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Star Wars: The Changes - Part Two
It's now time for Chris Gould's second trip into a galaxy far, far away with this examination of the changes to Star War...
Alterations to Existing Scenes
The Fox Logo
Here we see the original 20th Century Fox logo, as it appeared at the beginning of The Empire Strikes Back way back in 1980.
For the 1997 Special Edition release of the film onwards, the new shiny new Fox logo is present ahead of the film.
The Lucasfilm Logo
Here is the old Lucasfilm logo, as it was back in the 1980s. Not particularly exciting, but it gets the job done with the minimum of fuss.
Here's the Lucasfilm logo as it appears in the Special Edition. The logo now fades up and sparkles, before changing colour. Wow!
Along Time Ago...
Here is the opening to one of the most famous title sequences of all time, just as it was back in the early 1980s.
Not a lot has changed for the Special Edition release onwards, although the blue is now a bit lighter than before. Colour me unconcerned.
The Wampa
While investigating a meteor impact site, Luke Skywalker is attacked by a fearsome wampa ice creature. After killing Luke's tauntaun the wampa drags the young Jedi-in-training back to its lair, there to be stored until the creature is ready to feast. In this original footage the creature is mostly implied, relying on shadows and brief glimpses to build tension.
For the Special Edition release of the film the wampa was given a complete makeover. New shots of the creature feeding on the remains of a tauntaun have been inserted and we now get to see the creature in a lot more detail. These shots are interspersed with Luke trying to escape by using the Force to summon his lightsaber.
For the 2004 DVD release nothing has been added over and above the changes made for the Special Edition. There are many who prefer the original incarnation of the wampa, citing the 'less is more' rule as the basis for their preference. However, I'm actually going to stick my neck out and say that I don't particularly mind the change.
The Blu-ray release is identical to the 2004 release. You'll get tired of reading this before long.
Speaking of our old friend the wampa, for a brief moment during the initial attack on Luke and his tauntaun you can see the puppeteer's arm, as per the shot below. You might also notice the black mark at the bottom left edge of the frame.
This little error remained in the film for over thirty years until the Blu-ray release took the opportunity to patch it up with some digital fur. The damage to the edge of the frame remains though.
The Emperor
Here we see the Emperor communicating with Darth Vader via hologram. As you can see the Emperor's appearance is radically different than in Return of the Jedi.
The Special Edition Emperor looks identical to the original release of the film, albeit with some minor differences in contrast. He still looks nothing like his Return of the Jedi counterpart, which is because the Emperor is played by a woman! In order to give the Emperor a more unsettling appearance, chimpanzee eyes were superimposed over the actress' eyes. This Emperor was voiced by Clive Revell.
Here we have the Emperor 2004 style. For the DVD release Lucas has replaced the chimp-lady with new footage of actor Ian McDiarmid, who portrays the Emperor in Return of the Jedi, The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Aside from the cosmetic changes some of the dialogue has been altered during this scene (this can be heard in the 'Audio Changes' section below). It took a while to get used to the change and while it's not perfect it does at least lend some much-needed continuity to the portrayal of the Emperor.
No change for the Blu-ray.
Boba Fett's Pursuit
Here we see Boba Fett's Slave I giving chase to the Millennium Falcon as it heads for Bespin. The ships are pretty hard to make out, but you can just see the glow of their engines against the blackness of space.
The Special Edition added another shot to the pursuit, in which the angle is reversed and both the Falcon and Slave I fly past the camera.
The 2004 release keeps this extended flyby without adding anything in the way of new footage, although Slave I's engine noise has been altered to sound more like it does in the prequels. The restoration also makes the star-field easier to see. This alteration doesn't detract from the scene so it gets the thumbs up from me.
Again, the Blu-ray is the same.
The Approach to Cloud City
Here we see the original approach to Cloud City as the Millennium Falcon, flanked by a pair of cloud cars, makes its way towards the floating metropolis.
The Special Edition adds all-new CGI footage that shows a lot more of the city as the Falcon twists through towering structures on its way to landing platform 327.
The DVD release is identical to the Special Edition, as you can see from the screenshot. The computer effects work in these new sequences blends very well with the model work, creating an almost seamless transition between the old and the new.
Yet more Blu-ray similarities.
Tibanna Gas Refinery
Here's a shot of Cloud City as seen from a distance. The city itself is a matte painting, while the cloud car is a moving element that has been composited into the scene. The image is quite muddied, especially when compared to the shots of the city in the scenes immediately following.
The Special Edition removes the cloud car but introduces a Tibanna gas refinery into the shot. Unfortunately the strange pink tint remains, making the scene look very odd when compared to the following scenes in which the sky is a pure blue.
The DVD release keeps the Tibanna refinery but thankfully it ditches the pink tint. I'm sure you'll agree that this is by far the cleanest and sharpest looking of the three shots. The scene is now far more in -eeping with the following close-up shots of the city.
The shot is identical for the Blu-ray release.
Cloud City Exterior
Here is an exterior shot of Cloud City as it appeared in the original release of the film. You may notice Princess Leia walking around inside of the apartment to the right and a cloud car taking off to the left of the frame.
The Special Edition version redesigns the building and offers a clearer view of Leia, along with adding a second cloud car to the scene.
The 2004 release keeps the Special Edition footage and benefits from the added clarity afforded by the restoration work.
The Blu-ray release goes one further by introducing more natural reflections on the window for added realism.
Where's C-3PO?
Here we see Chewbacca searching for C-3PO in the bowels of Cloud City in this shot from the 1980 version of the film.
Not a lot has changed for the 1997 Special Edition release of the feature.
Again, not much change in 2004 beyond the improvement in picture quality.
However, the Blu-ray release radically alters the look of the scene with new colour timing and digitally added sparks, lending it a much warmer appearance.
Cloud City Interior
Here we see Lando Calrissian escorting his 'guests' through the interior of Cloud City. Notice the lack of windows, which denies us an exterior view of the city.
All of this changed with the Special Edition, with the introduction of windows affording a view of the skyscrapers, landing platforms and other structures that comprise the city. This opens the city up a great deal, making it more believable as a floating habitat.
The 2004 DVD release keeps everything that the Special Edition introduced, but as ever it benefits from the added clarity afforded by the restoration work. Having said that, the DVD release's boosted contrast does obscure some exterior detail that was previously visible in the SE.
Still the same on Blu-ray, contrast boosting and all.
Here's another shot of the new windows added to the city. In the distance you can just make out Boba Fett's Slave I sitting on a landing platform as he prepares to depart for Tatooine with the carbonite-encased Han Solo.
Here's another example of Lucasfilm's inconsistency when it comes to the Special Edition additions. Remember those lovely big windows with the view of the buildings? Well they're gone in the reverse angle shot. Continuity? What's that? Why this wasn't fixed for the Blu-ray release is beyond me...
Han's Shirt
Here we see Han Solo immediately before he's encased in carbonite. Notice how the shoulders of his shirt appear much darker than the surrounding material? This led many people to think that it was a continuity mistake and that Han was actually wearing a sleeveless jacket in this scene.
Here we see the same scene from the Special Edition release. Once again, it looks like Han could indeed be wearing a jacket - except he's not. If you've watched the show When Star Wars Ruled the World you might have seen a behind the scenes clip that shows this very moment being filmed. Han is clearly wearing a white shirt and it is not until he steps up to his marker that the lighting casts a strange shadow, giving the appearance of a sleeveless jacket.
Obviously Lucas decided to finally put this little argument to rest with the 2004 DVD release, as he had his team of effects wizards digitally alter Han's shirt to remove all doubt. The lightsabers are all over the place, but at least Han doesn't look like he's wearing a short-sleeved jacket anymore!
No shadow on the Blu-ray.
Darth Vader's Lightsaber
If you read my previous article you will probably remember that the lightsabers weren't as consistent as they could have been through the years. In this shot from the original release we can see Darth Vader's lightsaber as it is meant to appear, although it's still not as red as it is in other shots (or as red as other Sith sabers).
The Special Edition shot looks a little washed out when compared to the original release, but the red corona of the blade is still clearly visible around the brilliant white core.
Oh dear, what happened? Here we see another of the inconsistent lightsabers found throughout all three films. The restoration work has resulted in an 'averaging out' of the scene's contrast and brightness, which means the loss of the brilliance of the saber's core. It's pink-saber Vader!
As you can see Lucasfilm hasn't fixed this error for the Blu-ray release.
Here we have a close-up from the next scene. Notice how the blade still has a red-ish 'edge' to it, even though the core is very white?
Things remain largely the same with the Special Edition, although there's slightly less red apparent than in the original release.
In 2004 Vader's saber is still pink. This actually occurs numerous times throughout the film, to both Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker's lightsabers. However, the effect is more noticeable on the red blade of Vader's saber than the blue of Luke's. Thankfully the blades are fine for most of this climactic dual and the shots in which they appear to be incorrectly coloured are infrequent. There is also a very brief moment on Dagobah where the sabers look off, but it is almost too fleeting to mention.
Another saber colouring error that's gone unfixed. Actually, unlike the other films in the original trilogy none of the saber errors have been touched in The Empire Strikes Back. Still, at least they added CGI sparks to the scene with Chewie eh?
Cloud City Evacuation
Here we see Lando Calrissian warning the inhabitants of Cloud City to flee before the arrival of more Imperial troops. While this scene worked well as it was, it didn't lend a particularly impressive sense of scale to the proceedings.
The Special Edition introduced a few new shots to this scene, such as people taking time out from their everyday activities to listen to the message. This shot also gives us another nice look at the exterior of the city.
Things remain the same for the DVD release, with the obvious benefits of the restoration. Other additions include a wide shot of Cloud City's colossal plaza, with many of Cloud City's inhabitants pausing to listen to Lando.
Again the Blu-ray is identical.
Darth Vader's Departure
In the original release, after having failed to lure Luke to the dark side of the Force, Darth Vader demands that his troops bring his shuttle so that he may return to the Executor
The Special Edition adds a new scene in which Vader and his troops stride out onto the landing platform to board the shuttle. This extended scene doesn't really detract from the pacing of the film, and I have nothing against the change (a controversial stance among many Star Wars fans).
Things remain the same for the DVD release. It's worth noting that the dialogue immediately preceding this new scene has been altered and you can listen to the new lines in the 'Audio Changes' section below.
The latest in a long line of identical Blu-ray shots.
The Hatch
In the original release of the film there was an inexplicable 'white glare' when Lando opened the top hatch to retrieve Luke from the belly of Cloud City. This created a continuity error, as in the scene immediately following this we see an exterior shot of the Falcon and another hatch opening before Lando appears.
The Special Edition fixed this mistake by adding a digital hatch to the scene. This is one of the small changes that often goes unnoticed, but I for one am glad they did it.
Things are very much the same for the DVD release, although the overall level of detail and clarity of the image is greatly improved (along with the purity of the colours).
You guessed it, the shot is the same on Blu-ray.
Imperial Insignias
Here we see two Imperial officers standing on the bridge of the Executor delivering a report to Darth Vader.
The scene from the Special Edition is much the same, but the observant among you might have noticed that the insignias in their uniforms are on a different side to the rest of the film!
Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, Lucas had his guys digitally reposition the incorrectly placed insignias, much to the delight of anally retentive people everywhere!
Few, this is the last time I have to write the words 'identical' and 'Blu-ray' together.
New Scenes
Darth Vader's Shuttle
In the original release of the film we never see Darth Vader return to his Star Destroyer after summoning his shuttle. This was fixed for the Special Edition and subsequent DVD release of the film. Here we see the shuttle departing Bespin.
Immediately following the departure from Bespin is a scene portraying the shuttle en route to the Imperial flagship, Executor. I'm particularly fond of this addition, because it showcases the massive scale of the command ship (although it could be argued that it's a little redundant).
Arrival at the Executor
Here we see Darth Vader's shuttle landing in one of the flagship's hanger bays. Or do we? Those of you with keen senses may have noticed that this hanger looks very similar to the one from the Death Star in Return of the Jedi, and you'd be right. This scene is actually an outtake from the third instalment of the trilogy! It's also the topic of many a debate among fans as the insertion of this scene truncates a classic piece of music from John William's amazing score.
Here we see Darth Vader disembarking from his shuttle, where he is greeted by a group of Imperial officers. But wait, who's that? Why it's Moff Jejerrod, commander of the second Death Star. But isn't Admiral Piett in command of the Executor? Oh wait, it's another outtake from Return of the Jedi! If you look closely you can actually see the Moff mouth his dialogue from the sequel!
Audio Changes
'Thanks 3PO'
After he is attacked by the wampa Luke is treated in the Rebel medical bay by the droid 2-1B. Immediately afterwards, R2-D2 and C-3PO enter the room and express their relief at their master's wellbeing. In the original release Luke is less than gracious in his acceptance of this sentiment, as evidenced by this clip. Later releases of the film added a line of dialogue that acknowledges the droids, as you can hear by clicking this link.
'This is it!'
When flying into battle against the Imperial walkers Luke can be heard giving commands to his wingmen. However, in one particular scene, Luke's mouth can be seen moving but no words are heard! Click here for the original version of the scene in question. For the Special Edition onwards the line of dialogue has been restored to the film, as evidenced by this audio clip.
'This is suicide!'
After escaping the pursuing TIE fighters, Han Solo attempts to find a safe haven among the asteroid field. As usual C-3PO is less than optimistic about their chances, as you can hear by clicking this link. Later versions of the scene added another line of dialogue to the scene, which paints 3PO as an even bigger worrier. Click here for the new dialogue.
The Emperor
At one point during the film the Emperor contacts Darth Vader aboard his flagship, the Executor. This exchange acknowledges that both the Emperor and Vader know they are searching for Luke Skywalker. Click here for the original version of this scene. For the 2004 DVD release, actor Ian McDiarmid reprised the role he played in the other films and re-recorded all of the Emperor's dialogue. What is more, certain lines were altered to make it appear as though Vader was keeping something from the Emperor. You can listen to the new dialogue in its entirety by clicking here.
'As you wish.'
Now we come to one of the audio changes that really annoys the fan-boys. The voice of Boba Fett, which was originally supplied by Jason Wingreen, has been re-recorded by Temuera Morrison (who plays Jango Fett in Attack of the Clones). You can hear the original dialogue by clicking here. The updated dialogue featuring Morrison can be heard by clinking here. Personally I'm undecided on this change, mostly because the quality of Morrison's delivery is inferior to Wingreen's.
Lucky R2
Many different mixes have been used over the years, some featuring adlibbed dialogue. One such instance led to one of my favourite lines from the trilogy, just after the swamp creature spits out R2-D2. Click here for the old line. For the Special Edition onwards, a different take of this scene was used. This take featured actor Mark Hamill reading the dialogue as it was on the page. It makes sense in the context of the scene, but it's not as funny as his adlib. Click here for the new dialogue.
'He's no good to me dead.'
Now we have more of Boba Fett's altered dialogue as the bounty hunter informs Darth Vader of his need to keep Han Solo alive. You can click on this link for the old dialogue or this link for Morrison's new reading.
'What if he doesn't survive?'
Yet another of Boba's altered lines can be heard during the scene in which Han Solo is frozen in carbonite. Simply click here for the old dialogue and here for the new rendition. Morrison's dub has to rank as the worst delivery of a line in the whole of the film and the original dialogue sounds so much better.
'Put Captain Solo in the cargo hold.'
Boba Fett's final piece of altered dialogue can be heard as he oversees the loading of Han Solo's frozen body into Slave I. You can compare the two versions by clicking here for the original line and here for the altered one.
Luke's Scream
In the original release of the movie, when Luke threw himself to his apparent doom after his duel with Darth Vader, he did so with silent dignity. You can listen to this clip by clicking here. For the Special Edition release of the film a scream was added as Luke fell. You can hear the new sound effect by clicking here. Many believe this scream to be the same one used for the Emperor's death in Return of the Jedi. Whether that's true or not, I'm of the opinion that it sounds terrible. Thankfully the scream was removed for the 2004 DVD release.
Darth Vader's Shuttle
After his duel with Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader commanded his underlings to bring his shuttle. People lament the loss of this scene, but I never really liked the quality of the dialogue or the score. You can hear the original dialogue by clicking Click here. For the Special Edition onward, the dialogue has changed considerably to accommodate new footage. You can hear the new dialogue by clicking here. In a move sure to annoy the purists I think this sounds much better than the old line, and contrary to popular belief it is James Earl Jones providing the voice of Darth Vader.
Well there you have it. As with A New Hope before it, The Empire Strikes Back has undergone some serious changes over the years. However, unlike A New Hope the changes made to Empire are more subtle, with fewer CGI scenes shoehorned into the film. The audio substitutions a more numerous than the previous film, but on the whole they work in the context of the story. I'm in agreement with those who believe that Empire stands as the film least corrupted by the various 'enhancements' and substitutions, primarily because there have been very few new scenes inserted over the years (such as scenes featuring CGI creatures like Jabba the Hutt). Of course it helps that Empire was easily the best of the three films to begin with. As with my first comparison I doubt this one will ever be truly finished. I will be updating as and when I discover new alterations or additions, or when I receive suitable recommendations from you, the readers. I hope you've enjoyed this look at the film, and don't forget to keep your eyes peeled for the Return of the Jedi comparison in the near future.
You can read the first, third and fourth instalments of the guide by clicking here, here and here.
My thanks go to Russ Dawson for his invaluable help in sourcing some of the material for this comparison.
Editorial by Chris Gould
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All I Want Is Some Truth!
Anyone who has listened to the radio, watched television or read a newspaper during an election year knows they'll see or hear it at least once: the political ad that shows what an uncaring, mean so and so my opponent is because he or she supported or didn't support this cause during this vote. Needless to say, if one takes some time to take a look at things more in context, they'll find that maybe that mean uncaring so and so supported or didn't support that cause because in doing so, they could also be voting for raising the debt ceiling by $5 trillion dollars or voting to downsize the military by three million soldiers.
Sometimes you have to train yourself to look at things in context. It's easy to take things at face value but sometimes you have to dig a little deeper to find what the story is.
This happens in baseball all the time. For players and management it happens when a contract goes to arbitration. Management says, "Yeah, he hit.320 for the year, but he only hit a buck-50 with runners on third and less than two outs. He's a bum I tell ya!" Player's agent counters with, "That buck-50 doesn't count as much as the .400 OBP he had in the same situation because of all the intentional walks they gave him!" And on and on it goes.
Here's a particular load of goods we baseball fans have been subjected to for years: Major League baseball is in decline. It's only the third most popular professional sport. We buy into it completely, having discussions on sports talk radio about how to save baseball, how to get our kids playing baseball again, etc.
Today I read the headline I was expecting to read sooner or later. It called this year's World Series between the Tigers and Giants the least-watched World Series and later referred to its "record-low rating." These headlines have pervaded the conversation for years now.
Yes, the headline is accurate. This year's World Series averaged a little under 13 million viewers per night. That's the smallest audience since the folks at Nielsen started their People Meter service in 1987.
Let's take this in context, though. Even with a record low rating, it turns out that four of the nation's top twenty shows for the past week were either World Series games or the World Series pre-game show. Four of the top twenty shows. That's pretty good.
What many in the media assume is because the ratings have sunk, the interest in baseball is down as well. Again this is not true.
If interest in baseball was so bad, why are record moneys being paid for the local rights to games? The Rangers start on a new $1 billion contract with Fox Sports Southwest in 2014. The Angels recently signed a huge extension with Fox Sports West.
Look at the stadiums. The year I graduated from college, 1978, a team that drew over 2 million fans was a big deal. Of the 26 teams in MLB that year, the LA Dodgers drew over 3 million fans. Another 5 teams drew over 2 million. Six teams didn't even manage to get a million fans through the turnstiles on the season.
In 2012, every team in baseball drew at least 1.5 million fans. 23 out of 30 teams drew over 2 million fans. Nine teams drew over 3 million. Does that sound like diminishing interest to you?
The NFL's Super Bowl gets monster ratings every year because it's a one game do or die. It will always outrank the World Series, the NBA Finals and the Stanley Cup Finals for this reason alone. A one and done will beat a best of seven every time.
I can think of one other good reason for lower TV ratings for the World Series. Unlike the NFL, which has truly become national in the way every team is presented, baseball is very much a local market sport throughout the regular season. Just about every team has a TV contract that let the home fans view just about every game of the season. The "national" games on Fox aren't really national. They show different games in different regions of the country. Unlike the NFL, baseball fans want to see "their" team. Once their team is out of contention, they often stop watching. I'll even admit to not seeing more than three innings total of this year's World Series myself.
Maybe ratings are in decline. But the Series is still one of television's most-watched shows every year when it's on. And the TV ratings do NOT correlate with a diminishing interest in the game. It just ain't so.


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ODYSSEY Outcomes: Evaluation of Cardiovascular Outcomes After an Acute Coronary Syndrome During Treatment With Alirocumab
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01663402
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 13, 2012
Last Update Posted : February 14, 2018
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|First Submitted Date ICMJE
|August 8, 2012
|First Posted Date ICMJE
|August 13, 2012
|Last Update Posted Date
|February 14, 2018
|Actual Study Start Date ICMJE
|October 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|January 23, 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Time from randomization to first occurrence of one of the following clinical events: CHD death, any non-fatal MI, fatal and non-fatal ischemic stroke, unstable angina requiring hospitalization [ Time Frame: Up to Month 64 ]
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01663402 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
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|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|ODYSSEY Outcomes: Evaluation of Cardiovascular Outcomes After an Acute Coronary Syndrome During Treatment With Alirocumab
|Official Title ICMJE
|A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study to Evaluate the Effect of Alirocumab (SAR236553/REGN727) on the Occurrence of Cardiovascular Events in Patients Who Have Recently Experienced an Acute Coronary Syndrome
|Brief Summary
Primary Objective:
To compare the effect of alirocumab with placebo on the occurrence of cardiovascular events (composite endpoint of coronary heart disease (CHD) death, non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI), fatal and non-fatal ischemic stroke, unstable angina requiring hospitalization) in patients who have experienced an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event 4 to 52 weeks prior to randomization and are treated with evidence-based medical and dietary management of dyslipidemia.
Secondary Objectives:
|Detailed Description
The maximum study duration will be 64 months, including up to a 4-month run-in period, 60 months randomized treatment period.
Number of patients aged from 18 to 64 years and >= 65 years old are based on the number of randomized patients (18600 patients).
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|Phase 3
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
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|Acute Coronary Syndrome
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|Estimated Enrollment ICMJE
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|Actual Study Completion Date
|January 23, 2018
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|January 23, 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
Inclusion criteria :
Recently (< 52 weeks) hospitalized for ACS.
Exclusion criteria:
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|40 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
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February picked up where January left off in in what is shaping up as one of the snowiest, coldest winters on record in Illinois.
A mix of freezing rain and fog — with reports of occasional thunder and lightning early in the day — greeted central Illinois residents Saturday. Heavy snow in the northern third of the state created dangerous travel and forced cancellation of hundreds of flights at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.
Sunday's Groundhog Day forecast is for sharply colder temperatures in the Springfield region with a high of 16 degrees and an overnight low tonight of 6. Daytime highs are expected to remain in the teens and 20 this week. Snow is back in the forecast on Tuesday.
The messy start to February followed the eighth-coldest January in Illinois since current records began in 1895, according to Jim Angel, climatologist with the Illinois State Water Survey.
Angel said in an online update the average 18.2-degree temperature last month tied January 1970 and January 1985 for eighth coldest. January 1977 set the standard for frigid in Illinois with an average temperature of 10.3 degrees.
"After being largely absent the past two winters," Angel said in his online report, "below-zero temperatures were common for January 2014."
At O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, the temperature remained below zero for 13 consecutive days. Daily lows in Chicago were below freezing (32 degrees) every day in January.
The Illinois Department of Transportation reported Saturday morning that roads and bridges were snow and ice covered in more than 50 percent of the state from the border with Wisconsin to Interstates 72.
Statewide, IDOT had more than 1,000 trucks and 1,100 employees assigned to remove snow and ice.
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Springfield police also reported only minor fender-benders.
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A great year for the McDonald County Historical Society culminated last Sunday with a fun Christmas party celebrating the progress made.
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Restoration of the grand old courthouse on the square will continue, keeping in mind the grand opening as our new museum to be Memorial Weekend 2013. Dreams continue for the elevator – a major project. The museum at 302 Harmon is closed now until spring, but 2013 calendars are still available at the Mustang Pharmacy in Anderson and at City Hall in Pineville, only $8 each – great Christmas presents as they depict churches in McDonald County. The Family Origins shelves are available for just $250, if you would like for your family to be a part of this collection of family histories. If you would like to be a part of this project or are interested in adopting a room (going fast now) go to firstname.lastname@example.com or just to check out the progress check out www.mcdonaldcohistory.org.
Sixteen days left to prepare for Christmas Day.
Are you from McDonald County? Do you have sweet memories of attending school or residing somewhere in the 500 square miles – 20,000 residents. Did you lounge beside the creeks and rivers, canoe from creek to river. A lot of us can still remember (doesn't seem that long ago) that we sat in the big dining room at Ginger Blue, watching a harvest moon come over the trees, boats loaded with campers, or relaxing in a canoe gliding softly down the Big Elk.
Not really visible, in the miles of timber and by-ways where Doug Hall had black powder retreats, welcoming those who like to remember when men survived by their wits and brawn and how well they kept their firearms oiled.
The famous singing Brumleys from the Powell area who have a theatre in Branson and the retreat inhabited by Hank Williams Jr., are not visible either but they are there. Interesting names like Cyclone, Boske Dell, Shadow Lake, Thieves Hollow, Camp Tilden, Crag'O Lea, Bluff Dwellers cave as well as Truitt's Cave which was written up in Ripley's Believe It or Not.
You can say that — believe it or not — about most of McDonald County, the startled deer at the rivers' edge, squirrels, chipmunk, opossum, raccoon fox and coyote all can be seen in the edge of town, believe it or not! Bird watchers will enjoy the great blue heron, the scarlet cardinal, indigo budgie, blue jays and the whippoorwill, hawk and American Bald Eagle as well as the lonesome sound of the turtledove and night owls.
As you might presume correctly, I have a love of this unique and, yes, sometimes challenging county. This time of year as the leaves fall, leaving bare trees, you will have a completely different scene to enjoy than in the spring.
I hasten to congratulate you if you are lucky enough to reside in this area, if you live elsewhere and possess memories of bygone days in "Mac" County, do cherish those memories and think about sharing them with the McDonald County Historical Society, P.O. Box 572, Pineville, Mo., 64856. We'd love to hear from you.
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- The Hornet Nation was All Shook Up this past Homecoming weekend recognizing the Hornet Heritage Crumb/White family with degrees stretching from KSN, KSTC, and ESU; recognizing our four Outstanding Recent Graduates and four Distinguished Alumni; Athletics Hall of Honor inductees; the theatre production All Shook Up; and the Hornet football team putting up a school record of 747 yards of total offense in their 63-17 victory.
- Sandwiched between the beginning and ending of Homecoming 2013 were ESU Foundation Ringing the Bell ceremonies at the Sauder Alumni Center with significant gifts by the Davis family to the School of Business in honor of ESU Professor John Rich, the dedication of John Baxter Sports Medicine Center for athletic training, and the Amend family to the School of Music for the Edith Lessenden Chandler Recital Series.
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The Robertsville girls came away from the Halls New Years' Classic as runners-up over the Christmas holiday break. The Lady Rams were able to sweep pool play with a record of 3-0 defeating host Halls Middle, the Knoxville Ambassadors 36-18, and Holston Middle 43-11 but just an hour after playing their final game, lost to Westview 49-43.
The Robertsville girls came away from the Halls New Years' Classic as runners-up over the Christmas holiday break. The Lady Rams were able to sweep pool play with a record of 3-0 defeating host Halls Middle, the Knoxville Ambassadors 36-18, and Holston Middle 43-11 but just an hour after playing their final game, lost to Westview 49-43.
Destiny Kassner and Mykia Dowdell were named to the All-Tournament team for their efforts last week.
Robertsville girls 33, Halls 27
The Lady Rams found themselves down eight points in the first half but cut into the Lady Demons lead to 14-12 before halftime. Robertsville then scored 16 points in the third quarter to take control.
Six Lady Rams scored and were led by Destiny Kassner with 14 points. Courtney Ellison scored seven, Mykia Dowdell had six, Makyala Johnson made three, Desiree Bates had two, and Kyrah Sanders scored one point.
Coach Scott Hinton said the girls played well after being off two weeks in a tough test.
"We showed a little rust in the first half," Hinton said. "The girls came out in the second half and played one of the more complete halves we have played the entire year."
Robertsville girls 36, Knoxville Ambassadors 18
The rust was firmly off in the second game for the Lady Rams as they built a 12-0 lead against the Ambassadors in the first quarter en route to an 18-point victory.
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Kassner led the Lady Rams again with 12 points while Dowdell scored 11. Sanders added six points, Ellison had four, Bates had two and Olivia Daniels had one.
Robertsville girls 49, Holston 43
The full-court press led to a 19-0 lead for the Lady Rams in their final game of pool play against Holston. Kassner and Dowdell led Robertsville in scoring again with 13 and 10 points, respectively. Ellison scored six. Daniels and Johnson put in five each, and Sanders and Shatyrah Copeland had two apiece.
Robertsville girls 43, Westview 49
An hour after playing Holston, the Lady Rams matched up with Morristown Westview in the championship game on Saturday night.
After trailing 26-21 at the half, Robertsville rallied to take a 36-35 lead at the end of the third quarter. But Westview made plays down the stretch and converted 8 of 12 from the free-throw line to defeat Robertsville.
"Westview is the most complete team we have played all year up to this point," coach Hinton said. "We handled ourselves well in an intense pressure situation. Even though we didn't come out on top in this game, we learned a lot about ourselves and this experience will be huge as we move forward in our season. I continue to be really proud of the way the girls compete every night."
Mykia Dowdell played the best game of her career leading Robertsville with 18 points and Destiny Kassner had her fourth double figure game of the tournament with 13.
The Lady Rams overall record stands at 12-5. They return to Area 2 play on Thursday at Horace Maynard before playing Jefferson at Oak Ridge High School Saturday night in the first meeting of the in-city schools.


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A total of 650 people were served a traditional Thanksgiving dinner Tuesday night during the first community Thanksgiving dinner, held from 4-7 p.m. at the Diamond High School commons area.
A total of 650 people were served a traditional Thanksgiving dinner Tuesday night during the first community Thanksgiving dinner, held from 4-7 p.m. at the Diamond High School commons area.
The come and go event was sponsored by many local businesses and organizations, including Pepsi Co., Casey's General Store, The Diamond Improvement Group, The Lions Club and many of the Diamond high school organizations willing to get involved for the benefit of the community.
"It is free, it is not for just the low income, and it is for the community. It is for everybody," said Melissa James, coordinator of the event.
The people were served their choice of turkey, ham or chicken, with all of the trimmings, including salad and dessert.
James also noted that homebound meals were taken to those who could not attend.
James came up with the idea a while back.
"It started as a class assignment," she said. "I am a social worker at Pitt State, a senior this year and a requirement is some sort of community event. I talked to a few people, seen there was a want and a need for this, so I just kind of went from there. The area churches and organizations here in town really made this possible."
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"The food is real good," Dale Privett said. "I think it is great and I think it might become a traditional thing, yearly I hope."
Aside from the food, Privett enjoyed the concept of the community coming together.
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Three West Alabama counties — Tuscaloosa, Greene and Lamar — had road and bridge projects approved by the state on Monday.
Gov. Robert Bentley announced the approval of 302 projects statewide that have been added to the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program. The total value of the statewide projects announced Monday will be $397.78 million. The program pays for 80 percent, and there is a 20 percent local match.
The projects in the three counties in West Alabama will total more than $42 million.
Tuscaloosa County has 11 projects on the list including five bridge replaces. The 11 projects will have a total cost of $33,360,697. The state will pay $26,724,358 and the local match will be $6,636,339.
The biggest project in Tuscaloosa County will be the Fifth Avenue extension from the end of Hackberry Lane with a connector to Jack Warner Parkway. The University of Alabama is listed as the local sponsor for that project, which has a total cost of $18,745,000.
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Tuscaloosa County has three road resurfacing projects on the list. They are Keenes Mill Road, $1,074,000; County Highway 140 from Dockery Road to the Pickens County line; and a segment of Lock 17 Road.
Greene County has two resurfacing project — County Highway 208 from the Interstate 20-59 interchange to County Highway 60, costing $1,830,292, and County Highway 181 from Alabama Highway 14 to the Pickens County line, costing $2,275,425.
Greene County will have a bridge replaced on County Road 120 over Bangdoodle Creek, costing $400,000.
Lamar County has three resurfacing projects on Monday's list. They are: County Highway 35 from Alabama Highway 17 to the Marion County line, $1,570,831; County Highway 49 from County Highway 36 to County highway 16, $1,645,679; and County Highway 49 from County Highway 20 to Aalbama Highway 18.
A total of 439 road and bridge projects have been announced since the ATRIP initiative was announced in March 2012.
"Everyone benefits from ATRIP," Bentley said in a prepared statement. "We're improving public safety by replacing old bridges and repairing and widening outdated roads.
"ATRIP also helps create jobs. When companies build new facilities, they look for areas with good roads and bridges. ATRIP is giving them what they need. The more companies that build and expand in Alabama, the more jobs we're able to create."
A total of 61 of Alabama's 67 counties now have received ATRIP funding for road and bridge projects.
Bentley said he will soon announce details of a bill that will enable Alabama's remaining six counties to participate in ATRIP. Those counties are: Fayette, Hale, Lawrence, Marengo, Wilcox and Winston.
ATRIP comes through the use of bonds that access future federal dollars to pay for road and bridge projects that are needed immediately.
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Three West Alabama counties — Tuscaloosa, Greene and Lamar — had road and bridge projects approved by the state on Monday.


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The 1 percent are richer than ever
Popular observations wouldn't become cliches if they didn't have a ring of truth, and there's no better way to illustrate this point than to consider the aphorism, "The rich get rich and the poor get poorer."
This was true in 1832 when President Andrew Jackson vetoed a banking bill he said would "make the rich richer and the potent more powerful."
It was still true eight years later when President William Henry Harrison complained, "It is true democratic feeling, that all the measures of the government are directed to the purpose of making the rich richer and the poor poorer."
It was even true according to the Bible: "For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath."
As if we needed further proof, a new report by economists at the University of California, Berkeley, the Paris School of Economics and Oxford University concludes that the income gap between the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans and the rest of the country widened to a record last year.
The study, as reported last week by The Associated Press, found that the top 1 percent of U.S. earners collected 19.3 percent of household income in 2012, their largest share in Internal Revenue Service figures going back a century. The report notes that the richest Americans may have been hit hardest by the recession that began in 2007, with their incomes dipping more than 36 percent because of plummeting stock prices, but since then their portfolios have rebounded nicely, thank you very much.
Because of rising corporate profits and a resurgent stock market, the top 1 percent have gobbled up 95 percent of the income gains since 2009. This has left slim pickings for the 99 percent so vociferous during the short-lived Occupy Wall Street movement and the 2012 presidential campaign.
At the time, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate whose estimated net worth of $250 million placed him squarely in the 1 percent camp, ill advisedly and perhaps unintentionally bad mouthed the 99 percent on more than one occasion.
Responding to one protester at a campaign rally who demanded to know what Mr. Romney would do to support the 99 percent, "seeing as how you are part of the one percent," the candidate angrily replied, "Let me tell you something. America is a great nation because we're united. And those who're trying to divide the nation, as you're trying to do here and as our president's doing, are hurting this country seriously. The right course for America is not to divide America and try to divide us between one and another; it's to come together as a nation. And if you've got a better model - if you think China's better, or Russia's better, or Cuba's better, or North Korea's better - I'm glad to hear all about it. America's right and you're wrong."
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In the months after its origins at New York's Zuccotti Park in 2011, the Occupy Wall Street movement gained a worldwide following by focusing on economic inequality, but the protest has since fizzled because of failed leadership, ill-defined goals and an intolerance by officials for crowds of demonstrators taking over their public parks. After police broke up Occupy encampments in New York and other large cities most members dispersed and the movement has all but disappeared from the headlines.
Whatever its failures as an organization, the Occupy movement fairly condemned business practices and tax laws that rewarded Wall Street at the expense of Main Street, and the recent rallies by those trying to make ends meet on minimum wage show that little has changed.
In fact, economists found that the gap between rich and poor has been widening steadily. In 1973 the top 1 percent's share of income stood only at 7.7 percent, compared to 19.3 percent last year. The growing global economy, in which the U.S. labor force is competing against that of Third World countries, may have driven down workers' wages, but it hasn't slowed down the incomes of corporate executives and international investors.
As Berkeley's Emmanuel Saez, one of the report's authors, observed, "We need to decide as a society whether this increase in income inequality is efficient and acceptable."
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ONSTED — With the exception of several technology upgrades slated for throughout the district, the Onsted Community Schools' $16.2 million bond project approved in 2012 drew to a close last week.
After the main projects wrapped up in August, Superintendent Mark Haag said, the district then looked at how to best use approximately $900,000 in leftover contingency funds. Since then, approximately $740,000 of that has been spent on a list of items.
That list included a generator to provide backup power for the school's technology system, additional technology for the middle school classrooms, a new public address system for the intermediate gym, new classroom furniture and updated audio-video equipment for the district's music program.
As of this week, approximately $150,000 remained in the contingency fund. Approximately $421,000 — or 57 percent — of the contingency money was spent at the elementary building. One of the largest contingency purchases there was a generator for $43,502.
At the high school, acoustical improvements to the music rooms cost $22,826.
Most of the improvements — primarily heating, cooling, roofing and windows — are not visible to the casual observer, Haag said. Approximately 72 miles of geothermal and underground pipework for the campuswide heating and cooling project were installed earlier this year, with the ability to process 1,500 gallons per minute to meet classroom needs. Haag said it is estimated the amount of savings needed to equal the system's cost — $1.02 million — will be realized in 71⁄2 years.
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ONSTED — With the exception of several technology upgrades slated for throughout the district, the Onsted Community Schools' $16.2 million bond project approved in 2012 drew to a close last week.


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I don't know whether we've planned to release any Book Fair trivia on our postcards or bookmarks this year, so here's a fix for those of you in need.
2013 will be the first year in nearly a quarter of a century in which all four digits are different. (The last time this happened was 1987. This has nothing to do with the Book Fair, but I'm going to keep pointing it out until somebody says it's interesting. My mother was interested, but I'm not sure I can count her.)
In 1992, Budget Rent-a-Car was the Official Car Rental Agency of the Newberry Library Book Fair. No, I don't know how that deal came about. I think we could do that again and have a booth for quick car rental if you buy more books than you can carry home.
There was no Literature section until about 1989; it was all Fiction and then someone suggested we pull out the Great Names. For the record, I was agin it. The person who thought of it said "We'll sell more books." I said, "It'll cause a lot of arguments." We were both right.
One of those other ideas that didn't quite work as well as that one was the idea of selling subject sponsorship at the Book Fair. For $100 (that was money back in 1994) you could have your logo hung beneath our table signs: we expected travel agencies to want their name on the Travel section, athletic shoe companies to underwrite the Sports section, pharmaceuticals companies would fight to buy the Health and Medicine section, and it was going to be wonderful. After about three thousand phone calls, we had rounded up three sponsors. We made up about seven imaginary corporations, so those three signs wouldn't look lonely. We apparently didn't make back enough money to pay for the phone bill and gave up.
Two local authors were so happy to see us selling their books that they signed copies for us on the spot. (Honest and for truly, by the way, a customer bought one of these books while the author was there, and the volunteer asked "Do you want him to write his name in it?" "What for?" the woman demanded. "Why, it's his book," said the volunteer. "It is NOT," snapped the woman, "I just paid for it!" And she flounced away.)
One author wrote a miniature book to be sold only at the Book Fair booth during preview night at the Very Merry Bazaar, presided over by a hand-decorated teddy bear who was the star of the book. The lights were lowered so much to create an intimate party atmosphere, however, that no one saw the teddy bear or the book.
Our silent auctions at the Book Fair have been a mixed success. One year (about 1990) we wrote to the First Lady, hoping for a letter we could sell, and got pre-printed cards instead. Two volunteers started the bidding just to show how it worked, and wound up winning the cards. Last year, of course, we auctioned off that beautiful book quilt, and got a good price for it, only to lose the name and address of the winner. If that person happens to read this, please let us know. A quilt's more important in January than July, right?
We recently had a donation which, besides the books, included a small container of buckshot, an atomizer, and a wristwatch. If you donated the watch by mistake, you can have it back by describing it to me AND explaing the buckshot. (I already have a customer for the buckshot; it will be turned into a booksnake. That's another blog.)
Hey, I know what went wrong with the table sponsorship. We should have goen cross-genre: an automobile company could sponsor Business, a pharmaceutical company could do Political Science, a tobacco company could do Health and Medicine…it'd be great. And in election years, everybody running for office could pitch in for Science Fiction and Fantasy.