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Historically known as an insturment of cleanliness bestowed upon a dirrty peice of female genitalia, modernly considered a large scale insult bestowed upon the kind of person that would rather eat shit than do something with meaning
Byron would not agree to video tape his sister getting into the shower in the morning even though the rest of his friends thought she was hot; he is a duche bag
by Ryan December 11, 2003
Corruption of 'douche bag' used by the illiterate (and corrected here by the snarky elitist).
"Those douche bags write 'duche bag' and spell 'cunt' with a k," sighed the chagrined old woman, "No wonder society is going straight to fucking hell."
by Trendy Wendy November 14, 2004
A person who finds the need to update their facebook status with stupid shit found on a web site writen for duche bags.
by fuckoffwithyourstupidshit February 04, 2010
A term used to either make fun of, or put someone down.
by Ralph Felix July 01, 2004
someone who is totally not cool; some people spell it 'dooshbag'. It is originally an instrument girls use to wash their vagina out to stop themselves from getting pregnant.
P1: i saw that loser John, at the beach yesterday
P2: hahaha the beach isn't a place for duche bags like him
p1: wish that fucken duche bag would die!!!!
P2: hahaha the beach isn't a place for duche bags like him
p1: wish that fucken duche bag would die!!!!
by Montana Walsh December 04, 2005
Douchebag-What your friends are when they need sleep. Most Duchebag's act like they are the shit and love to interupt conversations and add their own opinion to it
Greg- hey Jim how are you today
Jim- Great how are you
Duchebag- You 2 are faggets
Jim- Great how are you
Duchebag- You 2 are faggets
by Jacobv92 September 13, 2009
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University frat-boys.
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Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith says his left knee feels "fine" and hopes to be ready to play Sunday against San Francisco in the NFC divisional playoffs.
Smith says, "I will be all right. I should be OK."
Smith, who has been coy about the injury all week and pulled some bizarre numbers out of thin air to describe his health, looked up at his jersey number Friday and joked there's an "89 percent" chance he'll play against the 49ers.
Smith had estimated Wednesday he was 71 percent and then downgraded himself to 57 percent on Thursday before finally saying that, "Honestly, I just randomly pick numbers."
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Skip to comments.IT'S OFFICIAL: The World's Elites Declares The Global Economic Crisis To Be Over
Posted on 01/27/2013 10:29:23 AM PST by blam
IT'S OFFICIAL: The World's Elites Declares The Global Economic Crisis To Be Over
Joe Weisenthal
January 27, 2013
We've been saying for awhile that the age of crisis was coming to an end, but the world's elites have finally made it official.
The economic crisis is over.
From Peter Coy and BusinessWeek:
The hive mind of Davos has concluded that the financial crisis is done, finished. The new worry: a bubble in the credit markets.
There is no official declaration, or even a formal survey. But the chatter at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is about the end of the financial crisis that began in 2008 and dragged on through last summers spike in Spanish and Italian government bond yields. Theres a crystallization of thought that the financial crisis is over, says Scott Minerd, managing partner and chief investment officer of Guggenheim Partners, a Santa Monica (Calif.) firm with about $160 billion under management.
And here's Iam Bremmer writing at The Huffington Post:
So why has Davos decided to look on the bright side? I'd sum it up as follows:
There's a sense that the world economy has turned the corner, and after four years, the financial crisis is finally behind us. Not only are people much more attuned to the new environment of risks, but also, there is a sense that the downsides are nearing their limits. Sure, the eurozone is suffering through record unemployment and a bleak economic environment--but defaults or a eurozone breakup didn't pan out. A double-dip recession in the U.S. never materialized. The threats are still disparate and uncertain, of course, but it feels like the cataclysmic possibilities are off the table for the time being.
The mood at Davos echoes what we're hearing from non-Alpine pundits, like Mohamed El-Erian
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
The NEW normal.
Denial, Panic And Doubt In Davos
"The message this year is that the improvement in sentiment seen in 2011 and 2012 has stalled. As far as business confidence is concerned there is a global double-dip recession."
Yep, they sipped the last of the $300 a bottle wine, ate the last bit of fresh lobster flown in from Alaska, and toasted everyone from Babe Ruth to Hulk Hogan. It's done, and we can now just get back to spending money like crazy.
Well, #1 -- I don't think this is true, and #2 if we are "nearing the limits" how can we also say that we have "turned a corner"?
This is just happy talk and pablum.
"...World Economic Forum in Davos...."
That's an oxymoron right there....
The people who attend this "event" never had an economic crisis, but they are willing to let the rest of us know that "happy days are here again"....
Yeah, I kinda thought it might be. Soooo glad they made the proclamation. I feel soooooo much better now. Thank goodness for these brilliant folks who had to endure untold hardships to get there in first class or an a C2 instead of a C5. Biggest hurdle was overcoming the fear of not having sufficient caviar for the journey or maybe running out of Cristal. Oh the humanity. Do these buffoons even have a clue how the little people (us) live day to day? Didn't think so.
I feel so much better. /s
Trust in God, not in man.
Maybe not:
A New Federal Reserve Report Quantifies The Risks It's Taking In A Very Scary Way
"I put it on the growing list of things that are suggesting that the Fed is pondering a change in direction. If there are any tea leaves in the analysis, they would read that QE is going to be ending pretty soon.
That must mean the financial tsunami is about to start...
The tide of bad news is receding and the sun is bright and clear...
Just like Christmas day 2004...
QE ending would mean the artificial supports of the market will soon get pulled
resulting in....
yea, gold, silver and lead... invest appropriately
They will NEVER admit that a financial crisis is upon us. Governments around the world will deliberately lie to their people, even after a crisis has begun! It is all to prevent a panic, duncha-know. If they are saying "all is well" then my gut tells me that the first wave of an economic tsunami is imminent. (Who has been saying that I am paranoid? Somebody keeps saying I am paranoid!)
Financial crisis is finally behind us.
WARNING erasers don't clear debts.
These sobs don't give a rip about the global economy. Their supplies of lobster and caviar willnever run out.
Double ++ Good!
It won't be over until the global elites are either dead or in prison.
To think, just last week we were debating as to minting a trillion dollar coin or not.
Tell it to all those unemployed or employed in dead end jobs way below their education, ability, and experience.
This is clearly some sort of feel-good bullsh*t.
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Natural gas futures jumped to a three-week high in New York as storms and cold weather boosted heating demand, cutting stockpiles to the lowest in 10 years.
Gas surged 6.5 percent as the second storm in three days brought snow to the Northeast. Government data Feb. 20 may show that inventories tumbled 249 billion cubic feet in the week ended Feb. 14, according to Donald Murry, an economist at C.H. Guernsey & Co. in Oklahoma City. The five-year average drop is 133 billion for the period. U.S. gas supplies are the lowest for this time of year since 2004.
"The market is showing some strength," said Tom Saal, senior vice president of energy trading at FCStone Latin America LLC in Miami. "We're still in winter and as long as these triple-digit withdrawals continue, we're going to see continued upside."
Natural gas for March delivery rose 33.7 cents to $5.551 per million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the highest settlement since Jan. 29. Trading volume was 19 percent above the 100-day average at 2:43 p.m. Gas futures are up 31 percent this year, the second-biggest gainer in the Standard & Poor's GSCI index of 24 commodities, after coffee.
The Nymex floor was closed yesterday for the U.S. Presidents Day holiday. Electronic trading yesterday counted toward today's settlement.
Futures Spread
March gas traded 79.8 cents above the April contract, compared with 63.7 cents on Feb. 14 and 17.8 cents a month ago. Implied volatility for April at-the-money options was 42.91 percent at 3 p.m., compared with 30.89 percent for the front- month contract a year ago.
March $7 calls were the most active options in electronic trading. They were 1.3 cents lower at 4.6 cents per million Btu on volume of 2,670 at 3:06 p.m. Calls accounted for 74 percent of trading volume.
Today's storm brought 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) of snow to New York's Central Park, the National Weather Service said.
A winter storm warning was in effect for southern Maine, New Hampshire and areas north of Boston. The city may get 2-4 inches of snow from the weather system, which triggered the cancellation of 640 flights today.
Commodity Weather Group LLC in Bethesda, Maryland, forecast colder-than-normal weather in the Northeast and Midwest from Feb. 23 through March 4.
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Day Two
For anyone who made it out to yesterday's game, I certainly hope you enjoyed the festivities, if not the game. Obviously the outcome wasn't what we had all wanted, but the good news is that Jason Schmidt should be fine for his next start and that Matt Kemp's X-rays came back negative, which is actually a positive. Rafael Furcal is heading to Rancho Cucamonga tonight to play for the Inland Empire 66ers against Bartolo Colon (and tomorrow against Jered Weaver), so hopefully he's close to returning to the lineup.
I noticed that the comment section in yesterday's post only included two comments on parking: one positive and one negative. I guess that's about the same as an early peek of the morning media, as the L.A. Times seemed to have found a lot of fans who were frustrated, while the Daily News seemed to have spoken with those who thought it was better than in years past. And among my friends who came to the came, some said it was easier than ever while others battled heavy traffic on the streets before getting into the parking lot. I think that's to be expected on Opening Day, when parking is at its absolute worst, particularly as the crowd lets out onto freeways that are backed up already from regular afternoon traffic. But, thank you to everyone for their patience and hopefully everyone will wait to see how the new parking plan works under normal circumstances. I can tell you this much – every Dodger employee parked offsite and was shuttled in to try and make more spots for the fans, so any parking issues were certainly not from a lack of effort. We are committed to fixing a problem that has lasted nearly 50 years and as always, we welcome everyone's feedback.
Meanwhile, the aforementioned L.A. Times article seemed to give positive reviews to the All-You-Can-Eat Right Field Pavilion, which was certainly a hot topic during the winter.
And of course, there are probably 50 articles on the various media websites that we check each day, so rather than link to all of them, feel free to peruse them yourself at dodgers.com, L.A. Times.com, Daily News.com, Orange County Register and Riverside Press Enterprise, among others.
Finally, as you've probably seen on the site all week, Brett Tomko will be chatting with the fans today at 2 p.m., where you can ask him about tonight's start, Spring Training or even the incredible Jackie Robinson poster he drew in charcoal that fans will get this Sunday at the April 15 game.
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I was watching before the bigs about Tomko. It was funny ,I came in just when they said that as a kid Tomko was pretty good at almost everything he did except baseball. I thought ,nothings changed for him as an adult. I hope we can beat the Rocks today,because we can't just play the Giants all year. GO DODGERS!
Hello all,
I've been away for a bit — my mom, who has been a fan of the Dodgers since the signing of Jackie Robinson, has been very, very ill. Opening Day certainly raised her spirits…win or lose.
I hope all of you are well.
Go Blue!!! And Kemp, please get back in the line-up soon.
please give our best to your mom and our wishes for a speedy recovery. old Dodgers are too precious to lose.
LOHMEYET, I wish your mother a speedy recovery:
Glad to have you back:
Parking improved? Hardly. I basically threw away $5. I spent just as much time in traffic yesterday, if not more, than I did at NLDS game last Oct. I did pay the same amount for parking though, so I guess it's a wash.
How about some real improvements here McCourt. Like….uh….. a better designed parking lot…..or…..uh….not charging so darn much to park. I wouldn't be half as mad if I was still paying $10, but you charge me %50 more to endure the same torture, you'll get me %50 more pist off.
Secondly, so far this season I have witnessed the worst defensive outfield in Dodger history. Pierre makes a diving catch on a play that should have been a routine fly-ball, the crowd goes wild. Ridiculous. Gonzo is basically a hole in left field. Props to Penny for sticking up for him after he made two horrible plays that almost cost us his game. Yesterday our best outfielder goes and runs into the scoreboard.
2007, I'm so excited!!!!
lohmeyet – Welcome back. All the best to your Mom. My Mom is 87 and watches baseball regularly even after my Dad died three years ago. Two great Mom's I'd say. I expect a good game today will lift her spirits even more. GO DODGERS!!
Gotta love the five-minute early flyover during pre-game ceremonies… couldn't anyone relay to the pilots that the Anthem was delayed? It's got to be hard in this day and age to communicate these things, what with cell phones, PDA's, the Internet and all…
lohmeyet… hope your Mom feels better soon. A Dodgers' win should help today!
I saw Furcal running the bases during batting practice yesterday & he looked great.
I was a little surprised to see the flyover come early. It's not the first time – once I saw it come while the anthem was in the final verses.
I am glad the McCourt Dodgers are still using some of the classic Opening Day traditions…the doves, the flyover, the parachuting Frog Men (my favorite).
This was my 9th straight Opening Day. I do not remember concession stands ever being so long and slow. I took some co-workers and was going to use my credit card each time for reimbursement. Later in the game all the credit card machines were down according to an employee in a reserved level stand. I'm not sure if it was temporary or not.
Thanks for the heads up on Furcal's rehab. I was already going to the Quakes game on Wed. to see Jared Weaver so it will be nice to see Furcal there as well.
By years end Ethier will be our best outfielder– my prediction…
by far our best outfielder is what i meant to say
I have never had a more difficult time getting out of a parking lot in my life, for any sort of sporting event, even many other sellout Dodger games that I've been to. In all, it took me 2 hours, granted, I waited in my car for the first half-hour hoping that the congestion would mellow out. I'm willing to give it another try, I realize a day game during the week is the worst situation, the freeways are already packed at that hour.
When I arrived, there were about ten times too many green jacketed parking attendants, where were they after the game, why no parking attendants helping expedite the exiting process?
Obviously this new parking system needs a lot of tweaking. Oh yeah, what was really that wrong with the old system? I never had a problem with parking at Dodger Stadium in the 16 years that I've been attending games.
I wasn't there yesterday, and was sort of glad I wasn't, in hindsight, from what I've heard. Any chance the team will look in the future to more public transportation options, shuttles, trams, that sort of thing. I know this is LA we're talking about but…
Some more feedback here, I do recommend you read this:
Meanwhile, the best news is that Schmidt and Kemp are both okay. Never mind a loss or a win, that was the biggest "win" out of yesterday. I hope Kemp's okay. I'd like to see Ethier, Kemp, and Clark platoon more often for Gonzo as well as each other.
Good luck with the parking situation!
Not to accuse you of being disingenuous, but everywhere I look I see reports that parking was truly terrible yesterday. I understand that it was something of a perfect storm, but surely the people who work for the Dodgers realize that did not go well yesterday.
Here's an idea about the parking – the Dodgers should have an ad campaign encouraging half of the fans to arrive for the first pitch and the other half to arrive in the third inning. Then, the fans that arrived at the beginning can leave in the 7th or 8th inning, and those who arrived late can watch the end of the ballgame.
Wait a sec – is that different than usual? If the answer is no, then your parking problems will probably be resolved at the first game after opening day – which is tonight. Late-comers and early-leavers will make the commute more bearable for the rest of you.
Joeyp, there is a joke in there somewhere, but it is dead from exposure at this point. We get it, Dodger Thoughts is people who don't like the Dodgers. You are pretending to be one of the people from Dodger Thoughts and you even have a blog that posts things from Dodger Thoughts. The real joke is that you are someone who doesn't even bother to join the conversation, rather you post about Dodger Thoughts everywhere but Dodger Thoughts, making you the only member of "Thoughts on Dodger Thoughts." You could start a fantasy league with yourself where you predict who will post how many times on Dodger Thoughts and post articles about which posters are letting their real lives interfere with posting on ole DT. In this you remind me of the bloggers who hated "Studio 60" but watched every week; at some point you are just a fan, whatever your reason.
So far comments I have read from Mr. McCourt, Camille Johnson, and now Josh make wonder why the Dodgers management is pretending like everything is perfectly fine with the new parking arrangement?! When are the McCourts finally going to learn that the fans ARE forgiving when you admit there s a problem and you are working on it rather than pretend there is no problem? This has been the biggest problem with the McCourts since day one. At least with FOX, you could blame the lack of communication with the fans on the big faceless corporation where it is hard to determine who is at fault. The McCourts do not have this excuse.
On the bright side….Martin is playing very well. I'd love to have him stay in the two hole when Furcal gets back and move Pierre to the 8th spot in the line-up. Then again, there are lots of things I'd like to see happen, here's a short list:
Move Nomar to third so Loney can play.
Get rid of Tomko and give his spot to Bills.
Bench Gonzo and put Ethier in Left and Kemp in Right.
Rather than a new post, I figured I'd just answer the comments here, as I don't want you all to think that anyone here is pretending that everything is perfect. In fact, we realize that there's plenty of room for improvement. But I also think that everyone has to give this a chance to work on a day that's not Opening Day, given all of the issues I cited above. Much like a restaurant critic doesn't write their opinion off of the first time they eat at a new restaurant, it would be most fair if people give it a couple tries and then let us know what's working and what's not. But to gauge it on Opening Day, when we have 20,000 cars (significantly more than any other day), is really tough.
In regards to the various links above from jbc13, when I posted this morning at 7 a.m., I had really only read the two that I linked to. There's no doubt that some of the other links you've put up show that others had a very tough time getting in, but two of the links actually are from people who didn't come to the game and are citing reports from the L.A. Times and one of them actually talks about how it was smoother coming in than usual (though it was much worse leaving).
Again, I try to be very honest with this blog and as I said before, no one is thrilled with the way the parking went yesterday. However, I think we're far more optimistic that going forward, under regular circumstances and once most people have understood the way it works, it will be much better. Rome wasn't built in a day and I don't think we're going to fix our parking issues overnight. But, having come to Dodger games for three decades, I do know that just keeping things the way they've been for so many years isn't the right solution, as people have complained about the parking for as long as we've been playing here.
Thanks again for your comments and please keep them coming.
I'd second that firstname.lastname@example.com. I think if they wanted to put out the best team , that would be it. lohmeyet, hope your mom gets well quickly, best wishes.
I have two suggestions. Could it be possible to have courtesy shuttles running from the Chinatown Station for those who opted to take the Metro? And, what about a parking discount for those who arrive early to games?
Thanks for listening,
Josh, thanks for responding, and as I noted, it was a perfect storm (opening day, rush hour, new system). Obviously we will see how things are in a few weeks, and (as I said) I wasn't accusing you of being disingenuous. That said, restaurant critics almost always write a review of a restaurant the first time they go to it. That is what happened here, a few people might be upset enough to make (hopefully empty) promises not to come back to D.S. but most people are just noting that there were issues. The real problem is a total lack of public transportation, but that isn't really the Dodgers fault (or at least not exclusively). Thanks again for responding, Josh!
I have been to two games already, and the parking situation is not as bad as people keep saying it is. As for the game today, Tomko needs to show something, otherwise he needs to be relegated to the pen..
Hi Ray.
Have you come down from the Dodger high at Vero Beach or are you still floating along?
hey harold, yeah, i'm still feeling it a bit… i wish i could feel like that all the time… so what are you up to these days?
Thank you so much for your well wishes. My mother is doing much better. However, a Dodger win sure would be a help.
Sorry for all of your parking problems at the stadium. Here in St. Louis my only parking problem is if the kids have are ready taken the coach before I can park myself down to watch the Dodgers on Indemand.
Thanks again everyone for you thoughts and go blue!!!
The Giants are 1-6.
Memo to Dodgers parking geniuses:
Quit blowing smoke up everyone's exit holes! I have been a season ticket holder for years and yesterday's parking situation was a complete abortion. It has never taken me that long to get out of the parking lot. Your alledged extra parking attendants are either invisible or checking in with their probation officers, because I didn't see them.
As far as on the field issues go, leave it to the Dodgers to have the best hitter in their entire organization back in Las Vegas while the offense flounders and Wilson Betemit gets passed up for a pinch hit oppportunity with the bases juiced for our backup catcher. Way to get your money's worth on that 3-1 count with Fuentes not being able to find the plate the entire inning Mikey L. Bottom line, if the Dodgers were truly committed to putting the best team on the field James Loney would be wearing a Dodgers jersey and playing first instead of waiting in a buffet at Cesar's. Move Nomar to third and let James play first and hit .330 here instead of in the PCL. It's bad enough that Ned nutted up and gave Pierre a 5 year deal and now we have to worry about what to do with Kemp and Andre. As far as Wilson B. goes, its obvious Grady has little confidence in him… either trade him or give him a one-way ticket to Palukaville. I'm sick and tired of hearing people in the Dodgers organization and on Dodger talk sugar coat things. It is what it is! You can be honest….special attention A. Martinez….. your excuses are your own pal!
If one were to look at the more successful stadium parking scenarios across the country, you'll find one common thread: direct access to their respective freeway systems right out of the parking lots. It would be in the Dodgers (McCourts') best interest to strike a deal with the City of Los Angeles to help provide a direct on/off ramp to at least two of the three freeways in the area. The freeway series last week was held at night and even those people complained about exiting the stadium. You will find that the way the parking is executed now will not allow patrons to leave any quicker than before. Why? Because there are too many city intersections blocking access to the freeways from the parking lots. If direct access ramps were provided, you would find that the lots would empty quicker and folks might even stay until the end of the games… and when people are at the stadium, they spend more money on concessions.
That is unless the credit card machines are working properly and that enough Dodger Dogs were bought ahead of time.
Good winter Ray. Renovations in the house, political blogging, following Dodger activities, church work, soon be gardening. Now the real fun begins. Interesting to read all the opinions on who should play and who shouldn't. I think there might be a spot for Meloan in the relief corps in the not too distant future. Hope we have a good game today. Let's get the bats going. GO DODGERS!!
You know its not a given that Loney will hit 330 in the bigs, even though, for some reason, that is how everyone is acting. And why the concern over Kemp and Andre– Gonzo's one year deal?
Wow…Yeah…good point….lets just let him keep winning batting titles in AAA and ignore how he raked this spring, and never find out how big of a superstar he can be at the big league level. He still has so much more to prove down in the minors.
As far as Kemp and Andre go, Ned displayed great confidence in their abiltiies right? He showed panic when Drew skipped town on him and Boras stuck it to him again, so he went out and signed Gonzo for the year and Pierre for half a decade. What that meant was that Delwyn Young has no future with this organization, and Kemp and Ethier arent ready to be everyday players in the show right now. Money well spent… was Ned also in charge of the new parking thing too?
Traffic yesterday ******. The changes have actually made things worse. Entering the game it took 1 hour 5 minutes from the Stadium Way off ramp to my parking spot. Leaving the game it took me 2 hours from my parking space to the 110 FWY and I left after the 8th. I moved 6 feet the first 50 minutes. I've been to plenty of sell out Dodger games (including home openers and playoffs) and it has never been close to that bad. No doubt that is the last home opener I will ever attend.
Scorr Elbert threw no hits for five innings. Now out of the game early in the season.
Spoken like a true Politican. Talk about being out of touch… WOW! I have not read one good article or comment regarding the new parking. It was horrible. Part of me thinks the person who devised this plan also was the one that said no more grilled Dodger dogs.
Who was the genius that devised this plan? Also, in my 30+ years of going to the stadium, I never had any issues with the parking. Granted, there could be more crosswalks… but I am sure that the countless new attendants you hired could have been monitoring crosswalks instead, and the end result would have been much more positive.
The old saying is "if it isn't broke, don't fix it". Minus a minor idea or two, I think that applies here.
Why has the crowd changed in recent years at the stadium? Well, because alot of the smarter ones have chosen to stay home. With decisons like this, its a matter of time before the rest follow suit…
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
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A fantastic, fantastic book by Natalie Babbitt. Not a children's book if your association with children's books includes pictures, but a book with some cool concepts that middle schoolers or elementry school kids can really understand. It's about a family who drank from a hidden spring, and it caused them to live forever, without aging (though when they drank from it they had no idea it wasn't just an ordinay spring.) It probably sounds like a stupid, simple book, but it's great to get discussions going (or just make people think) about if you would really WANT to live forever, if given the opportunity. Especially these days when we're not sure what the future of the planet is, would you really want to be committed to living forever, no matter what? FOREVER?
Miss Alabama in 1994, when asked if she would want to live forever if it were possible: "I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever."
Tuck Everlasting was also a movie, but I did not see it, so I cannot comment on it.
Tuck Everlasting was also a movie, but I did not see it, so I cannot comment on it.
by bandcampgirl183 September 14, 2005
A male-to-female transgendered person. A permanent version of the tuck.
by higgs broson March 15, 2010
A gay book about the Tuck family drinking from a spring filled with water that makes you live forever. It has way too many similes, metaphors, personifacatins, and analogies. It never seems to get to just the point. The worst book I ever read.
by Matthew Broderick May 10, 2006
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Andy Haywood, IT director of supermarket chain ASDA, says: "The thing we are focusing on is how we manage our space in stores. It is about how you drive up sales per square foot of density - such as the right combination of products on shelves - and then flexing that by stores based on local demographics.
It is finding a smart and efficient way of being able to process the different variables by giving people in the centre some reporting tools."
Shopping around ASDA is currently examining its existing in-house data analytics tools and those of several vendors. It expects to make a decision by the end of the year.
"We are going through a process of evaluation of those tools and how we flex what we have got and what's out there in the market," says Haywood.
Improving IT on the shop floor has been a key focus over the past 12 months. "A key part of the strategy has been revitalising our infrastructure, such as using handheld devices to drive more information on to the shop floor, enabling managers to do their jobs quicker, faster and better," says Haywood.
Owned by Wal-Mart, ASDA replaced half of its existing handheld devices with "a new generation PDA-type device" last October, says Haywood. The rest of the chain will be completed this year.
"The earlier generation of handheld devices did not have the same speed or functionality."
Employees use the devices, equipped with wireless printers, for a wide range of in-store activities, such as collecting products ordered online.
Online orders
To enhance customers' online experience, the supermarket went live with a new order fulfilment system last September.
Once customers place an order via the website, it is sent to the local store. The system then identifies the most efficient route sequence for employees to pick products, based on a store's layout. This information is displayed on the new handheld devices. "The big issue with home shopping is the labour costs of providing the service. Through the handheld devices we are taking costs out of the operation," says Haywood.
Last year ASDA doubled the number of stores that provide home shopping services to 65.
The supermarket informs customers - based on their postcode and distance from local store - whether it can fulfil their online order or not.
"We have a thriving home shopping capability," says Haywood. Overall, ASDA intends to create more than 6,000 jobs this year by opening new stores and refurbishing existing outlets.
The company also plans to open pharmacies in 48 of its stores by the end of 2007, after the government relaxed licensing rules for chemists.
Retail RFID
It has no immediate plans for radio identification (RFID), although Wal-Mart is already using the tagging technology.
Haywood says: "Wal-Mart has been testing and has rolled out RFID to 140 stores in the US with their suppliers. Obviously being part of Wal-Mart, I do keep a close eye on developments and how we can use this technology in the UK in ASDA."
The standards for the next version of the technology, Generation 2 of the Electronic Product Code RFID, have been ratified and the tags will be ready for testing later this year, says Haywood. "Once that has been done that will enable us to move forward," although he declined to reveal any dates.
The world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart has so far used RFID on cases and pallets in warehouses and stores. Haywood adds: "We invest heavily in IT but we have a very good cost-to-sales ratio for IT. I am being asked to do more but not necessarily by cutting back on services. We will be hiring over the next 12 months. We have lots of great projects to do."


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Mike Newell to Direct The Day of the Triffids Adaptation
Plants are trying to kill us, again.
Deadline reports Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) has signed on to direct an adaptation of The Day of the Triffids. The John Wyndham science-fiction classic tells the story of a meteor shower that blinds most of Earth, forcing the few left with sight to fight Triffids, a violent and seemingly intelligent plant that can walk on its roots. With this and Guardians of the Galaxy's Groot, we're one fighting plant away from a trend.


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In this chapter, students will explore relationships between air quality and population density using the image visualization tool, Google Earth. You will learn how to download NO2 data and analyze them to develop a conceptual understanding of how... (View More) population and topography can influence the air quality of a region. Once you have learned the techniques, you are encouraged to explore seasonal changes in nitrogen dioxide concentrations at other locations. This chapter is part of the Earth Exploration Toolbook (EET). Each EET chapter provides teachers and/or students with direct practice for using scientific tools to analyze Earth science data. Students should begin on the Case Study page. (View Less)
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Activities in this lesson promote a fundamental understanding of relationships between graphed data. Sample graphs allow students to become familiar with interpreting data and to recognize relationships between variables. Additional microsets of... (View More) atmospheric data (gases, clouds, pressures, temperatures, precipitation) are included. Students will use that data to predict the appearance of a graph, plot the data points, study the data pattern and draw a conclusion. In addition, students will determine if a relationship exists between two variables; leading to an understanding that relationships between variables can be more complicated than simple linear ones. This lesson uses student- and citizen science-friendly microsets of authentic NASA Earth system science data from the MY NASA DATA project. It also includes sample graphs, related links, extensions, and an online glossary. (View Less)
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Using Mathematical Models to Investigate Planetary Habitability: Activity C The Role of Actual Data in Mathematical Models
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Lauren Roth collection of Purdue University broadsides, 2009 | Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
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Scope and Contents: The Lauren Roth collection of Purdue University broadsides (2009; 0.2 cubic feet) documents Purdue campus life and culture as well as marketing strategies of various campus groups, including Purdue University itself. It is predominantly composed of campus group callout broadsides, as well as broadsides advertising various events. The collection was created in HONR 199 Living History as a way to understand Purdue in the present day and curated by Lauren Roth. Notations on the back document the location of the broadside when it was found by the member of the class and the date of the finding. The collection also includes an essay by Roth for class analyzing the collection. Types of materials include: broadsides and an essay.


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July 18, 2011, 9:05 am
Recently I hosted a Final Cut Pro X Hands On Tour webinar for FilmmakingWebinars.com. It was a great event with 90 minutes of FCPX for over 800 people attending. (An archive of that can be purchased btw).
September 19, 2018, 12:11 pm
Sometimes, in spite of all your planning, an unexpected "surprise" ruins an otherwise perfectly great shot. In these situations, we need to find a way to take out the "garbage." Let me show you several ways to do this in Final Cut Pro X. (This technique is also called using a "garbage mask.")
September 19, 2018, 9:28 am
Come have a look at the final fight sequence of BLACK PANTHER made by DNEG...
September 19, 2018, 9:28 am
ertical Entertainment has acquired Beyond White Space, directed by Ken Locsmandi whose VFX career includes Fight Club and The Matrix.
September 18, 2018, 9:37 am
I'm talking about changing careers — into Visual Effects or into any creative career — after the age 30. Just to start out: This Episode is from a video I've published, which dove into changing careers. I wanted to try putting out easy going content. I didn't want to spend a lot of time worrying about lighting for a video. Rather, I wanted to focus on the content. The video did do well. I've had comments like, "This is the exactly right video for me, right now!"
September 18, 2018, 9:32 am
Yifu Zhou joined Digital Domain in 2013. He has worked on many commercials and also on MALEFICENT. He serves as Visual Effects Supervisor & VP and Head of Studio for Digital Domain Beijing.
September 18, 2018, 9:32 am
Kingluma Focus Point offers true variable blur with precise and powerful on-screen controls as well as preset and custom color adjustments for fast and easy creation of tilt-shift and other selective focus effects in Final Cut Pro.
September 18, 2018, 5:32 am
Important Looking Pirates have released a brand new VFX Breakdown, this time it's about their work on the first season of TOM CLANCY'S JACK RYAN...
September 18, 2018, 5:31 am
Another great feature on the sound for Shadow of the Tomb Raider – this one's from from Dolby, on how Dolby Atmos is used to bring the game's sound to life...
September 18, 2018, 5:31 am
Whilst at IBC 2018 in Amsterdam we were able to get an exclusive first look at the new Loudness Toolkit suite of plug-ins including LM-Correct, ISL and VisLM which now has new presets for the new Netflix delivery spec with a new loudness parameter, Dialogue LRA as well as new flexibility to simultaneously monitor multiple integrated measurements.
September 18, 2018, 5:31 am
Dialogue scenes are some of the most ubiquitous scenes in filmmaking, but crafting them is anything but routine. There are so many different kinds of techniques that you can employ to make your characters' on-camera conversations more dynamic, cinematic, and evocative, as well as entertaining and informative to your audience. In this video, the team over at The Film Look goes over one often overlooked area of dialogue scenes: sound design.
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The West Coast gas market is in chaos, driving prices to record highs and causing shortages of gasoline and the closing of gas stations. Refinery fires and maintenance have conspired to reduce supplies. Bloomberg News reported that gasoline station owners in the Los Angeles area, including Costco Wholesale Corp. and other unbranded stations, are beginning to shut pumps because of supply shortages that have driven wholesale fuel prices to record highs.
The shortages caused refiner Valero to temporarily halt spot sales in California. While Valero can meet the needs of its branded stations, there is none extra for the independents. This has caused some to pay up or just shut down as they either refuse to pay the price, or just can't secure supply. With Valero not selling it may be impossible for some to secure supply. The Wall Street Journal says that, "Contracts will be met, but spot sales are being temporarily halted," Valero spokesman Bill Day said. Resumption, "will depend on markets and inventories," he said.
California has been hit with refinery fires, maintenance and leaking pipelines. Chevron Corp.'s 245,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Richmond and Exxon Mobil Corp.'s 149,500 barrel-a-day refinery in Torrance California have been in maintenance against a backdrop of supply that on the West Coast stand at the lowest levels since 2008. There is a particular tightness of California's summer blend of gasoline. These concerns drove gas prices to a record high average of $4.10 a gallon with many stations charging well over $5.00 a gallon. Trilby Lundberg says that the spike should be temporary and there are signs that things are loosing up with Exxon Torrance coming back on line but that is no comfort to a California driver that is running on empty. Bloomberg says that, "California's summer-blend fuel requirements are in effect in Southern California until Oct. 31. The Reid Vapor Pressure, or RVP, limits are lifted in other areas of the state as early as Sept. 30".
It also did not help that oil prices came roaring back. Worries about Syria and the expansion of fighting with the bombing in Turkey helped oil put the risk trade back on. Bloomberg reported that "bond investors are taking fright after fighting in Syria spilled over the border into Turkey, sending yields up by the most in two months as the government in Ankara retaliated against shelling that claimed five lives. Yields on Turkey's benchmark two-year notes rose as much as 18 basis points yesterday, paring the biggest drop in emerging markets this year. The lira weakened the most in two months after Turkey responded to the attack by bombarding of Syrian targets. The gap between Turkish dollar bond yields and the higher emerging-market average narrowed and the cost to insure Turkish debt against default increased".
Mario Draghi said that the euro was irreversible and if that is true, then so too is the price of gold and silver and lastly oil. Oil of course is priced in dollars and will cost more if the dollar is weak and it takes more dollars to buy that barrel and if the Euro rises and is saved, then it will rally against the dollar and the safe haven buying in the US will change.
Natural gas keeps climbing despite a negative injection report on forecasts of winter weather both short and long term. Short term we know it is going to be cold but the NOAA forecast for a weak El Niño could mean that this winter could be colder and snowier than normal. Dave Tolleris meteorologist at WxRisk.com says that the Chicago blizzard was caused by the same type of weather phenomena and it could mean that this winter will be a bear. Still Dave is watching and is not convinced it will hold up but natural gas traders do not care at this point.


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I warn you: the wrong nerd debate has broken out over the upcoming film "World War Z."
After the trailer debuted, I was dismayed beyond consolation. The highly anticipated Brad Pitt film based on the insanely popular book by Max Brooks, is going to be massively disappointing, and that disappointment will tip over to the point of it "sucking."
It takes a lot for a movie to suck. Most bad movies are just "Meh, I wish I hadn't paid $11 to see that." Because you can tell within five seconds of the majority of most movie previews that they will suck, you can filter them out, wait for them to hit your local Redbox or Netflix queue. It's those movies that you actually anticipate, that you've been looking forward to, that earn the full degree of suckitude. "Prometheus," for instance, is a great example: highly anticipated, backed by a ton of talent, and featuring a story that could have been written by a nine-year-old who just got into comic books.
Based on the preview, it appears as if Brad Pitt, director Marc Foster, and writer Damon Lindelof (the guy who wrote "Prometheus" and "Lost"! Who sucks so completely his sucking blots out the sky!) have totally missed the point of Brooks' original, entertaining, and thoughtful book.
What made Brooks' "World War Z" so clever was that it largely eschewed the zombie clichés that now litter the genre. Instead, it was written as an oral history of the zombie apocalypse in the vein of Studs Terkel. A legendary Chicagoan, Terkel is responsible for such classic oral histories as "The Good War", "Working", and my favorite, "Division Street." They are books that uniquely capture history through the voices of the average people who experienced momentous events. The lesson throughout being that we are all living through momentous times whether we understand it or not.
Brooks took Terkel's formula and created a captivating thought experiment: how would history actually play out if zombies attacked? The result is dispassionate, fascinating, and focused not one hordes of zombies overtaking Manhattan but on how human civilization copes with this threat to its survival and the breakdown of all social order. In any context zombies serve as a metaphor for your preferred existential threat to civilization—global pandemic, climate change, nuclear holocaust—and therefore the most interesting aspect of any thoughtful zombie narrative is never the zombies. It's what happens when you put the bugs in the bottle and shake it up.
Brooks' novel is full of particularly clever details and matter-of-fact analysis by survivors. They discuss the spread of zombiism, the implementation of corporal punishment in survivor camps, able-bodied humans cannibalizing each other when the food runs out.
From the looks of the trailer, the film version of "World War Z" will be "I Am Legend" starring Brad Pitt instead of Will Smith: a high-octane summer action flick that runs on TV with the words "A high-octane summer action flick!" attributed to some anonymous reviewer from WXKR-Seattle. Yet the largest nerd debate that has broken out over the trailer is whether we nerds prefer "slow-moving zombies" like the classic Romero version or "fast-moving zombies" like the updated Boyle version.
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DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The President of the European Central Bank admits the renewed calm in the euro area's financial markets has yet to be reflected in the wider European economy.
Mario Draghi said Friday at the World Economic Forum that markets for stocks, bonds and bank credit have "a new, restored sense of tranquility."
But he added that "we don't see this being transmitted into the real economy yet."
Draghi said governments need to move on structural reforms to make their economies grow faster, which will help reduce government debt.
He said that once that's achieved, the stimulus from the ECB's low interest rates and easy credit to banks "should find its way through to the economy and we will see a recovery in the second half of the year."


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Benjamin Moore Historic Colors: Verdigris & Grey
I mentioned Verdigris a few weeks ago as a color prized by the nobility during the Federal period, and then these pictures flew over the transom — shades of the same thing, though updated for the 21st century.
Make no mistake about it — I had nothing to do with this project, though it dovetails quite well with my interests on several points, especially the dark greys. But I know the client and I wanted to scoop this one by Kishani Perera for myself before somebody else did!
As I mentioned in my other piece, deep colors such as Verdigris and Prussian Blue were valued by the upper classes as a means of displaying their wealth — those lapis flakes didn't grow on trees, you know. The house shown here is in sunny Los Angeles. I work and write in New York, and sometimes wonder how my dictums disseminate across the land. Here, I'm struck not only by the fact that people in L.A. are into the same thing I am — underwater darks and deep neutrals — but that these are largely historic colors being used. That's right — musty old, dusty Historic colors from Benjamin Moore, and they look so contemporary.
Chrome Green becomes a robust yet still night-friendly back drop for a bedroom, and throughout the rest of the house, grey — color of the decade — compliments a style of architecture usually done in desert rose. I dare say that's a David Hicks wallpaper. Skoal and good work to all involved.
• Guest bath: Hale Navy HC-154
• Master bedroom: Chrome Green EX. RM.
• Hall: Brushed Aluminum 1485
• White in kitchen, trim, decorator white semi, fireplace hi gloss
• Dining room: Kendall Charcoal HC-166
• Guest bedroom: Bunker Hill Green 566
• Living room: Puritan Grey HC-164
Designer: Kishani Perera Interior Design
Images: Jean Randazzo
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Chicago rowing coach and charity founder Jenn Gibbons plans to continue her 1,500-mile rowing journey around the perimeter of Lake Michigan after surviving a sexual assault that took place in her rowboat on Sunday.
"Quitting is an option," said Gibbons, who is rowing to raise awareness and money for breast cancer survivors. "I don't think people would think I let them down or I was a failure. But it's not what I want to do."
Gibbons, 27, was in the cabin of Liv, her 700-pound rowboat, while it was tied to a dock around 4 a.m. Sunday in an area along Lake Michigan in Schoolcraft County, Mich. Specific details of the attack are being withheld due to the ongoing investigation.
Though shaken, Gibbons spent Tuesday working with detectives and reaching out to the media to help find her attacker. Her primary concerns, she said, are starting the healing process and finishing what she has started. "I've trained enough physically, spiritually and mentally," Gibbons said by phone. "Every single day I have had ups and downs. I'm constantly improvising. I've trained well. This just requires pushing through an obstacle that's bigger than the rest."
Around 8 a.m. Tuesday, Gibbons posted a statement about the assault on her Facebook page and on the site row4row.org. By the afternoon, she had 60 missed phone calls and had received hundreds of emails. Support has come from a wide range of people: friends, strangers, breast cancer survivors and victims of sexual assaults.
"Because this has been such a public thing from the start and I have an audience, I think it's important that I share (what happened)," she said. "When I do share, people have been able to relate and gain some kind of strength or inspiration from what I've been going through. And it helps me share, too."
She also hopes it will help police find her attacker. Police are still investigating the incident and searching for a white man they describe as in his 30s, about 5'8'' with facial hair, light eyes and an average build. He was wearing a grayish green T-shirt, jean shorts and tennis shoes. A news release from Michigan police says a bright yellow Jeep Wrangler was seen in the area of the attack. It has a spare tire on the back with a yellow happy-face on it. Powell said the vehicle may have had Illinois license plates.
Gibbons expects to continue her journey around the lake later this week, riding 80 miles a day on a bicycle with a support crew. She plans to get back on the water near Muskegon, Mich. sometime next week. There will be some changes made to ensure her safety, she said, including that she will no longer be traveling alone. Her trip is expected to end when she gets back to Chicago in mid-August, as was originally planned.
Recently named one of 20 inspiring women by Today's Chicago Woman magazine, Gibbons has been rowing 10 to 13 miles a day since she left from Diversey Harbor in her bright yellow vessel on June 15. Her plan was to stop only to visit 10 port towns along the lake to raise funds for her charity – the team's boats cost approximately $25,000 each -- and highlight the vital role exercise plays in the fight against breast cancer.
Before she left, she packed 210 dehydrated meals and hundreds of Luna bars into Liv. She sleeps buckled up inside the 19-foot boat, which has two air- and watertight cabins and a ventilator for fresh air. So far, Gibbons has raised $80,000, more than halfway to her goal of $150,000.
Gibbons, who grew up in Battle Creek Michigan and rowed for Michigan State University, never expected the trip to be easy.
The wind "which will not let me get from A to B" has been especially vexing, she said. "I'm dependent on the weather and it changes every day."
On the ocean, trade winds always push you in the right direction, Gibbons said. "On the lake, the wind changes from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. By 3 p.m., it's doing something different."
But the last several weeks have been particularly tough. Setbacks ranged from six foot waves that had her throwing up on Liv's ceiling and a busted GPS system to a problematic anchor and the death of a grandmother on July 13.
"I want progress- but today can't be that day," she wrote on July 18, after being grounded by wind gusts. "Practicing acceptance and remembering to believe in myself. I can and will do this. I can and will do this."
After her grandmother's death, Gibbons' father drove nonstop through the night to get her to and from the funeral service in Battle Creek. "The adventure will continue. Liv and I are not giving up," she posted. "We still have a lot of cancer ass-kicking to do this summer. But for now I must take a moment to mourn a life that cancer took away. I'm trying to make choices that leave me with the fewest regrets. It isn't easy."
Near Gulliver, Mich, the night before the assault, Gibbons posted on Facebook that she barely slept because 20 mile per hour winds were rocking the boat. "Kept waking up every half hour or so," she wrote. "Feeling restless and just wish I could sleep. She noted it was a "rainy, windy day." Tomorrow I will tackle the trek to Beaver Island as it looks like a good wind day."
Still, Gibbons has also written about plenty of joyful, inspiring moments. On June 27, she woke up at 5 a.m. to find a kayaking cancer survivor next to her boat. He paddled with her for a few miles, sharing his cancer experience and how it led him to meet his wife. He told her how, as a near-Olympic marathoner in his 30's, he started a program to get survivors exercising in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
It's the same goal Gibbons is pursuing.
"Thank you Tim for spending your morning with me and sharing your story with me," she wrote. "You are amazing-an inspiration-a gift. GO ROW."
Anyone with information on the attack should call Michigan State Police at 1-866-411-0018.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
5: Butterfly Garden
Teacher: Yvonne
San Francisco Community
fourth and fifth
Video: Episode
7, Learning From Others. Segment begins approximately
3 minutes 15 seconds into the program.
At the conclusion of their project, the
students should be able to:
Students form
teams to create a butterfly garden by discussing what
they know and what they need to know. As the project
advances, students bring their own special abilities
into play as they discover how to learn on their own
and how to teach each other the necessary skills to
complete the project.
When the project
is completed, the students communicate what they have
done and learned through presentations to other students
and their parents.
Yvonne Scott challenges her fourth/fifth
grade students to create a butterfly garden after the
school receives special funding from a grant. The garden
will consist of a mural describing different species
of butterflies on plaques that will include information
such as wing span, coloration and life cycle. Although
the fourth and fifth graders create the garden,
it will be a place of learning for the entire school.
The teacher begins the lesson by asking
questions to determine what students know and what skills
and knowledge they will need to make a butterfly garden.
As the students brainstorm they realize they need lots
of information about soil, plants, and the type of garden
that will attract butterflies. They also learn they
will need math and writing skills to design and chronicle
the garden. Yvonne Scott suggests that the students
form two teams - a butterfly research team and a garden
layout team. As the project develops, the teams present
their research and drawings of the garden to the entire
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Note that the R3 Superbit does not say R3 on the cover - I put it there to distinguish it from the R1 Superbit.
Now to look at video captures from each film. These will be presented in the following format. First a cap from the R3 Superbit will be presented following a compilation of five zoomed captures from each DVD (in the same order listed above - that is R1, R1 SB, R2, R2 SE, R3 SB). Each zoomed image is hyperlinked to the original capture measuring 1280x720 pixels and open in a new window. Each image was captured using Cyberlink's PowerDVD software (review) and (no hardware acceleration) which means the quality will be lower than that of the output observed using a standard DVD player. These are presented to show the colour variations and detail, or rather lack of, that some of the versions use. It would appear that the R1 Superbit is encoded for Regions 1, 3 and 4. However, since I had access to the R1 and R3, I thought I would include both even though it would seem they are the same transfer.
First up is a scene from the beginning of the film showing a ship that someone has reliably informed me is called a 'Mondoshawan' ship. Not that that matters.
Anyway, the R1 is widely considered to be a good transfer and here it fares well. However, the Superbit version has slightly more definition and less edge enhancement. Both have good colour, however the R2 and the R2 SE both have awful colour with a vast amount of yellowing. The brightness on these seems higher too, as does the contrast, which results in less detail. Just comparing the backgrounds shows how much of the small detail is simply not present or blurred out in both R2 DVDs. The R3 and R1 Superbit versions win here. Next up is the scene where Leeloo escapes and leaps from the building that held her captive.
Again the standard R1 version is quite decent, however the R1 and R3 Superbit discs show more definition than the standard R1 and better colour rendering that both R2 editions tested. Next up is a scene that introduces Zorg, played by Gary Oldman.
Here it is quite easy to see that even the standard R1 has more detail in the tower than both R2 editions. The lighter background and blurred lines lack cohesion and the harsh blue of the sign is carried further into the rest of the image due to the blurring. Finally we have a scene from near the end of the film. This was picked because of the bright colours in the foreground and the dark detail on the walls at the rear.
What to say? Again the standard R1 has more detail than both R2 editions, and the Superbit versions have more detail still.
So what to conclude from this exercise? Well it would seem the R1 standard and original release has a good transfer, as everyone always said. The standard R2 edition lacks the definition of the R1 and has dreadful colour replication. This is echoed in the newly released R2 Special Edition, which seems by all accounts to have the same appalling transfer that the original R2 has. This is a shock as it was widely publicised that the video transfer would be new for this edition. The R1 Superbit and the R3 Superbit, at a guess, share the same video transfer, and this does come out on top here. While I have not mentioned extra features here, it is worth noting that the R2 SE has DTS (1536Kbps) as well as Dolby Digital 5.1, which is a mirror of the soundtracks available on the Superbit discs.
Therefore, if you are just after the best video and audio quality, I would recommend going for a Superbit DVD, particularly the R3 as it is quite a bargain at the moment (if you can still find it). If you really must have extra features and you want to hear the commentary then the R2 SE is the one for you, however after these revelations I cannot see as many people buying that now.
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Rushed pacing. The entire first half failed to deliver the tension of the crisis, and the mini-Iori scene felt really down played (which I blame the cinematography here.) And then the second half, while I really liked adding Inaba to the picture to add to the 'friendship' dynamic, the part where Iori shifts from hesitation to determination at telling HS her final choice felt rushed as well.
In the novel, the signs are all there since Kizu. You see Iori being briefly surprised at Inaba commenting at her 'unleash (which god knows if she really did or not)' being her. And then in Kako, the anime cut out the length of Taichi and Iori's conversation on the 3rd day. Then they also cut out the part where Iori purposely left Inaba and Taichi alone for them two to have some time together. Also, in the novel version of the HS scene, Taichi's demeanor comes off as forcing that he likes her in Iori's face while the anime glorified it by adding Inaba's words of 'friends' to the picture.
All those signs when put together can be seen as she is subconsciously forcing herself to meet others' expectation including her friends. And then the bomb goes off in Michi.
So yeah, while the anime did a fine job in handling Aoki and Yui's resolution, Iori's felt rushed, despite the decent addition of 'friendship' theme.
I also have to say, even in the novel, this arc isn't ranked very high on my list compared to others, mostly because I felt the timing of Iori's family problem and the root of the problem felt a little cheesy (Aoki and Yui's story was awesome though). Then again... given this IS Iori's mother... and that we all know what kind of person Iori is... like daughter like mother. I can't say it's completely illogical.
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So it's not so much of a particular scene or moment that was missing, but rather the sum of all the little things that have gone through 'budget cuts' ?
That's why it would have been nice if Kizu was 4 episodes and this was 4 instead of three; having two episodes on Aoki/Yui and the remaining 2 to build up Iori's tension would have been ideal. Though looking at it in another way, this does give it a more definitive conclusion for the end of the Anime episodes... Definitive as in there isn't too obvious of a plot point left in the air.
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Then again, they've cut out a LOT of Inaba's struggle while the others were busy confronting Yui (they cut out Inaba shoplifting due to UD, which made her feel even worse. They then cut out the part where she looked at then walked by the club building while the rest are having an episode over junk food in the club room.)
AND they cut out Heartseed's line towards Inaba: "Do you really think human is at its finest form?"
Whatever. I blame budget limitations.
I've always worried that using Kako arc as an "ending" would be problematic, as I really do feel it was one of the weakest arc at its climax aka Iori's trouble. And it sorta came true in a sense. Whatever, I'll just hope that they don't mess up Michi.
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I thought it was more on the fan service side so I actually gave it up at the middle of the second arc.
Anyways, when did those teenage elements become serious stuff?
|2012-09-30, 03:37
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Don't look at me, when I first started out I thought it was going to be a happy-go-lucky love polygon with an actual Threesome pairing...
...I blame a certain character relationship chart for that illusion >.>
|2012-09-30, 03:46
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Location: Flying in the Air
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Oh I guess I could add that the juncture that got me into this series was: THAT groan kick
|2012-09-30, 04:03
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Location: Anywhere I can draw inspiration from
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As good as the anime is, I'm glad I decided to pick up the novels as well. The whole Aoki and Yui problems is much deeper and serious in the latest chapters. Had I gone with the anime with the story, I'd be missing out on a lot of the story that was cut. Good job, Lantern!
|2012-09-30, 04:08
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Location: Flying in the Air
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I guess the one good thing I can say about the whole not airing Michi on TV fiasco is that I will have more time to catch up (and slack off) I cringe whenever I feel like I'm missing something important here and there in the anime..
|2012-09-30, 04:19
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I'm guessing Michi is vol. 4? By looking at the illustrations, I'm starting to see why Iori is a volcano about to erupt.
|2012-09-30, 04:26
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Flying in the Air
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All the signs for Iori's bomb are there in Kako (and arguably Kizu). The anime cut/shortened so many of those scenes I can see why anime viewers would rage at this ending of the arc.
They also altered the encounter with Heartseed Prime.
While I don't mind the anime edition of that scene (it added a lot of emphasis in the friendship idea, which the novel paled in for that scene), the novel version shows yet another factor that adds to Iori's stress.
I'm not gonna spoil you for now. Hopefully I can get the climax chapters done in a couple days. Then you might probably see what I mean. My only hint is, pay close attention to Taichi.
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Sitting under her favourite shady tree in front of the pile of rubble that was once her home in Greenwall, St Thomas, yesterday morning, 79-year-old Hazel McLean's only wish for Christmas was a roof over her head.
"Sun come bun me, rain come wet me, me just want me house," she chanted.
"You remember that old time tune?" she asked The Gleaner team with a big grin.
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Hurricane Sandy had completely demolished the house Grandma McLean had lived in for more than 50 years, leaving only the foundation on which it once stood. Her crop of cassava, banana and sorrel were also extensively damaged.
She said several persons had come to examine the destruction and promises were made, but she was yet to receive any assistance.
But, as usual, she was in high spirits.
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