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|View Poll Results: Macross - Episode 9 Rating
|Perfect 10
|9 out of 10 : Excellent
|8 out of 10 : Very Good
|7 out of 10 : Good
|6 out of 10 : Average
|5 out of 10 : Below Average
|4 out of 10 : Poor
|3 out of 10 : Bad
|2 out of 10 : Very Bad
|1 out of 10 : Painful
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|2008-05-30, 10:54
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I like how Klan can be alternately cute and hot then cuter and hotter and since I'm a sucker for childhood friends stuff I like MikhailxKlan.
Lot's of campaigning here for BreraxRanka, but why not BreraxAlto? ...
Oh the doujins! I'd react just like Kagami!
|2008-05-30, 11:57
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|2008-05-30, 16:37
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I wish that Gattai would at least merge with GG, I loved Gattai's encodes and it was nice having soft subbed kareoke as well as subtitles, so that you could get a clean screenshot when needed, without the need for a RAW.
Then again, Gattai's IRC does say they're done as a speedsub group. So, hopefully they'll be joining the ranks as a normal sub group That way they can make nicer releases
|2008-05-30, 18:22
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Good lord Klan really stole the show this episode whether she was being her cute micro self or slapping a VF around.
As for all the pairing stuff...I dunno...The show defiantly is having a very SherylxAlto / RankaxBrera feel right now... *shrug*
|2008-05-30, 18:23
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... you incest-loving fiends. No wonder the Japanese Diet and the British Parliament are looking at censoring certain anime and manga situations if it creates people like you who may end up perpetuating such crimes...
Anyways, back to the storyline - I loved Klein Klan's appearance here, given that she gets to be more than just Mikhail's foil or the bouncy-chested fanservice machine, although I do have to voice a similar complaint regarding the storyline feeling kinda stand-alone, even if the character-development was welcome. Brera may be on his own side, or he and Leon may be part of a third faction, which means that SMS and the NUNS may have traitors working within it, which would explain the latter's relative uselessness, especially if the chief of staff is in the pocket of this third possible faction.
I wonder if Mikhail's little flashback to his sister is a possible parallel situation to future events? The shot here doesn't feel quite like one, at least since failure here wouldn't have caused something similar to happen to him.
|2008-05-30, 21:22
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now watched chapter9.
Clan is very pretty. she and Michael was a childhood friend.
but wondering Clan was lived Micron childhood ?
And very anxious, that enemy.
It turned out to use Vadjura's. thatwas existence after all such as the living body arms or insects.
Think he is Mega-road's descendant.
he's space craft is look like Valkylie.
and he interested song (Lanka's. I think Lanka is Hybrid zentradie and Lyn-Minmei).
MacrossF, I love :-)
|2008-05-31, 00:04
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Wow. The intro of this episode was probably the most intense twenty seconds this series has had since the first two episodes. It's single-handiedly rekindled my interest in the series after the trainwrecks of these last few episodes, and I've experienced a bit of a pause of my criticism of "Sniper Mecha" simply because a scene like that is only possible with a sniper.
On the other hand, if he wasn't a sniper, he could just fly in their and paste the guy with conventional ordinance.
Oh. I owe Sheryl an apology. She wasn't saluting. She was shielding her eyes from the harsh rays of the artificial sun as she looked into the artificial wild blue yonder for the benefit of a film crew.
Why the hell is Alto getting angry at Grace? And do you think Michael likes them bionic? And what do you know? Even Michael has a sore spot.
And hell yes! Vajra are back baby! After episode seven I was beginning to think they'd never be able to put up a decent fight again!
Michael dropped the ball, and gave us a nice firepower demonstration. Now we have a really good idea what kind of hits the Vajra can tank.
Well, it's interesting they're discussing their situation, but I'm a little confused by the apparent attrition Frontier is experiencing. Why would there be "poverty"? Is there some reason why water would be in short supply? What exactly was the mission Alto and company were attending?
Also Grace is in yer internetz, watching your secret meeting.
Yes! Finally! Klan is back, we've learned which of her Pixies is Nene (the pink haired one). Ah, you can smell the pride (and the loli).
Alto's back to being a jerk. Has this guy always taken everything as being personal? Seriously, would that be a fair statement? He takes everything personally even if it has nothing to do with him?
Yes, Nene. Hide behind your four foot tall Onee-sama. Hide and be cute.
Beat him, Michael, beat him good! And you're such a woman Luca! Shut the hell up!
Somehow "part-time jobs" doesn't sound appropiate when alluding to mercenary work. Also it's good to know that Ranka is still working at the Nyan Nyan.
Oh come on! That kind of beating, the swelling, the brusies, Alto should never be able to be called "Hime" again! And at least his complaining will net us a backstory, all because Karaina wants him to shut the hell up already.
Wow. The scene between Michael and Klan was great. Evidently his and his sister's guardian (we don't know if it was father, mother, or possibly elder sibling) died in service, his sister later joined the Spacy, and...
And the slap (why was he holding it's...cheek?). I'm loathed to read into that scene though, because it probably means Klan has feelings for the guy. I wonder if it was intentional? Confronting him while he was piloting a V-25 in mech mode?
Sheryl sure knows how to ruin her credibility. Lame indeed.
I guess joining a military outfit simply because you wanted to fly and had father issues is a pretty poor reason. Well, probably as good as any other when you get right down to it, so long as you know and admit why you did.
Poor Ranka.
And I never noticed how much alike Ozma and Bobby look-alike.
A nest? The things are capable of Fold travel, and could be operating remotely from a carrier. I suppose it stands to reason to at least search asteriod fields and other spacial bodies though. There might be a nest, there might not be a nest, they simply don't know.
Well, not much to say about the dog-fight. Everyone got a piece of Bresra. I'm convinced yet again that the whole sniper thing is silly and too situation dependent. I do hope we never have to see another tug-o-war like that again just so that Michael can be useful. Klan didn't fire a single missle though a very nice intuition shot with her shoulder cannon. So much chasing though.
|2008-05-31, 00:31
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Alto and who? Forget him and his 'harem', I'm shipping KlanXMikhail all the way. (having hear Klan say the magical O-N word was like music to my ears lol) Not like they really need it, as they're all but destined to be together even before that revelation lol.
And yes, Brera must die for even so much grazing Klan, let alone disabling her. GRRR!
And why didn't Mikhail show any reaction to her being shot down, despite her acting like the typical childhood friend just moments before in their bonding scene? Must... make... him... see... the... light. Osana-najimi forever!
Speaking of Brera, now we seem to have a love square. Brera <-- Ranka --> Alto <-- Sheryl. Huzzah for love polygons! Macross is awesome, though I would've loved music to be more prominent in this episode (to be fair, we do hear some new music I think during the hand out tissue scene)
I would laugh though if Brera actually turned good, is really Ranka's cousin, and replaces that glasses guy as her producer lol.
|2008-05-31, 00:38
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Gin-Sama no Tameni!
Anyways, I'm glad that the "Whoring" of Sheryl stopped for a while...
|2008-05-31, 00:47
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|2008-05-31, 00:56
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Like this episode very much after that trainwreck of the previous episode. Seems that Alto is just all talk and no bite, even Michael showed him with those flurry of punches. Klan is very cute as a child and she can even slap a Valkyrie with ease. Seems that Grace has been snooping around too much and will likely get killed in the future for eavesdropping (or spying). Brera really is a good pilot, but taking on three SMS pilots is impossible in my book.
|2008-05-31, 01:56
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I'm amazed Mikhail has the guts to piss off Klan Klein when she can drag him from his VF and tear him to shreds literally. He's just lucky Klan's into him.
|2008-05-31, 04:04
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Well now....ep 9 revealed a whole bunch of things to us.
- Ranka's little green friend, the panty theif, is actually a Vajra. Also, that red dot on its forehead...it's a 3rd eye that blinks at around 16:25.
- Grace is more than just Sheryl's manager. For whatever reason she's familiar enough with NUNS internal issues that she recognizes Michael as the younger brother of Jessica Blanc. Then there's the whole scene of Grace tapping into the Presidential meeting followed by another scene later on of a female voice issuing order to Beara. It's heavily hinted that Grace is related to Beara.
- The theory that Leon is a bad guy who is somehow involved with the development/control of the Vajra is nearly shot down in this episode. It comes damn close to vindicating Leon of the 'traitorous' atmosphere that has been surrounding him from the beginning.
- The VF-27 is equipped with a weapon that can take down a capital class ship.
- Micro/Macro process is shown.
- The Klan-Michael romance side story officially got under way.
- Bobby...the guy can go from GAY --> GAR in a blink of an eye. Truth be told, he's a bit of a surprise character that I never suspected we'd be cheering on way back when the series first started.
- There's finally some movement with Alto's character development....some small steps but at least we have an idea of what direction it's heading.
- I kinda miss the narrative opening that they've had for all the other episodes. Those narrations were great at fleshing out the universe and Macross history. I hope they pick it back up with the next episode.
- I'm really disappointed with how NUNS and the regular military are being depicted. For all intents and purposes they are nothing more than cannon fodder used to make our cast of characters look more like heroes.
|2008-05-31, 04:51
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|2008-05-31, 04:55
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I think the episode makes it obvious that Alto has basically run from home and his military career (as everybody could have guessed) was an alternative plan for him. The episode made that crystal clear and I think that actually will help Alto deal with his family the earlier he confronts it.
Also, I spot a lot of Korean and Vietnamese names on the credits and the episode looked beautiful. Who says outsourcing automatically leads to bad animation? It's obviously the good old Macross budget fluctuation.
PS- Nom Nom basically is a 4chan fad/meme that stemmed from some sort of an image macro. I think it's safe to say it's largely a 4chan thing now.
|2008-05-31, 05:05
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Methinks they're pushing the stealth aspect a little too far. Who knows, maybe it blinds the opponent's sensors from shear GARishness
|2008-05-31, 05:27
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If the experimental stuff in Galaxy was as advertised, I wouldn't be surprised if the VF-27 has stealth, advanced propulsion system, advanced weaponry (pretty obvious from how powerful that beam was) amongst other things. Also it looked like the pilot doesn't need a conventional interface at all. Truly a freak of a mecha, even by mecha standards.
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Let's list some of the many things that don't make sense about "The Grandmaster":
-- The true story of Ip Man, the martial-arts master who eventually trained Bruce Lee, has been covered three times in the past five years (full disclosure: I haven't seen them), with at least one more on the way soon. Yet overrated Chinese director/co-writer Wong Kar Wai ("In the Mood for Love") needed to re-address this story?
-- Throughout the movie, text appears on screen to summarize plot points that aren't shown. We're not talking mundane detail. It's developments like Ip Man (President Obama look-alike Tony Leung) declining the Japanese's offer of immunity and Gong Er (Zhang Ziyi of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon") vowing to avenge her father and never marry. Maybe we should actually see those key moments in action, huh?
-- The entire movie focuses on who's better at various martial arts forms and how the forms vary. Except all the fighting happens so quickly and so close to the camera it's impossible to differentiate any fighter or style from anything else. Unless you're a master yourself, it just looks like a lot of similar punching and kicking.
-- Speaking of close-ups: Practically the entire, claustrophobic movie features extreme close-ups of all characters. What's wrong with sometimes seeing the tops of people's heads?
-- The film notes that masters from the north of China go south and bring their martial arts skills with them. What, as opposed to leaving their skills at home?
To be fair, a much-different cut of the film reportedly was chopped up for American audiences. Whatever. This super-serious, horribly-told story may focus on kung fu, but it put me in an almost instant sleeper hold. The dialogue rages from Ip Man saying, "You've performed well in the opera of life" to repetitive metaphors about chess moves staying on the board/arrows not going back to the bow/etc. I also have no idea why one fighter daring Ip Man to break a piece of cake shows that the master's skill is "too great" or why Gong Er would say something as absurd as, "Words always sound better sung."
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Lifeforce (UK - BD RB)
Chris takes an early look at Arrow's new Blu-ray release of this Tobe Hooper film
The year is 1985, and a joint Anglo-American expedition to study Halley's Comet uncovers an unfathomably large alien artefact hidden in the comet's tail. Further investigation leads to the discovery of three humanoids - two males, one female - apparently alive in suspended animation. After returning to Earth the aliens are revealed to be energy vampires that drain the 'life force' from humans, turning them into zombie-like creatures that continue the cycle. The aliens run amok in London, beginning a chain of events that could lead to the extinction of the human race! It's up to the shuttle crew's only survivor, Col. Tom Carlsen, and SAS Col. Colin Caine to stop them...
If all of that sounds pretty far-fetched, it's because it is. The film was originally going to be called Space Vampires (from the book of the same name), which tells you all you really need to know about the tone. You get the feeling that everyone involved thought that they were making a deadly serious science fiction epic, but the end result is one of the most unintentionally hilarious genre films you're likely to see. Many of the performances are stilted at best, while much of the dialogue could be generously described as 'cringe-worthy'. Gems such as 'Don't worry, a naked woman is not going to get out of this complex.', 'She's totally alien to this planet and our life form... and totally dangerous.' and 'It'll be much less terrifying if you just come to me.' are so gloriously bad they almost defy criticism. Basically there's more ham here than at the deli counters of ASDA, Sainsbury's and Tesco combined.
Of course there are other things to enjoy. As previously established Dan O'Bannon and Don Jakoby's script has its flaws, but it does at least offer up an innovative take on vampirism. The relatively large (for the time) $25,000,000 budget allows for some fantastic production design by John Graysmark ( 2001: A Space Odyssey), with many elaborate sets and miniatures. Star Wars/ Battlestar Galactica/ Star Trek visual effects artist John Dykstra is responsible for crafting the wonderful alien spacecraft and the nightmarish animatronics, while Nick Maley's special make-up effects convincingly transform people into shrivelled-up zombies. These elements are showcased by Return Of The Jedi lenser Alan Hume's cinematography, while Henry Mancini provides a memorable, if slightly incongruous, symphonic score that will leave you humming its main theme long after the credits have finished rolling.
Of course no review of Lifeforce would be complete without discussing the principal reason for its enduring popularity: the sheer physical perfection of the eighteen-year-old French ballet-dancing beauty Mathilda May. In what can only be described as a 'memorable' appearance, May spends the lion's share of her on-screen time completely naked, delivering soul-piercing stares and cavorting with various unfortunate victims. If there's one thing that's guaranteed to ensure that a film lives on in the memory of a teenage boy well into adulthood, it's this. In fact, I'm willing to bet that there are many people around my age who couldn't tell you what the film is called, but who have the image of Ms May in the buff permanently seared into their brains. Remarkably it's actually quite an effective performance; she moves with such deliberate, graceful precision that you can't help but be drawn to her, which really works for the character. May didn't speak a word of English when she arrived to film her role, so what few lines she has are dubbed, but again this works in her favour and is reminiscent of some of the 'Brides of Dracula' characters from the old Hammer films (with which this film shares numerous traits).
Lifeforce is most definitely a cheesy film, but it is at least enjoyable for its interesting premise, impressive special effects, gleefully over-the-top performances and the charms of Mathilda May (and her almost constant nudity). There's even an early, scene-stealing appearance by Patick Stewart, which is reason enough alone to sit through the sillier bits. In spite of my better judgement it's been a guilty pleasure of mine since my teenage years and I'm hoping that this Blu-ray release will bring a new generation of fans to this Hammer-esque gothic sci-fi horror.
At this point it's probably worth mentioning that this Blu-ray release includes both the International (European) version of the film and the domestic US cut, the latter of which was gutted by the distributors, removing many of the scenes aboard the space shuttle and some important exposition. Unlike the US Blu-ray release, which crammed both versions onto one disc as separate encodes, Arrow has sensibly chosen to put the shorter cut of the film onto a separate platter. Hooray for common sense!
We're rarely supplied with finished copies for review purposes, so often miss out on the booklets that accompany 'cult' releases of this nature. In the absence of such a booklet, which often contain useful notes on the source used for the transfer, all I know for sure is that the 2.35:1 (1080/24p AVC) image was transferred from original elements by MGM with supervision by director Tobe Hooper. The result is a pretty darn impressive representation of the film, although there are one or two caveats (more of which later).
If any of you have seen the Netflix version of the film you're going to be in fairly familiar territory here, as direct comparison leads me to believe that their stream is based on the new HD master created by MGM in collaboration with Hooper. This would mean that said restoration was completed a while back, as I first watched the Netflix stream many months ago. The Bu-ray presentation further enhances things by virtue of superior compression, which handles the film's often-grainy visuals with greater ease. This is one area in which the Arrow release has a clear advantage over Shout! Factory's, which crams both cuts of the film onto a single BD50 and suffers with compression artefacts, posterisation and softness. Given slightly more room to breathe, Arrow's release is correspondingly more detailed with a more natural grain structure. Arrow also appears to have performed some additional restoration work to eliminate dirt and scratches, to generally good effect.
The use of colour is striking throughout, with some beautifully lush greens and vibrant reds on show when the astronauts board the alien vessel. It is these primaries, along with the ethereal blues that accompany the spreading of the energy 'virus', that really showcase the colour correction and make the DVD release look positively drab by comparison. The actors' complexions are also a little more sanguine than in older versions, although thankfully not to the point of looking like they're wearing too much rouge. Arrow's disc appears to have a slightly warmer appearance than Shout!'s release, as the latter emphasises the colder end of the spectrum, but I actually found this preferable.
As to the caveats, well there's some obvious image instability (wobble) throughout, but it's nothing that should have a seriously detrimental effect on your enjoyment. Black levels are generally good, but it is during the darker scenes that grain spikes and flickering are at their most obvious. In spite of Arrow's additional clean-up work you'll still see the odd film artefact here and there, but they really aren't terribly distracting. All of these things are about par for the course when dealing with a film of this vintage though, at least given what I assume to be the relatively modest restoration budget afforded by MGM.
The theatrical cut is also encoded with AVC in 1080p, which is a technical step up from the 1080i, MPEG-2 encoded theatrical cut of the US release. The comments above hold true to this shorter edition to a large extent, although I feel that the theatrical cut is perhaps slightly visually inferior to the director's cut. There's not a whole lot in it though, so you should be more than satisfied whichever your preferred version of the film happens to be. What is certain is that this is currently the best looking version of the film available on a home video format; one that respectfully preserves the original aesthetic. Even taking the few minor issues above into consideration the overall impression is one of a beautifully presented image that sits happily alongside the label's other recent triumphs.
Arrow's release of Lifeforce offers up both DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and LPCM 2.0 Stereo audio options. While I'm always overjoyed when a film's original sound mix is included on its Blu-ray release, I decided to try out the multi-channel mix for the purpose of this review in order to see just what had been accomplished with the remix. The track gets off to an extremely strong start with the grandiose sounds of Henry Mancini's score, which is supported by some wonderfully robust bass. Surround activity is also very strong, with plenty of memorable moments aboard the alien spaceship during the opening scenes. This trend continues through to the film's apocalyptic third act, during which all hell breaks loose as London teeters on the brink of total annihilation. The effects sound pretty good for the most part, and although they lack the fidelity of a modern picture it didn't adversely affect my enjoyment of the film. In fact, I was actually quite surprised by just how dynamic the track sounded given the source.
One thing that often gets overwhelmed in modern remixes of catalogue titles is the dialogue, but there's no such problem here. It comes through loud and clear from the opening moments, generally anchored firmly in the centre of the soundstage but occasionally redirected to the other channels for effect. This can be something as innocuous as an ancillary character delivering off-screen exposition, but also includes the booming, heavily-processed voices of the extra-terrestrial vampires. As previously mentioned, bass is potent when called upon, not just as a reinforcement to Mancini's score, but also during the more action-oriented scenes. Speaking of the score, it's actually a little over-the-top, even for a film of this nature, but I still found it memorable to the point that I am humming it as I write this review.
As with the video, the theatrical cut's audio is also technically superior to the US disc, featuring as it does both DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and LPCM 2.0 soundtracks (the US is Dolby Digital 5.1 only). The lossy 5.1 track on the US disc reportedly has a few quality issues – tinny, hollow sound being the common criticism – but the UK disc doesn't appear to be similarly afflicted. I did find that the surround channels had a much greater tendency to drown out the dialogue than the longer cut of the film, but this could easily be due to the original sound mix. Again, Arrow has improved on the Shout! Release where it matters to deliver a genuinely impressive audio experience that breathes new life into Lifeforce.
The bulk of the extras found on this release are lifted directly from Shout! Factory's region A-locked Blu-ray disc, the only exception being the UK-exclusive documentary. This replaces the vintage documentary included on the US disc, which is a shame as I'd like to have seen it for comparison purposes (I'm a real sucker for a good vintage piece). Still, the overall package is extremely comprehensive and I have a feeling that the newly-commissioned documentary is more in-depth than the older one. Here's a quick break-down of the bonus content:
- Audio commentary with director Tobe Hooper moderated by Tim Sullivan
- Audio commentary with visual effects artist Douglas Smith, moderated by filmmaker and scholar Howard S. Berger
- Audio commentary with make-up effects artist Nick Maley
- Isolated music and effects tracks
- Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce
- Space Vampires in London
- Carlsen's Curse
- Dangerous Beauty
- Tristar trailer
- Cannon trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gary Pullin
- Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by science fiction expert Bill Warren, a new interview with Oscar-winning visual effects artist John Dykstra by Calum Waddell, illustrated with original archive stills and posters
As you can see, it's a pretty respectable collection of extras. The three commentary tracks complement one another perfectly, offering a good balance between anecdotal recollections and more technical discussion about the filmmaking process. The second commentary is also exclusive to this UK release, which is another feature in Arrow's cap. Both cuts of the film feature isolated score and effects tracks, which is pretty useful when comparing the musical differences between the theatrical and director's cuts (Michael Kamen was drafted in to create additional cues for the shorter version of the film).
However, the clear stand-out here is the UK-exclusive documentary, which runs for over an hour and features interviews with many of the people who worked in front of and behind the camera. It's packed full of interesting recollections about the film's genesis, production and release, with some particularly enlightening comments about Cannon Films (specifically Golan and Globus). Along with Hooper there are interviews with producer Michael J. Kagan, editor John Grover, actors Aubrey Morris and Nicholas Ball, makeup artist Sandra Exelby, screenwriter Michael Armstrong, sound designer Vernon Messenger, artistic designers Tom Adams and Douglas Smith and effects artist John Schoonraad. The participants aren't afraid to tell it like it is, especially when it comes to Hooper's drug-taking, and it should come as no surprise to anyone to learn that almost every red-blooded male involved in the production tried to sneak onto set whenever Mademoiselle May was filming her scenes!
The three interviews – Space Vampires in London, Carlsen's Curse and Dangerous Beauty – focus on Tobe Hooper, Steve Railsback and Mathilda May respectively. Each recalls some interesting facts about their time on the film, but it is May's interview that is the most, ahem, revealing. Oh, and those of you concerned about having your childhood fantasies shattered by the sight of an almost fifty-year-old Mathilda May should rest easy, because she's still stunning. The disc also includes two different theatrical trailers, one from Tristar and another from Cannon. As I only had access to check discs for the review I can't claim first-hand experience of the reversible sleeve and booklet, but from the images I've seen they appear to be up to Arrow's usual standards.
After all of these years I still have conflicted feelings towards Lifeforce. I find myself simultaneously repulsed by, and attracted to, its camp tone and unintentionally hilarious dialogue. Then I remember that I also own a Blu-ray boxed set of Steven Seagal films, which puts things firmly into perspective. If you go into the film in the full knowledge that it is a little bit daft you should have a great time.
As for the Blu-ray release, well Arrow has improved upon the Shout! Factory release is every way, delivering a superior audio-visual experience and a wider variety of bonus material. I've been critical of some of the labels previous releases – rightly so I might add – but their output over the last twelve months has been much improved and they are now one of my favourite distributors. The lavish packages they put together for these niche titles put high-profile releases from most major studios to shame, which can only be a good thing for the Blu-ray market. I'd love for them to get their hands on the licences for old favourites like Fright Night (and its sequel), Krull and Starchaser: The Legend of Orin, as I think they're one of the few distributors who would bother to do them justice. But I digress… I'm sure you want to know whether Lifeforce is worthy of your hard-earned? Well if it isn't obvious from the rest of the review the answer is a resounding 'yes'!
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Review by Chris Gould
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I love Lifeforce. thanks for the review. This is one of many reasons to get a region free blu-ray player
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Release Date: 30th September 2013
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, LPCM 2.0 English
Subtitles: English
Extras: Audio Commentaries, Isolated Scores, Documentary, Interviews, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
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Director: Tobe Hooper
Cast: Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay, Mathilda May, Patrick Stewart, Michael Gothard, Aubrey Morris
Genre: Horror and Sci-Fi
Length: 116 minutes
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They are so full of passion and strength. I especially like number 02. It's so beautiful, transcedant and celebratory, and still having an undertone of haunting mystery. And the primal yet otherworldly joy and knowledge in number 11 is brilliant. Number 19 seems simple, its power right there for all to see, but has a great depth to it also. They are all special. What a great job!
Thank you so much for sharing them with me.
Ellen Lorenzi-Prince' Tarot of the Crone is one of the most beautiful, enchanting and impressing Tarot deck in my collection. Full of female power, higher wisdom and spiritual magic. I'm so grateful for her wonderful cards and also for her overwhelming comment of course! :))


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Norweagian Ninja (US - DVD R1)
Gabe spends a little time around the bloodstained Fjords of Norway...
Based loosely on the true story of Norwegian politician and diplomat Arne Treholt, who in 1985 was convicted of high treason and espionage, Norwegian Ninja re-imagines Treholt as an undercover, counter-espionage agent of the King, who trains elite ninja forces in the mountains surrounding Norway. The good news is that Norwegian Ninja is, as that description may have verified, a very silly movie. The production is full of amusing anachronisms, zanily straight-faced dialogue, and suspension of disbelief straining arbitrary oddities, like pen and paper that works under water, or Feng Shui force fields. My favourite bit of random wackiness is a series of infiltration plans that have been drawn out as a flipbook. It's these minor, throwaway details that will endear Norwegian Ninja to the masses. The ninja skills are also quite amusing, and decidedly supernatural in nature, absorbing the memes and tropes that have come to surround the concept. Arne's abilities allow him to appear anywhere in a flash of smoke, cook food so good it will make your head glow, and re-clothe a comrade with the flick of a wrist. He can even hook himself up to a car battery and become a living deliberator.
The bad news is that I found Norwegian Ninja mostly baffling. I assume that I would get more out of the story if I had even a working knowledge of Norwegian history during the Cold War era. I assume some of the non-physical, less obvious comedy is particularly funny because it is ridiculous, or particularly funny because it follows reality at an absurd time. Though a whole lot of the comedy supersedes cultural borders, I'm sure I also missed out on plenty of hilarity due to culture shock. The comedy styling is going to rub many viewers the wrong way, and despite straight-faced absurdist humour usually sitting among my favourite style, I have to admit even I was often confused by the tone. I also just didn't get the joke a lot of the time, which isn't a good place to be. The thin quality of the characters is the bigger problem, one owing very little to possible culture shock. No one is particularly well defined beyond their physical appearance and physical abilities. Plenty of similar films have proven that stylistic spoof does not require confining even archetypical characters to two-dimensions.
Director Thomas Cappelen Malling treats the film like a newly discovered, rough-cut artefact, mixing elements of the faux-grindhouse movement, mockumentaries, and Sam Raimi style hyper-kinetics. His storytelling skills are suspect (his big action scenes make no geographical sense, and I suspect the rolling plotline is muddled even if I had the wherewithal to follow it), but his energy is infectious at times, and more often than not his framing is interesting. The multimedia approach, which mixes handheld cameras with surveillance video, '80s computer graphics, and television interludes, generally confuses matters, but again, is engaging on a purely visual level. Malling takes the purposeful aging too far, as to deplete many of his crew's best production design achievements.
These days I will always prefer a Blu-ray release to a DVD release, but Norwegian Ninja is shot in a similar manner to faux-'70s movies like Grindhouse or Black Dynamite, so sharp details and utter clarity are decidedly unimportant aspects. Assuming this transfer is representative of the intended look, everything has been brutalized in post to appear old and worn (in my opinion, too much so). There is a haze of grain over every shot, and blacks levels are washed out and damaged by the hues around them, like a badly maintained 16mm print. I know this was all done in post because besides being a 2010 film, Norwegian Ninja was shot using high quality Red One HD cameras. The colour scheme here changes quite often, including a generally washed out film look along with bright yellow tinted mountain top scenes, cool blue tinted night scenes, neon red tinted action scenes, and even a night vision green scene or two. I have a feeling the vibrancy of these palettes could be improved with 1080p enhancement, but am not sure the filmmakers would prefer it this way. It's almost impossible to judge compression artefacts based on the sheer quantity of multimedia and faux-damage style, but it appears that the really obvious stuff is intended.
This DVD comes fitted with a rollicking, loud, and fun Dolby Digital 5.1 Norwegian soundtrack, which shows very little sign of compression. The clarity and complexity of the sound stands in contrast to the super-simple, old fashion look. Once we get past the quite lo-fi documentary sequence the sound-scape opens up significantly as our heroes ride underwater, torpedo-based motorcycles, through and across the frame, creating a rush of multi-channel movement. The surround channels are constantly engaged depending on point of view placement (surveillance images are often represented aurally behind the audience), mountain set scenes feature glowing echoes, and the music of the club/bar scenes sounds as if it's coming from a consistent source. The sound of large machinery and set-pieces is especially amusing in scale, considering that these special effects are all represented in the form of cheap and obviously tiny models.
Extra features begin with three deleted/extended scenes, 'Trehold and the King' (3:30), 'You Stay Here!' (1:30) and 'A Peaceful Solution' (2:20). This is followed by six behind the scenes odds and ends called 'bonus scenes', 'Wingsuits' (4:40), 'Pyrotechnics' (2:20), 'Life on Grassy Island' (4:10), 'Home Alone with Otto Meyer' (1:30), 'Action Figures' (1:00) and 'Bloopers and Oddities' (5:20). Next up is an interview with star Mads Ousdal, director Cappelen Malling, and producer Eric Vogel (13:40), who explain what a ninja is to the apparently ignorant Norwegian masses, explain the story behind the film a little better for the ignorant American masses (like myself), and their filmmaking process. Like the film, I find it hard to differentiate between the serious discussion and humour here, but it's a little easier because there are audience reactions to go on. 'Torpedo' (4:00) explores the DIY process behind the films opening action sequence, where our heroes ride torpedoes underwater, including storyboards, pre-viz, construction, and green screen filming. 'Skycar' (2:00) explores the forced perspective flying vehicle trick, which is actually quite brilliant, followed by the green screen model work. 'Kielland' (4:50) is more of the same, and covers the SFX model work put into a central, oil rig based action sequence. 'Fight Choreography' (8:30) and 'Score' (6:50) rather speak for themselves. The disc also features a collection of four teasers, two TV spots, a standard trailer, and a music video.
Norwegian Ninja leaves me feeling like I finally understand those weird people that didn't like the Kill Bill films. The majority of the homage on display here flew right over my head. The more obvious satire and physical comedy works, and the multi-media images are entertaining enough to satiate the curious, so it's not a waste of time by any means, it's just a little disappointing. The lack of a Blu-ray release isn't really an issue given the film's purposefully damaged look, and the aggressive Dolby Digital soundtrack shows few signs of compression. The extras are amusing, though not quite as educational as I'd prefer.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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It looks and odd and zany enough for me to want to see it
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Release Date: 30th August 2011
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
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Director: Thomas Cappelen Malling
Cast: Mads Ousdal, Jon Oigarden
Genre: Action and Comedy
Length: 80 minutes
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MONTREAL -- Chefs like to cook fish in ways that can seem lengthy and complicated to the home cook. That's the case with most recipes in The Ocean Wise Cookbook, an excellent and informative book packed with tempting recipes and useful information (Whitecap Books, $34.95).
Tucked in among fancier dishes are some recipes any of us could handle, such as these burgers, provided by Michael Smith, the celebrated Prince Edward Island chef and star of the Food Network series Chef at Home. He recommends wild salmon, but you can use any fresh salmon.
Smith suggests barbecuing this dish, but you can also broil it. For best flavour this time of year, use several slices of hydroponic tomatoes instead of the slice of one big field tomato in the photograph (above).
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Serves 4
1 pound skinless fresh salmon fillet, cubed
1/2 cup fresh coriander
1/4 cup minced red onion
2 tablespoons grated fresh gingerroot
2 teaspoons soy sauce
4 hamburger buns
Hamburger toppings optional
Combine in a food processor the salmon, coriander, onion, gingerroot and soy sauce. Pulse just until ingredients make a coarse mixture; do not blend smooth. Form mixture into four large patties. Shortly before cooking, preheat barbecue or broiler. Sear patties on grill or four inches from hot broiler, turning once, about four minutes a side or until cooked. Warm or toast buns, butter and add hot burgers and toppings as desired.


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HPV in tongue of a 6 years old girl
recently my 6 years old daugther was diagnosed with a single papiloma, suddenly, 5 more papilomas apeared in diferent sites of her tongue after de surgical removing of the 1st one. they are located in the borders of the tongue. we have gone trough a lot of tests, one of them (scratching of the lesion to see the presence of HPV´s DNA) the result: No HPV but now she had had the PCR OF HPV and 16 and 51 Genotypes were discovered, what do we have to expect. in my country, the medical staff ( 1 internist, 2 dermatologists, 2 maxilo-facial surgeons, 2 patologists, 2 hemato-oncologists, a molecular biologist) do not know what to do with this case. they only say it is a not common case, and we are looking where to go to have the better option of treatment but a correct diagnostic evaluation.please help us as soon as you can. if somebody of you speak spanish would be better, or if you need to have a copy of the pictures of the lesions and the complete chronological events of the case, just let me know, i´ll be thanksfull.
Thank you for visiting NetWellness. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to make a recommendation for a treatment center as your daughter's diagnosis is not a well-defined condition with defined recommendations. You might try contacting OSU Pediatric Otolaryngology at the link below, but I am not aware of anyone with specific expertise for this problem.
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Scientists in the field of bioinformatics have designed headsets with advanced sensors to read electrical brain activity that can recognize facial expressions, and the thoughts of a person. Sitting away from home you may send instructions to the plumber and glazier to attend to the chores around the house. Those who ride the gravy train in company time may not get to write a best seller for the boss would have changed the password to prevent other activities coming in between.
Digital divide closes
In five years, IBM said, the gap between information haves and have-nots will narrow considerably due to advances in mobile technology; by then 80 percent of the current global population will have a mobile device.
This will empower people without a lot of spending power, they believe.
Only such power without money will be like froth on which you cannot get drunk. Champagne bottles will be still opened among the one percenters and froth for the man on the street.
In India, IBM used speech technology and mobile devices to enable rural villagers who were illiterate to pass along information through recorded messages on their phones. With access to information that was not there before, villagers could check weather reports to help them decide when to fertilize crops, to know when doctors were coming to town, and to find the best prices for their crops or merchandise.Astrolegers will be pestered to know sex of the next baby. If it is a girl baby 'is there a way to avert the calamity?'
Junk becomes gems
In five years, unsolicited advertisements may feel so personalized and relevant that you'll think spam is dead. At the same time, spam filters will be so precise that you'll never be bothered by unwanted sales pitches again.
Just what I wanted to hear. Our wishes have become redundant and Technology lets you take Pepsi even if you happen to have a craving for Coke at a precise moment.( ack: liveScience-Ned Smith 9-12-2011)


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You've probably been hearing a lot about the "the cloud" and how everyone is using it. But what exactly does cloud computing mean for a small-business owner?
You've probably been hearing a lot about the "the cloud" and how everyone is using it. But what exactly does cloud computing mean for a small-business owner?
The term "cloud computing" can actually refer to a variety of things, depending on whether you're talking to a software engineer or a business owner.
For the vast majority of non-technical people, the most common type is software as service, or SaaS.
One of the most popular examples of cloud-based SaaS offerings are Google's suite of productivity applications, including Gmail and Google Calendar. Google Drive's documents, spreadsheets and presentations also have gained popularity against their traditional software competitors in the Microsoft Office family and illustrate the many advantages of working in the cloud, versus on your local computer.
Access can be granted directly to a file, eliminating version-control issues. Once access is granted, multiple people can edit a file at the same time, a tremendous boon to remote employees and virtual teams.
Housing information in the cloud also decreases the chances of data being lost because of local hardware failures or even human error, like leaving your laptop behind in a taxicab.
Cloud-based SaaS also has the advantage of staying up to date without having to perform frequent local updates. This is especially helpful when you're dealing with an area that has constantly shifting rules and regulations, such as tax law, which is why companies like Intuit are seeing significant growth in products such as QuickBooks Online.
There are also a whole host of SaaS providers who specialize in providing individuals and businesses with storage space and backup services.
These include companies such as Dropbox, which provides 2 GB of space for free (and up to 18 GB depending on your number of referrals), and was recently rated the speediest among competitors by LifeHacker.com. Amazon Cloud Drive placed second.
If you're still backing up critical documents to an external drive that sits right next to your main computer, make sure to check out off-site backup solutions such as Carbonite, Mozy, and iCloud, and MobileMe for Mac users. You'll be glad you used any of these in case of fire, flood or other natural disaster.
There are even ways to independently back up your SaaS data to a third-party cloud.
For a relatively modest monthly charge, Backupify will protect your Google Apps data, Facebook pages and Twitter accounts. At a higher price point, they will also back-up your Salesforce data.
One important caveat: If your Internet connection goes down, you won't be able to access your accounts in the cloud.
Contact Jennie Wong, an executive coach and author of the ebook "Ask the Mompreneur," at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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"I was born during one of the worst winters on record in Sharoe Green Maternity Hospital, Preston. Brought up on a post-war housing estate, archived drawings (aged five) already show a keen eye for detail such as washing on a line and fluff under a bed. By the age of nine I was copying photos of the stars from magazines and had decided to become an artist, feeling that my inherent shyness precluded a career as an Air Hostess.
I studied Fine Art for two years at the lovely Neo-Classical art school in Preston, in the industrial North West of England. An extra year's Foundation Course was spent at the palm-clad Falmouth School of Art in Cornwall. Then to London, in the heady, hippy late Sixties, and three years at the Central School of Art.
I now divide my time between Rennes in Western France and Manchester in the North-West of England.
The city of Rennes is in Brittany, for the most part a rural region which is bounded by rugged coastlines, sandy beaches and small fishing ports. The interior is scattered with romantic mediaeval villages, forests of Arthurian legends, intensive pig-rearing farms, industrial agriculture and the occasional sophisticated university town, such as Rennes.
Manchester is the birthplace of England's Industrial Revolution, and was the world's first industrialised city. Here was a thriving cotton industry, the remains of which can still be seen in its surviving cotton mills and warehouses, and the city's grand architecture... witness to the wealth of the few and the misery of the many.
I'm a tutor for painting and drawing workhops, where, among other things, I strongly encourage the use of sketchbooks.
I've done numerous public mural commissions and artworks for Chambers of Trade in England and France. I show my work in several galleries in North-West England.
Drawing and painting is a great delight to me and when I can't draw regularly I feel incomplete. I carry at least one sketchbook with me at all times and I'm drawn to the urban and the architectural, and the people who move through these places, who are often quite unaware of their surroundings.
As an artist, I feel it's up to us to reveal the beauty of the mediocre, the commonplace and the overlooked. It's easy enough to do a pretty picture of something like a vase of beautiful flowers! But it's a challenge (and a pleasure) to me, to show the charms of the urban — a humble nettle growing out of the pavement, creeping shadows, derelict mills, forgotten doorways and broken fences; the watchful solidity of a gasworks, the mystery of parked cars; bland shopping malls with nothing to recommend them... the intrusive and enigmatic shapes of new structures which stand like glittering giants against the steadfast skies.
I'm so pleased to be part of the Urban Sketchers' community!"
• Caroline's blog.
• Caroline's art on flickr.


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Simple techniques and small details can add visual interest to your projects.
By Rob Millard
Pages: 57-61
From the February 2008 issue #167
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Inlays, even simple ones, can add a great deal of visual interest to a woodworking project. Unfortunately, too many woodworkers have never tried inlay due to its perceived difficulty; in truth it can be a very simple procedure. It does require working to tight tolerances, and it can complicate finishing, but the process is straightforward and easily mastered. What follows is the technique for embellishing a piece with a simple line inlay (called stringing) and a sand-shaded fan.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 6th May 2012 10:10 UTC, submitted by bowkota
This is absolutely fascinating. Steven Troughton-Smith has gotten his hands on one of the two early Android prototypes - the Google 'Sooner'. The Sooner is the BlackBerry-esque Google phone, which was supposed to be released first, followed by the much more advanced Google Dream (yup, what would eventually become the G1). Lots of high-res screenhots to get a good look at early Android. Update: Fascinating comment.


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Jacqueline R. Oelschlager, 82, of Dwight, passed away at 11:45 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, at her home.
Her funeral will be at 4:30 p.m. today at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Dwight with Reverend Ronald Dodd officiating.
Cremation rites will be accorded following the service.
A private family inurnment will be held at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Dwight.
Friends may call from 1 p.m. until the time of service today at the church.
Hager Memorial Home, Dwight, has charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Oelschlager was born April 7, 1930, a daughter to Clifford and Irene Steichen.
She is survived by her eight children, David Oelschlager, Braidwood, Daniel (Pam) Oelschlager, Karen (Wayne) Clover, Steve (Mel) Oelschlager, Michael (Jamie) Oelschlager and Martha (Keith) Cockerham, all of Dwight, Dennis (Kathy) Oelschlager, Lake Ozark, Mo., and Mary Jane (Tim) Taylor, Cullom; 18 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; three siblings, Tiff (Dorlene) Steichen and Jim (Darlene) Steichen, all of Campus, and Jane (Roger) Schnoor, Iowa; brother- in-law, Keith Sprecher; and a sister-in-law, Phyllis Steichen.
She was preceded in death by her parents and four siblings, Ann Mortensen, Gretchen Sprecher, Marilynn Oelschlager and George Steichen.
She graduated with the class of 1948 from Dwight Township High School.
Jacqueline was employed at RR Donnelley for 25 years, until her retirement in 1994.
She enjoyed quilting, music and spending time with her family and coffee friends, and was an avid sports fan.
Memorials may be made to the Grundy County Volunteer Hospice.
Jacqueline R. Oelschlager
Jacqueline R. Oelschlager, 82, of Dwight, passed away at 11:45 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, at her home.


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Environmental Health and Safety is a part of the Risk Unit at Marquette University. The Risk Unit is composed of the Office of Environmental Health and Safety, Risk Management and Internal Audit. Directors of each of these offices are part of the Office of General Counsel and report to the Vice President and General Counsel.
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North Korea warns South of 'final destruction'
BERLIN (AP) — Nuclear-armed North Korea has used a U.N. disarmament meeting to warn that South Korea risks "final destruction."
The comments Tuesday by a North Korean diplomat at the Geneva-based Conference on Disarmament come a week after Pyongyang conducted a third nuclear test.
Several countries, including the United States, Britain and Germany, condemned the latest test at the meeting and urged North Korea to abide by U.N. resolutions barring it from testing nuclear weapons or missiles.
South Korea called the tests a flagrant violation of U.N. resolutions and a threat to the entire international community.
Upon which North Korea's representative declared that "South Korea's erratic behavior would only herald its final destruction."
U.S. envoy Laura E. Kennedy tweeted later that the North's comments had been "offensive."


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J.B. Betts, Jr. died January 8, 2013
J.B. Betts, Jr. passed away on January 8, 2013. J.B. was in full time music ministry for over fifty years serving in churches in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, and Texas. His evangelistic work took him all over the country and countries abroad. He is loved the world over, but no more than by his family.
He is survived by his bride of sixty years, Marion Elaine Syvertsen Betts. They have six children, nineteen grandchildren, and three great grandchildren: Daughter Melinda Betts (Heber Springs, AR) and her children Jennifer (husband Jason Lyons and grandson Jake), Benjamin, and Rebecca; son Jerry Betts (Keller, TX) and wife Cindy and their children: Kyle (wife Tasha and granddaughters Faith and Grace), Andrea (husband Ryan Smith), Clarissa (husband Alex Feldt), Kevin (wife Kelley); Daughter Marsha Lacy (Heber Springs, AR) and husband Ed and their children: Kallen, Rachel, Emily, and Kaleb; daughter Mary Turner (Collierville, TN) and husband Jimmy and their children: Amy (husband Jared Austin) and Hunter; daughter Melody Sims (Cleveland, TN) and husband Harrison and their children: Kayla, Blake, Ashley, Aubrey, Maddie, and Lauren; son and pride of his life James Michael Betts.
Service is at Sugarloaf Baptist Church on Saturday, January 12th at 2pm. In lieu of flowers and plants, the family requests people choose on of the following ministries for a donation in memory of J.B. Betts: Gideons International at www.gideons.org, MultiMinistries at www.multiministries.co.za, New Tribes Mission (support of Bill and Rosie Cork) at www.ntm.org, or Sugarloaf Baptist Church (building fund) at 699 Wilburn Road, Heber Springs, AR 72543.


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Final: Orioles 9, Red Sox 6
Final: Orioles 9, RedSox 6: It was an entertaining one to be sure, but the Sox never gained a lead all day and ultimately fall for the fourth straight game. The Orioles improve to 11-0 in extra-inning games on the road, and 16-2 overall when additional frames are required. We'll do it all over again tomorrow as Felix Doubront faces Chris Tillman in a 1:35 p.m. start.
Bottom 12th, Orioles 9, Red Sox 6: The A.L. saves leader, Jim Johnson (46) on to shut the door for the second straight night. Gomez hits an opposite field single to right and moves to second on a defensive indifference, but gets no further as Johnson shuts things down, striking out Valencia to end it.
Top 12th, Orioles 9, Red Sox 6: Alfredo Aceves is pitcher number eight for Boston against the meat of Baltimore's order. Jones ropes a two-bagger to the wall in left-center to lead things off. Thome with a shot off of Aceves that one hops the track in right field for a ground-rule double, scoring Jones. Endy Chavez drives in pinch-runner Xavier Avery with a single to right and Aceves is yanked for Chris Carpenter. Machado scores Chavez with a single back up the box and the Orioles add a little more breathing room. The bleeding stops on a pop-up to third by McLouth.
Bottom 11th, Orioles 6, Red Sox 6: Tommy Hunter hits the hill for Baltimore, becoming the thirteenth pitcher of the day. The top of the Sox order goes down without a fight and we get one more free frame.
Top 11th, Orioles 6, Red Sox 6: It's a new inning, so it must be time for a new Sox pitcher…ladies and gentlemen, Marc Melancon. And it's another 1-2-3 inning for Boston who have sent down thirteen straight O's.
Bottom 10th, Orioles 6, Red Sox 6: Sox sandwich an Aviles single and a Nava walk into the inning, but can't do anything about it. More free baseball ahead.
Top 10th, Orioles 6, Red Sox 6: Andrew Bailey is the sixth pitcher of the game for Boston and he gets the O's to go down in order.
Bottom 9th, Orioles 6, Red Sox 6: Luis Ayala on in relief for Baltimore. Pedroia hits a flat, foul pop-up that Reynolds tracks down before the camera well on the first base side. Ross gets caught up on an Ayala breaking ball, striking out for the second out. Lavarnway's strike out sends us into extra frames.
Top 9th, Orioles 6, Red Sox 6: Junichi Tazawa becomes the fifth Boston pitcher on the day. Jones goes down swinging at a 96-mile-per hour heater and Weiters is finally retired on a groundout to first. After a battle, Tazawa gets Thome swinging at 95-mile-per hour cheese.
Bottom 8th, Orioles 6, Red Sox 6: Nava goes two-put, wall-ball double and Pods follows with one of his own as McLouth just misses on it as he leaped at the wall. Ciriaco grounds to second for the third out as we head to the ninth inning deadlocked at six.
Top 8th, Orioles 6, Red Sox 5: Craig Breslow on for the Red Sox and he works a 1-2-3 inning, only the second time the Sox have retired Baltimore in order today.
Bottom 7th, Orioles 6, Red Sox 5: Podsednick opens things with a double, followed by a Ciriaco walk and a crazy play at second where the Orioles Hardy and Flaherty ran into each other, missing the force play and loading the bases. Ross chops one to second base and Pedroia is tagged out going to second base for the first out, but not before Pods crossed the plate. Hardy makes up for things with a great diving play at shortstop on a Lavarnway grounder. He gets the force at second, but Ciriaco scores to pull the Sox within one. Gomez strikes out to end the rally.
Top 7th, Orioles 6, Red Sox 3: Adam Jones whacks the first pitch of the inning off of the Sports Authority sign above the Monster seats for his 31st home run of the season. After sprinkling in a couple of walks, Mortensen gets out without any additional damage by striking out three batters.
Bottom 6th, Orioles 5, Red Sox 3: Jake Arrieta on to pitch for the Orioles and he makes quick work of the Sox, setting them down 1-2-3 for the second straight inning.
Top 6th, Orioles 5, Red Sox 3: Cook strikes out the leadoff man, but allowed back-to-back hits, running him from the game in favor of Rich Hill
Cook's final line: 5 1/3 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 77/48 pitches/strikes
Ryan Flaherty takes Hill to the triangle for a bases-clearing triple. Hill Ks McLouth, but is lifted for Mortensen who gets Hardy to ground out to short to end the inning.
Bottom 5th, Orioles 3, Red Sox 3: Ross, Lavarnway and Gomez go down 1-2-3, the first time the Sox have been retired in order today.
Top 5th, Orioles 3, Red Sox 3: Weiters picks up his second double of the day and third hit as he continues to knock the leather off the ball against the Red Sox, but for third time Thome follows with a grounder hit perfectly to Pedroia in the shift.
Bottom 4th, Orioles 3, Red Sox 3: Danny Valencia makes a nice impression on the home crowd with a two-run bomb that cleared everything in left field. It is his first home run as a member of the Red Sox, and scored Aviles who had reached on a leadoff single. Nava makes it three very solid hits for Boston, as Wolf heads towards the 70 pitch mark for the game. Pedroia grounds into a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning.
Top 4th, Orioles 3, Red Sox 1: Mark Reynolds takes a 2-0 fastball off the AAA sign above the Monster seats for his 22nd long ball of the season. The O's continue to put good wood on Cook's pitches, but can't muster any more runs.
Bottom 3rd, Orioles 2, Red Sox 1: Ciriaco leads off with a single but is promptly gunned down trying to steal second. The next two guys reached base before Randy Wolf extinguished the threat by forcing Lavarnway to pop to first and striking out Gomez.
Top 3rd, Orioles 2, Red Sox 1: Once again Thome finds Pedroia on the shift, this time Dustin catches up to the grounder going to his right, allowing him to force an out at second and throw to first to double up Thome.
Bottom 2nd, Orioles 2, Red Sox 1: A Daniel Nava walk was the only threat the Sox had in the second, but he was stranded at first as the Sox put up the first zero of the day.
Top 2nd, Orioles 2, Red Sox 1: Chris Davis singles, then moves to second on an errant pick off throw by Cook. Manny Machado follows with a single to center and Podsednik's throw is not enough to catch Davis at the plate. The O's put a few more on, but can't plate another run as Scott Podsednik makes a nice play in front of the wall in center to end the inning.
Bottom 1st, Orioles 1, Red Sox 1: Dustin Pedroia bounces one into the stands down in right for a ground rule double and Ryan Lavarnway flares one opposite field to right to get him home and tie the game up at one. Mauro Gomez sizzles his bat in half on an inning-ending liner to short.
Top 1st, Orioles 1, Red Sox 0: Aaron Cook wastes a strike in walking Nate McLouth on five pitches to start the game. And McLouth wastes no time in stealing second base, which he does on the first pitch to J.J. Hardy who advances him to third with a ground out to second. Adam Jones hits one out to shortstop and with Mike Aviles playing back on the ball his only play was at first base for the second out. McLouth scores the first run of the game. Weiters picks up where he left off yesterday, opposite fielding a double into the left field corner. Thome hits into the shift with Pedroia back on the outfield grass for the final out of the inning.
Pregame: Good afternoon folks, I am Craig Forde, back on blogging duties fifteen hours after the Sox dropped game one of their three-game set to Baltimore, 4-2. The Autumnal equinox is upon us and as we change seasons, Fenway Park plays host to a little day baseball. The weather will be around 70 degrees and overcast by first pitch, so kick back on this fine fall day, follow along as we provide you with live updates and feel free to comment.


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Obituary: Gary Lee Owings
Gary Lee Owings, 49, of Chelsea, OK, formerly of Cairo, MO, died Thursday, August 22, 2013, at his home after a short illness.
He was born November 15, 1963, in Cairo, to Eugene and Willie Towles Owings.
Gary graduated from N.E. RIV High School in Cairo, and served a tour of duty with the U.S. Air Force, receiving an honorable discharge. He then worked for Sea Hawk Manufacturing of Tulsa, OK, and continued there until his death.
He married Beth Romero on July 2, 2008, at Holiday Acres Lake near Jacksonville, MO and she survives. Also surviving are children, Loralee Taylor and her husband Jo, Cody Callahan and his wife Brittany all of Verdigris, OK, Courtney Lee and her husband James of Chelsea, and Robert Romero of the home; six grandchildren of who he was very proud, his mother, Willie Owings of Cairo; brother, Dan Owings of Moberly; sisters, Jackie Sander and her husband Larry of Cairo, Phyllis Asbury of Overland Park, KS; other relatives and friends.
Gary was preceded in death by his wife, Ronda Higgins Owings and his father, Eugene.
Gary loved spending time at the family cabin at Holiday Acres Lake and restoring cars, but he especially loved his family.
Services honoring and celebrating Gary's life will be Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. at the CATER Funeral Home Chapel. Committal services will follow at a later date.


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While there have been many kinds of studies performed, there have been numerous studies performed in a controlled fashion. Some of the areas studied this way, include:
This summary will encompass a review of some of the findings published in this book for various diseases and/or body systems.
Peripheral vascular diseases
Peripheral vascular disease is a very common consequence of atherosclerosis of the blood vessels. Atherosclerosis begins often in 40-year olds and obviously extends into late adulthood. It is generally crippling, restricts activity and may require major surgery. Extensive atherosclerosis is especially common in diabetes. In one placebo-controlled trial, 12 to 15 exposures for 20 minutes, either too, the lower thoracic spine or locally to the lower extremities, objective measures of walking distance were studied. Other objective measures were also examined. The severity of restriction of walking, is indicative of the severity of vascular blockage. 30 to 40% of the treatment groups responded to the therapies, at a better level than the placebo group. Local exposure produced the best results. Even better results were found with the use of a therapeutic exercise, and the magnetic fields. Lee's results were true even patients with diabetic neuropathy, with the fields applied locally to the lower extremities.
When sinusoidal feels were compared to static magnetic fields, applied for 20 minutes over 25 sessions, the benefit was dependent on the stage of the disease at presentation. 87% versus 81% of the sinusoidal treatments over the static field treatments were beneficial. Several of the static field patients actually continued to worsen. Patients with advanced disease had that no subjective or objective improvement in their symptoms. Relief was reported from eight to 10 months following the treatments.
Microcirculation improvement is seen as one of the basic mechanisms of action for many of the results seen on circulation and vascular conditions. Edema is often associated with vascular disease and other conditions. Edema frequently contributes to difficulty in improvements of tissue circulation and healing. Significant edema often leads to tissue breakdown with the development of ulcers. A very common finding with magnetic field therapies is the reduction of edema and often rapid tissue healing. Vascular flow can improve by as much as 15% in some patients, indicative of vascular tone improvement. In one extensive series of studies in over 3000 individuals, with exposures last thing tens of minutes up to 30 times, with either static or pulsed magnetic fields, to the cervical spinal area produced an increased number of open capillaries in the nail beds of even the hands. One of the actions that may have contributed to some of these benefits was a reduction in coagulation parameters, due mainly to suppression of platelet function. Increased numbers of exposures led to continued improvements.


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Oil production estimates for Sudan and South Sudan are cut amid revenue-sharing dispute
15 February 2012
The failure of Sudan and South Sudan to resolve a dispute over sharing oil revenues forced the International Energy Agency to cut by more than a quarter its estimate of the two countries' combined 2012 oil production.
The downward revisions, included the IEA's monthly Oil Market Report published on 10 February, reflect the absence of a foreseeable resolution to the dispute between the two countries over revenue sharing, which was put in place following Southern Sudan's declared independence on 9 July last year. Through this scheme Southern Sudan had paid Sudan in kind for the use of its transit pipeline and port. However, South Sudan has now reportedly shut down its output of oil completely after the two governments failed to reach an agreement.
Inflaming tensions
Sudan lost around 75% of its pre-independence revenues to the South. After the South's secession, the sharing agreement gave South Sudan 60% of the revenues from the Unity Oil field's output (located in South Sudan) and around 25% of the revenues from Block 2 oil field's output (located in Sudan).
The ensuing negotiations that ended in late January resulted in various proposals, but the governments remain at loggerheads. The latest African Union proposal involves the South giving Sudan a direct cash transfer of USD5.4 billion, plus transit fees worth up to USD1.1 billion, covering the period until the end of 2014.
"In addition to the transit fee dispute, the sides have not agreed on the final border status of the Abyei region. Also, citizenship issues of displaced persons, ongoing ethnic conflict, and the potential for Sudan to use its military force are inflaming tensions between the two countries amidst a worsening economic situation," observes the OMR, a monthly IEA publication which provides a view of the state of the international oil market and projections for oil supply and demand 12-18 months ahead.
"While it is impossible to predict the outcome, the broader set of economic and political factors at play mean that the two countries' oil output will remain at risk at least for the remainder of the year."
Impact on Asia
The OMR notes the bad timing of this oil production disruption in Sudan and South Sudan, which it estimated to be reduced by 100,000 barrels per day (kb/d) for 2012. Asian markets are expected to tighten as a result of disruption; China, for example, imported roughly 260 kb/d of Sudanese and South Sudanese crude oil in 2011. (That's more than the reduction estimate of 200 kb/d for the first quarter of 2012 alone).
In addition, the loss of over 200 kb/d of heavy and acidic Dar Blend and light, sweet, and waxy Nile Blend crude oils from South Sudan coincides with strong demand in Asia for medium and heavy crude oil. At the same time, there is serious concern over the potential impact of international sanctions on Iranian crude supplies and any resulting disruptions.
Elsewhere in Asia, Japan is expected to burn 150 kb/d more crude oil than it did in the first quarter of 2011, in order to compensate for the reduced nuclear power that is offline in the wake of the Fukushima Dai-ichi accident. On top of this, cyclones have shut in around 60 kb/d of Australian oil production.
How many gallons of oil are there in a barrel?
42 US gallons (35 imperial gallons), which is 159 litres.
How many barrels of oil are produced and refined a day?
Around 87 million barrels. That works out at nearly 32 billion a year.
What is crude oil?
Crude oil is a mineral oil consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons of natural origin and associated impurities, such as sulphur. It exists in liquid form under normal surface temperatures and pressure. Its physical characteristics (e.g. density) are highly variable.
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St. Gregory's Baseball & Softball League Recaps
Sinapi Law Associates 9, Brennan Orthodontics 7
Alexander Sinapi banged out three hits and scored three runs to help lead Sinapi Law to a 9-7 victory over Brennan Orthodontics on Tuesday. Ethan Martin combined two strong innings pitched with three hits. Connor Marot also had three hits, including a home run, while Will Wagoner had two hits including a bases-loaded double to put Sinapi Law into the lead for good. Cody Marot and David Lynch also had hits for the winners. For Brennan Orthodontics, Jimmy Truslow and John Cardi each hit doubles in the game and Cardi also had a triple. Brennan Orthodontics used four pitchers in the effort including John Cardi, Grayson Ahearn, Nate McCamish and Seb Paolello.
Maxwell Limousine 5, Sinapi Law Associates 4
An inspired three-run rally in the top of the sixth inning sparked by consecutive doubles by David Lynch, Will Wagoner and Ethan Martin, followed by a triple by R.J. Russillo, knotted Sinapi Law Associates in a tie with Maxwell Transportation on Saturday. But Sinapi Law could not hold Maxwell and fell 5-4 in the bottom of the frame.
Sinapi Law Associates 3, Mobile Storage 2
Will Wagoner and Alexander Sinapi each threw three strong innings and contributed two hits to lead Sinapi Law Associates to a 3-2 victory over Mobile Storage Thursday night. Wagoner pitched three shutout innings and knocked in a run while Sinapi scored two runs including what proved to be the winning run in the bottom of fifth following a clutch one out single. Will Fox had two hits and scored a run. Collin Russell added the other run for Mobil Storage.
Mobile Storage 6,
Brennan Orthodontics 4
Collin Russell hit a home run to tie the game and Mobile Storage held on to win 6-4. Matt Walsh was outstanding in the field and Jack Hogan, Adam Zelano, Anthony Pacheco and Aaron Antczak scored for Mobile Storage. Seb Paolello and Grayson Ahearn pitched well for Brennan while John Cardi doubled.
Mobile Storage 9,
Brennan Orthodontics 4
Collin Russell homered for the second straight game, leading Mobile Storage to a 9-3 win over Brennan Orthodontics. Will Fox and Matt Walsh scored three runs each. Everett Lewis added a double. Seb Paolello and John Cardi scored all four of Brennan's runs. Leo George chipped in with two hits as well.
Chelo's 10,
Turfer Athletics 8
Chelo's won its first game of the season in an exciting 10-8 game. Natalie Fuerst, Lauren Fracassa, Emily Tow and Sofia Barry each had two hits for Chelo's. Savannah Cozza had the game-winning hit in the last inning. Morgan Collins and Emma Toth pitched well for Chelo's. Kylie Walsh hit two home runs for Turfer.
Johnstone Supply 12,
Chelo's 0
Johnstone Supply was led by the outstanding pitching, hitting, and fielding of Ava Sammartino. Ashley Amore, Emily Williams and Rebecca Yaseen each had some timely hits. Emma North went 3-for-3. Grace Seufert, Natalie Fuerst and Savannah Cozza each had a hit for Chelo's.
Chelo's 9,
Johnstone Supply 9
Chelo's and Johnstone Supply played a thrilling game that went back-and-forth and resulted in a 9-9 tie. Morgan Collins pitched three brilliant innings for Chelo's. Lauren Fracassa had a great defensive unassisted double play for Chelo's. Chelo's had some timely hits and runs scored from Hayley Hindle, Sophia Pattie and Sophia Barry. Johnstone was led by three hits, including a home run from Ashley Amore. Anna Stansfield and Meghan Merrow had key hits in the last inning. Ava Sammartino hit a three-run home run in the last inning to tie the game for Johnstone Supply. Sammartino had three RBI and Ashley Amore had four RBI
Johnstone Supply 12, Turfer Athletics 1
Johnstone Supply was led by the hitting of Jacqualyn Altieri (two RBI), Anna Stansfield (three RBI) and Ashley Amore (two RBI). The trio combined for nine hits. Ava Sammartino chipped in with a three run home run. Grace Kiernan had two hits and Abby Walsh drove in the run for Turfer.
Johnstone Supply 12,
Chelo's 8
Johnstone Supply defeated Chelo's 12-8 on Sunday. Ashley Amore led the way from the plate while Liza Sammartino and Rebecca Yaseen combined for seven hits. Ava Sammartino pitched well in the victory. For Chelo's, Lauren Fracassa went 3-for-3 with two RBI while Emma Toth knocked in three runs with three hits.
Turfer Athletic 11,
Chelo's 5
The three hits from Maddie Cuddy and two hits each from Kiley Walsh and Abby Walsh led Turfer Athletic to an 11-5 victory over Chelo's. Samantha Karlson had three hits for Chelo's. Hayley Hindle and Lauren Fracassa had two hits for Chelo's. Ella McNally also contributed with a hit.
Johnstone Supply 8, Turfer Athletics 2
Johnstone Supply received six hits from Bethany Prendergast, Emily Williams and Shannon Roberts on the way to an 8-2 win over Turfer Athletics. Ashley Amore and Ava Sammartino shared the pitching duties while Jacqualyn Altieri drove in another two runs. Kylie Walsh and Julia Plante each had two hits. Julia Plante and Grace Kiernan drove in Turfer's two runs. Maddie Cuddy and Kylie Walsh were both strong on the mound for Turfer.


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Upcoming Xbox One murderfest Ryse: Son of Rome doesn't have superpowers, magic, or boss fights with mythical titans, but it might be just as violent as PlayStation's God of War series.
It's certainly been cleaned up quite a bit from the E3 build. That was expected. Question is, does this game have the legs to become a stand-out franchise?
Visuals are there, but is there enough creativity to separate itself from games like GOW and other top tier hack n slashes?
I'd say I'm more interested in God of War's style, but man, they put out too many games in that series, so I'm cool with trying something new for once.
It's a different type of game, really. And don't compare yourself to the best out there. It's horrible for your self-esteem.
"It definitely isn't a God of War clone, but from what I've seen so far, it's something that might surprise Kratos fans if they're in the market for an Xbox One system."
Why would a Kratos fan be in the market for an XBO?
That being said Ryse looks good graphically, but I can already tell this game is going to get pans by most gamers and journalist because as he said 90 minutes in you begin to notice you're doing the same thing. That's a nice way of saying the game gets very repetitive.
The fact that it was a Kinect Game first, doesn't really bode well, especially seeing the other Kinect game (Crimson Dragon) was an onrails shooter and remained an onrails shooter, so I have a feeling Ryse is still going to be EXTREMELY linear.
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Dec. 14, 2012 06:08 PM
A new service for loyalty program members
PARIS, Dec. 14, 2012 /CNW/ - For its 10 million members, Le Club Accorhotels, the Accor Group's loyalty program, is now available on FidMe and Passbook, two mobile cardholder applications that allow users to store all their loyalty cards on their mobile phones. FidMe, developed by Snapp, is available on all mobile operating systems. Passbook is specifically dedicated to iOS6. It is available worldwide, in 15 languages.
Once they install these apps on their mobile phones and add their card numbers, Le Club Accorhotels members will be able to store them and show them every time they reach a hotel. That is Accor's way of making life easier for its loyal customers by putting their loyalty card on their mobile phones. As they are always at hand, easy to update when members switch status and sidestep the need to wait for a new card, these applications will allow new members - and forgetful ones - to enjoy exclusive advantages and collect loyalty points every time they stay at an Accor hotel.
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