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Posted 18 August 2009 - 11:19 AM
I was also reading about the doppelganger theory. I swear that I see men who look exactely like my dad even to the point where I've almost called out to them. I've seen him while I was shopping, driving and the strangest was walking past me on the sidewalk in front of my house when I was sitting quietly reading a book. I definately need closure because I cannot imagine having to go through the rest of my life with this pain and More importently, I don't want my feelings to hold him to this world and not let him move on. Please, I am willing to try anything, I'm desperate. Thank you.
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Once when I was falling asleep I heard my dad playing guitar in the livingroom but he had been already asleep. It was so strange, as if he was playing it perfectly. And I turned over he seemed even to play softer so I would be able to fall asleep. I think I was tapping into a spirit realm.
The doppleganger universe? I've never read about it. But is it like a parallel universe continuum thing? It sounds interesting...
This might help though: I have realized that I have experienced the spirit world, but it becomes frightening because I am not as used to that type of experience.
We need to embrace the other-experience. If you meditate and raise your energy it will make it much more bearable.
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I still think that something is going on!!! Today I had to go run some errands. Like I said before, I heard songs on the radio that had special meaning to my dad and I. It's really weird. Songs like Let It Be by The Beatles saying "and though they may be parted there is still a chance that they will see." Then later in my trip I heard a song that I have never heard on the radio before called Rubber Biscuit. This was a song that my dad used to play in his band. It's definately one of the dumbest songs I've ever heard. I guess my question is- is it possible that he is trying to tell me something or is this just wishful thinking???
no, i do not believe at all that it is wishful thinking on your part.
perhaps there are wishes involved but not of the delusional or imaginary sort.
when you hear these songs and think of your dad, instead of missing him, reach out into your mind space and feel that he is very, very, very close
"closer to you than you" is how it was explained to me...from someone very close to me, on the other side.
i totally relate to the method of communicating through music - i have the same experience.
at first, i often thought i must be crazy or living in a fantasy world, or something like that
but when i tuned in to my loved one's spirit, i felt it right there with me!
and the more i remembered this, the clearer my perception
it's really easy when it is someone with whom you are so close, as you described in your own relationship with your dad.
you KNOW your dad...he is the same whether in the flesh or free.
and talk to him, too
communication is a two-way street even over the threshold!
I do read my own tarot cards (not very well) but, I'm not sure if I could interpret them correctly or if my head is going to get in the way!!! Sometimes I think I'm just grasping at straws trying to ease my pain.
i think your dad is trying to help you get over your pain.
the best way to overcome the grief of missing someone is to realize death is an illusion based on visual sight. we have 4 other physical senses and who-knows-how-many non-physical senses!
our hearts/souls are our most sensitive organ if we listen.
Posted 04 September 2009 - 03:49 PM
I hope that's true!!! I also that my feelings toward him aren't keeping him here. I was told that I should let him go. It's just so hard since there was no closure. When I asked him to stay sober for 1 day and I would bring the boys to see him and he couldn't do it, my heart broke so bad that I have never recovered!!! Believe me, I understand the disease of addiction!!! I just can't help but wondering what it is he's trying to say. I believe with my whole heart and soul he's here, I just hope that I'm not the one keeping him here. He suffered so much for so long, I just want him to find pease.
i don't think you are keeping him here
it doesn't FEEL like that, to me
and remember, too, that now that he's out from under the weight of flesh and bone, he knows your heart and your feelings toward him. the things that still weigh you down are in you, not him.
i think that his peace is your peace.
if you are as close as you say, then i think that's probably more likely than anything else.
i don't think all spiritual presence in our material reality is caused by *the living* holding on to *the dead*
in fact, i think that is only a very small fraction of the whole - more like a pathology of a spiritual nature
nearly all souls are immediately liberated the moment they *die*, according to accounts of near-death-experiences (which are increasingly numerous)
your dad has just as much free will as you do and vice versa
it is the soul which has free will, not the body
i understand what you are saying about closure, too
the same general thing happened to me when my dad died
different circumstances, but still i was left feeling that i had let him down and "if only," etc.
about a month after he died, he came to me in a dream and let me know that it was okay - that my regrets were from my own failed expectations in myself, and not at all anything to do with him feeling i'd dropped the ball or shirked loving duty
i knew it was him because my own mind would have never imagined the feeling that he conveyed to me, soul to soul
the closure was necessary, to be sure, but it for me, not for him
but what i needed, he needed, too
i hope that made sense.
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maybe the answer is allowing yourself to be angry and then getting over it
if your dad is very close around you these days, maybe that is one of the reasons
your anger can't hurt him because he's got a broader view than we have, right now
his heart is open just because he's not in the delusion of separateness that is human
it's okay to be mad at him, i'm sure
because it is out of love and it's normal
like i said, above, maybe talk to him, directly?
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including ill feelings and such
i have to go to a friend's house for a while and i'm going to think on this
and then get back to you
just don't stress
all things work for the good of those that love HIM
is your dad hispanic?
[if you don't mind me asking]
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Gay Marriage
Is there a better way to start a column than reiterating a position that gets me called a bigot? I think not.
The Supreme Court is having a good time with gay marriage - not that there's anything wrong with that.
Justice Kagan nailed the "marriage is for procreation" crowd to the wall with a simple question.
"Because we think that the focus of marriage really should be on procreation, we are not going to give marriage licenses anymore to any couple where both people are over the age of 55." Would that be constitutional?" she asked. That's a solid point. A lot of older people enjoy the right to get married. They aren't looking to start a family.
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It comes down to Biblical ideals. If we hold the Bible as a principle, then gay marriage is wrong. It's really that black and white. I have a good friend who loves to point out that adultery does more harm to traditional marriages than same sex marriage would. He is merely pointing out the hypocrisy of those who oppose gay marriage and don't take an equally aggressive stand in that arena.
It's a valid point. But if that argument is to be allowed as a reason to support same sex marriage, it would have to be argued that adultery is also somehow acceptable.
Two wrongs never balance the scales.
Gay people should have equal rights. But is marriage a right or a privilege granted by the state? The constitution says nothing about marriage.
Here's the jist of the matter. If same sex marriage becomes legal, not much will change. Abortion has been legal for 40 years and the church still opposes it as a form of birth control and it is still viewed as being wrong. Five Supreme Court Justices can affect law, but never doctrine.
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Intelligent, targeted gun control is still a great idea.
Controlling some assault weapons and those guns that are used only for efficient hunting of humans will not affect your ability to grow your beard long and shoot ducks.
It just won't.
I can't imagine anyone caring if you shoot a deer or a duck or even a really big fish in really clear water. Whatever floats your boat. But if you need 15 rounds per second to kill a bird, you're not very good at it and you should take up golf.
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When President Ronald Reagan was shot in 32 years ago this week George Herbert Walker Bush was his Vice President. This week, the notes that GHW Bush jotted down during his Air Force 2 flight back to Washington D.C. were released.
My first question is, "Can't the acting President of the United States get a notepad?"
The notes were written on a welcome card.
Scrawled around the "Welcome Aboard - United States Air Force 89th Military Airlift Group" insignia on the card are Bush's notes.
"Enormity of it comes upon me," is at the top of the page.
"Pray, literally, that RR recovers," is also near the top.
Bush was also careful not to fly onto the South Lawn of the White House. He wanted a far more low-key and less symbolic entrance during the time of crisis.
This document is an honest, interesting piece of history. Even the note, "Brady critical" when he found out that White House Press Secretary James Brady was also shot in the incident and was in critical condition.
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I have never felt so loved and cared about in my life.
Every day now, people I don't even know want to help me with a problem whose scope seems a whole lot worse than I ever knew.
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Holy elephant hide, I thought, while inspecting fissures as deep as the Grand Canyon, I need to up my skin-care regime. So, I started poking around the internet.
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Are you sick of OldBoy yet, oh regular visitors to this very site? What's this, the forth review? I admit it may be a little too much. My opinion of the film hasn't changed, and I'm not going to waste everyone's time shovelling praise again. If you really want to read that, I'll direct you to my R1/R3 Comparison Review, where you can read me get all fan-boy on the picture.
I'm noticing that the hype may actually be hurting the film recently. All the positive talk has brought even those not usually interested in Korean drama around to seeing the film. A simple visit to a film or DVD Internet forum will reveal a 50/50 split on opinion of the film. Sometimes the naysayers are up in arms about the violence, emotional and physical. Others are unimpressed by the film's melodrama and theatrics. Some just called it pretentious, which frankly seems to be code for 'I didn't get it' these days. I cannot change anyone's mind on the matter, Lord knows I could probably count the films I've hated then loved on one hand, nor do I want to imply that anyone's opinion is any less valid than my own. I do, however, want to reiterate the function of the film's violence a little bit. Those looking to know if I liked the DVD's A/V and extras simply need to move on to the appropriate sections of the review.
OldBoy, and in turn the other two films of Park Chan-wook's Vengeance Trilogy ( Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance), is a film about vengeance. Vengeance, despite what admittedly exciting theatrics of exploitation cinema may teach us, is a violent and ugly act. Violence is a necessity to the plot and theme of the film. Viewers objecting to the violence seem to be saying one of two things to me—either they misunderstood the themes of the film, or they only watch movies to be entertained. If they misunderstood the themes, I apologize on behalf of everyone who ever recommended the film with out thoroughly explaining its intentions. Those who watch movies only to be entertained, I'm not sure what to tell you.
I love a good revenge thriller. I love watching the good guy blast the bad guy (or kill him in some more gruesome way), and I recognize that this is base entertainment of my reptilian brain functions. There's nothing wrong with fantasy, and in turn, nothing wrong with wanting to be entertained. From a purely personal point of view, sometimes I like to be challenged, and sometimes find the best films are the ones that make me feel awful in the end. OldBoy isn't a fun movie in the end. It entertains from a visual standpoint, but die-hard fans of Charles Bronson and Steven Seagal may be disappointed in where this particular journey takes them (notice I said 'may be', I'm not speaking for everyone here, so please, no one mistake my meaning).
I believe that modern filmgoers are desensitized and immune to acts of theatrical violence, especially those on a grander scale. Decades of watching Arnold Schwarzenegger mow down insurgence with giant bullet-pumpers, and alien species decimating entire populations with weapons of mass destruction have robbed violence of its threat. In the 1930s audiences were shocked senseless by the very idea of a murdered child. In 2005 a giant gorilla can kill a couple dozen innocent New Yorkers and only get a PG-13 rating.
The films that shock modern audiences are the ones that personalize their violence, and make it painful. To flabbergast a modern audience, one only needs to show them the truth. In OldBoy, Oh Dea-su removes a man's teeth with a claw hammer in close up, and though the actual extraction is left to the audience's imagination, the man's screams and dropping teeth are chilling. Yes, it's violent, but is it really any more violent than watching Keanu Reaves machine-gun a lobby full of virtual cops, or Viggo Mortesson beheading a handful of orcs?
The thing that seems to really irk people isn't the physical violence, but the overwhelming emotional violence. I've actually had friends yell at me for suggesting the film simply because it's such a downer. Park can be accused of setting out to shock and disturb his audience, but I don't believe he does so without emotional intrigue and a solid story. A viewer's personal opinion of the film may derive from his or her patients when it comes to shock value. Some people, rightfully, find shock value a cheap thrill. Again, I personally find value beyond the shock in OldBoy, but I can understand the criticism. If you don't like shock you should be well aware of that fact before seeing the film.
Other problems detractors may have with the film are harder to put into perspective and come down to basic taste in the end. I'd hate to think that either the enormous hype around the film (to which I am a guilty contributor), or the opinions of a large minority that object to the film's themes and violence would keep those who haven't seen the film away. Love it or hate it, OldBoy is the kind of film that inspires discussion, and with an open mind both sides of this coin may have something to teach each other. But enough of this, on to the special edition DVD.
I was personally hoping for something a little closer to the Korean release in colour, but this release is a definite upgrade from the previous R1 effort. Black levels are much deeper, and details are a bit sharper (why just look at my chopstick holding Oh Dae-su screen caps!). The black levels are the real story here, but on larger sets the increased detail is most definitely noticeable.
This isn't a bad transfer by a long shot; contrarily it's the best I've seen the film look, but it has its share of pretty obvious problems. Backgrounds often suffer a touch of low-level noise and blocking, and starkly contrasting daylight scenes bring about some jagged edged bodies. It is these bleached whites that hurt the transfer the most. Basically they don't blend. According to some of the behind the scenes footage, these bleeding whites were done on purpose in several scenes, so a judgment call is hard to make.
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I'm not sure about the film's colours, honestly, as no one release seems to match another. I don't think anyone, including Park Chan-wook, has any idea what the definitive colour scheme is. From screen caps I've seen, I prefer the greener Korean release, though its slightly alternate framing is curious.
This seems to be identical to the previous release, and there's nothing to complain about. Both DTS and Dolby Digital tracks are aggressive, surround placement is spot on, and dialogue is crystal clear. OldBoy isn't an action flick, and doesn't have any scenes of roving digitally created monsters, but the sound design lends itself well to the format. It's not the best way to show off a good system, but I honestly couldn't find anything to complain about.
The real story here is the music, which, as those who've seen the picture know, varies in style. Each style is about as perfect as anyone can expect. The hip-hoppish beats thump like a passing low-rider, without ever causing distortion. The rock guitars, though seldom utilized, should make a head-banger happy. Best of all, though, is the high fidelity strings, which flow like water into every channel.
Oh boy, this was a time consuming set to cull, but worth my time. Readers in other regions (specifically the U.K.), and fans with multi-regional players should be happy to know that from what I can tell not a one of these features are exclusive to this set (save the packaging and comic book). If the good folks at DVDCompare.net are to be believed, and they've never given us cause to doubt them, this collection is made up of almost all the previously available extras, only this time with English subtitles. The only thing missing from the fabled, long out-of-print Korean Ultimate Edition are the Harry Knowles and Korean film critic commentaries, and the CD soundtrack, and apparently an exclusive documentary. Frankly three very similar commentaries are enough, and I can't imagine another documentary would have anything to add. Only the soundtrack is missed.
Things start out with the first disc and its three commentary tracks. I get the feeling that Park isn't a fan of doing commentary tracks, which makes the presence of three of them kind of strange. Two of these tracks can be found on Tartan's previous release. The new one is the actor's track, which isn't the best I've heard, but a fair site more entertaining than the other two tracks. The problem with any track involving Park Chan-wook (and in turn almost every Korean track I've ever listened to), is that everything comes down to technical jargon and focus on the look and physical film over talk of the story or character. I'm very curious about the participant's raw emotional attachment to the film, and only the actors really seem to emote this (though in all fairness, I didn't listen to any of the three tracks in their entirety).
Disc two contains the more accessible behind the scenes footage, featuring a mix of footage and interviews. This is, from what I can tell, the same stuff featured on the original Tartan UK release of the film (and several other non-R1 releases of the film). The footage is divided into six categories, but a 'play all' function is present as well. As a documentary (if one were to consider it as such) this isn't the best I've seen, but there is a sense of quaint, 'handmadeness' (yeah, I know it's not a word) to it. The last part includes interview questions from fans, and from the director to the actors. It's endearing. I learned a lot from this stuff, not the least of which is the fact that actor Choi Min-sik actually had a lot to do with the finished film. He contributed some of the best stuff.
I wish the director/composer music commentary would've been included as an alternate track on the film itself. Isolated scores with composer commentary are often the highlight of lesser DVD collections. Fans of film music should get quite a bit out of this featurette, regardless of its placement on the set.
The deleted/extended scenes feature a very apprehensive commentary with Park Chan-wook (who all but specifically mentions his dislike of commentary tracks). These scenes all needed to be cut, as the film verges on overlong, but they aren't entirely disposable, which is uncommon. A scene where Dae-su wakes up in his prison for the first time is a welcome addition, but entirely unnecessary. Included also is the long version of the film's opening police station sequence (which was jump-cut edited in the final film), and a kissing scene filmed in case the sex scene proved to be too graphic for Korean censors. The kiss, we're told, was later used on a TV broadcast of the film.
The interview footage is a little extraneous after the documentary footage, but tells a little more of the behind the scenes genesis of Oldboy. It's the kind of thing that really is included for posterity over entertainment. This is a full set of almost everything available on the making of the film, and I'm glad these interviews are part of that.
The second disc rounds out with a featurette about the cast a crew's journey to the Cannes film festival. It's sort of a mini-movie in itself, and is edited down to a palatable level. At Cannes, OldBoy was robbed of its Palme d'Or because 2004 was an election year, and the French audiences (not to mention most of the world's creative minds) wanted to make a point. Michael Moore's flawed, and frankly sloppy Fahrenheit 9/11 took the prize (I've been a fan of Moore's for a long time, and am not a fan of Bush Jr., but found Fahrenheit 9/11 entirely slap-dash). OldBoy took home the consolation prize of Grand Prix.
The third disc of the set is made up entirely of the three and a half hours of raw behind the scenes footage entitled The Autobiography of OldBoy (which is funny, because a film can't actually have an autobiography, but I digress). This footage can be seen in bits and pieces on the more focused second disc documentary. I love OldBoy, more than most I guess, but even the sheer volume of footage here drained me. The thing that made the hours and hours of documentary footage on the Lord of the Rings Extended Edition DVDs was the fact that it was divided into palatable sections, and each section was edited and produced like a little film. It's really hard to watch seemingly random, fly-on-the-wall stuff without context or direction. I'm not saying the document is entirely without context or direction, but both are pretty thin.
The really golden stuff is few and far between, but witnessing the sheer amount of effort that goes into a motion picture production is invigorating at times. The bits that stick out in my mind are the filming of the octopus devouring, and the subway scene. Watching a Korean superstar chow down on an unwilling invertebrate is memorable for obvious reasons. I feel sorry for the octopi, as does poor Choi Min-sik, but when the crew starts giggling it's hard not to be affected. It's just so absurd. The subway scene (featuring a man-sized ant) is interesting because it was filmed on a working subway car. The crew had to constantly tell civilians to not enter the car, which as one would expect, was met with some resistance.
I'm pretty sure I'll never watch this mountain of visual information ever again, but it is, again, an important part of the greater collection of OldBoy material. It's good to know that Tartan has done their best to leave only a few stones unturned.
The whole set comes in a classy metal case (which the FedEx man managed to dent all to Hell), and includes a film cell (I got a bloody close up on Dae-su's face), and part one of the original comic the film was based on. The comic is a nice inclusion (probably inspired by last year's Sin City re-release, and it's a great deal of fun to compare the two stories. I wish the tin's cover art didn't look so very much like that of HBO's Band of Brothers release. I also wish Tartan had secured the rights for the original soundtrack release, as the Korean Ultimate Edition includes a CD. And one last complaint to the fine folks at Tartan, please stop adding these unskippable company trailers to the beginning of your DVDs.
So there you go, everything you ever wanted to know about OldBoy, plus about two hours worth of stuff you probably didn't care about. This is a massive, and pretty much complete DVD set. It isn't the most entertaining set on the planet, but it certainly is thorough. The video quality is a small step up from Tartan USA's previous release, but doesn't share some of the unique colour and framing qualities as other releases. If you live in the U.K. all these features are available, split amongst Tartan's two releases, with the exception of the comic and film cell. If you own the Korean Ultimate Edition, you gain a few commentaries, but not all your extras include English subtitles. On the other hand, if you don't own any DVD copies of OldBoy, what the Hell are you waiting for?
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Dunno, not prepared to spend the £100+ to find out.
Too bad it wasn't on the R1. Is Harry's track any good, Chris?
Yeah I know, I was referring to the Korean Ultimate Edition.
I think they dropped Harry's commentary from the R1 CE, Chris. I only skimmed the review, but it is another great review from gabe.
It's not like we take it personally or anything.
I blindly bought this movie because you guys raved about it... and I thought it was just plain bad. It's not that I didn't "get it", I got it... I just didn't like it. Sorry fellas.
i cought this on sale recently for 25 US dollars, worth every damn penny and I already owned the R1 Tartan release
It's pricey, but I think I'd rather own this than the R1 single disc version, which in Canada is pretty expensive in it's own right.
This set was worth every penny, and this is hopefully the last time I buy this movie,(I previously owned the original Korean release, and then the UK R2). Exquisite set, which looks great beside my Superman tin.
Chris Gould wrote: The thing with the Korean Ultimate Edition, there's not a lot of point getting it unless you understand Korean. The transfer is identical to pretty much every other release out there and very few of the extras are subbed. It's a lot of money to pay for a Harry Knowles commentary.
Yeah, but I just love that packaging.
Yeah, but I just love that packaging.
The thing with the Korean Ultimate Edition, there's not a lot of point getting it unless you understand Korean. The transfer is identical to pretty much every other release out there and very few of the extras are subbed. It's a lot of money to pay for a Harry Knowles commentary.
Nice review!
Well I have the R3 Korean SE, the new R2UK, the Dutch 3 disc release and just received this one. Only release I still want is the Korean UE, but that one is hard to get.
But I guess i've got all bases covered.
Well I have the R3 Korean SE, the new R2UK, the Dutch 3 disc release and just received this one. Only release I still want is the Korean UE, but that one is hard to get.
But I guess i've got all bases covered.
I've wanted to see this movie for some time, since I've heard good things (Joblo.com said it was the best flick of the year) but I don't know if I should take the plunge and blow 30 bucks on this exquisite looking box set (which looks damn cool). I haven't seen too many foreign films but I am trying to make a habit out of seeing quite a bit more, so I figure I'll start here at least.
Probably the same people that complained about The Matrix.
Chris Gould wrote: Basically the only release that actually represents the the original vision of Park Chan-wook and his DP is the original Korean SE (which is now OOP).
There was a time when no one would touch the green screen edition because it was considered defective.
There was a time when no one would touch the green screen edition because it was considered defective.
It's not awful, but it's lacking for sure. I'm sure most people won't even notice the differece between the two R1 releases video-wise.
Thanks guys.
Putting my cursor over a capture isn't something I think of, plus it's problematic whether it's going to work in Firefox (for me anyway), it always works in IE but then IE is mostly pants.
As for the DVDs I prefer the R1 SE, what happened to the R1 non-SE??? It's a messed compared to the original Tartan 2 Disc UK R2.
Putting my cursor over a capture isn't something I think of, plus it's problematic whether it's going to work in Firefox (for me anyway), it always works in IE but then IE is mostly pants.
As for the DVDs I prefer the R1 SE, what happened to the R1 non-SE??? It's a messed compared to the original Tartan 2 Disc UK R2.
Bradavon wrote: Read the review, Horror??? (No).
Which DVDs do those 3 captures come from? You've not said which is which. Thanks for the review.
Scroll over each cap for the version.
And seriously, why do people post questions that can be answered in the review?
Which DVDs do those 3 captures come from? You've not said which is which. Thanks for the review.
Scroll over each cap for the version.
And seriously, why do people post questions that can be answered in the review?
I'll fix that, but they're the R1 CE, the original R1 and the Korean SE. Just got my hands on a couple of copies of the latter actually.
Read the review, Horror??? (No).
Which DVDs do those 3 captures come from? You've not said which is which. Thanks for the review.
Which DVDs do those 3 captures come from? You've not said which is which. Thanks for the review.
well I didnt get to read all that review... can somebody tell me if this movie is HORROR or what???
When it comes to the transfer, the only release to feature a director-approved transfer is the original Korean 'Special Edition' from Starmax. The release suffered from negative fan reaction in Korea, so Starmax remastered the film for the 'Final Edition'.
All subsequent releases have been based on the remastered transfer, including the Korean 'Ultimate Edition', the Hong Kong, UK and US releases. Basically the only release that actually represents the the original vision of Park Chan-wook and his DP is the original Korean SE (which is now OOP).
All subsequent releases have been based on the remastered transfer, including the Korean 'Ultimate Edition', the Hong Kong, UK and US releases. Basically the only release that actually represents the the original vision of Park Chan-wook and his DP is the original Korean SE (which is now OOP).
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Disc Details
Release Date: 14th November 2006
Discs: 3
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Korean DTS 5.1, Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Extras: Director, Cinematographer and Cast Commentaries, 5 Behind the Scenes Documentaries, 10 Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary, Cast & Crew interviews, Featurette: 'Le Grand Prix at Cannes', The Autobiography of Oldboy, Graphic Novel, Film Cell
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Park Chan-Wook
Cast: Choi Min-Sik, Yu Ji-Tae, Kang Hye-Jeong
Genre: Drama and Thriller
Length: 120 minutes
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I'll make a deal with you, Spam cutlet. You don't bring me any books this weekend, and I won't make fun of you for bringing me books this weekend. Is that fair, or is it?
Hard though it may be to believe, this weekend coming is Memorial Day Weekend, and the Newberry will be kuh-losed. Locked up tight. Not letting anybody in. Shut for the holiday. How many more ways can I say this before I just give in and hire the snipers for the roof?
Yes, there WILL be weddings going on. But the bridesmaids will be unable to carry boxes of books in those amazing dresses, and if YOU want the groomsmen carrying your collectibles into the building, I can only say that I do not.
The probable outcome if you drop off books is that they will sit on the dock until they are rained on or stolen. I know: as long as you clean out those bookcases on the second floor, what actually becomes of the books is not your problem. But after you went to all that trouble to get the banana boxes and pack them with books and then haul them in, it would be a pity, wouldn't it, if they wound up being used as a foundation for somebody's cardboard condo in a quiet corner of the park. Or would it? I'm thinking about some of the political books you've been dropping off lately, and that would be about as much as any of those authors ever did for the homeless.
And the records, oh jellybean aspic! What if your ancestral collection of 101 Strings collections wound up getting soaked ina downpour? Don't you know that all those easy listening albums are making a comeback? And what about those audiodiscs you and your family made every Christmas, wishing Grandma and Grandpa the best of the holidays and Gerald put down the cat it doesn't need to meow on the record and come back here Judy Sue, we're not done yet, and Horace, stop rattling your present from Aunt Ruth? Don't you feel those need to be preserved for posterity?
By the way, I have had a few remarks made about Friday's column concerning records that never made it onto the Billboard charts, and, yes, I know there are even more I haven't discussed yet. I always have a few LPs that teach touch typing (I don't know how) and several that teach you how to take dictation. Last year, goodness knows, we had an instructional album on how to become a ventriloquist. This can't have been easy, from a record, but this is what we had to do, kids, before YouTube.
I get instructional records on sending Morse code, and I have had some of those primitive karaoke records: LPs that had the musical tracks of current hits without the singing, so YOU could provide the lyrics. Once (and only once so far) I got one of those disc jockey interview records, where a celebrity answered questions which were provided on a separate sheet. The disc jockey cued up the record, and read the lines on the sheet, and it sounded just like Elvis or John and Paul were right there in the studio being interviewed. (I don't remember now whose interview we had, but I guarantee it wasn't Elvis, John, or Paul.)
We were given a small collection of records that were made for an industrial background music machine, records that played at 16 RPM and sat on a special machine that would just feed 8 hours of continuous music into the factory. (The same company did this for offices and retail stores, but the music, I am told, was much blander than what they made for blue collar workers.) We also had one of those instructional records which came with a special beep to tell someone when to advance the picture on the slide projector.
All of these things can be done now by computer, of course, but I think I can point out one feature that made the old way better. Nowadays, once you're done with the typing instructions or the karaoke session, you can't give it to a Book Fair. Even on Memorial Day.


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I suppose you meant 'immaterial'.Chris Weimer wrote:You're assuming a priori that there is a material (sic) realm
I have assumed no such thing. I simply pointed out that physics can say next to nothing about the existence of an immaterial realm. Do you really understand this? Do you understand that the proper object of the physical sciences is matter, in its extension, motion, and change? The thinking of the physicist, as physicist, is thus constrained to the phenomena. So when I hear a scientist say, "There is no God" I know with certainty that he did not arrive at this conclusion by reasoning from the ground of physical laws. Physics begins with matter. It will never have an answer to the question, at once old and new, "Why is there something, rather than nothing?".
You might consider that both Aristotle and Kant say it is perfectly logical to believe that the universe has a Creator. They also say it is also perfectly logical to believe that the universe is uncreated, eternal. But we are here at the very boundaries of what our reason can tell us. The quotation from Nietzsche's "Gay Science" was meant to help you see that the scientific perspective is just that - a perspective.Chris Weimer wrote:Everything we know about the material realm contradicts the suppositions of supporters of the immaterial realm.


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Thousands arrested in INTERPOL operation targeting illegal trade in birds
LYON, France – More than 8,700 birds and animals, including reptiles, mammals and insects have been seized and nearly 4,000 people arrested in an operation across 32 countries coordinated by INTERPOL against the illegal trade and exploitation of birds and their products.
Operation Cage, which included national wildlife enforcement authorities, police, customs and specialized units, also saw the seizure of trapping equipment, guns and ammunition during a series of interventions and raids conducted at sites including ports, airports, postal services, markets, pet stores and taxidermists in South and Central America and Europe.
While the operation focused on the illegal trade of birds, a number of other fauna and flora were found, including elephant ivory, turtles, fish and other live wildlife which were rehabilitated where possible. Operation Cage was launched in response to the growing illegal transborder trade of captive-bred and wild birds and eggs, and the increasing involvement of organized crime networks in their transit from Latin America to Europe.
"Operation Cage once again clearly demonstrates the global scale of the problem of the illegal trade in birds and other wildlife, which is not just an organized crime issue, but also represents a biosecurity risk," said David Higgins, manager of INTERPOL's Environmental Crime Programme.
"The criminals involved in this illicit trade have no concern for the welfare of these birds and animals and that many of the species being trafficked are endangered, the only concern they have is about the profits they can make.
"Operation Cage provides an opportunity for law enforcement agencies to work together to identify and arrest the criminals involved, disrupt the networks, stop the cash flow, and use the intelligence gathered to continue their investigations. INTERPOL's Environmental Crime Programme will continue to provide every support to each of our member countries in tackling this crime which affects every region of the world," concluded Mr Higgins.
Supported by the UK Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs and Environment Canada, Operation Cage which ran from April to June 2012 was coordinated by INTERPOL's Environmental Crime Programme unit at the General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon, with information relayed via the National Central Bureaus (NCBs) in participating member countries.
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Kyung-Mi KimAlumni, Class of 2007
Kenny Kyungmi Kim is a new media artist and mediator between art and technology.
She began her studies of media arts as a graduate student at Seoul National University in South Korea. Her thesis was "A Phenomenological Analysis on the 'Temporality as Subjectivity' in the Video Art of Bill Viola and Gary Hill".
After receiving an MFA, she established Media Art Lab, an information technology & interactive design studio. She received a patent from the Korean government for the program of the "VSRL (Virtual Sound Responsive Landscape) System." "SoResVi" and Speaker Recognition Programs were the main products that she used to work in interactive art. She also founded "Cyber Visual Music Library" sponsored by the Korean Ministry of Information and Communication. Kenny's works from the Media Arts Lab was exhibited at the 'Media City Seoul 2000' in South Korea.
She also had teaching experience as a professor and instructor who taught computer graphics, video art, and media art theory at Hansung University, Kyunggi University, and Anyang University in Korea.
Kenny Kyungmi Kim creates her interactive art based on the theme of relationships, communication, and healing. She is continuing to work with the Sound Interactive Visualizer ever since. To this day, she is making "AV Brush," an extension of AV composer from Media Art Lab. She had several exhibitions and performances in New York City, and has recently organized a web conference "Crossing talks about Interactivity" connecting Irvine, Seattle, and New York City. She is working on publishing a book about interactivity and creating interactive art.


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Sudan is the largest country on the African continent and arguably one of the most complex. It is a microcosm of humanitarian challenges: in the western region of Darfur about 2 million people (one third of the population) have been displaced by a conflict that broke out in 2003; meanwhile, South Sudan is struggling to rebuild and recover from more than two decades of civil war; and in the East chronic food insecurity, underdevelopment and sporadic conflict are major concerns.
Sudan is categorized by the UN as a low-income, food-deficit country and ranks as number 147 out of 177 countries and territories on the 2007/8 Human Development Index. According to the report, among Sudan 's 36.9 million people, life expectancy at birth is 58.9 years for women and 56 for men. Almost half of Sudan 's women, 48%, are illiterate, as are 29% of the men.
The Sudan Household Health Survey in 2006 found 31% of children under five were moderately underweight. Of Greater Darfur's estimated population of 6 million people, more than half are directly or indirectly affected by a conflict that has destroyed the region's infrastructure. The conflict intensified in the second half of 2006, despite the signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement in May of that year. In 2008, up to 3.6 million people a month are expected to need food assistance.
The volatile security situation means that many people lack access to food and in farming areas many fields cannot be harvested.
The ongoing conflict has also caused a breakdown of trade and markets. Darfur's humanitarian crisis shows no sign of abating, with banditry and insecurity worsening in early 2008. By the end of June, two truck drivers delivering food for WFP had been killed, 41 drivers were missing, and 83 trucks had been hijacked, with 55 still missing.
In 2008 there was little expectation of livelihood recovery or sustainable returns of the displaced population. In the South, 20 years of conflict left an estimated 2 million people dead, 4 million displaced and more than 600,000 living as refugees outside the country. The war wrecked the southern infrastructure and economy. Food production was hampered by fighting and displacement, as well as by recurrent droughts.
The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed in January 2005 and the establishment of a Government of National Unity by October 2005 brought hope to the population of South Sudan.
There are, however, still huge humanitarian issues to be addressed. In 2007, WFP provided food assistance to help more than 350,000 people returning to their home areas in the South and the Three Areas; however many of the millions displaced during the years of conflict are yet to return, discouraged by a lack of basic services. Security remains a real concern. A serious outbreak of fighting in Abyei in mid-May saw thousands flee their homes, while in separate incidents, five WFP-contracted drivers or assistants were killed in the first half of 2008 alone.
WFP stresses that recovery and development-oriented assistance is essential at this critical juncture to secure the fragile peace and encourage development. Large areas in East Sudan , are chronically food insecure.
The combined impact of conflict, persistent drought and annual flooding in some areas have undermined traditional livelihoods and pushed people from their homes. There are some 68,000 displaced Sudanese and 85,000 Eritrean refugees, and WFP targets vulnerable households. Malnutrition rates in the Eastern states of the Red Sea and Kassala are consistently above emergency levels.
WFP is working to connect farmers in Sudan to markets through the Purchase for Progress initiative. Learn more
Sudan is WFP's largest operation in the world. In 2008, WFP provided food assistance to over 6 million vulnerable people. WFP works in Darfur , the south, east and transitional 'Three Areas' (Abyei, Blue Nile and South Kordofan ).
Darfur is currently the largest humanitarian emergency in the world and represents more than 70 percent of WFP's budgeted activities in Sudan . WFPprovides monthly food rations to approximately 2 million internally displaced people – about one third of Darfur's population. Throughout the rainy season (May-October), also known as the pre-harvest "hunger gap", WFP also provides food rations to vulnerable people in communities and rural areas. During these peak months, food distributions in Darfur reach more than 3 million people. Supplementary and therapeutic feeding is given to approximately 120,000 people, while school feeding is also planned for more than 360,000 children in Darfur this year.
South Sudan
WFP is committed to supporting the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement that ended the 21-year north-south civil war in Sudan , with programmes to assist returnees to reintegrate into their communities, build their livelihoods and plan for the future. The programme in South Sudan targets 1.4 million people with recovery activities. This includes a three-month reintegration package for people returning to the South from displacement camps in other parts of Sudan or neighbouring countries. In 2008 WFP also plans to support increased enrolment by providing food for education (school feeding and take-home rations) to some 500,000 children. Food for work and food for recovery programmes work with communities to identify and carry out much-needed infrastructure projects such as feeder roads, dams, dykes, schools, health clinics, wells and water collection ponds. Food for training programmes support vocational training for adults.
Central, East and the Three Areas
The combined impact of persistent drought and conflict have undermined traditional livelihoods in eastern Sudan . Malnutrition rates in the states of Kassala and Red Sea are consistently above emergency levels. In the Three Areas (Abyei, Blue Nile and South Kordofan) and in White Nile state, former frontline of the North-South conflict, communities face significant challenges due to lack of infrastructure and questions over the use of land and water resources. The existence of landmines also delays the recovery of the economy. WFP provides assistance to returnees to this area, targeted food assistance to the most food insecure people and offers food for recovery programmes to support the peace process. WFP's Country Programme, distinct from the emergency operation, targets about 306,000 people and plays an important role in strengthening recovery and development in Sudan . It aims to improve food security and enable households to invest in capital through education and training. The programme is fully harmonised, in its objectives and timing, with the United Nations Development assistance Framework (UNDAF) and targets about half a million people. The two core elements of the country programme are school feeding and Food for Work. The total cost of the programme for the period 2002-2008 is US$66 million. Through school feeding for 270,000, the Sudan Country Programme aims to improve access, quality and level of education for primary and secondary school children, particularly girls. The programme also makes it possible for poor families to gain and preserve assets through food-for-work activities targeting 36,000 people.
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Students focus on words, actions
Kindness has been the focus this week at Saranac Jr./Sr. High School, with staff and administration encouraging students to become positive young adults in and out of school.
This is the fourth year for Kindness Week, which is meant to make students aware of their words and actions that can negatively affect others. This year, the focus became more about bystanders who see negative actions occur, and what those students can do to help stop them once they start. Seventh through twelfth grade students were involved this year.
"It's basically about treating others the way you want to be treated," said social worker Dana Beech, who takes a large role during Kindness Week. "We have to be here every day, so why not make it a place we want to be."
Throughout the week, students are participating in a number of activities focused on kindness, including an hour-by-hour challenge, watching a video about pulling together, listening to a guest speaker who overcame bullying, and taking part in a game called "Have You Ever."
During "Have You Ever," Beech had the students take one step closer to her if they could answer "yes" to a number of questions, such as "have you ever stepped in and stood up for someone being teased in front of others." By the end of the game, most of the students were mere steps away from Beech.
"In life, you can never be too kind or too fair. Everyone you need is carrying a heavy load. When you go through your day expressing kindness and courtesy to all you meet, you can leave behind a feeling of warmth and good cheer," Beech said.
New this year, students will have the opportunity to sign a pledge wall and make a note as to what act of kindness they will commit.
Saranac Jr./Sr. High School Principal Beth Simpson spoke to the students and asked them to "step up, step in and stop it," when bullying takes place. She added she wants the school to become one that does not allow such actions to take place, though she said she understands it is a long process.
"It takes guts and it takes repetition," said Simpson. "It's not going to happen overnight."
In addition to Kindness Week, she said the school has established a staff bullying committee and is looking into how relationships between students and between staff and students are affecting student achievement, among other actions. She added her goal is to improve the culture of the school so kindness is more abundant on a daily basis.
Simpson said instead of dedicating one week to kindness, she plans on integrating kindness activities throughout the entire 2013-2014 school year, so the goal is not forgotten.
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