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Error code: DatasetGenerationError
Exception: ArrowInvalid
Message: JSON parse error: Missing a closing quotation mark in string. in row 45
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 45
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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So onward marches the semester, for better or worse, and so I’ve read another novel for my novel class. This one is Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. Now, after how much I enjoyed Motherless Brooklyn, I was looking forward to more. I really don’t read enough, and if the class keeps feeding me stuff like that, I was going to love it.
Water for Elephants did little but disappoint.
There are books in the world that are so much worse than this book. It has a really strong sense of setting, and the writing is not altogether horrible. But being alright doesn’t really a great book make, and this book is just kind of alright.
First off, the book has a wrapper. Meaning it’s a story within a story. This can be really awesome. See something like, I dunno, Big Fish. However, there is absolutely no real meaning to having the wrapper in this book. There’s absolutely no payoff to it (and I’ll get to the ending in more detail in a minute, I have complaints about that too) and it takes up a very large portion of the book. Every time the story would get back to the old man who was remembering all this, I would sigh, and have to slog through to get back to the stuff that was more interesting.
Even the main story, though, was not perfect. Above all, the story itself seemed determined to shock. There’s nothing wrong with this either, but it honestly just felt very out of place, because when you were in a moment that was supposed to “shock” the descriptions would get all super-intense, and the language of the book would change. It felt out of place, and it just didn’t work at all.
Finally, though, the last nail in the coffin for this book was the ending. First of all, it really tried to write up, with the wrapper, that the fact that Jacob married Marlena was some kind of twist, when you knew, you knew, the moment Marlena entered the story, he was going to get the girl. But that’s just annoying. What’s wrong is that the ending is such a complete happily ever after. They miraculously go from being completely broke and jobless to having enough money to support themselves and an elephant and a chimp and a whole bunch of horses. Hell, even the old Jacob gets to improbably relive his glory days recklessly. This just does not jive with the grittiness, the dirtiness, the reality the rest of the book is trying to sell you. The book attempts to make the ending seem less perfect than it is by killing off several characters you might like right at the end, and it might work… if the fact that those characters were around wouldn’t have made trouble for the couple. If they would have still been alive, then Jacob and Marlena would have to figure out how to help them, and they couldn’t ride away on the Rainbow Happy Ending Express unhindered. It just doesn’t work.
So yeah, I was very disappointed with Water for Elephants. It was not anything that I would call a great book. It might have come off a little better if it hadn’t been in such close proximity to Motherless Brooklyn, which was just… awesom. But only a little better. Only a little.
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Home / World News / Carbon prices outpacing house gains
Carbon prices outpacing house gains
On Woomargama station 50 km north of Albury on the NSW-Victorian border, Clare Cannon is excited about the future.
The beef and wool producer runs 1100 head of grass-fed Herefords and 5000 Merino sheep.
But that’s not all she’s farming on her family’s 2600 plus-hectare property.
Cannon has also entered the carbon market.
“We’re working with our agronomist to see how we can improve putting carbon back into our soil,” she says. “So, changing management practices.”
Cannon is part of a growing number of people on the land exploring the market and one of more than 240 who have joined a new farmer-owned co-op focused on carbon trading, Regen Farmers Mutual.
“It’s about really finding a trusted partner … to work out what your carbon footprint is and to sell your carbon credits. What’s great about it is that you keep your data,” she tells AAP.
“There are shysters out there … they’ll say ‘we’ll fund that but then we’ll take 80 per cent of your future 25 years of carbon credits’.
“I, like most farmers, am learning about this,” Cannon says. “But my first job is to work out what my carbon footprint is.”
Agricultural emissions have declined 18.5 per cent nationally since 1990, according to the government’s latest quarterly Australian greenhouse gas inventory update released in November
Over the shorter term, though, they rose 4.9 per cent between June 2020 and 2021 due to graziers restocking properties following years of drought.
There’s been a huge interest in demand from farmers wanting to enter the carbon market with interest going “through the roof”.
Director of Carbon Farmers of Australia, Louisa Kiely last week told the Australasian Emissions Reduction Summit carbon farming has come a long way but methods remain complex and integrity is a must.
John Connor, the CEO of the Carbon Market Institute, an independent industry association for business focusing on net zero emissions, says integrity has been a focus.
“We’ve seen carbon prices go up faster than house prices and that is attractive to a whole new lot of entrants … we won’t pretend that there won’t be some not acting in good faith,” he tells AAP.
“Our carbon industry code of conduct is a world first.”
Kiely says interest among farmers in the carbon market continues to grow and that “the switchboard lit up” when the federal government committed to net zero emissions by 2050.
“The appetite has been there but they haven’t had the permission,” she says. “What’s been given now is the permission and what’s lacking now is that the complexity remains.”
There have been obvious attempts by the government to change that including cheaper soil carbon testing methods.
Energy Minister Angus Taylor announced a new one in December under the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) to allow carbon levels to be worked out remotely.
Soils previously had to be tested in the laboratory but from here in, farmers will be able to access remote sensors and satellite technology to measure soil carbon stocks.
But Emeritus Professor of Soil Science Robert White from the University of Melbourne warns there are still major hurdles.
“It’s expensive – not just the cost of measurement but the opportunity cost if a farmer has to change their management practice.”
He says getting the price down from $30 a hectare to $3 is only a “remote possibility” given current technology and he doesn’t expect it to have much impact.
There’s still “too much hype” around soil carbon farming, he insists.
“It’s going to have a marginal effect … unless something radically changes.”
Analysis for Australia’s Long Term Emissions Reduction Plan shows increasing soil carbon could reduce emissions by four to 16 per cent.
While more than 200 projects have been registered with the ERF, Professor White says “inflated figures” have been used to say how much carbon can be stored in the soil.
But soil carbon project developer Matthew Warnken supports the new method. He says it will slash the cost for landowners to sample their soils up to 90 per cent by increasing the accuracy of the measurement system.
As managing director of Agriprove, he helped negotiate Australia’s first and so far only deal in 2019, which earnt a farmer carbon credits through the ERF by sequestering carbon in soil.
Warnken admits progress has been slow but tells AAP that’s changing.
“It took five years for the first 50 projects to be registered and over the last 18 months about 150 have come on to the ERF register … our expectation is we’ll hit 200 projects registered by Agriprove by Christmas.
“Measuring soil carbon is a significant cost but the new soil carbon method … means those costs will be dramatically reduced.
“In effect we need to take carbon out of the atmosphere and put it into the soils where it is a resource.”
Warnken says the industry has extensively researched how farmers can reduce livestock emissions, as well as those from fertiliser use, conservation and preservation of vegetation and overall, using more climate-smart solutions.
Further changes to the ERF were made on Friday when Taylor announced ag would be prioritised over native vegetation projects.
“Projects covering more than one-third of a farm will no longer be able to go ahead if there is evidence they will have an adverse impact on agricultural production or the local community,” he said.
Those restrictions could be a thorn in the side for farmers, according to Connor.
“We’re not sure whether this is a bit of overkill but we need to look at the consultation paper and engage in good faith.
“Generally, carbon farming is a string added to the bow of farmers, not one taking away other agricultural productivity outcomes.”
A third of Woomargama station already has a biodiversity covenant over the land, preventing it being cleared.
Although paid to preserve it, Clare Cannon says she wants to leave a legacy.
“My husband was sort of having a hissy fit saying, ‘you’re giving away a third of the property in perpetuity with this covenant’ but in fact not only did we get carbon offsets, we’ve added enormous value to the brand.”
Now Cannon hopes drawing more carbon into the soil by changing their farming method will mean spare carbon credits.
“It’s a really great time to be quite enterprising and to have that third stream of income rather than just beef and wool is very exciting,” she says.
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Meanwhile, In, Over and Underneath the DPRK
In the course of discussing the recent photo-op involving Kim Jong Un and a nuclear warhead mock-up, Jeffery Lewis makes the following observation...
One of the big questions about North Korea’s nuclear program is whether or not North Korea can design a reentry vehicle that will protect the warhead during its journey from launch to target. The KN-08 missiles that North Korea paraded in 2012 and 2013 were almost certainly mock-ups. Although the quality of the mock-ups improved between parades, the nosecones were particularly unconvincing. North Korea has now shown a reentry body that looks like early US and Soviet ones. The reentry body still hasn’t been tested, but this is the first credible reentry vehicle design that North Korea has displayed.
Well, that last sentence may need to be amended now ...
A rocket warhead tip is in flames during a simulated test of atmospheric re-entry of a ballistic missile, at an unidentified location in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency
Now that the doughy despot has announced further missile and warhead tests (at least one of which appears imminent), there is some speculation that one of the upcoming tests might be a combined affair. That is, there is concern that the North Koreans might launch an ICBM with a live warhead on it against a test range in the DPRK resulting in an above ground nuclear test.
Such a test would crank the violation of international propriety up to 11 and would, no doubt, result in very harshly worded letter written by the most august of calligraphers and transcribed onto gold leafed bond paper. However, it would give the Norks a rock solid credibility to their small deterrent. Even in the days when the U.S. was conducting over 900 above ground nuclear tests, America only conducted one such test. There were some small antiaircraft missile tests, a single shot fired from a cannon and a handful of ballistic missile tests where the target point was almost directly overhead, but only one long range ballistic missile fired with a live nuclear warhead.. That was shot Frigate Bird of Operation Dominic which involved firing a Polaris missile from a submerged submarine at the ever hapless Johnston Island. Interestingly, the Chinese only conducted one such test as well. Thus one can assume that such a test would be rather challenging.
It's unclear how much of this concern is based in actual intel rather than prattle, but given that North Korea's missile program has a checkered history, such an endeavor has the potential for truly spectacular bedlam.
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CUP: Robby Gordon Gets First Brickyard Last-Place Finish, Falls From Top 35
Robby Gordon picked up the 10th last-place finish of his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career in Sunday’s 18th Annual Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway when his #7 SPEED Energy Dodge fell out with engine problems after 5 of the race’s 160 laps.
Gordon, an owner-driver still fighting to make it through another Sprint Cup season, came into Sunday’s race in the coveted 35th spot in Owner Points, just 7 markers ahead of 36th-ranked TRG Motorsports, which fields rookie Andy Lally’s #71. Coming into the weekend, it appeared that Gordon, a ten-time starter of the Indianapolis 500, would have the advantage in padding this lead over the rookie. Unfortunately, it was not to be.
Scott Wimmer, who has helped keep Gordon’s #7 in Top 35 contention, was unable to qualify the team’s backup #77 on Saturday, joining a list of four other DNQs that included the #55 Front Row Motorsports team that came home 43rd at New Hampshire. Gordon, 41st on the grid at a speed of 177.866 mph, was destined to run a short race on Sunday. Five laps into the race, Gordon pulled behind the wall.
It was the eighth time his #7 was forced to “start-and-park” in 2011 and the first time this season that it has resulted in a last-place finish (joining part-time teammate P.J. Jones’ finish at Sonoma in the #77).
As a result of the finish, Gordon’s team has fallen outside the Top 35 and now stands 10 points behind Lally’s #71, which came home on the lead lap in 26th. Gordon must now attempt to qualify on speed this Saturday at Pocono, where co-driver Scott Wimmer parked his Dodge 51 laps into the June race.
Paul Menard went on to score his first Sprint Cup victory in a stunning upset. In 167 series starts since 2003, Menard has just one last-place finish: an engine failure 22 laps into the 2007 Aaron’s 499 at Talladega. At the time, Menard was driving Dale Earnhardt, Incorporated’s #15 Chevrolet in his rookie season, a year in which he qualified for 30 of the season’s 36 races. The Wisconsin native has never finished last in his 174 combined Nationwide and Truck Series starts.
*Gordon and the #7’s most recent last-place finish in Cup came last year at the spring race at Atlanta, where his #7 Warner Music Nashville / Blake Shelton Toyota lost a tire and crashed after three laps of the 2010 Kobalt Tools 500.
*This was Gordon’s first-ever last-place finish at Indianapolis - including his 10 open-wheel starts at the fabled Brickyard.
43) #7-Robby Gordon / 5 laps / engine
42) #50-T.J. Bell / 10 laps / brakes
41) #23-Terry Labonte / 15 laps / transmission
40) #60-Mike Skinner / 16 laps / electrical
39) #37-Scott Speed / 19 laps / rear gear
LASTCAR CUP SERIES DRIVER’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Current 2011 LASTCAR Cup Championship leader Michael McDowell turned in the 12th-fastest speed in Friday’s second practice session and timed in 35th for Sunday’s race. Still without sponsorship, however, McDowell also exited the race early and came home 37th.
1st) Michael McDowell (5)
2nd) Joe Nemechek, Mike Skinner (3)
3rd) Kevin Conway, J.J. Yeley (2)
4th) Landon Cassill, Robby Gordon, Jeff Green, P.J. Jones, Scott Riggs (1)
LASTCAR CUP SERIES OWNER’S CHAMPIONSHIP
1st) #66-HP Racing LLC (5)
2nd) #60-Germain Racing (4)
3rd) #87-NEMCO Motorsports (3)
4th) #46-Whitney Motorsports, #97-NEMCO Motorsports (2)
5th) #7-Robby Gordon Motorsports, #55-Front Row Motorsports, #81-Whitney Motorsports, #77-Robby Gordon Motorsports (1)
LASTCAR CUP SERIES MANUFACTURER’S CHAMPIONSHIP
1st) Toyota (14)
2nd) Chevrolet (3)
3rd) Dodge (2)
4th) Ford (1)
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N’WIDE: Jo Cobb’s Sour Indy Weekend Ends With A Last-Place Finish In LOR Finale
Jennifer Jo Cobb picked up the 4th last-place finish of her NASCAR Nationwide Series career in Saturday’s Kroger 200 Benefitting Riley Hospital for Children at the Lucas Oil Raceway when her #13 TenForJen.com / Lilly Trucking Ford fell out with handling problems after completing 2 of the race’s 204 laps.
Overall, the Indianapolis weekend proved forgettable for the aspiring female racer. On Friday, she spun during Truck Series qualifying, narrowly avoiding contact with the inside wall, then finished 32nd in the race, 17 laps down.
Saturday proved even worse as Cobb wrecked her Nationwide car in practice. Though she acquired a backup car from owner Rick Ware, who withdrew his #71 start-and-park entry before the race, she was overly-cautious in qualifying, turning in a lap good enough for 41st in the 42-car field at a speed of 94.066 mph. Cobb’s lap was more than three seconds slower than polesitter Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.’s lap of 108.278 mph.
Ironically, after stepping out of a ride she was asked to “start-and-park” at Bristol, Cobb pulled Ware’s backup car behind the wall after two laps.
*This is Cobb’s first last-place finish in the Nationwide Series since 2010, when she and teammate Johnny Chapman were involved in a two-car crash on Lap 6 of the 2010 Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona - scene of the debut of the new Nationwide Series car.
*The #13 has not finished last in a Nationwide Series race since 2001, when Drew White’s bgnracing.com Chevrolet fell out with overheating problems six laps into the 2001 Nazareth 200 at Nazareth.
*Cobb’s finish ended a nine-race last-place streak by Chevrolet in 2011, which started after Blake Koch gave Dodge its only 2011 last-place finish at Dover in May.
*With Nationwide Series racing at Lucas Oil Raceway possibly at an end, it is perhaps significant to note that every Nationwide Series race ever held at the track has had a different last-place finisher. Among the track’s most famous last-placers were Bobby Allison (1984), Darrell Waltrip (1987), and Jack Ingram (1990).
42) #13-Jennifer Jo Cobb / 2 laps / handling
41) #46-Chase Miller / 7 laps / brakes
40) #47-Charles Lewandoski / 8 laps / vibration
39) #42-Scott Wimmer / 9 laps / brakes
38) #74-Mike Harmon / 11 laps / brakes
LASTCAR N’WIDE SERIES DRIVER’S CHAMPIONSHIP
1st) Jeff Green (4)
2nd) Brett Rowe (3)
3rd) Kelly Bires, Dennis Setzer (2)
4th) Matt Carter, Johnny Chapman, Kevin Conway, Marc Davis, Mike Harmon, James Hylton, Jennifer Jo Cobb, Blake Koch, Justin Marks, Scott Wimmer (1)
LASTCAR N’WIDE SERIES OWNER’S CHAMPIONSHIP
It was another rough night for Key Motorsports at LOR. After the team’s three “start-and-park” cars left the race within the opening nine laps, Tim Andrews, taking his turn driving Key’s primary (but still unsponsored) #40, was involved in a grinding crash with Rusty Wallace Incorporated teammates Michael Annett and Steven Wallace with just 23 laps to go.
1st) #44-TriStar Motorsports (4)
2nd) #55-Faith Motorsports (3)
3rd) #25-Ed Rensi, #49-Jay Robinson Racing (2)
4th) #0-JD Motorsports, #13-Jennifer Jo Cobb, #27-Baker Curb Racing, #47-Key Motorsports, #68-Fleur-De-Lis Motorsports, #74-Mike Harmon, #75-Rick Ware Racing, #82-MacDonald Motorsports, #87-NEMCO Motorsports, #03-R3 Motorsports (1)
LASTCAR N’WIDE SERIES MANUFACTURER’S CHAMPIONSHIP
1st) Chevrolet (15)
2nd) Ford (5)
TRUCKS: Garvey Last For Second Consecutive Truck Race
Mike Garvey picked up the 9th last-place finish of his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career in Friday’s AAA Insurance 200 at the Lucas Oil Raceway when his #38 S&W Services Chevrolet fell out with rear gear problems after 7 of the race’s 200 laps.
With 36 trucks qualifying for as many starting spots, Garvey timed in 31st at a speed of 104.128 mph. After narrowly avoiding a Lap 1 melee in turn one that damaged teammate Ryan Sieg’s #39, Garvey remained on track for the restart, raced for a couple laps, then pulled behind the wall.
Sieg finished 29th, seven laps down to race winner Timothy Peters. Team owner Shane Sieg, driving the third S&W truck - #93 - finished 35th after a vibration ended his run at 127 laps.
*Neither Garvey nor the #38 had ever before finished last in a Truck Series race at Lucas Oil Raceway.
*This was the first time a Truck Series driver has finished last in a race at Lucas Oil Raceway with rear gear problems.
36) #38-Mike Garvey / 7 laps / rear gear
35) #93-Shane Sieg / 127 laps / vibration
34) #00-Brad Queen / 133 laps / engine
33) #42-Tommy Joe Martins / 181 laps / running
32) #10-Jennifer Jo Cobb / 183 laps / running
LASTCAR TRUCK SERIES DRIVER’S CHAMPIONSHIP
1st) Mike Garvey (4)
2nd) Norm Benning (2)
3rd) James Buescher, Travis Kvapil, Chris Lafferty, Johanna Long, Scott Riggs, Greg Seevers, Brad Sweet (1)
LASTCAR TRUCK SERIES OWNER’S CHAMPIONSHIP
1st) #38-Shane Sieg (4)
2nd) #57-Norm Benning Racing (2)
3rd) #5-Randy Moss, #10-Jennifer Jo Cobb, #20-Panhandle Motorsports, #31-Turner Motorsports, #32-Turner Motorsports, #75-Norm Benning Racing, #07-SS Green Light Racing (1)
LASTCAR TRUCK SERIES MANUFACTURER’S CHAMPIONSHIP
2nd) Toyota (3)
N’WIDE: Marc Davis Scores First NASCAR Last-Place Finish In Nationwide Series Return
Marc Davis picked up the 1st last-place finish of his NASCAR Nationwide Series career in Saturday’s Federated Auto Parts 300 at the Nashville Superspeedway when his unsponsored #03 R3 Motorsports Chevrolet fell out with alternator problems after completing the first of the race’s 225 laps. The finish came in Davis’ 10th series start.
Davis, a former development driver for Joe Gibbs Racing, was tabbed to be the driver of R3 Motorsports’ part-time “start-and-park” team for the Nashville event. The #03 team Davis joined had competed in five previous races in 2011 with four different drivers, most recently at Kentucky, where Scott Riggs came home 36th. Ironically, Riggs also gave R3 its best finish of the season driving the team’s primary car, #23, at Darlington, where he came home 13th.
Nashville would see the #23 continue its streak of making every Nationwide Series race this season, this time with its fifth different driver, defending LASTCAR Nationwide Series leader Dennis Setzer. Setzer had difficulty finding speed in qualifying and had to rely on Owner Points to make the field in the 41st spot. Davis’ #03 timed in two spots ahead of Setzer in 39th at a speed of 148.971 mph, more than enough to bump three-time 2011 last-placer Brett Rowe out of the field in Key Motorsports’ #46.
Saturday’s race was not only Davis’ first start of the 2011 campaign, but his first NASCAR start since driving R3's primary #23 to a 23rd-place finish at Dover last September. Unfortunately, he did not get to enjoy his return for long as he pulled behind the wall after the opening lap. Teammate Setzer came home 34th, felled by a vibration after just 28 laps.
43) #03-Marc Davis / 1 lap / alternator
42) #04-Danny O’Quinn, Jr. / 3 laps / brakes
41) #47-Charles Lewandoski / 6 laps / brakes
40) #49-Mark Green / 7 laps / handling
39) #42-Tim Andrews / 8 laps / transmission
*The #03 had not finished last in a Nationwide Series race since 2005, when David Gilliland’s Rich’s Motorsports / HYPE Chevrolet lost its engine 12 laps into the 2005 Arizona 200 presented by “Walk the Line” at Phoenix. Gilliland was making his series debut with owner Clay Andrews that day, the owner he took to victory lane in a stunning upset at Kentucky the following year.
*This was the first time in NASCAR Nationwide Series history that a driver finished last due to alternator problems.
*This was the first-ever last-place finish for owner Robert Richardson, Sr. and R3 Motorsports. The R3 team’s best-ever finish in the series remains road course specialist Jean Francois Dumoulin’s lone series start at Montreal in 2009, where he came home 7th.
4th) Matt Carter, Johnny Chapman, Kevin Conway, Marc Davis, Mike Harmon, James Hylton, Blake Koch, Justin Marks, Scott Wimmer (1)
4th) #0-JD Motorsports, #27-Baker Curb Racing, #47-Key Motorsports, #68-Fleur-De-Lis Motorsports, #74-Mike Harmon, #75-Rick Ware Racing, #82-MacDonald Motorsports, #87-NEMCO Motorsports, #03-R3 Motorsports (1)
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TRUCKS: Mike Garvey Ties Loni Richardson For 4th In All-Time Truck Series Rankings
Mike Garvey picked up the 8th last-place finish of his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career in Friday’s Lucas Deep Clean 200 at the Nashville Superspeedway when his #38 S&W Services Chevrolet fell out with a vibration after 3 of the race’s 150 laps.
Garvey has now tied Loni Richardson for fourth in the all-time LASTCAR Camping World Truck Series rankings. Both drivers stand five finishes from tying all-time series leader Wayne Edwards.
After he and the #38 team skipped last week’s race at Iowa, Garvey qualified 30th in Nashville’s 34-truck field at a speed of 143.316 mph. The speed ranked him fifth among the nine “go-or-go-homers” in the field. With three laps completed under green, Garvey pulled behind the wall, followed by Mike Harmon, who was driving the second Norm Benning truck that debuted with Iowa last-placer Greg Seevers.
*Garvey has swept both last-place finishes at Nashville this season, with both finishes coming in the #38. Driver and number have never before finished last in a Truck race at this track, but owner Shane Sieg trailed the field in his #93 back in the 2009 Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville.
34) #38-Mike Garvey / 3 laps / vibration
33) #75-Mike Harmon / 6 laps / overheating
32) #07-Johnny Chapman / 12 laps / clutch
31) #89-Chris Lafferty / 16 laps / rear gear
30) #73-Clay Greenfield / 44 laps / handling
CUP: Jeff Green Finishes 43rd In Debut of Front Row Motorsports’ New #55 Team
Special Thanks to Rob Dostie, a LASTCAR fan who provided his photos of Jeff Green's #55 and the rest of the Bottom Five in today's post!
Jeff Green picked up the 5th last-place finish of his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career in Sunday’s Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway when his unsponsored #55 Front Row Motorsports Ford fell out with brake problems after completing 11 of the race’s 301 laps.
Bob Jenkins’ Front Row Motorsports (FRM) began 2011 with three teams: the #34 of David Gilliland and the #37 of Robert Richardson, Jr., both locked into the first five races on their 2010 Owner Points rankings, and the #38 of Travis Kvapil, which fell outside the Top 35 following a costly penalty for bleeder valves on his tires at Pocono.
The start of the year saw Gilliland turn in a stunning 3rd-place finish in the Daytona 500 while Richardson and Kvapil were both taken out in separate accidents. As both the #38 and #37 fell outside the Top 35 in this year’s Owner Points, single-car owner Larry Gunselman acquired the #37 at Bristol, still using Fords out of the FRM shop with Tony Raines as driver. Since then, both Raines’ #37 and Kvapil’s #38 teams have struggled with each suffering DNQs while Gilliland’s #34 has made every race this year and remained inside the Top 35.
Earlier this month, FRM was set to enter a new third team, an unsponsored #55 Ford, at Kentucky, but withdrew it before the preliminary entry list for the race could be published. Instead, the team looked to make its first attempt at Loudon the following week, putting Jeff Green behind the wheel. Green, a former Nationwide Series champ, was looking to make his first Cup race since driving for Larry Gunselman’s old #64 team at Charlotte last October. Green may have been selected to drive the #55 into the show for scoring his career-best Cup finish, a 2nd, in the 2002 running of the July race.
Sure enough, Green qualified for Sunday’s race at a speed of 131.175 mph, putting him 36th on the grid and fourth-ranked among the day’s eleven “go-or-go-homers.” It was a tremendous accomplishment for the team, which had to knock three current teams out of the field after David Stremme and Dennis Setzer joined as last-minute entries. Setzer, driving K-Automotive’s #92, was one of the three who missed the race, joining Scott Riggs in Dusty Whitney’s #81 and Raines in the Gunselman #37.
On race day, Green fell to the rear early, followed soon after by current 2011 LASTCAR Cup leader Michael McDowell, fighting an ill-handling #66 Toyota. During the opening green-flag stretch, Green was the first to go behind the wall, followed six laps later by three-time last-placer Mike Skinner.
Green’s FRM teammates both finished inside the Top 25 with Gilliland’s #34 coming home 25th and J.J. Yeley driving Kvapil’s #38 home 23rd. Yeley had filled-in for Kvapil in anticipation of Kvapil’s running the Truck Series race at Iowa, but some last-minute team changes put Todd Bodine in Kvapil’s ride, leaving him on the sidelines. Truck Series competitor Erik Darnell took over for Yeley in his #46, which has twice finished last in 2011.
In two weeks at Indianapolis, Yeley will take over as driver of the #55 FRM team Green raced for on Sunday, parting ways with Whitney Motorsports, whose #46 and #81 will switch from Chevrolet to Ford starting that weekend.
*Jeff Green had not finished last in a Cup race since 2007, when his #66 HAAS Automation Chevrolet was involved in a single-car crash after 13 laps of the 2007 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.
*This was the first last-place finish for FRM since 2009, when Tony Raines’ #37 Long John Silver’s Dodge fell out with electrical problems after 6 laps of the 2009 Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix.
*The #55 had not finished last in a Cup race since last August, when Michael McDowell’s #55 PRISM Motorsports Toyota fell out with engine failure 16 laps into the 2010 Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol.
*The #55 had not finished last in a Cup race at New Hampshire since 2000, when the engine on Kenny Wallace’s Square D Chevrolet blew 39 laps into the 2000 Dura Lube 300 Sponsored by K-Mart at New Hampshire. That race is better-known for being the day outside-polesitter Jeff Burton led all 300 laps after NASCAR instituted restrictor plates at Loudon following the fatal crashes that took the lives of Adam Petty and Kenny Irwin, Jr. earlier that year.
*This was not only Ford’s first last-place finish of 2011, but the manufacturer’s first since 2009, when Bobby Labonte’s #96 DLP Ford fell out with engine trouble after 18 laps of the 2009 CARFAX 400 at Michigan.
UNVERIFIED LASTCAR STATISTIC
*This weekend, three teams that made their series debut in Cup (#55), Nationwide (#47), and Trucks (#75) all finished last in the same weekend. As of this moment, I cannot confirm if this is the first time this has ever happened.
(click the links to see a photo of their exit)
43) #55-Jeff Green / 11 laps / brakes
41) #87-Joe Nemechek / 37 laps / brakes
40) #66-Michael McDowell / 46 laps / brakes
39) #46-Erik Darnell / 72 laps / brakes
4th) Landon Cassill, Jeff Green, P.J. Jones, Scott Riggs (1)
5th) #55-Front Row Motorsports, #81-Whitney Motorsports, #77-Robby Gordon Motorsports (1)
3rd) Dodge, Ford (1)
N’WIDE: Wimmer’s One Of Three Key Motorsports Chevrolets In Nationwide "Bottom Five" at Loudon
Scott Wimmer picked up the 3rd last-place finish of his NASCAR Nationwide Series career in Saturday’s New England 200 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway when his unsponsored #47 Key Motorsports Chevrolet fell out with engine problems after 5 of the race’s 206 laps.
Team owner Curtis Key has fielded cars in the Nationwide Series since 1993, when Rodger Sawyer made his lone series start at his home track of Martinsville with a 14th-place run driving a #05 Moen Faucets Chevrolet. In the eighteen years since, Key Motorsports gradually worked its way from a part-time team to running the full schedule in 2010 with Mike Bliss driving the team’s flagship #40 for most of the races that season.
2011 began with Wimmer as Key’s new driver of the #40. Although Wimmer gave the team a season-best finish of 12th at Talladega, three engine failures and struggles to find sponsorship resulted in a driver change with Charles Lewandoski, known by his crew as “The Polish Rocket,” taking over driving duties of the #40 at Iowa in May.
Unfortunately, Iowa also saw Key Motorsports have to bring “start-and-park” teams to the track in order to keep the #40 team going. Tim Andrews debuted Key’s #46 at Iowa with a 39th-place finish, then after the team acquired Chase Miller to help in the effort, Miller took over the #46 and Andrews debuted the #42 at Michigan.
Saturday’s race would see a team record four of Key’s unsponsored white Chevrolets in the starting field, which was still one car short of a full 43 entrants. Fastest of Key’s group was 28th-ranked Lewandoski in the #40, followed by 32nd-place Andrews in the #42 and Miller’s #46 in 33rd. Driving the team’s new #47 “start-and-park” team was Wimmer, slowest of the group in 37th at a speed of 120.972 mph.
Five laps into the race, still under green at that point, Wimmer pulled behind the wall, followed two laps later by Andrews and another two laps by Miller. Lewandoski came home 22nd, which is Key Motorsports’ best finish since Wimmer’s Talladega run.
*Wimmer had not finished last in a Nationwide Series race since 2002, when his unsponsored #23 Bill Davis Racing Pontiac fell out with engine failure 20 laps into the 2002 Little Trees 300 at Charlotte.
*Owner Curtis Key’s Nationwide team had not finished last in a Nationwide race since 1995, when Chuck Bown’s #05 Key Motorsports Ford fell out with engine failure 12 laps into the 1995 Autolite 250 at Richmond.
*The #47 had not finished last in a Nationwide Series race since 2009, when Chris Cook’s #47 ConstructionJobs.com Toyota fell out with overheating problems after the opening lap of the 2009 Able Body Labor 200 at Phoenix. This was the first time the #47 has finished last in a Nationwide Series race at New Hampshire.
42) #47-Scott Wimmer / 5 laps / engine
41) #42-Tim Andrews / 7 laps / rear gear
40) #04-Danny Efland / 7 laps / rear gear
39) #46-Chase Miller / 9 laps / ignition
38) #75-Johnny Chapman / 12 laps / brakes
4th) Matt Carter, Johnny Chapman, Kevin Conway, Mike Harmon, James Hylton, Blake Koch, Justin Marks, Scott Wimmer (1)
4th) #0-JD Motorsports, #27-Baker Curb Racing, #47-Key Motorsports, #68-Fleur-De-Lis Motorsports, #74-Mike Harmon, #75-Rick Ware Racing, #82-MacDonald Motorsports, #87-NEMCO Motorsports (1)
TRUCKS: Greg Seevers Parks For Benning In Truck Series Debut
Greg Seevers picked up the first last-place finish of his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career in Saturday’s Coca-Cola 200 presented by Hy-Vee at the Iowa Speedway when his unsponsored #75 Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet fell out with overheating problems after 3 of the race’s 200 laps. The finish came in Seevers’ series debut.
Seevers, a 45-year-old Ohio driver, was enlisted by fellow ARCA competitor Norm Benning to field a second truck, #75, to help fund Benning’s still-unsponsored #57 Chevrolet. Though new to the Truck Series, Seevers had helped Benning raise money in ARCA for years. From 2004 through 2009, Seevers drove Benning’s backup ARCA cars in 20 races, never completing more than two laps of a race with the exception of his most recent start at Kentucky in 2009, where he finished 35th after 13 laps.
Seevers was guaranteed to make his Truck Series debut in this capacity as only 32 trucks were on the entry list at Iowa, even when he joined the field as a late entry. This allowed him to time in 31st at a speed of 97.866 mph, nearly 40 mph slower than polesitter David Mayhew’s lap of 136.482 mph. Benning timed in 30th at 124.104 mph.
Three laps into the race, with the green flag still out, Seevers pulled behind the wall. Benning, who has two ast-place finishes in 2011, went on to finish 26th, seventeen laps down to race winner Matt Crafton.
*This was the first time the #75 had finished last in a Truck Series race since 2006, when Aric Almirola picked up his first Truck Series last-place finish in the 2006 Con-Way Freight 200 at Michigan. Almirola, whose Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet was involved in a single-truck accident on Lap 12, finished the race under power 33 laps down to race winner Johnny Benson, Jr.
*Seevers is the fourth first-time last-place finisher in the Truck Series this season, joining Travis Kvapil, Brad Sweet, James Buescher, and, most recently at Kansas, Scott Riggs.
*A Truck Series driver had not finished last due to overheating problems since 2010, when Tim Andrews’ #95 Team Gill Racing Dodge fell out after two laps of last year’s EnjoyIllinois.com 225 at Chicagoland.
32) #75-Greg Seevers / 3 laps / overheating
31) #96-Todd Peck / 34 laps / brakes
30) #93-Mike Garvey / 46 laps / brakes
29) #63-Jack Smith / 86 laps / crash
28) #66-Justin Marks / 101 laps / crash
1st) Norm Benning, Mike Garvey (2)
2nd) James Buescher, Travis Kvapil, Chris Lafferty, Johanna Long, Scott Riggs, Greg Seevers, Brad Sweet (1)
1st) #38-Shane Sieg, #57-Norm Benning Racing (2)
2nd) #5-Randy Moss, #10-Jennifer Jo Cobb, #20-Panhandle Motorsports, #31-Turner Motorsports, #32-Turner Motorsports, #75-Norm Benning Racing, #07-SS Green Light Racing (1)
CUP: Skinner Is Inaugural Last-Place Finisher Of Kentucky Cup Race
Mike Skinner picked up the 12th last-place finish of his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career in Saturday’s inaugural Quaker State 400 at the Kentucky Speedway when his #60 Big Red Toyota fell out with electrical problems after completing 17 of the race’s 267 laps.
Kentucky, scene of NASCAR’s first new Sprint Cup venue since 2001, was also the home track of Big Red Soda, who sponsored three teams entered into the race. Skinner, the only Big Red car among the “go-or-go-homers,” was locked-in based on the #60's attempting all 18 races in 2011 after qualifying was cut short by rain. Joining Skinner in the Big Red contingent were Dave Blaney, whose #36 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet started 32nd, and Mike Bliss, who rolled out 42nd in the FAS Lane Racing Ford #32.
Blaney changed transmissions before Saturday’s race, sending him to the back of the field along with Denny Hamlin, who changed engines in Happy Hour. During the pace laps, the two were joined by Joe Nemechek and Michael McDowell, who surrendered their starting spots in anticipation of an early exit. McDowell’s #66 was carrying an eye-catching new paint job, officially listed under sponsors “Standard Publishing” and “Relentless Hope.”
In the early laps, Scott Riggs, in Dusty Whitney’s unsponsored red #81, slipped from the 40th starting spot to 43rd, but it was Skinner, still on “start-and-park” duty, who exited the race first during the opening green-flag run. Riggs followed eleven laps later followed by McDowell, who pulled out right after getting the Lucky Dog during the first competition caution on Lap 31.
Fellow Big Red Soda drivers Blaney and Bliss finished 33rd and 34th, respectively, each three laps down to race winner Kyle Busch.
LASTCAR STATISTIC: INAUGURAL CUP RACES
*The last time the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series added a new track to its schedule was in 2001, when Casey Atwood’s #19 Dodge / UAW-sponsored Dodge was involved in a crash during the opening lap of the inaugural Protection One 400 at Kansas.
*Here are the last-place finishers of the ten most recent inaugural Cup races:
KANSAS - #19-Casey Atwood (crash on the opening lap) in 2001
CHICAGO - #96-Andy Houston (engine failure after 3 laps) in 2001
HOMESTEAD - #66-Darrell Waltrip (handling problems after 85 laps) in 1999
LAS VEGAS - #8-Hut Stricklin (electrical problems after 150 laps) in 1998
TEXAS - #17-Darrell Waltrip (crash on the opening lap) in 1997
FONTANA - #8-Hut Stricklin (crash after 28 laps) in 1997
INDIANAPOLIS - #27-Jimmy Spencer (crash after 9 laps) in 1994
LOUDON - #65-Jerry O’Neil (crash after 9 laps) in 1993
SONOMA - #29-Dale Jarrett (transmission problems after 8 laps) in 1989
PHOENIX - #15-Brett Bodine (engine problems after 13 laps) in 1988
42) #81-Scott Riggs / 28 laps / brakes
41) #66-Michael McDowell / 32 laps / electrical
40) #46-J.J. Yeley / 35 laps / transmission / led 1 lap
4th) Landon Cassill, P.J. Jones, Scott Riggs (1)
5th) #81-Whitney Motorsports, #77-Robby Gordon Motorsports (1)
N’WIDE: Setzer Third In LASTCAR Nationwide Rankings After Second-Straight 43rd at Kentucky
Dennis Setzer picked up the 14th last-place finish of his NASCAR Nationwide Series career in Friday’s Feed The Children 300 at the Kentucky Speedway when his unsponsored #49 Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet fell out with brake problems after 2 of the race’s 200 laps.
With the finish, Setzer now stands in sole possession of third in the all-time LASTCAR Nationwide Series standings, trailing only Jeff Fuller and current 2011 series leader Jeff Green.
Setzer qualified 31st for the race at a speed of 166.605 mph, ranking him eighth among the fifteen “go-or-go-homers” who attempted to qualify for the race. His lap was more than enough to beat Danny Efland and Carl Long, who missed the race.
After two laps of the race, Setzer pulled behind the wall under green, followed the next lap by both John Jackson and Chase Miller. Jeff Green came home 37th, retiring after 18 laps.
*The race marked Setzer’s second-consecutive last-place finish in a Nationwide race at Kentucky. Last summer, while driving K-Automotive’s #92 Dodge, he fell out after six laps with electrical problems.
*Setzer’s other last-place finish in 2011 came last month at Michigan, where his #49 fell out after the opening lap with a vibration.
*The #49 had never before finished last in a Nationwide Series race at Kentucky.
43) #49-Dennis Setzer / 2 laps / brakes
42) #72-John Jackson / 3 laps / electrical
40) #74-Mike Harmon / 7 laps / brakes
39) #75-Johnny Chapman / 10 laps / ignition
4th) Matt Carter, Johnny Chapman, Kevin Conway, Mike Harmon, James Hylton, Blake Koch, Justin Marks, (1)
4th) #0-JD Motorsports, #27-Baker Curb Racing, #68-Fleur-De-Lis Motorsports, #74-Mike Harmon, #75-Rick Ware Racing, #82-MacDonald Motorsports, #87-NEMCO Motorsports (1)
TRUCKS: Early Crash Shortens Johanna Long’s Night at Kentucky
Johanna Long picked up the 3rd last-place finish of her NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career in Thursday’s UNOH 225 at the Kentucky Speedway when her #20 Panhandle Grading and Paving Toyota was involved in a two-truck accident on Lap 6 of the 152-lap race.
Long qualified 21st for the race at a speed of 168.755 mph, ranking her second behind 19th-fastest John King among the session’s “go-or-go-homers.” Coming off the team’s season-best finish of 11th at Texas last month, hopes were high that the Long’s speed would lead to another good finish.
Unfortunately, an accident sparked by Timothy Peters on Lap 6 sent Long’s truck spinning backwards into the turn two wall along with Justin Marks, taking both her and Marks out of the race. Long was credited with the last-place finish.
King, the fastest “go-or-go-homer,” was also involved in a multi-truck crash late in the race that left him 28th. It was King’s first start of the 2011 season.
*It was Long and the #20's first last-place finish since 2010, when she scored the other two finishes of her career. Her most recent came last fall at Texas, where she crashed after the opening lap.
*Neither Long, the #20, nor a Toyota had ever finished last in a Truck Series race at Kentucky.
36) #20-Johanna Long / 5 laps / crash
35) #66-Justin Marks / 6 laps / crash
34) #38-Mike Garvey / 9 laps / transmission
32) #88-Matt Crafton / 18 laps / engine
2nd) James Buescher, Travis Kvapil, Chris Lafferty, Johanna Long, Scott Riggs, Brad Sweet (1)
2nd) #5-Randy Moss, #10-Jennifer Jo Cobb, #20-Panhandle Motorsports, #31-Turner Motorsports, #32-Turner Motorsports, #07-SS Green Light Racing (1)
CUP: Conway Last In The 400, But NEMCO Turns Heads At Daytona
Kevin Conway picked up the 2nd last-place finish of his NASCAR Sprint Cup career in Saturday’s Coke Zero 400 at the Daytona International Speedway when his #97 ExtenZe Toyota fell out with rear gear problems after completing one of the race’s 170 laps.
Conway’s weekend began on a high note with a surprising run in Friday’s Nationwide Series race. Three months after team owner Joe Nemechek nearly pulled off the victory in the wild Aaron’s 312 at Talladega, NEMCO Motorsports fielded two blue ExtenZe Toyotas in the race, putting Conway in the #87 and Nemechek in the #97. Locked nose-to-tail in a two-car draft, the duo rocketed into the Top 10 early, then remained there for much of the race.
However, with just 10 laps remaining, Conway nudged Nemechek loose in turn four, causing a crash that took both cars out of contention. They held onto the lead lap and came home 25th and 26th.
Conway and Nemechek both qualified for the Cup race, apparently set to work together once again. Conway had a fleet #97 in qualifying, putting up the 22nd-fastest time at a speed of 180.310 mph, third-fastest among the “go-or-go-homers.” Nemechek snared the 43rd and final starting spot, but edged Tony Raines and J.J. Yeley - the race’s two DNQs - by more than two tenths of a second.
However, when the race began, Conway was quickly behind the wall, back in his “start-and-park” role from Talladega, scene of his first Cup last-place finish. Conway had also left the Talladega race after the opening lap. Current LASTCAR Cup Series leader Michael McDowell fell out of the race one lap later, just before Daytona 500 champion Trevor Bayne’s race ended with a very hard crash in turn two. Bayne came home 41st.
Joe Nemechek, whose #87 carried sufficient sponsorship from ExtenZe and AM FM Energy to run the entire race, was one of many underfunded drivers who contended for the lead during the middle stages of the race. Holding 20th by Lap 37, Nemechek hooked up with Travis Kvapil’s #38, who shoved the #87 into 11th by Lap 66, 7th by Lap 74, and to the lead by Lap 77.
Though other pairs of drivers would join the battle for the lead, Nemechek was still in touch with the Top 10 all the way up to the first green-white-checkered finish, when he was swept up in the grinding 15-car crash that took place in turn two. Nemechek came home one lap down in 30th, his best run of the year and the first Cup race he’s finished under power in 2011.
David Ragan went on to win his first Cup Series race in an electrifying finish. Curiously, Daytona was the scene of Ragan’s only last-place finish in any of NASCAR’s top three divisions: a crash after four laps of the 2007 Koolerz 300 at Daytona, the season opener for the Nationwide Series. Ragan has yet to finish last in any of his 163 Cup Series starts.
*The #97 had not finished last in a Cup race at Daytona since 1997, when Chad Little’s John Deere Pontiac was involved in a multi-car crash after completing 32 laps of the 1997 Pepsi 400 at Daytona.
*NEMCO’s #97 has now finished last in three of the last four Cup restrictor-plate points races, including Jeff Fuller’s 43rd-place showing in last fall’s AMP Energy Juice 500 at Talladega. Fuller also finished last in his Gatorade Duel that season.
*Conway’s 22nd-place starting spot is the best of this year’s Cup last-place finishers, beating the previous record of 32nd set by both Nemechek at Phoenix and matched by Conway himself at Talladega.
43) #97-Kevin Conway / 1 lap / rear gear
42) #66-Michael McDowell / 2 laps / electrical
41) #21-Trevor Bayne / 4 laps / crash
40) #60-Mike Skinner / 5 laps / wheel
39) #36-Dave Blaney / 47 laps / crash
2nd) Joe Nemechek (3)
3rd) Kevin Conway, Mike Skinner, J.J. Yeley (2)
2nd) #60-Germain Racing, #87-NEMCO Motorsports (3)
3rd) #46-Whitney Motorsports, #97-NEMCO Motorsports (2)
N’WIDE: Jeff Green Tied For Fifth In All-Time LASTCAR Standings
Jeff Green picked up the 20th last-place finish of his NASCAR Nationwide Series career in Friday’s Subway Jalapeno 250 at the Daytona International Speedway when his #44 East Central Florida View / HURT Chevrolet fell out with a vibration after 3 of the race’s 100 laps.
Green now has 23 last-place finishes across NASCAR’s top-three divisions, tying him with Dave Blaney for fifth-most all-time. He remains second in the Nationwide Series standings, four finishes behind all-time series leader Jeff Fuller’s mark of 24.
Green qualified 28th for the race at a speed of 176.374 mph, besting five “go-or-go-homers” including Chase Miller, whose Key Motorsports #46 was the only team that failed to qualify. Soon after the green flag dropped, Green pulled behind the wall along with Fontana last-placer Mike Harmon and his #74.
Harmon held 43rd for much of the race, but returned to the track in the closing stages to complete a total of 29 laps. This shuffled Harmon up to 41st, moving Green down to last and Carl Long to 42nd.
*This is Green’s first-ever last-place finish in a Nationwide Series race at Daytona.
*The #44 had never before finished last in a Nationwide Series race at Daytona.
42) #68-Carl Long / 4 laps / overheating
41) #74-Mike Harmon / 29 laps / running
40) #40-Charles Lewandoski / 29 laps / engine
39) #30-Ricky Carmichael / 34 laps / crash
The finish in Saturday’s race moved Green back into the 2011 LASTCAR Nationwide Series lead, breaking a tie with Brett Rowe, who came home last in the previous race at Road America.
3rd) Kelly Bires (2)
4th) Matt Carter, Johnny Chapman, Kevin Conway, Mike Harmon, James Hylton, Blake Koch, Justin Marks, Dennis Setzer (1)
3rd) #25-Ed Rensi (2)
4th) #0-JD Motorsports, #27-Baker Curb Racing, #49-Jay Robinson Racing, #68-Fleur-De-Lis Motorsports, #74-Mike Harmon, #75-Rick Ware Racing, #82-MacDonald Motorsports, #87-NEMCO Motorsports (1)
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Turbo price rises: Evans accused of “taking cyclists for a ride” over above-RRP coronavirus smart trainer pricing
Chain also faced social media backlash after parent company said it and sister retailer Sports Direct would continue trading
Tue, Mar 24, 2020 14:14
Evans Cycles has been accused of “taking customers for a ride,” with prices of home trainers on its website currently displaying at well above their recommended retail price.
The accusation has been made by a road.cc reader who alerted us to the pricing on the retailer’s website of the products, sales of which have boomed in recent weeks as many cyclists have switched to training at home due to the coronavirus pandemic.
> Stay-at-home cyclists lead to turbo trainer sales boost, retailers confirm
It comes on a day when Evans, together with sister retailer Sports Direct, were subject to a backlash on social media after initially announcing that they planned to continue trading during the coronavirus pandemic.
That decision has since been reversed pending clarification the company is seeking from the government.
The road.cc reader who contacted us this morning said: “Following on from the mixed messages from Sports Direct regarding opening their stores and Evans Cycles, I noticed today that they've put prices up on loads of their turbo trainers.
“The Wahoo KICKR which is £999 everywhere including the Wahoo website is now £1,150, same for all other Wahoo trainers.
“Looks like they've done the same on Tacx, Saris and other brands too.
“They are taking customers for a ride,” he added. “What a joke.”
After receiving his email, we checked the pricing of turbo trainers on the Evans Cycles websites against the RRP of the various brands whose products it sells.
What we found was that prices appear to have increased across the range, with the three examples below all now being sold at around 15 per cent higher than the manufacturer’s RRP.
Saris H3 (review): RRP £849.99, being sold for £976 (+14.8 per cent)
Wahoo Kickr (review): RRP £999.99 being sold for £1,150 (+15.0 per cent)
Tacx Neo 2T (review): RRP £1,199 being sold for £1,379 (+15 per cent).
Other retailers including Sigma and Tredz are currently selling those products at RRP.
We have approached Evans for a comment on the pricing of the products concerned and will update this article with their response once we have it.
Evans Cycles was bought out of administration in 2018 by Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct International plc, and its immediate parent company is Frasers Group, which last night wrote to staff at Evans and Sports Direct following Boris Johnson’s address to the nation.
The Prime Minister outlined tight restrictions on when people would be able to leave their homes, one being that they would be permitted to undertake one form of exercise each day, including cycling, provided it is done alone of with household members.
> Prime Minister says cycling allowed for exercise - but only alone or with members of household; bike shops to remain open
He also said that all non-essential retailers would be required to close, one of the exceptions being bicycle shops.
In its memo, Frasers Holdings told staff at both Sports Direct and Evans Cycles that stores belonging to the two chains would “remain open where possible,” citing its leading position in the UK sports and fitness market.
A copy of the company’s memo to employees was subsequently posted to Twitter, with both Sports Direct and Evans coming under criticism for asking staff to continue working during the crisis.
Mike Ashley is an irresponsible and moneygrubbing threat to the health and safety of Sports Direct and Evans Cycles employees and those who might be tempted to shop those shops.
His declaration that the stores provide an essential service is as dangerous as it is absurd. pic.twitter.com/YVqMhBF3ER
— David Beckett 🌱 (@iamdavidbeckett) March 23, 2020
The company did not mention what is likely to be one of the prime reasons for the government’s decision to allow bike shops to remain open – the repair and maintenance services that they provide, and it is worth noting that garages too are allowed to continue trading.
Frasers Group has now said that neither chain will trade for the time being and that it is seeking clarification over the issue from the government as to whether they should open.
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I know, I let myself get sucked in momentarily to the blathering idiocy of MartinWorld (TM). Normal service will be resumed shortly.
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I have a dentist appointment later so it'll be interesting to see what happens....
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Breaking the Socio-Cultural Norms: Gender and Identity in Radclyffe Hall’s The Well of Loneliness and Rita Mae Brown’s Ruby Fruit Jungle
Presentation speakers
Meghna Middha, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, India
Gur Pyari Jandial, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, India
Meghna Middha and Gur Pyari Jandial - Breaking the Socio-Cultural Norms - Gender and Identity in Radclyffe Hall’s The Well of Loneliness and Rita Mae Brown’s Ruby Fruit Jungle.pdf
In 1990 Judith Butler asserted in her path breaking work, Gender Trouble that sex is biological and gender is a performative, and an illusory social construct. Radclyffe Hall’s The Well of Loneliness and Rita Mae Brown’s Ruby Fruit Jungle are canonical works of lesbian fiction known for their unconventional protagonists who stand in opposition to the gender binaries. The Well of Loneliness was published in 1928, and lead to much outrage and criticism because it dealt with non-normative sexuality. Ruby Fruit Jungle was published in 1973, soon after the 1969 Gay rights Movement. Theorists like Judith Butler, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick and Adrienne Rich wrote about breaking of the hegemonies of sexual identity and gender in the late twentieth century. The protagonists of these novels stand strong against these rigid structures of the society. Through characters the writers boldly portray ‘Sexual Inversion’, a term for homosexuality used by the sexologists of the late 19th and early 20th century like Richard von Krafft-Ebing, and Havelock Ellis. The precocious and independent character of Moly Bolt from Brown’s novel stands in contrast to the anguish of Stephen Gordon, a lesbian and one of the first ‘invert’ characters in the history of lesbian fiction. The duration of forty five years between the publication of the works would help track the progression in the social construction of lesbian identity. This study aims to discuss the struggles and subjugation that lesbians encounter in the persisting heterosexist milieu. Hall and Brown through their semi-autobiographical works urge the readers to deviate from binary thinking. The paper is a comparative study of the novels with emphasis on the evolution of the queer culture and the changes in attitudes that permeated the society in the twentieth century.
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Global Unity in a Post-pandemic World
By: Newsworthy
Salt Lake City, Utah (Newsworthy.ai) Tuesday Nov 8, 2022 @ 11:40 AM Central —
Yoga continues to emerge as a preeminent global health practice for its many benefits. A Web3 startup, HelloYogaWorld.com (link website), is taking the approach even further. The NFT project is a platform that connects the international yoga community to improve physical, mental, and social health– especially paramount in a post-pandemic world. While the Covid-19 mask mandates are removed, the residual fear and anxiety remain. Humanity is left to build anew after grief, death, and isolation.
HelloYogaWorld aims to unite and uplift people, countries, and continents to have fun while addressing global health issues individually, locally, and globally, as well as addressing environmental issues. Members purchase (mint) a Yoga World NFT (Non-fungible token) Passport for 1.08 Solana in their Phantom Wallet app. The utility NFT is a one-of-a-kind digital asset that can only have one official owner at a time. Owners receive access to global yoga events and earn rewards and eSTAMPS in their Yoga World NFT Passport. The NFT project additionally launched its Call to Action that engages members to participate in earth regeneration.
"Our goal is a happy, healthy planet and people. Yoga transforms in subtle and profound ways.”, says HelloYogaWorld co-founder Michael Smith, “It connects us to our bodies and breath, and to the realization that we are all part of one interconnected world. If we want to heal our planet, yoga provides us the tools to heal and strengthen ourselves and open our hearts to others.”
The yoginis and yogis stepping up as one of the first 11,111 members to mint into the HelloYogaWorld community often have little to no experience with Web3 or NFTs. However, they share a belief that perhaps they are the ones we have been waiting for to build a better world. Yoga is based on ancient wisdom and is a potent tool for personal transformation that unites one's body, mind, and spirit. Web3 platforms offer the newest and fastest technologies to unite people in communities of common interest IRL (in real life), VR (virtual reality), and the coming metaverse. HelloYogaWorld enrolls members every day from countries around the world. It has grown into a force for good with citizens practicing yoga locally and globally as a collective for individual well-being and the health of the planet.
Will the world ever unite and will humanity ever live as a planetary system committed to sustaining life on Earth and eliminating or reducing needless suffering? We experience politicians, governments, religions, and the media actively dividing us. Yoga is a global phenomenon. In 2020, there were 300 million people practicing to support the $84.1 billion industry with most people identifying as beginners. Countries like Japan saw a 413% 5-year-growth rate. In the US, yoga has grown from 36.7 million practitioners to 60 million in just the last few years. The word yoga is one of the top 15 most popular words in the UK and Europe. Perhaps our most significant and only hope is to connect diverse people from every country, culture, race, religion, ethnicity, orientation, socioeconomic status, ideology, and more, to engage in a dialogue and practice together.
“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” -Mother Teresa
About HelloYogaWorld
HelloYogaWorld harnesses the power of community with 11,111 yoga enthusiasts combining ancient wisdom with crypto-economics to elevate human consciousness and regenerate our Mother Earth. HelloYogaWorld combines the values of yoga with Web3 and is among the first to develop a yogic NFT. Discover HelloYogaWorld on Discord as well as our other social platforms. Be a part of the evolution of our planet. Learn more at https://helloyogaworld.com/
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Vapidity, everywhere
by M R. X. DentithPosted on 11 February, 2010
My nose is to the grindstone at the moment, and whilst, every so often, I look up to see what is happening, I’m hard pressed to find the time to blog about (or even put in hyphens where they are necessary). If I had the time, I’d be talking about the vapid conspiracy theories being put forward to discredit the cadré of climate scientists who, using our best inferential practices based upon the evidence and well-accepted scientific principles, have shown that anthropogenic climate change is occurring.
I’ve noted the histrionics of Poneke before, who appears to be leading a one-person brigade against the Science Media Centre. He’s at it again, now essentially arguing scientists can’t have political views that are based upon their research, which resurrects that strange notion that the Sciences are not just politically neutral, but that we also shouldn’t expect policy makers to take heed of what the Sciences tell us.
Poneke’s central problem in this debate is that he doesn’t seem to be able to:
a) see the ‘problem’ in perspective, and
b) identify appropriate authorities.
The first issue has to do with his, and other journalists, contention that the Himalaya glacier error is an egregious mistake in the IPCC report. People like Poneke think that individual mistakes like these show evidence that someone or some body is trying to pull the wool over our eyes. What they fail to realise is that mistakes like these will occur in large reports like the fourth assessment; if these errors are common, then we have a problem, but the evidence indicates that this is one a very small number of mistakes. The IPCC’s response to this has been entirely appropriate; people are embarrassed and are working to ensure such mistakes don’t creep in again.
Of course, for a conspiracy theorist about anthropogenic climate change, like Poneke, this admission that it won’t happen again is probably proof positive that ‘they’ will ensure similar mistakes are never spotted.
The second issue is the more crucial, I think. Poneke and others in the media sometimes mistake people who present themselves as authorities in a discussion as being appropriately qualified authorities in a field relevant to the discussion. Let me say this straight out: Christopher Monckton is not an appropriately qualified authority when it comes to the discussion of climate change. He is merely someone who presents himself as an appropriately qualified authority.
How can we tell. Well, a legitimate appeal to authority requires that all of the following three conditions be met:
1. The person appealed to is a genuine authority in a field relevant to the discussion,
2. There is substantial agreement among experts in that field that the view endorsed is correct, and
3. The expert is testifying honestly.
Monckton fails on condition one; he is not a genuine authority in a field relevant to the discussion. Rather, he is, at best, a talent amateur with a gift for self-promotion.
Now, I’ve chosen Monckton here because he seems to be the golden boy of many a climate change denier; Poneke relies more on the utterances of our own New Zealand Climate Science Coalition, which is made up of industrial chemists and the like. Poneke is, at least, mistaking scientists in one field for being experts in some other, which is better than the Peter Cresswells of this world who put Monckton on a pedestal and also claim to be big fans of Science.
Naughty naughty.
Humans are quite bad at recognising appropriate authorities, and even the ‘saints’ of critical thinking in the world of Skeptics have a hard time of it; James ‘The Amazing’ Randi recently mistook the Oregon Petition as denoting a set of genuine authorities in a field relevant to the discussion rather than what is actually represents, which is mostly TV weather forecasters1, for example. It’s a difficult business appraising whether someone has a qualified opinion on a subject (and it certainly doesn’t help that there is a growing movement of anti-intellectualism in grassroots skepticism; in some of these debates you either need to be an expert to contribute or you need to know who the actual experts are). Common sense won’t get you very far, especially when you are dealing with systems that are so complex that they defy our facile intuitions about how we think the world works.
Which is all I’m going to say about the vapid AGW conspiracy theories for the time being. PhD theses don’t complete themselves, you know.
Although ‘TV weather forecaster’ probably suggests someone who forecasts weather on TV, I’m now reading it as suggesting ‘people who forecast TV weather…’ “Over on ‘Lost’ it looks like it’ll be a windy day for the survivors, with scattered rain and hail towards the afternoon…”↩
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One Reply to “Vapidity, everywhere”
Marinus says:
12 February, 2010 at 4:39 am
“Although ‘TV weather forecaster’ probably suggests someone who forecasts weather on TV, I’m now reading it as suggesting ‘people who forecast TV weather…’ “Over on ‘Lost’ it looks like it’ll be a windy day for the survivors, with scattered rain and hail towards the afternoon…—
Ah, English, with its lack of a productive way to make noun-noun compounds. Over at Language Log (greatest blog on the internet) they call this type of thing a ‘crash blossom’. Me, I call it ‘a likely name for the next The Fall 7″ single’.
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LHD国际学术报告会-2(主楼312会议室2012年6月21日周四上午10:30)
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报告题目：
The Aerodynamics of Dragonfly Wings
演讲人：
Dr. Yongsheng Lian
(Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Louisville,USA)
时间：2012年6月21日(周四)上午10:30
地点：力学所主楼312会议室
邀请人：申义庆 研究员
报告摘要：
Micro air vehicles (MAVs) are autonomous small flight machines that can perform missions such as surveillance, target tracking or bio/chemical sensing in confined or otherwise dangerous areas. Typically MAVs have a flight speed of 15 m/s or less, maximum dimension of 15cm or less and weight of around 100g. Due to their small dimension and low flight speed, MAVs operate in the low Reynolds number flow region which is characterized with laminar-to-turbulent transition, massive flow separation and vortical flow structures. These unique features encountered by MAVs challenge the vehicle design. In the study of MAV researchers have searched new ideas from the nature. The impressive flight performance of dragonflies has not escaped the attention of biologists or aerodynamicists. First, unlike traditional aircraft, dragonflies have corrugated wings. Second, dragonflies have two pairs of wings and can individually control each wing to achieve desired performance for different missions. In this talk we will first discuss the aerodynamic and structural features of
corrugated wings. In the second part we discuss how dragonflies achieve their superior performance by changing the flapping mode. We conclude that the wing corrugation does not provide aerodynamic advantages at low Reynolds numbers (Re<1000) but instead it offers the structural advantages by increasing the bending moment to reduce the wing deformation. We also conclude that dragonflies generate the highest resultant force using the so called in-phase flapping mode during escaping and hunting but reach the highest efficiency using the out-of-phase flapping mode during cruising flight.
报人简介：
Dr. YongshengLian currently is an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Louisville. He is the director of the computational fluid dynamic laboratory. Before he joined the University of Louisville, he worked at the University of Michigan and NASA Glenn Research Center. Dr. Lian got his Ph.D in aerospace engineering from the University of Florida. He got his master degree and bachelor degree in applied mathematics from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and ShanDong University, respectively. Dr. Lian’s research interests include computational fluid dynamics, fluid/structure interaction, two-phase flow and design optimization. His work has been supported by the U.S. Air Force, NASA, NSF, General Electric, and Hitachi.
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Royals By The Numbers
by Craig Brown August 9, 2016
An off day in a lost season means it’s time to scramble for something interesting to write. The 2016 edition of the Royals has been sometimes thrilling, often frustrating and overall just kind of vanilla. The K is still packed and there is a buzz on nights when the Royals are performing.
So maybe this is the start of a series. Maybe this is just a one time thing. Doesn’t matter. You can still read and (hopefully) enjoy. Today, we’ll cover 0-5. Well, leave a little wriggle room on both sides of that spread. Perhaps next week will be 6-10. It’s like an adventure.
-1 – The total number of Defensive Runs Saved when the Royals deploy the shift. Scoff all you want at defensive metrics, but the Royals use the shift among the fewest times of all teams, but when they do, they can’t seem to get it right. They and the Miami Marlins are the only teams in baseball with a negative Runs Saved when shifting.
The Royals have rightfully earned kudos for expanding their analytics department the last several seasons, but I’m wondering why they aren’t using the defensive data more to their advantage. Do they think their defense is simply that great that they don’t need to shift like other teams? That seems like a very Royals thing to do.
0 – The Royals have been shutout nine times this year. It feels like it’s happened more often, doesn’t it? In their run to the championship last season, they were blanked 11 times. In 2014, that number was just seven. Honestly, you may not have been aware of the numbers behind the shutouts, but you know this has been an issue this year.
To make matters seem a little worse, in their last two shutout losses, the Royals have allowed 25 runs.
1 – Whit Merrifield has made one productive out this year in 41 opportunities. We kid about the Royals and how they really seem to enjoy those productive outs, but maybe there’s something to that. Baseball Reference measures productive outs as advancing a runner with no one out, or bringing home a run with the second run of an inning. Simple criteria. Merrifield was woefully unproductive with his outs. He had 25 opportunities to do something somewhat positive while making an out, but cashing in only one of those means he has a four percent productive out rate. League average is 30 percent.
2 – Would you like proof that Danny Duffy is a different pitcher? Look no further than his 2.0 BB/9 which is the best rate of his career. Granted, some of that has come from throwing out of the bullpen, but his walk rate as a reliever was a touch higher at 2.5 BB/9. As a starter, it’s been 1.8 BB/9. There’s been plenty of discussion among Royals officials that the lefty has found some confidence in his command, and that’s definitely been the case. The Duff Man has stopped nibbling and gone on the attack. The results have been about the only positive to come out of the Royals rotation this summer.
3.33 – Paulo Orlando sees the fewest pitches per plate appearance than any Royal. If he qualified for the batting title (and believe me, we’re going to be hearing plenty about that in the coming weeks) his 3.33 P/PA would be tied for dead last in the American League with Johnny Giavotella. Because Orlando is so hacktastic, he sees more strikes than anyone on the Royals. Makes total sense that 71 percent of all pitches he sees are registered as strikes. That would rank as the highest strike rate in the AL. Currently, Alcides Escobar is leader with a strike in 70.5 percent of all pitches seen.
You simply can’t make up this kind of stuff.
4.1 – Salvador Perez is striking out once every 4.1 at bats, and you know what? That’s perfectly fine. With a .272 TAv over close to 400 plate appearances, he’s on track for his finest offensive season since 2013. That was the last season he caught less than 140 games. For his career, Perez has a 6.6 AB/SO rate, which is always been better than league average. Lord knows we need a more aggressive Perez at the plate, but his approach seems to be working for him. He’s barreling the ball a little better than in the past and is certainly driving the ball more than he has the last couple of seasons. His 0.5 GB/FB ratio is the lowest of his career which has lead to more extra base hits. Over 10 percent of his base hits have gone for extra bases this season, which if it continues through the end of the year, would be his best XBH% of his career.
5.4 – Eric Hosmer sees a 3-0 count in 5.4 percent of his plate appearances. That’s the most on the team and when compared to the league average of 4.5 percent, that’s a decent rate. This number leads us into some sort of Hosmer batting split rabbit hole. After he has a 3-0 advantage, the Royals’ first baseman is batting .400/.760/.700. In 25 plate appearances with a 3-0 count, Hosmer has walked 15 times. In nine of those, he’s taken ball four on the very next pitch. Of the 10 times he hasn’t walked, he’s collected four hits – three singles and a home run. He’s also struck out once.
It’s all so easy, right? For Hosmer to break out of his extended slump all he has to do is get the count to 3-0. There’s your solution.
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graphical timeline from pre colonial to contemporary
Rhode Island passes the first law within the colonies making slavery illegal. The art of this period can be considered relatively "dark" as well.
The artwork of this time is as varied as the cultures that created it. Harvard College in Massachusetts is founded. Colonists’ plant and harvest native tobacco in Virginia. Modern Art runs from around 1880 to 1970 and they were an extremely busy 90 years.
PHILIPPINE LITERARY HISTORY PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD BC - 1564 BC - 1564 The pre-colonial period Historical Background It happened before Spaniards claimed the Philippines in 1565. After the long Italian Renaissance, Northern Renaissance, and Baroque periods were over, we began to see new art movements appear with greater frequency. Graphical timeline from pre colonial to contemporary - 3030927 2.) • pre-colonial Filipinos believed in the immortality of the soul and in life after death • they also believed in the existence of a number of gods whom they worship and made offerings to according to rank • i.e. Christopher Columbus sails on First Voyage. Cambridge, Massachusetts is where the first Colonial printing press is located. In China, the Ming and Qing Dynasties took place during this period and Japan saw the Momoyama and Edo Periods. All Rights Reserved. Add your answer and earn points. Long time before the Spaniards and other foreigners landed on Philippine shores, our forefathers already had their own literature stamped in the history of our race. Some depicted rather grotesque or otherwise brutal scenes while others were focused on formalized religion. 2.what does it tell us about philosophizing? There is a lot to be found in a timeline of art history. Art was no less diverse or confusing in the 1900s.
Many different styles of art were created over this long period. Within that, from about 300 to 900, we also saw Migration Period Art as Germanic people migrated across the continent. Graphical timeline from pre colonial to contemporary - 3053230 GioJavier6624 is waiting for your help. An Art History Timeline From Ancient to Contemporary Art, Art History 101: A Brisk Walk Through the Art Eras, Explore the History of Pop Art: 1950s to the 1970s, Architecture Timeline - Western Influences on Building Design, The Proto-Renaissance - Art History 101 Basics, 7 Major Painting Styles—From Realism to Abstract, Abstract Expressionism: Art History 101 Basics, Art History: Difference Between Era, Period, and Movement. , 1.
Most interestingly, either fewer movements are identifying themselves as such or art history simply hasn't caught up yet with those that have. thats what i've found on the graphical timeline, Graphical timeline from pre colonial to contemporary. It was also used to decorate utilitarian objects like bowls, pitchers, and weapons. The pre-colonial Philippine archipelago was home to numerous kingdoms and sultanates. !BOI'S ONLY! Amerigo Vespucci receives credit for the discovery of the continent. The period centered around elaborate churches and artwork to adorn this architecture. ito ang isa sa pinakamahalagang natuklasan noong panahon ng lumangbatona nakatulong sapamumuhay ng sinaunangA. Let's explore art, from Ancient to Contemporary, and see how it influences the future and delivers the past. This was also the time of the Aztec and Inca in the Americas who had their own distinct art. They include those of prehistory (Paleolithic, Neolithic, the Bronze Age, etc) to the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the nomadic tribes.
what are the different forms of political organizations that have developed over time? By mid-century, we saw even more revolutionary styles. Quite often, art was created to tell stories in a time when oral tradition prevailed. Timeline of Philippine Literature 1. By the time the 90s hit, art movements became less defined and somewhat unusual, almost as if people had run out of names. Spain establishes the first European Colony in North America, St. Augustine, Florida. It also saw the rise of the "illuminated manuscript" and eventually the Gothic and Romanesque styles of art and architecture. …, itiko 2. Culture and traditions were passed on during community gathering through stories, songs, chants, music, and dance. Add your answer and earn points. | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Sitemap. It can tell us stories, relate the moods and beliefs of an era, and allow us to relate to the people who came before us. Begins a postal system in the colonies. The 60s were filled with Minimalism, Op Art, Psychedelic Art, and much, much more. Colonists in North Carolina rebel against taxation by the English. Itong Tuned,Modified And Wide Body Toyota 86 O Babae(PLEASE COSINTRATE AT HUWAG MANYAK), who speaks in the poem padre faura witness the execution of rizal , why homosexuality in lesbianism is a psyche incapacity if this hidden from the other spouse?, manga,hyper poetry and doodle fiction similarity and differences, how is your halloween?is it fun?is it fine?or is it the worst?.
If you prefer, it can be thought of as fertility statuettes and bone flutes to roughly the fall of Rome. What ties them together is their purpose. The last two decades of the 1800s were filled with movements like Cloisonnism, Japonism, Neo-Impressionism, Symbolism, Expressionism, and Fauvism. 1492 Aug 3. This "Barbarian" art was portable by necessity and much of it was understandably lost. John Cabot on his first voyage searching for the Northwest Passage. As the millennium passed, more and more Christian and Catholic art appeared. Why are the Philippines, U.S., Japan, South Korea among others considered liberalcountries? Yet, the majority are not what we would call cheery. Colonial America Timeline (1492-1763) . When the High Rennaissance took over in the next century, we saw the work of Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael. It began with the famous 15th-century artists like Brunelleschi and Donatello, who led to the work of Botticelli and Alberti. It begins over 30,000 years ago and takes us through a series of movements, styles, and periods that reflect the time during which each piece of art was created. neolitiko3. This period covers the years 1400 through 1880 and it includes many of our favorite pieces of art. …, all about? To Pre-Revolutionary War » 1000 Leif Ericson explores the North American East Coast. Updated August 12, 2019 There is a lot to be found in a timeline of art history. The parliament in England passes the Wool Act. Net Art, Artefactoria, Toyism, Lowbrow, Bitterism, and Stuckism are some of the styles of the decade. What we consider ancient art is what was created from around 30,000 B.C.E. Population of the American colonists number 475,000. There were also a number of schools and groups like The Glasgow Boys and the Heidelberg School, The Band Noire (Nubians) and The Ten American Painters. neolitiko4. homo habilis B. nomadiko C. apoyD.neanderthalE. Pre-Colonial period refers to the art before the coming of the first colonizers. Manhattan Island was bought by Peter Minuit from Native Americans. (PDF) PHILIPPINE HISTORY Pre Pre - -Colonial Period ... ... bleblebleah The Virginia Black Code is passed in Virginia. Ang mga unang speciesnamaninong nang lumikha ngkagamitang bato ay tinawag na ____A. These movements included Rococo and Neo-Classicism, followed by Romanticism, Realism, and Impressionism as well as many lesser-known styles. In Northern Europe, this period saw the schools of Antwerp Mannerism, The Little Masters, and the Fontainebleau School, among many others. homo habilis B. nomadiko C. apoyD.neanderthalE. What aspects are considered in identifying the different ethnolinguistic groups in Asia?, ! 1497 July. Graphical timeline from pre colonial to contemporary - 3034297 jhoanconcepcion2102 is waiting for your help. "To live without philosophizing is in truth the same as keeping the eye closed without attemptinh to open them". It also includes the work found in classical civilizations like the Greeks and Celts as well as that of the early Chinese dynasties and the civilizations of the Americas. An Art History Timeline From Ancient to Contemporary Art The Lifespan of Art in Five Easy Steps. !Ano Ang Mas-Gusto Mo? During that winter of 1609-1610, nearly 440 settlers of Jamestown die because of what is known as. Shelley Esaak . The society was A. Art is an important glimpse into history because it is often one of the few things to survive. Sa panahong ito naganap ang sistematikong pagtatanimA. Post Office Act passes in the English parliament. to 400 A.D. homo habilis B. nomadiko C. apoyD.neanderthalE. homo habilis B. nomadiko C. apoyD.neanderthalE.
First copper Coins of the Colony are minted in Connecticut. The 70s saw Post-Modernism and Ugly Realism along with a surge in Feminist Art, Neo-Conceptualism, and Neo-Expressionism. 3.how is philosophizing important in pursuit the truth? During those times the Philippines already have an indigenous art tradition that is unique and rich. By the 1700s, Western Art followed a series of styles. Still, there is a growing list of -isms in the art world. The Impressionists opened the floodgates on new paths to take and individual artists such as Picasso and Duchamp were themselves responsible for creating multiple movements. Share Flipboard Email Print Visual Arts. Much of the notable art created during the Rennaissance was Italian. Art & Artists Art History Architecture By. neolitiko. The 80s were filled with Neo-Geo, Multiculturalism, and the Graffiti Movement, as well as BritArt and Neo-Pop. 1499 Amerigo Vespucci finds the South American Coast. 1.what is the qoutation Medieval European art saw a transition from the Byzantine period to the Early Christian period. Funk and Junk Art, Hard-Edge Painting, and Pop Art became the norm in the 50s. what are the major ideas on the origin and the nature of state and society? And though it's still new, the 21st century has its own Thinkism and Funism to enjoy.
The first public school in America is established, Boston Latin School. Art Deco, Constructivism, and the Harlem Renaissance took over the 1920s while Abstract Expressionism emerged in the 1940s.
“America” is first used in a book, referring to the New World. Some people still refer to the millennium between 400 and 1400 A.D. as the "Dark Ages."
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Pressure on banks despite $15.6b HY profit
Stuart Condie
The balancing act that allowed Australia’s big four banks to lift their combined first-half cash profit to $15.6 billion is getting more precarious, analysts say.
The quartet lifted cash profit about six per cent from a year ago but high levels of property-related household debt combined with a regulator-engineered slowdown in the housing market mean margins are likely to come under increased pressure.
Westpac, which on Monday became the last of the majors to report its first-half earnings, said recent mortgage rate increases would help lift its net interest margin after a contraction of 0.4 percentage points in the first half.
However, Ernst and Young’s Tim Dring said that won’t mean much if affordability suffers.
“While rate increases benefit the banks’ earnings and margins, they also have the potential to put additional pressure on an already highly indebted household sector,” said Mr Dring, EY Oceania’s banking and capital markets leader.
“The banks’ ability to extract additional margin through differential rate repricing on residential property lending will become even more of a balancing act.”
Announcing a three per cent rise in first-half profit to $4.02 billion, Westpac said mortgage lending was up six per cent on a year earlier – but that growth of five per cent is expected in 2018
Making mortgages too costly to consumers already contending with sluggish wage growth could depress demand.
ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott – whose bank lifted first-half profit 23 per cent to $3.4 billion – said he was specifically gearing his bank for a period of low credit growth, with further regulatory moves to rein in riskier interest-only and investor lending in the pipeline.
“We are seeing mounting regulatory, government and public pressure to curtail housing price growth, particularly in the Sydney and Melbourne markets, and this is likely to continue to build,” Mr Dring said.
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is expected to outline its definition of “unquestionably strong” before the end of the year.
The majors’ returns on equity increased by 0.28 percentage points to an average 13.9 per cent, according to KPMG, but that will come under pressure should APRA’s definition require the banks to hold more capital to support mortgage lending.
“The majors’ management teams have done a commendable job of building their capital buffers over the past few years, which will need to continue,” Mr Yates said.
“This is putting further pressure on the their ability to grow and will ultimately inform their strategic decision-making around what businesses they wish to remain in over the medium-to-longer term.”
Housing also figured highly on National Australia Bank’s list of concerns.
NAB lifted first-half profit 2.3 per cent to an above-expectation $3.29 billion, but put more money aside for soured loans amid an impending oversupply of east coast apartments.
Commonwealth Bank, which in February lifted its first-half cash profit 2.1 per cent to $4.9 billion, will issue a third-quarter trading update on Tuesday.
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Drug reverses aging-associated changes in brain cells: study
Date:2011-12-08houhaizhen
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Drugs that affect the levels of an important brain protein involved in learning and memory reverse cellular changes in the brain seen during aging, according to an animal study published Wednesday in the Journal of Neuroscience. The findings could one day aid in the development of new drugs that enhance cognitive function in older adults.
Aging-related memory loss is associated with the gradual deterioration of the structure and function of synapses (the connections between brain cells) in brain regions critical to learning and memory, such as the hippocampus.
Recent studies suggested that histone acetylation, a chemical process that controls whether genes are turned on, affects this process. Specifically, it affects brain cells' ability to alter the strength and structure of their connections for information storage, a process known as synaptic plasticity, which is a cellular signature of memory.
In the current study, Cui-Wei Xie, of the University of California, Los Angeles, and colleagues found that compared with younger rats, hippocampi from older rats have less brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) -- a protein that promotes synaptic plasticity -- and less histone acetylation of the Bdnf gene. By treating the hippocampal tissue from older animals with a drug that increased histone acetylation, they were able to restore BDNF production and synaptic plasticity to levels found in younger animals.
"These findings shed light on why synapses become less efficient and more vulnerable to impairment during aging," said Xie, who led the study. "Such knowledge could help develop new drugs for cognitive aging and aging-related neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease," she added.
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Lighthouse says:
Bunjil Geoglyph at You Yangs, Australia
37°57’7.66″S 144°26’2.40″E
An eagle(?) outline, near the town of Little River, Victoria, Australia.
-37.952123° 144.434005°
Garfield says:
Australia, Victoria, Bunjil Geoglyph
Branch Road, You Yangs Regional Park, Lara, 3212
Mehmet DURMUS says:
You Yangs Bunjil geoglyph crop. You Yangs, Lara, Australia
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:You_Yangs_Bunjil_geoglyph_crop.JPG
https://golbsydna.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/blog-6-virtual-exhibit/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Yangs
http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/315631/Park-note-You-Yangs-Regional-Park.pdf
37°57’07.50″S 144°26’02.67″E
The geoglyph of Bunjil the eagle, in the You Yangs Regional Park (Victoria, Australia)
Philip Ower says:
You Yangs Regional Park, Little River, Victoria, Australia. From Andrew Rogers ‘Rhythms Of Life’ series, it’s compelling work referencing ancient indigenous cultures but also looking forward to the future of our presence on this little planet. The Google Earth/YouTube tour is a good watch.
Farceur says:
Lat:-37.952114°
Lon:144.433997°
The Bunjil Geoglyph in the You Yangs Regional Park, Victoria, Australia.
Youtube clip from quadcopter. https://youtu.be/1iWXcbUZcaw
-37.952078 144.434064 Bunjil Geoglyph
donaaronio says:
Bunjil Geoglyph, You Yangs Regional Park, Lara, Victoria, Australia
Paul Voestermans says:
Bunjil Geoglyph, Branch Road, Little River, Victoria, Australia
Steve J. says:
Bunjil Geoglyph created by Andrew Rogers. You Yangs Regional Park, near Little River Australia.
Marisa Boraas says:
Bunjil geoglyph in Australia…not south africa
Max_Power says:
Bunjil Geoglyph, Victoria, Australia
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Snuggle up with these full-length standalone romances full of chivalrous men and their strong, Southern women.
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Everybody in Nashville knows Georgia Clay.
He's the handsome, award-winning songwriter rubbing elbows with the elite stars of country music. An incredible talent in his own right, Clay has always hesitated to step into the spotlight on his own for fear his debilitating childhood secret will rear its ugly head.
Katie Parker is a workaholic Southern beauty who’s first love is her career. It’s not just her knowledge of the cut-throat insurance business she has skillfully navigated over the years, but her tenacity and gumption in climbing the corporate ladder.
The musician and career woman run into each other in the heat of the Atlanta summer at their ten-year high school reunion and unexpectedly end up in the bed of his pickup truck talking till dawn. As they forge ahead in a passionate long-distance relationship, can Clay admit to Katie she had his heart a long, long time ago? Will her drive and encouragement finally be the reason Georgia Clay takes a chance on his career…and love?
Georgia On My Mind – An Opposites Attract Romance
First rule in business - never let them see you with your pants down.
Hartford Parker is a disgraced real estate broker hiding out in his sister’s condo in suburban Atlanta. Swearing off women after an embarrassing indiscretion at a black-tie event, Hart now indulges in drinking and working out as he tries to come to terms with his unexpected firing at a prestigious DC firm.
Across town in a run-down and forgotten part of the city, Gia Bates is struggling to make ends meet at her failing dance studio. Secretly working part-time as a Marilyn Monroe impersonator for a seedy entertainment company has Gia feeling trapped in her debt while slowly chipping away at her passion and solace in dance.
The handsome playboy and the dancer with legs-for-days find themselves at the same party and end up on an uncertain path full of sex, secrets, and shame. As they move forward in a spicy tango, can the two of them ever dance in sync? Will they fight for their own happily ever after or will Hart be left with nothing more than Georgia on his mind?
Georgia Pine – A Second Chance Sports Romance
The agony of defeat never felt so real.
Never in a million years did Jessica Kaufman think she would be divorced from her real-estate mogul husband and left to raise four young daughters on her own in an affluent Atlanta subdivision. The very last thing she expects is an encounter with her gorgeous gardener who looks more like a sexy beast from her daughters' favorite Disney movie. She is smitten with his evergreen eyes, wild mane of hair and impressive stature.
Tim McGill is in hiding – his reputation and celebrated career on the West Coast left in shambles. He moves far away to distance himself from his downfall and inconspicuously tends the upper-class landscapes to keep his renowned identity a secret. Unlike his typical wealthy clients, Jessica doesn't seem to mind that he's a gardener. One spark between them is all it takes to ignite a fiery passion that could explode if Tim’s identity is revealed. He must earn Jessica’s trust and finally come to terms with what he has lost.
Can Tim open his heart wide enough to let in a beautiful mother and her four little girls? Or will his Southern Belle turn her back on him and walk away from their happily-ever-after?
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Love Island 2021 LIVE – Brad or Chuggs will be DUMPED from the villa tonight as Rachel takes her pick
LOVE Island is set for dramatic dumping as either Brad or Chuggs will be sent packing from the villa tomorrow night.
Tonight viewers were treated to some unseen bits that have happened in the villa over the past seven days.
However everyone is dying to know who bombshell Rachel Finni, 29, is going to send home tomorrow.
The luxury travel expert made her grand entrance on the ITV2 dating show yesterday after Chloe Burrows picked Hugo Hammond in a shock twist.
This left Chuggs and Brad without a partner.
Rachel revealed that she had 24 hours to choose between the labourer and bucket hat entrepreneur.
Who do you think she’s going to pick?
Read our Love Island 2021 live blog below for the latest updates…
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Harvey Lindsay 7 minutes ago
LIBERTY’S BEST PAL THINK JIBERTY COULD WIN!
Paige Skinner, who has knowon her since she was 11, told us: “I hope they stay together, they could win. He’s cute and they seem good together. But whatever happens, Lib will be OK because she’s so strong.
“She is exactly the person she is on the outside in the villa, so confident and bubbly. She’s that girl that will give you a compliment in a nightclub toilet.”
Lucy Murgatroyd 37 minutes ago
YOUR NEXT LOVE ISLAND FIX?
Tonight on ITV2 at 9.00pm
Lucy Murgatroyd Today, 07:30
“I feel honoured to of been your boarder since the 10th of February 2020, the only thing I’m grateful to this pandemic for is giving me extra time with you by my side.
“You’ve been my angel, enjoying the best days with me and getting me through the worst, thank you for the adventures and being the only reason I’ve managed to smile every single day, I owe so much to you.
“You will forever have a special place in my heart, I’m proud beyond words – I’m praying this is not goodbye more of a see you soon.”
Speaking in an emotional Instagram post the blonde – revealed she took Flossie in last year before the first lockdown and he got her through some tough times.
She shared: “Flossie – we knew this day was coming so how is it not any easier?”
LOVE Island’s Faye Winter was left heartbroken before entering the villa after being forced to give up her beloved dog Flossie.
The 26-year-old opened up about being a volunteer for The Guide Dogs for the Blind association and taking in sweet Flossie, who was eventually placed with a new visually-impaired owner.
Shannon said: “I’m proud of what it has made me, because it has made me a really strong and independent woman. I’ve owned what I’ve done.
“I was a teenager when I first started doing glamour modeling but it has led me on to a great path.”
She hates the fact that when women strip off for movies, pop videos or a fashion shoot for a magazine, it’s viewed as art.
She was in her teens when her mother encouraged her to get into glamour modelling before taking her pictures – images which got her a job within minutes.
Lucy Murgatroyd 3rd Jul 2021, 05:00
EX-Love Island star Shannon Singh says she has “no regrets” about her teenage years as a glamour model or having an OnlyFans account.
But the DJ and influencer, who left Tuesday’s show after being made a singleton by the arrival of Chloe Burrows, is she’s keen to leave that in her past.
SINGHING PRAISES
Love Island’s Shannon Singh defends her OnlyFans past and says it’s no different to actors stripping off in movies…
CALLUM ON WHY HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH MOLLY WORKS
He said: “Personally me and Molly don’t live too far away, we are both from Manchester, so that’s definitely a massive bonus if you are both live near each other.
“Other contestants don’t live near each other, it’s long distance, I feel like that’s a factor in it.
“It depends on the person and their personality, if you get on with them, you won’t really know. The best thing about Molly is how caring she is.”
He said: “To be fair I feel like I’ve been used to it [lockdown], I got used to it in the first two or three weeks.
“I feel like it’s just the normal, obviously because when we were in Love Island together it’s like a lockdown in there.
“It has definitely brought us closer together and that [marriage] will be on the cards.”
CALLUM ON HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH MOLLY SMITH
Callum has said that lockdown brought them “closer together” and admitted that marriage is on the cards.
He said: “I would just say don’t go in there with a game plan, just be yourself, if you’ve got a game plan it’s not going to go your way.
“I feel like they’re all being too honest at this point.”
FORMER ISLANDER CALLUM JONES’ ADVICE
The Manchester lad has warned contestants not to enter the villa with a “game plan”, and urged them to be as honest as possible with other contestants.
‘SOLID MATCH’
CONTINUED: Kaz Kamwi and Toby Aromolaran will WIN Love Island, predicts ex Islander Callum Jones
Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Callum said: “I am watching it [Love Island], I didn’t think I would when I came out of the villa but when all the hype builds up.
“You kind of get dead interested, so I’ve been watching it ever since the first episode.
“I said to Molly last night, I reckon Toby and Kaz will do well, if they stay together I reckon they will probably win it.
Kaz Kamwi and Toby Aromolaran will WIN Love Island, predicts ex Islander Callum Jones
The Mancunian star, who appeared on the ITV2 dating show last year, believes that lovebirds Kaz and Toby could make it to the final.
FUMIN’!
One viewer wrote on Twitter: “Brad just said a whole lotta nothing #loveIsland.”
Another posted: “as if this chat was literally just Brad waffling.”
A third said: “Twitter was literally in a meltdown over not seeing that Brad and Kaz conversation just for it to be Brad buffering #LoveIsland.”
Brad seemed to be gearing up to pour his heart out about something but he repeatedly stumbled over his words as a patient Kaz sat by his side.
Eventually the conversation was killed before it even began as the girls down in the garden shouted they had a text prompting the pair to rejoin the group….
Brad and Kaz’s secret Love Island balcony chat is finally revealed – and fans are furious
ALL week Love Island fans have waited to find out what Brad McClelland and Kaz Kamwi’s secret balcony chat was all about.
On last night’s Unseen Bits the mystery was finally revealed – but it left viewers less than impressed.
Paige, who has known Liberty since she was 11, said: “Lib has had a rocky love life. Her relationship with her ex was very on-off for about two years. He cheated on her last September and that was when it ended.
“She was heartbroken. I think she found out because the other girl told her. He wasn’t having a full-on affair but he made a mistake and that was enough for Lib. Lib has never really felt loved and that is what she’s looking for on the show.”
LIBERTY’S BEST PAL OPENS UP ABOUT HER LOVE LIFE
Paige Skinner has revealed how the Love Islander was left devastated when she found out her last boyfriend cheated on her.
CHLOE’S EX HOPES SHE MEETS SOMEONE ON THE SHOW
He told The Sun: “I’ll always be the one that got away for Chloe. We went through too many ups and downs for it to ever work out.
“I hope she does meet someone on the show but I don’t think it’ll be like that. She used to tell me she loved me and I know she’s not over me yet.”
He told The Sun: “The Chloe on screen isn’t who I’ve known for five years. I know Chloe has been told to play the role of a blonde bombshell trying to tempt the boys away from the other girls.
“I think the producers have told her that if she acts a certain way she will go far on the show.”
Personal trainer Lewis Fowler, who dated the stunning contestant for five years, says she is really just “timid” and “shy”.
Love Island’s Zara’s brother reveals the truth about her ‘friendship’ with Olivia
The Masked Singer UK 2023 LIVE – Pigeon revealed as female comedy star & fans convinced Phoenix is TV legend
England 4-0 Ukraine LIVE REACTION: Rampant Three Lions storm into last-four after goals from Kane, Henderson and Maguire
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The Artist or Singin' in the Rain? Singin' in the Rain.
My Mac's Dictionary app has this entry for "trifle":
trifle |ˈtrīfəl|
1 a thing of little value or importance : we needn't trouble the headmaster over such trifles.
• [in sing. ] a small amount of something : the thousand yen he'd paid seemed the merest trifle.
2 BRIT. a cold dessert of sponge cake and fruit covered with layers of custard, jelly, and cream.
Those are separate definitions. The British definition (#2) can be for something that is very rich, delicious, and memorable. The first (U.S.-specific) definition has a disposable connotation.
When we popped The Artist into the DVD player, I thought the film was going to be Definition #2 Trifle. But instead it was a Definition #1 Trifle.
Though I am a silent film fan who hates musicals, I must say if you want to watch a film about a Douglas Fairbanks-type silent film actor who struggles with the transition to sound film while the perky ingenue he bumps into seems more suited than he to the new movies, rent Singin' in the Rain.
Also, Cyd Charisse
Singin' in the Rain is funny, very smart, post-modern before post-modernism, and always entertaining. The Artist is about a man deeply blinded by his own misery and the woman who supposedly loves him but is at best a creepy stalker and at worst a succubus. Without the cute dog, it would have been a melodrama, not a comedy.
Jean Dujardin's George Valentin goes from Fairbanks to self-pitying alcoholic John Gilbert so fast, that I'm not sure who "the artist" is actually supposed to be. We see so little of Valentin's actual craft and so much his life's ruination that I'm not really sure if he's the artist in question. He's also a thoroughly passive character allowing failure's quicksand to swallow him whole. Singin' in the Rain's Don Lockwood is an active character; he may mull his failure for a bit and need a friend to give him a push, but he works to figure out how to salvage his career. Thus Lockwood's art becomes the focus of Rain, while Valentin's emasculation is the focus of Artist.
Is Berenice Bejo's Peppy Miller supposed to be "the artist"? As mentioned before, she ultimately comes across as uncomfortably pathological in her relationship with Valentin. She watches his life fall apart, up close at times, then buys up ALL of his belongings and his right-hand man, Clifton. And we're supposed to accept that as signs of human love and devotion? Valentin's reaction to this unnerving discovery is completely understandable (though overly melodramatic with an inappropriate Hitchcock score theft). I won't spoil what Valentin does, but let's just say it's not an act of loving acceptance. So we know Peppy's a psychotic stalker, but is she an artist? Her aggressive career advances lead her to superstardom, but -- because her screen performances are brushed by in quick montage -- we don't if she's devoted to her craft or just an excellent opportunist.
Ultimately, the Artist, or rather Artists, are the craftspeople behind the film. The camerawork shines, the sets and costumes look lovely, the old Academy Ratio is much appreciated, the editing is solid, the symbolism (though occasionally heavy-handed) is enjoyable, and the music (aside from the Vertigo steal) is great silent film stuff. It's very difficult to make a feature-length silent film in an age of noise, it's even more difficult to get something like that distributed widely, so big kudos to The Weinstein Company for putting their considerable heft behind it.
But when it comes to story and character, The Artist isn't a luxurious pleasure. Peppy's obsessive fanaticism and Valentin's self-destruction are never reconciled and instead get wallpapered over with a quickie final scene that tends to no loose end. Thus it became disposable to me once it was over.
Singin' in the Rain has a quickie ending too, but amongst all of the tremendous insider humor throughout the film, Don and Kathy scramble to address their challenges thus revealing layer upon layer of complex character traits. And because they actually care about each other, they assist one another and work together when struggles befall them.
The Artist's characters don't. She pities him while simultaneously building a shrine around his former self. And he just pities himself. So the happy ending either doesn't work or it's just another step in her obsession. It's a mystery the film doesn't attempt to solve. If the filmmakers treat this crux as "a thing of little value or importance", then this viewer will do the same with their art.
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Haunted House in Ulster Park
Named #1 in America! Headless Horseman Hayrides & Haunted Houses, Ulster Park, NY, and just a
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Cantine Haunted Estates
Haunted House in Saugerties
The # 1 Haunt in the Catskills located in Saugerties in Ulster County, New York. Main attractions of
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Amityville's Jeepers Creepers Haunted Lair
Haunted House in Amityville
Amityville's 2nd Annual Jeepers Creepers Haunted Lair is back! As you enter the lair, you'll
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Andover Haunted House Foundation Inc
Haunted House in Andover
2013 Andover Haunted House presents "Phobia"Andover Haunted House Facebook for more info.
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Blood Manor NYC
Haunted House in New York
New York City's Premier Haunted Attraction. Blood Manor is a haunted labyrinth that combines over 15
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Creepshow at the Freakshow: Dirty Work at the Wax Works
Haunted House in Brooklyn
Coney Island's original Halloween extravaganza is one of the smartest and best spook shows in all of
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Darkness Rising
Haunted House in Massapequa
This year we are open for 13 nights and we are adding 2000 sqft to the Haunt. We dare you to come
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Demon Acres
Haunted House in Hannibal, NY
Demon Acres is a haunted house and hayride attraction. For 1014 we have revamped the entire
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Double M Hayride
Haunted House in Ballston Spa
he Haunted Hayrides is celebrating it's 20th Anniversary this year! To mark the occasion, we built
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Dr. Morbids Haunted House
Haunted House in Lake George
RENOVATIONS TO MORBID MANSION, WORKERS DISCOVERED A SECRET PASSAGEWAY LEADING TO THE RUINS OF AN OLD
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Eastern State Penitentiary's TERROR BEHIND THE WALLS
Haunted House in Philadelphia
A MASSIVE Haunted House Inside A Real Prison! Terror Behind the Walls, America’s largest
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Frightmare Farms
Haunted House in Fulton
A theatrical haunted attraction that gives visitors a true sense of fear. Located in Fulton New York
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Gateway's Haunted Playhouse
Haunted House in Bellport
Long Island's #1 Haunted House.
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Haunted Empire
Haunted House in Elmira, Ney York
Haunted Empire has always maintained being innovators in the world of scare tactics. The house is
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Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses
Named #1 in America! Headless Horseman Hayrides & Haunted Houses, Ulster Park, NY, is in the
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Haunted House in Sleepy Hollow
Are you ready to be scared out of your mind? Taking the tale of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow to its
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House of Frankenstein Wax Museum
Here in the House of Frankenstein Wax Museum there are many "monsters." The creatures roaming the
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House Of Horrors and Haunted Catacombs
Haunted House in Cheektowaga
Buffalo's largest and scariest haunted attraction! All new for 2013! Over the top sets, props, and
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Joe Allocco's The Franklin Square Horror
Haunted House in Franklin Square
See what Thousands of people witness every Halloween - Selected As One Of The Scariest Home Haunts
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New York Haunted Houses and Attractions
New York offers some scary and great haunted houses. New York haunted houses bring folklore legends to life. Nightmare will have you scared to walk the streets in New York. Blood Manor has monsters and zombies in 3D. Ulster Park offers Headless Horseman Hayride and Haunted House. Blood Manor NYC is a blood bath of gore and zombies. In Sleepy Hollow no one sleeps at the Horseman Hollow. Bellport haunted house is not for the faint of heart. Enter if you dare to Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse. Pure Terror Screampark sets up to terrorize with Phobia, House of Horror and The Crypt in Monroe. New York is loaded with great haunted houses. Cantine Haunted Estates in Saugerties will have you shrieking in the dark. Zombies and the undead lurk at House of Horrors and Haunted Catacombs in Cheektowaga.
New York was first called the New Netherlands when the Dutch settled here in the early 1600’s. Fur trading was a central part of contact with multiple cultures and very important to colonists. A surprise brutal attack by the English in the year 1664, to take the New Netherlands was successful. The sheer numbers and tactics were brutal and particularly violent. This led to surrender. The English renamed the state New York for the Duke of York and history was made. Over the next century, New York was settled primarily by the Germans, more English, Scottish, Irish, and because of the existence of Slavery, Africans. In the early 1700, New York’s had 16% of its population listed as slaves. During this same time, the French and Indian War raged on and off for more than 70 years. This left many to be forced from their homes or even worse dead. The fighting was particularly gruesome. New York grew and grew. As the English placed more and more restrictions on this new colony, the revolt began. The Revolutionary War came to New York and the British held rule over the colony again. England sent many ships with more than 30,000 sailors and soldiers to take their colony back. History tells of murders, battles, surprise attacks, and the horrors of the bloody rampage until wars end. The separation of the 13 colonies was complete but not without setbacks. The growth of New York continued throughout the years. The Erie Canal was built in 8 years and is 363 miles long. This took a lot of men to work, a lot of jobs were created, and the immigrants continued to flow into New York. This was a huge undertaking for the men who designed it and saw it through. As swamp fever would take a thousand lives and entire crews would have to be replaced. Fortunately the number of immigrants flowed and the project was completed. The ones who perished of fevers and tragedy would be left behind, not knowing they should have passed over to wander aimlessly in New York. The Erie Canal opened new trade routes and extremely active transportation routes; this increased the population of New York even more. New York was growing so rapidly, the seven of the largest cities in the world were in New York. New York was a main route of Southern Trade and during the Civil War, and many went to fight. New York sent the most men and provided the most money of any state for the advancement of the Union Army. Many to only return injured, infected, conflicted, or in spirit. The visions of battle, dismemberment, amputation, disease, dysentery, starvation and death left souls unsettled. Lost souls which do not know they should have passed over wander aimlessly. Visit our homepage to start your search for haunted houses: http://hauntedhouse.com/
These violent battles of the war were over the brutality of slavery and had grown to epic proportion. The Civil War was brutal and most times the soldiers would wish for the end to be near. Lack of food left many starving, lack of clothing left many cold, and the lack of medicine for injury left many doctors to amputate or die of the infection. New York continued to grow. Europeans continued to flow through New York, first from famine in their own country, then from World War 1. Before 1900, the estimate of 8 million immigrants to come through New York was staggering. By 1925, New York was the largest city in the world. By 1929, the Great Depression hit New York particularly hard. A 25% unemployment rate left many to starve and live on the streets. Diseases ran amok. The city, so overcrowded, was not an opportunity for the immigrants, it became a death sentence. With all this deprivation, came crime, murder, chaos, and purgatory on earth. From the suffering to the numerous violent battles, the souls left behind to complete missions, lost between life and death now roams New York. New York is well known in the haunt world for its portals of hell and the revengeful souls who live within its confines. The intense energy these souls expel, helps the living keep they at bay for the remainder of the year. Unfortunately, they must return to do their bidding as part of their mission in purgatory. Demons and messengers of the under-lord return to experiment and do research in their dungeons and chambers in the chill of the fall during the season of Halloween, under the spells of pure wickedness. New York is home to many haunted attractions that are well known in the haunt world. These haunted houses are well worth the trip. These attractions have been seen on many of the local television and radio stations, magazines and newspapers. Visit this world of twisted and deranged: haunted houses, forests, trails, farms, mazes, hotels, asylums, prisons, castles, indoor and outdoor attractions. New York is a state at the top of the haunt world and considered the area’s best for haunted attractions. Find the most innovative animatronics, scary monsters, creepy zombies, demented demons, creatures from the depths of the underworld, cutting edge technology and have your nightmares brought to life right here in New York. When searching for haunted houses in NYC, New York is just a click away. Don’t wait for a review, check them out for yourself.
Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses celebrates its 20th Year! Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses has the honor of being named America's # 1 haunted attraction by the Weather Channel and listed # 1 by USA Today. The New York Daily News gives them the distinction of being the #1 Haunted Attractions on the Planet. AOL News named them the World's Best Haunted Hayride and were voted by MTV fans as “America’s Scariest Haunted House Northeast Region." They were selected as the #1 ScreamPark and Hayride in American by Haunt World Magazine and have consistently been named in the Top 10 Haunted Attractions by CNBC and AOL. American Airlines voted them #1 Outside Attraction. They have been featured on the Weather Channel, The Travel Channel, Comedy Central, Emeril Live, Good Morning America, The Today Show, Nightline, CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News and featured in several national magazine publications.
What sets Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses apart from the rest is the backdrop of the Historic Haunted Hudson Valley in New York. State encompassing over 45 acres of naturally landscaped property, Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses is a theatrical experience like no other with a theme that changes every year! It includes a mile long hayride journey with illusions, pyrotechnics, movie quality sets, animatronics, flying stunt performers and high tech special fx, sound, makeup, and actors. Guests are transported into a surreal world of horror and evil! And of course, thrilling encounters with the Headless Horseman! As the hayride journey comes to an end, ahead looms the dimly lit neon sign of the Lunar Motel beckoning you to check-in. The first of six haunted houses followed by Glutton's Slaughter House, the Root Cellar, Dark Harvest Corn Maze, the Nightshade Greenhouse, the Feeding and the Mansion of Dahlia Blood, Midnight Gardens, magic and illusion side show, 5 gift shops and 5 eateries. Each attraction is authentically detailed and themed to replicate what you would anticipate finding on a haunted historic estate.
Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses is a destination. Guests are entertained for over 2 1/2 hours and travel from across the country to encounter an experience with the Headless Horseman! Visit us at Headlesshorseman.com and Facebook
Blood Manor, located in the HEART of Lower Manhattan in the Hudson Square District, we want to break your heart and test your soul with our haunted houses in NYC. Blood Manor in New York City is here to entice your every fear with each horrific blood thirsty encounter with the undead. Beware for nothing stays dead in the Graveyard of the Doomed and the music you hear is not for the ceremony that is going on, it is for your funeral. They seek your fresh donation of warm blood which is pumping through your veins, for they need all that you have. Enter the chamber haunted house NYC, it is overrun by Killer Klowns and no matter where you turn they smell your fear. There is nothing like some fun under the big top, but Killer Klowns have a different definition of fun and you are their entertainment for the evening. Discover our sinister and bloody Disgraceland. You will experience the most gruesome modern mayhem of meat hooks, gore, and all the terror you think you can tolerate. Disgraceland will show you a new level of dementia and torture. Who is stalking you now, Pig Man, Voodoo Rob, or other undead creatures from below? You can feel the spine tingling stares and the horror of your own mortality. Don’t forget to beware of the Wall Crawler in Death Row, for you might be surprised when you look up. Don’t get too friendly with the performers in the Cabaret of Death, that was not a nuzzle on your neck. That could be more than you have bargained for. Zombie Apocalypse! The evil souls that lurk about are seeking forced donations to their BLOOD Bank! Wander through the most insane 3D state-of-art effects in this maze that will drive you insane. You will be catapulted into the horrific images of death and destruction from the demons escaping their eternal damnation below.
Horseman’s Hollow in Sleepy Hollow, New York takes the Legend of Sleepy Hollow to a new level. The Phillipsburg Manor is the location of the portal of evil and the restrained energy of the most evil and insanely undead has risen. These unfortunate souls allow you to visit, but never want you to leave. They lurk in the shadows under the glow of the moon, ready to terrify when the moment is right. Negotiate the trail and enter the twisted maze of horrors. There is a party in honor of the Horseman, and you have just stumbled into his lair, too horrible to describe. Heads will roll, be careful or it might be yours!! Horseman’s Hollow was featured on CBS National News and the reviews are awesome. Horseman’s Hollow is not suitable for small children, faint at heart, or those with health concerns. The Horseman’s Hollow is brings the dark Legend of Sleepy Hollow to life.
PureTerror Screampark located in Chester, New York is Orange County’s Largest and one of THE HUDSON VALLEY scariest haunted attractions. PureTerror Screampark new location has stepped up the Terror. The surrounding Trees will Muffle the Screams and cries of those who dare enter the grounds of PureTerror Screampark. ALL NEW FOR 2012 PURETERROR HAS 5 HUGH HAUNTED HOUSES AND ARE ALL NEW COME AND SEE THE PURETERROR FOR YOURSELF AND YOU WILL KNOW WHY WERE RATED AS ONE OF THE SCARIEST HAUNTED SCREAMPARKS IN THE COUNTRY. We will test your courage! NEW 2012: The Crypt. This labyrinth of twists and turns into our underground cave system of forgotten graves will have you hoping to get out alive. There are surprises within as the creatures from the underworld seek your terror and are only at Pure Terror Screampark.
NEW 2012: The Butcher’s Revenge. Can you escape the Butchers dual chainsaws in this horror shop of blood, gore, and SMELLS of death? The Butcher’s Revenge haunted house NYC will have you begging to get out! CAN YOU ESCAPE THE BUTCHER!
Terror Under the Big Top: is an adventure with the indescribable and new technologically advanced vision in 3D. The clowns are not here to make you laugh; they are here to bring your worst nightmare to life. What is real and what is not? The state of art 3D can’t be compared and is the best, must see encounter that will have you wondering what your eyes have just seen. The house of Terror: You have just entered your worth nightmare. This Haunted House will have you on your hands and knees begging to get out. Will you get out ALIVE! The Trail of Terror: Take the trail to your fears twists and turns in our dark woods with the creatures of the night. The Terror is real only at PureTerror Screampark Double M Hayride in Ballston Spa, New York opens the portals to the underworld and reveals the evil that will chill you to the bone. One price for admission and enjoy all of the haunted attractions for an experience you won’t soon forget.
Take a ride on the tractor drawn wagon with a guide to the darkness of night. Haunted Hayride welcomes you to the woods of terror and surprise. Around every tree an uninvited guest is waiting for the right moment to meet you. The Haunted Hayride is where evil lurks and enhanced with special effects, professional actors, and animatronics, is a mix of fright and fun for everyone. Everyone likes the circus, except the clowns in our circus are not too fond of the public. Clown CarnEvil will have you laughing or crying, in your face fright, for a scream of a good time. Continue to the Nightmare Manor Haunted House where the souls are restless and the terror is all around. Hear the screams in CAGED? Our newest attraction is a haunted maze that will twist and turn you around until you have had enough. This demented and crazy maze is a test to your fears of being caged for eternity, a prison in your own mind. For you little screamers we suggest the Daytime Hayride and Corn Maze for a fun adventure and a good night sleep.
Gateway Haunted Playhouse of Horrors in Bellport, New York has transformed during the crisp fall air and darkness of night. The ancient Bellport estate contains a portal to the depths of the underworld. We can no longer hold the undead creatures that reside in the underworld below. The undead have arrived and are wreaking havoc in the Gateway Haunted Playhouse in Bellport. Beware as you enter the horrific graveyard for a trip of terror; every twist and turn will assault your every sense of well-being. The undead hunger for your screams and thirst for the warm blood of the living. They seek to mutilate all living creatures. When your heart pumping, adrenaline filled screams fill the air the excitement builds and this draws the evil from the fires of a world of terror your nightmares are made of. You cannot see or anticipate what or who is coming after you, but fair warning, wear something you can run for dear life for you may need to save yourself and escape with your life. The Gateway Haunted Playhouse is a professional haunted attraction and is not recommended for those under 13.
House of Horror and Haunted Catacombs presents the Six Gates of Hell – Western New York’s Largest and Most Terrifying Haunted Attraction located in Cheektowaga, New York. We have located a portal to the most sinister and evil and have been harnessing them for the past year, but their becoming so powerful, they must be released to seek victims for their master of the world below. Will you tempt your fate and see if you can make it through the evil within; or fall prey and become one of them.
We’ve all heard of a place so evil, when you walk by you feel a chill run down your spine, we call this HellHouse. You have all heard the stories, the murders committed within the confines, the bizarre rituals; the horror that continues to grow has been unleashed inside the walls of HellHouse. You are welcome to enter; your escape is up to you.
The horror of death is final; come in an experience the unspeakable in Buried Alive. As you enter the most dreaded funeral, you realize it is your own. You are lowered into the darkness that entombs you with finality; the only problem is that you are Not Dead! Scream, Beg, make all kind of noises but not one hears you. You are Buried Alive!
You have just entered the nightmare of nightmares; Body Harvesters seek flesh, blood, and the body’s organs for a horror of helpless feeling. You are being herded like cattle into the Human SlaughterHouse to be torn to shreds limb to limb. Beware the Army of the Undead are everywhere and we call them Body Harvesters.
Within the depths of the forbidden your journey through the uncharted takes you to face the repugnant blood thirsty creatures of Jungle Rot. What evil and horrible creatures inhabit the jungle? Beware: they can smell fear and you have it all over you and your group of warm heart pounding flesh. Find your way out of Jungle Rot fast for your life depends on it. You must be quick in The Gas Chamber, time is ticking and the mutants are everywhere. Save yourself before the gas takes over your body and stops you Dead in your tracks. You will appreciate taking a breath of fresh air before you enter for it just might be your last deep breath you take.
Welcome one and all to the sickest show on earth: Wicked Freakshow in 3D. Curiosity may get you inside the walls of the Wicked Freakshow in 3D but these mutations of clowns, demons, and freaks may do everything to keep you from going out. All the world’s greatest oddities and freaks come together to torment and taunt all who enter their world of normal.
A violent mutated virus from upstate New York is expected to spill into the Bronx, New York; resulting in Bronx Haunted Warehouse the day where the Zombie Apocalypse begins. It is believed that this mutated virus will reach its destination by early October. Scientists are frantically working around the clock on a retro-viral vaccine to combat this violent virus.
Unfortunately, they estimate the vaccine will NOT be ready until the end of the October. Due to this unfortunate span of time, preliminary quarantine protocols are set to begin the first Friday of October. The safest location has been identified as a warehouse at 1157 Commerce Avenue (Pelham Bay), all are asked to relocate to this warehouse before the outbreak spreads to uncontainable levels. Many believe this location has already been infected and Zombie sightings have been reported. New York is warning all residence and visitors that Zombies have been sighted! Those brave enough to seek this location are advised to avoid being bitten at all costs. Flesh Eating Zombies have been reported in the Bronx! Warning: Flesh Eating Zombies have been seen in the Bronx. You will witness a person become a zombie. Once a Zombie they will chase and terrorize all who are near, for they seek to infect others. You are not safe, go to the Bronx Haunted Warehouse at 1157 Commerce Avenue now; you are not safe, even when you think you are. Bronx Haunted Warehouse where the Zombie Apocalypse begins. Don’t wait for a review, follow preliminary quarantine protocols now!
New York Haunted Hayride
Ten Thirty One Productions (TTO), the worldwide leader in producing live horror attractions, will bring the most popular Halloween attraction in the country, Los Angeles Haunted Hayride, to New York City this October for the first time ever. The wildly popular attraction annually held in Los Angeles, led Mark Cuban to make the largest investment in “Shark Tank” history followed by another investment by Entertainment giant, Live Nation. TTO will now be bringing its biggest and best scares from seven years of haunting the west coast to the east coast for the most horrifying experience in town.
“This expansion to New York City is one of the most important moments in the history of Ten Thirty One Productions, and one we’ve been planning for four years,” says CEO of TTO, Melissa Carbone. “As a native east coaster (where the concept originated), I have a very vested interest in changing Halloween forever in New York City by bringing a completely new immersive magical world to New York.”
Located at Randall’s Island Park, which historically has been home to real-life asylums and psychiatric hospitals, New York Haunted Hayride will embark on its traditional tractor drawn, hay filled wagons through a high-octane fantasy world that exploits the most disturbing fears living in us all. Patrons can expect to encounter terror from all sides and angles through enchanted Halloween portals of ghostly apparitions, demonic possessions, orphanages of burnt children, creatures of leviathan proportion, psychopathic clowns and much more. Don’t miss the most highly-anticipated Halloween attraction of the year and what’s been called “Terrifying & Awesome.”
“The attraction will be haunting, enchanting, terrifying and everything you want to feel during the Halloween season,” adds Carbone. “It’s the best work we’ve done from the past seven years, all in one place at the same time.”
The terror on both coasts starts on Monday, October 2 and will be open through October 31. Past celebrity attendees at the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride have included Ryan Gosling, David Beckham, Katy Perry, Zac Efron, Kristen Stewart, Demi Lovato, Eva Mendez, Nikki Reed, Megan Fox, Sarah Hyland, Lucy Hale, Chris Colfer, Taylor Lautner, Kellan Lutz, Dax Shepard, Forest Whitaker, Emmy Rossum, Sarah Silverman, Kristin Ritter, Jillian Michaels, and many more. The New York Haunted Hayride anticipates to draw just as many notable names.
Tickets for the New York Haunted Hayride start at $35 for General Admission and VIP Admission for $50. TICKETS GO ON SALE ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 21. Save $5 on Wednesday and Thursday with Super Saver tickets (limited availability). Private wagons, which include VIP status, can be purchased for $995. Group rates are also available. For more information on tickets, hours and directions, please visit www.newyorkhauntedhayride.com for complete details.
The Los Angeles Haunted Hayride and New York Haunted Hayride are Fur Free Attractions; there is plenty of blood and guts on the ride!
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Heidi Elizabeth Philipsen-Meissner
TV / WEB
Debut Feature Film From Co-Directors Heidi Philipsen-Meissner and Jon Russell Cring
‘Darcy’ Starring Gus Birney and Johnathan Tchaikovsky Will Make its New York Debut at 2018 Socially Relevant Film Festival New York
NYC Screening Held March 22nd Followed by Q&A with Filmmakers
PRESS OPP: Gus Birney, Johnathan Tchaikovsky, Paula Singer, David Thornton and additional cast members to attend closing night
Official Trailer: https://youtu.be/e8l7d1Vr7h0
NEW YORK (February 27, 2018) – Personae Entertainment’s first feature film, the coming-of-age drama, DARCY has been made an Official Selection at the 2018 Socially Relevant Film Festival (SRFF) taking place March 16 – 22nd at the Cinema Village, NYC. SRFF 2018 showcases exceptional independent cinema and international films dedicated to social issues and the filmmakers telling these stories. DARCY is slated for closing night on March 22, 2018 at the Cinema Village theater at 8:00pm ET. A special Q&A will follow the screening with both filmmakers, Heidi Philipsen-Meissner and Jon Russell Cring.
Reviewed by Amy Biancolli for the Times Union as “a small, intense ensemble drama set in the Catskills, [DARCY] isn't your run-of-the-mill coming-of-age film. It isn't your run-of-the-mill debut feature, either. Come to think of it, it isn't your run-of-the-mill anything.”
This marks the feature film debut for Gus Birney of TV’s "The Mist” as the starring role of DARCY, which centers around a teenage girl living and working in a seedy motel run by her parents taking in former prisoners as part of an arrangement. Surrounded by delinquents, Darcy’s eyes get a little bit wider and things begin to change after Luke, the alluring ex-con checks into the motel.
DARCY is the feature film debut by co-directors Heidi Philipsen-Meissner and Jon Russell Cring, which brought together Executive producers Niko Meissner, Stephanie Dillon (“Stay, Then Go”), Kathryn McDermott (“Spiderman”); and Director of Photography Tracy Nicole Cring (“The Night We Met”).
The ensemble cast includes: Johnathan Tchaikovsky (“Keep The Change”); Paulina Singer (“The Intern”); David Thornton (“The Notebook”), and Bernadette Quigley (TV’s “Mr. Robot”); and Heidi Philipsen (“Her Telling Heart”). DARCY also features original music from Gus Birney as well composers Brian Gallio, Connor Noetzel and Shane Noetzel.
Early bird festival ticket sales are available now for purchase to the general public.
Film critics and members of the press are invited to the screening of DARCY on Thursday, March 24 at 8:00pm at the Cinema Village theater located at 22 E. 12 St, New York City. Co-directors and cast are available for interviews; please contact MSophia PR for further information.
The official website for DARCY is at www.DarcyMovie.com.
Press kit available upon request
Follow along on social media: TW @DarcyMovie; FB @DarcyMovie; IG @DarcyMovie
Behind-the-scenes short videos available on @DarcyMovie YouTube channel: DarcyMovie
Darcy – Synopsis:
Darcy is an idealistic fifteen-year-old, living on the edge of town in her family's motel where the justice system dumps its trash. The prostitutes, the addicts, the malcontents inside each room have their own stories and secrets and her fate is interwoven with theirs. When an alluring stranger enters her world, Darcy finds herself with a choice to make: Remain in the world she knows, or move forward into an unknown future.
DARCY is a Personae Entertainment production; Co-Directors: Heidi Philipsen-Meissner and Jon Russell Cring; Co-screenwriters: Jon Russel Cring and Tracy Nicole Cring; Producer: Heidi Philipsen-Meissner (p.g.a.); Executive Producers: Stephanie Dillon, Niko Meissner, Kathryn McDermott; Associate Producer/Co-Writer/Director of Photography Tracy Nicole Cring; Associate Producer/Casting Director Caroline Sinclair; Associate Producers: Michael H. Back, Heidi Eklund, Nicole Joens; Composer: The Afternoon Edition; Storyboard Artist: Robert Castillo.
Cast: Gus Birney, Johnathan Tchaikovsky, Paulina Singer, Bernadette Quigley, David Thornton, Jon David Casey, Heidi Philipsen, Lawton Denis, Joe McKenna, Denny Dale Bess, Ray Faiola, Cameron Mitchell Williams, Nando Del Castillo and Wayne Pyle.
Run Time: 91 min; Genre: Drama; Rating NR; Year: 2017; Language: English; Country of Origin: United States; Format: Red 4k; Sound: Dolby.
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Toilers of Darkness
In the following story that we have presented in its entirety below, an anonymous Globe reporter writes in a florid style that one no longer finds in the pages of today’s newspapers. The article demonstrates a style of journalism that no longer exists as editors now demand clarity and conciseness, not flowery run-on sentences. One rarely thinks of the people who work the night shift, but as this article shows, little has changed since the turn of the century. We still rely upon the police, the fire department, security guards, janitors, and twenty-four hour fast food restaurants to look after us in the wee hours of the morning. And, as the reporter neglected to mention, far more women may have worked the night shift than he realized, only as soiled doves in Joplin’s red light district.
“In the hours of darkness, while thousands of Joplin people are wrapped tightly in the arms of Morpheus, hundreds of others are toiling for those who are unconscious of what is going on around them at that hour, keeping the big mill of life in one continuous grind.
It is not often that the average person gives a thought to those who are laboring during the hours of the night, after their daily toil is completed. Some hurry home to a hearty supper and a pleasant evening with the family, while others remain to enjoy a good production at the local theater or visit with a friend, but few of those think of others, who are at that very hour preparing to take their places and keep the great machinery of life well lubricated, so that it will run again the next day without a hitch.
It will be of extreme interest and will, no doubt, cause great surprise to thousands of Joplin people to know that more than 1,000 inhabitants of this city work throughout the entire night, besides there are hundreds of others who devote half the night to labor.
In its slumber the city must still be supplied with heat, light and water, its homes must be protected from fire, its streets and stores must be guarded and food for thirty-five thousand mouths must be prepared before the dawn. And all of this work and much more must fall to the lot of the toilers of darkness. Year in and year out, the city as a great workshop never rests period. While the day working people of Joplin are seeking relaxation, and while later hundreds of homes are quiet in slumber, a small army of tireless men and boys, and some cases women, is swaying back and forth in the nightly routine of their work, keeping up the great gind.
While thousands of Joplin people are sleeping, hundreds of miners are at work, bakers make bread for the slumberers to consume the next day; messengers boys hurry in every direction, firemen jump from their cots at the sound of the gong, ready to protect the sleepers from the ravages of fire; officers pace the streets in an effort to keep order; telephone girls are always on the alert to answer midnight call and hundreds of others stop only long enough to eat their midnight luncheon and then continue until dawn gives them the signal to retire.
Janitors and porters spend the weary hour of the night with their brushes and mops, preparing the hotel lobbies and business blocks for the next day’s work. Often times, these creatures are overworked, and they are helped in some cases by their wives, sisters and friends.
Night scenes among the railway employees are filled with variety. The hours of these night workmen are long, most of them coming on duty at 6:30 o’clock in the evening and working until that time in the morning. In the switching yards, the night visitor may see the most interesting side of railroading. In stations along the line, there are yard clerks, watchmen, roundhouse employees, car checkers and night operators. The Missouri Pacific employs a force of 15 men during the night. This includes a baggage man and operator at the passenger depot, yardmen and roundhouse employees, who are kept busy with the engines, keeping them clean and in repair. The Frisco employs 16 and the Kansas City Southern nearly as many.
In Joplin there are at least a half dozen restaurants kept open throughout the entire night. Waiters, cashiers, cooks and dishwashers have little time during these long hours for idleness. In the saloons, which are never closed until the lid smothers the lights early Sunday morning, there are at least two men – the bartender and the porter. Some places employ three men, and even four men during the night.
A large number of private watchmen work during the night. Almost every person knows of the 14 patrolmen who guard the city by night, few stop to think of the many, who, in factories and stores, tramp ceaseless, only stopping at intervals to rest. Some firms have old men for the work of watchmen, and others only employ young men. The work is lonely and the hours are long, and in many firms the watchmen are on a constant tramp. Next is the squad of regular officers, whose work is just as tiresome – but with much more variety perhaps, than that of the private watchmen. Some are patrolling gloomy alleys, while others are watching the stores and residences, always ready to defend the lives and possessions of their sleeping brothers.
Electricians may be summoned to fix broken wires. Often times they have to climb roofs and fire escapes [while the] working world is asleep, is an experience of unusual interest.
For a spectacular sight, one should visit a foundry. During the day it may be interesting, but at night when in dark and dangerous places, where only great care makes the feat possible.
To visit the industrial places of Joplin night, when a weird quietness hangs over the city, and the day-darkness settles over the city, the scene is one of splendor. At present, however, there are few foundries working night shifts.
Among the unceasing of the night are the dozen or more cab and baggage drivers of Joplin. It matters not whether the weather be warm or cold, rain or snow, these fellows go just the same.
As near as can be estimate, there are thirty restaurant employees laboring during the entire night and about the same number at the hotels. The hotels employ a night clerk, one or two porters, as many bell boys, an engineer and sometimes a helper for the latter. From 20 to 25 saloon employees are at work, and in more than 100 concentrating mills, that operate at night, about 500 men tramp to and fro to their work as the sun rises and sets. Engineers, electricians and watchmen are kept busy at the lighting plants, there being about 12 in all. One postal clerk operates at the post office between the hours of six o’clock in the evening and four in the morning, when he is relieved. About six telephone girls remain at the boards from 10 o’clock at night until 6 in the following morning.
Three of the bakeries work night shifts, there being a score or more of breadmakers all told. 14 firemen stay ready to respond to their calls, and three telegraph operators at are at work in the Western Union and postal companies’ offices. Three or four messenger boys work throughout the entire night, and often times others are summoned to help the boys with their messages.
The Globe a force of 26 men, who all work until the grey hours of the morning. From 2 to 4 nurses are on the alert at St. John’s hospital. The Wells Fargo Express company employs two men during the night, and many others grind out their work night after night.
To give complete details about Joplin’s toilers of darkness would be almost an impossibility, but there is one other fact highly worthy of notice. While women have, to some extent, usurped the places of men in many occupations and callings of the day, the sterner sex has yet a monopoly on night work. Except for the telephone operators, there are few women night workers. It is estimated not more than 5% of the night workers are women.â€
Source: Joplin Daily Globe
Brown, May 17th 2011 | Tags: bakers, bartender, car checkers, cooks, dishwashers, electrician, engineer, engineers, foundry, foundrymen, Frisco railroad, hello girls, History of Joplin Missouri, hotel porter, hotels, janitor, janitors, joplin history, Joplinites at night, Kansas City Southern Railroad, lobby, message boys, miners, Missouri Pacific railroad, night clerk, night jobs, night operators, night watchmen, night workers of Joplin Missouri, porter, postal clerk, railroad men, restaurants, roundhouse men, saloon workers, saloons, telephone girls, telephone operators, waiters, watchmen, Western Union, yard clerk
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Hello Girls Go On Strike!
Hello Girls, which we have written about in previous posts, were known for their helpful and sunny disposition. Occasionally they found a reason to strike. In one instance that occurred in 1902, the sixteen day-shift Hello Girls employed at the central office of the Mineral Belt Telephone Company went on strike. Callers from 7:00 to 7:25 p.m. were undoubtedly confused when they picked up the phone and found that no operator could be reached.
Did they strike because of poor wages, low morale, or chauvinist bosses? No. They went on strike because the company hired one Winnie Arnold. Miss Arnold was a “blonde young lady from South Joplin. It was on her first night shift that her would-be colleagues decided, “her society was not acceptable to us, although she does work at night. We are endeavoring to keep within our ranks a class of workers, who are patient to all the whims of the patrons of the telephone.†After complaining about Miss Arnold to the company’s superintendent, he promised, “she could work no longer.†Presumably she was asked to leave the company’s employ and found work somewhere else.
While just a brief episode in Joplin’s history, the article provides some insight into the social class thinking of turn-of-the-century Joplin society. Young men and women who did not meet the societal standards of Victorian America could expect to be frowned upon by members of the middle and upper classes. The best society women did not work, but for those young women who did seek to earn a living, a desk job under the watchful eye of male managers provided a safe and morally clean environment. Those who could not meet the social and moral code of the day were not tolerated, lest their influence corrupt or taint their fellow young women.
With the coming of women’s suffrage, prohibition, World War I, and the swift pace of change during the 1920s, life changed dramatically in the next few decades for women. Such fears over the influence of individuals from one class or another, good or bad, waned. The result was a post-Victorian society that has evolved into the present day. Hopefully, the South Joplin girl was able to find a new job with better coworkers.
Brown, May 27th 2010 | Tags: hello girls, History of Joplin Missouri, Joplin Hello Girls, joplin history, Mineral Belt Telephone Company, strike, telephone company, telephone operator, telephone operators
Posted in Joplin industry, People of Joplin
Life as a Hello Girl
In 1910, the Joplin News-Herald ran a story about the advantages of working as a “Hello Girl.†The News-Herald remarked that while it might not be fun to “sit up to a switchboard and come in contact with the varying dispositions of several hundred people each day†there were “some things about the work of the central girl at the Home Telephone company’s office in this city that probably come to no other working girls in town.â€
Hello Girls operating the telephone board
Despite hearing about “heartless corporations†the News-Herald assured readers that this was not the case with the Home Telephone Company located in a building on Joplin Street. Since 1906, girls were treated to an on-site “culinary department and lunch rooms.†The News-Herald reporter, unable to curb their enthusiasm, gushed, “A lunch room and a kitchen in the telephone plant!†On “pleasant days†a light lunch was served, but when the weather turned bad, regular dinners were served that were, “equal to those of the best restaurants in town.†Girls were guaranteed a free lunch twice a day.
When the operators were at work on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other holidays, the company served large dinners in the company dining room so that the girls could at least have a hot dinner during the holiday. Empty stomachs and “improper foodâ€, the company believed, could affect an employee’s disposition. Lunches and holiday meals meant, “congenial employment, pleasant surroundings, and the saving of considerable money in the course of a year.â€
Even more astonishing, at least at this time in history, was the fact that the company also had “baths, individual lockers, and a rest room, or sitting room†that was overseen by a “regularly employed matron.†Should a girl seem exhausted or ill, she would be sent to the rest room or home. Mrs. R.L.Whitsel, the company’s matron, was hailed as, “experienced and efficient.â€
This unnamed telephone operator from 1911 is representative of telephone operators of the time.
If the weather was nasty, the company paid for closed carriages to pick up girls at their homes to bring them to the office. Once their shift was over, a carriage would transport the girl safely back to her home. The company’s management realized that “healthy, happy, and well cared for girls are more likely to be cheerful and pleasant to their patrons and more prompt in service than girls who are overworked and neglected.†Wet clothes were considered “hard on the disposition and health of the girls and the telephone company prefers to have its employees happy and cheerful, even if that means occasional bills for carriages.â€
Given the number and types of jobs available in Joplin at the time, it appeared that if a young woman could secure a job as a Hello Girl, she found herself with a relatively comfortable means of income. It also represented a time period when society felt that young women deserved an extra amount of protection from the theoretical evils of the business world, where vicious characters lurked to take advantage of young, innocent women. Never the less, this legacy of care from the Victorian world seemed to offer some of the women of Joplin a safe and inviting place to work.
Source: Joplin News Herald, 1910
Brown, April 12th 2010 | Tags: hello girl, hello girls, History of Joplin Missouri, Home Telephone Company, Jasper County Missouri, Joplin Hello Girls, joplin history, Joplin Missouri, Southwest Missouri, telephone, telephone operator, telephone operators
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Parnassus Classical CDs and Records
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Colorado Quartet CDs
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Erwin Schulhoff: His Complete Piano Recordings
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Katherine Hoover: String Quartets and Trio
Piano Music of Katherine Hoover
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Carole Bogard: A Collection of American Songs
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Prokofiev and Stravinsky – Composers Conduct
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Arthur Grumiaux: The Boston Recordings
Kipnis and Kushner – Piano, 4 Hands
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Handel – Tamerlano
Danielle Woerner Sings Luening and Starer
Gregorian Chant: The Early Interpreters
Tom McDermott – All The Keys And Then Some
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Quartet in F minor, Op. 95; Quartet in B flat, Op. 130; Quartet in E flat major, Op. 127; Quartet in C sharp minor, Op. 131; Quartet in A minor, Op. 132; Quartet in F major, Op. 135
Since 2000 the Colorado Quartet has been Quartet-in-Residence at Bard College, where it gives frequent performances in addition to its touring schedule. The Quartet is also a regular ensemble at the Mostly Mozart Festival. It has often performed complete cycles of the Beethoven Quartets, including one in Berlin in the Fall of 2001.
Critical plaudits for previous recordings of the Colorado Quartet:
“String quartet lovers will be baffled that this group isn’t better known. It’s not just their fine sense of ensemble; each member also presents an absorbing individuality that never taxes overall cohesion.” –David Patrick Stearns, USA Today (on PACD 96007, Brahms Quartets Op. 51)
Fanfare Magazine, Nov/Dec 2008 — Review by Lynn René Bayley
Although I’m very fond of the Emerson String Quartet’s traversal of the complete Beethoven quartets, I admit that there are some performances of the middle and late quartets that eclipse theirs. My favorite versions of the middle quartets are those by the Tokyo Quartet (RCA), while in the late quartets I am equally enamored of the performances by the legendary 1961 Yale Quartet (originally Vanguard) and the digital recordings by the Vermeer Quartet (Teldec, 1988, possibly the most underrated set of the quartets ever marketed).
Therefore, in the late quartets especially, the Colorado has some very formidable competition indeed. Moreover, I was somewhat put off even before listening by the surprisingly low-budget production given this set. Parnassus Records and Leslie Gerber have long stood for quality in my mind, but the Word-document-produced box cover art and the thin paper of the booklet, with poorly reproduced photos of the artists, did not inspire confidence. Moreover, the front and back cover art is printed back-to-back on identical cheap pieces of paper: just pop open one of the jewel box backs and see for yourself.
But, as they say, the cover does not always make the book. If it did, James Joyce’s Ulysses wouldn’t have sold 15 copies. The Colorado String Quartet tears into these works with a combined tension, cohesion, grace, and complete understanding of the music that I haven’t heard since the Yale Quartet. All written repeats are observed, which may or may not thrill the completist, but Colorado refuses to let them sound “the same” when these passages are repeated. No, indeed. On the repeats, there are slightly different colors, accents, and shades of color. They are not only master architects, but master painters. Their palette of sound has a hidden layer of hues that no one else has discovered or used.
If you don’t believe me, just compare their op. 130 to the Vermeer recording. Good as the Vermeer is, they just go one layer deep. Colorado plunges the musical scalpel in till Beethoven’s very soul is laid bare. The range of colors they discover, particularly at 9:10 into the first movement, simply does not exist in others’ recordings. When I saw that their performance of the second movement ran at 2:04 compared to Vermeer’s 2:00, I thought, “Ah-ha, they’re a shade slower.” Oh my God, no. Playing all the repeats, their tempo is exactly at the metronome marking. I’ve never heard any quartet, not even the Yale, play it this fast. The Schneider brothers’ tongues would be hanging out in sheer admiration of their fleetness, their precision, and their feeling. Oh, yes, feeling, even at this speed. Trust me. In the Vermeer recording, the original ending — now known as the Grosse Fugue — is given after the published finale. The Colorado says pooh, go for the
jugular first. This Grosse Fugue will push your mind and emotions to the limit. The ghostly, dead-sounding violin scrapes leading into the fugue proper make us realize how deeply Beethoven was “feeling” his mortality at this time. He didn’t want to go. This Grosse Fugue claws frantically, desperately, with every ounce of passion to life, knowing that the battle is a losing one. The way the Colorado plays it, it bears a close resemblance to Berlioz’s “Ride to the abyss” in La damnation du Faust. Beethoven’s mind was already over that abyss. Perhaps that was why he agreed to
his publisher’s demands to the more audience-friendly finale published as part of the quartet; but the Colorado also gives this much cheerier (and simpler) movement life and drive.
By the time you’ve recovered from op. 130/133, it’s time to discover that, in their hands, op. 127 is no less intense, despite its slightly more cheerful cast. The Colorado’s gradations of tone and volume are part of that color palette I mentioned earlier, and they pull out all the stops in the very first movement of op. 127. The Adagio is played with such deep, almost inexpressible sadness that I found it impossible to go on to the third movement when it was finished. I discovered, much to my surprise, that I was in tears, despite the cheery middle section. The sprightly Scherzo is taken with the coiled springiness of a cat in mid-leap, the finale with elegance as well as optimism.
Because of timing considerations, I’ve always found it interesting that op. 127 is nearly always followed by op. 131, the post-Grosse Fugue quartet. The effect, as always, is akin to leaving a party and taking a step into a dark, empty elevator shaft. The mood and colors of the first movement are varied but all of a darkish hue; there is no light here. C# Minor is an uncomfortable key, and Beethoven exploits this discomfort with music that passes through major keys yet knows it does not belong there. By this point, Beethoven knows his place in the world. He is a stranger among men. He tries to fit in, but simply can’t. This is music of incredible isolation—not necessarily loneliness, because he is comfortable in his little cocoon, but isolation nonetheless. He has walled off the world with his mind and soul. The remainder of the quartet is a prismatic exploration of every facet of his heart and soul. There is still joy there, an almost bumptious humor; he still loves life; but he’s no longer a part of society. They have not passed him by—he has passed them by.
For me, Beethoven’s last two quartets, like his last two sonatas, are like the closing of a door on life. You’d better be in a good mood when you listen to this music; unlike the sonatas, which float ethereally up to heaven, the quartets are incredibly sad. They are his equivalent of Mahler’s Ninth and 10th Symphonies. He’s still trying to smile, but it’s a dark night of the soul. The cheer seems forced, almost artificial; he knows the end is near, and he’s still not quite sure how he’s going to handle it. Colorado’s performances, here, are exactly on the knife-edge, the complex and sometimes mixed emotions perfectly intertwined with the notes and phrases Beethoven wrote. I give you fair warning. If you are sensitive by nature, don’t listen to this complete set in one sitting. Take it one, or two, quartets at a time.
I was rather surprised to find the op. 95 quartet here, rather than with the middle quartets where it belongs. (G’wan, you, scram, get out of this playground!) They give a rousing version, however, and by placing it here they were able to fit the other middle quartets on two CDs, compared to Tokyo’s three (Parnassus 96034). Michael Fine, in Fanfare 27:3, enjoyed this set of the middle quartets but found them somewhat inferior in “symphonic weight and line.” I can’t argue with that for two reasons: of the middle group, I can only judge op. 95, which is not really in the same style as the “Razumovsky” quartets, and it is true that although they have a good tone, sheen of sound is not what the Colorado is all about, but rather a penetrating insight to the emotional content of the scores.
The sound of the Colorado’s instruments, particularly in the dry recording space of the Sosnoff Theater at the Fisher Center of the Performing Arts in New York State, is leaner, less lush tha that of the Vermeer’s. If tonal opulence is a particular requisite of yours, Vermeer’s is still the preferred set; no quartet has ever combined intensity with richness of sound quite like they did. But if it’s the music and what the music says that interests you, well, this is the only set of the late quartets you’ll ever need. Buy it, and marvel. These four women bring Beethoven to intense, blazing life.
Fanfare Magazine, Nov/Dec 2008
Review by Lynn René Bayley
American Record Guide – Nov / Dec 2008 – Review by William Bender
Beethoven: Quartets 11-16
Colorado Quartet
Parnassus PACD 96042 [3CD] 216 minutes
These recordings were made in 2004, 5 and 6 and issued in 2008 to commemorate the Colorado Quartet’s 25th anniversary. The release was produced and engineered by Judith Sherman in the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College in Annandale-on-the-Hudson, NY. The inclusion of Quartet 11, Op. 95 rounds out the group’s readings of Beethoven’s middle-period quartets, which Elaine Fine saluted for the players’ unity of sound and clarity of their interpretations (July/Aug 2003).
Beethoven’s late quartets are a tall order for any group, and in its first crack at them on records the Colorado succeeds admirably. That especially applies to 13, 15, and 16, which are appealing in the players’ rich blending of sonority, the energy of their phrasing, and their unerring sense of purpose. No. 15, for example, seems to ooze magically out of the composer’s own ethos; and what follows has just the right amount of tension and release. The third movement prayer of Thanksgiving, ‘Heiliger Dankesang,’ is done with restrained vibrato and an almost early-music purity, and as a result benefits from an appropriate supplication; and in V the group fully captures Beethoven’s almost Whitmanesque song to himself.
Elsewhere a little nit-picking is in order over some brisk tempos in 12 and 14 (stemming from the group’s otherwise commendable tendency not to dawdle). The Grosse Fuge, programmed here as the final movement of 13, comes up short of the necessary bravura muscle. Otherwise 15 is a total triumph – which leads me to some thoughts on the subject. Having listened to the late quartets all my adult life, and having reviewed four sets of them in less than a year for ARG, I have concluded – and this is of course just one man’s meat, to use the phrase EB White immortalized with his book of the same name – that Beethoven and his publisher Matthias Aretaria [sic], were right. The Grosse Fuge does not belong in 13. The full quartet begins with a wonderful serenity and in V, the celestial Cavatina, the composer raises that serenity to cathedralesque heights. Beethoven’s second final movement, a 9-minute allegro written to replace the fugue, energizes that serenity but maintains it. By comparison the fugue is an earthquake of contrast. To put it mildly, it makes the work lopsided.
Removing it from consideration of the Colorado’s 13, one is left with nothing to complain about – far from it. II for example, is virtuoso stuff in its presto sleight-of-hand, and in the dance-like III it is such a pleasure to hear the music given this much expressiveness. The Cavatina is made a short sermon about most everything Beethoven believed in at the end of his life. Of late it has been the habit of quartets and their producers to go back to Beethoven’s very first idea. That is, they have placed the fugue right after the Cavatina. This was the approach taken in the fine 1990-91 RCA set by the Tokyo Quartet and most recently in the exciting new album by the Orion Quartet (Sep/Oct 2008). To me that no longer seems to work. Publish the Grosse Fuge separately, as in days gone by was done by the Quartetto Italiano and the old Budapest Quartet. Tastes vary, of course, and music lovers who still want to choose their own ending should certainly be given the opportunity, as they are in this release. But here is a vote for placing the allegro first.
The member of the Colorado are Julie Rosenfeld, Deborah Lydia Redding, Marka Gustavson, and Diane Chaplin. –William Bender
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Energy Science
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Soy: Carcinogen or Prevention
The Objective : This project is to determine if isoflavone phytoestrogens found in either hormone replacement therapy or infant nutritional formula may cause a change in the luteinizing hormone level that regulates estrogen production, and how the trials for both suggest pre-breast cancerous carcinogenic effects. The hypothesis is that phytoestrogens will stimulate the overproduction of the hormone estrogen through a rapid surge in the LH level, and will exhibit similar effects in both experiments.
Methods/Materials
Four female mice, given either HRT or daily infant nutritional formula, and four separate female mice, not exposed to soy products of any kind, were tested over a ten-day trial period.
Each mouse had its own individual cage with half paper shreds, and half wax paper. All subjects received the same amount of food each day at the same time over the trial period.
All received 2 fl. oz. of distilled water a day, and manipulated subjects were also given either crushed HRT tablets or infant nutritional formula dissolved in their water.
Doses of HRT and infant nutritional formula were proportioned to the mice's weight and size.
Every night, urine samples were taken and distributed on an ovulation test that gave the exact luteinizing hormone level. Mice were also monitored to look for unusual behavioral patterns.
After the first 72 hours, the controlled group's LH level remained steady at a rate of 7.0 mlU/ml, while the HRT manipulated group rose from an average of 7.3 mlU/ml to 11.4 mlU/ml; and the INF group rose 7.2 mlU/ml to 9.0 mlU/ml
At the conclusion, the controlled group's level was still constant at 7.4 mlU/ml, while the HRT manipulated group's had surged to 23.6 mlU/ml; the INF group concluded at 17.0 mlU/ml. The manipulated group also experienced similar negative physical effects, such as loss of appetite and fatigue.
Conclusions/Discussion
The hypothesis was supported by the data collected. Over the ten-day trial period, the HRT manipulated group#s hormone level surged about 16 mlU/ml; while the INF group's surged 9.9 mlU/ml and grew at a constant rate to levels considered abnormally high.
The effects, such as fatigue, shaking, restlessness, and loss of appetite, suggest that if these LH rates continued for a substantial period of time, breast cancer has a potential to develop. Research suggests that high levels of estrogen for a long period of time can cause rapid cell mutations and proliferation.
This project tested and compared the potentially carcinogenic effects of two soy isoflavone phytoestrogen products, hormone replacement therapy and infant nutritonal formula.
Science Fair Project done By Katelyn R. Paxton
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Nunppermint
It's been a minute since we've really sunk our teeth into a weekend preview post, but there are some half-way interesting flicks dropping this week worth talking about. Those would be The Nun (2018) and Peppermint (2018). This is a chance to ramble about the potential critical, cultural, and commercial prospects of these two not-that-great-looking films. Let's dive in!
The Nun comes out of the Conjuring Shared Universe, which by the way, is the right way to do a shared universe. No big announcement or logo or awkward Photoshop unveiling - just a main series of films along with spin-offs that explore little interesting nooks and crannies of the universe. I am no real Conjuring expert. I saw the first one. It was like, okay. To be honest, looking this up now I didn't even know there were two Annabelle films. They seem to be doing alright commercially. Cool, bro.
Hey nun! What out for that nun!
The eponymous Nun is a character from The Conjuring 2 (2016), possessed by a demon named Valak who causes some kind of trouble for that there Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga. It's always something. The spin-off centers around this demon nun or whatever and the zany hijinks she gets into. Word is that it's loud, silly, and fun - in a horrific way - but that's a solid through line. Horror movies really just need to be interesting in some way. Even if they insert cheap jump scares instead of real existential dread, as long as something happens and the film knows what it wants to be it can be successful. There have been a lot of really empty horror films lately (well, there are always terrible horror films), but Slender Man (2018) or Winchester (2018) really stand out.
Culturally, it ought to stand out amongst Conjuring fans, which have evolved into this solid little niche. Outside that group, I didn't even know there were two Annabelle movies, so whatever. It all kind of blurs together. I have only a vague understanding of what goes on in these movies. I've seen that Nun doing wacky things and maybe this will stick out because it's a pretty distinctive character. Or just typical Catholic demon possession, which happens all the time.
I get the feeling this R-rated September Horror release is just chasing after IT (2017) numbers last year, which it definitely will not achieve. IT was based off Stephen King fans, IT (1990) fans, Tim Curry fans, horror fans, 80s fans, and Stranger Things fans. There was a lot fueling that success. There's no damn Nun fans of equal standing. It'll likely be okay, but not a game changer.
Then we have Peppermint. This is like Jennifer Garner starring in a Liam Neeson movie. I remember seeing the trailer a while ago and it looked alright if not especially notable. I got thinking this morning, though, about Jennifer Garner's career. See, this is actually the kind of movie she started with and should have starred in in like 2008.
She got her original start being a badass spy on Alias and then transitioned that to playing badass ninja Elektra in both Daredevil (2003) and Elektra (2005). I'm not sure if you've heard this, but neither of those movies are held in high regard. I will now reiterate how much I liked Daredevil. Anyway, Elektra was not that good. Pretty bad, in fact. It seems pretty clear that Garner immediately switched her career trajectory and has barely had a lead role since then, much less an action-themed role.
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The closest she's come is The Kingdom (2007), but since then oscillated between romantic comedies like Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), supporting wife / mother roles like in Draft Day (2014) and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014), or sappy Christian crap like Miracles from Heaven (2016). There are some Oscar baity picture roles in there from Juno (2007) to Dallas Buyers Club (2013). Actually, Garner is one of the greatest parts in Juno, but the point is she's no where near her start. Until now.
So that puts us at odd odds. Can we buy Garner as a badass? I mean...she totally WAS. But can we remember back to 2005 (maybe 2003) and jump in? I think so - it surely happens with dudes all the time. If John Cusack can be a weird vengeful old dude, Garner should be able to. Evanescence, man. Is that the most 2003 movie scene in history or what. Ultimately Peppermint is likely a forgettable vehicle anyway, but the career flow of Garner really piqued my interest.
I'm betting The Nun takes this weekend, and we'll see if Peppermint can surpass the crazy legs of Crazy Rich Asians (2018). Also, who wants to watch an action movie named Peppermint. It's also actually the latest in a long line of conservative vigilante fantasies in the vein of Punisher, Death Wish (2018), and the Equalizer movies where the government system fails and so we have to turn to private interests to exact justice. None of these are really mainstream popular, but it's an indication of the frustrated and confused moment in time we live in that this shit keeps being made.
What are you seeing this weekend? Creepy nuns? Conservative propaganda? More Asians?
Labels: Horror, Movies, Road to Blockbuster
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