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Aloha, and good morning, everyone. Welcome! Gene [Castagnetti, Cemetery Director], thank you for that kind introduction. Minister Park [Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, Republic of Korea], thank you for your gracious gift of this memorial stone, honoring those Americans who gave their lives to defend Korea. Let me also recognize:
There is a special trust and friendship between Korea and the United States because so many of our young fought side-by-side six decades ago. And Korea's many thoughtful remembrances since, like this one, demonstrate the strength of our alliance today. Now, as then, Kap shi Kap si da! We go together!
On 27 July, 1953, an armistice went into effect all along the Korean Demilitarized Zone to end three years of aggression; three years of heroic defense by Korea, the U.S., and 20 other allies; and three years of incredible sacrifice by the people of the Republic of Korea.
Korea's "morning calm" was shattered early on 25 June, 1950, by the roar of artillery as over 100,000 North Korean troops violated the 38th parallel. As battle raged up and down the peninsula, Koreans and Americans fought both a determined foe and punishing elements—searing heat, bone-numbing cold, and deep winter snows that buried everything from narrow valleys to the steep, rugged ridgelines that staircased to the sky.
Nearly two million Americans served in Korea, fighting and dying in places like Chipyong-Ni, Pusan, and Chosin; on pieces of terrain nicknamed Pork Chop Hill and Heartbreak Ridge; and in other unnamed locations, known only by grid coordinates or hilltop elevations. We were all there—Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Coastguardsmen—to deny the enemy the quick victory he sought and to punish him for miscalculating.
The fighting was ferocious. 54,246 Americans gave their lives; more than 103,000 were wounded; over 8,000 went missing; and more than 7,000 were captured, 40 percent of whom died in captivity. From their ranks came a few whose acts of valor were so profound that each was awarded the Medal of Honor—136 in Korea, 98 of them posthumously. Among them:
Corporal Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry, 24 April 1951, near Taejon-Ni. When a massive enemy attack threatened to overrun his company's defense, Corporal Miyamura fended off the attack in his sector by killing 10 of the enemy with his bayonet. He then expedited evacuation of the wounded and ordered the withdrawal of his squad, while he single-handedly manned the machine gun until it ran out of ammunition. Severely wounded, he held his ground—and was last seen by his comrades, fighting hand-to-hand against an overwhelming number of the enemy. He personally killed 50 of the enemy that night, saved the members of his squad, and managed to survive severe injury and long, brutal captivity as a POW. For his valorous actions and conspicuous gallantry, Corporal Miyamura was awarded the Medal of Honor.
Then, on 4 and 5 September, 1952, while volunteering for a second continuous mission on a combat outpost line in Korea, well forward of the main battle area and under constant enemy artillery and mortar barrages, Private First Class Alford McLaughlin, Company l, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, successfully defended his position by delivering devastating fires from his two machine guns and carbine against an attacking enemy battalion. Alternating his weapons and laying them on the earth to cool and keep from overheating, Private McLaughlin accounted for 150 enemy killed and 50 wounded that night. For his valorous actions and conspicuous gallantry, PFC McLaughlin was awarded the Medal of Honor.
Corporal Miyamura and PFC McLaughlin were just two of the 136 recipients of our Nation's highest award for valor during the Korean War. I believe that the recipients of the Medal of Honor would be the first to tell you that they were not the only heroes on the battlefields where they fought.
Today, on this hallowed ground, we recommit ourselves to remember, with deep respect and gratitude, what the Korean people have never forgotten. The guarantors of the democracy that is, today, the prosperous Republic of Korea, were the young, who, six decades ago, fought magnificently, many giving their lives to preserve freedom on a distant, war-torn peninsula.
They and their comrades kept faith with our founding principles and ideals; kept faith with Korea and our allies; and kept faith with one another. Today, a new generation of Americans keeps us the land of the free, the home of the brave, and the guardian of freedom and liberty.
God bless our men and women in uniform. God bless our Veterans. And may God continue to bless our great Nations.
Thank you.


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French Farmhouse Modern
When it comes to the bathroom, we like to keep things simple but luxurious. Even though we love pattern and color, in a space that's meant for relaxing we want a big soaking tub, a verdant living wall, penny tile and the softest white towels money can buy.
We like to think of this room as a modern take on a French Provincial bathroom. We like mixing traditional shapes like a clawfoot tub and classic penny tile with modern ideas like filling an entire wall with plants and a great simple wallpaper.
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1. The Dream!
2. The Light. Modernica's cross cross lamp is a nod to great simple mid century design, plus it gives off great ambient light. This would be on a dimmer so we could turn things down while soaking.
3. Glass bottles from Jamie Oliver are the perfect apothecary touch for q tips, cotton balls and makeup brushes.
4. In our dream, we would buy the best towels money can buy, but in the meantime, Overstock has some pretty incredible White Turkish Bath Towels that are a total steal.
5. Available through the Home Depot, we love this American Standard Retrospect Toilet.
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6. The Marais Stool is classic french countryside, but painted a bright shiny yellow, it helps add some color to this room and a nice place to set a stack of towels next to the bath. Available through dwr.
7. Is there anything better than a gorgeous clawfoot tub? We found this one through the bath spot here in southern California but most cities have vintage tubs available either totally refurbished or available for you to diy it back to its original splendor.
8. For our money, Penny Tile is the way to go. It's tiny and round and shiny shiny white. It's also normally kind of a pain to clean, so that's why it's still just in the dream bathroom (where we have a mad that comes every other day to clean the grout with a toothbrush).
9. We're loving Living Walls and are planning to install one this summer, hopefully in our bathroom. this one is from the store Pigment in San Diego. Check out this post on Where to BUy or DIY Vertical Gardens.
10. For bathroom hardware, we're thinking classic french farmhouse inspired rustic drawer pulls like these simple ones from our roundup earlier in the week.
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11. We couldn't resist the idea of hanging some wallpaper in our dream bathroom (in our dream house that we would OWN) and Erica Wakerly's Spriral would be it: simple, black and white and graphic.
12. And no interior would be complete without a little bit of that Swedish Modernist himself, Josef Frank

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The more time that passes and the more books I read, the more I realize how dangerous the religious right is, and how pointless it is to try to reason with them. You might as well be trying to argue with a brick wall.
The Christian Nationalist movement (also known as Dominionism - which both Bachmann and Perry appear to have some ties to) is a subset of the evangelical community that is highly mobilized, extremely efficient, well financed, and extremely dangerous.
For many who do not know much about them, they are often dismissed as quacks that have no influence, and those who raise the alarm about them are accused (even in the liberal community) of being "alarmist over-reactors."
However... this is one of the most dangerous things about the Christian Nationalist movement.... their chameleon ability to appear harmless and even beneficial. Make no mistake! Those of us who watch them like hawks are NOT alarmists! They are more powerful than most people know, and they often lack any sense of moral decency. They are willing to lie, cheat, threaten, bribe, and even occasionally murder to get their way. They will hide their true motives from the American public with deceptive language, that often they have one message for the public, and another for their own kind.
Knowing how dangerous they are, I wish I knew what to do about them. They are determined to take over the country and forcibly subdue it to biblical law. They are raping and rending the Constitution on their way there.
I have tried using logic, reasoning, and modern scholarship to make them see that what they are doing is wrong in more ways than one. But as I have learned, this is pointless.
Atheists can debate all they want. We can write books or throw books at them. We can point out logical fallacies or laugh at them. We can make youtube videos or send letters. We can flash our degrees at them and demand they recognize that we know what we're talking about.
There is no point to this at all.
Christian Nationalists live in their own parallel universe. And certain aspects of this "universe" make it quite obvious that there is nothing we can say that will convince them that they are wrong.
Michelle Goldberg lays out the immunity that the Christian Nationalist delusion has devastatingly clear in the book "Kingdom Coming."
1. Most of the "warriors for Christ" have been brainwashed from infancy to believe only what their cult tells them to believe. They are denied public education and herded into either homeschooling or special fundamentalist christian schools... where like any cult, they are cut off from the outside world, until their brainwashing is so thorough that there is no escaping it.
2. They are trained to believe that mainstream science and academics are part of a liberal agenda, corrupted by professors and scientists who push an anti-christian religion. They will therefore, refuse to believe any of modern scholarship no matter how stacked the evidence is against them. In fact, the more the evidence is against them, the more they believe that they are the only pious people, the holders of the real truth that is being suppressed by evil anti-christians. There is no way to get through to them... so don't even try.
3. You can't use liberal christians to convince them because they believe mainstream christians are deluded agents of satan.
Basically, nothing we can say will ever get through to them.
However it is absolutely essential that we stop their drive to push christianity on the country by force. My question is... what are we supposed to do? They cannot be reasoned with. They are relentless and enraged. They are well financed and have many "friends in high places" within our government.
What can we do to stop them before it is too late?
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Well.. I guess he did send us Greeks, Irish and Italians. Further natural disasters would be adding insult to injury.. ;)
Then what the hell did Japan do or New Zealand to have the WORST earthquakes? I ask this in jest, but also pose the question to religious folks who think its a sign from god.
Never mind that (IMO) we cant be drilling holes galore in the ground for oil, natural gas and not expect some type of earth alteration. Try drilling holes in a concrete or rock home foundation and see what happens. Just my theory.
Don't post replies that aren't applicable.
Considering the topic on discussion, I think Steve's comment is bang on topic.
Especially when it's unfair to trolls. ;)
Asherah pole is also a synonym:
2 Kings 21 >>New International Version
Manasseh King of Judah
1Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother's name was Hephzibah. 2He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites. 3He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he also erected altars to Baal and made an Asherah pole, as Ahab king of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the starry hosts and worshiped them. 4He built altars in the temple of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, "In Jerusalem I will put my Name." 5In both courts of the temple of the Lord, he built altars to all the starry hosts. 6He sacrificed his own son ina the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, provoking him to anger.
7He took the carved Asherah pole he had made and put it in the temple, of which the Lord had said to David and to his son Solomon, "In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my Name forever. 8I will not again make the feet of the Israelites wander from the land I gave their forefathers, if only they will be careful to do everything I commanded them and will keep the whole Law that my servant Moses gave them." 9But the people did not listen. Manasseh led them astray, so that they did more evil than the nations the Lord had destroyed before the Israelites.
Due to their short stature it would be very difficult to assemble a sufficiently large army of hobbits to make a proper advance on Sauron's stronghold or even Saruman's Isengard. The marching speed of hobbits is woefully inadequate for this purpose.
You want to hear ironic Michael, I live about 15 minutes driving time from the fundamentalist megachurch "Solid Rock Church" which had, for years, housed a really tacky 60 foot statue of Jesus, known locally as "Touchdown Jesus" - because Jesus had his hands extended up like he was signalling a football touchdown. Earlier this year, "Touchdown Jesus" was "smote" in a particularly violent thunderstorm, in which a lightning bolt struck the statue and the material [which was highly flammable] caught fire from the lightning strike, and Touchdown Jesus burned to the ground.
I thought the irony of that event was hysterical. God smote his son with a lightning bolt? OMG that's hillarious. lmao
Just another pagan symbol. the Zeus, European image of Christ bites the dust
@ Holland - I can handle any weirdos or fundies that call to my house. Won't even break a sweat. However if they happen to be two hippie chicks we will all be on our knees - and not the way the mormons do when they call - -lol.
My ex-wife became a born again evangelical. She gave up a normal life for a fairy tale one. I can't even talk to her for fear of being proselytized to death and I feel so sorry and sad for my two older boys. Thank sanity they haven't fallen into her delusional way of life, yet ! As an atheist I really would like to say more to them and give them proof of the insanity of religion, but I fear turning them against me if I push too hard. What makes fairly normal people become crazy, right-wing , religious thinking godlodytes?


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Evy Johansen 11/17/2003 7:55:24 PMThis is a great image, Brad! Fantastic DOF! Many congratulations! #75360
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News Release: NREL Names New Wind Center Director
May 14, 2009
Dr. Fort F. Felker has been named director of the National Wind Technology Center at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Felker, a co-founder of Winglet Technology LLC, and former director of engineering analysis and test at Kenetech Windpower, begins his new position May 18.
"Dr. Felker's 30 years of aeronautical and mechanical engineering research and technology development expertise, combined with his public and private sector experience, brings critical leadership to DOE's and NREL's national wind program," said Robert Hawsey, NREL associate director of renewable electricity and end use systems.
Felker was most recently vice president of Winglet Technology, a company that has commercialized his patented design of "elliptical winglets" for business aircraft, an invention that reduces drag and fuel consumption, improving the range and takeoff performance of aircraft. Before his 6-year stint as an entrepreneur, Felker was an engineering analyst at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory where he developed the underlying theory and computational modeling for hypersonic flow about re-entry vehicles undergoing extreme maneuvers. He also served as a senior scientist at Livermore Software Technology Corp.
From 1994-1996, Felker worked in senior engineering positions at Kenetech Windpower. As manager of engineering modeling, he was responsible for developing wind turbine engineering analysis tools to solve engineering problems. Later as director of engineering analysis and test, he led a team of engineers and technicians in testing of large wind turbine systems. His early experience includes nine years with NASA Ames Research Center and six years with the U.S. Army Research and Technology Labs.
Felker holds one patent and is the author of 29 publications. He is a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he received a bachelor of science degree in aeronautics and astronautics. He has a master's of science and a doctoral degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University.
Felker succeeds Dr. Robert Thresher who was appointed an NREL Research Fellow in 2008, and Dr. Michael Robinson, who has been acting center director for the past year.
"I want to thank Mike for his outstanding service over the past year," said Hawsey. "During this period Mike has developed new research and development partnerships that are bringing commercial-scale wind turbines to NREL, and he has forged new alliances with universities and other agencies."
NREL is the U.S. Department of Energy's primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. NREL is operated for DOE by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC.
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Just tried to post pictures but they are much to big and the site is too technical for me to figure out.
I have a nice big room with a big walk in closet to store all my fabrics and misc. stuff.
Have two windows with pine tree views, Im loving it.
Havent done any sewing yet as Im still unpacking and organizing.
Moved from Phoenix desert to snowy mountains of AZ.
It is snowing today and beautiful outside except very cold.


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Coriolis flowmeter
Refueling application flowmeter with easy system integration
LNGmass is a Coriolis flowmeter specifically developed for dispensers, guaranteeing highest accuracy and robustness at extreme subzero temperatures down to –196 °C (–321 °F). Due to the most compact design worldwide, the device can be installed anywhere, even in the narrowest space conditions without any problem. The LNGmass has no moving parts and is, therefore, absolutely maintenance-free.
Excellent operational safety – reliable under extreme ambient conditions
Fewer process measuring points – multivariable measurement (flow, density, temperature)
Space-saving installation – no in/outlet run needs
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Fast commissioning – pre-configured devices
Automatic recovery of data for servicing
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Measuring principle operates independently of physical fluid properties such as viscosity or density
Accurate measurement of cryogenic gases in refueling applications
Device properties
Flow rates up to 18 000 kg/h (660 lb/min)
Medium temperature down to –196 °C (–321 °F)
Nominal diameter: DN 8 to 25 (3/8 to 1")
Robust, compact transmitter housing
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (US - BD RA)
Gabe lets out a sigh and loses 88 minutes of his life to singing rodents...
The Chipmunks, an international musical sensation made up of three normal sized speaking chipmunks, are playing a benefit concert in Paris when their human guardian Dave (Jason Lee) is badly injured in a brutal backstage accident. An additional twist of fate puts the boys in the care of Dave's slacker cousin Toby (Zachary Levi), who puts the boys in normal human high school. Meanwhile, the Chipmunks' evil ex-manager Ian Hawke (David Cross) is left desolate following the events of the first film (I assume). Lucky for him there are three more singing chipmunks in the world, and they're girls.
Three characters die in the first ten minutes Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. Well not really. Dave survives his massive trauma, Alvin is not put permanently to sleep by a human dosage of sedative, and Aunt Whatsherface survives tumbling down stairs in her wheelchair and being hit by a luggage cart (she's super elderly, by the way). But imagine if this particularly empty children's film had offed three characters in the first few minutes? With a little gallows humour, and the death count of something like, I don't know, twenty-three, the Squeakquel might've actually been an enjoyable movie. As is, the humour here is broken rather rigorously into three categories – jokes about characters savagely injuring themselves, jokes about the main characters being tiny (I actually kind of respect the scale choice, simply because child sized chipmunks would be disturbing), and the sounds of pop hits as sung by extremely high-pitched voices. There's also one fart joke, and one harsh hit to the balls. Much funnier than this intended comedy are the sad performances churned out by actors I'm pretty sure aren't in desperate need of coke money at this time (though I worry about David Cross). And why do we need A-List actors to voice the CG characters? Their voices are so processed it doesn't matter.
But who can really blame actors for looking for wide-scale coverage, and the film's technical aspects are effective enough (a few of the action scenes employ intricate, one take camera work), but the screenplay is so lazy and derivative it raises slightly homicidal feelings. Apparently it took four people to rip-off every '80s high school movie trope, and one of them was Fox animation standby Jon Vitti, who after The Simpsons, The Critic, King of the Hill, Ice Age and Robots apparently doesn't give a chipmunk's ass about earning his likely astronomical pay check anymore (can't really blame him). The writers snag a few plot points from Dream Girls too, for good measure, and I'm assuming replay about half the original film (I didn't see it). Apathetic parents will theoretically be happy enough with the story's moral stance, and there are a few little chuckles found in Theodore's pseudo-arc (the Meerkat Manor angle is a little outdated, but it's almost clever). The CG is pretty good from the standpoint of character animation (the sexuality infused into the Chipettes' dances is pretty disturbing), though the CG characters never really meld with the scenes. Unlike G-Force, or other recent talking animal movies, photo-realistic results don't really seem to be the point.
The movie is trying, but it certainly looks spectacular in 1080p high definition. Some of the brighter outside shoots, specifically shots which establish locations, feature the slightest hint of edge enhancement, but for the most part the utter clarity is impressive, and the compositions are bright and colourful enough to mix well with the clearly CG animated creatures. There is more grain than expected, but there aren't any noticeable compression artefacts, and the deep set details (when not pertaining to Chipmunk scale, which features shallower focus) are nearly as sharp as the fine hairs on the ECU CG rodent heads. The transfer's overall cartoony colour quality is the big story, and impresses on the same levels as recent fully animated HD transfers. The poppy primary and secondary colours that make up the Chipmunk costumes are bright and full, without sacrificing the fine details and textures. There's an itty bitty bit of blooming during the widest shots on the most colourful edges, but the quantity to quality ratio is superb. Minus some very minor blemishes this would be a perfect transfer.
So much squeaking! This is clearly why DTS developed uncompressed HD Master Audio. Clearly. That said, The Squeakquel doesn't quite compete with your most impressive Blu-rays in terms of sonic force or creative sound design. The concert scene that opens the film features plenty of dynamic sound, and though the reality of the noise is ridiculous, clarity, mix, and LFE impact are all relatively perfect. The other musical moments follow suit, though they're a little less action oriented. The dialogue track isn't always consistent. The goofy high pitched quality of the Chipmunk and Chipette vocals don't really lend themselves to 'natural' sounding dialogue, and there are moments where the sound quality changes up a tiny bit mid-scene. The human dialogue has a few similar problems. Surround and directional effects aren't overwhelming outside the concert scenes, but the buzz of the school hallways is a quiet reminder of the rear channels, and the last act's little mini-bike/helicopter chase is kind of neat. This means G-Force wins the dumb, half-animated furry creature movie DTS-HD war.
Unfortunately for me this Blu-ray features a sizable collection of extras, beginning with 'Munk Music Machine' (11:00, HD), a collection of all eleven of the film's major musical moments (with an optional continuous repeat mode for torturing parents). There's no additional footage, these aren't music videos, but the characters have been animated into some of the Chipmunkless shots. The cutting between songs is shaky, and the audio is Dolby Digital 5.1. Kids that can read can watch the film with the 'Music in a Nutshell: Song Trivia' track activated. The pop-ups are exclusive to the music, and cover several versions of each song. The 'A-l-v-i-n-n-n-n!!! Album Maker' is a little interactive game that lets kids choose from 3 age groups, and 4 album covers, then allows them to snag stills and place them on a paneled layout, with stickers and stuff.
'Munking History: 50 Years of Chipmunk Mischief, Mayhem and Music' (9:20, HD) is an almost fascinating look at the history of the Chipmunk franchise. It's a little to fluffy and devoted to clips to be good, but there's an interesting story in there somewhere. 'Meet the Chipettes' (8:30, HD) explores the both the history of the female versions of the squeaky creatures, and their place in this production. Watching the actresses record their voices at half speed is pretty amusing. 'Rockin' Rising Stars' (6:20, HD) quickly discusses two bands that appear in the background of the film – Honor Society and Charice Pempengco. Apparently these are up-and-coming groups, not established brands like Hannah Montana or The Jonas Brothers. Pempengco does the chipmunk voices without the post-production. 'Music Mania' (9:00, HD) takes a look behind the scenes of the film's climatic battle of the bands type concert, including participating groups, photography, choreography, animation, acting with characters that aren't there, and practical effects. 'A-Nut-omy of a Scene' (2:40, HD) briefly gives us more concerning the strange production process, while 'Meet the Stuffies' (3:10, HD) spoofs the stand-in stuffed puppets used for reference passes. 'The Chipmunks: Behind the Squeaking' (9:40, HD) is a sort of 'Behind the Music' spoof, probably made to sell the film on television.
Things are wrapped up with 'Shake Your Groove Thing with Rosero' (9:00, HD), an instructional dance video, five music videos, three with sing-along options ('Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)', 'We Are Family', 'Shake Your Groove Thing'), two without ('You Really Got Me' and 'The Song'), and trailers for other Fox Blu-ray releases.
Much more interesting than this awful movie is the fact that such a bizarre concept like singing chipmunks has endured for half a century. My mother listened to them as a child, I watched their TV series as a child, and now a new generation of children is enjoying them in a live action form. As an adult (who loves animation and children's entertainment) I can't really see anything valuable in the concept, but I can't deny that kind of longevity ( The Squeakquel made a lot of money, and won the Kid's Choice award). Are there any anthropologists in the house? Ahem. The Blu-ray looks pretty great, sounds pretty solid, and features more extras than expected, some of which are actually entertaining.
Review by Gabriel Powers
mc_serenity Member Join Date: December 2006 Location: United States Posts: 824
Truly an awful film. I'm glad you didn't sit through the end credits, there's a truly painful scene afterwards.
Bouncy X Member Join Date: March 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,931
well i actually enjoyed the first movie, so i get a feeling i'll like this one too. but that image of the "naked" girls is sorta off putting. lol
and i'll probably come off as some weird fanboy but i gotta say i like how the girl's fur color matches their hair color from the animated series. but yeah hiring famous people to do their voices was so pointless. especially considering the two people who did all 6 chipmunks on the show and animated movie are producers of these so you'd think Fox would have let them do it.
and i'll probably come off as some weird fanboy but i gotta say i like how the girl's fur color matches their hair color from the animated series. but yeah hiring famous people to do their voices was so pointless. especially considering the two people who did all 6 chipmunks on the show and animated movie are producers of these so you'd think Fox would have let them do it.
jp orestes Senior Member Join Date: April 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,081
I enjoyed the first movie but still haven't seen this one. I've been a fan of the animated Chipmunks a while and that's the true form I would like to see them return to (same with Garfield).
C M Member Join Date: February 2005 Location: United States Posts: 151
I surprisingly enjoyed the first movie too so I willingly went to see this. What a disappointment.
P.S. What a diss for Queensberry lol.
P.S. What a diss for Queensberry lol.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 30th March 2010
Discs: 3
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 French, Spanish and Descriptive Audio English
Subtitles: English SDH and Spanish
Extras: 'Munk Music Machine, Music in a Nutshell Song Trivia, A-l-v-i-n-n-n-n!!! Album Maker, Music Videos with Optional Sing-Along, Eight Nutty Featurettes, Trailers, Digital Copy, DVD Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Betty Thomas
Cast: Justin Long, Zachary Levi, David Cross, Jason Lee, Matthew Gray Gubler
Genre: Comedy and Family
Length: 88 minutes
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GSA Breaks Ground on Los Angeles' New Sustainable Courthouse
August 8, 2013
Facility will resolve Judiciary's long-standing security and space needs
LOS ANGELES – Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), U.S. District Court, and federal and local leaders officially broke ground on a new sustainable and cost-effective United States Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles. The approx. 600,000 square feet facility will include 24 courtrooms and 32 judicial chambers and will house the U.S. District Court, Central District of California; meet related needs of the U.S. Marshals Service; and provide trial preparation space for the U.S. Attorneys' Office and the Federal Public Defender.
"We are excited to begin construction on this new courthouse," said Ruth Cox, GSA's Pacific Rim Regional Administrator. "Today's event is a significant step forward in fulfilling our obligation to the Judiciary for a new courthouse that addresses their long-standing security and space needs in Los Angeles."
GSA awarded a design-build contract to Clark Construction Group and design partner Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP (SOM) in December 2012. Their design, referred to as the "Cube" because of its shape, is a modern interpretation of classic tripartite design; that of base, body and cornice. It includes an innovative structural engineering concept that allows the cubic courthouse volume to appear to float over its stone base.
Striving to achieve GSA Design Excellence, the courthouse's serrated façade is designed to achieve a north to south orientation that will maximize daylight harvesting and views, while reducing the amount of energy needed to cool the building. The facility will boast a 225 kW combined cooling, heating and power system, and a 400 kW roof-mounted photovoltaic array that will produce 525,000 kWh annually. Additionally, the high efficiency building systems, water-efficient fixtures, and advanced irrigation systems will help the building meet its energy and water conservation goals. With these and other sustainability features, the new courthouse will not only conserve critical resources and protect our environment, but also realize energy cost savings for years to come.
This target LEED Platinum courthouse uniquely responds to its downtown location and will join a neighborhood of important, modern Los Angeles buildings, such as the Disney Concert Hall, the Los Angeles Cathedral, Caltrans and Los Angeles Police Department, while simultaneously joining a respected portfolio of GSA Design Excellence buildings.
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I took my first bird flight over London on Friday courtesy of Pigeon Sim, an app developed at University College of London that simulates flying over the city, drawing on real time environmental data, such as air pollution levels. This was one of many attention grabbing displays within the Festival of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Annual Summit. The conference provided a similarly dizzying overview of the terrain of open government.
One could not help but be impressed by the broad church coming together under the OGP umbrella and the momentum for all things "open". Just eight founding governments launched the OGP two years ago with national action plans for increased transparency. Membership has now grown to 61 countries and over 1,000 reform commitments. This is an agenda that feels like its time has come. It connects those with many different interests, as represented by 1,100 self confessed geeks on access to information, open data, government efficiency, human rights, budgets, contracting, privacy protection, and sectors ranging from extractive industries to construction to health.
It was impressive to see the range of information being released and the innovative ways in which governments and civil society are looking to ensure its use. The norm of what should be considered public is shifting. Recognition of the value of budget transparency is now being matched by widespread commitment to open contracting, and even opening up information related to the private sector. David Cameron, UK Prime Minister, received strong applause for announcing that his government will be the first not only to develop a database of corporate beneficial owners, but to make it fully public. This is one further step in lifting what he termed a "cloak of secrecy" and shining a "spotlight on what and where money is really flowing." This should be an aid in tackling tax issues of concern to OECD and developing countries alike. Indeed Cameron argued that open government must be core to the post 2015 development agenda. The World Bank can play a supporting role on both the supply and demand sides.
OGP commitments portend a flood of new information and it is no surprise that Summit conversations focused on joining up - joining up the different datasets, following the trail of public money, and joining up reformers and activists to ensure that government transparency informs better policy and improvements visible to citizens. Many of those from government made a clear task of civil society to show that they are using the data so as to justify continued disclosure. But, that should be a shared task - policy makers should be just as avid users as any NGO activist. Rakesh Rajani of Twaweza emphasized that OGP not only brings government and civil society into the same space but creatives shared incentives for them to make openness deliver value.
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by GLX » Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:37 pm
Oh, please. I might as well ditch the pants, then.
by Garofani Spruzzo » Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:40 pm
by Stephen Day » Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:49 pmI enjoyed this issue and there was enough there that I can't say that I was lost at all when it came to the plot. However, the story came across in the same way that a summer block buster movie comes across. By that, I mean to say that the big moments stood out as they should and looked great, but I was still left with the feeling that there was something lacking. The huge corrupted Swamp Thing and the double page spread with the Martian Munhunter, Firestorm, Aquaman and the Hawks reborn as elementals were cool visuals. My feeling of something lacking may be because I was jumping in at part 23, but I can't say for sure. Brightest Day #23 was fun and certainly not horrible, but I've read a lot better.
Let's say 6 out of 10.
by Starlord » Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:56 pm
by Starlord » Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:57 pm
I wonder if this thread will read back as funny as it has actually been for me.
by BlueStreak » Sat Apr 09, 2011 2:11 pmI think this issue had pluses and minuses. On the one hand, I loved the art. That raises the score to a Zero 7. On the negative side, I hated the idea of heroes as elementals. That lowers the score to a Punchy 7. However, Aquaman was in the issue, which raises the score to a Doombug 7. Also, Swamp Thing was in it, which bumps the score up to a Frank Snowlah 7.
Overall, I give the issue a Frank Snowlah 7.
by GLX » Sat Apr 09, 2011 2:56 pm
I've been focused on the talk or the discussion (if you will) on Brightest Day.
by SilverPhoenix » Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:01 pmWriting my Review right now...This book is not getting a good score.
by BlueStreak » Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:02 pm
Punchy 7?
by Zero » Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:07 pm
Damn your bigoted agenda fuelled grudge review!
by Rockman » Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:39 pmWhat is the conversion scale for all these different rating systems?
by Starlord » Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:50 pm
Exactly!!! Some people... !
by Royal Nonesuch » Sat Apr 09, 2011 7:10 pmI am not going to review this book!
Because I'm not going to have a chance to get to the comic book store and buy it.
by SilverPhoenix » Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:11 pmBrightest Day #23
I'm going to start off by saying that even beginning this review was near impossible for me. Usually I am able to write a paragraph or 2 that connects to the material that's going to be analyzed on a reasonably objective scale. Sure I'll admit to having biases, but I try to approach everything with as open of a mind as possible. However, Brightest Day #23 is getting none of that, and it has nothing to do with my general disgust with DC's current direction and creative practices. No, the reason why we're pretty much jumping into this sucker has to do with the fact that this issue brings up far too many negative thoughts that I rather not dwell on them more than I have to. Where does Brightest Day #23 go wrong exactly? The easier question may be what didn't go wrong this Issue.
When it comes to overall story/writing of Brightest Day #23, the first thing that stood out to me was the overall story structure. This issue has a breakneck pace, and can be read in a matter of 2 minutes if that's all you're focusing on. Now this isn't to say that brief read is a bad thing in and of itself, but it becomes a bad thing when the glue that holds this thing together is extremely weak. In what seems like a breakneck sprint to the big reveals, this issue jumps from place to place in a failed attempt to show the severity of what's going, and unless you've been keeping up with everything (and I mean EVERYTHING), the characters, places and reveals all amount to very little, and it's those very same reveals that lead to an even bigger mess, and that's where the discussion of this issue gets real interesting.
Brightest Day #23 begins with a shot of the Earth being covered in a cloud of absolute darkness and ends with the Life Entity Champion (which everyone knows by now) being revealed for all to see. During the story, characters that are deemed important to the climatic sequence of events are summoned to the "Star City Forest of Extreme Importance", and the source behind the decay of earth is revealed as Swamp Thing (which is the 2nd big reveal of this comic). What is the problem with all of this you might ask? Let's go into it on a point by point basis.
1) At no point in this series (or its' many now useless "tie-ins"), has there been any implication that the world would face such a potential calamity if said Champion was never found. After reading all 23 Issues of this series before this one, I can safely say that there was no build up to the consequences being so damn grave.
2) What is Dove's purpose in all of this? After nearly 18 months since it has been revealed that she had the power to create a similar light to the white light, we still don't have any clue as to why this is? It would've been one thing if we found out why she's so special at the end of Blackest Night, but we're coming close to the end of a second straight storyline involving this aspect of her powers and the lack of an explanation makes her look like a shallow Deus Ex Machina.
3) What was the purpose of all of the "tests" that the White Lantern gave to the 12 lives it re –started at the end of Blackest Night? As I was reading this book, which was the question that inserted itself into my mind as all of this was going on. With all of the hype that went into their resurrections, and their missions, to have those possibly brushed aside for what most readers will not be able to understand is not good storytelling.
4) The Parliament of Trees? Wait What? Where was there any indication that the Star City's Forest would be that important? How is a reader who doesn't have years of comic knowledge (much less a reader who started with Blackest Night) can even begin to make sense why that's so important. Also, what indication did we even have those were the Parliament of Trees. Certainly not from Brightest Day, nor its Green Arrow tie in.
There are other questions that this book raised beyond those 4, but even by themselves, these 4 questions are far too much of a grievance to look past story or writing wise. I stopped short of calling them plot holes due to the fact that one could say that the answers (especially the big reveals) could've been pulled from everything we've seen during this story and DC lore itself. However, it's done in such a way that the whole entire situation needs to be explained in further detail in its own paragraph.
For most people, Ivan Reis may truly be one of the Top 5 Artists in Comic Books, and I would most definitely agree with this. Long After he's retired and never drawing again, his visuals are going to be the stuff of legend, and it'll be legacy that's well deserved. It's just too bad that Brightest Day #23 is not the art package that one expects. Of course, very little to none of this is on Ivan Reis gives us his usual excellently detailed work in many of the panels presented, and there are some drawings that truly come off the page, and give the dramatic effect that he was obviously going for. It's his backup artists that drop the ball in this case. There are far too many pages of bad finishes, inconsistent and jarring art changes, and just bad overall character drawings, and it's especially obvious during the opening pages where the artist tries to jam as many heroes as possible onto the pages. It's the signs of an obvious rush job, and can even be taken as signs that whole plotlines were rushed and changed to make do with the space left before the conclusion.
While there is plenty to be unhappy about when it comes to this book, it's quite easy to pinpoint the ultimate source of my unhappiness, and that due to nearly absolute inaccessibility of this book. After reading this book, and coming away completely confused (even after reading the other 24 Issues in the store), I decided to do some research on what just happened to see if there was something I missed. After digging deeper and deeper to find my answers, there's one thing that came apparent , which I touched on in a previous paragraph, and that's unless you were steeped in decades of DC Universe Lore, there was almost no way for you to connect any of this stuff. Not only does this continue a trend of DC embracing the past in its overall creative structure, but now it has connected the beginning of the payoff to the previous year's storyline to continuity that many newer fans will not know where to begin. It's this kind of stuff that limits the potential of Big 2 Comics, and the writers should've structured this better from day 1.
Overall, Brightest Day 23 was a slipshod effort all around. There is simply no excuse for what happened in this Continuity Porn laden mess, and with a Brightest Day Aftermath already announced, I'm not sure Issue 24 is going to come anywhere near to fix the messes that comic made.
The Verdict:
Writing/Story: 2
Art: 6
Accessibility: 0
Final Judgment: 2
by Starlord » Sat Apr 09, 2011 11:12 pm
Awesome review! Really smart and insightful and damn near brilliant. Thank You!!! And honestly, I couldn't agree with you more on EVERY point.
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"We signed a handful of paid interconnection agreements to ensure Netflix subscribers enjoyed the viewing experience they expect from us," company spokesperson Anne Marie Squeo told the E-Commerce Times.
Netflix signed the deal with Time Warner Cable in June, but it was only this month that the interconnection began, Bobby Amirshahi, a spokesperson for Time Warner Cable confirmed. Amirshahi declined to provide further details, citing a non-disclosure agreement between the two companies.
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Still, peering agreements "have been around forever," Sappington pointed out. "I don't think it hinders other startup content companies until they get big enough that they represent a huge amount of traffic."
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- "A Class Act." the first Chicago production of the musical about musicals, by Edward Kleban, Linda Kline and Lonny Price. Opens in September under Tammy Mader's direction.
- "The Gifts of the Magi." A musical by Randy Courts and Mark St. Germain, based on O. Henry's turn-of-the-century stories "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Cop and the Anthem." This is also a Chicago premiere. Opens in November under the direction of Nick Bowling.
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Posted October 13, 2012 - 04:42 PM
aww man, I loved Sedale, I remember when we had him with Ceballos, Peeler, Elden...Thanks for posting. Brings back a lotta memories.
Chick used to say "Sedale yo-yo'ing up and down going to his left, shoots, GOOD"
Chick used to say "Sedale yo-yo'ing up and down going to his left, shoots, GOOD"
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Posted October 14, 2012 - 08:09 AM
Bittersweet thinking of Sedale. He was such a class act and a surprisingly good player considering he was a 2nd rd pick. But he came in the darkest of dark years for the Lakers. it's not easy replacing Magic as the starting PG.
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|February 9, 2013, 08:55 AM
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Help please-anyone know these Colt models?
Help on models of these please
Kindly ask for some information on these 3 i bought yesterday for some
restoration projekt and long nights in the garage.
Are they belgian, american and what models,years etc ? Woud apprecite some help from all kind colt experts out there.
From above.
1 Rich engraving but no special motive. Numbers match 191143
2 Navy engraving, ships etc. Marked AMERICAN on barrel. Number do not match. Looks like number10463 and 16129
3 Navy engraving, ships etc. Number 16933
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|February 9, 2013, 09:57 AM
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Definately NOT Colts. Pretty crude looking guns, don't even appear to be Belgian made.
Almost look like one-of-a-kind made for theatrics use.
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|February 9, 2013, 10:03 AM
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Thats strange and interesting. How did you figure that out? Could you please be so kind to explain why you are sure its no colts and not made in belgium.
Several parts on revolver 2 and 3 in picture are the same as colt 1851 but
i do not know more.
And what about the theatrics use you mentioned?
|February 9, 2013, 11:33 AM
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Revolver number 1 has the
black powder proof for rifle, the one
from Liege 1811-1892, also an "N" stamped
on several places, ans also a proofmark that
looks like the proofmark from the London
proof house, used from 1637.
Any of you kind experts redy to help?
|February 9, 2013, 01:31 PM
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This just from my observation of your one photograph:
All three guns have triggers that appear too long and not correctly shaped.
The middle gun the cylinder appears too long, out of proportion to the rest of the gun. The trigger is far too long, and the trigger guard is very poorly shaped. the grips are very poorly made and fitted, and the backstrap is too rounded at the butt.
The bottom gun the hammer spur is too near vertical. the cylinder appears too long, and again the grips are very poorly made. There appears to be a common square nut embedded in the wood.
Colt revovlers always have been very clearly marked with the company name and address, which these lack. Belgian made copies were far more faithful to the Colt patterns, and are clearly marked "Made in Belgium."
As to theatrics, some gunmakers made guns especially for stage and film use and did not need to be as precisely accurate as to detail as the audience was not able to see the guns close-up. As long as they looked close enough, and maybe even fired when needed, that was good enough.
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|February 9, 2013, 01:49 PM
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Here is a photo of a modern replica (Made by Uberti) of a Colt Navy:
Can't get my images to come in. Google Colt Navy and go to "images." Sorry about that.
True, this is a brand new gun, but notice the proportions of the cylinder to the frame, the curve of the hammer, and the flare at the backstrap. this replica has brass trigger guard and backstrap, while the original Navey usually had steel parts.
Hope this helps.
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|February 9, 2013, 03:30 PM
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Thank you kindly Mr Wright.
They seem to be used heavily and i can not imagine
the be used for theatrics use, since there are so many
english proof stams on revolver number one.
The number 2 and 3 i started to restore but number one is a bit
tricky since i do not know what model it supposed to be and if
its a copy what model they trided to copy.
I do most parts with my lathe and my other gear but
it would be easier to get some reproduction parts.
Revolver 2 and 3 is caliber 36 but revolver number 1 has
0.40 inch so that makes it even stranger.
Any ideas on revolver number one?
|February 9, 2013, 05:27 PM
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Revolver No. 1(topmost) is the most accurate looking to me. However, you say it is .40 caliber, which means it would not be a copy of a Colt Navy. Nor would it be a copy of a Dragoon, which would have had round barrels.
I'm sorry I can't be of more help, but the guns appear to have been so modified over the years as to no longer be recognized as to their original form. The top gun has had its barrel shortened at some time, as there is not latch for the rammer.
When, and if, you do restore these guns, what are you intending to do with them?
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|February 9, 2013, 05:27 PM
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There were a lot of "clones" made during the time that Colt was producing C & B revolvers. It could be anybody's guess as to what these are. Not only were there other companies such as Metropolitan but also they were being cloned in other countries as well. These three are certainly interesting regardless of what they are. I hope you'll be able to come up with something on them.
In regards to Belgium Colts, I have a Belgium Colt SAA in 32-20 that I inherited from my g-uncle. He was a traveling rep for International Harvester and he carried it with him on his travels - still have the original cheap store bought holster and cartridge belt that was with it. On that particular revolver, there are no markings whatsoever except for 32 WCF on the underside of the barrel and Belgium proofs on the cylinder. Quality? Well, certainly not a Colt but it wasn't too bad either.
Bob makes some excellent points on the profiles of these in regards to original Colts. Obviously, unless these are really "faked" well, they have seen a lot of use. Let's face it, pistols were utility pieces to be carried and used at that time. Not everyone could afford a Colt, just like my g-uncle couldn't - so clones certainly served a purpose. Regardless of what these turn out to be, I think they are neat revolvers - now if only they could talk! Good luck in your research!
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Maybe if you would post photos of the guns, individually, partially disassembled, it would help sort things out some. Maybe.
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|February 12, 2013, 07:35 AM
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Spain comes to mind. I'm moving this to the BP forum so our resident experts may chime in.
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|February 12, 2013, 09:47 AM
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^^ Thanks Gary
These are obviously not Colts, just as seen from a distance. #2 is especially striking as not being even remotely close to a Colt or authentic-pattern Colt copy. #3 has a grip frame shape that does not resemble an authentic Colt or an authentic Colt-pattern copy.
Pretty obviously they are "guns", with the suggestion that they are theaterical is not one that likely has much merit. There would be no reason to go to the trouble to specially make what could be bought. Percussion revolvers were a dime a dozen worldwide at one time. Anyone wanting one for the stage would just buy one.
Detailed pics would be useful, including proof marks, etc. Four of five pics per gun would be the best, if you can manage that. Be an interesting study.
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Not 100% true about the ways of the theater. My sister was a theater design major in collage and for the last 10 years she had moved on and continued to run the department as well as work with larger theaters and movie production.
You would not BELIEVE the lengths her dull whited "bosses" go to for "props" that are ridiculously out of spec (and historical correctness) when the correct weapon can be readily had. When doing a full blown over the top theatrical production of little woman, her producer said in a prop and wardrobing pow wow that "it does't matter what kind of "gun" the the officer has! he should have a rifle for more dramatic impact!" He proceed to pay through the nose (by that I mean he paid more than a real original rifle could be bought) and ordered a train wreak of a down right pathetic "non working replica-movie grade, rifle, brown bess" For a union civil war officer to carry!? From a prop warehouse in California.
Needless to say...the same goons would pass a well made Italian 51 colt navy for $150 to buy a poorly made mutly resin franken pistol for three times that out of pure ignorance.
I wouldn't doubt looking at those that they could of been prop guns.
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Not 100% true about the ways of the theater. My sister was a theater design major in collage and for the last 10 years she had moved on and continued to run the department as well as work with larger theaters and movie production.
I've been involved with prop rental for some time (most recently all of the US and Russian combat swimmers diving equipment that was CGI modelled by Treyarch for "Call of Duty, Black Ops I and II" were provided by me, via the prop-house "Sacred Sword" that does things like equip Saving Private Ryan. Trust me.. the prop house collections are huge and are very interesting to poke thru.
What they spend on rentals when they need something specialized like I provide is... well....
What you say is true to a degree now. The cited revolvers (above) are obviously antique... and this was not true then.
I respectfully submit that more information in the form of detailed photos of features and markings are the sole source of data needed for further clarification.
|February 13, 2013, 12:19 AM
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Speaking of Props, the SF Opera made rubber AK-47s for that production. The stage hands made one extra and put it in a display case in their workshop. Bold red letters read something like: Open In Case of Emergency or For Emergency Use Only.
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I vote for Belgian Manufacture. Belgian manufacturers of the mid and late 19th century were often like the Spanish Manufacturers of the 1920's, producing large quantities of copies of successful pistols of varying quallity.
The trigger guards and grips are reminiscent of styles used on cheap single and double action western style cartridge revolvers with trade names of "Texas Ranger" and "Cowboy".
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I vote for " what ever they were , they have been worked over so much that the actual identity may be lost unless proof marks can be found ". They are indeed strange looking firearms. the one in the middle looks to have a home made aluminum trigger guard
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They are very interesting though....but I believe my "pony Boy" cap pistols I toted EVERYWHERE as a young boy may of been better quality. Come to think of it...while I'm sure they aren't...they kinda look like they are die-cast with the look of those pins and all.
Hope you can get this mystery solved OP, they are pretty unique.
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You know, the more I study the pictures, they all look die-cast?????? Perhaps made to look old. Don't know, but maybe made to look old for decorating a wall , perhaps in a western themed restaurant. Just looking at pictures, it is hard to tell, but I'm beginning to think they are props. Of course I'm probably wrong, but there's enough wrong with the last two to make me suspicious.
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I did notice that the center gun is somewhat different where the barrel meets the frame.
The barrel lug is rabbeted to form sort of an interlock between barrel and frame. I have not seen that before. Usually they are two flat surfaces with pins to orient them and prevent movement once the wedge is in place.
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The bottom one looks like the barrel is pointing up at an angle. May just be the pics. The top one also looks this way to me but not as severe. I do know one thing. I WOULD NOT even attempt to fire them things, you just may not get your hand back.
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