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Utopia, an ideal commonwealth whose inhabitants exist under seemingly perfect conditions. Hence utopian and utopianism are words used to denote visionary reform that tends to be impossibly idealistic.
In another 18th-century development, the optimism of mercantilists was incorporated into a very different set of ideas, those of the so-called utopians. Their views, based upon the idea of human progress and perfectibility, led to the conclusion that once perfected, mankind would have…
Literary utopias
More's Utopia
The word first occurred in Sir Thomas More's Utopia, published in Latin as Libellus…de optimo reipublicae statu, deque nova insula Utopia (1516; "Concerning the highest state of the republic and the new island Utopia"); it was compounded by More from the Greek words for "not" (ou) and "place" (topos) and thus meant "nowhere." During his embassy to Flanders in 1515, More wrote Book II of Utopia, describing a pagan and communist city-state in which the institutions and policies were entirely governed by reason. The order and dignity of such a state was intended to provide a notable contrast with the unreasonable polity of Christian Europe, divided by self-interest and greed for power and riches, which More then described in Book I, written in England in 1516. The description of Utopia is put in the mouth of a mysterious traveler, Raphael Hythloday, in support of his argument that communism is the only cure against egoism in private and public life. More, in the dialogue, speaks in favour of mitigation of evil rather than cure, human nature being fallible. The reader is thus left guessing as to which parts of the brilliant jeu d'esprit are seriously intended and which are mere paradox.
Speculative and practical utopias
Written utopias may be speculative, practical, or satirical. Utopias are far older than their name. Plato's Republic was the model of many, from More to H.G. Wells. A utopian island occurs in the Hiera anagraphe ("Sacred Inscription") of Euhemerus (flourished c. 300 bce), and Plutarch (46–after 119 ce), in his life of Lycurgus, describes a utopian Sparta. The legend of Atlantis inspired many utopian myths, but explorations in the 15th century permitted more realistic settings, and More himself associated Utopia with Amerigo Vespucci. Other utopias that were similar to More's in humanist themes were the I mondi (1552) of Antonio Francesco Doni and La città felice (1553) of Francesco Patrizi. An early practical utopia was the comprehensive La città del sole (c. 1602; "The City of the Sun") of Tommaso Campanella. Francis Bacon's New Atlantis (1627) was practical in its scientific program but speculative concerning philosophy and religion. Christian utopian commonwealths were described in Antangil (1616) by "I.D.M.," Christianopolis (1619) by Johann Valentin Andreae, and Novae Solymae libri sex (1648) by Samuel Gott. Puritanism produced many literary utopias, both religious and secular, notably The Law of Freedom… (1652), in which Gerrard Winstanley advocated the principles of the Diggers. The Common-Wealth of Oceana (1656) by James Harrington argued for the distribution of land as the condition of popular independence.
In France such works as Gabriel de Foigny's Terre australe connue (1676) preached liberty. François Fénelon's Télémaque (1699) contained utopian episodes extolling the simple life. L'An 2440 by Louis-Sébastien Mercier (1770; Eng. trans., 1772) anticipated Revolutionary doctrines. G.A. Ellis's New Britain (1820) and Étienne Cabet's Voyage en Icarie (1840) were related to experimental communities in the United States that revealed the limitations of purely economic planning. Consequently, Bulwer-Lytton, in The Coming Race (1871), invented an essence that eliminated economics altogether, and William Morris demonstrated his contempt for economics in News from Nowhere (1890). Two influential utopias, however, had an economic basis: Looking Backward, 2000–1887 (1888) by Edward Bellamy and Freiland (1890; A Visit to Freeland…) by Theodor Herzka. H.G. Wells, in A Modern Utopia (1905), returned to speculation.
Satirical and dystopian works
Many utopias are satires that ridicule existent conditions rather than offering practical solutions for them. In this class are Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726) and Samuel Butler's Erewhon (1872). In the 20th century, when the possibility of a planned society became too imminent, a number of bitterly anti-utopian, or dystopian, novels appeared. Among these are The Iron Heel (1907) by Jack London, My (1924; We) by Yevgeny Zamyatin, Brave New World (1932) by Aldous Huxley, It Can't Happen Here (1935) by Sinclair Lewis, and Nineteen Eighty-four (1949) by George Orwell. Later literary dystopias include Farenheit 451 (1953) by Ray Bradbury, Lord of the Flies (1954) by Sir William Golding, the pro-capitalist Atlas Shrugged (1957) by Ayn Rand, A Clockwork Orange (1962) by Anthony Burgess, The Handmaid's Tale (1985) by Margaret Atwood, and Never Let Me Go (2005) by Kazuo Ishiguro. The Story of Utopias (1922) by Lewis Mumford is an excellent survey of the subject up to the date of its publication.
Utopian communities
Concurrent with the literature, there have also been many attempts by religious groups and political reformers to establish utopian communities, especially in the Americas. In the two centuries between 1663 (when some Dutch Mennonites established the first such communitarian colony in what is now Lewes, Delaware) and 1858, some 138 settlements were begun in North America. The first to outlast the lifetime of its founder was the Ephrata Community established in Pennsylvania in 1732 by some German Pietists. Other German Pietist settlements were founded by George Rapp (Harmony in Pennsylvania, Harmony [or Harmonie] in Indiana, and Economy in Pennsylvania), by the Amana group (in Iowa), and by the Shakers (18 villages in eight states). Some of them pursued celibacy. Other communal religious sects still flourish; among the largest are the Hutterites, chiefly in the United States and Canada but having colonies also in Paraguay and England.
One of the first secular communities was New Harmony, founded in 1825 when the British manufacturer Robert Owen purchased Harmony, Indiana, from the Rappites. It was a cooperative rather than communist society. Although it foundered, it sponsored the first kindergarten, the first trade school, the first free library, and the first community-supported public school in the United States.
The ideas of the French social reformer Charles Fourier had a strong influence upon American reformers in the 1840s, particularly upon the leaders of Brook Farm in Massachusetts. Between 1841 and 1859, about 28 Fourierist colonies were established in the United States. The Icarians, followers of Cabet, established ill-fated communities in Illinois (Nauvoo, formerly settled by Mormons), Missouri, Iowa, and California.
A unique venture was the Oneida Community founded in Putney, Vermont, by John Humphrey Noyes in 1841 and moved to Oneida, New York, in 1848. The group practiced "complex marriage," in which all husbands and wives were shared (see polygamy). Noyes said that Oneida was the continuation of Brook Farm without its mistakes. He was convinced that socialism was impossible without religion, and that the "extended" family system would dissolve selfishness and demonstrate the practicality of this way of life. Children remained with their mothers until they could walk but were then placed in a common nursery.
After the American Civil War the enthusiasm for secular utopian experiments waned. There were some new settlements in the 1890s, following the publication of such Utopian tracts as Laurence Gronlund's The Coöperative Commonwealth (1884) and Bellamy's Looking Backward, but the impulse had run its course, and these latter movements were soon gathered into the fold of political socialism. The creation of utopian religious communities continued into the 20th century, but they too were usually short-lived. The religious colonies, in almost all instances, were established and maintained by a single powerful personality who was believed by his disciples to have a singular gift of prophecy or wisdom. Most of these colonies flourished during the lifetime of the original leader and then declined slowly after his death.


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Apple Announces New iPods, Cue Fanboy Frenzy, Navel-Gazing
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Perhaps the most curious announcement, though, was news of an Apple partnership with Starbucks. iPhone and iPod Touch users will eventually see an extra icon on their screen when they're within range of a WiFi-enabled Starbucks. The application it leads to will allow them to see what songs are playing in the store, and buy them from the iTMS, and they can also access the iTMS without having to pay usage fees for the hotspot. On the face of it, it's a pretty underwhelming offering, just like all of Starbucks' previous attempts at digital music downloads, and the fact that Steve Jobs claimed Apple had been working on it for two years is hardly reassuring. Despite Jobs' contention that the service is "very cool", it's hard to see it selling more iPods, or making much money on its own.


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The Hood River Lions Foundation and the Hood River Lions Club have issued a "challenge" grant to everyone in Hood River County. The Foundation and the Club have chosen the construction of the planned FISH Food Bank facility on Tucker Road as a signature project.
A $30,000 grant has been awarded by the HRLF, and the Hood River Lions Club, to FISH Food Bank toward construction of the new building.
The Hood River Lions Foundation will not be accepting grant applications for 2012. The foundation, with the approval of the Hood River Lions Club, has chosen to award grants to ongoing Foundation/Lions Club sponsored projects.
The remaining grant funds have been awarded as a "challenge" grant to FISH Food Bank and the community of Hood River County.
Grant recipients were contacted by the Lions Foundation and grants were scheduled to be presented to the recipients on April 24.
The intent of the challenge grant is to apply for a matching grant from Lions Club International Foundation, according to Wayne Tengwall of Hood River Lions. The Lions' initial fundraising goal is to raise an additional $45,000 and apply for a $75,000 matching grant from LCIF.
To qualify for the LCIF matching grant the HRLC must demonstrate community need, and community support of the project.
"The need is clear," Tengwall said. "Working middle-class families in Hood River County have increasingly turned to FISH for food assistance over the past several years, and there is no immediate end in sight to this growing need."
The Lions and FISH cannot raise this money without community support, according to Tengwall.
"The Hood River Lions Club and FISH challenge the citizens and businesses of Hood River County, and other fraternal and community service organizations, to help raise the money necessary to apply for the Lions International Foundation matching grant," he said.
"We as a individuals, and as a community, have the unique opportunity to help our family, friends and neighbors that are in need, and possibly even ourselves, by stepping up to the 'challenge' and giving what we can to help reach this initial fundraising goal," Tengwall said.
All donations are welcome. The estimated cost for construction, furniture, fixtures and equipment is $970,000. The community needs to raise at least half of the total cost to qualify for additional grants from outside Hood River County.
According to Tengwall, there is no donation too small or too large. Every dollar puts Lions Club and FISH one step closer to achieving this financial goal, and one step closer to better serving the needs our community.
To qualify funds for the matching grant from Lions Club International Foundation donations must be made through the Hood River Lions. Send your tax-deductible contribution to the Hood River Lions Foundation at P.O. Box 860, Hood River, OR 97031. Make checks payable to HRLF/FISH Construction Project.
Contact Tengwall at 541-308-6497 or Becky Bugge at 541-354-1902 with any questions on how to contribute or how to get involved.
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The Dolphins quietly terminated the contract of guard Artis Hicks this week. Hicks had been on injured reserve with what was supposedly a neck injury but this is something of a mysterious episode because the club cited "a failure to disclose a physical condition" in jettisoning the veteran.
So Hicks and his one-year, $2 million contract are gone.
And that leads me to updating the work done in free agency by this team last spring and summer. It doesn't look good.
Artis Hicks -- contract terminated off injured reserve.
Tyrell Johnson -- cut.
Richard Marshall -- starting CB.
David Garrard -- cut.
Legedu Naanee -- Reserve WR.
Gary Guyton -- cut.
Jamaal Westerman -- cut.
Chad Johnson -- cut.
Eric Steinbach -- retired.
The score card reads that Miami signed nine players as veteran free agents. Seven were cut. Only two of those additions -- Marshall and Naanee -- remain on the team.
Marshall is a starter and the star of Miami's free agent class. But even he has been inconsistent at cornerback and had a tough day against the Jets last Sunday.
Naanee is a backup who has zero receptions for zero yards this season. His biggest contribution has come on special teams.
It should also be noted that Miami re-signed restricted free agents Phillip Merling and Lydon Murtha in the offseason and also eventually cut both.
So let me put this in perspective: By any measure, the Dolphins didn't maximize free agency. Obviously, they didn't spend a lot of money so their investment wasn't high. But it is fair to say the Dolphins are basically getting what they paid for.
If this is going to be the approach and typical of the results in free agency going forward, the next time the Dolphins will have a good opportunity to improve their team will come in the 2013 draft.


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Welcome to the website for Facilities Services at Washington State University.
Facilities Services is the result of the planned merger in 2010 of Facilities Operations and Capital Planning and Development. The merger of these two organizations brings together many skilled professionals and staff to support the University's mission and positions the University to make comprehensive capital and life cycle costs decisions that leverage our resources.
We are a service organization of 400 dedicated individuals. We plan, design and construct the physical facilities and environments of the University at its Pullman, Vancouver, Tri-Cities and Spokane campus locations, as well as our research stations throughout the state. We also maintain, operate and improve the Pullman campus buildings, grounds, utilities and related services.
Our goal is to be the University's service provider of choice. We believe in collaboration with the campus. Our staff of motivated professionals have a commitment to integrity and professionalism.
It is our commitment to the university community and to the community-at-large to create a lasting Cougar heritage through respectful stewardship of our beautiful facilities and open spaces.
Please take time to browse through our website to get to know us. We look forward to working with you in support of our University's journey towards becoming one of the nation's leading land-grant universities, preeminent in research and discovery, teaching and engagement.
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First Ever Philly WinterPride Honors Johnny Weir
On Feb. 22, the City of Brotherly Love will launch WinterPride, an event aimed at keeping the community connected and enlivening the usually dreary winter months. The event will feature ice skating at the Blue Cross RiverRink, and special guest U.S. Figure Skating Champion Johnny Weir will be awarded the first WinterPride Award.
"It will be the cure for cabin fever," said Fannie Price, executive director of PhillyPride, the organization behind the city's two largest LGBT events, the PrideDay Parade and OutFest. But more importantly, she added, the event will be an opportunity to strengthen relationships between LGBT organizations and community groups that usually only get to meet twice a year.
With OutFest taking place in October and PrideDay in June, there is currently a large gap between when the community can reunite and celebrate. The upcoming event will take place almost halfway between the fall and summer events.
This is especially important for PhillyPride, which also serves as an umbrella organization over the numerous LGBT groups in the city.
"Our events have always been huge networking days," said Price. "If we have 150 vendors, I guarantee you at least 100 of them will be organizations."
The Mazzoni Center, Philadelphia's largest LGBT health and wellness center, uses Pride events as a chance to network, market themselves, recruit staff and even administer care such as HIV and syphilis testing.
Mazzoni Center Director of Development and Communications Perry Monastero said that PridePhilly events offer the best opportunity for organizations to gain visibility in the greater Philadelphia community.
"A lot of the organizations, I can say, have leveraged the opportunity to grow their membership from year to year," said Monastero. "Its also a great opportunity for organizations that are much smaller to be making money."
Additionally, organizations from Camden and the Philadelphia suburbs use the events to maintain a connection with the city's denser and more organized LGBT community, said Mazzoni and Price.
And while WinterPride will be a much more casual event, PhillyPride is still trying to use the opportunity to develop ties with the community by allowing organizations and civic groups to sell tickets for the event and keep half of the proceeds. This way, they can either raise money for themselves or at least discount their own admittance.
"We always try and reciprocate and keep money in the community," said Price.
PhillyPride has also extended its network beyond the boundaries of the gayborhood. In recent years, Pride events have had the full cooperation of city officials and local businesses. In certain cases, outside organizations have even reached out to PhillyPride to work with them on events.
In fact, Price told EDGE that the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) suggested the original idea for WinterPride.
The DRWC manages the Blue Cross RiverRink, where the majority of WinterPride will take place, and has worked with PhillyPride in the past on PrideDay events along the waterfront.
Originally, the organizations were going to partner in promoting a public "gay family night," but PhillyPride decided to make it private for the safety and comfort of their community. An open event, said Price, would make attendees less comfortable and less willing to be themselves, even in regard to simple activities such as holding hands on the skating rink.
Price stressed that DRWC was very accommodating in this transition.
"I can honestly say after working for at least 22 of the 25 years we have worked with them, I've never experienced any discrimination," said Price.
Jodie Milkman, vice president of marketing at the DRWC, noted that PhillyPride has been a great partner in the past due to their experience promoting and organizing high quality events. She also stressed that they have helped draw more diverse demographics to the waterfront.
"We are committed to making sure that the waterfront is a place that all audiences and demographics can be comfortable," said Milkman.
The relationship between the DRWC and PhillyPride exemplifies how a reputation for a strong organizational capacity goes a long way toward building the LGBT community and connecting with groups outside of its community.
Price noted that it has gotten much easier making these kinds of connections outside of the LGBT community since PhillyPride got started in the late 1980s.
"We work well with everybody now," said Price.
WinterPride will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Feb. 22 at the Blue Cross RiverRink at Penn's Landing, 101 South Columbus Blvd. along the Delaware River. Tickets are $20 and includes two hours of ice skating and skate rental. Shuttle buses will run between the rink and the gayborhood to take attendees to numerous after parties at the BikeStop, Sisters, Tabu, ICandy, Westbury and Venture Inn. For more information, visit http://www.phillypride.org/


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A Bakewell festival for all things green is set to encourage Peak residents and businesses to live, work and enjoy the area in environmentally friendly ways.
The Bakewell Green Festival is to be held on July 12, at the Agricultural Business Centre, on Agricultural Way, from 10am until 6pm.
It will be a free, fun, family day out with stalls, activities, music, dance, drama, talks and demonstrations. The organisers are looking for individuals, groups, organisations and businesses who would like to run stalls, provide activities, give presentations, or demonstrate sustainable crafts, skills and lifestyles.
One of the organisers, Jeni Edwards, said: "We want to hear from people who can share their joy, knowledge and skills in sustainable living to help make this a great day for encouraging others to be greener."
The festival is neither fundraising or profit-making and has benefited from a grant of more than £3,000 from the Peak District Sustainable Development Fund.
Richard Godley, of the Peak District National Park Authority, said: "Encouraging people to learn from other people's experiences is a great way to spread positive messages about sustainable ways of living." To get involved, visit bakewellgreenfestival.org.


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Take a Seat: Stools and Chairs in the Kitchen
Aside from the dining table (if it lives in the kitchen) or a breakfast bar with high stools, the kitchen isn't usually a place where we think about sitting. It's more about standing, moving, bending, and cooking! But we noticed that quite a few kitchens in recent tours have found a spot for a stool or chair — a little corner where a friend can sit down and chat with the cook. Here's a look back at ten nice seating options we've noticed.
We like how even tiny kitchens can have a little spot to sit; take a look at these photos for some inspiration.
• 1 Evan's Old-Timey Apartment & Studio Space - A companionable chair, tucked in the corner.
• 2 Christen Carter's Bright and Serene Chicago Kitchen - A clever way to squeeze in a bar (and stools).
• 3 Swedish Kitchen Tour: Chez Larsson - Stools tucked under a functional countertop.
• 4 Kitchen Tour: Michelle Cooks with Art - A slim modern stool for a small city kitchen.
• 5 Kitchen Spotlight: Giulia's Light and Airy - A seat — and a stepstool too!
• 6 Kitchen Spotlight: Lisa's Bright, Rich Rental - Two stools make a countertop into a nice breakfast nook.
• 7 Kitchen Spotlight: Stephanie & Bob's Primary Colors - What wonderful and colorful stools!
• 8 Kitchen Spotlight: Megan and Sarah's Orange Nook - Taking seating in the kitchen to a new level — here's a reading nook!
• 9 AB Chao's Gorgeous (Yet Restrained) Kitchen Reno - One petite stool.
• 10 Chris & Hannah's Spectacular Reclaimed Loft - We love that old-fashioned looking stool.
Do you have anywhere to sit in your kitchen?
Related: Lamps and Wing Chairs: Living Room Details in the Kitchen
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Like any good fairy tale, Kyle Nathan Buller's recently published book, "A Horse Named Yo-Yo" has a life lesson to teach.
Like any good fairy tale, Kyle Nathan Buller's recently published book, "A Horse Named Yo-Yo" has a life lesson to teach.
The story, set during the Great Depression, sends a message of hope and purpose the Inman-based author wishes to convey to his audience, especially young adults.
The story is about a middle-age farmer who owns very little, aside from a little land and a horse that has become his best friend. One fateful day, during the stock market crash, the bank takes away his horse and he becomes heartbroken, which fuels him on a search to find and rescue his friend. Along the way, long buried secrets are unearthed, and timeless truths are rediscovered, Buller said.
It is set in the 1930s, which symbolizes the journey of the main character.
"When people don't find a hope or purpose, it's almost like they're in a depression when they don't find it," Buller said. "So I figured the Great Depression would not only be a place, but an emotional and mental state."
Buller said he has heard many stories of individuals at this place, and wanted to communicate an answer.
"That's what these main characters are looking for too," he said. "I wanted to portray the fact that it's possible to find your purpose if you look in the right place, and that everybody has a purpose. I wanted to evoke in people that if you look at life from a broader perspective, life isn't all bad. There's more important things in life than what we're exposed to." Buller's writing of the book was his own journey, starting about eight years ago, beginning with the death of his grandmother. He abandoned the project, but picked it up again in the last year as he was encouraged by elementary students and inspired by themes of hope during his church's Sunday sermons.
"I got to the point where I had to convey the message to people," he said, referring to the feeling as a release. "I do feel like this was definitely something that God set on my heart, and I needed to convey to other people. I hope it provides a lot of inspiration and comfort for people."
That message of hope is the theme weaved throughout the fairytale-like story, which opens with "Once upon a time" and concludes with "happily ever after." Just like many main characters, this one finds himself down on his luck and eventually gets his wish.
Christian parallels can be drawn, such as believers being given a calling or purpose, becoming warriors and fighting enemies. Also included is the likening of a man and a woman's romance to that of Jesus Christ and the church.
Some of the characters themselves are inspired by Christian people. The main character and his wife are based on the attitude of Buller's faith-based grandparents.
In fact, it is a fateful rendezvous involving these characters that is Buller's favorite part of the book. The main character and his wife find refuge from a dust storm in a farm house, which they soon discover is owned by the very man who is responsible for much of their hardship. Their reunion was particularly enjoyable for the author to write. Buller's 176-page book, which includes mystery, romance, drama and suspense, is his first full-length work and can be found at the Inman Public Library and online at amazon.com.
Although he has no set plans, Buller said he left the plot open for a sequel.
"I've got a very good response," he said. "It's exciting. I really am blessed with this."


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Gurkha go͝or´kə [key], ethnic group of Nepal and neighboring areas. They claim descent from the Rajputs of N India and entered Nepal from the west after being driven from India. They conquered (early 16th cent.) the small Nepalese state of Gurkha (or Gorkha) and henceforth called themselves Gurkhas. They expanded eastward, and by the mid-18th cent. had established their authority over all of Nepal. Their invasion of Tibet in 1791 brought Chinese retaliation, and a war (1814–16) with the British in India resulted in bringing strong British influence to Nepal. The Gurkhas, predominantly Tibeto-Mongolians, speak Khas, a Rajasthani dialect of Sanskritic origin. Under the Gurkha dynasty, Hinduism became the state religion of Nepal. Gurkhas in the region around Darjeeling in West Bengal state, India, have agitated for a separate state. Gurkhas have served in the armies of India and of Great Britain 33 battalions served alongside the British in World War I, and 45 battalions in World War II. Gurkha soldiers bear the famed kukri, a short curved sword.
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UNDATED (WKRC) - Baby Christian just saw his parents clearly for the first time and the reaction was priceless.
Christian's parents filmed the little guy as his mom put his first pair of glasses on him.
While he seemed hesitant at first, fussing as his mom slid the glasses over his head, his smile by the end of the video posted by USA Today said it all.


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A common complaint about President Obama is that he spent more time campaigning than governing. But as he told a Univision forum in September, he sees little difference between the two, considering the obstruction posed by Republicans on Capitol Hill. He planned a "much more constant conversation with the American people" in his second term, "so they can put pressure on Congress to help move some of these [important] issues forward."
Obama wasted no time in putting this strategy into effect, opening a "conversation" with the public about the looming fiscal disaster that could slam the brakes on the economy. But Obama and Democrats have focused on only one aspect of the problem: taxes. And as hard as it might be to come to a compromise with Republicans on taxes, it may prove harder to get Democrats to make concessions on the larger part of the fiscal mess, which is entitlements.
The president's campaign aims to drum up support for a bill to continue the Bush-era tax cuts for individual taxpayers with less than $200,000 in taxable income and couples with less than $250,000. The move would cancel some, but pointedly not all, of the many tax hikes scheduled to take effect Jan. 1.


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Pursuant to SB75 which was signed into law by Governor Nixon, responsibility for issuing Conceal Carry Permits as well as renewal of Conceal Carry Permits will transfer from the Department of Revenue to local Sheriffs on Aug. 28.
Persons making application for a new conceal carry permit, or renewal of an existing conceal carry permit should submit the required fees and paperwork to the sheriff of the county in which they reside.
Upon completion of the required background checks successful applicants will be issued a concealed carry permit by the sheriff of the county.
Conceal Carry Permits issued Aug. 28 and thereafter will be valid for five years at which time they will need to be renewed. Any conceal carry permits which have not been renewed after six months will be voided.
Permits which were issued prior to Aug. 28 will still be valid until their expiration date, at which time the holder will need to renew their conceal carry permit with the sheriff of the county in which they reside.
Records regarding conceal carry permit holders are closed records; as such, unauthorized release is a Class A misdemeanor.
Change of name, change of address as well as lost or stolen permits will need to be reported to the sheriff. Upon notification the sheriff will issue a new permit with updated information for a fee of $10.
Original application fee for a conceal carry permit cannot exceed $100; renewal fee cannot exceed $50.


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Elmont's defense made the biggest play of Saturday's Nassau Conference II showdown with rival Carey, returning a fumble 100 yards for a touchdown with eight seconds remaining in the first half, but the Seahawks overcame it thanks to some defensive magic of their own.
Senior Thomas Dente had 4.5 sacks, junior Joseph Lucito made 10 tackles, and senior Messiah West picked off two passes in the last five minutes to preserve host Carey's 21-18 victory. West's second interception at the Elmont 40-yard line with 1:07 remaining sealed the outcome.
"I thought our defense played great," head coach Mike Stanley said after the Seahawks improved to 5-2. "They're hard to stop because they do so much. They run the ball pretty well inside and mix in a ton of screens, so we were really tested."
Elmont, which led 12-7 at halftime despite squandering two trips inside the red zone in the first quarter, trailed by nine when junior Jelani Douglas scored on a 7-yard run with 5:29 left to make it a one-possession game. Junior Sydney Flowers recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff at the Carey 43, but West thwarted the Spartans (3-4) with an interception at midfield.
"It's been a weird year," Elmont head coach Jay Hegi said. "That crazy play at the end of the half, you usually get into the win column when you make a play like that. But we weren't as consistent as we needed to be."
Junior Matt Robison had 11 receptions for 131 yards and a touchdown and also ran for a score for the Seahawks, who got another solid performance from junior quarterback Ray Catapano. Making his fourth start in place of injured junior Andrew Ris, Catapano completed 22 of 32 passes for 245 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.
"He's doing a nice job running the offense and putting up numbers," Stanley said of Catapano, who hooked up with sophomore Nick Spillane for a 31-yard touchdown 2:26 into the fourth quarter to make it 21-12 after junior Dylan DeMeo's extra point. "Ray was the JV starter last year and led the team to a 6-2 record," Stanley added. "He's got a strong arm and gives us a chance to win every week."


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Jack Black is kind of like my Bigfoot. I hear he's spotted everywhere – Tonasket of course, but even at the Molson Midsummer Festival a few years back. Everyone asked me did I seem him, but I guess I just missed him.
Jack Black: Oops, missed him again
By Gary DeVon on July 11, 2013 in Opinion


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- Feb 8:
- CU faculty members' petition seeks reinstatement of campus gun ban
- Jan 8:
- Boulder Rep. Claire Levy to seek statewide ban on guns inside college campus buildings
- Oct 30:
- CU-Boulder adviser posts sign on door asking students to leave their guns outside
- Aug 21:
- CU-Boulder: Profs have no right to cancel classes over gun-carrying students
- Aug 20:
- CU-Boulder faculty chairman says he'll cancel his classes if students carry guns
- Aug 16:
- CU-Boulder to bar guns in dorms, but allow weapons in some family housing units
- Mar 5:
- Colorado Supreme Court ruling: Guns allowed on CU campuses
DENVER — Colorado's gun control debate could be headed to the ballot.
A group of gun-control supporters are in Denver on Thursday seeking a 2014 ballot measure that would ban concealed weapons on college campuses.
The move comes a year after the state Legislature debated and rejected a ban on concealed weapons on college campuses.
Concealed weapons are already banned at K-12 schools. The ballot measure would add public colleges and universities.
If the ballot title is approved Thursday afternoon, supporters would have to gather signatures to put it on 2014 ballot.
State lawmakers are likely to revisit many new gun laws in the legislative session that starts next week. Ammunition magazine limits and expanded background checks are expected to come up for debate again.


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Argentine Court Upholds Freeze on Chevron Assets
By Guido Nejamkis, Reuters
30 January 2013
Buenos Aires, Argentina – An Argentine appeals court has upheld a freeze on up to $19 billion worth of assets held by U.S. oil major Chevron Corp in Argentina as part of an environmental lawsuit by Ecuadorean villagers, one of the plaintiffs' lawyers said on Wednesday.
An Ecuadorean court last year ordered Chevron to pay the enormous sum for contamination of watersheds over nearly 30 years that the plaintiffs say sickened indigenous tribes people and farmers in the Ecuadorean Amazon.
Chevron, which vowed to fight the latest ruling, has refused to make any payments and accuses Ecuadorean courts of fraud. Because the company has few assets in Ecuador, the plaintiffs are seeking enforcement of the ruling in other nations including Argentina, Brazil and Canada.
The two Chevron subsidiaries targeted by the freeze, Chevron Argentina and Ing. Norberto Priu, asked the court in November to lift the asset freeze on the grounds that they were not directly owned by Chevron. The court rejected their appeal unanimously, lawyer Enrique Bruchou said.
"We are very pleased with the resolution of the Court of Appeals, which is well founded," Bruchou said in a statement sent to Reuters.
California-based Chevron said it would "pursue all available legal remedies to reverse the interim measure."
"Chevron's view of the situation remains unchanged; the precautionary embargo is unfounded and based on a judicial fraud in Ecuador. If the plaintiffs' lawyers believed they had a legitimate judgment they would seek to enforce it in the United States, where Chevron Corporation resides," a company spokesman said in an emailed comment.
The plaintiffs' lawyers estimate that Chevron's assets in Argentina are worth about $2 billion and that they could obtain some $600 million a year if the ruling were enforced.
Chevron argues that the company has no direct assets in Argentina because its operations in the country are conducted by subsidiaries.
Chevron signed an accord with state-controlled YPF, Argentina's No. 1 energy company, in December that aims to pave the way for major investment in the country's shale oil resources.
Bruchou said Chevron should acknowledge the potential liability in company financial reports. It is due to report fourth-quarter earnings on Friday.
"In the immediacy of Chevron submitting its fully audited 2012 financial statements, we hope this will help the company, and in particular its Audit Committee and its auditors, focus on the need of recognizing and accruing the loss contingency in their 2012 financial statements, in compliance with clear guidelines of the SEC rules," he said.
"According to such rules, if a loss is 'probable' and the amount of loss can be 'reasonably estimated' the company must recognize and accrue it in its financial statements."


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Dayton, OH, The Sinclair Men's Basketball team cut Friday practice short to visit the United States Air Force Museum. Wright Patterson Air Force Base is the site of the Presidential and Research & Development Galleries that houses a number of aircraft including President Kennedy's Air Force One from the day of his assassination. Advanced permission was given for a special viewing time at the Presidential and Research & Development Galleries which is located on the controlled-access portion of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
It was exactly 50 years ago today that John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. As the nation paused today to mourn and remember the 35th President of the United States and with flags flying at half-staff on this 50th anniversary, the Men's & Women's basketball teams toured the plane that holds some much US history. It was approximately 2:38pm Central Time, 3:38pm Eastern Time, when President Johnson took the oath of office on Air Force One as the 36th President of the United States in 1963. Some 50 year later about 4:00pm Eastern Standard Time, both the Men's & Women's basketball teams were there to remember a fallen leader.
The SAM 26000 (Special Air Mission; tail number 26000) flew President Kennedy to Berlin in 1963, where he declared to West Berliners, "Ich bin ein Berliner," assuring them of continuing United States support in the face of Communist threats and the construction of the Berlin Wall. Kennedy also flew aboard SAM 26000 to Dallas, Texas, where he was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963 -- and it was on this airplane that Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the new president. SAM 26000 then carried John F. Kennedy's body and President Johnson back to Washington, D.C. Johnson also used SAM 26000 to visit U.S. troops in Vietnam during the Southeast Asia War.
The afternoon was spent touring the Presidential and Research & Development Galleries as team members moved from exhibit to exhibit. The trip to WPAFB was just one of many educational venues that are a part of the Men's Basketball Player Enhancement Program (PEP). The program was developed as part of a long range goal to assist our young men and help them grow both on and off the court through guest lectures and off site visits. Some of the program highlights have included: tours of the White House, Arlington Cemetery, Supreme Court, US Capitol, Liberty Bell, Independence Hall (Philly) as well as speakers from the Secret Service, Sinclair Professors, local business professionals and former & current NBA & NFL players


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SRD:Rod of Security
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Security: This item creates a nondimensional space, a pocket paradise. There the rod's possessor and as many as 199 other creatures can stay in complete safety for a period of time, up to 200 days divided by the number of creatures affected. All fractions are rounded down.
In this pocket paradise, creatures don't age, and natural healing take place at twice the normal rate. Fresh water and food (fruits and vegetables only) are in abundance. The climate is comfortable for all creatures involved.
Activating the rod (a standard action) causes the wielder and all creatures touching the rod to be transported instantaneously to the paradise. Members of large groups can hold hands or otherwise maintain physical contact, allowing all connected creatures in a circle or a chain to be affected by the rod. Unwilling creatures get a DC 17 Will save to negate the effect. If such a creature succeeds on its save, other creatures beyond that point in a chain can still be affected by the rod.
When the rod's effect expires or is dispelled, all the affected creatures instantly reappear in the location they occupied when the rod was activated. If something else occupies the space that a traveler would be returning to, then his body is displaced a sufficient distance to provide the space required for reentry. The rod's possessor can dismiss the effect whenever he wishes before the maximum time period expires, but the rod can only be activated once per week.
Strong conjuration; CL 20th; Craft Rod, gate; Price 61,000 gp.
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Cooler weather moves in
Our weather forecast predicts lows tonight in the mid 30s, highs tomorrow in the mid 50s, and clear weather through next Saturday. I hope this forecast proves true. We've had so much rain that farmers are having a terrible time getting their crops out of the fields.


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10 Lighter, Fresher Pasta Salads
As we plan summer potlucks and backyard parties, pasta salads remain the quintessential centerpiece of the buffet feast. With its fork-tender pasta, crisp vegetables, and savory dressing, this classic dish should be piled high on every picnic plate. So delicious and flexible, a pasta salad can be whatever you want it to be — including fresh, light, and vegetable-forward.
These 10 fresher, lighter pasta salads lighten up those traditional rich and mayo-laden salads with touches of Greek yogurt, creamy roasted garlic, pesto, or a simple drizzle of olive oil.
I for one can't wait to try out Faith's roasted garlic, olive and tomato pasta. It looks like an excellent combination that would be perfect for midday potlucks. I also love the idea of the whole wheat coucous with cherries and arugula – dried fruit and pasta are made for each other!
What are your favorite light and fresh pasta salads for spring and summer?
- 1 Roasted Garlic, Olive & Tomato Pasta Salad
- 2 Broccoli and Feta Pasta Salad
- 3 Edamame & Cauliflower Pasta Salad with Feta
- 4 Orzo Salad with Spinach Pesto, Olives & Feta
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Legal battles have yet to be resolved in the pivotal state of Ohio over early voting and how to deal with mishandled ballots.
The Republican-controlled state government is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Ohio to have two separate deadlines for early voting – Monday, Nov. 5 for members of the U.S. military and Friday, Nov. 2 for everyone else.
Last minute legal briefs were filed over the weekend, which means the justices could deliver a decision any day now.
State Attorney General Mike DeWine must decide whether to pursue an appeal in a separate case, after federal courts ruled that the state is required to count votes cast in the wrong precinct.
Ohio, like 31 other states and D.C., allows early in-person voting in the days leading up to the general election. The Ohio legislature decided to adopt the practice after the state's disastrous experience of 2004, when voting machine breakdowns and other problems caused people to stand in line for as long as 12 hours on election day.
In 2008, roughly 1.7 million Ohio residents voted early, making up about 30 percent of the total turnout. About 100,000 of those votes were cast during the final three days before the election.
But legislative changes to Ohio's election procedures in the last two years produced an apparently unintended consequence. The deadline for early voting was changed to the Friday before the general election, barring counties from allowing in-person voting on the Saturday, Sunday and Monday before Election Day.
Separate legislation on procedures for members of the U.S. military inadvertently set two deadlines for them – both the Friday and the Monday before the election. The Ohio secretary of state then ordered local election officials to honor the later deadline for military members only.
The Obama campaign and Ohio Democrats immediately sued, accusing the state of trying to suppress the turnout among older and poorer voters, those most likely to go to the polls early and improperly discriminating between military and non-military voters. The state responded that election officials needed those three days to prepare for Election Day.
Two federal courts blocked the earlier deadline for non-military voters, ruling that the state cannot value one person's vote more than another.
According to the ruling by a panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals:
"With no evidence that local boards of elections have struggled to cope with early voting in the past, no evidence that they may struggle to do so during the November 2012 election, and faced with several of those very local boards in opposition to its claims, the State has not shown that its regulatory interest in smooth election administration is 'important,' much less 'sufficiently weighty' to justify the burden it has placed on non-military Ohio voters."
In a separate legal dispute, Ohio officials are considering whether to appeal a federal court's insistence that the state must count ballots that, through errors by poll workers, are mistakenly cast in the wrong precinct.
The problem arises because many polling places in Ohio handle voting for more than one precinct. Poll workers are responsible for handing voters the correct ballots, but they make mistakes.
State law, however, forbids counting ballots cast in the wrong precinct -- even when the error is caused by a poll worker and not the voter. The state rejected more than 14,000 wrongly cast ballots in 2008, and turned down 11,000 more in 2010. It's an issue, a federal court found, that is "systemic and statewide."
In response to a lawsuit filed by Ohio Democrats and other groups, a federal appeals court ruled last week that the state must count the wrongly cast votes, known to election officials as "right church, wrong pew" ballots.
"The State would disqualify thousands of right-place/wrong-precinct provisional ballots, where the voter's only mistake was relying on the poll worker's precinct guidance. That path unjustifiably burdens these voters' fundamental right to vote," the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals said.


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Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil (UK - DVD R2)
The Wilson Bros rejoice as this Pertwee story is finally returned to full colour!
Season eight of Doctor Who kicked off in fine style with Terror of the Autons , which introduced a new companion (the nice-but-terribly-dim Jo Grant), a new villian (the sublime Master) and also scared the living shit out of many of it's younger - and not-so-younger viewers. It was going to be a tall order to top the visceral scares of that story, but what was to feature next were terrors of a more cerebral nature...
Things are amiss at Stangmoor prison; The Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo Grant (Katy Manning) are there to see a demonstration of a revolutionary new machine that promises to instantly rehabilitate the most violent and dangerous members of society that extracts the evil impulses from the human brain. The Keller machine, demonstrated by Professor Kettering (Simon Lack) overloads as it works it's magic on violent inmate Barnham (Neil McCarthy) and soon after bizarre, unexplained deaths begin to occur. Whilst this is going on, UNIT is overseeing the first world peace conference, and suspicious things are happening with the Chinese delegation that has Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart understandably concerned...
Taking inspiration from the Anthony Burgess book/Stanley Kubrick film, A Clockwork Orange , the concept of mind control on violent and/or antisocial prisoners was something of a hot topic at the time and the thought of such a machine existing probably had conservatives almost gleeful with delight and liberals fill with disgust. The difference between the methods employed in A Clockwork Orange and The Mind of Evil couldn't be more different - the Ludovico Technique had Alexander DeLarge's eyes clamped open whilst watching violent images and being injected with drugs to cause nausea, effectively sensitising him to antisocial activities; the Keller Machine simply removes the evil impulse from the brain to leave a docile individual - at least that is the theory that the mysterious Dr Keller is putting out. The fact is that lurking within the machine is a creature that feeds on evil impulses and eventually grows too powerful for it's supposed master to handle. It is an unusual twist on what occurred on Doctor Who during the Baker/Hinchcliffe/Holmes "gothic" era, where they took sci-fi/horror tropes and came up with a scientific basis (despite being somewhat flimsy at times); here they have taken a premise that had a fairly sound scientific principle and taken it on a flight into fantasy. It's great fun, though.
The Keller Machine is a curious thing to behold, as there was obviously a conscious effort on the part of the designers to make the thing subconsciously resemble a policeman's helmet (or "tit" as one was so memorably referred to in The Young Ones); the connection between such a potent symbol of law and order and a machine that can instil fear is something that will bring a wry smile to the lips of those with even the remotest interest in psychology. Director Timothy Combe tries to inject a bit of life menace into what is essentially an inert object by having the camera zoom in and tilt from side-to-side, which is reasonably successful, but teeters on the ridiculous through overuse toward the end of the story.
We might have said before that Jon Pertwee is at his very best when he has some sort of pencil-pushing authority figure to go nose-to-nose with and he is given the chance to thumb that same nose at authority more than ever in this story, as he has The Brig, a bloody-minded scientist and various others to be surly and combative towards. When throwing in the numerous ethical questions raised by the mere existence of the Keller machine (ie, the stripping of free will from a human being in order to make him more socially acceptable, the possible misuse of such equipment on people the state sees as socially undesirable, etc), this is a mixture that Pertwee sinks his teeth into with considerable relish. Pertwee also gets to show off some of his more dramatic range, especially when being on the receiving end of the Keller Machine, but Mr P always had to be careful when doing this sort of thing, as his wide-eyed staring to register fear or pain often made him look cross-eyed (one certain cliffhanger in Spearhead from Space is a prime example of this), and this expression would later be used for comic relief during Pertwee's Worzel Gummidge years.
Katy Manning had quite a tough act to follow as far as her predecessor was concerned, but ultimately Manning infuses Jo Grant with all of the qualities that make up what could quite possibly be the quintessential Doctor Who companion, mixing youthful naivety, vulnerability, resourcefulness and occasionally having her Little Professor going into overdrive and seeing things that her infinitely smarter counterpart fails to notice. There are many who would say that the short skirts she constantly wore also help endear her to fans and they would probably be correct. Here, Manning is given a chance to shine as she takes the broken Barnham under her wing and shows her maternal side; the chemistry between them is very special and the scenes they share together are wonderful to watch.
Roger Delgado is as genially icy as ever as The Master; Delgado - certainly in our opinion - represents the very best of The Doctor's adversaries, both in writing and performance, as he lights up the screen whenever he is on and deftly brings his own unique style of laid-back sardonic menace that thrills and terrorises in equal measure. To make him appear more "human" in his dastardly actions, The Master in this story is seen biding his time in the back of a chauffeur-driven car, whist puffing away on a large cigar and reading a copy of the Financial Times. There is also a sequence where Delgado is introduced, showing him disguised as a tradesman, complete with overalls and a sense of mystery surrounds the identity of this unidentified individual until he slips into a tent and slips out of his overalls and prosthetic mask; it's a neat sequence that Delgado manages with aplomb. We couldn't possibly leave out the sequence of The Master being driven in his car, whilst dramatic music plays on the soundtrack, and when it cuts to inside the car, it transpires that The Master is listening to the music on the radio and promptly turns it off; it's a wonderfully amusing piece that almost breaks the fourth wall with a sly wink.
What also makes The Master more interesting in this story is that he is prepared to use the inmates of Stangmoor prison as cogs in his fiendish scheme to plunge the world into a nuclear war and chief of this bunch of lags is Mailer (William Marlowe), a man of reasonable intelligence and – had The Master not been around – would probably have been the brightest of the bad guys in the prison. Marlowe is a great actor with a gritty intensity that contrasts nicely with Roger Delgado's smooth and erudite Master; the connection to The Master continued off-screen, as he eventually married Roger Delgado's widow, and they stayed married until his death in 1993.
Guest star Neil McCarthy is as great as he always is; McCarthy was a good, solid character actor who never really got the sort of recognition that he deserved; he always brightened up even the most dreary of projects (remember the vampire story in The Monster Club?). Here, he is able to bring a layered performance the role of Barnham, a violent man who is rendered meek and submissive after his encounter with the Keller Machine, eliciting sympathy from the audience, as he is a victim not only of his own impulses, but also of the system, who has turned him into an empty, childlike shell of his former self.
Pik-Sen Lim is great as Captain Chin Lee; Lim had been married to writer Don Houghton (any jokes about who she had to sleep with to get the part are probably a little obvious...) and it's quite likely that Houghton wrote the part especially for her. During one trippy encounter between Captain Chin and an American delegate attending the conference, the Asian officer is seen transmogrifying into a fire-breathing dragon - such a powerful symbol of Asian communism would quite likely scare the hell out of an Americans at a time when fear of the Commies was still foremost on the minds of the US population. Lim would later find a degree of infamy when she became a regular in the decidedly politically incorrect ITV sitcom, Mind Your Language, which did for racial stereotypes what sun-beds do for moles on the skin.
Dependable recurring guest actor Michael Sheard is on-hand to play prison doctor Summers; the late, great Sheard mixes authority with sympathy in his performance, pitching it somewhere between his pleading "Marcus, it's your brother!" turn in Pyramids of Mars and his Mr Bronson in Grange Hill.
It could be argued that the plot is a little on the convoluted side, as The Master creates a yet another persona and a machine to brainwash people with, takes over a prison, tries to launch a nuclear-powered gas missile and one or two other things along the way; there are some cynics out there that would say that it's this densely-plotted to pad out the six-part running time, but we would argue that it's better to have a longer story with a lot going on in it, rather than one with a paper-thin story that is short on incident ( Colony in Space, for example). There is something of a plot-hole about the Master ruling Earth after a nuclear war – this would be him not having his dematerialisation circuit to hand and being able to bugger off before the ensuing holocaust, but it's best not to dwell on that…
If there's one thing that The Mind of Evil cannot be accused of is being dull, as there's action aplenty in this six-parter, with the most impressive sequence in this story being the "storming of the prison" by UNIT forces, involving a full-scale assault on location at Dover Castle. Director Timothy Combe really cuts loose on this film sequence, with a veritable barrage of quick shots and plenty of people being on the receiving end of a bullet. The boys of Havoc once again deliver the goods in a manner than only they were capable of pulling off with such panache, as all manner of stunts, falls, multiple gunning-downs of the same performers occur and lovers of this particular era of Doctor Who lap up this sort of stuff.
The above sequence was one of the many reasons why The Mind of Evil went decidedly over-budget, which wasn't helped by some of the film from the original location shoot being damaged; this necessitated a re-shoot, which allowed Combe to go back and film some much-needed inserts that he didn't get first time around. What also ate into the budget are the impressive sets for the interior of the prison, which stand up to fairly close scrutiny, especially when looking at the brickwork of the cells, as they have an authenticity about them that makes seem "real". The spiralling budget meant that someone had to be carpeted over it, and sadly the director copped it; Combe would never be asked back to Doctor Who, which is a pity really, as aside from the dynamic action sequences, Combe displays some directorial flourishes that can be compared to Who's best director, Douglas Camfield - there is a dissolve in one episode between Pertwee and Delgado, where the two of them have been carefully lined up to match perfectly and the result is almost a Jekyll-and-Hyde look at good and evil.
The Mind of Evil was one of those stories from the early Pertwee era that were filmed in colour, and only existed in black and white due to the PAL Quad masters being junked/wiped. Whereas other Pertwee stories either existed in their entirety or partly through NTSC copies that played in America, The Mind of Evil is unique in that it was the only one where nothing existed in colour (save for a short sequence that was recorded on a domestic video-recorder by an American fan back when it aired on US television). The Colour Recovery Process (which obtains colour from chroma-dots contained in the black and white image) had been used to a fair degree of success on a couple of other Jon Pertwee stories ( Planet of the Daleks, Invasion of the Dinosaurs and Ambassadors of Death), but episode one had all of the colour pattern information bleached out during the process of making the black and white film print in the early seventies. Doctor Who enthusiast Stuart Humphryes, who had impressed fans with his colourisation of clips from William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton stories, along with Peter Crocker, was brought in to assist with the painstaking re-colouring of the first episode in this story. So, how does this story - restored to full colour after around four decades - look...?
Episode one, as mentioned above, was not able to be recoloured using the Colour Recovery Process; though it was incredibly time-consuming, the colourisation of episode one is even more impressive than the results yielded by the existing methods employed on the subsequent episodes. The results are genuinely startling and there only the odd moments when you realise that you are watching something that has been colourised. The colours are natural and pretty vibrant - great care has been taken in ensuring that colours seen are true to how they would have been - and skin tones are far more convincing than in your average recolourised television programme.
The rest of the episodes look pretty good, with the limitations that the Colour Recovery Process has; episodes two and five are certainly the weakest of the rest, with notable patches of chromal instability, including the same pink and blue shifting patterns that were seen during the weakest moments of the Colour-Recovered Ambassadors of Death.
The audio restoration was carried out by Mark Ayres and the soundtrack was taken from the 16mm optical soundtracks taken from the prints, which was the best quality available.
The results, while not perfect, are about as good as you are going to get; there are moments when dialogue sounds as though it was recorded in a small room with bare walls - after consulting with Mr Ayres, it would seem that this stems from the conditions in the studio during filming - but it's nothing that seriously detracts from your enjoyment of the story.
Audio Commentary: This is a track a long-time coming, and with the last couple of releases containing ones previously-heard, the causal listener might be forgiven for thinking that this is the same, but in spite the presence of the late Barry Letts, this is guaranteed never before seen the light of day, and an absolute cracker of a commentary it is. Combining the vocal talents of Mr Letts, Katy Manning, Terrance Dicks, Pik-Sen Lim, Fernanda Marlowe, director Timothy Combe and HAVOC bad-ass Derek Ware, Toby Hadoke is the only man capable of keeping all these forceful personalities from overpowering each other, and it's a load of fun to hear them all in agreement that what they are watching was a genuinely good piece of work.
It's no surprise that Katy Manning pretty much dominates the proceedings, but who are we to stand in the way of a woman of a woman who can send herself into a fit of laughter by pointing out in scene where Neil McCarthy takes in some much-needed liquid sustenance and quipping: "Now there's a case of an actor who said 'I'll take the part because it's a practical bowl of soup in the sixth episode…'". With her presence all through the thing, there are too many fun things to set down, and you'll have a ball getting dangerously close to the through-processes of this hilarious, accident-prone women. Where there is Jo Grant, there is always UNIT, and just like using HAVOC for all your stunt-work needs, Derek Ware proves to be good value on this commentary, providing a really nuts-and-bolts look at the physical practicalities of the work, rather than delivering lines, banging away at a typewriter or directing from a booth.
Tempering any possible ill-will in the air is the quietly-authoritative Barry Letts, and man whose death left certain participants in subsequent tracks without much to pull them into line, his appearance here bringing a focused comfort upon hearing, like a clairvoyant without all the bullshit. Our favourite pearl of wisdom from him encapsulates all about the way he worked, and just why everybody liked him, "One of the things - as producer - I tried to make sure of was that other things being equal," reveals the much-missed producer, "…people were pleasant to work with. If I heard someone was really temperamental - if they were the only person to play the part, they got it - but if I could find somebody who was equally good, who had a pleasant temperament to work with, then I chose him, and I think that had a lot to do with the success of [his] five years… we were like part of a family". How many others can honestly say they went to such lengths to ensure a happy set?
As Yin to a Yang, along comes Mr Terrance Dicks, a man so blustery that he honestly disputes any similarities between Mind of Evil and A Clockwork Orange, preferring to focus on the other-worldly nature of things, where they might have been more ingenious otherwise, "What I did add very much at the last minute," the script editor points out, "…was the whole business of there being an alien parasite inside the machine. This wasn't in Don [Houghton]'s original script, but it occurred to me sometime during the story that the machine was acting far too intelligently and far too self-willed." It was around this time that Michael Crichton was writing his screenplay for Westworld, which predicted not only machines becoming self-aware, but also the notion of a computer virus. See previous review of the commentary track for Dicks' fondness of the Venus/Mars nature of fifties Sci-Fi for clarification.
We would not like to be accused of bashing Dicks, but he does have a rather steamrolling attitude to things, and it's certainly the nature of script-editors to have enough ego to make square-pegs fit round holes. Once the venom has been unloaded from Dicks, roll-neck sweater and all, he is more relaxed and insightful about the production as a whole, rather than getting all worked up and spewing about the writing side, a good example being his contrast between the acting sensibilities of Pertwee and Roger Delgado, where the formers' TV training would see him yell "cut" every time something went wrong, whereas the theatre background of the latter pushed him to work through mistakes of any kind. The infamous incident with Delgado slipping on the floor in Mind of Evil is a perfect example of this, prompting Dicks to ejaculate: "If he slipped and fell over, he slipped and fell over in character!"
Personable director Timothy Combe recalls the infamous instance where he was saddled with an actor which became painfully clear he would have to recast the role of Fu Peng, "The actor came to me…with a load of credits, and I thought 'oh, I don't need to audition him, it's only one scene' and when he arrived, the acting was so wooden there was nothing I could do. I was even was even saying the lines and asking him to copy me, but he couldn't even do that. I was tearing my hair out… and a scene which should have taken half an hour to do was now suddenly going over-time if I didn't stop it, so I just let him finish it, and cut it out of the episode". So we guess that he's not a member of the Andy Ho fan club, then? It's nice that with too many people out there ready to diss the boys in the green uniforms, Combe is in full appreciation of them: "I thought that UNIT added such good value to the Doctor Who stories," admits the director, and what better way to back this up than Mind of Evil featuring some of the coolest stuff to feature them in?
Pik-Sem Lim discusses the perils of being pregnant whilst being in Doctor Who, with Hadoke recalling that her husband Don Houghton once quipped that the reason why the dragon was so mediocre was so as not to induce premature labour in their guest actress. She was "terrified" of hurting her future daughter, choosing a very slow decent to the floor in her death scene instead of the attention-seeking one other actors would have chosen. The other practical concerns of having a bun in the oven were more easily taken care of, as Lim recalls: "I remember that [they] had to keep letting out the waistline of my costume!" Still, she had a better time of it than a certain other actress a mere few months earlier who ended up paying a lot more for being up the duff…
The Asian actress' good friend Fernanda Marlowe rattles off an amusing story of when she went to see Pik-Sen Lim in a play, where the Asian actress was besieged by Doctor Who fans, getting her to sign the infamous travelling board of all cast members who had ever appeared in the show. Lim pointed out that Marlowe was also in attendance, and "…I was allowed to sign one side, but no the smarter side," reflects the former Corporal Bell on the nature of fame, before musing on those so keen for her John-Hancock. "They were about forty-five," she muses, "…and they usually live in Derbyshire". The lady herself is wry enough to keep the nature of her fame in the show in perspective, particularly when Hadoke brings up that her role was a recurring one. "I was sort-of used to draw curtains and carry clipboards all the time.." quips the actress with presumably a smirk.
What else is there to say? We love these damned things, even if the vintage is given away by the presence of Barry Letts and Hadoke still feeling obliged to justify his part in the proceedings, but our man with the mike does his usual bang-up job at keeping the talk geared towards what they're watching rather than going off-topic. Everyone has both fun reliving the fond memories of one of Doctor Who's finest hours, and what more can we do that praise such an entertaining, insightful experience to the rafters? Technology has finally caught up with The Mind of Evil, freeing this wonderful commentary from the great archive ark in space - thaw and enjoy.
Production Subtitles: The track even tells you at the start that it will be bringing us all in on the embryonic concepts which grew into other things, the aborted ideas and the many layers underneath the finished programme - could they have put that in any more poetic a fashion? Such bold claims are backed up with the work, as the explicit detailing of the myriad of changes between variant drafts is exhaustive, and The Mind of Evil might have had the greatest amount of tinkering ever undertaken with a finished story, as much time is devoted to reprinting them all here for your edification. It's almost like experiencing it in an alternate universe, for Chrissake!
Those who haven't seen The Mind of Evil up 'til this point might find it somewhat confusing that while Barry Letts is the producer, the story really doesn't feel like one of his. The track deftly informs us that is the last story to conform to Derrick Sherwin's vision of Doctor Who, with the more adult themes and high levels of violence, rather than the higher-minded concepts and lighter touch the incoming producer brought to the show. A perfect example of differing approaches might be rather contentious element that The Doctor was pally with Mao Tse-Tung but this is explained away here when delving into an earlier draft, where we find out that our favourite Time Lord actually knew his grandfather rather that the mass-murdering shit which was suggested, and there are few who would dispute that they really ought to have used the opportunity to distance themselves from such a sour note in the proceedings. Chalk up another victory for research!
Speaking of which, every single problem which they encountered during the production is faithfully rolled out, from the dropping of the majority of footage shot at RAF Swingate, the replacing of Andy Ho with Kristopher Kum, as director Timothy Combe really didn't care for the original actors' performance, which in turn led to the cutting of material inside the Commonwealth Institute so as to eradicate all traces of the fired thespian. We even get a laundry-list of complaints director Combe had about the vehicles hired from Kingsbury Motors, including the poor fixing on Bessie's horn, which was used as a brief feature on a particular shot, along with a dinged wheel-trim, corroded battery and buggered regulator, all combining to lose precious time whilst on location. By this point, Combe must have been ripping his hair out when the milk-float hired proved to be as equally unreliable as Bessie!
This story was in production at the same time as A Clockwork Orange, both dealing with similar themes, which on the audio commentary, Dicks goes out of his way to deny, but this track sides with the rest of us, who are much more cynical! As well as being free-thinking, things here are utterly exhaustive, and an instance must be pretty damned obscure when even the guys researching the production subtitle track can find no trace, and this is the case where it's explained how the dialogue in the scene where Manning inadvertently saves Pertwee from the "flames" of the Keller machine. A great chunk of dialogue was nixed, and the only record is that The Doctor is "thunderously angry" with Jo Grant for coming back.
Popular cultural at the time has the spotlight swung firmly on it, pointing out that UNIT was another in the pantheon of shows from the era which prominently used acronyms, going on to note that Pertwee's wardrobe was partially inspired by the clothes seen on the titular character of Adam Adamant Lives! before rolling out the trademark wit and pointing out that his later, more flamboyant tailoring was more in line with Jason King before bringing it full circle and pointing out that Department S was another sixties secret organisation.
It's smart stuff, you know, and effectively able to ask the sorts of questions which should have been floated whilst being written. When trying to ascertain a timescale for the events, they suppose that it would have taken about a year for The Master to have passed himself off as Professor Keller, as the machine was put in twelve months before, and given that he cannot leave Earth or travel through time, everything suggests that a year has passed between the previous story of Terror of the Autons and this particular tale. After postulating that The Master might have been hiding out as Keller in Switzerland prior to the Auton incident, the track drops the bomb with: "…or perhaps the programme-makers did not attach such significance to such considerations!" Humour with insight - just what we have come to love from these guys!
The combined talents of Stephen James Walker and Martin Wiggins hath wrought an exceptionally realised companion piece to The Mind of Evil, revealing things which will change perceptions on certain aspects, and clarify approaches on others, all whilst ramping up the appreciation of those who made it possible - to achieve all three of these things is pretty damned difficult and testament to some superior research and assimilation of information. Just make a bee-line for it when you open the case, will you!!
The Military Mind: Filmed in 2009 at Dover Castle, this delightful, insightful documentary brings back some of the principle players in front of and behind the camera to see just how The Mind of Evil used the locations to their guns-blazing best.
Always a man with an almost childlike sense of optimism, Barry Letts was deeply shocked that merely being one of the nation's favourite TV shows wouldn't unlock any door they wanted. "I assumed we would be able to find a location," the producer blithely recalls, "a prison, which would let us shoot there…inside the prison, that they would clear a wing for us for a little while…but to our horror, we found that they all refused us utterly". Such stumbling were no problem when it came to getting military cooperation for the filming, where they were loaned a Thunderbolt missile, which turned out to be MUCH bigger than the picture they saw, with director Timothy Combe describing it simply as: "mouth-watering".
Appearing in one or two films ourselves, we know that perfection takes time, and such luxuries were at odds with the BBC, and Combe didn't get all he needed at the castle, so re-shoots on Halloween were approved, but breaking every single rule in the book in order to make the action sequences as cracking as they are. "Equity would have been up in arms if they knew I was playing a prisoner," chuckles Combe, "and my PA was playing a soldier - anybody who was willing to don a jacket on the day!" When it comes to time, even an infinite supply of it wouldn't have been enough to get Pertwee to speak the correct Hokkien dialect, with Pik-Sen Lim admitting that is was hard work, to the point where: "When I watched the playback, to be honest, I didn't really understand much of what he was saying!"
Punctuating all the moments of warm humour to be found are more than a few poignant images. To see Letts and Dicks walking in the grounds of Dover Castle together, with the late producer looking decidedly awkward and uncomfortable as he moves, but it just nice to seen him away from the confines of a studio or his house when being interviewed. The sight of a healthy-looking Nicholas Courtney temporarily tricks the mind into thinking that the old boy is still getting away with it, and is a real double-edged sword of an experience. All involved are on good form and happy to share their memories, just as much as we are to hear them all.
The tempering of jollities brings the edifying proceedings to a close, where the matter of director Combe's treatment by the BBC is discussed, with Fernanda Marlowe really coming out to bat for him. "Tim [Combe] was getting a hard time," the actress states. [/I]"…It might have because he put so much into it….in later years, watching it again, I realise who good it was, and that possibly that effort was utterly worth it"[/I]. The man himself shows a letter he got from Jon Pertwee praising the way he handled things, and this really emphasises how much he got screwed by the BBC over certain things on the shoot. "Unfortunately that was the last Doctor Who I did," states Combe with deep regret. "…and I didn't have a Sonic Screwdriver to fix things up and do more Doctor Whos" We won't spoil the rest, but Combe becomes quite emotional about the matter, and his feelings are palpable.
It was an ending we were not expecting, and this one really has a belter. It tops off one of the best featurettes to grace a Doctor Who DVD, as its ability to polarise the emotions is nothing short of amazing - you really feel for Combe when he was stabbed in the back by the BBC. It's one of the last chances to see fresh material with a few of our old friends, and for us, it gave us another look at Dover Castle, which we last saw on a school trip - we're from Kent, so it was always sort-of in the neighbourhood anyway. We would say "if only all other Doctor Who documentaries are nearly as good as this…" but they usually are! We give you the Citizen Kane of Doc docs.
Behind The Scenes - Television Centre: This 25 minute vintage documentary is a look at a day in the life of the iconic building and is presented by Norman Tozer, who appears right at the start as the rank-and-file workers at the Concrete Doughnut makes their way through the gates. Tozer, resplendent in his pale green polo-neck jumper and coiffured crash-helmet-like hair, presents a piece-to-camera about the activities that go on within the circular wall before going in and taking the viewers on a tour.
You get to see some interesting shots, with a meeting on the planning of an upcoming episode of All Gas and Gaitors, footage of the presenters of Blue Peter rehearsing a musical number; and there is a piece that shows the magic of a large painted backdrop – the sort of thing that unconvincingly stands outside a front door in a sitcom; what is interesting is that when you see it on film, it looks pretty good. Somewhere around this section, the Black and White Minstrel Show gets a mention – why doesn't that ever get repeated these days…?
This documentary can be seen as strictly routine, as most people now are aware of what goes on in television production, but bear in mind that this was aimed squarely at the sort of person who thought that television was a magical box that instantly conjured up anything that played on it by some sort of otherworldly sorcery, as it takes you through the various stages of production, taking in sets, props, costumes, filming and rehearsal, and everything in between.
This now serves as a nostalgic love-letter to a bygone era of television production; a continuity announcer gets to appear on camera, as he closes down for the night, and the BBC globe gets to be show (it was actually performed live, rather than on video, with the "temporary fault" sign below it, always on-hand in case something untoward occurs. The unintended comedy highlight comes as during a shot of workmen putting rostrum together, there is the sound of hammering, stopping abruptly by an agonised yelp.
Things are brought full-circle by having Tozer appear at the gates at 9.30 the next morning, having spent 24 hours in Television Centre, watching the rank and file coming in once more – another day of work for the employees of the Beeb..
Though the connection Doctor Who is tenuous - you get to a see a specially-filmed shot of a miniature TARDIS dematerialising and one of an Axon tendril moving - it's great that this has been included, as it helps Doctor Who fans to appreciate just how the series was produced at that time. It's a great way to spend around half an hour and many will get a nostalgic charge from it.
Then and Now: The semi-regular feature that shows you what locations look like decades after the fact continues and with the help of part of the off-air trailer, a shooting script, black and white clips and handy graphics to point out different areas of Dover Castle, it comes as no surprise that most of the locations are almost identical to how they were forty years ago, this is mainly due to Dover Castle being an historic building and can't be radically altered in any way. Regardless of this, it's still great to see new footage of the place contrasting with black and white clips from the show. It should be noted that most of the locations in London look eerily similar, too.
Photo Gallery: There are a selection of absolutely gorgeous colour and black and white images, with loads of pics of Pertwee and Manning (one candid rehearsal picture has Pertwee in shades, cravat, casual shirt rolled up to past his elbows, exposing his navy tattoo - in short, he looks remarkably like he did in The House That Dripped Blood). There are also some nice location pictures of the military hangar, along with the missile and army personnel; in short, these are well worth five minutes of your time.
Coming Soon Trailer: Good grief! It's the Blu-ray debut of Classic Doctor Who, as Spearhead From Space regenerates into high definition. Are we going to be able to review this one? It would be rather nice - we'll keep you posted...
PDF Materials: Apart from the usual - and always appreciated - Radio Times listings, you are spoiled somewhat by having the complete set of promotional material from the 1971 Kellogg's Sugar Smacks (because sugar IS like smack to some kids...) campaign - one image of Pertwee is so damn bizarre that it looks like he escaped from an old jar of Robinson's marmalade. What's nice is that there is a page of background material before you get to the images, setting the scene about the promotion and that these badges were only given away with the most tooth-rotting of Kellogg's cereal.
It may be one of the last stories to be released on DVD, but it was certainly worth the wait, as few honestly expected The Mind of Evil to be restored to colour. The story itself is great and there are fabulous performances, impressive action sequences and better than average production values. The efforts carried out to restore the image and sound to its former glory represents are very much in evidence – and we can't praise everyone involved highly enough. Seriously highly recommended!
Review by Wilson Bros
Tenderheart Bear Member Join Date: March 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 81
An absolutely cracking review.
As one of my all time favourite stories (and I think favourite Doctor) I lapped up every word. Thoughtful, funny (especially the picture comments) well researched and written (although you did write '..the way of a woman of a woman who can send herself'..).
I haven't read the recent reviews for the special editions as I have no intention of getting them. But this review is a corker!
As one of my all time favourite stories (and I think favourite Doctor) I lapped up every word. Thoughtful, funny (especially the picture comments) well researched and written (although you did write '..the way of a woman of a woman who can send herself'..).
I haven't read the recent reviews for the special editions as I have no intention of getting them. But this review is a corker!
Wilson Bros Reviewer Join Date: August 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,183
Many thanks, THB!
If you were to pick ONE special edition, we'd say go for Inferno - it's a cracking story and the new restoration work is a quantum leap beyond the original release.
Kevin & Nick W
If you were to pick ONE special edition, we'd say go for Inferno - it's a cracking story and the new restoration work is a quantum leap beyond the original release.
Kevin & Nick W
David Blackwell Senior Member Join Date: February 2004 Location: United States Posts: 2,835
I have my copy ordered and hope it arrives in the mail at the end of the week. I haven't seen it since the 1990s (in black and white).
JAMIOUSE Member Join Date: August 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 24
Another great review for another great story, I hope Mind gets the audience it deserves now. It may have it's faults but it's certainly one of the most entertaining six parters. Can't wait for your take on the Blu of Spearhead...
Wilson Bros Reviewer Join Date: August 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,183
Belated thanks for your kind words - we're still hoping that we'll get to review the Blu of Spearhead From Space...
Kevin & Nick W
Kevin & Nick W
General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children
Disc Details
Release Date: 3rd June 2013
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 1.33:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Subtitles: English
Extras: Audio Commentary, Production Subtitles,
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Timothy Combe
Cast: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Roger Delgado, Nicholas Courtney
Genre: Sci-Fi
Length: 140 minutes
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LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) ? With opening day only two weeks away, Detroit Tigers starter Drew Smyly might have picked the wrong time to go into a slump.
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) ? With opening day only two weeks away, Detroit Tigers starter Drew Smyly might have picked the wrong time to go into a slump.
Smyly, who began the spring with nine scoreless innings in his first three starts, has given up seven earned runs in his last two outings, including five in Sunday's 12-10 loss to the Washington Nationals.
Ross Detwiler started for Washington in his first game back since pitching for the United States in the World Baseball Classic. He allowed three hits and a run in four innings on a long homer by Torii Hunter in the first.
Smyly is competing with Rick Porcello for the final spot in the rotation behind Justin Verlander, Anibal Sanchez, Doug Fister and Max Scherzer. Porcello hasn't walked a batter all spring and has a 2.50 ERA.
After giving up five earned runs in four innings against the Nationals, Smyly said he simply had to work on keeping the ball down.
"I just struggled with everything," he said. "I kept the ball up and I can't do that. Let's just put it this way: They got me good."
Smyly was 4-3 with a 3.99 ERA in 23 games, including 18 starts, for the Tigers last season. He knows there's only room for five starters in Detroit's rotation, and nothing is assured even though he started off so well.
"It doesn't matter what I did earlier in the spring," Smyly said. "Nothing matters except your last start."
Tigers manager Jim Leyland was succinct about the left-hander's performance.
"(Smyly) got the ball up and he had to pay the price," Leyland said. "He can't do that."
The Tigers gave up the most runs they have allowed all spring, but Leyland wasn't going to make a scapegoat of Smyly.
"I saw a lot of things I didn't like today," Leyland said. "It had nothing to do with the starting pitcher. Our bullpen didn't do the job. It had nothing to do with the starter."
Al Alburquerque, a candidate for the closer role, allowed four runs in two-thirds of an inning while walking three. Duane Below, looking for a job in Detroit's bullpen, has a 12.38 ERA after giving up two earned runs in one inning.
Detwiler said he felt fine after his four innings despite allowing the long home run to Hunter.
"I only really missed on one pitch and that was the home run to Hunter," Detwiler said. "It was a bad pitch and he didn't miss it. Other than that I felt fine."
Tyler Moore homered twice and had three RBIs for the Nationals. Chris Marrero also drove in three runs.
Bryce Harper was 1 for 3 with a double for the Nationals and is batting .409 this spring. Danny Espinosa added two hits and an RBI.
Matt Tuiasosopo homered and knocked in two runs for the Tigers. He also scored three times.
Prince Fielder and Victor Martinez each had two RBIs for Detroit.
NOTES: Nationals C Jhonatan Solano played left field for two innings when Micah Owings was lifted with a sore quadriceps. ... Jordan Zimmermann will start Monday in Viera against Tigers RHP Max Scherzer. ... Detroit OF Quintin Berry walked and scored a run, then was removed from the game. He has been struggling with patellar tendinitis. ... Scherzer has pitched 8 2-3 innings in three starts this spring. He has struck out 14 without allowing a run. ... Sanchez will start a minor league game in Lakeland on Monday against an Atlanta Braves affiliate. ... RHP Octavio Dotel is the only Tigers player remaining in the World Baseball Classic.