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Life isn't fair. We exist in a movie world where our most desired sequels fester in obscurity for years before seeing the light of day (sometimes never at all) and where cookie-cutter schlock is pumped out ad nauseam. But don't call me naïve; it doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to figure out why this is. To quote Wall Street's Gordon Gekko "what's worth doing is worth doing for money."
Blue Sky Studios' long-stagnant (but monetarily potent) Ice Age franchise churns out its fourth instalment this week with Ice Age: Continental Drift, which sails into theaters this Friday. In the spirit of that now-soulless series, let's take a look at 10 movie franchises that need to die.
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10. Pirates of the Caribbean
Why it was good: Any time an actor receives awards recognition for their work in a big budget blockbuster, it's safe to call that feature something special. While overlong, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was immeasurably raised by the now-iconic performance by Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow. Stunning production values and an equally potent performance from Geoffrey Rush as the devilish Barbossa resulted in nothing short of a phenomenon for Disney. Not bad for an adaptation of a theme park ride.
The turning point: The loss of Rush as the central antagonist, a swelling running length – 143 minutes to 151 minutes to an obscene 169-minute marathon of plundering for "At World's End" – and the death (?) of Jack Sparrow really had the series walking the plank, even though two instalments pulled in north of $1 billion dollars worldwide.
Why it needs to die: The majority of its stars have already abandoned ship (no pun intended) and ironically it's only Depp – the heart of the franchise to begin with – that's keeping this series afloat (no pun intended). Not to mention, between Tim Burton and the "Pirates" films, Depp is being suffocated with presumed commitment and hasn't chosen an interesting role in quite some time. If anything, for the liberation of a fantastic actor, this franchise needs a quick visit to Davy Jones' Locker.Previous Next
9. Paranormal Activity
Why it was good: Single-handedly setting a fire under the found footage genre that oddly never took off with the mammoth success of The Blair Witch Project in 1999, Oren Peli turned his minimalist, $15,000 indie attempt at the haunted house flick into a $200 million global smash. The "request a screening in your town" marketing ploy was nearly as entertaining as the finished product (in a good way) and while its detractors eventually arose, Paranormal Activity was all anyone could talk about for months.
The turning point: Despite the lack of resources needed to spit out a $3 million, no-star sequel, the turnaround time for between the original and Paranormal Activity 2 set off more than a few warning signals. Thankfully, the follow-up was more a bland rehash than an outright disaster, but that's hardly call for celebration either.
Why it needs to die: Against all odds, Paranormal Activity 3 turned out to be pretty damn frightening (if not lasting in its potency) and certainly made me twitch more than any other film has (and I don't scare easy, let me tell you). Though practically every time I turn around I bump into someone who thought the series was shit from the get-go, I'm all for ending things on a relative high note.Previous Next
8. Madea
Why it was good: Well, in this case I don't think it ever was. If Tyler Perry's scores for the series on Rotten Tomatoes are any indicator (which peaked at 38 percent with Madea's Big Happy Family), it seems like folks go see his films more out of habit than due to an actual burning desire.
The turning point: I'm not going to sit here and pretend I've been fully exposed to Perry's full "Madea" cannon. What is safe to say though is that the point at which the former stage actor decided to churn out one of his drag comedies every year is a pretty solid gauge that the well is running dry.
Why it needs to die: Like any director tied inexplicably to a stagnant franchise, they are doing themselves a disservice. I'd think it unfair to call Perry a hack, some of his non-Madea films have been decently received, if not praised. Essentially, I would like to see how the man would fare behind the camera and outside of his comfort zone. This Fall we'll at least be able to see how he does as an action star in the adaptation of Alex Cross, though that generic-seeming, likely-flop looks to do little more than turn him back to his past ways.Previous Next
7. Ice Age
Why it was good: 2002's Ice Age started things off on a high point for Fox's fledging animation division Blue Sky Studios – frankly, a relative "high" it has never been able to match. Though Ice Age never aimed to be anything more than kid-friendly entertainment, it countered its lack of ambition was some hilarious slapstick, likeable characters with great voice actors and made Scrat the squirrel an instant favourite.
The turning point: As far as animation houses go, Blue Sky has never been a heavy hitter at yearly animation awards, but what it lacks in claims to prestige fare, it has made up for in box office returns. Hence, three sequels were spawned which hit its apogee with Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, which raked in an astonishing $886.7 million. And within that title lies the argument for termination. When we're talking about the latest glacial period (roughly 20,000 years ago) and you need to throw dinosaurs into the mix to keep things fresh, it's pretty clear the creative DNA of the series is deteriorating.
Why it needs to die: For a less-then-stellar series to begin with, to stretch past a trilogy is pretty substantive proof of the creative bankruptcy of Hollywood. The inspiration for the characters may be extinct but their on-screen counterparts just won't die. If you can honestly say, with a straight face, that woolly mammoths and sabre tooth tigers battling giant apes on ice pirate ships is a substantive enough plot to keep this series going, then I will retract my dissent.Previous Next
6. Transformers
Why it was good: The original Transformers was never high art, but what it lacked in subtlety it made up for in nostalgia, cutting-edge CGI and director Michael Bay's sure hand when it came to unleashing a spectacle. Add in Shia LaBeouf before he became overexposed, some amusing segments as Optimus Prime and pals reveal themselves to humans (and of course plenty of transforming), and it's pretty clear why it spawned sequels.
The turning point: "Punk-ass Decepticons" – that line mechanically uttered during one of the numerous, lifeless, metal-crunching set pieces was one of many tipping points during the 149-minutes of bloat that was Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Though I seem to be one of the first to spring to Bay's defence when confronted with criticism, the man is clearly in desperate need of a strict editor.
Why it needs to die: Talk of a reboot of sorts, adding Jason Statham to the mix and courting a new director does little to quell the rising bile that stems from the thought of sitting through another Transformers instalment. That being said, what little spark the series possessed is now gone (along with its main villain) – replaced by monotony and indistinguishable smackdowns. I fear these robots won't stay in disguise until every major city on Earth has been levelled, they run out of robots to kill off or Bumblebee accidently steps on Sam.Previous Next
5. Final Destination
Why it was good: Final Destination was one of the most unique teen slasher films to hit theaters last decade, if only for its premise and eerie execution. Speaking of execution, the gory deaths delivered up by director James Wong can still induce shivers today and the main set piece offered up in its solid sequel, to this day, makes me incapable of driving behind a log truck without fear of being impaled.
The turning point: Final my ass. A fiery plane crash and horrific car crash are one to escape but a rollercoaster derailment? In addition to mounting silliness, this series became more about staging elaborate deaths than actually constructing tense scenarios for our teens to find themselves within. Stripped away was any semblance of connection to the characters on screen, with our stock horror stereotypes merely turning into fodder for malfunctioning nail guns.
Why it needs to die: In 2009 we were treated to the cleverly titled The Final Destination which after inexplicably becoming the highest grossing in the series, gave us a fifth entry. For Final Destination 5, even a scarier setup, more proactive characters and an attempt at a thrilling twist only served to remind us how bad the series had become; even infusing the material with some zest could do nothing to elevate it beyond been-there-done-that territory. Want to play the toughest game ever? It's called "Place That Death in the Correct Movie." You'll either have to guess wildly or watch all five to refresh your memory. Either way, you lose.Previous Next
4. Underworld
Why it was good: For a movie about warring vampires and werewolves – sorry, Death Dealers and Lycans – director Len Wiseman was able to craft a memorably stylish and surprisingly complex tale of supernatural lore. Kate Beckinsale was sexy as hell as Seline and Michael Sheen and Bill Nigh chewed the scenery with glee as Lucian and Viktor, the respective leaders of their clans. The scope was broadened for Underworld: Evolution but the gothic aesthetics remained and the action was as crisp as ever, hinting that there may be more of the story to tell – or maybe not.
The turning point: Note to Hollywood big-wigs: every time you need to turn to prequel territory to extend your franchise it means you're just distilling your own urine and calling it spring water. Add in the fact that your lead abandoned the production and things aren't looking quite so put together. As glad as I was to have Sheen and Nigh back for Rise of the Lycans, the "Underworld" series was clearly running on fumes.
Why it needs to die: The return of Beckinsale to this year's Underworld: Awakening seemed like wonderful news – our spandex-clad heroine has returned and with it the spark that made the original worth noticing! Or such was my feeling until I struggled through the unholy, cheap-looking mess that was "Awakening." A glimmer of interesting ideas only served to showcase how totally inept the rest of the film was and nearly made me embarrassed I had ever defended the franchise to begin with. But look out, this most recent entry made a pretty penny so if we see a continuation, I wouldn't be surprised.Previous Next
3. Alvin and the Chipmunks
Why it was good: The only redeeming quality of the "Chipmunks" trilogy is that it can allow you to plop a young child in front of the TV for 90 minutes while you go play Angry Birds on your smart phone. Fox seemed to have purposely extracted whatever charm was latent in the television series and replaced it with soulless CGI and a cringe-educing Jason Lee who I pray every night will give Kevin Smith a call.
The turning point: The turning point for this franchise should have been in the board room when someone first pitched the idea to studio heads, but alas we got not one, not two, but three instances of embarrassing adventures for Alvin, Simon and Theodore (makes me want to change my name out of shame).
Why it needs to die: If we're ever going to get fun, intelligent fare for young children outside of Disney – films that don't include CGI rodents, Chihuahuas, Smurfs or other bastardizations of beloved television shows – a line needs to be drawn. When you discover you have an infestation of vermin you root out the source, and right now this franchise is the chief contributor to the outbreak.Previous Next
2. Scary Movie
Why it was good: The Zucker/Abrahams spoof brand had its heyday in the 80's with classics like Airplane! and The Naked Gun, though 2000's Scary Movie gave a new generation a decent taste of how horror comedies could work outside of Gremlins or Ghostbusters, it was never meant for sustained flight. If Scary Movie should be lauded for anything, it should be for brining underrated comedienne Anna Faris to the forefront (though unfortunately she was branded with a typecast she's had difficulty shedding).
The turning point: Inherently, spoofs are supposed to make fun of bad movies and in the process craft a good movie out of those jabs, but when it gets to the point where your spoof is worse than films you're spoofing, the joke is on you. Though by the time Scary Movie 3 came along the series was obviously poking fun at a different slate of movies than its predecessors, the things it had to say about them remained entirely the same.
Why it needs to die: Despite any laughs that were had over the duration of four films (soon five), all those involved should be ritualistically sacrificed to the movie gods for inadvertently unleashing the hell on earth that are Date Movie, Epic Movie, Meet the Spartans, Disaster Movie and Vampires Suck. As long as this style of spoof exists (and makes money), the hack duo of Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer will be allowed to operate with impunity. For the sake of our children's souls, this franchise must end.Previous Next
1. Resident Evil
Why it was good: As far as video game adaptations go, the original Resident Evil is sadly one of the better ones – shame on you Hollywood! Its follow-up Resident Evil: Apocalypse also has its enjoyably campy moments and fun action set pieces, (being a sucker for zombie flicks myself didn't help either). Also not helping to abate my admitted approval of the first two movies is the presence of Mila Jovovich, who puts the sexy in sexy-as-hell-mutant.
The turning point: The "Resident Evil" saga was never very loyal to the games, merely opting to toss in familiar characters rather than actually attempting to adapt the mood and style of the game. The scope of the setting continued to balloon (moving from a house, to a city, to a desert, to the entire world), the subplots multiplied and the scripts grew from increasingly convoluted to borderline incoherent. By number three, even Jovovich was proving unable to instil excitement in me at the thought of another entry.
Why it needs to die: Sharp 3D in Resident Evil: Afterlife did little to cushion the thud that was the sound of Paul W.S. Anderson dropping the ball story-wise. The lack of giddiness brought on by the addition of fan-favourite villain Albert Wesker just proved to show how little the franchise had to offer. We don't get very many action heroines these days and sadly I have two of the most popular ones on this list. So let's extricate these badass ladies from these lifeless franchises and give them foes worth fighting. Plus, I'm frankly tired of having to look up which subtitle goes with which instalment of this series.
So, there you have it, 10 franchises that need to die. If for some odd reason you're still hoping to see Ice Age: Continental Drift in theatres this weekend, the trailer below may have you re-thinking that decision.
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We tend to have bad measurement systems here in the buy real viagra online US. We've got a temperature scale where water freezes at 32 degrees and buying cialis boils at 212 (it's zero and 100 for the rest of the world.) And none of our measurements are compatible with our base10 numbering system. Twelve inches in a foot? 5280 feet in a mile? I mean...come on...
So it should come as no surprise to you that measuring vehicle efficiency in miles per gallon is about as effective a city's population density in square miles per person.
The reason is simple. What we want to know is how many gallons we'll save. But what we're getting is how many miles we can go. This might seem like a small difference, but displaying miles per gallon in gallons per mile immediately shows some huge flaws in our current system
15 mpg = 660 gallons per 10,000 miles
20 mpg = 500 gallons per 10,000 miles
30 mpg = 330 gallons per 10,000 miles
45 mpg = 220 gallons per 10,000 miles
60 mpg = 160 gallons per 10,000 miles
Now, obviously, the most fuel efficient car here is still the 60 mpg car. And that's fantastic. But increasing the mileage of a 15 mpg car to 20 mpg, saves as much gasoline (and carbon) as doubling the mileage of a 30 mpg car to 60 mpg.
But to the consumer's eye, the difference from 15 to 20 might not seem all that important. One might even go so far as to say that they would see it as insignificant. If they're going to buy an inefficient car, what does it matter if they get an extra five miles for every one gallon of gas.
This, in short, is why the cialis drugstore number one shop Chevy Tahoe Hybrid won Green Car of the Year this year. And while it may seem like the best way to save gas is to make small cars more and more efficient, it's obviously much more important to work on the big cars first.
Not only is a gallons per 10,000 mile system more accurate in terms of efficiency, it's better for the consumer. It shows them exactly how many gallons they'll be burning. And, from there, it's only a quick multiplication to get yourself a big scary number for your gas bills.
Of course, if history is any guide, switching the units will be no easy task. But the next time you're at a dealership, maybe you should bust out your calculator and figure out how many gallons per mile you'll be getting.
written by Clinch, July 14, 2008
And comparing how far two cars can go on one gallon of fuel seems easier to understand, because you can put a gallon of fuel in your car, but comparing over 10'000 miles, who drives that distance in one go?
written by haichen, July 14, 2008
written by Techfrog, July 14, 2008
10,000 miles takes about eight months to a year for most, so whats the the best site viagra discount point of that calculation? Fuel prices vary over that period, so to do a long term calculation is meaningless. In your linear way of looking at it, you've actually managed to make it more difficult. 40mpg is easy. Buy a gallon, go 40 miles. End of story.
written by EV, July 14, 2008
You can calculate it in your Brain if it is gallons / 10000 miles or in Europe liter/100km. Try this with mpg.
Easy. Miles/mpg*($/gallon).
As opposed to your way of Miles*(Gallons/Miles)*($/Gallon).
I'm not seeing what the big difference is other than a division in place of a multiplication.
written by neilgx, July 14, 2008
written by allie, July 14, 2008
The gist of it is that the relationship of miles to gallons is curvilinear, not linear. So replacing a car that gets 12 mpg with a car that gets 14 mpg gives you greater savings than replacing a car that gets 28 mpg with one that gets 40 mpg. Since it isn't linear, it confuses a lot of people, and it isn't a realistic measurement. Gallons per mile gives you a better, more realistic representation of how much fuel you'll be using on any given trip.
written by lennie, July 14, 2008
written by lo, July 14, 2008
It's not "more confusion", nor is it difficult to understand why this is a better way as it's spelled out right in the post:
people do not regard a 15MPG->20MPG increase as anything significant, even though it is an 3 increase, and actually reduces the http://www.guenstige-versicherungen-online.de/buy-viagra-uk absolute amount of fuel consumed over a certain distance the same as going from 30MPG to 60MPG.
Again, the data is the same, the relations are just being shown different. But this is a SIGNIFICANT IDEA and one in which I was happily surprised to find.
I always find it interesting how difficult it is for humans to compare and contrast differing amounts and percentages... something in the brain.
written by Ken Roberts, July 14, 2008
written by Lloyd Alter, July 14, 2008
written by Clinch, July 14, 2008
And you can just as easily use the inverse argument.
Comparing two change;
A-Changing from 30GP*M to 20GP*M
B-Changing from 300GP*M to 200GP*M
It may seem that B is a better option, because you save 100 gallons compared to only saving 10 in A.
But if you put it in to MPG
A- 333MPG to 500MPG
B- 33MPG to 50MPG
You see that A can do an additional 167 miles per gallon, compared to B, only 17.
And in the end, when are you ever going even consider buying, for example, an 20MPG SUV, because the increase in efficiency compared to its previous model is five times that of the efficiency increase of a 70MPG hybrid compaired to its previous model?
written by Clinch, July 14, 2008
Saving 50 gallons wouldn't be that big of a deal to someone who uses 600GPM, as it's only an increase of efficiency by 8%, but to someone who gets 100GPM, saving the same 50 gallons, would be doubling their efficiency.
written by litsl, July 14, 2008
Just a quick heads up from the UK where gas is $9 dollars per US Gallon.
written by Fox, July 14, 2008
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written by EV, July 14, 2008
Why we still make cars that run above the speed limits
A few reasons, really.
One is that the peak efficiency of an engine is below it's max power. This is true for any engine that I know of.
Two is that, occasionally, you need the power that can take you above 55mph when you are well below 55mph. It takes more power to accelerate from a stop to 20 in a reasonable amount of time than is used to maintain 55mph. Or say, you get into a situation where you need to accelerate quickly, say to avoid the idiot who is about to sideswipe you at an intersection.
Three, you also occasionally need to go above 55. Such as when the the best site order levitra canada car next to you on the interstate is trying to move into your front seat. Either that, or you slam on the brake real fast. Both things have happened to me in the past few years.
There are real, practical reasons for designing cars this way. Some of them are even safety related.
written by L/100km, like the rest of the world, July 15, 2008
written by Jacob, July 15, 2008
15mpg = 0.07 gpm
20mpg = 0.05 gpm
30mpg = 0.03 gpm
60mpg = 0.02 gpm
120mpg= 0.01 gpm
No, not that helpful. What would be a better way of presenting mpg information to the car buyer? How about a graph? Like this one I put up:
written by Joe, July 15, 2008
written by Kevin, July 15, 2008
written by The Food Monster, July 15, 2008
There was a Car Show on the radio in So Cal, maybe it was Car Talk, or the Car Guys, but they took a half hour and explained this as well. Although, this sums it up quite nicely.
written by Australian reader, July 15, 2008
written by IamIan, July 15, 2008
I do not believe in lowering the bar like they did with that Tahoe Award... people who trade in a small compact lower polluting vehicle for a large Tahoe should not be given any false ideas that they are driving the greenest vehicle or that they are greener than they were in the smaller car.
also, going from 30 MPG to 60 MPG might save the same amount of gas as going from just 15 MPG to 20 MPG... but the 60 MPG should seem more impressive... because the 60 MPG car will use less than 1/4 the fuel of that 15 MPG car... while the www.guenstige-versicherungen-online.de 20 MPG car uses 3/4 the fuel of that 15 MPG car...
Any increase in MPG is good... and to me how you measure it is the same kind of thing as a favorite color... there is no really wrong way... they all give you the same information... it is just a personal preference.
written by Curaitis, July 15, 2008
written by Craig, July 15, 2008
Great article about a new way to look at MPG though, count me in.
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written by Jacob, July 15, 2008
2. It is not always the case that more fuel efficient cars are more expensive than less fuel efficient cars.
3. There are other reasons beyond $$ for why people choose particular cars. For some, efficiency (or environmentalism) is an end in itself.
4. Your conclusion (that we ought to just wait for technology to save our ass) is not warranted by your argument.
5. Your argument assumes that gas won't keep going up. Up or down, which is more likely?
6. Economies of scale can drive down the cost of fuel efficient cars as it is. Your argument doesn't account for the non-technological reasons cars have the fuel efficiencies (and prices) they do.
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written by Ken Roberts, July 16, 2008
In reality, both are misleading. Our driving habits are heavily impacted by our automobile's fuel consumption, especially if it is significant in relation to our wallet size. A jump of 15 MPG to 20 MPG won't save you as much money as you would expect from the GPM measurement. Since the marginal cost of driving additional miles will be less, you will drive more, and thus consume more gasoline. This is standard economics.
From a logical perspective, I prefer the MPG measurement. If I'm low on gasoline, I want to know how much I will need to get me home. If I'm less than 20 miles away and there is no traffic, I may be able to do it with a single gallon. Compare this to a GMP measurement. If your car uses 500 gallons per 10,000 miles, you'd first have to divide 500 by 10,000, giving .05. Then you'd multiple this by the number of miles, giving 20*.05 = 1 gallon. This is simple enough with whole numbers, but I don't want to have to do this kind of math on the highway.
Just some thoughts. As I said before, it would be a good idea to present both numbers. There's never such a thing as too much information.
written by Ed, July 16, 2008
written by Konrad, July 16, 2008
I always wanted to shout it out to the world: get rid of you crabby measure system!!!
liters per 100 km is the easiest way. you can calculate how long you can drive with x liters left in the tank AND you can calculate what it will cost you to drive somewhere as the gas price is always given.
now THAT'S what I call a measure system.
written by Danno, July 16, 2008
2. Very true. And that's why the Prius is a hot seller. I was making the observation that all other properties being equal, if two models are differentiated by efficiency and cialis c 50 the cost is more for the more efficient vehicle, it will not like provide incentive to buy the more efficient vehicle.
3. Also true. Many people buy green vehicles to "save the planet". Not everyone is so chivalrous - most people are driven by the Almighty Dollar. Which is why it's hard to change people's minds when buying cars if being green costs more.
4. How else do you propose that we create greener vehicles? Magic? If being greener costs more, there's no economic incentive to do so. Technological innovation leads to greener vehicles that are also affordable and price competitive.
5. I clearly stated that I believed that prices were more likely to go up. Anyone who thinks otherwise is fooling themselves. I also stated that the only way for people to have economic incentive to buy greener cars was to allow the price of gas to continue going up.
6. Good point. But once again, I was assuming "all other things being equal", which included economies of scale.
written by Logy, July 16, 2008
written by Monica, July 16, 2008
Not that it really matters, since I don't have a car...but still. I agree with the article.
written by Ray Peacock, July 17, 2008
So much trivial crap, so many real things to be done, like improving health care, our government, our education systems, getting people to vote, preventive health care, affordable health insurance, improving thermal energy efficiency throughout the country (Did you hear Clinton's speech to the National Governors' Convention and the challenge he set before them on FREE energy savings in State Buildings and how it can work- There's something you might want to get your teeth into).
written by Bill Lorch, July 19, 2008
written by Dan Leithauser, July 20, 2008
written by EvanB, July 20, 2008
written by Bruce Hamilton, July 21, 2008
written by theirritablearchitect, July 31, 2008
written by Doc Rings, October 02, 2008
For 10,000 miles in each vehicle in its era:
71 Chevy would cost $1250 (at $1.25/gallon)
Current car would cost $1296 at $3.50/gallon)
After inflation (today's dollar worth less than 1978 dollars), I'm actually spending much less adjusted dollars per mile. Plus the fact my salary is 10x higher today than 1978, fuel costs make a tenth less portion of my take home pay.
Let's just hope the vehicle efficiencies keep up with fuel costs. The Volt will take us up another 5x in efficiency.
written by hyperspaced, October 03, 2008
Even the paper sizes are different: Legal, letter size instead of A3,A4,A5
I really don't understand why this remains in the era of globalization. It's not convenience. It's just a habit that can easily change in a couple of years.
written by hyperspaced, October 03, 2008
or vice versa: from something generic to something specific:
MONTH -> DAY -> YEAR doesn't follow the previous concept.
C'mon. Everybody else is doing it, so can you!
written by Eric, October 03, 2008
There is a reason that a foot is based on 12 inches, a clock has 12 hours / 60 minutes and a circle has 360 degrees. It's because those number have more factors than 10 does.
You see, metric is based on 10 and you can only divide 10 by 2 and 5 but 12 can be divided by 2, 3, 4 and 6. 60 and 360 can be factored similarly. How many minutes are in 1/3 of an hour? Having trouble? Look at an analog clock and the answer will jump out at you.
With the Imperial system, it's about being able to divide measurements in as many ways possible. So if a dimension was given in feet, It would be a piece of cake to tell you what 1/2 was, 1/3 or a 1/4.
The same is true of fractional measurements. If I have something that is 3/16 of an inch, it is easy to know that 1/2 of that measurement is 3/32 and to doubling it gives me 3/8.
Look at kitchen measurements. A cup is 8 oz, a table spoon is 1/2 an oz. or 2 table spoons are 1/8 of a cup. 3 teaspoons are 1 tablespoon, so doubling, halving or thirding a recipe would be a piece of cake.
All of the imperial measurements were built up of units were easy to work with in the head.
Metric just does not work that way. 3/16 of an inch is 4.7625mm. What's 1/2 of that? What is double that? 1/3 of a yard is 1 foot or 12 inches. What's a 1/3 of a meter?
Oh, yeah, about temperature. Farenheight was supposed to be based on human body temp being 100degrees, but the original measurement was off, so we have a temp of 98.6. Even with this mistake, I find it easier to know that temps over 100 are going to be uncomfortable real fast! With Celsius, room temp is 20, body temp is 37, so there is a very narrow range to remember as being comfortable...
written by chris, October 03, 2008
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written by Lynn, October 04, 2008
written by A, October 04, 2008
Comparing two cars each driven 10,000 miles a year and putting gas at a set cost of $4.00/gallon
Car A gets 20 MPG = Gas cost for 10K miles =$2,000
Car B gets 30 MPG = Gas cost for 10K miles =$1,333
Car B saves $667 each year (approximately $55 month).
If you drive 50,000 miles over a five year period the savings is approximately $3,333
written by Karl, October 04, 2008
The use of this measure is too give people the concept that going from 15 mpg to 20 or 25 is more important than going from 30 to 40. The benefits are there for the larger percentile increases in the beginning, and less so at the higher ends.
written by Michael, October 04, 2008
I drive a Dodge p/u trk. It gets 18 mpg hwy with a 35 gallon tank....I go to the Dodge dealer, they have a new 2008 model 26 mpg hwy but!!!, only a 25 gallon tank!!! so, where are the savings on this??? I am losing 10 gallons of fuel but gaining 10 mpg...hhhhmmmm sounds like I am rite at square one!!! I need to save. Not spend more or the same as I have been, but, they will push the DVD player on ya, haha....
written by Justin Case, October 04, 2008
written by Mike, October 04, 2008
MPG is simple and works.
written by Tony, October 04, 2008
Just answer this question Greenies...If humans cause global warming...then why did we come out of the ice age and why did that global warming continue long after what ever event caused it and long before humans had cars, factories, coal, etc?
written by Jon Whitmer, October 04, 2008
written by Aaron, October 04, 2008
written by Tony, October 04, 2008
written by Kat, October 04, 2008
written by Woodmark, October 04, 2008
That way you can directly compare the solutions that each technology has to offer. The distance traveled can be put into whatever units are most applicable to the market served - miles, km, light years, whatever. Pollutents would probably require a short list of each type - hydrocarbons, greenhouse gasses, heavy metals, etc to put it into perspective.
Be sure to factor in the amount of energy used to produce the "fuel" and the amount of pollutents created during the production of the "fuel".
written by DAD, October 04, 2008
written by musicman, October 04, 2008
written by Midnite Rider, October 04, 2008
written by Stephen, October 04, 2008
You will not replace these super inefficient cars overnight. It will take 10 or 20 years to get most of them off the road. Convert one 15mpg car to 50mpg and it is like taking several monster cars off the road overnight. Winning a race by going from dead last to second to last isn't the way to win. If every two car family that REALLY needs a large car made their second car a high mileage car they would meet their needs to take a boatload of kids or go camping or haul a load, and save a lot of energy. Few of us really NEED 2 big cars. We could make a real difference in gas consumption if we all did that over the next 5 years. Converting from a 15 to 20 mpg car or even 20 to 25mpg for our second car will not get us to the finish line, will not cut carbon emissions enough, will still cost you more than it should to drive, and will still put more of our money in foreign oil.
written by JB, October 04, 2008
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written by will, October 04, 2008
written by Juan, October 04, 2008
So, if the "average" American drives about 10K -12K miles a year a sticker that shows expected yearly consumption will allow consumers to quickly see yearly expenses/savings. This is the same idea as refrigerators displaying what the average anual operating cost would be. When a consumer realizes that he will use ~160 gallons/year less (~$600) by buying a vehicel that gets 20mpg over 15mpg this creates an incentive to buy the 20mpg vehicle.
Also realize that a car like the Prius ~50mpg vs the Yaris ~35mpg seems like an extreme difference. Yet there is only a difference of at most 80 gallons/10K miles or a savings ~$320/10K miles. The $9K pricing differnece between the two cars may then be put into better contrast.... That is if you buy the Yaris and donpablo.nl put away the $9K for gas money you'll be able to buy almosty 79K miles worth of gas or about 6 years worth of driving.
written by Juan, October 04, 2008
written by Pablo, October 04, 2008
Who the heck gives a fig?
Boy, what a waste of the human mind! How about finding a cure for Cancer? Instead, your banter about MPG and GPM. Get constructive! Get a Life!
written by art, October 04, 2008
written by Juan, October 04, 2008
If cancer (which both my parents and my aunt died from) is your one and only priority then focus on that. But it seems silly to ask people to be constructive without giving constructive feed back. :D
written by mastadson, October 04, 2008
1.We are not killing "our" planet. The planet will go on with or without us until its natural or supernatural end (whichever you may believe in).
2.People are not forced to buy inefficient cars based on their level of income. In the end it all balances out. You can spend the money upfront for a new or newer car with better efficiency and pay less long term in fuel and maintenance or you can buy a $6000 car and constantly feed it gas, oil, spare parts, etc. Since this discussion seems to be ultimately about math do the figures of cost per year for both and I am positive that based on the distance traveled you will pay more in a year for the $6000 car. I do not know how far you travel in a year so I cannot do the math for you.
3.The argument of the author of this article seems to me to support the purchase of the less efficient SUV over the similarly priced more efficient Prius, Altima, Malibu, etc. I do not care if it is a more significant improvement to go from 15 to 20 MPG than moving from 30 to 60 MPG. If, as I stated in my last point, you cannot calculate a savings per year between the 30 & 60 MPG and come up with a positive number you are not doing the math correctly. The level of savings in that situation needs to be weighed by the consumer to determine if the savings would make up for the increased cost that would be expected from the change.
4.It does not matter how large your gas tank is. The only impact that the size of the tank will have is on how often you need to fill up at the pump. I have a motorcycle that has a two gallon tank and I fill up more often than I do my Nissan Sentra with a 12 gallon tank. So based on one of the arguments made in this discussion I should not ride my bike? The efficiency is what it is no matter what I just have to fill up more often. But I only buy two gallons rather than 12.
5.We do not all speak the same language and only today how to buy cialis in canada come from vastly differing cultures so why should we expect a culture to change their unit of measure no matter how strange others may find it. If the US wishes to use their current system because they are comfortable with it why change? We have translators to help with communication and there are several conversion programs available to translate measurements so use them. It is easier to translate measurements than it is language.
6.I drive a Nissan Sentra that gets 35 MPG and my wife drives a Toyota Prius that gets 45 MPG. I pay less in a year for gas because we drive the more efficient Prius when we both are going somewhere. This does not make my Sentra better though. It is a great car and has served me well for about eight years now but it cost less to drive the Prius. If we drove the Sentra more it would cost more and that is my main concern. I am not an environmentalist and you can check point #1 if you doubt me. I just like to save money. I am smart enough to realize the cost to benefit ratio of vehicle choices. I advised my brother recently based on economics to switch from his older Chevy Cavalier to a new Chevy Malibu Hybrid. He weighed not just fuel cost but also maintenance cost, depreciation of his Cavalier, and how well the Malibu would hold its value over the life of the car and he found that the decision was obvious that the switch to the Malibu was his best option.
7.I have heard that one of people's arguments against Hybrids and the like is the level of impact that replacing the batteries would have on the environment. The batteries are recyclable. We recycle batteries from our cars, cell phones, etc. so why would we not recycle our fuel cell batteries?
8.Stop relying on the government to advise you on what is best for you. All consumers need to take responsibility for themselves and their actions. I do not let anyone tell me that I do or do not need something. I put in the work to determine the value that the item would have for me before buying it. It should be common sense but most people seem to be lacking in that. I have known people that considered it more important to buy cigarettes than pay their electric bill or buy beer instead of medicine. If you truly believe that it is in your best interest to do this by all means do not expect me to be your conscience. I cannot think for you.
In the end everyone should think about what this article and the ensuing discussion has resulted in. People will not change their minds because you posted a message in this discussion but hopefully it will cause people to think about the comments made and the merit that they may have. There are no easy fixes and sacrifices need to be made in the name of progress. Remember that in 1886 when Coca-Cola was introduced it contained a wonder patent medicine many diseases, including morphine addiction, headaches, and even impotence ( Wikipedia.org, 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola). The wonder drug that it contained was trace amounts of cocaine hence the Coca portion of the name. Just because someone tells you that something is better do the research to make sure that they are not causing you more harm than good.
written by Rich, October 04, 2008
written by Juan, October 04, 2008
1) "Global warming" in the end is beside the point but an excelllent marketing point to increase US global economic dominance.
2)the US can NOT compete in old or common technology since all other countries basically have the same ability thus it becomes a cheap labor competition...
3) the US can NOT compete is basic services and old/common labor practices because other regions can do the same at a lower cost due to lower standards of living.
New "green" tech and robovero.com industry will give our country and our future WORKERS a proprietary advantage over other countries that have caught up or are catching up to our current technical advantage. - Regulating and taxing old tech and giving tax incentives for new tech forces the market to adjust faster without direct government control seen in Socialist and Communists states.
Oh and yes as a econ instructor I have met many parents, senior students, and people in general who would be unable to understand how to affectively apply mpg to get the year gas expense...
written by Mark, October 04, 2008
written by AL, October 04, 2008
written by Ron, October 04, 2008
written by MidiMagic, October 04, 2008
Most calculators have a 1/x key, changing one measure into the other.
The real problem is the poor. They can't afford the new high mpg cars, so they have to buy the older low mpg cars.
written by tim, October 04, 2008
written by john, October 04, 2008
written by knowitall, October 04, 2008
written by dan, October 04, 2008
written by Roland, October 04, 2008
written by Matt, October 04, 2008
written by Andy, October 04, 2008
written by GreenIsGay, October 04, 2008
As far as the original article goes, there is NO DIFFERENCE between the measurement of MGP or Gallons per 10000 miles. It is the SAME F*ing measurement, you freaking jckass morons!!!!!!
An x% savings is an x% savings NO MATTER which way you calculate it.
My god, the f*ing ignorance in this country is astounding!!!!! Pathetic...
written by Kevin, October 04, 2008
Now imagine calculating city/highway! Have Fun! =]
With MPG however, i agree that it may not be more accurate, but who needs to worry about .0001 of a calculation? The point is, I know this car is more efficient than that car. With MPG, I know I can get from LA to SD in about 4 gallons. LA to SD is about 100miles. So with 30MPG, just 100/30 and I get something about 3.3gallons. Simply right?
ALSO, with MPG, it's SAFER TOO! Let's say you're about low on gas, and you have an ESTIMATE of how much fuel you have left, you can easily multiply and find out how far you can go.
Final thing this, notice how I use a lot of estimation? It's because you can never get real-time calculations without the use of Calculas. Have fun for those that don't have a technical science degree from college cause I know all you political science, liberal, business majors don't really need Adv. Math for your fields.
PS: You are retarded for awarding an SUV some GREEN AWARD. That's like saying a mouse is smart for finding the cheese and monkeys are smart cause they can type. Personally, the dog is WAY smarter cause they can justify when to dial 911 to save their owner [if taught]. You don't see guide monkeys out there do you? If you do, stop smoking.
written by Half Fish, October 04, 2008
Now if I tell Joe Blow that the same car gets 160g/10000miles to his car that gets 660g/10000miles and then he goes, "What?" I just lost him.
So what's the point of being accurate if you can't get it across the intended person to understand it fast enough without resulting to some fancy calculations first or a Doctorate Degree in Math?
I like the engineer's point too but I don't agree you're retarded. I think you just have a better calculator than the rest of us. And... you use it very well... and too much.
Get a life, Man.
written by kevin, October 04, 2008
written by Chris, October 05, 2008
written by mastadson, October 05, 2008
written by Theodore, October 05, 2008
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written by james, October 07, 2008
written by Pharm, October 07, 2008
WTF are you talking about? All of our measurements are stated in base10, and they are just as compatible as if were were to use binary or hex.
written by randy, October 07, 2008
written by Me, October 07, 2008
written by Nate, October 07, 2008
6 people are going on a road trip. Should you take the 60 MPG car and the 35 MPG car, or the 20 MPG SUV? You should be able to answer this in 10 seconds or less.
Replace your 17 MPG w/ one that gets 21 MPG, or replace your 35 MPG car with one that gets 65 MPG? Again, 10 seconds or less plz.
NOW try the exact same thing in L/100 km:
6 people are going on a road trip. Should you take the 3.9 L/100km car and the 6.7 L/100km car, or the 11.8 L/100km SUV? You should be able to answer this in 10 seconds or less.
Replace your 13.8 L/100km truck w/ one that gets 11.2 L/100km, or replace your 6.7 L/100km car with one that gets 3.6 L/100km? Again, 10 seconds or less plz.
I absolutely love the people who come on here thinking we don't know how to do math. You're COMPLETELY MISSING THE POINT. We're not stupid, but please, before you open your mouth, explain to 10 non-scientific people why going from 20-25 mpg is better than going from 90-95 mpg. It took me TEN MINUTES, and I only had to do this ONCE before realizing that L/100 km (or gal/100 mi, don't really care) is far superior.
The people who don't get it aren't stupid, they're victims of POOR DESIGN. Read The Design Of Everyday Things, then comment.
written by JV, October 18, 2008
gallons per mile, or (gallons per 10K miles) is nice if you're measuring the 3-year return on investment or total cost of ownership.
I don't care as long as you give me the 8th grade algebra formula in the body of your article so I can follow along at home...
Reasonably college educated and scientific people can go back and forth between USA and metric units without skipping a beat. Stop making it a "tribal thing" to root for one side or the other as if its a moral imperative.
But I agree with the comments here that COST (in dollars for me) PER UNIT OF DISTANCE TRAVELED (in miles for me) is a great way to evaluate a potential car purchase or new transportation option. Ultimately that's the one I stuck with.
written by Munter, October 30, 2008
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Kudos to the author for recognizing just how dumb the american system is, but really, he should just tell people to abandon the mile and gallon altogether and use the defacto standard L/100km (or more correctly, cL/km) used everywhere else in the world.
(If americans really love their non-metric nonsense that much, he should propose "fluid ounces per league" as the standard american measure of fuel economy! I guarantee even the dumbest of rednecks, who fight to their death to avoid metric, will understand litres and kilometres better than fluid ounces (in the context of fuel economy) and leagues! Maybe then people will realize just how stupid the american system is and smarten up to something the rest of the world recognized over a century ago.)
written by Tyler, July 13, 2010
Now, lets look at this in 2 different ways:
First, is MPG. I know I need to go 280 miles, and I know my car gets 30MPG, so 280/30=9.33 gallons, we round that up, cause we need enough gas, not end up short, and gas is $3 a gallon, so $3*10 is $30. simple
Second is GPM. So, my same car, gets .033 GPM (1gallon/30miles), so we will round that to .034, cause again we need enough gas. so again I need to go 280 miles, so 280*.034=9.52.
No one walks into a gas station and says, "I need 10 gallons of gas" and no one walks into a gas station and says "I need 300 miles of gas"
We buy things in units, be it gallons or liters, that is the unit being paid for, that is the unit we need to be looking at. If anything, the rest of the world is messed up for one reason, the smaller the number the worse it should be, but not in this case.
What looks better?
It is a pointless topic, endless, and will end up tossed out with all the other trash.
written by Kevin, March 20, 2011
than the US gallon
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Now, someone can go in favor of same thinking or go the opposite way, but that's not the measure of writer's stupidity. Actually from clearly presented personal view I would call the author anything but stupid.
And speaking of that, you were a bit more vague and extremely objective, while giving worse examples than the original author (much worse than some other people here, that were also pro-MPG) - which again - speaks only of you and not about the original author.
Speaking about the degrees - C or F, it's pretty easy to look up and read how did one and the other came into usage. Then figure out what is most usable for you.
I'm in Europe, so not used to mpg, but it doesn't meant that I can't understand good pro-mpgs arguments or that i should call anyone a *#@@$ yankee or something similarly stupid..
written by Jimmy, June 21, 2013
I can then easily work out how much each journey will cost me. I have just nearly halved the price of my work commute, (£15 down to £8.60) Not bad eh!
written by James Smith, July 30, 2014
SO mpg can be more easily converted to cocts per day.
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In theater, solo artists are never really alone.
They share the performance space with an audience, of course, but unseen collaborators — a director, designers, sometimes a playwright — help them shape the story and the world they're presenting. Still, once the play begins, the actor is the one walking the theatrical tightrope, controlling the journey.
The Light Box at Goldman Warehouse is about to play host to two such high-wire acts.
First up, in a one-night-only premiere on Saturday, is Frida: Unmasked. Commissioned by Next@19th, it's the work of playwright-performer Deborah L. Sherman, who portrays Mexican painter Frida Kahlo on the day of her 40th birthday.
Then on Thursday, Miami Light Project begins a three-night run of Thaddeus Phillips performing 17 Border Crossings, a play woven from the peripatetic artist's world travels.
The shows are different, to be sure. Sherman's was born of a deep interest in and identification with Kahlo, who was twice married to muralist Diego Rivera and lived most of her life in pain. Phillips, who divides his time between Philadelphia and Bogotá, created his work after passing through man-made borders all over the world. But both pieces underscore the collaboration and craft that go into making a one-person play.
Sherman and director Margaret M. Ledford are longtime friends who worked together on productions at Davie's The Promethean Theatre, where Sherman was producing artistic director and Ledford the resident director. (The company folded in 2011.) After getting her commission and crafting her script, the Carbonell Award-winning Sherman assembled a team — Ledford, costume designer Ellis Tillman, sound designer Matt Corey and photographer George Schiavone — to help her tell a story set in Kahlo's bedroom as the artist, her pain dulled by morphine, is recovering from yet another spinal surgery.
"I needed Margaret as a director because I needed someone who knows me and knows how to tell a story visually, so that it's dynamic and not static," Sherman says. "She's objective. She's willing to say, 'I don't know the answer,' so there's the ability to make a discovery together. ...You need to have an outside person say, 'Let's try it this way.' "
Ledford delineates some of the challenges of staging a solo show, and speaks of Sherman's strengths in the form.
"When you're listening to one voice, you have to make it varied enough that it doesn't lull you to sleep, but you don't do variations for variations' sake. You have to connect with the script and find those opportunities," she says.
"Deborah has a great ability to keep the audience with her and elicit caring. She's very personable, open and honest, which allows the audience to be comfortable. She's a great storyteller."
Sherman, who grew up in Texas as the daughter of a Colombian mother and a Jewish-American father, discovered Kahlo (1907-1954) when she was 16. The artist had polio at age 6 and was in a horrific bus accident at 18 that fractured multiple bones and left her in severe, chronic pain, unable to sustain a pregnancy. In exploring Kahlo's life, Sherman felt she had found a kindred soul.
"I had a serious accident at 6 and was supposedly unable to have children. My mother and aunts would whisper about how sad it was that I was broken," says Sherman, who has two sons.
"I knew that in taking Frida on, I'd be taking on a lot of my own stuff. I suffer from chronic pain — fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue disorder. I wanted to look at her through the lens of chronic pain and ask how an artist takes something so tragic and transform it."
Physical and emotional pain are evident in Frida: Unmasked, but so are Kahlo's humor, raw language, fearlessness and disdain for the wealthy women whose patronage she needed. As writer and actor, Sherman has painted Kahlo in many colors.
Phillips, too, has found the variety necessary to make 17 Border Crossings a compelling journey. Wanting to create a play about travel, he discovered "outtakes from other plays" and remembered border-crossing stories from research trips. The play, written in the second person, takes the audience across borders in Tunisia, Bosnia, Cuba, Brazil, Colombia, Croatia, Bali, Hungary, Israel, Jordan, Serbia, Morocco, Angola, Slovenia and Mexico, with Phillips shifting languages and accents along the way.
Though he begins the play seated at a table, in the style of such famed solo artists as Spalding Gray or Mike Daisey, Phillips is soon on his feet, even dancing at one point: "I can't sit still," he says by phone from Bogotá, where he lives with his Colombian wife and their 15-month-old son.
"Putting it in second person helps lift it off," he says. "You wonder, 'Why is this second-person narrative so detailed?' "
Rhythm, he says, is integral to a piece that is tied together more by a theme than a storyline
"One long crossing to Croatia lasts 20 minutes. Then you have three crossings in four minutes. It took forever to find the structure," says Phillips, who is a director and designer as well as a performer-playwright.
Philadelphia-based director Rebecca Wright helped him find that structure and focus the piece.
"Thaddeus is a very self-directed artist," she says. "There was a set of ideas, a shape and an aesthetic. When you're the designer, writer, creator, performer and a lot of the material is autobiographical, some things that make sense to you you forget to explain. I was the stranger in the room, the audience. I could provide honest responses."
As a solo artist, she adds, Phillips is "enormously playful. He can animate a space and tell an epic story."
Phillips' 17 Border Crossings and Sherman's Frida: Unmasked are certainly different solo shows, the first an expansive piece with Phillips as tour guide, the second intimate and revelatory with Sherman bringing Kahlo to life. But each showcases the skills of its writer-performer. And each is its own kind of tightrope.


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Each year during the holiday season, I am reminded that some of you must also try to celebrate a birthday in the midst of Christmas and Hanukkah. I am reminded because my wife Lana's birthday is Dec. 29.
Having a birthday at this time is a quirk of fate that is difficult to deal with. Musician Jimmy Buffet who was born on Christmas Day talks about his misfortune as a kid when his relatives only gave him one gift for both occasions. Lana still endures the same.
Through all of our nearly 40 years together, I have never been able to throw her a respectable birthday party at this time of year. No one is interested in another party, especially one that requires a gift.
Actually the only decent birthday she has ever had was in 2008. That year, several months in advance, I asked her what she would like to do if there was no limits. Now, I knew that was a dangerous question when I asked it. I also was pretty sure I knew what her answer would be.
"I would love to go to see the gorillas in the wild," she said right on cue. You see Lana is an extraordinary animal lover and has always had a special fascination for the big hairy gorillas. Okay, go ahead and have your laugh and yes, I realize I am standing in for a silver back.
When I told her that going to Zaire or Zimbabwe would be too expensive and dangerous she resignedly agreed. Still, I wanted to do something nice for her and I began to search the Internet for some sort of substitute. I knew that a zoo would not suffice for we had been to some great ones like Brookfield in Chicago and to Disney's Animal Kingdom. Gorillas in such confined spaces just made her sad. As I searched the web, I found lots of places advertising lesser primates like chimps and orangutans, but I knew that would not work.
Finally, I came across something named Gorilla Haven.
That is a place in the mountains of northern Georgia that serves as a rescue facility for gorillas that are unwanted or abused. I was thrilled to find such a place and in such close proximity. As it turns out there are precious few gorillas in the U.S. and this place could have been in Oregon as easily as neighboring Georgia.
Gorilla Haven is run by The Dewar Wildlife Trust and when I excitedly contacted the founder Jane Dewar, she told me to forget it. Only scientists and doctors are able to get up close and personal with her gorillas. She did tell me the facility is on 200 acres and the Gorillas roam a 50-acre enclosure. While that was not perfect, I knew it was the best I could find in the states.
With that, I began a war of attrition. Each day I would call or send an e-mail begging and pleading with Jane to allow my wife time with the animals. With no other recourse, I began to offer money in the form of a donation to the Dewar Foundation. You must understand that I am not a wealthy man, but when I weighed a trip to Georgia against the expense of one to Africa I knew I had a little room to play. Finally, I wore her down and she agreed to have Lana visit on her birthday. The day after Christmas, I told Lana to begin packing. She could not believe it.
When we arrived at Gorilla Haven it was an eerie sight indeed. High up in the mountains, and with a fog hanging low, the place had to remind us of Jurassic Park.
A 15-foot high electric fence with no signs or any evidence of what was inside greeted us. Jane told us she was afraid to let the locals know she had gorillas there for they might try to harm them.
The facility was first class with a modern hospital complete with cardiac unit to care for the apes. Lana was allowed to work in the kitchen to make lunch for Joe our adopted gorilla son. Dressed in scrubs and mask, she made a meal of green beans, nuts, melon and carrots to feed Joe. The whole experience was perfect. These days I am still having a hard time with her birthday, but I am always able to rest on my laurels of 2008 and our visit to Gorilla Haven. If you are interested in going, there are more tours now than there were back then. Search The Dewar Wildlife Foundation and see the great photos. It was a trip of a lifetime.
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Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an American singer and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for the RCA Victor label after signing with them in 1943. "Mr. C.", as he was nicknamed, sold millions of records for Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and pioneered a weekly musical variety television show, which set the standards for the genre and proved to be one of the most successful in television history. Como was seen weekly on television from 1949 to 1963, then continued hosting the Kraft Music Hall variety program monthly until 1967. His television shows and seasonal specials were broadcast throughout the world. Also a popular recording artist, Perry Como produced numerous hit records; his combined success on television and popular recordings was not matched by any other artist of the time. Como's appeal spanned generations and he was widely respected for both his professional standards and the conduct in his personal life. In the official RCA Records Billboard magazine memorial, his life was summed up in these few words: "50 years of music and a life well lived. An example to all." Composer Ervin Drake said of him, "... [o]ccasionally someone like Perry comes along and won't 'go with the flow' and still prevails in spite of all the bankrupt others who surround him and importune him to yield to their values. Only occasionally."
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