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Imagine a Jewish man and his family mistaking a Barbie museum for a doll museum instead of a noted nazi officer, who then has to steal Hitler's VW as his engines been cut. Or perhaps a man (who was born without a personality) asking a hooker how much it would cost to get naked in a bath full of pepto bismal while she shaves his buttocks and clips his toenails. Well if you cant then maybe you should watch Rat Race
This is a lot like Wacky Races, it has the same plot line and it never seems to get old. The plot follows a number of people in Las Vegas who find a golden coin that asks them to have a free buffet lunch with the Hotel manager. He then tells them that there in $2 million in a locker in Silver City. Whoever gets there first gets to keep the lot. What then ensues in a madcap race to get their first by all the characters.
The film has a host of comedy legends involved and actors and actresses who were new to comedy and did a damn good job at it.
John Cleese as Donald P. Sinclair the eccentric millionnaire who creates the race
Rowan Atkinson as Enrico Pollini a narcoleptic Spaniard
Whoopi Goldberg as Vera Baker, long lost mother of Merrill
Cuba Gooding, Jr. as Owen Templeton a disgraced football referee
Seth Green as Duane Cody a sneaky low bit conman
Jon Lovitz as Randall "Randy" Pear a desperate man trying to have a nice family holiday without his family.
Breckin Meyer as Nick Schaffer an uptight lawyer who likes to play safe
Amy Smart as Tracy Faucet a crazy free spirited girl that teams up with Nick.
Kathy Najimy as Beverly "Bev" Pear, wife of Randall
Lanai Chapman as Merrill Jennings long lost daughter of Vera, she is also uptight and stressed.
Vince Vieluf as Blaine Cody Dwaine's brother who has pierced his tongue stopping him from talking properly.
Dave Thomas as Harold Grisham , a man who was tragically born without a personality
Wayne Knight as Zack Mallozzi a strange man transporting a heart to a donor, he gives Enrique a ride.
Kathy Bates as The Squirrel Lady who is crazy and tries to murder people who dont buy a squirrel.
The acting is brilliant and every character has a set of brilliant jokes that go alongside their characters. There is mild swearing but nothing serious and its all in good fun. In fact one of the funniest bits for me was Blaine swearing at someone who had stolen his keys but ofcourse his tongue piercing stops him saying it clearly.
The only downside I would say is the ending which was quite poor. It seemed like a cop out and as if the film had to have a moral. This is a very small point though other than that it's perfect.
I could watch this film again and again and not get bored with it. Definately a winner!
This is one of my favorite films, have seen it so many times, and yet it is still funny every time I see it.
I first found this film thanks to my sister, as she had seen it with a friend many years ago, and she hired it out video (Yep VHS) from our local video store so I could watch it, as she loved it and thought that it was so good she should share its wonder.
The storyline is that a bunch of seperate people have all gone to Las Vegas for a trip away, and they all win a special gold coin which entitles them to a "special lunch buffet" with the owner of the casino/hotel that they are in. When the hotel owner enters the room, after the scaring the hell out of them, they are then told that there is 2 million dollars in a bag in a locker at the train station in Silvercity, New Mexico. The first person to get there, wins the money.
After some debating and some odd conversations, the people all start the race to Silvercity, whilst they are tracked by the hotel owner, as he is actually taking bets from Millionaires on who will win!
The race becomes a complete and utter mental time, as each person (or set of people) try to out do each other in their bid to get there first. Some under handed tactics, some strange cows, a coach full of Lucy's and a crazy ambulance driver later, who will win the cash?
This film stars Whoopee Goldberg, Rowan Atkinson, Seth Green and John Cleese among many others. The people in the race are Enrique (Rowan Atkinson) who is a crazy Italian guy with Narcolepsy, A business woman and her mother (Whoopee Goldberg), Nick, a Chicago lawyer, A strange bloke with his wife and two kids, Wayne and Dwayne, the two money grabbing scheming brothers, one of which has pierced his own tongue! Also Owen (Cuba Gooding Jr) is in the race, who is America's most hated football referee.
Personally, I love this film so much, as it makes for some great viewing, with hilarious moments, and some awesome one liners in the film. I didn't expect the ending the first time I saw it. This really is a great film to watch with family and friends, as there is something for everyone in this film, including a brilliant helicopter chase from a very angry woman! There are so many great moments in this film, that if I keep talking about them, I will end up telling you the whole film, as I love the whole film and would happily talk about it for hours.
I don't want to ruin the film for you, so I am going to end by saying that you need to go to www.amazon.co.uk and buy this on DVD for less than £5 and see for your self why me and my family love watching this movie so much.
Rat Race
A race for 2 million dollar!
General information
Running: 112 minutes
Category: Comedy
Year: 2001
Director: Jerry Zucker
Language: English
Country: United States
John Cleese as Donald P. Sinclair
Rowan Atkinson as Enrico Pollini
Whoopi Goldberg as Vera Baker
Cuba Gooding, Jr. as Owen Templeton
Seth Green as Duane Cody
Jon Lovitz as Randall "Randy" Pear
Breckin Meyer as Nick Schaffer
Amy Smart as Tracy Faucet
The story
The story starts in Las Vegas at the Venetain Resort Hotel Casino, where owner Donald P. Sinclair has come up with a fun idea. He invites a group of rich people for a unique gambling game. Donald has giving 6 random people the chance to win 2 million dollar! These people are selected randomly by a coin and these coins are spread out through the whole casino. The 6 people that get those coins will have to go to the reception and there they are told to go to a big suite. Here Donald tells them they are selected to win 2 million dollar and the only thing they have to do is make sure they are the first one to arrive at Silver City, New Mexico. All 6 people don't really believe it, but when the first person starts running, everybody else follows! Who the first one to arrive?
Acting skills
The acting is very good in this movie. Not really surprising if you look at the actors that took part in this movie. Whoopi Goldberg plays the part of Vera Baker, who's in Las Vegas to look up for long lost daughter, who she gave up for adoption. They find a coin and are quiet a team together. Especially the daughter is quiet aggressive. Whoopi Goldberg is just as funny as ever and proves that she knows comedy. Rowan Athinks plays the part of Enrico Pollini, a little bit strange guy who can fall a sleep every moment of the day. He looks quiet a lot like Mr. Bean: strange but funny. John Cleese plays the part of Donald P. Sinclair, the owner of the casino who likes to play weird gambling games. It's clear that money is not an issue for him. Really good acting and the actors really make the movie funny.
There are a few extras on the DVD. You have interviews with the actors and crew of the movie, where they tell how it was to work on the movie and with everybody else. Of course everything was perfect during shooting. You also have bloopers and some deleted scenes, which are quiet fun to watch at. And at last you have a trailer of the movie.
My opinion
Rat race is a really funny movie. First of all you got some famous actors who have proven in their previous movies that they know what comedy is. In this movie they show it again and with a bang! The movie is really well told and there's a lot of funny moment, such as a vengeance full squirrel woman and a Nazi group. There are a lot of things happening in this movie and that makes it so entertaining. The actors are really good at the comedy and together they are a good match. Especially Whoopi Goldberg as Vera Baker and her daughter are really funny.
If the name Jerry Zucker is familiar to some of you it's because he was also the director who directed Airplane many years ago. This latest offering of his Rat Race is also great fun and enjoyable. This movie is very similar to 'It's a mad mad mad mad world' that was released years ago. Rat race is a slapstick comedy and goes back to what this director does best. The great thing about this movie is you don't have to think about things too much.
The movie takes place in a casino where six lucky guests are about to get special tokens to send them running after $2 million that is hidden in a safe in Silver City, New Mexico.
However, they don't realise that they are after $2 million until the owner of the casino, Donald Sinclair played by John Cleese, tells them all about the hidden loot. Each of the people involved are given a key to open the locker. And so begins a mad race to get to the money first. This is where the fun begins and as said is like a mix between Canonball Run and It's a mad mad mad mad world.
The great fun thing about this movie is that each of the competitors go their own way but we catch up with all of them in the course of the film as they each suffer pain and problems along the way. The laughs come through their misfortune.
This movie is packed full of gags just like Airplane before it and I loved them all as it's harmless fun. The gags are evenly distributed amongst the characters too.
The way the movie is made it does a good job in showing what happens as to each of the characters as they pursue the prize on offer. It's amazing what this amount of money can do to people.
The movie is just the right length and didn't drag or get overlong. If you loved any other slapstick comedies or anything else that is like this then you will love it and I recommend it.
As I'm a sucker for comedy films, there was no surprise that I loved Rat Race. It's main advantage is that it has a great cast and a great story which provides a lot of laughter. As I said the cast is great, as it boasts a list of Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean), Cuba Gooding, Jr, Breckin Meyer, Amy Smart, Whoopi Goldberg and John Cleese.
The plot of the story is that casino owner John Cleese has a large group of the World's richest people locked away in a private room where there are series of bets being placed by these people. John Cleese also arranges for six lucky people to be brought into the game. For these people to be lucky, they have to win the lucky coin from a casino game. The aim is for John Cleese to provide his guests with some fun, having the six lucky people race each other to New Mexico to win a lot of money. However, as it gets competitive, you find that all of the six people do something outrageous which gives a lot of comedy, and also a lot of trouble.
When the race finally comes to an end, there is no surprise that all six people or groups are close to the end together only for it to be stolen and there is a surprise at the end, which I will not tell you just in case you haven't seen it yet...
Overall, I would recommend this film to everyone as it's a pure comedy classic and is hilarious. I would give this a 4/5 as I love it.
Rat Race may not be a comedy classic, but it's got a great premise, and a ridiculously high profile cast, consisting of Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jon Lovitz, Lanei Chapman, Seth Green, Kathy Najimy, Vince Vieluf, John Cleese, Breckin Meyer, Kathy Bates, Wayne Knight and Amy Smart. The premise involves six people racing from a Las Vegas casino to a train station in Silver City, New Mexico. The first person there recieves $2m, but there's more to this game than meets the eye - after all, why would eccentric billionaire Donald Sinclair (John Cleese) just set this task on a whim?
Whilst a lot of the humour is indeed hit and miss, it's such a delightfully frenzied film with a great cast that these grievances can mostly be overlooked for the first 90% of the time. Unfortunately, the ending is an absolutely horrible mess, serving as not much more than an advertisement for the pop rock band Smashmouth. I defy you not to laugh in cringey excess as one shot cuts to a kid, gleefully shouting "Hey, it's Smashmouth!", before their flavour of the week single starts booming out. A terrible way to end a film that was otherwise quite decent.
With a saucy premise and delightful cast, Rat Race is akin to a live-action cartoon, packed with plenty of laughs. However, it is hampered somewhat by an excess of goofiness, and a horribly incongruent ending.
Although I was slightly disappointed with this film the first time around I decided to give it a second go and it was actually a bit funnier second time around, it is still by no means a comedy classic and it does have its faults but I laughed a few times and familiarity meant I appreciated the comedy more accepting that the plot is paper thin and the whole film is more like a pastiche of sketches and comic situations.
The plot revolves around a group of individuals all staying or visiting a Las Vegas casino who each wins a token enabling them to enter a secret race, the aim of which is to be the first to arrive at a train station and use one of six identical locker keys to win $2 million.
The competition was devised by the casino owner Donald P Sinclair played wonderfully well by John Cleese as an amusing race for his high rollers to bet upon, there are no rules to the race so each person can scheme and cheat, it is simply a first come first served deal.
Cast List
Breckin Meyer ... Nick Schaffer
Cuba Gooding Jr. ... Owen Templeton
Seth Green ... Duane Cody
Vince Vieluf ... Blaine Cody
Whoopi Goldberg ... Vera Baker
Jon Lovitz ... Randall 'Randy' Pear
Kathy Najimy ... Beverly 'Bev' Pear
Rowan Atkinson ... Enrico Pollini
John Cleese ... Donald P. Sinclair
The cast list is impressive, probably the funiest moments especially when it comes to slapstick style comedy are provided by the two brothers played by Vince Vieluf and Seth Green, two small time con men Vieluf has done some home piercing of his tongue whic has swollen up so much he can only mumble.
One of the problems with the film is that it is a bit disjointed and as such it affects your enjoyment however Rowan Atkinson as a narcocleptic mad Italian is an amusing character who is not on screen enough.
Initially, I was put off watching this, thanks to the somewhat Z-list cast list and a non-imaginitive, ubuiqutous storyline. However, I stood to be corrected. For me, what followed, was an under-rated classic, right up there with The Great Race and Its A Mad, Mad, Mad World - movies of a similar vein.
John Cleese and Rowan Atkinson are perhaps best known for UK audiences and both do a good job, though I found Rowan's character to be annoyingly over-acted and rather two dimensional.
The plot is terrific, with some punchy one-liners, some fantastic slapstick and a great stunt scene involving some monster trucks. No expense was spared and you find yourself rooting for each of the characters as they race to win the jackpot.
Some scenes are cringeworthy. The scene involving the little girl defecating out of a window will please younger viewers but was a little too zany for my liking. The theft of Adolf Hitlers car and the scene in the Nazi museum raised a wry smile and was one of the better scenes.
All in all, a recommended, light-hearted and zany comedy which doesn't require too much attention and will keep you enthralled throughout. This isn't an epic of Schindlers List variety but is quick-witted enjoyment for young and old alike.
Based on the quality of the cast Rat Race should be an excellent comedy as it boasts a great range of stars however it falls down because there are almost too many good names and none of them get enough screen time to really shine.
John Cleese is a rather slimy and eccentric casino owner in Las Vegas who rigs his slot machines to randomly dispense six gold tokens, the winners are invited to attend a buffet in one of his suites and are then given the key to a locker in a train station in a small town over 500 miles away, inside the locker is a fortune in cash and first to get there wins. Unknown to the contestants is that the whole race is a set up to allow some high roller clients of Cleese to gamble on the outcome.
Cast List
Breckin Meyer ... Nick Schaffer
Cuba Gooding Jr. ... Owen Templeton
Seth Green ... Duane Cody
Vince Vieluf ... Blaine Cody
Whoopi Goldberg ... Vera Baker
Jon Lovitz ... Randall 'Randy' Pear
Kathy Najimy ... Beverly 'Bev' Pear
Rowan Atkinson ... Enrico Pollini
John Cleese ... Donald P. Sinclair
Perhaps the funniest parts of this film are when the action switchs back to the high rollers as they bet on a huge variety of strange bets to pass the time while the race is taking place, one such example is when the pilot lurches their jet plane around like severe turbulence to see who is sick first.
Rowan Atkinson is funny as a narcocleptic Italian bloke whose line "I'm in the lead" in a wimpy voice is a bit of a catch phrase at the start of the race as he runs down the stairs and then falls asleep in the lobby of the hotel.
Overall too many chefs, in this case comic talent, spoiled the soup of a film in that you just expected more and were left feeling short changed in my opinion. Not the worst comedy I have ever seen but certainly not the best.
$2 million dollars anyone? that is what an eccentric billionaire casino hotel owner (John Cleese) offers 6 people the chance to win if they can get to Silver City, New Mexico and to a locker to which they all have the key to.
Whoever gets there first keeps it all.
An amazing opportunity for anyone i think you'll agree and so they all set off by various methods of transport, including Hitlers car, hot air balloon and a helicopter on a mad rush to get there before the rest.
An amazing cast line up that includes Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Lovitz and Seth Green guarantees that this is a hell of a star packed film.
This film is filled with crazy antics and comical moments with each stunt crazier than the last and plenty of moments that'll keep you in stitches, that i can guarantee.
Summary: A great film to just sit back and watch and have a good laugh at without having to focus on too much.
What would you do if somebody said you would get $2million if you won a race? I know what i'd say, 'convert the currency into british pounds and you're on!'
Yes Rat Race is about a group of people who some might say 'got lucky' and ended up racing to New Mexico to try and win $2million. How did they get involved with that you might ask...well below is a detailed review about this movie and it's characters and how I found the film.
Breckin Mayer - Nick Schaffer
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Owen Templeton
Seth Green - Duane Cody
Vince Vieluf - Blaine Cody
Whoopi Goldberg - Vera Baker
Lanei Chapman - Merrill Jennings
Jon Lovitz - Randall 'Randy' Pear
Kathy Najimy - Beverley 'Bev' Pear
Rowan Atkinson - Enrico Pollini
John Cleese - Donald P. Sinclair
Amy Smart - Tracy Faucet
Dave Thomas - Harold Grisham
It also features Kathy Bates (Misery) as a weird Squirrel lady!
It's about 8 people who don't know each other (well apart from Duane and Blaine - brothers, and Vera and Merrill - mother & daughter - so really it's 6 people), who are all staying at the same hotel / casino in Las Vegas. On one particular day, each of them have their go at a fruit machine and when they pull down the lever, each of them win. But, they don't win a jackpot, instead they just win one gold coin with a message on them, 'come to the front desk to receive your prize'. And, of course, each of them in turn go to the front desk to be told they have to be in a certain room by a certain time to receive their prize. Afew are a little sceptical and think it could be a scam but all of them go along to the designated meeting place.
The room is like a lush suite. Nicely decorated, with a bar and a great view of Las Vegas. Everybody meets each other and asks the question of 'do you know what we're doing here?', before Donald Sinclair (John Cleese) enters the room. This guy just reeks of money and success and tells them he is the owner of the hotel/casino and he has a once in a lifetime opportunity for all of the people in the room. He sits them all down on this board room style meeting table and explains to them that he wants them to take part in a race. Obviously there are afew frowns and looks of confusion, so he elaborates.
He says to them, 'what if i told you that there is a locker in Silver City Train Station, New Mexico. Locker number 001. What if i told you that whoever gets to that locker first, gets the contents inside of locker 001. The locker contains one red gym bag, with $2million inside'. He is looked at with shock and suprise. He then gets his assistant, Harold Grisham (Dave Thomas), to issue each of them a contract to sign. He then issues them all a gold key with the locker number 001 on it, and tells them that the key has a tracking device in it so that he knows where abouts everybody is...he then tells them to race. Everybody is a little confused and questions are asked about how legit this race is...he explains it is completely legitimate and again tells them to race!
Sat behind a 2 way mirror are what looks like the entire UN members. But what we, as the viewer, are quick to find out is that these people are actually making bets on who is going to win this race first.
The whole table agrees that this 'race' idea is ridiculous, and they leave the room and mingle outside. They all decide it's a stupid idea and they should just continue their vacations or business trips as they were going to, and forget about the race. But, as they all wait for the lift to come up so they can go back down, you can already see that there are looks of regret on peoples faces...Randy Pear is the first to say that he's going to take the stairs instead of the lift...but of course, we the viewer know exactly what he's up to...he's going to try and win this race! Shortly after, Owen Templeton decides he should take the stairs too...and eventually, everybody realises that the race is infact on!
Breckin Mayer plays Nick Schaffer, a very important lawyer away on business. Breckin is actually due to catch a flight, but instead he participates in a race to win $2million. He is infact the last of the participants to atcually start the race...he goes to the airport, as planned, and waits for his flight...but while he's sat at the bar, he meets a woman who he soon finds out is a helicopter pilot, and 'ka ching'...he's found his quick ticket to New Mexico. He explains everything to her and she agrees to take him, if they split the money 50/50.
Amy Smart plays Tracy Faucet, a helicopter pilot who ends up flying Nick Schaffer to New Mexico. However, along the way, she takes a detour and decides to go and visit her boyfriend...but what she sees is not something she likes...a womans car outside of his house, and in the back yard, her boyfriend is getting it on with this woman in the pool. Well Tracy freaks out and attacks both of them with her helicopter! Later on, the engine fails so she and Nick have to find another way of getting to New Mexico.
Cuba Gooding Jr. plays Owen Templeton, a football referee who at the time of this race, is hated by nearly every single person in the country. He made a decision at a really important football game the weekend before, that caused a popular team to lose. He is now recognised wherever he goes as being 'the rat referee'. Owen has a hilarious journey across to New Mexico and tries to take a cab there...not knowing that the cab driver is actually taking him somewhere to leave him in the middle of a desert. Why? Well, didn't we establish he was the most hated referee in the country.
Seth Green plays Duane Cody, a guy whose just on a vacation with his brother Blaine Cody, played by Vince Vieluf. Both are serious about winning this money and even go to the extremes of dismantling the airport signals so that nobody can fly out of Las Vegas! Duane is probably the more sensible of the two. Blaine is abit more dense and has trouble talking after he pierced his tongue himself...which by the way, looks badly infected.
Whoopi Goldberg plays Vera Baker, a woman who is meeting her daughter, Merrill Jennings played by Lanei Chapman, for the first time. They meet at the hotel/casino and are quick to depart once they know that they could be the proud owner of $2million in just afew hours if they make it to New Mexico first. They go to great extremes and even steal a rocket car, which sets a new landspeed world record! They even come across a crazy Squirrel Lady (Kathy Bates), who tries to sell them a squirrel...obviously the 2 women say no....but greatly regret it later!
Jon Lovitz plays Randall 'Randy' Pear, a family guy on vacation with his wife Beverley 'Bev' Pear, played by
Kathy Najimy, and his 2 kids. He attends the meeting with Donald Sinclair on his own, and explains to his wife later that he has to New Mexico on his own. She isn't too happy about this and demands that her and the kids go with him too, much to his dissapointment. This family is just comic and really will go to any lengths to try and get this money in New Mexico.
Rowan Atkinson plays Enrico Pollini, a narcoleptic Italian tourist. For those of you that don't know, a narcoleptic person is somebody who overwhelmingly sleeps ALOT throughout the day. It is a real condition. Anyway, Enrico is probably the most enthusiastic person in this race and is a little bit naive sometimes. He is the last person to leave the hotel/casino because he falls asleep on the spot in the lobby! Of course, afew United Nation look-a-likes upstairs in the hotel are quite annoyed at this as they have placed bets that he will win. When he wakes up, he continues the race, and manages to get a really speedy lift of somebody outside of the hotel.
The first time I watched this, I was roaring with laughter. It is so funny. There are so many comic moments in this film, you will cry atleast once with laughter. The cast is great and everyone will recognise atleast one person in this film, probably Rowan Atkinson (aka Mr.Bean).
As with most comedies, the humour can become quite predictable...but with this, it doesn't happen that often. The writers have really gone to town with this scipt, it is just genius.
I have seen this move twice now, and I would recommend it to anybody looking for something fresh and funny.
Admittedly, it does get unrealistic and silly, but it's not stupid. It's just classic comedy that would put a huge smile on my face if ever I was feeling down. This film never appealed to me when it first came out, but when it started being shown on TV, I just decided to give it a go as there was nothing else on...and I did not regret it. It kept me glued as you just want to know who ends up winning this money! Of course, there is a twist at the end, and it's not the predictable twist that you're probably thinking of.
I thoroughly enjoyed this film and I think alot of people would too. It gets quite a high score (for a comedy) on iMDB. If you are a user or member of iMDB, you will know that their rating system is not that generous, even an oscar winnings performance can sometimes only get 7/10...so a 6.3/10 for this film, is very good.
Give a go...it makes you feel like you are involved in the race the whole way through, and you will of course have your favourite to win.
One thing I will say, the ending isn't really...amazing. It's very unrealistic, but that does not stop the film from being the comic genius that it is!
DASH FOR CASH and TAKE THE COW WITH YOU !!
While surfing we get pop up window declaring us to be winners, call the number given below or click here, you realize the benefactor is actually the beggar, he is earning his nickels and dimes from us.
Las Vegas is full of people itching to gamble, what profit can a casino give us, when it depends on us to pay its Bills and wages of employees. The profit of Boss depends on the money we loose. One such Boss is Donald Sinclair(John Cleese) He has devised engaging ways to snare big gamblers to his Casino and his methods.
Comedy requires greater genius than normal intense story film making. Comedy does not have rules, its spontaneous and hence difficult to tap. 2 Con brothers has a plan to make money by tripping on empty glass and squeeze money out of management. Seth Green (Duane Cody) and Vince Vieluf (Blaine Cody) we understand their plot, is it funny if the brothers execute the plan. But no there is another woman trips on the glass and Gloria Allred is just around the corner and doing the very same thing planned by the brothers, thats a foolproof comedy scene. It brings laughs by proxy. Seth Green is dangling from a hot air balloon and crashing into the sides of COWS and few scenes later one of the cow is trapped by the loose rope and gets lifted up in the air with the balloon. The brothers want to pull down the airport radar antenna, by tying it to their jeep and the radar pulls them both up instead of them pulling it down.
6 gamblers play the slot machine and get a gold coin, they are Whoopi Goldberg (Vera Baker (1) with her daughter Lanei Chapman (Merrill Jennings) Breckin Meyer (Nick Schaffer(2) a clean lawyer with dreams to become Attorney-General, who avoids breaking a law like leprosy his close friend is peeved with him, he incites him to do something illegal, like stealing a newspaper. Cuba Gooding Jr (Owen Templeton(3) avoids being recognized, because he is infamous match referee whose call caused a match loss. Jon Lovitz (Randy Pear(4) promised his wife he will not gamble and he has to hide his winning from the wife and 2 kids. (5)Seth Green and his brother. (6)Rowan Atkinson (Enrico Pollini) a laid back Italian drifter, Who wants to learn better English.
The gold coin is to select 6 people who get a key to the locker on Silver City Railway Station in New Mexico. The keys has radio device fixed in it to track the player movements by the Casino owner Mr.Donald Sinclair, he lures the 6 to ride to the locker the prize is 2 million CASH waiting in the box. Donald Sinclair displays the 6 to other gamblers in his casino and everyone is betting big and small money as he has said to all, I have reduced the odds of winning from 1 in a Million to 1 in 6, his Casino is becoming richer by the minutes, he is getting more money than he is giving away to one of the 6 players.
The 6 players have loads of situations and the development of situations are quiet silly but the consistency in each players events are kept up till the end. The brothers who are conmen are being conned by duplicate key maker and things creep upon them all the time in the film, until a very beautiful girl (Tristin Leffler) who does not have a name in the film, shows her heart to the younger brother Vince Vieluf he
falls in love with her and her pierced heart. Cuba Gooding Jr avoids being recognized all the time, but he is recognized by a very angry taxi driver(Paul Rodriguez). All this is developed very artistically and the timings of the scene is kept trim to extract the maximum laugh power.
Writer : Andy Breckman
Director :Jerry Zucker
Producer :Janet Zucker,
Jerry Zucker
The blending of the laughs with the story and the physical camera works is so smooth, we hardly notice there are no sudden jerks anywhere, you have in this film all types of comedies, the physical, the situational, the dialogues, the out of the world COW dangling on a hot air balloon and enemies squirting milk on each other in their fights are silly all right and timed beautifully to make you laugh.
ROWAN ATKINSON and Jon Lovitz
Jon Lovitz (Randy Pear) has a meaty role, he seems to be the main man of this movie, he is hiding the truth from the start to the end, he hides truth from the museum Tour Guide, he is hiding the truth from the biker woman, his situations are very funny and his will to gamble at all cost seems to remind us, how really like a rat we are tuned into the race of making money. Me thinks the Word War II Veterans meet was quiet funny and very creative.
Rowan Atkinson(Enrico Pollini) let me tell you this actor is a phenomenon in physical comedy, just let anyone else copy what he does on screen and see if they can bring any laugh. Rowan Atkinson throwing away the ball for the dog to chase will leave you in splits, this is one actor who is a guarantee of laughter, no matter what he is saying and doing, his reputation is not made just like that, you can watch him in this film in a short role but, it is the binding bits into a whole together.
Wayne Knight (Zack Mallozzi) must be mentioned on a seperate line he did the role of a Human organs transporter and partner in the journey to Silver City with Rowan Atkinson. His role is very good and he acted very well indeed.
I enjoyed Amy Smart (Tracy Faucet) catching the boyfriend with another girl and the exchange she has with Nick Schaffer, her metamorphosis from a cute little pilot to the wrath of devil is one unforeseen situation nobody would have guessed, after all she makes Nick steal the petrol from the tank of a police patrol car, that is how the bad influence of cute girls are strong on nice guys.
Yo!! this film is a study in the art of making comedies.
~ ~ Do any of the rest of you have a few comedy movies in your DVD/Video collection that you keep on hand as a sure remedy for the ?blues?, and that will always manage to cheer you up and bring a smile back to your face no matter how bleak and dismal your mood? I know that I certainly do. Some that spring immediately to mind include classics like ?The Full Monty?, the old Scottish-based comedy ?Local Hero?, the golf comedy ?Caddyshack?, and any of the old BBC comedy series, ?Fawlty Towers?. ~ ~ A relatively new addition to my ?raise a smile? collection is the 2001 comedy ?Rat Race? by director Jerry Zucker (Airplane, The Naked Gun, Ghost) and writer Andy Breckman. (Creator of Sgt. Bilko) We happened across it on the Sky Movie listings one evening while we were channel hopping for a film that we would all enjoy, and laughed so long and so loud that I scanned the listings for days afterwards until I eventually managed to find it being repeated, so I could catch it on video. Since then I?ve invested all of £7.99 at Blackstar (blackstar.co.uk) to buy it on DVD, to get the full benefit of watching it on our excellent Philips home theatre system. (I?ll get around to reviewing it one of these days!) ~ ~ The plot of Rat Race is simple enough, and very loosely based on an old 1969 Stanley Kramer comedy called ?It?s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World?. A madcap Las Vegas casino owner called Donald P. Sinclair (John Cleese) has stuck $2 million in a left luggage locker down in New Mexico, and picks people at random who are playing the slot machines in the casino to compete in a wacky race. First to get to the locker gets to keep the ?2 million! Of course, being a casino o
wner, he has a hidden agenda, and is more than recouping his $2 million outlay by taking side bets on who will win the race from some of his high roller customers! ~ ~ What makes Rat Race such a truly hilarious movie is its crazy, off-beat humour and the literal galaxy of comedy stars who combine well together to make the plot work. John Cleese is back to his comedic best as the loony casino owner, his slightly stuffy and overbearing English mannerisms contrasting brilliantly with his off-the-wall, zany humour. He has some wonderful one liners, from his opening introduction, ?A meteor the size of North Carolina is heading straight towards the earth?, to his retort when he is told that he simply can?t select people at random to take part in his crazy race. ?I can do anything I like. I'm an eccentric?. ~ ~ The cast of ?racers? is superb. You have Rowan Atkinson (Blackadder, Mr. Bean) as a weird Italian called Enrico Pollini, who?s command of the English language leaves something to be desired. Look out for a great one liner when he spots some cocktail sausages at a party. ?I just love these little cock doggies?. Then you have Vera, (Whoopi Goldberg) who is visiting the casino to meet up with her long lost daughter Merril, (Lanei Chapman) who she gave up for adoption as a baby. (Both mother and daughter decide to participate) Cuba Gooding Jnr. plays an American Football referee called Owen Templeton, who is ?on the run? after making a momentous blunder during a game, and is universally hated by the general public. (He followed up this good comedy part with an absolute stinker of a comedy movie called ?Snow Dogs? the following year, by the way.) There?s Jon Lovitz (who starred for years in the hit comedy/satirical show on American TV, ?
Saturday Night Live?) as a regular family man called Randy Pear, who has great difficulty explaining to his wife and two kids why he wants to interrupt their long anticipated Las Vegas vacation to go chasing off across the country. And there are two brothers called Duane and Blaine Cody (Seth Green and Vince Vieluf) who between them hardly have enough brain cells to make up a passable IQ, and who can barely communicate with each other as a result of Blaine?s newly pierced tongue. ~ ~ You want to make sure that you watch this movie with an empty bladder, because some of the scenes will have you literally peeing yourself with laughter! Cuba Gooding Jnr. posing as a coach driver, and driving around a busload of Lucille Ball impersonators on their way to a convention. Jon Lovitz and his Jewish family ?borrowing? an old vintage car from a ?Barbie? museum, only to discover that it once belonged to Adolph Hitler. A woman at the roadside selling orphaned squirrels, and giving less than accurate directions to anyone who refuses to buy one from her. And watch out for the flying cows, and the hot-air balloons. I could go on and on giving you examples of the crazy humour in this side-splitting comedy, but to do so would spoil your enjoyment of the film. These few examples should give you some sort of idea what to expect though. Rat Race works on all sorts of levels, and has something that will appeal to most folk?s sense of humour. Best of all, the actors work well together, with nobody trying to hog the limelight or steal the show, despite them all being stars in their own right. ~ ~ Highly, highly recommended by the mad cabbie, and a movie that I?ll return to again and again when I want a good belly laugh. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ DVD EXTRA
;S AND FEATURES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~ OK. I always find this the hard bit, because a lot of the ?gobbledigook? (technical specifications) don?t mean a hell of a lot to me. But for those of you who are interested in such things, I?ll include them anyways. 2.35:1 Anamorphic Wide Screen. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~ Not too sure what ?anamorphic? means, but I like the wide screen bit, as I have a wide screen TV! And the colours, definition, and transfer onto disc all seem to have worked well, with no obvious shimmering of the picture or unrealistic hues and tones. Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound or alternatively Dolby 2.0 Surround Sound in either French or English. This movie isn?t a ?Rambo? or ?Triple X? type feature, that really makes use of all the different speakers on a home theatre system. But the sound clarity is very clear and not distorted, and the subwoofer and front and rear speakers kick into action from time to time. Certainly an improvement on the VHS tape I originally had the movie recorded on! ?Making Of Rat Race? Feature ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~ This lasts for around 20 minutes, and is broken up into various sub-categories like ?The Set-Up?, ?The Players?, and ?On The Road?. There are some interesting interviews with both the actors and the film crew, and it gives you a bit of an inside look at how the movie took shape and was made. Interview With The Director And Writer ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~ Jerry Zucker (Director) and Andy Breckman (writer) talk briefly (about 10 minutes) about their different roles in the movie, how it was conceived, and what it is that makes it so funny. (In their opinion) An interesti
ng insight into what made the movie tick. Deleted Scenes ~~~~~~~ ~ ~ Six scenes that didn?t quite make it to the final version of the movie, but all very funny in their own right, and introduced by the director Jerry Zucker. There?s also a series of ?out-takes?, which are extremely humourous, and which have been set to music. One particular scene where actors Vince Vieluf and Seth Green repeatedly fluff their lines, and subsequently suffer from a fit of the giggles, is an absolute hoot! Theatrical Trailer ~~~~~~~ ~ ~ Just what it says. A trailer for the movie. Scene Selection ~~~~~~~~ ~ ~ This allows you to find your favourite part of the movie easily and simply, without having to fast-forward (or reverse) as you have to with a VHS tape. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rated PG-13 (Some mild sexual references, some bad language, and a wee bit of nudity) Running Time - 112 minutes (of pure unadulterated humour) Available BlackStar £7.99 (DVD) £4.99 (VHS) Amazon UK £14.39 (DVD) £5.99 (VHS) Distributed By - Pathe Distribution Ltd. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ © KenJ March 2004 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
It's Saturday night and time to see what Sky Movies has to offer as a premier. This week it's Rat Race, a screwball comedy from the director of Airplane with a decent cast. I'd heard mixed things about the film and it wasn't on I was really bothered about watching. But with nothing else to do I decided to give it a go. The plot goes something like this. Nine people are all at a Las Vegas casino for one reason or another. Each of them plays a slot machine and wins a coin. This coin buys them into a race organised by the Casino owner Donald P Sinclair (John Cleese). The race is 563 miles to a small town in New Mexico; each of them has a key to a locker containing $2 million in cash. The first one there gets to keep it all to themselves. All these people set off on their own separate journeys in search of the reward. Unknown to them is the fact they?re part of a racehorse style bet which Sinclair is staging for wealthy businessman. Rat Race is can certainly be deemed as screwball. Although I'm surprised that quite a few opinions on this site have found the film a complete laugh riot. There are a few smirks and chuckles along the way as well as one pretty funny joke. But to me that doesn't constitute great comedy. In some ways this could be deemed old fashioned and harmless fun. To me most of it was just way too stupid and surreal to make it truly funny. The best jokes are normally when Jon Lovitz is on screen, he's with his family on vacation and they're hampering his journey towards the money. The best moment of the film is when they get into an accident that leads them to a WWII convention with funny results. I actually thought this moment was inspired. It's just too bad that the rest of it doesn't match up. One of the more annoying segments is Cuba Gooding Jr's journey as he drives a coach full of 'I Love Lucy' enthusiasts. Their wailing just grated on me while Rowan Atkinson's silly Italian m
an was a bit too much. I'm a fan of director David Zucker's previous comedies such as Top Secret and his contributions to the Naked Gun series. Of course Airplane is one of the funniest movies of all time, but Rat Race is something that just has a below par feeling, it's too tacky right from the naff opening credits. Plus it has an ending that features the compulsory Smash Mouth sequence. If you don't know what I mean well Smash Mouth are a band who done that song ?All Star?, since it' release I think it's ppeared in more movies than I care to remember. It?s too bad it all fizzles out to something so mundane. Maybe it was just the mood I was in or perhaps it?s just that comedy has moved on since the likes of Airplane. I know find my laughs in the likes of Curb Your Enthusiasm, something that is bit more smarter. By all means if your humour has no boundaries then give Rat Race a look. Just don?t expect much.
Rat race stars to many celebrities to mention... well, here's a few of them: Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese, Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding Junior, Seth Green, Jon Lovitz, Breckin Meyer, and Amy Smart. I'm sure you have at least heard of 3 of them. It's starts off with all of these poeple in LAs Vegas. None of them are connected, until they win the chance to have a meeting with Donald Sinclair (John Cleese). He is the owner of the Venecian hotel where they are all staying. He gives them all the opportunity to win 2,000,000 dollars. Basically, all he says that the money is in a locker several states away, and that the 1st won who gets there, wins it. Simple! This is where the adventure starts. You may experience some tears rolling down your face throughout this mad, manic and hilarious film. Without giving much away, the worlds fastest car is stolen, there is a hotair-ballooning cow (literally), an unfortunate coach journey, and the Barbie museum. It'll all be clear after you have watched this. The DVD has many extra features. It has the usual 'Making of', commentary, outtakes, interviews, and a few other bits 'n bobs. I love this movie. It really iss worth a watch. I dont know for sure, but I remember watching a film a very long time ago called 'Money Mania' where it is the same sort of storyline. And so if you remember that, and you liked it, this will probabaly be 10 times better. It's non stop action, for 107 minutes. The directer, Jerry Zucker, also did such movies as Airplane and the Naked Gun series, so you can tell what kind of movie it is. It's fantastic. In the UK, its rated a 12, so most people who are interested in it can watch it. 2 random facts about the film: 1) Jerry Zucker's mum appears in the movie as one of the 'I love Lucy' fanatics, and 2) this si the first ever film to star 2 Black oscar winners. These are of course Cuba Gooding Junior, and
Whoopi Goldberg. I cannot recommend this enough.
Rat Race ought to be far less enjoyable than, in the end, it is. Studded with C-list stars, it has a heartless and derivative premise: a group of no-hopers racing across country for a stash of money for the amusement of a casino owner (John Cleese) and a group of high rollers who will bet on anything. Yet their adventures along the way are inventive: for example, lost in the desert Cuba Gooding Jr ends up stealing a coach only to find it full of Lucille Ball impersonators who go "Waaah!" in chorus whenever anything goes wrong. Even the slapstick is inventive: director Jerry Airplane Zucker and writer Andy Breckman do interesting things with hot-air balloons, a narcoleptic Rowan Atkinson, emergency organ transporters and Hitler's Mercedes Benz. All of the characters, from Breckin Meyer's smugly careful lawyer to Seth Green's shabby little con man, discover in the end that they have hearts, that some things are more important than money and that sometimes it is the journey that matters. Of course, these are all colossal sentimental clichés and yet the film has a sweet-natured quality that sells them to us. On the DVD: Rat Race is presented with a widescreen aspect ratio of 2.35:1 and Dolby 5:1 sound that delivers all of the snappy dialogue clearly. It comes with generous extras, including a gag reel, the theatrical trailer, an outtake where Seth Green completely fails to keep a straight face, a good-humoured interview with writer and director, a disappointing making-of documentary and some deleted scenes (with a couple that should not be missed). --Roz Kaveney


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April 4, 2011 - Every once in a while, you need a reminder of how difficult games used to be. Moon Diver is one such reminder.
This Week on the PSN (03.29.11)
March 29, 2011 - New games, new demos, new DLC. This is a good week if you're looking to spend some of your hard-earned cash on the PlayStation Store.
Moon Diver Now Available on PSN
March 29, 2011 - Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX interactive entertainment products in the Americas, announced today that its highly anticipated digital release Moon Diver is now available on the PlayStation Network. Developed for both the PlayStation Network and for Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Moon Diver delivers frenetically fast-paced gameplay and a classic side-scrolling perspective for up to four players locally or via online cooperative play. The PlayStation Network version of Moon Diver is available today for $14.99 as this week's new title in PlayStation Network's ongoing Spring Fever event. Pricing and availability for the Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360 will be announced at a later date.
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Ghana's Civil Aviation Authority has grounded all McDonnell Douglas DC-8s registered in the African country. The CAA apparently issued the grounding on December 31 last year but published the notice on its website only last week. The CAA gave no reason for the grounding notice. The only two DC-8 operators in Ghana are on the European Union's list of banned airlines.


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Hi, So I recently had surgery on my nose, to be exact Septoplasty. The operation went well and so did my recovery, its been about 3 weeks now and there's a strange dent or dip on the tip of my nose that's been there since a they took of my bandages. During the first week of my recovery i had a blister or some sort of boil/zit on the tip of my nose which eventually scabbed and came off. My surgeon said the dent will go away eventually as the swelling goes down. But i would like your advice.Thanks
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From the photos, it looks like the depression is going away with time. This may be from tissue injury during the Rhinoplasty as a Septoplasty alone is performed in an entirely different area with a different incision on the inside of the nose at the front of the naal septum.
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Voth, Heinrich S. (1878-1953)
Voth served on numerous committees during his active life, several of which should be mentioned. He was vice-chairman of the Mennonite Brethren General Conference in 1924-36, 1939, 1943, 1945-48. He was a member of the Board of Foreign Missions between 1927-53, serving either as vice-president or secretary. He was a member of the General Conference Board of Education between 1930-36 and member of the Board of Welfare of the General Conference from 1930 until 1943. He served as Board chairman of the South Side Mission in Minneapolis, Minnesota, between 1921-36. He also served as chairman of the annual Northern District (Canadian) Conference for 18 years.
H. S. Voth was a man of breadth and force, with keen insight and tact in dealing with social problems. A characteristic phrase, "O Herr hilf, O Herr lass wohlgelingen," (O Lord help, O Lord, let it succeed) will linger long in the ears of those who knew him well.
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Just checked my probe for inside the smoker box by putting it in boiling water and it registered 185 degrees. Doing a butt today and would like to keep the internal temperature at around 230. What should I set the temperature on my unit at so that the probe would register at around the 230 mark?
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It makes sense that a company built on reinvention would look for the same thing in the people who work there. IBM is looking for people interested in transforming their experience into a career where real results are delivered for clients all over the world.
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Our team provides financial and accounting services linked with employees travelling to another IBM location for short- or long-term international assignments. Our mission is to ensure excellent client experience and financial integrity for assignees from Europe, Middle East and Africa, Latin America and Canada.
Successful candidate will join team of skilled analysts with wide learning possibilities and strong career growth potential.
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At home squats???
Does anybody know a safe way of doing squats at home without a squat rack? I'm currently taking the bar and having to lift it over my head then squatting. My problem is I want to increase the weight but want to do it in a safe way to avoid injury.
the only things I can think of are getting a rack, or building one. I know thats not what you want to hear, but taking serious weight and putting over your head and on to your back is going to get you hurt.
I agree with Hrdgain. To move some serious weight (safely) at home you are going to need the facilities to do so. A power/squat rack is the way for you to go. Otherwise you will have to lower the weight and/or do front, OH or sissy squats (which all can be effective). Good luck.
you could always work on your Cleans which would have you do a front squat.
Single leg variations will keep the bar alot lighter and still provide enough resistance. Bulgarian Split Squat might be a good option to look at.
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both what dave and kane said is spot on.
however, if you want to do back squats, then doing them at home without the squat rack is pretty difficult once you gain strength.
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Martz 'projects' face off this Sunday
Published: September 18th, 2008 | Tags: J.T. O'Sullivan, Jon Kitna, Mike Martz
It's another Mike Martz Bowl, two weeks after the first one, when San Francisco quarterback J.T. O'Sullivan squared off against Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner.
Now O'Sullivan is preparing to face another prized pupil of Martz, Detroit quarterback Jon Kitna. It's San Francisco versus Detroit on Sunday, and it's two of Martz's great projects.
Martz taught Kitna, and subsequently, Kitna taught O'Sullivan when the latter was a backup in Detroit.
"He's probably the toughest guy I've been around, just as far as standing in there, making throws, coming back in there week in and week out," O'Sullivan said about Kitna. "I took a lot from that. He's got a lot of respect from me for that. He's a good thrower, too. This offense is about standing in there and making some tough throws, and he does it. So, the list was long as far as things I tried to take from Jon."
Now O'Sullivan will try to take one more thing from Kitna. He will try to take his happiness Sunday afternoon.
And just as O'Sullivan praised Kitna, Kitna did the same for O'Sullivan. "He's one of the best throwers of the football I've ever been around," Kitna said. "He's a really good quarterback. He can throw from any angle. It doesn't matter if he's off balance, whatever, he gets it out quick."


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Technology is advancing by the minute. We might don't even realize as we go about out in our busy lives but technology is changing face by the second. Television is one of the very common examples of technology that has changed significantly over the years is right there in our own homes. Right from the bulky CRT to the ultra impressive HD flat screens televisions have come a long way. Not only did the sizes changed but also the quality of the pictures improved significantly. The consumer's need for better viewing is seen as a never ending challenge and therefore the latest breakthrough in the tech market is the 4K TV.
The 4k TV is the most advanced technological development in the industry till now. It is being considered to be next big bang in the industry of digital TV viewing. Everything about the 4k curved TV is astounding. Simply speaking 4K is the name for Ultra HD TV. It has twice the vertical and horizontal resolution of a HD TV, which translates into 3840 x 2160 pixels. It has nearly 8 million pixels, which is nearly 4 times the pixels of current HD TV. More pixels contain more information so the Sony 4k TVs have stunning picture quality. The level of sharpness and clarity are also noteworthy. The 4k is the hottest trend of the future and it is a game changer in the world of TV viewing. Even though 8 million mega pixels sound big, there would not be much of a change in the size of the TV screens. 4k TV is a trend that will catch up in the years to come. It is the next big thing in the world of TV viewing also because the 3D TVs could not garner much interest in the consumers. But picture improvised from 2D and 3d look much sharper in 4K.
The only drawback with 4k TV today is there is not much 4k content. Since 4k TVs are expensive broadcasters are wary of streaming content in 4k. Although some websites like Youtube and Netflix do offer content in 4K, it is very limited. But that is definitely going to change in the coming years. Even with all its current limitations, 4k is undisputed the king of all future technologies in electronics consumer market. All the high end manufacturers have put their stamp of approval on this new TV. In a world where there is a insatiable demand for life like picture quality, 4k is the closest we can get to real life TV viewing.


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Rise in supply of fake $100 currency
COUNTERFEITERS of Hong Kong currency have been focusing on forgeries of $100 notes because higher denominations are checked more rigorously by banks and retailers.
Ultra violet lights are used widely to distinguish a genuine banknote's watermark and other security features in $500 and $1,000 notes, but rarely for $100 notes.
Commercial Crime Bureau (CCB) experts on forged currency said yesterday there had been an increase in the number of $100 counterfeit notes.
Up to about $3,000 a week in fake currency is collected by banks and retailers and passed to the CCB for investigation.
Hang Seng Bank usually received the most, CCB Detective Chief Inspector Michael Yu Shi-cheung said.
''The appearance or quality of the notes is alright, but if you compare the notes with genuine ones or pay a little more attention you can usually pick the fakes,'' he said.
''Some retailers and outlets scan the $100 notes under ultra violet light, but it doesn't happen often because of their relatively low value.'' The Bank of China, which a month ago joined Hongkong Bank and Standard Chartered Bank as a note-issuer, has not yet fallen prey to counterfeiters, but police believe it is only a matter of time.
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Craigavon-based pharmaceutical company Almac is likely to create up to 60 new jobs following the expansion of its pharmaceutical development services.
With the completion of the initial phase of a £6.5 million project, the firm has created a new 13,400 square feet formulation development facility including two new analytical laboratories.
The additional staff will be employed in analytical and formulation development roles as well as other indirect support roles.
As the new facility builds to full capacity over the next 2-3 years, it is anticipated that the additional staff will be employed in analytical and formulation development roles as well as other indirect support roles.
The new facility will primarily focus on the development of tablet and capsule formulations for new drugs which are in the early stages of development and which have not yet reached the market. The new facility will enable greater speed in formulation and process development, by creating an environment where development work can be progressed quickly and efficiently, free of many of the constraints usually associated with drug manufacturing.
This is possible because the drugs produced are prototypes which are used only to develop the formulation and manufacturing process and are not for human use.
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Serena Williams' hopes end in disgrace after foul-mouthed tirade at female line judge
Only two months ago interest in women's tennis had plummeted to an all-time low, with no apparent challengers to the all-conquering Williams sisters on the horizon.
Everything has changed over the last fortnight here at the US Open. The extraordinary return of Kim Clijsters, who was playing in last night's final in only her third tournament after a two-year break from the game, the emergence of teenagers like Caroline Wozniacki, her opponent, and Melanie Oudin, plus talk of a comeback by Justine Henin, have instantly transformed the women's game.
The Women's Tennis Association would no doubt prefer that the headlines from Flushing Meadows stopped there, but this US Open is likely to be remembered above all for Serena Williams' extraordinary departure from the tournament on Saturday night, when she was penalised on match point to Clijsters in the semi-finals after a foul-mouthed tirade directed at a female line judge.
Serving at 5-6 and 15-30, Williams was foot-faulted on her second serve, upon which she confronted the line judge and threatened to "take this ball and shove it down your throat". Having already received one code violation for smashing her racket at the end of the first set, Williams was given a second and an automatic one-point deduction, handing Clijsters a 6-4, 7-5 victory.
If it was an almost unprecedented decision to foot-fault a player at that stage of such a high-profile match – particularly as television replays showed that Williams' foot had barely touched the line if at all –there could be no excusing the American's behaviour. She will be fined, though officials were still considering her punishment yesterday morning.
The controversy overshadowed the fact that Williams, the defending champion, had been outplayed by Clijsters, who was making her first appearance at a Grand Slam event since the 2007 Australian Open after retiring to start a family. Her comeback in two tournaments last month showed that she would be competitive against the best players, but to have achieved what she has here as a wild card is a remarkable performance.
Clijsters watched from the other end of the court as the extraordinary finale unfolded. Following Williams' outburst, the line judge was called to the umpire's chair while Brian Earley, the tournament referee, came on to the court. Williams joined in the conversation and protested: "Sorry, but there are a lot of people who've said way worse." It was not clear what the line judge had said to the umpire, but Williams told her: "I didn't say I would kill you. Are you serious? I didn't say that."
Earley explained later: "She was called for a foot fault and a point later she said something to a line umpire, and it was reported to the chair and that resulted in a point penalty. It just happened that point penalty was match point. It was a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct."
After the match Williams was unrepentant. "All year I've never been foot-faulted and then suddenly in this tournament they keep calling foot faults," she said. "I said something that I guess they gave me a point penalty for. Unfortunately it was on match point."
Did Williams agree that she had threatened the line judge? "Well, I've never been in a fight in my whole life, so I don't know why she would have felt threatened," the world No 2 replied.
When asked if the official deserved an apology, Williams replied: "An apology? From me? Well, how many people yell at lines people?" She added: "If you look at all the people that kind of yell at lines people, I think it kind of comes sometimes. Players, athletes get frustrated. I don't know how many times I've seen that happen."
The way the match finished denied Clijsters the chance to celebrate her achievement in reaching the final of a tournament she last contested four years ago, when she won the title here to claim her only Grand Slam.
"It's unfortunate that a match that I was playing so well had to end that way," she said. "Obviously, I am a little confused about what happened, just because I was so focused. Things ended a bit different than I expected."
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AMG goes after emails, BAA calls it a waste of resources
In a continued battle over the release of airport project information with the Alabama Media Group, the Birmingham Airport Authority says it has done everything it can do for two consecutive weeks now.
"We think we've produced 7,500 documents in about 10 days time," BAA lawyer, Jim Goyer, said. "We've moved heaven and earth to do so."
But AMG remains unsatisfied and believes there's more out there.
"We had to file a TRO (temporary restraining order) because we were stone-walled by the Birmingham Airport Authority, who then has spent the last two weeks spending un total amounts of public money trying to hide public documents," AMG lawyer, Banks Sewell, said.
Now, AMG is going after emails in hopes of acquiring more information about the flight information display unit that fell in March.
AMG requested in court Wednesday correspondence between the BAA and contractors Brasfield & Gorrie and Monumental Contracting.
"Going forward, it's been a substantial interference of burden on the airport to continue to produce these documents for the Birmingham News," Goyer said.
Goyer calls it a grasp at straws and a waste of resources. He says his staff has been more than accommodating, working around the clock since the original restraining order was filed around April 16.
"We think this is piling on and harassment and unnecessary and irrelevant," Goyer said.
"The bigger question is 'Why are they refusing to do that?'," Sewell said.
Sewell says it's public records, about a public project, which was built with public dollars.
"That's why we're here pursuing public documents," he said. "To determine why did that sign fall down and what can we do to prevent something like this from happening in the future?"
Judge Joseph Boohaker is expected to make a ruling by Friday to determine what parts of the TRO have been complied with and what parts still need to be resolved.
AMG has also requested a copy of the salary information for president and CEO of the BAA, Al Denson.{} Lawyers for AMG argued to Judge Boohaker they'd like to see how Denson has been paid throughout the process of the airport renovations.


text: apfelmus wrote: > class DiMonad m where > returnR :: a -> m e a > bindR :: m e a -> (a -> m e b) -> m e b > > returnL :: e -> m e a > bindL :: m e a -> (e -> m e' a) -> m e' a > > type TwoCont e a = (e -> R) -> (a -> R) -> R > > A final question remains: does the dimonad abstraction cover the full > power of TwoCont? I mean, it still seems like there's an operation > missing that supplies new left and right continuations at once. I think that this missing operation is bind2 :: m e a -> (e -> m e' a') -> (a -> m e' a') -> m e' a' It executes the second or the third argument depending on whether the first argument is a failure or a success. First, bind2 can be defined for TwoCont bind2 m fe fa = \e' a' -> m (\e -> (fe e) e' a') (\a -> (fa a) e' a') Apparently, bindL and bindR can be expressed with bind2 bindL m f = bind2 m f returnR bindR m f = bind2 m returnL f The question is whether bind2 can be expressed by bindL and bindR or whether bind2 offers more than both. It turns out that bind2 can be formulated from bindL and bindR alone fmapR f m = m `bindR` returnR . f bind2 m fe fa = ((Left `fmapR` m) `bindL` (\e -> Right `fmapR` fe e)) `bindR` (\aa' -> case aa' of Left a -> fa a Right a' -> returnR a') The definitions is rather cumbersome and we omit the proof that both definitions for bind2 are the same for TwoConts. For a general proof, we'd need an axiomatic characterization of dimonads and bind2. Recast in the light of MonadError, bind2 gives rise to a combinator bind2 :: MonadError e m => m a -> (e -> m b) -> (a -> m b) -> m b that executes either failure or success path. The important point is the inequality bind2 m fe fa ≠ (m >>= fa) `catchError` fe There's no equivalent to bind2 (with a better name, of course) in the libraries at the moment. The only function that does come near bind2 in the libraries is Control.Exception.try :: IO a -> IO (Either Exception a) which can be used rather easily to implement bind2 of course. Interestingly, the existence of try shows that there is a natural isomorphism DiMonad m => m e a ≅ m () (Either e a) so that dimonads do not add anything beyond what monads can already do. (More precisely, try gives one direction. The other direction is rather obvious.) Regards, apfelmus


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The first exams of PT school are over. Our first anatomy exam was Monday, followed on Thursday by exercise physiology. By the time it was over, the four-day week felt more like a month. (Thankfully we had Friday off for the 4th of July. Otherwise, I don't know what people would have done). The anatomy exam met my expectations. I have heard so many horror stories about the first gross anatomy practical - how rushed you feel, blanking on questions, origins, insertions, etc.
As overwhelming as it was, surface anatomy was equally stressful but in a very different way. I felt like I was acting in front of an audience, trying to speak the "lingo" of physical therapy that I am so far from mastering. I know I should say "lie prone," but still the first thing that comes to my mind is "lie on your stomach." I felt the same awkwardness while trying to explain supination. More often than not I found myself demonstrating the movement. I guess it's an acceptable alternative; however, I am looking forward to when "prone" and "supination" come out naturally.
After the exam, we all took a much-needed break at a local bar. It was a lot of fun to get to talk to my classmates about something other than anatomy. The worst part was knowing we had another exam a few days later. Exercise physiology caught a lot of us off guard. I guess we had been putting so much weight on anatomy that we kind of forgot about everything else, which was unfortunate because the exam is worth 60 percent of our grades. I think it's our first lesson in time management and being able to keep the bigger picture in mind even when certain areas become overwhelming.
Despite what feels like a constant work rate, I am already behind with anatomy. I was hoping for a long, relaxing weekend for the 4th of July, but it's not in the cards. We have another exam this week and then our second anatomy exam shortly after that. We're officially in the thick of things... scary to think it might not change for two years.
Kim- I'm glad to know I won't sound like a novice forever. It has to be exciting to be half way done! Good luck on your practical and final... and get some sleep too!
Great to get the first test gitters out of the way. I'm half way through a PTA program and prone and supination do become part of your language.
I know PTs have a much tougher go of it and longer but PTA school has been more than challenging and the upcoming practical next week is dominating my life with a written final to follow.
Have fun with it, relax when you can and get some sleep. :)


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OROVILLE -- The city of Oroville will conduct two public meetings Monday, seeking public input about the city's Arts, Cultural and Entertainment Complex project.
Information about the project will be presented at the Oroville Arts Commission at 3:30 p.m. and to the Parks Commission at 5 p.m. Both meetings will be held in the Oroville City Council Chambers, 1735 Montgomery St. In 2012, a planning contract was awarded to BMS Design Group for the project, funded by a Community Development Block Grant.
The proposed Oroville Cultural and Entertainment Complex project is bordered by the Feather River to the north, from Bedrock Park on the west to the Veterans Memorial Park on the east, with a portion of the project reaching down to Montgomery Street on the south.
The project would combine the natural resource and beauty of the Feather River, along with general retail and commercial, entertainment, several museums, and the Green Line Tour to bring the identified areas together as a cultural and event complex for various community activities, annual events such as Feather Fiesta Days, the Salmon Festival and the Christmas Light Parade.
Questions about the meeting may be directed to the city at 538-2401.


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Unite, the country's largest union, has reported that Manchester's Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust failed to deal with the existence of asbestos putting more than 20 workers at risk and also endangering staff, patients and visitors.
A separate report by Asbestos Contracting Limited (ACL) in August 2015, revealed that the presence of the asbestos was known to the hospital trust for over 10 years. Despite this, workers were still requested to carry out jobs in areas of the hospital known to be contaminated by the management staff.
A second report by Unite, who was representing the affected workers, raised concerns about the asbestos but no action was taken by the trust. Unite claims "the trust failed to inform employees and did not put any control measures in place to provide a safe working environment. They also failed to maintain an up-to-date asbestos register, monitor the condition of the asbestos on site, and contravened other health and safety breaches of the Control of Asbestos Regulation 2012."
A formal grievance was raised by the estate staff in February 2014 and the Christie hospital trust took 18 months to investigate. Following the investigation, it seems no no one in management was held responsible for the breach in health and safety legislation. Unite is calling for those responsible for asbestos safety to be brought before a disciplinary hearing.
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Today at work my friend offered me one of her options chocolate drinks as I had run out of my usual hot chocolate and it was literally freezing at work! She had brought a few of the sachets in to try and so decided to share with me! Yay!
The sachet was one of the options Belgian chocolate ranges in the hazelnut variety. The pack is an individual 11 gram serving of the powder which is enough to make one hot drink. She bought four of the sachets for one pound which I think is reasonable and allows you to try some varieties to find out if you like them.
The packet is a small plastic pack with a warm chocolate colouring. The pack has a little quote on which says "after cracking open the bubbly his hazelnut eyes looked warm and inviting" This leads me believe that this product is aimed at females!
The pack also tells us that this drink has just 39 calories when made with water. As a rule I usually add a dash of milk and sometimes a little sugar too when I have a hot chocolate drink and so of course I am adding calories in this way.
When I made this drink I poured the sachet in to my cup and then added a little hot boiled water. I then mixed them together into a thick paste before adding the rest of the hot water and a dash of milk. I find this way you can eliminate any clumps of powder that may not mix well. The chocolate drink looked frothy and appealing and had a strong hazelnut scent which is something I could only liken to cookies!
When I tasted the drink I have to say I didn't know if I liked it or not. The hazelnut taste was very apparent and it was also much sweeter than any other hot chocolate drink I would normally have. As I continued to drink the drink my taste buds must have adjusted to the taste as I did finish it. I can't say that I particularly enjoyed the drink though-however; I would be interested in trying some of the other varieties as I think it was the strong hazelnut flavour that really put me off.
These drinks are usually widely available in supermarkets and so if you are interested in trying this you will be able to pick it up quite easily. The hazelnut was not to my taste but it may be to yours!
Thank you for reading my review!
Hot chocolate is the perfect drink for the colder months, and nothing beats a good mug of the stuff while curled up with a good book and some comfort food.
These are the low calories versions of the instant hot chocolate available. However that is not the reason I bought this. I thought the flavour sounded pretty nice, and I thought it'd make a change from my usual hot chocolate fare.
You can get individuel sachets, or buy a larger tub. The sachets are about 22p each or 5 for a pound in some stores. The larger tubs are £2.34 for 220g, so work out at better value.
When you open the sachet you are greeted with a chocolate aroma, with a hint of hazle nut, quite pleasent; the smell remains quite nice once made up, too. However, upon tasting this drink, I was slightly disappointed. The chocolate taste was medi-core, and I found the hazlenut taste to be a little artificial. The drink overall was a bit too watery for my liking. I know that this could be expected of low calorie drinks, however I have had the orange one of these and loved it.
I won't be buying this flavour again, however I haven't given up on this brand completely. It's drinkable, but not something I would drink by choice.


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The first court hearing is due to take place today in a health and safety case against police following the shooting of an unarmed odd-job man from Bolton.
The chief constable of one of the UK's biggest forces has been charged with a health and safety breach over the incident, but the marksman who took the fatal shot will face no action.
Sir Peter Fahy, from Greater Manchester Police (GMP), is accused of failing to discharge a duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act over the shooting of Anthony Graingerin March 2012.
He is ''corporation sole'' for the force, a legal status that means he is a representative of GMP but does not share criminal liability.
Father-of-two Mr Grainger, aged 36, from Deane, was shot by a GMP marksman after his car was stopped as part of a planned operation in Culcheth, Cheshire.
He was unarmed and there were no weapons in the car.
The Crown Prosecution Service decided the marksman should not face charges for murder or manslaughter because a jury would be likely to accept that he believed his actions were necessary.
The first hearing for the health and safety charge is expected to take place at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
If the force is convicted, it could face an unlimited fine.
Alison Saunders, the Director of Public Prosecutions, has said: ''After careful consideration we have decided that the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, Sir Peter Fahy, should be prosecuted as a corporation sole for failing to discharge a duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act.
''In addition to every employer's responsibility towards their employees, the law also imposes a duty to ensure that work is carried out in a way that ensures, so far as is reasonably practicable, that persons outside of their employment are not exposed to risk.
''The chief officers of police forces are treated as employers for this purpose.
''It is alleged that there were serious deficiencies in the preparation for this operation that unnecessarily exposed individuals to risk.''
GMP could not face a charge of corporate manslaughter because the force had no relevant duty of care towards Mr Grainger.
The fatal shot was fired by an officer carrying a Heckler and Koch MP5 carbine and this passed through the car windscreen and hit Mr Grainger in the chest while he was in the driver's seat.
The car had been stolen and had false registration plates.
Mr Grainger, of Deane Church Lane, Bolton, was a defendant in a multimillion-pound drugs trial which led to a juror being jailed for contempt of court.
Joanne Fraill, 40, was sentenced to eight months in prison in 2011 after she admitted exchanging Facebook messages with co-defendant Jamie Sewart, 34, who had already been acquitted in August 2010 at Minshull Street Crown Court.
Mr Grainger was cleared of conspiracy to supply drugs but admitted handling stolen cars in connection with the case and was jailed for 20 months.


text: MOSCOW—In an effort to quell the many rumors circulating regarding the Russian president's physical condition, Kremlin officials reassured the public yesterday that Boris Yeltsin is in good health following his burial. "Mr. Yeltsin is in fine shape, strong as a Russian bear," Kremlin information director Vladimir Chernovsky said, standing near Yeltsin's grave. "In fact, just before dying, Mr. Yeltsin took a long swim in the icy waters of the Volga River, barely tiring at all." To prove his point, Chernovsky removed the six feet of dirt covering Yeltsin, pointing out his healthy skin tone, hearty frame and barely eaten eyeballs.


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Born and raised on his families farm in New River, Mikie Talbert has been an avid outdoorsman his entire life, and has hunted since he was nine years old. While the husband, father, and youth minister at the Dublin Church of God normally hunts deer, he's found this hunting season to be one to remember due to finding everything except those deer.
With the excitement of that hunt behind him, Talbert returned to the same woods in hopes of getting a deer. On Dec 27, he once again heard movement and positioned himself to be ready for the shot. This time, instead of a deer it was a bobcat prowling around. The shot from his muzzleloader was on target, and the 34″ long male bobcat weighed in at 22 pounds.On Oct 25, while hunting on private land in Roanoke County with his crossbow, Talbert heard a noise behind him and slowly turned to see what it was. Expecting to see a deer or a squirrel, you can imagine his surprise when he saw a large bear walking around looking for food. The male bear weighed in at 327 pounds.
Both of these kills were a first for Talbert, who is still in search of his first deer of the season. Fortunately he is also fond of fishing and owns his own boat, so if his plans for a deer fall through he'll still be able to enjoy a fish dinner from time to time.
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