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A CNN presenter was reduced to slapping herself in the face to block out the pain of interviewing a group of Trump supporters who believe the state of California allows people to vote illegally.
The interview is being touted as a prime example of how fake news, as circulated by the likes of the president-elect's advisor Steve Bannon of Breitbart, may have influenced the election result.
Alisyn Camerota couldn't contain her frustration with interviewee "Paula", who insisted not only that three million unregistered immigrants cast ballots, but that Barack Obama had encouraged them to do so.
"Voting is a privilege in this country, and you need to be legal, not like California where three million illegals voted," Paula says.
"Let's talk about that," Camerota says. "Where are you getting your information?"
"From the media, where else would we get it?" Paula replies. "Some of it was CNN I believe…it was all across the media. If CNN didn't do it then they were being smart this time."
"Do you think that three million illegal people voted?" Camerota asks.
"I believe in California that there were illegals that voted."
"How many?"
"I don't know, to tell you the truth, nobody really knows that number…I think there was a good amount because the president told people that they could vote."
The rest of the Trump supporters in the studio murmur in agreement with this statement, then challenge Camerota to "google it" when she asks where they heard such a thing.
So google it the journalist does, ascertaining in about five seconds that the president's remarks had been selectively edited before becoming truth in the gospel of Facebook, where Paula admitted to getting some of their news.
"You as you sit here today think that millions of illegal people voted in this country. You believe there was widespread voting abuse," Camerota says.
"I think there was in some states," Paula replies. "California allows it."
"They do not allow illegal – you mean, voter fraud, California allows?" Camerota says, her palm now glued to her forehead in exasperation.
"I believe there is voter fraud in this country," her subject steadfastly replies.
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"If you just look at what Hillary said in the last few days, as well as the consistent position of, not just the president, but the whole national security apparatus, I think we've got to trust [him/her/them?] right now. because for reasons that no one can clearly understand, Ahmadinejad is lashing out at the world, apparently in retaliation to all the 'VICIOUS', or excuse me, the 'vitriolic' criticism he received because of the way he acted in the election. So, it could mean that he's just playing his political cards at home. We just have to let them sort it out right now...."The aforementioned statement can be heard 3 minutes and 8 seconds into the interview:
Was Clinton's "Vicious" gaffe a Freudian slip?
Truth be told, the word "vitriolic" was also inappropriate.
Secondly, did Clinton say "we've got to trust HIM [Ahmadinejad] right now"? Or did he say "we've got to trust HER/or THEM [President Obama and Hillary] right now? It's hard to tell, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and assume it was the latter - despite his earlier ["vicious"] gaffe.
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I love this sort of stuff. Although I am a proponent of stem cell research (and most medical science in general), I do understand why some people have reservations. But I do find it interesting that another medical advancement that we now see as commonplace had a similar resistance.
Transplant Pioneers Recall Medical Milestone
Morning Edition, December 20, 2004 · On Dec. 23, 1954, doctors in Boston gave a kidney to a seriously ill, 23-year-old man in the first successful long-term transplant of a human organ. Since then, transplants have saved more than 400,000 lives. But as NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports, that's something transplant pioneer Dr. Joseph Murray never imagined."We didn't think we made history," Murray says of that first transplant.
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Murray, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work, thought transplants would be able to help just a tiny number of people. "It seemed almost impossible that you would have twins, one dying of kidney disease and another healthy," Murray says.
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Eckhart Tolle Quotes About AchievementQuotes about: Achievement
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The present moment has always been available to spiritual seekers, but as long as you are seeking you are not available to the present moment. "Seeking" implies that you are looking to the future for some answer, or for some achievement, spiritual or otherwise. Everybody is in the seeking mode, seeking to add something to who they are, whether it be money, relationships, possessions, knowledge, status.. or spiritual attainment.
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Title text: I'm just worried that we'll all leave and you won't get to come along!
Beret Guy runs to wake up Cueball with his potentially middle of the night revelation that Humankind is discovering "exoplanets" or planets that exist outside of our solar system. The indication is that these planets are habitable enough for humans, even if just for a visit.
Then Beret takes it a bit further thinking that one of the countries on Earth could restart Project Orion. As Beret suggests, Project Orion was an early study that pushed for nuclear powered rockets for space travel. However, the one major downside of Project Orion was the fallout zone that the nuclear launch would present on Earth. But a nuclear launch in space on an asteroid or space station would not present those same problems. Then Beret references Stargate Atlantis when he mentions "City-Ships" as the city-ship Atlantis was the basis for the show. The city-ships on Stargate Atlantis are about the size of Manhattan.
In summary, Beret is very excited that we can see (with the Hubble telescope and other earth-bound telescopes) and find exoplanets. Then with some advances in space technology we can create nuclear propulsion in space to reach these planets.
Cueball would just rather snooze, as he is not impressed. Exoplanets have been discovered starting in 1996, but there are still only a few confirmed planet candidates in the habitable zone at a distant star.
- [Beret Guy runs into the room, someone is in bed under the covers.]
- Beret guy: Wake up! Wake up!
- Cueball: What is it?
- [Beret Guy stands talking to Cueball still hiding under covers.]
- Beret guy: We're alive during the time when they're first discovering other planetary systems! They're finding them as fast as they can build new instruments to look for them!
- [Dramatic shot of just Beret Guy.]
- Beret Guy: And if one of Earth's cultures advances its space program enough to start enriching uranium on asteroids, we'll lose the main barrier to restarting Project Orion and building nuke-riding City-ships!
- [Beret Guy bends down to eye level with Cueball in bed, who is peaking his face out from the covers.]
- Beret Guy: The only known technology capable of fast interstellar travel could be operational within just a few generations, and we're discovering all these destinations to pick from! Come on!
- Cueball: Can I hit "snooze"?
- Beret Guy: Okay, but just once!
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There is no indication that SG:A is the city-ship being referenced. Atlantis does not fly by Orion-drive and is in no way the first Sci-fi reference to City ships. They go back at least as far as "Cities in Flight" by James Blish and possibly further, although I've found no evidence of this. -- 22.214.171.124 (talk) 12:04, 19 January 2013 (UTC) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
Also note that this comic is no. 786, which is the amount of known exoplanets. -- 220.127.116.11 (talk) 09:17, 21 February 2013 (UTC) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
- But this was released 2 years earlier than that count; still it's interesting factiod... Mark Hurd (talk) 11:07, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
Footfall by Larry Niven is the best example of city-ships in line with Project Orion. Basically the bigger they are the better. Big metal plate with a city on top and nuclear bombs exploding underneath. And the project started in the 50s. [1]--126.96.36.199 04:53, 11 May 2014 (UTC)
Before restarting Orion, why not start with a more modest goal: a facility to assemble spacecraft on the moon from parts made on Earth? Even without the mining, it'll mean we can launch a craft from Earth in several smaller rockets instead of one big one. Promethean (talk) 01:30, 14 February 2018 (UTC)


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Sad songs. Sad books. Sad movies. And not one comes to mind about eating this perilous herb.
When asked what brought him the most pleasure in 55 years of farming 40 acres of horseradish just northwest of Collinsville, Illinois, retired grower John Keller says, "The most was receiving the check after it was harvested." One might say that he cried all the way to the bank.
Whether you count this root of the mustard family as a family staple or you just like spicy weekends, you should visit the fifteenth annual International Horseradish Festival, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, June 7, and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, June 8, at Woodland Park in Collinsville.
The Collinsville area, whose population sports the clearest sinuses in the galaxy, grows 60 percent of the world's horseradish. It's a testament to stout Germanic heritage and the kind of dirt that puts wild horses into the radish.
"Horseradish is a 'deep feeder' -- the roots go down deep," says Keller, 83, whose pep is like the first whiff out of the jar. "Over the millenniums and over eternity, we've had the erosions that brought in all that topsoil from up north. Now we're taking advantage of it, because our topsoil down here is five, six and seven feet deep."
That's as deep as the pride in the festival, proceeds from which help local people in need and fund community projects. Visitors will inhale tangy music and food, as well as creative competitions such as the horseradish-root toss, a root-sacking contest, the Bloody Mary recipe contest and a new attraction: the root derby, in which toy cars made from horseradish are raced.
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I am only 46 years old and have been without a job of insurance for almost a year now…why is it that only the elderly with medicare can receive testers and strips for type 2 and the rest of us can't even test because we can't afford the supplies
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The times right now are so frustrating and I hope that I can help you with this tip! Try buying your testing supplies through ehealthsource.com. The savings on there are phenomenal! They have a huge selection of diabetes care supplies, including glucose meters, lancet strips and sensor strips. It was founded by a man who really cares for people and wants to help them saving money. His father suffered with diabetes and knows how costly it can be. You should really check it out.
Your state should have a state medical health insurance program also called Medicaid, in California it is called MediCal. You should also qualify for food stamps which is a federal program which should help your nutrition. Google Medicaid in your state to find the nearest location.
I lost my full time job many years ago and along with that came no insurance, no job, no money and no knowledge of how to get assistance. I ended up in the emergency room and while waiting I started looking around (wasting time) and heard someone talking about getting financial assistance through the state. I inquired about what I heard and now I have what is called State Coverage Insurance. It has been very helpful to me financially and medically. If you would like more info on how to contact your state let me know and I will share the information I have.
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It had been hubbby's birthday and the first time we came back after the burial of the urn in March.
Fortunarely we have keys for the barriers, otherwise it is quite a walk from the parking lot. We had a plan but still...finding our tree among a million others, quite a task! But we made it , only had to back up the car once!
It had been a beautiful day, the sun shining through the treetops, making everything look so friendly! There are no flowers or other memorials allowed at the trees, it is pure unkept nature and should stay that way . We brought a bottle of champagne and toasted Fred for his birthday..wherever he is now...and the tree got a glass too! Ask me if I could feel Fred's presence......I still try to figure that out.


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Introduction of Scheme
FGE Housing Foundation launched its 1st Housing Scheme for federal government employees with the title of scheme as "Phase-I" in year 1989.
CDA allocated 1791 number of plots in sectors I-8 and G-11. Housing Foundation allocated these plots to various categories from BS-22 to BS-1 as per term and conditions laid down in the brochure.
As per approval of the scheme that constructed houses would be handed over to federal government employees.
1595 houses were constructed and handed over to eligible federal government employees who applied in the scheme on ownership basis but 196 houses could not be constructed due to dispute of land.
However, after clearance of disputes raw plots were handed over to the Allottees instead of constructed houses.
CDA allocated few more plots of various categories in sectors I-8 and G-11 to Housing Foundation for federal government employees in year 1991.
Title was given as "Phase-I Extension"
Phase-I Extension Islamabad (Sector I-8)
In Phase-I Extension, 1226 plots of different categories were handed over to allottees on merit.
Special Allocation Islamabad (Sectors D-12, E-12, I-8, G-10 & G-11)
The CDA allocated 481 plots of different categories to Housing Foundation in 1996 which were allotted to officers/ officials of the Aiwan-e-Sadr, Prime Minister's Secretariat and others under the direction of the competent authority. All plots stand handed over to the allotees.


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It's been a long and curvy road to get here. I love design, photography and making things with my hands. From slipcovers, chandeliers or even my own toothpaste, to homemade broth, mayonnaise and ice cream, I'd rather make something than buy it, not only because of the joy that comes with creating something personal, unique or healthy, but then I know what the ingredients are and where they came from.
My grandparents were farmers. My father grew up on a farm. My uncle and some of my cousins still farm. I didn't really understand or appreciate the act of growing food as I was growing up. But having my son 9 yrs ago put me on the path of cooking a traditional diet which led to a re-connection with where our food comes from and why it's important to eat real, whole food and to know our farmers. The more I learn the more I can never go back. It amazes me how disconnected we are from our food, our body's health systems, and what it takes to get real food to our table to keep us healthy.
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News Point: The Mumbai-based real estate developer will develop a group housing project in Sohna Sector 33.
Godrej Properties has entered the Sohna real estate market to develop a Group Housing Project in Sector 33. This project will offer approximately 157,000 square meters (approximately 1.7 million sq. ft.) of saleable area and will be developed as a modern group housing development.
This project is located just 12 kms from Golf Course Extension Road and offers easy access to Gurgaon from Sohna Road.
Pirojsha Godrej, Executive Chairman, Godrej Properties said, "We are happy to add this new project in Sohna. This strengthens our development portfolio in NCR and fits with our strategy of deepening our presence across India's leading cities. We will seek to ensure this project delivers an outstanding lifestyle for its residents."
This is first project of Godrej in Sohna and eighth within the National Capital Region (NCR). Within five years of entering the NCR market, Godrej Properties has established itself as one of the market leaders in Gurgaon and hopes to replicate this success in other parts of NCR.


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I wanted to ask a few questions about my asthma as I don't know anyone with the condition and would like some advice before I go bothering my doctor.
I was diagnosed this asthma in June after getting the all-clear from a chest x-ray. I am taking the Clenil Modulite 100 twice a day along with Ventolin to use as and when. I've been on this now for two months and in my mind, my symptoms are getting worse (but are probably exacerbated by anxiety). My chest is really tight today and my breathing shallow. My questions:
1. Can asthma just keep getting worse and worse or will it plateau at some point?
2. Have I been on my new mediation long enough to justify asking my doctor to change it?
3. I'm three stone overweight because I eat too much of the wrong food and don't exercise. I am starting the address my eating problem but am too scared to exercise with my chest being like this. I'm just wondering if anyone else here who has lost weight has seen an improvement in their asthma?
4. Can humid weather make asthma worse?
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- I launch lots of software from Opera 12.17 buttons and mnemonic shortcuts. I wiould love to have the same options from Vivaldi.
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Already one month down in the year 2013? Wow, time does really go by fast...
Before I forget (missed the last couple months), here is my Currently from Farley.
It's been a very LONG and LOUD week for me. Many of my students had many meltdowns (I'm blaming the weather change). I felt like my head was constantly filled with kid's screaming. So I'm praising and thanking the Lord that it is FRIDAY!
About my pet peeves:
Nail biting- Honestly just sticking your hand in your mouth is gross. Also, I think I just developed this pet peeve recently because I work in a Kindergarten classroom and they just can't stop sucking, licking, and biting their hand/nails!
Bad Drivers- I believe I don't have a high road rage but I get very irritated with bad drivers on the road. Especially cell phone drivers!! It's super annoying to see people texting, talking, checking Facebook, etc instead of paying attention of the road. Anyone else annoyed about this?
Put Downs- I think this is many teacher's pet peeves. I don't like it and I don't like hearing it. The good thing about working in an autistic kinder classroom, I don't hear too many put downs compared to a typical Kindergarten classroom.
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Last but not least, if you can't wait to win my product from Mary's giveaway then check out my Chinese New Year product at my TpT store. It's on sale for the Super Bowl weekend!! Use the code SUPER to get 10% off on top of my discounted product.
Have a SUPER DUPER Friday!


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Return (Again and Again and Again....) of the Empty Column
Barney's Divan
The Empty Suit, New York Times spokesman (a/k/a Public Editor) Barney Calame, snoozed softly on his divan today, as he ran a column of letters from readers for the sixth time since his tenure as "public editor" began six months ago. (Or to put it more accurately, since his tenure as a "parody of a public editor" and "management shill" began six months ago.)
At one letters column a month, that is a much higher ratio than was practiced by his predecessor, Daniel Okrent. As I pointed out the first time the Empty Suit resorted to this patented time-filling technique--after a grand total of three columns:
"Every biased and inept journalist loves reader letters. They are a thousand times better than the Public Editor roasting your tootsies. That's why the distant rumble you heard this morning was from Times editors breathing a sigh of relief. They're off the hook for another week."
Of course, when I wrote those words, it was not abundantly evident, as it is now, that the Empty Suit was going to be quite the joke that he has turned out to be. Calame is not in the tootsie-roasting business, except for rare exceptions like Times pariah Judith Miller.
Speaking of Miller, today the Suit used another time-tested technique -- running a letter from a disgruntled subject of a personal attack, when the person (Miller) deserved a correction.
UPDATE: Gawker wonders aloud, "Maybe we misunderstood the job, but isn't the public editor supposed to be more interested in ethics fuckups within the Times than, say, we are?"
You misunderstood the job, grasshopper. Go to the dictionary and look up management shill.


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I tried to narrow it to five but it didn't work so I just kept going on...
1) Food... Specifically junk food
I have always been one of those eat-your-emotions types... Hungry, happy, sad, mad, bored, excited... I love junk food anytime. And I don't discriminate; I love salty, sweet, healthy and everything in between.
2) Board Games/Card Games
I try talking Shawn into playing more but no dice. I just love them, especially in big groups. I am slightly competitive and am a reformed occasional cheater...
3) Finding and reading a fantastic book.
Call me a book worm but I just love getting wrapped up in an amazing book. Everything else goes by the way-side. Speaking of... Hunger Games movie comes out this week! Whoop whoop. I'll be in the line-up come Friday.
4) Shawn/Family/Friends
This is a given. But add food and/or board games in to the mix and I as happy as can be...
5) Life in General right now....
Life is just plain good right now. Plus, every time I work with a paraplegic at work it hits me that I am so blessed to be walking and as pain-free as I am, even with a 6-month fetus growing and taking space in my belly.
6) Traveling
I got the bug.. and bad. But I am lucky enough to have enough adventures to both make me content and make me want more... but later. There is a time and place for traveling and right now it's not the time. I am happy to stick around with my hubby and baby for a bit before I drag them with me to our next destination.
7) Singing in the Car... Loud
This makes me happy, but can't speak for the poor people in the car with me.
8) Photos
Unlike my husband, who has freaky memory, I need constant reminders of things that have past otherwise they fade away. I am pretty sure 70% of my childhood memories come from photos. Knowing this, I try and make sure that I have photos for every exciting, amazing, mundane, and little part of my life so I won't forget anything.
9) Feeling My Alien Wriggle
There is nothing cooler than feeling this lil guy move, flip, kick and dance in my belly. I amuse myself some times by pushing him from side to side and feeling his retaliation kicks. Shawn thinks I'm being mean, he's so gentle with him even though he's already wrapped in a protective bubble in my belly. And what does he get for being so sweet? Our lil guy freezes up as soon as he feels Shawn's hand on my stomach... Stage fright perhaps?


text: The possibilities for holiday travel may soon be endless with the expansion efforts that have allowed the opening of the new $543 million dollar Terminal C at John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Orange County, CA. Also called the Thomas F. Riley Terminal, the new building was designed to look like an airplane fuselage and features natural stone, stainless steel, and a glass-enclosed central lobby. More short term parking, added food options such as the Anaheim Ducks Breakaway Bar & Grill and Ruby's Shake Shack, multiple exhibits by local artists, and state-of –the-industry check-in kiosks mean the passenger experience at Terminal C will be more efficient and comfortable. But by far the biggest change is the addition of the very first customs area at John Wayne Airport. This new customs area means the possibility of expanded international travel to Southern California. The only international flights out of John Wayne currently go to Canada but plans to begin flights to Mexico are in the works. From there, the possibilities are endless. Which begs the question: If you could fly out of John Wayne Airport's Terminal C to anywhere in the world, where would you go? My affinity for medieval architecture offers only two choices: Bruges, Belgium or Prague in the Czech Republic. Where do your fantasy travels take you?


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|Star Trek V - The Final Frontier
Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition
Actors: William Shatner, David Warner
Genres: Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Suspense
PG 2003 1hr 47min
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Erik Morton | Carmel, CA United States | 08/12/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"First off, THE FINAL FRONTIER is by far the most underrated of the Star Trek films, as well as one of the most underrated films ever made. Sure, it's the most flawed of the Trek adventures (mainly in the field of special effects, which really[is bad], and the trashy, anticlimactic ending). But it also has a lot going for it: the best character interplay between Kirk/Spock/McCoy ever, more screen time for the other crew members than in the previous films, and the return of Jerry Goldsmith (without a doubt the greatest Star Trek composer ever).But it is actually because of all of STAR TREK V's flaws that I have longed for this DVD above all the rest of Paramount's line of Special Collector's Edition Star Trek DVDs. I'm eagerly awaiting learning all about the film's troubled production and Paramount's butchering of the budget. It may help to improve my (as well as countless others') opinion on the film.But I must admit that I am extremely disappointed in Paramount's decision not to grant William Shatner a Director's Edition. I mean, they gave one to THE WRATH OF KHAN, for God's sake! Though a DE is always welcome, the film was is no need of one! It was perfect as it was. Meanwhile, they deny a DE of THE FINAL FRONTIER, the most in need of new special effects, added scenes, digitally remastering, and all other aspects of a DE. Oh well . . . . . . I take what I can get.Here's the run-down on the Special Features (not yet posted on Amazon.com), and judging from them, I'd say this looks to be the best Star Trek DVD yet:Disc 1
*The original theatrical version, presented in widescreen format enhanced for 16:9 televisions. Sound is Dolby Digital English 5.1, English and French Dolby Surround.
*Commentary by William Shatner and Liz Shatner (daughter and author of "Captain's Log - William Shatner's personal account of the making of Star Trek V - The Final Frontier")
*Text commentary by Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda, co-authors of the "Star Trek Encyclopedia."Disc 2
*"Herman Zimmerman: A Tribute" - An examination of the visual influences production designer, Herman Zimmerman, has had on Star Trek since he first joined the Trek family on "Star Trek V." This retrospective illustrates what Mr. Zimmerman has contributed to not only the Star Trek features but also the TV series The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Enterprise. Includes interviews with Zimmerman, John Eaves (concept artist), Harve Bennett (producer), Penny Juday (project coordinator) and Michael Okuda (scenic artist).
*"Original Interview: William Shatner" - An original, unedited interview with William Shatner, filmed during the production of "Star Trek V."
*"Cosmic Thoughts" - In "Star Trek V," the crew of the Enterprise are searching for God and, as it turns out, spirituality has its place in the universe of Star Trek. This featurette examines the theme of religion throughout the TV series, the Star Trek movies and the annals of science fiction as a whole. Interviews include Ray Bradbury (sci-fi author), David Brin (scientist, sci-fi author), Frank Drake (head of SETI Institute), Charles Beichman (JPL, Terrestrial Planet Finder Project), Ted Peters (Exo-Theologists teaching at Berkeley), Eugene W. Roddenberry (son of Gene Roddenberry), Louis Friedman (executive director of the Planetary Society), Ralph Winter (executive producer) and David Loughery (screenwriter).
*"That Klingon Couple" - Actors Spice Williams and Todd Bryant reminisce about when they portrayed Klingons Captain Klaa and Vixis.
*"The Green Future?" - "Star Trek V" opens on location in Yosemite National Park and an environmental tone is woven throughout the film. This featurette gives a snapshot of the global environment of the future. Interviews include David Siegenthaler (Yosemite ecologist), Richard Turco (UCLA Institute of the Environment) and Julia Parker, a Native American spokesperson with insights into Man's impact on the environment.PRODUCTION:
*Harve Bennett's Pitch To Sales Team - A pep talk by producer Harve Bennett to the Paramount sales team, firing them up about "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier."
*The Journey - Behind-The-Scenes Documentary - Memories of how "Star Trek V" was conceived, produced and directed. Interviews include William Shatner (director), Leonard Nimoy (actor), Ralph Winter (executive producer), Harve Bennett (producer), David Loughery (screenwriter), Michael Okuda (scenic artist), Andrew Lazlo (cinematographer), John Eaves (concept artist) and Herman Zimmerman (production designer).
*Make-Up Tests - An assembly of camera tests for various characters from the film.
*Per-Visualization Models - Spaceship model makers rehearse special effects moves with models.
*Rock Man In the Raw - Design elements and test footage of the aborted Rock Man costume.
*"Star Trek V" Press Conference - A reconstruction of the multi-camera press conference held on the last day of shooting for "Star Trek V" and hosted by William Shatner.
*Deleted Scenes - A variety of deleted scenes from "Star Trek V."ADVERTISING
*Trailers - The teaser trailer, theatrical trailer and the trailer for "The Complete Adventures of Indiana Jones".ARCHIVES
*Production Gallery - An assembly of stills and footage that capture behind-the-scene moments of production.
Cap'tin!, I canna take much more!
isellbooks64 | Danville, VA USA | 11/08/2001
(1 out of 5 stars)
"So much potential, wasted. This could've been a really good film if only. If only they'd thrown out everything, or at least almost everything. Here's a few of things that will take away from your enjoyment of Star Trek 5, LAMBADA, I mean "The Final Frontier"The special effects are sub par. There's a few shots of the Enterprise near the beginning that aren't bad, particularly the beauty shot of the ship and the moon, nice touch. But unfortunately, it's one of the few actual shots of the Enterprise you will see in ST5. Here's a hint for the producers of Trek. Fans like the ship, we like to see the ship, please include exterior shots of the ship in your films whenever possible. Other effects include the horrible "planet" beyond the "great effects barrier" that looks more like a visual depiction of Vicks Vapor-action than a planet. Really all the effects seem quite crude in comparison to other trek films; maybe they blew the budget getting Shatner to direct.The story lacks a villain. Sybok, the happy Vulcan, is about as close as you'll get to one here. The problem with Sybok is, he really isn't dangerous and you'll find his laugh intoxicating. There's also a stupid sub-plot with a rogue Klingon; Captain Krunch or something like that. He's about as threatening as a french poodle with the hairstyle to match. Cap'n Krunch's main purpose in this movie seems to be to blast an ancient Voyager-style space probe(like V'Ger from ST:TMP) into bits. Maybe in a future film a Voyager-style probe will be kind enough to blast an ancient copy of ST5 into dust. There's an even more stupid sub, sub-plot involving the Klingon William Conrad, the henchman from Titanic and some Romulan Babe on planet Nimrod-3 which looks a lot like Tatooine. Its all pretty lame! And just who are these people? This movie was made in 1989, which means the original series had been out of production for 20 YEARS when this came out. Did the writers never watch this show? Hardly any of the characters in Star Trek 5 even remotely resemble the original series characters. Examples:A) - Capt. Kirk is now into rock climbing (something never before mentioned). He's annoyed that Starfleet would call him to deal with an alien threat, completely contradicting already established movies where Kirk couldn't wait to get out there and kick some alien can! And Kirk's relationship to Spock and Bones seems more like Moe's relationship to Larry and Curly in this movie.B) - Spock now has a brother, Sybok, who he never saw fit to mention before. Spock chooses not to shoot Sybok and save the ship. So what happened? Did the emotionless Mr. Spock have a bad feeling about shooting an intruder? Is this the same Spock that would have let his own father die (in "Journey to Babel") rather than relinquish the helm to Scotty for a few hours? I guess we could blame this on that "being dead and brought back to life thing." I choose to blame Shatner instead.C) - Scotty, what the hell is your deal. You can repair the transporter when the damn Doomsday Machine is blastin' chunks outta the hull, but you can't fix it in dry-dock? And what about all the other malfunctions on board? Mr. Scott is supposed to be the "miracle worker", yet he can't even keep the Captain's palm pilot from self-destructing. Scotty! Quit sniffin' around Uhura and get to work!D) - Sulu, Uhura and Chekov seem a bit different too, but maybe that's because they actually get to do something in this film, which I guess is good except there is a weird and disturbing Scotty/Uhura romance hinted at and possibly even a Sulu/Chekov! (what are they doing out in the woods alone?) Dr. McCoy seems cranky, which is at least normal behavior for him.E) - The U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-A: WHAT THE HELL? Somehow the whole ship undergoes a facelift from the last movie, the bridge is completely changed and somebody has added like a hundred extra decks and steering wheel, and nothing works right. To quote Kirk "Starfleet has a lot of nerve sending us out in this condition..." Damn straight! What happened? Did they buy the parts from some Ferengi huckster?Finally the whole plot is just bloody dull! Sybok the happy Vulcan is looking for the Supreme Being (God) on planet Shakaree, the previously mentioned Vicks Vapor-Action planet of heavenly lint. Sybok and his followers take over the Enterprise with relative ease, then sets a course for the "great big effect barrier" Kirk, Spock, and McCoy eventually make nice with him, all go down to planet Vapor-rub, they find out that "God" is really a hairy thunderer in a Santa suit, Sybok croaks everybody is happy, the end. SNORE! It's just all really sad. It's as though no one making Star Trek 5 had ever seen Star Trek before, there's no clever new gadgets, no socially relevant commentary, no sir, NO NOTHING! No vision of the future to make us gasp in awe, even the heavenly lint ball planet looks nasty. This place is supposed to look like Heaven, but it looks more like Death Valley shot through a pair of Ray-Bans. Fortunately, this film can be missed without missing anything. It adds nothing to the Star Trek mythos and should be written off as Kirk's fever dream. I'm a trekkie, and I even own a copy of this movie, but Star Trek 5: The Final Frontier is neither final, nor frontier. It's just bad."
Better Than Its Reputation
Erik Morton | 09/12/1999
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Kirk v. God, and Kirk wins? An egotistical set up for a movie, but Trek V is better than it's reputation. The film has several positive attributes which are often overlooked:1) A strong emphasis on character development, particularly with Spock, Kirk and McCoy. The campfire scenes are classic, and there are few moments in the film series which match the drama of McCoy confronting his "inner pain."2) Final Frontier was the closest in spirit to the original series. The plot and (unfortunately) the special effects are reminiscent of such classic Trek episodes as "Who Mourns For Adonis."3) Sybok, the "passoinate Vulcan" and half-brother of Spock, is an intriguing antagonist for the main characters.4) Jerry Goldsmith delivered what I feel is his best Trek score for this installment.What's keeping this movie from being one of the best in the Trek cannon?1) The worst special effects put on film since the invention of the motion control camera.2) A somewhat anti-climactic climax. (The original script called for a big FX battle between Kirk and a flock of gargoyles summoned by the God Monster, but it was cut for budget.)3) Not revealing Kirk's "secret pain" feels like a cheat (although his "I need my pain" speech was good).4) A couple of embarrasing moments for the Trek supporting crew-- Scotty bonks his head and knocks himself out? Uhura, who otherwise gets her best Trek movie role, as an exotic dancer? Puh-lease!We'll never see it, but it would be great if Paramount would spend a few million to create a "special edition" with improved special effects and the original ending.While they're at it, could they throw in a couple thousand to remaster the film for DVD? It looks like a bad copy of the laserdisc-- the "widescreen" is masked off from a 4x3 frame instead of enhanced for 16x9. The image itself is very grainy and a bit washed out."
Moronic, or Misunderstood?
Mark Savary | Seattle, WA | 11/21/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"With the new release of the Special Collector's Edition of Star Trek V on DVD, I thought it would be a good time to review the picture.What can I say? ST:5 is weak on many levels. First, the ship's crew is way too small, less than a skeleton crew (they had like, what, five trainees besides the Classic cast?). Second, the ship is far more buggy than it should be. It's not as if General Dynamics builds these things, after all, it's suppossed to be a starship! A few bugs, sure, but to be in as bad a shape as the new ship is strains credibility.Then there's the whole "barrier" thing. As any Trek fan worth his toy tricorder knows, the "barrier" is not at the center of the galaxy, but at the edge. It's also supposed to be pink, not Indiglo blue. Of course, they simply should have called this new "barrier" something else, but be that as it may, this kind of slip highlights a certain basic sloppiness in the production. Also, the ship gets there way too quickly, and the skeleton crew is subverted to Sybok's vision too easily (is only Kirk capable of putting up a fight?). And what about Sybok? "Where'd he come from?!" (or so I asked when I first saw the picture). Another good question would be, "Where'd he get all this power?! Regular Vulcans don't have it, so why should he?" There's plenty of dopiness on hand to be sure, but if I had to point out any one element that brings the picture down, it would have to be the effects. As Shatner himself comments in one of the featurettes on the new disc, they "were not well-served" by the New Jersey-based effects team hired for the film. They were out of their league, and it shows.The effects range from really interesting to really bad. The more interesting ones are almost totally confined to the luminous dyes and other elements used on the "God" planet. The worst effects are reserved for the starships. For example, when the Enterprise escapes a Kingon torpedo, the ship looks clunky and "pasted" onto the backgrounds, the sudden motion not realistic or believeable. Other shots share the poor movement, and the shabby lighting of the models just adds to the cheap-o look of the movie.As for the entity imprisoned on Shakaree, it's a plot point taken directly from one of the animated Trek episodes, and was adapted into one of the "Log" books which recounted the animated episodes in novel-length form.So, what we have here is a pretty weak Trek, with bad effects and a mish-mosh of dull plot points. On the other hand, out of all the Trek movies, ST:5 feels the most like a television episode (no doubt, due mostly to Shatner's directing experience up to that point). Lukinbill's Sybok is really a pretty interesting character. His ability to control others through charisma is excellently portrayed, too.The Yosemite elements at the beginning and end of the film are the best and most personal depiction of the interaction between the triad of Kirk, Spock, and McCoy. The "visions" of Spock and McCoy are pretty powerful (some of Spock's vision were cut, and are on Disc 2 as an extra). The attack on Paradise City is well staged. Lots of action, and when Kirk gets attacked by the cat dancer, you don't even wonder why he went in the bar without having his phaser drawn. The humor used throughout the picture is also right on the money. But despite all of the plusses, the film just doesn't seem to overcome all of the minuses. The film strikes an odd note at best, and is the pariah of Trek movies at the worst.The DVD treatment of the film in the new 2-disc set is very nice. The animated menus are probably some of the best in the Trek movie sets so far, and there are plenty of interesting elements. Besides the usual intellegent documentaries (one dealing with the search for God), the Kingon couple is interviewed, and the "making of" documentary is comprehensive, (if a bit one-hand-tied-behind-its-back). Deleted scenes are on Disc 2 (pretty much all but the extended Spock-vision deserved to be cut, I think), and there is some rock-man footage that shows us what the monsters were supposed to have looked like. There is also a press conference held on the ST:5 bridge, and a video pitch from Harve Bennett to the Paramount sales staff. The extras earn it an extra star, I think, the movie being a "3".The disc is worth adding to your collection, especially for Classic Trek fans. Time may have afforded fans the ability to forgive the film somewhat, as it is a product from the pre-sickeningly PC Trek of the 90's and today that fans are forced to suffer. Time may also help the fan hate the bad elements of the movie less, and appreciate the good elements of the movie more.So is ST:5 moronic, or just misunderstood? Frankly, the answer is "both," but it's still strangely worth watching."


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Detection of FMR1 Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion Mutations Using Southern Blot and PCR Methodologies
Fragile X syndrome, caused by the loss or diminution of the FMR1 (FRAXA - chromosomal locus Xq27.3) encoded protein, FMRP, results in mild to moderate mental retardation as its hallmark. Patients with the syndrome often vary dramatically in presentation with a range of intellectual and behavioral deficits, and provide a diagnostic challenge for clinicians due to the subtle nature of the physical phenotype (1,2). Insta bility of a CGG repeat segment contained within FMR1 exon 1 is the molecular basis for nearly all mutations (>99%) in the gene and leads to reduced or complete loss of FMRP (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8). The variable phenotype occurs related to variation in FMR1 expression mediated by the extent of CGG repeat expansion and a secondary epigenetic feature: the aberrant hypermethylation of CpG dinucleotides contained in the CGG repeat segment and surrounding regions of the gene (9). Thus, molecular genetic studies of FMR1 are utilized to confirm a clinical diagnosis of fragile X syndrome, and perhaps just as importantly, to exclude an alteration in FMR1 as an explanation for nonspecific mental retardation in a patient. For clinical molecular diagnosis, the variety of FMR1 alleles and the myriad of possible alterations in the gene present a diagnostic challenge for which no one detection method has proven fully satisfactory. Here, a dual approach to FMR1 repeat expansion mutation detection utilizing Southern blot and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methodologies is presented (10,11). The reader is referred to published technical standards for fragile X analysis to supplement the interpretation of molecular genetic results for patients (12).
KeywordsRepeat Expansion Full Mutation Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion Repeat Instability Tris Acetate EDTA
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Quick and Easy! Nutritional Show Recipe for Week of February 29th:
1 up-and-coming hip-hop game changer
2 acoustic talents
1 whole, organic weird and intriguing psychedelic experience
Sprinkle in local rockers to taste.
Monday, February 29
Goldlink at The Catalyst Main Stage
Goldlink is a prime example of how the Internet has flipped the music industry on its head. While you could call the electronically progressive rapper "aspiring" because he's only released six songs, those six songs have captured the attention of an industry and garnered millions of plays on Soundcloud. With lyrics focused on the darker side of life, and a beat side that hearkens back to that "boom-bap" classic New York-style, his show shouldn't be one to miss. Tickets $15 adv/$18 at the door
Wednesday, March 2
Dan Bern at The Crepe Place
A singer songwriter in the purest form, Dan Bern is just a man with an acoustic guitar that may have been born a few decades too soon. His 24 studio albums, EPs and live recordings are filled with beautifully complex songs focused on marveling at life's beauty, causing listeners to compare him to Bob Dylan, John Lennon and Johnny Cash. Don't take our word for it; let him croon for you this Wednesday. Tickets $12 adv/$15 at the door
Thursday, March 3
Insects vs Robots at Moe's Alley
Sometimes you can't say it better than the band themselves: "IVR is a psychotropicturesque quasi-nomadic music tribe roaming the jungles of Los Angeles. They employ violin, charango, guitar, drums, bass, voice, harp, banjo, kazoo, harmonium, saran wrap, sitar, megaphone, and other sonic confibulations to weave landscapes of otherworldly, folksy, and volcanic rock music. Their performance causes audiences to enter a state of frenzied joyous dancing, leaping, frothing, singing, moshing, and bewilderment. Having entered into their world, I have peered into the strange polyphonic canyons of their realm, and have no choice but to remain and chronicle their journey. I will not be returning to civilization." Oh, and they also boast Micah Nelson, Willie Nelson's son, as part of the lineup. Tickets $8 adv/$12 at the door
Thursday, March 3
The Cave Singers at The Catalyst Main Stage
The Cave Singers are birthed from the ashes of the awesome Seattle-style post-punk band Pretty Girls Make Graves (shout out to all you Rock Band 3 players). They're three very talented musicians who make quirky, substantial, and most importantly, insanely catchy folky songs. Whether it's the main three members or their full six piece live band, these guys will make you wanna jump on stage and just start playing whatever you can get your hands on just to be part of the fun. Tickets $15
Friday, March 4
LOCALS ONLY at The Blue Lagoon
Don't worry all you out-of-towners, no crusty old guy in a wetsuit is going to yell "Go home Slug!" just because you looked at the ocean and he forgot it's not the 80's anymore. This time "locals" refers to the music, and this show has some of the best home town talent in the game right now. The Redlight District, FASIV (formerly Strange Hotel), and Beach Fuzz will all be doing their uniquely awesome rock-centric musical thing on stage for you, and you alone (plus whoever else shows up). Give the locals some love. Tickets $5 at the door.


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Carnival Fever, Soca, Calypso, J'ouvert, Mas, Costume, Fete, TnT
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With only 10 days to go before the fifth Carnaval International de Victoria gets under way, Carnival Fever has learned that there are to be major changes to the route.
For the past three years, the mas bands have made a broadly triangular course through Victoria's compact town centre. However, the area around the VIP seating and judges' table, in front of the National Cultural Centre (NCC) on Francis Rachel Street, had become very crowded as the popularity of the event grew.
On Saturday 25th April, bands will line up, as before, in Bois de Rose Avenue, which offers an excellent opportunity to preview the costumes and the decorated floats and music trucks. They will set off at about 3pm and pass the NCC.
A little way beyond this, they will turn right into the car park of the Stad Popiler (People's Stadium), which is normally filled with food stalls and a music stage. Each group will make a circuit of the car park – now rather grandly called Place de la Republique! – passing the judges and VIPs who will be seated next to the stadium itself.
They exit the area the way they came, and turn right to rejoin Francis Rachel Street. From the Clock Tower, the carnivalists go straight on down Albert Street, turn right into Palm Street and head right again into 5th June Avenue. Until now, trucks and people have either finished up at Freedom Square or continued straight on to return to Bois de Rose Avenue.
Instead, at the distinctive white-winged Twa Zwazo (Three Birds) roundabout, where 5th June Avenue crosses Independence Avenue, the procession will now turn left and left again (to avoid ending up in the delicately scented tuna canning factory). The route passes a colourful wall of stacked shipping containers and passes to the left of the Inter-Island Quay, where fast catamarans skim across the turquoise sea to the lovely islands of Praslin and La Digue. However, mas on the water isn't part of scheme – maybe next year!
This time, trucks, masqueraders and followers will end up next to Espace, the new headquarters of the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB). "Participants," says STB's press release, "local and international alike, will have a chance to unwind and mingle in the more relaxed atmosphere of the sunset and sea backdrop."
It will be interesting to see how this works out in practice. The new judging arrangements are almost certainly going to slow down the carnival, so the sun have set by the time the final groups reach Espace. Will revellers choose to follow the bands to the party at the end of the road, or will they stay in the centre of town?
There will certainly be no shortage of things to do on Carnival Day. DJs will be playing music around town from midday to midnight, Warrior Band and Rampage (presumably not from Luton!) will be in Freedom Square, Ezyd is putting on a Carnaval Fiesta and Cabaret Marathon at the waterfront, invited guests will be plied with cocktails in the NCC and to round it all off there's a Grand Open Air Disco in the Stad Popiler car park. Alternatively, you can head over the hill to Beau Vallon for an after party at Tequila Boom nightclub.
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Happy Birthday H!!
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I'm writing this post from (not-snowy) Southern California, so a good portion of the week I've been bombarded with ads for movies. I always love the sheer hyperbole that goes into commercials, often repeating some hack critic's lines that were designed to appear in advertising. "If you only see one movie this year, make sure it's…"
I generally loathe that expression but I'm going to apply it to a show this week. There really is a ton going on this week. I'm very excited to see Lily Allen at the Showbox Sodo with Natalie Portman's Shaved Head (for the third time in less than a week) on Monday and Thursday night I'm still trying to decide whether to see Portland's best Italo-Disco duo, Glass Candy, at Nectar or Team Gina and The Redwood Plan at Chop Suey. The latter might win out because it'll probably be the last Team Gina show for a bit, while they take some time off to work on a new album.
Top of the Croc with "Awesome", BOAT, Tullycraft and iji, Saturday, April 4 at the Crocodile
OK, this is our show but if you only go to one show a year, you should a) go to a lot more and b) go to this one. I love this lineup and I know what (most of the) special surprises are planned, so you're going to have to trust me and get to the Crocodile on Saturday night.
Headliners "Awesome" is the band I'm most anxious to see – a great, literary rock band that doesn't have the pretention The Decemberists have. And they're really funny. At TIG this week we had gotten the bands who are playing this show to interview one another and this exchange from BOAT and a couple of "Awesome"rs has cracked me up and tells you everything you need to know about this band (and nothing at all, really):
BOAT: The Latin word for seven is septum. September was the seventh month of the year until 153 BC, when the Roman Emperor moved September to its current position as the ninth month of the year. In it's current lineup, "Awesome" is a septet- a seven piece musical group. Suppose Silvio Berluscone, the current Italian Prime Minister, mandated the addition of two musicians to the band, making the band a nontet. Which two famous musicians, living or dead, would you choose to add to the band? Why?
Basil Harris: I dated a woman in college with a deviated septum. Her nose was kind of big – not unattractive, but she always caught shit for it in high school – and when she went in to have surgery to correct her breathing, they asked her if she wanted some "cosmetic alteration" while they were in there. She said no, which I always thought was a pro move. Fuck those bastards and their small-nosed definitions of beauty. She looked a little like Jennifer Aniston, who I also think has a larger than "normal" (whatever that means) but completely proportional and distinctive nose.
David Nixon: According to ancient Greek myth, the deviated septum originates with the Nostrox. The Nostrox was kind of like the Cyclops — who (according to Krull) gave one of his eyes in order to be able to see into the future but was tricked and ended up only being able to know his own time of death. Similarly, the Nostrox gave up one of his nostrils in order to be able to see the past but was tricked and ended up only being able to know his own birthday. After generations of interbreeding with normal humans, we're left with the recessive nostrox gene, which expresses itself as the deviated septum. So if we're going to add some band members, I guess we'd have one Nostrox, playing noseflute. And heck, let's also have a cyclops playing the eyeflute. They can also be the hot dancers with tambourine and cowbell. And they can work the merch table.
See you out and about,
Chris Burlingame
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With the number of homeless pets nearly doubling compared to last year, a nine-year-old boy decided to take action. Thanks to his Central Florida Animal Pantry, the only one of its kind in the state, a lot of pets are no longer in need.
The response has been overwhelming, with pet stores, schools and people in the community all donating food. During a recent week in December Zach Wilson gave away 1,800 pounds of food in bags and cans.
In the future, he wants to open a sanctuary for disabled pets and abandoned animals.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Gears of War: 90 years since Armistice
"But it's not 'Lest We Forget', it's 'Lest We Remember.'"
--Alan Bennett, The History Boys
I'm a big fan of Alan Bennett's The History Boys, though sadly I have yet to see a stage production of it. For me, one of the most intriguing scenes in the movie deals with Irwin, the teacher, attempting to teach the boys about how the first and second World Wars fit into their views of history. The quotation above sticks in my mind for a variety of reasons, not least of which is that I am currently very interested in how we choose to commemorate and remember our dead.
My maternal great-grandfather fought in WWI; my paternal grandfather participated in WWII as a Royal Engineer, and saw action in both the European and Pacific theatres. Both were fortunate enough to survive. I do not take war lightly; I do not take lightly the sacrifices made, nor the people who are overseas right now--no matter how much I disagree with our role in Afghanistan. That said, I'm really unimpressed with a commercial put together by the Royal Canadian Mint to commemorate this year's Remembrance Day. The commercial in question is below:
This commercial bothers me because it approaches war from the perspective of a first person shooter video game, like Wolfenstein or Halo. War video games have always made me uncomfortable: I feel that they trivialize the sacrifices made by those fought and those who died. They simplify history into the lowest common denominator of GOOD (us) vs. BAD (them), and remove the humanity from history. Battles that real people fought in become simply obstacles to be defeated; levels to be conquered. There is no humanity in it anymore: it is simply entertainment and cinematics.
(I am aware of the various counterarguments here--movies as entertainment/glorification of war/propaganda; no real difference from non-war first person shooters; etc., but I will simply remind you that when watching a movie, or playing Halo, there is an additional level of fiction built in. You don't have to kill anyone simply watching Saving Private Ryan, and you don't have to kill anyone human in an FPS, which makes it much easier to disassociate yourself.)
Obviously, the Mint has chosen to portray this ad in this way for a particualr reason: they think it will appeal to a different audience. And to an extent, I think they're right--I was sure this was an ad for a video game, since it apes the conventions of video game trailers most expertly. The implied message, though, is what makes me so uncomfortable. In the video game world, war is a finite series of combats that have an infinite number of 'do overs' and 'save points'. If you die, well, just start over! If you stick to it long enough, by Geroge, you'll eventually beat the whole thing! And then you can put the CD back in its case, and leave it on a shelf, and forget all about it. There is no real sacrifice--not by the soldiers, not by those living in the war zone, not by those left at home. The actions of the gamer have no real consequences--unlike the soldier's. Even more than that, there is no aftermath. The war simply ends when you take out the game. There are no war reparations, no post traumatic stress disorder, and no real cost involved.
What a sad statement it is on us, that we have to interest people in remembrance in this way.
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Candidates must have experience selling information security software to large enterprise.
The successful candidate will develop and manage customer relationships that lead to the sale of company products line card and related services. The Account Manager has responsibility for all business in the territory, selling alongside authorized manufacturer channel partners. The Account Manager will work with manufacturer channel partners and the Security Solutions team to achieve success and attain quota. The Focus of the Account Manager is to secure new business and expand penetration with existing customers in the assigned territory. The Account Manager has ultimate responsibility and accountability for the success of the territory. The Account Manager will also assist in the recruiting, training, ramping and collaborative selling of select resale business partners in the assigned Territory.
-Achievement of Regional Sales Quota goal.
-Development and execution of a Regional sales plan that is aligned with the corporate strategy and focused on target enterprise accounts.
-Follow-up and engagement of assigned leads and meetings developed from the company's marketing programs and lead development teams.
-Manage assigned territory to generate sufficient opportunity pipeline to exceed individual quota on a continuing, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
-Technically Capable – Must be capable of learning the company product line at a sufficient technical level of proficiency to articulate the core value proposition, key differentiators, solution fit to customer requirements in complex enterprise organizations.
-Plan and conduct regional sales events designed to educate and convey existing and new product knowledge that will drive new opportunity pipeline and enhance existing customer experience and expand penetration in existing accounts.
-Establish and maintain strong and referenceable relationships within the territory.
-Provide accurate sales forecasts and reports to sales management in a timely and consistent manner utilizing the company's CRM system.
-Operate within the published T&E policies and guidelines of the company.
Sales Skills:
-High energy, success driven candidates with a positive can-do attitude.
-Strong solution selling skill set and sales metrics oriented.
-Ability to effectively overcome business objections of prospective customers and managed a complex sales process with many stake holders, influencers and decision makers.
-Demonstrate persistence, ability to overcome obstacles be your customer's representative to the company and the company's ambassador.
Interpersonal Skills:
-Articulate, friendly, optimistic and success-driven.
-Expert communication skills; including listening, verbal and written communication skills.
-Strong organizational and time management skills.
-Highly flexible self-starter, results-oriented, and persuasive.
Qualifications & Experience:
-10+ years of successful sales of enterprise security or compliance software solutions to C-level executives as well as director and technical levels in large enterprise.
-Experience in both direct and indirect sales with a strong rolodex of existing relationships with c-level executives of all F1000 and Global 500 accounts in territory.
-A blended background working in both large company and early stage company.
-Successful track record of achieving or exceeding quota.
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