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First of all, I want to apologize to those of you who check my blog every week hoping for a new post. I know who you are, and I'm sorry, but I don't think I'll be making any new posts for a while. Extenuating circumstances have sapped most of my enthusiasm for writing. In short, life's been a b*tch. Yeah.
But that's not the main reason I'm writing this post. I've decided to post this because
- I'm done with hiding a part of myself, at least online. (For the people who know me offline and still check this blog, I ask you not to judge me.)
- This is a backwards way of telling my friends who still read my blog who I am. Because otherwise, I'm terrible at saying stuff like this in person and would
probablydefinitely f*ck it up.
- I felt like writing about something I really care about and actually showing it to people, for once.
A few things you should know about this post:
- This was originally written in response to a prompt my teacher gave us in class once.
- I'm still figuring my sh*t out, so don't take the last sentence as set in stone. I'm still working myself out.
- Read the whole thing before you comment below, yeah?
- The statistics provided about Floridian law in one of the last few paragraphs are sourced from trustworthy material and are completely true as of March 10th, 2014.
- A few warnings for homophobic/transphobic slurs and treatment.
Alright, here we go.
(In response to the prompt: "Have you ever broken someone's heart? Have you ever had your heart broken?")
As far as I can remember, I have never broken someone's heart. Sure, I had the typical screaming matches with my parents, family, and former friends, but both members always seemed to bounce back from those fights, and there were many occasions of teary reconciliation on both ends. And you know what? I'm happy that I've never broken a heart. I'm happy that I've never had my heart broken, I am!
But, I'm also scared.
I'm scared that I'll break my family's heart when I tell them I'm not straight. I'm scared that my heart will break when I come out. I'm scared that by coming out, I'll unearth deeply-rooted homophobia in parts of my family tree. I'm scared that my aunts, uncles, and cousins who are deep believers in heterosexuality will shun me. Hell, the atmosphere in my extended family was bad enough when one of my cousins got pregnant before she was married, and she was 22 and engaged at the time. If three of my aunts had the audacity to completely ignore her for months, what might happen to me when they find out I'm not straight? I'm scared that I won't be accepted at family reunions, should I choose to bring a girlfriend along. I'm scared because I've heard of hate crimes and lynchings for less. A Muslim girl living in the US was killed because her father saw her holding hands with another girl, so what would happen to me if I were to kiss a girl in the company of certain relatives?
I'm scared that I'll estrange some of my friends when I come out to them. I'm scared that I'll never be looked at the same way again. I'm scared that I might lose the friendships of people I value, and I'm afraid because I know that that will hurt me. I'm scared that some people will spread nasty rumors about me at school, and I'm scared because I won't know how to handle them. I'm scared because one of my friends who lives on the other side of the country suffers from severe gender dysphoria and isn't allowed to dress like a boy or take testosterone because his parents are unsupportive and bigoted, and when he calls me and cries into the phone, I can't do anything to help him. I'm scared because one of the people I know was severely injured, almost raped, and nearly killed because he chose the wrong person to come out to. I'm scared because when one of my friends called another boy a faggot, a tranny, and a shemale because of his haircut, no one called them out on it. I'm scared because some of my friends have been bullied because they were brave enough to be themselves. I'm scared because I've heard horror stories about students, parents, and teachers bullying high school, middle school, and even elementary school kids because of their sexual or gender identity. I'm scared because sometimes, one of my friends makes a homophobic joke and everyone laughs along.
I'm scared because same-sex marriage is currently banned in Florida, and, because of the huge number of conservatives in my state, doesn't seem to be changing anytime soon. I'm scared because, according to Florida law, I wouldn't have the right to visit my wife if she were to be hospitalized, because we'd technically be a same-sex couple; because if I married a woman, our marriage wouldn't be legally recognized in 33 out of 50 states in the US; because Florida law does not give me any protection against employment discrimination if I were open about my sexuality or gender identity; because if I wanted to rent an apartment with a girlfriend, there aren't any current state laws that would stop a business from refusing us rental based on our sexuality. I'm scared because there hasn't been a Florida law passed yet that addresses school bullying based on sexual or gender identity.
I'm scared because if I ever become a published author, I know that some parents would shun my work because of my sexuality, as if that were related to what I put down on paper. I'm scared because some people say that the abbreviation 'LGBTQIAP+' is "too confusing" for them, and refuse to recognize the 'QIAP+' part of their community. I'm scared because when Rick Riordan made one of the characters in the Heroes of Olympus series gay, people said that sexuality was something too confusing for children to understand, as if the romance between Percy and Annabeth was something not addressing sexuality. I'm scared because up until the age of 12, I wasn't aware that any sexuality other than being hetero was normal or allowed, and I thought of myself as wrong, a freak, needing to be fixed. I'm scared because the other day I read an article about a little boy who killed himself, because one day he wore a pink dress to school and he was hated so much because of that clothing choice that he couldn't stand it. I'm scared because I've seen normal people called nasty names and made jokes of and targeted because they had the audacity to be openly gay or bi or pan or ace or gray-a or demi or trans or bigender or genderqueer or genderfluid or anything that's not the cisgender heteronormative way of life.
I'm a closeted pansexual gender-questioning teenage girl who's scared of breaking hearts and having her heart broken, and I don't know what to do.


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Ralph Ellison holds a unique place in American literature. His Invisible Man (1952) changed both the course of the American novel and the understanding of the African American experience, and thus the American experience. Ellison would live more than forty years after that landmark publication (he died in 1994), but he would never publish another novel. (A fragment of his fictional work-in-progress, Juneteenth, was published posthumously in 1999.) Lawrence Jackson has chosen, in this pioneering study of the artist, to focus on the first half of Ellison's life, from his birth in Oklahoma City in 1914 through Invisible Man and the reviews and awards which followed its publication forty years later. The biography thus has a detailed focus on a life headed toward this remarkable artistic achievement, and Jackson makes several important discoveries along the way. One is that Ellison was as much critic as novelist, playing an incredibly active role in the life of his times—in socialist literary organizations such as the League of American Writers and the radical journal New Masses during the 1930's and 1940's and in the black civil rights movement from the late 1930's into the 1950's. Equally important, Jackson documents the crucial role that friendships played in Ellison's creative life, particularly those bonds he built with other black creative writers such as Langston Hughes and Richard Wright and with other literary critics such as Kenneth Burke and Stanley Edgar Hyman. Throughout this fine biography, the focus is on the life which would finally produce Invisible Man, a work which many consider the greatest American novel written in the twentieth century.
Ellison's early life was fraught with insecurities. His father died when he was three, and Ralph, his brother Herbert, and their mother moved a number of times in the next dozen years. Their poverty and itinerant lifestyle were important influences on him, but so too, Jackson shows, were events in Oklahoma such as the 1921 Tulsa race riot, which revealed the true nature of racial relations at the beginning of the twentieth century. Jackson is excellent at describing the cultural and historical background to Ellison's life: his early immersion in music at the same time as the unique American musical form, jazz, was just emerging, for example, and the ingrained racism that he faced wherever he journeyed in his life.
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Very popular and trendy with the younger crowd are things like yoga and surfing. That's one that I've seen a lot and I think it's fairly popular,
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- Craftsman 218330 10" Contractor Table Saw
- Brand: Craftsman | Category: Tablesaws
This turned out to be a very good saw, but only after experiencing a lot of problems with manufacturing defects.Positives are as follows:
- the saw is very solid at 270 lbs, and the built in caster set makes moving it very easy
- there are few cheap plastic parts, everything is cast iron, steel, or aluminum
- the built in riving knife / splitter is very nice
- arbor lock is nice when changing blades
- fence is 30"
- it has hooks on the side of the saw for all the accessories
- Sears delivery and their parts department are helpful
- powerful, quiet, dust collection seems ok
- some parts might be junk and bad quality
- the included blade is junk and I didn't use it
- the washers for the trunnion bolts are too thin and bend when tightened (can easily be replaced with thicker washers)
- steel extension wings aren't close to being level with the main table when attached (can be leveled by using the fence rails to hold them in place)
- knob to tighten/loosen the riving knife is hard to get to
The first saw I got would change alignment as the blade was raised and lowered. The fence ruler also peeled off. Sears was very nice about it, and the delivery truck came, picked up the defective one out of my basement, and dropped off a new one in the garage. Second saw I got had a crooked front fence rail, causing the fence to be out of alignment depending on how far from the blade it was. The saw also had a crooked miter gauge bar. I contacted the Sears parts group and they sent a new miter gauge bar. I tried to get new rails, but they have a $50 parts replacement limit, so they sent a technician out to look at it. The tech knew nothing about table saws, and I think he was more familiar with appliances, but I was able to show him the problem and he ordered the new rails. They arrived a week later and I replaced them.
Through an accounting error on Sears' end, I also ended up with 3 extra miter gauge bars. This turned out to be very good because only 1 of them was straight. Either the manufacturer doesn't check the parts before they leave the factory or they warp on the boat from China. Now, 3 months after I ordered the table saw, I have a complete functioning unit.
Overall, I would recommend this saw because of all the features and excellent price. For $300 more, I could get a Grizzly contractor or hybrid saw, but I couldn't justify spending that kind of money for something I use on weekends. The only downside to this saw is the terrible quality control of its parts.
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#1 posted 07-20-2010 10:34 PM
Thank you for the well written review. I appreciate your objectivity.
You gave the saw high marks for having a riving knife. I believe a riving knife is now required on all table saws sold. Hence, this is not a feature that distinguishes this saw from the others.
-- Rich, Cedar Rapids, IA - I'm a woodworker. I don't create beauty, I reveal it.
#2 posted 07-20-2010 10:56 PM
Good point on the riving knife, but I couldn't think of anything else special about the saw. A riving knife is why I bought a new saw, so it went into the title.
I believe the riving knife is only necessary for newly designed saws sold, not necessarily existing model saws, as of 2009, to get UL approval. However, ALL table saws sold after 2014 must have a riving knife to keep UL approval.
#3 posted 07-21-2010 02:15 AM
It look's like the new Porter Cable model at Lowe's, I bet it's the same saw. Porter Cable, Craftsman and the new Ridgid are all likely now made at the same Chinese factory.
Thanks for the review!
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#4 posted 07-21-2010 02:16 AM
Thanks for a well written review. It's unfortunate that these saws have been so plagued with problems early on. It's not uncommon for new releases to have some issues, but hopefully they'll work all the bugs out with later models. The new Ridgid R4512 appears to be the same basic saw from the same factory.
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#5 posted 07-21-2010 03:24 AM
Thanks for the review – I've been looking around, nice to know that Sears managed to fix your problems, but still a huge hassle to wait 3 months to be able to cut.
-- -- Mike
#6 posted 07-21-2010 06:43 AM
In another forum post I made yesterday I was contemplating a new saw primarily because of the fence, but these issues are what worries me. Thanks for the info.
-- Bob in WW ~ "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
#7 posted 07-21-2010 07:28 AM
I got that exact same saw a little over a month ago and I feel like it was a fine deal for $409. Like you said, the blade that came with it was pure junk, but I didn't have any other problem with mine. This is a different saw from the Porter Cable or the Hitachi that Lowes sells. I was almost going to buy one of those before I found the Craftsman. Both of those saws have the motor inside the cabinet like the Craftsman, hanging about 6" below the arbor, but that is about all they have in common. The Craftsman has a far better fence, better casters, and a better motor. I mainly went with the Craftsman for the fence. The bright red and silver gray paint job takes a little while to get used to though; it looks like it belongs in a Nascar garage instead of a wood shop. As for the miter guage, mine was straight enough but I didn't like the sloppy way you have to set the angles so I put an Incra V-27 on mine. With that and a couple of new blades and a good top dressing of Johnson's paste wax and I'm liking this saw a lot.
#8 posted 07-21-2010 06:18 PM
a company in Hong Kong named : one world technologies makes most the power tools you can buy, no matter the brand name or the country where you buy it.
-- Bert
#9 posted 07-21-2010 07:01 PM
That is convienient. If a company wants to up grade their models, just walk out on the production floor and pick what they want ;-))
-- Bob in WW ~ "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
#10 posted 07-21-2010 10:57 PM
Thanks for the review. I bought a 21833 last month, and I think it's an excellent value for ~$400. I haven't had any show-stopping quality problems with mine. Yeah, the miter gauge is junk. Yeah, the arbor washers are worse than useless. The blade is terrible, of course. However, I didn't spend $900, I got a new piece of equipment with a warranty and all that jazz, and if you pay the extra $30, you get in-home support. Forget hauling that thing back to Sears if something goes wrong!
One thing I've been scratching my head over today: Where can I find a zero-clearance insert for it? I read somewhere that Leecraft makes one, but I picked up a Leecraft CR-1 at Woodcraft, and it's nowhere near the right size. The one that Sears sells doesn't say that it fits the 21833, and they don't give measurements for it. I would make one if I had a router, but I don't.
#11 posted 07-21-2010 11:17 PM
"Where can I find a zero-clearance insert for it? "
-- Bert
#12 posted 07-23-2010 07:26 AM
I have this saw too and I also want to know how to make a zero clearance insert. Its not so easy as the insert is very thin and has clips underneath that holds it to the table…
#13 posted 07-23-2010 07:51 PM
When I got the replacement front rail, it was just the aluminum rail so I needed to contact Sears again to get the ruler tape. When I got it yesterday I was laughing… and agitated. The tape was curled up, and as I unrolled it, I saw that the entire length of it on both sides looked like it was cut with a pair of left handed scissors by a 6 year old. The bottoms of the numbers were cut off. It's a minor part, and I wouldn't rely on the ruler anyway, but it seems that NO part of this saw is immune from manufacturing defects.
I'm still debating about whether to return it during the 90 day return period and get the new Grizzly hybrid. All I can think is what else is defective inside the saw that I can't see now? Will the motor fail after the 1 yr warranty period ends? Will the table crack, the fence warp, the handles come off, or some other part break during normal use 12 months and 1 day after purchase?
I have a Grizzly jointer and dust collector, and a Delta planer and sander that I bought in the early 90s. None of them had manufacturing defects. In fact, no tool I've ever bought had manufacturing defects, let alone multiple defects on multiple machines. The Grizzly and Delta tools were used for a few years and then sat in a damp, occasionally flooded basement for 10 years before I started using them again. NO problems with any of them. I can't imagine if the Craftsman will be same in 10 years.
I'm starting to think spending the extra $300 for the Grizzly hybrid will be worth it if the saw is still functioning in 10 years.
#14 posted 07-24-2010 02:24 AM
I was tallking to a mechanic today who told me the difference between Craftsman and Ridgid saws is the bearings.
-- Bob in WW ~ "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
#15 posted 09-26-2010 12:40 AM
I purchased this saw last week, and assembled it very slowly, with no problems. Assembly took about seven hours, but I'm slow. Blade alignment appears to be true through the whole range of blade height. Seems to be a fine saw for such a low price. LOVE the casters on the base!
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text: Libratone's speaker line hasn't been convenient at all for mobile users who don't swing the iOS way -- not unless they've got a very long audio cable. The audio designer hasn't quite achieved the Holy Grail of full wireless control for other platforms, but its new Android app provides the next best thing. The release lets Android 2.3 and beyond set up Live, Lounge and Zipp speakers on the WiFi network, and it can tune their sounds to match a physical space or musical tastes. There's still a distance to go when the speaker needs an aux-in connection just to change the volume. Still, we'll take a free app if it saves us a few walks across the living room.


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OSA Lauds UNESCO For Adopting Proposal To Name 2015 The International Year Of Light
OSA joins international optics community in push for U.N. declaration
The Optical Society (OSA) today praised the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) decision to adopt a resolution declaring 2015 the International Year of Light. The Executive Board of UNESCO, which consists of member countries Ghana, Mexico, New Zealand, and the Russian Federation, adopted the resolution Oct. 18 at its 190th session in Paris. In addition to the unanimous passage by the Executive Board, more than two dozen other nations signed on in support of the resolution. The European Physical Society (EPS) has been working with partners and supporters, including OSA, to gain approval by the United Nations to declare 2015 the International Year of Light. The adoption last week by UNESCO paves the way for approval by the full U.N. general assembly.
"We are very pleased that UNESCO has supported the resolution for the International Year of Light," said OSA CEO Elizabeth Rogan, who serves on the International Year of Light's Advisory Board. "Having the support of a prestigious body like UNESCO will help raise global awareness of the importance of optics and photonics. OSA looks forward to participating to increase public understanding of light-based technologies and advance our vibrant field with this program."
The International Year of Light is being organized to communicate the importance of light and optical technologies in our lives, for our futures, and for the development of society. The program will consist of coordinated activities in science, education, and development, across four themes:
1. Science of Light: Addressing how studying the fundamental scientific properties of light impacts widely on all fields of science, technology and engineering.
2. Tools for the Future: Highlighting particular examples of light as an enabling technology in medicine, biophotonics, communications and energy, as well as exciting emerging applications in the study and preservation of cultural heritage.
3. Light for Development: Promoting light-based technology to improve the quality of life, such as alternative energy, agricultural applications, disease prevention, and water purification.
4. Pioneers of Light: Recognizing and highlighting the human stories of the historical figures behind the science of light and their groundbreaking contributions.
The International Year of Light is supported by a growing number of partner societies, commissions, and centers, including OSA, the American Physical Society, the Institute of Physics, the International Commission on Optics, SPIE, and many others.
The first step in the process to a formal U.N. declaration occurred in November 2011 when the General Assembly of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) passed a resolution supporting the program. As a result, the proposal then went on UNESCO's agenda for its 190th session last week.
In addition to the Executive Board support, other co-signatories of the resolution included: Angola, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burkina Faso, China, Congo, Cuba, Djibouti, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Kenya, Indonesia, Italy, Malawi, Nigeria, Peru, the Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Thailand, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States of America, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe. Other Member States of UNESCO who declared support for the initiative were Hungary, Serbia and South Africa.
The last official step is to formally propose the resolution to the entire U.N. General Assembly, which will make a final declaration, expected late next year.
About OSA
Uniting more than 180,000 professionals from 175 countries, the Optical Society (OSA) brings together the global optics community through its programs and initiatives. Since 1916 OSA has worked to advance the common interests of the field, providing educational resources to the scientists, engineers and business leaders who work in the field by promoting the science of light and the advanced technologies made possible by optics and photonics. OSA publications, events, technical groups and programs foster optics knowledge and scientific collaboration among all those with an interest in optics and photonics. For more information, visit www.osa.org.
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PARIS, July 7 (UPI) -- A senior European diplomat says he hopes to reply soon to Iran's recent letter spelling out its reaction to an international proposal for its nuclear program.
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said he planned to respond to the letter to after consulting with other leaders, CNN reported Monday.
"We have not responded yet. We are still talking among ourselves," Solana said at an EU-NATO meeting in Paris. "But I hope we'll have a response soon."
Last month, world powers offered economic and other incentives if Iran suspended its uranium enrichment program.
On Friday, the Islamic republic replied to the proposal hammered out by the foreign ministers of the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council -- the United States, Britain, China, Russia and France; Germany, which has been involved in nuclear talks; and Solana.
As for meeting with top Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, Solana said such a meeting "is not impossible" for now.


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Here's an eggnog recipe we have for the holidays, but only for a crowd.
Stay Home Egg Nog Fluff
1 fifth high-quality dark rum
1 fifth high-quality bourbon
1 dozen eggs, separated
1 to 2 quarts whipping cream
1 lb powdered sugar
Nugmeg, cinnamon, star anise, and allspice to taste
Beat the sugar into the egg yolks. Add the alcohol slowly, then add the spices and mix thoroughly. Refrigerate at least an hour to "cure." Two to five hours isn't a bad thing.
When you're half an hour from serving, pour the nog into a giant serving bowl.
Beat the whipping cream to stiff peaks. Fold the whipped cream into the nog.
Beat the egg whites until they're stiff and fluffy. Fold them into the whipped cream + nog.
Serve in small cups and offer spoons. Garnish with a sprinkle of nutmeg.
You sort of eat this nog, rather than drink it. Stir it throughout your party to keep the nog mixed with the fluffy stuff. If you have leftovers, i.e., if your friends are not hardened drunks who aren't used to sticky Starbucks beverages, you can use the leftover nog (beaten well) as the egg+milk+sugar portion of a crepe recipe to feed any survivors in the morning.
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Jennifer Stevenson's Trash Sex Magic was shortlisted for the Locus First Fantasy Novel Award and longlisted for the Nebula two years running. Try her fantasy series Hinky Chicago, which is up to five novels, her paranormal romances Slacker Demons, which are about retired deities who find work as incubi, or her women's fiction fantasy series Coed Demon Sluts, about ordinary women solving life's problems by becoming succubi. She has published more than 20 short stories.
Find Jennifer at the Book View Cafe blog, at the second row at fast roller derby bouts in Chicago, or on Facebook.


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The biggest event on the Stornoway Running and Athletics Club calendar is almost here, the Stornoway Half Marathon on 25th May!
This year the Half Marathon is already sold out and there are just 10 spots left in the 10k, between both races and the fun run up to 550 runners are expected. This will probably be the biggest ever road running event in the Western Isles! Just under two thirds of those entered will be travelling to the island to take part, from all across the UK and as far as the US and Australia.
A lot of helpers and marshals (up to 70 marshals) are needed around the town and castle grounds route to make it run smoothly (excuse the pun), if anyone is able to help on the day the organising committee would be really grateful.
SRAC Senior Sub-Committee said: "We need folk who are available on Saturday 25th May from roughly 9.30am to 1pm. But if you can only help for part of that time, that would still be great."
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Risk Reinvention Board Game: A Review
It takes nerve. It takes determination. It takes courage. It's the new Risk board game by Hasbro! Risk Reinvention is an updated version to celebrate Risk's 50th anniversary. It features a new look and modernized rules. I had a chance to play the new Risk together and the new Monopoly Deal (thanks to Hasbro) with my mates recently and we had a blast!
Inside the box, you'll find the updated gameboard, a deck of 42 territory cards, all-new playing pieces that include 5 capitals, 15 cities and 5 sets of coloured units, 7 dice, objective cards and instructions. The instructions are a little complicated but just like Monopoly Deal, you'll learn more as you play the game.
There are three ways to play the new Risk: Basic Training, Command Room and World Conquest. Basic Training is a quick and easy way to play and designed as an introductory version of Risk. It is highly advisable to play this version until you are comfortable with the rules, then you can move on to the Command Room and World Conquest versions.
I actually love the new Risk and my mates too. The updated rules are great and allow players to streamline planning and executing strategic military campaigns and increase the rewards of taking risks during each turn. Game time is fast and furious. One can win the game in less than an hour. Like Monopoly Deal, Hasbro has done it again by taking a classic game and actually made it better.
Risk Reinvention is available at all leading toy and departmental stores at an approximate retail price of S$64.90. Is it worth buying? A 100% yes for Risk fans! Other board game lovers should have it in their collection too. More pics here.
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The 2012-2013 season has officially begun! Tonight marks the 2012 NHL Draft where I'll be holding a live draft of all picks and trades that go down. It is sure to be a busy and entertaining night! All analysis of tonight's draft will follow tomorrow after rounds two through seven.
11:10 – TRADE: The Phoenix Coyotes have acquired defenseman Zybnek Michalek from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for defenseman Harrison Ruopp, goaltender Marc Cheverie, and a 2012 3rd round pick (88th overall).
10:49 – 30TH OVERALL PICK: The Los Angeles Kings select Tanner Pearson (Barrie, OHL).
10:45 – 29TH OVERALL PICK: The New Jersey Devils select Stefan Matteau (USNTDP).
10:38 – 28TH OVERALL PICK: The New York Rangers select Brady Skjei (USNTDP).
10:33 – 27TH OVERALL PICK: The Phoenix Coyotes select Henrik Samuelsson (Edmonton, WHL).
10:23 – 26TH OVERALL PICK: The Vancouver Canucks select Brendan Gaunce (Belleville, OHL).
10:18 – 25TH OVERALL PICK: The St. Louis Blues select Jordan Schmaltz (Green Bay, USHL).
10:09 – 24TH OVERALL PICK: The Boston Bruins select Malcolm Subban (Belleville, OHL).
10:03 – 23RD OVERALL PICK: The Florida Panthers select Michael Matheson (Dubuque, USHL).
9:56 – 22ND OVERALL PICK: The Pittsburgh Penguins select Olli Maatta (London, OHL).
9:47 – 21ST OVERALL PICK: The Calgary Flames select Mark Jankowski (Stanstead, Quebec High School).
9:40 – 20TH OVERALL PICK: The Philadelphia Flyers select Scott Laughton (Oshawa, OHL).
9:36 – 19TH OVERALL PICK: The Tampa Bay Lightning select Andei Vasilevski (UFA-2, Russia).
9:30 – 18TH OVERALL PICK: The Chicago Blackhawks select Teuvo Teravainen (Jokerit, Finland).
9:25 – 17TH OVERALL PICK: The San Jose Sharks select Tomas Hertl (Slavia).
9:18 – 16TH OVERALL PICK: The Washington Capitals select Tom Wilson (Plymouth, OHL).
9:12 – 15TH OVERALL PICK: The Ottawa Senators select Codi Ceci (Ottawa, OHL).
9:05 – 14TH OVRALL PICK: The Buffalo Sabres select Zemgus Gigensons (Dubuque, USHL).
9:03 – TRADE: Buffalo Sabres acquires Calgary's 2012 1st round pick (12th overall) in exchange for Buffalo's 2012 1st round pick (21st overall) and 2nd round pick (42nd overall).
8:54 – 13TH OVERALL PICK: The Dallas Stars select Radek Faksa (Kitchener, OHL).
8:50 – 12TH OVERALL PICK: The Buffalo Sabres select Mikhail Grigorenko (Quebec, QMJHL).
8:49 – RESIGNING: The Los Angles Kings have resigned forward Colin Fraser.
8:45 – 11TH OVERALL PICK: The Washington Capitals select Filip Forsberg (Leksand, Sweden).
8:35 – 10TH OVERALL PICK: The Tampa Bay Lightning select Slater Koekkoek (Peterborough, OHL).
8:25 – 9TH OVERALL PICK: The Winnipeg Jets select Jacob Trouba (USNTDP).
8:21 – RESIGNING: The Los Angeles Kings have resigned forward Jarrett Stoll to a 3 year, $9.275M contract.
8:12 – 8TH OVERALL PICK: The Pittsburgh Penguins select Derrick Pouliot (Portland, WHL).
8:07 – TRADE: The Carolina Hurricanes acquire forward Jordan Staal from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2012 1st round pick (8th overall), forward Brandon Sutter, and defenseman prospect Brian Dumoulit.
8:04 – 7TH OVERALL PICK: The Minnesota Wild select Mathew Dumba (Red Deer, WHL).
7:57 – 6TH OVERALL PICK: The Anaheim Ducks select Hampus Lindholm (Rogle Jr., Sweden).
7:46 – 5TH OVERALL PICK: The Toronto Maple Leafs select defenseman Morgan Rielly (Moose Jaw, WHL).
7:42 – 4TH OVERALL PICK: The New York Islanders select defenseman Griffin Reinhart (Edmonton, WHL).
7:30 – 3RD OVERALL PICK: The Montreal Canadiens select Alex Galchenyuk (Sarnia, OHL).
7:25 – TRADE: The Washington Capitals have acquired center Mike Ribeiro from the Dallas Stars for center Cody Eakin and a 2012 2nd round pick (54th overall).
7:23 – 2ND OVERALL PICK: The Columbus Blue Jackets select Ryan Murray (Everett, WHL).
7:18 – TRADE: The New York Islanders have acquired defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky from the Anaheim Ducks for a 2013 2nd round pick.
7:15 – 1ST OVERALL PICK: The Edmonton Oilers select Nail Yakupov (Sarnia, OHL).
12:37 – TRADE: The Columbus Blue Jackets receive goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a 2nd round pick and a 4th round pick in this year's 2012 draft and a 4th round pick in the 2013 draft.
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Richard Greed, a director of Cardinal Developments, explained the amended proposals for developing the site at a meeting on July 17.
Cardinal is now seeking planning permission for 24 units, 23 homes and one farm house. The original proposal was for 35 units. The footprint of the development will decrease from 35,000 to 19,000 sq. ft.
As before the 20-acre water meadow will be handed over to Surrey Wildlife Trust. The area is currently subject to a herpetile survey to identify amphibians and reptiles which inhabit the site.
The area has been identified as suitable for otter habitation and it is hoped will attract badgers in the future. Fishing, which is popular at the site, will continue to be allowed.
The biggest difference between the new proposal and the original plans is that the remainder of the land, approximately 50 acres, will be under the ownership of the parish council which will be able to decide its future.
The council, as freeholders will then lease the area destined for building, back to Cardinal Homes for the next 125 years.
The occupants of the farmhouse will eventually take over the maintenance of the acreage and decide on its purpose.
Mr Greed warned the parish council that the borough was interested in taking the land under its ownership.
Flooding was the main fear when the original plans for the site were outlined at a public meeting on April 22.
Mr Greed told members of the public and the parish council committee that he felt they were "making the situation better."
The decrease of footprint size by 16,000sq ft is "obviously beneficial" and building the dwellings on a dry island above the high tide level will also help reduce the fear of flooding, he told the meeting.
Mr Greed also confirmed there was no significant contamination on the site, currently used for industrial purposes, although two hotspots of diesel spillage would either have to be blocked or dug out before building could begin.
Demands from the planning department at Woking Borough Council also forced Cardinal Homes to make changes to their design.
The council said minimum intrusion into the greenbelt was the only way forward.
As a result Cardinal has moved its design 86 feet back onto the footprint of the current building so as not to intrude on any green belt area.
Woking Borough Council also decided the buildings proposed were too dominant. As a result the developer has given them a more 'agricultural' design.
Mr Greed said he was pleased with the appearance of the proposed development.
"We are looking forward to building the homes and are still pleased at how they will look," he said.
The council also decided that the access road must not be moved into green belt land, defeating Cardinal's plan to move the access road further away from the rear boundaries of the properties backing onto Manor Farm.
Parish council chairman Sue Kittelsen said: "Protecting the land from further development is our main aim. We must protect it for the benefit of the people in Byfleet."
BPC agreed to support Cardinal Homes' proposals with these conditions.
The developer must meet all the planning regulations requested by Woking Borough Council and comply with the requests of the environment agency.
The water meadow must be given to the Surrey Wildlife Trust and the land to the parish council.
This new application will be heard at a Woking Planning Committee meeting on September 3.


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ST. LOUIS, MO -- Laird Technologies, a global leader in the design and supply of customized, performance critical components and systems for advanced electronics wireless products, announced its acquisition of Cattron Group International, Inc. Cattron's sales revenues for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010 were $53.8 million.
The purchase expands the scope of Laird Technologies' wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) product offering and the markets those products serve. Cattron is a market leader in the design and supply of high-reliability wireless remote control systems serving the railroad, mining, and industrial markets globally. In addition to providing custom wireless Remote Control (RC) systems that enable external operation of heavy equipment and vehicles as well as ongoing service for these RC systems, Cattron provides fully hosted networked applications software enabling customers to monitor their remote controlled assets in real-time.
Cattron's headquarters are in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, and they have additional facilities in North America (Toronto, Canada; Montreal, Canada; Escondido, California), Europe (Mönchengladbach, Germany; Walton-on-Thames, UK), South America (Campinas, Brazil), Africa (Johannesburg, South Africa), and Asia (Shanghai, China).
"Cattron's leading position in the rail, mining and industrial markets that Laird Technologies does not currently serve will help us grow more broadly in these markets," said Martin Rapp, CEO of Laird Technologies. "Their experiences and capabilities in providing broad applications software and full systems will help Laird Technologies continue to expand our offering in the large and rapidly growing M2M market."
"Cattron is very excited to join Laird Technologies, a truly world-class company. Laird's strength in wireless communications technologies, global operational capabilities, and access to growing international markets will help Cattron to reach the next level of providing the best in safety and productivity solutions to our customers," said John Paul, CEO of Cattron.
About Laird Technologies
Laird Technologies Inc. designs and manufactures customized, performance-critical products for wireless and other advanced electronics applications.
The company is a global market leader in the design and supply of electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, thermal management products, mechanical actuation systems, signal integrity components, and wireless antennae solutions, as well as radio frequency (RF) modules and systems.
Custom products are supplied to all sectors of the electronics industry including the handset, telecommunications, data transfer and information technology, automotive, aerospace, defense, consumer, medical, and industrial markets.
Laird Technologies, a unit of Laird PLC, employs over 10,000 employees in more than 39 facilities located in 13 countries.


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Java Developer
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- Job type: Permanent, Full-time
- Location: Vilnius
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Luminor Group
Luminor is a contemporary, new-generation bank and financial services provider in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with a local understanding of its home markets and customer needs. Built on the extensive experience of the two leading Nordic banks and a corporate partnership with a global investment firm - Blackstone, Luminor is the third-largest financial services provider in the Baltic region. With its customer base of 1.3 million clients and its team of over 2500 professionals, Luminor aims to become a leading financial services provider for Baltic businesses and entrepreneurial people.
Join us and become our newest team member making the change and advancing the world of banking!
Make the change as a Java Developer
You will be joining the Luminor Channels and Integrations Unit and will drive development of back end applications in Luminor. Back end application stack is key for Luminor, right decision making, and quality is important. JAVA Developer mission is to bring together many data sources in a single, consolidated and comprehensive reporting environment which is focused on future business requirements.
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Journalists must understand difference between ALRB's 'judge' and a real judge
News reports about an ALRB administrative ruling show a misunderstanding about a big issue: The difference between ALRB's enforcement for the UFW, and a real decision by a real judge in a real court of law.
Some of the reports confused the UFW, which represents less than 1% of farmworkers in California, with all or most farmworkers.
Some of the reporting was just sloppy reporting. Some of it was good reporting, with misleading headlines added by a lazy editor.
At issue is a ruling by an ALRB employee that Gerawan Farming engaged in "bad-faith" negotiations with the UFW. As expected, the ALRB employee made a decision in favor of the UFW. That isn't news.
Although the matter was between ALRB and the company, it still deeply affects us farmworkers, who want nothing to do with the UFW.
There are two main issues: (1) The ALRB "judge" is not a real judge, and (2) the UFW represents almost no farmworkers in California any more, but everyone still pretends it does. Let's take a look.
Problem 1: An ALRB 'judge' is not a real judge
All news reports, whether in the headline or the article itself – portrayed the pro-UFW decision as being issued by a real "judge," leaving readers with the impression that this was a real decision by a real and impartial judge in a real and independent court.
Nearly all the coverage said the decision was made by ALRB "administrative law judge" William Schmidt. But we couldn't find any report that explained what is an "administrative law judge" for the ALRB, and what this means.
A real judge is an independent and ideally impartial decider of law-based truth, based on careful examination of evidence and thorough cross-examination of all parties involved. A real judge works for the judicial branch of government.
An ALRB "administrative law judge" is not independent or impartial. He is a paid employee of the ALRB. The ALRB is not independent. The ALRB is a political instrument of the executive branch of government. The ALRB is prosecutor, judge, and jury all rolled into one. All of its major decisions are on behalf of the politically favored UFW.
By contrast, most of the independent courts of law that weighed evidence between the ALRB-UFW on the one hand, and Gerawan Farming or non-UFW farmworkers on the other hand, have reached decisions against the ALRB-UFW, and in favor of the growers, the farmworkers, or both.
Problem 2: 'Farmworkers'
Many of the news reports said that the employer was found to be unjust to "farmworkers," or dealt in bad faith with the farmworkers' genuine representative.
Of course, none of the farmworkers themselves alleged injustice on the part of their employer in this case. But under the odd technicalities of state law, the UFW is still considered the farmworkers' representative at Gerawan Farming, even though it had abandoned the farmworkers for 20 years, has not collected the 3% of their individual salaries as dues, and doesn't even count them as members in its annual reports to the US Department of Labor.
Or does it?
Gerawan workers voted to join the UFW in 1992, but the UFW abandoned them. Almost no Gerawan worker from 1992 is an employee today. In 2013, after two decades of abandonment, Gerawan farmworkers voted to de-certify the UFW as its representative. But ALRB, which supervised the vote, still refuses to count the ballots.
The UFW claims only 7,000 members, according to the Los Angeles Times – a 90% drop from its peak of 70,000. Yet the same article says that Gerawan has 6,500 employees.
- if the ALRB and UFW consider UFW to be the representative of those 6,500 farmworkers,
- and the UFW claims only 7,000 farmworkers nationwide,
- then UFW is either not in fact considering Gerawan workers to be real members as it claims to with ALRB,
- or UFW has only 500 members nationwide who do not work for Gerawan, so as a union, the UFW is dead. This is raises lots of questions of the effectiveness and legitimacy of UFW's entrenched leadership, in office for decades.
ALRB struggles to keep the unpopular UFW's head above water
This helps explain why ALRB spent $10,000,000 to disenfranchise farmworkers' 2013 votes that would have de-certified the UFW, and why the ALRB "judge" continues to rule 100% of the time in favor of the UFW.
Like a vanguard party, which pretends to speak for everyone but represents only a few, the UFW claims to represent farmworkers. There are more than 829,000 farmworkers in California. UFW represents fewer than 7,000 (considering it has members in other states), which shows that even by UFW's own numbers, it represents far less than 1% of California farmworkers.
So the lie is in the ALRB's enforcement actions on behalf of the UFW, which most news outlets reported as fact, either in their articles or headlines.


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Ankur Agrawal
reseacher and professor in New York
Ankur Agrawal
reseacher and professor in New York
Ankur is a computer scientist currently working as an associate professor of computer science at Manhattan College in New York City. He got his doctorate in computer science from New Jersey Institute of Technology. His research interests include medical informatics, ontologies, object-oriented database, data mining and semantic web.
Ankur is currently working on devising automated and semi-automated techniques, lexical and non-lexical ways to make auditing of medical terminologies more efficient. His current research domain involves a medical terminology called SNOMED CT.
One of Ankur's paper was awarded a distinguished paper award at AMIA 2013. Another of his paper was among the finalists for the best student paper award at MedInfo 2013. Ankur received the Manhattan College summer research grant in 2014 and in 2017.
Ankur has also been teaching several courses in computer science at the undergraduate level such as database systems, data mining, algorithms, MATLAB programming, C++ programming, Python programming, JAVA programming, simulation and modeling, computer network and software engineering.
Ankur has also been actively involved in service. He was the president of the Graduate Student Association at NJIT and also the President of DeepCS, the College of Computing Sciences Graduate Student Association at NJIT. He was also a voting member of the NJIT Presidential Search committee and NJIT Shared Governance committee besides many others. At Manhattan College, Ankur has been involved in assessment and accreditation committee and strategic planning committee in the department of computer science. He is also a member of Manhattan College Senate.
Ankur is the recipient of NJIT Presidential Leadership Award in 2012 and the NJIT Outstanding Graduate Class Award in 2011.


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Electro-acoustic downtempo instrumentals. This is an album of inspiring digital delight – the collaborating artists have worked under harmonious vision to produce music of Hope. Here smooth drones and light washes interact with environmental recordings; melodies ebb and flow in understated restraint, moved by glitchy structures entwining 'found' percussive sounds and delicate beats. The melodic content often has a classical beauty about it – overtly through the use of wistful strings and elegant pianos – also through a recurring tone reminiscent of the grace and pensive nature of the nocturne. Introspective voices hang in the mix in places, musing in the misty headspace of the music. Static flecks and sleeting noise enliven the textural content. Acoustic and electric guitar meanderings thicken the synthetic elements and bring additional colour to a number of tracks.
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Hope Springs… by Adrian Carter.
New label Fluid Audio enters the world with its first release..and all in aid of a good cause too.
'Hope' is the opening release of new electronic, electroacoustic and ambient label Fluid Audio. A rather pleasing affair it is too with a collection of thirteen tracks from a variety of known commodities (especially if you have followed some of my Ultimae reviews). The album is conceptual in nature with each artist asked to create a piece that to them embodies the concept of positivity and alleviation of strife.
As a collection the material on offer here drift back and forth from what you would classify as more traditional ambient into electroacoustic territory with its found sound association. Melodies drift and disperse and give way to tones and washes, often there is a deepening sense of drama to the pieces and while in many cases they burn slowly there is a relentless nature to them (have a listen to Field Rotation's Regenezit for example).
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We are pleased to announce that 'Hope' is now available in Digipak format from the Fluid Audio web site.
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Fluid Audio kick starts it's catalogue with 'Hope', a compilation sprawling across 13 tracks from established artists, Digitonal, Hol Baumann, Ishq, Bersarin Quartet and James Murray, as well as up and coming producers, Field Rotation, Iambic, Snakestyle, Playb, Halogen and Ben Beiny.
As suggested by its title, 'Hope', embodies a concept of positivity and the alleviation of strife "through the creative translation of emotion into sounds sent to soothe [and] images formed to inspire". Artists were asked to create compositions that reflected their interpretation of the term Hope, producing varied yet cohesive results with a profound resonance. 50% of the profits are donated to Toybox, a charity providing aid, shelter and support for homeless children in Latin America, the majority of which are estimated a life expectancy of around four years on the street.
Coupling all of this with the CD's bespoke artwork and carbon neutral manufacture provides a consumable and tangible product that serves to aid a constructive cause through the medium of music.


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This project focuses on the development of a fundamental framework for employing approximation techniques to reduce computationally expensive subsystems of driving simulation. In order to produce an economical and efficient driving simulator, it is essential to have a real-time driving simulation to guarantee the efficiency of the system. When the cost is one of the main issues in developing a driving simulator, achieving real-time simulation would become challenging and it often leads to intensive computational burden. In this project, a surrogate-based vehicle dynamic model was constructed and used in place of conventional vehicle dynamic model to decrease the computational cost in a driving simulator. Approximation techniques, sensitivity analysis, decomposition and sampling techniques were employed to develop a Surrogate-based vehicle dynamic model (SBVDM). The response time of SBVDM is almost four times faster than the conventional simulation. Although hardware cost is lowered in this method, the responses are sufficiently accurate. The framework represented in this research can be a valuable tool in reducing computational cost in other multidisciplinary simulation systems.
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An integrated system that combines vehicle dynamic response and driver model have been developed. This system provides the foundation platform to bring the road safety analysis to the desktop. The main problem of integration of vehicle dynamic response and driver model is the need to have two inputs which are intended trajectory and vehicle motion. With introduction of Cubic Motion curve, the setback can be will solved. The Cubic Motion provides the intended trajectory to the driver model. As a result, steer input can be calculated which becomes the input to dynamic response system. The process continues until all the vertices on the Cubic Motion has been examined. However, the system is limited to 2 Degree of Freedom on 2D environment.
This platform should be extended to 3D environment and higher DOF. When the complete system has been developed, its applications can be further researched. One of the application of this system is prediction of the trajectory is resulted of the failure of the car or driver.
This project is led by Dr Jamaludin Mohd Taib and funded by MOHE and MOSTI.
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That apart, I though my experience of working in The English Channel for many years would stand me in good stead for the rather bumpy ride, but studying the cliffs whilst bobbing up and down quickly became a rather unpleasant experience for both Jack and I. Thank goodness Jay was least affected and continued to keep watching for us!
Anyway the numbers were derisory with only Fulmar and Herring Gull noted as breeding. We did have two Shags, a handful of Gannets and a Grey Seal along the way.


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Watch Jim Jones "OG Bobby Johnson (ReVamp)" VideoJim Jones was recently in the news because he was accused of embezzling $200,000 that was to go towards a "Vampire Life" movie, but instead, he's reportedly been making his own music video and prepping his new mixtape with the money. While we have yet to hear from the Capo himself on the subject, the rapper continues to release music videos from his upcoming "ReVamp" mixtape. The latest is an "OG Bobby Johnson" freestyle.
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Thursday, December 06, 2012
Star Trek: Into Darkness Trailer
So yeah, it's a terrorist madman...out for vengeance. How disappointing...
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Ugh. I guess the whole "explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations,and boldly go where no one has gone before" thing is too quaint and old fashioned for our dark, cynical world of today.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Neal,Delete
It certainly looks that way.
It has always been easier to destroy than to create, and I guess it's easier to make a movie about destruction than something uplifting or inspiring.
But I would argue that audiences need to be inspired now, more than ever. Star Trek could differentiate itself from other franchises by staying true to its identity; its inspiring identity.
But as you note, dark cynical times apparently demand dark, cynical Star Trek movies.
I am really, really glum about this...
John, if you check out the slightly longer Japanese trailer, you'll see some extra shots at the end, one of whick will look VERY familiar... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrHlQUXFzfwReplyDeleteReplies
I just saw that! It looks like they are going for some symmetry between Star Trek II and Star Trek Reboot II, right down to a major character death.Delete
I wonder...
One's thing for sure, we'll have a lot to speculate about through May 2013...
- Anonymous11:44 AM
John, I agree with you both regarding this STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS movie trailer. Another Khan or Gary Mitchell. This trailer feels generic, not Star Trek...to boldy go where no man has gone before, too dark. We always seem to have to have a Darth Vader like villian in Star Trek films. However, sometimes to does work in Star Trek, i.e., Wrath of Khan. I hope that the next tralier will be more, maybe Kirk going to the "war zone" will be the exploring part.ReplyDelete
I have to say that I think the depression about Star Trek Into Darkness is premature. Some of the best Star Trek episodes centered around extremely powerful individuals, often supremely powered, and the way the crew got around them (which was not often by brawn alone). The movie may be going dark as many movies do in their set up. Show off the power of the villain and just how much the odds are stacked against the heroes only to have them ultimately triumph. I contend, though, that it's how they triumph that is important here.ReplyDelete
It seemed to me TNG took the approach of going action and then going deep with the next movie, but those approaches did turn out fairly odd. The fact that ST movies rely a lot on threatening Earth has been cliche for awhile; the threat heading towards Earth that the crew must stop is definitely played out. Having Earth already heavily compromised or conquered (or nearly so) is at least more variation than we've been getting.
I'd like to see another Trek movie out in space dealing with new races, but that does look like something we'll have to wait on. We'll have a longer trailer in a week or two, so maybe we'll have more hope then.Replies
Hi Matthew,Delete
I agree with you that the jury is still out. I hope that my fears are wrong. I'll be the first to say so, if that's the case. I would be very happy to be wrong in this situation.
But my fears are -- we now know -- not wrong about at least one thing: the driving impetus of the villain is revenge. And we have just seen that as Nero's driving impulse.
I agree with you that Star Trek can focus on powerful, dangerous individuals and grave threats. But how many times in 79 episodes did the episodes concern revenge as the driving impulse?
This is a big universe, and there are a lot of reasons why someone could do something terrible.
To use revenge again -- after using it in 2009 -- is a sign of creative desperation, if you ask me.
Great comment!
Honestly, though, a Trek film hewing closer to the original principles of the show wouldn't make for a very entertaining or gripping film, certainly not as a summer tentpole. That's better done in a serial format. I think that Abrams has done a fantastic job in reigniting interest in the franchise and it was a gutsy move to recast the original crew, and he did a great job.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Tony,Delete
Why wouldn't the Doomsday Machine, or the Obsession creature, or The Immunity Syndrome Amoeba, or the Organian Peace Treaty, or some combination of those stories, make for an entertaining or gripping movie?
I understand what you are saying, and I agree with you that Abrams did a fantastic job with casting the crew. I give him lots of credit for Trek 2009. I reviewed it very positively.
But why do we have to see another villain just out for revenge, AGAIN?
There are other, better villainous motivations out there than revenge. The Klingons want more territory, for instance, and are willing to start wars to get it. That at least isn't a "revenge" story.
Dr. Korby believes that organic life-forms are polluting or destroying the universe, and that his androids could replace key figures and set the galaxy right. Why isn't that a great premise for a summer tentpole movie?
I'm just intensely disappointed that, immediately following the revenge-hungry Nero (who immediately followed the revenge-hungry Shinzon...), we're getting Revenge Hungry Cumberbatch villain.
Great comment!
- Anonymous12:37 PM
In the trailer it looks like that is a federation starship crashing and it has the 1701 rising up out of the ocean.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12:47 PM
Today December 6th the Star Trek into Darkness trailer is released a day before the 1979 release of Star Trek The Motion Picture December 7th.ReplyDelete
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Good grief... There wasn't a singular thing I enjoyed in that trailer. There wasn't a scene I really look forward to seeing [except for maybe the crashing ship on a special effects level but that's it].Delete
You can only hope they are holding back the best parts of the film for a future trailer [as they so often do], but that is generally depressing.
So now I have this to look forward to along with four more years of this President. Good grief Charlie Brown... Politics and popular culture are descending into darkness indeed.
BTW, have you seen the Japanese trailer, it even suggests the final moments of Kirk and Spock at the glass as Spock dies in the The Wrath Of Khan. It may be purely speculative and that brief image could be completely deceptive, but if it is an alternate re-tread of a sort it would further disappoint for that reason. But your driving point about revenge is the singular most unexciting and boring aspect of the the film's ideas should the story not execute well.
I had to re-submit with a few minor spelling corrections. Darn auto-correct!
I'm wondering how much of this storyline was demanded by Paramount who knew that "Star Trek II" was one of the most popular and well received of the original films. They wanted a Khan revisit. They wanted a mirror story (and with the reset time line you could have it). They wanted a guaranteed blockbuster.ReplyDelete
I wonder how much leeway Abrams and Co were actually given. Paramount has given the creators of Star Trek some pretty wonky guidelines in the past. I wouldn't surprise me if this was one of them.
Interesting enough point roman.ReplyDelete
By the way John and company, if Dark Knight Rises and Star Trek Into Darkness isn't dark enough you'll also get a third dose of dark with Thor The Dark World. Ugh.
Relax folks. It's just a trailer. I will admit John's got a point, and assuming it's about revenge, it's a bit redundant, but other than that, we know almost nothing. I remember when the first stills from the original reboot came out and fans were howling about how it looked like a picture from an Abercrombie and Fitch catalog. There were no shortage of derisive comments of how shallow and annoying the reboot would undoubtedly be. Well, at least in my opinion, it ended up being enormously entertaining. Despite the fact he looked like he did in fact come from an A&F catalog, Chris Pine made a terrific Kirk. The rest of the cast was solid.ReplyDelete
John makes a solid point, but it's one that, even if it comes to pass, it will end up being a missed opportunity rather than a reason to dislike the movie itself. The movie will stand or fall on its own merits, and we won't know what those are for quite a while now.Replies
Hi BT,Delete
I agree with you. I'm not ready to write off the movie yet.
But I do feel its upper range in terms of quality has been, essentially decapitated.
In other words, as I've said before, Star Trek Into Darkness may be the greatest revenge movie ever made.
But it will still be about revenge. That caps expectations and heights, as far as I'm concerned.
The special effects could be wonderful and the acting fantastic, but at a narrative level, we're still going where Wrath of Khan, Insurrection, Nemesis and Trek 09 already went.
I really do feel this kneecaps the movie. I'll still be in line to see it the first day, and hoping for the best.
But the revenge aspect is enormously disappointing. It's a regurgitation of what we've already seen in many, many Trek films.
- Armin8:22 PM
I'm afraid the times of the blockbuster leave Star Trek no route of escape on the big screen. I never watched this stuff because there were spectacular action acenes, self contained comedy sequences for cheap laughs and certainly not because there were evil villains twirling their moustaches while destroying something for some reasons. However these are the demands of a zillion dollar movie and the authors have written exactly this kind of trash throughout their careers, why should they suddenly come up with something better?ReplyDelete
The classic films managed to avoid these pitfalls pretty well, Kruge is admittedly a cardboard villain, Final Frontier picks up too many cheap gags, but beyond that there's ironically only Khan as potential cliche who however successfully lives on the screen by his charisma. When the TNG era arrived, digital effects and their "benefits" for storytelling came in at the same time and while Generations is still an interesting though obviously failed high concept film, already the super villain and the threat to a planet creep in. First Contact also dangerously toys with the superfluous concept of a villain, the Borg Queen and again it's about destroying the world, but the surrounding elements are strong enough though the scene on the deflector dish is - as spectacular as it may be - already a hint of gratuitous actions scenes to come. With Insurrection begins the unavoidable decline into evil villain/action/comedy territory and Abrams finally sheds even the pretense of having any ambitions or doing Star Trek - except in name with characters who sound vaguely familiar.
There really isn't anything to look forward to for a Trek fan because under Abrams there's just an empty shell left. As for the revenge theme ... I hope these hacks manage at least a plausible reason for revenge. In Nemesis the villain was created and massively abused by the Romulans and he plans revenge on the Federation (?), in the 2009er film Spock tries to help the Romulans, fails and Nero wants to destroy the Federation (?). Can't the authors at least manage to write some basic motivations and situations?Replies
You make some excellent points, so far as the revenge not really making sense in either Nemesis or the 2009 movie.
Star Trek Into Darkness may be visually-gorgeous, even stunning. It may have wonderful moments, but like I said, we have to "cap" expectations now that we know it is ANOTHER revenge story.
How many revenge stories does one franchise need? There are so many other motivations for conflict. It's just ridiculous that the writers can't come up with a new idea.
So disappointing.
You accurately reflect why I'm fine about the new series but just don't see it necessarily as Star Trek. I have my doubt about Abrams and company too. I have my reservations with them. I've yet to see something I've loved by the man save for that lost pilot. So I guess I have.ReplyDelete
But I do have my reservations about the whole thing.
You also capture some of the uses with the films. And in many ways your opening line about covers it. But I will definitely see it. I'm sure I'll enjoy aspects of it like any fast food meal. Just my gut feeling about it.
It's just not the star trek I loved and that's fine. I ave enjoyed the thread and the conversation by contributors here. Cheers.
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