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The Battle to Read Deeply
You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them. Ray Bradbury said that in 1994, several years before the proliferation ... Read More
By Matt Conner •
It was an unexpected interview. Not that fact that I was interviewing Roger O'Donnell, longtime keyboardist for The Cure and Thompson Twins, since I had it scheduled for a few weeks in advance already, but rather that I actually enjoyed it so much. I've interviewed nearly 1,000 musicians in my time as a writer so the process has become rather dull for the most part and rare is the interview where the conversation is as stimulating as it was with this one.
Of course, as a music industry veteran for the last 30 years, O'Donnell's perspectives are quite interesting to say the least. However, it was one thing he said in the middle that stays with me long after we both hung up our phones. When I asked him about the demise of the Cure into what he earlier called "the best Cure tribute band ever," O'Donnell said the reason was that an artist only has so much to say and after that, they just repeat themselves.
I've heard this mentioned before in a couple places from a few artists in my time and I wonder about its truth. I'm also a pastor nearly five years into a church plant and I can easily see from time to time how much a fresh voice would help in this place. As a sports fan, I've definitely seen how the firing of an old coach simply helped for the sake of bringing in a fresh perspective. And I wonder, does this holds true for the artist?
Perhaps an even better question to ask is what does this mean for the Christian artist? Is it true that there's only so much that we can say and then we need to move on? Of course, it's impossible to create a formula that everyone should only make 10 albums or 20 years of playing shows or whatever. But rather than shrug and say "we can't figure this out," I think it's worth asking a simple question of "is there a time to stop, at least for some people?"
I don't play an instrument (at least to the level that anyone at all, even my mother, would pay to hear me), so, as I said, my venue is the church. And I definitely see this in play there. Here in the Bible Belt, there are many more churches alive than there should be – several in each surrounding city seem to be holding on only because somebody left some money in a trust fund or will, died, and then the church lives on its holdings.
A friend of mine runs an inner city church and non-profit and most people reside right next to an old Methodist church. They've asked to rent from them, partner with them, meet at all separate times, etc. but to no avail. The same 10 to 12 people continue to drive in from "safer" areas (read: white) and refuse to allow anyone else to use the building. And I suppose it's their right to do so since they own the building and are able to pay their utilities. But is there life there?
It's a natural life cycle to die and live. We're so scared of one that we can't embrace the other. But it's death that gives nourishment to life. In fact, it's even the promise of death that brings life to some things.
We almost closed as a church plant three years into it. I grew up in a Pentecostal, money-manipulating atmosphere, so I promised if I ever led my own church that I would never do the same thing. But I went in the extreme other direction – never, ever mentioning the fact that it takes money to run things, like it or not. And because of that, we were going to shut down.
I stood in front of our church that Sunday morning and explained it out. I said that I wasn't afraid for us to die, that we had a great three year run and that I wasn't going to manipulate for money, but that the reality was that this was our last week if things didn't change. Since then, we've never looked back. There was something in that moment – knowing that everything has a limited run and that we can be okay with that – which has propelled us in a way we've never experienced.
I wonder about this within our lives, wherever we are. What does it mean for the artist to know there's only so many records to make and to make them well? And what does it mean to know when the life is gone and we're stuck in our routine and comfort zone?
Matt Conner is a former pastor and church planter turned writer and editor. He's the founder of Analogue Media and lives in Indianapolis.
I like your thoughts and have had questions about some musicians/pators out there and keep on asking why.
Let me give you another view on this though and see if it might make more sense.
Monet, Rembrandt, Hershfeild, Sloane, Shultz, Mullins, Lewis. All artists who I believe had a God-given talent and their lives, for however long-lived, expounded on their style of art.
Yes, it may look the same or similiar in some degree, but that is the artist style and he or she is expressing it.
Who would ever tell Rembrandt, "Hey, buddy, ya' know this painting looks an awful like the last you did. Whats up?! you dried in the creativity dept.??"
Ridiculous to say
SO, the question should be, is the Artist/Pastor the geniuine thing? Are they really doing what was intended by God or are they trying to force creativity/calling?
I would like to think this is the reason why there are so many bland churches with preachers who should never have gone into pulpit and why there are so many wannabe's in the music industry – because they never really had anything to say to begin with, they just copied someone's else's style and tried to make a go of it.
I know art is subjective, but most folks can tell if someone has it or not.
Being a long-time member of a band (over 17 years) I can speak from experience.
The continued growth of a band – or a church – or a marriage – depends upon the growth of its individual members.
It is true that we must hold things with an open hand before God, whether our band, ministry, our finances, or even our families. To hold tightly is otherwise known as idolatry. "Not my will, but Thine be done."
A year and a half ago God kicked my rear end out of my comfort zone: the band I'm in. A band can be a beautiful thing, a symbol of union, unity, oneness. When we play I feel us doing one single thing, together. It isn't five people playing; it feels like one sound. We know one another, and play off one another.
But how I deal with that means everything. Do I hold it with an open hand before God? Am I straining toward what is ahead, and leaving behind those things that are past? Am I interested in improving, bringing more to the band sound – or being merely comfortable with the status quo?
The questions I have had to answer are these: Do I really believe that "Whom the Lord calls, He enables?" Do I really believe that Eternity – and how Eternity plays out here – is all that matters? Do I really believe that Christ is my All in all, that I am complete in Him, that I have no needs? Do I really believe in the musical ability God gave me, and am I working that out with fear and trembling – or am I letting the Devil rob me of my life's work by hanging on to the band with a tight grip rather than an open hand?
I've had to take a deep look at my life in the last two years, about where I am headed, about what I can do in my own personal career apart from the band. Like you, I go to extremes; when I joined Union Station I let everything else go – my personal recording, my personal musical explorations. And I centered on "What The Band Needs" to the exclusion of what I needed to do. Of course I've practiced and worked on music, but usually in light of my job with the band.
As the years went on the noose felt tighter and tighter. More and more tension crept into my hands; more and more unbelief crept into my heart about my own music.
There is a time for things to go. But there is also a Sabbath rest for tired lands and tired bands, where each member goes on their own particular journey to find what needs finding – and in that finding they can bring an entire new perspective to a band sound. I'm looking forward to a fresh perspective when we get back together this year.
You're right, death and change have their times. But i don't take O'Connell's insight to mean repetition is a sign that the time to move on has come. There are some things from which to move on once said. But there are some things always worth repeating and rehearing.
The idea that an artist has only so much to say is something that I've thought about a lot. When you think of an extremely talented writer such as J.D. Salinger simply ceasing to write, you wonder if maybe there is some merit to it. But I think that Christian artists should always have something to write about, something to talk about. If we truly serve an infinate God, then I doubt that in our brief lifetimes we will ever be able to even come close to reaching the depths of His Truth. I think the Christian artist should be writing and creating based on what they are learning, and how they are growing in Christ, and a Christian should never stop learning and growing. Therefore, the Christian artist should never stop writing. I should note too however, that this idea of creating based on what you learn means that your content will inevitably change over time. If you continue to rehash the same themes in your art, then you are not growing. However, if God continues to draw the artist into Himself, then that which the artist creates will continue to be fresh.
Matt, I can't begin to tell you how personally I relate to this post and to the many wise responses (post-post?). I myself have been pondering the same questions in my own soul the past several months and years: What am I trying to say as an artist and a person of faith?, What am I actually saying?, Is it worth listening to?, What do I ultimately believe about God, his direction, his sovereignty, his will, his grace? Is he merely a safety net, or is he none, some, or All of Everything?
I have been pondering this treacherous theme as I go about making my new album. Keenly aware of finally being found out as a singer-songwriter fraud, I find that this attribute works both to my benefit and to my detriment. Since I have no desire whatsoever to further plague the world – or at least this tiny niche – with more of the same old-same old, I am constantly alert to the possibility of my songs sounding the same after all the years, after all the good and bad songs I've written. I am borderline fearful of this. This, in my estimation, is not necessarily a terrible thing. But when the well seems dry and bare to the bone, it is not an easy concept to consider finally throwing in the towel on the whole deal. Moving on from a 15+ year middling career into a new chapter of vocation is not something easily considered or done. I work so hard (sometimes) to find the art. In this season of my life, I can only hope that the Art finds me.
I think there is a distinct difference between a band and an artist. I was part of a band for about 10 years before we parted ways and to be perfectly honest I probably stayed too long in what was comfortable and expected of me. As individuals we should never stop growing, however there is often a limited space of time when a group of individuals is in the same place, moving at the same pace and contributing to the synergy of the band. I also think that we need to make sure not to expect our journey ahead to look just like the it did in the past. If we follow Gods leading it will lead us in new exciting ways but it requires us to lay aside preconcieved notions of what this will look like.
The first Andrew Peterson song I ever heard was "Nothing to Say" and 8 albums later he's still saying new things. What a liar. The Christian artist who is being sanctified will write sanctified music. His music, (story) will never be the same because if he is growing will always have somehting new to say. The problem is when there is no growth, no ripping away of the old. no shedding the seeds from the flowers that have died. Maybe its easeir for the individual musician than for the band. Rarely does God grow us at the same rate.
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Happy Feet (video game)
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Happy Feet is an action-adventure game based on the movie of the same name. Released in 2006 by A2M for the Wii, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance and Microsoft Windows. Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Dee Bradley Baker, Carlos Alazraqui, Jeff Garcia, and Johnny A. Sanchez all reprise their voice roles from the film.
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The console versions (for PlayStation 2, Wii, GameCube and Microsoft Windows) feature 3 different modes: a dancing mode which simulates Dance Dance Revolution with the player pushing the button in response to arrows on the screen, a fishing mode in which the player collects pebbles and shrimp as well as air bubbles in order to breathe, and a belly-sledding mode where the player sleds and collects the number of fish needed, sleds to beat a given time or races another character down the hill. In the Nintendo DS version of the game, the rhythm sequences use gameplay mechanics similar to those in Elite Beat Agents, though greatly simplified.
The game also features each of these modes for two players. In the dancing and swimming games, the players compete with each other, while cooperating with each other in the multi-player belly-sledding mode. The game features songs not in the film, such as "Shake Your Booty" from KC and the Sunshine Band for when Mumble hatches, and "I Will Survive" from Gloria Gaynor sung by Gloria when Mumble and her break up. These are for the dance modes of the game.[1]
The PC version of the game received moderate to poor ratings. The Wii, GameCube, PS2 and DS versions got mixed ratings. The Game Boy Advance version got mixed to positive ratings.
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(Buchara) Ancient city in W Uzbekistan, capital of the Bukhara region. Founded c.1st century ad it was ruled by Arabs (7th-9th century), by Turks and Mongols (12th-15th century) and annexed to Russia in 1868; it was included in Uzbekistan (1924). It is an important Asian trade and cultural centre. Monuments include the 10th-century Mausoleum of Ismail Samani and the Ulugbek (1417-18). Industries: silk processing, rugs, handicrafts, textiles. Pop. (2002 est.) 268,000.
City in south-central Uzbekistan, on the Zerevshan River 220 km/137 mi east of Samarkand; population (2014 est) 272,500. A historic city with over 140 protected buildings, it was once the heart of Muslim Central Asia, and second only to Mecca as an Islamic holy site. It is the capital of the Bukhara province of Uzbekistan, which has given its name to a type of handwoven carpet. Textiles, including rugs and carpets, are manufactured here (though 'Bukhara' carpets are now principally made in Ashgabat, in Turkmenistan). Natural gas is extracted in the surrounding region, and cotton is grown extensively.
Two cities Bukhara consists of two separate cities. The new city, known since 1935 as Kagan, lies 13 km/8 mi to the east, and has railway workshops, and a cotton-processing industry. The old city is the administrative centre of the province and is thought to have been founded no later than the 1st century AD, and was under the control of the Arabs and Persians from the early 8th–10th centuries. Later, in the 16th century, it was made the capital of the independent khanate of Bukhara, which was annexed to Russia in 1868. Old Bukhara was a thriving market centre for the products of Russia, Persia, India, and China, and also manufactured its own silk, cotton, and leather goods, and cutlery. Among the buildings of historical and architectural significance in the old town are an ancient royal fortress, several mosques, and former Islamic theological colleges (madrasahs).


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Take a 2 mile walk and stop at 6 stations to get a completely stamped passport to enter the drawing and collect your cookie and your wildflower seed packet at the end. Prizes include an autographed owl sign. First 50 arrivals will receive a balloon to carry. All Moms get a flower!
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Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS) organized a special lecture titled "Fiscal Federalism in Nepal: Opportunities and Challenges", on July 18th at Hotel Yak and Yeti. It was the first of the Distinguished Lecture Series delivered by Prof. M Govinda Rao, an expert on fiscal federalism and a member of Fourteenth Finance Commission, Government of India. The goal of the lecture is to contribute towards understanding of fiscal aspects of federalism and to foster informed debate and discussion among the political parties, policy makers and the general population. Prof. Rao began his lecture by stating that formation of a federal structure in Nepal is an enormously complex task and warned that it is not a panacea to Nepal's ills. He concluded by stressing that economic growth and development is the key to solving our problems. The lecture program was chaired by Dr. Bhekh Bahadur Thapa, founding member of IIDS whereas Dr. Bishnu Dev Pant, Executive Director of IIDS delivered the welcome remarks. The lecture was
Well attended by diplomats, retired senior government officials (secretaries), Constituent Assembly member, Member of National Planning, Commission, leader and members of political parties, former minister, prominent academics, journalist and members of civil society. A question-answer session followed lecture. The program was wrapped up with the closing remarks of Dr. Mohan Man Sainju, Board Chairman of IIDS.
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Book Arts Collaborative and Tribune Showprint are proud to showcase Artist Scott Wood. Scott turns acrylic and exotic wood barrels for pens by hand and assembles them using pre-cast parts. He will be demonstrating and selling pens during this event. This is an opportunity to shop Scott's incredible inventory and observe Scott creating his pens.
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, 1 April 1796
Abigail Adams to John Adams
April 1st Quincy 1796
my Dearest Friend
I yesterday received Yours of March 19 & 23d inclosing the Letter from our son, compareing Such events as have taken place in Europe, with the Spirit, and Temper of the Parties in America, and the evident disposition of foreign Powers towards the united States.1 I believe our Son will prove to be possesst of the Spirit, calld Prophesy which it has been said, was the property of his Father. in other Words, I believe from the observation which have occurd to me, that he Will be found to have made a just estimate of men and measures. I observe his prudent caution in not nameing those of his Countrymen who differ from him in opinion, but from Your reflection I presume it must be M. if not P. as to Sieyes I have long had my eye upon him as the Cromwell of France.2 How little do our Countrymen understand humane Nature, & what Superlative Ignorance Do they discover of History, and of the politicks of Nations, when they talk of a Republicks having no Secreets. it is really a pitty Such Ignoramuses should be Sent into a Legislative assembly. as there are always two sides to a question, I hope light will brake out in full Day upon the combattants, and that Right, and justice will be established.
We May Soon expect to hear from abroad. Scott was to Sail in Feb'ry. I Suppose I must not ask how the 12 article is like to be Modified?3 or whether Success is probable?
I so frequently want advise, respecting our Home affairs that I wish you was here to Make Some of the arrangements, or that I had been more particular in attending to your plans. some of them must vary, oweing to the Letting the Farms. there are three Yoke of Young steers. two of them are quiet to the yoke, but one pr & the likelyest are wild never even been handled Dr Tufts wants a Yoke would you part with them? two more Yoke are comeing on to be made use of an other Year. is your plan to fat two Yoke this Year? I hope I shall be able to go on with some buisness which I would undertake, if I was sure I should have it Done right. I mean the Wall talkd of upon the Hill. I am weak very weak now. as soon as you enable me to be vallient I shall go on with spirit. I should live a short life upon credit.
Copland Says his time is out to Day for which he engaged to you; I say not till the 25th. Whether I shall hire him again is uncertain as I hear from your Brother that he talks of very high wages. I saw Billings to Day. he was engaged to Make a peice of Stone wall for capt Beal which he thinks will take him three weeks. he then says he will come if we can agree, but I could not find out what he intended to have. Your Brother Says our lands must lye without cultivation for Laboures are for having all the value of produe and money beside; I must keep Copeland for the present Month if he will stay. I shall have some talk with him in the course of the Week & see what his expectations are, but here are so few Labourers that we are obliged to give the highest price and not always for the first hands. shaw bears all the blame of Spoiling the Hay put into the Barns, by getting it in not Sufficiently Made—
our Tennants are moving. the Day is Spring like and the Birds Sing. our Worthy Brother Cranch is laid up for this fortnight with his old Lung complaint, which will some Day prove too hard for him I hope he is getting better. Mother has got through the Month of March without being confined, and is comfortable.
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RC (Adams Papers); endorsed: "Mrs A / 1. April. ansd 13. 1795."
1. In his letter of 23 March to AA, JA deferred to her decisions regarding their tenants and mentioned JQA's situation in Europe and the weather. He also enclosed a 17 Nov. 1795 letter from JQA (both Adams Papers), for which see JQA to JA, 21 Nov., note 1, above.
2. That is, JQA's fellow diplomats, James Monroe and Thomas Pinckney, who, according to JQA, believed "the final and unqualified triumph of the french Republic over all her enemies must be at hand." JQA observed "with pain" that "Their accounts to their friends in America must differ essentially from mine, and time alone will discover whether their statements will be justified by the course of Events." JQA considered the Abbé Sieyès to be "the main spring of the french external policy. I believe further that his policy as respects the United States, is of a tendency as pernicious to them, as if it had been invented in the councils of the Prince of Darkness" (JQA to JA, 17 Nov., Adams Papers).
3. For the Senate's earlier debate and refusal to accept Art. 12 of the Jay Treaty, see vol. 10:451, 462, 466, 471. JQA informed Timothy Pickering on 14 Nov. that "The additional Article suspending the clause in the twelfth Article according to the ratification of the Senate was agreed to without difficulty" (LbC, APM Reel 130).


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Originally published at Siam Voices on May 2, 2011 Thailand's authorities have been patrolling the internet more and more vigorously, mostly to clamp down on content that is allegedly lèse majesté and to silence political opponents. In recently published research by Freedom House, the US-based think-tank has labeled the kingdom's internet as 'not free', putting it below countries such as Zimbabwe, Turkey, Venezuela, Pakistan, Rwanda and among countries the likes of China, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Cuba. More details at fellow Asian Correspondent blogger Jon Russell.
That is partly thanks to the Computer Crimes Act of 2007, hastily set up by the interim military government of Surayud Chulanont after videos mocking the King of Thailand appeared on YouTube and the service refusing to delete them despite the request of the Thai government (and subsequently blocking the whole site for a brief time). The law was drafted initially to lay down a legal groundwork against hacking and internet scams, but also sections such as these:
Section 12. The perpetration of an offense under Section 9 or Section 10 that:
(1) causes damage, whether it be immediate or subsequent and whether it be synchronous to the public shall be subject to imprisonment for no longer than ten years or a fine of not more than two hundred thousand baht.
(2) is an act that is likely to damage computer data or a computer system related to the country's security, public security and economic security or public services or is an act against computer data or a computer system available for public use shall be subject to imprisonment from three years up to fifteen years and a fine of sixty thousand baht up to three hundred thousand baht. The commission of an offense under (2) that causes death to another person shall be subject to imprisonment from ten years up to twenty years. ... Section 14. If any person commits any offence of the following acts shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than one hundred thousand baht or both: ... (2) that involves import to a computer system of false computer data in a manner that is likely to damage the country's security or cause a public panic;
(3) that involves import to a computer system of any computer data related with an offense against the Kingdom's security under the Criminal Code;
The Thai Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) is currently drafting a new cyber law, but instead of clarifying some vague passages, it rewrites or adds new ones which are even broader in definition than the previous parts and thus creating more leeway for abusing it. The manager of the Thai internet advocacy group iLaw, Orapin Yingyongphatthana, said in an article by Prachatai the draft "contains all the same problems and is even more regressive."
In a post on their own website, iLaw has dissected and commented on some of the passages of the draft (which can be seen here in Thai, including the full draft), including*:
*Section 4 adds the definition of "administrator" which means "a person with the computer rights to provide others with services accessible on the internet or by other means through a computer system, no matter if it's in their own interest or on behalf of others."
[Comment] (...) In the new draft (...) "administrator" (...) could include webmasters, website owners, network administrators, data base administrator, forum moderator, web editors, blog owners and (...) even the internet service providers.
Under this act, the 'middle man' should be as equally punished as the violator, e.g. who writes content that does not match with the truth [and] threatens national security. (...)
With the word "administrator" pretty much left as it is in the law, it could mean that either content manager but (more importantly) content creators such as bloggers and editors can be targeted under this section. Although, as seen in the case of Prachatai webmaster Chiranuch Premchaiporn, it can also mean that content managers (such as a webmaster) can be charged for hosting data or information created by a third party.
With that in mind, the next passage requires even more observation:
*Section 24 ["If any person commits any offense of the following acts shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than one hundred thousand baht or both:] (1) that involves import to a computer system of forged computer data, either in whole or in part, or false computer data, that causes damage to the national security or causes public panic"
[Comment] The above excerpt includes passages from Section 14 (1) and (2) of the current law to underline the original intention [to act against phishing and other online scams] (...) thus leading to the phrasing that creating incorrect [or wrong] data [or information] can be a misconduct.
iLaw further commented that the very vague wording of "false computer information" is problematic (and not only problematic to translate). What exactly is "false computer information"? With the necessary legal acrobatic you could for instance interpret this making "false statements" or just flat-out simply "spreading lies". So who decides then what is true or not? In this political climate and given the numerous legal cases, it looks like this passage alone will increase the possibility to file charges against opinions differing from a main narrative that is being claimed by the government.
*"Section 26: Whoever (...) provides computer data that depicts [about] another individual (...) that in whichever way would damage, bring disrepute, defame, incite hatred or that would embarrass or lead to others believing this information to be true shall be punished with not more than three years of prison or a fine not exceeding 100,000 Baht or both."
[Comment] In the past, there have been lots of efforts to bring defamation lawsuits by using the Computer Crimes Act, but the current law does not have a suitable section yet except for Section 14 (1) as mentioned above and Section 16, which states ["any person, who imports to a computer system (...), computer data where a third party's picture appears either created, edited, added or adapted by electronic means or otherwise in a manner that is likely to impair that third party's reputation or cause that third party to be isolated, disgusted or embarrassed..."]. The new law creates a convenience for the authorities to charge defamation lawsuits more easily.
Again, uncertain wording makes it hard to determine what is punishable and what not.
The draft further proposes the set-up of a so called "Committee to Prevent and Suppress Computer Crimes", which has the ability to appoint officials and request copies of data. The concern shared by many is that the group could be a powerful enforcer of the even more regressive and even more ambiguous law.
But the draft has hit a bump as prime minister Abhisit surprisingly put it on hold before it could reach the cabinet:
The government's acting spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn (...) said the Information and Communications Technology Ministry still needed to seek opinions from relevant state agencies about the draft. (...)
ICT Minister Chuti Krairiksh (...) said the [newer] current draft is the version that has gone through the process of public hearings and has already been revised by the ministry's committee assigned to draft the law. He said the version being opposed by the three groups was the one that had been written before the public hearings.
"PM stalls computer crime act", The Nation, April 20, 2011
The problem here though is, that apparently there has been no public hearing on the draft whatsoever, as pointed out in a Bangkok Post column.
That leaves us with the question why the MICT is in a rush to write a new law that is even more ambiguous than the current one? Granted, this is a draft that will see numerous revisions before it will be solidified but if the disputed passages are anything to go by, it tells much about the understand (or the lack thereof) of the MICT on this delicate subject. There always has been an urge to have the capability to 'control' the flow of information, especially with the emergence of social media. Back in 2009, a Bangkok senator has openly asked how to do exactly that.
We have plenty examples of the actions of the authorities to curb online freedom, be it by recruiting 'cyber-scouts' or openly threatening users abroad, all with the aim to fight a perceived, invisible threat. What the authorities repeatedly fail to realize though is that it is an uphill battle to marginalize a diversity of opinions and views of the soon 20 million Thai online users: it doesn't really work. They even have admitted it!
*all passages have been translated from Thai by me


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We've now had two rehearsals on our new music, and while it's never perfect to start off with, I think Ben is probably pretty pleased with the progress we're making. More importantly, we're all excited to be back together rehearsing once again. It was really cool to come into our first rehearsal back last week and see so many smiling faces; we've definitely got a group that enjoys singing and hanging out together, and that cohesion is what's made this choir so special.
Unfortunately, we have had to say goodbye to several of our friends. Patrick Jones got a job in Minnesota and is moving there in a couple weeks. Alex Chilsen also is newly employed out on a boat somewhere, and David Lancelle moved to Chicago for the next chapter of his life. We'll miss those guys a lot, for sure. But on the bright side, we've got several new members who have joined us in the first couple rehearsals, and possibly more on the way. Be sure to check out the choir roster within the next couple of weeks once we've officially updated it.
Now is also a good time for us to extend our gratitude to Memorial United Methodist Church in Greenfield. This fall, Memorial United was gracious enough to offer us their space for rehearsals every week. Conflicts with their scheduling this spring made it necessary for us to find another home, but we are truly grateful to everyone at that church for giving us our first home and for allowing us to use their sanctuary for rehearsal space.
We are also excited to have a new rehearsal space starting next week — Greendale Community Church has offered us their space for our weekly rehearsals, and we are excited to get in there, see the space and begin filling it with music.
So as you can see, lots of stuff happening with Chant Claire. Keep an eye out in the next couple weeks for an official announcement of our concert date. Right now we're looking at sometime over the weekend of May 16th-18th, but it depends on facility (and choir member) availability. More to come on that later, as well as a full list of our Spring concert repertoire!


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The Charles Page High School Boys' Soccer Team (3-4 overall, 0-1 district) traveled to Booker T. Washington High School (4-1, 1-0) for their first district match of the season Tuesday night and played their longest game of the year thus far. The battle went into double-overtime with a lightning delay and eventually ended in a shootout.
The first half saw heavy defense with each team only getting off four shots apiece. All four of the Hornets' shots went wide or high, but Ignacio Garcia was just a tad off, connecting with the top post. Logan Jeffus scored the lone goal of the half with six minutes remaining.
The second half was an offensive melee by the home team, out-shooting the Sandites ten to one. Fortunately for Sand Springs, only four were on goal and only one went in. Grant King tied the game in the 59th minute of regulation.
The Sandites didn't get off a single shot in either overtime period, but they played outstanding defense, giving up only two shots to King that were well off goal. Following a thirty-minute lightning delay, the second overtime period went the way of the first. Damola Olaniran took the lone shot from forty yards deep, but goalie Edgar Soberano handily pulled in the save.
With the score still tied, the game went to penalty kicks. Dax Hayes, Max Pettit, King, and Alan Velasquez made their shots for the Hornets, but Jaden Weiser, Garcia, Logan Jeffus, and Gustavo Saldana made four for the Sandites to force a sudden-victory shootout.
Olaniran, Henry Allen, and Tim James made the first three goals for Washington, while Alex Hernandez and Kristian Fairchild sank the first two for Sand Springs. Gabe Jeffus's shot was saved, however, and the Hornets notched their first district win.
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Built for the Oregon Manifest design competition, ideas factory Ideo teamed up with bike builders Rock Lobster Cycles to produce this retro-technotastic electric bike.
Everything futuristic has been hidden inside the frame: those parallel top tubes hold a series of lithium-ion batteries which juice up the front-hub motor — all controlled from the green box tucked beneath the seat cluster.
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Demonstrating the remarkable properties of graphene won the two scientists the Nobel Prize for Physics last year and UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has just announced plans for a £50m graphene research hub to be set up.
Now, writing in the journal Nature Physics, the University of Manchester team have for the first time demonstrated how graphene inside electronic circuits will probably look like in the future.
By sandwiching two sheets of graphene with another two-dimensional material, boron nitrate, the team created the graphene 'Big Mac' – a four-layered structure which could be the key to replacing the silicon chip in computers.
Because there are two layers of graphene completed surrounded by the boron nitrate, this has allowed the researchers for the first time to observe how graphene behaves when unaffected by the environment."
New Machine Can Perform DNA Tests Within 3 Minutes
"The Polymerase Chain Reaction, which amplifies specific DNA sequences out of mixtures (starting with as little as a single molecule), has revolutionized molecular biology, enabling DNA-based tests that once took months to be performed in an afternoon.
But even an afternoon is pretty slow for some purposes, such as diagnostic kits for infectious agents.
A team of impatient researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Lab has now managed to cut the time needed for a PCR reaction down from a few hours to less than three minutes.
PCR relies on a cyclical amplification process: high temperatures reset the DNA-copying reaction, lower ones let a new round of reactions start, and they proceed at an intermediate step.
The proteins that catalyze these reactions are actually very fast; the delay comes from the time neeed to shift the reactions between these temperatures.
Small machines called thermocyclers heat and chill metal blocks as quickly as they can, but it still takes minutes to get through a single cycle.
When a typical PCR reaction runs for 30 cycles, that can soak up a lot of time. This not only slows individual PCR reactions down, but also means that the thermocycler isn't available for anyone else's use.
The Livermore team tackled the heating and cooling very simply: their device has two reservoirs of water kept at the high and low temperatures needed during the cycle.
The water is pumped through a foamed copper block that contains the sample, enabling it to quickly equillibrate to the target temperature.
They also eliminated the time spent at the intermediate temperature, figuring the samples will pass through there long enough on their way between the two extremes."
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California Roll house features these latest technologies applied to architecture which breaks the boundary of product or vehicle design and architectural design which brings more mobility to living spaces."
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To advance the symbiosis between electromobility and lightweight construction, engineers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT in Pfinztal, Germany, are developing manufacturing concepts that have one goal — they want to gradually replace individual components in the vehicle with lightweight ones…
The experts, along with colleagues from the Fraunhofer Institutes for Mechanics of Materials IWM, for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF and for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-Mach Institut EMI, have developed a mass-production-ready, crash-safe battery housing that meets strict requirements.
The battery housing that surrounds the battery that weighs 340 kilograms (749.57 lbs.) only weighs 35 kilograms (77.16 lbs.). "Traditional solutions made of steel weigh up to 25 percent more," said Reif. "The battery housing can withstand a crash, assuming a ten-fold gravitational acceleration."
And even if a sharp object collides with the housing at 60 km/h (45mph), the highly sensitive battery on the inside remains intact. In addition, the 16 lithium-ion modules are protected from humidity, and a semi-permeable membrane to equalize pressure also guarantees that the batteries are able to "breathe.
What make the new battery protection so special are the new fiber-reinforced composite materials."
CLASH Robot Can Climb Vertically Like an Insect
"UC Berkeley has a long history of developing innovative legged robots: There was ROACH, there was BOLT, there was DASH. DASH, a cockroach-Inspired design, was a very simple, very fast hexapedal robot that could scuttle along the ground at 15 body lengths per second.
Now meet the latest addition to this family of robot bugs: CLASH, pictured above, is a vertically-enabled successor to DASH, and it's designed to zip up vertical or near-vertical cloth surfaces with the aid of tiny little spiny toes. It's sort of like what you'd get if you put DASH and SpinyBot together in a dark room along with a 3D printer and some Barry Manilow (or whatever it is robots are listening to these days).
For a vertical climbing robot, CLASH is surprisingly quick. It may actually be one of the quickest climbing robots in existence, able to move upwards at 24 centimeters per second, which is really quite a lot faster than it sounds.
Part of the reason that CLASH can scramble around so fast is that it's small and lightweight with a simple, but clever, design. CLASH is 10 centimeters long and weighs only 15 grams. The back-and-forth climbing motion of four legs (the back two are passive) is entirely driven by one single motor that gives CLASH a gait frequency of a brisk 34 strides per second."
GM To Introduce "AirToungue" For Side-Impact Crashes?
"Front airbags have done wonders for the most common type of collision, which is running into something head first. But 11 percent of car accident fatalities are caused by "far-side impact crashes," which is where your car gets hit on the opposite side from where you're sitting, sending you into the passenger seat if you're behind the wheel.
GM is introducing a new type of airbag in some of its midsize SUVs for 2013 that's designed to keep you safe in accidents like these by deploying out from the front seats into the center of the car. It's a tubular design (in form factor, not awesomeness, although it's also pretty awesome) that pops out of the side of your seat before you can say "I hate bugs".
The cushion provides restraint to keep your head from ending up in the passenger seat while the rest of your body stays securely belted into the driver's seat. It's taken GM three years of research to get it to work, and it should also make a difference in rollovers — which don't happen so often, yet carry a high mortality rate."


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Why You Probably Need to Pull More Often
Almost everybody loves to bench press and squat with extreme frequency during their training, but are you giving your posterior chain enough attention? You may or may not have heard that you should have about a 1:1 push to pull ratio in your training. In a perfect world, this is how it should be. However, given the fact that many of you probably sit at a desk for a good chunk of the day, you should actually probably train more pulling muscles a little more frequently than push muscles. Given the frequency of sitting and rounding those shoulders, those anterior muscles tend to tighten up and bad posture develops. Because of this, more attention should be place on those posterior upper body muscles in order to combat those postural issues as well as prevent imbalances in your training.
Although the biceps are very involved in pulling, this does not necessarily mean you should just go hammer out as many bicep curls as you can and you're good to go. What this means is you need to put as much work into strengthening your rear deltoids, rhomboids, lats, biceps, traps, glutes, hamstrings, and trunk extensors as you put into building your chest, triceps, anterior delts, quads, and abs. You need balance in those push and pull muscles to help create more joint stability and help prevent injury and joint pain. Your glutes and hamstrings, for example, are what are really going to help you move more efficiently. On the contrary, having huge quads will not make you a better mover. While it might be a good look aesthetically, it will not benefit your movement efficiency or quality of life by building the quads without the posterior muscles. You also need that joint stability, particularly in your shoulders and hips, to be healthy in your training and everyday life.
But what are some of the best ways to build those pull muscles? You may understand that you need to incorporate more of these exercises, but what exercises exactly? For your upper body, one of the most underrated exercises is also extremely important and going to help you tremendously in your training. I've heard and seen hundreds of people work so hard to try to build their bench press so when they get asked the age old question, "How much do you bench?", they can give an answer they are proud of. But the often ignored benchmark of upper body strength that you should be asking about it the row. Not only is this a great movement to build your back and accessory pulling muscles, but by incorporating the row into your training you should also increase your bench press as well due to the increased shoulder stability that evening out that training stimulus provides. Beyond the row, you should also incorporate movements such as: deadlifts (conventional or Romanian), pull-ups, pull-downs, reverse fly, reverse hyper extensions, leg curls, and bicep curls (to a certain degree).
Beyond just sheer importance for your body and training over time, working those pull muscles can also potentially have some immediate positive impacts on your push exercises. If you get those pull muscles activated prior to doing a push exercise, you are inherently increasing joint stability and giving yourself a better and more stable base to push from. For example, if you do a set of bent over rows before a set of bench press, your shoulders are much better prepared to support that load. So do yourself a favor and get in the gym and pull some weight! Make sure that you do not sucked into doing a ton of pushing and overtraining your quads, pecs and triceps, while leaving your pulling muscles behind. Imbalances are absolutely sure to happen, and there is a good chance that injury could also follow. Take care of your body and make sure you have a well-rounded training program that thoroughly addresses your pull muscles, as well as your push muscles.
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Chlorogenic acid is a natural compound found in coffee beans that reduces the risk of diseases such as diabetes and cancer. It can also stimulate weight loss, reduce blood pressure, and improve mood. Read on to learn more about the 7 benefits of chlorogenic acid and potential side effects.
What is Chlorogenic Acid?
Chlorogenic acid is a polyphenol compound found in coffee beans and different types of coffee, including green coffee. It is also found in food sources such as apples, pears, eggplant, blueberries, tomatoes, strawberries, and potatoes [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].
Chlorogenic acid is most commonly supplemented in the form of green coffee extract.
It has a variety of effects on health and is most notably used to reduce blood pressure and weight loss. However, recent studies have indicated that chlorogenic acid may improve mood, reduce oxidative stress, and lower blood sugar levels [6].
Note: Many studies refer to chlorogenic acids (plural) as opposed to chlorogenic acid. The plural form refers to a related family of molecules called polyphenol esters and is not exclusively referring to the effects of the individual esterified molecule, chlorogenic acid.
Natural Sources (or Forms of Supplementation)
Green coffee bean extract is the primary natural source of chlorogenic acid and is taken in a supplemental form [7].
Chlorogenic acid is also a component of coffee and many fruits and vegetables, including apples, pears, eggplant, blueberries, tomatoes, strawberries, and potatoes. It is also found in bamboo, hawthorn, and Athrixia phylicoides [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].
Mechanism of Action
Chlorogenic acid primarily exerts its effects by inhibiting the enzyme alpha-glucosidase, which is responsible for breaking down carbohydrates. Therefore, it reduces the uptake of carbohydrates and glucose during digestion [8, 9].
Chlorogenic acid also has a mild psychostimulatory effect, about ⅓ of caffeine. This is mediated by the breakdown products, caffeic acid and m-coumaric acid [10].
Chlorogenic acid may also work by:
- Inhibiting 11-βHSD1, an enzyme involved in making hormones that raises blood pressure [11]
- Activating the GABAa receptor by binding to the benzodiazepine site, resulting in reduced levels of anxiety [12]
- Increasing Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), a hormone that increases blood insulin levels and lowers glucose [13].
- Activating Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor alpha (PPAR-alpha), leading to increased heat production and body fat loss [14].
- Lowering body fat content by reducing levels of triglycerides, LDL-cholesterol, and VLDL [15]
- Preventing the absorption of fats, the production of fats (inhibition of fatty acid synthase), and increasing beta-oxidation, leading to the breakdown of fats [16]
- Inhibiting HMG-CoA, the enzyme responsible for the production of cholesterol and the main target of statin drugs [15]
- Improving the survival of dopaminergic neurons through the inhibition of microglial activation [17]
- Inhibiting acetylcholinesterase, resulting in improved cognition and memory [18]
Health Benefits of Chlorogenic Acid
1) Lowers Blood Pressure
In 117 men with high blood pressure, green coffee bean extract (rich in chlorogenic acid) for 28 days lowered blood pressure [19].
Similarly, in 37 humans with stage 1 hypertension, green coffee bean extract rich in chlorogenic acid reduced blood pressure and improved blood vessel dilation (postprandial endothelial dysfunction) [20].
In 28 hypertensive humans, isolated chlorogenic acid reduced blood pressure [21].
In 20 humans with elevated blood pressure, green coffee bean extract for 4 months also lowered blood pressure. This effect is suggested to be caused by the presence of chlorogenic acid [22].
A single dose of chlorogenic acid (30 to 600 mg) reduced blood pressure in hypertensive rats. It also improved the structure of blood vessels (endothelial function) [23].
2) Chlorogenic Acid Is Anti-Diabetic and Anti-Obesity
Multiple studies show chlorogenic acid may reduce insulin and glucose spikes following a meal, resulting in weight and body fat loss over time [24, 25].
In 57 healthy females, chlorogenic acid extract reduced fasting HbA1c and blood glucose levels. HbA1c is an indicator of diabetes [26].
In 16 obese individuals, green coffee bean extract for 22 weeks reduced weight, BMI, and body fat percentage [7].
Chlorogenic acid led to lower glucose levels and had anti-obesity effects in fasted mice [14].
Chlorogenic acid helped with glucose and fat metabolism, which relieved the effects of late diabetes in mice [27].
A study on obese mice fed a high-fat diet also found that chlorogenic acid is capable of inducing body fat loss and increasing body heat production [14].
Mice given 5 mg/kg of chlorogenic acid exhibited anti-diabetic effects [28].
3) May Improve Mood
In 39 elderly humans, 3 cups of decaffeinated coffee enriched with chlorogenic acid improved mood and attention [29].
On the other hand, in 60 older adults, isolated chlorogenic acid (540 mg) reduced feelings of tiredness, jitteriness, and headaches, but also made people feel less content [30].
In mice treated with E. ulmoides extract enriched with chlorogenic acid, 7 days of treatment reduced depression-like symptoms (tail suspension test). In rat neurons, chlorogenic acid treatment (from E. ulmoides) protected cell growth, structure, and increased serotonin release [31].
4) Is Antimicrobial
In a study of 45 individuals with Streptococcus mutans infection, gargling twice daily for 2 weeks using a green coffee bean extract mouthwash reduced the number of bacteria [32].
In mice with Staphylococcus aureus infection, chlorogenic acid prevented the harmful effects of the bacteria and reduced bacterial number. This was caused by the inhibition of the bacterial enzyme sortase A [33].
Chlorogenic acid exerted antibacterial effects in cells by disrupting the bacterial membranes, leading to cell death [34].
5) May Reduce Cancer Growth
Topical application of chlorogenic acid prevented skin tumor growth in mice [35].
In a mouse model of colon cancer, supplementing chlorogenic acid in the diet reduced the toxic effects (carcinogenicity) of certain chemicals and decreased tumor growth [36].
Chlorogenic acid also reduced the growth of human cancer cells by inhibiting the pathways involved in tumor progression (AP-1, NF-kappaB, MAPK) [37].
In colon cancer cells, chlorogenic acid caused cell death by increasing the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) [38].
In lung cancer cells, chlorogenic acid-induced cell death (apoptosis) and prevented cell growth [39].
Multiple studies of breast cancer cells have indicated that chlorogenic acid can eradicate cell growth and induce cell death in the tumor [40, 41].
In cells, combining chlorogenic acid with the chemotherapy drug 5-fluorouracil increased cell death through the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and deactivation of cancer-inducing proteins (ERK1/2) [42].
6) Relieves Oxidative and Inflammatory Stress
Multiple rodents and cell studies show chlorogenic acid exhibited antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties [43, 44, 45, 46, 28, 47, 37].
The antioxidant activity may be attributed to the upregulation of antioxidant proteins such as glutathione and vitamins C and E. Additionally, chlorogenic acid reduced levels of oxidative proteins and reactive oxygen species that induce oxidative stress [46, 28, 47].
Cell studies show chlorogenic acid may decrease cell death (apoptosis), reduce DNA fragmentation, and lower levels of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNOS) [48].
7) Has Neuroprotective Effects
Chlorogenic acid can improve brain function and neurodegenerative disorders. In mice, chlorogenic acid improved short-term and working memory and reversed cognitive impairments by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase [18].
In a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, chlorogenic acid improved the spatial and working memory of the mice (Morris water maze). Cell studies indicated a neuroprotective effect against beta-amyloid proteins – the main cause of Alzheimer's disease [49].
Animal studies indicated chlorogenic acid improved the survival of neurons containing dopamine. This suggests a potential benefit for patients with neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's disease [17].
Chlorogenic acid prevented the toxic effects of alpha-synuclein, the protein implicated in the destruction of dopamine-containing neurons and the development of Parkinson's disease [50].
Limitations and Caveats
Most of the studies conducted examined the effects of green coffee bean extracts, which contains a number of active molecules. Therefore, it cannot be concluded that chlorogenic acid is responsible for the results seen. Further studies on the effects of isolated chlorogenic acid should be undertaken to conclusively determine its effects.
Importantly, the majority of studies were conducted in mice, so further testing in humans is needed. Although side effects have rarely been reported, many of the studies conducted were the very short term. Long-term testing is needed to assess the possible side effects.
Furthermore, a number of studies, particularly on green coffee bean extract, were sponsored by companies that profit from the sales of green coffee bean extract. The results are not necessarily invalid, but caution must be used when evaluating industry-funded research.
Side Effects & Precautions
Allergies to green coffee bean extract, the natural source of chlorogenic acid, have been reported. Symptoms were primarily asthma attacks. However, this does not seem to be due to the chlorogenic acid itself [51, 52].
Drug Interactions
Chlorogenic acid works against metformin, a medication used to treat high blood sugar levels. However, this only occurs in high concentrations of chlorogenic acid, so this is unlikely to have an effect in humans [53].
Consult your doctor if you are taking metformin or any other medications before supplementing with chlorogenic acid.
Use caution when using green coffee bean later in the evening, for the high caffeine content may cause trouble sleeping.
Different manufacturers produce green coffee bean supplements that may have more or less chlorogenic acid. The user-recommended dose for chlorogenic acid ranges from 240 mg to 3,000 mg per day, depending on the specific supplement.
User Experiences
Users wishing to obtain the effects of chlorogenic acid supplement with green coffee bean extract, as it is the main source of this compound.
Users reported anxiety, rapid heartbeat, and insomnia, although this is likely due to the caffeine content found in green coffee bean extract.
Mild weight loss has also been reported by users, as well as an increase in energy. Some users reported no effect after taking green coffee bean supplements.
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Batman & Robin has often been accused of being so bad that it killed the superhero genre for years. A lot of fans will point to X-Men or Spider-Man reviving the genre in the early '00s, but the real hero who paved the way for the return of superheroes was Blade.
Blade was released in 1998, only a year after Batman & Robin. It was a reimagining of the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Blade was a half-vampire who possessed the benefits of his undead parentage without any of the weaknesses. This earned him the title of "Daywalker" as he could not be destroyed by sunlight.
The original Blade movie was the first big success for Marvel in the movie industry. It would go on to spawn two sequels and a TV show, as well as changing the face of the comics that inspired the character.
The Blade movies are undoubtedly important in the development of the superhero genre, but it wasn't easy getting them into theaters. We are here today to look at the many behind-the-scenes secrets of the Blade franchise.
From the terrible villain that caused numerous reshoots to the social media begging that may lead to a return of the Daywalker, here are the 15 Mind-Blowing Things You Didn't Know About The Blade Movies!
15 Wesley Snipes Sued The Producers Of Blade: Trinity
The problems with working with Wesley Snipes didn't end for the Blade: Trinity crew on the last day of shooting. Snipes would take the whole production to court as part of a lawsuit seeking payment for his poor treatment on the set.
According to the lawsuit: Wesley Snipes wanted five million dollars due to accusations of harassment over his race. He also said that the screenplay and the supporting cast were forced on him against his will.
Additionally, Snipes claimed that he had still not been paid his full fee for performing the role of Blade and was not exempt from tax liability as promised. Snipes also blamed David Goyer for the poor reception to the film.
The lawsuit was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum.
14 L.L. Cool J Was Originally Going To Play Blade
Those who read the comics produced by Marvel in the '90s would often see mentions of upcoming movie projects. These would talk about the actors who had signed on for the roles and the expected release dates of each film.
Pretty much all of these projects never left the development stage, as most of them were just cases of studios optioning a property and putting the feelers out to see if any actors were interested.
Blade was one such property that spent years in development hell. Rumors of a Blade movie started as early as 1992, with Variety reporting that L.L. Cool J was actively involved in the development of the film, with an eye for playing the lead role.
This project was just one of the many films optioned by Marvel in the early '90s that never went anywhere.
13 Blade: Trinity Had Major Behind-The-Scenes Drama
Blade: Trinity was the final film of the Blade trilogy. The film was financially successful and seemed to be open to more sequels, but this never happened.
One of the reasons cited for the lack of interest in making more Blade movies was Wesley Snipes' behavior on set. Patton Oswalt (who played Hedges in the film) has talked at length about the problems on the Blade: Trinity set.
According to Patton Oswalt: Wesley Snipes would refuse to leave his trailer and would smoke weed all throughout the day. It got to the point where most of Snipes' shots were performed by his stand-in save for the ones that involved closeups of Blade's face.
Wesley Snipes also had an adversarial relationship with David Goyer, who directed the film. The two constantly argued on set, which culminated in Snipes trying to strangle Goyer during a disagreement.
12 Ryan Reynolds Has Admitted That Deadpool Is Basically Just Hannibal King
Ryan Reynolds was the breakout star of Blade: Trinity. His wise-cracking and one-liners as Hannibal King added some much-needed levity to the film.
A lot of the extra moments involving King and Abigail Whistler were created late in the production in order to make up Wesley Snipes refusing to perform certain scenes. Snipes would later complain about the extra attention given to the other characters in his lawsuit.
Ryan Reynolds is now best known for his performance as Deadpool in the massively successful movie of the same name.
Reynolds has since attributed his performance as Deadpool to the one he gave for Hannibal King in Blade: Trinity. Reynolds admitted that he first encountered his interpretation of the wise-cracking/sword swinging Deadpool in Hannibal King, as both are similar characters.
11 Blade Underwent A Lot Of Reshoots (Due To How Stupid The Villain Looked)
Blade started production in 1997. This was during the time when CGI was still in its infancy and it was tricky for special effects to create realistic looking people. Movies during this period still relied on practical effects, as CGI was also prohibitively expensive.
It seems that the producers of Blade were a little too enthusiastic in their desire to use a fully CGI monster.
Deacon Frost (the villain of the film) was originally meant to turn into a giant tornado of blood. Frost would periodically reappear from the blood in order to taunt Blade, before being destroyed by the anti-vampire serum.
The effect of the blood tornado looked so terrible that it was savaged by test audiences. This poor reception caused the studio to order reshoots so that Deacon Frost was kept in a humanoid form for his final battle.
10 The Unused Werewolf Ending
Blade: Trinity brought the Nightstalkers into the canon of the films. These are a team of human vampire hunters who use powerful weapons to even the odds against their undead foes.
The two most prominent members of the team were Abigail Whistler (played by Jessica Biel) and Hannibal King (played by Ryan Reynolds.) These two characters received a lot of focus in the story of Blade: Trinity, which is one of the things that prompted Wesley Snipes' lawsuit against the production.
There was a chance that the Nightstalkers would receive their own spinoff movie. This can be seen in one of the alternate endings for the movie, which shows them hunting down a werewolf in a strip club. This was also the moment when werewolves were added to the canon of the Blade films.
9 The Sets From Blade: Trinity Were Used In Stargate: Atlantis
Building and dismantling sets can be one of the most expensive parts of any production. This is especially true for movies in the science fiction and fantasy genres, as they will often have to create whole sets from scratch.
Storing sets can be even more expensive, which is why the Star Trek movies would destroy the set of the Enterprise after every film and build a new one when the next one was commissioned.
The creators of Blade: Trinity didn't have to worry about disposing of most of their sets. This is because they were inherited by the production of Stargate Atlantis, who reused many of the sets in the episodes of the show.
One of the most obvious examples is the walkway that Sheppard walks on in "The Storm."
8 Blade's Creator Tried To Sue For A Piece Of The Movies
The major comic publishers in North America will often claim the ownership rights of any character that they publish.
This means that the creators of many of your favorite characters have been paid almost nothing for all of the sales, merchandise, and box office profits that the character created. This situation led to many of the industry's biggest names leaving Marvel and DC in the '90s and forming Image Comics.
When the first Blade movie was about to be released, it prompted the creator of the character to take legal action in order to seek a piece of the profits.
Marv Wolfman sued both Marvel Comics and Time Warner in an effort to claim ownership over the character that he created. The results of this case could have changed the industry significantly.
Sadly, Wolfman lost the case and never received a penny from the Blade movies.
7 Morbius Was Planned To Be The Villain Of Blade II
Blade ends with the titular hero hunting vampires in Moscow. This left the series wide-open for a sequel, should there be a desire to make one.
The original ending of Blade that was scrapped also had a different sequel-hook. When Blade and Karen were standing on the roof, they saw another vampire watching them in the distance.
According to David Goyer, this vampire was intended to be Morbius the Living Vampire, who is best-known for being a Spider-Man villain. Blade and Morbius had encountered each other in the comics before, so it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to use them in the same movie.
Morbius would eventually be tied up in another project and couldn't appear in the Blade movies. This is because Sam Raimi had considered using him in Spider-Man 4. That movie never got made, but it prevented Morbius from being used in other projects for a long time.
6 The Movie Version Of Blade Eventually Appeared In The Comics
The version of Blade that you see in current Marvel Comics is clearly inspired by Wesley Snipes' portrayal of the character. This extends to everything from his appearance, to his powers and choice of weapons.
The original version of Blade was a very different character. His powers were restricted to sensing the supernatural and being immune to vampirism. The name Blade comes from his preference of using bladed weapons, of which he used a wide variety.
When the Blade films became a success, they resulted in the Blade from the comics being changed to match his movie counterpart.
This happened when Blade was bitten by Morbius, which gave him all of the strengths of being a vampire without any of the weaknesses. It was at this point that he started referring to himself as the Daywalker and started resembling Wesley Snipes.
5 The Morgue Ending
The werewolf ending isn't the only alternate ending for Blade: Trinity. The canon ending of Blade: Trinity involves Drake using his powers to masquerade as Blade, in order to allow Blade the chance to escape. This was the ending shown in the theatrical version of the film.
The ending used in the unrated version of Blade: Trinity is different. In this version, it is actually Blade who is found and brought to the hospital at the end of the film.
He wakes up and fights the doctors and police officers that are trying to restrain him. The scene ends with a single doctor cowering before Blade as he approaches her, with the suggestion that he is about to feed on her blood.
4 The Blade TV Show Is Canon
It seems that the negative experience making Blade: Trinity didn't sour David Goyer's desire to work on more projects involving the character. He would go on to helm Blade: The Series, which ran for a single season on Spike in 2006.
Those fans who have been asking for a Blade 4 may not be aware that we already received a sequel to Blade: Trinity, as Blade: The Series is canon with the films.
Blade: The Series takes place after Blade: Trinity, with most of the vampires in the world being wiped out by the Daystar. There are still lots of vampires who survived and went into hiding, with Blade now hunting them in order to wipe out the undead menace for good.
Blade: The Series pulled in decent ratings, but they weren't enough to offset the high production cost of the show, which resulted in its cancellation.
3 Whistler Debuted In Spider-Man: The Animated Series
The fans of the Blade movies would be forgiven for thinking that Whistler was an important character from the comics who was adapted into the films.
This is due to how important Whistler is as a character in the series, as he is essentially Blade's father figure. Whistler was so popular that they brought him back for the sequel, even though his death seemed pretty final in Blade.
Whistler has actually never appeared in official Marvel canon as a character. His debut happened in an episode of Spider-Man: The Animated Series. This was due to one of the writers on the show receiving a copy of David Goyer's script and liking the character so much that they added him in.
While Whistler debuted on Spider-Man: The Animated Series, he is still considered to be created by David Goyer.
2 The TV Edit & "Hoo-Hoo"
The popularity of home releases and streaming video means that we are no longer forced to watch awful TV edits of movies that have to remove all of the cussing and the nudity.
There were some brave souls out there who had to remove all the F-bombs from films like Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs, which made the movies so comical that they actually became even more entertaining.
Blade: Trinity also endured this kind of censorship when it was shown on TNT. All instances of referring to male genitalia were replaced with "hoo-hoo."
This meant that characters would often tell each other to go suck their hoo-hoo, which is almost charming in a childlike sort of way: it sounds like the ancient evil vampires are kids who have to use euphemisms in order to avoid getting into trouble with their parents.
1 Wesley Snipes Wants To Return To The Role
The movie rights to the Blade franchise returned to Marvel in 2013, along with those of Ghost Rider and Punisher. Those last two have since appeared in Marvel's TV shows, but we have yet to see any sign of the Daywalker.
Wesley Snipes' troubles with the law (involving his tax problems) and his incarceration meant that he could not reprise the role of Blade for a long time.
It seems that Wesley Snipes has finally overcome his bad experience on the set of Blade: Trinity, as he has publicly petitioned Marvel over Twitter to reprise the role of the character. Marvel has been silent on the issue, with no word being spoken either way on the prospect of more Blade appearances.
The established history of the Blade franchise might be what is deterring Marvel, as it means adding vampires to their Cinematic and TV universes. The Twilight franchise diminished the cool factor of vampires by a significant degree, so Marvel might just be waiting for the right time.
There is also the issue of whether they want Wesley Snipes to reprise the role of Blade. He is certainly deeply associated with the character, but he also proved what a pain he was to deal with on the set of Blade: Trinity. Snipes also isn't getting any younger and the timeframe for his return as the Daywalker grows shorter each day.
It's likely that Blade will return in some form, but the chances of us seeing a Blade 4 starring Wesley Snipes are slim at best.
Can you think of any other interesting facts about the Blade movies? Sound off in the comments!


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Date : 3 October 2015, Saturday
Time: 2:30 pm
Venue: Rumah Gerakbudaya.
No 2, Jalan Bukit 11/2, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Speaker: Ikegami Yoshihiko (池上善彥)
Former Chief Editor of Gendai shisô (現代思想), or "Modern Thought"
Governing board member of Inter-Asia School
Moderator : Show Ying Xin
Organizer: Inter-Asia School's Modern Asian Thought project (Singapore & Malaysia Office)
Co-organizer: SIRD, Gerakbudaya Bookstore
In 2011 March 11th, mega tsunami struck the coast of north east part of Japan mainland, then followed four nuclear power plants in Fukushima which exploded and melt down. Consequently, a large areas of the north east part and the Kanto region were contaminated by radioactive matters. This has caused a dramatic change in Japanese society and politics.
Hundreds of people's rallies against nuclear power went up all over in Japan, but at the same time, the extreme right-wing government led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe rose up together with the US 'Pivot to Asia' foreign policy. Present political issues we face are Security Bill which would change the Japanese Constitution fundamentally—first it will restart nuclear power plants, second, it reactivates American military bases which are mainly located in Okinawa, and third, it legitimizes the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) trade agreement—all of the implications are closely connected to the US.
This situation leads us to revisit Japan in the 1950s, when Japanese's consciousness of history begins to take shape.
Ikegami Yoshihiko was born in 1956. He started working in the editorial department for Modern Thoughts journal 《現代思想》in 1991 and was the chief editor of the journal from 1994-2010. His works include "Japan's post-war small groups movements", "New Realism Art as double projects in the Japanese postwar era" in Inter– Asia Cultural Studies and some more.Being the chief editor of Modern Thought Journal for 16 years, Ikegami plays an important role in the Japanese academic and intellectual circles through developing new thoughts to juxtapose history with modern social and political studies. Furthermore, he connects the knowledge system and activist networks in different regions (Okinawa, Seoul, Taipei, Beijing etc).
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This past Wednesday was the funeral for Ann Hrdy who died at the age of 94. May her long life of faith on earth be rewarded with eternal life in heaven.
On Tuesday at 4pm, in unison with churches throughout the country, our church bells rang in joyful celebration of the arrival of Pope Francis to the United States. As I write this before his arrival, I believe it is likely that he will speak challenging words calling us out of our complacency toward the poor & toward the care of the earth, but just as likely he will speak comforting words of God's love and mercy. Let us take in his words prayerfully and reflectively and pray that his presence and his voice in our country may speak powerfully not only to Catholics but to all with whom we seek to live in peace. We will cover this important event on our website at leothegreat.org.
Speaking of helping the poor, as you will see in this bulletin, St. Leo the Great Parish is now at 99.35% of our $59,694 parish goal with $59,304 pledged to Catholic Charities. That is great news! 317 parishioners have made pledges and we are a mere $390 away from our goal (any takers to put us over the top?). As you recall, due to the inclement weather on the February weekend when we had our first appeal, the whole diocese was behind from last year's pledges, but as hoped, you responded generously to our second appeal. This is one great way that we respond to the Lord's call to take care of the most vulnerable around us. Thank you for this great witness of your faith and compassion!
I mentioned at the 8am Mass this weekend that when the prayers of the Mass were revised a few years ago, the greeting of the priest and the response of the people at the beginning of Mass were changed. The priest gives one of 3 greetings at the beginning of Mass: 1) "The Lord be with you." 2) "Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ," or 3) "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all." It's the 2nd greeting which seems to throw people off since it doesn't end with the familiar "be with you all." The thing to remember is that your response to any of these greetings is always the same: "And with your spirit." If I use the 2nd greeting there is usually a very weak response and I feel like you don't want to greet me back. Then I'm depressed the rest of the Mass. So pretend that you like me and say loudly, "And with your spirit!"


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Emma Watson is putting her money where her feminist sex positive mouth is and talking about the sexual pleasure subscription she's enjoying these days called OMGYES, and we say oh yes girl get it! (Telegraph)
Apparently the French like to say that the British have landed and the Swedes like to call it lingonberry week, and while funny and charming to various degrees these euphemisms for menstruation reflect just how uncomfortable most women are with talking about this natural and normal cycle. (Jezebel)
This book for Native girls hopes to support a population 2.5 times more likely to be raped than any other to understand how they can get help after sexual assault. (Huffington Post)
Have you heard of the Gorilla Girls? They are an amazing band of women challenging sexism in the arts and their work is as entertaining as it is enlightening. (Gorilla Girls)
It was a big week for rape and sexual assault prevention to be talked - and sung - about on some big stages. First VP Biden addressed the Oscars asking for individuals to pledge to stand up and speak out against rape culture to encourage cultures of consent, then Lady Gage delivered a moving and powerful song about her sexual assault while flanked by survivors. And now Larkin Grimm has released a song about her sexual assault and survivorship, and we have these brave people to thank for using their platforms and their voices to bring about change. (Salon, Jezebel)
These teen peer educators from PPNYC remixing Drake's Hotling Bling into a sex positive psa is so great we can hardly stand it. (Jezebel)


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Bookaboo plays the drums in his own rock band. Each program sees him at a different venue ready to play a concert - but there's a problem... he needs to hear a story before he can play!
Bookaboo meets his biggest fan and discovers that while imitation might be a form of flattery it can still be scary. Fortunately Bernard Cribbins is there to read The Bears in the Bed and the Great Big Storm by Paul Bright.
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