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Judith Robertson's curator insight, July 29, 2013 3:34 PM
I love Michele Clapton's sartorial sense of time, space, weather, and the perfect outfit for engaging in epic adventure in Game of Thrones. Her sets, filmed across such diverse geographies as Iceland, Morocco, Croatia, Ireland, and Malta are meticulously detailed with costumes in fur, leather, and metal, all of which feel excitingly alive and coexistent, bringing the discontinuous moments of fire and ice into vibrant contact.
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Great post, but rather than using all of these apps you can just use the Artsnapper Application. It is launching in September and it is a based location application that lets you discover art around you. Take a look http://artsnapper.com/
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What a wonderful way to work some Media Literacy into a MS or HS class - along with Poe, of course.

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SEVIERVILLE, TENN. – After day two of the 2014 Food Lion SAC Men's Golf Championship, the Coker men are in seventh place with a two round team total of 620.
In day one of the tournament Coker shot a team total of 316. The Cobras then improved 12 stokes on day two and finished with a 304.
Josh Clay continues to lead the Navy and Yellow squad, with a second round score of 73. Clay improved his play by three strokes from yesterday, and has moved into second place on the individual leader board. Both Will Bundy and Zane Price shot 76 in day two, while Christopher Fuga and Blake Baysden finished with scores of 79 and 80, respectively.
The third and final round will take place tomorrow morning. The Cobras will be looking to gain ground on Tusculum, who currently holds the first place position with a team score of 607.


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Ravens 24, Bengals 16
1. No matter what happens in the playoffs, Ray Rice deserves better than a franchise tag in 2012. It's time to figure out a way to pay the man. Football is always going to be the ultimate team sport, but Rice was the catalyst to this entire 12-4 season. He should be the face of the franchise going forward, and he should be paid appropriately. Unless you're a both a pessimist and a contrarian, there is a lot to be proud of right now if you're a Ravens fan. Sure, this team hasn't always looked pretty this year. They've done some stuff the hard way. And there are still lingering issues that may ultimately doom them in the playoffs. But locking up the No. 2 seed, earning a home playoff game, and sweeping the toughest division in football, is a tremendous accomplishment. Just for a moment, take a second to appreciate what a grueling march this season was, and tip your cap to acknowledge where the Ravens ultimately ended up. It seemed like a lot of factors were working against Baltimore this week. A lot of people looked at this matchup and saw a young and hungry team (Bengals) playing host to an old and injury-plagued team that has had a ton of trouble winning on the road this year (Ravens). I admit I was one of them who viewed the game that way. My head kept telling me the Bengals were going to win this game. But I still couldn't bring myself to pick the Bengals to win. And the reason for that was Ray Rice. This season, and this game in particular, should serve as conclusive proof that Rice is one of the NFL's best players, and it would be a little insulting to make him play another season under a 1-year-deal after he's proven himself repeatedly. (He led the NFL in yards from scrimmage this year with 2,068.) We talk about Joe Flacco a lot in this space. We debate whether or not he's progressing, we argue over where he fits in the NFL quarterbacking hierarchy, and that's always a worthy debate. Because you can't win an NFL championship in this era of wide-open football without a decent quarterback. You have to have some balance. This is not Trent Dilfer's NFL anymore. But we don't talk enough about Rice because there really isn't much to argue about. He's one of the five best running backs in football. Period. The Ravens needed him to have a big game more than ever against the Bengals, and I'd argue he had maybe the best game of his career. In terms of performing under pressure, it's hard to beat 24 carries for 191 yards and two touchdowns. He even finished off his two long touchdown runs so Baltimore didn't even have to bother with its usual hiccups in the red zone. If the Ravens hadn't won this game, I would surmise their chances of getting to the Super Bowl would have decreased by about 75 percent. Rice put them on his back in big moments. He got some great blocking from Vonta Leach, Marshal Yanda, Ben Grubbs and Matt Birk, but he made those runs possible with his vision, his balance and his initial burst. There seems to be a train of thought these days that running backs are disposable commodities, and that it's foolish to offer them lucrative long-term deals. That's one reason why the assumption is the Ravens will franchise Rice next season. But here is what's actually foolish: Offering a 29-year-old running back a lucrative deal. Rice is only 24. (He'll turn 25 on Jan. 22, the day of the AFC Championship game.) He absolutely has five really good years ahead of him. What more, exactly, does he need to prove? He's been a feature back for three years and led the NFL in yards from scrimmage twice. This isn't Eddie George or Larry Johnson, guys who carried the ball more than 400 times in a season and absorbed a ton of big hits. This is a dynamic athlete who is also a quarterback's best friend in the passing game. But more than just his play, Rice is the rare professional athlete who really, truly understands that he's always representing the Baltimore Ravens every time he appears in public or opens his mouth. He's comfortable in the spotlight, and he's the kind of person you want in the spotlight. That should count for something, too. The Ravens are probably going to have to choose, down the road, who is going to be the odd man out between Rice, Flacco and Ben Grubbs. And that's a shame. But if they try to franchise Rice, he should absolutely hold out. All he needs to do is look at what happened to Adrian Peterson this year. You might only get one chance to feel financially secure. I know the salary cap complicates everything in the NFL, and these decisions are months into the future. For now, we should just take a moment to appreciate how exhilarating it was when Rice knifed through that hole in the fourth quarter on 3rd-and-1, made the free safety miss, and scampered for a 51-yard touchdown. Hard to put a price tag on a play like that.
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I love to buy chiles, especially when I find ones that are soft and pliant, so fresh you can imagine they were drying in a Mexican field maybe just last week.
I have to be careful, however, when shopping because my storage space is very limited. And the other day when I opened my cabinet, out came tumbling three bags of chiles that hit me on the head. I then realized that I needed to make something that would use up a lot of my supply. Fortunately, there was a big football game and nothing pleases people watching winter sports more than a big bowl of spicy red Texas chili.
Now, I've written about chili before and provided you with general guidelines on how I make my chili. I don't use beans, I don't use tomatoes but most importantly, I don't use measurements. It works for me, but can be frustrating if you've never made chili and desire more strict instructions.
So for this batch, I decided to multi-task and wrote down what I was adding to the pot when I made my what I dubbed my seven-chile chili. Of course, there were a couple of mishaps—I added way too many ground cloves in the beginning and accidentally added cardamom instead of coriander during one spice addition. But the best thing about chili is that the longer it cooks, the flavors both deepen and blend into a complex dish where the sum of the bowl is greater than its parts.
People often ask if my chili is real deal Texas-style chili. I'll say yes because I'm a Texan and it's the chili I grew up eating. Though defining what authentic Texas chili is can be difficult. The term "chili" comes from chile con carne, which translates to peppers with meat. And that's at heart what I make, with the addition of some spices and aromatics. But there have been some grumbles.
Some people have grumbled because there's cinnamon and chocolate in my chili, though these flavors are commonly found in Mexican cuisine. Some people have grumbled because there aren't tomatoes in my chili, though I don't think that cowboys on the range had access to tomatoes all the time. And some people have grumbled because I don't use Gebhardt's Chili Powder, though I can't buy that in New York and using fresh chiles will trump chili powder any day.
But no matter what people say, I love my chili and usually, those that eat it love it, too. So here is some of my chili with measurements. Enjoy!
Seven-chile Texas chili
- 6 anchos, seeded and stemmed
- 2 pasilla, seeded and stemmed
- 2 costeños, seeded and stemmed
- 2 guajillos, seeded and stemmed
- 4 chiles de arbol
- 4 pieces bacon
- 4 pounds chuck roast, cut into 1/4 inch cubes
- 1 large onion diced
- 6 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 cup brewed coffee
- 1 bottle beer
- 2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp clove
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp coriander
- 1/2 tsp cayenne
- 2 chipotles in adobo
- Salt
- 1/4 cup masa harina
- 1/3 Mexican hot chocolate tablet, grated
- Heat the dried chiles (anchos, pasillas, costenos, guajillos, and chiles de arbol) in a dry, cast-iron skillet on medium for a couple of minutes on each side. Turn off the heat and then add enough water to the skillet to cover the chiles, and let them soak for half an hour.
- Meanwhile, in a large heavy pot, such as a Dutch oven, fry up your bacon. When done, remove from pan and crumble (Don't worry if you opt to eat a slice—you deserve it!) and leave the bacon grease in the pot (it should be about 3 tablespoons). In the pot, cook your beef in the bacon grease on medium heat, a few minutes on each side until lightly browned. You will probably have to cook these in 2 batches.
- Remove the browned beef from the pot, and add your onions. Cook on medium until clear. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Put the beef back in the pot, and mix in the coffee, the beer, water, bacon crumbles, cumin, cinnamon, clove, allspice, coriander, and cayenne. Add salt to taste and turn the heat up to high.
- Your soaking chiles should be soft by now. Drain and rinse, discarding the soaking water (it will be bitter) and place them in a blender along with the canned chipotle chiles and one cup of fresh water. Puree until nice and smooth and then add the chile puree to the chili pot.
- When chili begins to boil, turn heat down to low and let simmer for five hours, stirring occasionally. Taste it once an hour, and if the flavors are too muted, feel free to add more of any of the spices. Also, it starts to get too dry, add more liquid (your choice!).
- After 5 hours, take a Mexican hot chocolate disc, and finely grate 1/3 of it into the pot. Scoop out 1 cup of broth and add the masa harina. Mix it well and then reincorporate it back into the pot. Stir until chili is thickened.
- Let the chili simmer for another half hour or so. Taste and adjust seasonings. When done, serve with cheddar, onions and tortillas.
Recipe Notes
If you can't find all of these chiles, I would just use the more readily available anchos and chipotles. I'd use 6-8 anchos, following the same soaking and pureeing method, and two chipotles.


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Watch for These Three Things in Apple's Earnings
WSJ Ahead of the Tape columnist Spencer Jakab outlines three key things Wall Street will be looking for in Apple's earnings report, scheduled for release after the bell on Monday.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... it is Monday morning here on Wall Street in New York City to the MoneyBeat show ... I am Paul vignette the collective eyes of Wall Street will be focused on Cupertino California ... after the bell when Apple reports its third-quarter earnings ... due to the markets today and not of one of movement ... you see the Dow they are now down six point I mean really hard the moving ... markets start of a little bit slow here but it will speed up later said ... it will speed up after the bell when Apple reports Earnings ... Wall Street Journal's ahead of the Tape columnist Spencer Jacob ... outlined three key things ... traders will be looking for Spencer's ... morning ally in the morning ... ah so that Apple obviously are a lot of focus on this company ... you talked about in years years posted a column ... about how the card stock for e it's ... and it's ... pretty interesting trading pattern to go ahead of the earnings on tells what the present and ... any any any given street scenes ... the key is you know this is all this passage how to play Apple earnings was going to happen that that part of the key is not to play Apple earnings and there's this ... almost the sense especially during the Steve Jobs era ... they're going to be ... one of the one on a streak of winning the thirty seven for better or do I go back to last forty eight quarters are only five in which the midst of three had been during the Tim Cook and so ... is it was very rare it's becoming more common but they generally tend to ... guide expectations low ... and that exceed them ... now that's a question this quarter right there the consensus for seven minute to ... share for the fourth quarter fiscal fourth quarter ... of ... this would be if they make bad or anything right around that ... the fourth consecutive quarter of ... that that they are down year on year ... so they are showing up to signs of decelerating with signs of ... retreating from the the peaks of the rates got into the share price but are still learning to hunt my family billions and billions of dollars but is it that growth is different now for the and we look at what or the key things to look for in this report after the bell ... first ones obvious right ... the I phone deal and that that's a little bit that people judge because it became the new I phone up and the cheaper I phone the DS in the seat ... I came in right in the quarter they will affect the quarter ... now you have a record weekend for our radio hybrids really can get ... it and that so that they look a double set the movie like a blockbuster roll about ... how to do the first week and ... it's it's even though the company's products are our sense in that way but to such a rush to get the products ... it did very well there's estimates they ... sold nine million up of the two new I Phones ... during that weekend the estimates are the sole between thirty three thirty five million ... during the quarter ... on clear how much that that final rush into the new product Murray the needle ... for them but that will be imported Brent and I ... he I think the next big thing is and that all trains leads down to of course were to sum up the second of ... the billions and billions of dollars on the bottom line ... right on the company's stock of the Cecil Thurber profitable ... though the real question about Apple is ... what trajectory ... he likes now they are they just launched a new eye pads which will be a big holiday seller The on their new I pad Meanie ... up but it's a crowded market prices for the market was for phones and it's become a credit markets for tablets as well they're a lot of offerings out there not despite soft surface but ... maths maths of ... cheaper ... off Android or modify the ever devices from Amazon some ... even be subsidized in a way ... of what happens their margins that the what Apple is that not only of the last man to the top one but there's this fear ... that their extraordinary operating margins ... will be competed away because they're selling something that's not quite as special getting a little potties ... lots of perfectly good substitutes almost as good substitutes or in some cases better substitutes right out there that's that's the real fear if you're an Apple bull doesn't look expensive in terms of a price earnings ratio for what is considered on the app ... but then a few YouTube cut mop a third off that margin a few years down the road then I look at some of them anymore I and the other one obviously Colony outlaw but the top of the lead after the bell Spencer Jacob gave to become a nun ...


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Release Date: February 1, 2013
BUFFALO, N.Y. – John R. Alm, retired CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises, has established a University at Buffalo scholarship for graduating seniors at Maple Grove High School in Bemus Point.
A 1973 UB School of Management alumnus, Alm established The Cheryl D. Van Marter-Alm Scholarship in honor of his late wife. Both are graduates of Maple Grove High.
Alm's gift of $150,000 will provide up to four students with full tuition beginning in fall 2013.
"Attending UB gave me exposure to people who lived very differently from me and opened doors to a new world," Alm said. "I hope this scholarship will provide a similar opportunity to Maple Grove students."
To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be graduates of Maple Grove High School and be accepted into UB. They also must demonstrate financial need and plan to live on campus. Recipients may attend any of the UB schools, but preference will be given to those interested in the School of Management.
"This is an exceptional opportunity for Maple Grove students and a coveted scholarship for students to strive for," said Edward Turkasz Jr., Maple Grove's principal.
"John has a passion for providing educational opportunities to underserved youth," said Arjang Assad, dean of the School of Management. "This scholarship is an apt demonstration of this.
Alm received the Distinguished Alumni award in 2011 from the UB Alumni Association. He owns and operates a large ranch in Hyattville, Wyoming, that includes Camp Paintrock, a summer camp for inner-city youth from Los Angeles.
The UB School of Management is recognized for its emphasis on real-world learning, community and economic impact, and the global perspective of its faculty, students and alumni. The school has been ranked by Bloomberg Businessweek, the Financial Times, Forbes, U.S. News & World Report and The Wall Street Journal for the quality of its programs and the return on investment it provides its graduates. For more information about the UB School of Management, visit mgt.buffalo.edu.
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The U.S. Men's National Team continues its preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil with a match against Ukraine – FIFA's highest-ranked team not to qualify for this summer's tournament. U.S. MNT head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has called in a squad of primarily European-based players for a final personal evaluation before the provisional roster is announced in May and the final preparation camp ensues shortly thereafter.
Klinsmann sat down with ussoccer.com to address what he and the coaching staff are looking for from the players during and after the match against Ukraine, the core and potential players that make up the current squad, what he expects from a talented Ukraine team and the excitement of feeling the World Cup just around the corner.ussoccer.com: You haven't had a chance to call in the European-based players since November. How are you viewing the opportunity this camp presents?
Jurgen Klinsmann: "Having this Ukraine game is a huge opportunity, mainly for our European-based players. You want to give them a chance to show where they are at and what's going on in their specific situation. It's great to call in players like Oguchi Onyewu, Will Packwood – his first time to come in – Tim Ream, who is playing consistently well at Bolton, Danny Williams, who has now kind of made his way through at Reading and playing week-in, week-out, and Juan Agudelo, who is now in Holland.
"It's a huge opportunity for all those guys to prove to us that they are eager and hungry to jump on the train to the World Cup. We will get a good picture of them over those couple of days, and therefore, we left almost all the MLS players back in the United States."
ussoccer.com: There will be two MLS-based players on the roster, Clint Dempsey and Michael Bradley. What was the thought process behind bringing them?
JK: "This is a huge game. We play Ukraine, which barley missed out on going to Brazil. They had a playoff against France, one of the best teams in the world. So you want to have a very strong team against Ukraine, and as I often mention our team is defined in its spine. The core group of the team is Tim Howard and then Michael Bradley, Jermaine Jones in midfield, Clint Dempsey in front of them and then Jozy Altidore up front. These five players build our spine.
"Having Michael Bradley and Clint Dempsey in for Ukraine is very important to us. Clint has played these two months at Fulham and Michael is coming off preseason camp with Toronto, so for us it's very important to see both back in the team and putting their stamp on the game."
This is the only game in which you will get to see the European-based players before the provisional roster announcement in May. What messages will be
delivering to these players?
JK: "It's difficult for us coaches to prepare everything for this summer's World Cup only having this game on March 5 before going into preparation camp. It's very little time to work with the players. Therefore, for the European-based players, in these three or four days we are together and the game against Ukraine, t's even more important they have a good showing."
"The coaching staff is doing a lot of scouting at their club teams. Whether it's going to visit guys in the Premiership and Championship in England, the Bundesliga, going to France to see Alejandro Bedoya … these opportunities are very crucial to us.
You have invited eighteen-year-old Julian Green, who plays at Bayern Munich, to train with the team for two days in Frankfurt. What are you hoping to
accomplish with him in his first introduction to the Senior National Team?
JK: "We are thrilled Julian accepted our invitation and comes into these two days in Frankfurt. We want to show him how things work with the United States team and with our environment. We want him to meet the players, to meet the staff, obviously to meet us coaches, and we want him to feel comfortable in our environment. With a lot of players who come through the ranks with dual citizenship, it's going to be very difficult for those kids to choose which country they want to play for if they have this enormous talent to play at the highest level possible.
"Julian has this talent. Julian is an exceptional talent not only because he's playing for Bayern Munich, but he's shown that already over the past two years in the senior team environment there against the "older guys." We are happy to welcome him for those two days. It's a big step for him as we try to emotionally connect him to our program, because it's not only a World Cup coming up this summer. Next year there's a Gold Cup, then you have an Olympics, then you have Confederations Cup hopefully and soon comes the next World Cup around the corner in Russia. At the same time we have our eyes on the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, we also have our eyes on developing the next generation of players, and Julian is a very important part of that."
Ukraine narrowly missed out on going to this summer's World Cup after losing a UEFA playoff to France. What do you expect from FIFA's highest-ranked
team not to make it to the World Cup?
JK: "I expect a very difficult game. If you look at their team, it's a very high-quality team that they have. Obviously, they are highly disappointed in not going to Brazil, so when they get the opportunity to play against teams that are going to Brazil they want to beat them, so they want to beat us badly. We need to be prepared for that, and to prove again away from home that we can play with the good teams of the world. It's going to be a great benchmark for us and a difficult game, but those are the environments that we need to go to in order to mature and improve."
This is a chance for players to make their case for a spot on the World Cup roster. What answers can you get from this game as the World Cup
JK: "We want to see them preform on the field, but also over four days, we have time to sit down with them for a cup of coffee and discuss their individual situations. We just want the players to understand that every week really counts, every week matters. We want them to pick it up with their club teams. Some players like John Brooks – he sits on the bench right now. Because of injuries he lost his starting spot, and has to fight his way back into the team.
"So, the message to all the players is get a starting spot with your club team, to play week-in, week-out. Add to your schedule, on top of your club's training, maybe one or two sessions a week on your own in order to get yourself a jump start when we go into World Cup preparation camp because it's going to be very demanding. The message also is that we are on top of them in terms of scouting them, watching them, knowing exactly what's going on. We talk to their club coaches. It's a lot of monitoring work that goes on now over the next two-and-a-half months until we start preparation camp for the World Cup."
You haven't seen a lot of these players since November and a lot of key guys will be at this camp. Does that make you feel like the World Cup is right
around the corner?
JK: "It feels already a little bit like that. We had the January camp where we went down for two weeks to Sao Paulo to try out the infrastructure there. I went myself last week again. Now having the European-based players coming in for the Ukraine game, it gives you the feeling that the countdown is on. We really count every day now to our first game against Ghana in Natalon June 16. It's a long stretch of four years between World Cups, and once we get close to the tournament, it gets more exciting every day."


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All that sounds good, but it means a change from using stobes to continous lighting. There are some distinct draw back to that.

Yea, we are a ways off from video stills being as good as dslr stills. And the lighting and such won't be as good.


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Three of the major religions formed out of the early Israelite religion, this religion was essentially a precursor for Judaism, Islam and Christianity.
The original scriptures of the Israelite religion were written between 900 – 100 BC. Not all of these had a directly religious origin, but were given religious significance by being collected together into a single compilation.
It was around 1200 BC that a number of tribes of diverse origin inhabited the hills of Palestine. Most of these spoke Aramaic. During this time many wars were fought with the coastal tribes' people. Over this time the Israelite polytheism became the monotheism of Yahweh, Yahweh was one of the many gods worshiped under the polytheism of the early Israelite religion.
Yahweh was said to have a 'chosen people' in the Israelites, old translations of scriptures where neighbour is used refer explicitly to other Israelites and not all peoples. Scholars have found that the first five books have been largely composed of earlier documents; these have been re-arranged and edited into their current form. For example Genesis is compiled from 3 sources itself.
The belief in an eternal afterlife was largely added to the religion around the time of Jesus, this was due in large part to the influences of Persian ideas fused with the early beginnings of monotheistic Israelite religion. Modern Judaism evolved during the centuries following the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70.
Islam is considered the youngest of the main stream religions with the birth of Mohammed around AD 570. Although Islam still references the early Israelite religion and its prophets such as Joseph, Aaron, David and Moses. Jesus is also considered in Islam as a prophet but under the name Isa. Muslims consider Abraham to be a Muslim.
Before Mohammed Islam was also a polytheistic religion of sorts. Inhabitants of Mohammed's city of Mecca worshipped Allah as a high god among other lesser gods. The name Allah is actually derived from two words (Al) meaning the and (ilah) meaning god. This clearly translates as The God (e.g. the definitive article).
Christianity is often seen as a sole derivative from Semitic origin (Israelite), but actually has both Jewish and Roman inputs as its origins. Rather unsurprisingly it was received better outside of the Jewish world; it was essentially a reformation of the Jewish faith of the time. It was much better received by the Greco-Roman world.
Ironically some 'mystery' religions paved the way for Christianity. An example was a ritual used by the Cybele called the Tauroblium. An individual would be stood in a pit under a large grate; a bull was then stood over the grate and slaughtered so that its blood ran down and over the individual. It was thought that the blood washing linked them to the divinity. In a direct link these religions aimed at the spiritual not physical including a future afterlife. The ideas of this early practice are clearly seen in the albeit symbolic "washing of sins by the blood of Christ".
Scholarship can only reveal a very limited amount about Jesus' life. The rest is written in biblical accounts written by his followers; these are not true historical documents and differ from book to book. They tend to include legend and not fact. By AD 70 there were two sects of Christianity. The Jewish and gentile Christians. In AD 70 Rome destroyed Jerusalem and with it the Jewish Christian church, leaving only the gentile Christian church.
This left the gentile church as the only form of Christianity, what started as a reformation of a religion was now totally separate from it. Many years later we would see the crusades, trying to take Christianity back to the very lands it was obliterated from around AD 70.
Prior to the crusades in AD 312 a roman emperor was elected; this emperor was a Christian and turned over the ruling that Christianity was outlawed. Later his successors over the coming years would eventually decree that Christianity was not only legal, but that it was only religion that was permitted.
Until the council of Nicaea in AD 325 the divinity of Christ was still in debate among Christians. It was this council that firstly ruled that Christ was divine, and then selected the books that made up the bible form the vast array of possible scriptures. It was no accident that they chose scriptures that supported their decision that Christ was divine.
Another act of this roman Christian church, which was the early forbear of the Roman Catholic Church, was to appoint the idea of the trinity which is still widely held by Christians today.
The evolution from early polytheistic religions such as those of the Israelite people into the monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, give rise to the argument that any one of their gods could have been 'lucky' enough to be selected as their all powerful deity.
More interestingly these religions pay lip service to their historical birth, they allude to the fact that they have always been monotheistic religions following one true god. But this is not true as history bears out; they were in fact made or developed by man from a pre-existent multi god soup.
This is only a brief snippet of the history of three of the major religions in the world. Further investigation and digging would no doubt uncover more interesting facts, especially looking deeper into the Nicaea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea
I would encourage the religious and non religious alike to look deeper into how religion is shaped by and administered over by man, sometimes it leaves no room for god at all.
Source: The Major Religions – T. Patrick Burke (2004)
UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Major-Religions-Introduction-Texts/dp/14051...
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|2011-07-16, 12:59
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Ep 7 confused me a lot on that matter, not too much, just confused me of the direct order of things.
Yasu is real, Shannon is fake, who is Yasu's ideal>
Yasu lets scary stories of witches get to her head, imagines a new Beatrice and blames her failures on her>
Kumasawa doesn't really believe this is true, but being the adult she is offers her advice which wouldn't crush her dreams(attaching strings to her keys)>
Yasu starts enjoying the idea of being a witch, because lets face it, being a servant sucks>
Yasu pulls the keychain prank on Berune(I think that was it, their names confuse me so much)>
Yasu thinks witches kick ass>
Yasu abandons herself, and leaves Shannon, basically making Shannon the dominant personality(or whatever term you want me to use), which is why she in turn doesn't really add up to what Yasu once thought she was>
Shannon interacts with Battler, while ''Yasu-Beatrice'' stays up at night to pull massive pranks to affirm her existence>
Battler, for some reason, does not mail her back>
She gets crushed and then leaves her emotions to Beatrice, while Beatrice in turn creates the personality of Kanon to make up for her loneliness>
Beatrice is born>
Battler comes back after she gets over her fixation on Beatrice>
Old memories are awakened in whatever way, and Yasu can no longer control her emotions and starts the epitaph, or whatever actually happened on R-Prime.
Everything here is correct right?
|2011-07-16, 14:11
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Anyway, as for the software thing... well... in that same paragraph, he said: "Even though the clothes belong to Shannon, if what's within is another being then that person would surely be able to kill George. Clothes are not a personality. And so, even though the cloths and the hairdo might be Shannon's, but there is the possibility that it was another person, when she started asking questions about George."
That screams DID to me.
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|2011-07-16, 14:12
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Yasu-Shannon starts to forget Battler and begins falling for George -> gains a new motivation in life
The complete Beatrice (endless witch + golden witch + lineage of Beatrice's) is born when Yasu finds the gold
Yasu becomes the heir to the headship but refuses to take that place as she prefers to lead her life different from what she witnessed in the family
Wants to run away with anybody she likes (trial of love) but is too scared to take that chance herself because of her damaged body (creates the concept of the devil's roulette)
Holds some grudges against those who made her lead the life she had so far
Beatrice (as a person) becomes basically obsolete as she has equal power in all her areas of life (this is basically the scene in front of the portrait in EP2 where Shannon receives the broach)
Yasu-Shannon tests the bomb to know if she has sufficient power to free herself (be with anybody she likes)
Her initial plans are destroyed when she learns of Battler returning to the island, because she does not know what's right and wrong anymore
That's at least how I interpreted the different pieces of information we got during the final portions of EP7.
|2011-07-16, 21:43
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Mind you, her having a grudge makes more sense in my opinion. With the exception of a few people, Yasu had reasons to hate everybody in that family.
|2011-07-16, 22:03
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|2011-07-17, 02:37
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I mean... think about it.
Anyway my main objection to Actual DID is that it would be completely impossible to execute any plans whatsoever if one actually had a crippling mental illness, let alone function in a job or write a story in a couple days.
Not that I wouldn't love a forgery where the obvious consequences of this come to light:
|2011-07-17, 06:02
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You're right, Beatrice never vanishes. But I'd say her importance is taken to another level when Yasu finds the gold, because through that her Shannon persona (and through that also Kanon) actually gains the power to do something.
And yes, the love for George has to precede the solving of the epitaph. Wasn't the time when she actually noticed her feeling for George sometime in 1983 (either at the spring or autumn meeting)? And solving the epitaph was in November 1984?
That at least explains why Beatrice made that pact with Shannon (as seen in EP2) where it says that if she's strong enough to release Beatrice's powers she would be able to fullfil her love. In the end it would boil down to Yasu subconsciously thinking: "With all this I have enough power to force that bitch Eva to submit!"
The whole scheme of plotting against Krauss, the idea that Kinzô was long dead, the individual plans of the parents to make a fortune and their individual perspective of cutting their ties with the rest of the family had no chance to surface that extremely in Lion's world.
And apart from that it was a plot device serving as a metaphor...
But yes, I also doubt the real reason why Battler was taken to Rokkenjima that year and why exactly Ange wasn't. These are those small instances which make me doubt Kyrie a little more than anybody else...especially considering how "mentally stable as a rock" her sister is.
|2011-07-17, 08:34
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In addition, I don't see how Battler would fit in the whole deal with the Epitaph. As long as Rudolph and Kyrie solve it, the inheritance belongs to them. And if they also want to keep the headship and pass it, then there was Ange.
Mind you, I think it's likely that in EP1 and EP2 the Epitaph got solved before the 1st Twilight, in a similar fashion to what we saw in EP7. That'd help the idea of proxy murders and how Yasu was able to kill 6 people so easily. It'd also work with the scene in EP2 when all the parents meet Beatrice and "acknowledge" her. Then we have "Kinzo" in EPs 3-4. So, it's possible someone else solved the Epitaph in those episodes. Of course, we've also got our fair share of accomplices, like Hideyoshi in EP1, Rosa - quite likely - in EP2 and the possibility of Kyrie and Krauss in EP3. Of course, all of these are just fictional stories. So, whilst they may have huge hints to what could have happened in Rokkenjima Prime, the events in them are not necessarily real, and even probably very far from what actually ended up happening. That's how Yasu is easily the master planner and murderer in the fictions, but in R. Prime, while she may still have planned the whole setting, things may have gone out of her control (probably even before the conference itself) and then we have the possibility of how we saw things happen in EP7's Tea Party with Rudolph and Kyrie becoming the main murderers - which probably has a lot of true to it, considering Ange's reaction after reading Eva's diary (especially if you go through the "Trick" ending).
|2011-07-17, 15:48
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Another few questions. Why does Beatrices form in EP 7 look different from how we usually see her? I thought that was Claire's form? As for Battler, was what he learned about Beatrice at the end of EP 5 similar to what Bern told Ange in Ep 8 about finding the truth?
|2011-07-17, 16:30
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|2011-07-17, 17:25
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Clair is basically how Yasu imagined Beatrice originally, since there was no hints to what the human Beatrice looked like at the time. Later, however, there was the portrait, plus Battler saying he liked blonde babes..
As for what Battler learned at EP5, he learned EVERYTHING. The entire Truth.
|2011-07-17, 17:29
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|2011-07-17, 21:16
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I thought the general idea was that Battler probably remembered his promise in R-Prime, which is why he didn't return in Lion's world, what with the promise not existing there. It doesn't make sense to think that Yasu MADE Rudolf get Battler to return, because Clair says pretty openly that it was pure bad luck that Battler happened to return in 1986, which turned what would've been a small incident into a 2km crater of an incident.
|2011-07-17, 23:27
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On the Battler coming to the island thing, considering that it was probably Rudolf and Kyrie who asked him to come, it was probably something inheritance-related, nullified by Lion being the heir. Or perhaps they're in on Yasu's game thing, again negated by Lion. Battler himself doesn't have to experience any internal change.
|2011-07-17, 23:29
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Why would someone who left the family be important to the inheritance? If anything, Kinzo would be PISSED to see him come back(if Kinzo is how he is portrayed.) Unless they like, knew about Yasu and how she liked Battler and thought they could use him.
I think Rudolph wanted him back out of pure emotional feelings, nothing financial.
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Driving and activities surrounding driving become much more treacherous during the winter. We inevitably respond to many more preventable accidents in the winter than during dry summer months.
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ROCKFORD — Former Rep. Chuck Jefferson's chief of staff, Litesa Wallace, got the unanimous nod today to fill his unexpired term and will run unopposed Nov. 4 for the Illinois House 67th District.
Three Winnebago County Democrats made the decision after interviewing Wallace and four other finalists from among a field of 11 applicants.
Winnebago County Democratic Party Chairman Charles Laskonis said Wallace impressed the selection committee during her interview was ultimately chosen because of her broad support among Democratic constituency groups and her "impeccable" resume.
Wallace, 36, has a professional background in education and human services. Jefferson resigned July 1, citing a need to focus on his health.
She was born in Chicago, grew up in the south suburbs and moved to Rockford a decade ago to work as an addictions counselor at Rosecrance Health Network. She then worked as a counselor at Rock Valley College for two years. She'd volunteered for Jefferson's office since 2007 and became his top aide in 2011. Last year, Wallace earned a doctorate in educational psychology from Northern Illinois University.
Wallace plans to campaign even though she'll be unopposed in the general election Nov. 4. She's eager, she said, to knock on doors and hear from constituents.
"One of the major priorities we need to focus on is getting our constituents a living wage," she said. "We need to focus on improving our education and we need to focus on ways to reduce crime."
Specifically, Wallace supports Gov. Pat Quinn's call to raise the Illinois minimum wage to at least $10 a hour. She's also a supporter of Senate Bill 16, which would alter the state's education funding formula to distribute more money to Rockford and other public school districts in need.
The committee also interviewed the other four finalists for the job: Valeri DeCastris; Jaime Salgado; Cherry Valley Township Trustee Paul Gorski; and Winnebago County Board member Burt Gerl.
Wallace told the committee — Laskonis, Winnebago County Board member L.C. Wilson and Odell Simpson — that she was the first in her family to earn a college degree. And as a single mother of a 10-year-old son, she understands "what it's like to have to hold down two or three jobs to make ends meet, just like many women in (the 67th) District who are struggling."
Wallace also supports maintaining the state income tax rate, which Quinn and other Democrats raised in 2011. On Jan. 1, the 5 percent individual rate is set to drop to 3.75 percent while the 7 percent rate for corporations goes to 4.8 percent.
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Laskonis dismissed the notion that the selection process was compromised by Jefferson's recommendation that Wallace take his place or that the state Democratic Party influenced the committee's decision.
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When I tried to visualize resolution of elevation dataset we are currently using, it occurred to me it would be a good idea to visualize also the various steps and enhancements to the procedural refinement algorithm. These more or less show also how the algorithm evolved.
First, the terrain rendered with bilinear subdivision just to show the resolution of elevation data. We currently use ~150m dataset for whole Earth. All detail below 150m is generated procedurally.
To have a completely procedural planet, another algorithm would generate rough map with continental plates and mountain ranges, that will be then used as the basis for further procedural refinement.
The same terrain now with bicubic subdivision of tiles producing molten ice cream hills. The terrain is textured mostly according to the slope, with slight perturbation with another fractal.
Adding homogeneous wavelet noise to the bicubically subdivided terrain. Doesn't look right, though - no erosion except for the glacial one, that is visible even in the original data.
Shows symptoms of simple fractal terrains - different parts look similar.
To fix the erosion, the amplitude of noise is modulated by slope - flat areas have less noise, while the steeper get more.
This starts to get right, at least for the valleys, but the slopes are still too monotonous.
The idea for the next step is that anything below the angle of repose is subject to excessive sediment deposition, and is then more even and less noisy.
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Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS, on-premise version) uses the "on-prem XML" process model. As the name suggests, this process model is based on a set of XML files. However, this process model doesn't have the concept of sharing. When the user creates a team project, the process metadata is copied into the team project. To change the process, the user must change the metadata in the team project. Modifications to the process template itself are applied to new projects only. That's also why it's "Process Templates" in TFS and "Processes" in VSTS.
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The Characters:
Daniel - Most teams have animal mascots; the Solarbabies have a little boy.
Jason - Jason Patric! He attended Vanilla Ice's "jump anything without a ramp" school and graduated as the class valedictorian.
Terra - Jami Gertz! Where did she get all of the hairspray required for her hairdo?
Metron - The techno wizard Solarbaby who can make a Geiger counter from radio parts.
Bodhi - It looks like a glowing crystal ball, but I suspect that the intelligent sphere is actually Halley's Comet. Everybody knows that Halley's Comet swings by earth once every seventy-five years to make sure the water is free. If that is not the case, it stops by to help free the water and save any orphans that need saving. We need more celestial visitors like Halley's Comet.
Rabbit - I suspect that he was part of the script simply to cover all of the required ethnic bases. Unfortunately, the Solarbaby is buried under a stereotype.
Tug - Big and dumb, that's Tug.
Darstar - Mystical Indian guy whose owl is grumpy, because he keeps it awake all day.
Greentree - Terra's father, leader of the Eco-Warriors and a citizen of Laputa.
The Warden - Charles Durning! Commander of the orphanage.
Shandray - Diabolical female scientist who bursts into flame.
Terminack - Advanced robot assigned the task of destroying Bodhi. It can analyze the molecular structure of an object, but is not programmed to recognize an overheating drill bit. Goes haywire after the Solarbabies smash its eyes.
Grock - The local Strictor (cross a truancy officer with a Nazi and you get the idea). His uniform appears to be padded vinyl. Doesn't that strike you as insane? The landscape is a dry, blistering desert! He gets a little too close to the out-of-control Terminac and is disassembled.
The Plot:
This is your standard "boy finds glowing sphere, boy loses glowing sphere, boy rescues glowing sphere (which didn't really need rescuing, but it's the thought that counts), and, finally, glowing sphere sets the Earth's water free" kind of story.
If anyone was paying attention to the actors and actresses in this, they might think that the plot was entirely different. We have quite the mix of people who made some memorable films in the 80's: "The Lost Boys," "Superman II," "Critters," and "Witness," to name just a few. I was going to attempt to create a faux plot, based on the cast's other roles, but got stuck around the time that Jason Patric and his younger brother, Jor-El, encountered the Amish vampires.
Of course it sounds like the basis for a great movie, but I'm not up to the task right now. I mean it, leave me alone about the Amish vampires. Look, you go write the darn thing.
So what is the movie's plot? Let me tell you about it. Far in the future, Earth is a barren wasteland. All of the planet's water is controlled by the E-Protectorate, an evil corporation that ruthlessly rules the populace through its military arm, the E-Cops, and by rationing water. Major concerns about ecological feasibility aside, how many tarps did it take to cover the Pacific Ocean?
Another part of the future is orphanages (running a fascist corporate government kills a lot of parents), and one such refuge is where the Solarbabies live. The team journeys into the desert one night to play roller hockeyball (it is rollerball crossed with hockey) against a rival team, the Scorpions. Once the Solarbabies start winning, the E-Cops arrive and everybody scatters. Actually, the Scorpions do not scatter; they stay put, because Grock is their sugar daddy. He provides the team with special favors and equipment. In return, the Scorpions destroy the morale of other orphans by beating them at roller hockeyball. Thus, the corporation is served.
If Grock really wants to screw with the orphans, why not bulldoze the desert skating arena? Roller hockeyball is not exactly something you can play without a well maintained rink. I might be taking the wrong track here, because the Solarbabies are constantly on their roller skates throughout the movie, but, based on my experience, trying to roller skate on a surface littered with small rocks is almost suicidal. These nuts fly down roads that must be covered with windblown sand, medium to large rocks, and even snakes. How they survived long enough to become proficient at roller skating is a mystery to me.
While escaping from the E-Cops, Daniel discovers Bodhi in an abandoned mineshaft (yes, he was skating in it). The glowing sphere takes a liking to the little boy and cures him of the congenital birth defect that made him deaf. Daniel happily carries the orb back to the Solarbabies' locker room in the orphanage. The rest of the team is put on notice by the Warden. They are sentenced to digging holes as punishment. After finishing that rewarding task, they all return to the locker room and are introduced to the orb.
With Bodhi around, things are never boring. The playful orb causes a rainstorm inside of the team's room, joins them (as the ball) for a glittering game of roller hockeyball, and infects the teenagers with glowing energies that link the team in a circle of friendship. Life with Bodhi, the benevolent sphere from outer space, is good. I completely understand that everything you just read sounds looney. Remember that the characters have names like Terra, Metron, and Rabbit. Whoever wrote this script must be a child of the 60's and an avid reader of pulp science fiction. You can safely expect some weirdness.
Darstar (yet another interesting name) steals Bodhi and escapes from the orphanage. He seeks out the Tchigani, his native people, in the desert. Daniel takes off after his stolen orb. The rest of the Solarbabies follow on account of Daniel. What I am saying is that, in three separate events, seven children escape from the orphanage to go traipsing across the desert because of a glowing orb that warbles at people. Now do you believe my hypothesis about the writer?
The Tchigani are no longer the proud Native Americans that they once were. The tribe's leader does not care about honor or nature's magic. He even schemes to profit from Bodhi by turning the orb over to the E-Protectorate, but the E-Cops attack the Tchigani camp first. Darstar escapes into the desert; the rest of the tribe is either killed or enslaved.
Did anyone else notice that the E-Cops' armored vehicles appear to be inspired by the armadillo? Who would design something based on an armadillo? Maybe it was an engineer with a sense of humor. If several troopers were cooped up in one of those tin cans for a few hours, I bet the inside would smell like an armadillo, a dead one (been down a few Texas highways in my time). Anyway, despite having access to numerous troops and all-terrain vehicles, Grock is unable to apprehend the fugitive orphans.
Eventually, all of the characters end up in Tire Town, a place that owes a lot of its inspiration to "The Road Warrior" and the rest to Burning Man. All of the orphans are finally reunited with Bodhi, but the E-Cops attempt another heavy-handed operation. The result is one flaming inferno, a couple of dizzy Solarbabies (after they escape by rolling away inside of giant tires), Darstar and Bodhi captured, and Terra MIA. However, our plucky female protagonist is not gone for long. She rescues the other Solarbabies later after some bounty hunters catch them. You see, Terra is the daughter of Greentree - who is sort of the Ecowarrior messiah.
Bodhi is taken back to the main E-Protectorate Aqua Bunker for destruction. First, powerful lasers are used to cook the intelligent sphere (it makes sad warbling sounds), then Terminack starts working on the wounded orb. The Solarbabies are not just sitting around drinking spring water with Greentree during this part of the movie. They stage a covert rescue mission. Six roller skating hockey players against an evil empire, who do you think will win? Sure, getting whacked with a hockey stick between the shoulder blades is painful, but so is being shot by a stormtrooper's kill-o-zap rifle, especially if the weapon is set on "orphan slaughter."
Oh well, I really didn't want the E-Protectorate to win. Bodhi is saved; it destroys the Aqua Bunker and frees all of the Earth's water. Everybody goes for a swim. The end.
You know, Bodhi may not have been radioactive (Metron checked), but he appears to be a fluorescent lamp. One that can talk in musical warbles, float through the air, discorporate, and even cause a dam to burst, but a fluorescent lamp all the same. If Daniel dropped Bodhi and the orb were to crack, there would be mercury all over the place. The other option is that Bodhi intends to force Daniel into battle against a horribly disfigured god to decide the fate of the universe. Neither of these events, mercury poisoning or evil god dueling, sounds like the sort of thing that should be inflicted upon a young boy.
Things I Learned From This Movie:
Under the right circumstances, a hockey stick can prevent suffocation.
Never try to get fresh with a girl who is digging.
Desolate wastelands have plenty of well-maintained skating paths.
Motorcycles run on napalm.
Owls sound just like hawks.
Wax museum exhibits are equipped with motion detectors.
Tires can be distilled into fluoridated water.
In the future, infrared garage door openers have been replaced by more efficient "really bright green laser beam" models.
Anything can benefit from having a flashlight strapped to it, including roller skates and dogs.
Water is an aphrodisiac.
Stuff To Watch For:
16 mins - RANDOM ACT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST FLOWERS!
17 mins - What does that mean?
20 mins - She must be reading a book of poetry; the other possibility is a trashy romance novel.
24 mins - I am certain nobody will notice the fact that you are dripping wet.
37 mins - Sneaking out under the cover of bright afternoon!
49 mins - The bad thing about some waterproof tents is that they are rather flammable. Just ask 6th Comm.
50 mins - RANDOM ACT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST AN OWL!
58 mins - Nice Maglites. I notice the "super advanced modifications" that have been done to them.
74 mins - A glacier was trapped under a lava flow...okay...
80 mins - Metron skates up to pole vault over the gate, but, as he does, it is quite apparent he is no longer wearing skates. Upon landing, they are back on.
Terra: "Why did you take the sphere?"
Darstar: "Because I thought it'd do magic for me, like it did for you."
Rabbit: "Hey, look, water comes right out of the rock."
Terra: "No, it comes from here. This is called ice."
Greentree: "Thousands of years ago, a giant glacier was trapped under a lava flow. As it melts, it feeds the springs that make our oasis."
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The Warden: "I am the warden of Orphanage 43, one of the many orphanages that border the wasteland. Children are brought here at an early age to be indoctrinated to serve the system. It hurts me to do that to them. I too, must serve the system."
The Solarbabies discussing Bodhi.
Darstar: "I was raised in a Protectorate orphanage. That's all I know."
Chief: "What do they call you?"
Darstar: "I call myself Darstar."
Chief: "The owl, it's yours?"
Darstar: "As much as an owl is anyone's."
Shandray: "Gentlemen, this is Terminack. He's a multi-capable masterpiece; he can squeeze the color from a ruby or deftly pluck the eye from a living bird, and he's been programmed to enjoy what he does."
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Reply #1.
Posted on February 04, 2000, 04:10:24 AM by Squishy
Shandray is, of course, Sarah Douglas, who helped make this movie and "Superman II" and "Quest of the Delta Knights" and "Conan the Destroyer" that much more painful. Tug was played by a DeLuise, and we all know what THAT name means...more PAIN!
Reply #2.
Posted on May 18, 2000, 12:49:16 AM by Terra
Whatever, I love this movie, it rocks, eightees movies were the best and it wasn't supposed to be realistic just entertaining, Go Solarbabies!!!
Reply #3.
Posted on April 28, 2000, 01:35:12 PM by email@example.com
Well, well, well... If it isn't the "Hootie & the Blowfish" of the Sci-Fi movie industry... I don't know about any of you people, but if I was imprisoned in a rough'n'tough orphanage facility in the middle of the desert, I would NOT try to gain any respectability by naming my gang, "Solarbabies". End of discussion.
Reply #4.
Posted on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM by Canadaphile
"Solarbabies" and "Megaforce" make up a dandy Eighties Sci-Fi Cheesefest Double Feature. Throw in "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" and you'll want to hit the desert in your best torn leather and big hair!
Reply #5.
Posted on July 16, 2000, 06:38:02 AM by Mr. Mucus
The best combo of post-apocalyptic and roller skating I've ever seen! It's watchable. Jami Gertz was a cutie. It's much better than "Prayer of the Rollerboys", the psuedo-post apocalyptic Corey Haim rollerblade movie co-starring Patricia Arquette.
Reply #6.
Posted on September 16, 2000, 12:12:30 AM by Sophia
From the moment SolarBabies opened with a mans wise voice telling of the
destruction and dehydration of Earth, I told myself that it couldnt possibly get worse.
That was until a pre-teen dressed in orphan rags skated down a desert slope shortly
followed by a hockey team sharing the movies ludicrous name. The film had sunk into a
hilariously feeble attempt at sci-fi and the only way to bear the rest would be to laugh at
any pathetic sense of seriousness that came along.
SolarBabies plot was stupid, unbelievable, and for the most part unoriginal. What
little originality there was, wasnt in the main plot, but in how they had managed to fit
such idiotic scenes together to form a movie without adding surreal, psychedelic effects
to it like so many 60s movies have done. Obviously, SolarBabies was meant to be taken
in the utmost gravity. It was dramatic and poetic at all the wrong moments and scenes
moved too swiftly without showing logical reasoning behind each action (although,
thankfully, that spares the audience from watching one moronic scene for a tedious 15
minutes). And, as in every movie of its genre, the end was accompanied by a victorious
revenge fight scene in which the heros kill, or at least seriously injure, all who have done
them wrong. The plot, if one at all exists, is surely not the highlight of the movie.
Originality wasnt much better. Although the entire film consisted of one cliche
after another, some were more memorable than others. For instance, a group of boys who
happen to play hockey are favored by a cop over another group (why, its West Side Story
all over again!). Mist would also appear out of nowhere at the most powerful moments.
Perhaps that would work well near a water source (i.e, Lake, ocean, swamp, etc.) but its
not very successful in a desert.
The movie isnt exactly brilliant with cinematography either. Its colorless, bland,
and mediocre. Any special effects that happen by are pathetic: The magical orb/sphere
sparkles while flyingvery high-tech . . . Not.
Acting and dialog could easily fit into one category since neither of them really
exists. Either it was the actors who made the dialog horrible or vice versa. Or perhaps
they were both just horrendous. All together it was shallow, monotonous, and transparent.
The jokes came out lame, happiness was obviously faked and the metaphors, which were
very simple to begin with, were all too clear. Somehow I dont think SolarBabies
acquired any Oscars in Best Script/Actor/Actress.
I have to admit, the part that really shocked me was music and sound. I had heard
that the composer who did it was fairly talented but when the credits opened and a
mixture of Richard Strauss and Star Wars blared through the TV, it couldnt have been
more opposite. It was almost frightening in its stupidity: Complete with Happy-Go-
Lucky, Lets-All-Rejoice dancing songs, eerie space noises, and freaky 80s music
inserted at random intervals. The background music during dialog reminded me
amazingly of elevators. All in all, SolarBabies is as laughable as its name.
Reply #7.
Posted on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM by Todd
Man, this movie totally rocked! I totally remember watching it when I was like 10 or something way back in the 80s...
I was always wondering why the guys didn't jump that girl's bones.
Reply #8.
Posted on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM by SiaFhir
Here's an addition for "Things I Learned From This Movie": When you're being chased, there's always a tunnel or bridge that you can fit through, but the persuers' vehicles can't.
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