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At a time when natural gas is plentiful and inexpensive, a Plain City company has found a way to convert the resource into something much more valuable: diesel fuel. Velocys Inc., a spinoff from Columbus-based Battelle, opened its test plant this week after more than a decade of development. About 60 people work there.
At a time when natural gas is plentiful and inexpensive, a Plain City company has found a way to convert the resource into something much more valuable: diesel fuel.
Velocys Inc., a spinoff from Columbus-based Battelle, opened its test plant this week after more than a decade of development. About 60 people work there.
"Essentially, we're changing the way fuels are made," said Roy Lipski, Velocys' CEO, at the opening ceremony.
The plant's existence is testament to a resurgence in popularity of a chemical process developed in the 1920s in Germany, capable of turning coal or natural gas into diesel fuel, jet fuel or other synthetic liquid fuels. The same method is being used at a refinery opened in 2011 in Qatar by Royal Dutch Shell and will be used at a plant being built in Louisiana by Sasol Limited.
Unlike those multibillion-dollar projects, which will sell fuel on the open market, Velocys is selling smaller-scale machines that customers can use to create a source of diesel for their own use. The cost is $200 million to $500 million, as opposed to billions.
The fuel conversion takes place inside a metal casing called a reactor. Natural gas is reformed into hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The two gases pass through the grains of a material that causes a chemical reaction that results in a liquid.
"We're converting small molecules into bigger molecules that will be liquid at room temperature," said Jeff McDaniel, commercial director for Velocys.
The silver reactor at the Plain City lab is about as big as a filing cabinet and capable of producing about 40 gallons of diesel per day, he said.
The process is called Fischer-Tropsch, named after the two German scientists who developed it. The technology later was used to help fuel Nazi Germany, which had an oil shortage.
It also was used in apartheid-era South Africa when international sanctions made it difficult for the country to import oil.
In recent years, with the discovery of rich gas deposits in the United States, natural-gas prices have fallen while diesel prices have remained high.
The market price of natural gas is now about $4.30 per 1,000 cubic feet, while diesel has a retail price of $3.88 per gallon. Looking at them in terms of the price per million BTUs, diesel is about six times more expensive than natural gas.
As long as the spread in costs between the fuels is substantial, the Fischer-Tropsch process has allure.
The problem is that energy prices are always changing, and the gas-diesel spread might not last, said Chris Kostas, senior natural-gas analyst for Energy Security Analysis Inc., a research firm in Wakefield, Mass.
"Certainly banking on current gas prices going forward carries risk," he said. "The profitability is volatile."
McDaniel said Velocys is working to mitigate those risks by selling to customers in areas where gas is abundant and available at much less than the market price, which helps to ensure a long-term benefit.
The ideas that led to Velocys began as research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., part of a network of labs managed by Battelle.
In 2001, some of the scientists worked with Battelle to spin off the research into Velocys. Since then, Velocys has merged with a British company, Oxford Catalysts Group PLC; Oxford Catalysts is about to change its name to Velocys.
Since its founding, Velocys has raised about $300 million to develop itself for the marketplace, working toward the moment that the technology is ready for paying customers.
The first customer likely will be Calumet Specialty Products, a maker of oils and solvents that has said it will install a series of reactors at its plant in western Pennsylvania, where it has access to gas from the Marcellus shale. The project likely will break ground next year.
Other customers can now come to Plain City and see the technology in action.


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Of course, any trip to Hawaii requires loading up on macadamia nuts. (Travel tip: forego the overpriced gift shops! Your best bet is to buy your mac nuts at Costco or Walmart.) These rich, buttery nuts are a bit of an indulgence. They're loaded with fat and calories, but they're oh so tasty when whirled into white chocolate ice cream.
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Part 4 – Orrin Woodward and the Team battle a giant.
"William, where are ya going?" "I'm going to pick a fight!" "Well, we didn't get dressed up for nothing!" -from the movie Braveheart
August, 2007
Stunned from the recent news in June, Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady were still hopeful that the ownership group of Quixtar and Amway would come to their senses. As the buzz grew and the worry thickened, another 'Boston Tea Party' seemed imminent. On August 9, 2007, Orrin Woodward, Chris Brady and their legal staff made their last stand at diplomacy. David and Goliath, recreated 3,000 years later, only this showdown takes place in a boardroom in Ada, Michigan. As they stood outside the boardroom, I am sure you could have heard a pin drop. Imagine, theatrically, time slowing down and an intoxicating fog of worry and anticipation filling the corridor. Not a word is said, but thoughts scurry across the front of everyone's mind "will this approach work?" and a thousand "what if" scenarios preplay through everybody's mind. Then, imagine a reassuring glance that says, "we said we would do the right thing, no matter what the cost". "Yup, lets roll".
They all knew there were only 3 potential outcomes that could happen today (as the wild west shootout music plays in the background of their minds). Outcome #1: There is still time, they could just tuck tail and run. Seriously, both Orrin and Chris had enough money to just wash their hands of this whole mess and walk away from this fight. There is no argument that this option would have simply allowed Amway's changes to erode their business in the months to come. This option also came with a guaranteed to also destroy the hopes, dreams and livelihoods of the tens of thousands of current Team members. This is what a coward would have done – walk away, or worse, cut a deal. Outcome #2: Maybe the potential resignation of two of Quixtar's best and brightest leaders would sway the imperial rivalry to change course. Just like in March of 1766, Orrin and Chris must have felt like Ben Franklin in front of the English Parliament, hoping to convince the British Crown that their actions may cause a breach of trust and a possible revolution. Maybe Quixtar would see that Orrin and Chris were using all of the leverage they could muster to come to an amicable solution for all. Unfortunately, just like King George III, the Imperial ownership at Amway was not going to budge, not even for their top marketers. Outcome #3: Orrin and Chris would be forced to sacrifice everything, give their resignation, secede from the union and begin their battle for independence. As history has shown with previous groups who stood up for injustice, this move would surely be followed with threats of litigation and financial ruin for themselves and all of the top leaders who would dare to stand with them. (A minor point of fact: Quixtar staff claims they terminated Orrin and Chris that day; however the fact remains that the notice of resignation letters were handed to Quixtar's legal staff prior to their announcement of termination. Quixtar later refused to acknowledge this small fact.) This would, just like September of 1768, lead to England sending warships to Boston Harbor to prevent uprising and revolution.
The conference room door opened and the time that seemed so slow just moments ago suddenly lunged everybody forward into a tempest. The corporate titans were not about to be intimidated and, as ego's ballooned, diplomacy was tossed out the window. The meeting concluded with Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady tendering their resignations. The reply from Quixtar came in the form of a threat and a warning: this is where I imagine a scene from the movie '300' (the famous battle between 300 Spartans and the Persian army in 480 BC) was recreated in the corporate boardroom as Xerxes messenger placed his foot upon the large mahogany conference table across from Orrin and Chris, and threw a string of skulls at Orrin's feet saying, "Nobody has ever defied us and survived! Look at past rebels – Brig Hart, Ken Stewart, Don Storms, Bo Short, Gerry Betterman, Andy Andrews. None of them survived our wrath of litigation and went on to built another marketing business. Ever!!"
The very next day, as bold as sending warships into a peaceful Boston harbor, Quixtar sends tens of thousands of threatening correspondence, or "ultimatum letters", to each and every member of Orrin Woodward's Team organization. These letters demanded the members stop attending all Team events and stop using Team materials to build their network. These letters (and later court documents) showed that Quixtar considered members and their connections to other friends and family members to be private company property. The letters further demanded a written response of allegiance to the current Quixtar (and future Amway) system. If you did not reply within the 2-week deadline, they would automatically terminate the member's business. Can you imagine being a new person receiving an ultimatum letter like this? Quixtar/Amway certainly does not have to worry about outside forces damaging the company when it seems to be the only company on planet earth that "eats its young".
The 'shot heard round the (networking) world':
Flashback to 1768 – Imagine 2 young fishermen trolling the banks outside of Boston Harbor. Just another day at work, when suddenly, they are caught off guard by the sounds of two large vessels piercing nearby waves. The tall mastheads, ringing warning bells and a well organized crew hustling to ready their ship for port must have been both awe inspiring and frightening to the humble fishermen. As the British Royal Navy began to move their massive ships of war into Boston Harbor, the entire town stopped to wonder why so many ships have arrived? "We couldn't be under attack by our own sovereign, could we?"
Mid-August 2007
It's been a couple of days since the meeting between Orrin, Chris and Quixtar brass. The majority of people in the Team organization did not even know that it was even happening. Many of the top leaders were concerned about how the upcoming changes would affect their business, but it has been many days since any communications from Orrin, Chris or any of the top leaders from Team. Complete radio silence (we know now that were immediately served with a court-ordered temporary restraining order (TRO) which forbade them from communicating with their entire Team organization). In fact, the only communication to the Team organization came from Quixtar, in the form of this threatening ultimatum letter. This left everybody wondering and asking "what do we do now?" Call Orrin (no answer). Call Chris (no answer). Call the Team office (no answer). What to do? Fear creeps into the mind. What has happened to the leaders? What will happen to the rest of us? The drama increased with each passing day…
Imagine the average member, sitting at their kitchen table on a sunny Saturday morning. A few months prior, they registered with Quixtar and were excited by the results of build a network with a great group of friends in a teamwork approach taught at their local Team meeting. Now, in one hand, they hold an ultimatum letter from Quixtar. In the other hand, a computer mouse that is scrolling through a fresh blog article from a Quixtar affiliate that reads "Just Go, Team". This article includes allegations that Quixtar has just terminated its two fastest growing leaders and is happy to see the Team go. Hmmm… It isn't difficult to imagine, at this very moment, that this member does not have a good feeling about sending a letter swearing allegiance to a company that behaves like this. Whether a member was new or making thousands of dollars in monthly bonuses, the gravity of this point in history weighed heavy on all members.
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The atria on the first floor of the Ransom Center are surrounded by windows featuring etched reproductions of images from the collections. The windows offer visitors a hint of the cultural treasures to be discovered inside. From the Outside In is a series that highlights some of these images and their creators.
This photograph from the windows of the Harry Ransom Center shows a coal miner from the Ruhr Valley in Germany resting next to a window after a long shift. The sunlight from the window contrasts with the miner's face and clothes, still blackened by coal dust. The white container in his hand holds a quart of cold milk, which each miner was required to drink after his shift was over. The image can be likened to Migrant Mother in the adjacent window, particularly in the expressions of rugged self-reliance and the excellent tonal reproduction on the faces.
Fritz Henle was born in 1909, the son of well-to-do Jewish parents. As a teenager he showed great interest in photography and built himself a darkroom in his parents' basement. When he applied to attend photography school at the Bavarian Institute of Photography in Munich, the faculty were so impressed by the portfolio he brought along that they allowed him to join as a second-year student. He finished the program at the top of his class. He always used Rolleiflex cameras, which generate large, high-quality negatives, and his mastery of photo composition allowed him to take well-balanced pictures of any subject.
Henle established his career in pre–World War II Germany, but during the rise of the Nazi Party, he left the country for an assignment as a photojournalist in the United States and did not return. He rapidly established himself as a documentary photographer working for the U.S. Office of War Information during the difficult war years. He photographed mundane objects requested by his clients, but he composed them to produce attractive images, and his business grew. He established himself as an independent, commercial photographer after the war, produced thousands of images on numerous assignments, and became known as "the last classic freelance photographer."
Ruhr Miner was taken late in his career. The light in the picture, apparently coming from an open window, is sufficiently diffused so that the shadows are not completely blacked out but greatly enhance the grimy atmosphere of the photo as a whole. For the best effect, this window should be viewed with as dark a background as possible.
Henle himself wrote 20 books on photography. Much of the information in this description has been drawn from book Fritz Henle: In Search of Beauty by the Ransom Center's Senior Research Curator of Photography, Roy Flukinger.
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Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray named Championship Manager of the Month
Middlesbrough's Tony Mowbray has been named Championship Manager of the Month for October.
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The Boro boss was picked ahead of Millwall's Kenny Jackett and Sean O'Driscoll of Nottingham Forest.
During October, Boro won five and drew one as they surged towards the top of the Championship.
It is Mowbray's third monthly prize since his return to the club and he was delighted to take the honour.
"It is a reflection of how well the club is doing, it is such a highly competitive game so to go through October is a reflection of the hard work of the staff and the players," he told Sky Sports News.
"There were some really good performances throughout the month, and we ate happy to keep the points tally ticking along.
"We have a good group and a good spirit and they are all doing their part."
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China has placed military forces on heightened alert in the northeastern part of the country as tensions mount on the Korean peninsula following recent threats by Pyongyang to attack, U.S. officials said.
Reports from the region reveal the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently increased its military posture in response to the heightened tensions, specifically North Korea's declaration of a "state of war" and threats to conduct missile attacks against the United States and South Korea.
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May!! We celebrate a new month....one of seeing a fresh new life poking thru the earth, budding on trees and shrubs and watching temperatures melt the last of the piles of snow. I relish going outdoors without having to wear a jacket.
Also Mother's Day comes along and I felt the sheer joy of being a Mother to three amazing men. And then feeling the crushing sorrow of missing Mom this first Mother's Day without her.
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text: Unexpected Human in the Bagging Area: the impact of automation on retail workforces Share this 27 OCT 2017 By: Gareth Stokes Robert Forsyth A tale of two shoppers I suspect most of us have had the experience from time to time - you're looking to buy something a little bit out of the ordinary, and don't really know where to start. Two stories I heard recently neatly illustrate how that can result in both good and bad experiences. One story involves a teetotal friend looking to buy wine for a dinner party. His trip to a specialist vintner was frustrated by a condescending member of staff and resulted in my friend leaving the shop having not made a purchase. In contrast, another friend decided to take up running after being on maternity leave. She visited a running shop, was put at ease by a member of the sales team and left with trainers, clothes and gadgets. These two stories demonstrate the importance of the customer experience. In the first, a negative experience directly cost sales, in the second a positive experience drove sales. They also serve to underscore the ripple effect these things have - news of good or bad experiences are passed on to a wider social circle. Human cost Particularly at the commodity end of the retail sector, margins can be very tight, and the cost of staff may represent a sizable fraction of the overall costs of the business. Staff training, and standardized processes can help to ensure that customers generally have a positive and consistent experience - but there will always be exceptions. As illustrated above, where those exceptions result in a negative customer experience, it will have a direct impact upon the bottom line. There are other costs associated with a large workforce that have to be factored in. Lower-paid, lower-skilled workers tend to stay in roles for a shorter time for a variety of reasons. This high turnover of employees means that the investment in training or knowledge transfer activity remains high, while resulting in a constant loss of corporate 'memory' from the organization. Additionally, poor sales of some items may reflect the quality of the sales staff, not the item, causing the business to needlessly invest in new lines. Having advised many businesses in the retail and logistics sectors, we know that other potential costs associated with a low-skilled workforce include issues with poor time-keeping, use/abuse of the sickness absence policy and even theft. Dealing with these issues is time-consuming for HR teams and managers, meaning there is less time and resource available to identify and retain talent in the business and develop training programmes. The effects of potential lost revenue and lingering brand damage from poor customer experiences combined with increased direct and indirect costs associated with a transient workforce have a disproportionate impact upon already squeezed margins. Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto If the human element of retail operations can be inconsistent and costly, one obvious solution is to reduce the need for staff. In retail, both in the customer-facing aspects of the industry, and in the supply chain, there is a long history of this. DLA Piper has recently published an infographic detailing the evolution of technologies, but it is easy to see the vending machine as the great-grandparent of the self-service checkout, with its Dalek-like cries of 'unexpected item in the bagging area'. The growth of eCommerce and multi-channel retail means that most of us will frequently buy goods and services without any direct human involvement. Nevertheless, the supply chain to fulfil web orders has traditionally been labor-intensive, with large numbers of warehouse staff, pick & pack workers, long-haul drivers and delivery personnel. Increasingly, robotic warehouses and automated picking mean that fewer staff are involved in those processes. There are already many proof-of-concept self-driving vehicles, and fully automated highway driving is already available to consumers in the form of Tesla's Model S and Model X vehicles. Self-driving long-haul vehicles will soon be with us. Perhaps surprisingly, last mile delivery - a seemingly more complex problem involving navigating busy cities and suburbs - is even more advanced. Companies such as Starship Technologies are already operating fleets of 90% autonomous delivery robots to undertake to-the-doorstep deliveries. We are on the cusp of being able to purchase goods, and have them picked, packed and delivered with no human interaction at all. Dare to be different Doomsayers might suggest this will mean that retailers will spell the end of all retail jobs. No doubt many positions will be affected, as the supply chain is transformed. But even at the most margin-squeezed end of the retail sector, the cost savings wrought by transformative automation will provide an opportunity to reimagine the retail experience. When everyone can provide a fully-automated low cost retail solution similarly well, the successful players will win business by offering something more and different. The answer to "why do I buy from brand X instead of brand Y" is often the customer experience, which can be heavily influenced by the employees and service level. Those retailers that today have a large workforce of relatively lower cost staff will be transformed into organizations with a smaller workforce of individually more valuable workers. Inevitably, there will be some redundancies as a result of these restructures, but there will also be opportunities for higher-paid roles. Planning and implementing these processes will keep HR departments busy, but there is yet more they will need to do. Organizations will not be able to sustain the levels of employee turnover if the special character of the business is to be retained. HR departments set up to manage large populations by enforcing relatively rigid employee policies will need to focus more on talent retention, flexibility and innovative approaches to career management and rewards. This harder task will involve upskilling of HR departments and 'rewriting the rule book' of how an organization engages with their workforce. Running to stay still The pace of change is accelerating. As new disruptive technologies are launched, and new market entrants demonstrate the value of investing in technology, decisions and commitments made today can rapidly become outdated. Service providers - whether IT vendors, third party logistics providers, warehouse operators and others - have long dangled the commercial carrot to customers of offering a deeper discount for a longer-term contractual commitment. Where the pace of change is slower, the benefit of that discount is attractive. In a fast-changing market the 'lock-in' cost can be enormous - even a 3-year haulage contract entered into today could easily see lower cost semi- or fully-autonomous vehicles which dramatically reduce transport costs entering into operation. Benchmarking provisions, 'gain share' based innovation mechanisms, or good governance and an aggressive use of change control provisions can help mitigate some of these risks, but there is no substitute for a baked-in commitment to implement these transformative technologies and pass on the commercial benefits to the customer. If your chosen provider has no contractual commitment to implement new cost saving technologies, that longer term contract becomes an obligation to pay a price out of line with the prevailing market standard. Next steps The transformative impact of technology in the retail and logistics sectors will create huge opportunities for the most agile and creative businesses. Already we are seeing a real change of approach from those businesses who are ahead of the curve, with a focus on the best ways to motivate and retain talented staff. From simple things like more flexible working, to more complex share-based tax efficient reward schemes for the highest performers, it is all about attracting and keeping the best of the best. To find out more about how you can start to reshape your business' workforce and avoid the dangers of getting 'locked in' to outdated delivery models, get in touch with your usual DLA Piper contact. Follow our DLA Piper LinkedIn Tech Sector showcase page and stay up-to-speed with our latest content dedicated to sector-specific legal and commercial issues. View our Infographic on "How AI and automation are transforming retail".


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Mayoral candidates debate definition of 'debate'
Mayor Annise Parker and challenger Ben Hall are debating the meaning of "debate."
Hall two weeks ago called on Parker to join him in six televised debates. Parker said one was enough.
Then on Thursday, Parker tweeted: "Looking forward to the first of many campaign debates this weekend, as well as more forums like last night. Plenty of chances to see us."
Hall's chief strategist John Weaver, also on Twitter, replied, "Phony post Ms. Parker. No 'debates' this weekend. There are forums, but no debates. (Hall) and Houston still waiting."
Parker's tweet referred to a Saturday event hosted by the Baptist Ministers' Association of Houston & Vicinity at 6 p.m. at J.J. Roberson Family Life Center, 4810 Redbud.
A June 5 post on the ministers' Facebook page referred to the event as a forum. So did ads for the event and the candidates' written invitations, said Hall press secretary Julia Smekalina. Parker spokeswoman Sue Davis said she has not seen written materials for the event but said it was referred to as a debate in her conversations with the ministers' group. A member of the group did not return a call Thursday.
"When you're standing there and you're all on stage at the same time and you're each taking questions and you're all answering them and then you make a closing statement, if that's not a debate, I don't know what is. That's just silly," Davis said.
She said the mayor has scheduled three community debates and four forums, not counting the one televised debate Parker has agreed to.
Smekalina said that information has not been communicated to the Hall campaign. A debate, she added, is a televised, moderated, formal event on neutral turf.
"We'd like six just because there are so many issues that need to be addressed you can't do it in one setting," she said. "We're happy doing forums. We want both: Forums in the community as well as formal debates that are open to all of Houston."


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When the New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl in 2009, it was a great example of how the Sports Karma Gods can sometimes rush in after tragedy strikes to lift a city up and help it rebuild.
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Director's Hollywood debut with 'Stoker'
After two decades of writing, directing and producing, Park Chan-Wook is considered to be South Korea's most admired and popular filmmaker. But it wasn't until his operatic revenge fantasy "Oldboy" dazzled audiences at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, ultimately nabbing the Grand Prix, that he wound up in Hollywood's cross hairs.
Speaking through his translator during a recent telephone interview, Director Park, as he is most commonly referred, said he received many offers to work in the United States after his triumphant Cannes appearance, yet it took nearly 10 years for him to come across the right project, an unsolicited screenplay by an unknown first-time screenwriter. That script was "Stoker," a psychological thriller about a teenage girl (Mia Wasikowska) who, after the sudden death of her father (Dermot Mulroney), discovers a strange connection with the mysterious uncle (Matthew Goode) she didn't know she had.
Park said "Stoker" was the standout of all the scripts that came his way. "It wasn't a dialogue-centric script, and there was a familiarity about it," he said. "If somebody came up to me, gave me a one-sentence log line and asked me to write a script, I would've pretty much written the same thing."
In Park's view, American films tend to rely more heavily on dialogue than his previous Korean work. The 49-year-old director is revered for his intense storytelling using vivid violence and meticulous and unusual framing — all qualities on display in "Oldboy," currently being adapted by director Spike Lee, and the two additional films ("Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" and "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance") that make up what is referred to as "The Vengeance Trilogy."
Appropriate for a film rife with buried secrets, the script for "Stoker" had its share of subterfuge. It took actor Wentworth Miller (TV's "Prison Break") eight years to write what would become his first screenplay, but when it came time to shop it around, he insisted his agent use a pen name, certain that a script by an actor wouldn't be taken seriously. The anonymous script quickly began to generate buzz, eventually making it on that year's "Black List" of the hottest available scripts in town. Once producer Ridley Scott's company picked it up, the script made its way into Park's appreciative hands.
Miller's script was the impetus to get Park to America, but it was Park himself who lured in some big-name talent to star in the film, including Nicole Kidman ("Rabbit Hole"), Wasikowska ("Jane Eyre") and Jacki Weaver ("Silver Linings Playbook"). Back home, Park regularly works with a troupe of actors and technical collaborators to bring his vision to the screen, but with a fresh cast and crew — not to mention a language barrier — Park knew he had some challenges to overcome. He did just that by retaining his longtime cinematographer, Chung-hoon Chung, relying on his trusted translator, Wonjo Jeong (who also received co-producer credit), and allowing for plenty of rehearsal time with his actors.
Park's stateside fans are undoubtedly eager to see the results, but they might be surprised by "Stoker's" lack of explicit bloodshed. Park points out that the film's violence is indeed quite restrained, often taking place off camera or from a very long distance. "When I'm making my films, one thing that I really take care with is the depiction of violence on screen," he explained. "I only use violence to show that it is something that makes people suffer in a very terrible way. If I look at the violence and feel that it is only there for cathartic effect, I would not depict it in such a way."
Still, he feels that "Stoker" fits in with his existing body of work, specifically his most recent feature, "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK," which, like "Stoker," deals with a girl's coming of age. He's even considering a third story on the theme to complete another trilogy. "In order to tell the story and all the delicacies of becoming an adult, I felt I would be able to do so and give it more rich detail if it was coming from the female perspective. Then I could deal with the subject in a subtle, yet almost mysterious manner," he said.
There's nothing mysterious about Park's preproduction process, which relies heavily upon detailed storyboards to map out each carefully constructed shot. This was especially the case with "Stoker," as Park found himself facing a seriously attenuated shooting schedule compared with what he's used to in Korea. Suddenly, the celebrated auteur with a love for Alfred Hitchcock found himself full of self-doubt. "While I was shooting I was wondering: 'I'm going at twice the speed that I'm going in Korea. Will I still end up with a good film?' "
Park met the challenge by reverting to his pre-digital directing days, when he wasn't able to watch immediate playback of every scene, or have a crew member quickly edit together scenes for preliminary viewing. As convenient as they are, these tricks of the modern trade take time, so Park eliminated them from the production flow. By the time he got to the editing suite to review his footage, he was relieved to see he'd captured most of what he'd hoped for.
So, will Park bring the double-time American shooting pace back home? "Having experienced that now," he said, "I feel I could go back to Korea and find the middle ground."
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A little less than two weeks remain to see Human Nature, Contemporary Art from the Collection, on view in BCAM through July 4th. The show is a rich presentation of contemporary work since 1968.
We had the chance to talk with two of the artists in the show, Charles Gaines and Carlee Fernandez. Their work appears in the first gallery, the same one that features the video piece Walk with Contrapposto by Bruce Nauman (1968) and S.O.S Starification Object Series (Guns) by Hannah Wilke (1974).
The Gaines piece, Trisha Brown Dance, Set 3, (one of a series of twelve, originally shown at John Weber Gallery and Leo Castelli Gallery in 1981) includes methodical charts and graphs based on photographs he made of the dancer Trisha Brown. Sol Lewitt helped Gaines arrange the project with Brown (a nice detail, since Lewitt's own Wall Drawing #295: Six Superimposed Geometric Figures, 1976 appears in the next gallery in the show). The work by Gaines is rigorously conceptual (a thoughtful response to expressionism, as he explains).
In the same gallery, Carlee Fernandez's portrait/self-portrait titled Portrait of My Father, Manuel Fernandez, from 2006, reflects a different sensibility, touching on gender and identity – just one of myriad juxtapositions in the show that point to the diversity of contemporary art and artists, particularly in Southern California.
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Dead Island Riptide will be released on April 23, developer Deep Silver announced in a press release today.
They also announced a special edition of the game, which includes "a pack of exclusive weapon mods (for more creative undead destruction!), a digital strategy map (for the best expert advice on how to own the approaching hordes!), and a unique character skin (looks good and helpful for recognition among the undead.)."
Deep Silver also unveiled the standard edition box art (above). The price point and box art for the special edition have not yet been announced.
Dead Island Riptide will be available on PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.