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Captain Planet and the Planeteers
|Captain Planet and the Planeteers
|Also known as
|The New Adventures of Captain Planet (1993–1996)
Superhero fiction
|Created by
Ted Turner (original idea)[1]
Phil Harnage (series concept)
Barbara Pyle[2]
Robert Larkin III
|Developed by
Thom Beers
Nicholas Boxer
Bob Forward
Phil Harnage
Andy Heyward
Robby London
Barbara Y. E. Pyle
Cassandra Schafhausen
|Voices of
David Coburn
LeVar Burton
Joey Dedio
Kath Soucie
Janice Kawaye
Scott Menville
Whoopi Goldberg (1990–1993)
Margot Kidder (1993–1996)
|Country of origin
|United States
|Original language(s)
|No. of seasons
|No. of episodes
|113 (list of episodes)
|Executive producer(s)
Andy Heyward
Robby London
Barbara Pyle
Nicholas Boxer
Belinda Devreemtoes
|Running time
|25 minutes
|Production company(s)
DIC Entertainment[3][4] (1990–1993)
Hanna-Barbera[5] (1993–1996)
Frederator/Orion Television (1996)
Turner Program Services (1990-1996)
Turner Program Services
Warner Bros. Television Distribution
|Original channel
|Original release
|September 15, 1990 – May 11, 1996
|Followed by
The New Adventures of Captain Planet
|External links
Captain Planet and the Planeteers is an American animated environmentalist television program created by Ted Turner, Robert Larkin III, and Barbara Pyle,[1][2][6] produced by Pyle, Nicholas Boxer, Andy Heyward and Robby London, and developed by Pyle, Boxer, Heyward, London, Thom Beers, Bob Forward, Phil Harnage and Cassandra Schafhausen. The series was produced by Turner Program Services and DIC Entertainment and it was broadcast on TBS from September 15, 1990 to December 5, 1992.[4] A sequel series, The New Adventures of Captain Planet, was produced by Hanna-Barbera and Turner Program Services, and was broadcast from September 11, 1993 to May 11, 1996.[5] Both series continue today in syndication.[7] The program is a form of edutainment and advocates environmentalism.[1][6] In 1997, the series reran on Kids' WB! during weekday mornings right after Tiny Toon Adventures.
In February 2009, Mother Nature Network began airing episodes and unreleased footage of Captain Planet and the Planeteers on its website.[8][9] In September 2010, the Planeteer Movement was launched with the assistance of Pyle as a means for fans of the show to connect and continue to integrate the show's messages into their lives as real-life Planeteers.
- 1 Plot
- 2 Characters
- 3 Episodes
- 4 The New Adventures of Captain Planet
- 5 Cast
- 6 Music
- 7 Other media
- 8 Legacy
- 9 References
- 10 External links
Gaia, the spirit of the planet, is awakened from a long sleep by Hoggish Greedly, who happens to be drilling above her resting chamber. Realizing that the damage is extensive, Gaia sends five magic rings, four with the power to control an element of nature and one controlling the element of Heart, to five chosen youths across the globe: Kwame from Africa, Wheeler from North America, Linka from the Soviet Union (changed to Eastern Europe after the Soviet Union's dissolution), Gi from Asia, and Ma-Ti from South America.
These five are dubbed the Planeteers and are tasked with defending the planet from the greatest of disasters and making efforts to educate mankind to keep others from happening. In the beginning of the episodes, Gaia uses her "Planet Vision" in the Crystal Chamber to discover where the most devastating destruction is occurring (in most episodes one or more of the Eco-Villains is behind it) and sends the Planeteers to help solve the problem. The Planeteers use transportation (usually a flying machine called a Geo-Cruiser) based on solar power to avoid causing pollution themselves.
In situations that the Planeteers cannot resolve alone, they can combine their powers to summon Captain Planet, a super hero, who possesses all of their powers magnified, symbolizing the premise that the combined efforts of a team are stronger than its individual parts. Captain Planet only appears in his Captain Planet garb. These are not clothes but elements of the planet that are integral to his composition. He is able to rearrange his molecular structure to transform himself into the various powers and elements of nature. Captain Planet's outfit does not represent a specific culture.[citation needed] He has a grass-green proto-mullet, crystal blue skin, earthy brown eyes, a fire-red chest, gloves, trunks, and boots, and a sun-yellow globe insignia.
The Planeteers cannot use their rings while Captain Planet has been summoned.[10] Despite his vulnerability to pollution, Captain Planet is a formidable and valiant hero. Once his work is done, Captain Planet returns to the planet, restoring the Planeteers' powers. When he does this, Captain Planet reminds viewers of the message of the series with his catchphrase, "The Power Is Yours!" which is said to mean that all have the power to end the destruction of the planet if we work together as one world rather than fighting each other as separate nations.
Every episode is followed up with at least one "Planeteer Alert", often connected to the plot, where environmental-political and other social-political issues are discussed and how the viewer can contribute and be part of "the solution" rather than "the pollution".[11]
Captain Planet
Captain Planet (voiced by David Coburn) is the titular character of the series. In the beginning of the series, Gaia assembles a modern-day team of "Planeteers" from several nations. When the modern-day Planeteers combine their powers to summon the elemental warrior, this incarnation takes on the appearance of a superhero, who takes on the superhero-like name of "Captain Planet." Captain Planet displays a wry sense of humor and often uses puns while taunting the show's cast of villains. His only weakness is when he comes into contact with sources of pollution.
Gaia (voiced by Whoopi Goldberg in 1990–1993, Margot Kidder in 1993–1995) is the spirit of the planet. She is a modern rendition of the primordial Greek personification of the Earth, possessing an amalgamation of physical characteristics from all human races.
Awaking from a century-long slumber, and shocked with the increase in pollution of planet that has sustained in such a short (by her standards) time, she summons the Planeteers to defend the planet and gives them each an elemental ring.
Gaia lives on Hope Island, an island with large crystals in the middle of an ocean, although its exact location is never revealed. She is omnipresent; she can appear in any time or place she wishes, and can communicate telepathically with anyone at any point in time. She is bound to the planet, and her health and well being are connected with the condition of the planet.
In a September 2012 interview with Barbara Pyle and Nick Boxer it was stated that the Hope Island was located near the Bahamas.[12]
The Planeteers
The Planeteers are summoned by Gaia to defend the world from pollution, criminals, and natural disasters. The five teenagers, each originating from a different region of the world and who together represent several major ethnic groups, are each given a ring which allows them to temporarily control one of the four classical elements – Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water – as well as a fifth element, Heart, which represents love and communication and enables telepathy and empathy, as well as potential mind control. Pyle cites that the inspiration for the five Planeteers came from real people that she met during the show's pre-production in 1989.
To summon Captain Planet, the Planeteers must activate their powers in a specific order, (Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, and Heart) preceded by the phrase, "Let our powers combine"; after his appearance, the Planeteers would cheer, "Go Planet!" It can be noted that during the DiC series, the sequence of special effects preceding Captain Planet's appearance differed each and every time.[citation needed] In the Hanna-Barbera series, there were some creative ideas for Captain Planet's appearance when being summoned;[citation needed] but most of the time, it consisted of flashes of lightning, along with sounds of thunder. Animation in the DiC series was inconsistent, showing some episodes as darker or brighter in color than others, and characters looking different from one episode to the next, and in some cases one segment (or even shot) to the next. The Planeteers' rings are, like Captain Planet himself, susceptible to weakening when in the presence of toxic waste and pollution to the point that they can no longer use their powers or summon Captain Planet.
Since the show takes place all over the world, The Planeteers have many methods of travel. The Geo-Cruiser is the 'usual' vehicle for the Planeteers. It is a solar-powered flying craft, in the design of a jet. The Geo-Cruiser is yellow in colour during the original seasons, but during season six it is given a paint job, and is decorated with red. The Geo-Cruiser can hover, allowing it to land on top of buildings and in rough terrain. The Eco-Cycles are stored somewhere on the Geo-Cruiser, although it is not known how they are stored, or if they are aboard for every mission. Their engines are not fuel-combustion, as that would pollute the air. Most likely their engines are electric, as their engines make a low whirring noise when in use, and they have flashing lights. The Geo-Copter is a yellow helicopter the Planeteers will occasionally use instead of the geo-cruiser. The Eco-Sub is usually used in missions closer to Hope Island. Occasionally, the Planeteers will also use the Eco-Sub to investigate issues out in the middle of the ocean. The Eco-Sub is shaped a lot like the Geo-Cruiser. It is yellow in colour, and is fitted with a periscope. The Planeteers are occasionally seen carrying out maintenance on it. Gi is its main driver and operator.
- Kwame (voiced by LeVar Burton): From Ghana, West Africa,[13] Africa, Kwame possesses the power of Earth. He has a soft spot for plant life, and even runs his own greenhouse on Hope Island. Growing up in a tribe in his homeland Africa, he is at one with the land and its purpose, and does what he can to preserve it. In the episode "Talkin' Trash", he mentions that he never knew his father, hinting that his father died while Kwame was still very young. The de facto leader of the group, he is also the voice of reason that keeps the Planeteers in check when the group begins to lose faith in a given situation. He also acts as a kind of mentor to Ma-Ti. Kwame is the first Planeteer to be summoned.
- Gi (voiced by Janice Kawaye): Hailing from Asia, Gi controls the power of water. Gi is a self-proclaimed marine biologist. Her compassion for sea life contributes to the overall effort of the Planeteers' protection of animals, becoming extremely emotional when pollution affects them, especially dolphins (due to finding her dolphin friend dying from pollution as a child), and somewhat impulsive at times. She also often works on the mechanical and forensic aspects for the team, as well as being the most diplomatic of the group who convinces others to see reason and do the right thing. Gi can also be seen wearing a gold medallion around her neck. Gi is the second Planeteer to be summoned.
- Wheeler (voiced by Joey Dedio): From Brooklyn, New York, Wheeler controls the power of fire. He is shown to be the least knowledgeable about the planet preservation trends though this improves as the show goes on (in a way representing the oblivious aspect people have of the harm that they can cause to nature). He is exceedingly the most street-smart of the group, yet, while having his heart in the right place, tends to get himself into tight spots when acting impulsively; fittingly, he is sometimes a "hothead". Throughout the series, he openly flirts with and tries to get closer to Linka, almost always having his advances shot down. Wheeler is the third Planeteer to be summoned.
- Linka (voiced by Kath Soucie): From the Soviet Union (in later episodes stated as being from Eastern Europe after the Communist regime's collapse), Linka has the power of wind. Linka closely studies bird life and, due to this, is extremely emotional when pollution or illegal hunting harms them, because she admired birds who were used in the mines to detect gas while growing up as a miner's daughter. Wheeler often tries to flirt with her, and despite more often than not shooting down these advances, is shown every now and again that she too possesses feelings for him, even kissing him in the episode "Missing Linka". She is a master of strategy and logic, as well as a computer expert. Linka peppers her English with Russian words and phrases, the most common one being "Bozhe moi!" (meaning "My God!"), which she normally says when she is shocked. Linka is the fourth Planeteer to be summoned.
- Ma-Ti (voiced by Scott Menville): From the Amazon of Brazil and raised by a Kayapo Indian shaman, Ma-Ti wields the powers of heart and telepathy to instill caring, passion, and sympathy into the people of the world to care for the planet. He can also use this power to telepathically communicate with people and animals. Ma-Ti is also considered to be the "kid" of the team due to being the youngest of the group. He owns a pet monkey named Suchi (voiced by Frank Welker). Ma-Ti is the fifth Planeteer to be summoned.
The Eco-Villains are a small group of antagonists who cause danger to the planet by committing pollution, deforestation, and poaching. They enjoy the destruction they cause to the planet and the harm they bring upon anyone by any means to obtain wealth, land, or power. Due to conflict among them from their varying self-serving interests and backgrounds, they tend to work alone most of the time, although episodes do show the villains enter into temporary alliances when it suits their plans. Only in a few episodes did the entire ensemble of Eco-Villains work as a team, with Zarm as kingpin. Each of these villains represent a specific ecological disaster. These include:
- Hoggish Greedly (voiced by Edward Asner) – A pig-like human who represents the dangers of overconsumption and greed, Hoggish is the first villain Captain Planet and the Planeteers encounter. In the episode "Smog Hog", it's revealed Hoggish has a son named Hoggish Greedly Jr. who appears only once. In the episode "Hog Tide," it is revealed that he has a grandfather named Don Porkaloin (portrayed as a parody of Vito Corleone from The Godfather) who in the past was defeated by another group of Planeteers. Unlike Hoggish Greedly, Porkaloin cleaned the slate and became environmentally friendly as shown in the episode "The Ghost of Porkaloin Past."
- Rigger (voiced by John Ratzenberger) – Hoggish Greedly's henchman. In the episode "The Ghost of Porkaloin Past," Rigger mentioned that he worked with Greedly because no one else would hire him. In the episode "Hog Tide," it is revealed that Rigger has a grandfather named Rex Rigger I who was an assistant to Don Porkaloin.
- Verminous Skumm (voiced by Jeff Goldblum in 1990, Maurice LaMarche in 1991–1995) – The second villain to appear on the series, he is a part human, part rat creature whose human name is unknown; he represents the dangers of poor sanitation and crime. Skumm can control rats. He has a personal helicopter called The Scum O'Copter. Skumm is responsible for the death of Linka's cousin, Boris.
- The Rat Pack – A gang of humanoid rat thugs under the command of Skumm.
- Dr. Blight (voiced by Meg Ryan in 1990, Mary Kay Bergman in 1991–1995) – A mad scientist with a half-scarred face hidden behind her hair who represents the dangers of uncontrolled technology and unethical scientific experimentation. In the episode "Hog Tide," it is revealed that Dr. Blight had a grandmother named Betty Blight who assisted Don Porkaloin in his plot. In the episode "Hollywaste", it is revealed that Dr. Blight has a sister named Bambi. Bambi calls Blight by her first name "Babs", a shortened form of "Barbara". She is the third villain to appear on the series.
- MAL (voiced by David Rappaport in 1990, Tim Curry in 1991–1995) – Dr. Blight's evil highly-intellectual supercomputer and a parody of HAL, the supercomputer from 2001: A Space Odyssey (In a twist of coincidence, Turner/Time Warner, the creators and rights holders of Captain Planet, are the owners and copyright holders of that film). MAL has control over computers, and can infect any computer with a virus.
- Duke Nukem (voiced by Dean Stockwell in 1990–1992, Maurice LaMarche in 1993–1995) – A doctor who changed himself into a radioactive mutant who represents the misuse of nuclear power. He is one of the few Eco-Villains, along with Zarm and Captain Pollution, able to single-handedly defeat Captain Planet. Nukem generates radiation to fire off radioactive blasts from his hands and possesses X-Ray vision. Apogee temporarily renamed the eponymous character of the Duke Nukem computer game franchise to 'Duke Nukum' so as to avoid any possible trademark claims they could face from the producers of Captain Planet. The character was later found to be under no trademark and the games were restored to their original titles.[14]
- Leadsuit (voiced by Frank Welker) – Duke Nukem's cowardly accomplice who is named after the radiation suit he constantly wears to protect himself from Nukem's radioactive aura. He works for Duke under the belief he will rule the world alongside his boss when he brings about the nuclear age.
- Looten Plunder (voiced by James Coburn in 1990–1992, Ed Gilbert in 1993–1995) – A wealthy poacher and crooked businessman who represents the evils of unethical business actions, his name is even a reference of the phrase "Loot and Plunder." He is the fourth villain to appear on Captain Planet. Looten is also shown to have a nephew named Robin Plunder as seen in the episode "Going Bats, Man."
- Argos Bleak (voiced by S. Scott Bullock) – Looten Plunder's main henchman, pilot, and leader of Plunder's private army. In the episode "The Predator," he appeared without Looten Plunder when it came to tricking the people of the Florida Keys that basking sharks are deadly, making him the only Eco-villain sidekick to have his own episode. Executive Producers Barbara Pyle and Nick Boxer have confirmed that Argos Bleak is a product of mixed races with his mother being Australian, father being South African and studying in boarding school in England, leading to development of his accent.
- Pinehead Brothers (voiced by Dick Gautier and Frank Welker) – Oakey and Dokey are two oversized lumberjacks that are Looten Plunder's henchmen in the final season of The New Adventures of Captain Planet.
- Sly Sludge (voiced by Martin Sheen in 1990–1992, Jim Cummings in 1993–1995) – An unscrupulous waste collector who represents ignorance and the dangers of short-term thinking.
- Ooze (voiced by Cam Clarke) – Sly Sludge's sidekick.
- Tank Flusher III (voiced by Frank Welker) – Sly Sludge's strongman servant who makes his debut in "The New Adventures of Captain Planet" episode "A Mine is a Terrible Thing to Waste" Pt. 1.
- Zarm (voiced by Sting in 1990–1992, David Warner in 1993, Malcolm McDowell in 1994–1995) – A former spirit of the planet who left Gaia in search of other worlds and ended up laying other populous planets to ruin lacking Gaia to balance out his methods. He represents war and destruction. Even though Zarm does not have any henchmen of his own, he would often manipulate other people to do his bidding. He once united Hoggish Greedly, Looten Plunder, Sly Sludge, Duke Nukem, Verminous Skumm, and Dr. Blight under his leadership in the two-part episode "Summit to Save Earth". Zarm is the last Eco-Villain to appear in the series.
Minor villains
- The Slaughters, led by Mame Slaughter (voiced by Theresa Saldana in the first appearance, Mitzi McCall in the second appearance), who made their debut in The New Adventures of Captain Planet. The Slaughters are a family of poachers who represent the endangerment of animals and the evils of poaching. They are often in direct monetary competition with Looten Plunder. Mame and her family once collaborated with Looten Plunder and Argos Bleak in the episode "Horns A'Plenty" when the Planeteers ruined each one's rhinoceros poaching.
- Stalker Slaughter (voiced by Charlie Adler) – One of Mame's sons and her second-in-command.
Commander Clash
An army soldier stranded in an island in the episode Mission to Save Earth. The Planeteers encounter him when the eco-villains cause their vehicle to land on the island. Clash initially treats the Planeteers as enemies, but they reconcile and help defeat the eco-villains and Captain Pollution. Clash later helps the Planteers defeat Zarm in the later episode Summit to Save Earth
Captain Pollution
A polluting counterpart to Captain Planet named "Captain Pollution" appears in the two-part episode Mission to Save Earth when Dr. Blight steals the Planeteers' rings, creates polluting duplicates of them, and distributes the duplicates to most of the other Eco-villains. Each Eco-villain received a specific ring:
- Duke Nukem has a Super Radiation Ring (counterpart of Fire).
- Looten Plunder has a Deforestation Ring (counterpart of Earth). In the comic book version Looten Plunder let his employee use the ring for him.
- Sly Sludge has a Smog Ring (counterpart of Wind). In the comic book version involving Captain Pollution, Sludge was replaced by Hoggish Greedly.[citation needed]
- Verminous Skumm has a Toxics Ring (counterpart of Water).
- Dr. Blight has a Hate Ring (counterpart of Heart).
Each of the evil rings have malevolent faces on them, in contrast to the more element-themed Planeteer rings. Captain Pollution is weakened when he is in contact with pure elements such as clean water or sunlight, while he gains power from contact with pollutants, being able to absorb pollutant and emit radioactive rays (and is later shown to gain power without limit when in contact with pollutants after his resurrection). When he is summoned he says "By your polluting powers combined, I am Captain Pollution! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!", and when he disappears, he declares "The polluting power is yours!"
In his first appearance, he is sent by the Eco-villains to destroy the Planeteers but gets chased off by Commander Clash, and after a fight with Captain Planet, he returns to the evil rings causing them to explode. In the two-part episode "A Mine is a Terrible Thing to Waste", Captain Pollution is brought back to life by toxins of the 5 evil rings that seep into the planet.
Captain Pollution resembles Captain Planet, but his skin is pale yellow, and covered in brown lesions. His hair is red, and styled in a Widow's peak and he has red eyes. His costume is the same color and style as Planet's, but the chest is torn in the middle, with two halves of a cracked version of Planet's chest symbol on either side. His voice has a California Valley twang to it. Captain Pollution is defeated twice by Captain Planet; first in Mission to Save Earth by being rammed through earth, lava, air and water, and then again in A Mine is a Terrible Thing to Waste by being tricked into going into an underground magma chamber.
Like his good counterpart, Captain Pollution is voiced by David Coburn in both appearances. Coburn used a surfer-dude voice for Captain Pollution. In the comic book version, Captain Pollution was created by Zarm.
Episodes handling apparent adult issues
"Mind Pollution"
The episode titled "Mind Pollution" (1991) was notable[according to whom?] in that it did not deal with the environment, but rather with the issue of drug abuse. This was explained by the fact that the characters thought of drug addiction as "pollution of the mind." The episode revolved around an epidemic of a designer drug known as "Bliss" created by Verminous Skumm. It was also known for being quite a dark episode in the Captain Planet series,[citation needed] as it allowed a scene of Linka's cousin Boris bleeding from his arms after jumping through a window and dying from an overdose of the drug.
"A Formula for Hate"
The episode titled "A Formula for Hate" (1992) was also unusual for the series in that it did not deal with environmental pollution or destruction. It was also the first episode in an American children's animated series to directly deal with the AIDS-HIV pandemic.[15] In the episode, Skumm brainwashes a local community into thinking the virus can be spread through casual contact, and thus causing people to hate and fear a young man, infected with HIV, named Todd Andrews (voiced by Neil Patrick Harris, with his mother voiced by Elizabeth Taylor).
The New Adventures of Captain Planet
The original series was the second longest running US-cartoon of the 1990s, producing 113 episodes. It lasted for three seasons under the name Captain Planet and the Planeteers (produced by TBS Productions and DiC), before much licensing occurred, changing the title to The New Adventures of Captain Planet (produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, which was acquired by Turner in 1991).
This series had noticeable differences from the original, such as episodes revealing more of the past of each of the characters. This does not directly contradict the first, but expands on it dramatically. Gi tells the story of her pet dolphin, while Linka is revealed to have a mining family who used canaries to detect lethal gases in the mines, and her opening sequence generalizes her birthplace as Eastern Europe to avoid confusion in viewers born after the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 (which would place her canonical birthplace among one of the countries that gained their independence when the Soviet Union collapsed).
Other changes were also noticeable, most significantly the animation style. While the character models from the DiC episodes were retained (and the original DiC opening sequence used) the new animation relied less on shading and was slightly more colorful. Many of the characters had refurbished outfits. The sound effects utilized when the Planeteers used their rings were changed and the echo in Captain Planet's voice when he emerged was gone, as well was the DiC seasons' use of a specific synth rock soundtrack. These tracks were replaced by a large number of orchestral pieces, although the famous end credits theme was retained, now showcasing footage from the Hanna-Barbera episodes. A small number of cast changes occurred, affecting Gaia and most of the eco-villains; similarly, the opening narration was voiced by David Coburn (Captain Planet) rather than LeVar Burton (Kwame), and was eventually replaced by a rap by Fred Schneider of The B-52's.
- David Coburn as Captain Planet
- Whoopi Goldberg as Gaia (1990–1993)[16]
- Margot Kidder as Gaia (1993–1996)[17]
- LeVar Burton as Kwame
- Joey Dedio as Wheeler
- Kath Soucie as Linka
- Janice Kawaye as Gi
- Scott Menville as Ma-Ti
- Frank Welker as Suchi
- Louis Gossett, Jr. as Commander Clash
- Edward Asner as Hoggish Greedly
- John Ratzenberger as Rigger
- Jeff Goldblum as Verminous Skumm (1990)
- Maurice LaMarche as Verminous Skumm (1990–1995), Duke Nukem (1992–1995)
- Meg Ryan as Dr. Blight (1990)
- Mary Kay Bergman as Dr. Blight (1991–1995)
- David Rappaport as MAL (1990)
- Tim Curry as MAL (1991–1995)
- Dean Stockwell as Duke Nukem (1990–1992)
- Frank Welker as Leadsuit, Dokey Pinehead, Tank Flusher III
- James Coburn as Looten Plunder (1990–1993)
- Ed Gilbert as Looten Plunder (1993–1995)
- S. Scott Bullock as Argos Bleak
- Dick Gautier as Oakey Pinehead
- Martin Sheen as Sly Sludge (1990–1993)
- Jim Cummings as Sly Sludge (1993–1995)
- Cam Clarke as Ooze
- Sting as Zarm (1990–1992)
- David Warner as Zarm (1993)
- Malcolm McDowell as Zarm (1994–1995)
- David Coburn as Captain Pollution
- Theresa Saldana as Mame Slaughter
- Mitzi McCall as Mame Slaughter
- Charlie Adler as Stalker Slaughter
Special guest stars
- David Ackroyd -
- Franklyn Ajaye -
- Hoyt Axton - Big Ed Bakar
- Christopher Daniel Barnes -
- Ed Begley, Jr. - Dr. Russell's Assistant, Preston, Zoning Commissioner
- Robby Benson -
- Phyllis Diller - Jane Goodair
- Héctor Elizondo - Shanoub
- Dan Frischman -
- Danny Glover - Dr. Apollo
- Louis Gossett, Jr. - Commander Clash
- Robert Guillaume -
- Mark Hamill -
- Kadeem Hardison - Goki
- Neil Patrick Harris - Todd Andrews
- Phil Hartman -
- George Hearn - Wheeler's Dad
- Earl Holliman - Milton
- Michael Horse -
- Ken Howard -
- Helen Hunt -
- Robert Ito -
- Casey Kasem - Lexel Starvak
- Perry King - Ray
- Ricki Lake -
- Mark Langston -
- Michelle Langstone -
- Oren Lyons -
- Melissa Manchester - Jane Green
- Kenneth Mars - Moisha Lowkowitz
- Anndi McAfee - Bitsy Blight
- Marilyn McCoo - Trish/Trash
- Danica McKellar - Lisa
- Don McLean -
- Rita Moreno -
- Kate Mulgrew -
- Robert Patrick -
- Brock Peters -
- Robert Picardo -
- Lou Rawls - Dr. Rice
- Tristan Rogers - Caucasian Patrol Member
- Robby Romero - Skyrunner
- Fred Savage -
- Charlie Schlatter - Hoggish Greedly, Jr.
- Fred Schneider - Danny Dazzleduff
- Cree Summer - Karen, Dr. Georgina Carbor
- Elizabeth Taylor - Todd Andrew's Mom
- Ted Turner - Fred Lerner
- Brenda Vaccaro -
- Lark Voorhies -
- Marcia Wallace - Wheeler's Mom
- Dionne Warwick - Dr. Russell
- Dennis Weaver - Josh, Dusty
- Bob Weir -
- Floyd Red Crow Westerman - Old Indian
- Vanna White - Lori Saunders
- Paul Williams - Kujo
- Jonathan Winters - Eco the Clown
- Gene Wood - "You Bet Your Planet" Announcer
The show's intro theme was composed by Tom Worrall.
The ending theme (maintained by both DIC and Hanna-Barbera's versions) is considered one of the most memorable parts of the series due to its catchy main chorus and rock track ("Captain Planet, he's our hero, gonna take pollution down to zero"). Its lyrics were written by show producer Nick Boxer[18] and is performed by Murray McFadden and Timothy Mulhollan. During the end credits, James Coburn, in character as Looten Plunder, utters the line "You'll pay for this, Captain Planet."
Other media
Pyle and Boxer demanded that the series' merchandise be made sustainably; because of this, several of the companies producing Captain Planet-themed merchandise had to completely overhaul their means of production to manufacture recycled and recyclable products.
As with many popular cartoons, Captain Planet had a line of action figures and vehicles. Released by Tiger Toys in 1990, the line ran for several years, long enough to tie into the New Adventures series. The toys were repackaged and sold by Grand Toys in Canada and Kenner throughout Europe. The toys were of average poseability, with the common five points – neck, shoulders, and hips.
Finding a comprehensive list of what was released is difficult, since not all toys shown in the initial retailer catalog were even released. The collector's market is small, the toys being somewhat rare on eBay. The Captain Planet Foundation still sells a small number of them online, however. There may have also been further foreign variations of certain toys which may be even more difficult to catalog. Various toys from the New Adventures waves are not as likely to be well known.
The five Planeteers, five Eco-Villains, Commander Clash, and several versions of Captain Planet, each with a different gimmick or paint scheme, were released, along with several vehicles. A toy ring with lights and sound and interchangeable lenses for the five elements was also released. Four small vehicles were also sold through a Burger King promotion.
Marvel Comics published a short-lived comic series for 12 issues to tie in to the show; however, the comics were a separate continuity. While not effectively part of the Marvel Universe, issue #4's cover was a parody of the cover to Fantastic Four issue #1.
Video games
A video game based on the series was developed for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Mindscape called Captain Planet. The game, which involved a good deal of shooting, received negative reviews from game critics and thus a Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) version of the game was canceled. A separate side-scrolling game was developed by Novalogic for the Mega Drive/Genesis, but only saw release in Europe and Australia.[19]
David Perry and Nick Bruty developed a ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC game using the license, a 3-level shoot 'em up. A game was also released in 1990 for the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST, written by Tony Crowther. This was a platform game, and was briefly bundled with the Amiga 500 "Cartoon Classics" pack released in 1991.[2] A Commodore 64 game was in development but never released. Tiger Toys, owners of the action figure license, also created an LCD hand-held game.
In the video game Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion, Captain Planet appears as one of the unlockable characters in both Nintendo 3DS version and XL for Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360.
Home video
Several VHS tapes were released, usually with a single episode each. A DVD with four episodes and bonus features exists but was only available as part of a "Planeteer Pack" purchased from the Captain Planet Foundation.[20] This promotional DVD contained the episodes "A River Ran Through It", "A Perfect World", "Gorillas Will Be Missed" and "The Big Clam Up" plus " Planeteers in Action", a short clip about Captain Planet Foundation.[21] The "Planeteer Pack" special is no longer available.
Shout! Factory released a DVD set of the complete 1st Season on April 19, 2011. The DVD packaging is made of 100% recycled paper.[22]
Boxer and Pyle wrote a film adaptation of Captain Planet in 1996, originally titled Planet.[citation needed] Five years later, Michael Reaves revised the concept as Dark Planet. The storyline was darker than the series, and set in a post-apocalyptic time period. However, the script was lost when Turner and Warner Bros. merged in 1996.[23][24] The film reached the design stage before it was abandoned.
Cartoon Network
In late 2007, it was reported that Turner was in talks regarding another film adaptation of the series.[25] In early 2008 Warner Bros., rejected plans to produce the film.[26] In July 2011, Cartoon Network and producers Don Murphy and Susan Montford began developing a live-action film based on the series and its location is Los Angeles, California.[27][28] Sony Pictures is in final negotiations to pick up the rights to the early 1990s series for an adaptation and to be produced by Murphy, Montford and Mark Gordon.[29]
Captain Planet Foundation (CPF)
Founded in 1991, series producer Barbara Pyle negotiated a percentage of the show's merchandising revenue to empower young people. Schools and organizations around the world can present their environmental projects to the Foundation and receive seed money to grow their ideas. In 2001 Time Warner decided to shut down the CPF due to a challenging merger with AOL. Laura Seydel and her husband Rutherford Seydel worked with Time Warner to orchestrate the transition of the corporate foundation to a public charity. In 2007 CPF acquired the rights to exhibit previous episodes of Captain Planet and the Planeteers online and on-air, thus "allowing this valuable resource to reach out and educate the children of today!"[30] As of 2015[update] it is chaired by Laura Turner Seydel, daughter of Ted Turner; the board includes Barbara Pyle.[31]
- ^ a b c Captain Planet Zooms to the Rescue of the Environment, Washington Post – Sep 16, 1990
- ^ a b Pyle, Barbara. "Barbara Pyle, with Ted Turner and Robert Larkin III created the animated action series Captain Planet and the Planeteers". Barbara Pyle Productions. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ Kahn, Eve M. "Television; Cartoons for a Small Planet" The New York Times (March 3, 1991).
- ^ a b "Captain Planet And The Planeteers". www.bcdb.com, April 12, 2012
- ^ a b "The New Adventures of Captain Planet ". www.bcdb.com, April 12, 2012
- ^ a b Szymanski, Michael (1990-02-03). "Captain Planet: Here He Comes to Save the Day". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ Jensen, Elizabeth (April 22, 2006). "An Aging Superhero Wins a Life Beyond Reruns". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
- ^ Mother Nature Network | Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Mother Nature Network
- ^ "Mother Nature Network: Online Media Finally Catches up to Sustainability Needs", Fast Company (2009-02-04)
- ^ Season 1 Episode 1: A Hero For Earth 14:46–14:50
- ^ "Children's Television Programming Report" (in English). Federal Communications Commission. 30 December 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "We are Barbara Pyle and Nick Boxer, Co-creators and Exec. Producers of "Captain Planet and the Planeteers." AMA!" (in English). Interviewly. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ Captain Planet: Meet the characters Mother Nature Network
- ^ "3D Realms Site: Duke Nukem I". 3drealms.com. 1991-07-01. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ^ Mendoza, N.F. (1992-11-21). "'Capt. Planet' Tackles the AIDS Crisis". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ King, Susan (1990-09-02). "Celebrities Lend A Voice, Hand Or Name To Fall's New Children's Programs". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ Mendoza, N.F. (1995-04-09). "Kids Shows that Aim to Raise Awareness as Well as Entertain". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ Captain Planet: The theme song Mother Nature Network
- ^ "Captain Planet and the Planeteers on MobyGames". Retrieved 2008-08-24.
- ^ Captain Planet Foundation: Planeteer Pack
- ^ [1]
- ^ Captain Planet And The Planeteers: Season One Shout! Factory
- ^ "Michael Reeves interview, in which he recalls the title as simply "Planet"". AnimationArtist.com. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
- ^ "Michael Reaves's website, listing the script as "Dark Planet"". Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
- ^ "Ted is currently in talks to create a possible movie version of the cartoon – wonder who will play Captain Planet?".
- ^ d'Estries, Michael (February 7, 2008). "Captain Planet Movie Rumors Get Thrown In The Trash". Ecorazzi.com. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
- ^ Zeitchik, Steven (July 19, 2011). "Cartoon Network's 'Captain Planet' will be drawn into film". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ Rosenfeld, Everett (22 July 2011). "With Hollywood's Powers Combined, a 'Captain Planet' Movie Will Hit Theaters". Time News Feed. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ 'Captain Planet and the Planeteers' Movie in the Works From Sony (Exclusive)
- ^ "Our History". Captain Planet Foundation. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ "Board and Staff". Captain Planet Foundation. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
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- Official Turner Captain Planet site Retrieved 13.June 2013
- Captain Planet Foundation Retrieved 13.June 2013
- Captain Planet at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on April 9, 2012.
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers at the Internet Movie Database
- Captain Planet And The Planeteers at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- The New Adventures of Captain Planet at the Big Cartoon DataBase
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On the off chance that you've been residing under a large rock for the past 6 months or so, you should know that today is election day here in the U.S. Rest assured, Cake Wrecks has no political platform from which to rant, opine, or wax poetic: I'm just here to talk cakes. Still, in keeping with today's politically charged climate, here are the "best" appropriately themed Wrecks I've gotten:
Cheryl D. found this on Barack Obama's Flickr stream. Hmm. An off-center graphic, scrunched wording, and awkward blank areas? There's some irony at work here, I just know it.
I got a real kick out of these cakes and their descriptions, found by Louise L.:
"Show that you want Change We Need and endorse Barack Obama for President at your next party."
"Show that you put Country First and endorse John McCain for President at your next party."
Ah, I love capitalism. Let's see...do I want Change We Need, or do I put Country First? Decisions, decisions.
I do like how the decorator made both candidates look better than they do in real life, but someone should probably let him/her know that it's '08, not 08'. (Yes, I'm being nit-picky, but y'all would just berate me in the comments section if I didn't mention it.)
Oh, and check out how this bakery is hedging its bets:
Chris H., one of these cakes is going to make someone very, very sad tonight. I'm almost ashamed of myself, laughing like this. (Almost.)
I really can't decide which one is worse; both cakes have the same 08' mistake and overly squished "congratulations". Of course, that "c" in McCain looks like it was tacked on as an afterthought, but then again Obama's cake got two of the least American flag-looking flags I've ever seen. Hmm - yeah, I think I'll call it a draw. (And no, there will not be a recount on that.)
Hey, you know what I think of when I see Obama & Biden? Cupcakes. Yep. Totally. Fortunately, Nikki B. has got me covered:
Talk about unfair: this bakery didn't offer McCain or Palin cupcakes! What the hey, guys? Americans deserve to eat icing effigies of all their presidential and vice presidential candidates! I'm pretty sure that's in the constitution somewhere, anyway.
Well, happy voting, everyone! Oh, and please, no politics in the comment section, eh? I'm sure we're all about politic'd out (off?) by now.


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I've used the engine with 18psi without problems, but when I got it to dyno after two years ...the clutch gave up on higher boost than 12psi
...I just can't wait to get better clutch and dyno the Micra after that
BTW, I've seen a dyno sheet of a Nissan Cherry (N12 Pulsar) here in Finland with E15ET and it had 394HP ...with stock engine internals (pistons, con rods, crank, head gasket) ...although other parts weren't so stock It was built for drag racing, but it is in normal road use. I don't know about the condition of the car nowadays, but it was on sale for about 12 000 AUD a year ago.
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1983 Datsun-Nissan Micra with E15ET engine conversion
Bored to 1527cc, cr 7.5:1, T25G turbo, big intercooler in the front of the car, ported nissan motorsport 104 FI head, E16S euro spec cam, 54mm throttle body, lightened flywheel, modified fuel pump etc. etc.
sry to bring this up again and kill u guys's hopes and dreams, but mobne still owns everyone
Hehe. Your Honda's a 1.8 L. My Mountain Dew's a 2 L.
On the plus side - SirNX has arrived safely down here. Just need to wait until I've driven another 1500kms (engine rebuild is still very fresh and needs to be worn in) then I'll dyno him and see what he can do
As an update - Summernats is coming up down here in January. Going for a last minute mod and a retune close to January - will post up the new NA numbers when I have them.
Lysh's Cars
hey guys this is my ca18det exa making 164.6 at 12 psi
havnt been on the site in a while. here is mine
198kw on 19psi. turbo is shit so going 3071r and cams and hope for 240kw
microtech lt8 with hand controller, GTR injectors
550,180,65 cooler with alloy pipe work, walbro 550hp fuel pump
GT2876R aka GT2540, full custom equal length manifold
turbo smart duel stage 10-15 psi 3" turbo back
edit: 3/2/07 138.4 kw @16 PSI
edit: 10/2/07 132.8kw @16PSI
edit: 2/6/07 142kw @ 13 PSI
edit: 7/8/07 174kw @15 psi ( new cooler and tune)
13.7 @108mph 2.24 60ft
Went into the local leg of the 'Biggest Dyno Day' and had a run.
You can just make it out. The line stops at 119 fwhp, or 88.7 fwkw.
This was long after a trip to a dyno day in Sydney that netted me 79.9 fwkw bog stock. The missus told me the motor was moving in the engine bay quite a bit, so it started.
In between runs it got a custom 2 1/2" exhaust, solid engine mounts, lightened flywheel and HD clutch. On went the quads and a CAI system. Now to put that bloody T28 on!!
All that is with 336,xxx k's on the clock.
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I'm not the fastest at updating this list, but I've just made some amendments...
Updated IMitAtiON, Tee Koo, boostdET
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Confused by exa - is it an exa or a 180sx? Your Dyno sheet says vehicle - 180sx? I realise your post was over a year ago, so I realised this mystery could be eternal... haha!
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the car is a kn13 exa too, he just stuffed up coz a customer had a similer number plate.
ok so it went for a tune today!!! running soooo much better!!!! making 128.2 KW
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Just got mine dyno'd today:
147whp (109.662fwkw) 160wtq
None to note
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Small ebay FMIC
"stock" wastegate pressure on stock T25 (somewhere between 10 and 12 I think with a spike as high as 14 on a worn out wastegate actuator and 3" long exhaust after stock turbo elbow)
I say 10-12psi because my gauge reads about 10 when everything is settled out, but when the car is off the needle sits about 2psi below 0.
@3800rpm - BUTTERFLIES JUST KICKED IN YO!!!
Hehe. Your Honda's a 1.8 L. My Mountain Dew's a 2 L.
Update. SR20DE+T. 13.5 PSI. 235 FwHP.
I have since upgraded the ECU, to a Nismotronic. I cannot wait until that is fully sorted.
I'll keep you posted.
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Just looking for a new subwoofer for my NX 200 turbo
Need your advice guys, which one has better sound, Power Acoustik MOFO-124X or Rockford Fosgate P300-12.
They both looks pretty good, reviews are also not bad, so it is a little bit hard to make a right choice.
What do you think?
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It was recently announced that George Zimmerman, the Sanford, Florida man who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012, had signed on with fight promoter Damon Feldman to participate in a "celebrity" boxing match with a hitherto unnamed opponent. Yeah, apparently murdering an unarmed teenager as he attempts to walk home to his dad's girlfriend's house officially makes you a real celeb now. What the fuck is wrong with everybody?
The terms of the fight are that Zimmerman would have to box whoever Feldman selected from the 15,000 applicants who wanted in the ring. As if the proceedings weren't already disgusting enough, Zimmerman expressed particular interest in fighting Kanye West because he doesn't like West's history of attacking "defenseless people." What Zimmerman is referring to here is the recent incident where West punched an 18-year-old who reportedly called West's fiancée a "nigger lover." Just a likely unnecessary reminder of the irony at work here: George Zimmerman shot an unarmed, 158-lbs, black kid in the lung and heart and he thinks he's in a place to call out Kanye for picking on people. Jesus fucking Christ.
Thankfully, Kanye West did not respond to the offer, but rapper DMX did. Today, on what would have been Trayvon Martin's 19th birthday, it was announced that DMX will fight George Zimmerman at a time and place to be determined.
According to TMZ, DMX has promised to "beat the living fuck out [Zimmerman]," break "every rule in boxing to make sure I fuck him right up" and that he'd end the fight by pissing on George Zimmerman's face. Justice in America, everybody!
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Techdirt, y u no let me edit my comment :(
Given the topic of the book, I asume there *is* a place where I can buy (for money!!1) a PDF (or whatever Evince will eat) without DRM?
You mean, like you just did? (I clicked the link on your name, you clearly profited from this comment)
Oh yes we can. Which law exactly requires you to cancel the orders because there may be some infringement?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but even a received DMCA notice requires the provider to only render the content inacessible until the issue is resolved. Proactive denial of service to paying customers just because someone may file one in the future is not just cowardly, it's plain stupid.
Oh well, at least they didn't delete anything.
I've just returned from a "discussion" between some of the representatives of Latvian ministries, and it seems that the "brakes" are just put to "calm everyone down". It was obvious that they still intend to ratify it no matter what, and for most of the "discussion" the representatives just kept talking about how it's all already in EU and local laws, and TRIPS and other agreements, and nothing is going to change (which is bullshit).
When I pointed out some of the most obvious bullshit (the definition of "commercial scale", which does not exist in TRIPS or local laws), the answer was that "yeah, this one is kinda not what we have, but that's ok, because, well, "criminal" in ACTA does not necessarily mean "criminal" in Latvian law (what?), and there's still no reason to worry. And then the topic was swiftly changed. I'm pretty sure "discussions" everywhere else work in a similar way.
But well, at least in this discussion we did come to conclusion that discussion is needed. Great success.
I sincerely don't understand why they bothered to film the video. The point is conveyed perfectly in the first seconds of opening sequence. It basically reads:
A cartoon everyone loves has been watched over 1.6 billion times by people who would rather break the law than not watch it and we didn't bother to cash in a dime on that audience, even though simply uploading them to YouTube legally would bring at least millions without any effort at all. Please kill YouTube for not offering us more.
"crowd funding" enforced by government agencies is called a "tax". It's usually employed when society needs the people in question to keep those jobs. "over 2.4 million" entertainers is a bit more than required.
> The contract this was done under was written long before anyone had considered the digital market.
The copyright law was written long before anyone had considered the digital market. Yet it's the same people you're desperately trying to defend who are willing to keep it alive and enforce it in any way possible [when it suits them].
Gene patents my ass! Oh wait...
Also, unlike Jobs, there might be something interesting to tell about CmdrTaco that every idiot in the world doesn't already know.
then we might be on the UCS (universal computer system) using "super text" to create "system pages" instead of websites.
And be sued immediately for patent infringement, driven to bankruptcy and cut off the Internet (or a landline for that matter). And don't you start lying about "independent invention", you freetard.
Sadly, there are some security problems with this otherwise great idea (which is why WebSocket support was "temporarily" pulled out of major browsers after being successfully put in.
One might wonder, how could it happen that such gaping holes weren't noticed by anyone, but then again, with all this intellectual property shit one can easily forget there sometimes are real problems to solve.
Ask ICE, they should know.
Definitely, the world would be better if Google magically stopped indexing "pirate" content and instead there would appear a ton of alternative search engines for "pirate" content exclusively. Oh wait, they're already there. And they sure will be happy to take over some of Google's market share. Because, as we all know, killing Napster stopped piracy, and killing Limewire stopped it again. Maybe crippling Google will help too.
Wow! A retaliation :P
Omigod, I love it how everyone wants to bring down Wikileaks. Let's assume it really is possible e.g. using some very secret computing technologies to break the public key in just a few weeks and wipe all 20k (by then) official mirrors, and assume no unofficial suddenly appear, and...
...so what about that full cable collection that's already in possession of no one knows how many Wikileaks insiders? Hey, should situation above really happen, any of you guys can feel free to just contact me and we'll set up http://thissitehasnothingtodowithassangeorwikileaks.org in about 15 minutes! We'll even change the logo!
Seriously, if someone got hold of *my* private chat logs, I'd be very, very nice and polite with that person. Because they already HAVE them. Not much you can do about it.
I don't remember whether it was mentioned here on Techdirt, when half a year ago a guy managed to download almost whole Latvian state revenue service database and frightened officials for a few months. He was found though, eventually, and his HDDs confiscated, but he was alone. Wikileaks is not really the case.


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Sustainable Tourism: Global Challenges and Discovering Russia, an international conference, will take place in Sochi from the 17th to the 20 th of October. Well-known subject-matter experts, managers of natural protected areas, specialized tour operators, experienced guides, industry representatives and environmentalists from all over the world will gather for a comprehensive discussion about challenges, opportunities and milestones on the path towards sustainable development of ecotourism in Russia and worldwide; they will also outline a plan to cooperate in order to achieve further progress.More Topics sustainable tourism / ecotourism / filedtrips / hiking / Rosa Khutor
Andrey Bougrov, Senior Vice President of MMC Norilsk Nickel and board member of the RSPP, chaired a joint meeting of the RSPP's Committee on Corporate Relations and the National Council on Corporate Governance (NSKU) Working Group on Improving Corporate Law. Participants discussed the draft bill «On Amendments to the Federal Law 'On Countering the Illegal Use of Insider Information and Market Manipulation and on Amending Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation'.»More Topics Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs / RSPP / RUIE
The new working group was founded with the goal of taking stock of and finding solutions to the main legal and economic challenges related to digital technologies and, more specifically, to develop an effective legal framework to protect digital market participants.More Topics Potanin / Russian Union / Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs / digital economy
Reconstruction of the cargo terminal will give the ability to handle up to 45 pallets at the same time (a pallet is an aluminum plate with cargo weighting up to 2,6 tons; it is used to transfer goods from one plane to another without reassembly) in compliance with all necessary conditions of paperwork support. As a result cargo turnover of the terminal will reach 60-80 thousand tons annually. In case of increase of traffic flow, for example because of implementation of the "Open sky for cargo" project, additional modernization will allow to handle up to 200 transfer pallets at the same time.More Topics Interport
Military transport aircraft An-124 «Ruslan», owned by Volga-Dnepr air carrier, has landed in the height of the holiday as it was a part of the celebration. Flight was carried out from Vladivostok with intermediate stop in Khabarovsk for refueling. Delivery of the equipment - a compressor priced at more than 8 million dollars - for Achinsk oil refinery is a part of modernization program of the refinery.More Topics Interport


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Abreu would revitalize aging lineup on South Side
There were no going-out-of-business signs at U.S. Cellular Field last season. But there was also no doubting that the White Sox were losing ground in a hurry, both in the American League Central and in Chicago's sports scene, where baseball fans on both sides of town deserved sympathy cards at the end of the 2013 season.
Well, guess what? They don't plan to stay down for long.
There were no going-out-of-business signs at U.S. Cellular Field last season. But there was also no doubting that the White Sox were losing ground in a hurry, both in the American League Central and in Chicago's sports scene, where baseball fans on both sides of town deserved sympathy cards at the end of the 2013 season.
Well, guess what? They don't plan to stay down for long.
The White Sox are swinging for the fences after a 99-loss season in which attendance dipped.
There is only one free agent available this winter who seems capable of truly changing the direction of the franchise -- Cuban slugger Jose Abreu, who projects to be an All-Star-caliber run producer and maybe even an MVP candidate.
According to MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez and first reported by FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal, the White Sox are close to terms on a six-year, $68 million contract with Abreu, winning a round of bidding against the Red Sox, Rangers, Astros, Marlins, Giants and perhaps others. The deal is pending his passing a physical.
Although Abreu is known only to the most serious of North American baseball fans, this would be a huge victory for general manager Rick Hahn, executive vice president Ken Williams and their top international assistant, Marco Paddy, and figures to energize an organization that traded away veterans Jake Peavy, Alex Rios, Matt Thornton and Jesse Crain midseason.
Abreu, who defected from Cuba in August, is only 26 and could be an absolute monster playing at the Cell, where the ball flies in the heat of the summer. He would join Avisail Garcia, acquired from Detroit in the three-team Peavy deal, to add young thump to a lineup that had become old and inconsistent, relying on the diminishing power from Adam Dunn and Paul Konerko, who will soon meet with Hahn to consider whether to retire or come back for one more season in 2014, possibly in a semi-platoon with Dunn in a first base-DH situation that would have Abreu as the one constant.
Abreu has put up mind-boggling statistics in Cuba's Serie Nacional, which suggests that he could top guys like Yoenis Cespedes and Yasiel Puig in home runs and RBIs once he settles into the Major Leagues.
"Big dude, strong guy,'' said White Sox right-hander Andre Rienzo, who faced Abreu while pitching for Brazil in the World Baseball Classic. "He's huge. Big and strong guy.''
Abreu was listed at 6-foot-2, 258 pounds in the Classic, when Rienzo twice retired him on flyouts in Cuba's victory over Brazil in Japan. Rienzo says Abreu is bigger than that, saying he looked to be two or three inches taller than him, and Rienzo's listed at 6-foot-3.
If Abreu can make the transition from Cuba to North America as smoothly as Cespedes and Puig -- who were also pursued by the White Sox -- he could help give Robin Ventura an answer for the Tigers' right-left combination of Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder.
Williams headed the White Sox delegation that went to the Dominican Republic to see Abreu in a tryout in early October. The White Sox came away convinced that he has the raw ability to overcome mechanical issues -- including a "double toe tap'' he uses as a timing mechanism for his swing -- that cause skeptics to say he'll have trouble adjusting to Major League pitching.
You may remember that there were plenty of doubters about Puig, who finished the regular season hitting .319 with 19 homers and a .925 OPS in 104 games for the Dodgers.
In Abreu's best season for Cienfuegos, he hit .448 with 37 home runs and 98 RBIs in 77 games. He batted .397 with another 37 homers in 92 games the following season, in 2011-12.
A formula designed by Baseball Prospectus' Clay Davenport translates stats from Serie Nacional to the Major Leagues. It pretty much nailed Cespedes' stats in his rookie season with Oakland. When you put Abreu's totals into that formula, you get a force of nature who is a cross between the Tigers' Cabrera and Barry Bonds in his prime.
Can Abreu really be that good?
Maybe not, but after the team that won the 2005 World Series grew old, White Sox fans have a reason to dream again. Hahn had told reporters that he had cleared enough money off his payroll to make a major signing this offseason but added a caveat -- he would only do it if he could add a guy who made sense for the long term.
Hahn has more work to do to the lineup that finished last in the AL with 598 runs -- the result of a .302 on-base percentage (14th in the league) and only 148 home runs (12th). There's a major hole at catcher and questions all around the infield.
Assuming the White Sox keep shortstop Alexei Ramirez and left fielder Dayan Viciedo, they could have three Cubans in the lineup. Abreu would certainly feel welcome, and White Sox fans should be happy to have him around.
There will be a pulse at the Cell next season, thanks to a quick strike by Hahn and his staff.
Phil Rogers is a columnist for MLB.com.


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Rush into the next room. There are quite a few Geth in front of you, but they are on the other side of an impenetrable glass shield. This stops them from witnessing your advance, even if you shoot at the window in an (unsuccessful) attempt to break it. To initiate hostilities, walk around either side of the glass barrier and begin shooting. Then, let the enemies pour toward you, stationing characters on both ends of the glass, so that you're never flanked. As usual, the Geth Hunters will be a problem here, but your biggest issue will come in the form of Geth Prime, a heavily-shielded, barrier-toting enemy that you'll want to do away with as soon as you can. When all's quiet, you can then grab the ship model off of the table near the door, and examine the laptop adjacent to it for credits as well. Naturally, it's the computer console at the top end of the room that the Geth were so interested in that you'll want to check out, though.
Upon examining the computer, you'll find what you came here to find, but you're not going to like it. The computer monitor will eventually end up showing Tali's now-deceased father, some time before he was killed by the Geth. The scientists he was working with were all privy to the knowledge that Tali was sending Geth parts, but it was what they were doing with them that intrigues Tali. Indeed, the want to recapture their homeworld from the Geth made these scientists do some crazy stuff (Tali's father mentions a promise he made to her, one that Tali mentioned earlier, about having a house on the homeworld). But the scientists went too far with the Geth technology, reawakening it in an attempt to utilize it. When one of the scientists recommends informing the admiralty about what they were doing, Tali's father turns her down. That was a fatal decision, and now Tali's father looks like the bad guy. After the conversation, Tali insists that this is to never come to light, but Shepard won't have any of it. The trial must go on, and this new information must come to light.
After the conversation on the Alarei with Tali, you'll find yourself back on your previous ship. You'll overhear chatter from the room nearby; seems the Admirals have gotten antsy. They think you and Tali have died, and thus are rendering judgment in your stead. But when you show up, they realize that's not the case at all. Now, depending on how your character has been playing through the game so far, this trial can go any number of ways. There are neutral comments that can be made to sort of beat around the bush, but Paragons and Renegades alike should have specialized options that will allow Tali to be exonerated, while not giving up the secret she now holds about this all being her father's fault. Following the end of the trial, you're then free to leave the ship at will, though you may want to make the rounds, speaking to the admirals and your old sniper friend before heading on your way.
When you return to the Normandy, which will happen automatically following the trial (you can end the quest at-will via an on-screen prompt thereafter), you can talk to Tali back in her normal spot, on the fourth floor of the ship, in the engineering wing. Though you don't have to, it's a nice way to wrap up Tali's individual storyline. You can speak with her a bit about how she feels about everything that went down. She seems to be dealing with things well, and is infinitely thankful to Shepard for intervening on her behalf. She even lets Shepard know that rumors are swirling about her replacing her father on the Quarian ruling council. Go Tali!
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Grad Nation
According to a report released at the second annual "Building a Grad Nation" Summit, sponsored by America's Promise Alliance, the nation continues to make progress at increasing graduation rates and decreasing the number of "dropout factories." The national high school graduation rate increased, from 72% in 2001 to 75.5% in 2009. Twenty states made significant gains (+3 to +17 percentage points), with New York (+13) and Tennessee (+17.8) recording double-digit gains. Yet, only one state, Wisconsin, had a graduation rate of 90%, and 10 states actually saw declines in their graduation rates during this period. Meanwhile, the number of so-called dropout factorieshigh schools graduating 60% or fewer students on timedecreased, from 2,007 in 2002 to 1,550 in 2010, with the rate of decline accelerating since 2008. Three states, Florida (-62), Georgia (-54), and Texas (-122), decreased the number of dropout factories by over 50. Further, the South (-410) and suburbs (-171) recorded the largest declines in the number of dropout factories. However, the Midwest (+33) and towns (+42) and rural areas (+33) recorded increases.
In remarks opening a panel discussion on the same subject at the summit, Secretary Duncan provided a preliminary progress report on the Department's School Improvement Grants (SIG) program. Through SIG, which seeks to accelerate student achievement in the nation's lowest-performing 5% of schools via far-reaching interventions, the agency has invested more than $4 billion, reaching over 1,200 schools. In the first year under SIG:
- nearly one in four schools saw double-digit increases in math proficiency;
- roughly one in five schools saw double-digit increases in reading proficiency; and
- in about 60% of SIG schools, the percentage of students proficient in math or reading went up during the first year.
"At the heart of all these successes are teachers and leaders who are excited about the prospect of change," the Secretary noted. "It's what motivates them, gets them up every morning, and keeps them working late into the night." For more information, please go to. (Note: Video of the session is available online.)
Seeking additional information on SIG? The program web site has a variety of resources, including a data map. Also, in a recent blog post, Teacher Ambassador Fellow Greg Mullenholz answers teachers' questions about SIG.
International Teaching Summit
On March 14 and 15, education leaders from 23 high-performing and rapidly-improving countries and regions convened in New York City for the second International Summit on the Teaching Profession, sharing common challenges and best practices on training and supporting teachers and leaders. "We come to this work with real humility, coupled with a tremendous sense of urgency," the Secretary said. "The truth is the U.S. has a great deal to learn from countries that are out-educating us." Before the summit, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a background paper providing an international overview of various methods and programs for recruiting, preparing, and developing teachers and leaders. In the coming weeks, the Asia Society will again lead host organizations in publishing a summary paper (last year's report can be found here to document insights shared and lessons learned. A third summit will be convened in Amsterdam next year. (Note: Webcasts of the summit's opening, framing, and closing sessions may be replayed online.)
Completing the FAFSA
In 2010, the Department piloted a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Completion Project, to assist school districts and secondary school administrators in determining which of their students have completed a FAFSA for the upcoming school year. The pilot currently supplies principals, counselors, and college access professionals across 20 participating districts and high schools with actionable information to use in increasing FAFSA completion among their student population. Key studies have indicated that FAFSA completion correlates strongly with college enrollment, especially among low-income populations. Since the launch, the Department has received increasing requests to expand the project. An invitation for multiple high school districts to participate in the expansion effort was announced in January and closed this month. Now, the Secretary is inviting additional single high school districts, including single high school rural districts, to participate in the project. The Department will accept requests through May 1, 2012. Up to 12 districts will be chosen via random selection.
Also, school officials can now track FAFSA submission and completion statistics at individual schools on the Department's FAFSA Completion web site. In the past, the agency did not have the means to provide real time, high school-specific data. Consequently, school officials had to rely on self-reported rates of FAFSA submission and completion, which were often higher than actual rates. Using the FAFSA Completion tool, which will be updated every two weeks, educators will have reliable data to track FAFSA submission and completion and gauge their progress in increasing FAFSA completion. School officials can determine their school-wide FAFSA completion rate by comparing the tool number with their number of high school seniors.
Moreover, on March 27 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, John White, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Rural Outreach, will host this month's #AskFAFSA Office Hours on Twitter.
Community Service Honor
On March 12, the Department and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) honored leading colleges and universities, students, faculty members, and staff for their commitment to bettering their communities through community service and service learning. Five higher education institutionsCarson-Newman College (TN), Miami University, North Carolina State University, Seattle University, and the University of Pennsylvaniareceived the Presidential Award (the highest federal recognition) of the 2012 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. CNCS, which has administered the Honor Roll since 2006, admitted 642 institutions for their impact on issues ranging from literacy and neighborhood revitalization to supporting at-risk youth. Of that total, 513 were named to the Honor Roll, 110 received the recognition of Honor Roll with Distinction, 14 were named as finalists, and five received the Presidential Award. According to the annual CNCS "Volunteering in America" report, 3.1 million college students dedicated over 312 million hours of service to local communities, service valued at more than $6.6 billion.
Summer Jobs for Youth
The Department has joined the White House's efforts to engage organizations nationwide to create new and promote existing summer jobs for low-income youth. These summertime opportunities yield experiences for the youth of America to learn life and work skills, laying the groundwork for pathways to educational and professional success. Back in January, the President set an ambitious goal of having 250,000 jobs in the Summer Jobs+ Bank by March 16 and growing that number through the end of May. Businesses, non-profits, and governments can accept the President's call and make a "Pathways Pledge" in one of three categories: Life Skills (resume writing or interview workshops and mentorship programs); Work Skills (job shadow days and internships); and Learn and Earn (paid positions). Organizations are also encouraged to enter existing opportunities into the Summer Jobs+ Bank, helping youth connect to jobs near them.
Odds and Ends
The February 2012 edition of "School Days," the Department's monthly video journal, features President Obama's naming of the first states to receive flexibility from the requirements of No Child Left Behind, Secretary Duncan's remarks at the Green Schools National Conference, and the unveiling of the RESPECT Project, aimed at elevating the teaching profession.
Yesterday (March 22), the Secretary testified before the House Appropriations Committee on the President's Fiscal Year 2013 budget and the need for continued investment in education.
With March Madness underway, the Secretary praised the NCAA for making significant progress on raising the academic level for student athletes. In just a few years, to be eligible for post-season play, teams must be on track to graduate half of their players, which is an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 930 out of 1,000. Three years ago, 21 teams in the men's tournament had APRs below 925. This year, only eight teams are under 925. And, in this year's women's tournament, only three teams are under 930.
Earlier this week, hundreds of students, teachers, school administrators, law enforcement officers and officials, policymakers, and members of the public joined Administration officials in Arlington, Texas, for a conference sponsored by the White House, in collaboration with the Departments of Education and Justice, on ensuring safe schools and communities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people across the country.
Late last month, the Administration kicked-off the new White House Young America Series at Arizona State University. Some 150 Young Americans in attendance created the agenda, discussed the most pertinent issues, and shared solutions. Among the issues discussed were civic engagement, education, and food policy.
Quote to Note
"In 2009, the Administration, with support from Congress, created a new and much more ambitious program for turning around low-performing schools.... For the first time, the Administration put serious resources into supporting school turnaround efforts, to the tune of $4 billion. That money has gone to over 1,200 schools, each of which got a three-year grant of up to $2 million a school.... Almost immediately, analysts, bloggers, and pundits virtually uniformly predicted that the SIG program would flop. They said it would be a terrible waste of time, talent, goodwill, and money. They said it would have little effect on student learning and outcomes. They said that, even if the program worked to turn around a few schools, it would never succeed at scale or produce lasting change. Fortunately, great teachers, great school leaders, great community partnersand, most importantly, committed studentsdidn't listen to the skeptics.... We are still getting the results of the first year of the program, but our preliminary data show that, after just a year, that commitment to change is producing dramatic gains in learning in a significant number of schools. None of these schools are where they need to be, or will be, yet. But, the progress and sense of momentum are real."
|Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (3/19/12), in remarks at the "Building a Grad Nation" Summit
Upcoming Events
The invitation to this year's Labor-Management Collaboration Conference is now open. The conference, titled "Collaborating to Transform the Teaching Profession," will take place May 23 and 24 in Cincinnati. It will build on the principles of labor-management collaboration from last year's event in Denver by bringing teams together to talk about their collaborative work in transforming the teaching profession. School district and state teams interested in attending must complete an RSVP form and submit it by March 30 at 5:00 p.m. ET. If the conference is oversubscribed, the Department will randomly select attendees from those who RSVP.
On April 23, following Earth Day, Secretary Duncan will announce winners of the Department's inaugural Green Ribbon Schools recognition award competition.
In the next two weeks, the Department will exhibit at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development's Conference in Philadelphia (March 24-26) and the National Science Teachers Association's Conference in Indianapolis (March 29-April 1). If you are attending either of these events, please stop by the Department's booth.
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In honour of the Jays eighth consecutive loss, we humbly offer eight suggestions to help salvage this wretched season, before it's too late
- Fire Gibbons - I don't think this requires that much explanation.
- Send Zambrano to Syracuse, or even Dunedin - As terrible as he's been, the Jays allowed him to pitch to big league hitters months before he was projected to be ready. He needs to go down and get himself stretched out and build up his arms strength gradually. (We're not even certain if they'd be able to do this without having him pass through waivers, but it's possible that he could go on a rehab assignment.)
- Designate Josh Towers - His contract is the only thing keeping him in the Majors. He's a lousy starter and even worse coming out of the bullpen. It's time to cut bait.
- Move Janssen and Marcum into the rotation - At the very least, they pitched better last year as starters than three-fifths of the rotation has this year.
- Play Jason Smith, or return him - J.P. has a habit of grabbing guys in the Rule 5 draft and holding onto them for dear life, even if they never really pan out. (Corey Thurman? Aquilino Lopez?) Smith had a tremendous Spring, but has been relegated to the role of a pinch hitter as of late, while Matt Stairs is allowed to lumber around right field with impunity.
- Stop screwing around constantly with the batting order - Is Aaron Hill hitting first? Seventh? Fifth? Second? Is Overbay second or sixth? What day is it? Gibby (or whoever replaces him) has got to stop jerking guys around the lineup and leave them as much as possible where they are comfortable.
- Scour the wires - Yes, you'll be grabbing the scrubs who weren't good enough to play for other teams, but just about any living, breathing biped with major league experience would be an upgrade in the Jays bullpen over Towers or Zambrano.
- Hire Ken Macha - He's available. He's won. He's turned Oakland teams that started slowly into playoff teams.
UPDATE, 4:10 pm: In and amongst all of the sad, sad news of the demise of B.J. Ryan's ulnar collateral ligament, we see that J.P. has managed to check off item number 2 (Zambrano's on his way to the DL, and likely a rehab stint), and half of item 4 (Marcum will take Zambie's spot into the rotation.)
Hey J.P.! If you are reading this - and why wouldn't you? - then how about items number 1 and 8?


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