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Monday, July 12, 2010
I Think He Finally Gets It!
I have been going back and forth with SBNation's Jeff Gluck (pictured on the left) over TV issues for several years now. Like many writers who travel to the track, Gluck's view of TV coverage is skewed by his ability to see the race and then interview the participants. TV viewers have no such luck. What they see is what they get.
Last weekend, Gluck did not travel to the race and instead simply watched on TV. The results were priceless. From the drop of the green flag, Gluck's frustration began to build. The same topics debated on TDP for four seasons eventually drove him over the edge.
This is the result. Click here for a link to his most recent SBNation column expressing for the first time what many of us have been repeating since 2007.
Here are some excerpts:
Many fans have yelled and screamed and jumped up and down, insisting you knew the answer all along: The TV broadcasts are unwatchable. I didn't believe you. I figured, "OK, there might be a lot of commercials and you might not like what some of the broadcasters say, but c'mon. It can't be that bad." It is. Saturday night's broadcast was that bad.
If you're a fan, you may be reading this and smacking your forehead while saying, "DUH!" Apparently from the comments I see every week, it's like this all the time.
Well, I apologize. I didn't get it before. Now I do.
Unless you're truly hardcore about NASCAR, you can't just sit there and watch the race from start to finish. Casual or even semi-interested fans would be turned off by the broadcasts.
But as I sat there on Saturday night, I thought, "If I didn't have to watch this, I'd turn it off."
Well, thanks to Gluck for sending a strong message in a timely fashion. This Sprint Cup Series off-week will mean lots of folks will read his column and this one. Maybe there can be some help brought to the table for the remainder of this season or the next.
As Gluck says, it just might be a good idea to get some top NASCAR officials, owners and drivers and make them watch in real time the final TV product that was delivered to the NASCAR fans at Chicagoland.
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32 comments:
- West Coast Diane said...
Will see if it makes a difference, though.
Broadcast teams, reporting media & Nascar PTB need to be lock in a room and made to watch!
- July 12, 2010 at 11:09 AM
- Rita Jean said...
I read all of Jeff Gluck's commentary as well.
Do I assume that I am the only one Jeff describe's as the "die-hard Nascar fan" who really DOES watch a race from beginning to end? C'mon, I think alot of people do, albeit begrudgingly apparently. Not to say I don't get up to get a sandwich, get a brew, or take a phone call. I guess I am not as vocal or negative about it. Wait, I take that back, I really, really, really do not like Speed's Raceday. There.
I believe Nascar will figure it all out eventually as these years continue to change and go by. They already have Track Pass and those other options available to us fans. I think the consensus is that those options are well received, right?
In the meantime, this die-hard Nascar fan is at home watching racing. Woot!
- July 12, 2010 at 11:16 AM
- bevo said...
Can you imagine how bad his reaction would have been if he had watched one of the FOX efforts earlier this season?
Sadly most of the media charged with covering NASCAR will not state this fact because of the fear of facing the wrath of the France family.
My suggested reading for this week - The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen.
- July 12, 2010 at 11:20 AM
- Skip said...
And the funny thing is that as far as things go, this was a relatively high-quality broadcast. The TNT broadcasts started out pretty rough the first few years, but they've gotten a lot better.
Now we move on to the ESPN portion of the schedule, where the production decision seems to be 'should I use the in-car camera, one zoomed in on the leader so as to show no other cars, or should I have the camera in the pits on the CC, owner, or driver's wife?', depending on whatever the script says, where 'should I use a nice, wide-angle shot of somewhere there's racing going on so folks can see the action' isn't even usually in the top 10 choices.
There's a reason that during this stretch of the season I 'watch' the races on Raceview, listen to MRN, and keep the TV handy for replays.
- July 12, 2010 at 11:30 AM
- GinaV24 said...
Finally! Its nice that Gluck finally got it. IMO the only way to get real change done would be to strap the entire management of NASCAR, David Hill, any producer/directors and the booth personalities into chairs and force them to watch the TV broadcasts until they scream for mercy like the rest of us fans at home.
I have news for Mr. Gluck -- even die-hard fans can't stomach the crap that we see on TV most weeks.
If I didn't multi-task and have access to my computer, I would NOT watch the race via TV only.
- July 12, 2010 at 11:30 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Like Bevo said, imagine if Gluck had tried to watch the Coke 600 on FOX.
That is the race that was soo bad we actually closed the live chat and we all left!
- July 12, 2010 at 11:33 AM
- Anonymous said...
Someone tell Gluck he is right on, I did watched the other races, because of that I decided NOT to give up a Saturday night for the crap that is shown to us, in other words, I am one of the ones who found something else to do while they raced at Chicago.
- July 12, 2010 at 12:01 PM
- Sophia said...
I'm with Bevo. How about JG watched FOX or ESPN with the PLETHORA of disjointed IN CAR Cams -before one lap!-& plethora of bumper cams?????
TNT at LEAST had NICE CAMERA WORK which imo is KEY to a nice view of the race from home. That said the commercial load was nuts & follow up was lacking.
STILL I would take TNT ANYDAY of the week over the other broadcasts. Gluck should tape & watch FOX/ESPN if he wants a "TRUE TASTE" of a disjointed, rotten broadcast. FULL of GF cover ups with minutia.
For me it's about the pictures flying thru the air. :)
Hmm..did not know this place closed DOWN during the 600? But again, I have not multi tasked for races due to eye issues,until TNT last broadcast :( and on that day watched INDY 500 which I enjoyed (& taking deer photos in the yard before and after that race)
Anyway, GLUCK claims MANY LOVE FOX's broadcast and he doesnt' get the gripes on BSPN either, apparently. He will now. I shall NOT be watching anymore races this year live or even on the DVR except maybe last 20 laps. Aggravation not.worth.it.
Just in time for bogus, orchestrated cautions or the nauseating THREE GWCs!!
- July 12, 2010 at 12:45 PM
- 51 yr. fan said...
There is plenty of room on the
bandwagon Jeff. The demise of the
sport lays totally in the hands of
Brian France and Mike Helton. Until
someone shows them what the real world looks like there will be no
change. Keep beating those drums
JD and Jeff!
- July 12, 2010 at 1:16 PM
- Anonymous said...
@sophia--yup JD gave up on it I thought he was kidding when I saw his tweet but came here and sho' nuff he shut off the thread to further comments. The 600 was an absolute hot mess!
I'd hope your friend Pete read it as proof that we're not crazy here on our "planet" but he doesn't like Gluck so that wouldn't help and he'd say that Gluck got into some of our Kool-aid.
Sad part is that even without RaceBuddy TNT is usually the best broadcast but Sunday was a hot mess! As I stated in the "after race" comments it felt like we were going to commercial every 5 laps! Seems like something was getting started and another commercial break!
- July 12, 2010 at 1:23 PM
- Anonymous said...
I don't spend a lot of time bitch'n bout the broadcasters and what network is better than the other but the bottom line is Show the Dang Race!!
Right now only a Die-Hard fan would sit and watch these events. Which is where I think the advertising change leverage will come from. How can NASCAR hope to grow this sport with new and casual fans when this is their offering?
Also, how much of these "tight" shots are we getting because NASCAR has told tv producers not to show the empty grandstands. The camera men are actually getting very good at it.
Spectricide (Damn Google!)
- July 12, 2010 at 1:43 PM
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- July 12, 2010 at 1:50 PM
- bevo said...
Sirius is in full "TV coverage is great" mode already. Rick Benjamin calls them "friends" and Chocolate Myers says the commercial breaks are "only 2 minutes".
Then much like the memory capacity of a goldfish 5 minutes later they both can't figure out why ratings are down even though the racing is fantastic.
Amazing how far a human can stick their head in hole.
- July 12, 2010 at 1:56 PM
- JohnP said...
I don't know who Jeff Gluck is, but obviously if he's at the track every week and missed one race (boohoo) he's an insider. No offense intended go Gluk on that - Just call it as I see it.
Gluk said "If you're a fan, you may be reading this and smacking your forehead while saying, "DUH!"
Let me add a "no" and a few "hhh's to that"..
"No Duhhhhh"
- July 12, 2010 at 2:15 PM
- Anonymous said...
Many NASCAR fans out there don't want Twitter, RaceBuddies, and the like. Some would just like to watch the race and not have 5 minutes of commercials every 10-12 laps. It just gets old to come back from commercial only to see on replay what we would've liked to have seen live.
- July 12, 2010 at 2:18 PM
- Vince said...
All I can add is that it's about damn time!!
The Nascar media don't get it, the drivers and owners, don't get it and Nascar itself sure as hell doesn't get it.
The drivers, owners and Nascar brass all jet to the races and get treated like rock stars. They've got their own million dollar motor coachs to stay in and get treated like prima donas at the track. They all have NO CLUE what the average fan has to go though to just watch a race or to go to a race.
Like they say, it's all in perception. And the fans perception of the race broadcast is a lot different than the drivers, owners, media and Nascar. They seriously need to sit down on this off weekend and watch a race from start to finish. Commercials, promos and all. Then they will know what the fans are bitching about.
And if they really want some abuse, watch the Fox broadcast of the 600, not TNT's broadcasts. And watch the Fox prerace show. With the Three Stooges in the Hollywood Hotel.
I, because of economic issues, have had to cancel my cable tv after TNT's second race broadcast. So all I've had the last few weeks is RaceBuddy and MRN. And you know what? I haven't missed the tv broadcast at all! I guess once ESPN takes over I will be just listening on MRN/PRN. Seeing as they are not going to put the races on ABC tv anymore. And that's ok too. Football is coming and I can actually watch that and not get treated like an idiot by the guys in the booth.
Seriously all of you who are Nascar media. Sit down during this off week and watch a race from start to finish and let us know how you liked the broadcast. Please.
- July 12, 2010 at 2:18 PM
- Adam Wood said...
The world cup just wrapped up and during every game I watched, there was NEVER a commercial break during the match itself. There were only breaks during pre-game, halftime, between regulation and extra time, and after the game. I wonder if it was in the contract with FIFA?
- July 12, 2010 at 2:36 PM
- Ziggy said...
One good thing about this race: We had someone different that won. Although I could have done without the constant commercial breaks imagine how much uglier this telecast could have been if the usual suspects were always running in the top 5. Thank You Mr Reutimann.
- July 12, 2010 at 3:15 PM
- David said...
To think, Gluck didn't even see the FOX portion. If he thought TNT was bad he has NO idea what we dealt with the first half!!!!
TNT had a very strong 6 races I felt. Last year was probably their high point, AA didn't bring as much to the table as I felt he could have or at least someone else could have. But I didn't feel TNT was overly bad until the final race.
Only once did they look beyond 15th and that was after Jimmie Johnson got back in traffic. That part was pathetic. Not only that, they pretty much missed the boat on the JPM/Mark Martin thing until the N.com post race! How is that even excusable?
Commercials...I think we all saw that coming though after Wide Open.
Glad Gluck has some clue what is going on, maybe he realizes we aren't a bunch of obsessive compulsive impossible to please people! We just want a quality effort and quality product, not a bunch of make up slapped on a pig then call it beauty
- July 12, 2010 at 3:28 PM
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- July 12, 2010 at 4:05 PM
- TexasRaceLady said...
A media insider who finally sees what we've been complaining about!
Has Hell frozen over? I must be in an alternate universe or something.
Thank you, Jeff Gluck for coming over to the home viewer's side.
- July 12, 2010 at 4:08 PM
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- July 12, 2010 at 4:12 PM
- Ken said...
Like many football teams, the broadcast team should be required to watch the entire broadcast they presented the next work day and analyze their work. I think there would be a drastic change after they were exposed to their final product for a few weeks.
- July 12, 2010 at 4:42 PM
- Sally said...
Am I wrong, or did Lee Spencer have a similar opinion after watching a race on TV earlier this season? I must sy, it's nice to have someone in the media acknowledge that the fans aren't just whining for nothing,and have a right to expect something coherent from the TV coverage. I wonder how much more horrified he'd be if he know that TNT is the pick of the litter this year so far? If he thought that was bad, he should have to sit thru DW babbling and the overuse of in-car and bumper cams that Fox pretends is race coverage.
- July 12, 2010 at 6:10 PM
- Anonymous said...
Laughing as I read all these comments. Totally agree, the TV coverage is abyssmal at best. Although, I agree with those saying TNT has the best of the worst coverage. They at least have tried the in-picture of the race during commercials. TNT also offers RaceBuddies on N.com. Althought that could use some improvements too, in my opinion.
Most of the time the TV is running as background to Raceview, including the scanner of my favorite driver and crew. I found out long ago, if I wanted to really know what is going on in the race, TV is not the route to take.
In my opinion, this is the primary reason, NASCAR is not attracting any new fans. As a new fan, why would they waste their time watching the coverage on TV? Anyone casually checking out the sport would quickly lose interest, changing the channel during commercials to another venue.
Is there any way possible to make this point to NASCAR Execs and the Broadcasters? It's important in making the point to them, they should not watch the TV coverage after the race. Let them watch the race on TV as their only source of information about the race. No Raceview, RaceBuddies, scanner, radio, etc. Nothing but the live TV coverage. If they don't get the point then, they never will.
- July 12, 2010 at 6:24 PM
- Sophia said...
I agree about more fun to listen on radio. if I got free over the air radio locally in house, would listen. Lost a semi strong FM station we could get in some rooms of the house this year. In the car might be able to find CUP race on distant station but usually only ONLINE.
Rarely find NW online & of course, never trucks.
NASCAR is ssoooooooooooooo out of touch with what is really happening with the sport/broadcast, they deserve to have the ratings continue to fall into the toilet.
Also agree on Gluck. If he finally "Got it" from watching TNT he did not "fully get it."
The tnt camera flow was fabulous aside from comm interruption,
Hell just LISTENING to TV on Fox or BSPN stinks from camera disjointed to SOUND DISJOINTED. what good is SURROUND SOUND for bounce around from track to in car, to bumper cam to another in car cam engine noise. It stinks I tell ya.
Need to find bookmarks again for races online but don't think Brickyard is possible as they have their OWN Radio station, correct? If somebody knows of a link to listen to Byard, please let me know.
- July 12, 2010 at 6:56 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
As more and more so-called reporters do their job by watching the race(s) on TV rather than attending the race in person, I find it curious that no one seems to watch the N-wide races on L'EESPN and find fault with them. For the Cup race at Pocono, Jeff G., Jenna Fryar, Dustin Long, and Monte Dutton, among others, all observed the race on TV rather than being at the track - and I feel it showed in their reporting, especially about Tom Logano's actual actions.
It seems more than clear to me that most of the media shows far more favoritism to L'EESPN than to NASCAR.
- July 12, 2010 at 7:27 PM
- TerryG said...
I'm glad to see this, but doubt anything will change. But we can hope.
- July 12, 2010 at 9:34 PM
- Lloyd said...
I can watch from start to finish if I watch it in golf mode. You know, basically napping the whole time but if someone changes the channel I say, "Turn it back" without opening my eyes.
- July 12, 2010 at 10:59 PM
- glenc1 said...
Richard, not really sure what you're responding to, but as you probably know I doubt the reporters are doing that by choice (watching on TV.) The economy has forced this upon them; particularly for the further north/west races. Perhaps they didn't have a lot of issues with ESPN's coverage, or other things were more important to them at the time. To be honest, I don't think it's their primary job to be all over the poor coverage, they are trying to cover the actual race. I'm just not seeing what favoritism they have shown to ESPN by *not* complaining. N'wide doesn't get as much exposure, and Cup races have not yet started there (this year.) In a few weeks it'll be more clear.
- July 13, 2010 at 12:01 PM
- GinaV24 said...
Bevo -- I don't think its a hole that Sirius and NASCAR have their head stuck in -- I'm thinking it is another area where the sun don't shine.
I have totally given up on Sirius radio except when the race is on. I know they get paid by a nascar entity but it has gone beyond the limits I can stand for being politically correct and shifted into the unreal world populated by Brainless France and his friends.
- July 13, 2010 at 12:03 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
glen1, I really have 2 issues. As more and more reporters "cover" races by watching them on TV, I feel they have an obligation to make it clear to their readers that they are commenting on what was on TV rather than reporting from the track. I do find it curious how many big name reporters failed to go to Pocono. Could it be that going to Pocono is inconvenient and there is an anti-Pocono bias in the media as a result?
2nd, from what I see, the mainstream media virtually never criticizes L'EESPN, but frequently criticizes NASCAR - and almost everything that NASCAR does. I see far more of an anti-NASCAR bias in the media than a pro-NASCAR bias. Curiously a couple of years ago when ABC-EESPN shifted the end of the Phoenix race from ABC to EESPN2, the southern based NASCAR media blamed NASCAR (not ABC-EESPN) for the shift.
- July 13, 2010 at 6:29 PM


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MULHOUSE, France – Columbia men's squash player Ramit Tandon is off to a great start at the 2013 WSF Men's World Team Championships, winning his first three matches for his home country of India.
The WSF Championships pits nations against each other, using a best of three format, versus the best of nine used at the collegiate level. In the first round, India swept Finland, 3-0, highlighted by a stellar upset by Tandon. The No. 2 match featured Tandon, the 232nd ranked player in the world, downing the 36th ranked Henrik Mustonen in four games, 11-4, 11-6, 11-13, 11-4.
Tandon followed that victory with a pair of 3-0 sweeps in his next two matches, defeating Venezuela's Miguel Mendez and Hong Kong's Yip Tsz Fung.
With the three wins, India as a team will advance to the quarterfinals on June 13 where they will meet the winner of the Pakistan vs. Australia match.
Visit the WSF site to find up-to-date info on all the action from France this week and continue to check GoColumbiaLions.com for updates on Tandon's progress.
WSF Blog Entry following Tandon's upset of Mustonen:
India v Finland
Ramit Tandon 3/1 Henrik Mustonen 11/4, 11/6, 11/13, 11/4
On paper, Ramit is around the 232 WR, while Henrik is 36. Both of them young, the Indian, 20, Henrik 22. But much more exposure to the top of the game for Henrik, as he's been reaching the main draw of several World Series recently. Hence, the result should have been an easy 3/0.
Easy it wasn't. 3/0 neither.
Basically, Ramit took Henrik to the throat, and never let go, well, except in the 3rd, when I guess the fear of winning stopped him from doing what he was doing so well from the start, as in going for it and no holds barred. Mixed with Henrik pride, determination and experience, we were treated to a 4th, Ramit unable to transform his match ball.
And in that last one, it was back to business for the India, who just mixed a perfect accuracy on the backhand with superb short game, and you have the first big upset of this part of the competition, 3/1 Ramit....
"What I ate at lunch?? Well, pastas, French pastas, that is the secret!!!"
"I'm studying at Columbia and training with the top players like Julian Illingworth, Wael El Hindi, Hisham Ashour, Chris Gordon, etc. So I knew I was getting to a good level, it was just a question of transforming it into matches. I knew that I was getting closer, I lost to Shawn Delierre in four and very close match. And today, I just did what I know how to do, I just attacked. Cyrus told me that Henrik is fit and strong, so made it as hard as possible for him, and today, it worked for me."
"I think I should have won in three, but the old nerves that crept in, and now, I just hope Mahesh or Saurav will win, I think we've got a good chance."

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The late Alexander Ruperti, in an article about Dane Rudhyar that he contributed to the Astrological Journal in 1986, wrote:
'There is not one Astrology with a capital A. In each epoch, the astrology of the time was a reflection of the kind of order each culture saw in celestial motions, or the kind of relationship the culture formulated between heaven and earth.' [1]
This is a statement well worth remembering, and even repeating to ourselves each time we attempt to define the nature of the astrology we practice according to our own individual belief system or world-view. Even more than the context of the culture (and subculture) in which we live, the predisposition of the individual astrologer shapes the definitions and expressions given to astrology, in both practice and philosophy. Astrology cannot be explained by any single theoretical framework, but must be viewed against a specific religious, philosophical, social, and political background and, equally importantly, from the perspective of individual practitioners working within a particular milieu in a particular place, in a particular decade of a particular century. Today, unlike our medieval counterparts, we have a wide range of religious, social and political perspectives from which to choose without fearing we will be burned at the stake, and it becomes increasingly questionable for any of us to attempt to find the 'One True Astrology' which will provide us with absolute spiritual and ideological security while identifying heretical astrologies as 'incorrect', 'bad', or 'false'.
Now I would like to show you the results of two surveys given by astrologers to astrologers. These surveys highlight the important issue of individual as well as cultural differences.
- As a healing art 92%
- As a psychological tool 99%
- As part of a 'metaphysical religion' 61%
- Conjoined with 'other esoteric teachings' 25%
In a paper entitled 'Who Holds the Cards? Women and New Age Astrology', published in a collection of essays called Perspectives on the New Age, Shoshanah Feher interviewed a group of astrologers at an American astrology conference. She asked them how they viewed astrology, and we may assume that how they – or we – view it is also how they – or we – practice it, and the perspectives, attitudes, and motivations implicit in the ways the various placements of the horoscope are interpreted by the individual astrologer. 92% of Feher's interviewees understood astrology as healing art; 99% understood it as a psychological tool. 61% linked it with 'a metaphysical religion', suggesting a particular school of belief such as Theosophy, Neoplatonism, Buddhism, or modern paganism, while 25% stated that they combined their astrology with spiritual disciplines of one kind or another, such as yoga, meditation, or ritual practices. [2]
This survey certainly confirms Ruperti's statement that there is not one Astrology with an upper case A. But Feher's survey cannot actually be seen as a comprehensive cross-section of astrologers' approaches to their astrologies. No questionnaire, especially one which involves the ticking of boxes, can encompass the immensely subtle and complex ways in which individual astrologers combine different approaches to their work in highly creative ways. Also, the survey is limited in terms of its cultural setting, because it was conducted at an American rather than a British, German, French, Swiss, Slovenian, Russian Italian, or Danish conference. The percentages would probably be different in different countries, and even in different regions of a single country, because no nation has a homogenous culture. Moreover, Feher's categories are very limited and basic, and every one of us could easily elaborate and expand on her simple lines of approach and offer more nuanced and sophisticated definitions. Since 1992, when the survey was done, the definitions of astrology given by astrologers have inevitably shifted as the outer planets have shifted signs, the world around us has changed, and new paradigms have emerged that have influenced astrology no less than fashion, music, literature and art. New definitions and terminologies – or much older ones, emerging for the first time in many decades or even centuries –have entered astrological discourse to complement already existing definitions, while some definitions, which were the height of fashion at one time, are no longer taken seriously by many astrologers. In another decade, our perceptions of astrology will have changed yet again. Nevertheless, despite the limitations of this survey, Feher's work demonstrates in a clear, simple, and inarguable way the great diversity existing within the astrological community.
- Believe in reincarnation: 78%
- Believe in the law of karma: 63.5%
- Believe in a Supreme Consciousness 52.2%
In his doctoral dissertation for Bath Spa University, entitled 'Prophecy, Cosmology and the New Age Movement', Nick Campion introduced a number of much more sophisticated questionnaires to ascertain the nature of the beliefs and views that astrologers hold about their study. [3] Participants were invited to tick multiple answers; they could define astrology in several different ways, rather than having to choose just one. The questionnaires included one exploring the religious affiliations of individual astrologers, including their religious upbringing and current religious behaviour and attitudes. He found that 78% of the astrologers who responded to his questionnaire believed in reincarnation; 64% believed in the law of karma; and 52% believed in a Supreme Consciousness. Although statistics are usually utilised by sceptical sociologists for the purpose of debunking astrology and are rightly distrusted by many astrologers, here the statistics were not intended to prove or disprove astrology's validity. They explore the multiplicity of attitudes and beliefs within the contemporary astrological community, and are highly relevant to our understanding of the intensely individual nature of astrological theory and practice.
We all have a particular spiritual or religious perspective, even if this perspective is atheistic. Atheism is itself a form of religion, since it involves a positive belief in the absence of any numinous or divine element in life; an excellent example is Richard Dawkins, who exhibits all the characteristics of a fanatical religious reformer in his efforts to stamp out religion. Our religious world-views will inevitably colour the ways in which we understand the purpose of astrology and therefore the manner in which we present our interpretations to the client – even if the client has a religious perspective entirely different from our own. Religious or spiritual perspectives are intimately bound up with our morality, our ethical choices, and our ways of viewing – and living – our lives. If we choose to advise or counsel clients, that advice – even if we make a strenous effort to offer 'non-advice' – will be conditioned by our own moral and ethical priorities.
|British (AA conference)
|American (UAC conference)
|- As a science
- As a divine science
- As a psychological tool
- As a form of divination
- As a religion
- As a path to spiritual growth
- As a form of counselling
- As a healing art
- As a means of predicting the future
Like Shoshanah Feher, Nick also issued a questionnaire about how astrologers understand their astrology. His questionnaire is more detailed and more revealing. He conducted his survey with two groups of astrologers – one at a UAC conference in America, and one at an AA conference in the UK. The differences between British and American astrologers responding to the same questions, although never drastically in conflict, are as fascinating as the varying views individual astrologers hold about their study. Among both American and British astrologers, the largest percentages viewed astrology as a psychological tool (65% of British, 61% of Americans) or a path to spiritual growth (66% of British, 56% of Americans), or both (remember that people were invited to tick as many choices as they wished). A similar number (58% of British, 65% of Americans) understood astrology as a form of counselling. More Americans (40%) than British (33%) defined astrology as a form of divination. A surprising 36% of Americans (but only 25% of British) see astrology as a science; but 52% of Americans and 42% of British see it as a 'divine science' – the definition given by most astrologers from antiquity to the modern world, from Dorotheus of Sidon in the 1st century CE through Ptolemy in the 2nd century CE and Paulus Alexandrinus and Hephaistio of Thebes in late antiquity, through the Arab astrologer Al Kindi in the 9th century and the Jewish astrologer Avraham Ibn Ezra in the 12th, to Bonatti in the 16th century and Placidus and William Lilly in the 17th, to Alan Leo in the 20th, from whom most of the astrology of the twentieth century has ultimately sprung. (We will look more closely at him later.) A small number of astrologers responding to Nick's questionnaire understand astrology as a religion. 58% of Americans and 53% of British perceive it as a healing art, while a large number of astrologers – 42% of British and 43% of Americans – also see it as a means of predicting the future.
In the astrological community, discussions about the definitions of 'real' or 'true' astrology have, sadly, sometimes disintegrated from genuine debate to virulent attacks upon any astrologer whose perspectives do not agree with the spiritually or historically enlightened individual upon whom the cosmos has bestowed the One True Revelation. Although this kind of exaggerated animosity says a good deal more about the personal issues of those engaged in such polemics than it does about the nature of astrology, there is nothing new in the debates themselves; various schools of astrological and philosophical thought have been in open disagreement since Hellenistic astrology began to develop in the last centuries BCE. Astrology has never stood still, but has 'lurched from paradigm to paradigm', variously envisioned by its practitioners as well as its critics as science, art, divination, shamanism, craft, astral magic, philosophy, religion, psychology, and poetic metaphor. Whether the heavens are mechanistic or created and inhabited by deity, and whether the future is entirely, partially or minimally predictable, these are beliefs open to interpretation according to the religious perspective, cultural bias, and individual temperament of the astrologer. Historically, astrology has demonstrated the capacity to retain a stable tradition of symbolic forms while adapting itself to a vast variety of cultural settings and an even vaster variety of individual perspectives and practices.
Let's take an example of a particular astrological configuration, and look at it according to different astrologers at different epochs. The further back we go in history, the less individual the interpretation seems to be: the broader cultural context appears to dominate in those settings where a theocracy or universally accepted religious framework, such as the medieval Church, is particularly powerful. The configuration I want to examine is Mars in the 8th house, which has had rather a bad press over the centuries.
Natal chart: inner wheel. Transits at time of death: outer wheel
This is the natal chart of Princess Diana, who was born with Mars in Virgo in the 8th house. The birth chart, drawn according to the Placidus system – only one of many perfectly valid but different house systems currently in use – is shown on the inner wheel, while the transits for the time of Diana's death are shown on the outer wheel.
The first astrologer I will quote is Vettius Valens, who worked and wrote in the 2nd century CE. He would not have used Placidus houses, as they had not yet been developed; he would probably have used whole sign houses, and Mars in Diana's chart would then appear in the 10th house. However, the object of this exercise is not to prove the superiority of a particular house system, but rather, to explore the various interpretations of a single astrological configuration, and anyone unhappy with this example might equally consider the chart of John F. Kennedy, who had Mars in Taurus in the 8th house in both whole sign and Placidus systems. Vettius Valens tells us in his Anthology, IV.12:
'The 8th: death, benefits from fatality, lawsuits, weaknesses...When malefics alone are present [and Mars would be alone in the 8th with the Moon's north Node, since Uranus and Pluto were unknown in Valens' time], then...the natives take upon themselves accusations of murder, or contrive something dangerous for themselves.'
Julius Firmicus Maternus was a Christian astrologer living in the 4th century CE under the rule of the Christian emperor Constantine. In his Mathesis, written in the 4th century, he is far more fatalistic than Valens:
'Alone in this [the 8th] house, he [Mars] predicts poverty, difficulties, fevers, riots, revolutions, dangers. But if the Moon is in the 2nd house from the Ascendant, this will make a violent death.'
The Moon in Diana's natal chart, as we can see, is indeed in the 2nd house by the Placidus system, although Firmicus may have used either whole sign houses or an eight-house system known in antiquity. His deeply deterministic approach continues through the medieval period – Avraham ibn Ezra in the twelfth century, for example, states that Mars in the 8th indicates 'getting killed or being devoured by animals'.
This approach to Mars in the 8th continues into the 15th century, as we can see from the Opusculum Astrologicum of Johannes Schöner:
'If they [the malefics] are in the 8th, the kind of death is known from the evil significator...If Mars is in an earth sign, [he will be killed] by a fall or accident.'
We do not detect much of a change in the early 20th century, even with the presiding influence of Theosophy, from which modern 'spiritual' astrology has emerged. Surprisingly, Alan Leo, who usually deals with non-predictive approaches that emphasise personality qualities and spiritual potentialities, and whose chart we will be looking at a little later, shows a similar, although milder, determinism when he informs us, in How to Judge a Nativity:
'Mars in the 8th house indicates a liability to a violent or sudden death.'
The word 'liability' is significant, as it implies a likely potential rather than a predetermined fact.
Sepharial, likewise working from the Theosophical tradition, also states:
'Mars in the 8th: The marriage partner spends the substance of the native; strife concerning the property of deceased persons; danger of a violent death.'
Once again, the word 'danger' signals the possibility – however small – of more than one option.
But then a very important shift occurs in the mid-20th century, perhaps reflecting increased secularisation as well as a growing emphasis on individuality rather than rigidly assigned social roles. The focus on potential rather than predictable events is apparent in Margaret Hone, who in The Modern Textbook of Astrology declares, in relation to Mars in the 8th:
'Sexual life is of importance. Interest in psychic matters...Surgery and psychology attract the mind.'
No mention of death here. This is partly due to a kind of embarrassed unease among astrologers at expressing the kind of determinism characteristic of earlier paradigms – and a growing distaste, after the devastation of two World Wars, for acknowledging that one day each one of us must die. But it may also be due to a change in our perceptions of the nature of human beings, of life, and of the power of choice. The stronger the religious bias of the astrologer, it seems, the greater the tendency to focus on determinism, whether divinely imposed by a monolithic patriarchal God through planetary influences, or reflecting the inevitability of karmic rewards and punishments as fundamental to the soul's evolutionary journey.
By the time we arrive at Dane Rudhyar, whose chart we will also be looking at later, we are offered a perspective focused on the human potential for transformation, reflecting not only the zeitgeist of the so-called 'New Age', but also the chart of the individual astrologer. In Rudhyar's The Astrological Houses, Mars in the 8th indicates
'how a person can best and most realistically approach both the opportunities and the restrictions involved in bringing the relationships he enters to a fruitful state...Through this relationship, the individual will experience a valuable self-transformation and be able to reach depths of awareness and experience which he could never have attained alone.'
And finally, we can give the last word to Howard Sasportas, who, in The Twelve Houses, displays his usual subtle irony:
'The Scorpio Dylan Thomas wrote, "Do not go gentle into that good night." In deaths and transformations of a physical or psychological nature, Mars in the 8th will usually follow that advice.' [4]
In these descriptions, we are seeing the reflection of shifting cultural paradigms. In historical epochs and cultures in which the universe was still peopled with celestial entities of great power and mystery, fate was an inextricable dimension of astrology, albeit negotiable through propitiation and magical rituals. Valens, the earliest of the astrologers I have quoted, displays an unusually psychological bias when he suggests that it is the individual who contrives 'something dangerous for themselves'. As we enter the era of Christian theocracy, planetary fate becomes God's instrument through a divinely created clockwork cosmos, and Mars in the 8th house can have only one possible outcome. The further we move toward modernity, the less bound to a specific religious perspective the astrological texts become, and the more clearly the personality of the individual astrologer emerges. In our post-modern era we are offered a plurality of approaches which reflects the increasing recognition that, as Jung puts it, 'One sees what one can best see oneself.'
Now I would like to look more closely at the ways in which each of us 'sees what one can best see oneself', with a brief exploration of the charts of three of modern astrology's most creative founders.
This is the birth chart of Alan Leo, aka William Frederick Allan. Leo is generally acknowledged as the 'founding father' of modern astrology, and most of the astrology practiced today has emerged from his efforts to propagate what Charles Harvey called 'a philosophically sound and spiritually orientated astrology that could be used for psychological analysis of character rather than simply as a means of forecasting'. [5]
Although Leo is overtly Ptolemaic when he speaks of 'influences' as though the planets were causal factors, nevertheless his astrology is spiritual and evolutionary, as demonstrated when he informs us:
'I believe the Soul of Humanity is immortal or perpetual... I believe every human being belongs to a Father Star in heaven.. .and I am convinced that every man derives his will power from a Planetary Sphere of Influence which he uses, or abuses, by which he can overcome evil tendencies and control his animal nature. Hence Astrology teaches that Character is Destiny.'
Leo's astrology, like other astrologies, reflects its cultural milieu: in this case the late 19th and early 20th century quest for hidden realities that presided over the spread of the Theosophical Society and the magical 'occult revival' at the turn of the century, as well as the publication in the early 20th century of Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams, Jung's Symbols of Transformation, and William James' The Varieties of Religious Experience. Astrologers might also identify the great conjunction of Neptune and Pluto in Gemini in 1891-92 as a signature of this enormous cultural shift. But Leo's astrology is also an expression of a distinctive individual. Leo's astrological chart, with its powerful emphasis in fire, its weighting in the 9th and 12th houses, its Sun-Jupiter conjunction and Moon-Jupiter trine, and its exact Sun sesquiquadrate Neptune, suggests a man with a spiritual mission. Leo was determined to educate the larger public about astrology: he was a natural preacher and proselytiser, who had in fact worked as a commercial traveller before he immersed himself in his esoteric and astrological work. There can be no question that he believed wholeheartedly and intensely in the evolutionary spirituality he promulgated. There are astrologers working in the 21st century who, to a greater or lesser extent, likewise espouse this belief system, and many of them do excellent work with complete integrity and commitment. This kind of astrology is no more 'right' or 'wrong' than any other approach to astrology. Perhaps what is most important about Alan Leo is that his astrology, although articulated in the language of Theosophy and linked through its vision of spiritual progress to larger cultural trends, is also deeply and truly his own.
Next I would like to briefly explore the astrology and natal chart of Dane Rudhyar.
This is how Rudhyar defines his astrology:
'I believe... in an astrology of transformation... My approach is oriented to the possibility of developing in every person a steady eagerness for self-transformation and independence from the socio-cultural patterns of the past. On the belief that there is latent in every man and woman the power to be greater than they are, more creative, freer, yet more deeply committed to a process of world-transformation, I stand...Every person is a "celestial", if only he gains the strength and has the courage to stand by the truth of his being and to fulfill his place and function on this earth by following the celestial "set of instructions" revealed by the sky.' [6]
Rudhyar is a close cousin to Leo in his emphasis on human potential and the spiritual understanding of human destiny. His religious commitment lay in Alice Bailey's particular form of Theosophy, and he saw himself as a 'seed man' or avatar for the incoming New Age. But Rudhyar emerged from a very different cultural background. He was French, not British; in his teens he was immersed in the intensely self-expressive artistic and musical subculture of Paris just before the First World War; and most of his long astrological working life was spent in California, encompassing the great changes that occurred under the Uranus-Pluto conjunction of the 1960s and the emergence of 'NewAge' thought. Rudhyar coined the term 'transpersonal astrology', injecting judiciously selected elements of Jungian psychology into what is essentially Alice Bailey's Theosophical framework of the evolution of the soul, and emphasising the possibility of spiritual freedom from what he calls the 'socio-cultural patterns of the past'. This is a quasi-psychological, quasi-spiritual astrology expressed in the 20th century language of New Age culture, which still proves inspirational to a great many astrologers, particularly in America.
Rudhyar's birth chart reflects the kind of astrology he practiced and promulgated, because his astrology, like all our astrologies, reflects 'what he sees best'. The 3rd house Sun in Aries suggests a pioneering educator; the Sagittarian Ascendant, with its ruler Jupiter in the house of others ('the public'), emphasises his perception of himself as an avatar and teacher of spiritual knowledge; and his natal Chiron, close to the MC and in opposition to the Sun, reflects his concern for the healing of damaged souls and the freedom from old social and family patterns which was of such concern to him. Like Alan Leo, he is a fiery individual with Sun-Jupiter and Moon-Jupiter contacts, and this particular emphasis may reflect the focus on spiritual evolution which is common to both. Rudhyar has a greater emphasis in air, suggesting the need to develop an individual philosophy, a framework of ideas that incorporated, but was not entirely derived from, Theosophical sources. But for both these astrologers, astrology was viewed as a spiritual path and as a body of knowledge that should be made available to everyone rather than treated as an elite esoteric lore.
Finally, I would like to look at the chart of John Addey, who informs us:
'Astrology has…aspects some of which transcend its divinatory function. For one thing, it is a system of symbolism of a high order which can be a most valuable aid to the contemplation of the truths of mystical philosophy… When we enter the realm of symbolism we open the field to the higher human faculties of reason and intuition, and to science and philosophy in their true and integral sense… The true practice of astrology depends upon reading the symbolism of the nativity, and a good synthesis depends upon a good analysis, and a good analysis upon a knowledge of the laws and principles of astrological symbolism.'
Addey disliked the use of astrology as divination, and found distasteful any astrology in which the 'guidance of some supposedly higher power is in some way sought or invoked'. Rather than pursuing a Theosophical vision of imminent New Age revelation and transformation, he emphasised the contemplative, philosophical dimension of astrology, and found his inspiration in the harmony, order, beauty, and intelligence of the cosmos described so eloquently in Platonic philosophy. Addey's chart, unlike those of Leo and Rudhyar, is predominantly airy: both the Sun, which is the chart ruler, and the Moon, are in Gemini in an airy house (the 11th), with the intellectual aestheticism of a Sun-Venus conjunction and the innovative thinking of a Mars-Sun trine in air. John Addey has never attracted hosts of followers as Rudhyar did, nor did he seek to 'advertise' astrology in the public domain as Leo did. His astrology reflects how he lived his life: a deeply introspective, thoughtful, and profoundly reflective man, whose truths lay not in the inspirational tradition of Rudhyar or the Theosophical religious framework of Leo, but in the perfection of the geometric patterns of cosmic unity offered by ancient Greek thought.
(Astrology, Science and Culture: Pulling Down the Moon)
An interesting discussion about the 'Varieties of Astrological Experience' – a pun on William James' famous early 20th century work, The Varieties of Religious Experience – is offered by Patrick Curry and Roy Willis in their book, Astrology, Science and Culture. [7] Inevitably, the authors have their own individual bias about astrology, which they make clear during the course of the book. However, every one of us has an individual bias, and the categories offered by Patrick and Roy can be useful in helping us to focus on the long history of differing religious and philosophical traditions from which we draw our modern astrological knowledge. These are simplified categories – there are only five – and I can think of some that are not included in their list. No hybrid categories are given, and no doubt every one of us could with complete justification argue that 'our' individual astrology does not neatly fit into any of Patrick's and Roy's boxes. There would be something seriously wrong if any individual perspectives did fit too neatly. As with astrological typologies, such classifications are meant to make us think, question, debate, and explore, rather than giving us a sanctified set of rules by which to define personal truths.
Current definitions of astrology as divination – the perspective that Patrick and Roy favour – is rooted in ancient Mesopotamian omen-reading, and reflects a particular cosmological perspective involving an acceptance of the objective reality of a plurality of deities and an ongoing dialogue with those deities to determine and negotiate 'the will of the gods'. This places the focus of astrological work on forecasting, often, in today's astrology, involving horary work rather than the movements of transits and progressions over natal placements. Overlapping with, but fundamentally different from, astrology as divination are the more philosophically inclined Neoplatonic and Hermetic approaches, which can encompass such complex spheres as astral magic and theurgy – even more emphasised in medieval Kabbalistic astrology – but which tend, above all, to view astrological configurations as symbols of a unified cosmos rather than either mechanical causes or representatives of a plurality of celestial powers. The idea of correspondences or 'sympathies' can be found in both divinatory and Neoplatonic/Hermetic approaches, but the latter tend to be more 'inward' and what we might now understand as psychological in the broadest sense.
The framework offered by Ptolemy in the 2nd century CE, which dominated astrology until the Renaissance and then again until the 20th century, is rooted in Aristotle's vision of the cosmos as a great machine, created by deity but operating in an orderly, mechanistic fashion through time and space. This might seem to be a causal rather than a synchronous approach, more closely allied with what we now understand as science. But it might not be as simple as Patrick and Roy suggest. There is a complex interrelationship between causality as, for example, Alan Leo speaks of it when he declares that 'character is destiny', and the synchronicity between planetary configurations, human personality, and external events. So-called scientific astrology is rather a misnomer, since science as it was understood by astrologers prior to the Enlightenment encompassed much of what we might now assign to the sphere of religion. This is why so many astrologers spoke of their work as a 'divine science'; they relied on the predictability of planetary movements and the reliability of direct experience – both reflections of what we might today call the methods of the natural sciences – but acknowledged behind this framework the living and interconnected nature of the cosmos and the correspondences between the human being and all the levels of the universe, material and supernal. Lilly's 'science', with all its rules for the interpretation of horary charts, is still based on a worldview that encompasses an ensouled and unified cosmos. And most statistical research by astrologers – whether it is meant to convince an obdurate scientific community or is developed 'in house' to further our own understanding through empiric evidence – is rarely detached from this sense of an ensouled cosmos, even if it is devoid of overt religious or spiritual terminology.
Psychological astrology, which Patrick and Roy suggest elsewhere is more scientific than divinatory, in fact is neither; it has a much closer relationship with Neoplatonic, Hermetic, and Kabbalistic astrology, and relies more on the idea of symbolic correspondences and synchronicities than on what science terms 'instrumental causality'. And whatever perspective each of us here espouses and feels most at home with, although we might make casual statements to each other such as, 'This Saturn transit is making me feel really tired and depressed!', it is unlikely that any of us actually believes that a large lump of rock and gases hurtling through space is actually 'making' us feel anything at all.
It would seem that the more sophisticated we become, the fewer certainties we can rely on in the study and practice of astrology. Discussions about technical issues such as house systems, dignities and detriments, out-of-sign aspects, 'old' versus 'new' rulers, methods of prognostication, or whether to use the natal or relocated Ascendant for solar returns, can only be resolved through experimentation and the realisation that human beings may encompass many different levels which can be approached through many different 'snapshots' of the heavens. Worries about the recent proliferation of heavenly bodies, or the astronomical demotion of planets such as Pluto to the status of 'dwarf', are only worries if we hope for some absolute doctrine which can tell us once and for all what is true and what is not. Such a doctrine continues to elude us, and we have only experience and experimentation to rely on in order to discover where and how each of us is able to do our best work. Attempting to define which astrology is 'true' and which is 'false' is an enterprise that can only succeed if we believe 'true' and 'false' to be absolutes that reflect our own uniquely personal convictions, and not the pluralistic and multidimensional vision of life shared by humans en masse. Although our symbolic system has retained its structural integrity for over two millennia, it is in the nature of symbols to reflect not only some mysterious and ineffable potency, but to lend themselves to different and often wildly contradictory interpretations, any of which, for particular individuals and cultures at particular times, may be experienced as 'true'.
Lack of certainty can result in anxiety, and anxiety can result in an intense quest for a single Truth that allows us to make clear, stark, black-and-white choices. Although apparently reassuring, this is the basis of fundamentalism, which is and has always been a characteristic human response to the terror of losing certainty. And fundamentalism, as we have seen all too well lately in the sphere of religion, and even occasionally in the sphere of astrology, breeds intolerance and hatred. We may find value in Hellenistic techniques or newly discovered heavenly bodies, or espouse a divinatory or a psychological approach, or a deterministic or a mechanistic one, or a poetic or a religious one, or a complex mix of any or all of these and many others besides. But what matters most is that we are able to recognise that astrology has always contained many astrologies, and that each of us must find the unique blend that reflects our own deepest aspirations and offers a vehicle for our own special talents. Perhaps the most creative thing we can do as astrologers is to find the astrology, and the way of living life, which most authentically reflects who we are as individuals, and practice it with as much skill and integrity as possible, with respect for the perspectives of those who, being different individuals, will inevitably see a different astrology that is also and equally valid.
To conclude, I would like to rephrase Alexander Ruperti's quotation. He wrote:
''There is not one Astrology with a capital A. In each epoch, the astrology of the time was a reflection of the kind of order each culture saw in celestial motions, or the kind of relationship the culture formulated between heaven and earth.'
'There is not one Astrology with a capital A. For every individual astrologer today, astrology is not only a reflection of the kind of order our culture sees in celestial motions, and the kind of relationship it formulates between heaven and earth. It is also a reflection of the inherent temperament of the individual – our hopes, aspirations, personal histories, conflicts, fears, talents, and beliefs, both conscious and unconscious – and a reflection of the attitudes and perceptions that each of us brings to the story of our individual lives.'
Lecture by Liz Greene at the Astrological Association Conference, Sept. 2008
1.) Ruperti Alexander, 'Dane Rudhyar: Seed-Man for the New Era' in The Astrological Journal, Vol. 32, No. 2 (Spring 1986), p. 57.
2.) Feher, Shoshanah, 'Who Holds the Cards? Women and New Age Astrology', in Lewis, James R. and Gordon Melton, Perspectives on the New Age (Albany: State University of New York, 1992), p. 188.
3.) Campion, Nicholas, 'Prophecy, Cosmology and the New Age Movement: The Extent and Nature of Contemporary Belief in Astrology' (PhD Thesis, Bath Spa University, 2003), pp. 241-243.
5.) Harvey, Charles, 'Alan Leo', in Brau, Jean-Louis, Helen Weaver, and Allan Edmunds, Larousse Encyclopaedia of Astrology (New York, NY: Plume Books, 1982), pp. 168-69.


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I've got a connection at MillCreek and I will definitely be picking this one up!
I've got a connection at MillCreek and I will definitely be picking this one up!
I'll definitely have to save my pennies. Gotta get this. Very cool. Ya it doesn't include everything, but it's still worth it imo.
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I have the BCI discs, but I plan to pick this up for the extra stuff.
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Easy pass for me. The cover art is a little blah. I agree with MernRa that the cover CG is weak. Like Angel T said no POP but they put NA episodes inside. Give me a break. I like the Filmation soundtrack but I won't pay $100 for it. Definitive no....a nice set if you don't have any of the episodes. But most of us already do so I'm not sure how these will sell.
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They'll probably include She-ra in the She-ra 30th Anniversary.
Cool packaging and extras... but not sure it's worth getting it just for those...
With that said, I'm thinking the Power-Con give-away might be a sword of Power originally intended for this set in a different color...
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No street date outside of "December"? $100 SRP ain't bad - Amazon will probably have it for $60-$70 like the TMNT set.
This space for rent, apparently.....
The 20 fan favorite episodes of New Adventures? I don't recall a vote on that ever? And why not just the entire series? That would make a lot more sense. Oh well I am still getting it. The soundtrack alone will make it worth it.
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I am very interested in the pressed cd & bonus items with this set!
As I already have the BCI collection, but don't think Mill Creek will be selling anything of the bonus items separate.
Definitely a great deal for lobng time fans & especially new-comers.
FYI: A lot of times Mill Creeks's "Best of 10" or "Best of 20" are just the 1st 10-20 episodes of the series in order (a few of there other "best of" sets are like this, & are not actually a best of by fan selection.)
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Only 20 episodes of New Adventures? No POP? LAME!!
This could have been the ultimate collection but instead it is a massive fail in my view. Seriously, why not package in all the NA episodes instead of skimping with just 20? I know some people hate NA (personally I love it), but for this to me the ULTIMATE collection it has to include them all. Same goes with POP. It needed to have them all. This is just another half thought out mediocre collection in my view.
The Grayskull-art on the box looks great in my opinion. Much better than 30th anniversary castle by Alvin Lee.
Fantastic job Baena!
Can't wait to see the final sculpted facade when Mill Creek is ready to show it. This place-holder artwork
is great in the mean time.
I have no idea if this is again one of those instances where She-Ra is being treated as different license from the company's eyes (as past DVD-releases have proven), and that being the reason why no POP in there.
Very curious about the TOP20 episodes of New Adventures.
Definitely picking this one up!
Think what is really missing is Secret of the Sword.
Anxious for the NA episodes and the soundtrack, obviously the power sword. Haven't seen much of the NA show.
#1.) I thought in the product description that the box was going to have a new sculpted face on it...I thought it meant like fore real and not some pic...
I really do hope that it is a place holder!
#2.) Poor poor NA. Why just 1/3 and not all of them...what is that 2 more discs? I was wondering when the vote was too. I would have liked to have voted. Oh-well.
I love She-Ra. But this is He-man's 30th not hers. Besides I'd want her to have her own & not share and the smae for He-Man. Why should they have to share.
I don't like the art and packaging and already have evrything on DVD.
I guess I won't be buying it for a power sword repaint and an incomplete soundtrack
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She-ra is a separate licence to he-man
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Wow, I'm very impressed by this. I hope it gets an international release. I have all the Filmation episodes, but I never watched NA and we can't get the MYP cartoon on dvd over here, so this, for me, is going to be as good as it gets
...and hopefully She-Ra will get better treatment when it's her 30th. That is the only snag in this boxset for me.
Can't wait to see The Fans of MOTU documentary.
Okay fellow He-Fans, I'm not a computer-wiz: how can I order this? Do I have to wait 'til December? Hemp me out here: I need this one. Thank you, good journey.
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This is really really cool looking but WOW it does carry a heavy price tag. I MIGHT 1 day get this if I can afford it it. I still have to get the She-ra set yet too.
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While I agree that ideally She-Ra should have been included (IMO more deservingly so than NA.... they could have left NA out entirely and simply doing that would actually make this set more definitive IMO... though I do admit that it does seem odd that they didn't just include 4 more discs with the rest of the NA series since they were including it at all), She-Ra is considered a completely separate license and the DVDs of the show are currently being released by Classic Media while He-Man is being released by Mill Creek. The licenses are split between two different distributors (if I understand things correctly, Classic Media owns both overall properties, but I'm guessing that for all intensive purposes the DVD division of Classic Media is a separate entity from division that owns the Filmation properties outright and they in essence licensed She-Ra to their DVD division while licensing He-Man to Mill Creek).
Still, it would be nice if She-Ra at least had some presence in this set. If nothing else it would have been nice if they could have "fudged" around the license issue and included SOTS and maybe the Christmas Special, especially since we haven't gotten an actual release of SOTS under Mill Creek or Classic Media so far.
But at the same time, I'm kind of glad that this set doesn't include more than it already does in terms of DVDs that I already have. I already have the complete series of Filmation MOTU, and MYP MOTU a couple/few times over between the various BCI and Mill Creek releases (including multiple BCI purchases for MYP to get various exclusives, and various best of and volume/budget releases), and the complete NA series from BCI. The same goes with She-Ra between the BCI and Classic Media releases (all of the BCI season sets, the best of, the convention/he-man.org exclusive alternate packaging for the best of, the single disc SOTS, and the Classic Media Season 1 Part 1 and Complete Series releases).
In all honesty I would almost be happy if they just included the top 20 episodes from the three series that are included and called it a day. While most people probably haven't gone as crazy collecting the various DVD releases as I have, between all of these releases its likely that most MOTU fans already have all of these series (or at least the ones that they want and care about most) on DVD in some form or another. This is essentially a repurchase to get the new packaging and extras. So anything that helps reduce the cost-to-redundant-purchase ratio is just fine in my book (i.e. the lack of She-Ra's inclusion).
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this looks great to me i dont mind that there will not be much NA as im not a huge fan. would have loved she-ra to have been included.
does anyone know if they will be on the fan documentary?
By the time they finally decide to release the entire soundtrack, the tapes will rot beyond any good use.
If they haven't already...
Really, WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR?!
Should at very least include voiceless tracks...
Brings doom to MOTUC with cel accuracy.
I was really considering this for the neat looking box, the Eternian gold sword and the soundtrack although I already own the entire Filmation MOTU series and the entire MYP, but since there is no POP and NA is incomplete I will probably pass....
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Welcoming address – Opening session of the European Aviation Summit
European Aviation Summit
Bruges, 26th October 2010
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It gives me great pleasure to open this Aviation Summit together with my friend Etienne Schouppe.
The freedom of mobility is one of the biggest achievements of the European Union. In many cases, there is no alternative to air transport. Therefore, our freedom of mobility depends on a safe, efficient, reliable and competitive air transport system.
We are facing major challenges and I welcome the initiative of the Belgian Presidency to organise this Aviation Summit bringing together high-level representatives from authorities and industry to discuss these challenges.
Reducing mobility is not an option. Just a few weeks after becoming Commissioner for transport, Europe faced an extraordinary crisis with the volcanic ash disruption. The volcanic ash crisis showed how much our mobility depends on air transport. And it showed that we need more Europe to address the challenges of aviation, not less.
For air transport to be able to grow we need to address the environmental impact. A couple of weeks ago, I was together with Etienne Schouppe at the ICAO Assembly and we had very difficult discussions on climate change with developing countries. I am very satisfied that ICAO adopted a Resolution on International Aviation and Climate Change. It is a major achievement to have 190 countries adopt a Resolution on such a sensitive issue. It is the first mode of transport to succeed. Aviation will go to Cancun with its homework done!
In the context of the EU 2020 objectives, sustainability goes hand in hand with competitiveness. Europe has a geographic position that enables the European aviation system to connect the world. An efficient, safe and reliable air transport system connecting European regions with each other and with the rest of the world has a broader importance for the European economy.
My impression is that the European air transport sector comes from a strong position. The internal market has allowed European airlines to engage in a process of cross-border consolidation. European airports have been converted from infrastructure providers to commercial businesses. However, Europe is the only region worldwide where the airline sector will remain unprofitable this year. IATA expects a global profit for the airline industry of $ 2.5 billion in 2010, but the European airline industry is expected to lose $ 2.8 billion this year.
Some governments in other regions have invested a lot in aircraft of their state-owned airlines and in the expansion of airport capacity. Is there a risk for Europe to lose in the global competition? And what can policy-makers do about it?
Last week, I met with fifteen leading personalities from all aviation sectors – airlines, airports, air navigation service providers, aeronautical manufacturers, pilots and transport workers – in the Aviation Platform. This was an excellent forum to discuss what EU policy can do to address the challenges of the aviation sector and to ensure a strong and competitive air transport industry in Europe.
In the last ten years we have witnessed the development from flag carriers to European carriers. Europe has led the process of consolidation in the world. The next years will probably lead towards the development of global carriers. Europe should be a leader and not a follower in that process. This Aviation Summit is a good opportunity to discuss what Europe can do to preserve its leadership and to enhance its competitiveness.
One clear conclusion from the discussions in the Aviation Platform was that we need more European action to address the challenges the sector faces today and will face in the future. In order to have a strong position, I am convinced that we have to remove barriers and extend the EU market. If we remove barriers to our neighbouring countries, we can create a common market of 58 countries and 1 billion inhabitants. This is a big priority because with such a common market we would achieve a critical mass comparable to our competitors. Furthermore, it will offer additional market opportunities to our industry in order to overcome the crisis.
And we need to cooperate and engage with key partners. Before going to the ICAO Assembly, I met my counterparts in the US. The EU-US Air Transport Agreement is an excellent framework to develop the transatlantic partnership further in all fields of aviation. I intend to pursue actively the deepening of the transatlantic cooperation to develop traffic and regulatory convergence. We should also increase our cooperation with third countries in all areas, including on safety and security.
Another big challenge and one of my key priorities is to achieve the Single European Sky during my mandate. This Aviation Summit dedicates two sessions on this topic and we also dedicated quite some time last week in my meeting with the Aviation Platform on the Single European Sky. From these discussions, I have drawn some concrete conclusions:
The accelerated implementation of the Single European Sky is crucial for the European air transport system. Inefficiencies of the Air Traffic Management system in Europe are responsible for 16 million tonnes of unnecessary CO2 emissions. The fragmentation of the airspace costs the sector €3 billion. The implementation of the Single European Sky is therefore not an option – it is an essential requirement for an efficient and sustainable air transport system in Europe.
News on SES implementation:
Now I have to draw your attention to some very worrying developments that took place yesterday in Brussels, that could create some serious delays in delivering the SES:
Yesterday 25th October the Single Sky Committee met with the aim to vote on European Union wide performance targets on environment, capacity and cost-efficiency, and to reiterate the commitment to monitor the performance of safety.
The Commission proposed targets based on the extensive expert work and consultation process carried out by the independent Performance Review Body.
Even if these targets only related to the European network level and only served as reference for the future setting up of national plans and targets, and in spite of a Commission's attempt to propose a last but credible compromise on cost efficiency targets, to take into account the crisis of the last two years, the Committee could not accept the Commission's proposal.
As a result the Commission had to withdraw its amended proposal instead of proposing the vote.
Coupled with worrying feedback on the development of FABs, this negative outcome shows that the implementation of the Single European Sky is at risk.
In these circumstances, I intend to approach very quickly my colleagues Transport Ministers to determine a new way ahead. Similarly, I will report to the European Parliament.
Finally, more international action and an accelerated implementation of the Single European Sky can improve the framework for a competitive and sustainable air transport system in Europe, but the European air transport system will not maintain its leading position without the necessary infrastructure and the most efficient use of the existing infrastructure. Therefore, the Commission is going to present next year an airport package to the Council and the Parliament.
I am sure this Aviation Summit will give us additional ideas on what needs to be done to maintain and improve the competitiveness of the European air transport industry, to ensure the highest levels of safety and security and to implement as fast as possible the Single European Sky. We look forward to your contributions.
I wish you very good discussion rounds at this Aviation Summit!
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11/27/2007 2:22:00 PMStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announces the opening of the Sheraton Kansas City Sports Complex Hotel, a 374-room property directly across the street from the Truman Sports Complex in Kansas City, Missouri. Acquired last year by Sage Hospitality, the new hotel underwent a $22 million dollar renovation as part of its conversion from a Clarion hotel including upgrades to all guest rooms, restaurants and public areas.
Sheraton Kansas City Sports Complex is conveniently located near the intersection for Route 70 and I-435, facing the Truman Sports Complex - home of the Chiefs, Royals and Wizards. Close to downtown, the hotel is just minutes from the shopping and entertainment at Country Club Plaza and Independence Center. An ideal spot to gather and network, Sheraton Kansas City Sports Complex offers a sports bar and full-service restaurant. In addition, the hotel will open its brand-new 60,000 square feet CoCo Key indoor water resort in the spring of 2008.
With its new, upgraded facilities, expansive meeting space and the upcoming opening of the CoCo Key indoor water park, Sheraton Kansas City Sports Complex is the perfect spot for business travelers, sports fans and families, said Hoyt Harper, Senior Vice President, Sheraton Hotels. Sheraton puts travelers at ease in an environment that is at both comforting and sophisticated, enhancing the guest experience with superior service and spacious accommodations.
Guests are invited to relax with fellow travelers in the hotels energetic and interactive lobby space. There, they will find the Link@Sheraton communications hub, which delivers the technology services guests expect while on the road, allowing them to check their email, research local attractions and print boarding passes. An ideal venue for business meetings of all sizes, the hotel offers 16,000 square feet of state-of-the-art meeting space. Additional facilities include a business center, heated indoor pool, outdoor pool, sauna, whirlpool and gym
The hotels warmly decorated guest rooms and suites are outfitted with comfortable seating, oversized work desks and 32 LCD flat panel televisions. Sheraton gives its guests front-row seats to high-quality, in-room programming through its Scene@Sheraton entertainment package, offering sneak previews and premier sports programming. Rooms also feature the signature Sheraton Sweet SleeperTM Bed - a nine-layered custom-designed ensemble boasting an exquisitely comfortable, plush mattress, fluffy down hypoallergenic pillows, crisp cotton sheets, cozy blanket and signature blanket and duvet.
Sheraton, the largest brand of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.® (NYSE:HOT) has more than 408 hotels in 70 countries. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with approximately 850 properties in more than 95 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood® Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels and resorts with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, Sheraton®, Westin®, Four Points® by Sheraton, W®, Le Méridien® and the recently announced AloftSM and ElementSM Hotels. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com
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Firefox 18 crashes on startup due to malware - how to fix
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Note: This article only applies to Windows.
Note: This article only applies to Firefox 18.
If you've updated to Firefox 18 and it now crashes on startup it could be due to malware installed on your computer. We'll explain how to get rid of the malware which will let Firefox run normally.
Download and run Microsoft Safety Scanner
- Download Microsoft Safety Scanner
- When the program has finished downloading, open it and follow the instructions to start the scan. A "Full Scan" is recommended.
- Once the scan is complete the malware should be removed from your computer and Firefox will be able to start.
Note: If you are still having problems with crashes, please see this article.
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Normally Linux systems can only read from Windows NTFS partitions, but not write to them which can be very annoying if you have to work with Linux and Windows systems. This is where ntfs-3g comes into play. ntfs-3g is an open source, freely available NTFS driver for Linux with read and write support. This tutorial shows how to install and use ntfs-3g on a Ubuntu Edgy Eft desktop to read from and write to Windows NTFS drives and partitions. It covers the usage of internal NTFS partitions (e.g. in a dual-boot environment) and of external USB NTFS drives. Additionally, one more FS-related article (How To Resize ext3 Partitions Without Losing Data), and one Ubuntu (Why Ubuntu Is Number One).
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The Red Clay School District shows their passion for reading during "I Love to Read" month.
February is "I Love to Read" month, and a number of Red Clay elementary schools celebrated by hosting six nationally recognized authors. One author spent a day at each elementary school. During the day, authors presented their stories and talked to students about the joys of writing and reading.
In order for families to share in the celebration, the school district held an evening author night and book signing event on Thursday, Feb. 21 at Brandywine Springs School. Authors Peter Catalanotto, Shelley Gill, Antonio Sacre, and Jerry Pallotta participated, followed by book signings in the lobby.
The authors told stories about how they came to be writers, how they get ideas for books, and stories about past adventures that they wanted to share in a book.
For example, Shelley Gill told a story about how she and her daughter swam with a blue whale which she later wrote a book about.
Jerry Pallotta told a story about how his love of boating and lobsters inspired him for one of his books.
Peter Catalanotto, a writer and illustrator, talked about when he was younger he had a difficult time writing, so his teacher encouraged him to draw stories and book reports.
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Women senators, getting it done
In 1991 there were only two female members of the United States Senate.
Then came the debacle of the hearings on Clarence Thomas' nomination to the Supreme Court - with their enduring images of an all-male Senate Judiciary Committee grilling Anita Hill on her allegations of Thomas' sexual harassment. It was an eye-opening moment for women nationwide.
The next year, more women ran, and five women became senators.
Fast-forward two decades. Voters on Nov. 6 ensured that 20 female senators would hold office in January, enough so that, for the first time, women will make up one-fifth of the seats in that powerful house of Congress.
It isn't close to parity - women make a little over half of the population. But it is a welcome step forward.
This year, like 1991, male public officials with foot-in-mouth disease gallantly did their part to help galvanize female voters.
Republicans who promised to focus on the economy instead took aim at limiting abortion rights even in cases of rape and incest. Several Republican candidates articulated truly antediluvian views on rape that appeared to rationalize and even minimize what is an all-too-common and horrifying event for women.
The result? Sen. Claire McCaskell, D- Mo., won a race she was once expected to lose, trouncing her opponent, Rep. Todd Akin, who said women acquire magical powers to prevent pregnancy during "legitimate rape."
Women overwhelmingly voted against Indiana Republican Richard E. Mourdock, who said during his Senate race that if women became pregnant as a result of rape, it was just "something that God intended to happen."
Nationwide, more women than men voted this year. Females made up 54 percent of those casting ballots. Women voters made the difference in several races that were once too close to call.
Elizabeth Warren's victory in Massachusetts was one; the race of Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, who won by only 3,000 votes, was another. Neither state had previously elected a woman to the U.S. Senate.
The same was true of Wisconsin, which elected Tammy Baldwin, the first openly gay senator, and Hawaii, which elected the first Asian woman to join the Senate. Progress, of course, is never a given - only change.
So will additional numbers of women make a difference? Absolutely.
One reason why is because the women of the Senate have established a bipartisan tradition of reaching across the aisle.
For many years, female senators have gathered for dinner every two months to concentrate on issues they can support together, and in so doing, have forged alliances and friendships.
They acknowledge their differences, but haven't allowed them to become barriers to collaboration. The women have worked on policies on shared issues of concern: health care, crime, reproductive rights, and family issues.
In a polarized political atmosphere in which too many in Congress have acted more like middle-schoolers fighting on the playground, the women in the Senate have shown how to get it done.
Too bad there will only be 20.
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