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Dark Angel (US - BD RA)
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Detective Jack Caine (Dolph Lundgren) thought he'd dealt with every kind of crime on earth. But now, someone is using human bodies to manufacture narcotics. Someone – or something – not of this world. To the alien that has arrived on earth, humans represent ideal drug factories, because of our endorphins. To detective Caine, the alien represents mankind's worst threat. If the alien's mission succeeds, our planet will be destroyed. Together with his straight-arrow FBI partner (Brian Benben) and his girlfriend, the city coroner (Betsy Brantley), Caine is going to send this alien home in pieces! (From Shout Factory's official synopsis)
In the late summer of 1990 I was about ten years old. As I've said before (recently, even), I was not permitted to watch R-rated films (or even PG-13 ones), which naturally meant I was fascinated by them. This was a time when B-quality action, horror, and sci-fi still got nationwide theatrical releases and television time for their ad campaigns, so I distinctly remembered the TV spots for various movies I was told I was not allowed to see. Oddly, it was not the A-product Robocop or The Fly ads that stuck with me the most, despite those films growing into personal favourites – it was the ads for the low-rent flicks that I remember to this day. Movies like Tony Maylam and Ian Sharp's Split Second, Duncan Gibbins' Eve of Destruction, the American Ninja sequels, and, above all others, I Come in Peace. I was utterly fascinated by I Come in Peace. It had seemingly everything – Dolph Lundgren as a grizzled cop and a giant albino that looked a little bit like Vigo the Carpathian that shot little razor discs from his totally rad-looking Predator arm tool. I didn't actually see the movie until I was an adult, but that didn't stop me and my friends from playing I Come in Peace, based on our limited, trailer-informed knowledge.
I Come in Peace, originally and (apparently) preferably titled Dark Angel, had more to live up to than any movie could ever deliver on – a 10-year-old's vivid imagination. From this standpoint, I suppose it's a disappointment, but, unlike the vast majority of childhood favourites, I didn't actually get to see this one until I was an adult. So, with grown-up expectations firmly in place, I find that Dark Angel is a fun, amusing little movie. In the simplest terms, it's basically a low-rent version of Predator (which itself was a high-rent version of Greydon Clark's Without Warning) and was even released a couple of months before the very similarly staged Predator 2. It also borrows a bit thematically from The Terminator and visually from Robocop. Director Craig R. Baxley began his Hollywood career as a TV stunt performer before graduating to stunt coordinator and second unit director on high profile movies, like The Warriors, The Long Riders, and Predator. This eventually led him to a long career in B-movies, made-for-TV horror, and STV action, starting with Carl Weathers vehicle titled Action Jackson in 1988 and leading all the way up to a Casper Van Dien/Bruce Boxleitner vehicle titled Aces 'N' Eights in 2008. Baxley fills the role of a more than capable, medium-budget action director. He cuts deftly between overlapping events, his car chases are typical '80s action fare (perhaps with a few more explosions than average), and his alien razor-disc sequences are borderline brilliant bursts of Evil Dead/ Phantasm levels of energy. However, between Sam Raimi-ish action bursts and clever transitional edits, Baxley proves he's less adept at maintaining tension and pace during the less exciting sequences. The straight-faced drama simply doesn't work for any reason other than inadvertent comedy, which, I suppose, will be enough for many viewers.
The screenplay is credited to Jonathan Tydor and David Koepp (only three years from Jurassic Park), under the pseudonym Leonard Maas Jr. The script embraces almost every post- Dirty Harry cop movie cliché in the book – Jack doesn't 'play by the rules,' he loses his black partner at the beginning of the movie, the case is 'personal,' he's partnered with a nebbish rule follower, he's trying to rekindle his relationship with his girlfriend, et cetera, et cetera. Characters speak almost exclusively in quotable one-liners and exposition, but it ends up working, because the tropes are being interspliced with the ridiculous sci-fi premise that aliens come to earth to harvest human endorphins. It's difficult to distinguish Dolph Lundgren's single best film performance, because his performance type is usually so singularly 'Dolphy.' He almost always works better in a supporting capacity, but, if we're going to talk about Lundgren's best lead roles, it's hard to argue with Dark Angel's nomination (though there's something to be said for his version of The Punisher). Clearly, he's miscast in the role of a Houston-based everyman cop, but his wrongful casting is so complete that it's almost brilliant. Baxley even gives him a couple chances to whip out his real-life martial arts skills. The always undervalued Brian Benben, on the other hand, is perfectly cast as Lundgren's equal/opposite FBI partner, Larry. Baxley takes every opportunity to visually exploit their awesome height difference. Betsy Brantley brings a sort of Bonnie Bedelia-like dignity to her role as the mature girlfriend, but the best, or at least most memorable, performance is Mark Lowenthal as Jack's over-caffeinated, mad scientist friend.
Dark Angel never got a proper US DVD release. MGM released various anamorphic versions throughout Europe and in Japan, then did one of those Manufactured On-Demand, single-layered, burned disc things in the US. The results were better than a bootleg, but not what I'd call impressive, even for standard definition. Shout Factory's 1080p, MPEG-4, 1.78:1 Blu-ray is, obviously, a sizable upgrade. Detail levels are generally limited, which should be expected, though they are still sharper and more complex than the single-layer release. Here, the edges and textures are a bit soft, but clean and not blocky (the footage in the special features is more in line with the jaggy SD versions). The image is a bit dark without obscuring important details or overstating the mood. Blacks are deep with only minor edge enhancement along the harshest high-contrast edges. Shout Factory (or whoever supplied them with this transfer) hasn't taken any major effort to scrub the natural grain using DNR, leading to plenty of film texture. Baxley and cinematographer Mark Irwin don't do anything particularly fancy with the colour palette. There are some Cameron and McTiernan-inspired blue gels, though I suppose the overall look is most comparable to Robocop and Verhoven's neon/grey landscape. The red and pink highlights are particularly vibrant without blooming, but the warmer hues tend to have some low level noise during daylight scenes. The cooler hues are natural with only a bit of cross-colouration.
Dark Angel was originally mixed for the bygone Ultra Stereo process. This makes for a nice, effective Dolby surround soundtrack, as featured on every DVD release. Scream Factory, however, has gone the extra mile and included a 5.1 remix, which is available alongside the original 2.0 track, both in lossless DTS-HD Master Audio. If I'm honest, I have to admit that I can barely tell the difference between the two tracks. The 5.1 track doesn't even fully separate the dialogue into the center channel (though it does make a better effort than the 2.0 track) and features very few discrete directional effects in the surround speakers. The track's problems revolve around volume consistency, specifically in the dialogue, which fiddles all over the place. It seems that the original tracks weren't in the best shape, because the exact same artefacts can be heard on the 2.0 and 5.1 versions. Generally speaking the sound design is pretty thin and does not feature a whole lot in the way of aural layering. However, like many budget-constrained action flicks, Dark Angel attempts to make up for its lack of cash with some very big and loud explosions and these are plenty punchy, with decent LFE and stereo presence. The coolest sound effects relate to the alien weapons, especially the directionally enhanced, screaming, flying CD weapons. Jan Hammer's synthesizer score is definitely 'of the period,' right down to the wailing electric guitar embellishments.
The brief extras begin with A Look Back at Dark Angel, an interview/featurette with director Craig R. Baxley, and cast members Lundgren and Brian Benben (24:20, HD). The discussion mostly surrounds the film's script, limited budget, casting, and stunts, which were made simple thanks to Lundgren and Baxley's previous experience and Matthias Hues physical prowess. The disc also features the original trailer (2:40, HD) and a poster/still gallery (4:10, HD).
I Come in Peace, or Dark Angel, whatever you want to call it, is a perfectly entertaining B-action/sci-fi hybrid that doesn't quite transcend its modest roots, but is still more enduring than most of its contemporaries. Shout Factory's Blu-ray release is a welcome upgrade for fans still stuck with single layered, manufactured on-demand DVDs, though, of course, a bit limited by the source material. The DTS-HD MA soundtrack sounds good in both 5.1 and the original 2.0 and the brief extras include a fun retrospective interview piece.
* Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray image quality.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Bouncy X Member Join Date: March 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,931
can't wait to get this, havent seen it in probably 10yrs or so. i dont remember if i saw it in theaters but i do remember watching it on video. i'm in canada and it was called "I Come in Peace" here as well...so i'm guessing Dark Angel was an overseas title?
David Blackwell Senior Member Join Date: February 2004 Location: United States Posts: 2,834
I love this movie- a great B movie I discovered on VHS as I Come in Peace
Chris Johnson Member Join Date: October 2005 Location: United States Posts: 1,465
Great movie with a great soundtrack. Some really good quotable lines too. I always though this was one of Dolph's best movies.
Chris Gould Editor Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,171
It was Dark Angel in the UK, at least on VHS. I watched it again a while ago and it didn't hold up as well as I'd expected. Bless Dolph though, he tries.
Chris Johnson Member Join Date: October 2005 Location: United States Posts: 1,465
I am quite the opposite. I actually like this more now than I did back then.
Just Passing Member Join Date: September 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 37
Brian Benben makes the movie. Perfect sidekick material.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 27th August 2013
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 English
Subtitles: None
Extras: A Look Back at Dark Angel, Trailer, Still Gallery
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Craig R. Baxley
Cast: Dolph Lundgren, Brian Benben, Betsy Brantley, Matthias Hues
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Film-Noir and Sci-Fi
Length: 91 minutes
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ADRIAN, Mich. - Eric Watt (Kentland, Ind./South Newton) and Thomas Wyman (Lake Station, Mich./Chippewa Hills) connected on a pair of second half touchdowns to lift Trine to a 24-16 victory over Adrian, Saturday in the MIAA football.
Wyman's receptions were decisive in the second half. The first, at the 4:37 mark of the third quarter, gave Trine a 17-7 lead. The other with 14:54 to play in regulation put the Thunder up at 24-13.
Wyman finished with three catches for 28 yards. Paul Curtis (Cassopolis,Mich./Ross Beatty) had five receptions for 67 yards.
Kent Biller (Nappanee, Ind./NorthWood) rushed 19 times for 57 yards. Ja Vontae Hence (Elkhart, Ind./Concord) rushed for 22 yards on six attempts, including a touchdown, he also had two catches for 41 yards.
Hence scored on a five-yard run in the second quarter to give Trine a 10-0 lead with 11:04 remaining before Adrian cut it to 10-7 just before halftime.
The Thunder gained 369 total yards, including 222 yards passing. Watt finished with 16-of-26 passing with two scores. He also ran six times for 25 yards.
The Thunder defense stifled the Bulldogs, limiting Adrian to minus five yards of total rushing. Aaron Selking (Decatur, Ind./Adams Central) had a part of 10 stops, including one sack. Ben Mohr had eight tackles, including four solo. Brock Reinig (Leo, Ind./Leo) had two sacks.
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Color combo poll
Color combo poll
interesting none has my combo
sig red, napa white, carbon fiber trim and grey wheels
I have seen tan interior and black interior, personal taste of course, but I really love the color I have picked.
Metallic silver with black interior.
Cannot decide. Probably will go with one of each combination. Any of obsessive compulsives care to compute that?
Black/tan, dark rims, I got the car a few days ago and piano black is very cool. Also, the storage space on the floor under the computer screen has a carpet base, not trim with rubber stripes. I was told Tesla changed to this.
I thought long and hard about this. Consider the brown/tan leather/obeche wood gloss. Finally placed my order for this yesterday....just a matter of a couple months wait now.
@Bsalvato. If you have not yet done so, can you post your reservation number in the Reservation Tally Thread? Thanks.
Grey ext-black interior Obeche Wood gloss
@Bsalvato. Sorry, I meant to say Time to Build thread.
Sig Red, Tan Interior, Carbon Fiber Trim, Silver 21" Wheels. I think the whole package together is stunning, but that his just my opinion. I do get a lot of comments about the Sig Red.
Brown, tan, Obeche gloss
Pearl White Performance, Blk leather, Obeche gloss, Pano, Silver 21", upgraded sound system, parcel shelf.
Green/Black leather/non-gloss Obeche.
Glass roof, 19" Wheels (standard). Premium sound and air suspension.
We agonized over the interior color. Wife decided the tan just had too many contrasts with other interior colors (dash, roof liner) and was concerned with staining.
She already wants an X...
Silver, tan, piano black, pano, tech, sound, suspension
Sig Red with Performance Black leather (has red piping along the edge). Looks awesome, of course.
wouldn't pearl white and saddle brown be beautiful?
The anniversary of the first big push for saddle is coming up;
pearl white/tan with Obeche gloss
I wanted Blue/Tan, but he ran was too red/orange for me...I guess I prefer a more bone colored tan. So, I decided on Blue/Grey...It looks awesome with the matte Obeche, and the cream piping on the grey seats matches the fabric in the ceiling liner really nicely. And the grey looks amazing with the blue exterior too. I really love the combo I've ordered, I wouldn't get I any other way.
One of the cars on the initial delivery day was black with the dark performance wheels. I had not thought of that combo until I saw the pictures and they look great. Anyone else going with that combo? I am definitely going with dark wheels. Just can't decide on white, silver or black now...
Just changed to 2013/Sunset Red, tan, matte
Metallic Silver, Black Performance Interior (red piping), Carbon Fiber Decor, Pano Roof, 21" Silver Wheels, No Spoiler :)
Brown, Tan, Obeche Matte
Pearl White, Black Leather, Piano Black, Pano, Tech, Air Suspension, Audio upgrade, 19" wheels (smoother ride), and a 60kwh battery because I still have kids in college ;-)
Pearl White, Tan Leather, Piano black, Active Air, Std Wheels.
Silver with grey leather
Grey with Grey leather, piano black trim, pano roof.
I would love to see Tesla offer more real colors.
I wouldn't give up my Sig Red, obeche gloss and "white" interior with grey piping for anything. So luxe and while having dramatic lines. The grey piping really jives with the obeche. The "white" is more like a buff color and ties it all together.
The car attracts attention just based on the exterior colors and contrasting, compimentary interior accents.
After the initial look at the car, the talk starts about it being an all-electric American made Tesla. Then comes, "Who makes it?". It is a process and the world is catching on. My car has sold a lot of cars and opened minds.
Blue/black with red piping/carbon fiber/silver wheels - looks great.
Black / Black ,grey 21" alloys, pano, P85+ , carbon finish, no spoiler. I love the car in black- looks very sporty with the 21" grey alloys . The car looks "powerful" in this config which it is...
Blue, black roof, grey interior, CF, grey 21" alloys, "new" spoiler, P85.
May have gone for the black interior, close choice, decided on grey for heat in CA, but may tint now, so who knows if I'll regret it much.
blue/tan/obeche gloss/ pano roof. Tan interior holding up at 6 months even with all the snacking in the back seat.
Green, Pano Roof, Tan leather, Piano Black trim. 19" wheels. No spoiler
Dolphin Grey, Tan with Obeche Matte. Pano roof, 21" Silver Turbines. Classy.
Picking up my blue/tan next Thursday! : ) I was worried about a light interior but when I saw that the carpets were black I had no problem picking the tan.
brown/tan/obeche matte
like Brad... Good choice man ;-)
Blue, gray, carbon fiber, 21" wheels.
MC Red/Tan/Carbon
Blue - gray - lacewood very happy for 15K miles
Green, grey perf, lacewood. Very happy with my choice :-)
Pearl white, Pano, grey perf, carbon fiber
My order is in, and I still have a few days to make changes. Right now I am Metallic Blue with black leather.
I worry that the grey leather is too light. Anyone find the grey leather to show wear or blue jean stains? Also I have kids, so I am slightly leaning toward the less-pretty black over grey leather.
DannyB I have tan leather and I found that blue jeans stains come out easily with a good leather cleaner used sparingly. I use Zainos.
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The person who was helping me out with a set sent me an update the other day to let me know that my Indy set was listed as "backordered". Not shipped, not cancelled, just 'backordered'. They shipped his Joe stuff, but the Indy set is just sitting there.I have no idea if that means they are planning on running another batch or if they lost a few pallet of sets or if those "oversold" rumors are true or what... wait and see I guess.
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Quote from: Jeff on August 4, 2011, 01:12 PMNot shipped, not cancelled, just 'backordered'. ...my "backordered" set converted to "not shipped" last night... ...shipping notice this AM.
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The final weekend of Blossom Festival will provide local and visiting families a special musical treat to enjoy.
On April 27 at 7 p.m. and April 29 at 2 p.m., the Columbia Gorge Sinfonietta will present a "family classics" concert, featuring familiar and easy-listening tunes geared to appeal to every age, performed at the Hood River Middle School auditorium.
Selections from popular films including "The Sound of Music," "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Gladiator" will complement the more traditional classics, including Brahms' "Academic Festival Overture" and the first movement of Schubert's "Symphony #8, Unfinished."
"My favorite piece on the program is the Brahms. The music is like a roller coaster of contrasts and changes in tempo, color and rhythm," said Mark Steighner, conductor for the Sinfonietta.
As an added bonus for the children in the audience, the Sinfonietta has invited the Mid Valley and Parkdale school recorder ensembles to play a "blues" piece, arranged by Steighner, along with the orchestra.
"Appreciating any kind of great art takes patience and developing some tools. Parents can help prepare their children by playing some of the music on the program for them before they come," said Steighner.
"Great classical music — like great books, films, poetry and drama — speaks to the issues of what it means to be human, in a way that popular culture can't," said Steighner. "It's the nature of popular culture to be consumed and forgotten.
"By contrast, the longing and melancholy in the melodies of Schubert's 'Unfinished' symphony are as full of beauty and sadness as they were two hundred years ago."
These are the final Sinfonietta performances of the season. Two remaining Voci choir concerts, also presented by the Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association, will be offered for Mother's Day, on May 13 and 14.
All CGOA concerts are free but donations of $10 per individual or family are appreciated at the door.
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– Tonight's WWE Main Event opens up live from Houston, Texas with Tom Phillips and Byron Saxton. We go right to the ring.
Cody Rhodes and Goldust vs. Jack Swagger and Cesaro
Out first comes Cody Rhodes and Goldust. Out next comes Zeb Colter with Cesaro and Jack Swagger.
Lots of back and forth with quick tags to start. Cesaro and Swagger double team Cody now. Swagger with a two count and then a headlock. Cody nails a Disaster Kick on Swagger. Cesaro and Goldust tag in at the same time. Goldust unloads with clotheslines and the drop down right hand. Goldust mounts with right hands in the corner. Goldust with a roll up for 2. Goldust sends Swagger to the floor and then Cesaro. Goldust leaps off the apron while Cody leaps off the top and they take The Real Americans down on the floor. Goldust brings Cesaro in for a 2 count.
Cesaro catches Goldust in a big backbreaker for another 2 count. We go to Network commercials.
Back from the break and Swagger is back in control. He knocks Goldust out of the ring. Cesaro tags in and meets Goldust on the floor. Cesaro with a running forearm shot that runs over Goldust. Cesaro brings it back in the ring for a 1 count. Cesaro with a 2 count before choking him on the ropes.
Goldust ends up coming back and hitting a big hurricanrana out of the corner. Cody rallies for a tag. Swagger tags in and stomps away on Goldust. Swagger goes for a Swagger Bomb out of the corner and nails it. Cesaro tags in for the big stomp off Swagger's back. 2 count by Cesaro. Cesaro with a gutwrench suplex for another 2 count. Swagger tags back in and keeps Goldust grounded. Goldust comes back and goes to tag Cody but Cody is down on the floor. Cesaro hits a big uppercut on Goldust and nails the Cesaro Swing but can't get the win. Cody finally gets the tag and unloads on both Swagger and Cesaro. Cody with a double dropkick. Cody with a kick to the groin on Swagger. Cesaro stops Cross Rhodes but Goldust powerslams Cesaro. Cody with a boot and a moonsault on Swagger for 2. Zeb yells at Swagger to get up. Swagger blocks a Disaster Kick and turns it into a Patriot Lock. Cesaro pulls the rope back so Cody can't get it but Goldust stops him. Cody breaks the hold and hits CrossRhodes on Swagger for the win.
Winners: Goldust and Cody Rhodes
– We get hype for Slam City, The Undertaker and Daniel Bryan's t-shirts.
Cameron and Naomi vs. Layla and Alicia Fox
We go to the ring and out comes Cameron and Naomi. Layla and Alicia Fox are out next.
Alicia and Naomi lock up to start the match. Alicia goes after her eye. Naomi with a counter and a roll up for 2. Cameron comes in for a double suplex and a double leg drop on Fox. Alicia takes control of Cameron but gets tossed across the ring. Cameron backs Alicia in the corner and she tags in Layla.
Layla takes advantage and gets a 2 count. Layla shows off and gets dropkicked in the back. Back and forth. Cameron hits a clothesline for a 2 count. The match turns into Diva chaos. Layla and Cameron end up on the floor. Naomi hits the Rear View on Alicia and then a split-legged moonsault for the win.
Winners: Cameron and Naomi
– We get hype for Arnold Schwarzenegger's return to RAW.
– They air a RAW Rebound with a look at what happened with Daniel Bryan and Triple H last night.
Big Show vs. Titus O'Neil
We go to the ring and out first comes Big Show. We go to Network commercials.
We come back and out comes Titus O'Neil. Titus gets in Show's face to start the match. Titus mushes Show. Show shoves him over the top rope and throws him into the barrier. Show with a big chop to the chest. Show brings it back in the ring with body shots into the corner.
Show with another big chop to the chest. Titus ducks a clothesline and takes out Show's knee. Titus kicks away and keeps Show down. Titus keeps Show down with a headlock now. The both go down off a slam and Titus gets up first. Show runs into a big boot but grabs Titus for a chokeslam. Titus blocks it and manages to hit a Clash of the Titus on Show for a 2 count. Titus mocks Show and keeps beating on him. Titus with a big elbow drop and another 2 count. Back and forth at the end but Show hits a knockout punch for the win.
Winner: Big Show
– More Network commercials including the John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt promo with Eminem's Legacy.
– We get a look at the video on Undertaker's Streak that Paul Heyman aired on RAW.
– We go to ringside and Paul Heyman is demanding that Lilian Garcia introduce him and she does. Heyman takes the mic and enters the ring, introducing himself again. Heyman says he means no disrespect and the live Network stream cuts out. It comes back on and Heyman is praising The Streak. Heyman says Brock Lesnar wants him to inform Taker tonight that The Streak will come to an end at WrestleMania XXX. The crowd boos. Heyman goes to leave the ring and the bells toll. The lights go out and The Undertaker makes his entrance.
However, Taker doesn't come out. Instead, he appears behind Heyman and the crowd pops. Lights come on and Taker grabs Heyman by his throat. Taker says Heyman will walk out of here for one reason tonight – so he can tell Lesnar that when The Undertaker gets to New Orleans, he's going to slay the beast. Taker says once that's done, he's going to take Lesnar's corpse and throw it into the fiery pits of eternal hell. Taker asks Heyman if he understands. Taker says there's one more thing… if there's something about that message that Lesnar doesn't understand, Taker will be at RAW on Monday to hand-deliver the message. Taker lets Heyman leave the ring while he still can. Main Event goes off the air with Taker "cutting his throat" as Heyman looks on frightened.


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The lounge is the official smoking room. Ventilation by opening the windows in not always practical. Proposal could be to install a proper ventilation tract from the lounge via the corridor through the happylab into the courtyard.
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Every time my husband, Kevin, and I visit the Napa Valley, we leave with a newfound appreciation for the local arts: the art of wine making, the art of wine country cuisine, the art of wine-and-food pairing.
With so many temptations, we've never put down our wine glasses long enough to appreciate the other local achievement: the fine arts.
On a recent visit, we made a concerted effort to push away from the tasting-room bar and ponder the next Picassos. But finding the fine art was a bigger challenge than we had expected.
"The arts have always been here, only a little hidden," says Michelle Williams, executive director of the Arts Council of Napa Valley. "We have fantastic talent and organizations, but people just haven't known where to find them. . . . So we're trying to bring the arts to the forefront of people's minds and expand our offerings."
The real trick is getting tourists like us (read: wine fanatics) into these public art spaces, museums, galleries and art-filled wineries. Many established nonprofit institutions, including the Napa Valley Museum in Yountville and the Di Rosa Preserve in the town of Napa, are regular stops for locals and schoolchildren. But they receive only a small part of the more than 4.5 million annual regional visitors. (The museum's average annual attendance is 12,000.)
For local arts advocates, it's time for a change. Two years ago, Williams and a handful of Arts Council board members formed the Public Art Committee to address the absence of a public-art plan for Napa County. After studying the cultural plans of similar-sized cities nationwide, the committee received approval in January for its Community Cultural Plan for Napa County, a four-year public-art plan that will serve as a road map for promoting and expanding the arts.
It's a laudable victory. But with county funding approval still pending (a proposed "percent-for-art" ordinance would allocate 1% of new public or private construction costs to public-arts programming), it probably will be several years before its effects on cultural tourism, including an arts-marketing campaign aimed at tourists, are seen.
Until then, the best approach for finding the county's hidden -- and not-so-hidden -- art gems is not unlike the best tactic for discovering a little-known winery: Ask the locals.
"We're really a regional museum with a clear mission to provide regional art and explore the environment and history of the valley in ways that interest the local community," says Ann Mosher, the Napa Valley Museum's interim executive director. "But we also have a caveat to provide a window to the world for residents, to give them the opportunity to see art they might not otherwise."
This year, that caveat is the traveling exhibition "The Art Books of Henri Matisse," a display of original illustrations and text from four of the artist's books. Historically, exhibitions of works by pop-culture artists such as Matisse often result in blockbuster turnouts, even at small institutions.
Luring those millions of wine country tourists to the recently renovated Yountville museum is a challenge, even with exhibitions by big-name artists. Mosher hopes this year's third annual Festival del Sole, a summer music fest that brings Joshua Bell, André Watts and other classical performers to town, will attract Matisse fans. Many concerts take place at the Lincoln Theater, across the street from the museum.
"The pre-concert wine receptions at the museum get them in the door to see the art," says Mosher.
Where are all the people?
Across the valley at the Di Rosa Preserve, Kevin and I expected a packed house. It was a glorious sunny afternoon, an excellent day to explore this unusual 217-acre nature preserve with more than 2,000 indoor and outdoor works by a range of Bay Area artists, including Robert Arneson, Lewis deSoto and Peter Voulkos.
But the property was empty, save the resident peacocks fanning their feathers as we passed. So we hopped on the open-air bus and enjoyed a private two-hour "discovery" tour, content to spend a little time inside the mind of eccentric former owner and avid collector Rene di Rosa before returning to the tasting rooms.
The tug for wine country tourists isn't limited to nonprofit arts organizations.
"People are up here on a wine country vacation for that gourmet experience," says Oliver Caldwell, co-owner of private galleries in San Francisco, New York and the year-old Caldwell Snyder Gallery in downtown St. Helena. "They're not looking for fine art in this tiny [agricultural] town of 3,000 people. . . . Why do you think I have those metal horses in the window?"
The brightly colored, life-size scrap-metal horses by artist Doug Owen are the reason Kevin and I ventured inside. Caldwell also turns to live music to bring in the crowds. An early-May charity fundraiser and gallery reception for Rusty Wolfe, a Nashville artist and former songwriter for Johnny Cash, will include a live music performance by the artist and Caldwell's JumpStart classic rock band.
"Hey, if you rock out, people will come," Caldwell says.
Other local gallery owners have taken a more direct -- and quieter -- approach to attracting wine country travelers: If art collectors won't come to you, go to them.
Ira Wolk, one of the seven Public Art Committee planning members and owner of St. Helena's I. Wolk Gallery, converted the former beauty salon of the exclusive Auberge du Soleil resort in Rutherford into a gallery five years ago. Wolk also procured the 80 sculptures by California artists (all for sale) scattered throughout the 33-acre property, which includes Olive Grove Sculpture Garden.
The catch? The public is welcome at the beauty-salon-turned-gallery, but only resort guests or serious buyers may visit the Olive Grove Sculpture Garden. But as Kevin and I discovered, the term "serious buyer" is loosely interpreted. When we called to ask about the garden, the gallery assistant said simply to make a dinner reservation at the restaurant and she'd arrange a private pre-dinner tour. Food and wine for art's sake? We were happy to oblige.
The next morning, Kevin was eager to hit a few wineries, but I still had the art bug. We compromised by choosing a few of the gallery-lined tasting rooms.
At Artesa Vineyards & Winery in Napa, we were drawn by the museum-like architecture, but it was the glass and installation pieces by resident artist Gordon Huether inside that kept us there all morning.
At Mumm Napa in nearby Rutherford, Kevin toured the rotating exhibition in the hallway, glass of wine in hand, while I checked out the 30 original Ansel Adams photographs in the permanent-collection gallery.
We capped the day at the Hess Collection in Napa for a tour of owner Donald Hess' private collection of works by Magdalena Abakanowicz, Anselm Kiefer, Robert Motherwell and other noteworthy artists. Even here, at large wineries with notable art collections and large crowds, the on-site galleries were surprisingly empty.
After a long weekend of art-filled wine tastings, it was the two markedly different properties owned by Craig Hall, founder of Hall Financial Group in Dallas, and his wife, Kathryn, that inspired us most.
"When we bought the property in 2003, I had eyes for incorporating art into the redevelopment -- it's something I always try to do," Craig says. "But it was Kathy who felt the person best suited to carry out the vision was Frank Gehry."
After four years of architectural revisions and county permit hurdles, construction has begun on a $100-million winemaking facility. When completed in late 2009 or early 2010, it promises to be a towering example of the now-ubiquitous Gehry style of undulating architecture, although without the high-shine titanium of Bilbao, Spain, and the Walt Disney Concert Hall. (Here, the trellis-like roof will resemble wood to complement the landscape.) The Halls, who say they've long since run out of space for their own art collection, are buying and commissioning new works for the building's interior.
"We're constantly collecting -- whenever we see something that really stretches us, we're drawn to it," Craig says. "We bought a piece two years ago that's literally in storage waiting for the new winery."
Meanwhile, a temporary gallery houses Gehry's models and blueprints; visitors can sip wine and ponder the man behind them. In an area where the historic art of making wine is typically the main attraction, it's a fascinating juxtaposition.
"Tradition and technology -- we think it's a metaphor for the experience of both wine and art," says Kathryn.
A few miles away, the Halls' Rutherford winery stands in stark contrast to the bustling, grandiose St. Helena property. Nestled on a quiet hillside beneath their home, the small guesthouse/entertaining suite is filled with family photos and, of course, more artwork.
It's a notably conservative space compared with the " 'Star Wars' tank room," as Craig calls it, below. The steel tanks are aligned side by side in a semicircle for a bank-vault-like effect, with red light sculptures by Thomas Glassford bursting overhead.
Our tour guide led us through the "Inspector Gadget"-style steel-vault door into the classic brick-and-mortar wine caves. Kathryn, former ambassador to Austria during the Clinton administration, commissioned a crew of Austrian stonemasons to build the caves from bricks that were reclaimed from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Each bears a stamp of the monarchy. "The idea was to open the doors of this room filled with sophisticated, stainless-steel technology and head back into the Old World again," Craig says.
Along the central nave of the cave are archways with stainless-steel artworks (to withstand humidity) by sculptors George Tobolowsky and Andrew Rogers. At the end of the tunnel is an expansive dining room with a Donald Lipski and Jonquil LeMaster crystal-bejeweled tree-root sculpture dangling above the dining-room table. Our guide instructed us to sit and relax as he poured us several single vineyard Hall wines.
As we sipped a Diamond Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon, Dave Brubeck's "Take Five" piping through the room, we fully understood how art, like wine, reflected the life not only of its maker but also of its collector.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 30th Aug 2010 21:58 UTC
"Intel Corp.'s $1.4 billion acquisition of Infineon Technologies AG's wireless unit marks another step by the chip maker to expand in the wireless device market, an area where it has struggled in the past. Intel's need to push further into wireless was highlighted Friday by the company's surprising warning that third-quarter revenue would fall short of its previous expectations because of weaker-than-expected demand for consumer PCs. Smartphones and other mobile devices have long been a faster-growing segment than the PC market."
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These last two Intel purchases are somewhat baffling, though this one far less than the McAfee purchase.
Hopefully Chipzilla realizes that customers, like Nokia, aren't going to be moving to Intel's x86 CPUs anytime soon given their ridiculously high power consumption compared with ARM. Companies are spending their power budgets on big touch screen displays. There are not enough milliwatts left for the CPU to hog power as well.
People don't want a 2GHz phone with a 1" display. Folks would much prefer 1GHz with a 3" display.


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The commission that oversees presidential debates has invited only Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to the first presidential debate. It excluded two third-party candidates who had hoped the event could help them talk directly to an electorate unhappy with the two front-runners.
The Commission on Presidential Debates said in a statement Friday that Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill Stein were polling too low to qualify for the Sept. 26 event. Since 2000, the commission has invited only candidates polling at 15 percent or above in an average of five polls. Johnson was at 8.4 percent and Stein at 3.2 percent.
Johnson, a former New Mexico governor and ex-Republican who is running with former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld, has been pushing aggressively to get into the debate. He and Stein could still qualify for the two remaining ones in October if their poll numbers hit 15 percent, but that will be challenging without the national exposure of the debate.
In a statement, Johnson slammed the commission as a tool of the Democratic and Republican parties and vowed to make the October contests.
"The CPD may scoff at a ticket that enjoys 'only' 9 or 10% in their hand-selected polls, but even 9% represents 13 million voters, more than the total population of Ohio and most other states," Johnson said.
In addition, only the major party candidates, Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Tim Kaine, have qualified for the vice-presidential debate to take place on Oct. 4 at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia.


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OpenSolaris 2008.11 has been released. In addition to improvements in ZFS, DTrace, IPS (the new OpenSolaris package manager) and the other OpenSolaris specialties, it also ships with a host of other OSS goodies: Gnome 2.24, Firefox 3, CherryPy, MySQL, DTrace for Ruby and many more. This new release targets developers and desktop users as well as traditional server roles. Download the live cd and give it a spin. Release notes here.


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GM offers the 2017 Buick Regal in four distinct trim levels: base, Premium I, Premium II and GS. The base Regal comes with a 182-horsepower 2.4L 4-cylinder engine. All other trims get an impressively powerful turbocharged 2.0L 4-cylinder that produces 259 horsepower and 295 ft-lb of torque.
Front-wheel drive is standard on the Regal, though all-wheel drive is available on all but the base trim. A 6-speed automatic transmission with Driver Shift Control is the only transmission.
On the outside, the Regal has a curvy, aggressive and performance-oriented look and that carries over to the inside, where the Regal includes, high-quality materials, firmly bolstered sport seats and has an instrument panel that flows uninterrupted through to the door panels. Ice-blue lighting and a thick-rim steering wheel set a sportier mood than that of Buicks of the recent past.
Among the safety features included with all Regal models are electronic stability control, 4-wheel anti-lock brakes with Intelligent Brake Assist, six airbags, StabiliTrak electronic stability control, traction control and a rearview camera system. The Regal's stiff body structure enhances safety while helping with ride and handling. Buick's "QuietTuning" technology ensures the Regal provides one of the quietest rides in the segment.
Standard features on the Regal are generous, and include 18-inch alloy wheels, a power driver's seat, heated front seats, leather upholstery, a Bluetooth hands-free system, XM satellite radio and the OnStar security and assistance system. Premium I and II trims include luxuries such as a power passenger's seat, push-button start, ultrasonic parking assist, a heated steering wheel, HID headlights, rear thorax airbags and a premium Bose audio system.
The top-of-the-line Regal GS adds 19-inch alloys, an 8-inch driver information display, Brembo brakes and improved suspension, unique exterior body trim and Interactive Drive Control, which integrates the stability control system with electronically controlled dampers, to allow a soft, comfortable ride when cruising but tighten up the suspension within milliseconds when needed for emergency maneuvers.
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Dateline: England—Andy Tierney of Hinckley, Leicestershire, was recently fined about $75 for putting trash in a public trash can. Hinckley and Bosworth Council sent him a letter accusing him of committing "an offense under Section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Domestic refuse from your property was dumped into a street litter bin. The fixed penalty is 50 pounds." According to Tierney, he was walking from his house to his car when his postman handed him two pieces of junk mail. Tierney opened both letters as he strolled, then dumped them in the bin at a lamppost. Council officials traced the homeowner from the address on the envelopes and issued the penalty. "I could have easily chucked those letters on the ground, but I put them in the bin. What has happened is a joke. The council is barmy. I never thought I could be fined for putting rubbish in a bin--that's what they're there for," Tierney told The Sun newspaper. The council classifies letters as "domestic litter," which prohibits them from being placed in public street bins. "There's absolutely no way I'm paying up," Tierney said.
Dateline: Sweden—A Swedish orchestra, planning to play an entire concert on instruments carved from ice, had to cut short their performance when a flute began to melt. Instrument maker Tim Linharts was behind the chilly concerto, carving functioning flutes, violins and a double bass out of ice. The instruments were played for the first time at a concert in a gigantic igloo in the Swedish town of Pitea last week. Aside from the loss of a flute, the performance was labeled a success. "The musicians still do not know how to handle the instruments properly. Flute player Gunilla von Bahr's instrument started melting due to her hot breath," said Linharts. "Next time, I will keep ten ice flutes at hand in case it happens again. According to Linharts, the musicians will keep their instruments in a deep freeze and only take them out to practice or to perform.
Dateline: Norway—It was a wish come true for some, a nightmare for others. A woman by the name of Haldis Gundersen turned on her kitchen faucets and was greeted by a gusher of beer last week in the western Norwegian town of Kristiansund. "I turned on the tap to clean some knives and forks and beer came out," Gundersen told Reuters News Service. "We thought we were in heaven." Meanwhile, in the bar two floors below Gundersen's apartment, fresh clear water was flowing from the beer taps. It turned out that a worker had mixed up the pipes on Saturday evening, wrongly connecting a barrel to a water pipe leading to Gundersen's flat. Beer in Norway is among the most expensive in the world, averaging about $7 for less than a pint. Unfortunately, the beer that came out of Gundersen's kitchen faucet was warm and flat. "If it happens again, I'm going to order Bailey's," said Gundersen.
Dateline: California—U.S. Customs agents announced last Tuesday that they have busted a currency smuggler with 250 bogus billion-dollar bills. Tekle Zigetta, 45, pleaded guilty to three federal counts of trying to bring cash, phony bills and a fake $100,000 gold certificate into the United States in January. Further investigation led agents to a West Hollywood apartment where they found the stash of yellowing and wrinkled one-billion-dollar bills with an issue date of 1934. The fake bills bore the picture of President Grover Cleveland. "You would think the $1 billion denomination would be a giveaway that these notes are fake, but some people are still taken in," said James Todak, a secret service agent involved in the probe. No word exactly on where Zigetta thought he could change a billion-dollar bill.
Dateline: Ohio—There's a reason men don't stop and ask for directions. A highly coincidental pit stop has cost a would-be car thief his freedom. Michael Chapman, 54, is accused of stealing a car last Wednesday in the town of Hopedale, about 130 miles east of Columbus. According to police reports, Norma Harris started her car in her driveway, left it running so it could warm up and went back inside her house. Chapman apparently hopped in the vehicle and drove it east for three miles, then pulled off state Route 151 looking for directions to a nearby town. He stopped randomly at the home of Thomas Eltringham. Eltringham, 67, gave the directions, but something about the gold 2001 Buick LeSabre Chapman was driving looked familiar. After the car left, Eltringham called his daughter, Norma Harris, and asked her if her vehicle was missing. Of course, it was. A patrol officer spotted the car about 25 miles away from Eltringham's house and gave chase. The driver pulled into a driveway, got out and ran away. Chapman was later found hiding behind an auto sales office and arrested. He is being held at the Jefferson County Justice Center on charges of car theft, drunken driving and driving without a license.


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Professor Raymond So
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Professor of Finance
BBA Program Director
Bridging the gap between IT and business with data-driven business graduates
To remain competitive in a data-driven world, organizations today are required to be increasingly astute when dealing with the ever-growing volume of business data to be analyzed and managed.
At the same time, the growing demand for skilled practitioners who possess both data science and business knowledge is creating a challenge for the commercial world, where there is a distinct lack of these merged skills.
The Hang Seng Management College is a pioneer, and leading provider, of sub-degree programs in business and related programs. It also began offering bachelor's degree programs in 2010. Committed to developing and offering innovative academic programs that respond to changing community needs, the college launched its first Data Science and Business Intelligence Bachelor Degree Program in Hong Kong in September 2014. Its goal is to equip students with the necessary analytics and business skills to underpin their careers in the business analytics industry.
We chose SAS as our partner for this bachelor degree course because, without doubt, SAS sets the industry standard for data analytics and business intelligence.
Professor Raymond So
To better pave career paths for students, the Bachelor of Science program in Data Science and Business Intelligence has also begun incorporating applications and tools from the SAS Education Analytical Suite into its four-year program as early as the first year. Students are familiarized with tools to analyze data and present results. They can also get first-hand experience with how analytics manage and model data from large amounts of disparate data, and extract insights from that data.
Students who wish to pursue banking and finance or marketing majors, for instance, will have some emphasis on SAS usage to further develop their skill sets in core courses.
Professor So Wai Man Raymond, Dean of the Business School at Hang Seng Management College, affirms that more and more enterprises are beginning to value data-driven business decision making nowadays, as analytics is seen to be a recurring factor leading to success. "According to reports from McKinsey and Harvard Business Review, over half of the job types across the globe are driven by data," says So. "However, graduates from traditional statistics and engineering programs lack the communications and soft skills required in the business world, while the graduates from the business program lack the background of data analytics and technical know-how. We are working assiduously to bridge business intelligence with data analytics."
Addressing industry demands
"The aim of introducing the Data Science and Business Intelligence Bachelor Degree Program is to fill the gaps in the business world with data-driven business talent," says So. "In this four-year degree program, students will be equipped with a collection of analytical skills and techniques derived from mathematics, statistics and computer science for extracting information from data. They will also be taught the skills required for analysis, integration and presentation of information to help with making prudent business decisions."
He is also delighted with the college's decision to introduce SAS analytics technology into its courses, taking students on the journey of exploring how data is collected and managed to deal with complex business issues. "We chose SAS as our partner for this bachelor degree course because, without doubt, SAS sets the industry standard for data analytics and business intelligence," says So. "SAS analytics technology is widely applied in different analytics aspects due to its high standards and success rate, from data mining and customer relationship management (CRM) to risk management."
"Research was conducted on job advertisement requirements when we were designing the program. We noticed that 'experience with SAS analytics tools' is specified by many leading financial institutions in Hong Kong," adds So. "Seeing the industry demand for SAS qualified data analysts ratifies our choice of introducing analytics solutions by SAS as a part of our new program."
Extending a successful program
Prior to the Data Science and Business Intelligence Bachelor Degree Program, Hang Seng Management College had already deployed SAS technology, providing data analytics training to Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) students. "In the banking and financial sector, analytics is a stringent requirement to generate predictive insights from vast amounts of data, for example, in spot checking the irregularities of a trade deal, in managing risk and in meeting financial compliance," explains Professor So. "Many of our BBA graduates who are now pursuing careers in the banking and financial sector find the analytics knowledge acquired extremely useful. The variety of functions and departments they serve in financial services institutions spans from back office to frontline and from compliance to risk management, and throughout many other areas of the industry."
Through the use of SAS technology in different modules of data science and business intelligence courses, students are equipped with hands-on experience in applying computer software for business decision-making to solve various business problems. The widely adopted SAS interface also enables students to transform to a different software platform easily when they set foot in banking and finance or another industry.
Looking forward, to continue nurturing the next generation of analytics talent, Hang Seng Management College plans to extend the data science and business intelligence training to graduate students by offering a related master's degree. Modular training in specific data science topics will also be introduced to provide solid training to students interested in data science. "We are here to train individuals who are passionate about their education," says So. "We believe that providing a holistic and stimulating educational experience with SAS analytics tools is the way to build students' professional skills and theoretical knowledge, to better equip them in this data-driven business world."
Organizations are faced with skills shortages and are looking to universities to help bridge that gap.
Hang Seng Management College provides students with in-demand analytics skills to cultivate students' programming experience to align with industry needs.


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By msnbc.com staff and news services, April 15, 2012
At least five people have been killed in Oklahoma and a disaster emergency has been declared in Kansas after a severe storm system moving through the Midwest spawned a number of strong tornadoes.
Oklahoma Dept. of Emergency Management information officer Keli Cain confirmed there were five deaths in the Woodward area of north-west Oklahoma.
At least 29 people were injured across Oklahoma and neighbouring states.
Two of the dead are children, according to NBC News affiliate in Oklahoma, KFOR.
In Kansas, governor Sam Brownback issued a declaration of disaster emergency to help speed relief to areas affected by the storms. "We are continuing to assess all the damages across the state," said Brownback, "and signing this declaration clears the way for making state aid available to those counties that need help with clean-up and recovery."
Dozens of tornadoes were reported Saturday as baseball-size hail shattered windows and tore the siding off homes in northeast Nebraska and one twister damaged a hospital in Creston, Iowa. Several homes were wrecked in Kansas.
NBC News reported there were 112 recorded tornadoes in Kansas, Nebraska, Indiana and Oklahoma.
Forecasters had warned of "life-threatening" storms in the nation's midsection. No serious injuries from Saturday were immediately reported.
A tornado was reported on the ground near Wichita, Kan., late Saturday and power in the city was going out, NBC station KSN reported. Homes were reported damaged on the city's south side, but details were not immediately available.
KSN also reported that one building at airplane-maker Spirit Aerosystem collapsed in the storm. At the Wichita airport, winds gusting to 84 mph blew open hangars and overturned luggage carts, The Weather Channel reported. McConnell Air Force Base, which relocated aircraft to other bases before the storms moved in, reported hangar and housing damage, KSN said.
The National Weather Service office in Wichita temporarily turned over operations to the Topeka office Saturday as storms threatened to destroy its building.
A tornado was spotted in Langley, Kan., earlier Saturday evening.
One tornado narrowly missing Salina after being on the ground for about 30 miles.
Three farmsteads sustained damage in Rush County, Kan. and a home was destroyed near Langley, NBC News reported. Trees were downed and power lines were down for other rural customers.
One tornado damaged the roof and blew out windows at the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston, Iowa, but no injuries were reported, officials said. Power was out in much of the city of 7,600 population about 75 miles southwest of Des Moines.
Fremont County, Iowa, Emergency Management Director Mike Crecelius told The Associated Press about 75 percent of the town of Thurman was destroyed. He said there were no injuries and no deaths in the town of about 250 people. Crecelius said the town was on lockdown and some residents took refuge in City Hall, which still had power. Officials and residents expect to start cleaning up Sunday.
Stormchasers early Sunday reported major damage from a significant tornado in Woodward, Okla. Significant sructural damage and possible injuries were reported, The Weather Channel reported.
An apparent tornado took down barns, outbuildings and large trees in southeast Nebraska, and Johnson County emergency director Clint Strayhorn said he was still trying to determine how long the twister was on the ground and how much damage it did.
"I'm on a 2-mile stretch that this thing is on the ground and I haven't even gotten to the end of it yet," he said as he walked the path of destruction near the Johnson-Nemaha county line. He described a line of downed trees and a barn that was destroyed. He didn't immediately know of any injuries.
"What is now under way is potentially a very serious situation," Bill Bunting, chief of operations for the Storm Prediction Center said earlier Saturday. Officials warned that other areas at risk were parts of Illinois, Missouri and Texas.
The last time the National Weather Service issued such a high-risk warning was last April, Bunting said.
Comments from the targeted region started to stream onto msnbc.com's Facebook page Saturday evening. Their comments and their Facebook IDs:
"Oklahoma is get'n shaken up jus a bit. If they weren't ALL Around. I woulda left state! But gonna pray & ride it out here in Okie." -- Kimberly Dawn.
"Partly cloudy and very windy in S.E. Kansas with potential for severe storms after 10 pm. You pray and keep your eyes on the weather reports." -- Valori Richardson
"I'm east of Wichita, KS. Very muggy here. Very windy. Waiting for the storms to pop here. The local weather people are warning everyone to be prepared to take shelter even into the overnight hours. This is the real deal." -- Diane Lowery.
Nebraska canceled its spring scrimmage football game as heavy rain, hail and lightning moved through the area an hour and a half before kickoff, The Associated Press reported. Records show the spring game has been played every year since at least 1950. In northeast Nebraska, baseball-sized hail rained down, Bunting said.
The Weather Channel's Dr. Greg Forbes takes a look at the night's forecast.
He advised the nearly 5 million residents who live in the high-risk area to listen to their NOAA weather radio, a nationwide network of radio stations that broadcast from the National Weather Service.
He expects fast-moving tornadoes to touch down after dark, a dangerous time as people may not be able to see the warning signs. The storm threat continues Sunday, he said, as storms move east through Texas, Arkansas and into the Great Lakes region and Wisconsin.
Local officials should notify residents via outdoor sirens, phone calls and social media, Bunting said.
Tornado sirens already sounded across Oklahoma City hours before dawn on Saturday. Department of Emergency Management official Michelann Ooten said one of the possible tornadoes was spotted near Piedmont, a small town near Oklahoma City where a twister killed several people last May.
Weather Service meteorologist Kevin Brown told The Associated Press that the storms Saturday morning were fairly weak but still damaged some homes.
A tornado that touched down Friday afternoon sent 10 people to the hospital with "bumps and bruises" and ripped through southwest Norman, ripping up telephone poles, shredding trees and ripping off rooftops. according to the Oklahoman. The AP reported that 100 people were staying at a Red Cross shelter that had been established.
The Weather Channel's Eric Fisher reports on the latest in Oklahoma City.
On Friday, Norman, Okla., home to the University of Oklahoma campus, got a preview of the potential destruction when a twister whizzed by the nation's tornado forecasting headquarters but caused little damage.
The Storm Prediction Center, which is part of the National Weather Service, gave the sobering warning that the outbreak could be a "high-end, life-threatening event."
Historic warning
Director Russ Schneider said it was just the second time in U.S. history that the center issued a high-risk warning more than 24 hours in advance. The first was in April 2006, when nearly 100 tornadoes tore across the southeastern U.S., killing a dozen people and damaging more than 1,000 homes in Tennessee.
It's possible to issue earlier warnings because improvements in storm modeling and technology are letting forecasters predict storms earlier and with greater confidence, said Chris Vaccaro, a spokesman for the National Weather Service. In the past, people often have had only minutes of warning when a siren went off.
The strongly worded message came after the National Weather Service announced last month that it would start using terms like "mass devastation," "unsurvivable" and "catastrophic" in warnings in an effort to get more people to take heed.
This article includes reporting by The Weather Channel and The Associated Press.


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DiM wrote:AndyDufresne wrote:I'll try a game on the Big Eurasia soon, but I will say from the public support and enthusiasm, Trench doesn't seem to be a novelty! However, XML updates can definitely enhance game experiences in ways that a site-wide feature cannot.
of all the possible gameplay updates that have been suggested trench is probably the least popular. there are some xml suggestions that would revolutionize mapmaking. trench is a niche thing that affects maybe a few dozen people. the rest will probably try it a few times than give up.
I just finished trench on this map and I had the best time playing that I can remember in a long time, even when I was losing. Game 11047254
Trench makes the game strategic and less affected by the dice. It may not be so on all maps but it is on this one. I give the map an A+. I think it helps to go no spoils and adjacent.


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CHICAGO (AP) – A federal appeals court in Chicago has refused a request by imprisoned former Ill. Gov. George Ryan that all the court's judges rehear his appeal seeking an earlier release from prison.
A three-sentence statement Monday from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says the request is denied. It offers no explanation.
Three appellate judges in August rejected arguments that Ryan's 2006 convictions for corruption should be tossed because prosecutors never proved he took a bribe. The court currently has 10 active judges with one vacancy.
The 78-year-old Republican is nearing the end of his 6 1/2-year sentence. His release was scheduled for July 2013, but Ryan's attorneys say he qualifies for a work-release program that will allow him to leave the Terre Haute, Ind., prison in February.
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