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Babylon A.D. (UK - DVD R2)
Leigh reviews the extended version of the recent Vin Diesel Sci-Fi actioner...
New Serbia: the near future. Notorious American gun-for-hire Toorop (Vin Diesel) forcibly accepts a contract from local gangster Gorsky (Gerard Depardeu) to escort a mysterious girl (Melanie Thierry) and her charge (Michelle Yeoh) across post-apocalyptic Eastern Europe and over to the still lavish New York. What seems like a simple gig turns into an ordeal as they are hunted constantly throughout the vast journey, with the stakes becoming even higher once Toorop discovers that the girl holds a secret that could shake the world to its core.
It's hard to recall the last movie that had as much negative word of mouth as Babylon A.D. did. Practically disowned by director Mathieu Kassovitz in the press, dismissing the film as studio compromised, butchered stupidity, the writing was on the wall for the movie before it was even released. And sure enough, when it was eventually released, it was indeed a rather mangled, incoherent dog of a film. Having said that, the film showed promise in spots, and I thought it would be interesting to see what it would and could have been. And sure enough, a few months later, here's the obligatory 'extended' edition that Fox continues to release, in the hope that a few rather poorly dubbed 'F' words and CGI blood squibs will entice movie fans to part with their money.
All credit to Fox, this is a different animal to the likes of Die Hard 4.0 and Max Payne. Although this is not Kassovitz's now mythical one hundred and sixty one minute director's cut, Fox has rather kindly ported over the French Studio Canal 'director approved' cut, adding over ten minutes of plot that is so essential that you wonder what possessed the theatrical editor to cuts the more visceral violence, a more adult tone and an ending that actually makes sense. While the film is still rather truncated compared to the original book, the film is far more satisfying, albeit frustratingly flawed.
Best described as either A) Children of Men for the hard of thinking meets xXx, or B), what Fifth Element would have been if Luc Besson hadn't written the script when he was fourteen. The film wants to have its cake and eat it by being both a sci-fi chin stroker and knock out actioner. It has to be said that despite its rather ramshackle construction, Kassovitz has crafted a handsome looking Hollywood production. The film has some great setpieces, the cinematography is top-notch, and the action sequences are solid in this extended form (the action was horribly trimmed down in the theatrical version).
Kassovitz also gains kudos for wringing a better performance from Diesel than he has given in quite a while, which helps the film a little, but it has to be said the man is fairly miscast, and would have suited somebody like Bruce Willis far better. Seeing as Diesel has been phoning it in pretty much ever since xXx, it's nice to see him give a little bit of colour to a role. Being DVDActive's resident action geek, I am therefore allowed to reference Dieselogy without being made fun of in forums, and I would say that the character Vin creates is a pleasing mixture of Riddick's moral ambiguity and the hair-trigger rage of Sean Vetter from the unfairly maligned A Man Apart. It's still not classic stuff from Vin, and maybe one day he will equal the great performance he gave in Boiler Room, but it certainly isn't happening in Babylon A.D..
In fact, everybody in the film is a little off, with Thierry being over the top on one end of the spectrum, and Depardieu seeming to be asleep on the other end, but at least he isn't badly dubbed by another actor in this version. Of course, the vast amount of footage removed from the film means character work probably ended up on the cutting room floor, so technically it's not their fault. It does have to be said that even considering this is an extended version of the film, containing a far more coherent and satisfying ending, the movie has so many loose ends that the story feels more like a cliff-hanger than a complete arc.
It was also a mistake to leave out the climactic car chase from the theatrical version, because having been hacked from a multi layered film into an actioner means that the pace flags badly in the final twenty minutes or so. All these problems add up to deliver a film that pushes the right buttons superficially, but will ultimately frustrate the viewer with its roughshod storytelling and unintentionally ambiguous denouement. Although it was undeniably a bad film, I liked the theatrical version more than most did and enjoyed the extended version far more, but the one feeling I had after watching both versions of the film is this: why on earth decide to buy and produce a project that will be then bent so out of shape that it doesn't resemble the original property at all?
The 2.35:1 transfer offered here sells Kassovitz's considerable eye very well. The image is very sharp and clear, with some superb detail, nice deep black levels, little noticeable grain and no defects. The colours are well supported, with the New York sequence in particular looking rather lavish. Action sequences are also well served, with the Bourne cam coming off looking impressive in the cage fight and ending shootout. While this isn't a stunning transfer, it's a very solid one.
The Dolby Digital 5.1 track is pretty impressive too, with nice dialogue levels and particularly strong use of surrounds in the various shootouts, crunching fight sequences and chases. The score swells nicely within the mix without swamping the other elements, and throughout the subwoofer throbs away nicely. Coupled with the image quality, the technical aspects of the disc are very kind to Babylon A.D.
While not packed with features, there is enough content here to keep a fan happy. Obviously there is no director's commentary, but there is 'Babylon Babies', a featurette on Maurice G. Dantec, author of the film's source novel of the same name. Mostly touching upon the book and its themes, he also touches upon the film adaptation, while neatly sidestepping his opinions on the finished product. It's only when you hear the writer explain the themes of the novel that you realise how much has been excised from Babylon A.D..
Many of the remaining features centre on stunts and action. 'Arctic Escape' breaks down the snowmobile chase, 'Fit for the Screen' the cage-fighting scene, and 'Hummers in Flight', which details the construction of the excised car-chase scene (tellingly, directed by stunt coordinator Kenny Bates after principal photography wrapped, with no input from Kassovitz). The chase is included as a deleted scene in its original anamorphic ratio. 'Prequel to Babylon A.D.: Genesis of Aurora' which is an animated prologue presented in graphic novel form and fills in some background information to push the main feature along a little more. The final feature is the always pointless photo gallery, and the equally redundant digital copy is on disc two. It's interesting to note that he director has no input in the special features whatsoever.
Although the theatrical version is a bungled disaster, the relatively small ten minute extension in this edition improves the film twofold. There are still problems that simply can't be ignored, with the truncated plotline being the main offender. However, the film is at least coherent in this version, and what with the action being far more fleshed out, better edited and harder in tone, this at least resembles a proper film. While the movie isn't an essential purchase by any stretch of the imagination, I'd certainly recommend it to the curious viewer. Not as bad as you heard, not as good as it could have been, this is still a more than watchable ninety odd minutes.
Review by Leigh Riding
Mr.White Member Join Date: November 2005 Location: United States Posts: 143
I never watched the theatrical version, but really enjoyed the uncut. It was a happy surprise for me, due to the fact of hearing it was such a failure, I didn't expect anything from it.
Not to mention I normally hate Vin Diesel.
Agree with the review, I'd definitely recommend this to the curious.
Not to mention I normally hate Vin Diesel.
Agree with the review, I'd definitely recommend this to the curious.
Harker Studios Member Join Date: November 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 174
I agree with Mr. White. However I am a Diesel fan (Riddick more then others)
JackJackMN Member Join Date: January 2006 Location: United States Posts: 629
Thanks for the review, after the bad reviews when it was released in the theaters, I will now give it rent. Thanks
Fabricio De Zuasnabar Member Join Date: July 2005 Location: United States Posts: 1,350
i still have to wait a little more to be curious about this...
maybe when it gets to 3.99 then yeah i'll be curious on buying it...
maybe when it gets to 3.99 then yeah i'll be curious on buying it...
rebel-scum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,101
I enjoyed the extended version. I'd rather watch a flawed movie, than a mediocre one. They were right to lose that chase, though. After seeing footage of them filming it, only to have it edited so badly, I'm glad it went.
Worst Nightmare Senior Member Join Date: July 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 6,716
Maybe they will get together with the director and give him free reign....
But often that doesn't happen...
But often that doesn't happen...
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Disc Details
Release Date: 28th December 2008
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English, Audio Descriptive 5.1 English
Subtitles: English HoH, Hebrew
Extras: Babylon Babies, Arctic Escape, Fit For The Screen, Hummers In Flight, Prequel to Babylon A.D.: Genesis Of Aurora, Deleted Hummer Sequence, Still Galleries, Digital Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Cast: Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Mark Strong, Gerard Depardieu
Genre: Action
Length: 96 minutes
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Born in Mexico but raised in her parents' native Kenya, the "12 Years a Slave" star and best supporting actress Oscar nominee confessed that as a young girl, she had wished her dark-hued skin would become lighter.
"I got teased and taunted about my skin," Nyong'o began, on stage in a ballroom at the Beverly Hills Hotel. "My one prayer to God was that I would wake up lighter skinned. The morning would come and I would be so excited about seeing my new skin that I would refuse to look down at myself until I was in front of the mirror because I wanted to see my face first. Every day I would feel the disappointment of being just as dark as the day before."
Nyong'o said she tried to bargain with God by vowing to stop eating sugar cubes and to never lose her school sweater again, if she could only see a change in her skin tone. It wasn't until she discovered Sudanese British supermodel Alek Wek that she began to believe in her own beauty.
"She was dark as night and was in all the magazines and on runways," Nyong'o said. "My complexion had always been an obstacle to overcome. I couldn't believe that people were embracing a woman who looked so much like me as beautiful. It was perplexing and I wanted to reject it because I had begun to enjoy the seduction of inadequacy. But a flower couldn't help but bloom inside of me."
Nyong'o said she would also like to inspire young women.
"I hope that my presence on your screen and my face in magazines may lead you, young girls, on a beautiful journey," she said. "That you will feel the validation of your external beauty, but also get to the deeper business of being beautiful inside."
Essence also paid tribute to Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the first black president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, who was presented with the trailblazer award by Sidney Poitier and Oprah Winfrey.
The Hollywood visionary award went to filmmaker Ava DuVernay, the first black woman to win best director at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012 for "Middle of Nowhere." DuVernay, who directed an episode of the current season of "Scandal," was presented her honor by actress Kerry Washington.
"Ava has firmly established herself as the gutsiest of storytellers and working with her is so inspiring," said Washington, who, with one hand resting on her pregnant belly, wiped away tears with the other during DuVernay's acceptance speech.
The magazine also celebrated the champions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as this year marks the 50th anniversary of its signing. Clarence Williams III, Denise Nicholas, Diahann Carroll, Dr. Maya Angelou, Jim Brown and Nichelle Nichols were commended. Nicholas, Brown and Nichols took the stage to accept their medals after a short video highlighted their activism.
"It's just beautiful that among the fan fair during Oscar week, we are able to honor each other and our work," said Angela Bassett. "It is undeniable the imprint that we've made."
Hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, the 86th annual Academy Awards will air this Sunday, March 2 at 7 p.m. ET on ABC.

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If ATL keeps up this pace, does it change our perspective on our loss to Atlanta (it obviously doesnt change my perspective on the Buffalo game)? What are your thoughts?


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class Class1
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Catch e As Exception
End Try
End Sub
End Module
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When I've not been busy the past few weeks trying hopelessly to keep up with Facebook, or doing my first serious batch of "tweeting" at a session of the American Library Association (ALA) annual conference in Chicago, I've been astounded by the latest major entry into the realm of genealogy-oriented social networking: Genealogy Wise.
The easiest way to describe this new, free online service is to refer to it as "Facebook exclusively for genealogists", because it has many of the features of Facebook (profiles, friends, groups, etc.), but built entirely around a community of genealogists. Once genealogists discovered its existence (even prior to its official debut), Genealogy Wise grew its membership quickly, and at the time of this writing, has over 8000 members.
GW (if you don't mind my lazy abbreviation) also has over 2600 groups, with the largest being devoted to German research, Irish research, and the Find A Grave cemetery database site. There is a search facility just for groups, so you can find out if there is already one for your surname, your geographic area of research, your ethnic ancestry, or your favorite genealogy software or podcast. (In case you were wondering, we already have a GW fan site for The Genealogy Guys Podcast, with over 130 members.)
All the standard social networking features are here: the ability to upload photos and videos, to post comments on a wall, to create and participate in discussion threads, to chat in real time with other GW members, and to buy things from WorldVitalRecords.com, the company behind GW.
GW is already a very busy place, with lots going on. I won't be surprised if Facebook loses a bit of its genealogy-related activity to GW, although most of us will be keeping our profiles on Facebook to keep in touch with our non-genealogy friends.
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Even though Log Cabin is a Republican group, it waited weeks to announce its endorsement, and some observers hoped it would never come. On two previous occasions, in 1992 and 2004, the group did not endorse a presidential candidate at all. In the latter case, it refused to support George W. Bush because of his position in favor of the Federal Marriage Amendment. But R. Clarke Cooper, the president of Log Cabin, said Tuesday that Romney's support for the amendment does not disqualify him from getting the group's endorsement because "times have changed."
"There's no appetite to pass or even consider that amendment," Cooper told The Huffington Post. In his statement, he called Romney's support for the amendment "an empty promise made to a vocal but shrinking constituency."
I actually suspect they're right, in a sense. Like George W. Bush, I don't think Romney really cares much about fighting the "gay agenda." I think he's probably relatively moderate on such questions. But like Bush, he is still eager to appease the base and politics clearly matters much more than principle (something no one has ever detected in him, of course). There's no big constituency in Congress at this point to push the issue right now, but I would bet that Romney will happily sign any anti-gay legislation that comes his way, purely out of political necessity.But this line really stuck out to me:
In interviews with HuffPost over the past several months, members of Log Cabin have said that while they are troubled by Romney's positions on the gay rights issues of the day, they feel that deep down inside, Romney is a friend to gay people. As one Log Cabin Republican board member explained at the Republican National Convention this year, "We don't listen to what a candidate actually says. We try to feel where they seem to stand."
Again, there's a sense in which this is correct, at least the first part. What is said by any politician should always be taken with a grain of salt. But that shouldn't be replaced by vague assumptions about what they "feel." The key to understanding how a politician will act is to ignore what they think and "feel" and look at what will be in their own political best interests. Because that is the basis for their actions nine times out of ten.


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In 2010 and 2011, Haiti was struck by two disasters—first the devastating earthquake, then a terrifying nationwide cholera epidemic. UNICEF, Haiti's long-term development partner for decades, scaled up its work to meet the critical needs of Haiti's children in health, water and sanitation, education and protection during these twin crises.
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- vaccinate more than 3,000,000 Haitian children including many who had never before been immunized
- slash the proportion of underweight children from 18% in 2005 to 11.4% in 2012
- more children go to school than ever before, distributing school kits for 750,000 children in 2012 alone
- provide nutrition and breastfeeding counseling to hundreds of thousands of mothers
- develop a three-year strategy to support the government's cholera elimination effort
In 2014, UNICEF aims to vaccinate 500,000 Haitians against cholera and provide 1.5 million children with micronutrient supplements.
Moving Beyond Recovery to Lasting Change
Maintaining momentum for lasting change is critical. Haiti's infrastructure remains damaged and fragile. Over 170,000 Haitians still dwell in temporary camps. UNICEF remains committed to building on the resilience demonstrated by Haiti's families and bringing a brighter future to Haiti's children.
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Lionel Messi scored twice to help Barcelona extend their lead at the top of the La Liga table to nine points following Sunday night's 4-1 victory over second-placed Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou.
Radamel Falcao put the visitors ahead with a stunning solo goal just after the half hour mark, after Diego Costa stole the ball in the middle of the park, playing in the Colombian hit-man, who delicately chipped over Victor Valdes.
Barca hit back almost immediately, though, with an equally exquisite strike from full-back Adriano on 36 minutes. Cutting in from the right-flank the Brazilian unleashed a thunderous shot in off the underside of the crossbar.
Sergio Busquets completed the turnaround with a close-range tap-in moments before the break, and Messi added his 15th brace of the 2012/13 campaign with two second-half goals to ensure all three points went to Tito Vilanova's side.
His first was a fine left-footed shot placed in the corner past helpless goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, and his second - Messi's 90th of the calendar year - came after Atletico's defence dithered, leaving the Argentinian to poach the ball and fire home with 88 minutes on the clock.
Speaking after the game, Los Rojiblancos boss Diego Simeone praised his players for their efforts, but admitted that Barcelona deserved the win, and are far superior to any other team in the Spanish league.
"Barça play in a different league to the rest of us," he said. "We tried to be competitive, played to our strengths, and we did well for a large part of the game, but this is a boring league.
"With their firepower it is impossible. Messi is the best in the world. I am just pleased he is Argentine."
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[Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and the Rules of the House of Representatives, 113th Congress] [113rd Congress] [House Document 112-161] [Jeffersons Manual of ParliamentaryPractice] [Pages 241-243] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov] sec. xxxiv--the previous question
|Sec. 461. The previous question of Parliament.
|When any question is before the House, any Member may move a previous question, ``Whether that question (called the main question) shall now be put?'' If it pass in the affirmative, then the main question is to be put immediately, and no man may speak anything further to it, either to add or alter. Memor. in Hakew., 28; 4 Grey, 27.
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Many people will say that a big breakfast is the way to start the day, but Lipscomb Bisons basketball coach Scott Sanderson long ago found a more important way to begin his morning.
At 8 a.m. Sanderson can usually be found in his office reading a well-worn brown Bible, a gift from Barry Brewer, a Lipscomb alumnus and an avid booster of the athletic program until his death.
Brewer gave the Bible to Sanderson on Dec. 10, 2002. Brewer lost a long struggle with cancer on Dec. 10, 2008.
"Barry was a great person and a great mentor," Sanderson says. "His influence on me has been phenomenal."
Verses that have a special meaning to Sanderson are highlighted in either yellow or orange. But there is one verse, Proverbs 18:24, which Brewer highlighted in green.
The verse in the New International Version reads, "A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother."
Sanderson finds time to read his Bible as early in the morning. He has found that the words mean more to him each time he opens the book.
"It is amazing how much more I'm at peace," Sanderson says. "Do I have struggles? Absolutely. But I have something to rely on. I couldn't make it without the Bible."
He is trying to instill in his players the importance of taking 15 to 30 minutes of time in the early morning to read the Bible. He knows he can't force them to do it, but he gives them laminated cards, sends scriptures through text messages and also sends newsletters to their parents.
"I want them to understand the value of doing that every morning," Sanderson says. "Your day goes so much easier when you get up early and spend quality time with God reading the Bible."
Strong influences
One of Sanderson's spiritual influences is his wife, Ronda, the daughter of a Church of Christ preacher. Sanderson often asks her about scriptures.
"Her knowledge of the Bible is so deep," Sanderson says. "Anytime I need a clarification of what a verse is saying I ask her."
Another woman who has had a great influence on his spiritual life is his mother, Annette.
"We are through and through Church of Christ," Sanderson said. "We are lifers.
"The best decision I ever made was in 1999 to come to Lipscomb. It will forever affect me."
The Lipscomb situation
Sanderson, who attends Woodson's Chapel Church of Christ, admits that being at Lipscomb has taken his spiritual life to a different level. The words he heard from Dr. Steve Flatt, then Lipscomb's president; and longtime professor and administrator Dr. Carl McKelvey on his first day at work are still firmly planted in Sanderson's mind.
"They told me if I stayed here at Lipscomb long enough that Lipscomb would affect me and that if I stayed here long enough I would affect Lipscomb," Sanderson said. "Those words are still ringing in my ears."
As he starts his 13th season as head basketball coach for the Bisons, he understands what Flatt and McKelvey were trying to tell him that first day.
"Did I understand what they were saying that day? Absolutely not," Sanderson says. "The last several years those words have come alive in my head because of the opportunity I have to impact 18-to-23-year-old kids who come from different cultures and different backgrounds.
"It is a major responsibility that I embrace. It is not just me. My assistant coaches embrace it as well."
Guiding lives off the court
Sanderson along with assistant coaches Jay Walton, Peter Froedden and Shaun Senters are all operating from the same play book when it comes to dealing with the growth of the basketball players.
"I try to coach my coaches as much as I can to help these young men," Sanderson says. "The world our players are growing up in is completely different than the world we grew up in.
"There are so many more distractions. There are so much more that they can get involved with. To provide a solid voice on a day-to-day basis can influence them a lot."
Coaching and teaching youngsters seldom produces a 100 percent success rate. Sanderson knows that not everyone is going to listen to the coaching staff about how to live their lives, but he is pleased with the results over the years.
"Our success rate is extremely high as far as character," Sanderson says. "We have graduated every player in the past 12 years except for three and one of them is trying to graduate right now. That is a huge stat.
"What we try to do is to prepare them for the things they are going to face in life. I want to win basketball games. I would love to go to the NCAA Tournament. But if I can save somebody's life then give me that over the NCAA Tournament any day."
Giving back
The basketball team spent one week in August in the Dominican Republic where they played basketball and also spent time with children and adults who are fighting poverty on a daily basis.
"We know in our hearts that we are trying to do what is right for each individual player," Sanderson says. "What better way for our guys to be able to see and experience Lipscomb by being selfless and trying to give back."
On the back wall of each locker is a player posing with a child from the Dominican Republic. Sanderson doesn't want his players to forget the experience.
"I want it to be on the front of their brains that it is not about them," Sanderson says. "We want them to think of other people. It is not about them.
"For most people their nature is to be selfish. I understand that because of my guide, the Bible. For so long when I was younger my guide was the playbook and things were distorted."
Constant reminders
Even when the coaches are talking the players are reminded of things spiritual. In the dressing room the walls are filled with key Bible verses and sayings.
"They are constant reminders, but at the same time I understand that not everybody receives the message the same way," Sanderson says. "It's about doing the next right thing. There are verses about character, trust, leadership and accountability.
"We have them for such a small window of four-to-five years. That's it. They have been in the world 18 years before I get them. They are making a lot of decisions on their own and they need guidance."
Sanderson and his coaches tell recruits from the beginning that if they don't believe Lipscomb is the best place for them then they need to go somewhere else.
"They are making a basketball decision," Sanderson says. "In our minds they are making a life decision academically, athletically, religiously and socially. I know that if they will stay here long enough and open their eyes and their ears and listen to what the people have to say on this campus they will benefit."
Sanderson credits the vision of Lipscomb President Dr. L. Randolph Lowry III for providing a fertile spiritual ground.
"His leadership and his vision are unbelievable," Sanderson said. "If our players stay here long enough and their roots grow deep in the ground they will be able to stand when the wind blows after they leave here."


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The messaging broker can be run in clustering mode, which provides high reliability through replicating state between brokers in the cluster. If one broker in a cluster fails, clients can choose another broker in the cluster and continue their work. Each broker in the cluster also advertises the addresses of all known brokers [11] . A client can use this information to dynamically keep the list of reconnection urls up to date.
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Now this has been the classic excuse to do evil throughout history. From The Crusades,to The Inquisitions, to The Salem Witch Trials, all the way to September 11, people tried to justify these atrocities by claiming either it was God's Will, or doing God's work, or it was part of God's plan. Now George Zimerman is trying to justify his killing of Trayvon Martin by saying it was God's will for Martin to die. Now whether or not Martin was squeaky clean is irrelevant. The question is that why does an omnipotent being need mere mortals to do his dirty work?
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Something that doesn't exist can't very well take action for itself ... so obviously, others have to do it for him!
Simple as 3.1415926535897, right? No??? Ohdarn...
It's basically the Nuremberg defense 'i.e. I was just following orders'. Strangely enough, nobody really thought that because the actions of the defendants there was a part of Hitler's plan, that this made them all okay. They instead had this peculiar notion that when a being has a plan that involves mass death and mayhem, then that being is evil, and anybody who intentionally assists it to fulfil such a plan is also behaving immorally. However, with many people, this all goes out the window if the being with the plan happens to have a whole bunch of magic powers - it doesn't matter how diabolical the plan might be, the fact that it originates from a being who can do a whole bunch of cool stuff merely by willing it, suddenly makes it becomes praiseworthy rather than reprehensible to assists such a being to have its will carried out. The only reason that the Holocaust was bad was because Hitler didn't have the ability to part seas, create universes, or turn water into wine, not due to any inherent wrongness of the actions. And that's the big danger of considering 'it was x's will that this happen' to be a justification for actions, it makes actions which would be considered reprehensible were they commanded by any other being to suddenly be okay.
The underlying assumption is that nothing can be done to oppose God's will and that we must accept such things. Such an attitude helps people to face situations where they have little or no control. Of course Zimmerman did have control over his actions and he is to blame at least in part for the results. He took it upon himself to patrol the neighborhood and he chose to arm himself. There is no way he can avoid responsibility.
Of course it was god's plan, a "real" christian living in Florida that could end up as a juror in Zimmerman's trial will see that immediately. And of course his interview was with Faux I mean Fox News and as all "real" christians know Fox News is the network of the holy trinity. Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity and Neil Cavuto. You get to pick which one is the father, son and holy ghost or you can replace any or all with your choice.
I want to post a Hindu's take on "enlightenment" that is interpreted through fatalism or "God's will." Basically, the idea that, by metaphor, the entire universe is akin to a movie burnt to a DVD, and the entire movie has already been burnt, so while people believe they're "doing things" and "making choices," free will, in this perspective, is entirely an illusion. All that happens, according to Ramesh, has been predetermined throughout all eternity!
OH, and you've got to pay close attention, because he has an accent and no teeth!
The funny thing about "God's will" is, supposedly, everything is God's will, so then it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. People who claim to be acting on God's will don't realize that even if they do absolutely nothing at all, it would've still been God's will.
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Prep time: 10 minutes
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ShoreTel Introduces Call Flow Editor for the ShoreTel Sky Solution
Powerful, easy-to-use web-based tool enables customers to make changes to call routing in real-time
Jan 24, 2013, 09:30 ET
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ShoreTel® (NASDAQ: SHOR), the leading provider of brilliantly simple unified communications platforms, including business phone systems, applications, and mobile UC solutions, today announced the introduction of the Call Flow Editor feature for the ShoreTel Sky Portal, a Web-based VoIP management application. This easy-to-use graphical interface enables clients to review and edit call-flow rules in real-time with or without the assistance of the ShoreTel Sky support team. The feature will be available beginning on Jan. 26, 2013, without additional charge, to all current ShoreTel Sky customers.
The Call Flow Editor gives phone administrators a visual representation of the company call flow. It also gives administrators the ability to make call-flow modifications on the fly without the need to be a telecom expert or understand advanced telecom terminology. Changes can easily be made to auto attendants, ring groups, time-of-day routing, dial-by-name directories and profile settings.
"This is one of the most potent tools that we are able to make available to our customers in the ShoreTel Sky Portal," said Dan Hoffman, president of ShoreTel's Cloud Division. "The uncomplicated, visual nature of the tool makes it simple for our business VoIP customers to understand and control the experience of their callers and provide exceptional customer support. Our operations and support teams have been using it for months to configure call flow for our customers and the results, in terms of time savings and customer satisfaction, have been remarkable."
"We have a unique business model and needed a powerful solution," said Anthony Gaeto, president of Web Direct Brands, a ShoreTel Sky customer and beta tester of the Call Flow Editor. "The Call Flow Editor has helped us tailor our phone system to our unique business model. The flexibility makes me believe that just about any business can enhance the customer experience while managing calls efficiently."
ShoreTel Sky customers will be invited to attend one of a series of live, Web-based training sessions beginning the week of Jan. 24, 2013. An overview and detailed training videos will also be made available to customers. To learn more about Call Flow Editor and the ShoreTel Sky Portal visit http://www.shoretelsky.com.
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What entities gave the most money to Obama and gave only a pittance to the Republican nominee? Answer, the unions.
One might wonder why Arkansans so soundly defeated Obama in the 2012 presidential election. If you figure out that landslide, how do you account for Cleburne County residents giving Obama only 22 percent of their vote?
Here is the answer or at least one of the answers. What entities gave the most money to Obama and gave only a pittance to the Republican nominee? Answer, the unions.
Union action is so divorced from the way most Arkansans think and act, that the principles of unionism are simply distasteful to most of us. Throughout this state and most of the Southern states management and labor have worked together and for the most part have avoided strikes, violence and nasty demonstrations. The major exception to this has been the teacher's unions in and around Pulaski County. Suffice it to say these Pulaski County schools are not the beacon of light on how our youth should be educated.
The latest episode on union stupidity and thuggery has been recent strikes by Caterpillar and Hostess Brands. After months of work stoppage Caterpillar strikers apparently realized their mistakes and basically conceded and accepted management's original offer before the strike.
Not so with the teamsters and bakers unions fighting with management at Hostess Brands. This company had been struggling to stay viable for several years. Hostess Brands originally filed for bankruptcy in 2008 and after emerging from bankruptcy, the company has struggled to keep the doors open.
In 2011 Hostess posted sales of 2.5 billion but suffered a loss of 341 million. The company had 36 plants and employed 18,500 workers. Management attempted to bring the company back to profitability. CEO Gregory Rayburn proposed the workers take an 8 percent cut in wages and have them pay in a little more on their health care costs.
No-way says the unions and immediately they went on strike. With no indication of the unions accepting this proposal, the company again declared bankruptcy and this time it wasn't to reorganize but to completely liquidate, sell what assets they have and lay off 18,500 employees.
Why, you might ask are labor costs so important the company must cease operations? In 2011 the snack giant endured 52 million dollars in workers compensation claims. Hostess had 372 collective bargaining agreements and they were required to have 80 different health and benefit plans and a mandated increase of 32 million dollars in wages and health care benefits for 2012. The company had a small army of attorneys and supporting administrative staff just to keep up with all these agreements and challenges by union personnel.
Perhaps the kicker which resulted in management to throw up their hands was the union work rules. In today's economy you might think these rules which can only be described as arcane and destructive are no longer in existence. You would be wrong!
At Hostess Brands union rules required cake and bread products to be delivered to a single retail location using two separate trucks. Drivers weren't allowed to load their own vehicles and the workers who loaded bread weren't allowed to load cakes. On many delivery routes another "pull up" employee moved products from back rooms to shelves. Just imagine how labor hours could be reduced if management had the right to assign tasks on a sensible basis.
Instead the unions decided they would rather lose their jobs and 18,500 would be unemployed. Do you think their membership would have taken the same action if these laid-off workers could not collect unemployment compensation, food stamps, welfare payments, Obamacare and a multitude of other federal and state benefits that would be available in our cradle to grave "look after me" society?
Under the Obama administration these obscene demands of unions will only increase. The heads of the most powerful unions visited The White House something like 126 times during the period of 2009 thru 2011. Obama is attempting to load the National Labor Relations Board with personnel not independent but highly biased toward labor.
As Arkansans we can be thankful that we are not dominated by union thuggery that has ruined industry after industry in this country. Railroads, airline companies, steel and construction are only a few of such examples.
Currently the unions in federal, state and local governments are doing their best to ruin our economy and our country. When the budgets of cities and states encompass up to 50 percent of the total covering retirees' pension and health care costs, you know we are in an unsustainable position.
In the 2012 election there was a group of 59 precincts in Philadelphia, PA who in total had 19,605 votes for Obama and zero for Romney. How to explain? Surely this is not a racist situation – it is probably just a case of innocent fraud. Ya think?
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Branding is the impression you make on your customers. It grows out of the essence of your business, service or product. Think of your brand as your business' personality. It is a combination of your promise to customers and their perception of you. But how can you shape it?
When defining your brand, you may want to start by considering your business and what makes it unique. Then take a look at your audience, your competitors and your industry. This may help you narrow your scope as your business can't be all things to all people.
Assess your audience:
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- How do your customers see your products and services?
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- Why should they choose your business and its offerings over another?
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- What are the existing trends? How can you prepare for the next ones?
The answers may help you develop or fine-tune your brand. Adding value to the market, rather than clutter, can help make your brand distinctive. It may not enough to have a good hook; following through on your brand's promise and delivering quality are also important factors.
You may not realize it, but you communicate your brand whenever you reach your audience. Each connection can have both an emotional and an intellectual impact through your:
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When you define and develop your brand with care, your business may enjoy some very positive benefits. A strong brand may:
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You don't have to leave first impressions to chance — take the opportunity to determine your own branding rather than allow outsiders to define your business' identity.
For more on defining and communicating your brand, have a look at our sections on Marketing basics and Public relations and media relations. You can also find more useful information on understanding your competitors in our Sales and customer relationship management section.
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Men's Diamond Wedding Rings
The famous saying that "a diamond is forever" clearly signifies that these precious stones are meant to be eternal and can be passed on for generations on end. Therefore, using diamonds in wedding rings speaks of everlasting love and devotion which won't fade over the passage of time. Even though women have generally been associated with them, men are also given diamond wedding rings as a promise of being together forever.
Men's Diamond Wedding Rings have evolved over time to be consistent with the changing fashion trends. They are now available in numerous styles and designs to match the unique personality of each individual looking to tie the knot. While olden times only saw solitaire rings with an elegant look, today markets are flooded with designs such as dragon, invisible round, alpha, prong, godfather gemstone, raider skull, gold pave, and many more. These designs can be browsed through to decide on the perfect one depending on personal preferences.
After choosing the design, it is important that other specifications such as the color, carat and clarity be decided upon. Just as designs vary according to personal preferences, these too would vary depending on the budget of each individual looking to buy them for their loved one. Gold can be used along with diamonds to create a band that would look classy as well as elite. The quality of the gold being used can be decided, however, it is important to remember that very high karat gold is soft and more prone to damage. The palette of colors to be chosen from here includes white, yellow, rose and two-toned.
Located in New York, one of the greatest fashion hubs of the world, TraxNYC competes against other jewelry businesses. However, what gives the company a huge edge over its rivals is the fact that it employs high-tech processes which have taken custom-made jewelry to a whole new level of precision and quality. Being particular about never disappointing clients, TraxNYC employs only experts, some of which have had experience with big names like Rolex. The credibility of the business can be further judged by its celebrity clientele which includes Ludacris, B.o.B and Jay-Z.


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Work will begin in December on an $18.3 million beach replenishment project spanning the shore from Asbury Park to Avon-by-the-Sea after U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-Long Branch) announced the awarding of the contract this week to an Illinois company.
Oak Park, Ill.-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company will serve as the contractor for the project, which is expected to be completed by May 2014. The project will be overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and receive full federal funding.
In a statement Thursday, Pallone said the project will not only repair the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the beaches of Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, Bradley Beach and Avon-by-the-Sea, but also leave them in even better condition than before the storm.
"I'm pleased that the Army Corps is moving forward with this important investment that will help to protect homes and businesses from future flooding as well as repair the destruction caused by Sandy," Pallone said.
Pallone said over one million cubic yards of sand will be used to replenish the beaches in question. The contract is the last of four awarded to cover the stretch between Sea Bright and Manasquan. The entire project is expected to be completed by the middle of 2014.
"Our beaches are a fundamental part of life here on the shore, both for residents to enjoy and also to drive tourism," Pallone said.
Great Lakes is no stranger to Central Jersey's beaches. It started work in July on a $25 million project in Sea Bright and Monmouth Beach and, earlier this month, it secured a $36 million contract for a beach replenishment project in hard-hit Keansburg.
Federal Sandy contracts for New Jersey beach replenishment projects have also gone out to companies from Virginia as well as Cranford-based Weeks Marine.


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Last week, Cliff (the other half of the
programming duo) was retrieving his microwavable lunch from the freezer when he glanced at a bag of Ore Ida Frozen Tater Tots. He stepped out of the kitchen and asked me, "What the most trans fat you've ever seen?" I responded, "In a serving, I dunno. 1 gram?" He handed me the bag of tater tots -- 3 grams of trans fat per serving.
As of January 1, 2006, all food products manufactured for sale in the United States is required to list trans fat on the Nutrition Facts panel.
A trans fat is a triglyceride with at least one unsaturated fatty acid that contain at least one double bond in
configuration. This means in at least one of the three long carbon chains that help make up a fat molecule, at least one chain is kinked the wrong way. When a carbon chain contains a double bond instead of a single bond, it causes a bend in the chain. The positions of the hydrogen atoms around the bond determine how the chain bends. In cis formation, both hydrogens are on the same side and an angle is formed, while in the trans configuration, the hydrogens are on opposing sides resulting in a straight chain. In nature, almost all the unsaturated fatty acids are in cis configuration and trans fatty acids are rare. In the foods we buy, a significant portion of the fat can be trans fat because of our extensive use of partially hydrogenated oils (a way to convert liquid fats into solid fats through the forced attachment of more hydrogen atoms). (See the beginning of
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for a brief discussion on this topic.)
Trans fats are known to be harmful to us and should be avoided if possible. If you are able to replace your diet with food that does not contain trans fat (replacing margarine and vegetable shortenings with butter and palm oil is an easy way to get started), then you should do so. If you can't, then do your best to reduce your trans fat intake without losing the valuable nutrients and vitamins that are supplied only by foods with fat.
Three grams of trans fat is definitely the most I've ever seen in any food product. So, I wanted to post a "challenge". What is the most amount per serving of trans fat you've ever seen listed on a food's nutrition information? Post your responses as comments to this article.
by Michael Chu
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:02 am
Post subject: Does fast food count?
At first glance, a
large serving
of McDonalds french fries tops the list at 8 grams of trans fat.
Or, for a full meal, their
Deluxe Breakfast
features 11g of trans fat, thanks to the hash browns, biscuit and margarine.
Oh, if only Swanson would divulge the trans fat content of their "
" lineup, we might have a winner!
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:25 am
Post subject: Serving size
It would do injustice to calculate based on a single serving. What is a single serving? As sysinfo asked - would a large serving of McD count? The definition of a serving varies from one to another.
A better comparison would be by weight, say 100grams or the like.
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:48 pm
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Who would have thought that a good ol' biscuit would weigh in ahead of fries? But here it is, from McDonalds:
Biscuit. 67 grams. 5 g transfat.
Small fries. 74 grams. 3.5 g transfat.
God bless Crisco. God bless David Wesson, who invented the hydrogenation process. God bless the FDA, who after years of deliberation/committees/tax dollars/lobbying pressure allowed 0.5 grams to be labeled as zero grams. Result: there are still no crackers at Walmart free of hydrogenated oils, although most of them list "0 grams trans fat".
Our bodies do not recognize trans-isomer fats for efficient breakdown. That is why they pile up on our artery walls.
Trans fats are "shelf stable", meaning they do not go rancid as fast. Thus they are worth billions to the food industry in terms of product turnover, handling/mis-handling, and transportation.
But, hey... I'm "waxing" political.
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:21 pm
Post subject: 1.5g
This weekend I was forced to eat fast food for the first time in about a year. It was just a Wendy's chicken sandwich. According to the poster on the wall it had 260 calories and only 1.5g of the fat were trans in nature. Considering it was the only thing I ate that day, I don't think I'm in any danger.
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The largest I've ever seen is 14 grams in a KFC Chicken Pot Pie. Well, and a family-size popcorn chicken, but one person is more likely to eat a pot pie than that. Here is the
KFC calculator
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 4:33 pm
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I hadn't even considered fast food or eating out while writing this "challenge". (Mainly because it wasn't so easy to get nutrition information in the past.) Looks like all the good tasting fast food contains several times more trans fat than most of the stuff in the supermarket (where people have a tendency to shop and compare a bit more). My guess is that since it is less likely that people will be checking on the nutrition information while ordering at a fast food restaurant, they will not be reacting as quickly as the manufacturers of market foods which have to post nutrition information on their packaging. Perhaps if McDonalds and KFC had to post the nutrition information panel on their wrappers and containersthey might think about changing their fats.
Guess this is another reason to eat out less and cook at home more.
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:05 pm
Post subject: McDonald's DOES
>>Perhaps if McDonalds and KFC had to post the nutrition information panel on their wrappers and containersthey might think about changing their fats.
I only eat at McD's very seldomly, but the last time I did so, the nutrition information was plainly labelled on my double-quarter-pounder with cheese and on the large fries. There was nothing written on the diet Coke cup, though.
Honestly, I'm not being ironic, but as long as I sometimes *have* to eat at McD's, I make sure it's worth it.
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:21 pm
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Here's an interesting graph that could have some bearing on the reading of grocery and fast food labels.
It shows a correlation between obese people and their educational level. Data is split between males and females.
Note that the correlation is smaller among men. Perhaps that sexist myth is true: Men won't stop for directions at gas stations, or grocery stores either.
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:18 am
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I think Michael's dead on about the reason for the disparity in trans fat content between fast food and food from grocery stores. I noticed recently that fast food tends to have a lot more sodium too. A typical chicken sandwich will have 900-1500+ mg of sodium. Most doctors recommend eating < 1500 mg sodium for optimum health, or 2500 mg as a more practical upper limit.
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:54 am
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I used to work for McDonald's. I'm even a graduate of Hamburger U (no kidding).
Back in the day, the fries were cooked in beef tallow (lard from cows). Very high in saturated fats, which make for delicious crispyness, and it has tons of beefy flavor which made the fries taste differently from the competition. In the early 90's, they changed to a solid vegetable fat for frying, which reduced saturated fat. In favor of trans fats, which didn't need to be labeled at the time, so it appeared more healthful. Also, I don't believe anyone knew trans fats were as bad as they seem to be. More recently, mid 90's if I remember right, they switched to a semi-liquid fat, presumably containing less trans fat. Interestingly, this oil's lifespan was noticably shorter.
Since switching away from beef tallow, they have included beef flavoring in the fries and some other fried foods to retain the beefy flavor people wanted. While "fried in 100% vegetable oil" is technically true, the beef flavoring is not vegetarian friendly.
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:40 am
Post subject: NY and trans fats
hmm... i just did an article for
on NY banning trans fats in restaurants. check it out, it should be published online by noon EST on Tuesday.
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:53 am
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Great post, and great idea doing a survey on trans fat.
But I have to ask:
If you can't, then do your best to reduce your trans fat intake without losing the valuable nutrients and vitamins that are supplied only by foods with fat.
Uh? what vitamins, pray tell, are only supplied by what food with fat?
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:38 am
Post subject: re: Vitamins in food with fat
If I remembered from high school science correctly, certain vitamins are fat soluble and certain ones are water soluble such as vit C. That's also why nutrition ppl say don't overboil your vegetables coz certain vitamins can leak out
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More useful to me would be a survey of what "fatty" foods contain the smallest amount of trans fat.
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42nd Street Forever: Volume Four (US - DVD)
Gabe sees more of the goriest, sexiest, funniest, and dopiest trailers ever...
Synapse Films is back with the fourth instalment of their 42nd Street Forever trailer collection. That means that exploitation fans have fifty-plus more trailers to enjoy in the comfort of their own homes, a perfect way to relive the 42nd Street heyday without all the rats, roaches, vagrants, vomit, and urine stains. Unless, of course, you happen to live in complete squalor with roommates that don't pay rent, in which case you'll only be lacking the neon marquee.
Highlights this time around include It Came Without Warning (a precursor to The Predator with a decidedly smaller budget, but the same actor playing the alien hunter), Yor: The Hunter From the Future (which I remember my wonderful mother renting me when I was a little boy), Fulci's The Psychic (which I reviewed as Seven Notes in Black), Tender Flesh (a strange looking thriller I need to see, aka Welcome to Arrow Beach), Let's Scare Jessica to Death (one of many unnecessary remakes in development), The Werewolf vs. the Vampire Woman (which I reviewed as Werewolf Shadow), The Town That Dreaded Sundown (a deep dark slasher that still isn't available on R1 DVD, I believe), Rituals (a Deliverance inspired thriller I reviewed here), The Jezebels (aka Switchblade Sister), and Moving Violation (a car chase classic staring History of Violence, Shoot 'Em Up, The Fountain, and Watchman's Stephen McHattie). Also look for early appearances from Michael Biehn, John Ritter, Dennis Quaid (again), and Mathew Modine.
There's another long stretch of really awful looking American comedies from the '70s and '80s on this disc, which aren't only painful to watch, but don't make sense to me in the context of the collection, considering they appear to have been mostly released by major studios. It's a total joy to watch the horror, thriller, and crime trailers, for the most part, but these comedies (mostly sketch based) aren't even watchable in short form. There's also a series of bigger budget adventure and war films towards the end of the disc, which are all quite long, and seemingly out of place. Some of the films featured are pretty readily available, and pretty well known within fan circles, but based on the commentary track very few of these films are available in their longer form on DVD, which is quite a drag.
There had, once again, obviously been some cleaning effort put forth here, but overall things are still pretty messy. Of course, I don't know who'd want this any other way. The colours, details, contrast, and other image qualities vary greatly from trailer to trailer, as does the overall print damage. Some trailers are rife with artefacts, while others are just a bit grainy, though the end of each piece is usually the most overtly damaged. The whole thing is anamorphically enhanced, though the aspect ratio changes throughout.
And again, there isn't much to say about this collection's audio abilities, other than they are accurate, and efficient(?). The mix is plain old mono, but you'll get no complaints from me on that account. There are plenty of pops and crackles throughout, and other distortion isn't out of the question, but the overall quality is plenty clear. Not once did I misunderstand an actor's stiff one liner, an announcer's guttural growl, or lose the impact of a drippy gore effect.
As is the norm for these collections extras start with a fantastic audio commentary from Fangoria managing editor Michael Gingold, film historian Chris Poggiali, and AV Maniacs (formally DVD Maniacs) editor Edwin Samuelson. Our trio of exploitation experts once again move rapidly through every single trailer, displaying expert knowledge on the history, studio, and cast and crew of almost every film (there actually isn't a single film they don't know anything about, but a few they're a little unclear on). The information overload hits a fever pitch about an hour in when someone (it's hard to tell them apart, but I think it was Gingold) mentions that scenes from the obscure Roger Corman car chase movie Moving Violations found their way into driving school film strips. Another very impressive showing fellahs.
Our other extra is a collection of TV spots, some for films featured in the trailer collection, but mostly for films featured on other 42nd Street Forever collections.
Synapse keeps the hits coming. I watched collection four during one of my low-key house parties, and it went over pretty well. If your friends enjoy out of context violence, action, gore, and nudity, all set to a very dated soundtrack, than I advise getting your hands on one of these collections for your next party. My complaints are generally the same that they were last time, the quality varies, and at one hundred and nine minutes it's hard to maintain interest. I'd still prefer genre specific releases, as the horror trailers entertain me the most, but I understand the mixed genre approach.
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Release Date: 27th January 2009
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, single layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: Various
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono English
Subtitles: None
Extras: Expert Commentary, TV Spots
Easter Egg: No
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Cast: Michael Biehn, John Ritter, Dennis Quaid, Mathew Modine
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi and Thriller
Length: 105 minutes
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