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Darkly Dawns the Duck, Part 2
April 02, 2007, 09:27:39 AM »
This is a continuation of my review of the uncut, full-length Darkwing Duck pilot episode found on the VHS tape. For the character guide, please see part one. But first a quick recap: our "hero" Darkwing has (somehow) discovered that the henchmen of arch-criminal Taurus Bulba have gotten ahold of a dangerous weapon called the Ram Rod and Bulba plans to do, um, something really mean with it. We're not even sure what the Ram Rod even
yet. The only person who knows the code to arm it however is Gosalyn, the granddaughter of the Ram Rod's deceased inventor Professor Waddlemeyer (who Bulba's overzealous goons accidentally killed).
Which means, of course, that Bulba's henchmen want to get their hands on her. However Darkwing has managed to rescue the kid and is keeping her safe at his hideout, the tower of the Audubon Bay Bridge. Following this failure, Bulba, who was in prison, escaped with the help of his assistant Clovis and a convenient gigantic flying battleship shaped like a bull's head that he had (somehow) stored beneath the prison, and intends to take matters into his own hands. Meanwhile, Darkwing's only fan, an accident-prone pilot named Launchpad, is trying to persuade the up-and-coming superhero to let him be his sidekick.
The first thing one notices about Part 2 of this story is how much better the animation is... and how this may not necessarily be a good thing. The animation for Part 2 was done by Walt Disney Australia and, while certainly rough-looking and poor, had an extreme amount of detail in the characters' faces, clothes, etc. Part 2 has been done by Walt Disney Japan, and while it's smoother and less clunky-looking than the Australians' animation, it's been drastically simplified. The characters don't look as detailed anymore. It's a real double-edged sword, and severely hampers Disney's effort to edit the two parts together into one "movie," because midway through the art style suddenly and drastically changes.
We come back into the story at dusk, where we find Darkwing monologuing as usual: "A desperate criminal is at large, and terror runs through the streets like a pair of cheap stockings!" "But it's hopeless! No one gets the drop on Darkwing Du-," he begins, but is cut off with a cry of, "Gosalyn Waddlemeyer!" as the little sprat leaps onto him from above and wearing his fedora, knocking him to the floor. She tells him he's got to work on his narration, citing that they write better stuff on Saturday morning cartoons. Feh.
Darkwing jumps up, grabbing Gosalyn by her feet and holding her upside-down, narrating further that, "In a lightening move, Darkwing Duck turns the tables on the tiny terror!" She has the edge though; she starts tickling him. Finally, he releases her and collapses with laughter. She walks over him, literally (with accompanying squeaky horn sound effects), and ventures into the kitchen. Uh-oh. Spotting the egg timer on the kitchen table, she mistakes it for a clock radio. "Let's hear some tunes!" she says, turning it on. "What are you doing?" shrieks Darkwing as he rushes in. "Turning on the clock radio?" she innocently replies.
Out comes the drawer, flinging its knives and forks towards them. Darkwing grabs Gosalyn and pulls her out of the way, and he's then hit in the mouth with an airborne plate. "Keen gear!" gushes Gosalyn. Ugh, she did it again!. "This is some kind of training course, huh?" "You might say that," he says as he rushes to catch Froot Loops fired by that cereal machine gun. Gosalyn asks if she can try, but Darkwing tells it's too dangerous. Regardless, she gets a frying pan and uses it to catch the eggs, then nimbly avoids the fire pit in the floor and uses it to cook said eggs, wisely using an oven mitt so she won't burn her hand (which, I forgot to mention, Darkwing did earlier).
She then performs stunts no normal child could possibly do, leaping up and buttering toast in midair, then catching the oranges on the butter knife as she lands in the chair at the table. "That was amazing," Darkwing comments, checking the timer. "Uh, it's nowhere near MY level, of course, but that's still pretty impressive." Noticing an empty glass on the table, Gosalyn says, "Darn, forgot the milk!" Cue the fridge, which lands right on Darkwing. Splat. Still holding the glass, she opens the fridge door and out falls Darkwing, once more squished into an accordion shape and holding the pitcher of milk. "Allow me," he groans, feebly pouring the milk into her glass.
Gosalyn helps Darkwing extract himself from the fridge, advising him that he should be more careful. "Sounds reasonable," he admits. She then slams a motorcycle helmet onto his head, backwards, and drags him out of the kitchen by his cape. "I found this stashed in the closet. How come you don't wear it when you ride your back?" After finally managing to pull the helmet off, Darkwing says, "Because, uh, it doesn't look dramatic." "Neither do scrambled brains," replies Gosalyn, citing he should also have seatbelts on the Ratcatcher. "Look, kiddo, I appreciate the concern, but I knew this job was dangerous when I took it," he tells her.
The topic then abruptly changes to Darkwing's mask. Specifically, Gosalyn wants to know why he wears one. Suddenly pulling his cape across the lower half of his face, a la Dracula, Darkwing intones in a spooky voice, "Because there is nothing so terrifying to the criminal mind as the unknown! I am the thing that goes bump in the night! I am the neurosis that requires a $500 an-hour shrink!"
"You mean you don't take off your mask for anyone?" Darkwing responds in the affirmative. "What about a really, really close friend?" Gosalyn asks. That makes him pause for a moment before finally replying. "Uh, well, maybe someday." Gosalyn shrugs at the camera and says it's "a start." Oh, no. He's known her for less than 24 hours and already he's bonding with the horrid little monster....
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Later, it's bedtime for Gosalyn. Darkwing lets her use his bed. Him not having a place to sleep won't be a problem, because "I'm a night person, remember? And with Taurus Bulba at large again, I'll have to be extra vigilant!" Gosalyn finally asks just what it is that Bulba could possibly want with her. "Well, Bulba stole your grandfather's invention and he thinks you know the code that operates it," Darkwing informs her.
Again, how does he come by this information? I mean, that's the only logical reason that Bulba would have for trying to have her kidnapped, but still, how can Darkwing know this for sure? Mysteriously, even though he knows what the Ram Rod is called (despite the fact it's supposed to be Top Secret), he hasn't got the foggiest idea just what it is, and asks Gosalyn to explain its purpose to him (and the audience!). "It's a trachio-specific device that disrupts gravitational bonds on a molecular level and allows manipulation on a macro scale," she breathlessly reports. "What does
mean?" Darkwing asks after a lengthy pause. "I dunno," she admits. "I think it makes things float n' stuff." Okay, so that basically means it's an anti-gravity beam cannon. I think.
Gosalyn takes out a photo of her and her grandfather standing in front of the Ram Rod in order to show him what the weapon looks like. It's the exact same photo that Taurus Bulba gave to Hammerhead, grape jelly stain and all. The problem is, Hammerhead
took it away from her
at the orphanage after she looked at it and
stuffed it into his pocket
. How did she get it? Is she a pickpocket??? She also points out her grandfather, and Darkwing remarks that it looked like they were close. Sad music plays as Gosalyn says, "We were. But he never told me any code!" Unfortunately, Bulba doesn't know that, and Darkwing tells her as much, and also points out the obvious fact that he'll be searching for her now that he's busted out of prison. "Although if they knew how much spirit you have, they'd probably run the other way," he adds.
"Spirit?" gasps Gosalyn, then gives Darkwing a big old hug and thanks him (for what?). Could it be that there's a paternal relationship developing? Let's hope not. After tucking Gosalyn in, Darkwing turns and begins to walk off. He's stopped when Gosalyn whines that she can't sleep. "You just need something to relax you," Darkwing says, and suggests a mallet. (If only...)
"Grandpa used to sing me a lullaby," Gosalyn says. "I don't do lullabies," the hero glumly informs her. Gosalyn's sad look makes him change his mind. "Why don't you teach me one of his so I can sing it back to you?" he suggests. Gosalyn remarks that this has the suspicious ring of reverse psychology to it. "But have it your way." And to the horror every good, decent, and sane person in the world, Gosalyn begins to
. The song's lyrics are extremely simplistic, not to mention a little bit suspect:
Close your eyes, Little Girl Blue
Inside of you lies a rainbow
Yellow, blue, red, blue
purple, too, blue, purple and green
and yellow
"Not much on lyrics," Darkwing admits, but gives it a go anyway. And to the horror every good, decent, and sane person in the world, Darkwing begin to sing, too! And he makes up the lyrics as he goes along!
Rest your head, Little Girl Blue
Come paint your dreams on your pillow
I'll be near to chase away fear
So sleep now and dream 'till tomorrow
The last verse is repeated and by then Gosalyn is asleep, and, amazingly, so is Darkwing. I have to confess that I actually got a bit misty-eyed the first time I watched this scene. In theory, there could be a genuinely touching relationship developing between these two characters. Gosalyn is an orphaned little girl with evil men after her wanting something she doesn't even know she has, and there's nobody there for her except for Darkwing, a egotistical jackass who just might end up learning to care about someone besides himself as he keeps being forced to defending the child from the villains. The problem is the potentional emotional aspect of this is ruined by all of the failed attempts at comedy, the attempt to make Gosalyn "more independent," and, of course, the "hit the viewer over the head with Thor's hammer" obviousness of the message.
A loud snore from Gosalyn causes Darkwing to jolt awake (apparently some time later, as now night has fallen; during the lullaby scene it was still dusk outside the windows). "Oh, jeez. This kid could wake Elvis," he yawns (making the first of many tired, unfunny Elvis references that would pop up throughout the series). "Sure is sweet, though." He can't get the annoying tune out of his head and hums it as he picks up and looks at the photo of Gosalyn, Professor Waddlemeyer, and the Ram Rod.
And then he notices what any idiot probably already figured out before now. Getting a magnifying glass and looking at the photo through, he notices that on the Ram Rod's control console there's a row of color-coded buttons. "The lyrics match the controls of the Ram Rod!" he gasps. I have to admit, it was a clever move on the Professor's part to teach Gosalyn the code without actually
teaching it to her
, if you know what I mean. Pity the song had to be so terrible. "She's had the arming code all along and never even knew," Darkwing says, continuing his pointless expository dialogue. "And for her sake, it better stay that way," he says, putting the photo into the sleeping girl's hand. Suddenly, bright flashes of light begin to illuminate the clouds in the sky in periodic intervals. At first Darkwing thinks it's lightening, but then he notes that the pattern is "way too regular for lightning." That, and the light is also
Cut to the Giant Flying Bull's Head of Doom flying in the clouds above the city, which Taurus Bulba used to escape from prison at the end of Part 1. The flashes of light are coming from beacons on the tips of the "horns." Standing at the controls with his assistant Clovis, Bulba instructs her to keep the beacons flashing for another half-hour, then goes over to where his three henchmen Hammerhead, Hoof, and Mouth are standing. "It's simply a matter of knowing your adversary," he tells them. "Somewhere down there is this Darkwing Duck. I've watched him. I know his weakness. His posing, his flamboyance, the mask and cape!" As he talks, he parades around, comically imitating Darkwing's various heroic poses (This is my favorite part of the entire movie; it's a shame it's among the stuff missing on the DVD). "And that
!" he adds. Hoof looks glumly at his own hat in response to this.
"It all indicates an ego the size of a small planet," Bulba concludes. Bulba explains that the beacons on the ship are flashing a message in Morse Code - "Taurus Bulba, the criminal genius, recognizing the error of his ways, is offering to surrender himself. But only to Darkwing Duck!" When he takes the bait, Bulba's pet condor Tantalus (not seen since midway through Part 1) will pinpoint his hideout for them, allowing Hammerhead, Hoof, and Mouth to go in and snatch Gosalyn. "But boss," whines Hammerhead as Bulba opens a window, allowing Tantalus to fly out, "what if he doesn't know Morse code?" "That do-gooder?" snickers Bulba. "He probably keeps a Boy Scout handbook under his pillow!" Hmm, if this is supposed to be taking place in the same universe as Duck Tales, shouldn't he mean a
Junior Woodchuck's
Cut back to the Darkwing Duck residence, where the hero is carefully reaching under his pillow, trying not to disturb Gosalyn. "Sure glad I saved this baby," he says as he, sure enough, pulls out a Boy Scout handbook. Using the handbook, he's able to decipher what the Morse code is saying (and even though Bulba told Clovis to keep the flashes going for another half-hour, they stop as soon as Darkwing has finished deciphering the code).
"Yes!" Darkwing cheers. "It's headline city!" Gosalyn awakens at this point and walks over, yawning. "What's up? Win the lottery?" she asks. Darkwing apologizes for waking her up, and shows her the deciphered message as jotted down on a notepad. "It's obvious my reputation has spread to every sewer and gutter where criminals dwell. I don't even have to make a move! They come to me, groveling at my doorstep, pleading to be turned in! I sense a major motion picture, here!"
After studying the message for a moment, Gosalyn says, "But this doesn't make sense. He just escaped!" Darkwing replies that it's obvious Bulba has had a chance to speak with his thugs about him, and that he's scared stiff. "He knows he's outmatched! I have his men on the run!" Gosalyn laughs and says that from what she remembers, THEY were the ones doing the running. Darkwing takes this the wrong way. "Oh, you think it was all just luck, eh? Just a coincidence that you're here with me, instead of with him? That I'm just another clown in a costume? Who's going to take Darkwing Dip seriously!" This reduces Gosalyn to tears.
Yes! Mwahahahahaha! How I savor this moment!
"Nevermind," grumbles Darkwing as he heads for the door. "It doesn't matter. After Taurus Bulba's back in jail, you'll be back in the orphanage. Then we can both get back to our lives." Some hero. To his credit however, he actually wears that motorcycle helmet when he hops onto the Ratcatcher and speeds down the bridge cable. And in doing so (taking the helmet, I mean) he signifies that he is indeed starting to get used to Gosalyn and is taking her advise.
This movement is spotted by Tantalus, and his two-way TV monitor-on-a-collar relays the image of the bridge back to the Giant Flying Bull's Head of Doom. "The Audubon Bay Bridge? She's in the tower!" Bulba deduces, then turns to Hammerhead and tells him to "take the boys and grab her," while he goes to keep his appointment with Darkwing Duck...
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Darkwing appears on the roof of Canard Tower, which is apparently the tallest building in the city. Bulba's message did not give a meeting place so how he knew to come
is a bit odd. "I am the terror that flaps in the night! I am the jailer that throws away the key!" he declares, appearing in a puff of smoke per usual. He then realizes he's alone, and mutters that he hates it when he's early. "You'd think criminal masterminds would be more punctual," he gripes as he sits down on the edge of the roof. Suddenly the big bull himself appears behind him and apologizes for being late. Darkwing turns to find Bulba looming over him, and is suddenly struck speechless. It took me a while to even fathom why, but then upon the umpteenth viewing I got the impression that until this moment Darkwing had never seen Bulba and this no idea just how huge he is.
"I'm the terror that flaps in the night," he finally manages to declare, but quickly he begins to stammer fearfully, "I am the... s-surprise in your cereal box. I am... I am...." Bulba waves him off. "Yes, yes, I know. I heard. You're Darkwing Duck. Your ego
out of control, isn't it? I mean, seriously! Why would
surrender to
?" "Because I have your men on the run?" gulps Darkwing, earning a hearty laugh from Bulba. "Oh,
! I manipulated you like a puppet!" Darkwing is quick to recover though. "Yeah, well, I
manipulated you
manipulating me
! I have you right where I want you! Alone with me - Darkwiiiiiing Duck!"
Darkwing does some cheesy martial arts moves and then leaps at Bulba, who catches him and calmly squishes him into a little ball with no effort whatsoever. "Sorry, I don't have time to play," Bulba tells him. "But I did call some of your friends." At this point, a bunch of cops run out onto the roof. Spotting the two of them, they run over. Dropping Darkwing, Bulba says that the police have questions about "a certain train robbery," before he hops aboard a platform suspended below the Giant Flying Bull's Head of Doom and is lifted up to safety. "I'd love to stay, but I have a date on the bridge with a little girl." Realizing he means Gosalyn Darkwing prepares to fire a grappling line at the airship from his gun... ...and then he's pounced by the cops. "No!" cries Darkwing. "GOSALYYYYYYN!" Oh the drama!
Thus, we get the payoff to the really stupid "Darkwing is Framed" sub-plot introduced earlier. Regardless of the fact that Darkwing is supposedly wanted for stealing a Top Secret military weapon, you'd think the police would be more concerned with Bulba, a dangerous super-villain who not only escaped from prison, but did so by making off with the entire building by turning it into a gigantic airship.
Back at the Audubon Bay Bridge, Hammerhead, Hoof, and Mouth make the tedious climb up the bridge cables to get to the tower. "Why can't this nutcase live on the ground like normal people?" whines Hammerhead.
In the tower, Gosalyn is standing by the window, looking sadly out at the city. "I'm sorry, Grandpa," she says to, well, I guess his spirit in heaven, "I messed up again. I sure don't mean to make trouble. So much for spirit." Ow, she's breaking my heart. Thankfully, the sudden appearance of Bulba's gang puts a stop to this sentimental nonsense. Hammerhead advances on her after climbing in the window and tells her this time, she's coming with him. She kicks him in the knee, causing him to stumble back into Hoof and Mouth, who catch him. "Get her!" he orders them, and they drop him and run after Gosalyn. Gosalyn, always a quick thinker it seems, runs into the kitchen and activates the egg timer as Hoof and Mouth run in. Despite the fact that neither Darkwing nor Gosalyn bothered to re-set the traps after using them the last time, everything is in readiness to subject Bulba's henchmen to a grueling, third-rate Home Alone-ish hurtfest.
Hoof is pinned to the wall by flying silverware, and narrowly avoids being decapitated by a plate - He saves himself by pulling his head down into his shirt collar like a turtle. Hammerhead runs in and joins Mouth, and wonders aloud where Gosalyn went. He gets his answer as Gosalyn jumps out of a nearby cabinet, wearing a pot on her head like a helmet and armed with the cereal machine gun. "Eat fiber, horn-head!" she declares and opens fire on them. They dive for cover behind the kitchen table as they're pelted by cereal, but the gun runs out of its sugary ammo pretty quickly.
The goons emerge from hiding, joined by an inexplicably free Hoof, and move in on her. Then they're smacked in the face with oranges. Hammerhead gets a mouthful of them; Hoof has one in one eye; and Mouth gets one in each eye. Owie! Citrus sting! Then the floor slides out from under their feet and they realize they were standing over the fire pit. They leap screaming into the air as their feet and butts are burned, and finally land hard on the floor in front of the fridge, which, yes, springs up and lands on 'em. Splat. "Wait'll you see what we're having for
!" Gosalyn announces triumphantly.
Tantalus suddenly appears and swoops down, grabbing Gosalyn in his talons. He carries her over to where a smug Taurus Bulba stands. "Let go of me!" Gosalyn demands, "Darkwing Duck is gonna crunch you like a stale corn chip!" This leads to - you guessed it - more evil laughter from Bulba. "Your friend won't be coming," he gleefully informs her. "He was playing way out of his league. Now, your Darkwing Duck is just another jailbird!"
So Gosalyn has been captured by Taurus Bulba, and now Darkwing is in jail, having taken the fall for the theft of the Ram Rod.
We find him in his cell at the police station, lamenting his sad, sad fate. "Oh, Gosalyn, I should've listened to you," he moans. "That trap was so obvious! Oh! Me and my stupid headlines!" At least he's finally admitting the truth. Things begin to look worse for our hero when we see his cellmate: one of the crooks from the beginning of the story, specifically the fat, grungy biker pig. "All right! Payback time! You was only lucky the last time!" he tells Darkwing as he moves in to rearrange the hero's face. "I was lucky
time!" Darkwing suddenly blurts out. "I don't stand a chance against gorillas like you!" The biker stumbles back, surprised, as Darkwing tries to goad him into taking a swing at him in another little scene left out of the DVD release. "Come on, hit me! I'll show ya! I'll fold like a napkin!"
The goon lightly socks him. "Come on, you big wimp! Waste me! Ow! You call that a punch?" Finally the biker points an accusing finger at Darkwing and says, "You are
!" "Now
an understatement!" Darkwing says, jumping onto the guy and knocking him to the floor. "I could've had a life, but nooooo! I chose to be a clown in a mask and a costume! All I need are floppy shoes and a Bozo nose!" Sitting on the guy's chest, Darkwing moans that Gosalyn is gone and he hasn't got a friend in the world to turn to for help. Cue Launchpad, who we haven't seen since the end of Part 1, who crashes through the wall backwards and into the cell from outside, sitting on the Ratcatcher. "Oh,
reverse. Heh, I thought it was park!" he says.
Darkwing, surprised, asks Launchpad what he's doing here. Launchpad explains that he followed Darkwing to Canard Tower (I assume he used his Junior Woodchu-- er, I mean
Boy Scout
handbook to decipher the Morse code as well), and adds that the Ratcatcher was left behind when the police took Darkwing away. He was coming to bail Darkwing out. "Guess there's, uh, no point to that now," he sheepishly says, pointing at the huge hole in the wall. He's now officially an accessory to jailbreak.
So now Darkwing can either be a good law-abiding citizens and sit in jail until his trial, while Taurus Bulba runs free and wreaks havoc, or he can break the law a teensy bit and escape to put a stop to the villain. Guess which one he picks. On the grounds that "heroes don't stop for paperwork," (in response to Launchpad's abandoned plan to bail him out), Darkwing hops into the sidecar portion of the Ratcatcher and allows Launchpad to spring him.
should add that they don't do anything to ensure that Darkwing's cellmate won't also escape, but I guess they're in a hurry and all...
Soon they're speeding down the street, and Darkwing reasons that by now Taurus Bulba must have Gosalyn held prisoner inside the Giant Flying Bull's Head of Doom. "We have to find a way of getting up to him," he adds. Thanks, Captain Obvious. Launchpad suddenly perks up and says he's got "just the thing!"
It's back to Launchpad's derelict hangar on the outskirts of town, where Launchpad unveils to Darkwing the Thunderquack! It's a jet that looks a duck's head, but not just any duck. "I love this!" exclaims Darkwing. "It even looks like me!" "I told you I was your biggest fan!" the pilot gushes, adding that he spent a year building it. Either Launchpad has nothing better to do, or... he has nothing better to do. A sad example of the ultimate superhero geek. Soon they're airborne. "We're gonna bring Bulba down like a ton of bricks," Darkwing enthuses, adding, "sidekick," much to Launchpad's joy. He's so happy he does some impressive aerial flips with the jet.
Back aboard the Giant Flying Bull's Head of Doom, Taurus Bulba explains to Clovis that the Ram Rod is so powerful they'll need to mount it to stabilize it. "Canard Tower should give us the best firing position," he tells her. In the meantime, he'll have his "little chat" with a tied-up Gosalyn and get the code from her. Before the interrogation can begin however, that damn alarm starts going off again. "We have a bogey on collision course with us," Clovis informs him. "What fool would
?" he roars.
It's Darkwing and Launchpad in the Thunderquack, of course. After commenting that the design of the Thunderquack is ugly (I'm with you, buddy), Bulba orders the ship's battle rigs to open fire, and soon Launchpad is doing his best to evade midair explosions. Darkwing once again states the painfully obvious when he tells Launchpad they need to blow an entry hole in the airship. "I dunno, DW," says Launchpad, "it sounds dangerous!" "Yeah? Well, then...
!" Ah, the very first utterance of Darkwing's trademark line.
More dubious action follows. First Launchpad fires a missile that successfully blows a big hole in the hull of Bulba's ship, and then somehow or another Darkwing, on the Ratcatcher no less, manages to fly from the Thunderquack and through the hole and finds himself inside the core of the ship. I'm only describing what I see, folks....
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Once inside, Darkwing is immediately confronted by Hammerhead, who vows, "I'll flatten this guy like a two-penny nail!" before charging at him headfirst, complete with speeding choo-choo train sounds. Darkwing casually steps aside and trips him, sending him flying into a metal pole that naturally bends on impact. Hoof and Mouth appear and attempt to sneak up behind him, but he holds them back with the awesome power of his gas gun and demands to know, "All right, you muscleheads, where's Gosalyn?"
Taurus Bulba appears on a balcony above them. "Really, Darkwing. All you had to do was ask," he sneers, and dangles the still tied-up Gosalyn over the edge for Darkwing to see. With Darkwing thus distracted, the goons (including Hammerhead; boy, Bulba's henchmen sure do recover quickly) get the drop on him and he suddenly finds himself with a lot of gun barrels pointed at him. He drops his weapon and surrenders, nevermind that, if Bulba's men fired, they'd kill
as well as Darkwing, since they're all standing in a circle around him.
On the roof of Canard Tower sometime later, the Giant Flying Bull's Head of Doom is hovering above and the Ram Rod has been set up on the rooftop. Everyone is present except for Launchpad and Clovis (the latter of whom is still inside the airship, which hovers ominously overhead the entire time; Launchpad's precise whereabouts at the moment remain unknown), and there's a brief but surprisingly tender moment in which Gosalyn apologizes for letting herself be captured: "If they hadn't caught me, you wouldn't have risked your life." Darkwing says that before he met her, he "didn't have a life worth risking," and she gives him a big hug. Bulba, standing nearby with Tantalus perched on his shoulder, apparently doesn't think it's cute, but notes their connection: "So, you two are close. How touching. How....
He laments that he'll never get the code from Gosalyn because she has "too much spirit," but he's willing to take the chance that she might have told the code to Darkwing. Tantalus suddenly jumps from his shoulder, seizes Gosalyn, and flies her high into the air, threatening to drop her. If Darkwing doesn't give Bulba the code, Gosalyn goes splat. "She never told me any code," growls Darkwing. "Hmm, that's a real possibility," admits Bulba, "but I've always considered myself a gambling man!" He then motions for Tantalus to drop Gosalyn, which he does. "No! I'll tell!" Darkwing yells. Smirking, Bulba motions for the condor to swoop down and snatch Gosalyn out of the air. Tantalus complies, grabbing Gosalyn at the last second before she smacks into the pavement. Close to puking, she comments, "And to think I used to buy tickets for rides like that!"
Bulba warns Darkwing, "No tricks, or she'll make a very ugly stain on the street!" (Is it just me, or is Bulba getting all the great lines?) Going to the Ramrod's control console, Darkwing grudgingly enters the code - yellow, blue, red, blue, purple, blue, purple, green, and yellow. The Ram Rod hums to life, glowing and stuff. Darkwing demands that he bring Gosalyn down, but Bulba refuses to do so until he's tested the Ram Rod's abilities. Hooray! Now we're
going to get to see the Ram Rod in action! Bulba aims it at a building he identifies as "the federal gold depository" and fires. A sparkling, psychedelic beam shoots out and hits the building, lifting it up into the sky. In midair, the building cracks in half and Bulba manipulates the beam to float all the gold from inside the building up into the open hold of his ship floating above. Over a loudspeaker, Clovis announces that the gold has been secured. Wow, that was fast.
"I'll strip St. Canard clean, then hit every city in the country!" Bulba cackles triumphantly. Okay, so he's got this deadly anti-gravity beam gun that can pick up entire buildings, and the most he can think of to do with it is commit robberies? Admittedly, this is a practical thing to do with it, but I don't want practical, I want
! What about his thinly-veiled vow to kill as his enemies ("Such petty annoyances will disappear, once I use the Ram Rod!")? They're really making Bulba look like a total chump here by turning him into little more than a glorified bank robber. Thankfully, Bulba partially redeems himself as a villain here in a second.
Darkwing says that now that Bulba has the code and the Ram Rod is up and running, then Bulba is done with Gosalyn. "Oh, quite," is the villain's reply. He then smirks at Tantalus, who drops Gosalyn again, this time with no intention of catching her before she hits the street. "You
!" snarls Darkwing, kicking Bulba in the stomach. Taken by surprise, the bull goes down and Darkwing hammers him over the head, knocking him to the floor. Darkwing then runs over to the edge of the roof and looks down, only to have Launchpad rise up into view in the Thunderquack, Gosalyn sitting on the "beak," perfectly unharmed.
Hey wait a minute!!!! Where the hell has Launchpad been?! He could've launched a missile and destroyed the Ram Rod or lifted Darkwing and Gosalyn to safety, or done
minutes ago
! And if he was just flying around he could've rescued Gosalyn the
first time
she got dropped!!!
Up until now the whole thing has been somewhat inept, but passable, but now it's starting to become disgustingly obvious that by this point, the writers want to get this over with and wrap up the plot as quickly as possible, so they're not even trying anymore. Similar to Launchpad, Bulba's henchmen also disappeared for a rather lengthy space of time (they're established as being on the roof earlier, but come and go without rhyme or reason between shots). Only now do they reappear, as Hammerhead helps Bulba to his feet. "Where is he?" growls Bulba, meaning Darkwing. Hammerhead insists, "He was right here a second ago!" And so were
, numbnuts.
"I am the terror that flaps in the night," intones the disembodied voice as a cloud of smoke appears on the other side of the roof, "I am the chill that runs up your spine!" Bulba and his men look over, and Hammerhead fires his revolver into the smoke. It dissipates and he and Bulba run over, only to find no sign whatsoever of Darkwing. Suddenly the fowl appears on top of the Ram Rod and he finishes with, "I am Darkwing Duck!", finally getting to complete his famous entrance line uninterrupted. Bulba and Hammerhead spin around and the latter raises his gun to fire, but Bulba restrains him, yelling that he might hit the Ram Rod. Before either one of them can do anything, Darkwing turns and scrutinizes the control panel. "Now let me see," he muses, "how does this work?" He begins randomly punching buttons on the control panel, and the weapon starts shaking and bulging ominously as it randomy fires its sparkly anti-gravity beams in all directions.
Hoof and Mouth, standing uselessly nearby, duck, with Mouth wailing, "What's happening? Do you know what's happening?"
Bulba has helpfully yelled, "It's overloading!" They're struck by a beam and begin floating up into the air. Hammerhead, running over, yells for them to grab onto something. In response, they glower angrily and grab
, pulling him up into the air with them. "Not
, you lunkheads!" he cries. The three of them then proceed to float off into the distance, never to be seen again (well, almost; Hammerhead had a cameo in at least one more episode later on).
Still flapping around in the general vicinity, Tantalus manages to avoid a similar fate by dodging the Ram Rod's beams, but unfortunately for him Gosalyn, now in the cockpit with Launchpad, has decided to take a little revenge on the evil condor. Launchpad pursues the terrified condor, and the "beak" of the plane opens up and bites Tantalus' tail feathers off. He squaks and then covers his bare behind, turns and grins sheepishly at the "camera," then proceeds to drop out of sight. The coup de grace of the Ram Rod's little temper tantrum comes when it randomly tilts back and fires straight upwards, hitting Bulba's airship as it floats above the skyscraper. The Giant Flying Bull's Head of Doom veers out of control, spilling it's cargo of gold to rain down upon the streets, then splashes down into the nearby bay and explodes for, um, some reason. Clovis, who has bailed out before the crash, parachutes to safety. "Hmm, mom was right," she dryly notes, "I should've been a dental hygenist."
Back on the roof, the Ram Rod is shaking and bulging so much now it looks like it's mere seconds from blowing up. Darkwing notes that this is where the hero ought to make his dramatic exit, but before he can do so, he's grabbed by the front of his suit by Bulba, who lifts him up to eye level and snarls, "I underestimated you once, Darkwing Duck! This time, you simply
!" No sooner has he said this then suddenly the Ram Rod hits critical mass (or whatever the hell was going on with it) and explodes. The fireball consumes the entire top portion of the building in a scene similar to the ending of Ghostbusters, and, watching from nearby in the Thunderquack, Gosalyn and Launchpad are horrified. "
!" cries Gosalyn. The smoke slowly clears, to reveal that the explosion took out the entire rooftop. "He couldn't be..."
I would've honestly been able to forgive all of the other problems with this thing if only Bulba had gotten a satisfying final showdown with Darkwing instead of going out like a punk. At least he got a cool final line, and was defiant to the end.
Cut to some time later. Gosalyn is back at the orphanage. Apparently some time has passed, because we can see Canad Tower being repaired in the distance. Mrs. Cavanaugh, the orphanage director seen in the previous episode, is standing in the room with her and tells her, "I know you've been through a lot, but couldn't you show a prospective parent a little more spirit?" It would appear as if, finally, someone is interested in adopting her. But Gosalyn doesn't seem to care all that much. She goes and flops down on her bed, angrily crossing her arms. "Now
a word I'm sick of," she says. Yeah, that's right kiddo. Get all depressed over the death of an egotistical jerk who you knew for, at most, 24 hours. Shrugging, Mrs. Cavanaugh leaves the room and can be heard speaking to a fellow named Mr. Mallard, apologizing to him and saying that Gosalyn doesn't feel like talking. Gosalyn suddenly perks up when she hears this Mr. Mallard speak. "Frankly, it appears as if you've seen better days, yourself," Mrs. Cavanaugh says to Mr. Mallard as Gosalyn peeks out of her room.
Mr. Mallard is propped on a crutch with two broken legs, one broken arm, and bandaged up like a mummy. He tells Mrs. Cavanaugh it's a "kitchen accident." "I have trouble making
," he says, looking right at Gosalyn. "I-- I always forget the
." Just as Mrs. Cavanaugh is about to suggest that Mr. Mallard come back tomorrow, Gosalyn charges over and tackles him, knocking him to the floor. "Ow! Watch the ribs, kid!" She gives him a (almost literally) bone-crushing hug, and says she thought he was dead. "Ha! Nobody can stop Darkwing Du-- er,
Drake Mallard
!" So, Drake is going to adopt Gosalyn, and asks Mrs. Cavanaugh if it's all right if he takes Gosalyn with him to go house-hunting. "But how do you manage to drive in that condition?" she asks. "Oh, uh, I have
," he replies.
Cue Launchpad, who plows through the wall in a red station wagon... ...backwards. He's still getting the hang of the "reverse thing." Gosalyn giggles and Drake looks mortified at the prospect of having to pay a substantial amount of money to Mrs. Cavanaugh (who doesn't seem that concerned that her office wall was just annihilated), and the catchy Darkwing Duck theme kicks in. The title comes up, and Darkwing leaps in front of it and poses heroically as we fade to the end credits.
Now, I'm sure you're wondering, if Darkwing/Drake survived that explosion, then surely Taurus Bulba did, too. Too bad it took the writers freaking
to bother trying to develop another episode based on this idea. And no, nothing ever does come of the revelation in Part 1 that Bulba had Gosalyn's grandfather killed...
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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits the exclusion of people from jobs, services, activities, or benefits based on disabilities. In addition, Section 504 states that no otherwise qualified individual with a disability shall, solely by reason of his or her disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education. Further, it specifically ensures that no qualified individual with a disability shall, on the basis of disability, be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity that receives federal financial assistance.
Consistent with its nondiscrimination policy, Gallaudet has made many accommodations and implemented technological advancements to facilitate a fully accessible, barrier-free environment. Gallaudet will, upon disclosure, attempt to make other reasonable accommodations if appropriate. Please refer to Gallaudet University Administration and Operation Manual (A & O) policy 1.10 Reasonable Accommodations.
Students who believe they have been discriminated against, in violation of the Acts, should follow the procedures described below.
II. Scope of Grievance
Any University student who believes that he or she has been subjected to discrimination on the basis of disability or has been denied access or accommodations required by law shall have the right to invoke this Grievance Procedure. In general, this Grievance Procedure is designed to address the following types of concerns:
- Disagreements or denials regarding requested services, accommodations, or modifications to University practices or requirements;
- Alleged inaccessibility of a University program or activity;
- Alleged harassment or discrimination on the basis of a disability; and
- Any other alleged violations of the ADA and/or Section 504.
This Grievance Procedure, however, is not intended and shall not supersede other University policies and procedures which may exist for addressing issues of concern unrelated to disabilities for which separate University policies and procedures exist, including, for example, grade appeals. For these types of alleged violations, students should use the Student Grievance Policy procedures.
III. Procedures
All disability-related grievances covered by these procedures must be filed within 45 days of the alleged compliance violation. The University may extend this time frame when a delay is due to circumstances beyond the students control, e.g., illness or incapacity. As an initial matter, all grievances shall be reviewed to determine whether they are submitted within a timely manner and/or whether they contain all required information. The University shall not review a grievance that is untimely or fails to contain all required information, including a clear statement of all grounds for the grievance. To facilitate a clear and prompt resolution, once initiated, a grievance shall not be expanded beyond the issues presented in the student's initial complaint. The University reserves the right to redirect a grievance to the proper grievance procedure or to any other appropriate review procedure.
The written complaint shall include the following:
- A full description of the problem and any relevant facts;
- A summary of the steps the student has already taken in attempt to resolve the problem, including the names of persons involved;
- A statement of the requested resolution and the student's rationale for the requested accommodations for each perceived violation;
- Any supporting documentation; and
- The name, contact information and signature of the person initiating the complaint.
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A University student is encouraged to first attempt to resolve his or her complaint informally by selecting any of the following steps:
- Present their concern in writing to the instructor or to the department head and/or Dean within 45 days of the incident causing the complaint. The complaint should explain the nature of the problem and a suggested solution. Unless there are extenuating circumstances, the instructor or department head will resolve the complaint or respond within 10 days.
- The student may bring their concern to the Director of the Office for Students with Disabilities or his or her designee. The regular OSWD documentation/accommodation process will be followed.
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Office (816) 331 8760
Paul (816) 200 6707
Scott (816) 985 6717
Our goal is to provide the highest quality foundations and service at a competitive
price in Grain Valley, Missouri.
Scott and I are on every job at all times to answer questions and deal with any
problems immediately. Our crew has been together for years. They are all respectable,
drug and alcohol tested, and American citizens.
If you have any questions, please call us. We are readily accessible by phone
or email. We are, of course, a licensed and fully insured corporation in Kansas
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It's that time of year again! The time where everyone vows to go back to the gym, tackle a new diet, or decide to finally quit smoking. And while those are all very noble goals, why not add a little something-something ... extra, if you get my drift.
Yes. Yes. I'm talking about sex! Why can't SEX be part of your New Year's resolutions in 2013?
So in that spirit, here are 10 ways to have the best sex of your life ... this year!
1) Try talking dirty. If you're too embarrassed, make sure you have the lights off, then try it. You may find you love it!
2) Get yer motor running. Send your partner sexy text messages throughout the day. By the time he gets home, you'll both be ready to crawl into bed.
3) Buy a new bra. I know, I know, everyone hates buying new bras - I do too. Here's a sexy tip: bring your guy with you and let him pick one out for you.
4) Bust out the toys. Sex toys, I mean. Let your partner in on a little of the vibrator action and see how you both like it.
5) Strap on your high heels and give him a sexy lap dance the moment he walks in.
6) Mix it up. Take a bath together as foreplay, change positions often during sex, use lubrication.
7) Share your fantasies with each other. You may be surprised by what REALLY gets each of your hearts beating fast.
8) Role-play. Like talking dirty, role-playing may seem a bit awkward and weird, but that's just because you haven't tried it. It's a perfect addition to everyone's sex life.
9) Get kinky with some real handcuffs. If you don't like being cuffed (or tied) to the bed, have him strap them on and take control of the situation.
10) Bust out the sweets. We all know how delicious chocolate and whipped cream are ... so why not take them to bed? One piece of advice: get ready to get down, dirty, and sticky. You can shower off later - together.
What are YOUR tips for a sexier new year?
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I took an aimless trip to the mall to see if I could get inspired. And indeed it happened. It was not in the way I had ever expected. I cut back through Penneys on my way back to my car. There was this woman standing in line that sure had a familiar look. And then she made that "Louise" expression. I waited until she had made her purchase and then quietly said, "Diana". I can't tell you how our hour visit revitalized me.
So much so, that I stopped on my way home, to take this picture of the boats in the bay with a dark sky. It is a good day.


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How do I download and install Encore?
Why won't Encore or Premiere Pro CS6 install?
For solutions to a "failed to install" error, see Error: "Failed to install" Creative Cloud desktop app. To resolve other download, installation, and update issues, see this download and install troubleshooting guide.
Can I download a trial copy of Encore?
How do I retrieve my Adobe ID or password?
Can I install Encore on another computer?
You can install Encore on up to two computers. If you want to install it on a third computer, you need to deactivate it on one of your previous machines. Learn more about activating and deactivating Adobe apps.
Account management
How can I change my password?
Sign in to your Adobe accounts page with your current Adobe ID and password. From there, click the Security & Privacy tab, and then click Change under Password. For more information on changing your password and other account information, see Manage your Adobe ID account.
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Miscellaneous general functions and Show, Eq, and Ord instances for PortID
(<.>) :: UString -> UString -> UStringSource
Concat first and second together with period in between. Eg.
"hello" <.> "world" = "hello.world"
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Is field's value a 1 or True (MongoDB use both Int and Bools for truth values). Error if field not in document or field not a Num or Bool.


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Uploader now fixed, if you have uploaded a map and do not see it in the downloads section please reupload it again, sorry for any inconvenience caused
If you find a broken link, please report it to
the Broken Link Forum located
Here's a brief walk through on how to set up custom maps on your server. The info is mostly compiled from several other posts that can be found on this site with a little editing by me. All the info is for COD4, but the procedure is exactly the same for World at War as well.
First off you have to run your custom map server as a modded server so that the clients can download your maps and files. Here's a brief tutorial on how to set up a modded server.
How to set up a modded server
1. Create a new folder in the COD4 'mods' folder (next to 'ModWarfare'). You can call it what you like. For illustration purposes, I will call mine 'demommod'. The entire path should look something like this:
This is your fs_game mods/folder. Remember to keep everything in lower case, as it avoids several quirks about the root path to fs_game.
This was posted by one of our members and thought it should be posted
here to help others out.
Multiple map rotation ini
With a little time up front, it fairly easy to set this up. The most reliable in the long run
is to make copies of you server.cfg. Say for instance you play ffa regularly but you want
to switch to a few maps of tdm with only one rcon command. This is assuming you are
running a stock server, some mods get a bit more complicated but the principle
is the same.
After spending some time at CODUtility I decided to bring some custom COD4 maps to a Lan Party my Uncle was having. I thought I would share my findings with the community.
First, I would like to give credit where credit is due. I searched about a dozen sites on the internet without finding anything very useful. The place that had the most complete information was Open Warfare. Specifically this post: Setting up a local redirect HTTP server for LAN.
When hosting a custom map you need to run a MOD. COD4 comes with MODWarfare and what I can tell from my research, it can be flaky. The good news, however, is that there are plenty of great mods out there to choose from. My initial testing was done with Demon MOD. I thought it was going to be a simple MOD that allowed perks/weapons to be changed in game. I was amazed at how many other configuration options it has. The next MOD I will be trying out is the Modern Paintball MOD. For COD4 the Mods go inside...
Hey all im running a cod4 server with the open warfare mod, Im trying to edit the clanlogo.iwi image that is inside the z_operwafare.iwd folder........... Cant seem to find a program that will open the iwi file.
Any Ideas
How do you change the time limit on the maps from 30 Minutes to 15
In Freeforall.cfg is set // Time limit for each round. Round will finish once the time limit is reached.
set scr_dm_timelimit "15"
you have not entered here , I find the list of cod4 maps , you can help me please? thank you very much
you have not entered here , I find the list of cod4 maps , you can help me please? thank you very much
It's been a long time since I set up a COD4 server and i'm having a few issues
Can someone help me out on getting this server going please. It would be really appreciate.
Hi we are running the extreme rc5 mod and it doesnt seem to enable capture the flag even though it's suppose to support it. Has any one any ideas of what is needed for this maybe a script or something within the cfg's. As i have tried all the cfgs its seems something else maybe needed. Many thanks for any help or input.
hi we have managed to get the ac130 gunship to work but only for the 125 mm unfortunatly we cant get the others on the ac130 to work can someone give me a working cfg file to look at from cod 4 x4 extreme v2 mod please please.
I decided to go back to eXtreme X4 because I could not get OW to work with XLRSTATS v3. eXtreme+ works perfectly. The problem is we run no-cross maps and we spawn on the same side. I remember years ago there was an updated teams.gsc floating around that fixed this problem. Anyone remember or have one? Thanks!
hi i have just done a remake of muy map ruin called mp_103_stormy_sniper_ruin it runs from the cod compiler tools and itruns on my own server but when i try to run it from the game online server it just wont allow people to download ????????? is it possibly because of a map clashing with it maybe one of the maps that may be similar to mine in the map rotation. etc mp_103_ruin perhaps.
This probably isn't and shouldn't be done i am not sure, but i noticed when i extract a ff file there are .menu files inside the ui folder how do you open the .menu files if at all possible.
i have spoken with brodie about changing fonts in our mod for the menu the file in question is the gamefonts_pc iwi it looks like pain stakingly painfull work but there must be overlays that you can get or an easier alternative. so i thought to ask on here to see if anybody is in the know how, about these things and where you can get a library of these from please.
hi we are running the extreme rc5 mod the map terminal appears to work for the opfor and not the american side. it does not appear that we don't have a fixed teams.gsc file how would we go about that and is it in our mod. i have found a team .gsc file in map mp folder on the server but not a fixed team.gsc.
is there anyone out there who is willing to put a video tut to show people how to create there own mod please.
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Recently Ive been putting some non cross over snipe maps on our server, 103_fishing for example. However we have found that all players tend to spawn in the same place and on the same side. There have been a few other maps where we spawn on the same side. But then there are other maps that Ive put on where this does not happen :rolleyes:
Does anyone know if there is a simple fix for this ? or do you need to be running a snipe only Mod ? We are running the OW2 1.3 mod on our server. Someone has mentioned in the past a iw3 or config file you can put on which forces the spawn points to be either side.
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how do you select to have only the sniper class im using the extreme rc5 mod any help is appreciated as always
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Cod 4 X4 v3.0 RC2 eXtreme Warfare modif anyone has it please could they send it to me at email@example.com please thanx if not i will gladly sign into msn live and link up for download that way please take into account that the mycallof dutysite is down.
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I was wandering please, if anyone could tell me how to make the helicopter less vulnerable to bullets from the guns as it seems to be shot down with just two bullets from our guns in our mod.We run the extreme_rc mod i run the server with someone else so what settings do i need to adjust in the helicopter settings.
Hi in enabling the sniper rifles to gain range when you shoot was not a problem, However we have seemed to lost the range display and headshot sound, as well as being able to destroy barrels. Now all our alterations were made via our mod in the weapons mp folder for each sniper rifle. What would i have to do to get back the damage on the rifles, so that all the things listed above will be reactivated, as well as maintaing the distance on our rifles.
I've been playing around with differant mods lately for our server. I downloaded the raw x4 files as well as the kill confirmed files. Pretty sure I've got it compile and run correctly because it defaults to FFA. I'm still not sure how to launch the mod gametype. I tried to set my gametype as "kc"?. anyone have an idea?
we are running the extremerc mod how do you det it up for capture the flag please any help much appreciated
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The Journey Through Emptiness
Let me attempt to reduce some of my experiences to words, with the hope that You will meditate consistently until the issues below are revealed to You by Your Own Essence. I have mentioned that the Reason for Coming into Being is 'Full-Joyment' of Live or Love or Law. Now 'why are we in so much pain, whether we have someone to Love or not? Lack of self-satisfaction in Life and Love; I do agree with the Priestesses, is due to lack of Fullness, hence we move around amazingly filled with Emptiness.
It is a sense of loss, deficiency and confusion. We go through Life with heavy hearts and lack that Natural Awareness as if we have lost our Consciousness. We become the Living Dead, i.e. as if the essential part of us has been taken away, removed, gone or it is not fulfilling our needs. Both helplessness and hopelessness become our best unwanted friends. Anger, anxiety, disappointment and irritability simply become extended family members that continue to reduce our self-esteem and quality of Life in us. Depression sometimes sets in and we do not value ourselves because something worthy is gone; so we see no reason to Live and Love, give or share.
Our essential nature is Consciousness. However, when we enter into so-called 'Relationships', we give up this sense of Self to the other. We compromise it due to fear of loss, and when the 'ship' capsises; something of great importance gets lost. The immediate reaction is a sense of need, and unknown to us is a sense of demand. We become filled with unending expectations to 'Fullfill'
the emptiness hoping to experience a sense of Bliss. Hey! Simply stay peaceful in Your Emptiness and learn!
The Figment of 'Relationship Bondage'
When we are unfulfilled, we ascribe value; due to poor judgment; to things, objects and events; as if these had qualities of deep inner joy for us. In this manner we voluntarily cheat ourselves and everyone who believes in such life fully filled with holes. A demand-driven and a need-to-have or an expectation so-called based relationship is the best way to Fall in and out of the same relationship, broken hearted. At their best, relationships are devoid of Love, Life and Natural Law as they are man and woman-made, a dream-state that turns out to be our worst nightmare.
The presence of expectations, needs, judgments, desires and hopes while one is unaware of these, is a clear indication of one who is preoccupied by a fleeting utopia. Instead of Living in the Now, conscious of the 'Nowness' of Love and Loving, we imprison ourselves in something external, only existing in our hopeful minds and prospects of the ever-absent and rudderless relation 'ship'. On board this 'ship', we suffer mental anguish and spiritual agony. Harassed by empty deep holes within, we stay hopeful that the ship will bring tranqulising ecstasy. The tranqualiser is the other person and what they are offering, i.e. the need and demand to be appreciated, the hopes to be given something that will make us happy. We wrongfully judge that the thing that makes us feel fulfilled in the other person is actually a part of us. Unconsciously, we mis-identify the things that contribute towards our pleasure as us. It is here that the dead 'ship' of ownership, selfishness, greed, selfishness, control, obsession and possessiveness are born. We then move from pain to excitement to pain, and pride ourselves insuch 'fear-tionships'. Can You relate to suchaformofa Loveless relationship?
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Lake Wanaka is the best place to base yourself to see the West Coast.
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Our West Coast adventure was about to continue but first a little more about our fine hosts. Robert Long and his wife Catherine and their family have been living at Gorge River for many years. The only access is by long walk of many days or by plane dropping into their airstrip. They are self sufficient and lovely hosts. We had tea and home made cakes that remind me of when I was growing up on the high country farm.
After tea we went down to the river so Dick could throw his rod in. For 82 he was like a little kid, running into the tide throwing out his line and running back waiting for the Kawai to take the bait. I started fishing but then simply was mesmermised by the serene beauty of the place and soon packed up my gear for a lovely stroll with my partner Wayne. We walked to the other end of the airstrip, the only piece of flat land there, and we looked south, just sea and rocks as far as the eye I could see. I could imagine the Paua and Crayfish minding thier own business in the clear torquoise ocean.
Time to go, so we hoped back in the planes and proceeded to take off and started up the coast, north towards the Haast Pass. We snuck up over the Cascade River and turned inland up the Waiatoto River.
From here we were cruising straight towards the Mountain of Aspiring. Thinking about how the early explorers managed to climb all around these parts all that time ago makes me feel humble to be flying only 1 hour from Wanaka to this remote environment.
We turn left through Pearson's Pass which takes us into the eastern branch of the Matukituki River and then we hop over into my old Farmland, Minaret Station. We fly down one of the Valleys towards Lake Wanaka which opens out in a surreal lakescape of pure magic.
I turn to Dick and say, "It simply does not get any better than this"! We cruise down the lake together taking photos of each other as the two planes quietly wieve their way back to the quiet civilisation of Lake Wanaka township. This scenic flight is the best thing about Wanaka, watching the famous Mou Wahou Island slip by, we see the fish dart from the emerald shallows into the deep of the blue lake.
Shortly Wanaka appears and before long we glide back to earth. Dick and I can't stop grinning, we know we have witnessed something that will remain one of the best things we have ever done in Wanaka. Even though we live here!
We jump out and get a photo in the front of the plane. The images still blazened onto our memories like bright fresh flashes of colour and wonder..."Go again"? Dick enquires,
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Violent Femmes, Mandolin Orange, Ben Folds, Ani DiFranco, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Josh Ritter join the single-day lineup for the 29th Annual Rocky Mountain Folks Festival (August 16-18, 2019). Tickets and camping are on sale now at shop.bluegrass.com or 800-624-2422.
In the 29 years of our "summit on the song," the Festival has relocated from Estes Park to Lyons (in 1994), grown to our current capacity of 4,000, survived a 500-year flood, and created its own culture, community, and spirit. All the while, Folks has remained true to our initial vision of spending a glorious Colorado summer weekend celebrating songs and stories from around the musical and geographic world.
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Lyons locals often look forward to the Folks Festival as their time to finally relax and enjoy summer. In contrast to the hot licks and hyper tempos of RockyGrass, the mellower moods of Folks Fest are the perfect antidote for the warm Colorado sun. Claim your space with a blanket or tarp, set down your low-back chair, and settle in for unforgettable days and nights of music. For these 3 magical days, Festivarians from around the world are treated like "Lyons locals."
|Festivarians at the Folks Festival
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From morning 'til 11pm each night, the world's most inspired songwriters share their songs and stories, projected through the best sound system at any festival in the country.
The festival opens with the prestigious Folks Songwriter Showcase, where a juried group of the most gifted new songwriters from around the world compete for a spot in the 2016 lineup. Songwriting workshops continue throughout the festival in the intimacy of the new Wildflower Pavilion.
Festivarians at the Folks Festival welcome newcomers with a space on their tarp and conversation about summer and song. Children create their masterpieces in the sandy beach next to the stage (kids 12 and under are free, of course) while parents dream their own masterpieces to the sound of acoustic guitars and lyrical songs.
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Pack a picnic -- you're welcome to bring in food and drinks, just no outside alcohol or glass. Or enjoy a wide variety of food options from our food vendors (fish tacos to ice cream, dumplings to artisan pizza), as well as Avery beer, wine, cocktails and free filtered local water.
As the sun sets over the Rocky Mountain Foothills the campgrounds come alive with Festivarians from around the country eager to perform their latest songs or share in the creation of new ones with new friends. Whether you are a musician or a music lover, camps from around Colorado and around the country welcome you in with a hearty hug. Connect with your past and future tarpmates on the Folks Fest board at Festivarian.com.
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In August the St. Vrain is transformed from a hub of recreation to a cooling wet paradise. The shallow depths of the river are filled with damp armchairs (within perfect view and sound of the main stage) and constantly evolving rock sculptures.
|Cooling waters of the St. Vrain River
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The relaxed pace leaves time to explore the spectacular environment of Lyons, Colorado. The historic quarry town is located just 15 miles north of Boulder in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The small town (population 2,100) is known for its antique stores, restaurants, artists, and musicians – NPR's All Things Considered calls Lyons "the Nashville of the Rockies."
Numerous camping options nearby include: on-site at the festival grounds or under the cliffs at Lavern Johnson (Meadow) Park (an easy five-minute walk to the festival). Convenient, inexpensive parking is available at the Planet Bluegrass Farm, just a 5-minute walk (or free shuttle bus ride) to the festival grounds.
Non-musical activities in and around Lyons include numerous trails for hiking and mountain biking at Hall Ranch, Heil Valley Ranch and Rabbit Mountain; touring through Rocky Mountain National Park (20 miles up the hill from Lyons); or enjoying our rivers for swimming, tubing, or simply cooling off from the warm Colorado sunshine.
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I'm not naturally a cynical type of chap, however politics seems to bring a side out of me that I don't really like.
While trying to decide who to vote for, I find myself muttering phrases such as
"Well, they'll never actually do that, will they?" This really isn't like me at all.
Apparently this time we are to be "helped" in our decision by the TV debate. As far as I'm concerned, this X-factor style circus only makes it more likely we'll end up with a pretty boy/girl with lots of style and little substance.
What I'd like to do is vote for the party whose policies are best aligned with my life and that of my family. I couldn't give a hedgehog whether the leader smiles or can remember someone's name, but I do want to know if they know what they're talking about.
I have a business to run – much like the rest of you. If I spend the required time trawling through all the information that would allow me to decide which party will make my business run better, then somebody else will no doubt be spending that time making their business run better than mine.
So I have to guess, basically. My guess is that Brown is an economist, whilst Cameron and Clegg are basically pop stars in suits. I think that Brown will probably ultimately be seen to have dealt well with the financial upheaval of the past 18 months, and that on that basis he should be retained. That's enough thinking for me. Back to work.
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During a press event announcing that Smith Electric Vehicles will be building a manufacturing plant in the South Bronx to produce the all-electric Newton, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo also made plenty of alternative-powered supporters smile with another announced.
New York State will make $10 million available next year as part of a five-year incentive program to encourage the purchase of electric vehicles. The federally funded electric vehicle buyer incentive program will be funded by the through federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funding. It will be administered by the New York State Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
The program will offer vouchers up to $20,000 per vehicle for a new plug-in all-electric vehicle producing zero emissions. Any vehicle over 10,000 lbs., regardless of manufacturer, will be eligible once the program is implemented, expected in the spring.
"We're pleased that $10 million of our Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funding will not only improve the air quality of our state but also incentivize companies like Smith Electric to create jobs in New York," State Dept. of Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald said. "This is a perfect example of the link between transportation and economic development."
"This new electric vehicle (EV) buyer program will play an important role in increasing the number of EVs on New York's roads. EVs are not only a cleaner alternative to combustion engines but reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and the emission of greenhouse gases," said Francis J. Murray Jr., president & CEO of NYSERDA. "We are pleased to join Governor Cuomo in welcoming Smith Electric Vehicles to the Bronx and applaud their creation of more than 100 jobs for New Yorkers."
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We didn't have room in the latest newsletter to include all the different links and interesting resources related to the 2010 Nobel Prize award for work on graphene. If you missed it in the newsletter, or are just looking for even more graphene information, keep reading:
The 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov of the University of Manchester "for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene." Graphene is a flat sheet of carbon with a thickness of just one atom.
In an interview with Nature magazine, Andre Geim describes some of graphene's properties:
"It's the thinnest possible material you can imagine. It also has the largest surface-to-weight ratio: with one gram of graphene you can cover several football pitches (in Manchester, you know, we measure surface area in football pitches). It's also the strongest material ever measured; it's the stiffest material we know; it's the most stretchable crystal."
In addition, graphene conducts electricity as well as copper, and is a better heat conductor than any other known material.
The Nature interview is available online here and is an interesting read. Geim answers questions about why graphene won even though it hasn't done much yet, why it's exciting in the physics community, and why he hasn't patented graphene.
Learn More:
- You can read more about the award and graphene on the Nobel Prize website.
- PBS News Hour has a video on their website about graphene. This is where I learned that Andre Geim is the first Nobel Prize winner to also have won an Ig Nobel Prize, awarded for his work levitating a live frog! Watch the video, Graphene: Nobel Winners' Thin, Mighty Material Holds Much Promise.
- The New York Times published a story about the award that has a bit more detail than the Nobel Prize blurb or the PBS News Hour segment. Read it here.
- Popsci created a photo gallery of "graphene's greatest hits."
- There's a post on the Wired.com Gadget Lab blog explaining (in their opinion) Why Graphene Won Scientists the Nobel Prize.
NISE Net Activities and Resources Related to Forms of Carbon
Finally, the NISE Net has a number of programs about some of the other forms of carbon:
- "Forms of Carbon" is a cart demo that demonstrates how the nanoscale arrangement of atoms dramatically impacts a material's macroscale behavior. Visitors learn about the structure and properties of four different forms of carbon. During the program, visitors interact with models of four different forms of carbon. four other forms of carbon available for download from the catalog here: http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/programs
- "Nanotube Balloons" is a large display made of balloons that can be used to draw visitors to a program on nanotechnology. Visitors observe how the carbon atoms are arranged in a carbon nanotube. The nanotube balloon model can be pre-constructed by museum staff, or visitors can help to build it. "Balloon Nanotubes" is also available in tabletop size.
- "Electric Squeeze" is a cart demo about piezoelectricity - how some crystals produce electricity when you squeeze them. Visitors learn about the history of piezoelectricity, how it's used, and how it's applied in nanotechnology. They make electric sparks, handle models and listen to cheesy music.
- "Exploring Structures - Buckyballs" is a hands-on activity in which visitors fold up a precut shape to make a model of a buckyball. They learn that buckyballs are tiny, soccerball-shaped molecules made of carbon.
- "World of Carbon Nanotubes" introduces the carbon nanotube, its discovery and applications.
(The quote in the blog post title is from David Saltzberg, a physicist at the University of California and the scientific consultant for the CBS show "The Big Bang Theory," as quoted in the New York Times.)


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New evidence shows that polar bears are suffering from industrial chemicals swept to the Arctic from nations thousands of kilometers (miles) to the south, the WWF global conservation organization said this week.
OSLO New evidence shows that polar bears are suffering from industrial chemicals swept to the Arctic from nations thousands of kilometers (miles) to the south, the WWF global conservation organization said this week.
It called for a wider ban on the toxic chemicals, including some in a newer generation meant to be less harmful than a "dirty dozen" outlawed by a 2001 convention.
"Three new scientific studies published recently provide strong indications that polar bears are contaminated by PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) and pesticides and are already being affected by these chemicals," it said in a report.
The WWF said that it was calling for "the immediate phase out of the most hazardous chemicals," saying the studies added to evidence of contamination of the Arctic by chemicals swept north by winds and currents from nations to the south.
An estimated 22,000 polar bears live in the Arctic and face other threats from global warming and loss of habitat.
PCBs and some pesticides were banned under the 2001 U.N. convention. They can linger for years in the environment and build up in animals' fatty tissues. Some studies have shown traces of newer chemicals, including types of flame retardants.
The WWF said the three studies indicated a link between high levels of PCBs and pesticides in polar bears in Canada and on the Norwegian island of Svalbard and a lack of antibodies in their blood, making the bears more susceptible to infection. The studies also found altered hormone levels that could lead to everything from reproductive to behavioral problems.
"Most polar bears probably have several hundred human-made chemicals in their bodies, and they have never evolved mechanisms to deal with them," said Andrew Derocher, a scientist at the University of Alberta who has contributed to all recent studies. "The unintentional tinkering with the hormone and immune system of a polar bear is unlikely to be good for them."
Polar bears, whose favorite diet is fatty seals, often have high levels of contaminants which have also been found in the breast milk of Inuit women.
"Other contaminants with similar properties continue to be used on a day-to-day basis in manufacturing processes and products throughout the world," said Brettania Walker, toxics officer in WWF's Arctic Program. "It is crucial to prevent these newer-generation chemicals from accumulating in, and polluting, the environment."
The WWF urged stronger legislation in line with the strictest European Union proposals.
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Australia, US work on climate deal
Australia and the United States are finalising an agreement to share technology and knowledge on clean and renewable energy generation.
US Secretary of State John Kerry met with Australia's Foreign Minister Bob Carr in Washington on Tuesday (AEDT) for wide-ranging bilateral talks.
Mr Kerry later told reporters at a joint media conference there had been progress in the dialogue on energy security.
"We both share a hope and an expectation ... (of) an opportunity for stakeholders in both of our countries to come together and explore new ideas for clean energy, renewable energy production, for modernisation of our energy infrastructures, and efforts to combat climate change," he said.
"We really hope that very soon we're going to have a date where we can announce our specific efforts to kick off this collaboration."
Mr Kerry also noted Australia's non-permanent seat on the UN security council as an opportunity for closer work on issues such as Syria, the Middle East peace process, and North Korea.
And the US would be deploying the latest rotation of Marines next month under the agreement reached with Australia.
Mr Kerry, who replaced Hillary Clinton earlier this year, steered clear of using Ms Clinton's term "pivot" in relation to the US's shift of foreign policy focus to the Asia-Pacific region.
"I think that the word `pivot' ... implied a departure from somewhere else," Mr Kerry said.
"We're not rebalancing at the expense of important relationships in Europe and the Mideast and elsewhere, but we are rebalancing."
Mr Kerry said he would be heading to China, South Korea and Japan in a few weeks.