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Is it any wonder many Americans do not know and are not learning of America's history and civics, when the President of the United States, in a public address, demonstrates that he does not himself know what the official motto of the United States is?
It's actually quite simple. The motto of the United States is, "In God We Trust." It's printed on our currency and appears on many of our coins. Even if this fact had slipped the President's mind as he was speaking last November to a crowd at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta, all he would have had to have done to refresh his memory would have been to pull out a dollar bill. Of course, with the huge White House staff — including a multi-person research and speech-writing team — at his beck and call, one would expect that his staff would have noted the correct motto for his speech in the first place.
What is interesting, however, is that the President might have deliberately mis-cited the motto in order to make a political point. You see, Mr. Obama said in his speech that the motto of the United States was "E Pluribus Unum" – correctly translated by him as "From Many, One." The President then made the point that our country's motto is similar to Indonesia's (which translates as, "Unity in Diversity"). Because he was speaking to a predominately Muslim audience in a predominately Muslim country, he perhaps did not want to offend by appearing to bring religion into his speech by quoting the actual, official U.S. motto rather than the previous one, which until changed by official act of Congress in 1956, was "E Pluribus Unum."
However, the President commits a grave disservice to our country, and especially to our youth, by either deliberately mis-citing our motto, or by not knowing what our official motto is.
Several Members of Congress have written to the President complaining of his apparent ignorance on this matter, and offered to meet with him to explain the motto. They have received no reply from the White House.
The Jakarta speech was not the first example of the President deliberately or ignorantly mis-citing historic documents.
On October 18th, President Obama errantly quoted the Declaration of Independence at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraiser. His version of the document apparently read, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that each of us are endowed with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Noticeably missing from his quote was the reference to the "Creator," which term appears clearly and prominently in the Declaration.
This President, or any other of our nation's chief executives, is entitled to make whatever points he wishes in any speech he desires; he can pander to any audience he's of a mind to. But the President of the United States should not be permitted to deliberately mis-quote our founding documents, our official motto, or other official documents.
Of course, to be fair, if Obama truly did make these oratorical missteps in error, then the remedy is simple – fire his speechwriters and hire new ones; men and women who will set a better example for our citizens by respecting and honoring our history and heritage.
- by Bob Barr, The Barr Code
January 21st, 2011
5:29 am
So are you back now from hanging out with your criminal buddy 'Baby Doc' Duvalier in Haiti? Why don't you write about your visit there for us as reported elsewhere in the AJC?
Once a republican thug always a republican thug. They never met a dictator they didn't like unless they disrupt the oil supply.
January 21st, 2011
6:01 am
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January 21st, 2011
6:09 am
Bob: You're getting a little too close to a chalkboard and tin foil hat territory.
January 21st, 2011
7:29 am
This troubling trend started with the first paragraph of Obama's inaugural address, when he said he was the 44th person to take the oath as president of the United States. He is the 43rd, of course, as one man, Grover Cleveland, took the oath twice. A small but telling error. Why doesn't the president know this? Why don't all the people who composed, edited and reviewed his speech know this fact?
January 21st, 2011
7:29 am
Kinda like those statements by Georgie and Cheney that we had no way of knowing Al-Qaida was going to attack us -over 3,000 people died for that misstatement
January 21st, 2011
7:45 am
Irony rules this blog. Bob Barr is the Chicken Little of the AJC. We all know that. He's always going on and on about 1984 and how big government will be the ruin of us all, even to the point of feeding us ourselves and forcing us to wear fashion faux-pas scarves during an entire movie as we realize that soylent freen is made from…..ugh……PEOPLE!!!!
Now, he's defending the very language from which Big Brother was born: opiated mantras and obnoxious bromides which were coined for their poetic beauty, not for there intrinsic civic worth.
That Bob Barr is a hack is not surprising. What demeans us all is that he seems to form a thought and like a gum ball machine, another writer places a metaphor in his ear and out comes another vapidity.
January 21st, 2011
7:49 am
Bob – the President said our motto was "E Pluribus Unum", not "the official motto of the United States as established by Congress in 1956 is 'In God We Trust'". My research indicates that there were several mottoes of the US and E Pluribu Unum was one of them. No it is not the OFFICIAL mooto now. I think the President was just making a point about ONE US motto being similar to Indonesia. He may or may not have known that the OFFICIAL motto was different.
January 21st, 2011
7:54 am
Does anyone really give a flying fark about this nit-picking?
Are you trying to cast aspersions on his patriotism, or to say that he is insufficiently religious?
And I love the comment about Grover Cleveland. How could anyone NOT be mindful of the very significant fact that G.C. took the oath of office twice? "A small but telling error." Really???
January 21st, 2011
8:07 am
Now that we are informed of the President's error, I know you will review all recent Republican speeches and inform us promptly of any errors found.
January 21st, 2011
8:54 am
The President did not want to mention God out of fear of offending the Muslim community. They would have prefered Allah. Now that is how I see it. As 99% of Americans think of God as the supreme being he should have used that name. Politics is strange, I write to Congressional represenatives occasionally and they do not reply if it appears that it will cost them a vote. That was some get-to-gether at the White House the other night.
January 21st, 2011
8:57 am
Hey Bob, weren't you that kid who always reminded the teacher that she had forgotten to assign homework over the weekend? I'll bet you miss getting beat up every Friday afternoon….
January 21st, 2011
9:20 am
I suggest we change the motto to something current to liberal American thought and easier for our CNC to remember.
I suggest "Duuuh!"
January 21st, 2011
9:36 am
E Pluribus Unum is far more inspiring and relevant than "In god we trust". We're not Americastan.
January 21st, 2011
9:43 am
"In god we trust" fits the bill. Try some other ones: "In Washington we trust" or "In luck we trust" or "Dear Lord, please save us". I prefer the former. Can't blame Barry, I wouldn't want to standing in front of a bunch Muslims and quote anything vaguely christian.
January 21st, 2011
9:47 am
Bush 41 and Bush 43?
January 21st, 2011
9:51 am
Give Barry a break – He was pandering to liberals and everyone knows they don't believe in God.
January 21st, 2011
9:54 am
"Noticeably missing from his quote was the reference to the "Creator,"
It is not "the Creator" Bob. It is "their Creator". Huge difference is meaning.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,…"
January 21st, 2011
9:57 am
When Sarah Palin said that Alaska produces 20% of the nation's energy, did Bob jump on that?
It's really less than 3%.
January 21st, 2011
11:10 am
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January 21st, 2011
11:11 am
Perhaps he had a coach as his Civics teacher.
January 21st, 2011
11:15 am
Bob, you are an idiot. Most of you idiots don't know GOD, you just like to hold him up in awe; when you feel the need.
Why put IN GOD WE TRUST on Money; God has no use for money. It's almost as if you hold money up as an idol.
January 21st, 2011
11:17 am
It is no wonder about Obummer and Progressives. They do not acknowledge there is a creator. Obummer has left this out of his Declaration of Independence quotes on speeches in the past. These are done on purpose. The truth sets one free and progressives want to control you.
January 21st, 2011
11:20 am
January 21st, 2011
11:23 am
Pretty sure the solidly Muslim crowd would not have been offended by 'In God We Trust'. Everyone seems to be making the false assumption that everyone interprets that as 'In God We Trust'. I'm pretty sure if the President had said IGWT their would have been quite a bit of nodding going on cause guess what? Muslims actually trust God too.
January 21st, 2011
11:27 am
Halftrack: Another conservtive hypocrite, when will you right winger religion people understand no body whats to hear about you belief, you are the same people spoke the bible in one hand and lynched people with the other, your credibility is not that good.
Please stop talking about Declaration of Independence quotes, those slave owners of the Declaration mean nothing to most Americans, you are the same people that is fighting poor people on health care issues, please stop it hypocrites Rep.
January 21st, 2011
11:37 am
Grow up Bob. Is this the best you can offer? Is there nothing of substance in your commentary? Why not run for congress (again) and impeach the man. That's a better gotcha than this drivel.
January 21st, 2011
11:56 am
Bob Barr for president! B~)
January 21st, 2011
12:14 pm
Morbid Curiosity Leading Many Voters To Support Palin
It's funny cause it's true.
January 21st, 2011
12:23 pm
Muslim Obama doesn't believe in the JESUS CHRIST the LORD thy GOD.
January 21st, 2011
12:26 pm
99%? Really?
You are woefully uninformed. The percentage of Americans (who practice religion) and who identify as Christian is at 76% (in a rapid decline since 1990).
And gee, I can't imagine why. Maybe the intolerance, arrogance, violence (= hypocrisy) espoused by "Christians" here daily has something to do with it? Perhaps.
Hey Bob, in 1956 the state of Georgia added the St. Andrews Cross to the GA state flag to protest the passage of Brown vs. the Board of Education. Gives some clue to the mindset then.
What does anything the a "legislature" passed in 1956 have to do with the intention of the founding fathers in 1782. They chose E Pluribus Unum.
I have nothing against real Christians – take for example, Alvin C. York – but there aren't too many around today. They certainly don't reside in the "megachurch voting blocs" that have become so prevalent today.
"At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. . . . For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect – if that were possible. See, I have told you ahead of time" (Matthew ;24 NIV).
January 21st, 2011
12:42 pm
Why is this surprising? This comes from the same clown that wouldn't cover his heart during the pledge or wear a flag lapel pin during half his campaign. He hates the United States, which is why he's been spending all his time during these past two years running around the world apologizing for us.
January 21st, 2011
12:51 pm
the President commits a grave disservice to our country, and especially to our youth, by either deliberately mis-citing our motto, or by not knowing what our official motto is.
"grave" disservice? Somehow I don't think it that grave of a situation. Think you are exagerating there a little?
Several Members of Congress have written to the President complaining of his apparent ignorance on this matter, and offered to meet with him to explain the motto. They have received no reply from the White House.
Good. He has much more important things to do than meet with members of Congress over such a trivial thing. And I would think those members of Congress would have more important things to be considering.
January 21st, 2011
1:02 pm
Bob, why don't you keep hypocritical mouth shut, and go pay for another abortion for your wife.. loser.
January 21st, 2011
1:07 pm
Geous, I mean Glenn Beck, uh, Bill O'Reilly, um, Rush Limbaugh, er, Sean Hannity — I can't keep it straight — they all say the same thing.
January 21st, 2011
1:11 pm
Perhaps he had a coach as his Civics teacher.
The best History teacher that I ever had was a coach. Whenever he was teaching us about any event or time period, he'd go over what was in the text book, then he'd say, that's one view, now this is what the opposition's viewpoint was. Most every other history teacher I had, taught like whatever happened had the support of 99% of the people, which is never the case.
January 21st, 2011
1:11 pm
Until the KKK and our brothers in Christ decided to force their religious mandate on the masses by changing the motto to include their GOD, the motto "E Pluribus Unum" was much more in line with what the founding fathers intended. The new motto? Not so much….
January 21st, 2011
1:14 pm
Geous, he just hates what the world sees in you and the GOP and wants to assure them there is still some compassion and intelligence in this great country you are trying to ruin.
January 21st, 2011
1:22 pm
q, open your mind there are different languages out there……..yahweh…..allah…….god…….equal…….get it?
January 21st, 2011
1:46 pm
Miss me yet?
January 21st, 2011
1:55 pm
Wow, Bob, way to nail the big issue of our time.
What next? A withering critique of the President's tie selection?
January 21st, 2011
2:15 pm
Great essay. Funny to imagine that Chauncey makes George W look like the intellectual sophisticate. (Now that I have read W's book, I will affirm that he was one of the half dozen smartest presidents in our history. Other than his chapter on TARP, he was persuasive. And there is no doubt he really wrote it – it sounds just like his speech pattern)
January 21st, 2011
2:27 pm
Ragnar, Only you could imagine that…..good drugs lately?
January 21st, 2011
2:57 pm
Bob Barr, easily on an intellectual, spiritual, and especially moral sub-par with Über-Fascist pals Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck actually has a SYNDICATED column in what's supposed to be one of the major newspapers in the US? That IS depressing.
BTW, did you know that sometime in the early 1990's, Barack Obama told his mother he'd scraped his right knee, but it was really his left? That alone is grounds for impeachment — in the New Confederacy of which troglodyte Bob Barr is already a high-ranking (and I DO mean RANK) official.
I'm SO glad I no longer live in the South. When the Sister Southern States seceded in 1861, Lincoln should have let them go. Given the South's native inventive genius, the civilization of the Confederate States of America in 2011 would be about on a par with that of Somalia or Afghanistan, with an economy about equal to Haiti's. Anytime you folks want to leave again, I hope everyone speeds you on your way. The downside: think what a HUGE "virtual fence" WE'D have to build to keep Southern "illegals" out!
January 21st, 2011
3:22 pm
"I will affirm that he was one of the half dozen smartest presidents in our history."
Hysterical laughter…
January 21st, 2011
3:25 pm
I was already beginning to think you've lost your marbles, but your recent trip to Haiti to pal around with a ruthless dictator takes the cake. Take a long walk off a short pier. You'll never get my vote again.
January 21st, 2011
3:29 pm
Barr, could you possibly go any further out of your way to sling mud at Obama? It's a total non-issue.
January 21st, 2011
3:52 pm
Study: Conservatives have larger 'fear center' in brain
January 21st, 2011
3:54 pm
Dear BRW @ no imagination required – one needs only to read the book. I know most leftists would not be interested in hearing his view of the conflicts that arose, as you are more comfortable with analysis on the level of,"this war is lost!"
January 21st, 2011
4:06 pm
I am God
January 21st, 2011
4:19 pm
Geous, Bush wore a flag pin, covered his heart while the anthem was playing and told a bunch of lies everyday. White folks are crazy they fall for anything. The KKK put their hands over their hearts wearing white sheets as well while hanging black men in trees.


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The Indiana football program is finally receiving some media attention, just not the kind it had hoped for.
Hoosiers coach Kevin Wilson has suspended three players including veteran receiver Kofi Hughes for one game, another player was kicked off the team, three have left the program and one has not yet reported to camp, reports Terry Hutchens of IndyStar.com.
Of the three that left the team are safety Shaquille Jefferson and receiver Logan Young, who will "pursue other opportunities," while it was receiver Jay McCants was dismissed.
This is not exactly what developing dual-threat quarterback Tre Roberson needs at this point, as he watches the depth at wide receiver diminish. Indiana ranked 80th in the passing game last season and will need to improve on that to win more than one game in 2012.
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Grammy Awards voters spread the love all around
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Mumford & Sons wrapped up a completely unpredictable Grammy Awards with perhaps the most surprising win of the night, taking home album of the year for "Babel."
It was an event that even shocked the London folk-rockers.
"We figured we weren't going to win anything because The Black Keys have been sweeping up all day, rightfully so," Marcus Mumford said.
Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys ended up the night's top winner with four trophies, including producer of the year and three rock category victories with bandmate Patrick Carney. But it was hardly a clean sweep as The Recording Academy's thousands of voters spread the love for the year's top singles.
Fun. took home major awards best new artist, in something of an upset over Frank Ocean, and song of the year for the transcendent anthem "We Are Young," featuring Janelle Monae.
Like Mumford & Sons, Gotye busted up the predictions, taking record of the year for 2012's top-selling single, the haunting "Somebody That I Used To Know," featuring Kimbra, and finished with three awards.
Other winners included Rihanna, Beyonce, Mumford & Sons and Taylor Swift, who opened the show as the Mad Hatter. Swift dressed in white top hat, tails, shorts and tall boots during the surreal version of her hummable hit "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" that included a troop of mime clowns and a guy on a tricycle with a flame-thrower attached.
The singer pretended to talk to the offending boyfriend on the phone: "I'm busy opening the Grammys and we're never getting back together."
Other winners in selected major categories at the 55th annual Grammy Awards announced Sunday during ceremonies at the Nokia Theatre and Staples Center:
-- Pop solo performance: "Set Fire to the Rain (Live)," Adele.
-- Pop vocal album: "Stronger," Kelly Clarkson.
-- Traditional pop vocal album: "Kisses on the Bottom," Paul McCartney.
-- Rap performance: "N(asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk)s in Paris," Jay-Z, Kanye West.
-- Rap song: "N(asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk)s in Paris," Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis, Kanye West.
-- Rap/sung collaboration: "No Church in the Wild," Jay-Z, Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean, The-Dream.
-- Rap album: "Take Care," Drake.
-- R&B performance: "Climax," Usher.
-- Traditional R&B performance: "Love on Top," Beyonce.
-- R&B song: "Adorn," Miguel Pimentel.
-- R&B album: "Black Radio," Robert Glasper Experiment.
-- Urban contemporary album: "Channel Orange," Frank Ocean.
-- Rock performance: "Lonely Boy," The Black Keys.
-- Rock song: "Lonely Boy," The Black Keys.
-- Rock album: "El Camino," The Black Keys.
-- Hard rock/metal performance: "Love Bites (So Do I)," Halestorm.
-- Alternative music album: "Making Mirrors," Gotye.
-- Country solo performance: "Blown Away," Carrie Underwood
-- Country duo/group performance: "Pontoon," Little Big Town.
-- Country song: "Blown Away," Josh Kear, Chris Tompkins.
-- Country album: "Uncaged," Zac Brown Band.
-- Dance recording: "Bangarang," Skrillex featuring Sirah.
-- Dance/electronica album: "Bangarang," Skrillex.
-- Latin pop album: "MTV Unplugged Deluxe Edition," Juanes.
-- Latin rock, urban or alternative album: "Imaginares," Quetzal.
-- Latin jazz album: "Ritmo!," The Clare Fisher Latin Jazz Big Band.
-- Tropical Latin album: "Retro," Marlow Rosado Y La Riquena.
-- Gospel song: "Go Get It," Mary Mary.
-- Gospel album: "Gravity," Leerae.
-- Blues album: "Locked Down," Dr. John.
-- Folk album: "The Goat Rodeo Sessions," Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile.
-- Americana album: "Slipstream," Bonnie Raitt.
-- Bluegrass album: "Nobody Knows You," Steep Canyon Rangers.
-- Reggae album: "Rebirth," Jimmy Cliff.
-- World music album: "The Living Room Sessions Part 1," Ravi Shankar.
-- Children's album: "Can You Canoe?," The Okee Dokee Brothers.
-- Spoken word album: "Society's Child: My Autobiography," Janis Ian.
-- Comedy album: "Blow Your Pants Off," Jimmy Fallon.
-- New age album: "Echoes of Love," Omar Akram.
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager (ret.) is 90. Actress Kim Novak is 80. Actor George Segal is 79. Actress Carol Lynley is 71. Singer-musician Peter Tork (The Monkees) is 71. Actress Stockard Channing is 69. Talk show host Jerry Springer is 69. Actor Bo Svenson is 69. Singer Peter Gabriel is 63. Actor David Naughton is 62. Rock musician Peter Hook is 57. Actor Matt Salinger is 53. Singer Henry Rollins is 52. Actor Neal McDonough is 47. Singer Freedom Williams is 47. Actress Kelly Hu is 45. Rock musician Todd Harrell (3 Doors Down) is 41. Singer Robbie Williams is 39. Singer-songwriter Feist is 37. Rhythm-and-blues performer Natalie Stewart is 34. Actress Mena Suvari is 34.


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This page is an overview of our in-house technology, which is not available to the public. For an overview of available AR frameworks from our group check this page: Framework availability
Muddleware is a networking solution for mobile devices. At its heart is a high speed XML server that is capable of handling thousands of queries/sec on an average PC. Muddleware uses XML DOM and XPath to support rapid prototyping. The client module is very lightweight to optimally suit the restrictions of mobile phones.
Studierstube ES includes optional Muddleware support, making it very easy to develop networked AR applications or games.
Muddleware consists of following main building blocks:
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There is also an extended version of the Muddleware paper published at the Virtual Reality 2007 conference (VR'2007), which can be downloaded by clicking at the icon on the right side. The paper describes all the concepts and design rationales behind Muddleware. The original paper can be found here.
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Will biometrics measure up to the future?
As public perception grows, scientists look for new form factors -- even tongue scanning
Who could forget the scene from John Woo's 1993 B-movie "Hard Target," where an imprisoned Jean-Claude Van Damme burns off the skin on his index finger, attaches it to an impromptu mechanical contraption and booby-traps it to hit the scanner at precisely the scheduled time each morning, so that his captors don't notice his escape?
Indeed, biometric identification systems are a bit harder to fool than simply getting the password right. And as this technology advances, so do people's concerns over its true effectiveness.
"Public acceptance of biometrics has been slow to grow, and will continue to be an issue until issues of privacy and security of data have been brought up to a level acceptable by the majority of people," says Isabelle Moeller, general manager of the Biometrics Institute.
The concept of biometric identification systems actually dates back to 1879, when French police clerk Alphonse Berthillon suggested that individuals could be identified through precise measurements of the body.
Argentina was one of the first countries to widely implement fingerprint records.
By 1976, Argentine police were using a system that combined scanned fingerprints with digital processing and radio technology to send biometrical information from the police cars to a central database, in order to track down suspected individuals in Buenos Aires.
Today, fingerprints are used not only for forensic investigation, but also commonly for passports, ID cards, border surveillance, access control, and even shopping.
The German company IT-Werke, specializing in biometric applications, has successfully implemented its digiPROOF system of payment by fingerprint in 120 Edeka stores in Germany. In June 2008, it launched a six-month trial of a similar system in collaboration with the payment processor Equens, in the Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn.
One to many
Besides fingerprints, other physiological biometrics include face recognition, iris scan, retina scan, hand geometry, facial thermogram, body odor, hand or finger veins, footprints and palm prints.
Of these, iris scanning is the most accurate -- with an average of approximately 250 distinctive characteristics in an iris, the odds of two people having the same pattern are 1 in 7 billion. And as it is relatively difficult to copy, it's also considered of one the most secure biometrics.
However given the complexity of the process, it's also the most costly, and its accuracy depends on the cooperation of the subject. (For example, criminals have been known to use eye drops to dilate their pupil, thus masking the majority of their iris.)
Conversely, face recognition is technically the least intrusive, as faces can be scanned at a distance by surveillance cameras (although this also poses privacy issues), but its accuracy varies greatly according to light, exposure, etc.
Another biometric identification system currently under development by Hong Kong Polytechnic University's Biometrics Research Center is tongue scanning.
"The tongue shapes of different people are different, and thus the tongue can be used to tell different subjects," says Lei Zhang, assistant professor at the university.
"Our system uses laser scanning to construct the 3-D shape of the tongue. The tongue shape information can be collected in about two-three seconds. Then after feature extraction and matching, the person's identity can be determined."
Other biometric identification systems, which require capturing the subject in action and similarly comparing it to a database of samples, are behavioral. These include voice print, signature or handwriting dynamics (the way a person writes), keystroke dynamics (the way a person types, most often used as an extra layer of security over a password) and gait (the way a person walks).
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Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange" Turns 40
Now Kubrick has a new movie, taken from the brilliant and shocking novel by British writer Anthony Burgess. The film is not without its small failings, for a man who makes as many daring leaps as Kubrick is bound to slip from time to time, just as he is insured against ever boring us. "A Clockwork Orange" is also a characteristically frosty piece of filmmaking, shorn completely of sentiment, working through brilliant ironies and dazzling dramatic ideas that please us, provoke our laughter, galvanize our intellects, win our admiration- but never touch our hearts.
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What is Manga? I asked myself that same question. I saw a flood of Japanese teenagers outside this museum dressed up as these crazy anime characters. They were outside the Kyoto International Manga Museum.
It's three floors of lined wall to wall with every possible collection of manga you could think of. Manga can basically be described as a Japanese stle of comics that originated in the mid-1900s. It's become a huge hit with the younger set in Japan and the grassy area in front of the museum is fenced in so teens can act as their favorite characters.http://www.kyotomm.jp/english/
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Summary: When Melanie Marsh learns that her son, Daniel, is autistic, she becomes determined to fight to teach Daniel to speak, play, and become as "normal" as possible. Melanie's enchanting disposition has helped her weather some of life's storms, but Daniel's autism may just push her over the brink, destroying her resolute optimism and bringing her unsteady marriage to its end. DANIEL ISN'T TALKING is a deeply moving story of a family in crisis. What sets it apart from most fiction about difficult subjects is Marti Leimbach's ability to write about a sad and frightening situation with a seamless blend of warmth, compassion, and humor.
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Melanie Marsh
Has two children; son has autism; determiend to fight to teach her son how to be normal; feels her daughter's creativity is being stifled; trying to resovle her marriage.
Stephen Marsh
Melanie's husband; has two children; son has autism; leaves his wife for an old girlfriend.


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A man was convicted of driving while drunk for the eighth time earlier this week in Lake County Court of Common Pleas.
Thomas Pepp, 48, was arrested earlier this year after and refused to take a breathalyzer test.
However, he pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated Wednesday. Judge Joseph Gibson scheduled his sentencing for August 22.
Pepp, who lives in Perry, in January, police said.
When officers responded to the crash, they said Pepp had glossy eyes, slurred speech and the smell of alcohol on his breath. They also found a pipe with marijuana residue on it in the center cup holder, according to police.
The officers gave Pepp field sobriety tests that he failed.
Then Pepp told the police that his back hurt so they took him to TriPoint Medical Center in Concord Township. At the hospital, Pepp refused to take any blood or breath tests for alcohol.


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Thoughts On WoodenToaster 'Rainbow Factory' For Orchestra
Comes out tomorrow.
This piece comes at a crossroads for me. I've been taking a lot of "me" time in order to evaluate things going on, tackle some adventurous ideas I've had, and become my best self.
Rainbow Factory is a song about how things look so beautiful and welcoming on the cover, but deep down you find out the darkness that it can protrude at times. It's about digging deep to reveal the real story behind the cover.
This arrangement starts off dark as the basses create a powerful undertone while the clarinet softly and mysteriously echoes about the Rainbow Factory.
The piece picks up in aggression as the drums march on and the percussion section enters one by one. The flutes connect the chorus to the interlude, and it's at this moment that things are revealed. What started as a beautiful flute passage shits into a roaring scream.
When I was younger, I used to pass judgement on people. Who hasn't? It's one of the misfortunes of being young - you're not popular, you're trying to find yourself, understand things, or choose a career. Ultimately, you don't understand people or what they go through because you're old enough to think you know it all, but too young to know anything.
In my old age I'm becoming smarter, happier, and much more understanding of how crazy life and life's experiences can be. It's not always happy, and it's not always understood. But the more I learn then the more I love the obstacles and setbacks. The more I learn about other's problems the less I judge and the more I can relate.
Rainbow Factory, while it may be my last and final My Little Pony tribute, is a song that has more meaning than melody. The Rainbow Factory may very well be where your fears and horrors come true, but the song is where you realize you're not alone in having fears, uncertainties, and horrors.
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Downgraded: Continental and US Airways add international luggage fees
Following in the steps of American Airlines and British Airways, Continental and US Airways have now also added a fee for a second checked bag on international flights. US Airways also bumped up the fee for domestic luggage fees by $5 per bag.
Upgraded: Japanese car rentals
Travelers renting a car in Japan can now reserve a wireless enabled netbook for about $10 per day. The company, Oryx, includes the cost of the wireless service.
Downgraded: Blaming the victim
A Stamford, Connecticut franchisee operating under the Marriott name stupidly and offensively blamed one of its customers, saying she "'failed to exercise due care' before she was raped at gunpoint in front of her children in a hotel parking garage." Stay classy, Stamford Marriott! Now, the Marriott mothership is distancing itself from the words (and legal strategy) of its franchisee.
Upgraded: JetBlue-Lufthansa partnership
It took a while — I blogged about the possibility of an alliance partnership back in December 2007 — but JetBlue and Lufthansa are finally talking about codesharing. The consequences will be interesting. I'm particularly interested to see if Lufthansa will be selling JetBlue segments on tickets to destinations served as well by Star Alliance members United and US Airways.
Downgraded: SkyEurope
SkyEurope, a European (duh) discount airline, has ceased all operations. This was the airline that at one point offered to pay its customers to fly with them. R.I.P.
Downgraded: Enterprise Rent-a-Car
Rental cars typically don't have a great reputation, and this doesn't help: Enterprise saved money on its rental fleet by requesting that GM delete safety features — features that were otherwise standard. The savings per vehicle: $175. 66,000 Chevrolet Impalas without side curtain airbags were rented out, and then subsequently sold as used vehicles.
Downgraded: The word "guarantee"
A week ago, I argued that it was worth looking at Mexico for some good travel bargains, especially 6 or more months out, when H1N1 flu scares will hopefully be behind us. In the interim, Mexican tourism is suffering tremendously. For example, hotel occupancy in Cancun has dropped from 77% to 23% in a matter of two weeks. Cost-cutting has ensued, and one chain, AM Resorts, has rolled out a somewhat misguided "flu-free guarantee" for 10 of its 11 Mexico hotels, beginning Friday: "The company will give three free vacations over the next three years to any customer unfortunate enough to pick up the H1N1 flu virus at one of its Mexico resorts." It's hard to vacation — even for free — when you're dead.
Downgraded: Colgan Air
The National Transportation Safety Board has released transcripts of cockpit conversations before the doomed Colgan Air-operated Continental Flight 3407. The Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 went down in icy conditions. More disturbing: the cockpit recordings showed that one of the pilots felt under-trained for the experience. The quote, minutes before things got a lot worse: "I've never seen icing conditions. I've never de-iced. I've never seen any — I've never experienced any of that. I don't want to have to experience that and make those kinds of call[s]. You know I'd have freaked out. I'd have, like, seen this much ice and thought, 'Oh, my gosh, we're going to crash.'" Pilots who haven't had de-icing training? Flying to Buffalo?? In February???
Downgraded: Your luggage… because it's been sucked into a jet engine
Passengers on board Japan Air Lines flight 61 got a treat as their plane began its taxi to the runway. Engine number 1 of the Boeing 747 sucked in a misplaced luggage container. Passengers and ground personnel were unharmed, but it made for good imagery.
Downgraded: Embassy Suites' notion of the suite
Embassy Suites is considering shrinking the size of its rooms, but keeping the current price. Then, they'll charge a premium for the current suite configuration. Somehow, they'll try to spin this as an improvement, I'm sure.
Upgraded: Opaque booking of hotels
Travelocity is rolling out opaque booking for select hotels. Interspersed with named hotels, you'll find "secret" hotels whose identity is only revealed after purchase. This sort of sale is typically associated with Priceline and Hotwire, but it's hardly new. GTA Hotels has done this for ages. EasyClickTravel used to offer "off the record" hotels, but they have discontinued the practice. A company like Travelocity might be able to get this to work alongside its named offerings, because of its size, but the competition from the established opaque booking specialists seems to be pretty strong. We'll see if it lasts.
The incredible ditching of a US Airways Airbus A320 has been all over the news, and the pictures are truly dramatic. I feel relieved, and amazed, in that no one died on board that flight. I admit I also feel lucky, in that I wasn't on that plane — New York to Charlotte is a route I've flown more than once, and usually on US Airways. Yet, seeing the plane in the cold water of the Hudson River, with passengers standing on the wings or floating in rafts, I feel a strange sense of comfort. A plane went down, and everyone survived. That's really incredible.
While it's way too early to definitively describe what happened, the early reports are pointing to a bird strike in both engines. Lucky passengers, unlucky birds.
I've gotten some questions about a bird could take down such a big plane. I'm no expert on aircraft engines, but from what I can gather, the impact of a bird on the engine's turbine fan blades can knock the blades off-track, damaging smaller parts inside the engine. The cascade of destruction can lead to a shutdown.
The force of a bird in flight, when hitting an aircraft engine, is astonishing:
A 12-pound Canada goose striking an aircraft going 150 mph at lift-off generates the force of a 1,000-pound weight dropped from a height of 10 feet, according to Bird Strike Committee USA.
Large aircraft are certified to be able to keep flying after impacting a 4-pound bird, however 36 species of birds in North America weigh more than this, according to the committee. Even smaller birds, such as starlings, can cause engine failure.
The first minute of the following video details how a bird strike can look in real-time. It's a Thomsonfly Boeing 757 taking off from Manchester, hitting a pair of herons on the ascent. Thankfully, everyone was okay in this instance as well.
Reader Kim sends in a link to a scan of Sun Country Airlines' safety card, as found in their seatback pocket. I have to think that they're trying to liven the cards up, to keep our attention. Why else would they have Willy Wonka making an emergency exit? A "Where's Waldo" for those bored inflight?
Reminders of the original (and best) Willy Wonka, and another scan from the Sun Country card, after the jump…
American Airlines grounded its entire fleet of MD-80 jets to check wiring on the planes. As I write this, 325 flights are canceled.
Delta, also with a sizable MD-80 and -90 fleet, canceled several hundred flights for the same reason.
Earlier in the week, United took a number of its 747s out of service, also to perform maintenance checks, "to ensure compliance with federal maintenance standards." All of a sudden? "The Federal Aviation Administration ordered the temporary groundings after discovering that test equipment used at a South Korea maintenance station was faulty."
What's going on?
After Southwest's brief grounding of more than 40 737-300 jets because of possible damage to the aircraft's metallic "skin," the FAA is cracking down on maintenance. The agency "recently launched spot checks of compliance with safety requirements for all U.S. airlines."
Well, good. After apparently not doing enough spot checking, the agency is playing catch-up. It's encouraging, I suppose, that the inspections are being done now. But what does that mean for recent flights, like those, say, a week before these recent groundings? Wasn't maintenance taken seriously before? Were you taking a risk?
There probably wasn't much risk to passengers, frankly. I always comfort myself with the notion that the pilots are as much at risk as passengers. If they're willing to get on board, then so am I.
But, as a matter of principle, I prefer that my airlines don't cut corners and don't skimp on maintenance. I also prefer that my government's regulatory bodies do their job and actually keep companies under scrutiny in a clear, defined, and above all consistent manner. That clearly didn't happen. And that is what needs to be addressed. The sky isn't falling, but things could sure be better.
The airlines affected are canceling flights wholesale today, though they promise to be back on schedule soon. That's the immediate bad news for travelers today. The fact that regulation has been haphazard is frankly of greater concern.
After 9/11, there was a debate over whether pilots should be trained in small firearms and permitted (or required) to carry a pistol in the cockpit. From the get-go, I objected. I felt that the risks of firearms exceeded their benefit, especially if the Federal Air Marshals program already had armed law enforcement officers on board.
The risk of an accidental discharge, or worse, a pilot with less-than-honorable purposes, makes guns in the cockpit a substantial risk. And now it's happened: A US Airways pilot discharged his weapon during approach to Charlotte.
What on earth was the pilot doing with his pistol during the approach? Shouldn't he have been working on landing the plane? And why wasn't his weapon holstered, with the safety on? What were they doing up there, talking about their favorite (and still, to this day, most disturbing) scenes in Christopher Walken movies?
The whole thing makes me feel less safe. Both because I don't like the idea of hot lead flying through the fuselage, and because I like my pilots to be flying, not playing with guns.
The pro-gun argument has always been that armed pilots serve as the last line of defense in the case of a hijacking or other incident. Or that armed pilots are themselves a deterrent to hijackers.
But it's impossible to prove whether or not the arming of pilots actually improves safety by scaring potential bad guys from trying anything on board a plane. You can't prove or disprove that proposition, unless you've got an al Qaeda focus group that you're running.
A more concrete case that would support the pro-arming side would be incidents of threats who were subdued by an armed pilot. I haven't heard of a single incident wherein a pilot was called upon to unholster his or her weapon in flight. If readers have a link to such a case, please send it my way.
As it is, the passengers on this plane were lucky that nothing worse happened. Arming pilots remains a bad idea.
(Thanks to David, Kim, and Richard for sending this one in!)
Here's a photo of the gunshot hole, via the Associated Press:


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New Tracfone Phones (Tracfones) 2014
Tracfone wireless is a national prepaid service whose specialty is long-lasting prepaid airtime cards that expire in six or even 12 months. Therefore, Tracfone phones (which often come with double or triple minutes for the phone's lifetime) are a better choice for users who make very few calls or text messages and don't want to add airtime every month or two.
Their phone models (sometimes called Tracfones) are generally basic and quite cheap (some go for less than $10 at Wal-Mart or Amazon.com), but keep in mind that the simplest Tracfone models are often devoid of the most basic features you would expect in any phone, such as a Bluetooth car kit profile, or a built-in camera. However, around 2012, Tracfone started offering smartphone-like feature phones with a touch screen and a better web-browsing experience. Using Tracfones for picture or text messaging typically deducts a minute or a portion of a minute from your airtime balance.
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There will be another Trayvon Martin rally tonight in Kelly Ingram Park. It will begin at 7. Tonight's rally follows one Monday where nearly 100 people participated. Organizers say psychologists will be available at the event tonight to talk to people.
Organizers also say there will be a vigil for Trayvon Martin on Saturday in Kelly Ingram Park. It will begin at noon. According to organizers, 100 cities will participate and people from throughout Alabama and parts of Georgia will come to the event. Organizers also hope Saturday's vigil will encourage Attorney General Eric Holder to pursue federal charges against George Zimmerman.
The former neighborhood watch volunteer was found not guilty by an all-female jury. Since the verdict, there have been protests and rallies across the United States.
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>


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From the last few weeks, some good stuff we've read that relates to adoption and/or parenting a special needs child.
As always, if you are a traveling family, or have posted something, or read something, that you'd like to share here on No Hands But Ours, please let us know at firstname.lastname@example.com.
In the news:
The Little Couple (from the TLC show), after their surrogate suffered a miscarriage, are looking to adopt a special needs child – specifically a child with dwarfism. Check out the video, you can see them looking at the little ones listed on Rainbow Kids
In the blog world:
Mike and Tricia, from the Little Redhead, are in China now to bring home their new daughter, Pippa. And they have shared an incredibly sweet video on their blog of the moment they met their daughter for the first time.
At the Lillie Family, mom of Emma Jean – adopted from China with a special need of low-birth weight – shares how her new daughter recently received a surprise diagnosis of partial, and permanent, hearing loss in both ears.
And Karin, who blogs at Treasures from Afar, is mom to 10. Her son Jordan has a special need of microtia and Karin chronicles his recent surgery, the bumps in the road and the arrival home.
Traveling Families:
And lastly, if you're like all of us around here, you'll want to take a few moments (or hours!) and travel vicariously with these families currently in China to bring home their kids.
Little Red Head
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Just Haven't Met You Yet
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Ramsar and UNEP-GRASP documentary on Great Apes
Oil and Gorillas?
A Ramsar and UNEP-GRASP Documentary Film on Great Apes, Extractive Industries in Petit Loango Ramsar Site in Gabon.
The Ramsar Convention Secretariat and the United Nation's Environment Programme - Great Apes Survival Project (UNEP/GRASP) have released a documentary that highlights the correlations that exist between the sustainable management of wetlands hosting great apes in a developing country confronted with oil exploration activities.
The film shows the example of a country that is trying to reconcile conservation and development concerns through participative management of a park which is both a great ape site and a Ramsar site. It also addresses the emerging environmental issues associated with extractive industries in Africa and their impacts on the wetlands and other natural resources of the continent. In addition to Petit Loango, the ecological character of the following Ramsar sites is threatened by extractive industries in Africa: i) Sudd Marshlands (oil, Sudan), ii) Lake Chad (oil, Chad), iii) Lake Albert (oil, Uganda), iv) Niger Mafou (iron, Guinea), v) Chatt Tboul (oil, Mauritania), vi) Langebaan (ore, South Africa), vii) Lake Natron (soda ash, Tanzania), viii) Basse vallée de l'Ouémé (sand, Benin), ix) Conkouati-Douli (oil, Congo-B), x) Lake Cayo and Lake Loufoualeba (potash, Congo-B), etc.
The film has officially been launched on the occasion of the Tenth Conference of the Parties of the Ramsar Convention on 27 October 2008, in Changwon, Korea, where a resolution on "wetlands and extractive industries" has been approved.
The documentary, which was shot in the Ramsar site of Petit Loango in Gabon, Central Africa, is available in both English and French.
A five-minute version of the film is available in English from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI9WBcPeSGU&feature=related, and in French from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U91j6rGk_o8.
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It's bunny time.
We have just received these super sweet handmade knitted bunnies from The Bear Hug Project. I met the lady who runs this amazing organisation, she is a wonderful person who helps so many people in need and she has a lovely team behind her that handmake items like these rabbits. It would be great if you guys could show your support by hopping home with one or two or three… The proceeds go to aids orphans, the elderly and underprivileged people.
They are on the shelf at Wolves in a Coca-Cola crate waiting for you, all you need is R120 and one of these little guys is all yours.
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A Copiague resident on federal parole for drug charges, was sentenced to six years to life March 5 following his arrest by Amityville Police for being in possession of ten ounces of cocaine and a pound of marijuana with a street value of $10,000.
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How am I supposed to feel?
About this Adventure Time episode?
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I feel like it dealt with gender roles and the sort of turmoil one goes through when they're denied the option to express it :T
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As a temporary measure, I've dropped OOC(leaving only furor in the resto tree until I've get more talent points to spend on that tree) in order to get the new goodies. Other ferals and I agree that it's worth the trade as long as we get those talents again when reaching the new endgame (lv80)
I agree with you here. You can see how I did my talent build for 70 here: http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=0ZxGhsfbdceRscuho0x
OOC is a goodish spell however I think dropping it for the others is better at this stage. Realistically, bear tanks generate so much rage that it doesn't matter so much if we get a "free" spell in there once in a while. Especially with these new talents as well, even if you began to get short on rage, you'd soon have it back again.
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I went for omen at first and now I'm left with 11 points and resto, and now I'm looking 2 spec in the feral tree, but i realize that i cant get beserk. I want 2 be able 2 Dps and Tank, what do you suggest? should i just copy your spec or ignore beserk.


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Tiffany raises outlook after amazing quarter
Shares of the jeweler soar after a quarter that saw sales increase across all regions. With video.
Shares of the jeweler are up more than 8% today to $75.79. Earlier this morning, the stock hit a record high of $76.22 after the company posted a blowout first quarter and raised its outlook for the year.
Luxury retail stocks went along for the ride as well. Shares of Saks (SKS) and Macy's (M) rose more than 1%, Coach (COH) jumped more than 4% and Nordstrom (JWN) climbed nearly 1%. "There is a targeted willingness to splurge again," an Edward Jones analyst told Reuters.
Post continues after this analyst interview about Tiffany's earnings:
Tiffany's worldwide sales rose 20%, and all regions saw an increase -- even after the jeweler hiked prices to cover rising costs for precious metals and diamonds. One of the biggest sales spikes was in the Asia-Pacific region, which saw a 37% increase. Even Tiffany's famous store on New York's Fifth Avenue reported a 23% sales jump.
"Customers are certainly aware of rising commodity costs and we have not experienced any meaningful resistance to higher prices," said Mark Aaron, a Tiffany investor relations executive.
Investors had been anxiously awaiting Tiffany's results in Japan, which represents 18% of the jeweler's overall sales. As it turns out, the recovery there is better than expected. Net sales dropped only 3% excluding the impact from the strong yen. One analyst said he had expected the sales decline to be in the high teens, the Financial Times reported, and Tiffany said in March that sales there would fall 15%.
In all, Tiffany's first-quarter profit rose by 26% to $81.1 million, or 63 cents a share, up from $64.4 million, or 50 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Analysts were expecting 56 cents. If you exclude one-time charges and other items from both periods, the profit rose to 67 cents a share from 48 cents.
Sales rose 20% to $761 million, but excluding currency charges the increase was only 16%.
Tiffany seized upon the quarter to raise its full-year forecast to $3.45 to $3.55 a share. Analysts were only expecting $3.33 a share. In March, the jeweler had predicted earnings at $3.35 to $3.45 a share.
"The company continues to capitalize significantly upon not just strong, but improving worldwide demand trends for higher-end or luxury goods," one Oppenheimer analyst told MarketWatch.
Tiffany executives only showed one point of concern. The U.S. economy is hurting spending by some customers buying silver at entry-level price points, the company said, according to MarketWatch. The economy here will likely remain challenging for a while.
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Yum! This is excellent...we cut the recipe in half and it was perfect for two. I omitted the potatoes at the suggestion of a previous reviewer and because I am not familiar with them in bouillabaise. I didn't miss them. Also, we subbed grouper for the red snapper b/c it was available. Will make this one again.
Classic Bouillabaisse with Rouille-Topped Croutons
Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Cindy Barr, Jan Gautro, Leigh Ann Ross
We use red snapper in this dish, but cod, haddock, halibut, or other fresh white fillets will work. Rouille (roo-EE) is traditionally spicy; add 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper, if you like.
Yield: 6 servings
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 341
- Calories from fat: 17%
- Fat: 6.5g
- Saturated fat: 0.9g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.2g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.8g
- Protein: 37.8g
- Carbohydrate: 32.6g
- Fiber: 3.7g
- Cholesterol: 142mg
- Iron: 10.4mg
- Sodium: 882mg
- Calcium: 121mg
- Rouille:
- 2/3 cup chopped bottled roasted red bell peppers
- 3 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
- Croutons:
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- 1 garlic clove, halved
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- 1 cup chopped onion (about 1 medium)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3/4 cup chopped plum tomato (about 2)
- 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads, lightly crushed
- 3 1/2 cups (3/4-inch) cubed red potato (about 1 pound)
- 2 1/2 cups thinly sliced fennel bulb (about 8 ounces)
- 3 cups clam juice
- 1 (14-ounce) can fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 24 littleneck clams
- 24 mussels, scrubbed and debearded
- 12 ounces large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 (1-pound) red snapper fillet, cut into 12 (2-inch) pieces
- 6 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1. Preheat oven to 400°.
- 2. To prepare rouille, combine roasted red bell peppers and mayonnaise in a blender or food processor; process until smooth. Set aside.
- 3. To prepare the croutons, arrange baguette slices in a single layer on a baking sheet; bake slices at 400° for 8 minutes or until toasted. Rub one side of each crouton with cut side of garlic clove halves; discard garlic clove halves. Set croutons aside.
- 4. To prepare bouillabaisse, heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and garlic to pan; cook 8 minutes or until tender. Add tomato; cook 3 minutes. Add saffron; cook 30 seconds. Add potato, fennel, clam juice, and broth; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes or until potato is almost done. Increase heat to medium. Add clams; cover and simmer 5 minutes. Add mussels; cover and simmer 3 minutes. Add shrimp and fish; cover and simmer 5 minutes or until shells open, shrimp is done, and fish flakes easily with a fork or until desired degree of doneness. Discard any unopened shells.
- 5. Ladle 2 cups seafood mixture into each of 6 shallow bowls. Spread each crouton with about 1 tablespoon rouille. Place 1 crouton on top of each bowl; sprinkle each serving with 1 tablespoon parsley.
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If you mixed Tim Burton's dark weirdness with Matthew Bourne's creative "movement choreography," you'd get this version of The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari. I know that bigger shows get more publicity, but this is the one that should be selling out. I loved the original music, the creepy, the smart choreography, the projected backdrops and the equally creepy make-up. The performers put their hearts into everything that they did and were virtually flawless. The male lead (the teller of the tale) deserved a standing ovation and I'm disappointed that he did not receive one. Don't expect to be uplifted by this show. It ain't no "Sound of Music." Instead, be prepared to be taken on a journey from happiness into madness. If you think you can handle it, go see this show.//Additional advice: I used the multi-level parking structure behind the Art Institute (the Institute is at 5250 Lankershim but enter the lot on Weddington); it only cost $4 and was safe. I didn't think that the El Portal Theatre opened until a half hour before the show, but it actually opened an hour early and was air conditioned...unlike my car, which I sat in for a half hour, thinking that the theater wasn't open yet. Leave a little room in your stomach to try the El Portal's tempting desserts; I wish I'd done that. Performers, including Dr. Caligari himself, interact with audience members in the bar area during intermission. The women's restroom is upstairs (I think the men's is, too). Don't know if they have any handicapped restrooms downstairs so if you have trouble walking, call the venue and ask. Lastly, it's better to see this show from the back of the venue than the front because dialog appears on screens that are off to the side and they're hard to see, up close to the stage; I sat in row G for Act 1 and moved to the last row for Act 2. I liked the last row better.
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Learn more about The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari in this synopsis from Astra Dance Company.
A "who done-it?" silent film turned into the incomparable experience of live stage, Dr. Caligari is a theatrical dance show at every turn. To start the entire cast is clothed and painted head to toe in Black and White, which is further complimented by black and white multi-media projections and silent film clips, an original score by composer Regan Remy and emotive dance as the medium of communication all morphing this psychological thriller from fantasy to reality and back again.
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..people who can turn those utterly sexy oldschool Amiga / C64 or similar retro sounds into music.
I have a soft spot for retrobleeping, and I would love to have something like that for my short intro which would be have it's premiere in the next machinima I release.
So if retrosounds are your friend and you know how to press the buttons on composing programs, please send me a PM here or contact me via irc, thanks! :) Ja sama suomeksi.
Kthxbai once again!"
-- Baron Soosdon, from WarcraftMovies.com, http://www.warcraftmovies.com/movieview.php?id=47383.
This movie is part of the collection: Machinima
Producer: Baron Soosdon
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Language: English
Keywords: Baron Soosdon; Blizzard Entertainment; World of Warcraft; Unreal Tournament 2004; Half-Life 2; Model Viewer; Map Viewer; Nublock Movies
Contact Information: http://baronsoosdon.blogspot.com/
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Subject: Soosdon Does It Again
Baron Soosdon is ultimately one of the premier WoW machinima artists and editors out there at the moment. His movies are wonderfully interpretative and visually stunning - and all of this with WoW/gaming models.
I'm So Sick is no exception and I find myself watching it over and over. He outdid himself this time and it was nice to see a work of his that used music lyrics as most of his work encompasses electronic/ambient sound.