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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Perfect DVD
Not only do you get one of the great films of all time, you also get the documentary about the film and its impact on the general public. The film is about a man's priciples to defend a black man who is accused of rape during the Great Depression. The film is also about growing up and facing lifes realities. This work is truly beautiful and has held up every bit as...
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not as great as the book.
This movie was ahead of its time. I really enjoyed the introductory sequence featuring Scout coloring and humming. Gregory Peck was amazing as Atticus Finch, bringing much, but not too much drama to his role. However, I do feel that this movie was overall too dramatic, very unlike the book. It lacked the book's subtle humor, and replaced it with exaggerated dramatic...
Published on Nov. 9 2002
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Perfect DVD,
papaphilly (Bayonne, NJ) - See all my reviews
Not only do you get one of the great films of all time, you also get the documentary about the film and its impact on the general public. The film is about a man's priciples to defend a black man who is accused of rape during the Great Depression. The film is also about growing up and facing lifes realities. This work is truly beautiful and has held up every bit as good as when it was first released. The film also follows the book very closely and does a wonderfull job of adapting the masterpiece.
The DVD has running commentary from the film makers as well as an exclusive documentary about the film. This project could not been done better. It is part of my personal film library and is truly a great addition.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Something new every time,
James Gallen (St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: To Kill a Mockingbird (DVD)
This is another rendition of an American classic. I had seen this movie and read the book in the past, so was there really anything new this time? We watched it as a school project for my daughter. She watched it as a teenager, my wife watched it as a teacher and I watched it as a lawyer and, for tonight, at least, a part-time tutor. We each saw something in it that we had not appreciated before. For me, the courtroom scenes were interesting, but I identified more with Atticus, the father, than Atticus the lawyer. No matter how often you have watched this in the past, you will find something new to admire when you watch it again. Never stop!
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5.0 out of 5 stars To Kill a Mockingbird is like a sin,
M. Buisman (Amstelveen, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews
'To Kill A Mockingbird' is of course the movie adaptation of Harper Lee's movie with the same title. Gregory Peck is a lawyer in rural Mississippi who is asked to defend a black man accused of raping a white woman.
The movie starts however with a seemingly unrelated event, the lives of Atticus Finch's two children. His daughter is a tomboy and his son is trying to keep her from getting into more trouble. The stumble upon some strange items and look at the house of a strange man called Boo Radley.
Then the movie goes into the court case. It is of course very obvious that the black man is innocent, but this is 1930's South with an all white jury...
Then the two parts of the movie come back together again...
The acting in this movie (in black and white) is superb. I recall that Gregory Pecks perfomance was voted the best of the century. Even the little girl is superb, she even got a nominatation for an oscar. Boo Radley is played by Robert Duvall, though he says next to nothing and is only in the movie for a few minutes. He of course 10 years later would play Tom Hayden in The Godfather. For Star Trek fans: Tom Robinson, the black man accused, is Sisko's Father of DS9
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5.0 out of 5 stars Its children�s world that evolves with racial prejudice,
Shahzada Gofran (Thailand) - See all my reviews
We shall say "To kill a mockingbird" is a classic of the century that unfolds reality into film with profound simplicity. Its character development along with the approach of realism supersedes many contemporary works of literature and film. The historic flavor of the film creates an impression of a southern community of America during the great depression. Apparently the quintessential theme of the movie is the social stigma and prejudice. We see conflicts between the blacks and whites in the same community where justice has upheld my one of the central character called atticus.
Tom Robinson, a black guy living in the same town called Mayconb was one of the central characters in the movie has been accused of raping a white woman. However, eventually he was convicted as guilty of charge and subjected to unfair justice system by the ignorant majority that have taken part in the jury. But there were other themes that also have significance to its crafts also. Its amazing reality of children's life that is so universal. It created a reality of vividing contention that helps the viewers to understand how the children see and think about the world. It also calls into attention of the activities that children by their vary nature involve in a family. For instance, Scout and Jem who are the central characters have enormous interests in scary yet joyful venture to Boo Radly's house even after being forbidden by their father. It was also important to observe how the children have collected gifts from the tree given by a isolated guy who they never been acquainted with.
The phenomenal curiosity of children is almost inescapable from the viewer's notice in the movie. They were inquisitive in every detail of what has been happening around them. That gives us the idea of their emotional reopens to the world and family relationships. As you will see, if you watch the movie, their father atticuls who has been a significant moral authority to them. He has great influence on how they develop the ideas of people and differences of good and evil that remain in their fantasy world.
The story of the movie has a unique way to tell you about a community and what is going on to its families. It takes us to the journey to reflect on our own childhood fantasy world and the adventures that still remains in our mind a thrill.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Greater perspective required,
M. Eugeni (California, USA) - See all my reviews
Okay, it might feel slow and it can seem dull, but this movie has a heart and soul like almost no other. Life in a pre-Civil Rights Era, deep South town is not exactly an amusement park experience. Children live in the moment, and that's where perspective resides in this story. It's only later that meaning, lessons, and heartache are really processed (narrator provides the nostalgic adult view). Scout is self absorbed like children are, her older brother Jem longs for manhood, and every adult in town seems to realize their father, Atticus Finch, is a uniquely dedicated man. Story is immensely simple, echoing languid mood of a small town, pre-television, pre-suburban isolation, and very much in the midst of ignorance and prejudice. Racism is the issue that stands out in the end, but story is more an exploration of a time and place that most of us will never--and might never hope to--know. What action exists is observed by a mysterious neighbor and a stoic dad (who just might be the good guys). Don't be fooled by the pace; there are joys and hopes to be found in this small Alabama town.
Collector's Edition DVD includes Fearful Symmetry, a wonderfully illuminating documentary about the making of the film and the basis for its story and characters. It starts slow but the messages (some rathy wordy) are poignant. Narration includes many quotes from the book, details that are left out of the movie in effort to translate to screen. For anyone unsure of the value of movie and its story, this feature-length documentary is a wonderful introduction or alternative.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Well done,
bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: To Kill a Mockingbird (DVD)
I was surprised at how well all the elements came together for this film. Obviously the main cohesion is centered on Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) and his relationship with his children, Scout (Mary Badham) and Jem (Philip Alford). I would classify this as one of Gregory peck's best movies. It almost had to be shot in black and whit to have the feel needed in the all but black and white movie.
Scout and Jem know very little about their neighbor `Boo' (Robert Duvall.) They have heard and made up strange stories. They spend time daring each other and their summer friend, to go up to the neighbor house as it holds some mysterious crazed person. Through the movie many odd things happen such as a tree that mysteriously offers a series of objects from marbles to a watch, among other things. What do we really know about our neighbors? Watch as the mystery unfolds. And what will they find out in this slice of life in the Depression-era South.
5.0 out of 5 stars In the quest to achieve an impossible feat,
Sebastian Fernandez (Tampa, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
Making justice in a film to the best novel in the twentieth century (determined by vote of librarians across the US) is not an easy task. I would say that although there are a few elements of the novel that get lost in the movie, it is still a great production regardless. That is probably why it was nominated for eight Academy Awards in 1962, including best picture, best actor (Gregory Peck), best actress in a supporting role (Mary Badham), best director (Robert Mulligan), best screenplay, best black and white cinematography, best black and white art direction and best original musical score. The movie won two of the eight awards, best art direction and best actor.
The story revolves around the experiences of Scout, a little girl who is telling a story from her childhood. Her father is assigned as the defense attorney of a black young man falsely accused of raping a white girl. The movie does a good job in disseminating the book's main message: racism is destructive and has no basis to exist in our society. If you consider that the book was written in 1960, this is not a minor point, but on the contrary it is a very powerful statement. The movie also does a great job in portraying the qualities found in the character of Atticus Finch, a father who is raising two kids by himself, after losing his wife, and is doing a splendid job at it. Not only he differs from the norm at the time because he never hits his children, but he also tries not to influence their ideas of what is wrong and right. Instead of promoting hatred in Scout and Jem against the people that are racist and unfair, he tries to teach them tolerance to understand that these individuals are acting mostly out of fear. Throughout the story one can observe how the two siblings go from considering Atticus an old man who could not play football with other dads to seeing him as a hero with outstanding values.
It is hard to decide how to rate a movie that is based on such an incredibly awesome book. First, because it is harder to convey the "child's view" in the movie while this is very clear in the book. Second because there are passages of the book that were left out, and although they are not crucial to the story they give it a certain charm (for example the visit of Jem and Scout to Calpurnia's church). Therefore, if I use the book as a benchmark, the movie should be rated four stars. However, I think it makes more sense to compare the movie with other movies, and in this comparison it is extremely clear that "To Kill a Mockingbird" is as good as it gets, consequently deserving the five stars rating.
5.0 out of 5 stars The Summer We Discovered Life,
Mary F. Sibley (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: To Kill a Mockingbird (Widescreen) (VHS Tape)
Every so often, as surely as night follows day, a film comes along that manages to transport us from our everyday lives and into a time and place that is recalled through memories of better and in a reversal of fortunes, turbulent times. To Kill A Mockingbird is such a film.
In a Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Harper Lee, the small town of Macomb, Alabama is portrayed in the summer of 1932, during the deepest depression that the United States had ever experienced. Over the course of the next year and a half, events will burrow inside this sleepy southern town and the lives of its residents will be transported by actions, ideas, perceptions and convictions that will influence one and all in ways that will ring true for years to come.
Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) is a lawyer and widower, raising two small children, Scout (Mary Badham) and her older brother Jem (Phillip Alford). Into their lives enters a visitor, Dill (John Megna) from Meridian, Mississippi, come to spend two weeks with his Aunt Stephanie (Alice Ghostley). Macomb is a town with nothing to do and if there were, no money to spend on it. The stage is being set for a life shattering episode that will not go quietly into that good night.
Childhood holds its fascinations, its myths, its coming of age and through the eyes of the three children, the audience is allowed to peer into the adult world around them as perceived through the minds and souls of innocence that will be all too easily shattered as time whistles down the track. One of the stories woven so masterfully within its covers is the local urban legend of bogeyman, Boo Radley (Robert Duval), who lives on the same block as the Finch family. In a narration, rather like playing telephone, his persona takes on all the familiar attributes of a raving lunatic, a monster out for blood. His aura becomes the end all for Scout, Jem and Dill as they seek to master the mystery surrounding Boo and the ability to live to tell the tale!
Into this world of innocence, a shattering crescendo of complexity wraps itself in the lives of the townspeople in the form of an alleged rape of a white woman, Mayella Violet Ewell (Collin Wilcox) by a black man, Tom Robinson (Brock Peters). Atticus Finch is called upon to act as counsel for Robinson and in doing so, the stage has been set for a dance with race relations and the exemplary lengths that are gone to in order to allow justice to prevail in the face of malcontent.
The performances throughout To Kill A Mockingbird are stunning. Gregory Peck, as the gentleman lawyer, mired in small town attitudes and thoughts that were so representational in the southern gothic sphere, has collected and held a restrained order to his character, and in the process, he has allowed us all to be on the receiving end of hate as conveyed through the actions of small minds and small people. The children, especially Mary Badham, are siblings of more than a movie making venture. They show the absence of preconceived notions, and the guile of beings before the actions of adults can render their world as lost and gone with the shedding of time.
James Anderson as Tom Ewell is the complete representation of oily slime as Mayella's father. He embodies all of the hate and prejudice that continues to be harboured to this day in the souls of those who would attempt to wield their vision of the way things should and ought to be. He has a foul baseness that lingers like a bad rash as he attempts to invoke his arguments through drunken bullying and hatred. Collin Willcox as Mayella is excruciatingly convincing as the bored, housebound white woman who tries to tempt Tom Robinson into kissing her and through her actions sets in motion a rollercoaster of tragedy to come. Her speech to the assembled courtroom is superb and as the audience, you feel her anger and resentment at having to be put in such a position, having to lie to save face and what little position she has in the town. Brock Peters as the aforementioned Robinson is equally sure in the allotted time he spends on the screen. There is a noble demeanor to his bearing, and yet we are aware of the restrictions that blacks were held to in their relationships with whites at the time.
Robert Mulligan, the director and Horton Foote, the screenwriter, have presented us with a look into our pasts and faithfully etched a portrait of quiet and artfully rendered proportions that draw us into the canvas and the lives of those assembled. We have walked a mile in their shoes and been under their skin. Foote worried about being able to do justice to Lee's novel, but he worried for nothing. He has completely evoked an era that now rests behind clouds of dust, blown by the winds of time into oblivion.
The cinematography by Russell Harlan and the set decoration by Oliver Emert carry us back through the courtesy of black and white to a depiction seen only in old photographs and clouding memories of those who lived in those precarious times. Black and white films seem to have had a curse thrust upon them by the younger generation today, as boring and tedious, but through the courtesies extended by Harlan and Emert, we are richer for those perceptions that would harken back throughout the pages of history.
Elmer Bernstein's film score carries us like an old friend and helps us to make our acquaintances with the characters held within this framework. He has achieved much with a simple theme and persuades us that said simplicity is fulfilled with less rather than more.
To Kill A Mockingbird is beautifully haunting and having been made in the 60's, at the height of the Civil Rights movement, it garners our attention to stop and take the time to truly 'see' what the human race is all about and what it can and should be, if taken over the bumps in the road and onto a path of sincere honesty and purpose. No special effects were needed, no huge Hollywood budget, no splashing of a story that had a happy ending for everyone involved. It is an open book into the realities of a world tilting temporarily off its axis, and being brought back on track through the goodness that sits in the hearts, minds and souls of mankind, if given half a chance.
See it and be amazed at what real moviemaking is all about.
5.0 out of 5 stars Killing the mad dog of prejudice,
Rocco Dormarunno (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: To Kill a Mockingbird (Widescreen) (VHS Tape)
Midway through this outstanding movie, Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) defends a black man accused of raping a white woman in an Alabama town during the Depression. As the tensions of the trial reach fever pitch, Atticus is summoned home to protect his family from a rabid dog. The mad dog, an obvious symbol of the madness of prejudice (and the only symbolism in the movie) is killed by just one shot from Finch. This is one of the simple themes of the movie: all you have to do is confront and face bigotry, in order to eliminate it.
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is undoubtedly one of the most important and most engaging movies of post-WWII America, and a cinematic emblem for the civil rights movement of that era. From the incredible opening credits, complete with Elmer Bernstein's heartbreakingly beautiful score, you know you're in for a great movie. Seen through the eyes of Atticus' tomboy daughter, Scout, the film runs the familiar gamut of a child's world: the scary neighbor; the new kid in town; the first day of school; and the need to be close to a parent. But the aptly named Scout also sees something that most other children do not: the dark world of grown-ups' hate.
But Scout is not just an observer; she's a fighter who's not afraid to duke it out with the boys in her school. In this way, she is a sort of foil for her father whose fighting spirit is internal, calm, but just as effective. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is full of outstanding performances. Gregory Peck is appropriately understated, although passionate when the moment calls for it. A very young Robert Duvall, in the bit but pivotal role of Boo Radley, conveys the pathos of a manchild locked away from the rest of the world. I defy anyone to watch Brock Peters as the wrongly accused Tom Robinson and not be moved. However, the movie is carried by the amazing and convincing performances of the child actors, Mary Badham as Scout and Philip Alford as her brother Jem. They are so genuine, so not like child "stars" (because they weren't), that, at times, you forget you are watching little actors.
This is a film to be watched on several levels but none more important than its stirring interpretation of childhood rapidly coming to terms with the adult world around them. It sounds trite and banal, but Horton Foote's screeplay, Robert Mulligan's textured direction, and the performances, sidestep any temptation to take the easy path of cliche. This is a demanding movie that requires a lot from us as film watchers and as human beings.
5.0 out of 5 stars A small town lesson for the whole world,
Anthony Hinde (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
It's easy to think "To Kill a Mockingbird" is older than it is. Released in 1962, the same year James Bond was immortalised in "Dr. No," director Robert Mulligan chose to film in black & white, despite Hollywood's rush to adopt the new Kodachrome II color film. Since the story is set in the 1930's, the classic look of the film adds weight to its historic reality.
Adapted from Harper Lee's only book, which won a Pulitzer prize, the script itself won an academy award. Added to this is a stellar cast who manage to hold their own against the amazing performance given by, Gregory Peck, an actor at the peak of his abilities. For those who also enjoy Robert Duvall's huge body of work, it may be interesting to note this film as his first, in a non-speaking but pivotal role as Boo Radley.
It would be easy to dismiss an old film that deals with the race issue in Alabama. Some might think this topic has been done to death and, to an extent, they are right. But To Kill a Mockingbird is not solely about racism. It deals with honesty, justice, fear, childhood, quick judgements and parenthood. Even the race card is dealt with fairly, without blowing things out to sensational proportions. It shows that minor, selfish decisions, which rely on the racism in others, can breed larger evils.
An adult Jean Louise 'Scout' Finch narrates much of the story but it is her father, Atticus, around which the narrative hinges. Played with subtle dignity by Peck, Atticus is a small town Lawyer who agrees to defend Tom Robinson against charges of Rape. He agrees, in the full knowledge that many of his neighbours will hate him for defending a black man and still others will expect him to put up only a token effort. Instead, Atticus does what we know he will... his best.
There is an interesting contrast between what we see of Atticus and how his two children describe him. Apparently he's too old to do anything, like play ball, and they are a bit embarrassed by his quite ways. The trial and its associated moral battles put their father squarely in the spotlight and not in a good way. He and they are attacked and ridiculed but in the end Scout and Jem see a different picture of their old Pop. A man who is strong enough to stand against hatred, and brave enough to highlight the weaknesses of flawed white girl against the strengths of an honest black man.
The name of the film is taken from one of Attcus's rules relating to using a rifle. Jem relates his father's instruction "to remember it was a sin to kill a mockingbird...Well, I reckon because mockingbirds don't do anything but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat people's gardens, don't nest in the corncribs, they don't do one thing but just sing their hearts out for us."
There are several Mockingbirds in this movie; the misunderstood Boo Radley, Tom Robins and even Atticus. For me though, the film is defined when Reverend Sykes asks Scout to stand up in the court gallery, after a failed defence, saying "Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passin."
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moreJohn Houchin explores the impact of censorship in twentieth-century American theatre, arguing that theatrical censorship coincided with significant challenges to religious, political and cultural systems. The study provides a summary of theatre censorship in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and analyses key episodes from 1900 to 2000. These include attempts to censure Olga Nethersole for her production of Sappho in 1901 and the theatre riots of 1913 that greeted the Abbey Theatre's production of Playboy of the Western World. Houchin explores the efforts to suppress plays in the 1920s that dealt with transgressive sexual material and investigates Congress' politically motivated assaults on plays and actors during the 1930s and 1940s. He investigates the impact of racial violence, political assassinations and the Vietnam War on the trajectory of theatre in the 1960s and concludes by examining the response to gay activist plays such as Angels in America. less
Cambridge University Press; June 2003
344 pages; ISBN 9780511054983
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That you were once unkind befriends me now,
And for that sorrow, which I then did feel,
Needs must I under my transgression bow,
Unless my nerves were brass or hammered steel.
For if you were by my unkindness shaken
As I by yours, y'have passed a hell of time,
And I, a tyrant, have no leisure taken
To weigh how once I suffered in your crime.
O, that our night of woe might have remembered
My deepest sense how hard true sorrow hits,
And soon to you, as you to me then, tendered
The humble salve which wounded bosoms fits!
But that your trespass now becomes a fee;
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Bundles abound in the Mac world these days. Here's one that brings together ten applications--including Parallels 5--for a very attractive price.
Another case of MacBook-based spying on students? Maybe not
A Bronx middle school vice principal tells reporters "[The students] dont' even realize that we are watching." But it's less creepy than it sounds.
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A lawsuit alleges that the Lower Merion School District used MacBooks to spy on students in their homes. School officials claim the software was only used for antitheft measures.
Note-A-Lator teaches music reading
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Last-minute gifts for Mac lovers
Stymied for gifts for the Mac fan in your family? Check out this list of great last-minute gift ideas from Macworld contributors.
Smart Notebook SE debuts for Mac
Smart Notebook Student Edition (SE) ties in with Smart Technologies' Smart Board interactive whiteboard technology.
Mac News Briefs: Mimio Studio 6 now available to Mac users
Mimio Studio 6, now available on the Mac, adds multimedia support and makes additional improvements. Other programs updated Monday include Today and Letter Opener.
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CrystalMaker, used to visualize crystals and molecules, now works in 3D, using good old-fashioned red-blue glasses.
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MIT's Media Lab is gearing up for Scratch Day 2009, to introduce new people to their programming language for kids.
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Apple added new lessons from Sting and Sarah McLachlan to the GarageBand Lesson Store.
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Harry Dunne once so eloquently asked "You know what really chaps my [expletive] though?"
Well on Saturday night after the Orioles beat the New York Yankees and tied them for first place in the AL East (again). I changed my channel over to ESPN to try and relive the highlights, but do you know what completely chapped my hind region? Oh, and extra credit for you if you figured out that was a quote from "Dumb and Dumber."
Referring to the Yankees, ESPN anchor Kevin Negandhi asked ESPN NewYork's Andrew Marchand, "Are they frustrated at all that this is the Baltimore Orioles that is chasing them and not one of the more established teams, is that one of the problems here?"
Really ESPN? Is that the best question you can come up with? I mean I know it was a Saturday night around 11 p.m. EST when the game ended, but come on. You could've asked if Nick Swisher's recent 0-24 slump is affecting the clubhouse at all? Will they try changing their offensive strategy being as they rely heavily on the homerun ball? When was the last time CC Sabathia did a cardio workout?
Any of those questions would have been better, but they decided to not give any credit to the O's and the great season they're having. I apologize that the Boston Red Sox aren't in the hunt this year, but do you really think the Yankees care who is chasing them? It could be the Toledo Mud Hens for all they care. The bottom line—a team is right on their heels, and that team is the Orioles.
So what if they haven't made the playoffs since 1997? The bottom line is they're playing solid baseball this season and are making a serious push for some October baseball. Granted it might not be pretty, but they find ways to win, which can be summed up in their -19 run differential.
Of all of the teams in the American League fighting for a playoff spot, the O's are the only team with a run differential in the negative. The fact that they have posted a 78-62 record with that differential is truly amazing.
It's like when you see an ugly, fat, and bald guy with a really good looking girl, and you think to yourself, "How the heck did he do that?" The O's are that ugly, fat, and bald guy. They just make it happen (For the record, I'm not calling any of the O's ugly, fat, or bald; I was simply making a comparison.)
After an arduous four-game series against the Yankees, the O's wound up splitting the series and remain one game back at this current time. Even though they tied the series, it felt like a loss because they lost Nick Markakis to a broken thumb which will cause him to miss the next six weeks. No good. Markakis was doing an exceptional job in the leadoff spot for Buck Showalter, hitting .335 in 54 games to go along with his on-base percentage of .390. Also, they will sorely miss his great defense in right field.
With the exception of getting blown out during Sunday's game, the O's did play well all series. They battled and fought hard and proved that they are in fact establishing themselves as a force in the AL East…finally.
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The Governor's Historic Preservation Awards Program
NEW! 2014 Nomination Materials Now Available
Nomination forms and information for the 2014 Governor's Historic Preservation Awards are now available. For general information, see our Nomination Information and Criteria document. Then use the appropriate form to prepare your nomination: Project Nomination Form or Individuals, Organizations, and Agencies Nomination Form. Nominations must be postmarked or hand-delivered by May 12, 2014. For more information, contact awards coordinator Diane Barclay at firstname.lastname@example.com or (916) 445-7026.
About the Governor's Historic Preservation Awards
Established in 1986, the Governor's Historic Preservation Awards are presented annually under the sponsorship of the State Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) and California State Parks to individuals, organizations, companies, and public agencies whose contributions demonstrate notable achievements in preserving the heritage of California. The purpose of the awards is to recognize meaningful achievements in historic preservation through increased public awareness, appreciation, and support for historic preservation throughout the state.recognize meaningful achievements in historic preservation and to increase public awareness, appreciation, and support for historic preservation efforts throughout the state.
California's history is embodied in buildings, structures, sites, and objects that provide a tangible link to the people, events, and patterns of history that have shaped California's growth and development. Since 1986, more than two hundred organizations, groups, and agencies have been recognized for their outstanding commitment to preserving those connections to California's cultural and architectural legacies.
Recipients of this year's awards will be announced at the State Historical Resources Commission's Fall meeting. Presentation of the awards will take place in Sacramento in mid-November.
Questions concerning the awards program may be directed to Diane Barclay, Communications and Outreach Coordinator, at firstname.lastname@example.com or 916 445-7026.
2012 Governor's Historic Preservation Awards Winners
On November 29, 2012, the 27th Governor's Historic Preservation Awards ceremony was held at Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park. Eleven recipients received awards at the event, presented by California State Parks Director Major General Anthony Jackson, USMC (ret.), and State Historic Preservation Officer Carol Roland-Nawi. The following are the 2012 recipients of the Governor's Historic Preservation Awards:
- North Figueroa Association for Relighting the Historic Signs of Figueroa Street
- Santa Barbara Courthouse Legacy Foundation for Santa Barbara Courthouse – Spirit of the Ocean Fountain
- California Institute of Technology for Linde + Robinson Laboratory for Global Environmental Science
- United States Forest Service for Smith River National Recreation Area Fire Warehouse Restoration
- Napa Valley State Parks Association and California State Parks for Restoration of Bale Grist Mill's Historic Grain Cleaning and Sifting System
- City of Carlsbad for Leo Carrillo Ranch Barn Stabilization and Restoration Project
- San Francisco Recreation and Park Department for Murphy Windmill of Golden Gate Park
- Vista Irrigation District for Warner-Carrillo Adobe Ranch House and Barn
- City of San Fernando and its Historical Site Preservation Commission for Rehabilitation of the Lopez Adobe
- City of Orange for Cultural Resources and Historic Preservation Element of the City of Orange General Plan
- Robert C. Pavlik for his many contributions to the preservation of historical resources in California
Congratulations to this year's winners of the Governor's Historic Preservation Awards. Videos about each award winner can be viewed on our YouTube Channel.
Check back on this site for information about submitting nominations for the 2013 awards, which we anticipate will be available in late January 2013.
Eleven outstanding preservation projects were chosen to receive a 2011 Governor's Historic Preservation Award. Recipients were honored at a ceremony held at the Stanford Mansion in mid-November.
Videos about each of the award winners can be found on OHP's YouTube Channel.
Former State Senator Denise Moreno-Ducheny, the Society for California Archaeology, Michael Sampson and Dr. Susan Hector for The Passing of SB 1034 (California ARPA)
United States Navy and California State University Los Angeles for San Nicolas Island Archaeological Field School Program (Los Angeles and Ventura Counties)
The Kawaiisu Nation, the Kern Valley Indian Community and Council, and the Kawaiisu Language & Cultural Center for The Kawaiisu Project (Kern County)
City and County of San Francisco Planning Department for Historic Context Statement: SF Modern Architecture & Landscape Design 1935-1970
City of Pasadena for Study of Late 19th & 20th Century Development and Architecture in Pasadena
City of Calabasas for William C. Masson Residence Historic Structures Report
Bayview Opera House, Inc. for Bayview Opera House Restoration (San Francisco)
Presidio Trust for Presidio Public Health Service Hospital District (San Francisco)
City of Richmond for Richmond Memorial Civic Center Rehabilitation
Richmond Friends of Recreation/Save the Plunge Trust and Todd Jersey for Richmond Municipal Natatorium
California State Parks for Restoration and Reconstruction of the Cosmopolitan Hotel (San Diego)
San Dieguito River Park Joint Powers Authority for Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead Restoration and Reconstruction (San Diego County)
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Alexander Wang x H&M Fall/Winter 2014 Collection | First Look
Following the initial announcement and subsequent teaser image of an impending collaboration between Alexander Wang and H&M, we finally get a first look at the highly anticipated collection, courtesy of British GQ. Finished in a neutral color palette of greys, blacks and whites, the goods feature pugilistic design roots … READ MORE
Alexander Wang x H&M – Fall/Winter 2014 Collection | Teaser
Setting the stage for the November 6th launch, fast retail giant H&M offered a few glimpses of its collaboration with designer Alexander Wang earlier today. In addition to the highly anticipated apparel and accessories collection, the one-off capsule line will also see fashionable gears like the Alexander … READ MORE
H&M x Whitney Museum of American Art x Jeff Koons
To mark the opening of "Jeff Koons: A Retrospective" exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City later this month, event sponsor H&M will be showcasing the artist's work on a limited edition product line. Billed as "Jeff Koons for H&M" Collection and … READ MORE
Alexander Wang Announces H&M Collaboration
Last Saturday night, designer Alexander Wang hosted a party a few miles away from the Coachella music festival in Indio. Considering the invitations were for an "H&M Loves Music" event, attendees naturally expected some sort of Coachella off-shoot, but it turned out the occasion was set up … READ MORE
H&M Spring 2014 Collection Lookbook
H&M's Spring 2014 collection merges tailoring with sportswear, resulting in flight jackets and parkas alongside relaxed yet crisp spring coats and blazers. The silhouettes are easy and relaxed ,while the color palette is dominated by warm spring tones: white, navy, khaki and gray, mixed with dusty pink and citrus yellow. … READ MORE
Isabel Marant pour H&M Collection – Paris Launch Party
Last Thursday, October 24th, H&M celebrated the upcoming launch of its Isabel Marant collection at Tennis Club de Paris. The venue was designed to transport attendees back to the early '90s, when Isabel first debuted her eponymous line. It was a time of brasseries, neon signs, pizza shops, souvenir … READ MORE
Isabel Marant for H&M – Men's Collection
Having launched her first ready-to-wear collection in 1994, French designer Isabel Marant has since become a favorite among women whose tastes can be described as modern, bohemian and minimalist. Her fans are drawn to the eponymous label's slouchy sweaters and tailored outerwear, as well as relaxed-fitting knits … READ MORE
Mauritz Archive Collection at H&M
After several successful capsule collections with designer brands such as Jimmy Choo, Lanvin, and Sonia Rykiel, the Swedish "fast fashion", multinational retail clothing company H&M will be diving into its own archives to produce a menswear capsule collection for the upcoming fall 2013 season. The special line … READ MORE
Beyoncé for H&M Swimwear – Summer 2013 Collection Campaign
Music industry's most famous royalties are expanding their imperial ambitions at a fast and furious pace recently. While husband Jay-Z is going all-in with his new sports and artists management initiative, wife Beyoncé isn't too far behind in her own quest of dominance. In addition to her … READ MORE
H&M for Brick Lane Bikes Spring 2013 Capsule Collection | Video
Seen first last December, fast retail giant H&M unveiled this week's its first cycling collection. Through a collaboration with East London's Brick Lane Bikes (BLB), H&M designed the capsule collection to be well-suited for city cyclists. While styling reflects that of a vintage era, the details went … READ MORE
H&M – Summer 2013 Men's Collection Lookbook
Even though we are in stuck in the dead of winter, our minds are free to look forward to the warmer temps of summer, which is always full of color, relaxed and breathable clothes, and care-free fun. After an impressive 2012, H&M is back with an exciting … READ MORE


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Oops! The Canon G1x Lens module gets the DxoMark treatment [corrected!]
CORRECTION ALERT: Today's DXomark update was the evaluation of the Canon G1x lens. DxoMark had previously published their G1x sensor test results on January 31, 2012 (see our blog-post from then). Thanks to AngryCorgi for pointing it out in the comments!
All apologies for the confusion! It is yet another one of the side-effects of 200+ new digital cameras per year.
If you are still interested in the G1x vs many-other-camera comparisons, you can find today's blog-post intact after the jump...
Original Post
The Canon G1x came out with an unusually large sensor for a fixed lens camera (1.5" in old-school sensor size format speak) and a zoom lens, so it generated some curiosity-interest as to how it performs compared to iLCs and fixed-lens compacts alike.
On the measureables front, a new data set has entered the knowledge base today, the DXoMarK TeSt ReSuLts! As usual, you can compare the results with other cameras that have been previously measured by DxoMark. Here are some pre-filled comparisons to get you started, grouped by camera type for easier perusal.
Canon G1x vs Fixed Lens(e) Cameras
+ G1x vs Fuji X10 vs X100 - vs fixed lens cameras with 2/3" and APS-C sensors
+ G1x vs S100 vs G12 - vs fixed-lens Canon cameras with smaller sensors
+ G1x vs Panasonic LX5 vs Olympus XZ1 - vs fixed-lens smaller sensor rawsumers from others
+ G1x vs Nikon P7100 vs Samsung EX1/TL500 - vs fixed-lens smaller sensor rawsumers from others
Canon G1x vs APS-C DSLRs
+ G1x vs D-Rebel T3i/600D vs T2i/550D - vs the last two D-Rebel leaders
+ G1x vs 60D vs 7D - vs Canon APS-C DSLR leaders
+ G1x vs Nikon D5100 vs D3100 - vs Nikon APS-C in the price neighborhood
Canon G1x vs Mirrorless
+ G1x vs Nikon J1 vs V1 - vs Nikon's Mirrorless Inch (with 1"~ sensor)
+ G1x vs Olympus E-P3 vs E-PL3 - vs latest E-Pens (the E-M5 has not been DXomarked yet)
+ G1x vs Panasonic GX1 vs GH2 - vs Panasonic M43rds
+ G1x vs Sony NEX-7 vs NEX-5n - vs Sony mirrorless
+ G1x vs Samsung NX11 vs NX100 - vs Samsung NX-mirrorless (newer NX models not tested yet)
+ G1x vs Pentax K-01 vs Q - vs Pentax's two mirrorless options
Would have been interesting comparisons (but not available yet)
+ G1x vs Princess Leia X1 (the X1 has not been tested by DxoMark)
+ G1x vs Foveon cameras (none of them are tested by DxoMark)
+ G1x vs Hello Kitty webcam
As usual, please note that DxoMark evaluates the RAW sensor output and it is not intended to be a 360-degree camera or camera system evaluation. For more details on what goes on behind the scenes at DXoMark, check this recent article at C|Net.
For more opinions on the Canon G1x, check its grow(l)ing list of completed reviews (there were two new reviews out today as well!).
Availability-wise, you can check the Canon G1x stock status page, with the camera in-stock at many places, with the lowest prices in the $780+ to $785+ (with extras) range.


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New Zealand Embassy, Moscow, Russian Federation
Explosion at Domodedovo Airport, Moscow
There has been an explosion at Moscow's largest international airport, Domodedovo, at approximately 4.32pm Moscow time, Monday 24 January.
Reports indicate that an explosion occurred at the international arrivals section of the airport. Initial reports are saying that at least 29 people have been killed, with at least 100 injured.
The Russian Emergencies Ministry's website for official news is http://www.mchs.gov.ru/news/. The Russian Ministry of Health's website, with a list of casualties, is www.minzdravsoc.ru or www.minzdravsoc.ru/health/katastrof/197. The Ministry of Health's hotline is +7 495 606 1818.
Domodedovo Airport has established two hotlines: +7 495 644 4066 (general) and +7 495 795 3526 (for victims' relatives). Domodedovo Airport's website is www.domodedovo.ru.
The New Zealand Embassy telephone number for New Zealanders requiring emergency consular assistance is +7 903 769 0256.
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Bye-bye, Jersey Shore cast!
Friday, June 24th, 2011
It looks like the "Jersey Shore" cast members have finally hit the ceiling when it comes to the money they're asking for.
The producers have announced that after J Woww, Snooki, Pauly D, the Situation, Ronnie, Sammi, and Deena come back from Italy and film season 5, we will say bye-bye to them forever!
After that- they'll be casting an entire new cast to catapult into stardom, at a much cheaper rate-per-episode!
Here's to hoping they give us something more than Ronnie/Sammi fights to remember them by in these last two seasons!


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New App from Slitherine. Great Battles Medieval for iPad is a blend of Role Playing Game and deep Real-Time Strategy that allows you to lead the English army during the Hundred Years War. With more than 20 different units, an almost infinite number of equipment combinations and the most detailed and realistic medieval combat model ever created, this game will excite veterans and newcomers alike. IAP's allow you to lead the French, purchases additional mercenary units and unlock cheats. Introductory Price: Buy now at 50% off — $4.99.
New software release from Naval Warfare Simulations. Steam and Iron Campaign Expansion is a new edition for their Great War at Sea series. Four full fledge campaigns covering the North and Baltic Seas during WWI are covered. Note: ownership of Steam and Iron is required for play. Price: $19.99. Windows OS required.
New from Victory Point Games. Zulus on the Ramparts! HD for the iPhone/iPad is modeled after the popular boardgame. Price: $7.99. [App store]
New from Hunted Cow Studios. Tank Battle: North Africa recreates the North African theatre of war at the height of the conflict in World War II. Players take control of British and American units and must lead the allies to victory in a series of challenging attacks, raids, defensive actions and battles. Price: $1.99 [available at App Store | related story]
New from Shenandoah Studio and available on iTunes. Battle of the Bulge is a long-anticipated, turn-based simulation of the largest battle the U.S. Army ever fought. Lead Axis panzers to the strategic Meuse River, or command the desperate Allied forces containing their advance. Pinch & zoom in on a single unit, or out to see the entire battlefield. Play face-to-face against a friend, online through Game Center, or match wits with challenging computer opponents. Designer John Butterfield distilled the urgency and drama of the battle into an elegant, fast-paced game system with fast turns and deep strategy. This game will run on all versions of the Apple iPad, and the iPad Mini. Price: $9.99. [press release | Buy App]
New from Dan Verssen Games. Phantom Leader places you in command of a US Air Force or US Navy Tactical Fighter squadron in Vietnam between 1964 and 1972. You must not only destroy the targets but you must also balance the delicate political repercussions of your attacks. If you strike too hard, your air offensive might be put on hold — or if you strike to light, you'll be blamed for losing the war. This iOS release is based on the popular boardgame, Phantom Leader Deluxe. Price: $14.99. Apple iPad 2 or later required. [related story]
New from Matrix Games. Scourge of War: Chancellorsville is the sequel to Scourge of War: Gettysburg and the latest release in the Scourge of War series and is a full stand-alone title. The game offers twenty historical or alternate history single player scenarios set in the midst of the bloody action of the Battle of Chancellorsville, in which the Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia defeated a Union army twice its size. Price: $29.99 (download), $39.99 (boxed).
New from Hunted Cow Studios. Civil War: 1863 marks the publishers' second iOS strategy game, where you can relive iconic battles of the American Civil War. Take command of both the Union and Confederate forces in this exciting turn-based strategy game from the developers behind the international top-selling Tank Battle: 1944. Introductory Price: $1.99 (for iPhone/iPad).
New from Slitherine and Matrix Games. Strategic War in Europe is a turn-based, grand strategy computer game covering the War in Europe. Players will be able to select one or more of the 25 nations across three World War II alliances in Strategic War in Europe to command across a large full-scale map. With Strategic War in Europe players won't have to worry about being overwhelmed with extreme map sizes and sections, perfect for new players and quicker multiplayer games. OS Platforms: XP, Vista, 7. Download Price: $14.99.
New from War-game-programming and Stephen Cole. Siege of Leningrad is a computer game covering the initial attempts by Army Group North to take Leningrad in 1941 to the final lifting of the siege in January 1944 in five historical and one hypothetical scenario. The game is a completely updated version of the game originally published in Jagdpanther in 1977. Units are mostly divisions and corps. German divisions can breakdown to regiments or kampf groups at any time. Special rules cover fortified areas, air power, bombardment and Russian augmentation. The game is very suitable for solitaire play. Download the free demo that covers Operation Spark. Platform: Windows XP or later. Price: $15.
New from War-game-programming. Crassus in Aquitania is a computer game covering the campaign of one of Caesar's lieutenants to subdue the rebelling tribes of the Aquitania area of Gaul. The game features unlimited stacking and a battle board system to resolve combat. The game has special rules for hill forts (Opidiums), sieges, artillery, ambushes, concealed forces, retreat before combat, cavalry charges, desertion, force marching, leaders and more. The game has tremendous replay value as setup locations, setup forces, and tribal recruitment are all variable. Price: $12. Platform: Windows XP or later.
New software release from War-game-programming. The Fall of Idi Amin: The Last King of Scotland, is a low-complexity, operational simulation of the fighting between Uganda and her Tanzanian neighbor in 1978 and 1979 which ultimately sent Amin fleeing Uganda and left in its wake a bloody civil war. This game covers the entire area of the conflict which matched a small professional army against a large militia army in a war where supplies were often the key to victory. Demo (free) and full versions are available for downloading at wargamedownloads.com. Requires Windows XP or later. Price: $12.
New from John Tiller Software. Napoleonic Battles: Campaign Leipzig covers the Fall campaign of 1813 and the massive battle of the nations around Leipzig. Windows XP, Vista, or 7 required. Download Price: $39.95.


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O'Shea: Brown want England shirt back
ESPN Staff
December 22, 2012
Mike Brown was in superb form for Harlequins against Northampton © Getty Images
Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea says Mike Brown is determined to regain the England full-back jersey after putting in a man-of-the-match display in front of Stuart Lancaster at Franklin's Gardens.
Brown started the last two autumn internationals on the wing for England but was back in his familiar position for Harlequins and in soaking wet conditions was superb under the high ball.
He helped Harlequins win 19-8 and inflict on Northampton a fourth defeat in their last five home games as the Saints tumbled out of the Aviva Premiership's top four.
O'Shea said: "He liked being back at full-back. He wants to play full-back for England, but he will play anywhere for England, he would play at prop for England. He was outstanding for us today."
The Harlequins boss revealed Lancaster spoke with Brown and O'Shea ahead of their home Heineken Cup game against Zebre.
"He came over to watch the team run and we sat down and had a chat," said O'Shea.
"Browny wants to play full-back for England, and I always tell him my selection would be different, but as long as he is playing for England he doesn't give a damn.
"It is a fabulous position for England to be in with Browny, Alex Goode and Ben Foden, they are pretty rich in that position. Lancaster wants to see players putting their hand up for selection."
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Categories > Books > Wheel of Time > Defining Lives
Better Than Me0 Reviews
Asmodean goes through the events of his life that led him to the path of the dark. Explains why he had his mother dragged off by Myrddraal and includes an OC in the form of a sister. Three differen...
/A short trilogy of perspectives/
By Cat Alex
Better Than Me
My sister, always the better out of the two of us. I could not have asked for a kinder sister than Eila, but now our sibling bond lies in tatters. I was born twenty five years before she was, my mother as an Aes Sedai could afford such gaps of time. But even the elder, I was no less responsible and could not handle how our lives were weaved by the Pattern.
I, the one chosen, no, destined to be a composer that would never be forgotten. A prodigy, a grand sensation that would stir every heart of the age! My dear sister left to the side while I was bathed in glory as a youth. Both of us were fair children, each with dark eyes and hair against pale skin that gave us our striking looks. I have no fear of boasting; it is simple truth.
I composed, my mother ever doting on me as teachers taught me everything they knew, both in composition and the harnessing of my extra gift of channelling the One Power. Another rarity I was blessed with where my sister was not. And much of this took place in our small port town of Shorelle where every child learnt my name and became jealous of Joar Nessosin gaining the glory while they languished on their fishing boats.
And my sister, left in the background, but ever smiling and cheering me on while she made her way through a less than special school while I had my extensive training. To tell it now reminds me of how little attention really was paid to her. Even in a small Shorelle learning facility she worked harder than them all and brought home grades and accolades better than seen in many years. Still, I was the eldest and the one our mother lavished all her attentions on, barely taking heed to Eila's achievements. I too ignored her, focused on my works aged forty, but with the slowing looked to be in my early twenties. I was immersed in my work; even at the age of fifteen years old my compositions were being listened too across the world and nothing would distract me from my calling. If they were impressed when I was still in training at fifteen, what would they think of my honed work these years later? It was selfishness, I now realise, but it is too late to change. Perhaps even today I am somewhat selfish, but to survive, one must be.
Mother was so proud of me when I finished my training with more than passable grades to go on as a full time composer when I was in my late twenties. Now free of the shackles of learning, I could compose full time and come into my full potential while Eila was young. Then I truly would shake the world with my music; I would extract their tears with the corea, soothe their fears with the balfone and shatter their hearts with mere use of the obaen. My third name was earned around that time, so I was now proudly presented as Joar Addam Nessosin. My sister beamed with pride, as did my mother. But as I sat alone in my own apartments bought with the riches gained from previous compositions, I found my mind blank and my heart empty. The notes would not come, no matter how I tried.
The frustration grew over the years and even worse, people began to tire of waiting for new works. Other composers were waiting for their time and with myself unable to produce more than regurgitated old pieces and odd notes they took my place and began to entertain the world themselves. Eila over that time grew up, now nearing her mid twenties. She consoled me while I furiously broke the harp my mother had had specially made for me. With the diminishing fame, so did my mother's interest in me fade and die. Eila had now left her school and found herself in a position on the Shorelle council. Within a matter of months she had been transferred to Tzora, her responsibilities in turn growing with the added size of the city, but handled so smoothly she could have passed for Aes Sedai.
Mother became more interested in Eila's affairs, her power slowly but surely growing within the Tzora government until she was once more transferred to sort the affairs of V'saine within a few years. Acclaim gathered about her while mine diminished and I was left with a raging block on my creative abilities. I did not see my mother anymore and love faded into hate; boiling, tempestuous hate that ripped my block and left me able to create compositions once more. However, they were changed into dark, morbid affairs that were considered quite good, but weren't as highly appreciated as other pieces, feeding my jealous fury.
I only saw Eila in person again when she gained her third name just in her hundreds. She humbly presented herself to me when I visited Paaren Disen - her new home firmly in position in government and popular as ever - where she told me she was now Eila Arina Nessosin. I remember giving her a faltering smile, my own slights taken over the past several decades preventing me from showing more than that smile. A brief embrace and I excused myself. Mother had no interest in me whatsoever, and while I acted as if she was no concern to me anymore, her unawareness of me hurt more than I could say. It made me hate her even more, that she made me feel a desperate need to please her, to be a son she could be proud of. My compositions were listened to by many, but still did not reach the heights that other pieces reached.
Eila spoke to me several times and offered to sho-wing her way over to where I resided in Comelle, but I refused every time. I could not face her; her optimism, her bright demeanour towards me. I could not face the power she had worked so hard for, all that acclaim she had gathered. I couldn't bear it, especially where in our conversations she would talk of Mother's visits. Eila quietly informed me that she would no longer speak of me, though Eila could never fathom why. I could, though. She only saw failure in me, an unfulfilled potential. As to whether she believed I hadn't worked hard enough, or she had misjudged me, I never knew.
Hate burned fierce and I swore to myself as I played the shama with ferocity that I would have revenge upon her. I did in the end.
Pain began to course through me as I reached my mid two hundreds, for my sister did not have such an extension on her life as I. Aged two hundred and thirteen, my sister Eila Arina Nessosin died head of the Paaran Disen government. I attended the procession Paaran Disen held for her, trapped in my own private reverie. She was gone and I could see our mother openly weep, while I stood blankly watching the march. I had nothing to hold on to now Eila was gone. It was a matter of opportunity before I found my place in the world.
When first news reached the world of the disaster that had occurred within the Sharom and the spreading unrest and dissatisfaction caused by the Bore. And so the Collapse began and I finally discovered my opportunity for revenge and a place of regard and remembrance in the world - turning to the Dark One. He invested me with the power aged two hundred and seventy six and I was presented with an eternity to compose my songs while others perished as war broke out.
I was renamed Asmodean and any knowledge of Joar Addam Nessosin was cast away in rejection. The world fell apart and all I cared about was music and revenge. In both mine and my mother's heart, Eila would always be better than me. With the power of the Dark One behind me, I would show her different and prove myself.
Mother had been staying in Mar Ruois when I struck. I had been trained well in the One Power despite my preferred career in music and could wield it with ease. She was severed from the True Source personally by me. And that is when she was dragged away by Myrddraal, her screams echoing as she disappeared from my sight. I watched with no expression and though I desperately wanted to feel some sort of weight from my chest, there was none. Just hollowness.
And my story is almost complete. My sister who would forever be better than me dead, my mother worse than dead and I ended up sealed within the Bore until my time of release came. Now I hide like a hunted animal, waiting for an opportunity. Perhaps in this age I will prove myself and maybe power will come to me here. I could rule.
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There is a phenomenon that appears to be unique to our industry - something I call buzzword du jour. On a regular basis a new buzzword (usually accompanied by a series of acronyms) appears on the front pages of the trade rags proclaiming to be "the future" - the message being "jump on board or become obsolete." This happens so frequently that many of us are becoming immune to it all, and in doing so are running the risk of missing something important when (or if) it happens. Which brings us to Web services.
What's the Deal?
If you are to believe the hype, Web services are more exciting than car chases, are the answer to world peace, can cure male-pattern baldness, will patch the ozone layer, can resurrect failing economies, will make you rich and desirable, may bring an end to the glut of reality TV shows... well, you get the idea.
So, the big question has to be, are Web services for real? Microsoft thinks so (but not everything Microsoft believes in is truly worthy of consideration - anyone remember Microsoft Bob?). Sun (thanks to applets) thinks so too, as does IBM (those folks who brought us OS/2, which did so well). The point is, just because the big guys say it's hot does not necessarily make it so. And yet everyone is talking and writing about Web services (and I myself must plead guilty here - I have mentioned Web services in passing in several columns since ColdFusion MX shipped). So, again, what's the deal?
It's Distributed Applications - Again
For starters, here's an explanation. Web services are simply a set of technologies that facilitate distributed computing; it is that simple. The idea is that an application can invoke another application (located anywhere, locally or remotely) which does some processing, possibly returning results when complete. That's all there is to it.
It's not a new idea. Distributed computing has been around in some way, shape, or form for a while now (heck, if you use ColdFusion's <CFHTTP> tag to invoke a remote page, you are using distributed computing). So why the excitement this time around? There are a few reasons:
Need a practical example? Try this one: you create an online store (I know that is so '90s, but bear with me). Customers visit your site and buy goods that you ship, using a carrier of your choice. Great. That is until a week goes by and no package shows up, so the customer revisits your site to track the order. You display the order information, complete with the shipper information and tracking number, allowing the customer to check on the delivery (and maybe, as you are so customer-service driven, you even provide a direct link to the shipper's site). Problem solved. Right?
Wrong! If you have an online store, the last thing you want is customers wandering off to other sites; you want them to stay and part with their hard-earned money. You never want to send them off to fedex.com or ups.com or any other site. Amazon.com doesn't do this - they show shipping information provided by those companies right in their own pages, the customer goes nowhere.
I have no idea what systems the shipping companies use, I don't know what software they use, and I have no access to it anyway (I am guessing the same is true for you). Amazon.com is a very significant player in the e-commerce space, the shipping companies are likely to work with them to provide them with access to this kind of data. But what about the rest of us? How could we do the same?
The answer is Web services (predictable, I know, sorry). If the shipping companies created a Web service that exposed tracking information, any application could submit a real-time request for the data, and then process or display it as needed right within their own pages. In other words, the client browser talks to your application; your application talks to the shipper via their Web service, retrieving the necessary information; and then your application displays it as needed.
Fantasy? Well, that depends on who you ship your products with. But some shipping companies have indeed made Web services available. It's not fantasy at all.
Web Services Lingo
Okay, so now that you know why you need Web services, let's review some of the lingo you'll need to use (drop these in conversations to sound like a seasoned pro):
When you use a Web service you consume it, and when you create a Web service you publish it.
Consuming Web Services
Enough talk, let's try this thing. In ColdFusion, Web services are consumed using the <CFINVOKE> tag. <CFINVOKE> requires the URL to a Web service's WSDL, the name of the method to invoke (a single Web service may expose multiple methods), and any required parameters.
The following is a simple example. It invokes a Web service on my own Web site - this one returns my ColdFusion Tip-of-the-Day:
<!--- Get tip for today --->
<CFINVOKE WEBSERVICE="http://www.forta.com/cf/tips/syndicate.cfc?wsdl"
As you can see, the Web service itself is specified using the URL to its WSDL file. ColdFusion retrieves and reads this file so as to know how to interact with the Web service, and how to call the method specified in the METHOD attribute. RETURNVARIABLE is the name of a ColdFusion variable to be populated with whatever results are returned. In this example my Web service returns a ColdFusion structure, and so DailyTip will be a structure containing the tip.
If you want to try this example you can use <CFDUMP> to display the results, like this:
<CFDUMP VAR="#DailyTip#">
You'll notice that there is no XML here, no SOAP, nothing beyond a simple tag call. ColdFusion hides all the complexity from you - it does not matter what is on the other end, what language it was written in, what data type it returns, what platform it runs on - none of that matters. All that is important is that the returned data is ready to use just like any other ColdFusion variable.
Here is another example, the same Web service call, but this time using a slightly different calling convention:
<!--- Get tip for today --->
<CFINVOKE WEBSERVICE="http://www.forta.com/cf/tips/syndicate.cfc?wsdl"
<CFINVOKEARGUMENT NAME="date"
As you can see, arguments may be specified as name=value pairs in <CFINVOKE>, or passed to nested <CFINVOKEARGUMENT> tags - the choice is yours, the end result is the same.
Let's look at a complete example. Alta Vista has a translation engine named Babel Fish - pass it text and a destination language and it returns the translated text to you. The Babel Fish service requires two pieces of information, the text to be translated, and the translation mode (from what to what, for example en_de to translate English to German). See Listing 1 for a complete working application. It prompts for text and a destination language and displays the translation.
As you can see, using Web services in ColdFusion is easy. I have no idea what the Babel Fish Web service is written in or what platform it runs on, nor do I care - the important thing is that I can invoke it and it just works. And that is the beauty of Web services.
Note: Looking for a Web service to experiment with? Try www.xmethods.net.
If you are using Dreamweaver MX you'll find that Web services are even easier to use. In Dreamweaver, open the Application window, click on the Component tab, and then change the dropdown to Web services. Dreamweaver will list any known Web services (the list will be empty if this is the first time you are doing this). Click the + button and you'll be prompted for the WSDL URL of a Web service - simply enter it, and click OK. Dreamweaver MX will retrieve the WSDL, process and parse it, and will then display a tree of Web service methods and arguments. Then all you need to do is drag the desired method into your ColdFusion code, and Dreamweaver will create the <CFINVOKE> call for you automatically.
Publishing Web Services
Now that you know how to consume Web services, let's look at how to create and publish them. ColdFusion MX makes creating Web services incredibly easy - they are created as ColdFusion Comp-onents (explained in detail in CFDJ, Volume 4, issues 6, 7, and 10).
Here is a simple ColdFusion Component. The file is named random.cfc, and it contains two methods: (1) Get returns a random number and (2) GetRange returns a random number within the specific range. (Okay, not the most glamorous examples, but they'll have to do). See Listing 2 for the code.
The CFC code itself is rather simple. Get accepts no arguments and returns whatever is generated by Rand(); GetRange() accepts two required numeric arguments and passes them to RandRange() returning the results. This CFC can be used within your ColdFusion code using <CFINVOKE>, <CFOBJECT>, or CreateObject().
So what makes this a Web service? The answer is the ACCESS level. Each of the <CFFUNCTION> tags has ACCESS="remote". Any ColdFusion Component methods with an ACCESS level of remote can be accessed remotely - as Web services; it's as simple as that.
What about the WSDL file you need? ColdFusion does that too. The WSDL URL is the URL to the CFC with ?wsdl appended to it. I saved my random.cfc in my test directory, so the WSDL URL is http://localhost:8500/test/random.cfc?wsdl.
Listing 3 is sample code showing this CFC being used as a Web service.
Of course this particular CFC could be invoked as a CFC rather than as a Web service (and probably should be as it is ColdFusion and it is local). But with no extra work, the ColdFusion Component can also be used by:
- Other ColdFusion servers
- Java
- Client-side Flash
Web services are all the rage right now. While the hype will die down a bit, all indications are that this is an important technology and one that will play an important role in application development now and in the foreseeable future. And best of all, as a ColdFusion developer, you have nothing to lose and lots to gain - it does not get much better than that.
|Jon 10/02/06 03:13:39 PM EDT
Thank you for taking the time to report on this topic. I have a question though.
When you get errors using CFINVOKE to utilize web services and you're on a shared environment, how do you go about determining where the problem is? The error information is cryptic. The web service provider points to the programming or hosting, the host points to the service or programming and the programmer points to the host or web service provider! Of course, being the programmer, and having done several other CFINVOKE tags successfully, I am looking at the other two!
So where to next?
Could not generate stub objects for web service invocation. Name: http://app.campaignmonitor.com/api/api.asmx?WSDL. WSDL: http://app.campaignmonitor.com/api/api.asmx?WSDL. org.apache.axis.wsdl.toJava.DuplicateFileException: Duplicate file name: C:\CFusionMX7\stubs\WS1938286156\com\campaignmonitor\app\api\SubscriberUnsubscribe.java. Hint: you may have mapped two namespaces with elements of the same name to the same package name.
|Jon 10/02/06 03:12:48 PM EDT
Thank you for taking the time to report on this topic. I have a question though.
When you get errors using CFINVOKE to utilize web services and you're on a shared environment, how do you go about determining where the problem is? The error information is cryptic. The web service provider points to the programming or hosting, the host points to the service or programming and the programmer points to the host or web service provider! Of course, being the programmer, and having done several other CFINVOKE tags successfully, I am looking at the other two!
So where to next?
Could not generate stub objects for web service invocation. Name: http://app.campaignmonitor.com/api/api.asmx?WSDL. WSDL: http://app.campaignmonitor.com/api/api.asmx?WSDL. org.apache.axis.wsdl.toJava.DuplicateFileException: Duplicate file name: C:\CFusionMX7\stubs\WS1938286156\com\campaignmonitor\app\api\SubscriberUnsubscribe.java. Hint: you may have mapped two namespaces with elements of the same name to the same package name.
|jim kellow 01/16/03 08:25:00 AM EST
Thanks for the time you spent on this.
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