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Error code: DatasetGenerationError
Exception: ArrowInvalid
Message: JSON parse error: Missing a closing quotation mark in string. in row 23
Traceback: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 153, in _generate_tables
df = pd.read_json(f, dtype_backend="pyarrow")
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 815, in read_json
return json_reader.read()
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1025, in read
obj = self._get_object_parser(self.data)
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1051, in _get_object_parser
obj = FrameParser(json, **kwargs).parse()
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1187, in parse
self._parse()
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1403, in _parse
ujson_loads(json, precise_float=self.precise_float), dtype=None
ValueError: Trailing data
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1997, in _prepare_split_single
for _, table in generator:
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 156, in _generate_tables
raise e
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 130, in _generate_tables
pa_table = paj.read_json(
File "pyarrow/_json.pyx", line 308, in pyarrow._json.read_json
File "pyarrow/error.pxi", line 154, in pyarrow.lib.pyarrow_internal_check_status
File "pyarrow/error.pxi", line 91, in pyarrow.lib.check_status
pyarrow.lib.ArrowInvalid: JSON parse error: Missing a closing quotation mark in string. in row 23
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 1529, in compute_config_parquet_and_info_response
parquet_operations = convert_to_parquet(builder)
File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 1154, in convert_to_parquet
builder.download_and_prepare(
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1029, in download_and_prepare
self._download_and_prepare(
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1124, in _download_and_prepare
self._prepare_split(split_generator, **prepare_split_kwargs)
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1884, in _prepare_split
for job_id, done, content in self._prepare_split_single(
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 2040, in _prepare_split_single
raise DatasetGenerationError("An error occurred while generating the dataset") from e
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The Coffee Car gives new use to coffee grounds
March 4, 2013 ♦
Coffee gets many of us going in the morning, but for a couple of engineers in the UK, it also gets their cars going. The Coffee Car is a car that runs on used coffee grounds. It is powered by a process called “gasification,” which converts carbon-containing substances – such as roasted coffee beans – into energy that powers the car. It is relatively clean energy, in spite of the puffs of smoke that arise from the car while it is in action, since it is reusing a product that might otherwise go to waste. That said, the car does take quite a lot of coffee to get going: it is said to travel about 55 miles on the power of a 22-pound sack of grounds.
The Coffee Car set a 65.5 mph Guinness World Record for the fastest coffee-powered car last month. Admittedly, it probably isn’t that competitive of a category, but still an impressive speed for something that is usually only considered to be a tasty beverage.
So, coffee grounds probably aren’t going to be the fuel of the future, largely because coffee is still a pretty pricey product and there wouldn’t be enough grounds to go around for huge numbers of drivers. But it is amazing to see how inventive people can be and how surprisingly versatile coffee can be!
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Determination of the wavelength by grid diffraction
The de Broglie hypothesis, formulated in 1924, predicts that particles should also behave as waves. De Broglie's formula was confirmed three years later for electrons (which have a rest-mass) with the observation of electron diffraction in two independent experiments. At the University of Aberdeen George Paget Thomson passed a beam of electrons through a thin metal film and observed the predicted interference patterns. At Bell Labs Clinton Joseph Davisson and Lester Halbert Germer guided their beam through a crystalline grid. Thomson and Davisson shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1937 for their work.
Electron interaction with matter[edit]
Unlike other types of radiation used in diffraction studies of materials, such as X-rays and neutrons, electrons are charged particles and interact with matter through the Coulomb forces. This means that the incident electrons feel the influence of both the positively charged atomic nuclei and the surrounding electrons. In comparison, X-rays interact with the spatial distribution of the valence electrons, while neutrons are scattered by the atomic nuclei through the strong nuclear forces. In addition, the magnetic moment of neutrons is non-zero, and they are therefore also scattered by magnetic fields. Because of these different forms of interaction, the three types of radiation are suitable for different studies.
Intensity of diffracted beams[edit]
In the kinematical approximation for electron diffraction, the intensity of a diffracted beam is given by:
Here is the wavefunction of the diffracted beam and is the so-called structure factor which is given by:
where is the scattering vector of the diffracted beam, is the position of an atom in the unit cell, and is the scattering power of the atom, also called the atomic form factor. The sum is over all atoms in the unit cell.
The structure factor describes the way in which an incident beam of electrons is scattered by the atoms of a crystal unit cell, taking into account the different scattering power of the elements through the factor . Since the atoms are spatially distributed in the unit cell, there will be a difference in phase when considering the scattered amplitude from two atoms. This phase shift is taken into account by the exponential term in the equation.
The atomic form factor, or scattering power, of an element depends on the type of radiation considered. Because electrons interact with matter though different processes than for example X-rays, the atomic form factors for the two cases are not the same.
Wavelength of electrons[edit]
Here is Planck's constant and the relativistic momentum of the electron. is called the de Broglie wavelength. The electrons are accelerated in an electric potential to the desired velocity:
is the mass of the electron, and is the elementary charge.The electron wavelength is then given by:
However, in an electron microscope, the accelerating potential is usually several thousand volts causing the electron to travel at an appreciable fraction of the speed of light. A SEM may typically operate at an accelerating potential of 10, 000 volts (10 kV) giving an electron velocity approximately 20% of the speed of light, while a typical TEM can operate at 200 kV raising the electron velocity to 70% the speed of light. We therefore need to take relativistic effects into account. The relativistic relation between energy and momentum is E2=p2c2+m02c4 and it can be shown that,
where ΔE = E − E0 = eU. The relativistic formula for the wavelength is then modified to become,
is the speed of light. We recognize the first term in this final expression as the non-relativistic expression derived above, while the last term is a relativistic correction factor. The wavelength of the electrons in a 10 kV SEM is then 12.2 x 10−12 m (12.2 pm) while in a 200 kV TEM the wavelength is 2.5 pm. In comparison the wavelength of X-rays usually used in X-ray diffraction is in the order of 100 pm (Cu Kα: λ=154 pm).
Electron diffraction in a TEM[edit]
Electron diffraction of solids is usually performed in a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) where the electrons pass through a thin film of the material to be studied. The resulting diffraction pattern is then observed on a fluorescent screen, recorded on photographic film, on imaging plates or using a CCD camera.
Benefits[edit]
Wide angle view of TEM diffraction tilting.
As mentioned above, the wavelength of an electron accelerated in a TEM is much smaller than that of the radiation usually used for X-ray diffraction experiments. A consequence of this is that the radius of the Ewald sphere is much larger in electron diffraction experiments than in X-ray diffraction. This allows the diffraction experiment to reveal more of the two-dimensional distribution of reciprocal lattice points.
Furthermore, electron lenses allows the geometry of the diffraction experiment to be varied. The conceptually simplest geometry referred to as selected area electron diffraction (SAED) is that of a parallel beam of electrons incident on the specimen, with the specimen field selected using a sub-specimen image-plane aperture. However, by converging the electrons in a cone onto the specimen, one can in effect perform a diffraction experiment over several incident angles simultaneously. This technique is called Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction (CBED) and can reveal the full three-dimensional symmetry of the crystal.
In a TEM, a single crystal grain or particle may be selected for the diffraction experiments. This means that the diffraction experiments can be performed on single crystals of nanometer size, whereas other diffraction techniques would be limited to studying the diffraction from a multicrystalline or powder sample. Furthermore, electron diffraction in TEM can be combined with direct imaging of the sample, including high resolution imaging of the crystal lattice, and a range of other techniques. These include solving and refining crystal structures by electron crystallography, chemical analysis of the sample composition through energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, investigations of electronic structure and bonding through electron energy loss spectroscopy, and studies of the mean inner potential through electron holography.
Practical aspects[edit]
1: Sketch of the electron beam-path in a TEM. 2: Typical electron diffraction pattern obtained in a TEM with a parallel electron beam
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Scorpion Air Ka-32T LZ-MOZ, written off in a crash in Turkey on August 28, 2006, is seen here on August 28, 2004.
Камов Ка-32 - РоссияRussia - 1980
Russian Air Force Su-27 '11 Red' and Su-27UB '62 Red' from Lipetsk-based 968 IISAP (968 Research Aviation Training Regiment) are seen here on September 21, 2006 whilst deployed to Base Aerienne 132, Colmar-Meyenheim, France. Together with Su-27UB '17 Red' and Su-30 '67 Red', they arrived at Colmar on September 19 for an exchange visit to EC.02.030 'Normandie-Niemen', staying until September 25. Support was provided by Il-76MD RA-78835 from the 196 VTAP (Military Transport Aviation Regiment) at Tver, which landed at Strasbourg Airport.
Сухой Су-27 - РоссияRussia - 1981
AgustaWestland EH101 G-17-510, previously used as the US101 demonstrator, was flown at Yeovil, Somerset, on September 26, 2006 after being upgraded into a new high performance variant. A second flight was also performed later the same day, operating at speeds up to 135kts (250 km/h). The helicopter is now fitted with new technology British Experimental Rotorcraft Programme (BERP) Mk IV main rotor blades, more powerful CT7-8E engines and a new integrated cockpit display system.
Agusta Westland AW.101 / EH-101 Merlin - InternationalInternational - 1987
USAF F-16Cs 86-0309 from the Montana Air National Guard (ANG)/120th Fighter Wing (FW)/186th Fighter Squadron (FS) 'Vigilantes', 87-0237 'CO' from the Colorado ANG/140th FW/120th FS 'Mile High Militia' and 87-0243 from the New Mexico ANG/150th FW/188th FS 'The Tacos' fly over Kunsan City, South Korea, on September 19, 2006. Elements of all three ANG fighter wings have been deployed to Kunsan Air Base since June in support of their Air Expeditionary Force rotations and have together been designated the 186th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, nicknamed the ‘Rocky Mountain Coalition’, and integrated into Kunsan's resident 8th Fighter Wing's 'Wolf Pack'.
General Dynamics F-16A/C/E Fighting Falcon - СШАUSA - 1974
Royal Netherlands AF/312 Squadron F-16AM J-364 departs from Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, in September 2003. The aircraft was lost in a fatal crash in Afghanistan on August 31, 2006.
Although the SAAF has now placed its Mirage F.1s in storage, the type was represented by one of the 21 recently purchased by a consortium combining Aerosud and the Paramount Group for refurbishing and onward sale. It has been reported that at least eight of these have been ordered by Gabon.
Dassault Mirage F.1 - ФранцияFrance - 1966
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17A Globemaster III A41-206 (c/n P.166) is prepared for roll out of the paint shop at Long Beach, California, on October 6, 2006 after being sprayed up in full RAAF markings, including 36 Squadron’s stallion emblem on the fin. The aircraft is the first of four Block 17 C-17As scheduled for delivery to 36 Squadron and was due to make its first flight towards the end of October, followed by formal hand-over on November 28. It was then due to fly initially to Canberra for a welcoming ceremony, before being delivered to its permanent base at Amberley in early December. The second aircraft is scheduled to follow in 2007 and the final two in 2008.
McDonnell Douglas C-17A Globemaster III - СШАUSA - 1991
US Navy/VF-31 F-14D Tomcat 163904 '102', with special tail markings for the occasion, takes part in the 'Sunset Ceremony' for the type at NAS Oceana, Virginia, on September 22, 2006.
Grumman F-14 Tomcat - СШАUSA - 1970
A formal ceremony took place at Linkoping on September 14, 2006 to officially induct the AgustaWestland A109 Light Utility Helicopter into service with the Swedish Armed Forces, with which it is designated the HKP.15. A total of 20 HKP.15s are on order.
Agusta A-109 Hirundo - ИталияItaly - 1971
Despite the current production problems, Airbus continues to advance well with the flight-test programme and on August 30, 2006 put up this formation of four of the five flying prototypes for a photo shoot over southwest France and the Mediterranean Sea.
Airbus A380 / A3XX - InternationalInternational - 2005
Seen just after being rolled out of the L-3 Communications Integrated Systems facility in Waco, Texas, on September 25, 2006 is NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) Boeing 747SP-21, N747NA, following respray in its new blue/white livery. SOFIA is fitted with a 100in (2.5m) diameter infra-red telescope weighing 20 tons (20,320kg) and the major modifications and installation were performed at Waco. The SOFIA programme is being undertaken jointly with Germany's DLR and is now finally approaching the flight test phase.
Boeing Boeing 747 - СШАUSA - 1969
Artist's impressions of the Bombardier CRJ900 in NWA Airlink colours.
Bombardier CRJ900 / CRJ705 / CRJ1000 - КанадаCanada - 2001
Artist's impressions of the Embraer 175 in NWA Airlink colours.
Embraer ERJ-170 / ERJ-190 / ERJ-195 - БразилияBrazil - 2001
The first USAF Hercules to complete the Avionics Modernization Program, C-130H2 89-9101 from Air Force Reserve Command's 908th Airlift Wing/357th Airlift Squadron at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, makes its first flight following conversion from Lackland AFB, Texas.
Lockheed C-130 Hercules - СШАUSA - 1954
BAF Typhoon F.2 ZJ931 'DA' departs from the BAE Systems' facility at Warton, Lancashire, on delivery to RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, on October 9, 2006. The aircraft is the 100th Eurofighter delivered, the 35th for the RAF and the first for 11 Squadron. Note that Squadron marking colours on the fuselage are applied in reverse.
Eurofighter Typhoon / EF-2000 - InternationalInternational - 1994
Chengdu FC-1 (JF-17) PT06, the sixth development aircraft, but only the fourth flying prototype, gets airborne for its first flight on September 10, 2006, joining prototypes 01, 03 and 04 in the flight-test programme of this new Chinese fighter. Prototype 06 is said to have an improved fuel system and all-Chinese manufactured avionics.
Chengdu FC-1 / JF-17 / Super-7 - КитайChina - 1999
Retired Albanian Air Force Shenyang F-6 8-25 (c/n 7125) heads a line up of the type in storage in an underground cavern built into the mountainside at Gjader Air Base on September 19, 2006. Gjader previously housed two operational squadrons of F-6s and a squadron of Chengdu F-7s, but flying ceased in 2001 and it is now merely a reserve base. Since then the cavern from which they operated has been used for aircraft storage and houses a total of 21 F-6s, eight F-7As, a MiG-19S and a Shenyang FT-5. Albanian has withdrawn all of its fast jet fighters, with the last F-7 flight taking place in 2002 and the final F-6 flight in 2004.
Shenyang J-6 / F-6 - КитайChina - 1961
Highlight of the static display at the Pratica di Mare Open Days on September 16-17, 2006 was this Italian Air Force Breguet Atlantic, MM40124, from 41" Stormo 'Athos Ammannato'/88" Gruppo AS, based at Catania Sigonella. The aircraft wears an impressive special colour scheme that was applied during the summer for participation in an anti-submarine warfare exercise. The unit emblem of a black eagle hurling red flares at a black shark's fin has been massively enlarged and applied to the entire fuselage and fin, whilst the engine nacelles also each have a shark's mouth and eyes painted on them. The lower fuselage has been painted a wavy blue to represent the Mediterranean Sea whilst, following Italy becoming 2006 football World Cup champions, appropriate titles have been added to the forward end of the extended fin root fillet with the World Cup painted on the blade aerial above it. The aircraft is no longer used for operational sorties, but has been retained for ceremonies and special events.
Breguet Br.1150 Atlantique - ФранцияFrance - 1961
Сухой Су-27УБ - РоссияRussia - 1985
West Air Sweden Hawker-Siddeley HS.748 Srs 2A SE-LIB (c/n 1776), seen here at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, Sweden, on October 9, 2006, has been wet-leased since May to Spanish freight operator Alaire - Lineas Aereas Alaire and carries Alaire Cargo titles.
Hawker-Siddeley Andover / HS.748 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1960
Saab 2000 SE-LSG (c/n 055), previously operated by Blue1, has now joined City Airline, becoming the second of the type with the Swedish regional carrier. One operates on the new Stockholm/Bromma - Kristiansand route, which commenced on August 28, 2006, whilst the other is being used for charter flights out of Arlanda.
SAAB SAAB 2000 - ШвецияSweden - 1991
Former Mesaba Airlines/Northwest AirLink RJ85 N516XJ (c/n E2334) departs Southend Airport, Essex, on September 14, 2006 for Exeter, Devon, prior to delivery to Ireland's CityJet as EI-RJD. The aircraft had arrived from Goose Bay, Newfoundland, via Reykjavik, Iceland, and had been preceded by similar aircraft N518XJ (c/n E2337) which arrived on September 7 from Reykjavik, departing the following day for Cologne for pre-delivery work and painting by Nyack. The aircraft are the first two of a total of 23 acquired by CityJet that will be delivered over the next 18 months.
BAe BAe-146 / RJ - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1981
26 марта 2005г.: созданный специально под требования израильских вооруженных сил, самолет ДРЛО Gulfstream Nachshon был разработан на базе бизнес-джета G550. В первоначальной конфигурации (Shavit, на заднем плане) самолет оснащался системой радиоэлектронной разведки AISIS компании "Elta" (ее аппаратура размещалась в гондоле).
Nachshon - один из наиболее существенно модифицированных Gulfstream. ВВС Израиля эксплуатируют самолет ДРЛОиУ Eitam и самолет радио- и радиотехнической разведки Shavit, поступившие на смену специализированным Boeing 707.
Israel's first Gulfstream G550 CAEW aircraft, N637GA, flies over Georgia during a pre-delivery test flight alongside Israel's other special mission Gulfstream, the GV SEMA.
Gulfstream Gulfstream IV/V/G450/G500/G550 - СШАUSA - 1985
Brand new, winglet-equipped Hawker 850XP TC-STB is seen about to depart from Southend Airport, Essex, on September 30, 2006 on delivery to new Turkish charter operator Sertur Air. The aircraft arrived from the Wichita, Kansas, factory via St John's, Newfoundland, then routed through Zurich, Switzerland, to join the new operator in Istanbul. It is one of the first of the type to be exported, following FAA certification in June. The 850XP is one of the first two aircraft delivered to Sertur Air, the other being Beechjet 400 TC-STA.
Raytheon Hawker 800 / 1000 - СШАUSA - 1983
A sight absent for almost 20 years, ever since the Lightning was retired from service with the Royal Air Force. Mike Beachy Head's four-ship display comprised F.6 ZU-BEW/XR773 (lead), T.5 ZU-BBD/XS452 (lower aircraft), F.6 ZU-BEY/XP693 and T.5 ZU-BEX/XS451 (rear).
English Electric / BAC Lightning - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1957
Lanseria-based AirQuarius is the world's largest operator of Fokker F.28s and is probably best known overseas for its wet-lease charters into Afghanistan and Iraq - though not all its aircraft bear all the advertising carried by F28-4000, ZS-JAV.
Fokker F.28 Fellowship - НидерландыNetherlands - 1967
Two former Spanish Air Force two-seat Mirage F.1DDAs (which prior to that were with the Qatar Emiri Air Force) have been sold to the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) The aircraft have been re-designated F.1DJs in RJAF service and the first aircraft, now serialled 118, is seen here at Al-Azrag/As Shaheed Mufwaffaq Salti Air Base just prior to its first operational flight with the RJAF on September 11, 2006.
Dassault Mirage F1B / F1D - ФранцияFrance - 1976
Cessna Aircraft's Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) proof-of-concept aircraft, N158CS, is seen here during its maiden flight on Friday October 13, 2006. The aircraft got airborne at 0833hrs from McConnell Air Force Base, Wichita, Kansas, and landed at 0905hrs a few miles away at Wichita/Mid-Continent Airport. First flight took place exactly nine months to the day after go-ahead was given to build the LSA concept aircraft, which was first unveiled publicly in July at Oshkosh. Cessna has still to reveal a designation for the aircraft, although the registration would suggest it may well be the Cessna 158. A decision on whether to enter production with an LSA is expected to be made in the first quarter of 2007.
Cessna 162 SkyCatcher / LSA - СШАUSA - 2006
English Electric / BAC Lightning T.4 / T.5 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1959
Seen here devoid of registration during pre-delivery test-flying on August 2, 2006, AgustaWestland AW139 ZS-EOS (c/n 31052) undertook an eight-day ferry flight from the factory in Vergiate, near Milan, Italy, to Cape Town, South Africa, during September in time to appear at the African Aerospace and Defence Show later in the month. The helicopter, officially registered on September 11 to Fireblade Investments Ltd, is the first of the type in South Africa and wears an unusual customised colour scheme designed for the owner, a South African businessman, by a South African artist.
Agusta Westland AW.139 / AW.149 - InternationalInternational - 2001
Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aero) commenced training of Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) rotary-wing pilots during September 2006 with the first two of a planned total of five Eurocopter EC 120 Colibri helicopters. One of the first two is seen here on August 29, whilst the remaining three are currently undergoing modifications prior to also entering service. ST Aero was awarded a contract last November to provide the RSAF with a fleet of five EC120s, plus full technical and logistic support over 20 years. The RSAF will buy flying hours from ST Aero for the exclusive use of the fleet.
Eurocopter EC.120 Colibri - InternationalInternational - 1995
One of the most colourful aircraft to appear at Africa Aerospace & Defence 2006 was this South African Air Force Atlas Cheetah D of 2 Squadron.
Atlas Cheetah - ЮАРSouth Africa - 1985
Boeing A/MH-6X manned/unmanned prototype, N206HX (c/n 06-X002), undertook its first flight on September 20, 2006 at Mesa, Arizona.
McDonnell Douglas MD 500E/MD 520/MD 530/MD 600 - СШАUSA - 1982
Venezuelan AF/Grupo 9 Cessna T206H FAV-2905 seen after it crashed at an Amazon airstrip on August 9,2006, although all on board escaped injury.
Cessna 205 Super Skywagon / 206 Super Skylane / 207 - СШАUSA - 1965
Paris-based Aero Services Corporate Airbus A319CJ F-GSVU arrives at Orlando Executive Airport on October 15, 2006 for display in the NBAA static park as part of the major Airbus presence at the convention.
Airbus A319 / ACJ - InternationalInternational - 1995
US Airways unveiled Airbus A319-112 N709UW on October 5, 2006 in this new paint scheme featuring the logo and colours of the Philadelphia Eagles football team. Philadelphia-based US Airways is the official airline of the Eagles.
Former Lithuanian Airlines Boeing 737-5Q8 LY-AZX (c/n 28052) departs Southend Airport, Essex, on September 9, 2006 on delivery via Vilnius, Lithuania, to Moscow-Domodedovo-based Russian carrier Transaero, with which it will become EI-DTX. The aircraft had arrived at Southend on September 4 for painting by Air Livery.rdoc
Boeing Boeing 737-300 - СШАUSA - 1984
Having arrived by sea two months earlier, the SAAF's first JAS 39 Gripen made its public debut at the show. The two-seat JAS 39D 01 (c/n 39-2801/'ZA01') is based at the SAAF Test Flight and Development Centre at Overberg, where it has begun a 14-month flight test programme.
SAAB Gripen / JAS-39B/D - ШвецияSweden - 1996
Built in Jordan to the original Seabird Aviation Australia design, the Seeker, SB7L-360A light observation aircraft, is used by the Iraqi Air Force for convoy protection.
Seabird SB7L Seeker - АвстралияAustralia - 1989
Following demonstrations to service and government officials at Pretoria, Brazilian Air Force R-99A, 6700, with Ericsson Erieye AEW&C radar, was exhibited in the static display.
Embraer R-99 / E-99 / ERJ-145RS / ERJ-145SA - БразилияBrazil - 1999
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Batman in the 1980s Issue 32: August 1982
The Dark Knight in the 1980s
by Jack Seabrook &
Peter Enfantino
Colan & McLaughlin
Batman #350
"Nightmare in Crimson"
Story by Gerry Conway & Paul Levitz
Art by Gene Colan & Tony DeZuniga
Waking up from a nightmare and finding himself in the hospital, Robin gets dressed and races to the Batcave. Batman has just arrived back from his trip to California and notices that Robin is acting a bit odd, though the Dark Knight fails to notice Robin's red eyes. Meanwhile, Vicki Vale's publisher, Morton Monroe, pilfers her Batman file from her office desk just before she makes a date with Bruce Wayne for that evening.
Night falls and Bruce, Vicki, and Dick all attend a party at Dala's house. Bruce again notices Dick's weird behavior, so he snoops around, sees Dala leading a somnolent Dick outside, and changes into his Batman outfit. He ventures outside and is attacked by the vampire monk who manages to put the bite on him before Dick conks him on the head.
Peter: With that intriguing final panel (of Bats, with blood trickling from two wounds on his neck), it'll be hard for Gerry to write this off as a Scooby-Doo fake vampire saga. And hopefully he won't try. I like the DeZuniga inking as much as I liked Alcala's last issue; so nice to see my favorite DC hero given a solid sheen. There are a few pages devoted to the Vicki Vale subplot but, thankfully, the main story keeps Gerry from touching on the Gordon nonsense. Hopefully, we won't have to deal with that (and the Vale) too much into the future.
Jack: I liked the art much better this issue than last issue. DeZuniga seems a better choice to ink Colan's pencils than Alcala (sorry, Peter!). The story is also more interesting and seems to flow more smoothly than last time. The subplots and distractions are kept to a minimum and Batman is more of the focus of his own book than Robin. I'm looking forward to reading the next installment in Detective!
"Those Lips, Those Eyes"
Story by Brice Jones
Art by Tony DeZuniga
Selina Kyle wakes up in a room she doesn't recognize and has blood on her clothes! In an adjoining room she finds a dead blonde in fishnets; a matchbook provides a clue. Realizing she resembles the dead woman, Selina switches to her Catwoman outfit and investigates, fighting dizziness and recalling fleeting images of herself being knocked out. She dresses up to resemble the dead girl and takes her place as a stripper in a go-go bar; she chases a cat burglar she saw outside the apartment but ends up at his mercy, clinging to a rooftop by her fingers!
Peter suddenly realizes why we love DC comics.
Peter: Tony DeZuniga's debut on the Catwoman back-up is not bad, though he lacks the style and pizazz of Von Eeden (the splash makes Selina look like Margot Kidder and the final page looks rushed). The story is confusing but hopefully will unfurl in the next chapter. Some nice PG-rated cheesecake but blame the cat burglar's entrance for avoiding the PG-13!
Jack: I thought DeZuniga's art on this strip was fantastic! Of course, that has nothing to do with all of the compromising positions he puts Selina in. Whew! Having Selina Kyle in a blonde wig and fishnets working at a strip club is a dream come true for any fan of pulps and old paperbacks. Not that I would like those things, you understand. I'm just trying to put myself in their shoes.
Colan & Giacoia
"The Monster in the Mirror"
Bitten by a vampire, Batman somehow becomes a blood-sucker himself without the effort of dying. He makes his way back to Wayne Manor and Alfred, startled by his employer's condition, hides the Dark Knight away while he can figure things out.
Just then, there's a knock on the door and Alfred finds a priest, Father Green from St. Jude's Hospital, waiting on the doorstep. The holy man explains that he knows there's a "troubled soul" inside the mansion now that Batman has been infected with vampirism. Alfred feigns ignorance but the priest relates the tale of plantation owner Louis Dubois and his sister. Shortly after the Civil War, DuBois was cursed by a witch after he mistreated his workers and he became a vampire. He bit his sister, infecting her as well. Meanwhile, ex-cop Jim Gordon and PI Jason Bard continue to investigate the crooked politics of Hamilton Hill and Batman claims his first victim as a full-fledged vampire. Dick Grayson picks up Vicki Vale at a party while Dala and her fanged brother watch from the shadows.
Peter: A very disappointing second chapter in this Dark Knight: Vampire saga. The DuBois origin is nothing new, borrowed piecemeal from so many other vampire/zombie/werewolf tales. The Bats-as-bloodsucker sequence at the end of the story left me giggling rather than what Gerry (ostensibly) had hoped my reaction might be. That is, unless Conway has his tongue planted firmly in cheek and this whole thing is a goof. If Father Green knew DuBois and sis were vampires, why wait so long to do anything about it? The Gordon/Vale stuff continues to be a waste of paper and I can't wait to be done with it. Ironically, the only subplot that I had cottoned to was the Dick/Dala affair, and that has already played itself out. Or has it?
The Gene/Tony work is still strong although Chance, Dick, and Bruce all seem to be the same person at times. Thank goodness Vicki calls Dick by name at the climax or I'd have thought Bruce was in two places at once. That finale is going to reveal something interesting at the onset of Batman #351 next month.
Jack: Are we reading the same comic? This was a blast! The multi-page flashback to the Civil War features the best Colan art we've seen in some time, though I was confused when Dubois was bitten by a snake and became a vampire. Huh? I liked seeing Batman put the bite on a crook but I don't see how Jason Bard is helping Commissioner Gordon, unless he's just there for moral support. And what's up with Christopher Chance? He's the Human Target, right? Is he going to sub in for Bruce or Bats to trick Vicki? Imagine so. The whole Bat Vampire story isn't totally cogent but it's a lot of fun.
"A Tale of Two Serpents!"
Story by Cary Burkett
Art by Jose Delbo & Joe Giella
Transformed into a giant snake woman, Batgirl must use all her cognitive abilities at once to control her serpentine alter-ego. When she sees a local toxicologist, the man informs her that if he can lay his hands on a sample of Lady Viper's venom, then he can work up an antidote. Batgirl tracks the Queen of Serpents to her boxcar lair, where she surprises her new foe with her changing abilities. Lady Viper is knocked unconscious and Babs attains the venom she requires. Cured, Batgirl heads back to the boxcar to see to the snake woman but arrives just in time to see the giant revert to pure snake form. Lady Viper is no more!
Peter: This is the final chapter in what, with minor changes, could very easily have been filmed as a Bela Lugosi vehicle, directed by Ed Wood. A lot of these back-ups are dumb as dirt but the "Lady Viper" four-parter was also an enjoyable trip to Loonytown. I love how, once she's made the transformation from Snakegirl back to Batgirl, her leotards are ripped just enough not to show whether Babs is a natural redhead. The bare legs look is a good one. The art is just as awful as always, but it's appropriate, given the low-budget horror shenanigans going on. Jose Delbo seems incapable of anything resembling an interesting angle in his panels. Most everything is "shot" from straight ahead. His most intriguing take appears below, when Jose decides, craftily, that the reader doesn't need to see the characters' mouths when they talk. Sly that one!
Jack: This story arc ended too soon. Is it a coincidence that we have both Batman and Batgirl sporting fangs in the same issue and both were bitten by snakes? It was a cheat when all Batgirl had to do was concentrate in order to lose her serpent tail. The antidote worked awfully fast and the end was a letdown. I hope Lady Viper returns!
The Brave and the Bold #189
"A Grave as Wide as the World!
Part Two: Dead Men Tell No Tales!"
Story by Robert Kanigher
Art by Jim Aparo
Searching for a clue as to who poisoned Loon Lake, Batman finds that David Phillips appears to have been killed in a car crash that landed him at the bottom of a bay. Batman dives under the water and finds a photo, sealed in plastic, of a young boy and his father saluting Der Fuhrer. Scuba divers attack the Dark Knight and Thorn swims to the rescue. In spite of that, the Bat-misogynist leaves Thorn behind and visits "famed Nazi hunter Leon Weiner," who identifies the Nazi in the photo as Martin Bormann, who is hiding out in South America.
It's off to Brazil for Bruce Wayne, on a plane also carrying Rose Forrest. Batman arrives in Rio de Janeiro and thwarts a plot to kill the president, carried out by crooks dressed as Batman and riding a float in the big Carnival. As a reward, Batman is loaned a plane to search the jungles for Bormann's hideout, which turns out not to be terribly hard to find, seeing that he erected an airfield with a replica of the Brandenburg Gate. Batman's plane is shot down and he has to make an emergency landing. David Phillips arrives on another plane (along with Rose) to deliver the canister of Inferno A to Bormann, his father. Thorn again pops out of nowhere to save Batman and the Nazi compound blows up. Batman drops the canister at the bottom of a river filled with piranhas.
Safe in the jungle, Batman hypnotizes Thorn to try to discover her secret identity, but she isn't giving it up.
Some detective! Try yanking off her wig.
Peter: First things first--I had to read the very first caption on the splash three times before I could make heads or tails of it: A moon as mad as the vandals who smashed tombstones and uprooted the dead at Gotham Cemetery glows at two who never should have met--but did! I'm not sure I was ever the same after that opening. Luckily, Big Bob serves up an entertaining reboot of The Boys from Brazil, stocked with evil Ratzis and their equally rotten offspring. I love that dopey climax. Hilariously, Batman thinks to himself at the beginning of the story that Thorn is entitled to her secrecy, then tries to take advantage of the girl by hypnotizing her and asking her who she really is! Blonde girl goes into the jungle, Thorn comes out. World's greatest detective, my Aunt Frannie. Worst Cover of the Year, hands down.
Jack: I love Jim Aparo, but I kept thinking that this story would've looked great if it had been drawn by Joe Kubert, Big Bob Kanigher throws in all of our favorite tropes from DC War Comics, including Nazis, scuba divers, and airplane battles. Kubert would've knocked this story out of the park. As it is, Bob has trouble finding logical reasons to fit in Rose and Thorn, and even I couldn't really understand what she was doing in the Brazilian jungle or how she got there. Still, the story moves fast and is fun if you park your brain at the door. I suspect we won't see any more of Thorn next issue.
"Betrayal!"
Art by Dan Spiegle
Sheffield decides to hold off on shooting Kingston and Nemesis escapes an explosion. Nemesis locates the room with all of the TV monitors and knocks out the people in it before destroying all of the equipment. Sheffield gets Kingston alone and kills him. Nemesis rescues Marjorie and takes her outside, where Valerie is still circling in a chopper. Brewster threatens Nemesis with a machine gun but is attacked by a lion, allowing the trio to escape by helicopter.
Jack: Less boring than usual but just as silly, this installment (seems like #1000) of the Nemesis saga gets the dubious distinction of being better than usual. Dan Spiegle's art is still not something I ever want to experience again, but at least there's plenty of action.
Peter: By emphasizing the action and ignoring the boring stuff like characterization and plot, Cary Burkett finally (after 24 long and deadly dull months) crafts an installment of Nemesis that I thoroughly enjoyed. Yep, I will echo Jack's sentiments that the art is just as hideous as ever but the Executioner/ Destroyer/men's adventure hero aspects of "Betrayal" are on the money.
Jack and Peter will discuss whether
a whole issue of Gonzalo Mayo
melty-things is a great idea or not!
Labels: Batman, Brave & the Bold, Dc Comics, Detective Comics
I think this vampire-Batman saga was just the first attempt of Doug Moench in mixing supernatural stuff( Dracula, vampires, etc.) with Batman stories.
If you are interested in stories with this element I can recommend the much better-written Batman & Dracula trilogy he wrote in the 90's. It consists of 3 graphic novels: Batman & Dracula: Red Rain (1991), Bloodstorm (1994) and Crimson Mist (1998)
I think Moench had definitely been improved over the years and during the 90's was a much better writer.
Also, Dala Dubois and her brother are the villains in the Batman and the Mad Monk limited series, where we get their complete back-story by Matt Wagner.
andydecker said...
Sorry guys, I find the art in Batman mostly poor. Bruce and Dick look like brothers half the time. Bruce looks either overweigt or arthritic, the panel where he rattles the doorknob with both hands is laugh out loud and absurd.
Detective I liked better artwise, the best part is the origin flashback. Even if it has the same faults as Batman, why do Bruce and Dick look so alike? Shouldn't an editor have this redrawn? And Vicki Vale looks like a reject from a Doris Day movie. Horrible. The vampire story is rather generic, the usual Southern Gothic light, but okay.
The best are the covers. Yes, Batman has a generic vampire picture, but it has atmosphere, and Detective is funny.
Jones' Catwoman story is fun. I mean, it is truly dumb with a lot of hilarious WTF moments. Catwoman only realising this is a strip club on the stage is laughable, and where the hell does she hide her costume? Not only on the stage, but in the apartment too. She is abducted but not searched? Amateurs. The changing into the costume on the stage would have merited a whole page, though; a fun idea which should have needed more space.
I always have a hard time with stories relying too much on coincidences, and the Bat books seem to have become dependent on them. Catewoman getting abducted - again - is a groaner, but the vampire's priest running Robin down with his car and then knocking at Wayne Manor is as unbelievable as Alfred screaming like a banshee.
The Moench Dracula was an Elseworld product. Those always had more free room to explore ideas than the regular books.
Thanks, John! I haven't read the '90s Batman but look forward to it.
And thanks, Andy! I agree that this is not Colan at his best but I'm still enjoying the books. Except for Nemesis, of course.
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Architekturkritik
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As one of the main monuments of Spanish-Islamic architecture, the Alhambra became the favored destination of 19th century travelers, living from the memory of its Islamic past. The former splendour of the Nasrid palaces has become the scene of tales and legends, creating a series of pictures of a long gone time. And these pictures have been the source of creation of an ‘imaginary Alhambra’ which played a decisive role in the restorations of the 19th and early 20th century. Hence, the focus of the article lies on the evaluation of these restorations taking into consideration the impact of 19th century cultural travel and questioning the role played by John Ruskin, Camillo Boito or Gustavo Giovannoni in early 20th century Spain.
In 1492 Granada, the last stronghold of Islamic power in Spain, was conquered by the Catholic monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella, converting the Alhambra to one of the main symbols of the Reconquista (1). Despite its ‘Christianisation’, the famous palace city of the Nasrids kept its image as a former place of oriental court life, intrigues and unfulfilled love. After being excluded from the traditional routes of the so-called ‘Grand Tour’, Spain and most of all Granada became the chosen destination of 19th century travellers (2). Immortalizing their impressions in books, paintings or contemporary architecture, they created a series of pictures of a long gone time, idealizing the ruinous palace buildings (3).
In so doing, they created an ‘imaginary Alhambra’, which not only influenced the general perception of the monument but also played a decisive role in the controversial restorations of the 19th and early 20th century. As will be shown below, it was not until the arrival of the architect Leopoldo Torres Balbás in 1923 that the ideas of John Ruskin, Camillo Boito or Gustavo Giovannoni were determinant for the Alhambra.
The 19th century and the creation of an ‘imaginary Alhambra’
In the spring of 1829, at a time, when al-Andalus and its Islamic remains were in the focus of travellers searching for the picturesque, a young American named Washington Irving visited Granada in company of a member of the Russian Embassy at Madrid. Staying for three months, living in the Nasrid palaces, Irving recorded his impressions, observations und adventures in his famous Tales of the Alhambra, first published in 1832 (4). Explaining what the palace city of Granada ment to him and his contemporaries, he wrote:
“To the traveller imbued with a feeling for the historical and poetical, so inseparably intertwined in the annals of romantic Spain, the Alhambra is a much an object of devotion as is the Caaba to all true Moslem.” (5)
Washington Irving wasn’t the first visitor of the Alhambra and by far not the last. Many others went on a pilgrimage to the romantic Mecca located in southern Spain (6). Most interesting regarding to the above mentioned topic are the representations and descriptions of the different parts of the Alhambra by its 19th century visitors. While Alexandre de Laborde, James Canavah Murphy, Girault de Prangey or Jules Goury and Owen Jones considered the Alhambra as an object of study (7), recording its architecture following the then applied standards, many others used the Nasrid palaces as the chosen set of their romantic tales (8).
By “clothing naked realities with the illusion of the memory and the imagination” (9), they became the elected spot for romantic reveries. That these “phantasmagoria[s] of the mind” (10) contrasted sharply with the actual reality of the monument was quite obvious. Executed mainly in mud, wood, plaster and more sporadicly brick and stone, the fragile decorations, the pisé-walls, the opulent ceilings and vaults felt in desolation shortly after being neglected.
The Rebirth of the Nasrid Palaces
Because of the alarming state of conservation of the Alhambra, further damaged by the occupation of the site by French troops between 1810 and 1812, consolidation and restoration works inside the Nasrid palaces were accomplished long before the institutionalization of the protection of historical monuments by the Spanish Government and the creation of a supervising commission, the so-called Comisión de Monumentos in 1844 (11). As in the rest of Europe, the need for regulation and control became obvious, given the restorations executed during the 19th century in the Alhambra and elsewhere in Spain.
Starting in 1828 and lasting until 1907, the Contreras family, José, Rafael and finally Mariano, considered the Alhambra almost as their own. Following the restoration ideology of Viollet-le-Duc, predominant in Spain right into the beginning of the 20th century, they recreated whole areas, mostly without any conclusive archaeological or documental evidence, giving rebirth to the ruinous palace buildings of the Nasrids (12) (Fig. 1). Being a subject of discussion in newspapers, periodicals and books of the time, the restorations executed by the Contreras in the Alhambra split the Spanish public in two antagonistic camps. The arguments of the one side in pro of the Contreras can best be illustrated by quoting Miguel Lafuente Alcantara:
“Sería cosa digna de admirarse el patio de los Leones en su integridad: el brillo del pavimento, el primor de los templetes y galerías sustentados por jaspes blancos como la nieve; el adorno de las paredes esmaltadas de oro, plata y púrpura, y la transparencia del agua despeñada en la fuente de los Leones, ó saltando de las muchas tazas de alabastro repartidas en su recinto, presentarian una de aquellas decoraciones maravillosas que nos pintan los cuentos fantásticos de las Mil y una noches.” (13)
The other side, taking up an opposite position by condemning the restorations of the Contreras makes itself heard in the words of José Gimenez-Serrano:
“Esta joya preciosa bien mereceria mejor conservacion y que manos impías y groseras no la destrozasen. Al santuario deben acercarse los profanos destocados y con veneracion: preféribles son las ruinas á prosáicas y disparatadas restauraciones: escitan las unas poéticos sentimientos y desprecio las otras.” (14)
Leopoldo Torres Balbás and the “restauro scientifico"
Unlike the rest of Europe, the conservation theories of John Ruskin (1819-1900) obtained broader acceptance in Spain only around 1915, along with related ideas of Italian architects like Camillo Boito (1836-1914) and Gustavo Giovannoni (1873-1947) (15). Together with Jeroni Martorell i Terrats (1876-1951) and Joseph Puig i Cadafalch (1867-1956), the Madrilenian architect Leopoldo Torres Balbás (1888-1960) became one of the leading figures of a new approach towards the conservation and maintenance of historical monuments in the early 20th century Spain (16).
In 1923 Torres Balbás was appointed conservator of the Alhambra, replacing Modesto Cendoya, assigned in 1907 (17). Based on the Plan General de Conservación de la Alhambra, elaborated by the architect Ricardo Velázquez Bosco between 1915 and 1917 (18), Torres Balbás made the decisive step of bringing to perfection some romantic and exotic scenery to the actual conservation of the building fabric (19).
As a member of the Spanish delegation at the First International Congress of Architects and Technicians of Historic Monuments held in 1931 in Athens, Torres Balbás had the opportunity to present some examples of the works executed since 1923 in the Nasrid palaces, illustrating his new conservation policy. The main principles implemented by Torres Balbás, broke with the restoration practice predominant in the Alhambra until his arrival:
“Les constructions anciennes ont été entièrement respectées, en accord avec les intérês archéologiques et artistiques; on s’est efforcé essentiellement de conserver et de réparer, ne recourant qu’en dernier ressort aux restaurations proprement dites; on s’est attaché à ce que les traveaux modernes ne fussent jamais une falsification, qu’ils pussent toujours se différencier nettement de la construction originale.” (20)
In agreement with the general conclusions of the Athens Charter for the Restoration of Historic Monuments adopted at the just mentioned Conference of 1931 (21), the above quoted position of Torres Balbás had a considerable impact on the Spanish conservation law, passed on May 13th 1933 and effective until 1985 (22).
The ideological turn undergone in the early 1930ies in Spain, showing the general acceptance of the so-called restauro scientifico, established by the above mentioned Camillo Boito (23), can best be observed in the Palacio del Partal, one of the main palaces of the Alhambra (Fig. 2).
According to his diary-notes, published posthumous in the Cuadernos de la Alhambra, Torres Balbás began the restoration of the Partal in 1923 by repairing and reinforcing its walls and piers as well as the wooden ceilings and roof constructions. To recover the original appearance of its portico-facade, subsequently walled up, Torres Balbás evaluated the available graphical, documental and archaeological evidence, which allowed its restitution (Fig. 3). But unlike his predecessors, Torres Balbás left the alterations visible and retained from doubtful reconstructions (24).
Notwithstanding their positive response in Spain and abroad, the restorations of the Alhambra should not follow the new path for very long. At the outbreak of the Spanish civil war in 1936, distinguished architects like Torres Balbás were replaced because of their political orientation, and despite the above mentioned conservation law of 1933 a return to pro-restoration practices took place in the country, leaving its traces in the Alhambra as well (25), as can be seen at the just mentioned Partal palace, where Jesús Bermúdez Pareja replaced in 1965 the brick piers of the portico-facade by marble columns; a falsification, as we know today (Fig. 3).
The Alhambra an the Spanish Heritage Debate
Looking back to the thirteen years Torres Balbás presided the conservation department of the Alhambra, his theoretical and practical achievements are judged today as highly important for Spain and the Alhambra. Without him, the Nasrid palaces would most probably have been converted into the oriental Eden described by so many 19th century travellers, losing their authenticity or as Ruskin would have said, their glory (26), for the sake of a romantic vision far away from reality.
Alvarez Lopera 1977a
José Alvarez Lopera, “La Alhambra entre la conservación y la restauración (1905-1915)”, Cuadernos de Arte de la Universidad de Granada, 1977, vol. 29-31.
Alvarez Lopera 1977b
José Alvarez Lopera, “Una decisión polemica: el cese de Cendoya en 1923”, Cuadernos de la Alhambra, 1977, vol. 13, pp. 161-173.
Avila Granados 2006
Jesús Avila Granados, Viajeros por Andalucía, Sevilla: Fundación José Manuel Lara, 2006.
Boito 1885
Camillo Boito, “I nostri vecchi monumenti. Necessità di una legge per conservarli”, Nuova Antologia, 1885, vol. LXXXI, pp. 640-656 and vol. LXXXII, pp. 58-73.
Camillo Boito, “I nostri vecchi monumenti. Conservare o restaurare”, Nuova Antologia, 1886, vol. LXXXVII, pp. 480-506
Camillo Boito, “I restauri in architettura. Dialogo primo. Restaurare e conservare”, Questioni pratiche di Belle Arti, Milano: Ulrico Hoepli, 1893, pp. 3-48.
Casar Pinazo/Esteban Chaparía 2008
José Ignacio Casar Pinazo, Julián Esteban Chaparía (ed.), Bajo el signo de la victoria. La conservación del patrimonio durante el primer franquismo (1936-1958), Beniparell, Valencia: Pentagraf, 2008.
Chateaubriand 1826
François Auguste René de Chateaubriand, Les aventures du dernier Abencerage, Paris, 1826.
Conservation des Monuments 1933
La Conservacion des Monuments d’Art & d’Histoire, Paris: Office International des Musées, 1933.
Esteban Chaparía 2002
Julián Esteban Chapapría, “El expediente número 1652/1940 de responsabilidades políticas: proceso de depuración a Leopoldo Torres Balbás”, Papeles del Partal, 2002, vol. 1, pp. 51-71.
Julián Esteban Chaparía, Leopoldo Torres Balbás. Un largo viaje con la Alhambra en el corazón, Beniparrell: Pentagraf, 2012.
Galera Andreu 1992
Pedro Galera Andreu, La imagen rómantica de la Alhambra, Madrid: El Viso, 1992.
García Cuetos et al. 2010
María del Pilar García Cuetos, María Esther Almarcha Núñez-Herrador, Ascensión Hernández Martínez (ed.), Restaurando la memoria. España e Italia ante la recuperación monumental de posguerra, Gijón: Ediciones Trea, 2010.
(1) Guichard 2000, pp. 208-226. See further Torres Balbás 1951, pp. 185-205.
(2) Viñes 1999, pp. 19-24.
(3) Galera Andreu 1992. Koppelkamm 1987. Viñes 1999.
(4) Garnica 2004. Irving 2009.
(5) Irving 1832/2006, p. 33.
(6) For further reading see Galera Andreu 1992. García Mercadal 1999. Viñes 1999. Avila Granados 2006.
(7) Laborde 1812. Murphy 1815. Girault de Prangey 1837. Girault de Prangey 1842. Goury/Jones 1842-1845.
(8) For two early exponents see Chateaubriand 1826 and Hugo 1829.
(10) Irving 1832/2006, p. 99.
(11) Muñoz Cosme 1991.
(12) Torres Balbás 1933a, pp. 4-5. Alvarez Lopera 1977a, pp. 25-43. Muñoz Cosme 1991. Ordieres Díez 1995, pp. 115-117. Rodríguez Domingo 1996.
(13) Lafuente Alcantara 1849/1986, p. 161. English translation (F. Giese-Vögeli): „It had to be admirable to see the Court of Lions in his integrity: the brilliance of the floor, the excellence of the pavilions and galleries, supported by snow-white jasper; the decoration of the walls, embellished with gold, silver and purple and the translucency of the water, dripping in the fountain of the Lions or springing from the many alabaster basins, which are situated in its area, would present one of the marvellous decorations, which the fairy tales of Thousand and one Nights are painting.”.
(14) Gimenez-Serrano 1846/1981, p. 129. English translation (F. Giese-Vögeli): „This precious jewel would well deserve a better conservation and that impious and rough hands would not destroy it. The sanctuary has to be approached bareheaded and with veneration: ruins are to be preferred to prosaic and absurd restorations: the ones excite poetic feelings, the others contempt.”.
(15) Ordieres Díez 1995, p. 126. For more information on the impact of Camillo Boito and his conservation theories in Spain, see Martinez de Carvajal 1989, p. 49 and González-Varas 2006, pp. 298-306.
(16) Torres Balbás 1919, pp. 5-39. Torres Balbás 1924, pp. 10-17. Torres Balbás 1927, pp. 249-253. Torres Balbás 1933a, pp. 1-10. Torres Balbás 1960, pp. 203-219. Alvarez Lopera 1977a. Seguí Perez 1986, pp. 298-302. Vílchez Vílchez 1988. Martinez de Carvajal 1989, pp. 45-55. Ordieres Díez 1995, pp. 174-178. Torres Balbás 2013. For biographical data on Torres Balbás see Vílchez Vílchez 1999. Muñoz Cosme 2005. Esteban Chaparía 2012.
(17) The substitution of Modesto Cendoya by Torres Balbás was most polemical, as has been shown by José Alvarez Lopera in 1977, see Alvarez Lopera 1977b.
(18) Vílchez Vílchez 1990, pp. 249-264.
(19) Muñoz Cosme 1991, p. 151.
(20) Torres Balbás 1933b, p. 69.
(21) Conservacion des Monuments 1933, pp. 448-478.
(22) Ordieres Díez 1995, pp. 36-41. González-Varas 2006, pp. 513-516.
(23) Boito 1885. Boito 1886. Boito 1893.
(24) Torres Balbás 1965 pp. 84-86.
(25) Ordieres Díez 1995, p. 157. Esteban Chapapría 2002. González-Varas 2006, p. 316. For further reading see Casar Pinazo/Esteban Chaparía 2008. García Cuetos et al. 2010. García Cuetos et al. 2012.
(26) In The Seven Lamps of Architecture John Ruskin describes the glory of a building as follows: “For, indeed, the greatest glory of a building in not in its stones, nor in its gold. Its glory is in its Age, and in that deep sense of voicefulness, of stern watching, of mysterious sympathy, nay, even of approval or condemnation, which we feel in walls that have long been washed by the passing waves of humaity. It is in their lasting witness against men, in their quiet contrast with the transitional character of all things, in the strength which, through the lapse of seasons and times, and the decline and birth of dynasties, and the changing of the face of the earth, and of the limits of the sea, maintains its sculptured shapeliness for a time insuperable, connects forgotten and following ages with each other, and half constitutes the identity, as it concentrates the sympathy, of nations: it is in that golden stain of time, that we are to look for the real light, and colour, and preciousness of architecture;”, see Ruskin 1880/1989, pp. 186-187.
Abb. 1: Alhambra, Lions Court after the restoration of Rafael Contreras and Juan Pugnaire
Abb. 2: Alhambra, Partal palace before the restoration of Torres Balbás
Abb. 3: Alhambra, Partal palace after the restoration of Torres Balbás
Abb. 4: Alhambra, Partal palace after the restoration of Jesús Bermúdez Pareja
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Abb. 1: Alhambra, Lions Court after the restoration of Rafael Contreras and Juan Pugnaire. (Uhde 1892, Pl. 10.).
Abb. 2: Alhambra, Partal palace before the restoration of Torres Balbás (Conservation des Monuments 1933, Pl. I-1).
Abb. 3: Alhambra, Partal palace after the restoration of Torres Balbás (Conservation des Monuments 1933, Pl. I-2).
Abb. 4: Alhambra, Partal palace after the restoration of Jesús Bermúdez Pareja (F. Giese-Vögeli, June 2012).
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Archived Posts - July 2004
One last Harold and Kumar update before the weekend... AMWd's got some good coverage of the film's NYC Press Conference. They've also got a clip of last night's appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live here. Enjoy. And have a good weekend...
Here's something we won't see in Hollywood: lots of Asians playing Greeks. The National Asian American Theater Company performs a translation of Sophocles' Antigone: Pity the Thebans, Your Friends and Neighbors
The following message comes from Judge Carl Thibodeaux of Orange County, TX:
I DO NOT APPRICIATE MY E-MAIL BEING FLOODED WITH THE SAME E-MAIL ABOUT JAP LANE. I WILL NOT BE READING ANY NEW E-MAIL ABOUT JAP LANE.
JUDGE THIBODEAUX
I guess he's talking about this email campaign: Please rename Jap Lane!
It appears he doesn't like all the email. You can contact Judge Carl Thibodeaux at cthibodeaux@co.orange.tx.us or 409.882.7070. Tell him just how sorry you are.
So, Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle opens in theaters today. You've read the emails, seen the interviews—John Cho and Kal Penn are freakin' everywhere. Everything that needs to be said has been said, but I guess I'll say a few words anyway. GO SEE THIS MOVIE. We've already witnessed the importance of first-weekend box office numbers, with last year's release of the critically-acclaimed indie hit Better Luck Tomorrow. It was a momentous film that put us on the map. But Harold and Kumar is a mainstream, wide-release Hollywood comedy starring two Asian American male leads. A different kind of film, with a different kind of deal. It's opening against some huge competition this week (namely The Manchurian Candidate and The Village). Your box office numbers count!
That said, why not just go see because it's a funny, entertaining movie? Really, it's freakin' hilarious. Yes, it's a stoner movie. But you'll be suprised. A few people have described it as "a smart movie disguised as a stupid movie." That's an accurate assessment. It's already received critical raves from the likes of Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and Ebert & Roeper. As I write this, it's rated at a FRESH 77% at RottenTomatoes.com. And I liked it too. Heck, I've seen it twice already.
All right, that's all I'm going to say. For a good time, go see Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle.
Turns out I spoke too soon about The Village. Obviously taking cues Hitchcock, director M. Night Shyamalan does somehow manage to slip himself a cameo, as with his previous films. Even in the all-white village. Crafty.
FAN, the Filipino American Network of Chicago is now accepting submissions for the 1st Annual FAN-Chicago Filipino-American Film Festival. The deadline is August 15.
It seems the Jap Road saga is not quite over. Few satisfied by new proposal for Jap Road. After all that complaining and insistence that they keep "Jap Road" because its history, turns out they just wanted something that was easy to pronounce. "Boondocks Road"? You gotta wonder what Aaron McGruder has to say about that.
By the way, let's not forget The Village, written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, (the most powerful Indian American in Hollywood?) opening in theaters Friday. Looks like it's about a bunch of scared white people in the woods. Somehow, I doubt M. Night is going to sneak a cameo of himself into the movie this time.
Also opening in theaters tomorrow, Jonathan Demme's remake of The Manchurian Candidate. However, there appears to be No Manchurians in 'Manchurian Candidate'. If you have the chance, catch the 1962 original, and watch for evil brainwashing Asians!
Bai Ling is in She Hate Me, a Spike Lee Joint.
So I guess it's Harold and Kumar week. Did you catch the duo on The Tonight Show the other night? It was an interesting sight: a Korean American guy and an Indian American guy sitting there on the couch next to lily-white (and gorgeous) Ashley Judd. They talked a little bit about themselves, the movie, and their experiences with racism in Hollywood. I love how Leno tried to empathize. This, after the Tonight Show's history of Asian/dog-eating jokes? Too little, too late. I also love how Ashley Judd was genuinely appalled and apologetic on behalf of all white people. Welcome to our world, lady.
Kal Penn and John Cho are on scheduled to be Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight. Here's an interview with Kal Penn at CHUD.com, and more interviews with the cast and director here: Coming Soon!
Jack Song has been involved with marketing Harold and Kumar to the Asian American community. Despite all the positive buzz, the process hasn't been smooth—kind of frustrating, actually. Read his Xanga to hear about some of the obstacles.
The movie opens in theaters tomorrow.
John Cho and Kal Penn on The Tonight Show tonight. Brace yourselves.
Yo. The Q & A with John Cho and Kal Penn is up and running. The comic duo shares some insights on Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle. Find out what they REALLY think of White Castle burgers! Just click the obnoxious link on the right.
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Harold and Kumar movie pass giveaway. It was fun, and hopefully I can do something like that again in the near future. The promotion is over, so please don't ask me for any more tickets. If you didn't hear from me, you didn't win. Sorry. By the way, if you ask for a ticket, but don't include your mailing address, I have no way of sending it to you. Thus, you don't get one. Following directions is very important. Here are a few H&K items:
A.O. Scott's review for the New York Times: 'Harold and Kumar': A Dumb Stoner Comedy for a New American Century Some good observations, though I feel like it has a few spoilers.
And a special message from John Cho and Kal Penn, currently being circulated through various channels:
Dear Friends, Fans, Haters, Players, and True Money Makers,
Hey! This is Kal Penn (aka Kalpen Modi) and John Cho writing to encourage you to go see our upcoming comedy from New Line Cinema, "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle," opening nationwide on July 30th. This film marks the first time a major studio is releasing a project with two Asian American males as the leads. We don't have stereotypical accents, we don't passively tread through the story, we're not asexual or hypersexual, there are no martial arts scenes, one-dimensional cab driver segments. We play a couple of all-American guys who happen to be of Indian and Korean descent. Our characters (Harold and Kumar) are post-collegiate buddies who get the munchies and end up going on the adventure of their lives as they set out to satisfy a spontaneous craving for White Castle burgers. Ebert and Roeper just gave our movie "Two Thumbs Up"! We hope you will too. Read on.
The opening weekend for any film is extremely important.† Studio executives (the people who make big decisions about movies) track the numbers from that first weekend's ticket sales and make all kinds of decisions based on that data. They decide if they will add more screens to show a film, if they will spend more money in promoting it, if they will start investing in a sequel... but most importantly, they decide if elements of the film work and whether they should do it again. In our case, that means they will be asking, "Will a strong script and story succeed or fail with 2 Asian American guys in non-stereotypical roles?". We personally think it will succeed, but we need your help! This film is our chance to prove that realistic, nonstereotypical depictions can make an audience have a blast, and take in enough money to make this happen in the future.
By buying a ticket to "Harold and Kumar go to White Castle," you aren't just gonna get to see a really funny movie with two dudes who look like you. Nope. You're also going to be saying to media outlets, "I support accurate representation of Asian Americans and would like to see more." You have the power to change things simply by buying a ticket to a film that we believe you'll have fun watching anyway!
Please go to the theaters on the weekend of July 30th, and watch "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle". We look at this awesome opportunity like we do voting in an election. Every movie ticket someone buys is a VOTE, and the cool part is, you're allowed to vote as many times as you want. With your support of the film, we will show decision-makers in Hollywood that supporting movies like these is not only the right thing to do, but is also good business. We'll also show YOU
what it's like to ride a cheetah, hang glide off a cliff, pick up a hitchhiking Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser), tell off a bunch of ignorant punks, get love interests, and sing Wilson Phillips at the top of our lungs.
So just hold on for one more... week, and check out the website at www.HaroldandKumar.com. This film opens the weekend of July 30th! Send this email to all of your friends. Throw parties. Order food. Make a night (or weekend) out of it and go see "Harold and Kumar go to White Castle"! This is a landmark opportunity for the Asian American community, and we are proud to be the faces involved. With your support and the success of this film, we hope that it's only the beginning of many more Asian Americans on screen...
Enjoy the movie,
Kal Penn and John Cho
"Kumar" and "Harold"
New Line Cinema's "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle"
If you don't know, now you know. Oh, check back tomorrow for my Q & A with John Cho and Kal Penn.
First, read Dave Kehr's uninformed review of Flavors for the New York Times: Bollywood Discovers New Jersey's Subplots. Then read filmmaker Wes Kim's letter to the editor, written in response to the review:
We were dismayed by Dave Kehr's review of the Indian American film "Flavors." While generally favorable, Mr. Kehr persistently viewed the film as a product of Bollywood, apparently unaware that it was produced by two Indian American filmmakers hailing from Texas.
To praise "Flavors" as being "blissfully short" compared to many Bollywood films while knocking its lack of "wonderfully demented musical numbers" unfairly imposes a sort of minstrelsy on Asian American filmmakers. Was the film "Better Luck Tomorrow" similarly deficient for not featuring wire-assisted martial arts?
How ironic that the decidedly low-brow "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle" should be so much more sensitive to the reality of the Asian American experience than the Arts & Leisure section of the Times. It's telling, however, that a movie screen filled with brown faces can still fail to be recognized as a wholly American image.
Wes Kim, Director, Northwest Asian American Film Festival
Tad Doyle, Programmer, DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival
Camille Ramani, Co-director, 3rd I South Asian Independent Film
I know it's not Hollywood. But it ain't Bollywood either, fool.
Yo, don't forget to vote for The Black Eyed Peas' "The Apl Song" on TRL. Check this article out: Tagalog Invades MTV
And in other overreacting-in-the-name-of-homeland-security news: Homeland Security officer charged in tourist beating. A Chinese tourist is in the wrong place at the wrong time. According to witnesses, the officer "sprayed her with pepper spray, threw her against a wall, kneed her in the head as she knelt on the ground and struck her head on the ground while holding her hair." Granted, the woman shouldn't have ran, or resisted. But she didn't deserve a beating. Yeah, I think he overreacted.
More evidence that Annie Jacobsen is just a crazy white lady on an airplane: AIR MARSHALS SAY PASSENGER OVERREACTED (Scroll down past a few articles). Even Snopes.com, the web's foremost authority on urban legends/rumors, has taken on Jacobsen's claims: Terror In The Skies - False. Sorry, Annie. Sometimes fourteen Syrian musicians on a plane are just fourteen Syrian musicians on a plane.
Seriously, next time these guys roll into town, I'm going to the show.
Blame it on the Whoopi effect. Margaret Cho has been "uninvited" to perform at Human Rights Campaign event next week: Gay Group Says No to Cho. Another one bites the dust.
Some good letters in response to Patrick Smith's "Hysterical Skies" article in Salon.com: Letters. Written, of course, in response to crazy Annie Jacobsen's now-infamous, crappy-excuse-for-journalism Terror in the Skies article.
That'll make you think twice about getting up to use the bathroom!
Personally, I think this is the best publicity a 14-piece Syrian band could ever get here in the States. Someone offer them a record deal.
Oh, those crazy Korean dramas: Korean soaps lure unlikely audience
I kinda just like the title of this article: JapJapJapJapJapJapJap
Not sure how recent this Frank Wu article is, but it's a good perspective, given all the recent headaches and controversies: Asian Americans Don't Know What to Do About Racial Discrimination
Oscar-winning documentarian Jessica Yu will delve into directing her first narrative feature with The Cake Eaters.
A new trend in the world of adoption... Fix up your house to accomodate your foreign child: Close Encounters With a Home Barely Known
Okay, so Jap Road is out. But there's still Jap Lane in Orange County (Texas). That's racist! As usual, the AMWd people are on it with an email campaign: Please Rename Jap Lane!
Came across this casting call for a role in an upcoming episode of Alias:
KAZU TAMAZAKI - Male, 20s, Japanese. Rogue gang leader. Any swordplay or martial arts experience/skills a strong plus...GUEST STAR
Greeaaat. Another Asian martial arts gangster guy. We just can't seem to get enough of 'em. That's racist!
Police have arrested a guy in connection with the death of 16-year-old Bang Mai, killed in brawl three weeks ago in Boston: Youth arrested in teen's slaying. Now what happens? You would hope that the death of a kid would sober up both sides, but is that asking for too much? And you just wait with halfhearted anticipation... will his family really get justice?
I have to quote O-Dub on this one: "I have to say - and this completely ignorant to suggest - but part of wishes the shit would just jump-off, and for once, someone besides us could feel scared and intimidated but of course, in these kind of situations, people of color are always the ones who get fucked up in the end. It's just that inner rage begs for release at times." Daaamn right.
Now, what did I say earlier this week about voting? Last week, John Kerry launched $3 million worth of campaign ads targeting Hispanics and African Americans to shore up the minority vote in the presidential race. So what about us Asian folk? Don't you want our votes? There are some concerns: Asian media rip Kerry strategy
More troubles at Los Alamos National Labs: Los Alamos Puts 19 on Leave After Security Breach. Misshandling of classified material blah blah blah. What are the chances that these fools get the Wen Ho Lee treatment?
Chink's Steaks is still around. Still battlin' with activists for a name change. However, Chink's Barber Shop in West Philadelphia has officially changed its name, in order to avoid controversy: Naming Rights
That ain't news, man. From BusinessWeek, yet another 'Japan is Cool' article: Is Japanese Style Taking Over The World? Yes, and it's coming to get you.
Up-and-coming Filipino American filmmakers at the 27th AIFF in New York: NY Scene: Fil-Am Filmmakers on the Rise
Out of Canada, some resolution to the tragic Cecilia Zhang kidnap/murder case: Chinese student charged with murder in Cecilia Zhang case. Curious, why is it necessary for these headlines to explicitly identify the suspect as a Chinese guy: Chinese national charged in death of Cecilia Zhang
Sequel to the Annie Jacobsen article: Part II: Terror in the Skies, Again?. Please, woman. You need to get over yourself.
Hey! It's the 9th Annual LA Tofu Festival. All the tofu you could ever want, this weekend, July 24th and 25th.
Fans of Jenny Hyun (fka Jaley) are probably aware of the ongoing mangagement/label troubles she's had in getting her music career up and running. It's regrettable she's had to face so many obstacles, because she's a talented performer who deserves to be heard. For those unacquainted with the situation, Jenny gives you the lowdown on her website and xanga. Read up, and take her advice: in matters of bidness, always get yourself a lawyer.
Two articles from the Beaumont Enterprise, reporting the "Jap Road" name change:
End of Jap Road
What will it be?
So lookee here. Urban Outfitters' latest line of t-shirt exploitation: Everybody loves an Asian boy. Don't feel too special. They've got a whole mess of similarly loving shirts for nerdy boys, fat boys, rich boys, frat boys, German boys, Buddhist boys, Puerto Rican boys, Blue Collar boys, Agnostic boys, Southern boys, Canadian boys, Irish boys, Latin boys, Jewish boys, and Italian boys. Such love. Lame.
Sorry, I still dig my design better: Nobody Loves An Angry Asian Man
Check out this Salon article: The hysterical skies. It's in response to this ridiculous, racist article by Annie Jacobsen, chronicling her "account" of boarding a cross-country flight with fourteen musicians who happened to be of Syrian descent: Terror in the Skies, Again? A harrowing experience! She details their "suspicious" appearance and behavior. They are of Arab descent! They are sitting next to each other, talking and glancing! They are getting up to go the bathroom! They must be terrorists.
You've got to be kidding me. Xenophobia at its worst. Just stick me an internment camp, will ya? That's racist!
Ack. Watching the new F/X drama, Rescue Me, about NYC firefighters. Denis Leary's character is talking to a psychotherapist about who's qualified to be a firefighter, that it doesn't matter if it's a man or woman, just as along as they're cut out for the job. Then he says something to the effect of "You got a martian, or a cyborg or a Chinaman? Bring them on.." The shrink asks, "Are there any Chinese fire fighters?" He answers back, "Probably... somewhere... in China."
That's just great. A throwaway "Chinaman" line. Makes for a good joke. That's racist!
Budget cuts, fewer resources, harder times for Hmong refugees. An NPR report: Resource Shortage Could Hamper Hmong Resettlement
Been hearing about another crappy Fox reality show, Trading Spouses, in which moms and dads trade places in families from different walks of life. This week's show featured an affluent Japanese American family and a working-class Black family. Here's an article: Local mommies swap families for Fox reality show (registration required)
Chops has a new mixtape out, with original-production remixes: By Hook or By Crook. His take on G Unit, mixed by DJ Lt. Dan. Give it a listen.
Like most people who use email, I am regularly plagued by spam. Usually, it gets trashed, sight unseen. But I got fooled, and opened this one because of its subject line:
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Weird, man. What does 'chinaman' have anything to do with my mortgage? Well, I guess it got me to open the email. Got me. It worked.
APIAVote.org invites you to register to vote. Register, get involved, tell your friends, then VOTE. You can get started here: Your Vote Matters
According to this article, Zhang Ziyi has been cast in the Spielberg/Marshall movie adaptation of Memoirs of a Geisha: Spielberg role for Ziyi?. Also reported here: Zhang Lands Spielberg Lead. Though, it doesn't seem as though American press has picked up on this yet. Is this for real? Either way, I can't say I'm a big fan of this idea. Bad.
Just a reminder... fans of Black Eyed Peas' "Apl Song" can vote for the video to be on MTV's TRL. The goal is for the video to be number one on July 26. Read more on this effort here: The Black Eyed Peas "The Apl Song"
Why July 26? Watch the video for a better understanding of the underlying issue. July 26 will be the 63rd year anniversary of the induction of the Filipino military organizations to fight in WWII under the U.S. flag. On July 26, 1941, President Roosevelt issued an Executive Order calling members of the Philippine Commonwealth Army into the service of the United States Armed Forces of the Far East. Under this order, Filipinos were entitled to full veterans' benefits. More than 100,000 Filipinos volunteered for the Philippine Commonwealth Army and fought alongside the United States armed forces. Today, some of these veterans have yet to be acknowledged and yet to receive their full benefits. That ain't right. For more information, visit www.fullequitynow.com
Voting for the video is a small gesture to bring attention to a greater cause...
No more Jap Road. After hours of often heated testimony, local officials in Beaumont, Texas voted yesterday to change the name: 'Jap Road' in Texas to Get Name Change
Angelo de la Cruz is alive and free: Filipino Hostage Freed in Iraq After Troops Withdraw
Spotted Terry Chen on the USA Network's miniseries The 4400, as "Colin Chen," a Department of Homeland Security researcher. You might've also seen him over the weekend in I, Robot. Man, most sci-fi movies are crap. I mean, shouldn't there be more Asians in the future?
Recently seen on newsstands: Nhà Magazine, "the premier lifestyle, culture, and identity magazine focusing on Vietnamese Americans."
Going along with the article on political clout, some statistics: Number of Asian Residents in Each State
NEWS FLASH! The sky is blue, and TV is still a white male realm. Shocking.
According to a survey in the UK, Very few white Britons have ethnic minority friends. I'd be curious to see what the statistics look like in the U.S.
Ah yes. A non-Korean entity (the CIA) insists it knows how to spell Korean names better than a Korean person (the President of Korea): Roh wants CIA's 'No' to go. To paraphrase a friend, it's the butchered romanization of Asian names. A fine tradition.
A few months back, I think I mentioned that Asian Women United was working on an update to the documentary Slaying the Dragon. In conducting research for the project, they released a survey gathering opinions about Asian women in U.S. media. Well, the results are in, with some interesting selected survey quotes.
Robot Stories continues to screen in select theaters through the summer. Meanwhile, Greg Pak is writing the new Warlock comic book for Marvel. Check out a few preview pages, and an interview with Greg Pak.
This is important. Asian Americans are the country's second fastest-growing minority... yet we have virtually no national political clout. Are you hearing me? This is obviously problematic, and trickles down on many levels. Read this article, then do something: Asian Population Lacks Political Clout
What, you watched Fahrenheit 9/11, now you think you've done your civic duty? No, dude. Let me put this as delicately as possible: Get off your ass and vote. This November. And encourage others to do the same.
Semi-rave, slightly gross-out review of Harold and Kumar on Ain't It Cool News. I did NOT have to read the last paragraph. Too much information, Harry.
Here's a good H&K article from my hometown paper: 2 Revolutionary Dudes
And an interview with Kal Penn ("Kumar"), with a funny headline: Harold And Kumar is gross, yet sweet
It was inevitable. Yao Ming and Michelle Kwan are going to be on The Simpsons. The two star athletes, along with LeBron James, will lend their voices to an upcoming episode. According to this article, Yao will apparently hire Homer to teach him some victory dances: Yao Ming to star in "The Simpsons". The episode will broadcast after next year's Super Bowl.
This is kind of fun... AsianWeek names The 25 Most Influential APA Hollywood Pioneers. Interesting, though I could've sworn a list like this came out not too long ago. Anyway. This week's feature lists numbers 25 through 11. Next week, the top 10. Who will be number one??
New trailer for Jet Li's new film: Danny the Dog. I'll admit, I'm pretty intrigued.
Worth reading, if only for these great quotes. A few choice opinions from the citizens of Beaumont, Texas, regarding the ongoing "Jap Road" controversy:
"I hear 'Jap' cars and 'Jap' bikes all the time... Why not Jap Road?"
Buddy Derouen, 69
"If it's offensive to someone, they should either move or stay away from here."
L.J. Bergeron, 62
"We're not here to bash the Japanese... How can I be considered a bigot and a racist when I got a Puerto Rican son-in-law?"
Wayne Wright
You gotta love it. All from this New York Times article: Texas Community in Grip of a Kind of Road Rage
Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi D\donors are urgently needed to help Pia Awal, a 29 year-old educator. Pia has been diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia and is in immediate need of a stem cell blood, or bone marrow, transplant. Learn everything you need to know here: A Match for Pia
This is from ESPN.com's Page 2: Mail Call, Jimmy. Bill Simmons answer actual emails, most of which have nothing to do with sports. For instance:
Q: Why has "The Real World" refused to cast an Asian male at any time throughout the show's 10-plus year history? We've seen every possible permutation of humanity imaginable (gay Latino male, straight black female, constant stream of Asian women, lesbians galore, etc.) except for the Asian man. Does anyone else notice this? As the years go by, this fact simply cannot be ignored.
-- Michael Son, Santa Monica, Calif.
Bill Simmons: Hey, you're preaching to the choir -- I'm the guy who let out an audible groan when I found out that William Hung wasn't going to be in the "Surreal Life 3" house.
Jimmy Kimmel: Asian males aren't allowed on MTV. Outrageous, I know —but Viacom policy is Viacom policy.
It's a good question. Of course, it gets the easy William Hung quip response. Ironic, because I'd probably give the same sarcastic answer Kimmel gives.
I've been hearing about something that went down last week on KFBK 1530 AM radio (in Sacramento)... On Wednesday night, radio host Mark Williams closed the show by giving an "award" to the Philippines for pulling out of Iraq. The piece
included backgrounds sounds of crowing chickens and spoken words to the effect of calling Filipinos monkeys. That's racist!
Sometimes I don't know why I bother. Right-wing talk radio pulls this kind of stuff all the time. They thrive on it. But here's a place to direct your anger: KFBK Business Office - 916.929.5325
The 4 Star theater in San Francisco, the only theater left in the United States that shows first-run Hong Kong movies, is in danger of closing: The owner and movie theater fans are tussling with a church over the Richmond's beloved 4 Star. An online campaign has begun: www.save4star.net
Guilty. "There's no doubt this was a hate crime, motivated by racial prejudice." A San Francisco judge ruled Wednesday that a white teenager had committed felonious and misdemeanor assault in a hate crime against Asian American teenagers last summer. This article includes a detailed account of the attack: Hate crime trial nears end. And here's the article on Wednesday's verdict: Teen convicted of hate crime in assault.
Sentencing for the teenager is scheduled for August 25. Punishment could include probation, community service, a fine or detention. You deserve to go to jail, you punk ass racist.
This New York Daily News article follows filmmaker Steve Chu and his crew's frenetic 2-day, 16-hour production of 17 Down, their entry into the 64 Hour Film Shoot Out: 64 hrs. packed with 'Action!'
Just learned about Team America: World Police, a new movie in production from Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the guys responsible for South Park. It's an all-puppet action/adventure/comedy (a la Thunderbirds) about an elite squad of government freedom fighters. Sounds twisted and hilarious... but then I found out the movie's main villain is none other than Kim Jong Il. Red flags. Sure, our favorite North Korean dictator is certifiably nuts, and ripe for lampooning, but one fears they'll pull out the usual racist crap that goes along with it. To top it off, the screenplay is by Pam Brady, the co-creator of Mr. Wong. That's bad news. So you see the cause for concern...
Jenny Choi is back to kick some ass with another edition of the AIR Tour. Her band Sanawon ("fierce" in Korean) and Mike Park headline the 2004 Asians in Rock (AIR) Tour, joined by the likes of Dame Fate, Metropolitan, Cursor, Beatnik Termites, Clarendon Hills, and many more along the way. Just for fun, check out my Q & A with Jenny Choi, in support of last year's AIR Tour. I'm telling you, she's an asskicker.
Just reminder... the 27th Asian American International Film Festival in New York kicks off tonight, and runs through August 1. Lots and lots of Asian American films/seminars/parties for everybody. Plus, the winners of the 64 Hour Film Shoot Out! Here's an IndieWIRE article: Asian-American International Fest Kicks Off 27th Year
Been hearing a lot of buzz about Saw, an indie horror film co-written and directed by James Wan. Research reveals that Ken Leung is in the cast too. Looks like one scary-ass movie. The trailer is so creepy, I'm actually sort of regretting that I watched it. Here's an interview with James Wan. The movie hits theaters in September.
Spotted Byron Mann ever-so-briefly in a trailer for Catwoman. I saw this movie before. It starred Brandon Lee, and it was called The Crow.
This guy's got the right idea: Far East, far out of mainstream Hollywood. We've been griping about this for years. From the article: "Why doesn't anyone know how to engineer the successful transition of the finest Asian film exports? Though a few scattered blockbusters make their way to the fore, Hollywood still hasn't been able to truly use the amazing palette of potential talents like Jet Li, Chow Yun Fat, John Woo, Jackie Chan and their ilk." Daaaamn right.
We've hit the halfway mark in the baseball season. AsianAthlete.com has posted midseason report on Asian players in the Major League: 2004 mid-Season Major League Baseball Stats
Out of the UK... In a BBC undercover documentary, British National Party activists have confessed to racially motivated crimes including an assault on an Asian man during a 2001 riot: BNP activists admit to race crime. That's racist! More background on the documentary here: Going undercover in the BNP
Joe Kim XploitAsian Flix is making a documentary, The "C" Word, on the Chink's Steaks controversy. View a clip here, in which a white dude debates and defends the establishment's name ("I just blew your argument out of the water.") He really believes the movement is simply about harrassing a good man. It's equal parts intriguing and infuriating.
LA sneak screening of Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle, Wednesday, July 28.
Spotted Karl Yune in the trailer for Anacondas: The Hunt For The Blood Orchid. I'm taking bets to see how long he makes it in the movie before the giant snake eats him.
I take joy in the knowledge that sales are slumping for everyone's favorite clothing company: Abercrombie & Fitch May Be Cool. But Cool Only Goes So Far. People, they do not need your money.
I mentioned this controversy back in December (12.03.04), but it seems to be making the rounds again: Public Hearing To Discuss Jap Road. It's been going on for a while. Basically, activists are trying to get Jefferson County in southeast Texas to change the name of "Jap Road." It's an actual three-mile stretch of road in Fannett, TX that has been around for about 100 years. Believe it or not, it was named to honor a Japanese family who moved to the area and helped introduce the region to rice farming. Obviously, over time the meaning of "Jap" has changed to become a racial slur, and street's name has some problematic implications. It shares sort of the same issues with the ongoing "Chink's Steaks" controversy in Philadelphia.
Anyway, Jefferson County Commissioners will decide whether to take action on the issue after a public hearing July 19th. Meanwhile, there's an online petition circulating: NO Jap Road
Another DVD release: Tequila. Written and directed by first-time filmmaker Jonathan Lim. To be honest, I don't think I ever even heard of this film 'till today. One of those low-budget, indie deals. But the website is kind of neat. Purchase the DVD here.
And yet another DVD relase: Masters of the Pillow, James Hou's documentary on Professor Darrell Hamamoto's contorversial "Yellow Porn Movement." You know you like to watch. Coming to DVD soon, apparently.
Another Chinese basketball player to join the NBA: Chinese guard Liu Wei to try out for NBA Sacramento Kings
Darryl Fong's martial arts spoof Kung Phooey! comes to DVD/VHS next week, July 20th. It'll be available at Blockbuster, Netflix and the usual online retailers. NOT to be confused with that Kung Pow garbage, this movie's some hilarious good stuff. It's got the usual kung fu gags, but also throws in some sly (and not-so-sly) commentary on skewed Asian representation in the movies. It's an indie labor of love, stir-fried in the Bay Area, and cooked with MSG. Worth taking a look.
Support independent Asian American film.
A man walking down the street gets brutally beaten for wearing a turban: Arrest Made In Connection With Beating Of Sikh Man In Queens. This is America. That's racist!
And an update on that bloody brawl in Boston I mentioned yesterday... The incident was apparently sparked by the use of a racial slur. Two weeks ago, a teenage girl called several Asians visiting Veterans Park to play basketball "chinks," according to witnesses on both sides.
An Asian boy in the group responded by hitting the girl, touching off a series of confrontations that ended Sunday with the death of Bang Mai, 16. Police said he died from trauma and a stab wound: Blood feud: Asians blame Southie kids in fatal brawl. And this article: Two assaults led to brawl, say teenagers
It's sobering. Could any of this have been prevented?
Meet Jeff, cast member on MTV's new show The Assistant. Another one of those reality shows where they treat the contestants like crap. But even worse, it stars Andy Dick.
Two white dudes from New Jersey wanted to make a stoner movie about the Korean and Indian friends they knew in high school. Here's an article on the screenwriters of Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle: A movie with Jersey written all over it
Something else to do this weekend: Flavors opens in select theaters nationwide. It's an indie South Asian comedy by first-time filmmakers Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK. And starring a whole mess of people.
If you're in LA, something to do on a Thursday night: Chop Rock. An Asian American music showcase, brought to you by the fine folks of Chop Block. Lots of Asians, lots of music. So come on down.
An update regarding the San Francisco hate crime trial that began last month (Juvenile goes on trial in hate-crime case). Both the prosecution and defense have begun presenting their closing statements, and will continue on Wednesday, July 14 at 1:30 p.m. The court is expected to issue a verdict on Wednesday shortly after the closing statements are completed. The trial is open to the public.
DATE: Wednesday, July 14 (verdict expected in the afternoon)
PLACE: Center Courthouse
400 McAllister St., Dept. 306
For More Information, call Malcolm Yeung, at (415) 896-1701, ext. 120 or email malcolmy@asianlawcaucus.org. For full coverage on the case, visit asianlawcaucus.org
Outta Boston... this is just insane. A 16-year-old Vietnamese boy was beaten to death in a South Boston brawl where, according to police and witnesses, up to 50 teens wielded baseball bats, knives and at least one ax: Southie rumble turns bloody. Baseball bats, knives and an ax?
A freakin' ax?
Filipino truck driver Angelo dela Cruz, kidnapped by terrorists in Iraq, is still alive: Philippines Says Iraq Troops to Be Pulled
As a follow-up to the previous big-ass post... Some important tips for writing to your Senator/Representative. Got this email, from someone who knows what they're talking about:
I just wanted to pass on some tips to your readers for more effective letter/e-
mail/fax writing to one's Senator or Representative. I currently work on
Capitol Hill, so I've learned how Congress sorts mail.
1. Only write your own Senator and Representative - they throw away any letter
with an out of state or out of district address. (Unless you're a big
organization or association that represents a lot of people or an important
point of view.)
2. Don't use internet forms or a form letter provided by groups. If they see
more than one letter that use identical language, they throw them away. Any
form letter that comes on a group's letterhead is also thrown away. They want
letters that show time and effort, not something that you cut and pasted, or
just signed and sent off. I know a lot of groups use the form letter, but it's
so common that nobody on the Hill respects the letters anymore - it's become
too easy to point and click. Write an original letter - you don't need to be
eloquent or amazingly persuasive - we just want to know your opinion and that
you cared enough to put at least five minutes into the act.
(AMW - this means that you should give your readers an example letter with the
relevant facts, but tell them to please write it in their own words. Trust me,
this works - we still get plenty of letter-writing campagins, but the ones we
keep are the ones where the group tells people to write their own version.)
3. Put your name and return address on the letter itself. It makes things a
lot easier for us.
4. If the relevant bill or hearing is coming up soon, fax or e-mail instead of
writing the letter. Since the anthrax attacks, all mail is carefully screened
and thus can take considerable time to reach our office.
5. Please refer with as much specificity as possible to the issue, bill,
hearing - give the date, reference number, etc. and be specific about what you
want. Vague demands for action on some broad issue will be answered, but won't
have too much impact on how your Senator or Representative thinks about the
6. We get a lot of letters AGAINST stuff, but very little FOR stuff, so if
there is an issue you care a lot about, even if there's nothing specifically
threatening it, feel free to periodically write in expressing your support. For
example, we almost never get letters supporting immigrants, saying civil rights
is a good thing, or commending us for a good policy.
Remember, we get a LOT of mail - easily several hundred letters a day,
sometimes even more, so following these tips will make it MUCH more likely that
the very limited and swamped staff will pay attention to your letter.
It's good advice, for the Nielsen issue, and other future campaigns (and there will be future campaigns).
We all know the state of television is pretty much jacked when it comes to Asian Americans and minority representation in general. It's about get even more jacked: Don't Count Us Out!
All right. It's Monday, and I'm tired. But here's the deal. Nielsen Media Research measures what Americans watch on television. Nielsen sells these ratings to broadcasters, advertising agencies help clients like Coca-Cola, Ford and Walmart place ads on television. A broadcaster makes money by selling ads based on these ratings. And it's BIG money. If a show has low ratings and the broadcaster can't sell ads at a good price, then the show gets the axe. Cancelled. Nielsen is a monopoly and the only company that sets the television ratings. (Remember, C.R.E.A.M.)
What America watches directly impacts what we see on television. If a minority-themed program has good ratings, then it will continue to air on television. If not, the program will be cancelled. Poor ratings means cancellation—it's a simple equation. Since Nielsen determines the ratings, the methods and means they use to determine these ratings directly impacts what gets aired on television.
For a number of years, minority advocacy groups have called for an examination of the methods Nielsen uses to measure minority households in the U.S. Nielsen has ignored these calls. Recently, Nielsen announced plans to launch a new method to measure households in the major metropolitan areas called Local People Meters (LPMs). According to Nielsen's own research, African American and Latino viewers using LPM technology may be undercounted by as much as 25%. When it comes to Asian Americans, they weren't counting at all. ZERO.
In addition to this problem, the Media Ratings Council, an independent group consisting of television industry representatives, declined to accredit the new system until Nielsen addresses "noncompliance and performance issues" that turned up in an audit by Ernst & Young. Once again, Nielsen ignored these groups and has committed to rollout the LPM in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
So, how will Local People Meter ratings impact minority communities? Low ratings lead to the premature cancellation of minority-themed shows. Fewer minority-themed shows means that fewer minority writers, actors, directors and producers are employed. Television executives are more reluctant to invest in minority-themed programming and programs that matter to the minority community. Undercounting means that the voice of the minority community is not being heard.
Considering just how few Asian Americans there are on television in the first place, this new system is really bad news. If Nielsen doesn't count Asian Americans, shows with any kind of Asian presence don't get backed up with any kind of ratings info about community support. This predicament will lead to fewer future opportunities for Asian American actors. And it's bad enough as it is.
Don't Count Us Out is a community coalition formed to fight these changes in the Nielsen ratings system, and includes a letter-writing campaign. Asian Media Watchdog officially endorses this movement.
Also, Asian Media Watchdog has started a letter writing campaign to Neilson executives that more specifically addresses the concerns of Asian Americans: Don't push a flawed system that doesn't count APAs
And here's some additional contact info:
Susan Whiting, President and CEO
Nielsen Media Research
New York, NY† 10003
Federal Comminucations Commission
1-888-CALL-FCC (225-5322)
1-877-FTC-HELP (382-4357)
Furthermore, the Senate Communications Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing at 10:00 am on Thursday, July 15 on the Nielsen
Local People Meter (LPM) system. You can contact the Subcommittee immediately at webmaster@commerce.senate.gov and urge them to demand reforms to the LPM so that it fairly and accurately counts minority household.
If you're a resident of AK, CA, FL, HI, IL, KS, LA, MA, ME, MS,
MT, ND, NH, NV, OR, SC, TX, VA, WA, or WV, at least one of your
senators is a member of this subcommittee. So write to them! This form will save you some time: Please demand reforms to the Nielsen LPM! This letter will go to all Senate Commerce Committee members.
Okay, that's a lot to chew on. Bottom line, Neilsen LPM... That's racist!
Marking his first public appearance since claims of espionage against him were dropped, Army Capt. James Yee thanked members of the Asian Pacific American community for their support at a benefit dinner held in his honor in New York City's Chinatown: James Yee Speaks Publicly for First Time After End of Guantanamo Bay Scandal
NYC, catch a special advanced screening of Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle. July 18, 7:00pm at the ImaginAsian Theater. Q & A with John Cho and Kal Penn to follow.
The ImaginAsian Theater, New York's newest venue for Asian cinema, opens next week: A celluloid tiger gets its own showcase
And in Chicago: Harold and Kumar Live!
There are sooooo many things wrong with this article: What is it about Korean Women that Western Men Like?. I will let it speak for itself. That's racist!
Because they needed some actual Hawaiians on the show: 'Idol' Finalist Trias Comes Home to 'North Shore'. Well, of course.
Heads up: Asian CineVision's Asian American International Film Festival runs July 16-24 in NYC and July 30-August 1 in Huntington, Long Island. It's the big, O.G. on the east side. Dig it? Support Asian American film!
According to the Democratic National Convention Committee, nearly 40 percent of its delegates are of a minority background, including record numbers of blacks, Asians, American Indians and Hispanics: Almost Half Dem Delegates Are Minorities
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) has released a report outlining reforms needed to ensure Asian Americans aren't faced with discrimination at New York City voting booths this November. The report, "Asian American Access to Democracy in the 2003 Elections in NYC," chronicles some of the issues observers noted during the 2003 elections, including hostile poll workers, inadequate signage and workers uninformed about federal law requiring language access for non-English speaking voters. Report: More interpreters, training needed at polling places to ensure fair treatment of Asian American voters
You gotta love it. Established, educated musicians from China have converged on New York, performing daily for the city's subway riders: Asian Music, Accompanied by the A Train
The results are in... The fans have voted, and New York Yankee outfielder Hideki Matsui is the 32nd and last player on the American League's All-Star Team: Hideki Matsui wins "Final Vote," added to A.L. All-Star Team
Time for the 75th All-Star game, to be played July 13 at Minute Maid Park in Houston: Ichiro Suzuki & Danny Graves make 2004 Major League All-Star Team. Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki has been elected to his fourth straight All-Star game, finishing third in American League balloting with 1,891,136 fan votes. For the National League, Cincinnati Reds closer Danny Graves is among eight reserves and eight pitchers named to the All-Star Team as a result of the Player Ballot, cast by Major League players, coaches and managers.
Meanwhile, fans have a final chance to vote another player on the team, and New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui is one of the five players under consideration. You can vote for Matsui here.
We've talked about this before: Hawai'i on TV lacks state's racial diversity. Television shows set in Hawaii but where are all the Asians? Few and far between. That's racist! The article cites Fox's North Shore and NBC's upcoming cop drama Hawaii.
New York Times article on Giant Robot: Asian-American Trendsetting on a Shoestring
Don't forget, The Workshop: Asian American Film Collaborative's 64-Hour Film Shoot-Out kicks off on Friday, July 9. There's still time for last-minute registration... To all competing filmmakers, Shoot-Out judge Mike Kang offers a few words of advice.
Spotted in San Francisco: Giant Naked Asian Men. At Main and Folsom outside the building where they host the HotOrNot website. I presume shameless Jim and James here are the guys who started up the site. (Thanks, Stephen)
Two Asians completely rock it in the world of Competitive Eating. Yes, this is a sport. Sonya Thomas easily out-eats 300-400-pound men: 100-Lb. Woman No. 2 in World for Eating. But nobody beats No. 1, Takeru "The Tsunami" Kobayashi. In his fourth victory in a row, Kobayashi retained his hot-dog-eating title this weekend by eating 53.5 of the wieners in 12 minutes at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest: 'Tsunami' scoffs hot dog title.
You see, this is a talent I can live without.
It's Independence Day. But today also marks the five-year anniversary fo white supremacist Benjamin Smith's three-day hate crime shooting spree through Illinois/Indiana, which left seven people injured and two dead, including 26-year-old Won-Joon Yoon, shot while standing in front of his church: Bloomington remembers Yoon. This tragedy also claimed the life of Ricky Birdsong, former head basketball coach of Northwestern University. Smith of was a member of white supremacist hate group World Church of the Creator. Racist.
Everybody's talkin' about Michelle Wie: U.S.G.A. Reaps Benefits From Wie's Popularity
Request the Black Eyed Peas "Apl Song" on MTV TRL July 26! The video for "Apl Song" was produced and directed by the Lumpia crew. Although the music video has been well-received in the Philippines with countless airplay, it has yet to debut in the U.S. Since the song's chorus is sung in Tagalog, the chances of seeing the video on American television are somewhat slim. However, a movement is growing to change this. The goal: on Monday, July 26, the number one video on MTV's Total Request Live will be "The Apl Song." How? Read about it all here: here.
But who will play Daisy Duke? Jay Chandrasekhar Directing Dukes of Hazard
Today is the 40th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. It was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2, 1964, after a record two-month filibuster by Southern senators. The act's key provisions banned segregation in any facility offering public services and outlawed discrimination in hiring: Civil Rights Act Hailed 40 Years Later. A hugely important, landmark moment in American history. But let's face it—we still have a long way to go.
Looking for a job? How about as a park ranger? The National Park Service has opening for Park Ranger at the Manzanar National Historic Site.
An article on the growing population of Hmong Americans in the US: New Wave of Hmong Immigrants Head to Minn.. 15,000 refugees from Thailand are expected to arrive over the next six months.
Elsewhere, Zong Khang Yang, a Hmong refugee from communist controlled Laos, plans to walk more than 1000 miles from St. Paul, MN to Washington, DC, in order to bring to America and the attention of the international community the genocide-like crisis taking place in Laos: Trek Across America to Stress Plight of America's Forgotten Hmong Allies
Okay, this is wacky: enter the "Harold and Kumar Look Alike Contest." Yeah, you read that right. YOU can join in the nationwide search for Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn) lookalikes.††Two lucky clones will each win their very own private screening of Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle for themselves and 50 of their closest friends. For all the rules and info, check out one of the Harold and Kumar blog sites at www.xanga.com/HaroldLee or www.xanga.com/docKumar.
Like I said, wacky. The weird thing to me, is that it's such a race-specific promotion. Right? . . .Heeeeey. So what are they saying—all Asians look alike? That's racist! I'm kidding. All in good fun.
You know, my buddy Chethan kind of resembles Kumar...
Film version of Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha will begin filming this September in Los Angeles and Japan, directed by Rob Marshall (Chicago). Memoirs of a Geisha is the story of Sayuri, a beautiful girl from a tiny fishing village in Japan who must learn to be a geisha in order to survive. The producers are holding an open casting call next week for Asian girls aged 8-18 to play the young Sayuri, her teenage sister Satsu and her young friend Pumpkin: The Call for a Geisha
Great. I was just thinking, we don't get to see enough movies out there that present a White Man's Vision of Japan.
I watched Spider-Man 2 the other day, and I have to note that not only does it kick much ass, it gets props for portraying a truly multi-cultural New York City. I already mentioned that Daniel Dae Kim has a small role, as well as several Asian faces sprinkled in roles throughout the film. But even aside from this, you really get the sense that Spider-Man lives/works/battles villains in a city of diversity. Sure, this is still an NYC straight out of the comic books (subway cars never really look that clean), but I can say with confidence that Friends never looked this colorful. Big props to director Sam Raimi and co.
Cal State-Fullerton catcher Kurt Suzuki, coming off an awesome college season, has been received another distinction: Kurt Suzuki Wins Johnny Bench Award. By the way, Suzuki was drafted by the Oakland A's as a second round pick.
KCRW's Elvis Mitchell interviews Eric Nakamura and Martin Wong, publishers of Giant Robot: The Treatment. Aired last week on Wednesday, June 23.
If you're in Austin, TX next weekend, check out the Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle World Premiere and Road Rally. Believe it or not, there will be FREE ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT White Castle burgers for all in attendance. Yum.
Hyphen celebrates its one-year anniversary. I believe they're throwing a party...
So the big hot thing these days is Korean cinema. With films like Park Chan-Wook's Oldboy tearing it up at film festivals (it took the prestigious Grand Prize at Cannes), South Korea has established itself as a unique voice in international film. So, will be seeing these films in America any time soon? The good news is, sort of. The bad news is, not really. The ugly news is, they'll be remakes. That sucks. Here's a long, interesting article: Korean Movies, Hold The Koreans. It's a good read. One interesting note: the article reports that BLT's Justin Lin is set to direct the American remake of Oldboy. A consolation, I suppose. However, I do recommend seeking out Oldboy (it's an asskicker) and other Korean movies on DVD. Don't wait for the remake!
Part of the Nation, the long-awaited debut LP from Snacky Chan, drops officially on August 24. Been looking forward to this one for a while... The title track should get you sufficiently angry. Sample it here.
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Quicken Loans and Warren Buffett Team Up for Billion-Dollar Hype Machine
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Quicken Loans and Warren Buffet hope to make a sponsorship splash during this year’s edition of March Madness. Despite their lack of official NCAA sponsorship, the two seem poised to do just that.
March Madness is about to get even wackier this year, but at what cost?
The annual NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament of champions attracted 23.4 million television viewers last year, says CBS Sports. Each year millions of armchair point guards try their hand at predicting the outcome of the 64-team bracket in local office pools. However, Quicken Loans and Warren Buffett hope to initiate much more than water cooler bragging rights this year with what could be considered the mother of all guerrilla marketing tactics.
Quicken Loans founder and NBA owner Dan Gilbert announced a $1 billion prize to any fan that correctly predicts the “perfect bracket” before the 2014 rendition of the NCAA tournament. This prize is being insured by Buffett, the world’s fourth richest man, through one of his companies – Berkshire Hathaway. Essentially, Quicken Loans pays Berkshire Hathaway to cover the billion-dollar prize, should someone enter a perfect bracket in the contest.
While the odds are astronomically low, the buzz is deafeningly high. The question we ponder is how a brand like Quicken Loans can effectively own this considerable amount of the positive energy surrounding the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball tournament without paying to be one of the organization’s corporate champions and partners.
While Quicken Loans has sponsored the Carrier Classic, an annual college basketball contest turned outdoor spectacle aboard a US Navy aircraft carrier, since 2011, this does not garner them rights to the NCAA Tournament. With this announcement, president and marketing chief Jay Farner hopes they can earn an even larger place in the heart of college basketball fans. But at what cost?
It’s tough to argue the virtuosity of Quicken’s marketing ploy. The buzz generated by the incentive of a billion bucks should make their investment worthwhile, especially since they are paying pennies on the dollar for Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance policy. In fact, Quicken could emerge as one of the biggest corporate victors come tournament time.
Each March, companies amp up marketing efforts around the NCAA tournament in an attempt to increase brand recognition and drive revenues. Busiest among them are NCAA’s official Corporate Champions AT&T, Capital One and Coca-Cola, whose support helps fund 89 different championships and over 400,000 college student athletes nationwide.
Quicken Loans, on the other hand, is not an official NCAA corporate sponsor, thus their promotion isn’t benefiting anyone but themselves, along with a very unlikely new billionaire.
Performance Research studies tell us that modern fans are much more likely to favor a brand when that brand’s sponsorship of an event or campaign adds substantial value to the user-experience, regardless of its “official” status. In other words, if a promotion can engage consumers on a personal level it becomes considerably more effective. Thus this billion-dollar bracket contest offers the potential for huge returns for Quicken Loan.
Rather than cough up the dollars necessary to be dubbed an “official” sponsor, Quicken opted for this unconventional move. However, they will be garnering serious exposure from an event without supporting the organization responsible for putting it on. There are positive benefits to real people being bypassed by this agreement.
The Billion Dollar Bracket Challenge may ultimately be the best business decision for Quicken. We’re just not sure that it is the appropriate one.
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actin, cytoskeleton, cell motility, endocytosis
Simulation and theory of force generation by actin polymerization
Our research efforts are focused on understanding actin dynamics and force generation using a combination of analytic theory and computer simulation. Actin polymerizes rapidly in response to external signals, and often displays an autonomous dynamic behavior. Several of the key molecular-level processes underlying actin dynamics are known, and these include polymerization/depolymerization of filaments, branching/debranching, capping/uncapping of filament ends, and bundling of filaments. Our current focus is understanding how actin dynamics in endocytosis is determined, and how actin polymerization provides pulling forces to drive the process. In our simulations, we retain the coordinates of all actin subunits in filaments over time, thus obtaining a detailed picture of the three-dimensional structures that form, such as branched networks and bundles. Recently, we have shown that pulses of actin polymerization that occur during endocytosis in yeast result from a negative-feedback interaction in which actin polymerization pulls actin nucleators off the membrane. Furthermore, we found that pulling forces in endocytosis are generated by a characteristic profile of actin polymerization where the polymerization is slowest at the edges. We are currently trying to understand how actin filaments can generate the large forces required to overcome the turgor pressure in yeast.
A. E. Carlsson. Membrane bending by Actin Polymerization. Curr. Op. Cell Biol. 50, 1-7 (2018)
D. J. Tweten, P. V. Bayly, and A. E. Carlsson. Actin Growth Profile in Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis. Phys. Rev. E95, 052414 (2017)
Wang X, Galletta BJ, Cooper, JA, and Carlsson. Actin-Regulator Feedback Interactions during Endocytosis. Biophys. J. 110, 1430-1443 (2016)
Carlsson AE and Bayly PV. Force generation by endocytic actin patches in budding yeast. Biophys. J. 106, 1596-1606 (2014)
Brooks FJ and Carlsson AE. Actin polymerization overshoots and hydrolysis as assayed by pyrene fluorescence. Biophys J 2008 95:1050-1062.
Carlsson AE. Model of reduction of polymerization forces by ATP Hydrolysis. Phys Biol 2008 8:035002:1-9.
Carlsson AE. Stimulation of actin polymerization by filament severing. Biophys J 2006 90:413-422.
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HRIC Resigns Global Network Initiative Membership
HRIC has resigned from the Global Network Initiative (GNI), the multi-stakeholder group founded in 2008 to advance freedom of expression and privacy in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector. As a founding member and former board member of the GNI, HRIC has actively contributed...
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Olympic Athletes Speak Out
In the lead-up to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, a Chinese official explicitly warned athletes that, while in China, they would not be free to express themselves. Many of them did voice their concerns—before and after the Games—about human rights violations in China.
A Tribute to Xu Zhiyong: Rights Advocate and Public Intellectual
Xu Zhiyong wrote in his seminal essay in 2012: “China Needs a New Citizens Movement”: “China needs a new citizens movement. This movement is a political movement in which this ancient nation bids utter farewell to authoritarianism and completes the civilized transformation to constitutional...
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China Human Rights Lawyers Group's Public Statement on Safeguarding the Legal Rights of Lawyer Liu Yingying
On April 2, 2020, the Zhengzhou Lawyers Association issued a disciplinary “warning” to lawyer Liu Yingying( 刘莹莹 ) for posting on her blog an article titled, “Today, family members lined up in a long queue to pick up their relatives’ ashes at the Hankou Funeral Home.“ The warning states that Liu is...
Urgent Appeal Concerning State Compensation in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 National Disaster
Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in China, thirteen Chinese citizens from Beijing, Fujian, Hunan, Shandong, and other provinces, including Li Yingzhi ( 李英之 ) , Zha Jianguo ( 查建国 ) and Lin Yubin ( 林于斌 ) urge the government to take the following actions: Conduct a public memorial service on Qing...
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As the grip of the coronavirus continues to tighten , local governments are at the forefront of efforts to implement ever-stricter regulations aimed at stopping the epidemic in its tracks. Just this week, for example, the Zhangwan District of Shiyan City in Hubei Province issued a notice on...
HRIC Commentary
HRIC Urges Michelle Bachelet to Support the People of Hong Kong
In a letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, Human Rights in China urges her to speak out publicly, strongly, and unequivocally to support the people of Hong Kong in their demand for the full withdrawal of an extradition bill that has triggered, over recent weeks,...
Four Sichuan Dissidents in the “Remembering June Fourth" Case Will Be Tried in Court Consecutively Starting Tomorrow
Liu Tianyan (刘天艳) , wife of dissident Fu Hailu (符海陆) —who is accused of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” for creating a wine bottle label in 2016 to mark the anniversary of June Fourth—posted this essay one day before his trial. She points out that Fu had in fact already been imprisoned for...
“No” to a Google Search Engine with Chinese Characteristics—Not “Right Now” or Ever
In a Congressional hearing today, faced with questions from multiple members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee about Google’ s controversial Dragonfly Project—a search engine in development designed to meet the censorship requirements of the Chinese government—Google CEO Sundar Pichai...
NGO Joint Letter to Google CEO on Project Dragonfly
HRIC joins 70 NGOs, individuals in an open letter led by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International to urge Google to drop the development of a censored search engine for the Chinese market. OPEN LETTER: RESPONSE TO GOOGLE on PROJECT DRAGONFLY, CHINA AND HUMAN RIGHTS To: Sundar Pichai, Chief...
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