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To quote some famous movie … not sure which one though… "This shit just got real!" And that is exactly how it is for Dreamteam coaches this week. No more of this playing around, our NAB cup is over, we are playing for premiership points from this week on. So those who haven't really paid much attention to their first couple of rounds need to really take note and make sure their team is set for this week's action. To be honest it hasn't been anywhere near as exciting watching our live score just amble along with nothing to compare it to. Bring it on!
Trigger Happy
As has been discussed on DT Talk all week, this is Fix It week. If you think you have totally stuffed your team (i.e. haven't selected Magner) then this is the week to fix it without suffering any price changes. This is something we started looking at when @tbetta served up his sensational Bullets on Monday. He showed us the results of something that I spoke about here last week and many of us mentioned last week and that was be careful trading after just one round. We saw that guys like Lake turned things around and then someone like Callinan stunk it up after a great first outing. So always be careful with your trading this early in the season.
@jaDTck asked me about Corey Enright. I think that if you paid for him, you keep him at the moment. I just don't like trading away premiums based on 2 games.
Something else that Tbetta looked at was some of the Fix It trades that are being considered by people this week and I think that the names that I am seeing mostly in the trade circles on twitter and in the forums are Broughton and Shaw. Personally I only have Brougthon and I was keen to and even did a rage trade on Monday to get rid of him, but I only did it with the safety of the reverse trade button. Lets be honest, these two guys are having rubbish starts to the season and everyone wanted to trade them out at the start of the week (me included). However, as the week has progressed my rage has subsided and reason has taken over. Lets have a look at a couple of guys where we need to be realistic about what has happened….
Broughton: Yes his scores have been terrible and not what we expected. But he has played Geelong and then Sydney (at the SCG). I wouldn't expect massive scores in these two games anyway. In the coming 4 weeks he plays Brisbane at home, St Kilda away, Carlton at home then Gold Coast away. To be honest I expect big scores from him in 3 of those games. Based on this I am going to keep him.
Shaw: Heater sure doesn't like a forward tag and whilst Collingwood won last week it was a far from impressive performance. His next few weeks include Carlton, Port, Essendon and the Western Bulldogs. I would expect him to run rampant in 2 of those 4. Personally if I had him I would be a bit worried, but I think he will still end up towards the top end in the defender averages.
Mumford: I was surprised to hear people saying they were going to trade him out this week! The guy has only had one game (a 90+ score) and was a late withdrawal last week (lets face it, no one wants to play against the big 211). I can't see why you would dump him based on a late withdrawal!!! His next few weeks he comes up against Redden (Port), MacGold (Roos), Zmith (GCS) and Big Cox (WCE). I see 3 of those being big scoring games for him. If you started wtih him, stick with him!!
Golby: This guy has been the bone of my contention in the first two weeks. In R1 he was on 16 at half time and then came back to have a decent score and then in R2 he went missing again and only rattled up a 42. He was another I was looking to trade. But then I looked at the Lions and with Browndawg to come back this week and Black out it means that Merrett can return to fullback and there is an extra slot in the midfield rotation. On this note I think that he will bounce back and show some of that ball winning form that he showed in the NAB and was the reason he was selected in so many teams.
These are just a few of the guys that I have heard discussed. But for those that missed it jump on @Aki_DT 's great DT Stock Market article from Thursday where he looks at a lot more of these guys and in a lot more depth.
Get Off The Bench
There has been a bit of a call for me to reprise my articles from last year regarding those you should play on the ground and those you should leave on the pine. What I will do is incorporate some comments in this section where I think we need to talk about it.
However, the first thing to note here is that we only have two weeks worth of data to go on so for me the keys this week are looking at who the rookie is playing, their role and their Vest likelihood (make sure you check out this week's Sub-Marine article for the best info on vests).
@RamboTamboDT asked me during the week on twitter about who to start out of Ellis, Smedts and Townsend. To that I say "Rambo" we need to look at this objectively. Ellis had a shocker of a first week with 38, but was ok last week with a 61 and the Tigers have had two very tough opponents. This week they come up against the Dees who are a rabble. I think he will score at least as well as he did last week. Townsend has had a 54 and a 42. They are playing the Eagles and will get absolutely crapped on from a great height! I can't see him doing any better than his 42 vs the Roos. Smedts is playing in a very good side and has a 50 and 36 to his name. They are playing the Roos on Sunday night and I think he will do better than the 36 but I just don't know about him as there are a lot of other Cats back there who are rock solid and experienced who will demand the ball. So if I had this decision I would probably go Ellis. I think Townsend will see a lot of the ball down back (if he lines up there) but he and Smedts I see both having 50pts or less.
I have also had people ask me about Pfieffer and whether or not they should keep him (my son being one of them!). He is playing in the SANFL and has only played 1 out of a possible 2 games for Norwood. That was last week and he had 18 touches, kicked a goal, laid 4 tackles, got 4 frees but gave 4 away and took a mark. So a solid game, but I don't see him breaking into the Power lineup in a hurry, particularly with Robbie Gray coming back in this week and a couple of other guys in front of him still.
In yesterday's DT Extra @teeteeDT was asked who he thought would be the best options to play off the bench. I agree with what he had to say. If you missed it… go back and read it… but I have copied his excerpt here for you …
Down back, I'd play Marty Clarke, Brandon Ellis and Steven Morris with some confidence after last weekend, then Tommy Bugg marginally ahead of Townsend and Mohr. In the guts, Magner is a must, followed by Toby Greene, Dylan Shiel, Clay Smith and Stephen Coniglio. 'Farmer' Giles is the clear pick of the rookie rucks, with Jarrad Redden a fair clip behind and the Big O still in the starting blocks. Up front, Adz Kennedy has been good, as well as Terry Milera, Dev Smith and Jeremy Cameron.
Very sound advice there from TeeTee. Only thing I would do up forward is probably drop Terry Milera down the order a touch and perhaps put Devon Smith in front of him.
I'm Not Special, I am Unique!
During preseason you may have had your eye on someone that you thought was going to be a unique, a guy you thought would break out. One of the guys I work with thought he had one in Steele Sidebottom until he saw my team and realised that Steele was in quite a few teams. If you have picked a guy you think is unique then unless they have a broken leg or they are really stinking it up you may want to stick with them. If they are really bad (like last year when I started with a unique of Dan Connors) you need to use this week to fix that mistake.
A lot of your uniques will be mid pricers, and if you went that strategy you went it for a reason. My unique this year is John McCarthy who I think will get the opportunities at Port that he never got at Collignwood and that is paying off so far this year. There is nothing wrong with looking at other people's teams and realising that none of them have your unique. This is a good thing as long as their name isn't Relton.
Mid pricers that have turned out good so far include McCarthy, Brad Ebert, Hargrave and Porplyzia (even though his first game wasn't great).
One guy that would be a bloody mega unique is The Chad. Chad Cornes has been a gun this year averaging over 100 playing down back for the Giants. There are two problems for DT'ers though. He is only listed as a Forward and he is old and will get injured at some stage. He would be a risk, but he could pay off because lets face it, he is the only guy down there that knows what he is doing at the moment.
My advice at this stage is that if they are averaging around what you paid for and haven't fallen over massively in their scoring that you should look to stick with them as you picked them for a reason. 24 Trades sounds like a lot but it isn't that many really. You will burn through them quickly later on so be sure of it if you are going to use them.
Things to Remember for Round 3
- Rookie Redemption: Make sure you get in those Rookies that are must haves that you missed out on like Magner and Giles. Check out Chook's Rooks to get your help there.
- Premature Tradeaction: Don't just hate trade and don't go off in the holster! If you have, reverse it and analyse your trade. If you have Broughton or Shaw, make sure you are really sure you don't want to get them back again later in the season. If you do, don't trade them out, that is a waste of 2 trades.
- Select your Emergencies! Some people got caught out last week by not checking sources on Sat morning when it was revealed that Mumford would be missing. I know we don't have the partial lockout priveledge this week but before lockout make sure you have 3 emergencies selected. I often see teams with only 1 or 2. It doesn't cost you anything to have 3 so you might as well choose someone!
- Check in with the Irish Pirate Check in to Calvin's Captains and make sure you have the big C on the right guy.
- Respect the Button! No, not the Delete Team button, but the Reverse Changes button. It not only reverses your trades but it returns your team to where it was at the last lockout! So if you have changed captains, emergencies or moved guys around on and off the bench, this will all be lost if you reverse a trade so you will have to check and make sure it is all how you want it!
Have a great scoring DT week, make sure you follow your matchups in the Match Centre, get yourself the Assistant Coach pack as the extra stats and the bloody great articles are really worth it. I am really looking forward to getting my first W on the board in my leagues. Don't worry if the guy you were going to trade in gets a massive score this week, remember that there are still a heap of weeks to go and trades to use.
Catch me on Twitter @pkd73 and I will try and give some insightful or comedic info across the weekend. I will tweet live from AAMI stadium with any relevant news from Power v Swans game on Sat avo provided I can get a signal. Cheers.


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Big generators and other players in Australia's energy markets are using energy minister Angus Taylor's search for new "24/7" base-load power generation, and his preference for coal and gas investments, as an opportunity to push for so-called "capacity" payments in the market.
Taylor, on Wednesday, held two meetings with industry. The first didn't turn out well, with the big retailers rejecting his demands that they cut the level of standing offers, agreeing only on the formulation of "comparison rates" that a consumer might be better able to comprehend.
There was more engagement with Taylor's second meeting of the day – to get feedback on the Coalition government's equally controversial proposal to underwrite new investment in "dispatchable generation", which he defines as 24/7 power, and which many fear is a de-facto call to extend the life of ageing coal generators, or even investment in new facilities.
But according to those at the meeting – which included representatives from a range of energy peak bodies, consumer groups, bankers, the big three gen-tailers, smaller retailers and some renewable energy companies – it was not made clear if any new capacity was actually needed.
There were also questions about whether the government had bothered to involve the Australian Energy Market Operator, which runs the grid, has produced a 20-year blueprint for the future, and sees no pressing issues of reliability apart from the need to replace the Liddell generator before it closes in 2022.
AEMO was not at the Sydney meeting, nor is there any indication that is has been consulted on Taylor's stated wish, reinforced on Wednesday ahead of the meeting as a push for new investment in coal, gas or pumped hydro.
RenewEconomy understands that AEMO will be consulted once Taylor advances his program and "it gets into actual projects and their viability." The consultation paper released last week was written by Taylor's department.
Taylor reinforced his push for base-load by telling Radio 2GB on Wednesday afternoon: "It's got to be 24/7 power. Coal is one option, it's not the only one."
AEMO's Integrated System Plan makes no mention of the need for new 24/7 power, and neither do utilities like Origin Energy who plan to exit coal. AEMO speaks only of the need for "dispatchable" and flexible capacity.
Attendees said Taylor told the meeting his move was driven by the fact that he could see no investment in dispatchable generation.
Yet, there was no mention of the significant push for battery storage, nor even of Snowy 2.0, owned by the government's own energy utility, Snowy Hydro, which manages the hydro-electric scheme that Taylor's grandfather helped design.
Taylor is also working with the Energy Security Board in its push for a reliability obligation under what is left of the NEG, but Taylor's view is that this will not trigger immediate investment, and he wants something to be locked in quickly – at least before the next election, due by mid-May.
Taylor attended the meeting with representatives from the department, and former Deutsche Bank analyst John Hirjee, now acting as an advisor. Another meeting will be held in Melbourne on Friday.
Taylor intends to play a hands-on role in the process, saying he would be reading the submissions to the proposal himself. Taylor used to work with consultancy Port Jackson Partners, where current ACCC chairman Rod Sims was also a partner.
Taylor wants a formal tender for this new investment to be locked away before the next election, and is rushing through the process, calling for submissions to be tendered by the end of this week.
According to those present, Taylor had planned to break the meeting into orderly sections about mechanism, bankability, merit criteria and implementation, but as one observer noted, "it quickly turned into an unstructured mess."
Several people told RenewEconomy the conversation was dominated by Trevor St Baker, the co-owner of the Vales Point coal powered station in NSW that Sunset Power picked up for a bargain. Sunset now wants to extend the life of Vales Point , and is also looking at the Goat Hill pumped hydro project in South Australia.
St Baker is playing an increasingly prominent role in the national energy debate, addressing the Monash Forum of the Coalition's coal-enthusiasts, and echoing their and Taylor's concerns about the level of "intermittent" wind and solar on the grid.
St Baker has previously claimed that the International Energy Agency has recommended that an "instantaneous limit" of 50 per cent of wind and solar at any one time be imposed, and used Ireland as an example.
We called out that and other similar claims for the bunkum that they were. St Baker was still talking about Ireland at the meeting, saying Australia should adopt its practices, even though it is a completely different market with markedly different resources.
Interestingly, Ireland sets an "instantaneous" limit of 65 per cent for wind energy, and intends to lift this to 75 per cent.
That's in the ball-park of the existing constraint imposed in South Australia by the Australian Energy Market Operator, which won't allow more than 1295MW of wind (or large-scale solar) without enough thermal generation on-line, but it is looking to relax those restrictions.
Ireland's curtailment levels are about the same as South Australia's – around 4 per cent – although it reported that in some periods of high wind capacity, curtailment is reaching 10 per cent, similarly to Ireland. California is experiencing a massive "duck curve" caused by the huge installations of solar, but is also investing in storage to soak up some of that excess production.
St Baker said his company would favour either capacity payments or a "floor price", which Anthony Tallon, another executive at Sunset Power, said could help extend the life of Vales Point for another 10-15 years. Curiously, St Baker observed that the level of renewables in NSW was not yet at a point to cause an issue, attendees told RenewEconomy.
The call for capacity payments was echoed by a range of different players, including long-time advocate AGL, represented by Richard Wrightson, Twiggy Forrest's Australian Industrial Energy, which proposes a gas import terminal, and New Zealand infrastructure investor Morrison and Co, whose representative Paul Newfield suggested that thermal coal generation would not be competitive in a future market.
Capacity payments are often criticised as subsidies to existing fossil fuel generators, and applied badly that is exactly what they are. In Western Australia, for instance, they have resulted in massive over-payments to generators, some of which have never been turned on and have sat there uselessly pocketing money handed over by consumers.
St Baker and others are pushing for them because the proposed reliability obligation is considered "too light a touch" and contractual, and may not protect coal generators from spot market price exposure – particularly price dips. It's an assured revenue stream from the capacity, whether they generate or not.
One of the reasons for this whole underwriting investment piece is that Angus Taylor's view is the RRO could bring on capacity but is unlikely to be particularly quick, and we need something straight away and particularly in the interim as RRO market liquidity develops.
Some do favour them, noting that they keep a lid on the huge variations in the energy market price which are becoming increasing unpalatable in the political arena. But to do so on a wholesale basis effectively redesigns the system.
However, there are one-offs, such as the Tesla big battery in South Australia, which receives what amounts to an annual capacity payment of $4 million from the South Australia government to provide grid services in the case of an emergency.
AEMO's RERT mechanism, which calls for fast-acting capacity to respond to urgent needs at times of peak demand in the heat of the summer, operates on a broadly similar principle.
Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of Renew Economy, and is also the founder of One Step Off The Grid and founder/editor of The Driven. Giles has been a journalist for 35 years and is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review.


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Monday, March 14, 2011
Hauntcast at Transworld
I had a kick-ass time hanging with my Hauntcast crew as well as the Bates Motel dudes. The show was amazing and we met tons of cool people.
If you want to check out all the pics, I have a Transworld album up on Facebook. Check 'em out! I will also try to post a few here once I recover......
Posted by Johnny Thunder at 11:01 AM
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Lock up your sons and daughters, look who is on the prowl! Especially that big one in the back row...don't let the smile fool ya!ReplyDelete
HOLY CRAP THAT'S TERRIFYING - I mean, Nice photo!ReplyDelete
Going to go check the pics out now but Im glad everything went well. I hope the crew scared up some more minions!ReplyDelete
I think we got a few but at the least we all got to hang out before the show wraps.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2011 at 4:11 PM
Great photos JT. I'll have a look for the FB page.ReplyDelete
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During a week of activities, pupils at Seascale Primary School took part in painting a mural based on the theme of 'from fell to sea', reflecting the school's location in West Cumbria.
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The paint and brushes were donated by Elliott, which is the main contractor building the new school, and Morgan Sindall Infrastructure prepared the temporary wall for painting and applied a base layer of paint.
The company has also previously supported the primary school by supplying high visibility vests for the pupils to promote road safety in the village.
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WASHINGTON (CN) – In a move expected to raise premiums under the federal health care law, President Trump cleared the way Tuesday for small businesses to form "skinny" health insurance plans.
Though critics say the skinny plans skirt protections mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Trump called the move "very comprehensive" Tuesday afternoon during hour-long remarks at the 75th anniversary celebration for the National Federation of Independent Business.
"I'm proud to announce another truly historic step in our efforts to rescue Americans from the Obamacare nightmare and provide high-quality, affordable health care to every American," Trump said. "This is low-cost, great health care."
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta pursued the new rule under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act after President Trump issued an executive order directing him to consider allowing more small employers to form association health plans.
Quoting an estimate from the Congressional Budget Office, the Department of Labor says the new rule will result in 4 million people enrolling in association health plans. The same CBO report also indicates, however, that association plan enrollees are likely to be healthier than those enrolled in plans that comply with the Affordable Care Act.
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Not only is the Compass the perfect road tripper – it's extremely comfy too. Heated steering wheel, leather everywhere, a ton of room despite the fact it's not a huge vehicle. That said I did manage to fit two flat pack bookcases (taller than me), a chair, cushions, duvets, boxes of random house stuff and a full food shop. As boring as that sounds it's damn useful to be able to do that and have off-road, on-road fun!
As I've mentioned many times I'm used to driving classics so anything electrical or technical is still a luxury for me. Well this has some gadgets, let me tell you. The panoramic sunroof is awesome, it let's in so much light and if the sun ever shines again up here it'll be perfect for the Summer. The wing mirrors have sensors on them – blind spot detection, so although I actually like to use my eyes it's great to be sure! That goes for the parking sensors and cameras as well. The Beats Audio sound system is epic, the sound quality is really clear and the bass is meaty. They're just a few of the many gadgets and features – this is a well equipped adventure haver.
I like the look of the Jeep too – this one is in Magnesio Grey (no car ever looks bad in grey), it's got nice big alloy wheels (I'd probably opt for all black wheels if it were mine) and it still has that distinctive front grill – which makes it stand out from its many competitors on the road. It's a handsome car for sure.
My only gripe is the fact it's diesel, I'd personally go for a petrol – because it's good on fuel anyway and a petrol engine would have a bit more omph and response on acceleration.
So in conclusion this is a damn good car, competitive on price compared to its adversaries and the key with the Jeep Compass is it the perfect all-rounder. So my advice would be to try one out, turn off your sat nav, go explore. If you don't know where you're going, you can't get lost. That's what I did.
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My question involves court procedures for the state of: MI
I am design engineer, I work for automotive company designing safety components.
Lets say 10 years down the road I get laid off because of bad economy and company is downsizing. One thing that I can do is send my resume to every lawyer in the country and offer witness testimony services on projects that I've been working on. My company does good work in terms of product, but sometimes quality lawyer can make a big deal out of some small detail.
My questions are:
How useful would my services be to a lawyer that is involved in liability law suit? Would having someone who worked on product that is being subject to law suit be beneficial to plaintiff attorney? I know that it depends on what I know. But generally speaking, would they even be interested to talk to me? Would they be interested enough to pay me money for my testimony? I want to get a general perspective. Seems to me that they would be interested because plaintiff attorneys often hire expert witnesses. Seems like having firsthand witness maybe helpful.
Is there limit on how much I can be paid by plaintiff attorney for my witness services?
My contract with my company has confidentiality paragraph that says that I cant give out any information related to my company even after my employment termination. If plaintiff attorney gets sub poena judgment which orders me to give testimony, will that over write confidentiality agreement that I have/had with my employer?
Would that be difficult in this situation to get sub poena judgment for me to testify?
Do you guys have any other concerns that former employee should consider before providing testimony related to some product that he worked on in the past?
I am sorry if what I wrote does not make sense. All my knowledge of legal system comes from Wikipedia. I work on safety automotive components, I want to understand what potential professional situations I may be involved in future.
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November 21, 2011 by Patrick Gavin, Director, PGA Golf Management™ Program, Department of Marketing via email
Our friend and PGM Alumni Noppadon "Ka" Thammapanichwongse was involved in a fatal accident and passed away from injuries. He was a true gentleman and I love the time we spent while he was a student here at NMSU.
He worked hard to achieve his goal as becoming a graduate of the Program and becoming a Golf Professional. Many of you remember him at NMSU with his best friend Sivamin Bom Indamra (also a PGM alumni).
To his many friends and family >> I am sorry and wish I could be in Thailand for the funeral. He will be missed!!!!!!
From the Springfield Royal Country Club Management, 20th November 2011
Gone but not forgotten
Noppadon Thammapanichwongse, Pro Kla, passed away peacefully at Hua-Hin Hospital at 5PM on Saturday 19th November 2011 because of a brain injury.
Beloved youngest son among their four siblings for 28 years, he spent most of his younger time in Bangkok. He got his high school diploma from the renowned Bangkok Pattana International School. After graduating with a BBA (PGA Golf Management™) from New Mexico State University, U.S.A. in 2006, he joined Springfield as a Golf Professional.
With his great enthusiasm and responsibility, he was assigned more and more jobs. Among those were Pro Shop, golf cart, caddy training, and tournament coordinator to the Maintenance Department and several other projects such as golf environmental implementation.
Last month he greeted the Audubon International representative for our site inspection and feedback. A few weeks ago, he represented Thai golf courses and Tourism Authority of Thailand for an introductory trip to China along with Khun Bob, our General Manager.
He was much loved by those who had known him because of his politeness, patience, and devotion. He worked tirelessly from dawn until dusk whenever there were needs. We cannot think of anything in Springfield Royal Country Club that he was not involved with constructively. The world was much better with his presence.
Buddhism wake will be held at Wat Thart-thong, Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok (BTS Ekamai Station) at 7PM, 20th- 24th November. The cremation will be held at 2 PM on Sunday 27th November at the same temple. Springfield will host the wake on Tuesday night November 22nd. Buses will be leaving Springfield at 3 PM that day. All are cordially invited to join. Please sign up at pro shop.
Lord, for your good people life is changed, not ended. When the body of our earthy dwelling lies in death we gain an everlasting dwelling place in heaven.
We are sure God is taking good care of him now as he did so to all golfers and those surrounding him for years.


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Saturday, June 17, 2017
Beach Rats
Eliza Hittman's Beach Rats is the latest to focus on this. Frankie (Harris Dickinson) spends his days hanging out with his friends, finding ways to get high, and roaming the streets of Brooklyn. By night, however, he's in the sanctuary of his home cruising online.
It's clear Frankie has some doubts over his own identity. (He even has a girlfriend for a short while.) He feels like he needs to act and look like the average street smart teen. But as we saw with Chiron in Moonlight, that doesn't sum up one's entire personality. Just because you behave that way doesn't mean you are that way.
But to compare Beach Rats to Moonlight is unfair on both films' parts as it only generalizes their premises. With Hittman's film, she explores how being gay around certain people can be, especially if they think everyone falls under the many stereotypes directed towards the LGBT+ community.
Beach Rats chronicles the self-doubt those confronting their sexuality face in a more exposed way previous entries have tried to depict. The figurative and literal nakedness of Frankie throughout the film shows how vulnerable he really is despite his tough guy persona; he wants to be accepted for who he truly is.
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James Caan in Misery
James Caan as Paul Sheldon, successful but cynical romance novelist
Silver Creek, Colorado, Winter 1990
Film: Misery
Release Date: November 30, 1990
Director: Rob Reiner
Costume Designer: Gloria Gresham
WARNING! Spoilers ahead!
Stephen King's novels have provided the basis for some of the most enduring horror cinema, from Carrie and Christine to The Shining and The Stand. With Halloween a week away, I wanted to focus on a request I received to take a look at the protagonist's style in the thrilling and witty adaptation of King's self-inspired 1987 novel Misery. The novel was partly inspired by King feeling trapped both by his demanding, horror-loving fans and his own drug and alcohol demons, all embodied in the form of the obsessive tormentor Annie Wilkes. Continue reading
Sonny Corleone: Dressed Down for a Beat-Down
James Caan as Santino "Sonny" Corleone, hot-headed mob chief
New York City, Summer 1948
Film: The Godfather
Release Date: March 15, 1972
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Costume Designer: Anna Hill Johnstone
WARNING! Spoilers ahead!
For this midsummer #MafiaMonday, BAMF Style is taking a look at this much-requested outfit from Sonny Corleone's street takedown of his abusive brother-in-law Carlo Rossi (Gianni Russo).
It's a hot June day in New York City. Carlo and his cronies are all out on the street, loafing around, listening to the radio, and not expecting much from their day… until a black sedan squeals to a stop, and out charges Sonny Corleone, charging after Carlo with designs on at least ruining the latter's orange two-tone leisure suit. Continue reading
Sonny Corleone's Groomsman Tuxedo
BAMF Style looks forward to Valentine's Day this weekend with an abbreviated Week of Weddings.
James Caan as Santino "Sonny" Corleone, hotheaded Mafia underboss
Long Island, NY, August 1945
Film: The Godfather
Release Date: March 15, 1972
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Costume Designer: Anna Hill Johnstone
Sonny is a natural choice as a groomsman for his sister's wedding. Not only did he introduce her to her new husband, but he's the underboss of New York's powerful Corleone crime family and not the sort of guy who would appreciate being left out.
Sonny is a busy guy on the wedding day. He has to be all over the place, from the parking lot to his father's office while keeping tabs on his war hero brother, his wife, and his mistress. Of course, when the Don summons him, he's never far away. Continue reading
Sonny Corleone's Tollbooth Lincoln
James Caan as Santino "Sonny" Corleone, hot-headed Mafia boss (well… acting boss)
Long Island, NY, Fall 1948
Film: The Godfather
Release Date: March 15, 1972
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Costume Designer: Anna Hill Johnstone
WARNING! Spoilers ahead… (and to the right!)
Yesterday, we examined an Aston Martin that was totally demolished by its use in the film. Here, we're seeing another car put out of commission. Unfortunately, its owner meets the same fate. Continue reading


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The field of a mentalist is really a fun and entertaining place. A mentalist performer is essentially a Mind readers somebody that can entertain you using mind power techniques. The functions defy laws and regulations of physics simply by using only your brain. Your brain is really a effective factor. Then when you are watching a mentalist at the office it's difficult for that mind not to accept what's happening right before you. For instance, if you notice a conventional magician pull a rabbit from a hat, the mind recognizes that this isn't logical. The mind informs you that there's virtually no method to pull a rabbit from a hat. However, whenever a mentalist performs an action right before you for example bending metallic spoon, the mind accepts the truth that the spoon is really being bent by the strength of your brain. It sees this as logical since you are actually watching the spoon bend before you all the way. The job of mentalist's has existed for quite a while in a variety of forms.
Performances by mentalist have experienced a significant growth through the years. Corporations have discovered these occasions to become fun, entertaining and a terrific way to motivate their workers. While mentalist perform functions that defy logic, they can also have a corporations subject for example leadership and working together and really provide existence another method to educate the employees. Frequently workshops could be boring and a number of lectured topics repeated again and again. Employees will find this kind of learning atmosphere boring and never interesting whatsoever. Whenever your corporation books a Mind Studying Show, you allow the employees another method to learn.
An excellent comparison could be kid's shows on tv. The children think it is entertaining but they're also gaining knowledge from it too. Take Sesame Street for instance. The children are mesmerized through the figures who're teaching them something. This is actually the same for any mentalist. They educate the employees without the employees feeling similar to their being trained. For your employees, it is good fun and entertainment, however when they go back to their offices they'll recall details in the event that may affect their everyday work existence. A mentalist entertainers performance takes the organization atmosphere and brings it right into a new arena of options. These shows allow employees to determine the larger picture. It sparks their creativeness and opens their mind that the impossible can be done. This then spills over to their work existence.


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The end of the federal health insurance open season is just days away but by now most people in the 30-plus plans and options have made their decision.
Does your bucket list include actively participating in the annual federal health insurance open season? Probably not.
The money you save, without losing any benefits or coverage, could be enough to buy you a new car next year — half a car, anyhow.
You can't be covered by any of the FEHBP plans unless you were enrolled in one — as in paying premiums — for the five years prior to retirement.
Health premiums can be hefty. Yet with all the choices in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program there is no reason someone should pay more than necessary.
Interested in a health plan that would give you $1,000 to $2,000 a year for staying healthy?
With 10 working days to go until the health insurance open season ends, the $2,000-to-$3,000 question to ask is are you in the right Federal Employees Health Benefits Program plan?
Don't be wedded to your current, traditional plan just because you've been with it for years.
Suppose you had three weeks to make a decision that could have a make-or-break impact on both your health and your finances.
Jagger Esch, President & CEO of Elite Insurance Partners & MedicareFAQ.com, clarifies how Federal Employee Health Benefits and Medicare work together.
Unexpected things happen, and if that means a major medical emergency and you don't have the right FEHB plan, you could be in big-time trouble.
If wasting a couple-thousand dollars next year is no big deal to you, you can skip this.
In today's Federal Newscast, Open Season is underway and the Office of Personnel Management says it has updated its tool for participants to compare plans.
Planning on enrolling in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program after retirement? Ever hear of the 5-year rule? Many haven't. Until it's too late.


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In this episode, we meet Natalie Blais. Natalie is a digital launch strategist. She helps entrepreneurs focus on the right thing at the right time so they can quit chasing glittery squirrels. Natalie successfully ran a multiple six figure direct sales team until she decided that what she REALLY loved was to help other women grow their business, coach and mentor them to create the most amazing life. She now helps hundreds of entrepreneurs launch their businesses both offline and online.
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With corporate earnings collapsing these days, some growth funds are modifying their approaches.
Instead of straining to find stocks with rapid earnings gains, portfolio managers are settling for companies that are reporting little or no growth. But not all growth funds have shifted. Some managers are sticking to their rigid disciplines, combing through the stock universe to find the limited number of companies that are still reporting rich profits.
Consider Bob Auer, the consistent manager of
Auer Growth
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. Year after year, Auer only takes stocks that grow at an annual rate of at least 25% and sell for a price-to-earnings ratio of not more than 12. "We want to pay less and get more," Auer says.
The growth fund currently holds 202 stocks that have passed his screens. In recent years, Auer has owned as many as 250 stocks. The total slipped to 150 in 2002, a recession year.
To find stocks, Auer considers 9,000 candidates, ranging from tiny companies with market capitalizations of less than $10 million to the giants of the
. Computers could do the work, but most programs are not as current as the news columns of
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Every day he flips through the papers looking for quarterly earnings reports. Once he finds a candidate, Auer cuts out the article. Besides examining the earnings growth and P/E ratio, he also reviews the balance sheet to make sure the business is not about to go bankrupt. As a final check, he examines statements by the company. If the chief executive forecasts that earnings will fall, Auer stays away.
The names in Auer's portfolio have managed to achieve remarkable growth.
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Auer says his strategy has outdone the S&P 500 by a wide margin during the past decade. But lately, Auer Growth, like many growth funds, has lagged the benchmark. "Investors are dumping everything," says Auer. "They don't care about earnings growth."
Another strict growth proponent is
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Holdings in the portfolio include such powerhouses as
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Jensen sells stocks when their returns on equity drop below 15%. But, so far, most names in the portfolio are well above the minimum, reporting an average return on equity of 27%. "Our stocks could earn a lot less and still be above the minimum requirement," says Zagunis.
In previous recessions, few of Jensen's holdings have failed the test. The fund rarely sells positions entirely and has an average annual turnover of less than 10%.
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A fast-growing holding is
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Funds that hold such growth stocks have been languishing lately. For 2008 through Dec. 11, the average large-growth fund lost 43.2%, about 3 percentage points behind large value, according to Morningstar. But when the economy eventually revives, funds that focus on growth could shine again.
Stan Luxenberg is a freelance writer who specializes in mutual funds and investing. He was formerly executive editor of Individual Investor magazine.


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Course summary
High performance is cultural as well as technical. This course will use an operational excellence model, measurement and bench marking tools to enable participants to establish priorities and decide upon improvement techniques in their operations ;
What's Special About This Course?
This course is run by Howard Thomas, a highly accredited and professional chemical engineer who has worked on hydrocarbon installations globally and delivered multi-million dollar competency programs for the new LNG assets in Australia under the Clough AMEC banner. As well as designing the programs, Howard also delivered the foundational training from physics and chemistry to full scale LNG optimization. He is widely recognized in his field, and being pursued by many energy companies. You will have the chance to not only learn the fundamentals of practical process safety but have a chance to speak and network!
Also, remember that this course is operated by Worley, a key and widely recognized player in the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC).
Course Overview
This course has been prepared to give operations teams an understanding of principles of process plant optimization beyond measuring production versus target, identifying constraints and overcoming them. We focus on the product you didn't produce, why and which problems are most important to solve, and most importantly the cultural aspects of developing people capable of delivering high operational performance.
Operations teams, their supervision, management and leadership.
You will Learn How to
Upon completion, you will receive a Worley Academy Certificate Of Attendance.
Course Details
Day One
Defining Operational Excellence
We will compile a toolset from historical knowledge, not develop a system and offer it as a panacea to all ills e.g. Six Sigma or Lean, no one approach suits all situations. Any of these approaches can be simply summarised as 'doing the right things, in the right way, in the right order to continuously improve agreed operational performance measures'.
Day Two
The key takeaways from our Operational Excellence course are: Keep it Simple, Work Smarter not Harder, It's All about People. On day 2 we will investigate years of case studies and how they produced insight represented by our model of operational excellence that can be used to both benchmark performance versus best practice and measure performance daily. In this way any recommendations are grounded in fact and technical accuracy not theory.
Day Three
Mastery versus Competence
We will study the difference between education and training, the difference between understanding and skills. We will consider evidence from major incidents that demonstrates where our competency programmes go wrong, and what we need to do to equip people to deal with the complicated nature of process industry operations.
Day Four
Handling Complexity
We will ask how well we understand our operations? Are they transparent to everybody involved? We will learn from the latest in complexity science and business process engineering to learn how to reduce complexity.
This cultural aspect of high performance is a major focus of the course emphasizing the need to move beyond competency and the need to avoid complexity, such that we find balance between capability and complexity.
Day Five
High Performance Culture
The aim is to achieve a global transition from a 'Compliance' mindset to a 'Performance' mindset. For senior staff this equates to a transition from a 'Management' mindset to a 'Leadership' mindset. For the day to day operations this represents a transition from the 'Reactive' to the 'Proactive'.
We will practice the use of the model to identify improvement scopes. we will prioritize based on maximum value add versus investment to produce an orderly (you can't do everything at once) plan for the pursuit of excellence.
We will explain the daily measurement process and the tools needed such that the list of priorities will be updated in real time to ensure maximum value add, but also to avoid the reactive fire fighting mentality that cripples organisations.
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ITEC Diplomas in Advanced Beauty Therapy and CIDESCO
Advanced Beauty Therapy Level 6 offers students relevant qualifications in a progressing industry. Students will achieve ITEC Diplomas in various disciplines, CIDESCO as well as the internationally recognised qualifications. Students who are interested in post graduate qualifications and CPD may also apply.
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Graduates may find employment in a range of settings. They can work in specialised Clinics / Salons offering Advanced Beauty Therapy Treatments.
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M: Did you have enough to eat today? You have to have some food in you for energy.
G: I am not sure, did I eat today? Where are we going?
M: To the gym. What did you yesterday?
G: Let me try to remember.
M: Did you go to the gym this week?
G: Your mom would know. Where are we going again?
M: The gym.
G: Oh that's right. Yahoo.
As myself, my mother, and my grandpa take the five minute commute from his house to the gym, this has become a daily occurrence. He always remembers his children, but cannot name even half of his grandchildren. He cannot remember what he ate for breakfast. He cannot remember words to his favorite songs. He cannot even remember the date, the month, or the year. He has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
My 84-year-old grandfather is slowly losing control of what he considered his greatest asset: his mind. He is not nearly a needle in the haystack when it comes to Alzheimer's. A little over five million Americans are currently living with this disease. Not only are people living with the disease, but many are also dying from the disease. Yes, it must seem odd that simply forgetting parts of one's past can ultimately kill someone, but it is more than that.
The brain as an entity decomposes due to Alzheimer's which affects the main three parts of a brain: the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the brain stem. As each part of the brain is affected, a person's failing condition becomes more obvious. The cerebrum which is often where the disease begins is responsible for body movement, memory, problem solving, thinking skills, and feeling. The cerebellum is responsible for a body's balance and coordination. The final part, the brain stem, controls breathing, heart rate, blood pressure and digestion. Once this is affected, a human is in their final stages of their life.
As the car ride ensues, the conversation continues as followed.
M: Boy, this used to be all fields. There was only Weitzel's farm. Have I talked to him recently?
G: I don't think so, do you want to give him a call?
M: Maybe later. Can you turn this music off?
G: Ok.
M: I remember when I saw Frank Sinatra with mom and dad. He was only a teenager at the time but he could really sing.
My grandfather has lived through the Great Depression, has been an active in the army, owned his own financial advisement company, is still the youngest president of Volkswagen, the former owner of Subaru of America, and is a certified genius. All this he can remember, however, he cannot recall a simple bread of toast in the morning.
That is the strangest part of my observation; Alzheimer's rips apart your current memory to make you feel crazy, yet leaves your far distanced memories to justify the fact you are not insane.
It is reported that one in every three seniors die from Alzheimer's or a form of dementia and the numbers have only been rising. Alzheimer's is the sixth leading cause of death in America. From 2000 to 2010, deaths caused by this disease have increased by 68 percent. It is predicated that by 2050, deaths caused by Alzherimer's will nearly triple to 16 million people a year.
I try to stress to my siblings that we cannot become aggravated with him, but they do not have as much compassion as I do. Thankfully, my father had a first hand experience with Alzheimer's since his mother had it. His mother would often make up tales such as my dad's brother came to visit, however, my dad is an only child. The only time I ever saw my father cry in my 21 years of life was when we went to see a play in Philadelphia which focused on an old man suffering from Alzheimer's. It's sad to think only three years ago, my grandpa was as sharp as a rock and now he has turned into the old man from the play.
Those who are elderly and suffer from Alzheimer's know they are losing their spark. Those who are younger have to try as hard as they can to help them keep that spark alive.


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Western Lowland Gorillas inhabit the areas of Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Angola. They live in swampy forests, tropical lowland forests and riparian forests. Western lowland gorillas are a subspecies of The western gorilla and the smallest species of all gorilla subspecies. These gorillas are the most researched and studied species of gorillas. A male western lowland gorilla weighs 140-170 kilograms and reaches a height of 1.5 to 1.8 meters tall. Males in captivity can weigh beyond 270 kilograms.
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Red Wings forward Dallas Drake will retire after raising the Stanley Cup last month for the first time in his 16-year career.
Drake announced his retirement today.
Last month's victory over Pittsburgh was Drake's first championship in 15 seasons in the NHL.
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"I couldn't imagine finishing out on a better note," said Drake who will pick up the Stanley Cup for his time with it today.
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In Part One, I listed the bottom 10 films in the official Disney animated feature canon, mostly more obscure "package" features of the 1940's plus a couple more recent stinkers.
Each film is ranked not just on its ability to tell a great story, but also on what it contributed to the furthering of the art of animation, the quality of the art, its lasting impact, and more. It's not about box office success (some of the greatest Disney films were financial flops), or just about my emotional response to a film. And the farther we go up this list, the more likely my readers will be to disagree with me. You may soon find your favorite Disney film ranked lower than you'd like. Remember, emotional response or wonderful memory of a film doesn't make it great.
One more thing: I'd still take most of Disney's worst films over the best films from other studios. The Fox and the Hound is a superior film to Shrek. While The Lego Movie was a huge hit, it doesn't carry the emotional wallop of Bambi. And while it may not have won Best Animated Feature, Alice in Wonderland is still a better example of the art of animation than Minions.
All that said, here's the next 10:
44. WINNIE-THE-POOH (2011). Disney returned to hand-drawn animation, the hallmark of the studio, one last time in 2011, in an original story featuring the bear of very little brain. Some of the greatest animators of the 1990's were given another chance to shine: Mark Henn, Andreas Deja, Tony Bancroft, all were called back in, while Disney Legend Burny Matinson helped craft the story. The songs were written by Robert Lopez and Kristin Anderson-Lopez (who would play a huge role in Disney's Frozen a few years later) and actress-singer Zooey Deschanel. With all the original voice actors long gone, every character has a new voice, with television's Craig Ferguson the absolute standout as know-it-all Owl, whose inability to understand "Back Soon" from Christopher Robin sets the entire story in motion. Older adults can enjoy hearing Monty Python's John Cleese narrate stories far different than the characters he used to play on the British comedy series. It's a nice film, sweet and tender-hearted, but in the end, it's really inconsequential, and it's a shame to see so much talent wasted on a story that would have made a great 1/2 hour television special.
43. THE ADVENTURES OF ICHABOD AND MR. TOAD (1949). Almost a package feature, it's two very disparate stories forced into one film because of its original working title: "Two Fabulous Characters." A two part movie, the fabulous characters are J. Thaddeus Toad from The Wind in the Willows and Ichabod Crane from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The trouble comes from the fact that the first half of the film–the story of Toad and his troubles with the Weasles after suffering from Motor Car mania–is so much weaker than the second half. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a standout of Disney feature animation because it's the perfect combination of story, voice acting, art direction, music, and animation. It never misses a beat as told and sung by Bing Crosby, in his smoothest and crooniest voice, and even if it may seem a bit tacky to call Ichabod "Icky," it's one of the finest examples of good narration in any Disney film. Mary Blair's art direction is beautifully brought to life in all the glorious colors and blue shadows of the story, and the final confrontation between Ichabod and the Headless Horseman is funny, scary, and visually stunning. There's a reason it should be watched every Halloween–it's just that good. Sadly, Basil Rathbone's narration just doesn't measure up in Toad. He does a fine job, and there's some great character animation, but The Wind in the Willows is much more than just the story of Toad and his mix-up with the bartender Winky, and the whole affair feels rushed. Yes, it did inspire a classic dark ride at Disneyland, but I've never known why.
42. DINOSAUR (2000). A strange hybrid of digital animation and real-life filmed backgrounds, Dinosaur is a bit of a weird film. It was highlighted as the next wave of Disney animation upon its release, and it's the company's first foray into full CG animation. It does look extremely good–compare the recent Walking With Dinosaurs years later, and Disney's dinosaur story is still better-looking. An interesting quest tale about the end of the time of the dinosaurs–it begins with a stunning sequence where the main character's egg is stolen and ends up on an island miles away from its original home–it is hard to get excited about it when they escape a horrible death toward the beginning of the film because you know how it's going to end up for them eventually, anyway. It's weird when the very realistic looking animals, in clearly real places, begin talking to each other. The voice acting is fine, the animation is good, and the whole "idea" of the movie is a cool one. But it just doesn't click perfectly. James Newton Howard, however, is the real winner out of the creative team–his score is simply perfect, and the best thing to come out of this groundbreaking film. So good in fact, that it lives on today as background music at Disneyland Hotel's Adventure tower.
41. TREASURE PLANET (2002). It seems like a good idea: Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure novel, complete with pirates and sailing ships, but in space. In hindsight, maybe it doesn't seem like such a good idea. The directors, John Clements and Ron Musker, had hit gold a couple times for Disney, launching the second golden age with The Little Mermaid, and there are several dazzling sequences and moments in the film. Character animation is good, although the human and grotesque aliens fair better than the more anthropomorphized characters (like Dr. Doppler and Captain Amelia). Glen Keane's animation of Long John Silver, combined with Brian Murray's voice acting, is far superior to even Robert Newton's famous take on the character in Disney's original live action Treasure Island from the 1950's. It's not a musical, although John Rzeznik's song for Jim, "I'm Still Here" is a nice number that highlights the classic "I want" moment from so many Disney films since Mermaid. James Newton Howard, again, provides a stunner of a score that deserved more recognition come Oscar time. It's a great collection of moments, but it just doesn't work as a whole. Maybe, and I shudder to say this, Jeffery Katzenberg was right to pass on it the first time it was suggested.
40. THE MANY ADVENTURES OF WINNIE-THE-POOH (1977). It may not be okay to say this, since there are so many classic moments in these wonderfully gentle, beautifully animated stories, but the trouble is it's not a great movie. As individual stories, each segment works perfectly. Just like the original books. A.A. Milne's Pooh books don't work when they are read all at once, but as individual moments–stories–in the lives of the characters who live in the Hundred Acre Wood. The same is true for the short subjects tied together into this omnibus feature. They all work as shorts, all self-contained, and all nicely animated and voice acted, although for audiences in 1966, when the first Pooh short was released, it may have sounded strange to hear the same voice coming from a villainous boa constrictor (Kaa in The Jungle Book) and the good-natured Pooh Bear. Stirling Holloway makes a better bear than he does a snake, but it shows laziness in casting that so many of the actors were repeats: Barbara Luddy (Kanga) was also in Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, and Robin Hood, Sebastian Cabot (Narrator) was Bagheera in The Jungle Book, Junius Matthews (Rabbit), was Archimedes the Owl in The Sword in the Stone, etc. Each individual story is very sweet, and the songs by the Sherman Brothers are justifiably well-loved by children around the world.
39. LILO & STITCH (2002). It's an unusual story for Disney, whose features don't usually take place in a contemporary setting: an alien runs amok on Hawaii and eventually discovers what it means to have a family. When it first came out, it was heralded as a "whole new Disney," and even the ads used the alien to make fun of Disney's more classic princess stories. It's a film with director Chris Sanders' imprint all over it, from character design to sensibilities, and it has beautiful watercolor backgrounds that compliment the traditional animation. But the main characters can get grating. Lilo, still suffering from the loss of her parents, is an unlikable heroine. Stitch, the alien, is also quite unlikable. Two unlikable characters as heroes makes for trouble, and one almost cheers when Nani, Lilo's sister, threatens either one of them. In fact, it's Nani (wonderfully voiced by Tia Carrere) and the aliens Dr. Jumba (another great Disney performance from David Ogden Stiers) and Pleakley (Kevin McDonald, from The Kids in the Hall) who are the most likable characters in the film. There's a lot of stuff and nonsense along the way as both Lilo and Stitch realize the importance of ohana, but it's not as groundbreaking today as it appeared to be 14 years ago. However, Mark Keali'I Ho'omalu's "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" and "He Mele No Lilo" are two of the best Disney songs of the last decade.
38. ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1951). Any adaptation of Lewis Carroll's book is bound to be trouble. It's an episodic tale with no true dynamic tension or villain, the purpose of which seems to be nothing but create nonsensical situations for the heroine to find herself in and then have long conversations with either herself or the characters. Disney had struggled with his version for awhile, and while it is far from perfect, it's a brilliant piece of animation art, featuring wonderful vocal performances, more songs than any other Disney film, and a frenetic pace that it actually is able to maintain from the White Rabbit's first appearance to the very end. Kathryn Beaumont is a delightful Alice, bringing the nearly grown-up conversations she has with a world of zany weirdos a preternaturally sophisticated bent. She is actually better here than she would be in two years as Wendy in Peter Pan. The animators who had been stymied by the package features and war years seemed to cut loose in an effort top each other (which is why the film eventually suffers) and the stylized art direction of Mary Blair nearly shines through. "The Walrus and the Carpenter" segment (with a stellar vocal performance b J. Pat O'Malley) is a highlight, as is any scene with Verna Felton's maniacal Queen of Hearts. It's a "lesser" feature because it's better in part than it is as a whole. It suffers from almost too much story, almost too many characters, and everyone seems to compete for the viewers' attention. Walt himself realized the "failure" of Alice when it became the first of the classic films to be shown on the Disney TV program.
37. ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE (2001). An original story and idea with a steampunk flavor, Atlantis: The Lost Empire was an ambitious film for Disney when it first came out: the first Disney film in many years with no songs, a sci-fi storyline, and a unique visual style. Coming on the heels of the 1990's resurgence of Disney animation, it seemed like a good idea for the studio to handle, and it certainly created a great-looking film. The main character, Milo, is performed to perfection by Michael J. Fox (the character is a perfect blend of voice actor and animation), and he's joined on his adventure by James Garner (returning to Disney after a couple live action films in the 1970's). The film makes extensive use of CGI in addition to traditional animation, and the filmmakers even went so far as to have linguist Marc Okrand create an original language for Atlantis. It's a film with great ideas, but ideas alone don't make a film. The setup and intrigue at the beginning of the film doesn't seem fulfilled by the end, and the final confrontation between good and evil almost feels rushed. James Newton Howard once again creates a stunning orchestral score, proving himself to be one of the greatest composers to work with Disney since Leigh Harline in the 1940's. Trouble is, nobody knew what to do with the movie since it was so different from everything that came before–and it usually falls off the radar when ever Disney's animated films are discussed.
36. Bolt (2008). It's kind of an underdog story in more ways than one. The story of a dog who thinks he's actually superpowered (thanks to his role in an eponymous TV show), Bolt was a critical hit, Oscar-nominated, and solid performer at the box office. But because it came at the tail end of the 2000's, before Disney really began to hit their recent creative stride, it's kind of forgotten. It's a strong story with a great fish-out-of-water plotline that eventually morphs into a great buddy film/road movie. The animation is well done, vocal performances are good (John Travolta as Bolt and–gulp–Miley Cyrus as his own), and the main song, "Barking at the Moon," is a great road trip anthem. The best character in the movie may be the cynical cat, Mittens, whose incredulousness with and growing affection for the dog becomes the heart of the story. Susie Essman gives a very winning performance. Like any great Disney film, it's ultimately not about the story about the character discovering who he is. Can Bolt be the hero he thinks he is? You probably already know the answer–but the beauty of Bolt is that you can really enjoy the story anyway. It's a solid little film that helped set the stage for all the great films of the 2010's.
35. The Three Caballeros (1944). It's a loosely-stringed together series of stories, songs, and vignettes celebrating South America. It set the stage for many of the "worst" Disney animated films (the package features of the 1940's and early 1950's), but it's a tour-de-force of animation, creative special effects, and a showstopping title song–which is why it ranks so high. It's Donald Duck's birthday, and his friends south of the border are helping celebrate. We get to see the story of Pablo, the cold-blooded penguin (Sterling Holloway's narration is his best performance in any Disney film), a little boy and his flying donkey (full of hilarious visual puns), a trip to Baia, and then explodes into one of the greatest animated sequences of all time with the title song. Combining live action and animation in a stunning way just 16 years after Steamboat Willie, it led the way for later films like Song of the South, Mary Poppins, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The songs are all wonderful, and most of them were already hits by Latin American composers and artists. Mary Blair's influence is once again seen in the "Have You Been to Baia" sequence, and Ward Kimball's animation of "The Three Caballeros" is justifiably famous–it never seems to stop, and just gets crazier at goes along. The film takes a surreal trip at the end before literally exploding into a frenzy of color and song. Is it a great story? Not at all. A great moral tale? Nope. The Three Caballeros is simply a fun, enjoyable film that deserves to be seen for the brilliant artistry at work–and for anyone who wants to see why Donald became the world's biggest cartoon star.
Coming up next week: we make it to #25, where some of Disney's most recent hits begin showing up. Here's a few hints: an ambitious sequel, the film that was supposed to be bigger than The Lion King, and a frustrating film that underwent hundreds of changes before it was finally released.