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i got hungry, and this is my emergency snack for just a few minutes ago. I got this grain bar from an indomaret along the road, when i got to Malang, just today. This kind of snack bar is obviously not a new thing in the snacking world, but somehow me who just another potato chips kinda girl is found this snack bar fascinating.
I've tried a soy bar before but found it not my cup of tea, then so i thought a bar snack would be the same all over the varies. Until i got a similar grain bar from a friend snatched from a 5 stars hotel lounge, so the brand is indeed foreign, and yet the label is also weird for me, a various nuts bar with yogurt, but in the end it was nice and quite filling.
So i dare myself to try another snack bar today, this Fitbar is pretty awkward on the label (Fitbar made me correlate it with a gym tool :P). But the ingredients is looks like normal like peanuts and rice krispies with a fructose glue. When i bite it it was crunchy and light, since the nuts isn't nut-ly dominating. the flavour is simply light sweet without too much gooey feeling, less sticky on my teeth. My verdict is this snack bar that cost me around Rp 6.000 is pretty value for money, tasty, and healthy.
for you who loves snack including trying new snack, this fitbar is a worth to try. But if you just a simply choco wafer person then this would be less satisfying for your snack tooth, since it would gone in a 3 bites.
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Wednesday, May 2
Surprise Surprise Surprise
I woke up with a cold that had started the day before. It had been a sad and bit stressful couple of weeks for the community on our base and I hadn't realized till the night before that I was late. I decided to take a pregnancy test before I took any cold medicine "just in case".
So with my sweet husband still sleeping I took a test and then walked in to the kitchen to start some coffee. Three minutes later I turned the test over and this picture above is what I saw. I was immediately so excited but quite a bit surprised because we weren't planning on a pregnancy till the end of the year.
All ideas of a cute way to tell Chris flew right out the window as I heard him get up and heard his toothbrush going so I walked in the bathroom with the test behind my back and waited for him to finish. As soon as he was done he turned and looked at me and said "What?" I know I was staring and must have had a weird look on my face. So I said "I need to tell you something and you can't be mad" (As a side note Chris is rarely if ever mad and I didn't really think he would be mad but I WAS anxious because this was not the plan, I should have realized he would never have been mad about a baby and that I am more the planner in our family.) He looked at me a bit crazy and said "okay?" I didn't actually "tell" him anything I just handed him the test.
He was happy of course and hugged me, we are so very excited about this blessing. The way this pregnancy surprised us is actually an answer to my prayers. I had been praying for the past few months that when the time came for us to have a baby that it would just happen and I wouldn't have time to stress or worry about us "trying" to have a baby. I am so grateful and a bit overwhelmed by God's Kindness to us. He has a plan so much bigger than anyone we would consider or concieve.
So now that the word is out I am hoping to share more of our journey thus far on here and as it continues, so stay tuned. :)
Posted by Kendra at 5/02/2012
Labels: Baby Wylie, Chris, Family, Pregnancy
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- Iturblog said...
It's so awesome getting to read all of this! :) Thanks so much for sharing it! I'm SO excited for you all and will be praying for you!
- May 10, 2012 at 10:06 PM
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This week the VOBoss Podcast brings you breaking news! Anne & Gabby talk to Matt Dubois owner of Voicecasting Hub and the newly minted Voiceovers.com. Voiceovers.com is the new casting answer to a generation of tech savvy web buyers. The future of voiceover is here. It starts with an epic domain, Google domination and a quarter of a million dollar advertising budget. Matt is in it to win it and Voiceovers.com is the company to watch. Are you ready to join this revolution? This special episode is available in two ways – the condensed version in our podcast or view the full video interview.
- This special episode is available in full length as a video and condensed as this podcast episode.
- Matt Dubois is not new to voiceovers – he's the founder and creator of The Voice Casting Hub This is his second appearance on VOBoss.
- Voice Casting Hub connects seasoned producers with high level agents and talent. 'The Hub' has cast over 1,000 projects in the last nine months.
- Last week he announced the launch of Voiceovers.com
- This is a new system, a new way and Matt wants to stay away from the term Pay to Play to describe Voiceovers.com
- It's URL alone positions it to dominate Google.
- The new buyer wants casting that is similar to Uber or Air B&B – this site speaks to them. The buyers don't even know that voiceover actors have agents.
- Voiceovers.com is dedicated to helping and retainer the next generation of VO buyers.
- Matt has set aside a quarter of a million dollars for advertising the site.
- The site is creating a way to make casting and cost calculation better for all.
- The no-haggle voiceover method promises to lead with value, and makes price secondary.
- Matt has created a A.I. Wizard to help accomplish this.
- He welcomes voice actors to contact him with questions and any skepticism.
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Anne: OK, welcome, everybody, to the VO BOSS podcast. I'm your host, Anne Ganguzza, along with my VO BOSS bestie, Gabby Nistico.
Gabby: Helloo!
Anne: And also with us for a news breaking BOSS event, we have Matt Dubois, the owner and founder of the Voice Casting Hub and a really new venture which we are so excited to talk to you about. Matt, thanks so much for joining us.
Matt: Awesome, thank you. Thank you for having me.
Anne: I feel like we should probably give a little bit of a background because you've been a guest on our show. You were like the pioneer of this amazing site called the Voice Casting Hub. Tell us a little bit about that venture and how it's going before we get into your new venture.
Matt: Cool. You know, it was almost, it was almost a year ago too that we did this. It kind of just happened, just kind of turned it into a real viable alternative for a site that had just shut down. It had been humming along pretty good and been successful over the last year. We did over 1000 projects in nine months.
Anne: Wow. So essentially what Voice Casting Hub does is what?
Matt: So Voice Casting Hub really connects seasoned producers and high-level producers with voiceover agents. We have like 95% of voiceover agents on there. Producers are just connecting with them and submitting their talent and doing everything from posting the project to collecting the auditions from – on the site, and submitting them, and reviewing them. It's kind of an all-purpose, you know, full ecosystem for high-level voiceover casting. Yeah.
Gabby: And you took all your technological background, IT background, coding, all of this great stuff and brought it into our industry, which is amazing. I mean, Anne and I both you know big fans of anything that moves a platform forward and refreshes. And now yeah, you kind of threw us all a curve ball and introduced something brand-new. [laughs]
Matt: Yeah, yeah if you're trying to say I am a nerd, then yeah. That's, I…
[all laugh]
Matt: You know, I'm the nerdy one and Jewels is the beautiful, talented one. So that's kind of how we balance each other out. And over the course of the year that we've been up, I've got to meet a lot of awesome people from agents to talent, just talked to tons of people, and really get to know not only the people that make up the industry but the business side as well. I saw some bigger holes that needed to be filled and more opportunity not just from the business standpoint of the casting side but more opportunity for everybody. There's some people that had some – they were doing some stuff with good intentions, but their business plan lacked, and I think that was, that was kind of what started the conversations.
Anne: There has been a certain disruption, [laughs] shall we say?
Matt: [laughs] Yeah? [laughs]
Anne: We didn't have a lot of choices really as to where to go to get work and also to find work. And so I think the Voice Casting Hub started the process of solving that issue to add another, like, as you said, added the good intention plus a strong business plan which I think is so important. And this was a really great option, and I really think within the past few months in this past year, I think it's gotten even more like chaotic where –
Matt: Yeah.
Anne: – where we have some players that are rearranging their platforms, and it's just, it's got everybody up in turmoil. [laughs] So I, that's why we're so excited to talk to you now about your new endeavor, which I think is really going to be yet another pioneering, great answer for us in the industry. So tell us a little bit about it.
Matt: It's a little extra crazy out there right now, and I certainly didn't time that, but –
Anne: Couldn't have timed it better.
Matt: I'm not, you know, hoping anybody fails here that's fighting the good cause, but there's a part of me that – there's a casting site that's about to launch. I need to send another one of them a bottle of champagne because they're practically just pushing people over to us. [laughs]
Gabby: And that's the thing, too, you know, pay-to-play has become such a dirty word that now –
Matt: Yeah.
Gabby: This is a reinvention. This is a new era for it.
Matt: So we're trying to stay away from the word pay-to-play just because a lot of the negative connotation with it. It's like calling Apple a computer company. They're a music company and a media company. They're so much more. Do they make great computers? Yeah. But they make so much more, and will it be a site that talent can pay a membership fee and get jobs on? Yeah, but it's going to be a lot. It's going to be a lot more.
Anne: You've got a new site called voiceovers.com.
Matt: Yes.
Anne: Which serves who?
Matt: I think it's the best darn domain out there. [laughs]
Anne: Oh wow, that is a great domain. [laughs]
Matt: The, what I wanted to do was I, I looked at the data, being the nerd and looking at data analysis and looking at the market. I saw that Voice Casting Hub was doing well for seasoned professional voice buyers, but I saw that we weren't doing enough for nonprofessional voice buyers or new professional voice buyers. Millennial, Gen Y, Gen X, they grew up in like the Uber generation, an on-demand world. You know, they expect to open their phone, press a button, know exactly what car's picking up at what location. They don't have to put anything in other than just press a button, and they're going to know how much it, they're, it's going to cost to go wherever they want to go. They can go and stay in somebody else's house for a week too with just another press of a button, you know, Airbnb. So it's, this is, this was the kind of new buyer, the new professional buyer that was going to have 20 or 30 years of buying power. All these buyers that are just entering the market, a lot of them don't know that voiceover talent has agents, frankly. And that, you know, is tough for agents to hear, and some want to disagree, but the fact is, you know, there's a site out there whose core business is just getting buyers from Google, right? That's their bread and butter. Because what happens is if this millennial, Gen Y, Gen X, if they don't know what to do, they're going to go Google it. Right? They go, "how do I hire voiceover?" Voice Casting Hub, "hire a voiceover," if you search that, Voice Casting Hub comes up on the first page. Agents don't even come until the fourth or fifth page. So these buyers, they're just learning, you know, they trust Google on the results they get, and the first thing they're learning is those first two links they click, and that's all that they're knowing. They're using that knowledge for the next 20 years. We needed to get up there. We needed to attract these new buyers, not just service, you know, the seasoned professionals. We need to keep servicing them, but we need to get in earlier and educate and create a platform that works for this buyer who is actually very technologically sophisticated.
Anne: Looking at the buyer, that is just, so, I… so much love right now.
Matt: Thank you.
Anne: Because that is such a smart, strategic way to try and really, you know, create something that is going to help the buyer of the future. And I think tuning in to how they buy and where they go, and you know, maybe the first step is Google, right, go to the Google search, and that's – maybe they don't have a background on an agent and how to hire a voiceover, so I think that that's just, that's absolutely where it has to start. That really is where I think you've got to be smart and strategic and be able to get in front of those buyers as best you can. And this sounds like it's an amazing start to do that. So.
Matt: Yeah, I mean, there's a – thanks. There's a new proliferation of these ad agencies and these videogame companies that I'm talking about. Right? So there's more buyers than ever all over the place, and that, that's where they're going to find information. So you know, like it or not, or understand or not, that's just the facts. So we needed to be there. But getting there, like how do we get these people, I mean, we know where they're – we know who they are, right, we know where they're going, and so I tracked down the gentleman that owned this domain and talked to some of his agents, able to part with some cash and convince him to give me this domain because this is the only way that I knew that this would work. Another domain wouldn't work because again, knowing these, knowing this buyer profile – I use a lot of car analogies, I'm a car guy, right? If you're going to buy a Lamborghini, and you never bought a Lamborghini before, you're going to Google like, "where do you, where do I buy a Lamborghini?" Right? And if lamborghini.com pops up, lambo123.com or lambos.com, which one are you going to? Which one has the most credibility? It's all about first impressions and who has the most credibility just with that brand, so I think there was a lot of instant credibility, and I set aside a quarter of a million dollars just for digital advertising for the first year, anywhere from $18,000, $20,000 a month we're spending. It takes more than good intentions. It takes good intentions and some marketing savvy and some cash flow to be able to do that, so I did it.
Gabby: I think it also takes what's right behind your head.
[Gabby and Matt laugh]
Anne: That's incredible. And can we just rewind like that –
Matt: OK, yeah.
Anne: How much did you say? I think that's phenomenal that you have that kind of money to put behind it. And I think that that really, if you think about it, and I know that I've thought about it –
Matt: Yeah. I'm, anybody who knows me, I'm very analytical, being a nerd, but I'm also hypercompetitive, right, so I don't get in to – I don't jump into anything without running a lot of numbers, knowing the odds, and I'm not playing unless I know I can win. So you need to speak to these buyers, and then, and then after you get them on, you need to provide a good experience. So nerd moment again, I, I built this algorithm which is an AI driven wizard. Some of the sites have this long form that you just fill out this information, and at the bottom it says, "hey, your rate's $1000 to $10,000." And then you know these people that paid this can get 800 auditions. And that's not fair to the talent. It's not a good experience for the buyer because you're just, you're trying to find the needle in a haystack at that point. So what I did was, I built this thing, I branded it kind of separately because I'm trying to work with SAG. I've offered them to use it for free. What it is is it's not a rate guide but it's a rate calculator. Our page is written in HTML5. So based off some weighted factors like your IP, geolocation, and your credit card billings, it will – it will ask you questions. And the second question you get may not be the same second question the next person gets because of who you are and where you're at. How you answer these questions, what's going on in the background, this algorithm is cross-referencing a rate card. Right? And it's then presenting – another car reference – it's presenting like a no haggle price. That's like a CarMax term, right? Like here's what it is. So instead of saying "this is from $1000 to $10,000," "this is $2200." You know? People care more about value than price. Price is a factor, but when you lead with value, price is a secondary conversation. If that wasn't true, then there would be no Lexus because of Toyota. You know, there would be no Infiniti because of Nissan. And I could come up with a million more car references. [laughs] That's the equivalent of Uber, right? You press a button, it asks you a few questions, and it tells you here's what it's going to cost, then you didn't have to cross-reference a rate guide.
Anne: So you developed an AI engine for voiceover rates.
Matt: Yes.
Anne: So that's brilliant.
Matt: Thank you.
Anne: And then ultimately I assume that if you said SAG is another story, that it's got something to do with that as well, which I think is brilliant.
Matt: I'm trying – you know, I've offered it to them. Again, it's not a rate guide, it's this wizard, right, this AI wizard, and I want, I want to license it to them for free to use. I've offered to do what I can to help advance our technology and hopefully make it easier to encourage more union jobs to go as well. But if they're listening, if somebody there's listening that gets it, you know how to reach me. [laughs]
Anne: [laughs] So outside of being in good favor with your wife – [laughs]
Matt: [laughs] That's a big one.
Anne: Right? And that's a huge thing, I get that. There's got to be, there's something going there for you. I mean, every other like thing that's been thrown at us has been like, is it about the money they're going to make, is it about – you know, people are going to say "well, what's in it for him?"
Matt: Yeah, I am by no means claiming to be like a saint. There's some financial gain in there as well. The good thing is I'm really transparent with the fees and actually where the fees go, like your membership fees go to operational cost, development, support, infrastructure, hosting. We've secured two buyer tradeshows so far, and we're looking at three more for this year. Yeah, my philosophy really is, you know, I'd like to make good money doing good things. This isn't my primary business. I have Cloud 9. Kind of the point I guess is I'm not trying to squeeze every nickel and dime out of everybody that I can with this, right? Like if it makes some good money, and it's doing a good thing, then it's pretty easy for me to support with my existing infrastructure. It's complementary to what 's already going on here.
Anne: I really appreciate you saying that because I think there's a lot of people who might have asked that question, right? And so hearing your answer to that really just elevates everything. I know a lot of people who have great intentions but just didn't have the funding.
Matt: I had a talent yesterday say "I saw your Facebook picture. Where did you get the money?" And I laughed. I was like "what?" [laughs]
Anne: [laughs] "Where did you get the money?"
Matt: Like thanks? [laughs] I don't know what that means. I think, I don't think it's a compliment. I laughed. [laughs]
Anne: [laughs] So tell us a little bit about if you're a talent. Can we sign up? What's – is it available now?
Matt: Yeah, so we have an application process. I want to make sure we vet the talent so it's – we're just not letting anyone with a credit card – so I think that would contribute to kind of some of the deterioration that – the rates and just the quality in the industry. So. The other part is if there's a fit, going back to the numbers with the data that we have from Voice Casting Hub, I have some data to start. So I know that right now we get 50 per six… 56% of our projects are for men and 44% are for women. I know what percent go to British accents and Spanish accents. I want everybody, you know, Spanish accent, male, female, British accent, 20's, 30's, teens, 40's, 50's, I want everybody to have the fair amount of jobs so they get the value and equally competitive, right? This is a recurring revenue business which is like Cloud 9 and what other companies – they're all recurring revenue businesses. And one of the things you know that is like your biggest enemy in recurring revenue business is attrition. You know, losing subscribers, getting a new subscriber cost at least 10 times more money. So if you again lead with value to those that are your subscribers, and they renew –
Anne: How are you making this easy for casting?
Matt: We use a lot of the core software in Voice Casting Hub. So there's a few things that we're doing. You know, it's easy to submit, and everything's kind of handled through the site. It's a full ecosystem there. One of the things that I know that's important to a lot of people I asked is actually like communication. Can the buyer speak directly to the talent and vice versa? Yes. We're using a chat system that's actually based off the source code from Slack. And talent can talk directly to the buyer only if the buyer initiates. Then you can, the talent can talk back and forth. The talent can't initiate the conversation with the buyer though, right? Otherwise it'd be like "me, me, me, me, me, me, me!" If they hire you, then that's considered initiation, and so then the buyer and talent can talk, and they actually have their own chat room there to share the files, and there's the, there's actually the option too is after you're hired, if there's changes in the project, the talent can actually generate an additional invoice for any custom add-on work that happened after. So we kind of just make it easy for them to submit, get paid, you know. We collect the payment up front. Once the project is complete and signed off, which the buyer has 10 days to do, then it's in your account via ACH or PayPal 48 to 72 hours after.
Gabby: So I know that there's a lot more to come with this obviously, as the next kind of phase of this rolls out, but for the time being, so voiceovers.com. Everybody can go take a look, check it out. How are you guys handling things like customer service right now with talent? Because I know people are going to have a lot of questions. What can we tell folks about that for the time being?
Matt: Cool. If you're a talent and you have more questions or if you're a skeptic, because you think it's just another site, a P2P site or whatever, I invite the critics and the skeptics to actually call 888-212-2140 or go to the website and start up a live chat. We have 12 staff here that are just handling support, and there'll be people that are answered. The toughest critics I talk to personally. I try to stay pretty active on social media, and I don't hide from any like tough questions. I actually welcome any fierce conversations that need to happen, and if you're on the group, you'll see some of the toughest critics, I say, you know, before you form your opinion, call my office, have a conversation with me, and then come back here and tell them what you think. And I'm not gonna ask you what to say, but if I change your mind, comes in here and say "I was wrong. He's a good guy. This is the real deal," or come back on and tell them I'm a crazy scam artist, I don't know. Whatever, whatever you feel, you go for it. But that's worked well. I try to be as accessible as possible and make sure everybody's calls get answered. You know, if it's not – you know, amazing staff that take care of all that, so.
Anne: Well fantastic. You've got, it looks like it's a great start. Thank you so much for talking with us today. I'm loving this. You guys, go to voiceovers.com. Yeah, I like – Matt's like, "bring it on."
Matt: [laughs]
Anne: I love that. You've got a lot of resources allocated to make this a success –
Matt: Yes!
Anne: – and I am – Gabby and I, I'm sure, we're both like extremely excited about this. And I think that the community will be as well.
Matt: Yeah. And we were inspired actually, our site was inspired actually by Gabby's hair. So little known fact.
Anne: Alright.
Matt: [laughs]
Anne: There you go.
Gabby: [laughs]
Anne: BOSS Blue.
Gabby: Yay! Well, I am so glad I could be a muse for you.
Matt: [laughs]
Anne: Right?
Gabby: [laughs] Matt, thank you so much for joining us today, and we're just, we're super excited. We can't wait to see where this goes. We appreciate everything that you're doing right now for the industry.
Matt: Awesome. Thank you, ladies. And I'm going to see you in Atlanta.
Gabby: Woo hoo!Yeah.
Anne: All right, guys. Have a great week, and we will see you next week.
Gabby: Bye!
Anne: Thank you so much. Bye!
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Albany – State University of New York Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson today appointed Travis Proulx as Associate Vice Chancellor for Government Affairs and Marketing and Leo Rosales as Associate Vice Chancellor for Communications.
About Travis Proulx
Proulx was previously Director of Communications and Digital Media for Metropolitan Public Strategies, where he developed and managed corporate, issue-based, and political campaigns. Previously, he was Communications Director for Environmental Advocates of New York, as well as the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
He was also Deputy Press Secretary for the New York State Senate and Communications Director for Senator Liz Krueger; while at the Senate he had a focus on budget, higher education, and environmental issues.
Proulx holds a master's degree from The Graduate Center of the City University of New York and a bachelor's degree from St. Lawrence University. His appointment is effective immediately.
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Rosales previously served as Deputy Communications Director for Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and held that position for six years. His responsibilities included management of press operations and state agency communication staff and served as lead communications advisor on human services, energy, and environmental matters.
Previously, Rosales served as Director of Communications at the New York State Department of Labor, spokesperson at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the Chicago and New York field offices, and served as legislative aide and communications advisor for several members in the New York State Legislature.
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One More!
I am thinking of giving up this whole funny thing altogether. But is it this hard to be funny? Naah! Originality is the main issue. But atthis particular point in time I cant even think of anyone to borrow ideas from. I think I am just going to do some idiotic thing that would make you feel that there are people more idiots than you. Was that sarcastic??! Ab 'funny' nahin ho paa raha hai, toh I guess I am trying to be sarcastic. But even that hasnt got that extra bit of laughing riot in it. May be I should just give up. Duniya pahle se hee bahut pradushit hai. Pradushit. It is not any new kind of shit. Yupp! Pollution! No prize for guessing. Sometimes I wonder that thinking aloud for creating something which gives you a sense of accomplishment is such a nice feeling. You get something solid to look at at the end of the day. And new ideas have such a large impact on the lives of people. Man, I have wasted my whole life uptil now, but now onwards I am going to think. Think aloud. I guess this pathetic blog of mine is going to get the recognition that it so truly deserves only after me becoming a superstar in the blogging world. People will look at this blog, and say 'look, he was destined to be a superstar.'
And that is how life is. You have got to prove yourself just once. Like, I could have done exceptionally well in my BTP, got a paper published, and I might have got an offer of doing an MS from MIT (that is definitely not Maharashtra Institute of Technology) and my whole life could have changed. Or, I could jump from the window of my room which is at the second floor, and land safely on the ground, and be seen as a superhuman. Just once, we have got to prove ourselves. What is the big deal about it? This is not a rhetorical question. Seriously, what's the big deal about it??
I know I have digressed, and I will say that that was not intentional. But then nothing is unintentional when it comes to human mind, I presume. SOme where we know what the consequence of our action is going to be. Often times we just dont care, other times we do something stupid and lie to ourselves that we at least tried.
As the placement season is about to start I see myself as a perfect example of what not to do when you are studying in a prestigous college. I ask why would anyone want to hire me?? Would I hire myself. Ofcourse not. That is the point. COmpanies are not as smart as I am. I have got to pretend that I have got it all. 'Company ka chutiya kaatanaa hai' is how I fondly put it. And you may say that I am fooling myself, but believe me I am not. You may say that the companies have experience, and people who are going to interview you are the people who have themselves seen and lived the college life like your's, but believe me it can be done. One day is all they can get to choose, and that is seriously a very less amount of time for judging someone's chahracter. They might come to know the real me, and they might even fire me, after taking my over-priced services for a month or so, but a decent job at this point of time is all I need. I want to tell my mom that 'look maa. I am not going to fill a form for unemployment allowance because I got a job. I wouldnt sure be this cynic about making it big after I get a job, so even I get fored I am sure to land a good job in some other company. That way I would need around 60 companies in my 30 years long career. 60 is not that large a number right?? So this making fools of HR people, can be supported by various example. Like actors. They do it all the time. You see them on screen and you believe that Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan were destined to be together in Sleepless in Seattle. If they can fake love, hell I can definitely fake a persona that suits the company's profile. System have imperfections and one has to learn to exploit them. That is one of the reasons I like Matrix series movies. As long as you are powerful, you can always bend man-made rules. I said man-made because I see nature as the one example where you have got to follow the rules. Gravity is going to drag you down, but then you can use air to fly around. DIfferent ruled can be got around by applying different techniques. You need to be master.
When I was a kid, I dreamt of having some supernatural power, which would help me get loads of girls. Powers; like some of the kids in X-men have. But as I have grown-up, I have realised that we all have the important gradient necessary to achieve any power that we want. Trying hard to acheive them, makes you responsible and at the same time enjoy the power. I mean what is the mazza if someone comes one day and says - heys, here are some powers. select one you want. anyway, I dont think I have put it in the best way here, and this passage is open for more elegant writing and thinking. I just hope you got what I wanted to say.
I also wonder how some people attain so important places. See shahrukh khan for example. Isnt it possible for some one to just kidnap him(criminal mind???) and get his face and enjoy a life of a superstar?? And also, why dont people wonder that how could a single man be of this big stature. The answer is that people have seen him achieve his position. Again past comes into the picture. My 'History' defines me. You will judge me based on the work that I have done in the past. Sometimes I wonder why the past is so important?? I mean I can always start off afresh. And that is my strategy. I am going to make them believe that what if I have nothing worth mentioning on my resume, I have the potential of proving myself. But that is a difficult prospect. COmpanies are here to select only few people, and they know that they are a lot of guys with similar calibre, and they wont mind eliminating even more deserving ones as long as others are upto the standard set bu the firm. Yaa, tough times lie ahead. Why is past so important?? Yes this is a rhetorical question. From now on, I am going to work my past look good when I look back at it from distant future.
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So this is technically the first 'post' of mine on blogspot. The one above, does need some explanation. I wanted my first blog to be absolutely out of this world. So I started writing it, very enthusiastically in fact. I cracked some mind-boggling jokes, and I laughed a lot at them, and I was damn sure, that once a
person goes through this hystorical post, she (yupp! its intentional. i am chivalrous.) would be surprised that a blog this funny could even be written.
oKK! to the point. It got lost. Something happened and a window popped up stating that 'Opera had occurred. It needs to close down now. Any work will not be saved.' I was perplexed. This couldnt possibly be happening. With a heavy heart I click onto the 'dont send' button and everything was lost. Well, why am I telling you all this. This post is increasingly becoming like the promos of those movies where the direstors, actors, and even junior artists claim it to be different.So you know that they have nothing else to talk about. I feel like closing down this post right now. But I have given up on so many things so many times, I think giving up comes naturally to me. ANd I dont want to be a guy who gives up on every god damn thing. Seriously, am i fool to think that people are still reading this crap?? Okk, people, i wont forceyou
to go through all these shit. just leave a comment that you have read all this, i mean you can lie right, because lying is an art.
okk! another step change! this formatting thing kills me. yeh bhagwaan! okk! I will share with you all the jokes that i had formulated rather in the early stages of my life. in my first post that i had (atleast i claim i had) written i talked about the reason why i want to start blogging when i know that i absolutely have nothing worth sharing to this world. wen i say nothing i really mean it. and that is the plan. i want to test myself. i want to see if i could sell absolute crap to this world. corny, cheesy,annying things. okk! i am not going to charge you or anything, but i want people reading this blogto think that 'look this guy may be talking absolute crap, and my head has started to hurt, but he does make sense. and he is funny too. i wish i could be funny like him'. period.
another step change. okk, so this 'step change' thing. it actually comes from my background of mathematics (i know thats a big turn off, but believe me u havent met me yet. otherwise you would kill if somebody mentioned math before you. do i make sense at all?) i used it here to bring some order to this incoherent conversation that i believe i am having with my readers. seriously what else possibly can i talk about. if it makes you feel any happy, i live in this world too. wah, that was some real nice joke, wasnt it.
anyway, its 1:06 in noon and i had thought that i would eat my lunch after taking bath, and i dont see any possibility of that happening in near future. actually that is the fact of life when it comes to me. when i plan that i would finish up my slides beforehand fore my BTP presentation, that means that i am not going to even go near MS Power Point for this whole week.
what else, sem is over. and i again feel that i have done nothing in this sem too. consistency, is what keeps me happy. i so desperately want to finish this up with a joke, but i dont have any right now.
and about my url. i know that gives my blog an A ceificate but yaar you have got to admire that creativity behind it. life sucks was main idea behind the url. and my unstable mind forced me to change its meaning altogether. anyway. the sherminator thing, i believe that every one around has seen american pie two(or atleast one) and so i need not explain about it. i would most probably change the content for getting a U certificate, but right now i am enjoying this cool blog of mine. people just dont report my blog to moderators.
i am sorry for the crappy formatting. hell, i am not.
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kyun?! (ki main jhoot nahin bolta!)
mera life se give up ho chuka hai.
=(( yepp, new smiley. ROLFC.
Zinda raha toh phir milenge.
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Collaboration between Üsküdar University and Logos
A meeting took place a while ago between Üsküdar University President Prof. Nevzat Tarhan and Logos Center's Director Terane Memmedova and an agreement was signed in order to establish Logos Psychological and Speech Development Center in Turkey.
At the previous meeting, an agreement was signed on the improvement of education and health facilities and the date of the first meetings to be held was determined.
Following the agreement, Üsküdar University and NPİSTANBUL Brain Hospital managers were invited by Logos in Baku. Üsküdar University Secretary General Selçuk Uysaler, Erasmus Coordinator and International Relations Director Emre Üçsular and NPİSTANBUL Brain Hospital Medical Assistant Director, International Patient Services Manager Dr. Hanifi Devrim attended the meeting.
The martyrdoms were visited
Turkish martyrdoms Monument was visited before the meeting. Detailed information was presented to the guests and the branches of Logos were visited.
Later on, the agreement made with Logos introduced in the 'Hekimsen de' program published on ATV channel was discussed and forward plans were announced.
The guests shared their pleasant ideas about Baku and Logos. They stated that this agreement will show its positive results in near future. After the meetings, the guests received their gifts of our national traditions.
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'9 to 5 the Musical' review
Time Out says
Dolly Parton's somewhat hallucinatory musical is a wilfully preposterous crowd-pleaser
David Hasselhoff joins the cast of '9 to 5 the Musical', in the role of Franklin Hart Jnr, from December 2 2019 until February 8 2020.
Backwoods Barbie, rhinestone queen and all-round country music legend Dolly Parton has her glittering fingerprints all over this musical. She's written all the songs, bar the iconic title track, especially for the show (this definitely isn't a jukebox affair). She's basically in it, as thinly disguised poodle-coiffed doppelgänger Doralee. And in case this escaped you, Parton pops up in video footage to introduce this whole bonkers confection to an audience of mad-keen fans.
'9 to 5' is a musical theatre version of the 1980 movie of the same name, which involves Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda running round an office and outwitting their dastardly male boss. And although this show started out in LA in 2005, it feels (shudder) pretty post-Weinstein, with its uncompromising focus on male shitness and violent retribution. Doralee (Natalie McQueen) can't so much as climb a stepladder without her sleazy boss theatrically ogling her – and climbing any kind of career ladder is out of the question. Meanwhile Judy (Amber Davies, of 'Love Island' fame) is struggling to get to grips with some delightfully '80s office tech, including a malevolent photocopier that attacks her with sheets of paper. And Violet – played by Caroline Sheen, subbing in for an injured Louise Redknapp who returns to the role next month – is a natural leader who's longing for the promotion she deserves.
The plot, when it shows up, is about as ridiculous as these women's ultra-glam interpretation of 'office wear'. Violet accidentally laces the bossman's tea with rat poison, then all three trap him in bondage gear while they turn the office into an equal-pay paradise with an on-site crèche. Fortunately, no one even pretends to take it seriously. And if Brian Conley's performance as the panto villain-esque boss Franklin Hart Jnr is a little limp, it's pretty forgiveable considering that he spends much of the show dangling from the roof in a studded pleather harness. Meanwhile, a fantastically game Bonnie Langford struts about in sexy undies as Roz, the initially old-maid-ish secretary who harbours a desperate unrequited passion for him.
'9 to 5' is this show's best song, and it knows how to use it, ie as often as possible. There's also a memorable performance of 'Backwoods Barbie' by Natalie McQueen as Doralee, who has Parton's sweet yodelling tones down pat. Still, it would have been nice to hear her take a crack at 'Jolene'. Or 'Islands in the Stream'. Or 'I Will Always Love You'.
But then, Parton's best songs have a yearning earnestness that's totally off-key for this brittle, joyful confection. If her whole brand rests on the sincere heart beating under her fake rhinestone-studded costumes, '9 to 5' is all about her often overlooked feminist edge. It's a hairspray-induced hallucination whose message lingers.
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I'd rather watch the movie again
I laughed from start to finish, a brilliant light hearted and fun show with incredible talent. The critics need to get a life and not take it too seriously, at the end of the day everyone is enjoying the humour. It's set in the 80's remember les mis in the 1800's!!! So what its hilarious!! The three leading ladies, Brian and Bonnie all embrace their roles and excel individually they are just brilliant. Get your tickets if you want fun and laughter it's well worth a watch
One of the best musicals I've seen in a long time! The songs, set and cast were great. Brian Conley was really funny and Doralee was just incredible, she sounded just like Dolly Parton at times and I envied her wardrobe! We didn't see Louise Redknapp but the lead was really great. It was a real feel good musical with women ruling the stage!


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LA RONGE, Canada — A 19-year-old man has been handed a seven-year prison sentence for his role in the killing earlier this year of Simon Grant, the owner of a restaurant in La Ronge, Sask.
Austin Bird pleaded guilty to manslaughter last month.
Grant, 64, was assaulted during an armed robbery at his restaurant, Louisiana's Bar-B-Que, and died in hospital two days later.
Three other males facing charges in Grant's death still have their matters before the courts.
An interim publication ban on details related to the case is still in effect.
The Crown had been seeking an eight-year sentence, while the defence was asking for five years.
Grant's widow, Cora Laich, told radio station MBC outside court on Thursday that she has mixed feelings about the sentence.
"I have to say that it meant a lot to me that he pled guilty and he stood up for what he did," she said. "I don't say that I agree totally with the sentence."
Laich no longer lives in La Ronge, but said it was important for her to attend the court proceedings.
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Nyt om fremtidige Europamesterskaber (EDGC)
Der er ikke så mange der er klar over det måske, men under sidste EM i Kroatien blev der afholdt summemøde omkring hvordan EM i fremtiden kunne se ud, da det er klart, at 200 pladser muligvis ikke er nok til at få 'de bedste af de bedste' med til EM.
Der er nu kommet følgende skriv fra arbejdsgruppen under EDGF (European Disc Golf Federation, der har det overordnede ansvar for afvikling af EM). Nedenstående er et direkte copy/paste af den mail vi har modtaget – kommentarer modtages meget gerne – enten via mail eller FaceBook-besked direkte til landekoorditator, René Mikkelsen : firstname.lastname@example.com.
Der er allerede videresendt ønske om at få tilføjet MP55 division til EMDGC.
"Dear EDGF Country Representatives,
here is the brief overview of the format of European Disc Golf Championship to be introduced in 2020. The format is based on the EDGF discussion session this August in Sv. Martin in Croatia. The document (now public) with the basic standards can be found at:
The major points are:
(1) splitting of EDGC to two events EDGC (MPO, FPO, MJ18, FJ18) and EMDGC (MP40+, FP40+). The bid call will be held simultaneously for both events and bids that will propose organization of a joint event at one place will be also considered (but these will require 2 full courses). This way we will be able to increase the capacity of the event as the current size is becoming too small to accommodate growing number of European countries with disc golf scene, growing junior and master aged competition and foremost, stronger and stronger competition in the main divisions.
(2) the capacity of the events is set to 180 (EDGC) and 120 (EMDGC). In case of EDGC this is a small growth (from approximately 140 players in the divisions at EDGC 2018) that should provide more space for more junior aged players, for more top level European competitors and also for developing countries (the number of countries in Europe with disc golf scene is growing every year).
On the other hand, 120 spots for master aged division is a huge growth (from approx. 60 players at 2018 EDGC). We believe that the master aged scene in Europe deserves a real competition where the best players can compete against themselves and not with MPO/FPO and juniors within their own country for their qualification spots.
At the same time, the capacity of both events is less than 200 for EDGC in 2018, and that should allow for more space for decision making in case of a sudden severe weather or other unforeseen events during the competition.
(3) We want to provide eligibility to all junior aged players to compete in MJ18 and FJ18 at EDGC regardless of their PDGA Pro/Am status. Currently the PDGA rules do not allow such a provision, however, we want to request a waiver for the particular event – EDGC from PDGA Europe. We want to make EDGC the real competition of the best European players and this is a part of the goal. We will need a strong support of the European disc golf community in this direction as PDGA may be reluctant to grant such a waiver. Please, share your opinion with us.
(4) To step up the professionalism at EDGC we will also set up framework for the nomination of the players, their rights and responsibilities (while at the same time letting the National Associations (NA) to determine their own terms and micromanage the conditions). Thus – NAs will need to prepare contracts for the players, publish their nomination criteria in a timely manner , etc. On the other hand, the players will need to sign the contracts with NAs, become members of NAs, and adhere to team policies. Once again, EDGF will set only the framework, and prepare the exemplary illustration documents. NAs will be free to modify these or prepare their own documents (multiple NAs have already used some type of player contracts in the past).
What next?
Currently, the joint EDGF – PDGA Europe European Championship Committee is preparing the detailed event standards that should be ready for a discussion by the end of the year. Once the format and standards will be approved, the bid call for the events will be open (we expect that to happen in the second half of January 2019).
The next step then will be preparation of the spot distribution formulas. We hope to have the draft ready in February and approve it after the discussion and possible modifications in March, so the NAs will have enough time to set up their own nomination rules.
We hope that the new format and rules will make European Disc Golf Championships in 2020 a great events and that all of you will be able to showcase there your best players.
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As part of the 37th Asia Pacific Advanced Network (APAN) Meeting in Bandung, Indonesia, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Office Jakarta arranged a MasterClass on "Network-enabled Collaboration on Water-Related Disasters and Water Security," on 23 January 2014, through the CONNECT-Asia network. Said MasterClass is a pioneer venture of promoting collaborative actions through ICT networks in the adaption of advanced ways of flood mitigation and water security.
With the involvement in flood mitigation, the Department of Science Technology – Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI), represented by Supervising Science Research Specialist Bayani Benjamin R. Lara, discussed and presented a topic relevant to Typhoon Haiyan and the advanced methods used in preventing adverse impacts of such catastrophes in the Philippines. "This kind of activity is beneficial because it provides information on how other countries manage flooding events in their community. They give us idea on how to improve what we have here in the Philippines," said Sr. Science Research Specialist Joy Santiago of Project NOAH – Storm Surge Component.
Most of scientists, network engineers, students and policy makers concerned, participated remotely in the event through CONNECT-Asia network. With the assistance of PREGINET, the team of Project Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (NOAH) participated, as well. Ms. Santiago mentioned that
The MasterClass provided both in-person and remote participants, knowledge on the application of advanced methods in hydrology, use of spatial data in managing Thailand floods, use of geographic information system and remote sensing technologies in managing water-related disasters, tsunami early warning system, among others.remote participation is recommendable, as it eases information dissemination, and lessens the hassle and lowers the cost of travel. She added that the only challenge with this kind of setup is on how to ensure the participants' attention and participation. Indubitably, remote participation through video interaction and web-based streaming have simplified information sharing and dissemination among various agencies in different parts of the world. However, reliable Internet connection is necessary to improve the audio and video quality.
Speakers of the event include Dr. Tariq Rana of Murray Darling River Basin Authority, Mr. Chris Elvidge of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Mr. Shahbaz Khan of UNESCO Office Jakarta, Mr. Veerachai Tanpipat of Thailand, Dr. Whayu Widodo Pandoe of Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology, and Mr. Lara of the DOST-ASTI.


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text: Without question, one of the most surprising aspects of Godspeed You! Black Emperor's brand new LP 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! is that it even exists at all. While the beloved Montreal-based post-rock troupe reunited in 2010 to tour around the world following a few years off, the band never hinted at toiling away in the studio during this time. And if the group had grand plans to just play the nostalgia circuit instead of potentially damaging their thus far immaculate output -- their relatively small but game-changing back catalogue consists of three full-lengths, an EP, and an especially limited edition demo cassette, all issued between 1994 and 2002 -- who could blame them? But just two weeks ago, Godspeed's label Constellation Records made the jaw-dropping announcement that the group would issue their first full-length effort in a decade, featuring brand new material. Well, sort of. While the two longest pieces, "Mladic" and "We Drift Like Worried Fire," have technically never appeared on record, both pieces existed in the band's live set in some form since 2003 (and were previously titled "Albanian" and "Gamelan," respectively). Instead of splitting hairs, we should probably just herald the arrival of the songs -- as well as two additional soundscapes -- as the moody masterpieces they are. Opener "Mladic" is Godspeed You! Black Emperor at their leanest and meanest. On the surface, it seems like the nine-piece unit is delving into its usual bag of tricks via one of their patented extended intros, but there isn't exactly a melodic resolve to the tense, distorted web of bowed strings and sinister, minimalist six-string musings. The song eventually propels itself through a thunderous back end, punctuated at various times with a strong-armed samba beat, grizzled guitar scrawl and a sea-faring mosh section that plays just a little lighter than San Francisco doom-and-gloom troupe Neurosis. Playing to the band's political inclinations, the track ends with a field recording from one of this year's pots-and-pans-banging Casserole rallies in Quebec (take note that the liner notes for the album end with the regionally specific message: "Fuck Le Plan Nord. Fuck La Loi 78. Montreal Right Now Forever.") "We Drift Like Worried Fire" takes on some more melodic properties, with the act exploring an elegantly simple yet hypnotic three-note guitar motif throughout most of its 20-minute run time. Like most of Godspeed's classic work, the song starts off quietly, but progressively grows into a majestic sonic tapestry of ethereal guitar notes, airy vibraphone, and military marching beats. You'll be hard-pressed not to lift your skinny fists to the heavens with this one. Despite the joyous nature of the tune, though, it does veer towards murkier territory around the 12-minute mark. The movement eventually spirals out of control for a last-minute denouement featuring a psych-rock styled descending riff that brings to mind both the band's "Rockets Fall on Rocket Falls" from 2002's Yanqui U.X.O. and Pink Floyd's early mind-expander "Interstellar Overdrive." The two newer and relatively shorter pieces, "Their Helicopters Sing" and "Strung Like Lights at Thee Printemps Erable," both hover just below the seven-minute mark, and both are tonally similar washes of sound. Neither song hones in on a hook, per se, but each minimalist collusion of instruments is texturally rich and rewarding. There's no telling at this point whether chronicling the two earlier works on record is a means of closure for the band, or if the relatively truncated soundscapes are a glimpse at what's to come, but hopefully it doesn't take Godspeed You! Black Emperor another 10 years to figure it out. To paraphrase their cry: Godspeed Right Now, Forever. Read more: Music


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Recap of 2011
So the 2011 season comes to an end for ballhawking (there's no chance for me to go to any postseason games), but 2012 looks VERY promising. And I can prove it:
Let's start with what my goals that I set for myself in this blog in April 2011. Here's the list:
4/9/11: Rochester Red WIngs (HOME) vs Scranton Willkes-Barre
Goal: Get at least one ball.
-August 27: Phillies (HOME) vs Marlins?
I'm hoping to go to Camden maybe as well.
-Red Wings as much as possible
-Syracuse (Maybe)
-Other NY AA/AAA teams
-1 ball every game
-2 game balls in one game (3rd outs, fouls, home runs)
-3 foul balls (in the entire season)
-4 balls in one game
-5 Autographs
-6 or more games!!
Now let's see which goals I actually achieved:
(Achieved) 4/9/11: Rochester Red WIngs (HOME) vs Scranton Willkes-Barre
Goal: Get at least one ball.
(Not Achieved) August 27: Phillies (HOME) vs Marlins?
(Not Achieved) I'm hoping to go to Camden maybe as well.
(Achieved) Red Wings as much as possible
(Achieved) Buffalo
(Not Achieved) Syracuse (Maybe)
(Not Achieved) Other NY AA/AAA teams
(Achieved) 1 ball every game
(Achieved*) 2 game balls in one game (3rd outs, fouls, home runs)
(Achieved**) 3 foul balls (in the entire season)
(Achieved) 4 balls in one game
(Achieved) 5 Autographs
(Achieved) 6 or more games!!
*Thanks to the way I score a "game ball." If I snag it during the game, it's a game ball, if it's used during the game, it's a "game used" ball
**One in Toronto, Daniel Nava, and this depressing (but lucky) game in Buffalo.
So all my ball-snagging goals were reached, and only two of my game-attending goals. I think that's pretty good. Now look at some charts (for minor leagues right now):
|May 5, 2009
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|Frontier Field
|Apr 26, 2009
|Red Wings
|Frontier Field
So from here, you can see that I only went to 2 games in 2009, 9 games in 2010, and 13 (MLB+MiLB) games in 2011. With this pattern (and trying now to schedule my summer), I'm hoping to get to at least 15-20 games. That's easily, at the minimum, 30 balls which would make my lifetime total as of 1 year from now 84+ balls. Wowzers.
But the stats keep getting crazier.
I've got a 28-game streak of at least one ball per-game (which is every game I've gone to in which I've try to snag baseballs). With that in mind, 54 baseballs in 28 games (MLB+MiLB) is 1.93 BPG (balls per game). Let's see so if I want to raise my BPG to 2.00 next year in 15 games, that would be…15+28 games is 43… 43 times two is 86, 86-54 is 32. So I need to snag 32 games in 15 games which is just over two balls per game for an average.
Is it possible to do that? OH YEAH!
Let's go back to this entry where I talked about my newer goals for 2011 (which included hitting 50 career baseballs-achieved). In this entry, I talked about the percentage of games in which I have snagged more than one and only one baseball(s). As of after the depressing Coca-Cola Field game, I had 62.5% of games I attended, I snagged two or more balls. That meant 37.5% of games I attended I snagged ONLY one game (8 games, three with only one). As of the end of 2011, I have gone to 13 total games, and 10 out of those 13 games were "slugging percentage-worthy" (snagging more than 1 ball) which means that 77% of total games I went to in 2011, I snagged more than one ball. Nice.
If you think about it, the games I only acquired one ball were in weird/impossible situations that I wasn't used to. Here's my excuses:
4/9/11: It was Opening Day at Frontier Field. It was crazy. There was 8,600 people there (which was the first time I had experienced any attendance making Frontier Field over 6,000 people full)
And the game in Buffalo, thank you dad. Enough said. And seeing as i have had this post waiting to be published for months, I'm gonna end it hear.
But goals for 2012 are coming soon!
-Jon Madden


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Although we are not fond of the comedy of Seth Rogen, we were nonetheless dismayed to hear that his latest motion picture is being pulled from theatrical release because of terroristic threats by the North Korean government. When the tinpot dictator of a third world basket case can determine the choices of the American movie-going public it is a blow to free speech, and we are fond free speech. When the likes of Kim Jong Un can even halt a screening of "Team America: World Police," the kind of movie that free speech was invented for, we are doubly outraged.
"Team America: World Police" isn't a movie we recommend to everyone, as it is only suited to certain unrefined tastes. The polite word for its style of humor is Rabelaisian, but such a highfalutin term isn't quite appropriate to such a deliberately foul-mouthed and dirty-minded puppet show. Those whose minds are already in the gutter and whose stomachs are strong enough for such fare will find it hilarious, though, and notice it has more shrewd points to make than the next ten indie flicks that will play your local art house put together. First released in 2004, the movie spoofs the Bushian patriotic fervor of America in the immediate aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, but that's mostly rendered with the sort affectionate understanding that the great Preston Sturges brought to his classic satires "Hail the Conquering the Hero" and "Miracle of Morgan's" during the similarly proud days of World War II. By far the harshest barbs are aimed at Islamist terrorists, the late North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il, and their equally anti-American sympathizers in Hollywood. "Team America: World Police" is such a convincingly scathing indictment of Hollywood's limousine liberalism that it's a wonder Hollywood ever released it, but at the time Hollywood didn't have the ready excuse of not wanting to offend any of the various Kim Jongs of North Korea.
Since the original release of "Team America: World Police" the North Koreans have been cast as the villains in several movies, including that awful remake of "Red Dawn" which somehow retained all the stupid improbabilities and bad acting of the original but somehow omitted all the popcorn-chomping patriotic fun, probably for lack of politically correct and liability-proof options. Hollywood stopped doing commie villains as soon as the Cold War ended, and even wound up re-making "The Manchurian Candidate" with some vaguely Koch Brothers-ish corporation as the bad guys plotting world domination, and was more likely to release an adoring bio-pic of Che Guevara. Neo-Nazis still make an occasional appearance in the movies, but that beloved cliche has mostly played out from overuse. Christians and Republicans and especially Christian Republicans can always been employed to stop a high school dance or say unpleasant things about a cross-dresser or complicate someone's abortion or provide some other villainous plot twist, but that's only good for the women's market, and is insufficiently violent for the action-adventure fare that brings in the really big box office, and it probably doesn't translate well to the foreign market.
Islamist terrorists are widely unpopular domestically, a sentiment that probably prevails in a profitable segment of those foreign markets as well, but of course they're terrorists and might prove more expensively dangerous to offend than whatever's left of the Neo-Nazis or the Koch Brothers-ish corporations or Christians or Republicans or even Christian Republicans. From the still-in-hiding Salman Rushdie to that besieged Danish magazine that published the Mohammad cartoons to the murdered Theo Van Gogh, criticizing the Islamists has never proved a profitable enterprise. The same ribald fellows who did "Team America: World Police" also do the foul-mouthed and dirty-minded and frequently brilliant "South Park" cartoon, but when they dared to depict Mohammad in solidarity the Comedy Central network did not air the offend segment. The same network's Stephen Colbert recently received the effusive thanks of the Democratic party for his long service to its cause, which they will cite as proof of how very daring they are, but they are by no means alone in Hollywood in their preference for a safer sort of daring.
Kim Jong Un has apparently noticed this tendency, if that reports that it's actually a big publicity push for some otherwise unsaleable Seth Rogen flick can be discounted, and now he can enjoy the same immunity from Hollywood villainy as his friends in Iran and Cuba. The studio has already suffered from a cyber-attack that has revealed e-mails and other internal documents confirming that everyone in Hollywood is as self-absorbed and shallow as you'd always thought, and apparently believes that the North Koreans can make good on its more deadly threats. A few theaters decided to show "Team America: World Police" as a protest against the Sony Corporation's capitulation to the terrorist threat, but the studio decided to pull even that worthier production from the theaters as well. Any other tinpot dictators of third world basket-cases seeking some say in which pictures get green-lighted can expect the same response, and it will likely have an inhibiting effect on the American cinema. At this rate, the next James Bond will have the intrepid secret agent saving the high school dance that one of those creepy Christian Republicans was trying to shut down.
— Bud Norman