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Welcome to Up the Creek, y'all! In honor of the 15th anniversary of Dawson's Creek – which premiered on Jan. 20, 1998, and which filmed here in Wilmington – we're revisiting the series, one episode at a time. I'm Kate Elizabeth Queram, the StarNews environment reporter/former weather blogger, which obviously makes me perfectly suited to be your guide here (I totally bet that creek has water quality issues). I've never watched the show – though I think I tuned in for the very last episode SO I DO KNOW WHO JOEY ENDS UP WITH OMG – so please join me as I see it for the first time. New posts go up every Friday. Legal parameters force me to say that all screencaps, and the teenage angst contained therein, are the property of Sony Television. Let's hit the creek.
Joey and Dawson are making out during an infomercial for an at-home sausage maker. That is not a euphemism.
They show a lot of these close-ups of sausage. I feel uncomfortable. Anyway, then the Leerys come in and turn off the sausage show and stare at Joey and Dawson on the bed (I guess you could consider that a different type of sausage show). Joey has been sleeping over for years and the Leerys have never popped in to check on them, so I'm not sure why it's happening now or why Mr. Leery is wearing a wifebeater to do it. Maybe the Leerys actually do come in to Dawson's room every night and stare at the two of them sleeping, which probably makes more sense, given the personality disorders that seem to plague every character on this show.
Pacey's taking his driving test. In a classroom. He fails by one point.
I just…your driving test isn't taken in a classroom. Your permit test is taken in the classroom, but the driving test doesn't include a written component. You have to actually, you know, drive. My guess is that it was cheaper to shoot this in a classroom set they already had lying around, but come on, Dawson's. TRY A LITTLE HERE.
Over at the Leerys', Mr. Leery tries to have a condom chat with Dawson. Mrs. Leery – who has apparently given up her newscasting job to spend her free time lounging around in outfits made of satin – shows Joey a book called "Reproduction and Repercussion." She opens it to a pornographic page and offers to answer any sex questions for Joey. She says that book was designed to prevent teenage pregnancy but given that the page she opens it to is titled "MASSAGE," I'm thinking it may not achieve its intended purpose.
Dawson sweeps in to rescue her, and as they're leaving, Mr. Leery says, "NO GLOVE NO LOVE." Then the Leerys stare awkwardly at each other because I guess their marriage still isn't fixed and so their teenage son has a better relationship than they do, or something.
Pacey tells Dawson that he failed his driving test and that he's bummed because he would have really liked to pass it TODAY. It sucks that he failed it TODAY. He really wanted to do it TODAY. He emphasizes TODAY about 14 times so it's obvious to me that it's his 16th birthday, but Dawson, too caught up in the titillating story of his parents trying to give him and Joey sex advice, of course doesn't notice. "Just take it tomorrow, brah." Pacey stalks away angrily, leaving Dawson oblivious. It's his most comfortable state, really.
Jen's wearin' a butterfly shirt and drinkin' a Diet Coke down by the water. Actually, upon closer inspection, I think they might be moths.
Pacey joins her and says he's got a bad case of the Molly Ringwalds, which Jen deciphers to mean that everyone's forgotten his 16th birthday. Pacey tells her he doesn't care that his family forgot, but that Dawson always makes a big deal about his birthday and that they're supposed to be on a bitchin' road trip to Maine right this very minute. Jen, newly familiar with the self-absorbed ways of Dawson Leery, encourages Pacey to just celebrate his birthday by himself, because Molly Ringwald persevered and totally landed beefcake Jake Ryan at the end of "16 Candles." (Not to be confused with University of Michigan linebacker Jake Ryan, also a beefcake.) Pacey realizes he is totally sick of being Dawson's sidekick and says, "I'mma get my own story line." Just guessing but I bet that story line is going to be about him being the town screw-up. Something new and exciting, you know.
Seriously, they're moths, right?
Joey and Dawson spend some time congratulating each other on what an awesome couple they are because they already know everything about each other. Then Joey says that she totally has secrets that Dawson doesn't know, and they make out for a while.
Eventually the enormous baby starts crying and Joey has to go tend to whatever needs enormous babies have. He probably needs a ham sandwich or something. While she's gone, Dawson does some creepy Dawson things, like smelling a bottle of her perfume.
Then he finds her journal, which she for some reason grabbed and set directly in front of him before leaving the room. And he's Dawson so OF COURSE he reads it. Like without even hesitating. There's a man on the cover and I'm pretty sure it's George Washington.
I guess it could also be a hideously unflattering view of the Mona Lisa, but either way, why do you want some terrifying face on the front of your Book Of Secrets? As Dawson reads his face gets all pissy and when Joey comes back in he peaces out quickly.
Pacey's decided to celebrate his birthday by throwing a party, and is advertising it by passing out and posting fliers. Dawson comes up all huffy and informs Pacey that Joey wrote in her journal that he has no talent as a director and that his horror movie was awful. These are both true statements. Also, I'd like to point out that we never heard about that horror movie again after it served its purpose of allowing a Pacey/Tamara sex tape to be filmed. I wonder what happened to it? I think I'll choose to believe that Mel Silver watched it, decided it was horrible and threw it away. Maybe it was so bad that it killed Mel Silver as soon as he was exposed to it. I miss Mel Silver. Anyway, Pacey's response to this news is basically to tell Dawson that he's selfish and stupid so it's not surprising that Joey would write bad things about him in her journal. Dawson's all, I NEED ADVICE, and Pacey says, "Your life isn't that interesting. Get over yourself. DEAL." And then he stalks away dramatically. If he had to hair to flip, he'd have flipped it.
Undeterred by this conversation, Dawson catches up with Joey and awkwardly asks what she thought of his movie. She says she loves it, and he then – in a super stealth move – quotes the journal directly, asking if she's sure she doesn't find it more on the "stupid and putrid" side. She catches on pretty quickly.
"NOT THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BOOK!" she wails. "You left it there for me to see," he replies. (Yeah, no.) She says she could sue him for this. (Yeah, no.) He's all, "I really just want to know what else is in there. What else does Joey Potter think of me?" "Right now you don't even want to KNOW," she snaps, and then, because she is blessed with better follicles than Pacey, whips her hair around and stalks away.
Jen has befriended the 34-year-old in gym class, after learning that the 34-year-old wants to move to New York after high school, so now they're lolling around in Jen's bed looking at photos of Jen's many romantical conquests. Sadly, the 34-year-old has gotten a haircut and stopped using lipliner and now looks less like a 34-year-old, so I shall henceforth refer to her by her given name, Abby. Sigh. Abby says they should totally party hardy, which in Capeside means going to Pacey's party. To spice things up extra, Abby produces a bottle of champagne from her bag. Oh yeah. Crazy partying in my life has always resulted from sharing a single bottle of champagne.
Joey and Dawson are fighting at the restaurant when Andie's brother Jack wanders in looking for a job. Joey gives him one on the spot, without even having him fill out a W-2 form.
Joey has no time for tax forms because she has to keep fighting with Dawson, who doesn't even care about the fact that he invaded her privacy – he just wants to talk about whether she really thinks he sucks as a filmmaker. Finally he's all, "I don't think I know you at all." "MAYBE YOU NEVER DID," she says dramatically. This is such a stupid fight. Your movie sucks and everyone knows it, and if you read someone's journal and don't like what they've written about you, you aren't really allowed to get upset about it. You sort of make that deal the second you crack the book open. SORRY NOT SORRY.
Pacey's party is in full swing. I can tell because he gets hit in the head with a volleyball…
…and some guys are running around with SuperSoakers. SUPERSOAKERS, YOU GUYS! This party is off the hook.
The party is so off the hiz that Pacey can't find anyone to hang out with until Dawson shows up in that stupid speedboat. I instantly want to punch him in the face again.
Elsewhere, Jen and Abby are wasted. Like, falling-down wasted. Off the one bottle. Of champagne. That they're sharing. That isn't even empty yet.
Abby bets Jen that she won't kiss the next guy who comes along, which OF COURSE happens to be Dawson. So Jen kisses him. I wouldn't say he's psyched.
This seems to sober her up, and she sort of clumsily stumbles away. Neither Dawson nor Abby go after her.
Over in the sunset-lit restaurant, Jack reminds Joey that while her fight with Dawson sucks, the make-up will be good. She gets so excited that she leaves the new guy to close things up, so I guess they've given him a key on his first day, without even having his social security number or proof that he is authorized to work in this country.
So Joey heads to the party, where it's not even a little bit sunset-y. Perhaps it's taking place in a different time zone. One where there are SuperSoakers! In this time zone, Dawson has somehow realized that he's forgotten Pacey's birthday and promises to make it up to him. Pacey explains that he's really just upset that everyone in Capeside has written him off, "including my best friend." Basically it's another Pacey existential crisis about how he's the town joke. I don't know, I just don't think he's really that concerned about it since he keeps doing these things like throwing a party on public dock property, which I'm pretty sure is illegal or at the very least requires a permit that I'm positive he didn't obtain. He also says he's not the third-wheel type, so now that Dawson and Joey are a thing, he and Dawson are dunzo. This is also weird, since Pacey encouraged Dawson to get with Joey for the entire first season. Whatever.
Mrs. Leery tries to get busy with Mr. Leery in yet another satin outfit. He's not having it at all, and instead asks her if she'd be interested in an open marriage. What?
Joey and Dawson hug in the rain as a weird pop song plays. Then they break apart and look up at the rain in amazement, maybe like, "I can't really believe we're doing this cliché make-up-in-the-rain thing right now."
After, Dawson throws a little pity party about how much he sucks at everything, and how he is the world's worst filmmaker, but he never thought that Joey would think it too. She explains that it was just that her long-standing yearning love for his bod made her angry sometimes, so she took it out in her journal. "I save the truth for you, Dawson," she says. She totally thinks he's a brilliant filmmaker. She says he's his biggest fan. Obviously she is, as it's pretty clear he doesn't have any other fans. I hope they break up soon because he really doesn't need the ego boost. They gush over each other for a while. This season is awful.
Abby and Jen are puking. Seriously, these girls SHARED a bottle of champagne over at least several hours. How are they both drunk to the point of puking?
Neither of them are wet at all, so I guess that freak shower just hit exactly where Dawson and Joey are sitting. Mid-vomit, Jen and Abby notice Dawson and Joey canoodling, and Abby says she's totally sure they're going to be banging soon. Jen gets sad and tells Abby that she wants Dawson back, because she loves him, like for real, like not just because she is sooooo wasted from 1/3 of a bottle of champagne. And Abby's like, "We'll get him back for you."
Andie overheard Dawson and Pacey arguing over his forgotten birthday and presents him with a gift she had originally planned to give Jack for Christmas and had wrapped and ready to go in her car.
It's a magic 8 ball, so I guess she doesn't like her brother much. Also why would you buy that that far in advance and leave it wrapped in the car? It's not like you can't find those everywhere. The 8 ball tells Pacey his future's unclear, and before Andie can ask it a question she drops it in the water and it floats away.
Pacey tells her not to feel bad because he is totally the laughingstock of the town all the time. Andie tells him to slow his roll because he's 16 and nobody has anything figured out by then. Then they congratulate each other for being omg super deep.
Jen stomps drunkenly home and looks at herself tragically in the mirror for a while.
Pacey's wearing a trash bag (?) and Dawson has procured a coat from somewhere (?) and they're cleaning up after the party.
Dawson apologizes profusely for forgetting Pacey's birthday, and Pacey's says he's glad that Dawson is getting it on the reg from Joey, but he's totally going to miss their bromance. Dawson tells him that they'll always have a bromance. Then they hop into Dawson's stupid speedboat which apparently is how they get around all the time now, and Dawson says, "Let's go take your birthday road trip right now." I don't think they're taking the boat. But who knows. Or cares. No explanation is ever given for Pacey's trash bag couture, and I do sort of care about that.
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D10: How Education Will Change In the Digital Age
An interesting session at the All Things D conference featured Stanford University President John Hennessy and Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy. They discussed how the digital era could help lower the exorbitant costs of higher education.
Above: Conference host Walt Mossberg, Stanford University President John Hennessy, and Khan Academy founder Salman Khan
College tuition can cost nearly $60,000 a year, but is this model sustainable? Hennessy said it is for elite universities, but not for most schools. He noted that universities charge less than it costs to provide an education, and then they discount tuition tremendously for people who can't afford it. At Stanford, if you come from a family that makes less than $100,000 a year, you pay no tuition; if your family makes less than $60,000, room and board is also free.
Khan said there is a fundamental disconnect between the providers and consumers of education. Providers talk about the teachers, labs, and facilities, while the consumers think they are buying a credential. Hennessey made a distinction between education and training, as four-year universities are not focused on vocational training.
Conference host Walt Mossberg mentioned that tuition at public universities has also gone up dramatically. Hennessy said the big problem is students who don't graduate, including those at for-profit universities. They often have loans, including those backed by the government, that they don't feel they need to repay because they haven't gotten a degree or value from their classes.
Khan Academy is a non-profit known for videos, but Khan said it is now working on software and data services to push the envelope of what can be done virtually, allowing the physical classroom to "move up the stack."
At Stanford, large lectures no longer work for this generation of students, so Hennessy said he likes the "flipped classroom" idea, where the lecture is delivered online and the classroom is used for more interactive lessons. The school then put some of these lessons online, which attracted a lot of remote students, but just watching lectures is still boring, he said. Instead, students need interactive elements such as quizzes and social media.
The institution still has many issues ahead of it, such as how to grade online and how online credentials will work. Stanford does offer a Master's degree via distance learning in some programs, but he thinks it is unlikely Stanford will ever give online-only undergraduate degrees because the school wants students to spend four years on campus as part of a community. There are many models, such as certificates for particular courses of study, but it is unclear what the real answers will be.
Khan also thinks top universities shouldn't grant full degrees to online-only undergraduate students because the physical experience is so important, but they could use their brands to help create new credentials.
Stanford and Khan Academy are working together to create new medical school curriculum, Hennessy said, because it is important to drive down the costs of pre-clinical education of doctors. That is the only way to address the shortage of doctors, not only in the U.S., but in the developing world, as well.
Hennessy also talked about the importance of high-quality credentials, while Khan stressed the "portfolio" that college students create by interning and working with professors in the lab.
One reason AP computer science classes are in trouble in this country, Hennessy said, is because there are so few qualified teaches; most qualified people would rather work in industry than education. Such areas provide another argument for solutions like Khan Academy.
In the end, Hennessy said, "we have to do something about the cost side." The big driver is wages, he said, which have gone up without increases in productivity.


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His gait has slowed a bit and his speech is labored as a result of a stroke almost a decade ago. However, like those tender young buds in his family's 317 acres of premium varietal vineyards, Bob Young is energy-filled and ready for the next challenges.
His disarming, warm smile and expressive eyes belie his ever present impatience for standing still. What else could explain his most recent project, developing 100 acres of wines grapes with long time friend and New York grape grower and vintner John Martini. Young's father Peter came from upstate New York to California in 1858 and settled in Alexander Valley to farm grain and prunes.
He remains eager to advance his knowledge of wine grape growing through research; frustrated still that not more people enjoy California wine and adamant to advance research on the health advantages of wine.
"Dad cannot sit still. He always has something going. We never know what the next project will be," laughed oldest son Jim, who has worked alongside his dad for a lifetime and now manages the Young family vineyards in Sonoma County, Calif.
Robert Young planted the first Cabernet Sauvignon in Alexander Valley four decades ago because he thought wine grapes would make more money. Soon to follow were Chardonnay vines, the varietal that immortalized the Young name.
"I sold wine grapes for $800 per ton when prunes were bringing $300 per ton dried," recalled Young. It was a farming decision that led him to a place of prominence even the eternal optimist he is could not have imagined. Young's Chardonnay grapes became one of first vineyard-designated premium wines from California. Chateau St. Jean Robert Young Chardonnay remains one of the most respected wines in America.
Young has achieved personal success and financial security through his hard work and tenacity. Many would be content to be in his boots, quietly producing high demand, premium wine grapes in one of California's most famous growing regions.
Association trips
However, Young has never been content just to stay on the farm. He has traveled far from idyllic Alexander Valley over the past 25 years on behalf of all California wine grape growers, gaining respect from his grower peers like few others for his efforts to improve life for all wine grape growers.
He is just as concerned about grape growers in Kern County where grapes may bring $100 per ton as he for his North Coast grape-growing neighbors who will get $2,000 per ton or more.
"Bob Young is one of the most respected gentlemen in the wine grape growing business," said long time friend and former president of the California Association of Winegrape Growers Bob Hartzell, now a Lodi, Calif., grape grower.
"He is truly a statesman and sees the big picture when looking at issues concerning the California wine industry," said Hartzell. "He is a total team player who has long considered what is good for the whole industry regardless of how it may affect him personally.
"And, all grape growers respect that. Bob Young can come to Lodi or go to Bakersfield and everyone knows who he is and respects him," said Hartzell.
Jim and his brother Fred and sisters JoAnn and Susan have watched their father evolve into one of the industry's leading statesmen. Jim said the family is obviously proud to hear that it is their father's "integrity" as the cornerstone of the leadership role he has earned.
Robert Young has served his industry in many ways, including chairman of the California Association of Winegrape Growers early on and a CAWG director for eight years; chairman of the Winegrowers of California; delegate from California to the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) and was the second recipient of the Wine Industry Integrity Award.
'Fair, but firm'
"Dad did not seek the limelight…none of us do, but he gained the title of leader because of who he is and what he stands for," said Jim Young. "People always say dad is fair, but firm. We've known that all along."
Robert is steadfast that the industry continues to fall short of what it could achieve in the marketplace. Unquestionably, California's wine industry has made great strides since Young planted those first 14-acres of Cabernet vines on a hillside behind his family's home. Some of it was orchestrated; other serendipitous like the famous French paradox study that detailed the positive effects of red wine. California wine sales increased dramatically after that.
California wine quality overall has arguably improved, and Golden State wines have been recognized in major wine tastings worldwide.
Nevertheless, Robert Young believes the industry continues to fall short of where it could be.
Robert and son Jim bemoan current wine and grape oversupplies and basically flat California wine sales. "We were told at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium that 75,000 acres of grapes came out of the San Joaquin Valley last year." Sixty percent of the state's wine grapes are produced from Modesto to Bakersfield.
That is partly because of a weak economy, but it also is because Chilean, Australian and imports from other countries are taking domestic sales away from California, especially in the lower priced wines. Wine sales in America increased 4 percent last year, but it was only 1 percent for California wines.
What is happening in California's Central Valley is not having a major impact on the Youngs and their neighbors in the premium North Coast wine grape growing regions.
Lower-priced wines
However, Jim Young points out that consumers begin enjoying wine by drinking lower-priced wines, and the industry needs an economically healthy central valley wine segment to provide those wines.
"New wine drinkers are not going to pay the high prices for Alexander Valley or North Coast wines to begin with, but the more they learn to appreciate wine then they'll become customers of our wines," said Jim.
It is frustrating to Robert Young that wine continues to baffle most Americans. "We almost shoot ourselves in the foot by making wine too sophisticated," added Jim.
"People do no know wine is good for them. That is why research on the positive health aspects of wine is so important," said Bob, who continues to help personally fund research on wine
"The wine you like to drink is good wine," said Jim.
There needs to be a more generic or unified approach to marketing California, according to the Youngs. That was the mantra of the ill-fated Winegrowers of America marketing commission that died before it could ever get going in the 1980s because of acrimony between vintners and growers.
Young was its first grower chairman, and he still considers its demise one of the low points of his years as an industry leader.
'Hip and cool'
Australia is doing what California did not do 20 years ago. "The one reason Australians are doing so well in the U.S. is that they are marketing Australian wine — not any specific wine brand. They are making wine fun with names like Yellow Tail. Australian wine is hip and cool,"
Robert Young said California needs to take a page from the Australians, whose government announced a decade ago that it was going to storm the world marketing Australian wine to benefit its agriculture. "They are doing exactly what they said they were going to do," said Jim Young.
"Wine is still small potatoes compared to beer and other beverages. If we could increase per capita consumption of California wines by just a small percentage, we could not plant enough grapes to meet demand for California wine," said Jim.
Bob Young remains optimistic that growers and vintners will come together again for a unified or generic approach to promoting California wine.
"We must make wine more friendly to consumer…categorize wine by flavor types…get rid of corks, especially in lower priced wines…a lot of restaurants don't even know how to get corks out of bottles of wine," said Jim.
While they are frustrated about marketing California wine, they pleased with the changes that are taking place in the vineyards.
The Youngs have also been leaders in vineyard management.
It began, Jim said, when his dad realized he was not just growing wine grapes, but was growing wine. "Wines are not made in the winery, they are made in the vineyards," said Richard Arrowood, who was the winemaker at Chateau St. Jean when Robert Young Vineyard-designated Chardonnay was introduced. "I am merely a custodian of the grapes. Our many years together allow me to fully recognize that the Robert Young family grows wine."
Arrowood has his own winery now and began crushing a limited tonnage of Young grapes for the new Robert Young Estate Winery label in 1997. The Young winery crushed its grapes for the first time last year in a new winery built next to the Young home. An old barn was torn down to make way for the winery that was built in the same style as the old barn.
Crush small percent
"We crushed only about 75 tons for our estate winery out of 2,000 tons we produce each year," said Young. These grapes are the highest quality produced. They are from vines thinned to one bunch per shoot, producing only 7.5 to 10 pounds per vine.
Young was one of the first California wine grape growers to introduce canopy management with the old bilateral 12 by 8 California sprawl trellising system.
However, trellising changed dramatically when phylloxera was discovered on the North Coast, and growers were forced to replant all their vineyards with new rootstock. It took Jim 13 years to replant all the vineyards, but in the process he completely changed how wine grapes are grown.
He abandoned the 12 by 8 and went with six-foot rows on a vertical trellis.
"We are six feet by six feet or six feet by five feet on the flat and 1,210 to 1,452 vines per acre. That compares to only 454 vines per acre on the old system, so you can see that replanting was expensive," he said. Hillside vineyards were replanted on 6 by 8 for 907 vines per acre.
These new plantings were trellised with the vertical trellising system using moveable wires to hold the vines upright.
In 1993 Jim started experimenting with a new trellising system called Scott Henry which opens the canopy and increases the number of canes per vine by dividing the canopy vertically. A spur pruned version of this is known as Smart Dyson.
Scott Henry produces more leaf surface area and produces leaves all the way to the ground.
System advantages
The system significantly increased yields while producing more flavorful fruit and lowering vine vigor. "We also see a lot less powdery mildew and bunch rot," said Jim Young.
Probably the biggest plus to the plantings is uniform fruit ripening because the new vines are virus free. "In the old days it would take us a month or more to pick Chardonnay. Last year we picked all the Chardonnay in 10 days and the whole ranch in three weeks. Before, that would take eight to 10 weeks," said Jim.
While the replanting was caused by phylloxera, Jim believes the new systems are far superior to the old.
"Phylloxera caused a major transformation in the way grapes are grown in the Alexander Valley. There may not be many six-foot rows, but eight foot rows are common, probably more common than 10 foot rows today," said Young.
While the viticultural practices have changed significantly, the character of the wine, especially Chardonnay, can be traced back to those first vines Young planted more than 35 years ago.
"We knew we were going to have to take out the oldest block of Chardonnay, but we wanted the same character from that original planting from Wente selections," Jim said.
Two vines were selected for budwood that appeared to be virus-free and sent to University of California, Davis for heat treatment to kill any undetected virus. One cutting survived the process and became known as the Robert Young Chardonnay clone.
"It is officially known as Clone 17, but most people know it as the Robert Young Clone. Certified budwood is available from nurseries, but we have people coming by all time to the ranch to get wood for budding from us as well. It's obviously not certified, but the demand is so high they want it anyway," said Jim.
That clone is a tribute to Young just like the one his four children are paying to their father by producing a red Bordeaux-style wine called Scion through the new family winery.
Fourth generation
Young's children represent the fourth generation of Alexander Valley Young Family farmers. They say the estate winery represents their legacy to future generations.
"As a family, we're in the process of finding a new fulfillment in the property so that our children and grandchildren can be product of their heritage, said JoAnn Young.
"We are the offshoots. Dad is the vine — the stock responsible for the scions," said Susan Young Sheehy.
Youngest son Fred is the driving force behind the winery and its winery president. "The new winery will enable the family to continue to have a sense of place while allowing more of the family to be involved," he said.
While the family honors their father, he is a long way from the rocking chair. As Western Farm Press finished its interview of Jim and Bob, Jim turned to his dad and said, "I have an appointment this afternoon with a winery to talk about this year's contract. You want to go, dad?" said Jim.
The elder Young surmised his oldest son might be asking just out of courtesy and respect when he responded, "No, you go ahead. You don't need me."
"I want you to come. Pick you up at three," said Jim.


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Ray's Take You're blissfully in love and happily engaged to your soul mate. The future looks idyllic. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean your fiancé is your ideal financial mate. In fact, a study by professors from The Wharton School and Northwestern University revealed financial opposites tend to be attracted to each other, and those marriages often face significant challenges. With some honest and open discussion in advance, that doesn't have to happen to you.
One of the biggest issues to honestly address is your individual financial situation, both past and present. What's your credit score? Are there unpaid debts, back taxes, student loans, child support or other financial obligations to deal with? How about credit card debt? On the other hand, are either or both of you bringing significant assets to the marriage?
Full disclosure is important. Not only does this reveal more about spending habits of your partner, it also opens up discussion of how to address problems and preserve assets. It further opens a dialog on longer-term priorities and goals. Don't expect to agree on everything. Regardless of what is revealed, the object is to face the facts and work together.
The other really big issue relates to the emotions attached to money – and they are strong and numerous. How your parents dealt with money affects the attitude of each individual, and it will affect your marriage as well. Your feelings about money will impact everything from who pays the bills to your household budget.
Perhaps that's why there is a growing trend for couples to divide their money into three categories: the lion's share goes to pay household bills and save for the future, but each partner keeps a small portion to spend or save freely.
You've probably discussed children, religion, life styles, and dozens of other topics. Don't overlook honest discussion about the one topic that will influence all the others – money.
Dana's Take Another money-related issue should be addressed before marriage is ambition. Typically both parties in a couple have jobs when they marry, but how do career plans for the future fit together?
If one aspires to be a stay-at-home parent, will the other's income support a whole household? If your fiancé is embarking on a career that will call for 70-hour weeks or extensive travel, is that acceptable? If job advancement requires moving across the country, whose career takes precedent?
You career paths could be something that brings you closer together, but they could also be a source of conflict. By discussing in advance how you envision your future, both within your career and as a couple, you can talk through those issues and plot a course that fulfills both your needs.
However, remember this: Achieving financial affluence is fine, but there are other ways to enrich your life. That's what really counts.
Ray Brandon is a certified financial planner and CEO of Brandon Financial Planning (www.brandonplanning.com). His wife, Dana, has a bachelor's degree in finance and is a licensed clinical social worker. Contact Ray Brandon at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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I know it's August and the time of year where the leaves turn is fast approaching. Don't let the end of summer get you down; we're looking forward to a fall full of wonderful events! September will be a busy month for NFCA as we host our Gluten Free Cooking Spree in Boston, partner with Macy's for "Shop for a Cause" and celebrate our Fifth Anniversary in Philadelphia with our annual "Appetite for Awareness" fundraiser.
Boston Spree...
Come join the fun and sample fantastic food on September 13, 2008 at the Boston Back Bay Events Center. Watch top chefs and doctors compete to make the best gluten-free meal. The best part is that you'll get to eat all of the food! If that isn't enough to entice you to attend, our very own Spokeswoman CNN Newsroom Anchor Heidi Collins will WOW you with her lighthearted humor. This fun and educational event is not to be missed! And a very special thanks to our Boston Steering Committee for helping to make this the best Spree yet!
Philadelphia's Appetite for Awareness...
Appetite for Awareness on September 24, 2008, will be a gluten-free extravaganza. Hosted in the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, the event will feature the gluten-free cooking prowess of chefs from thirty-five of Philadelphia's finest restaurants partnered with 35 of Philly's Top Doctors. This year, we are honoring Philadelphia Magazine President David Lipson. By showing the world that "food is our cure!" We hope to raise both awareness and funding for celiac disease. This not-to-be-missed event will also feature music, wine, gluten-free beer, an auction, a raffle and much more! Join us for our VIP reception (Fire and ICE) and/or the "main event" We hope to see you there.
Shop for a Cause:
NFCA's "Shop for Cause," in conjunction with Macy's, will held be on September 20th this year. It works as follows: you simply buy a $5 coupon from NFCA that qualifies you for a 20% discount on most items when you shop at any Macy's on September 20th and also enters you into a drawing contest for a Macy's shopping spree. Support NFCA and "Shop for a Cause"; we all know it's never too early to start stocking up on those holiday presents!
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By Vanessa Maltin
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Diagnosis of celiac disease is increasing at a rapid pace. According to new research presented at Digestive Disease Week 2008, there have been about 50,000 new celiac cases recorded in the United States in the four years since the NIH Consensus Conference on Celiac Disease.
Overall, 1 in 133 Americans—about 3 million people—have celiac disease, meaning that gluten-free diets are no longer just a trend but a lifestyle adopted by millions of Americans to treat a medical condition.
As most of you already know, the only treatment is a 100% gluten-free diet. For those of us with celiac disease, the gluten-free diet can prevent the onset of cancer, osteoporosis, pregnancy complications and other autoimmune diseases. A simple change in diet can save our lives!
Additionally, Autism Spectrum Disorders affect roughly 1 in 150 children in the United States. A gluten-free casein-free diet has led to dramatic improvement in cognitive abilities amongst some autistic children. And, people with other diseases such as multiple sclerosis and lupus have seen improvement in their symptoms by eliminating wheat, rye and barley from their diets.
What does this mean? More patients being diagnosed translates into greater demand for gluten-free food. In fact, sales from gluten-free products topped $1.3 billion in 2007 – a 20% increase over previous years. Sales are expected to reach $1.7 billion by 2010.
Mainstream companies such as General Mills, Anheuser Busch, Giant, Stop & Shop, and event Wal-Mart are expanding into gluten-free markets. Today there are roughly 1,000 gluten-free products on Wal-Mart store shelves.
To highlight the growth even further, in the 52 weeks ending on February 12, 2008, there were 726 NEW UPC-coded packages with gluten-free claims, compared with only 442 during the same time period in 2005. The total number of gluten-free UPC codes was 3,209 in 2008, up from 1,709 in 2005.
However, with growth in industry production, comes the need for regulations to ensure that everyone with celiac disease is safe when they purchase food that is labeled gluten-free. The good news is that the entire world is listening and taking action to ensure patient safety.
World Health Organization Rulings-1st in 25 Years
On July 1, 2008, the Codex Alimentarius Commission, a joint body of the World Health Organization, set a new benchmark for gluten-free, dictating that food labeled as gluten-free may not contain more than 20 milligrams per kilogram (20 parts per million) of wheat, rye, barley or oats.
Former guidelines passed in 1983 stated 500 milligrams per kilogram, but new advancements in technology for testing food products allowed the dramatic shift to 20 milligrams per kilogram.
The ruling will serve as a global reference for consumers, manufacturers, food processors, national food control agencies and international food traders. Although the standard is non-binding, it will be used and enforced by the 176 member countries and the European Union as they establish globally accepted food safety policies. Consumers with celiac disease will be protected by the standards as countries work the new rule into their national legislation.
How is the United States Going to Adopt the WHO Guidelines?
Before we get to what might happen in the United States, lets take a look at the history. The Food Allergy Labeling & Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (FALCPA) required labeling of the eight most common food allergens including milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts and soybeans. All eight must be listed by their common name on the labels of packaged foods. This was a monumental event for everyone in the USA with food allergies and a huge help to people with celiac disease since at least wheat was included on the list. However, the absence of "gluten" on the list has still left celiac patients having to do extensive research to determine if packaged foods are indeed safe.
Although gluten was not included in FALCPA, a statute within the law directed the Secretary of Health and Human Service to propose and then make a final rule that defines and permits use of the term "gluten- free" for voluntary use on packaged foods.
To comply with the statute and follow recent acts by the WHO, the FDA is soon expected to define gluten- free for voluntary use in the labeling of foods to mean:
Food bearing a "gluten-free" claim in its labeling does not contain any one of the following:
**It is important to note that this is still only a proposal. To date, the FDA has not approved a standard.
Why 20ppm??
There has been great debate over what the standard for gluten-free should be. The 20ppm level is based on currently available analytic methods. Data from peer-reviewed scientific literature demonstrates that current analytic technology can reliably and consistently detect gluten in wheat, rye, and barley at levels of 20 ppm in a variety of food structures.
Why are Oats Excluded from the FDA Proposal?
Oats have caused a huge controversy for the celiac community. Oats in their natural form do not contain the gluten protein. However, most mills that produce and store oats also manufacture wheat, making the chances of cross contamination inevitable. In addition, current research shows that approximately 1%- 5% of celiac patients react to oats in their pure form. Although the cause for this reaction is unknown, some literature suggests that a protein in oats can trigger a similar response to gluten. However, for the rest of us, oats in their natural form that are produced in a gluten-free facility are safe and can be enjoyed!
Bob's Red Mill, for example, has gone to great lengths to ensure that their Whole Grain Rolled Oats are prepared and kept safe from contamination. Their oats are grown, transported and processed in entirely gluten-free environments and tested a number of different ways for gluten. With this level of care given to avoiding gluten contamination, most people with celiac disease should be able to safely eat these oats. The back label of the product explains how the oats are prepared and protected from contamination. The folks at Bob's Red Mill even took the time to explain on their label that some celiacs may not be able to tolerate them.
The FDA is not expected to include oats as a prohibited grain for several reasons:
Enforcement of Gluten-Free Standard:
Although the FDA has not actually passed a standard yet, they have proposed a few ways to enforce the regulations once they go into effect. To enforce the new rules, the FDA has proposed conducting label reviews, on-site inspections of food manufacturers and analysis of food samples.
Benefits of the Regulations:
Once the regulations are enforced, people with celiac disease and those who maintain a gluten-free diet for other health conditions will be able to rest assured that products labeled "gluten-free" are in fact safe and held to a clear standard that is enforced by the FDA. Manufacturers will have a clear definition of the term "gluten-free" and be able to eliminate any confusion on how to label their products.
The best part in my opinion is that the United States is catching up! U.S. food producers will be on equal playing field with manufactures around the world. There will be no more confusion about what is considered gluten-free in the U.S. compared with other countries.
NFCA Partners with Bob's Red Mill for Gluten-Free Educational Webinar
To showcase how the world is responding to the growth and need for regulations, the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness partnered with Bob's Red Mill on a fabulous webinar project. On August 5th, we hosted the webinar to educate lifestyle and news media about celiac disease, the gluten-free diet and the future of food labeling laws both domestically and internationally.
The panelists for the event included Dr. Aline Charabaty of Georgetown University Medical Center, Chef Edgar Steele of Cafe Atlantico, Matt Cox from Bob's Red Mill, and yours truly! I spoke about the recent gluten-free labeling standards passed by Codex, a joint body of the WHO. I also spoke about how the U.S. FDA is expected to handle gluten-free labeling in the future. The panel was moderated by NFCA Executive Director Alice Bast.
The webinar was a HUGE success and you can watch the entire thing by from the Bob's Red Mill Website. And, below are the photos from my trip to the Bob's Red Mill facility, which is located right outside of Portland, Oregon.
I've always known that Bob's Red Mill is a top-notch company, but after visiting the mill, I'm even more convinced that they are the cream of the crop! They truly take the business of providing gluten-free food seriously and it is 100% evident as you tour their facility.


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2012 Expectations: Starting Pitchers
Erik Bedard: Signed this offseason to a 1 year 4.5 million dollar contract Bedard instantly becomes the Pirates most talented pitcher. Bedard's "stuff" is that of a high end number #2 starter but he comes with the downside of a long injury history. From 2008 through 2012 Bedard only pitched 164 major league innings of baseball. He is coming off a 129.1 innings performance from last year though. It would be foolish to expect a full season of work from Bedard but if the Pirates can get similar numbers from last season (20-25 starts; 8+ K/9: 3.6 ERA) he would be well worth the price they paid for him and that is basically what I am expecting.
A.J. Burnett: Burnett, the newest addition to the Pirates staff. His acquisition has been much debated during the week long process it took to acquire him. Some say he has lost it others expect him to rebound. Me? I think the Pirates could have gotten him for less but I think he will prove to be worth the price they paid. I don't see him becoming a top of the rotation starter but I can see him pitching 180-200 innings, striking out nearly a batter an inning and having an ERA in the low 4s. His ability to eat innings will greatly help out the Pirates bullpen and by all accounts I've heard he works well with young pitchers so the Pirates have that going for them. Above all he adds depth and that is much needed.
James McDonald: McDonald is coming off what appears to be a poor showing in 2011 but in fact he did end up pitching better than his numbers indicate. After missing mostly all of spring training due to injury McDonald struggled to begin the season in April but rebound nicely posting an ERA below 4 for the months from May-August. I see McDonald being the Pirates breakout pitcher this season. This does not mean I see McDonald becoming an ace but rather I see him pitching 180 innings while compiling an ERA of around 3.80 and a strike out rate near 8 K/9.
Charlie Morton: Last year's surprising breakout star finished the season with worse numbers than one would have expected. His season wasn't bad by any stretch but he did struggle going down the stretch and especially had trouble getting lefties out. Coming into this season the main concerns about Morton is sustaining his success and improving against left handers. I have little doubt that he will succeed in doing both this season but to what extent? I don't see him regressing to his 2012 numbers and I do see him improving against left handed hitters but on the flip side I see right handed hitters faring better against him and I see him slipping mildly. There is an injury concern here to start the season but I see that becoming a non issue by May. I do not see great things from Morton but I see a solid season with an ERA around 4.00.
Jeff Karstens: Ah, Kartsens. What to say about him? He is everyone's pick to seriously regress this season and while that probably will happen I think most people are going a little too far with it. Karstens can pitch, always could, he is the type of guy you want on your staff either as a back of the rotation starter or as a utility pitcher in the bullpen. I see no way he keeps his ERA below 3.5 again this year but I don't see him bombing out of the rotation. I must admit Karstens is a favorite of mine and I have always been rooting for him with that being said my outlook is not just based in that but rather his performance. Karstens got lucky last season but his xFIP was still 4.00; that isn't great but that isn't horrible either. I see Karstens falling back to earth and settling in as the Pirates #5 meaning an ERA in the 4.20 range.
Kevin Correia: Correia started the season on a hot streak last year, leading the league in wins through the first few months. He was the face of the new found Pirate road warrior approach at the beginning of last season. Truth be told he is not as good as he started last season and we seen that in his late season collapse but he is also not as bad as his late season collapse. All offseason Pirate fans have been talking about getting him out of the rotation and with the acquisition of A.J. Burnett it appears the Pirates have done that. However Correia is still going to be counted on to start a lot of games. Injuries and underperformance are all going to come into play and force the Pirates to send someone else out to the mound. Correia has an option left but due to his experience would have to give his consent to be sent to AAA, he may give it knowing staying with the Pirates is his best chance at starting but if he doesn't he would make a good long man / spot starter out of the bullpen. I expect another replacement level year.
Brad Lincoln: Once a highly regarded pitching prospect Lincoln has fallen from grace but he still appears as if he could be a useful player. Coming in is as a depth starter once again, Lincoln will almost assuredly find himself called upon sometime this season, possibly even early on. He comes with a little upside but at this point Lincoln looks like little more than possible a very solid #4 starter. Lincoln should start the season in AAA and while he doesn't need any more experience there he will be there for major league depth purposes. Lincoln will get a chance to prove himself this season and I think he will do a respectable job. He won't post great numbers but I see an ERA in the 4.5 area. He will pitch well enough to give the Pirates some confidence in him possibly making one of Karstens/Morton/McDonald expendable.
Jeff Locke: Despite the fact Locke came up late last season for a cup of coffee in the majors Locke is still a work in progress and needs more time in the minors. Locke appears to have a very limited upside at this point but conversely his floor looks like a back of the rotation starter, meaning there is value in him. To me Locke appears to be something of a Paul Maholm-lite. Once again I see nothing spectacular coming from Locke but if called upon he should do a respectable job in the majors.
Rudy Owens: Owens entered last season as the prospect that appeared closest to major league ready but after a strong first two months Owens hit a rough patch and was passed up by Jeff Locke. Owens is still a talented pitcher and could very well help the Pirates at some point this season but it is apparent he still has some work to do. He has a higher upside than Locke but he also comes with slightly more risk. I have always been a fan of how Owens pitching and I see him coming through with a strong season in AAA and getting a chance in the majors. By the end of the season I could see him passing both Locke and Lincoln on the depth chart.
Others: If the Pirates need another starter outside of the ones I discussed hopefully it will be late enough in the season that a prospect like Kyle McPherson is ready. If not the Pirates will likely be forced to turn to a pitcher like Daniel McCutchen, Jo-Jo Reyes, Daniel Cabrera or Shairon Martis. McCutchen I will discuss amongst the relievers as he is likely to start the season there either in the majors in AAA. Reyes will also probably be given a chance to win a bullpen job because of the Pirates dearth of left handed relievers but he has been a barely passable spot starter so the Pirates could turn to him if needed. Cabrera is probably well past his time of usefulness but if he shows something down in AAA he too could be in a line for a spot start. The most intriguing of all the last ditch starting options available to the Pirates is Shairon Martis. Martis will begin the season having just turned 25 and actually has a little bit of upside. He pitched respectably in AAA in 2010 and was pretty good in AA last season. Martis will probably be nothing more than a spot starter but his slight upside makes him the best bet to be promoted should the need arise.
Gerrit Cole: Cole is universally considered one of the Pirates top 2 prospects. He has yet to throw a major league pitch but due to his pedigree and the fact he is coming out of a high profile college Cole is expected to move through the system quickly and make an impact on the majors some time during the 2013 season. As for the 2012 season it appears Cole will start the season in A+ but it is my thinking that it may just be to have him skip the early season cold weather in Altoona. I would not be at all surprised and in fact I am expecting Cole to be promoted to AA around Memorial Day. Expectations are high for Cole this season I do not think he will disappoint.
Jameson Taillon: Taillon is the other prospect who is universally regarded as one of the Pirates top two prospects. He is a similar player to Cole but is a behind him in his development because he came out of high school. There were questions last year about how the Pirates handled Taillon in A ball last season but I think they did the right thing by just easing him to pro ball; this is the season where they need to loosen the reigns a little bit. Like Cole, Taillon will likely start the season in A+ but unlike Cole a quick promotion to AA is probably not in the cards. The Pirates are likely going to take it a little slow with Taillon and let him spend most if not all of the season in A+. I think Taillon is going to have a good season but I think his overall line is going to disappoint people, as I have said before the Pirates A+ team, the Bradenton Marauders play in a hitter friendly stadium so I expect his numbers to suffer slightly.
Luis Heredia: Heredia might have the highest upside of any Pirate pitching prospect but at 17 years old he is very raw and very far from the majors. His numbers last year may not look too impressive but if you stop and consider the fact he was essentially a high school sophomore pitching in a pro league they begin to look fairly good. The Pirates are going to proceed cautiously with Heredia so expect him to start the year in extended spring training and then be assigned to short season ball. Short season ball is usually where just drafted college players go so the level of competition he will see there should be a good test for him. At this stage in his development it is too early to say what will be a successful season just by statistics alone but nevertheless I am expecting a good showing from Heredia in short season ball this year.
Kyle McPherson: Of all the Pirates top pitching prospects McPherson is the closest to being major league ready. After putting up very strong numbers in A+ last year McPherson was promoted to AA and continued to pitch well. His upside is not as high as the other top pitching prospects but his close proximity to the majors makes him the safest bet to make an impact in the majors. McPherson will likely start the season in AAA and could be ready for the majors by mid season. I don't expect him to put up dominating numbers from the start but I see him settling down as the year progresses and putting up a solid season. The Pirates have a few other options in Owens and Locke who will likely get a chance before McPherson so I don't expect to see him in the majors until September.
Nicholas Kingham: Often overlooked Kingham was the Pirates 4th round pick in the 2010 draft. At the time he was overshadowed by fellow draft picks Taillon and Allie however that changed last season when Kingham put up dominating numbers in short season ball. After last season's strong showing Kingham is now considered a borderline top 10 prospect in the Pittsburgh Pirates system. He will likely start this upcoming season in A ball and it will be interesting to follow him and see how he performs. Kingham has a good bit of upside and could one day develop into a top of the rotation starter but he still has a good ways to go in his development. There is no reason to assume his numbers last year were not legit so I am expecting a strong showing from Kingham this year and I could see him as a candidate for the Pirates minor league pitcher of the year.
Colton Cain: Cain is one of the many high upside project-able high school arms the Pirates took in the 2009 draft. At the time he was drafted he was considered by most to be the second best of all the arms but his performance since joining the organization has vaulted him over Zack Von Rosenberg and he is now the most highly regarded prospect of the group. Cain will likely move up to A+ this season and along with the rest of the pitchers the Pirates took in his draft class this could be a very telling year in whether Cain is a legit prospect or nothing more than organizational filler. My expectations is for Cain to post a good season; it won't be enough for him to appear as a top prospect but enough for him to look like he could be a solid major league contributor one day.
Summary: This year's Pittsburgh Pirates rotation is probably the best the team has had in a few years. There is no true ace amongst the Pirates options for this season but there are no obvious black holes either. I think the best way to sum it up is the Pirates starting rotation will scare no one, opposing fans or Pirate fans alike. While it seems possible this year's rotation will be the best in a long time for the Pirates, brighter days are ahead. The Pirates minor leagues are filled with quite a few high upside pitchers and if just a few of them reach their potential the Pirates will have a dominating rotation in the years come. In summary the Pirates rotation is improving and there is little reason to think that it will not continue to improve; this is one of the Pirates biggest strengths.


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Forgive the ponderous title. As a veteran reviewer, I do recognize the limits of my role. Ordinarily, I would try to find a mildly entertaining way to remind readers that Francis Coppola's Apocalypse Now received a warm if not enthusiastic welcome when it first appeared in 1979. I would conclude by suggesting that the new version is well worth a look. As one who tries to keep up on the critical literature, I would point out that its reputation has grown in stature over the years, and that despite some obvious messiness in places, it is now regarded as an American classic. However, as one who dons September tweeds and boldly marches into the classroom to teach history and criticism, I can't be content with those modest yet worthy objectives. Bear with me.
Apocalypse Now Redux, the recently released version of the original Vietnam epic, raises so many esthetic, historical and even moral questions that a routine review strikes me as terribly inadequate. The issues become urgent when we try to cope with the possibility that film as an art form is a cultural monument of the 20th century that may well vanish in the first decade of the 21st under the onslaught of new technologies. In addition, postmodern audiences of Web surfers and television-remote jockeys have grown less willing and less able to follow a traditional, cohesive narrative line through two hours to some sort of conclusion. Extraordinary computer-generated special effects have delayed the evaporation of the market for a time, but what happens when these technologies become available to home computers and entertainment centers?
We have to face the imminent prospect that film will cease to be an on-going reflection of contemporary culture, as it has been for the last 100 years, and will increasingly become a window into the past, a vast visual archive of objects that reflect the kinds of concerns and social patterns that made us the types of people we are today, like a Victorian novel. Even now, as film begins to lose its mass appeal, it sits poised on the edge of the academic community, ready to take its place next to Greek tragedy or Renaissance painting, a lovely point of entry into the mysteries of the human spirit, but no longer a living medium.
Now what happens when we tamper with that archive? Or, to approach the question from another direction, when is a work of art finished? Is art always in process, open to the whims of noble revisionists and less noble hucksters out to make a buck, euro or yen? A few distinctions occur immediately.
Performance artsdrama, music and dance, for exampleexist in a continuing state of flux. Each new presentation of the work showcases the personal touch of the artists who mediate the text to an audience. At times, innovation not only reinterprets but even reshapes the original text itself, as for example an adaptation of a Bach organ fugue for full orchestra or a Jane Austen novel into a film. In 1818 Thomas Bowdler edited the naughty bits out of Shakespeare, much to the amusement of contemporary critics. The work was well-intentioned but foolish.
Even stable works of art suffer the whims of fashion. Technicians cleaned the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, even though purists worried that the restoration would create a work of art different from the one that had evolved through centuries of soot and candle wax. Which is the more authentic artifact? For every designer who wants to restore a building to its original concept, another wants to change something to make it blend in more with its environment or to serve new purposes.
More than any other art form, film has always been subject to relentless text-tampering. Studios alter the product for the overseas market. Think of the export version of Pearl Harbor, reedited to avoid offending the Japanese, and of the director's cuts of countless films released solely to generate video sales. Routinely prints issued for theater distribution are blanded down to G-ratings for showing by airlines and network television.
The temptation to tamper is irresistible because it is so easy. Film consists of a series of individual shots and scenes, like a deck of cards that can be shuffled and rearranged, with inclusions and discards at the whim of the re-editor. Dialogue can be dubbed in or dropped. Who should have the final say? Should there even be a final say? In the last 30 years or so, critics have been eager to give directors rights to final cut, but should they have any more say than the authors of the script or the producers who paid for it? This question has kept generations of Hollywood lawyers in Malibu beach houses. If Bowdler cleaned up Shakespeare for his proper audiences, why can't someone re-edit D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915), to remove the racial propaganda that contemporary audiences find repulsive? In that case, would it still be Griffith's movie?
Francis Coppola's motives for re-editing Apocalypse Now are his to examine and evaluate, but the end result is the public's. Apocalypse Now Redux is not a disaster so much as a disappointment. The brilliant sound track of Walter Murch and the spectacular photography of Vittorio Stotaro still provide a thrilling experience, but including 53 minutes of material cut from the original release print pushes the running time to 197 minutes. If anything, the needlessly added tonnage weakens the impact of the whole.
The success of Apocalypse Now demanded a particularly ruthless selectivity, exercised by someone, somewhere. The author of the original script, John Milius of Dirty Harry fame, was an outspoken hawk on the Vietnam war, and he envisioned an action-adventure story of heroic soldiers in action. After sitting on the script for 10 years, Coppola returned to the project but tried to push it closer to its original source material, Joseph Conrad's novel of 1898, Heart of Darkness. For him, the film would be a meditation on evil and personal redemption. The Milius script and the Coppola concept did not quite match, and Coppola fell into an artistic paralysis trying to resolve the differences. Unable to decide which movie to make, he tried to shoot both of them. After he had gone wildly over budget and fallen behind schedule, wiser heads insisted that he rake through the miles of film he had already exposed and have something commercially viable to show at the Cannes Film Festival in 1979. Coppola had no choice but to make some very painful decisions and leave out some great material.
Redux puts it back in. It includes several scenes that make sense in the written Milius script but were never entirely completed on film. The longest of these consists of an interlude at a French plantation. At dinner the owner fulminates about American policy in Indo-China before and during the war. Milius contrasts French resolve with American weakness, not a popular theme in 1979, when the embers of defeat still smoldered in the American consciousness. Including a 1970's political commentary in 2001 simply compromises the mythical import of the story. Younger audiences will just be puzzled by this verbose distraction.
During his stay at the plantation, the hero, Captain Willard (Martin Sheen), smokes opium and has a meaningless sexual liaison with the beautiful widow Roxanne (Aurore Clement). In the rough-and-tumble Milius script, the encounter is part of an elaborate quasi-comic seduction and counter-seduction, as the lovers scheme to steal supplies from each other. The expository scenes were never shot, however, and the unmotivated episode that appears in Redux provides only a mindless intrusion into the story. The romantic interlude does nothing more than emphasize Willard's loneliness, a fact that is manifestly clear after more than two hours of voice-over monologue in an open boat in the middle of the Asian jungle.
During his travels, Willard boosts the morale of his crew by obtaining the sexual favors of two Playboy bunnies, performers in a U.S.O. show, in exchange for fuel. In the Milius script it is a frolic of macho warriors, but Coppola shot the sequence in claustrophobic, squalid settings that emphasize the degradation that war has imposed upon everyone involved in it. The scene was wisely dropped from the release print, since the point of degradation had already been amply established by their suggestive dance and the frenzied reaction of the spectators.
Milius was dealing with humanized characters as they might appear through comic-book filters. Coppola and Conrad were dealing with heroic, mythic figures struggling through a cosmic agon with evil in the universe. If the sex scenes trivialize Willard's quest for redemption, the appearance of Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando) reading excerpts from Time magazine reduces the character to banality. He is not a lunatic, nor is he a sane human being who has embraced evil; he is evil itself. Olympians do not mumble old news items from Time standing motionless in medium shot.
Apocalypse Now Redux should never have been put into commercial release. Film scholars justifiably celebrate the availability of these outtakes, but they should have been distributed in a critics edition on videotape and DVD, where the original masterpiece could appear intact, with the additions tucked into a clearly labeled supplement.
Many contemporary reviewers, most of whom learned their trade when the cult of the director was at its height, have raved about Redux. I disagree. They do a disservice to the film, to Coppola and to cinema as an art form and as a cultural record.


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Proposals to turn Charter Place into a new £100m shopping centre with an IMAX cinema have been approved by politicians.
Councillors on Watford Borough Council's development control committee voted unanimously for the scheme, which will be undertaken by the operators of intu Watford, Intu.
A street view of the new Charter Place.
The vote comes after the company came back with a simplified design for the front of the High Street facade of the centre, which officials had expressed concern about last year.
The centrepiece of the new Charter Place will be a 450-seat, nine screen IMAX cinema - one of only 17 outside of London.
The development also promises to create an extra 10,000m2 commercial floor space and 10 new restaurants.
Construction is planned to take place throughout 2016 with a view to opening in time for Christmas 2017.
At tonight's meeting, Howard Oldstein, the manager of intu Watford, told the committee that since the old Harlequin had been built shopping habits had changed and the town had slipped down the retail rankings.
He said the revamp of Charter Place provided an opportunity to reverse that trend.
Councillors on the panel were largely supportive of the scheme, describing it in turns as "splendid" and a plan to "get Charter Place into the 21 century".
However politicians did express disquiet that most of the revamp was happening on the High Street side of the development while there was little change planned for the Beechen Grove facade.
Peter Jeffree, a Liberal Democrat representing Park ward, said: "The whole of the Harlequin and Charter Place (from Beechen Grove) creates this fortress Watford appearance. It turns its back and looks into the centre."
He argued that thousands of cars passed the Beechen Grove side everyday and asked if Intu could think of a way of opening it up to make more inviting.
His comments were backed by Leggatts Lib Dem, Steve Johnson, who said C&A had previously had an entrance on the Beechen Grove side.
He added: "Why can't you make a feature of that area, with a window or whatever. At the moment you have got nothing at all. I think it could be a lost opportunity for Intu."
Councillor Johnson also expressed his delight that the rest of the centre was being regenerated.
"For me the day Charter Place was completed it was outdated," he said. "It is of its time and God knows when that time was. It has always been appalling so it is good we have something new and dynamic."
During the meeting David Martin, director of resources also addressed the committee saying his organisation supported the development.
However he queried why the YMCA tower was not included in the regeneration and said the 1970s block could stand out "like a sore thumb" against the new architecture.
Mr Martin added: "There could be a bit of an opportunity lost here as in 10 or 15 years people may ask why we did not do something better."
His comments found support with Green councillor, Ian Brandon, who suggested there should be discussions between Intu, the council and the YMCA about how to improve the tower.
Labour group leader, Nigel Bell, lent his support to calls for the YMCA to be revamped saying he once asked a friend what he first saw of the town when he emerged from the Watford Junction station.
He added: "He said that terrible tower and he meant the YMCA."


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Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom (FM Towns)
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DescriptionAfter L'Kbreth's Orb was used to bring peace back to the land of Llylgamyn, a new threat emerges in the region. Strange malevolent energies have been spotted beneath the Temple of Sages. These energies - called the "Maelstrom" by the local inhabitants - can be sealed by a person known as the Gatekeeper. Unfortunately, the latter has been imprisoned by a mysterious power or person only referred to as SORN. A party of brave adventurers seeks out the high priest G'bli Gedook, the guardian of L'Kbreth's Orb, who explains to them that they have to release the Gatekeeper and eventually vanquish the evil at its core.
Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom returns to the gameplay concept of the first three installments of the series, abandoning the unusual premise of its predecessor. As in the initial games, the gameplay consists of exploring a vast maze-like dungeon with a custom party created and outfitted in the game's only town. Though visually very similar to their predecessors, the game's dungeon is no longer limited to a square layout. Several tweaks have been applied to the gameplay system, including range rating for all weapons (allowing back row attacks), a more prominent role for the Thief class (who can now hide in shadows, backstab enemies, and open locks), etc.
The game is more puzzle-oriented than the preceding entries, requiring the player to obtain a larger quantity of crucial items needed for its completion. It is the first installment in the series with friendly NPCs who can be encountered in the dungeon and interacted with by typing keywords. Also for the first time, the game allows - but does not require - importing characters from a previous scenario.
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- "ウィザードリィV 災渦の中心" -- Japanese spelling
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MilestoneThis was the first game in the Wizardry series that did not involve either Robert Woodhead or Andrew Greenberg, the developers of the original Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord. It was instead the first of several in the Wizardry series designed by D.W. Bradley.
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