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The Forbidden Dragon (Aemond Targaryan)
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(Scenario: This is the start of the origins of The Dance With Dragons series. Aemond Targaryn is looking for a dragon to ride and his father, King Viserys I, warns him against taking the forbidden dragon.)
The ship lurched, jerking Aemond. The young Targaryan lost his footing, fell to the floor and banged his head on the deck, as the ship left the port. Aemond's head thumped and he growled. What was going to be a horrible visit to Driftmark had already got off to a bad start.
Two Princely Brothers
Aegon, his older brother, laughed. "It is just as well you don't have a dragon," he said. "If you can't keep your balance on a ship, how do you think you'll manage on the back of a dragon?"
"Shut up!" Aemond shouted. He got back up onto his feet and rubbed his throbbing head. "And one day I will ride a dragon, with a saddle to sit in, and a chain to keep me place. As you do, idiot!"
"I do not!"
"Do too!"
"Take that back or I'll draw my sword and-"
"Stop arguing, you two," their mother, Queen Alicent, cut in. "I will not have you two argue in front of the Valeryon boys. Not after they have just lost their father."
You mean the Strong boys. It was a known secret that Aemond's half-sister, Princess Rhaenyra, had not had her sons with her late husband, Laenor Velaryon. Princes Jacaerys, Lucerys and Joffrey lacked the white-blond hair and purple eyes of their mother's late husband. Rather, all three of them had inherited the brown hair, brown eyes and pug nose of their mother's sworn shield, Ser Harwyn Strong. It was obvious that he was their father, that they were his bastards. But because the princes were King Viserys' grandsons, no-one dared utter a word of the matter and treated them as if they were Valeryons and heirs to the Iron Throne.
"I won't need to argue with Aemond on Driftmark," Aegon said. "Not when I can argue and fight with Jacaerys and Lucerys-"
"Shame on you!" their mother continued. "They are your nephews. You must be kinder to them and support them in their grief. This is not the time to-"
"Oh, Mother, don't give us the virtuous speech," Aemond interrupted. "It's not like you have any love for them, or Princess Rhaenyra either."
Queen Alicent stiffened. "Don't you bring Princess Rhaenyra into this," she said. "My feud with her has nothing to do with you! Besides, it is her inability to accept that her father married again that is the cause of her enmity to me."
"And that you had sons," Aegon added.
He stood up straighter and broadened out his shoulders as he said it, as if he had an implicit message for his change of stance: that he, as a male, would sit on the Iron Throne after King Viserys died and not Princess Rhaenyra, even though the King had decreed that Rhaenyra was his heiress.
Daeron Targaryn
"Aye," Queen Alicent said. Her lips curled upwards at the corners. "There is that too, I suppose." But then she shook her head and scowled, to hide her conceit. "But that has nothing to do with it! I have only ever been courteous towards the Princess. She has no reason to shun me or to speak to me in the manner she does. And you two have no reason to use her feud against me as a means to hate her boys. It is enough already! At Dragonstone, I expect you both to behave yourselves. Even if you two never like your Valeryon nephews, I will not have you taint Daeron's mind towards them."
Aemond grunted. His head always pounded after a scolding from his mother; now, with a headache already, his head relentlessly punched him.
The wind gusted, slapping salt-tinged air into his face. Aemond turned away and noticed Daeron, his four-year-old brother, at the bow of the ship. Aemond walked over to him. "Are you enjoying your first experience on a ship, Daer-"
A roar sounded above them. Aemond looked up to see Tessarion flying before them. Daeron giggled as his small dragon swooped down and bit into a dolphin after it leapt out of the waters.
The jovial and fat King Viserys I, before warning his young son about the perils of going near a certain dragon.
Aemond did not laugh, though. Rather, he pursed his lips and looked away. It irked him that dragons had hatched for Aegon and Daeron, but not for him as yet. It wasn't fair.
"Cheer up, Aemond," a familiar voice said.
Boots clomped on the deck and Aemond turned around to see his fat, kingly father approach. "What do you want?" Aemond said.
King Viserys smiled. "After Driftmark," he said. "I have proposed that we sail for Dragonstone. Do you know why I have made this proposal?"
"No, and I don't care."
That made the King chuckle. "I think you will," he said. "Dragonstone is where the dragon eggs and other young hatchlings reside. I wish to give you another chance at getting a dragon for yourself. If you are bold enough to try and claim one, that is."
The Forbidden Dragon
Aemond tensed. His head thumped him again. Only, this time the thump came with an idea. Maybe the reason no egg had hatched for him was because he was not meant for them. There was an older, larger and fiercer dragon on Driftmark that had recently become riderless… "You question my boldness, Father," Aemond said. "I'll show you how bold I am."
His father studied him with care and then frowned. "If you are planning to take Vhagar," he said, as if reading his mind. "I expressly forbid you from doing so. In fact, I expressly forbid you from going near that dragon. She is too dangerous. Her breath is so hot, it can melt a knight's armour and cook him inside."
Aemond scrunched up his face and folded his arms. Too dangerous? What did his father know of danger? The King did nothing but drink, feast and sleep. Aemond would show him that nothing was too dangerous. Not even Vhagar; that the heat of her breath was just a rumour made up by those who shat themselves when they saw her.
The Dragon And The Brat
The stench assaulted his nostrils. Aemond wrinkled his nose as he continued, quietly, around the cavernous corner. He smiled as he came to the open cave. Vhagar was there, sleeping peacefully on her stomach, despite being chained to the wall. Now, all Aemond had to do was tiptoe toward her, making as little noise as possible, climb onto her back and-
"You shouldn't be here."
Aemond's heart ceased. He spun round to find his three-year old nephew, Prince Joffrey, behind him. "Go back to bed!" Aemon whispered sternly. "You have no business here."
"I couldn't sleep. I was going to my mother's bed, but saw you sneaking out of your chambers and-"
"You should have stayed in your bed, like a big boy," Aemond interrupted, walking up in front of him, to intimidate the little brat. "Now, go to your bed or to your mother. I don't care. Just go away and pretend you never saw me here."
Joffrey blinked at him, blandly; his large brown eyes seemingly vacant to his uncle's words. "The King said you are not allowed to go near Vhagar," he said, in a quiet voice.
How do you know that? Neither Joffrey nor his brothers, nor his mother had been present when King Viserys had said that. Gods, word travelled fast on Driftmark. "That's not true," Aemond lied. "The King has said no such thing. No go back to bed!"
Aemond turned his back on Joffrey and tip-toed forward. Vhagar did not stir as he approached her. That was a good sign. By this point, the young dragons he had tried to claim had hissed at him, even if they had been asleep…
"Stop! Stop!" Joffrey wailed. "You are not allowed. Vhagar'll burn you-"
Aemond turned around and slapped the boy across the face. The slap rang around the cavern. "I told you to shut up!" Aemond hissed. "Now, I'll make you!"
He slapped the little brat again and shoved him with all his might, sending Joffrey into the stinking pile of dragon droppings. The droppings engulfed him.
Vhagar
Vhagar, when she had been ridden by Visenya during the Conquest, turning a ship into a flame.
Then, a low growl rumbled. Aemond's stomach lowered itself inside him as he turned around to face Vhagar. If she was going to devour him, he would do it as a hero: facing his end, boldly.
The dragon looked down at Aemond, glaring at him. But she showed no sign of anger or desire to burn him. Rather, her large cat-like eyes glinted with dare.
Aemond smiled widely. Confidently, he marched up to the dragon and climbed on to her back, and saddled himself. Vhagar bellowed a roar and sprung into the air, breaking her chains.
Up and up and up they went. Aemond's heart quickened as the wind rushed past him; as his hair whipped across his face; and as his eyes watered. At last, Aemond Targaryan had found his dragon.
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Ates Construction
LOUISIANA UTILITY CONTRACTOR BUILDS SUCCESS THROUGH DETERMINATION AND PERSEVERANCE
"PC55s are just the right size"
James Ates worked most of his life for someone else. He spent time with a tank and utility contractor, eventually becoming a foreman. After several years with that company, he turned his attention to public works, serving both the cities of Arcadia and Bernice, La., as a sewer and water superintendent.
"I guess one day he decided that he wanted something of his own, so Dad started a company focused on utility installs," recalled his son Alan, who is now President of Ates Construction, Inc. "It was very small scale, but he was determined to make a go of it."
At times it took more than determination to stay afloat.
"I remember at the beginning, he had one piece of equipment and the bearings went out of it," Alan said. "When he tried to buy new ones, he didn't have enough credit. Dad, other family members and I walked roadsides and ditches collecting tin cans and pop bottles to raise the money."
That was one of many days Alan – his first name is actually James, too – spent alongside his dad learning lessons about business and life. When Alan graduated in 1988, he immediately joined Ates Construction full time.
"Dad was a fantastic mentor, and we had a lot of good years together," Alan reminisced. "He taught me the values of hard work, honesty, treating people fairly and more. The company grew and thrived because of his persistence and ability to exceed customers' expectations."
Comprehensive offerings
Father and son worked side-by-side building Ates Construction for nearly 20 years until James passed away in a car accident in 2007. Alan took over operations and became President. Today, he owns and operates the company along with his wife, Amy, who is Vice President and takes care of payroll and accounting.
"Utilities are still our mainline business," Alan emphasized. "We lay underground water, sewer, storm and gas distribution lines as well as install above-ground piping and systems. Most of our projects fall into the public sector, but we provide service to commercial developers, too. We consider ourselves a utility contractor who provides other services, if a project calls for it."
Alan's description doesn't adequately acknowledge the comprehensive nature of the company's offerings. In addition to installing pipe, it does excavation, concrete work and building construction for water and sewer plants, including filtration systems. It has a boring division and also put up some fire stations and commercial buildings a few years ago. Alan estimates that roughly 90 percent of the company's current jobs are in the public sector, nearly all of it as a general contractor.
"I learned that you have to go where the dollars are," said Alan. "A few years ago, there were a lot of plants. We built seven of them in the Monroe area. Now, there's a transition back to more straight-utility work such as water and sewer mains, so the bulk of our projects involve putting those in."
Ates Construction is currently busy with a $2.6 million dollar contract for the city of Homer, La., installing new water mains and tying into existing lines. Additionally, it will run updated service lines to private homes. In total, crews will lay about 56,000 feet of pipe.
"That would be on the higher end of our range, but it's not the largest project we have ever done," Alan pointed out. "We laid nearly 256 miles of pipe on a $4.5 million job for Calhoun County, Arkansas. Putting in underground utility lines for commercial buildings would be toward the smaller side of the range."
In addition to traditional, hard-bid public works projects, Ates Construction has maintenance contracts with several cities, as well as with gas and electric provider CenterPoint Energy.
'Nothing compares to a Komatsu'
Ates Construction has close to 20 full-time employees who are involved with as many as five projects at any time. Key staff members include Secretary/Treasurer Ed Hislop and Foremen Porter Ates and Robert Littleton.
"At one time, we had almost 100 employees," Alan said. "Dad told me that was too many, and we needed to scale back. Our size now is just right for what we do. We have some long-term, dedicated people who are reliable and can get any job done on time and within budget."
Alan pointed out that his dad also shared with him that Komatsu excavators were the best. Ates Construction purchased its first, a PC220, in the early 2000s.
"We rented excavators for years, and ran nearly every brand," Alan noted. "Dad said nothing compares to a Komatsu. They are more productive and reliable than the competition. Other brands aren't even close."
Today, Ates Construction runs two compact PC55MRs it acquired from H&E Equipment Services' Bossier City (Shreveport) branch. H&E recently installed a thumb on one of the excavators.
"We get into a lot of tight areas, and the PC55s are just the right size," said Alan. "We don't have to worry about a counterweight hitting something or hanging over into a lane of traffic. They have good breakout force and hydraulic power for running a hammer. Komatsu has the best undercarriage, too. They last and last."
Alan appreciates KOMTRAX, Komatsu's telematics system as well. When one of his PC55MRs was stolen, he called his H&E sales rep at the Bossier City branch. H&E team members located the machine via KOMTRAX and notified authorities, who recovered and secured it until Ates personnel could retrieve the compact excavator.
"Within 15 minutes of calling H&E, we knew where the machine was," said Alan. "KOMTRAX is a great tool. Komatsu and H&E know how to take care of the customer from all standpoints. H&E helped us get the right machines for our business, and we purchased them using Komatsu Financial at zero percent interest for 24 months. You can't beat that. H&E provides us with exceptional parts and service support. We value our relationship, and that's another reason we stick with Komatsu."
Expansion possible under the right circumstances
While Alan is committed to Komatsu excavators, he's more flexible when it comes to Ates Construction in general. He's willing to expand under certain conditions.
"I'm satisfied with our size, but I'm not opposed to growth," Alan affirmed. "If there is an opportunity in another market, I'll consider it as long as it doesn't jeopardize our ability to provide quality work that's completed on time and on budget."
Pursuing other avenues is a good possibility. Amy is in the process of obtaining her contractor's license, which would make Ates Construction eligible to become a certified Women's Business Enterprise.
"It might open up other avenues to explore," said Alan. "We will have to play it by ear and see where that takes us. In the meantime, we'll stay on the path that we have been on for many years. It's proven fruitful."

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The newest addition to luxury hotels on Bora Bora is the Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora. Opening in September of 2008, it has already moved to a #1 rating of 19 hotels on tripadvisor.com, with glowing reviews abounding! Located on a motu off of the east side of Bora Bora, the Four Seasons Resort gives you the true exotic South Pacific experience.
After arrival at the airport, the first-rate service begins immediately, as you are taxied to the resort in a lovely little wooden boat. (Don't worry-it's motorized!) The resort went to the friendly locals for service, by the way, not international. This adds even more to the authentic, exotic feel of your stay here.
For your overwater bungalow you have the choice of beach view, lagoon view, or mountain view and whether or not you want a private plunge pool attached. You can't have a "bad" view in Bora Bora, so it just depends on what you like to look at the most. With 100 overwater bungalows,the walk to the furthest of them might seem a little far, but what a stunning walk it is with Mt. Otemanu right in front of you! However, no worries- if need be there is a golf cart service that will take you right on out.
The overwater bungalows at the Four Seasons Resort are BIG. They range from 1,080 sq. ft. (100 sq. m.) to 1,576 sq. ft. (147 sq. m.) and can accommodate a small family. The best part-children under age 18 share their parents' bungalow for free! In addition to the bedroom, there is a queen-sized sofabed and in some of the bungalows both the indoor and outdoor dining areas seat 4. A guest bathroom with a shower is located off of the living area in the Otemanu-view with plunge-pool style bungalows. Four large, glass panels in all of the main bathrooms, including one in the floor, let in the sun, moon, and lagoon. Another starring feature of these bathrooms is the bathtub. The sliding doors beside this large, deep tub open to the lagoon, giving you the fresh air feeling you are bathing outside. Bathing under a full moon-magical.
Another advantage for families at the Four Seasons Resort are the amenities available for children. Almost anything you can think of to ask for, they have it in child-size, such as little fuzzy bathrobes and slippers, mini-outrigger canoes, beach toys, baby supplies-to name just a few! The friendly concierge can help you with all of your family's needs. The resort also has special programs for young kids and teenagers. If your little ones are ages 5-12, the Kids For All Seasons program is just for them. Besides their own indoor/outdoor club, this program includes fantastic activities to keep kids busy and happy all day. Their very own welcoming packet will include the schedule for this.
Chill Island is just for your teenager. Their very own private beach, ice cream parlour, fruit juice bar, indoor game room and much more! Your older child's welcome packet will give them a schedule of activities for the week organized and operated by the resort's recreation team. Water sport races,treasure hunts, beach volleyball tournaments, and cooking lessons are just a few examples.
If your family or group of friends is large, consider the 2-bedroom beachfront villas on the property. All are located on a beautiful white beach, with pools and enclosed gardens. For the ultimate in indulgence, try the one-of-a-kind 3-bedroom Otemanu luxury villa. It has over 5,000 sq. ft. (500 sq. m.) of living space and over 2,000 sq. ft. (200 sq. m.) of surrounding outdoor decks, shaded lanais and tropical foliage.
As you would expect, the food at the Four Seasons Resort is some of the finest on the island. As you would also expect - fine food is not without expense. However, see my free coconuts and cheap pineapples page for tips to help with food costs in French Polynesia. Another good idea is to bring your own alcohol. Adding your own kick to the fruit juice you order or making your own martinis on the deck of your bungalow will save you a lot. (It is also nice to control the potency-yes?) If you don't have room to bring some from home or the duty-free store, make a trip across the lagoon and buy wine and alcohol in Vaitape to bring back with you. It will still be less expensive.
For dining at the resort you have the choice of 2 restaurants, 2 bars and in-bungalow dining.
Arii Moana is a dinner-only indoor and outdoor restaurant specializing in delightful seafood dishes and fine wines. Located on the lagoon with beautiful views all the way to Mt. Otemanu, it is your destination for a romantic dinner without the kids! Arii Moana is not open every evening, however, so be sure to inquire about its availablility.
Tere Nui is adjacent to the beach and is an all-day, open-air restaurant that starts with an amazing breakfast buffet. You will find local specialties here with a French influence, but Tere Nui also has Continental dishes.
The Fare Hoa Beach Bar is next to the main pool and has light lunch items and snacks. After your great breakfast, you probably won't need much for lunch!
The Sunset Bar is aptly named, for it is the perfect place to watch day fade into night over the lagoon.
For some of your stay, you will want to try the in-bungalow dining service. You can have your breakfast delivered by outrigger canoe as you wake, or have a quiet, private dinner on your terrace as the sun goes down..... In-bungalow service is available 24 hours a day, so no matter what your schedule is, you will be taken care of.
If you want to venture to the mainland for dinner, the resort has a shuttle service for you. The motorized wooden boat ride is about 25 minutes.
Like a lot of the large resorts on Bora Bora, the Four Seasons Resort offers spa services on-site. However, I want to mention a few things that make the Four Seasons spa experience very special.
Located on the Pacific ocean side of the motu, the sound of the ocean waves breaking along the beach add even more of a peaceful feeling to your visit here.
The ambiance of the spa itself is a haven of rich hardwoods inspired by the kahaia tree. Linger along walkways suspended over the lagoon and tropical foliage, breathing in the natural scents of sandalwood and frangipani.
The spa offers many options for massages and therapies, including Aromatherapy, Swedish or Polynesian massages, with special treatments specifically popular with men, like the Ofai stone massage. Their treatments and oils use the natural ingredients of French Polynesia, such as monoi, tamanu, kahaia and vanilla.
The star feature at the Four Seasons Resort spa is the Kaihaia Spa Suite, designed specifically for the ultimate, luxurious couples' experience. The main treatment room features two beds sitting over glass windows open to views of the lagoon below. Outside, there is a private terrace where couples can enjoy an hour of relaxation, including a prepared coconut bath, before their treatments begin.
Spa rituals with names like Kahaia Haven,Taurumi Mind and Body, and Earth and Sky are on the treatment menu here.......you won't want to miss a visit to this crown jewel of the Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora.
The water off of the bungalows is fairly deep, without any coral gardens or many fish. This is nice for dips in the lagoon without snorkeling. However, you should make sure to plan trips to other parts of the island for amazing snorkeling experiences. Even if you are not a massage-liking person or don't plan to exercise while on your visit to the resort, make sure to walk over to the spa. After seeing it, you will want to go beyond it to explore the ocean side of the motu.
A perk of this resort is the use of free laundry facilities. That may not seem important, but if you are island-hopping like a lot of people do, some clean clothes for the next island or for the trip home will be very nice!
There is a lovely chapel located on the resort grounds, and an on-site wedding expert who can attend to all of your needs. Flowers, your wedding cake, your menu-everything can be set up for you through the resort. They can also recommend vendors for your photographs and entertainment.
You may be packing light and are counting on the boutique at the resort. As of soon after the Four Seasons opened, there were no practical items to be found there-items such as flip-flops, t-shirts, magazines, beach shoes, etc. The staff were open to comments from their first visitors, so this may have changed. However, you probably want to check with the hotel directly before you make your trip. Of course, just another reason to take the little shuttle to Vaitape!
Use the concierge-they can help you with anything and everything.....interested in Tahitian black pearls? Your concierge can give you wonderful tips on whereto go to get the best deals. Want to eat on the mainland where the locals would go? Where is the best snorkeling? The concierge is your most valuable resource. Don't forget to reward them well if they made your day one of perfection!
Most of all, know that the Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora is top-class, with a stellar reputation. While still very new, it is on its way to being one of top resorts in the world.


Coffee, orange juice and breakfast rolls or donuts will be available for a small donation.
How have turn outs been over the past few months? I'm planning on riding over regardless but just curious if the event has grown any.
Hope to make it out with something interesting.
here are just a few highlights... thanks!
I hate that I missed it. Looks cool outside. Had to inspect a car for a customer.
I'm going to try and make it but it's pretty doubtful. I'm going with a friend to dyno his car that morning.
directions to the event: it sits on this corner!! real easy to find! hope to see tons of people out in the morning!!!
for those using facebook. checkout the page i set up for this event. thanks!!
If I'm not in Wisconsin picking up a car with a friend I'll be there.
One other thing I was thinking about the other day that might be hurting this event. It's right after the 3rd Friday show in Decatur (at least in most cases). I know some people that like going to car events but don't want to be at one every waking second. Just a thought.
I'm going to mention this to a few people and see if we can get the ball rolling. I've always wanted to see this event take off. It's got the right idea but it's just missing something and I can figure out if it's the location or date.
I hope to make it over to this one soon!!
We had a lot of fun this morning!
Headed that way,hope you have some more boudin biscuits!
Bumpin this up for Saturday. Hope the rain holds off in the morning.


16 September 2009, at 9:59a.m.
CANADA - The University of Guelph has been chosen to house a new 'virtual centre' for leading Canadian scientists in poultry behaviour and welfare.
University of Guelph was among seven schools in Canada vying to house the new centre, which is a joint initiative of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), the Poultry Industry Council and the Canadian Poultry Research Council. Officials from each agency will sit on an advisory committee to develop the cluster and provide advice on research strategies.
Welfare experts from the Department of Animal and Poultry Science and University of Guelph's Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare will lead the new centre. Under the partnership agreement, AAFC has assigned research scientist, Stephanie Torrey, to Guelph's Department of Animal and Poultry Science. A behavioural and animal welfare expert, Dr Torrey has studied abnormal and social behaviour, sickness behaviour, transportation, housing and routine management procedures.
Besides her research, Dr Torrey will help in graduate teaching and training, and in improving communication and collaboration among Canadian animal welfare experts.
Professor Tina Widowski, an animal and poultry science professor and director of the Campbell Centre, said the new centre and Dr Torrey's appointment are the first steps in a plan to establish Guelph as the national leader in the field.
"Poultry behaviour and welfare requires a multi-faceted approach," she said. "We have a breadth of behaviour and welfare expertise already at Guelph, and now we have industry representation as well."
This 'critical mass' of poultry welfare science will attract more researchers, she said. "The idea is to build the intellectual capacity in Canada to tackle the myriad issues relating to poultry welfare."


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Neil Young will be in Las Vegas to give the Green Performance Keynote on the topic of "Repowering the American Dream."
Young's LincVolt is built "to inspire a generation by creating a clean automobile propulsion technology that serves the needs of the 21st century and delivers performance that is a reflection of the driver's spirit."
The keynote speech will be today, Thursday, November 7, starting at 11 a.m. (Vegas time) and you'll be able to stream it by watching the video above.
More @ Neil Young speech on green performance, Lincvolt coming live from SEMA.
Thanks, Thrasher! "Who's driving my car now..."
Was it just my computer, or was this totally unwatchable? Picture was clear but it sounded like AM radio static.
No, the problem wasn't on your end.
Before stream started there was a message saying they were having technical difficulties.
Sounds much better like this!
I imagine that Shakey Pictures was on location and will post the event sometime soon.
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Metallica Play Trivia and Perform "Atlas, Rise!" on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'
By Christopher Scapelliti 2016-12-15T13:20:02Z
Metallica appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night in support of their new album, Hardwired…to Self-Destruct.
The band performed the album track "Atlas, Rise!" and their classic "For Whom the Bell Tolls," both shown below.
They also played a trivia game, "Who Knows Metallica?" going up against Metallica superfan Dave to see who knows more about the band. The stakes were high: If Dave won he would receive an ESP guitar signed by the band. If Metallica won, they'd take home Dave's wallet.
As Kimmel explains, no celebrity has ever won the game. "Katy Perry was defeated in this game. Ozzy Osbourne was crushed in this game…" No surprise there.
See the action below.


Patients with heart failure tend to have other health issues, requiring cardiologists to understand how to care for heart failure while keeping in mind treatment for these other comorbidities, said panelists at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2017, held August 26-30 in Barcelona, Spain.
Comorbidities are important to remember, emphasized Petar M. Seferović, MD, PhD, FACC, FESC, of the University of Belgrade, who outlined treatments for patients who also have diabetes. Cardiovascular disease is a major burden on patients with diabetes and heart failure is among the most frequent of cardiovascular issues.
"It's important for us to understand that we need to teach … diabetes and heart failure should be looked at as 2 sides of 1 coin and that the patient should be more carefully taken care of regarding diagnosis and treatment," Seferović said.
Luckily, this is an exciting time for new diabetes treatments, particularly those that aim to improve cardiovascular outcomes. While lifestyle modification, smoking cessation, and blood pressure and cholesterol control are all important, so is glucose control, and Seferović outlined diabetes treatments to lower A1C and what has been shown about their impact on cardiovascular risks.
Insulin has been associated with an increased incidence of heart failure and a higher mortality, and thiazolidinediones have shown to worsen heart failure risk, and should not be used, Seferović explained. However, metformin, which is frequently used and cheap, is linked with favorable cardiovascular outcomes.
Of the newer medications, dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors, such as sitagliptin, are not recommended in patients with heart failure, while liraglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, has shown reduced death from cardiovascular causes and all causes, as well a reduction in hospitalizations from heart failure, Seferović said.
The really interesting area, though, is the sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors, namely empagliflozin. The EMPA-REG trial "was important and caused a lot of excitement," he said, because it was the first trial that showed improved cardiovascular outcomes in patients with diabetes.
"Cardiologists are happy to see the hospitalization for heart failure be less in patients," Seferović said.
Another comorbidity that is important to consider is sleep apnea. Martin R. Cowie, MD, MSc, FRCP, FESC, of Imperial College London, explained that patients with sleep apnea have a decreased quality of life stemming from fatigue and sleepiness during the day, which can impact their work hours. The leading treatment is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), but the jury is still out on how it affects patients with cardiovascular disease.
A small randomized trial in patients with obstructive sleep apnea had found there was no difference in cardiovascular disease outcomes, but patients were less sleepy, had improved mental health, fewer work days lost, and better quality of life.
However, in patients with central sleep apnea (CSA), which is slightly different and not marked by sleepiness during the day, there isn't a physical obstruction that prevents someone from breathing normally—instead, the brain doesn't send the right signals to the muscles controlling breathing.
In a large study using CPAP in patients with CSA, the researchers found that there were more cardiovascular events, as well as some evidence of an increased cardiovascular death rate. According to Cowie, current therapies for CSA haven't been able to reduce risks of heart failure, but more importantly, it isn't worth the risk to try treating CSA for patients with heart failure.
Ewa A. Jankowska, MD, PhD, FESC, FHFA, of Wrocław Medical University, outlined the complication of addressing iron deficiency in patients with heart failure. Iron deficiency is prevalent in chronic heart failure and it leads to anemia, which is a predictor of a poor outcome for these patients. However, iron deficiency on its own actually has a greater impact.
"When we judge independently, the impact of anemia itself and iron deficiency on symptoms on survival … you may be surprised that the impact of iron deficiency itself, without anemia, is much more important than anemia itself," she explained.
Iron is needed for proper energy metabolism and is present in all tissues and cells. Patients with iron deficiency have lower peak oxygen consumption levels, which reduces their exercise capacity. A study of failing hearts has found that they do not have enough iron.
Physicians can detect iron deficiency by testing for ferritin, which indicates how much iron is in a body. Ferritin is involved with iron metabolism and is related to the storage of intracellular iron.
One treatment is intravenous iron, which was studied in the FAIR-HF trial that included patients with iron deficiency who had been anemic as well as those who had not been anemic. The trial found clinical improvement in all patients.
There are 4 currently ongoing morbidity and mortality trials—AFFIRM-AHF, FAIR-HF-2, HEAD-FID, IRONMAN—using intravenous iron in patients with heart failure.
Finally, Mark Pfeffer, MD, PhD, of Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women's Hospital, discussed kidney dysfunction in patients with heart failure. He explained that a young person on dialysis has the mortality rate of an 80-year-old who is not on dialysis. In general, someone with kidney disease, who has not progressed as far as dialysis, has a cardiovascular risk of death that is equivalent to that of a 60- to 70-year-old person.
"If you have chronic kidney disease … no one Is surprised that you're more likely to develop heart failure, have coronary heart disease, and have stroke," Pfeffer said.
The problem is that there are factors that make medications not work as they're supposed to. For instance, as kidneys fail, they no longer remove potassium or creatinine. Rising levels of both of these prevents physicians from giving more of a therapy or increasing doses for patients with heart failure.
There are therapies on the horizon that would combat the high levels of potassium, but it is still unclear at this point if they would allow physicians to prescribe more of a medication.
Pfeffer concluded by reminding the audience that the diseases all go together and impact treatment—cardiologists aren't just treating a patient's heart failure, they are also treating the patient's other diseases.
"We should understand that it's 1 patient, and look at the whole patient," he said.


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A laser-cutter is a central device in Personal Fabrication, especially in FabLabs. Currently working with a laser-cutter requires many unnecessary steps and much experience.
The goal of this bachelor thesis is to optimize this work-flow by removing unnecessary steps and make the most common jobs more easy.
It will be outlined, that the existing tools are not sufficient for most users and therefore a new tool named "Visicut" will be developed which will enable users to prepare their laser-jobs at home.
As a base for Visicut and eventually much more specialized applications a user-space driver for laser-cutters named "Liblasercut" will be build, which abstracts from the specific laser-cutter model.
The CUPS-Epilog driver is a CUPS backend, maintained by the AS220 Labs since 2008, which allows using the Epilog Legend laser-cutter as printer in CUPS compatible environments, like many Linux and Mac OS versions.
Epilog provides a printer driver for Windows, which allows laser-cutting from generally every application. The settings specific to the laser-cutter are done in the printer dialogue. The driver can set parameters like power, speed and frequency per colour in vector mode, but only lines thinner than a DPI-dependant threshold are recognized to be cut. Everything else will be dithered by the selected Algorithm (Standard, Brighten, LowRes, Floyd Steinberg, Jarvis and Stucki) and added to the engraving Part.
Ctrl-cut is another CUPS-Backend like the cups-epilog, but with special support for Mac OS.
• Single jar-file application makes it possible to be downloaded from the FabLab page, without installing, and prepare jobs at home before even having a FabLab appointment.
• Makes Lasercutting more WYSWYG by providing a camera picture of the material in the lasercutter for easy positioning of the graphic directly on the material.


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Q: Multiple onActivityResult for 1 Activity using Zxing barcode I am developing a simple app that collect asset data from pc which each of the asset has two barcodes.The barcodes is serial number and model number.The form contain 2 textview and 3 buttons.Each textview to return the result of each scan.While,2 of the buttons for scan the barcodes and 1 button for submit the result of the scans to database.
The code below is work well but when i use any "scan", the buttons always returns the result to the first textview which serial number.
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

String scannedData;
TextView  contentTxt;
TextView  contentTxt2;

Button scanBtnSerial;
Button scanBtnModel;

//Button viewBtn;
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    final Activity activity =this;
    scanBtnSerial = (Button)findViewById(R.id.scan_btn);//to scan serial number
    scanBtnModel = (Button)findViewById(R.id.scan2_btn);//to scan model number

    contentTxt = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.textView);//to view scanned serial number
    contentTxt2 = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.textView3);//to view scanned model number

    final TextView textView=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.textView);

    scanBtnSerial.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View view) {
            IntentIntegrator integrator = new IntentIntegrator(activity);
            integrator.setDesiredBarcodeFormats(IntentIntegrator.ALL_CODE_TYPES);
            integrator.setPrompt("Scan Serial Number");
            integrator.setBeepEnabled(false);
            integrator.setCameraId(0);
            integrator.setBarcodeImageEnabled(false);
            integrator.initiateScan();

        }
    });

    scanBtnModel.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View view) {
            IntentIntegrator integrator = new IntentIntegrator(activity);
            integrator.setDesiredBarcodeFormats(IntentIntegrator.ALL_CODE_TYPES);
            integrator.setPrompt("Scan Model Number");
            integrator.setBeepEnabled(false);
            integrator.setCameraId(0);
            integrator.setBarcodeImageEnabled(false);
            integrator.initiateScan();

        }
    });

}

@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    IntentResult result = IntentIntegrator.parseActivityResult(requestCode,resultCode,data);
    if(result!=null) {
        scannedData = result.getContents();
        if (scannedData != null) {

            Log.d("MainActivity", "Scanned");
            contentTxt.setText(result.getContents());
            new SendRequest().execute();//send to database

        }else {
        }
    }
    super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
}

Can anyone suggest how can i manage "onActivityResult" 's to show data for each scan ?
UI sample

A: The quick and easy approach would be to replace this part in onActivityResult
Log.d("MainActivity", "Scanned");
contentTxt.setText(result.getContents());
new SendRequest().execute();//send to database

with
Log.d("MainActivity", "Scanned");
if(TextUtils.isEmpty(contextText.getText())){
    contentTxt.setText(result.getContents());
} else {
    contentTxt2.setText(result.getContents());
}
new SendRequest().execute();//send to database

However, this is most probably not what you want/need. You should differentiate the inputs you get in the result and assign them to appropriate TextViews.
If your codes have different, predefined formats, consider using a regexp to identify which one was scanned and assign it to the correct TextView. Android has a helper class called Pattern, check it out.
The resulting code would probably look like this:
Log.d("MainActivity", "Scanned");
if(isSerialNumberString(result.getContents())){
    contentTxt.setText(result.getContents());
} else if(isModelNumberString(result.getContents())) {
    contentTxt2.setText(result.getContents());
}
new SendRequest().execute();//send to database

If not, consider using a setup flow, where you ask the user to first scan one code, put it in the UI, and then ask them to scan the second. This way you will know which code you are expecting at the moment.

EDIT:
It turns out ZXing has a mechanism for that. So, there are two things you will need to do:
First, add custom request codes to your Integrators. So the ScanBtnSerial's OnClickListener will look like this:
IntentIntegrator integrator = new IntentIntegrator(activity);
integrator.setRequestCode(1) //Make this a constant
integrator.setDesiredBarcodeFormats(IntentIntegrator.ALL_CODE_TYPES);
integrator.setPrompt("Scan Model Number");

Do the same for the other OnClickListener, just set 2 as the requestCode.
Then, in the onResult method, do this:
Log.d("MainActivity", "Scanned");
if(requestCode == 1) { //Again, use a const here
    contentTxt.setText(result.getContents());
} else if(requestCode == 2) {
    contentTxt2.setText(result.getContents());
}
new SendRequest().execute();//send to database

A: You can do it by either setting a global boolean to remember which activity has started, or set an appropriate requestCode like so https://github.com/journeyapps/zxing-android-embedded/issues/41

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Anyone doing the 2012 tickets UK only advance purchase thang? If so you need to get your applications in before 26th April and you need to have a Visa card.
Gone for track cycling, greco-roman wrestling and one of the football semis all in a day - 7th Aug 2012.
Be chuffed if we get tix for all 3.
Oooh 60 quid out of my account. By means of deduction will either be the wrestling or cycling!!!
Shame not both but we're there.


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Q: How to replace blocks and items in Minecraft .mca files? Is there a way to turn .mca files into a human readable format? Is there a way to replace all of a certain block or item in a .mca file?
I would like to replace all instances of a modded block with a vanilla block. I plan on updating my Minecraft java modded world into a newer version, but the newer versions of a mod removes some blocks and items.
I would also like to replace items in inventories and storage and biomes too.
I tried opening .mca files in a text editor, but that just gave me a bunch of symbols. Where do I get started? Are those files zipped or something?

A: One of the most common tools for editing Minecraft files is NBT Explorer.
It doesn't do what you need, but since you mentioned you can program it yourself here are some pointers:
The .mca file format is called Anvil file format and is based on Region file format with changes to the chunk format. The description in the wiki is not very friendly but basically, to read anvil files:

*

*Follow Region file format until you get the chunk blobs.

*Once you decompress the blob, it is in Named Binary Tag format which is a generic binary format.

*Once you can parse the NBT tags, consult Chunk format to interpret the chunk data.

NBT Explorer is open source, so you'll be able to borrow some code from there, specifically this part seems to be concerned with the actual parsing and interpreting of the data.

A: If manually going through NBT Data is not your thing, you can use editors such as:

*

*MCEdit

*WorldEdit (Forge Sponge/Bukkit/Spigot)

And mass-editing the world in-game instead. There's also the /fill command.
Edit: This may be what you're looking for


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package guitests.guihandles;

import guitests.GuiRobot;
import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import seedu.mypotato.TestApp;

//@@author A0135807A
/**
 * A handle to the title, startTime, endTime, tags TextField in the GUI.
 */
public class TaskDetailHandle extends GuiHandle {

    private static final String TITLE_INPUT_FIELD_ID = "#titleTextField";
    private static final String STARTTIME_INPUT_FIELD_ID = "#startTimeTextField";
    private static final String ENDTIME_INPUT_FIELD_ID = "#endTimeTextField";
    private static final String TAGS_INPUT_FIELD_ID = "#tagsTextField";

    public TaskDetailHandle(GuiRobot guiRobot, Stage primaryStage) {
        super(guiRobot, primaryStage, TestApp.APP_TITLE);
    }

    /** Clicks on the Title TextField. */
    public void clickOnTitleTextField() {
        guiRobot.clickOn(TITLE_INPUT_FIELD_ID);
    }

    /** Clicks on the StartTime TextField. */
    public void clickOnStartTimeTextField() {
        guiRobot.clickOn(STARTTIME_INPUT_FIELD_ID);
    }

    /** Clicks on the EndTime TextField. */
    public void clickOnEndTimeTextField() {
        guiRobot.clickOn(ENDTIME_INPUT_FIELD_ID);
    }

    /** Clicks on the Tags TextField. */
    public void clickOnTagsTextField() {
        guiRobot.clickOn(TAGS_INPUT_FIELD_ID);
    }

    public void enterTitle(String title) {
        setTextField(TITLE_INPUT_FIELD_ID, title);
    }

    public void enterStartTime(String startTime) {
        setTextField(STARTTIME_INPUT_FIELD_ID, startTime);
    }

    public void enterEndTime(String endTime) {
        setTextField(ENDTIME_INPUT_FIELD_ID, endTime);
    }

    public void enterTags(String tags) {
        setTextField(TAGS_INPUT_FIELD_ID, tags);
    }

    public String getTitleInput() {
        return getTextFieldText(TITLE_INPUT_FIELD_ID);
    }

    public String getStartTimeInput() {
        return getTextFieldText(STARTTIME_INPUT_FIELD_ID);
    }

    public String getEndTimeInput() {
        return getTextFieldText(ENDTIME_INPUT_FIELD_ID);
    }

    public String getTagsInput() {
        return getTextFieldText(TAGS_INPUT_FIELD_ID);
    }

    /**
     * Enters the given Title in the Title TextField and press ENTER.
     */
    public void runTitle(String title) {
        enterTitle(title);
        pressEnter();
        guiRobot.sleep(200); //Give time for the content to be saved
    }

    /**
     * Enters the given Tags in the Tags TextField and press ENTER.
     */
    public void runTags(String tags) {
        enterTags(tags);
        pressEnter();
        guiRobot.sleep(200); //Give time for the content to be saved
    }

    public ObservableList<String> getTagsStyleClass() {
        return getNode(TAGS_INPUT_FIELD_ID).getStyleClass();
    }

    public ObservableList<String> getTitleStyleClass() {
        return getNode(TAGS_INPUT_FIELD_ID).getStyleClass();
    }
}

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Marks & Spencer bets on Paddington to save Christmas in 'most digital, personalised' campaign yet
by Brittaney Kiefer November 07, 2017
Marks & Spencer is entering the Christmas ad war with a campaign starring Paddington Bear ahead of the film release of Paddington 2.
In the retailer's first film tie-up, the ad by Grey London tells the story of how Paddington inadvertently saves Christmas for his friends and neighbours. Some of the team behind Paddington 2 also worked on the ad, which launches today on social media and TV.
M&S is "trying to capture the mood of the nation" with its Paddington story, said Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne, executive director of customer, marketing and M&S.com. At the end of a volatile year for the British public, "the stakes for us are greater" with this Christmas campaign, he added.
"This is an important rendezvous with the British public," Bousquet-Chavanne said. "We don't take it lightly."
But amid these high stakes M&S has taken a heart-warming, family-focused approach with its Christmas campaign. Besides the timely partnership with the film, M&S chose Paddington because the bear is a "much-loved British icon" who appeals to the whole family, said Rob Weston, the retailer's brand and marketing director.
The ad continues the brand's "Spend it well" platform that launched in May, which encourages people to focus on the people and experiences that matter most. Paddington embodies this philosophy because he helps protect a magical moment at Christmas, Weston explained.
M&S calls this its "most digital campaign to date". The full-length ad debuted on social media, with shorter videos running on major social channels. Paddington will take part in his first-ever interview on M&S' content hub, Style & Living, sharing festive marmalade recipes. The social campaign centres on the hashtag #LovetheBear with a bespoke emoji.
The retailer has coordinated both its social activity and charity partnership with the Paddington 2 film. The story in the ad, "Paddington and the Christmas visitor", has been turned into a limited-edition children's book that will be sold in stores and online for £3. All profits will be donated to the NSPCC to help fund its Childline service.
Paddington will have a major presence in M&S stores, where more than 90 themed products will be on sale including children's pyjamas, plush toys and Paddington's favourite food, marmalade, in M&S Foodhalls. The bear will be on display in every M&S window.
This is also the brand's "most personalised" campaign, Weston said, with marketing targeted to local communities and "personalisation stations" in stores where people can design products such as baubles and T-shirts with people's names.
M&S declined to disclose the cost of making its Christmas ad, but said costs were down compared to last year.
The creative story
M&S moved its creative account from 16-year incumbent Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R to Grey London last year, soon before Studiocanal, the producers of Paddington 2, approached the brand about a possible tie-up.
"Paddington and M&S are both British icons, so it was only a matter of time before the two met," said Vicki Maguire, chief creative officer of Grey London.
It is the first time Grey London has made a major Christmas campaign. The agency wrote the story with Simon Farnaby, a co-writer on Paddington 2 who also plays a security guard in the film. It took about four months to make the ad.
Heavyweight director Daniel Kleinman, who is perhaps best known for creating title sequences for James Bond films, directed the ad through Rattling Stick.
Robert Greaves and Sam Daly were the creative team at Grey. Mindshare is the media agency, which worked with Digital Cinema Media to ensure the 90-second ad is shown before the start of Paddington 2 screenings.
Grey has also made two M&S food ads for Christmas – without Paddington – that continue the food porn motif of previous spots.
The Paddington ad uses many of the same sets found in Paddington 2, including the bedroom and neighbourhood streets, and the bear is voiced by the same actor, Ben Whishaw. Framestore, which created the animations for the film, also did so for the ad.
"You don't mess with Paddington," Maguire said. "He's an icon so we had to treat him with respect."
Maguire said there is another reason why M&S' campaign and Paddington are well suited for each other: Paddington was actually born on Christmas. Michael Bond, the author of Paddington who died earlier this year, bought a teddy bear for his wife for Christmas when he got the idea for a furry character who travels from Peru to Paddington station.
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Robert Komatsu On Setting the Tone For 'Mrs. America' Through His Emmy-nom'd Editing
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MRS. AMERICA -- "Phyllis" --Episode 1 (Airs April 15) Pictured (l-r): -- Pictured: Jeanne Tripplehorn as Eleanor Schlafly. CR: Sabrina Lantos/FX
FX's Mrs. America tells the story of Phyllis Schlafly, the infamous conservative firebrand who takes on the ERA movement in the 1970s. Through the series, we're introduced to many key players and perspectives within the feminist and conservative movements of the time. It's a balanced and thoughtful portrayal of not only the era itself but also the women struggling for power within a male-dominated world.
The series also offers a palate of 1970s visuals and editing rhythms, thanks in part to Emmy-nominated editor Robert Komatsu, ACE. He partnered with directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, as well as co-editors Emily Greene and Todd Downing, to create a distinct 70s flare in the visual storytelling. Split screens and archival footage make the entire series feel brilliantly grounded in the era in which the events originally transpired. And it all starts with Komatsu's Emmy-nominated work on the pilot, "Phyllis."
Here, Robert Komatsu tells Awards Daily how he embarked on a collaboration with not only Boden and Fleck but also co-editors Greene and Downing. He talks about why he chose "Phyllis" as his Emmy submission. Finally, we dive into three specific sequences that help define the character of Phyllis Schlafly from the very first scene.
Robert Komatsu, ACE, is Emmy nominated for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Limited Series Or Movie.
Awards Daily: So in looking at your work in Mrs. America, you split the project with two other editors. How did you collaborate to ensure that there was a seamless experience for the viewer in the editing of each episode?
Robert Komatsu: We shot episodes one and two simultaneously, and I was cutting the first episode and Emily [Greene] was cutting the second episode. Normally, we would both start on day one of shooting, but I started a couple weeks earlier because they wanted me to work on archival footage. Emily started on day one of shooting, and we started this fantastic collaboration. First of all, we collaborated on temp music. I had certain ideas. She had certain ideas, and we sort of curated them together and created this comprehensive temp music package that we sent to Anna and Ryan [Boden and Fleck, directors] so we could start conversations about it. Then, our collaboration just kind of went from there.
We also collaborated on our titles. If you've seen the show, then you know we have these really big titles. You'll see "1971," and it takes up the whole frame. We starting with figuring out what kind of font we wanted to use. I came up with a shortlist, she came up with a shortlist, and we started comparing. I think we liked one that she had found best. We wanted to find something that evoked the 70s, but we didn't want it to be silly or look like we were trying too hard. So, we tried it individually in our scenes, and I remembered she came in my room and saw the entire frame taken up. She was like, 'Oh, I love it!' So that's how we came up with the title. It was yet another collaboration that we did together.
We would always show each other our scenes, and it was really interesting because my first episode dealt mostly with Phyllis Schlafly, who's played by Cate Blanchett. That's the whole conservative side. Emily's episode two, "Gloria," mostly dealt with the feminists, and Anna and Ryan had a different visual style for both worlds. The conservatives were very classically shot with smooth camera moves. The feminist side was herky jerky, handheld, chaotic energy. For the first part of the shoot, I was cutting a lot of conservative stuff, and she was cutting a lot of feminist stuff. When we started crossing over, we would confer on how to cut the feminist or how to cut the conservatives. We started collaborating on that style as well.
About a month and a half later, Todd [Downing] came on because episode three started shooting, and we stayed with the same approach. In fact, when episode three started shooting, he actually wasn't getting dailies yet. So, we shared our editor's cuts with him, and we got into the habit of screening stuff for each other all the time.
AD: So, of the three episodes that you did, what was it about the episode "Phyllis" that best represents what you did for the series?
RK: It's kind of like a Sophie's Choice, right? Everyone suggested that 'Phyllis' was the one that should be submitted, and I couldn't argue with it. Cate Blanchett is amazing. It was also because there were two things in the pilot that really set the tone for the whole series. One of them was the use of split screens which wasn't scripted. That was something that really evoked the 70s. In fact, I'd say it was based a little bit on The Thomas Crown Affair with Steve McQueen. It became a thing where they decided to use split screens throughout the whole series. By the time we got to episode seven 'Bella,' which I also did with Anna and Ryan, it was actually written into the script. I was very happy something we created for the pilot that wasn't originally planned became a style for the whole show.
The other thing was the usage of archival footage. That was also not scripted either. The producers always had a theme per episode. For example, they always knew they were going to, in episode one, focus around the time when Shirley Chisholm announced her run for the presidency. So, we had to find something there. In episode four with Betty, we opened the episode with the Roe v. Wade decision, so we needed to find some footage about abortion. Episode seven is really about the state conferences that lead up to the national women's convention. So, I found footage of various state conferences, and some were peaceful but some were really contentious. The footage looked like the liberals and conservatives might come to physical blows. I made that a split screen sequence as well where you might have a peaceful state conference and then a contentious one.
Since the pilot established a lot of the look for the show and you've got the amazing Cate Blanchett as the lead story of that episode, it seemed the natural way to go.
AD: There are three set pieces that really helped define her experience in that first episode. I'd like to talk a little bit about each one of them. The first sequence is where the audience first gets their taste of who Phyllis is as a political presence, and that is on the Conservative Viewpoint show with James Marsden. Tell me what you're trying to convey about her through your editing of that sequence?
RK: The Phil Crane scene was actually the very first scene that was shot. What a monster way to start to start shooting and to start editing. We were really diving into the deep end. What I really wanted to show in that scene was you start off showing Phyllis and you don't really know who she is. She's just kind of quietly smiling, and she's being very polite. It's become very apparent that she's incredibly smart, and she's like an expert on defense. She also shows that she doesn't really know too much about the ERA at the time. It really wasn't on her radar. She wasn't really taking it seriously.
The goal of that scene was to basically show how she can be in command. By the end of the scene, she's the one in charge. That was the goal of the scene. We had a lot to play with, more than we needed. The question became how much do we have to show and how much do we not need to show. This is the beginning of the episode, and we're starting it with a pretty lengthy dialogue scene. So, it just became a level of balance.
AD: The second example is one of the best sequences in the series – the Barry Goldwater office sequence where she's the lone woman in the room. What does the editing infer about her there?
RK: Funny enough, the Barry Goldwater scene was the second scene they shot. It was also the first scene I actually ended up sending to Anna and Ryan. We already established that she could hold her own, but now she's going to Washington and it's an honor and a privilege that she's invited to get to go to this meeting with Goldwater. So, she's happy about that. She's thinking she's talking about defense. She's immediately shot down and sent to take notes.
Remeber, the ERA really wasn't in the forefront of her mind, but when she arrives in Washington, we show like pro-ERA marchers. Then, you could actually hear them outside Goldwater's office. We played a lot with the sound design because, when she goes to get a pen and a notepad to take notes from the secretary, we really muffled the sounds of the men in the room. I wanted to show that we're going internal into Phyllis head. She's upset, and she wants to be in that room. Then, we segueway the mix, so that you can hear the ERA chants through the window, and it kind of is the spark right there. Phyllis is a complete opportunist, and she goes back into the room and starts pivoting from defense to the ERA. That's how she takes command of the meeting. In the end, she basically obliterates the rest of the men in the meeting. She takes control again, and that's where she realizes this was her ticket, the anti-ERA movement. So that was the importance of that scene. I think it was interesting that we did that through not only the craft, the dialogue, the editing and pacing, but also through sound design.
AD: The third scene that I'd like to cover is when she takes that message back home and holds the luncheon. She's talking about women who don't have husbands or don't have children. Those are the ones that are involved in the ERA. Then, you've got poor Jeanne Tripplehorn as her old maid sister in law listening to this message. There's a lot going on in that sequence, but that cutting between Eleanor and Phyllis really hit.
RK: Yeah, I mean, she really throws Eleanor under the bus there doesn't she? And twists the knife! Pyllis goes off script. Her written speech goes over well, but it's when she talks about Gloria Steinem not being a mother, and they're all these old maids. The reaction she gets from the women in the room just really fuels her. It just feeds into how Phyllis was an opportunist. She realizes this is her ticket. She goes off script there and just really twists the knife for the laugh but totally at the expense of Eleanor. We wanted to really punctuate with Eleanor clocking what's happening and becoming incredibly hurt by it. We didn't want to overdo it. In fact, I think we ended up doing a little less than initally designed, but we also held on her longer because, at this point, part of the focus of the scene is not Phyllis. It's about how it affects Eleanor. That was the balance of how we wanted to portray that subtly without hitting you over the head too much.
AD: Yeah, it's a it's a really great sequence, and Eleanor's the silent sufferer. Every time she came on screen, it just broke my heart.
RK: I know! It's like what are you guys gonna do to Eleanor now!
AD: Robert, I think that's everything that I had for you. Congratulations on your Emmy nomination and best of luck to you!
Tags: 2020 Emmy NomineeEditingFXMrs. AmericaRobert Komatsu
Clarence Moye is an editor at Awards Daily.
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For more than a century, engineers have been created — class by class, co-op by co-op term — at Dalhousie's Sexton Campus. And when they complete their studies, many of them have gone on to work at Michelin Canada.
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