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Fall Courses 2013
Honors courses are more rigorous than standard courses. Honors courses "Help students understand how scholars and artists think about problems, formulate hypotheses, research those problems, and draw conclusions about them."
(NCHC - http://nchchonors.org/faculty-directors/honors-course-design/)
They often demonstrate pedagogical innovation through new approaches within a discipline or through cross- or inter-disciplinary study. In a level-appropriate way, students typically (but are not unreservedly required to):
- Engage in open exploration and discovery
- Acknowledge and confront complexity in creating new knowledge, rather than passively accepting received knowledge
- Are intellectually adventurous
- Conduct original research and/or creative endeavors
- Focus on primary texts and sources
- Interrogate and challenge fundamental assumptions
Honors Seminars
HNRS 266.01 — French Heroes and their Myths
Instructor: Marie-Therese Killiam; TR 1:30-2:45 p.m.
A study of French historical figures who have had an impact on people's imagination, on literature and the arts. We will look at paintings, novels, plays, films and music that honor the mythic figures of French history, such as Charlemagne, Joan of Arc, and Napoleon. May be counted toward the major and minor in French if written assignments and examinations are done in French. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. IIIO
HNRS 270.01 — Strangely Familiar: The Uncanny in Literature and Film
Instructors: Marcia Robertson and Bradley Reichek; MW 3-4:15 p.m. (TR 7 p.m. film screenings)
Freud defines the "uncanny" as "the class of frightening which leads back to what is known of the old and long familiar." More than being merely scary, the uncanny is a blend of strangeness and familiarity that causes us to question what is natural and unnatural, what is real and unreal. The course will consider manifestations of the uncanny in films such as The Double Life of Veronique, Rebecca, Blue Velvet, and texts such as Hoffman's "The Sandman," Poe's "Black Cat," and Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper." The course will also examine how the novel and cinema can themselves produce uncanny responses. Students will attend weekly screenings of films, give oral presentations, write critical essays, and create short films. The course counts as a 200-level elective for the English and ECR majors.
HNRS 309.01 — Sacraments and Civil Unions: The History of Marriage
Instructor: Lynn Laufenberg
Many people define marriage as a sacramental union between one man and one woman. However, this definition has changed significantly over time. This course charts the varieties of marriage in western history from sibling-marriages of Egyptian pharaohs, to civil unions under Roman law, to Christian sacramental marriage in the Middle Ages. It finally considers the current legal and ethical debates over same-sex marriages. This course may be counted as an elective course toward the minor in gender studies. Counts toward the major/minor in History. V1;V7. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor.
Honors Section
BIOL 111 — Intro to Organisms
Instructor: Linda Fink: TR 10:30-11:45 a.m., W 1:30-4:20 p.m.
An introduction to organismal and population biology. Topics include genetics, evolution and ecology, and the interactions of organisms with their environment. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory. V8 AB
(This course counts toward the Honors Degree; it is equivalent to an Honors variant)
First-year Honors Inquiry Courses
HNRS 105.01— Memory and Mortality
Instructor: Professor Kevin Honeycutt
Part of what it means to be human is to be aware of your mortality—to know that one day you will die, that your life and time are limited. Sometimes we are faced with our own deaths, but often we are faced with the death of friends and loved ones. What should such an encounter with death motivate in us? How should we think about ourselves as existing in time? Should we be joyous or melancholic? We will engage these questions and others by reading various texts in philosophy and literature.
HNRS 118.01— Miss Indie's Plantation
Instructor: Professor Lynn Rainville
Using archival sources and archaeological features, we will examine the 100+ individuals who lived at Sweet Briar between c. 1840-1900, including the antebellum, enslaved families and the postbellum servants and employees of Indiana Fletcher Williams. Research conducted by the students will be added to a Sweet Briar History digital database.
HNRS 104.01 — Molecules
Instructor: Jill Granger
This course introduces students to the molecular world and the impact that molecules have on human systems and behaviors, ecological systems, the industrial world, war, art and emerging technologies. We will discuss a feature molecule each week and consider it from structural and functional perspectives. Students will learn about atoms, bonding, and molecular properties through case studies and will learn valuable research skills in terms of literature review. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
HNRS 106.01 — Blue Ridge History: Conserving the Land, Shaping the Future
Instructor: Kate Chavigny
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps employed millions of black and white men under the age of 25 in a massive effort to control soil erosion, reclaim farmland, protect forests from fire, develop national and state parks, and to provide paid work for young unemployed men. At least a dozen segregated CCC camps were active in the Blue Ridge and Virginia Piedmont areas near Sweet Briar. This course introduces students to critical thinking and historical argument through an exploration of archival and published textual, visual and "built landscape" sources pertaining to nearby CCC activities. Includes a hike to a former CCC camp in the Blue Ridge.
HNRS 107.01 — Environmental Dialogues
Instructor: Rob Alexander
Environmental issues have become strongly politicized in our society, often resulting in polarized positions that are more ideological than objective. In this seminar, we will engage a variety of current environmental issues, developing a framework though which we can bring objective analysis and critical thinking skills to our examination of each topic. Students are expected to actively participate in lively and challenging class discussions.
Honors Variants
Students interested in taking an Honors variant of a regular departmental course should contact the course instructor. To enroll in an Honors variant, students must submit an Honors Variant Contract to the registrar by the add deadline.


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Who is going ?
What else are they selling? I believe they will also be announcing the 30+ winners from the early bird renewals as well.
Lappy would be down, but he needs someone to show him how to get to Ontario again
Hmm I do need new pants...
Okay I'm bringing Lappy
might check it out. few mins from the house.

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By Jeff Bachmeier
Also known as Mainstream Top 40 and Contemporary Hits Radio, Top 40 Net Radio Music is based loosely on playing only the top music from many other formats. Recently, more and more music hits are being "exposed" directly from the format, as program and music directors are willing to take more chances on new music being released. The majority of the Top 40 Music played fall into 3 main music genres or categories: Rock, Pop and RnB with the majority of those genres falling into the pop category.
The Hits Channel format (a.k.a. CHR) was officially labeled in the early 1980′s, however the Top 40 format can be traced back as far as the 1950′s. Top 40 Music has had its ups and downs over the years but continues to stand the test of time with artists such as: Chubby Checker in the 60s, Steve Miller Band in the 70s, Paula Abdul in the 80s, Backstreet Boys in the 90s and Beyonce currently.
Top 40 Net Radio Music: Music Hits Revolution
Top 40 Music is a diverse and widely popular music format for just about any age group. It could be argued that there's no one right way to program the format, which is what makes it so popular. There are a few specific CHR categories that most hit radio fall under the following genres.
CHR / POP or Mainstream Top 40′s
For the most part this format plays pop, urban, alternative and rock music hits, and every once in a while a country crossover song. Some of the current artists heard on CHR / POP Top 40 Net Radio are: Eminem, Black Eyed Peas, Kelly Clarkson, Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Fall Out Boy
CHR / Rhythmic or CHR / Urban AC
This Top 40 net (or traditional radio) Hits radio format focuses on Hip Hop and RnB. The major difference between CHR / Pop and CHR / Rhythmic is the lack of rock and alternative music. CHR / Rhythmic stations will still play a pop song while CHR / Urban will not. Some of the current artists heard on CHR / Rhythmic are: Flo Rida, Soulja Boy, and T.I. Some of the current artists heard on CHR / Urban are: Jamie Foxx, Rick Ross, Ne-Yo.
Adult CHR or Hot AC
This format focuses on the Pop and Rock genres of the format but may occasionally play a Rhythmic or Dance Song. Some of the current artists heard on this format are: The Fray, Lady Gaga, Jason Mraz, Nickelback, and Kelly Clarkson.
There are also other local and regional music hits channels including CHR / Dance, CHR / Rock and CHR / Tejan.
Top 40 Music: Musical Events
|- Todd Storz and Gordon McClendon get the credit for creating the first Top 40 stations.
|- The Top 40 Music Hits format gains ground with the current fads of the decade including: Beach Music, The British Invasion, Bubble Gum, Elvis
|- The Top 40 format struggled with the fragmentation of different artists. Album Rock became very popular and was heard on many of the first FM stations.
|- Casey Kasem and the weekly Top 40 was born and became a huge success. This type of music program is still broadcast today with Ryan Seacrest taking over the host duties Casey Kasem a few years ago.
|- The Boy Band Craze better defined The CHR format in the 90s. The Backstreet Boys, N' Sync, New Kids on the Block, Hanson, etc. all enjoyed number 1 hits.
|2000 – Present
|- In 2009 Pink became the most successful solo artist of all time amassing 3 straight number one hits. She is the only solo artist to ever do that. The format continues to be popular with a wide range of people tuning in to their favorite hits channel.
Top 40 Net Radio: The Current Phenomenon
What makes the Hits Channel format so popular right now is the vast variety of music released for the format. Akon, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, All American Rejects, Miley Cyrus and many more are being played on Top 40 stations everywhere. No other format can lay claim to that variety of music. The unwritten law in Top 40 radio is: Don't like the song currently playing, chances are you'll like the next one. Top 40 Net Radio artists such as Britney Spears, Flo rida, Black Eyed Peas and Kelly Clarkson, just to name a few, will continue to produce the massive hits that appeal to the majority of music listeners.


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Long Road to Recovery in Tennessee
By Linda Unger*
May 11, 2010—"We're still trying to get our arms around this," said Disaster Response Coordinator Bill Carr of the Memphis Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. He was referring to the aftermath of severe flooding that has affected much of Tennessee since May 1.
Out of 21 counties in the Memphis Conference, 18 were declared federal disaster areas. "Farmers have lost crops and equipment, and once beautiful, level farmlands are now strewn with cars, tree limbs, and other debris carried by the floodwaters," Carr said, while fresh rain fell.
"People are out of school, out of work, and out of money," he added. "There's a lot of stress."
In all, 52 counties in Tennessee were affected by the record-setting rains and floods. Thirty people died and damages are estimated at 1.5 billion dollars.
In Nashville, in central Tennessee, Disaster Response Coordinator Jason Brock called the effects of the flooding "incredibly widespread." Creeks and rivers overflowed their banks and caused flash flooding and inundation.
Cleaning Buckets Needed
"We had 250 cleaning buckets on hand at the time the floods started," Brock said. "That's five times as many as we've ever needed. UMCOR delivered 1,872 buckets on Friday and today, Monday, we just gave out the last of them. We've distributed a total of 2,400 buckets so far, and another 1,872 are on the way."
Carr, in Memphis, distributed 2,600 cleaning buckets and was awaiting another shipment of 1,800. In total, the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) sent more than 10,000 cleaning buckets to Tennessee last week.
UMCOR's Facebook page was replete with messages of gratitude and anxious requests for more buckets. "Thank you from the folks in Carthage, TN," wrote Dawn Vaden Boss. "We have made flood buckets and sent them out, but this is the first time we've had to have them come IN. God is good."
Sheryl Rennie Hall called the cleaning buckets "a godsend for people who are just now beginning to be able to clean where the water recedes." She offered up a plea to "keep them coming!"
Responding With Love to Widespread Need
There are "dozens and dozens" of affected communities, said Brock in Nashville. Trained personnel are spread thin, so others with little or no training in disaster response have stepped up to the plate.
"We've helped them know how to deal with debris, how to watch out for safety hazards, things they can quickly absorb," Brock said. "And they have stepped up and shared their hope and love. Many of them are still dealing with this disaster themselves."
Local churches have worked together—United Methodists, Baptists, Church of Christ and others—to feed the hungry and shelter those left homeless, Brock reported. "It is one of the most beautiful things, seeing all the churches and people of faith coming together without regard for the different emblems they wear.
"There is so much energy and love out poured," he added. "It breaks your heart thinking about the hardships that lie ahead."
More Than Picking up Debris
Back in Memphis, Bill Carr got ready to visit a community of migrant workers in need of help. As he did, he reflected that taking care of one another in the wake of the flooding is "not just about picking up debris. It's about showing that Christ cares, that God cares," he said.
"We're still in the emergency phase," Carr said as he asked for prayers and encouraged all to "take ten minutes to stop, be still, and pray for the survivors and the responders, so we can get to the relief and recovery phase."
Cleaning buckets and other relief aid remain in short supply in Tennessee. Click here to learn how you can assemble and send cleaning buckets.
Your contribution will aid the clean-up in Tennessee and other areas affected by spring storms and tornadoes. Your generosity will support the rebuilding of communities, including the reconstruction of homes and places of worship. Please earmark your donation for US Domestic Disaster Response, Spring Storms, UMCOR Advance #901670.
*Linda Unger is UMCOR's staff writer.


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Someone Loves You
You meet lots of personal in your daily life and become friends. They would be your class mate, co-worker, colleague, neighbor, childhood pal etc. Among them some would be just hi / hello friend, best friend and someone special too. Usually between ladies and gents friend it may happens. Even you don't think like something special between you both but your partner might be thinking like that, without your knowledge he / she might loves you but couldn't express.It could create a problem in future. It is ok if you don't have any objection but if you do or you love someone else then it may hamper you both' further life.
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Love Experience
2nd Nov, 2008
Today is the first day in new college. I am going to study my under graduation so I am quite glad and excited to go campus. It is not a single reason for my excitement the next reason is getting new friends. First day of my campus is fantastic I found different people from different colleges. Among them he is my top most favorite people. Though we don't talk I like him.
3rd Nov, 2008
The second day of my campus was same as before. The same practice of gazing him behind closed doors I am so amaze with him. I like his style of talking, dealing and others. I am still unable to talk with him.
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French Kiss
For those who have never done it, a French Kiss can be intimidating!
Just the idea of touching your tongue to someone else's tongue may seem gross. If this is the case, then it's likely you're not ready to try it.
The most important thing about French kissing, or any type of kissing or contact with someone else, is that YOU feel ready to enjoy it.
There's nothing worse than being pressured into kissing. If it's forced you're not going to enjoy it - so don't do it.
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Kissing Advice
Learn the true art of kissing for success, including french kissing techniques, tips and advice for the ultimate kiss
What is romance without a kiss?
When wishing for romance, your kisses had better be good to make a favorable impression. It may not be fair, but some will judge you on your first kiss as to whether or not they will want to see you again. In other words, there needs to be good chemistry when kissing.
A good kiss delivers a powerful impact! If you're a great kisser, you're going to turn your date on and you will have a definite edge.
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|Gonzaga's Kelly Olynyk, bottom, gets tangled up with Southern University's Javan Mitchell during the second half of a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament in Salt Lake City Thursday, March 21, 2013. Gonzaga won 64-58. (AP Photo/George Frey)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — It was every frontrunner's nightmare.
Top-seeded Gonzaga ran into a No. 16 seed that wasn't playing like one, a crowd itching for an upset and the very real prospect of making history in a most embarrassing way.
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American Printer's mission is to be the most reliable and authoritative source of information on integrating tomorrow's technology with today's management.
Apr 1, 1999 12:00 AM
The changes and the requirements to stay competitive are coming so fast that it is almost impossible to keep up. In addition, the tools and systems used are becoming so sophisticated that it is difficult to judge their appropriateness for a particular manufacturing environment.
Trade shows make us aware of general trends, but oftentimes areas of specialization are not covered in depth. This problem has been recognized by suppliers to the trade. Training centers are popping up everywhere, the latest of which is Heidelberg's 12-story Print Media Academy to be completed in the year 2000. The firm expects 10,000 visitors a year to use the facility.
Heidelberg joins Muller Martini, which established a training center more than five years ago in Felben, Switzerland. In 1996, Muller Martini, in conjunction with Book Technology Group (BTG), conducted its first two-day bookbinding forum. Since then, weekly in-depth training takes place at the facility in all major languages.
In the meantime, Muller Martini Finishing Systems opened a second training center in Zofingen to address the needs of publication printers and the newspaper industry. BTG, founded just four years ago, consists of partners who are active suppliers in book manufacturing machinery and systems. Included in the group are Muller Martini, VBF, Hoerauf and Profinish. A good showcase of BTG synergy is in the new R.R. Donnelley book manufacturing facility in Roanoke, VA.
At Donnelley, signatures are fed into the 100 book-a-minute hardcover binding line via PrintRoll. The books are gathered and adhesive bounded on a Muller Martini Corona binder, which uses a deep-notch binding system. After binding, endpapers are applied.
Bookblocks are trimmed on high-speed Zenith three-knife trimmers, then guided toward the two VBF hardcover binding lines. The system features pre-programmed makeready with motorized/computerized adjustments and on-the-run fine adjustments. One operator controls conveyor speed or re-directs the trimmed bookblocks as needed. Best of all, pre-programmed jobs can be called by title. Long runs can be interrupted to do urgent jobs and reprints.
At its second international meeting, BTG emphasized hardcover book production. The complete production line, set up at the Muller Martini Bookbinding Academy, started with a Star Plus 30 binder. The gathered signatures can be stacked with the Universo Stacker Delivery for off-line sewing. Sewn bookblocks can be fed into the system with an automatic book-block feeder. Endpapers are attached "on the fly" by a special in-line feeder.
Bookblocks are then glued either with PVA or hotmelt and can be capped with reinforcing cloth to meet textbook specifications.
Books to be adhesive bound are gathered, receive endpapers and are then fed into the Star Plus 30 binder. Bookblocks are milled using a fibre-rougher milling device, a tool designed to handle difficult-to-bind papers. The bookblocks receive either a one- or two-shot adhesive and are capped with a special reinforcing material.
The bookbinding line also featured the Micropark, a bookblock resevoir located beyond the binder. This device absorbs and releases production during frequent, but very short stops. The Profinish Micropark buffer zone also can be used as an additional drying/cooling station without the need to add floorspace.
Actual hardcover binding takes place in the VBF BL 500 Plus. This book line is capable of binding 55 books a minute. The BTG Forum participants saw the bookblocks rounded and backed or left flat if so specified. Gauze, headband and lining materials then are placed over the spine. Thereafter, the bookblock is joined with the pre-manufactured cover. After pressing, finished hardcover-bound books are directed into a VBF Bookstacker BLSD 600.
A new prototype book jacketing machine from Profinish was previewed by forum participants. Operating off-line, the unit was designed with features suggested by an American book manufacturing expert. For example, if laminated book jackets are fed from the top of a pile, they may curl and jam the machine. On some models, operators must stop the line to insert a new pile. Endpapers also tend to stick together.
In the Profinish book jacketing machine book jackets are fed from the bottom in a continuous motion. A patented device locks onto the coverboards, which extend slightly. The device separates the boards from the bookblock on both sides. If any endpapers do partially adhere, they are peeled off the boards. The Jack Plus book jacketing machine reportedly cycles at 60 books a minute.
As our world moves forever toward electronic media, the book industry must be able to compete with other media. This requires sophisticated equipment with fast changeover capabilities to produce short runs in the most efficient way possible.
Small quantities, sometimes only one unit, represent new markets for the book industry that will require new ways of processing and new workflows. The book manufacturer's main task will be to reliably evaluate the buyers' reactions in order to serve the book market with modern, suitable technology.


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Discussion: HA's new security / inquiry system.
HA has invited Community Forum Ambassadors to a follow up webinar-teleconference, tomorrow, Tuesday June 19th. Only a few {I think it was six} C.Ambassadors were able to participate in the first part of the discussion, last week.
How many can be on the call tomorrow?
I plan to be there.
db - I don't know the specifics behind the example you give of the traveler scammed of the $1200, but it most likely wasn't that a scammer broke into the owner's HA account. Breaking into appliations is too difficult to automate. The most common way scammers take advantage of us is that they hack your email account because there are tons of tools to do it with.
How do they get your email account? They send you an inquiry of course! You reply from your own email account and now they know it. A couple weeks later they "phish" your email account info through totally unrelated spam to your email account. If they try enough times, they eventually get someone to fall for their trick and they get that homeowner's email login info.
From there, they start watching the homeowner's email traffic for new inquiries. When one comes in, they forward it to their OWN email account and delete it from the real homeowner's email account, so the real homeowner doesn't even know it arrived. Heck, once they get into the real homeowner's email account (if it's a Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, etc) they can even set up a filter with the mail system's settings to do this all for them automatically.
Once they've forwarded the inquiry to their own email account, they can carry on just like they're the real owner - answering questions (with fake answers of course), and most importantly, soliciting payment. Check, credit card, whatever, it doesn't matter. As long as they don't try to do it through the HomeAway payment system (since they don't have the HA owner's logon info), the money goes straight into their pocket.
By the time the renter shows up to an already occupied house and finds they were dealing with a scammer, their money is long gone. And the real homeowner is completely unaware of all this going on because they never get any of the emails once the original is snagged.
So who's fault is this? The real homeowner's? With the exception of letting themselves get fooled with the phishing attempt that stole their email info, they've been totally in the dark on this. How about HomeAway? No - there's no place along the way that HA could have stopped this once all the communication starts taking place on regular emails?
With the system the way it is right now, there is no way to warn a renter that their email correspondence might have been hijacked. The only thing you can really do is tell potential renters that there must be a touch point through SOMETHING that is published in the listing - your listed phone number, or if you could (which would be a dumb idea for other reasons) your own email address. Unless there is a contact point through something trustworthy, you just can't be sure.
I'm guessing that is why HA has the pop up suggesting renters contact the owner via their listed phone number - it's proof that they are dealing with the real lister of the property. Having the "owner" call the renter is useless since a scammer who has stolen an email inquiry can always say the number they are calling from is different than the one on the web page since they are calling form their cell phone, etc.)
As I understand it, HA is trying to set up what is effectively a parallel email system just for us homeowners. One they can add extra security, stronger than most email accounts, so it is unlikely to get hacked. I don't know much about how it will work, but I will be on the Ambassador call tomorrow to learn more. Hopefully it will include all the kinds of things we take for granted with existing email systems: Threading, text formating, searching, archiving.
If I were doing the designing, I'd also create it with an email gateway similar to CraigsList's, with email address obfuscators so that the renters would not necessarily have to create HomeAway profiles and could still communicate with their regular email account, but still have our homeowners real email addresses hidden. There are a hundred other little things that I'd try to incorporate - mostly to address the concerns voiced in this thread (as well as about 10 others going on here under different titles).
I don't know if HomeAway make it mandatory. I don't know how much can be easily run in parallel with our old methods.
But I do understand why they're making the investment in the new system. Our industry will get screwed over by the press and eventually even local and state legislators if we don't self-police and find ways to protect renters from scammers. The bad guys don't care who's lives they destroy to make their filthy bucks - but it's our livelyhood at stake here, and if we have to make some (uncomfortable) changes to protect it, that's just what we'll have to do.
Barring a tree falling on me or getting run over by a tractor (I'm doing some landscaping of our rental property), I'll be on the call too.
As to the one (or two, or three...) owner's comments here about why HA hasn't published more about this to all the owners, it's because they're doing what every other software development company does - running it by a focus group first. That focus group is the Ambassador group. It's not my place to describe all that goes into the Ambassador program - but it's designed to be representative of the owners overall. Not just the big owners, not just the cheerleader owners, not just the most outspoken owners, but a mix of everyone - techies and luddites. Appointed representatives of a sort I guess.
News of this probably should have been kept under wraps a bit more until HomeAway fleshed it out a bit more, and I personally am pretty p*ssed about the way it was even introduced to the Ambassadors last week. Let me say that again for anyone listening - it was TOTALLY uncool and disrespectful the way it was introduced.
But I'll stick with it and speak up and try to represent the "pragmatic" homeowner as best I can through this process. Egos always get bruised in this kind of process - I hope HomeAway's leadership is willing to take it as well as they dish it out.
I am planning to be there.
All excellent points Carol!!
As to the one (or two, or three...) owner's comments here about why HA hasn't published more about this to all the owners, it's because they're doing what every other software development company does - running it by a focus group first. That focus group is the Ambassador group. It's not my place to describe all that goes into the Ambassador program - but it's designed to be representative of the owners overall. Not just the big owners, not just the cheerleader owners, not just the most outspoken owners, but a mix of everyone - techies and luddites. Appointed representatives of a sort I guess.
On a side note, don't get me started on the Ambassador program. There is absolutely no concrete system for how people get invited to be "Ambassadors" other than the whim or preferential treatment of the invitee (like a teacher's pet system). Anyone notice that every other user who posts to this board regularly is now an "Ambassador", even with barely 100 posts or points. It seems to lose any significance or special meaning that way. Almost everyone with over 200 posts is an Ambassador now too. I'd have more respect if it were earned by a straight points, posts and/or contributory system, one that is fair across the board for all and didn't play favorites.
However, I who have over 350 posts, 330 points and rank in the Top 12 of the thousands of HomeAway community members, and who has spent a lot of time contributing, answering questions, offering input and starting new threads, was never once invited. I might not even accept or want to be one now that half the people are, but to deliberately bypass someone when everyone else in the Top 20 or so is either a HomeAway Employee or Ambassador is suspect at best. I am very suspicious of the Ambassador program and their methods of selecting users. If ranking, points, posts, contribution and other hard statistics don't matter, then what is their secret criteria? It's almost as if it's run like some exclusive country club or even a fraternity who selects pledges. Were any of you hazed?? LOL
Here is a link to member rating if you haven't seen it before:
Dbmeyer, where did you first hear or learn about this change? I'd love to know.
HomeAway actually created a whole new group called Secure Communication to discuss the issue:
So, they really are trying to solict feedback from the broader community, not just the Ambassador program. It might be good to move this discussion to that group to help ensure the rights folks at HA see it and keep all the relevant feedback in one place.
To add insult to injury, I just read this on the link that Jeff Bailey sent in the previous email. Nice to know that HA doesn't consider the owners for a "trusted relationship" to avoid using the Secure Communication lockdown system. Talk about a communication nightmare we are going thru before this is even implemented (if at all).
Q. I am a property manager; will I need to log in as well?
A. We anticipate than many property managers will use the HomeAway Secure Communication system. Others will establish a trusted relationship with HomeAway so that they can directly receive inquiries via secure and trusted technical integration. We look forward to working with the property management community to design a solution that will work for their needs.
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Just as I expected. If the property managers are in the end going to be the revenue source for VRBO, we owners will no longer be needed. We can't compare in volume, and we very simply won't be worth the time vs the income.
I have not seen HA's revenue breakdown by owners compared to property management companies. I'm assuming that owners are still a major source of revenues, and if we were all to jump ship to an alternate website, it would cause them much harm. We are currently in a difficult position as HA/VRBO has a virtual monopoly and knows that. Since there are competing websites, if would benefit us to provide our input to each other on several potential competitors that we as a group could take our business to. If a large number of us moved to another website, it would increase the popularity of that site and thus our rental business with that site. The publicity generated by such a move on owners' part would greatly assist us in that effort. Please let me know what you think.
I'd also like to request that tomorrow the Ambassadors discuss the reason why HA/VRBO can develop a "trusted relationship" for Property Managers that bypasses the secure communication system, and why that technology cannot also be extended to property owners. Or, is the reason that the ultimate goal is indeed to force us to use the Payment system as part of Reservation Manager, and thereby increase HA's revenues?
Or, is the reason that the ultimate goal is indeed to force us to use the Payment system as part of Reservation Manager, and thereby increase HA's revenues?
How does HomeAway increase revenue by us using ReservationManager for payments? They're not the ones who process the credit cards and who get the processing fees.
As processing fees are negotiable, as are all banking fees, I feel confident that HA is benefiting financially from their payment system.
Assuming I capitulate and begin managing all my rentals, not just the ones originating in HA/VRBO, through RM, HA will get access to traveler info for travelers who rented our properties through other web sites. This gives HA the ability to market directly to a wider group of travelers -- and a good group of travelers, ones who are known to actually follow through on renting. This is very valuable marketing info , the kind that companies pay big bucks for.
It also gives HA specific information on the actual rates I charge and my occupancy levels. Again, extremely valuable marketing information.
This is why I worry about sharing my traveler info with them.
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Columbia Theological Seminary's S3 Project Offers Grants to Pastors for Sustaining Excellence in Ministry
Decatur, GA. – Applications are being accepted through April 23 for participation in Columbia Theological Seminary's S3 Project. Funded with a $1.3 million grant from the Lilly Endowment, the project offers opportunities for pastors of all denominations, working in small groups, to develop models for sustaining excellence in the practice of ministry. For the two-year program, participants receive approximately $1,000 each per year to fund self-directed group work that focuses on aspects of Sabbath, study, and service. Each participant also receives up to $300 in need-based aid for travel to the program orientation and subsequent annual meetings, which are held each August. Members of the Florida-based "San Marco Clergy & Consultation" group count the diversity of ministries of their group members among their greatest assets in their S3 project. The different challenges, they say, presented by such settings as a large downtown church, a hospital, and a pastoral counseling center, provide opportunities for mentoring among group members. Six pastors—Elizabeth Haynes of Northside Presbyterian Church and Kathryn Moore of in St. Vincent's Medical Center in St. Augustine; Vincent Kolb of South Jacksonville Presbyterian, Louis Lothman of Pastoral Counseling Services, and John Ragsdale of Geneva Presbyterian in Jacksonville; and Timothy Simpson of Fellowship Presbyterian in Tallahassee—make up the San Marco Clergy group, utilizing their diverse skills as ministers and borrowing the model of a consulting firm to support one another's ministries. "The feedback and engagement is life-giving to each of us," group members say, adding, as they quote Prof. Emeritus Walter Brueggeman of Columbia Seminary, that they "are especially challenged by the call to Sabbath and by the painful reality of ministering in a culture of 'militant consumerism.'" As they study two books, Gregory Mayers' Listen To The Desert: Secrets of Spiritual Maturity from the Desert Mothers and Fathers, and Parker Palmer's Let Your Life Speak: Listening to the Voice of Vocation, the San Marco Clergy hope to strengthen their vocational skills. In continuing their study of wisdom literature, taking part in several retreats, and engaging in the service component of their project at the Spirituality Center at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Jacksonville, they aim to continue to provide vital collegial support and feedback to one another. The application procedure requires a group proposal and individual applications for each group member. Information and application materials are available through Columbia's website, www.CTSnet.edu, under Lifelong Learning, Continuing Education programs, or by contacting Sarah Erickson, associate director for Continuing Education and S3 project coordinator, at 404 687-4526, or at email@example.com. Applications are due April 23, 2004. Groups will be notified of acceptance by May 14. Each group is expected to attend an orientation workshop on the Columbia campus August 23-27. Dent C. Davis, vice president and dean of Lifelong Learning at Columbia, serves as director of S3 Project. "The project develops support groups, fosters skills and ideas for ministry, and offers opportunity for the development of creative approaches for learning," Davis says. Columbia's role in the project is to provide resources, coaching, structure, and other support to the project's groups. Out of 730 proposals submitted in 2003 and 2004, Columbia's S3 Project is one of 64 "Sustaining Pastoral Excellence" grants awarded by the Lilly Endowment. Three other seminaries of the Presbyterian Church (USA) also received grants. "Sustaining Pastoral Excellence" is an effort of the Lilly Endowment to focus attention and energy on maintaining a high caliber of leadership among the country's pastors. xxx
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BOSTON – Massachusetts political figures of both parties paid glowing tribute Thursday to former Gov. Argeo Paul Cellucci – a Republican who never lost an election in a Democratic-leaning state -- in the building where he spent nearly a quarter of a century in public life.
The flag-draped casket of former Massachusetts Gov. Paul Cellucci lies in repose in the Hall of Flags as mourners line up to pay their respect at the Statehouse in Boston on Thursday. Cellucci died Saturday at his home in Hudson from complications of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
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Pallbearers bring in Cellucci's casket for the memorial service Thursday in Boston.
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Cellucci, 65, died Saturday of complications from ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
A misty rain fell as the American flag-draped casket bearing Cellucci's body was carried up the long front steps of the Statehouse by honorary state police pallbearers.
Moments earlier, a hush fell over normally busy Beacon Street as a motorcade that had begun about 40 miles to the west in Cellucci's hometown of Hudson ended with the arrival of the hearse in front of the capital.
Gov. Deval Patrick and former Govs. Mitt Romney, Jane Swift, Michael Dukakis and William Weld were among those who joined Cellucci's widow, Jan, and other family members and friends at a memorial service in the House of Representatives. Cellucci began his political career in that chamber in 1977.
He later served as a state senator before becoming Weld's lieutenant governor in 1991. In 1997, he became acting governor after Weld resigned to pursue an ambassadorship, and in 1998 was elected in his own right as governor.
Cellucci resigned in 2001 after being tapped by President George W. Bush to become U.S. ambassador to Canada.
Swift, who was chosen by Cellucci to serve as the state's first female lieutenant governor, became emotional at times during her remembrance of the man she said "gave me the opportunity of a lifetime to govern the commonwealth he loved."
Swift said that Cellucci worked to provide more funding for the homeless and that his work on domestic violence "saved lives, plain and simple."
"Paul proved that in the blood sport of Massachusetts politics, you can be a truly good and decent person and succeed at the highest level," Swift said.
Throughout the day, a steady stream of people paid their respects by walking slowly past the casket in the ornate Hall of Flags at the Statehouse. Many also paused to view his official state portrait, which had been moved to the hall from its normal spot in the reception area of the governor's office.
Cellucci's reputation as an unassuming man who never forgot his roots was a constant theme of the memorial service. Speakers also recalled his low-key though sometimes biting sense of humor, and his love of movies – he would sometimes slip out of the Statehouse to catch the latest release and was known for his imitation of Robert DeNiro, to whom Cellucci bore a resemblance.
Andrew Card, who served as Bush's chief of staff and was a lifelong friend of Cellucci's, recalled a man he said was compassionate, smart, fiscally disciplined and beloved by all he came to know.
The former governor revealed in January 2011 that he had ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He devoted much of his remaining time to efforts to find a cure for the progressive neurodegenerative condition.
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis acknowledges the crowd during the memorial service for Cellucci on Thursday in Boston.
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The ubiquitous radio ads pushing awareness of so-called non-24-hour sleep-wake disorder are a ploy by a Washington, D.C., pharmaceutical company to gin up customers for its new drug, according to experts.
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The Public Service Commission of West Virginia recently issued an order reducing the Expanded Net Energy Cost rates for Monongahela Power Company and Potomac Edison Company customers by more than $65 million, effective Jan. 1. A typical residential customer using 1,000 kWh of electricity per month will experience a decrease on their monthly bill of approximately $4.80.
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Members of the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections spent part of Saturday certifying votes for the general election.
Before making things official, the board went a step further to discuss future plans.
The meeting comes after yet another problem-filled general election for the county.
This year voters saw long and seemingly never-ending lines during early voting, and poll workers were holed up in a warehouse counting the more than 11,000 provisional ballots.
Fulton County voter Carmen Davis shared her voting experience with the board. She explained how despite having a valid passport, a poorly trained poll worker almost forced her to cast a provisional ballot.
"I just told him the last time I checked, a U.S. passport was a valid ID. He hesitated and the lady next to him nudged him along to, 'Go ahead and give her voting card,'" Davis said.
Board members listened to Davis and revealed their biggest challenge this year.
"The greatest challenge for early voting was staffing and getting that staff in place using the county system as it relates to getting staff in very quickly," said Sharon Mitchell, interim elections director.
Moving forward, some of the board's plans include improving worker training and IT support, and looking into better early voting locations to protect voters from inclement weather.
But when it comes to provisional ballots, the board believes they serve a real purpose when it comes to catching fraud.
Mitchell said the number of accepted and rejected ballots were about half-and-half.
"That was because people who were either felons that went through some of the rejections yesterday. We had people who were not eligible, people who were not registered in our county, [and] people who were not registered in the state."
Mitchell said this year's election was a good one, pointing out the success of getting more than 152,000 people through the early voting process.
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Note: This Best Practice (BP) is one of a group of five relating to the sale of bonds. These five BPs should be read and considered in conjunction with each other because of the interaction of the processes to which they apply. The five BPs are:
Selecting and Managing the Method of Sale of State and Local Government Bonds Selecting Financial Advisors Selecting Bond Counsel Selecting Underwriters for Negotiated Bond Sales Pricing Bonds in a Negotiated Sale
Background. State and local governments select underwriters for the purpose of selling bonds through a negotiated sale. The primary role of the underwriter in a negotiated sale is to market the issuer's bonds to investors. Assuming that the issuer and underwriter reach agreement on the pricing of the bonds at the time of sale, the underwriter purchases the entire bond issue from the issuer and resells the bonds to investors. In addition, negotiated sale underwriters are likely to provide ideas and suggestions with respect to structure, timing and marketing of the bonds being sold.Issuers must keep in mind that the roles of the underwriter and the financial advisor are separate, adversarial roles and cannot be provided by the same party. Underwriters do not have a fiduciary responsibility to the issuer. A financial advisor represents only the issuer and has a fiduciary responsibility to the issuer. In considering the roles of underwriter and financial advisor, it is the intent of this Recommended Practice to set a higher standard than is required under MSRB Rule G-23, because disclosure and consent are not sufficient to cure the inherent conflict of interest.
The issuer's goal in a negotiated bond sale is to obtain the highest possible price (lowest interest cost) for the bonds. To maximize the potential of this occurring, the issuer's goal in the underwriter selection process is to select the underwriter(s) that has the best potential for providing that price. Those underwriters are typically the ones that have demonstrated both experience underwriting the type of bonds being proposed and the best marketing/distribution capabilities.
Recommendation. The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) recommends that unless the issuer has sufficient in-house expertise and access to market information, it should hire an outside financial advisor prior to undertaking a negotiated debt financing. The financial advisor can lend objective knowledge and expertise in the selection of underwriters for negotiated sales. GFOA recommends that a firm hired as a financial advisor should not be allowed to resign in order to underwrite the proposed negotiated sale of bonds.
GFOA further recommends the use of a Request for Proposal (RFP) process when selecting underwriters in order to promote fairness, objectivity and transparency. The RFP process allows the issuer to compare respondents and helps the issuer select the most qualified firm(s) based on the evaluation criteria outlined in the RFP. An issuer and its financial advisors should have a clear understanding of the issuer's underwriting needs and should carefully develop an RFP that complies with state and local bidding requirements (including the use of regional, local or disadvantaged firms if deemed appropriate by the issuer).
A negotiated bond sale does not entail the purchase of any goods or services by an issuer from an underwriter. Therefore, an RFP process for underwriters should not be treated as a procurement process for goods or services, notwithstanding the obligation of the issuer to comply with state and/or local procurement requirements. The only legal relationship between the issuer and an underwriter is created by a Bond Purchase Agreement signed at the time of the pricing of the bonds, wherein the issuer agrees to sell the bonds to the underwriter at an agreed upon price.
An RFP process can result in selection of one or more underwriters for a single transaction or result in identification of a pool of underwriters from which firms will be selected over a specific period of time for a number of different transactions. Each issuer should weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each type of arrangement with the assistance of their financial advisor.
No firm should be given an unfair advantage in the RFP process. Procedures should be established for communicating with potential proposers, determining how and over what time period questions will be addressed, and determining when contacts with proposers will be restricted.
Request for Proposal Content. The RFP should include at least the following components:
Requested Proposer Responses. RFPs should include questions related to the areas listed below to distinguish firms' qualifications and experience, including but not limited to:
Additional Considerations. Issuers should also consider the following in conducting the underwriter selection process:
The remaining components of spread, as noted below, should be determined through the negotiation process.
Issuers should include a provision in the RFP prohibiting any firm from engaging in activities on behalf of the issuer that produce a direct or indirect financial gain for the firm, other than the agreed-upon compensation, without the issuer's informed consent. Procedures should be established for communicating with potential proposers, determining how and over what time period questions will be addressed, and determining when contacts with proposers will be restricted.
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Adult Swim, you've done so little wrong over the last decade, but you ruined Superjail, which I didn't think was possible. What the hell gave you guys the dumb idea that Jason Publick should run this show? Superjail is the Anti-Venture Brothers, don't you realize that? It's the difference between Alice Cooper's "Killer" and "From The Inside." It's the difference between Kiss' "Rock And Roll Over" and "Dynasty." You took a great, crude, primitive, psychedelic wonder and turned it into a just another piece of meta nerd-culture junk. I'm scared to death that this show is going to wind up with some stupid cliffhanger, backstory or gigantic "reveal" at the end of the season. I've got a reveal for you AS: Don't even air the rest of Season 2. Throw it in the garbage.
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I'm not voicing my opinion for or against, but I have noticed the change. It went from Rob Zombie references to G.I. Joe and Voltron references. Not saying that's a good thing or a bad thing, but it definitely went through some changes over those three years,
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Dam OP you are really butthurt, aren't ya? You don't care for humor, or any story, just wanna see death. Cool an all, but this show wouldn't get to far with just that. Still have 7 **QWOP** episodes left with plenty of murder, so stop being a little **QWOP** about it because its better then anything on Adult Swim right now.
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I don't know why so many don't like the new season. I personally am glad they are giving more of a story to the show. If it was just a bloodfest in every episode and nothing else, it would get boring. I know i would be bored with it. Just my opinion
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I have to agree. I love superjail! but so far I am extremely disappointed. Its not even the same show.
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I'm utterly bored by Season 2. I miss the psychadelia of Season 1. And I'm bored with the violence too. I can't put my finger on it but it just doesn't feel right.
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Balls. Story is terrific when it's needed, and Superjail's original idea had plenty. Now in season 2 it looks like it has some bad ideas about Dimentions and Subplots, and those are boring in the Superjail universe. The pure cinema of the first season was enough. It's not like I love the violence, it's the art of the violence that's missing, and the sheer gory fun of it all. They ripped the heart out of the idea with this season and put capes and lame Transformer ideas in its place. And the animation just stinks. There are some nice ideas, but they just sit there, or worse, they're pulled back. For instance: there are a million stories that the inmates could tell, but now it's all about the weak characters they fly in. And nobody at Titmouse cares about Max Fleicher, they only care about how close it is to Transformers or something. They just ripped the heart and soul out of the whole idea. It's sad.
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Ok I don't know what to say here... If it was the same as season 1 everyone here would be crying how they're waisting our time with the same old junk, and now that it has story and is different people seem to think the can spew verbal diarrhea and somehow they're right. Max Fleicher reference? Dude, do you even know what your talking about? Max Fleicher was all that rubber hose animation which is clearly has been amplified in this season, so...your stupid. It seems like these message boards are the only place where like 5 people come to hate the show, where everywhere else people seem to like it. Get out of your mom's basement dude, get some sunlight on your face, and for god sake give your hammer a rest, it's probably all red and beat up from how lonely you are. And for all the other whiners and weeners on this message board who are complaining that their is not enough gore, you are as big of freaks as your guidance counselor's said you are, and you should not be allowed near any school yard. Everyone else knows full well there's plenty of gratuitous violence and hilarity to go around. In the end it's a cartoon, everyone needs to stop being such nerds. Instead of running onto the message boards to complain, try going out and getting drunk or laid... trust me its way more fun.
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Really come on
I would reserve such harsh Judgment When the season ends
I have noticed changes but Im not going to get all stupid and buthurt about it
Its called proggression and a lot of cartoons do that
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I have to agree with the OP... I was really excited when I learned that there was gonna be a new season, but this is just disappointing. It's not about "There needs to be more blood guys", its about the whole feel of the show. Superjail is an extremely surreal show. There wasn't a whole lot of unnecessary dialogue; most of the appeal came from sight gags and trippy animation. It was very vague and confusing and a crucial part of the show is that nothing really had to make sense. This new season lacks that almost completely. I'm not butthurt, I'm just kind of sad that the show as I know it only lasted several episodes.
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I could not possibly agree more; Superjail went from one of my top 3 favorite shows of all time to deleted from tivo. I loved the psychedelic, yellow submarine-like violence without getting into the characters too much. Season 1 - I'd laugh non-stop. Season 2 - I laughed once so far.
just makes me want to cry
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Dam people act thats its a terrible show now just because it doesn't have the same generic formula over and over and over in every episode (Which Was Great). But sorry to say the creators didn't want that, I do prefer season one better. But I laugh AT LEAST twice every episode on season 2. Might not be as gory but doesn't mean its not good. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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I don't think it is a gore issue. The intensity of the show is gone. It's just plain lazy. Other animations could have been added to the last two minutes if there was a gore problem, but that's not what happened. They just cut out the best part out the show.
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I loved the first season so much I bought the DVD. The second season's animation and drawing are far worse, and if you don't understand that just by watching it, I don't know what to tell you. I'm sad
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The portrayal of the twins was so horribly warped in season 2 that compared to the first season they might as well be different characters.
I'm heartbroken.
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Did anyone see the recent formula for evaluating Superjail! episodes? If I remember it correctly, the constants in that formula says that the episodes where Jackson Publick story edits are worse than the ones where he does not, so it would seem [as] agrees with the OP.
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wrong golfwang. everything on adult swim is awesome. thats why its adult swim. if you dont like it get off it. however, youre missing what all these people are talking about. superjail was an amazing show in season 1 because of every element of its production. the show wouldnt dissipate by retaining its original theme. perhaps adding plot to add some diversity would be acceptable but a more subtle approach would be ideal i think. also, jackson publick is not responsible for this new change of direction derplatte. in fact, he stepped in in episode six of the first season to aid the stumped writing staff and was responsible for the last three episodes, including the time police episodes (possibly the best ones.) He actually supervises the writing now, but i digress. christy and steve wanted a new scene i guess and decided to add coherent plot lines, below par music (sorry christy but im not a huge fan of cheeseburger), and reduce randomized, trippy death sequences. the best part of those things were those crazy ass ambient noises heard in the background. awesome trips. and what happened to the animation? certainly not as good. the point is, superjail captured audiences because of its dark and intense writing and production values emphasized by its random psychedelic action sequences. season 1 was genius and phenomenal. season 2 is not. i concur with derplatte. throw it in the trash. or at least reconsider the aspects that acquired such a large fanbase in the first place.
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lol was that all to me? You just repeated the same EXACT things I have said in this and other threads in this section >_____<. Your missing what i'm saying, the CHANGES DON'T BOTHER ME! simple as that, I understand other people's views. Its just my opinion buddy.
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Honestly, I'd have to agree with you to some extent. I'm not really enjoying the new season, and it's not exactly due to the new animation style or the lack of violence or anything like that, though that can twist the knife at times. It's that it doesn't feel like Superjail. You can tell it has the shell of the original show is present, and that the new animator and writers are trying, but it feels like they're missing some crucial points.
The biggest problem I have with the new season is where they took the writing for the Warden. Most of his dialog and actions seem really out of character from the first season, especially in episode three. The Warden, when we first saw him, was spontaneous and childlike, but you still knew that he was in control ("His controlled chaos" ) and every thing was in his plan from the start. It's that power holding and lusting side of him that caused an emotional blend of fear and admiration, and you just don't see that with him in this new season. Yes, he's still insane and acts upon will, but it doesn't appear that he has that charisma and command that he had in the first season, which is where I draw problems with in episode three.
Remember that the Warden has nearly conquered the world, invaded the dreams of thousands of people, turned an entire prison against each other twice, entrapped five inmates in a snow globe for his amusement, sent one of his closest friends into a suicide mission, ordered to have a live child cremated, and later killed her himself, and created a wager with another warden at the risk of his entire prison.
And yet, he was pushed around by a guy in a cape, because he was lonely one afternoon.
No. Just . . . no.
The twins are also a problem in the new series, but I feel they've been touched upon enough as it is.
The animation for me is a little irregular. Not superjail irregular, mind you, just that it hasn't exactly defined its character style yet. I don't have a problem with the change in animation, as long as it is somewhat recognizable. In certain scenes, I would actually even commend the animators for their work i.e. Episode 1,where the Warden wakes up and calls Jared. The animation was smooth and regular, and it felt natural in its own sense. It felt as though the movement was proper and contained enough to where it was still fluid and wild, but not so much that it went beyond the boundaries of haminess. At other times however, it just looked lazy or off cuff, like they threw it together in a rush. i.e. Episode Four, when he talks about the hunter. It was still good animation, but it looked too exaggerated and sloppy.
The violence isn't really that much of a problem for me, as I didn't watch the show specifically for that. The sequences were amusing and eye catching, but I was more enticed by the characters and story. I do see, however, that they cut down on this quite a lot, and even though it's not a problem for me, I still can see it as an insult to the fans. Violence was pinnacle in the series for some, and to remove that aspect was disappointing.
The only reason why I'm writing this ridiculously long review now is because this has really been bothering me since the start of the new season. It took me a while to pinpoint what was missing for me, but after some analysis, these are my results.
I'm fine if you respectfully disagree with them, but please don't flame me for having an opinion, and I won't with you.
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Adult Swim, I'm going to completely ignore the fact that I watched the last two episodes of Season 1, both of which were pretty (if not more so than any as of yet aired in Season 2) story driven, so that I can complain about how completely unexpected and disappointing a turn this show has taken creatively. I mean, I cannot believe this show, built upon psychedelic animation and parodic plot points, would continue to rely on such things in a fashion that was much more refined and mature than the methods employed in the previous season. How dare they grow as artists, and how dare they try to instill any meaning inside of/through their artistic message? Sincerely, A Loyal Viewer and Big Big Fan.
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This video was taken at the Hartwig Marina on the bridge that crosses Lake Delhi. As we stood on the bridge, boat docks and boats were being swept down the river and pounded against the bridge. This video shows an entire pontoon boat with the roof of it's dock still covering it being swept under the bridge.
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says ... on Saturday, Jul 31 at 4:57 PM
There are always heartless individuals who leave inappropriate comments to tragic news stories. My husband and son nearly died in a tragic fall and people still left comments joking about it. To those at Delhi- the compassionate people DO care.
says ... on Tuesday, Jul 27 at 9:58 PM
It appears to me the flood gates did not operate properly at the height of the flood. This will be a lesson to other weir operators. Flood gates are normally exercised regularly in anticipation of events such as this.
says ... on Monday, Jul 26 at 7:05 PM
Sorry for your loss, but you will all recover. Been there, done that. Things'll be a bit different, but you'll recover as long as no one does anything stupid and dies. BTW, does anybody there know how to spell? Every comment had bad spelling...
says ... on Sunday, Jul 25 at 11:43 AM
so very sad. i used to live on the lake 3 houses down from the dam. the loss is just devestating, my thoughts and prayers go out to you all!!!
says ... on Sunday, Jul 25 at 9:59 AM
I think it is horrable that people are finding this funny... people lost there HOMES!!!!! They do not have a place to live!!!! I was there I saw the events unfold and they were NOT funny at all!!!
says ... on Saturday, Jul 24 at 10:05 PM
I barely got mine out Friday afternoon & even then the current was horrid. So sorry to those who we gone or just clouldn't get theirs out. Even many tied up well were taken with the storms & 10 inches of rain last nite. What a mess.
says ... on Saturday, Jul 24 at 10:02 PM
you know, jack e ... obviously you don't understand delhi... it is on a controlled lake.. the dam was comprimised and it's not like we're sitting right on the mississippi... you have no compassion, obviously... YOU live with That, jerk
says ... on Saturday, Jul 24 at 9:08 PM
catline... are you freaking kidding me???? you seriously find this funny. get a life!!!! you have NO IDEA
says ... on Saturday, Jul 24 at 6:00 PM
its funny that somebody thinks that a boat is a life savings lmao
says ... on Saturday, Jul 24 at 5:50 PM
Are thoughts are with the Lake Delhi residents. We were just there the other day boating. That is a favorite place for our family and it breaks my heart to see the damage.
says ... on Saturday, Jul 24 at 5:42 PM
Delhi resident... I have no compassion for people who are stupid and build along a river. Rivers flood. Always have and always will. They gambled and lost. Deal with it!
says ... on Saturday, Jul 24 at 5:29 PM
I know what you all going through and wonder about our small dam, what would happen. Hope no one is injured or kill over this and may you be safe.
says ... on Saturday, Jul 24 at 5:15 PM
I have a place on this lake and their is no way to save a boat that is lost in a flood like this. The current is so fast that it would harm any one who tried to do this. You obviously have no compassion for people who are losing their lifesavings!
says ... on Saturday, Jul 24 at 5:00 PM
Not funny, Caitlin. Many people are out of their homes. I'm thinking this is nothing to make light of.
says ... on Saturday, Jul 24 at 4:46 PM
Why didn't someone take a rope and tie it to the boat and pull it off to the side? There goes someones pontoon boat.
says ... on Saturday, Jul 24 at 3:30 PM
LOL! "Titanic is going down"...the Iowa version of the "Titanic"...expected to hit theaters in November.