some great ideas become obfuscated or lost in a bunch of fancy, unnecesarily complicated camera work, too. Don Hall has said (and I tend to agree) that flat staging is usually best for comedy - putting the empahsis on the action and the the idea (particularly when it's based on character business, rather than, say, the glacier cracking in one of the Ice Age movies - even then, you don't want fancy moving camera shots to get in the way of showing the idea clearly, which they sometimes can. Notice how those squirrel gags have a lot of static, lingering shots to allow you to really focus on and enjoy the funny acting on that character). Obviously, if your camera never moves, it may not seem very "real", but nothing draws attention away from the story and to the technique (for me, anyway) then too many shots that spin around the subject (nobody seems to think that audiences are tired of "matrix" gags yet - they keep pitching them here!), or at an impossible speed through space, or contstantly drifting cameras that scream "this could only be done in CGI!" Sometimes limiting most of the camerawork to what could actually be done in real life makes the film seem more real, more plausible (not that you should never do fancy camera work, but only if you're making a story point or heightening an emotion, not just showing off). I remember Ed Gombert's scene of the poacher and the monitor lizard trying to steal his eggs in Rescuers Down Under" which is a very long, static, flat shot with no background detail, and it's one of the funniest things I've ever seen - the choreography and the timing is so great, you wouldn't want anythng else happening to distract you from it.
- SMacLeod said...
This blog is wonderful! You give and you give. Now, give me more or else!
Hey, will everyone please come to the calarts prod. show? Our open show is this friday night at 8pm in the cafeteria, but the prod show has to be good this year b/c there are loads of good films! Today was our deadline and it was craziness.
- mark kennedy said...
Thanks for the comments! Hey Jun!
Scott, good question. I have worked in feature boards for a long time now and that's what I'm used to, but obviously there are some TV shows and some features where the characters are purposely flat and the challenge is to stage them using good design and not necessarily trying to get depth, etc.
Obviously the most important thing is to tell the story clearly and effectively, no matter what the characters look like. I tend not to board camera moves unless there's a really specific storytelling reason - too much room for confusion, especially if the editor starts re-ordering panels - then your camera move starts to look really confusing. Amyway, don't know if I answered your question - drop me a line if you have more questions.
- Skribbl said...
Hear Hear! Staging for clarity and for story emphasis. THEN Layout can add the extra camera goodness BUT as long as it's still clear.
Hey Marks, are you going to the CalArts Producer's Show?? I've got my tickets reserved. I hope Walton busts out again with his dance routine!!! W00T!
Kennedy you ought to work out a routine with Walton. Aw heck, why don't you add chickennuggets to the mix too! :-P
- chickennuggets said...
i don't dance for free, bitches.
- mark kennedy said...
Hey Skrib-
Uh, I never go to those, maybe I should? I dunno, I'll e-mail you....Walton danced at one of those things? It's supposed to be about the students, Walton.
Nuggets - um, yikes.
- Skribbl said...
"i don't dance for free, bitches."
Tell me about it!!!
The hightlight of the evening is the unofficial after party. That's where the "magic" happens. I guess you have to see it to believe it. Yeah, e-mail me.
- mark walton said...
Yes, I will be there. I have absolutely no memory of creating any "magic" last year, but irregardless, Kennedy, nobody's stopping the students from stepping up to the plate and getting down, are they? The best way to teach is by example, yes? If you students can't stand the heat from the fi-yah, the teacher will school your sorry a**!
OK, sorry...I really need to get more sleep.
Hi, great job on this blog Mark! I'm Leo, an European story artist, vis dev, BG painting etc etc. (small studios here in Europe so we get to tend to most things).
Anyways, just wanted to recommend both Hollywood camera work DVDs specially the 5 and 6 th DVD. Also the book "on film-making" by alexander mackendrick. great stuff.
A thought that popped up is that richard williams was going on about in animators survival kit about the story panel being the absolute key frame of the scene which I think is a very good thought. The closer you nail it the better, whilst staying on schedual and budget of course, So values, BGs etc etc. I try to include as much as possible in my boards. Usuallly the BG is a seperate layer in Photoshop (scanned) and the characters are overlays (also scanned drawings). I'm trying to draw digitally but I'm still faster and better (if I'm good at all right? ;) with paper and pencil.
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Lately I have been curious to know about libertarian socialism. The two terms seem to contradict each other, as I have absolutely no clue how a socialist society could exist without government coercion. The same goes for libertarian communism.
Could someone give me a simple breakdown of how this could possibly work?
Actually some are even worst they act like they are moraly superior and they dont even believe in morals...which I do.
"It's taken me a long time to understand the leftist mindset"
(from Anenome) Sorry I couldnt find out how to make a proper quote.
"It's taken me a long time to understand the leftist mindset"
"It's taken me a long time to understand the leftist mindset"
(from Anenome) Sorry I couldnt find out how to make a proper quote.
Hit the quote button, then when it loads, look at the URL and at the end it will say 'false,' simply change that to 'true' and it will reload and the quote will be working.
DemiProphet:I share the exact same thought, thats basically what Im trying to do (even here), grasp the psychological source of their mindset in order to effectively shatter it into pieces (just for charity). But is hard because I see so much incoherence, some (like my aunt lol) act like they are moraly superior while they defend Bashar Al Assaad and atack the rights of Tibetans.
I've got a treat for you then. Here is Rothbard's book on the mindset, which is at the top of my reading list currently, and surely exactly what you're looking for:
It's free :)
DemiProphet:By the way I like what I been reading from you.
Thanks :)
Actually some are even worst they act like they are moraly superior and they dont even believe in morals...which I do.
Never forget this: it is on moral grounds that the fight must be waged. Socialism spread so far because people believed it was morally superior to the ruling classes using aggression to maintain their privileges at the expense of ordinary people. It was, in the face of even worse oppression. But socialism did not does not and cannot reject force in social relationships, it is predicated on force, and must be attacked on those grounds. Our best wedge is the non-aggression principle.
That attitude of moral superiority still persists to this day in those people. We must agree with their goals of freedom and prosperity for all--after all they took those goals from us back in the day. But their chosen means, of using force to achieve all ends, is completely and irredeemably immoral. And you cannot cleanse an evil means with good goals.
Ok thank you.
I got a confesion to make I never read a book (entire one at least), and when people write books they tend to be very scientifical and they end up being very complicated and not saying much. But I like the title because Egalitarianism its really a revolt against nature, natural laws and reality, but still I prefer reading your posts for now, maybe later when I develop reading habits ill have a look ;)
Okay guys. I think I understand now that libertarian socialism is dumb and that Chomsky is pretty much a statist.
Ok Imagine I quoted the whole thing you said on your last post basically I agree.
And I also thought of them like "well intentioned people" but hell is full of good intentions, and I always find hard to believe the good intentions of people that voluntarily ignore truth and facts...in order to impose their "moraly superior" goals. And the concept of justice they have is beyond me...totally based on emotion and personal interests I guess.
Ok thank you.
I got a confesion to make I never read a book (entire one at least), and when people write books they tend to be very scientifical and they end up being very complicated and not saying much. But I like the title because Egalitarianism its really a revolt against nature, natural laws and reality, but still I prefer reading your posts for now, maybe later when I develop reading habits ill have a look ;)
Not Rothbard, he's write for a mass audience in a very easy to understand style :) And he says a lot.
Here, this is best book you could possibly read. And for it to be your first, that would be something you could boast about for life, because as far as books go it's a life-changing book. It's Rothbard's explanation of libertarianism, and it's free:
For a New Liberty, the Libertarian Manifesto
If you read just a few minutes a day, you'd be done in a month. Also, here's the exact same book as an audiobook! Again, for free. So, if reading ain't your thing, how about listening? I like to listen to audiobooks while driving for instance.
They believe in equality, it's true. But it's a kind of spiritual equality, or as Thomas Sowell puts it, Cosmic Justice, an unobtainable form of justice. That's a great book on the leftist mindset as well. And speaking of Sowell, here's another fantastic book about them he wrote called The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy.
Because it is unobtainable, it justifies going to any length to obtain it, including the violation of people's rights--in their minds. They hold equality above justice in many cases, and thus accept the idea of using gov coercion to force certain social outcomes, such as using the obviously unjust racial tests for employment and school admissions. And they use them to "HELP" (favored) minorities, justifying it as discrimination used for good to make up for past discrimination which held people down.
That makes a certain sense in terms of justice. But it's still evil to use force to discriminate against people, legally, even if you're trying to help one group or another. What needs to be done away with in the first place is the idea that legal discrimination is in any way acceptable, even for good purposes. Because, as your said, the road to hell... good intentions. And Hitler thought he was doing the world a favor too.
Well...I wont say its unobtainable I would say its a stupid thought to start with, for equality to exist we necessarily needed to be all the same and do the exact same things, or else, justice couldnt exist. And thats what they try to ignore, that justice exists just like natural laws, if you put your hands on the fire you will get burned, not everybody will, just you. But anyway its a long discussion.
Thanks for the audiobook thats more my field (of research), I dont want to sound like a demiprophet or some might say "arrogant" but Im really not very much into knowing what others think, its good sometimes but I try to stay away from influences, thats how I apparently became a Libertarian (eventhou Im not sure of what that means), its a thing I have, its my way, im extremely individualist. ;)
Just to add wouldnt exist justice and of course free will and I could even say LIFE itself.
But suppose that you made the hammer on a machine that I personally built. I've hired you to run this machine. With the machine you can make 100 hammers a day of very high quality. Without the machine you can make perhaps 5 hammers a day of far inferior quality.
Am I cheating you by taking the hammers you produce with my machine, and the metal I bought, and selling them for a market price that is more than what I agreed to pay you for a day's work? Or do you in fact recognize that without my machine you wouldn't even be able to earn as much from the hammers you could make on your own as I've offered to pay you to simply run my machine?
Am I cheating you by taking the hammers you produce with my machine, and the metal I bought, and selling them for a market price that is more than what I agreed to pay you for a day's work? Or do you in fact recognize that without my machine you wouldn't even be able to earn as much from the hammers you could make on your own as I've offered to pay you to simply run my machine?
If you have a contract, you don't have a slave, for the contract can be broken by either party
We are the guardians of true freedom of the world--to slander us as supporting slavery is the worst slander of all.
There is absolutely no reason to think that slavery would exist in a free society, as it is a direct contravention of the non-aggression principle (NAP).
o_O what basic right is that, and how did you derive it?
There's a categorical difference between "kill, rape, and torture" and "employment" which makes all the difference. It's contained in one word: coercion.
You are completely oblivious to the concepts of uncertainty and risk which makes you the idiot vs the employee who quite rationally prefers the certainty of a paycheck to a % share in the uncertain future profits.
leftist mindset
But socialism did not does not and cannot reject force in social relationships, it is predicated on force, and must be attacked on those grounds. Our best wedge is the non-aggression principle.
I think I understand now that libertarian socialism is dumb and that Chomsky is pretty much a statist.
Dude sorry but Socialist contracts are far worse. Socialists and Communists operate on contracts that are collectivist and much more crude.
Life is about risk, people are allowed to take risk and sell themselves if necessary, especially if there is a meeting of the minds. It is not up to you or anyone else to determine what is good for me.
The reality is that Capitalism is more successful than Socialism, even impure capitalism like we have today is far better than whatever society you have in mind. Only the market can save us from problems.
"If I was born without wealth and you were not, it does not mean it is right for you to exploit me."
I don't think anyone here would disagree with that, as no one is arguing for exploitation.
"My question is, do you find my behavior acceptable in this scenario and if not, what could possibly stop me in your stateless capitalist paradise if I also happen to be disgustingly rich?"
Most libertarians do not accept the ability of an individual to actually sell himself, and in no society that isn't extremely invasive would a group of people stop such a contract from going on if it was continually voluntary. I wouldn't like it, and I could try to stop either of you from continuing the contract, but at the end of the day if neither you nor your slave was willing to do so then it would continue on, and such would likely be the case for the socialist anarchist society so long as it still allowed for any degree of social freedom.
"Freedom means freedom, not 'freedom to do with your 'property' as you wish'."
In a world of general scarcity this is the closest thing to freedom that you can get.
"Your "free to choose" also means you are free to financially support people who directly oppose true freedom."
"Slaves were also "free". They can do what they are told or they can starve and get whipped. The employed are free. They can do what they are told or they can starve. The paperwork involved makes no difference."
Really? I think it makes a lot of difference. In 99 percent of cases in the modern day there are alternatives for any individual than working for any single employer and eventually it comes down to the same thing: if the people of the society are willing to fund others to do absolutely nothing then they are more than welcome to do so. There is no guarantee that in a leftist anarchist society some variation of wage-slavery will be abolished (beyond becoming goods-slavery because money is gone), it's up to everyone there to decide this. If you live in a commune and the workers decide that they don't want to distribute goods to non-workers then you're out of luck... Guess communists are slave owners.
Most importantly, however, is the fact that in the case of "wage slavery" I have done nothing to you, I have left you alone and now you are dead, no force was used, nothing of yours was infringed upon. You are free to survive in any way imaginable, and in the modern world these are numerous indeed and would shrink infinitely under the socialist system. If you were my slave then I could take your life, rape you, do anything to you. These are not the same and to equate them is gross conflation. The wage slavery doctrine was bunk from the start and it's even more irrelevant now with exactly how far most people in the developed world are away from the starvation line.
"Waiving this right by signing a contract is no different than waiving any other right."
You cannot physically stop controlling your body unless you die or are unconscious. You can sure as hell stop possessing practically any physical object.
"If one agrees by contract to get tortured, where is the coercion?"
If they agree to it all the way through, there is none, and there wouldn't be in the socialist anarchist society either.
"Now suppose all of the workers who could possibly work at his company unionize and demand that he gets no more than his contribution in production from now on. What then? In your capitalist utopia, rich people do not hire armed people to force others to work. They do not influence the market in ways harmful to the workers (e.g. food shortages). Union leaders are not lynched. Striking miners and their families are not massacred. Dictatorships are not installed to obtain cheap resources and labour. And rivers run uphill."
This isn't an argument. Nor could it be made into one if you really think that there's a likelihood of the capitalists actually influencing the market through something as ridiculous as producing food shortages or that basic law enforcement is impossible.
"Why do you think that? Chomsky is an anarcho-syndicalist."
Chomsky supports numerous welfare programs and actions of the state, he also supports someone like Hilary Clinton over Ron Paul even though Paul supports the pacifism which Chomsky supposedly adores so much and wants to reduce the power of the central government only to make the state governments more powerful, take things down to a local level, like socialists supposedly want to.
This is what casts doubt on Chomsky for me more than anything else, although I do like a lot of his rhetoric involving knowledge, he admitted once that he doesn't even necessarily oppose the existence of markets, which would necessitate then that according to Chomsky's logic that if the socialist anarchist society was ever reached he would be brought over to voluntarism.
''In capitalism there is hierarchial organization among people, and the workers don't get the full product of their labor, whereas in socialism these two traits are absent.''
It's natural for hierarchies to form in nearly all, if not all, aspects of human activity primarily because of variation in human ability. Some people are more intelligent, some are stronger, some are faster, and so on. To give an example, a hierarchy will naturally arise in sports, such as cricket, were teams comprised of the most gifted, physically fit, and competently trained players will outperform teams comprised of less gifted, less physically fit and less competently trained players.
p.s I'm an ex-marxist that was influenced by left-communism, libertarian socialism, and anarcho-communism.
I extend my welcome to you Rugged Free-Marketer, thanks for joining this debate.
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SALISBURY – Visitors to Salisbury Academy had the chance to meet Dr. Seuss, Steve Jobs, Vince Lombardi, Amelia Earhart and Annie Oakley last Thursday, when the fourth-grade class brought historical figures to life during their Time Machine Museum.
This event is the culmination of weeks of learning, creativity and critical thinking for Salisbury Academy's fourth-grade students.
During the project, students must select a historical figure, read a biography about that figure, write a biography, and prepare a first-person presentation with costume and props. Students do much of the work independently in the classroom and work at home to prepare their display and props.
"At Salisbury Academy, we hear feedback all the time how parents enjoy being engaged in their child's learning experience," said Head of School Diane Fisher. "A dedicated teacher combined with supportive, involved parents is a wonderful equation for engaged learners."
Fourth-grade teacher Lee McCall said this is a great learning experience for her students because it helps get them ready for middle school research projects. She said the project is structured so that the directions are clear and there are check points throughout the process, but that the students do the work independently. "Our students have a comfort level because they know what is expected, are given the tools they need, and are very much set up for success. I could not have been more pleased with their work and am so proud of them."
The Salisbury Academy gym was filled Thursday with students from other grades as well as parents and grandparents visiting the Time Machine Museum.
"We loved the time machine demonstrations by the fourth grade class. The individualized presentations we got to see were so engaging, and it was clear the students had an immersion experience with their slice of history," said Teresa Rowell, fourth-grade parent. "Thinking about it later, we realized the final product was actually a perfect culmination of several related projects: combining critical reading, analytical writing and creative expression. What a great integration of education."
"It was just amazing how all of the kids, by taking on the persona of their biography report subject, demonstrated a real understanding of that person, their life and their impact on history," said Greg Shields, fourth-grade parent.